1、UNIT3DIVERSECULTURESSectionBReadingandThinking课后篇巩固提升基础夯实.单句填空1.It suddenly occurred me that I had forgotten to tell her my telephone number.答案to2.(select) volunteers,you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.答案To select3.The lawbreakers will (punish) by the law.答案
2、be punished4.The students must keep a journal and then write a report about they have learned.答案what5.What you wear should be stylish and clean,and must (definite) fit well.答案definitely6.He is writing a (history) novel about nineteenth-century France.答案historical7.I have been (fortune) enough to vis
3、it many parts of the world as a lecturer.答案fortunate8.The (select) of TV programmes,especially at the weekend,leaves a lot to be desired.答案selection9.If I cant make a (live) at painting,at least I can teach someone else to paint.答案living10.North Africans make up the largest and poorest (immigrate) g
4、roup in the country.答案immigrant.短语填空(注意动词的适当形式)bring about,earn a living,open up,head to,join to,seek ones fortune,a series of, apart from1.The people present at the meeting put forward questions last night.答案a series of2.a few spelling mistakes,this composition of yours is well written.答案Apart from
5、3.In order to support the family,Mr Brown a restaurant in the city.答案opened up4.I Guangzhou recently to help launch our new company.答案headed to5.It is known to all that South America is North America by a canal.答案joined to6.It was not long before they left their village to in big cities.答案seek their
6、 fortune 7.It is science and technology that has great changes in our lives.答案brought about8.What did you do to when you were living abroad?答案earn a living.一句多译1.毕业后,简在幼儿园任教谋生。After graduation,Janeby teaching children in a kindergarten.After graduation,Janeby teaching children in a kindergarten.答案ea
7、rned a living;made a living2.除了一本字典外,我还买了几本英文小说。a dictionary,I also bought several English novels.a dictionary,I also bought several English novels.答案Apart from;Aside from3.我突然想起我离开教室时忘了锁门。I suddenlyI didnt lock the classroom before I left.It suddenlythat I didnt lock the classroom before I left.答案r
8、emembered that;occurred to me4.因为它位于一座大山的顶部,这个城市可以让我们看到大海的美景。As iton the top of a big hill,the city offers a good view of the ocean. on the top of a big hill,the city offers a good view of the ocean.答案is located;Located/Standing素养提升.阅读理解Decades before the first unaccompanied child was put on a plane
9、 to grandmas in the care of a flight attendant,a few resourceful parents accomplished the same end by simply dropping their kids in the mail.This was in the earliest days of the parcel post service,which launched in 1913.Before that,U.S.Postal Service packages were capped at four pounds.But when the
10、 parcel service began,in a few cases,human young showed up in the mail stream.According to National Postal Museum historian Nancy Pope,the first known case of a mailed baby was in 1913 when Mr and Mrs Jesse Beauge of Glen Este,Ohio,shipped their 10-pound infant son to his grandmothers home about a m
11、ile away,paying 15 cents in postage and springing for $50 in insurance (because they were worriers).But some children were mailed much farther,Pope said.Edna Neff of Pensacola,Florida,was 6 when she was packed off to her fathers home in Christiansburg,Va.,720 miles away.The precious parcels werent t
12、ruly parcels in the brown-paper.Instead they were more like companions in the arms of their carriers or walked along the route(路线).But the most famous mailed child,May Pierstorff,was indeed sent by an Idaho railway mail car in 1914 with the appropriate stamps stuck to her travelling coat.Mays pictur
13、e survives,but no physical evidence of her trip.“We would sure love to have that coat,” Pope said.In 1914,the postmaster general instituted a rule about the mail that stands to this day:no humans.But that didnt stop an ambitious thief from shipping himself airmail.When William DeLucia,packed in a tr
14、unk labeled “Musical Instruments” along with food and an oxygen tank,was airborne,he climbed out,stole thousands of dollars worth of goods from the registered mail and sealed himself back up.He was arrested at the Atlanta airport in 1980 after his trunk popped open as it was being unloaded.“We have
15、his oxygen tank” at the Postal Museum,Pope noted with pride.【语篇解读】本文中主要介绍了美国历史上邮递人的故事。1.WhatdidU.S.PostalServiceputalimittobefore1913?A.Thevalueofthemail.B.Theweightofparcels.C.Thecontentinthemail.D.Thepostageforpackages.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段前两句“Thiswasintheearliestdaysoftheparcelpostservice,whichlaunche
16、din1913.Beforethat,U.S.PostalServicepackageswerecappedatfourpounds.”可知,1913年前,美国邮政总局限制邮件的重量不超过4磅。2.How was Jesse Beauges son mailed?A.Packed in a mailbox.B.Walked along the route.C.Sent by a railway mail car.D.Carried in the arms of the postman.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第五段第二句“Insteadtheyweremorelikecompanionsin
17、thearmsoftheircarriersorwalkedalongtheroute.”可知,因为孩子只有10磅重,当然是邮递员抱着小孩子送过去的。3.What does Nancy Pope wish to be exhibited most in the Postal Museum?A.Mays picture.B.The brown-paper.C.Mays travelling coat.D.The Idaho railway mail car.答案C解析细节理解题。根据倒数第三段内容可知,Pope希望May在邮寄旅行中穿的外套被邮政博物馆展览。4.Who discovered Wi
18、lliam DeLucia at last?A.The airport porter.B.The airport police.C.The passenger victims.D.The postmaster general.答案A解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“HewasarrestedattheAtlantaairportin1980afterhistrunkpoppedopenasitwasbeingunloaded.”可知,小偷William的藏身箱在被机场工作人员卸载时突然开箱,他因此被发现。.七选五HowtheElderlyAreTreatedAroundtheWorldH
19、ow cultures view and treat their elderly is closely linked to their most prized values and qualities.1.In the US and UK,Protestantism (新教) is at play.Western cultures tend to be youth-centric,stressing qualities like independence.2. It ties a persons value to his or her ability to worksomething that
20、 becomes weaker in old age.As their health becomes worse,the elderly in these cultures often move to old peoples homes and nursing homes.In France,parents are protected by law.It is difficult to imagine an Elderly Rights Law being a focus in the laws of many Western cultures.France did,however,pass
21、a similar law in 2004.3. One was a group of official statistics showing France had the highest rate of pensioner suicides in Europe,and the other was the aftermath of a heat wave that killed 15,000 people,most of whom were elderly and had been dead for weeks before they were found.4. Native American
22、 cultures traditionally accept death as a fact of life.In many Native American areas,elders are respected for their wisdom and life experiences.Within Native American families,its common for the elders to be expected to pass down their learning to younger members of the family.The way to care for Ch
23、inese elders is changing.Chinese families traditionally view respect for ones elders as the highest virtue,according to the Confucian tradition.Adult children are generally expected to care for their parents in their old age.5. Nursing homes are beginning to become a more socially acceptable option
24、for elderly care.A.However,this tradition is beginning to break down due to rising lifetime and an aging population.B.In the African-American area,death is seen as an opportunity to celebrate life.C.Heres what we can learn from other cultures about treating the elderly.D.But China faces the unique p
25、roblem of tending to an increasingly elderly population.E.Native American elders pass down their knowledge.F.It was only passed following two disturbing events,though.G.This relates back to the Protestant work rules.答案与解析【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。各种文化如何看待和对待老人,与该文化最重视的价值观和品质关系密切。文章简要介绍了各种文化下对待老人的方式或老人在该文化中所处的地
26、位。1.C全文围绕“HowtheElderlyAreTreatedAroundtheWorld”展开论述,C项“以下是我们可以从其他文化中学习到的对待老年人的方法”既满足全文主旨,又能引出后文。故选C项。2.G根据上文“IntheUSandUK,Protestantism(新教)isatplay.Westernculturestendtobeyouth-centric,stressingqualitieslikeindependence.”可知,本段主旨是讲英美两国对待老人受到新教影响。所以西方文化往往以年轻人为中心,强调个人主义和独立自主等特质。G项“这一点与新教工作伦理有关”符合此处过渡。
27、前后句复现的Protestant是关键词。3.F根据后面的“one.theother.”提到的两个事件可以推断,这与F项中的twodisgustingevents相匹配。故选F项。4.E根据第四段内容尤其是“.eldersarerespectedfortheirwisdomandlifeexperiences.WithinNativeAmericanfamilies,itscommonfortheelderstobeexpectedtopassdowntheirlearningtoyoungermembersofthefamily.”可知,在许多美洲土著地区,老年人因其智慧和生活经验而受到尊重。在美国土著家庭中,人们通常希望长者把他们的知识传授给家庭中的年轻成员。因而E项“美洲土著的长者传授他们的知识”最符合本段主题句。5.A本段主要讲述了在中国,照顾老人的方式正在发生改变。按照中国儒家传统,中国家庭将孝顺和尊敬老师视为做人的最高美德。成年子女通常需要照看年迈的父母。但是现在养老院成为更被人接受的养老选择。A项“但由于预期寿命增加和人口老龄化,这种传统在中国开始瓦解”既解释了其中的原因又承接了上文,符合行文逻辑。
