1、Module 5 Ethnic Culture基础巩固篇单句语法填空1 The number of students in our class is more than 50 and the majority of them are (be) from the countryside2Its no use playing (play) dumb with teachersThey know their students very well3How was your interview for going abroad to study?Oh,I couldnt feel any worse (
2、bad)I hardly understood most of the questions they asked4Passengers shall remain seated with the seat belt fastened (fasten) when the plane is taking off5The museum, furnished (furnish) with expensive wood carving,has caught the tourists attention6This kind of camera can be adjusted to the height yo
3、u needBesides,its not expensive at all7This new dictionary is useful for meHowever much it may cost,Ill buy it8Beaten (beat) by the opposite team,the players were not discouraged and practiced even harder9I set off for the company early in order to avoid heavy traffic every morning10The children wen
4、t home from the grammar school,their lessons finished (finish) for the day单句改错1The church was built in the 12th century and is still in the use today去掉 use 前面的 the2It took her a while to adjust to take care of her baby by herselftaketaking3The town has population of about ten thousand,most of whom a
5、re farmers在 has 后加 a4I dont think that I have ever heard such beautiful a voicesuchso5You are driving me mad,Jack!My patience is running out of去掉 of完成句子/一句多译1我以前从未见过有这么多人来这个教堂做礼拜。(neversoadj) Ive never seen so many people attend this church before2如果把所有的情况都考虑在内,我认为最初的方案更实用。(独立主格结构) Everything consid
6、ered, I think the original plan more practical3告诉你的学生不要犯错误是没有用的。他们犯错误是不可避免的。(Its no use) It is no use telling your students not to make mistakesIts unavoidable for them to make mistakes4如果你到了一个新地方,你必须尽快调整自己来适应新的环境。(adjust) If you go to a new place,you must adjust yourself to the new surroundings qui
7、ckly5他比这个学校的任何其他同学都高。He is higher than any other student in the schoolHe is higher than any of the other students in the schoolHe is higher than all the other students in the schoolHe is higher than anyone else in the school能力提升篇阅读理解Kkano means “seed” in MoriFor Jade Temepara,a Mori woman who was cr
8、owned New Zealands Gardener of the Year in 2012,though,it means a lot moreTemepara owns Kkano,a Mori restaurant and cooking school in Christchurch,on New Zealands South Island Even a firsttime tourist to New Zealand will notice the presence of the Mori culture and language everywhereNow,so many nonM
9、ori young people learn the languagea trend that picked up after the passage of the Mori Language Act in 1987that its not unusual to hear teens and twenty somethings of European descent in Auckland asking their friends if they want to hang out and get some kai (food) laterThats a striking contrast fr
10、om several generations ago,when New Zealand law banned Mori in schools,either in written or spoken formWhile Temepara was happy to see the Mori language make a comeback,there were still parts of her native culture that were less present in New Zealands daily lifeShe felt that too few Moris of her ge
11、neration were trained in their cultures traditional cooking methods and native ingredients (原料)Thats when Temepara came up with the idea of launching a cooking education program that would go into Mori schools and other community gathering places to teach classes in traditional Mori cooking and food
12、 preparationThe idea was so successful that it eventually led to a brickandmortar cafe and shop in central ChristchurchThere,Temepara trades in traditional kailook for cold smoked mussels,karengo (a native seaweed),Manuka honey and a native variety of sweet potato called kumaraAlthough many of the i
13、ngredients grow wild in New Zealand,that doesnt mean just anybody can harvest them“The Mori subtribe Katti Menguai are the only ones that are allowed to have some,if they come from a lineage of chiefsIt is by bloodline onlyYou cant even be invitedIf youre not blood,thats it,you cant goMy family is o
14、f that lineageAnd so,traditionally we would harvest the birds” This is both a tribal (部落的) practice and an accepted national law语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了毛利人Jade Temepara在新西兰开办了具有她们民族特色的餐馆,深受当地人的喜爱。她为传播自己的民族文化做出了很大的贡献。1Why is the Mori language popular again in New Zealand?AIts food is becoming welcomeBThe l
15、anguage law supporting it has been passedCThe young are more interested in its cultureDSpeaking it becomes a status symbol解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Now,so many nonMori young people learn the languagea trend that picked up after the passage of the Mori Language Act in 1987(这种趋势是在1987年毛利语言法通过之后开始恢复正常,重新得到当地人
16、的喜爱)”可知,Mori语言在新西兰又受欢迎是因为支持它的语言法已经通过了。答案:B2How does Temepara feel about the return of the Mori language?AWorriedBConfusedCExcited DSurprised解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“While Temepara was happy to see the Mori language make a comeback,there were still parts of her native culture that were less present in New Ze
17、alands daily life(虽然Temepara很高兴看到Mori语言卷土重来,仍有部分在她的本土文化,较少出现在新西兰的日常生活)”可知,Temepara对Mori语言的回归感到很兴奋和高兴。答案:C3What is the purpose of the cooking education program?AMaking a profit from doing goodBResponding to local communities requestCMaking Christchurch a perfect place for businessDMaking Moris feel a
18、ccepted and proud of their identities解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中的“She felt that too few Moris of her generation were trained in their cultures traditional cooking methodsin traditional Mori cooking and food preparation(她觉得在她那一代毛利人中,接受过传统烹饪方法和当地食材培训的人太少了。就在那时,Temepara萌生了开展烹饪教育项目的想法,该项目将进入毛利学校和其他社区聚集的地方,教授传统毛利人烹饪
19、和食物准备课程)”可知,Temepara开展烹饪教育课程的目的是让毛利人感觉被接受并为他们的身份感到自豪。答案:D4What can be inferred from Temeparas words?AA few have the privilege of harvesting the birdsBThe ingredients for Mori food are hard to gainCHer family are invited to gather the birdsDHer family has special blood types解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段“The Mori s
20、ubtribe Katti Menguai are the only onestraditionally we would harvest the birdsThis is both a tribal practice and an accepted national law毛利亚族Katti Menguai是唯一被允许收割(这些原材料)的,如果他们来自家族的族长。这只是血统问题。你甚至不能被邀请。如果你不是这个血统,你就不能去。我的家族就是这种血统。所以,传统上我们会收获鸟类。这既是部落惯例,也是公认的国内法”可知,从Temepara所说的话可以推测,只有少数人有权利能收获鸟类。答案:A完形
21、填空Ever since I was 13 years old, I wanted to be a photographer I had a(n) 1 of working for some magazines, which would allow me to travel around the world to 2 the right picture After leaving high school, I 3 in photography in the University of the ArtsHowever, I kept reflecting on my 4 though I lea
22、rned a lot in my freshman year There was nothing 5 with the school, but it was not 6 for me I 7 my high school photography teacher and couldnt help but 8 his work Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to 9 their full potential in their artwork was what I wantedAnd 10 , I wanted to be inv
23、olved in a 11 that made me feel like I was actually making some 12 in the communityI decided to transfer (转学) to Buffalo State College, where I would 13 next year with Bachelors in Art EducationStudying in Buffalo totally 14 my lifeWhen I was in class, I always 15 myself with what I was learningThen
24、, during my first onsite teaching lesson at a middle school, it 16 me that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life, and I 17 loved it Now, as Im finishing my senior year, Im happy I came to such a 18 in my lifeI believe this is 19 the one for me, 20 what career path I had been dream
25、ing about my entire life语篇解读作者曾经梦想做一名摄影师,但是后来他选择了教学,成为一名美术老师。1Achance Bdream Cexperience Dfreedom解析:根据第一句可知,作者13岁时,就想成为一名摄影师,因此这里指作者的梦想(dream)是为一些杂志社工作。答案:B2Aacquire Bspot Coffer Dassess解析:根据作者的梦想和上文的“which would allow me to travel around the world”可知,作者周游世界是为了拍摄到合适的照片。acquire“获得,得到”,符合语境。spot“发现”;o
26、ffer“提供”;assess“评估”。答案:A3Ajoined Bsucceeded Ctook Dmajored解析:根据作者的梦想和下文的in the University of the Arts可知,作者在大学里主修摄影。major in“主修”。答案:D4Acompetence Boption Clife Dprofession解析:根据该句“However,I kept reflecting on my 4 though I learned a lot in my freshman year”可知,然而,尽管作者大一学到了很多知识,但是他不断思考大学学习摄影这个选择(option)
27、。competence“能力”;profession“职业”。答案:B5Avaluable Bspecial Cwrong Dunusual解析:这个学校本身没有问题,但是它不适合作者。there was nothing wrong with表示“没有问题”。答案:C6Apleasant Bsuitable Cacceptable Dpractical解析:参见上题解析。pleasant“令人愉快的”;suitable“适合的”;acceptable“可接受的”;practical“实用的”。答案:B7Arelied on Bheard of Creferred to Dthought of解
28、析:根据上文可知,作者已经高中毕业上大学了,再结合下文的“Such a feeling made me know teaching students”可推断出,作者想到(thought of)了中学的摄影老师。rely on“依靠”;hear of“听说”;refer to“提及,谈起”。答案:D8Ajudge Brespect Cenvy Dpraise解析:根据下文的“Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to 9 their full potential in their artwork was what I wanted”
29、可知,作者知道了自己真正想要做的是教学工作,故此处表示作者想到了中学的摄影老师,忍不住羡慕(envy)他的工作。答案:C9Afind Bstrengthen Cadopt Drealize解析:根据下文的their full potential in their artwork可知,这里指教学生在绘画作品中充分发挥他们的潜能。realize“实现,将变为现实”。答案:D10Aabove all Bat last Cin general Dafter all解析:根据语境可知,此处表示“最重要的是,我想”。above all“最重要的是”;at last“最终”;in general“通常”;a
30、fter all“毕竟”。答案:A11Astage Bjob Cduty Dresponsibility解析:根据上文的“teaching students”可知,作者在考虑一份工作,故选job。答案:B12Adifference Bimpression Csacrifice Dexploration解析:根据上文可知,作者想教学生如何在绘画作品中充分发挥他们的潜能,由此可知这是有意义的事,故此处表示作者想从事一份让他觉得自己在社区里确实起到一些作用的工作。make some difference“有些作用”。答案:A13Areturn Bdepart Cwork Dgraduate 解析:根
31、据下文的“next year with Bachelors in Art Education”和最后一段的“Now,as Im finishing my senior year”可推断出,此处表示作者要在明年毕业(graduate)。答案:D14Ashone Bcontrolled Ctransformed Ddetermined解析:根据下文作者的转变可知,此处表示在Buffalo State College学习改变(transformed)了作者的生活。答案:C15Aamused Bassociated Cconcerned Dhelped解析:根据下文可知,作者非常中意自己做出的转学选择
32、,因此此处表示他对课上的内容非常感兴趣。concern oneself with“对感兴趣”。答案:C16Aastonished Binformed Cinspired Dstruck解析:根据下文的“that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life”可知,“这就是我余生想做的事”是作者在上课时突然想到的事。sthstrike sb表示“某人突然想到某事”。答案:D17Aabsolutely Bnaturally Ceventually Dgradually解析:根据语境可知,作者发自内心地喜欢教学,故此处表示作者极其热
33、爱它。absolutely“绝对地,极其”;naturally“自然地”;eventually“最终”;gradually “逐渐地”。答案:A18Aconclusion Bdecision Cconsensus Dsense解析:根据上文的“Now,as Im finishing my senior year,Im happy I came to such a”可知,此处表示作者很高兴自己做出转学的决定,故选decision。答案:B19Ajust Beven Calready Dever解析:根据上文可知,作者十分喜欢教学,因此这里表示作者相信这(从事教学)对自己来说正是适合自己的,不管(
34、regardless of)他曾经梦想什么样的职业道路。答案:A20Aas to Bexcept forCregardless of Dthanks to解析:参见上题解析。as to“关于”;except for “除之外”;thanks to“由于,多亏”。答案:C语法填空Thanks to the efforts made by former world martial art (武术) champion Chen Sitan and his wife Lin Xu,the ancient Chinese martial art tai chi has 1increasingly (in
35、creasing) become a form of life for many New YorkersChen started learning martial arts at 2the age of sixBy the time he retired from his athletic career,he 3had won (win) 32 gold medals in Chinese and international competitions4Having coached (coach) athletes in sports teams for years,the Chens went
36、 to the US in 2003 with the hope 5that they could bring Chinese culture for more people around the world through tai chiThe couple started teaching children tai chi in school and later 6founded (found) Sitan Tai Chi and Martial ArtsThe schools class schedule now includes 7various/varied (vary) forms
37、 of tai chi,health qigong,and different levels of martial artsLin said people from different age groups come to her classes 8for different purposes“Young kids want to improve 9fitness (fit) and learn Chinese culture,adults take classes to relieve stress 10brought (bring) by work,and retired people practice it to prevent health problems,” she said