1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课时提升作业 二必修1Unit 2English around the world(限时35分钟). 阅读理解ANo evidence shows that the key to learning a new language is surrounding yourself with native speakers of that language. But what if those native speakers are Dora the Explorer and D
2、iego? It turns out television and radio might be even better tools for new language learners than previously thought. According to two recent studies by Scientific American, it is possible to further your understanding of a new language without actively practicing or fully paying attention. For star
3、ters, research published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America suggests that language learners who focus continuously on learning new sounds keep no more information than those who take occasional breaks. While one group of study participants practiced distinguishing three difficult Hi
4、ndi sounds for one hour a day over the course of several days, another group alternately(交替地) spent 10 minutes on learning and 10 minutes on an intentionally distracting(使人分心的) task as the Hindi sounds played in the background. When tested on the sounds, the distracted group performed just as well a
5、s the focused group. And a following study published in the Journal of Memory and Language further validates the power of inactive learning. Researchers found that Spanish students learning the Basque accent improved less when they were instructed to repeat sounds back during their training; listeni
6、ng to new sounds silently actually resulted in better memory. So, is it time to lay off your tutor and buy a box set of Cordon Salvaje? Not quite. While this growing body of research suggests inactive language learning is an amazing tool in your language learning, the value of focused practice canno
7、t be ignored. “You need to come to class and pay attention, ” says Melissa Baese-Berk, a language expert and co-author of one of the studies, “But when you go home, turn on the TV or turn on the radio in that language while youre cooking dinner, and even if youre not paying total attention to it, it
8、s going to help you. ”So get out there and learn. . . but not too hard. While youre at it, it wouldnt hurt to improve your grammar skills. 【文章大意】最近研究发现怠懒的学习在学习新语言方面起着很大的作用。没有证据表明学习一门新语言的关键在于你周围的人都是讲这种语言的人。1. What are the findings of the recent studies about? A. Television and radio are the only tool
9、s for language learning. B. Inactive learning plays a great role in learning new languages. C. Full attention contributes to greater achievement of language learning. D. It is important to communicate with native speakers when learning new languages. 【解析】选B。 细节理解题。根据第二段中According to two recent studi
10、es by Scientific American, it is possible to further your understanding of a new language without actively practicing or fully paying attention. 可知, 最近研究发现怠懒的学习在学习新语言方面起着很大的作用。故B项正确。2. The underlined word “validate” in Paragraph 4 refers to _. A. confirmB. contradictC. indicateD. assume【解析】选A。 词义猜测题
11、。根据第四段中And a following study published in the Journal of Memory and Language further validates the power of inactive learning. 在记忆和语言杂志上发表的一项研究进一步证实了怠懒学习的力量。由此推知, 画线词的意思是“证实”, 故A项正确。3. What is Melissa Baese-Berks attitude towards inactive language learning? A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Indifferent.
12、 D. Disapproving. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第五段中While this growing body of research suggests inactive language learning is an amazing tool in your language learning, the value of focused practice cannot be ignored. 可知, Melissa Baese-Berk对怠懒的语言学习的态度是赞成的。故B项正确。4. Which practice does the author probably approve?
13、A. Giving up pronunciation drills in the class. B. Repeating after the tapes intentionally all the time. C. Playing target languages in the background while dining. D. Practicing distinguishing difficult sounds of target languages. 【解析】选C。 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句But when you go home, turn on the TV or tur
14、n on the radio in that language while youre cooking dinner, and even if youre not paying total attention to it, its going to help you. 可知, 作者很可能赞成“在吃饭的时候, 在背景中播放目标语言。”故C项正确。BAs more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs, more Chinese and Americans are working side by side. These cross-cultural
15、 partnerships, while beneficial in many ways, are also highlighting tensions that expose differences in work experience, pay levels and communication. In the last few years, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading to China for employment, attracted by its faster-growing
16、economy and lower jobless rate. Their Chinese co-workers are often around the same age. But the two groups were raised differently. The Americans have had more exposure to free-market principles. “Young Americans were brought up in a commercial environment, ” said Neng Zhao, 28, a senior associate a
17、t Blue Oak Capital, a private firm based in Beijing. “We werent. So the workplace is a unique learning process for my generation. ”Managers hiring workers in China appear to be paying for Western experience. Foreigners tend to earn 10 to 15 percent more than their Chinese counterparts(persons workin
18、g in similar positions), said Michael Norman, senior vice president at Sibson Consulting, an American firm. That imbalance does not go unnoticed by Chinese workers. “There is definitely the belief that Americans get paid more for the same work, ” said Ting Wang, 25, an associate at Wild China, a tra
19、vel company based in Beijing. On the other hand, Chinese workers have a deeper understanding of the influences, like Confucianism and Communism, which play a part in their countrys culture and economy. It is important and necessary for Americans working in China to adjust, said Mr Norman, who works
20、on management and work force issues for multinational companies operating in Asia. “In the West, there is such a bonus on getting things done quickly, but when you come to work in China, you need to work on listening and being more patient and understanding of local ways of doing business, ” he said
21、. 【文章大意】随着越来越多的美国人到中国工作, 中国人和美国人之间的跨文化合作也越来越频繁, 这种合作存在许多益处, 但同时也暴露出了中美员工工作经验、收入水平与交流沟通等的种种差异。5. More Americans go to China to take jobs because_. A. they want to experience different culturesB. Chinese workers are easier to cooperateC. they cant find proper jobs in AmericaD. the economy of China is
22、developing rapidly【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句In the last few years, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading to China for employment, attracted by its faster-growing economy and lower jobless rate. 可知答案为D。6. What is mainly talked about in the passage? A. Cross-cultural conflict
23、s. B. Cross-cultural partnerships. C. Multinational companies in China. D. Different pays for the same work. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。文章的第一段就点出了主题“These cross-cultural partnerships, while beneficial in many ways, are also highlighting tensions. . . ”故选B。7. What can we learn from the passage? A. Americans benefi
24、t more from working in China. B. Chinese and American employees have the same experience. C. Young Chinese can benefit from cross-cultural partnerships. D. More Americans working in China cause higher jobless rate. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。本文讲的是这种跨文化的合作存在许多益处, 由第三段最后一句可知中国的年轻人从这种跨文化的合作中得到的好处多。故选C。 8. What does
25、the underlined word “imbalance” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Unfair pay levels. B. Different working experience. C. Unequal opportunities. D. Different upbringing environment. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第三段“Managers hiring workers in China appear to be paying for Western experience. Foreigners tend to earn 10 to
26、 15 percent more than their Chinese counterparts. . . ”可知这种不平衡是指薪酬的不平衡。故选A。【知识拓展】背景知识链接中西方文化差异的表现与原因一、中西方文化差异的表现1. 思维模式的异同2. 对待个人利益与集体利益、国家利益的异同3. 民主观念的异同4. 科学观的异同5. 中西方的道德观是迥然不同的6. 法制观念的异同7. 在为人处世方面的异同二、中西文化差异的原因1. 受经济制度的影响2. 受地理环境的影响不同文化之间的差异是由于各自民族的文化历史背景、审美心理的不同而产生的, 是在社会的发展、历史的沉淀中约定俗成的, 是一种永久性的
27、文化现象。我们应了解不同地域、不同民族的文化背景知识以及社会风俗习惯。在信息技术飞速发展的今天, 人们居住的世界变得越来越小, 不同文化背景的人交流越来越多。了解不同文化差异, 提高文化适应性, 对于现代人来说具有十分重要的意义。 . 完形填空When I was young, each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house. He usually got up early before 1 and began cleaning the farmyard. In summer, he got up
28、 2 earlier to water the flowers and vegetables in the garden. Once I helped my father to 3 weeds from the corn field. It wasnt long 4 I felt very tired but the field ridge seemed 5. Finally I totally threw myself 6 in the field, feeling 7. My dad seemed to have 8 my mind. He came up and said, “Farmi
29、ng is tiring and really takes 9 and sweat, but in 10 the sweet harvest will be worth the 11. ” Encouraged by his words, I struggled to my feet. My father 12 and added, “Rome is not built in a 13, but it can be built in hundreds of days. So whenever 14 with a huge project, just break it into 15 parts
30、 and then complete it one by one. Finally you will be amazed at your 16. ” Hearing what he said, I was greatly 17 and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch. Believe it or not, at the end of the day, I 18 in weeding half an acre of the corn field. Now I have tried different jobs and finall
31、y 19 down running a big restaurant. In my lifetime, my fathers devotion to his job and his special working methods can always encourage and guide me 20 all kinds of difficulties. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 作者和父亲一起清理杂草时, 因为畏惧困难, 他选择放弃; 父亲建议他把大困难分解成小的部分, 然后逐一解决。被父亲的语言激励, 他继续努力, 最终取得成功。1. A. noonB. night C. darkD
32、. dawn【解析】选D。根据第一句可知作者小的时候, 每天早晨父亲都起得很早, 那么所选项必须是与早晨有关的时间点。故D项“dawn黎明”符合语境, 表示爸爸在黎明之前就起床了。2. A. equallyB. lessC. evenD. extremely【解析】选C。equally同样地; 平等地; less更少; even甚至; 更加; extremely极其; 本句使用even修饰比较级earlier, 表示父亲夏天起床更早。故C项正确。3. A. throwB. harvestC. removeD. drop【解析】选C。throw扔; harvest收获; remove去除, 清理
33、; drop落下, 跌落; 根据横线后名词weeds可知应该使用动词remove, 指我帮助父亲清理玉米地里的杂草。故C项正确。4. A. beforeB. wheneverC. sinceD. until【解析】选A。句式“It be+一段时间+before. . . ”意为“一段时间以后某事才发生”。句意: 不久以后我就感觉很累, 但是玉米地似乎没有尽头。故A项正确。5. A. farawayB. endlessC. challengingD. boring【解析】选B。faraway遥远的; endless没有尽头的; challenging困难的; boring令人乏味的。句意: 不久
34、以后我就感觉很累, 但是玉米地似乎没有尽头。本句表示要干的活很多, 似乎没有尽头。故B项正确。6. A. openB. outC. awayD. flat【解析】选D。open开着的; out外面的; away离开; flat平的; 我感觉非常累, 就平躺在地里, 认为活干不完了, 感觉没有希望。故D项正确。7. A. angryB. disappointedC. hopelessD. ashamed【解析】选C。angry生气的; disappointed失望的; hopeless没有希望的; ashamed羞愧的; 我感觉非常累, 就平躺在地里, 认为活干不完了, 感觉没有希望。故C项正确
35、。8. A. readB. disturbedC. spokenD. seen【解析】选A。read阅读; 理解; disturb打断, 打扰; speak讲述; see看见; 动词短语read ones mind理解某人的想法。父亲似乎知道我心里想什么。故A项正确。9. A. painsB. wisdomC. patienceD. courage【解析】选A。pains努力; 付出; wisdom智慧, 聪明; patience耐心; courage勇气; 父亲告诉我干农活很累并且需要努力和汗水。名词pains和sweat连用一起作为take的宾语。故A项正确。10. A. springB.
36、 fallC. summerD. winter【解析】选B。根据横线后“sweet harvest收获”可知收获季节通常是秋天。虽然农活很累, 但秋天的收获会让你感觉付出的努力是值得的。故B项正确。11. A. strengthB. costC. effortD. risk【解析】选C。strength力气, 优势; cost费用, 成本; effort努力; risk风险; 虽然农活很累, 但秋天的收获会让你感觉付出的努力是值得的。故C项正确。12. A. regrettedB. smiledC. sighedD. followed【解析】选B。受到父亲的鼓舞我重新站起来继续努力, 父亲很欣
37、慰, 笑着对我说: “罗马不是一天建成的, 但可以在几百天里完成它。”动词smile符合上下文语境。13. A. dayB. monthC. secondD. year【解析】选A。谚语Rome is not built in a day. 意为: 罗马不是一天建成的。这是父亲对我的鼓励。故A项正确。14. A. discouragedB. facedC. dealtD. worked【解析】选B。discourage使泄气; face面对; deal处理; work工作; 短语be faced with面对着; 无论何时面对一个大项目, 把它分解成小的部分, 然后再一个一个地完成, 最后你会
38、对你的成就感到惊讶的。故B项正确。15. A. goodB. variousC. smallD. large【解析】选C。good美好的; various各种各样的; small小的; large大的; 本句使用small对应上文的huge, 何时面对一个大项目时, 把它分解成小的部分然后再一个一个地完成。故C项正确。16. A. confidenceB. achievementC. failureD. change【解析】选B。confidence信心; achievement成就; failure失败; change改变; 当我们把大项目分解成小项目并逐一完成的时候, 我们会对自己的成就感
39、到惊讶的。故B项正确。17. A. puzzledB. shockedC. delightedD. inspired【解析】选D。puzzle使困惑; shock使惊讶; delight使高兴; inspire鼓舞; 我被父亲的话鼓舞了, 继续清理杂草。故D项正确。18. A. managedB. failedC. succeededD. avoided【解析】选C。manage管理, 成功做某事; fail失败; succeed成功; avoid避免; 动词短语succeed in doing sth. 成功做某事; 其余三项后面不接“in doing”。本句表示我最终成功地清理了所有的杂草
40、。故C项正确。19. A. settledB. brokeC. bentD. pulled【解析】选A。settle解决, 安顿; break打破; bend弯腰, 使屈服; pull拉; 动词短语settle down定居, 安心下来。句意: 我尝试了不同的工作, 最终定心经营一个大型餐厅。使用settle down与前半句中try different jobs形成呼应。故A项正确。20. A. aroundB. toC. withD. through【解析】选D。around围绕; to去; with和; 随着; through经历; 通过; 父亲对工作的热爱和特别的工作方法都鼓励着我渡过
41、了各种困难。故D项正确。【知识拓展】完形填空对名词的考查较多, 大部分涉及具体语境中名词词义辨析。主要考查的知识点: 名词的用法、语境中词性的判断、词的转化。在语法填空题中常出现给一个提示词要求用它的正确形式填空。 重点复习: 掌握名词单复数的变化规律以及与相近语法的关系(名词单复数的使用受冠词、数词和主谓一致等语法的制约, 因此复习名词单复数时, 应注意分析名词前的数词、量词、冠词等修饰语情况, 还应注意主谓一致问题)。熟悉区别可数名词与不可数名词(英语中有些名词有时为可数名词, 而有时又为不可数名词, 其区别由各自不同的用法而定, 这是名词可数性用法的难点)。例如: work 工作, 不可
42、数名词; 著作, 作品, 可数; 工厂, 作坊, 可数; 工程, 工事, 可数。掌握名词所有格的表示方法和名词作定语的用法, 特别注意 else的所有格、双重所有格的用法。 . 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China has a very rich and brilliant tea culture. It is one of the most important parts of Chinese tradition. A small cup of tea contains the spirit and 1. _(wise) of the Chin
43、ese people. It seems like the most 2. _(enjoy) thing to drink a cup of tea on a quiet day. Just like coffee, tea grown in different areas 3. _(have) different flavors. Some needs to be drunk with small and delicate tea cups, and some can 4. _(drink) from a big bowl. Chinese people believe tea needs
44、to be drunk quietly, 5. _many of the tea shops are located in a corner of a Hutong, providing customers 6. _a very quiet and comfortable environment-but the fast-pace of life sometimes doesnt allow that. So there are tea shop owners who, just as Starbucks does, locate their shops in the downtown are
45、a 7. _(provide)service for quick customers. Take Heytea as 8. _example. It was just a small tea shop 9. _(locate) in a small lane in a small city of Guangdong province in 2012. But in only 5 years, it 10. _(expand) 83 stores over China, including big cities like Beijing. Waiting in lines for more th
46、an an hour for their tea is a common occurrence. 【文章大意】茶文化是中华文化的一个重要组成部分。随着经济的发展、时代的进步, 文化休闲气息浓郁的现代茶馆, 在各地如雨后春笋般地纷纷开办。数万家现代茶馆的出现, 已成为现代城市一道亮丽的风景线, 也已成为休闲文化产业的重要组成部分。1. 【解析】wisdom考查名词。and连接并列结构, 根据and前面的名词得知其后面也用名词形式, 故填wisdom。 2. 【解析】enjoyable考查形容词。the most加形容词, 表示最高级, 故填enjoyable。3. 【解析】has考查主谓一致。主
47、语是不可数名词tea, 谓语动词用单数, 故填has。4. 【解析】be drunk考查动词的语态。茶和喝是被动关系, can后面用动词原形, 故填be drunk。 5. 【解析】so考查连词。前后是因果关系, 因为品茶需要有安静的环境, 所以茶店一般位于胡同里。故填so。6. 【解析】with考查介词。provide somebody with something是固定短语, 表示“提供某人某物”。故填with。 7. 【解析】to provide考查非谓语动词。不定式作目的状语。8. 【解析】an考查冠词。名词前用冠词, take. . . as an example是固定短语, 表示“以为例”, 故填an。 9. 【解析】located考查非谓语动词。句子中已有谓语动词was, 再出现第二个动词, 两个动词之间没有连词, 考虑用非谓语结构, be located in“位于”, 过去分词作定语, 故填located。 10. 【解析】has expanded考查动词的时态。扩展这个动作在仅仅五年里已经完成, 用现在完成时, 主语是it, 谓语动词用单数, 故填has expanded。关闭Word文档返回原板块
