1、限时规范练28(必修5Unit 14B)核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、了解文化差异的能力意识限时规范练第56页一、阅读理解AThere are big cultural differences between the US and the UK,despite having many similarities.People talk differently,and not just in the accent or the words,but the general meaning.Americans are very friendly.They will talk to stranger
2、s in a store,laugh with someone at a bar,and help their neighbours as necessary.Many expats (移居海外者) have reported difficulty in making really close friends like they had in the UK.The friendliness is only on the surface.Many Americans are very family-centered.Family life includes endless school musi
3、cals,after-class sports,birthday parties and the like.Many new expats report exhaustion trying to keep up with all the things to do with the kids when they come to the US.Most Americans have never been abroad.The United States is a huge country.Go and look at a map of the US to get an idea.Many Amer
4、icans feel they simply havent seen enough of their own country to consider travelling abroad to see another country.In addition,many people just dont get enough holiday time to make it worthwhile travelling abroad,with holiday or “vacation” time often being as low as 7-10 days a year,and sometimes t
5、hat includes sick days.Most Americans are proud of Scottish or Irish or German or Italian ancestry,even if it has been centuries since anyone in their family lived abroad.Many Americans like to remember this not because they like the old country but because they like to show that their family came f
6、rom immigrants (移民) who dreamed of a better life in America.By pointing out that fact,many feel they are meeting their ancestors wishes and dreams.Making friends can be daunting.While for some in their 20s,they can reach out to those who are also just starting out and form some lifelong friendships;
7、for some who are older,in their 30s and 40s,with kids and a family,meeting others can be difficult.【篇章导读】本文是说明文。文章通过移居美国的英国人的视角展示了英美文化之间的差异。1.What do expats think of Americans?A.They are ready to help others.B.They seem to be friendly to others.C.They are fond of working with foreigners.D.They easil
8、y make close friends with others.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The friendliness is only on the surface.”可知,侨民认为美国人对待他人只是表面上友好。2.Why do most Americans seldom travel abroad?A.They have short holiday time.B.They are short of money for trips.C.They think it worthless to travel abroad.D.They like their own countrys
9、 scenery better.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“many people just dont get enough holiday time to make it worthwhile travelling abroad”可知,美国人通常没有足够的假期出国旅行。3.Why are most Americans proud of their British ancestry?A.They love the old country.B.They appreciate British culture.C.They think their ancestors had made hi
10、story.D.They think theyre realizing their ancestors dreams.答案D解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“By pointing out that fact,many feel they are meeting their ancestors wishes and dreams.”可知答案。4.What does the underlined word “daunting” in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Discouraging.B.Interesting.C.Surprising.D.Exci
11、ting.答案A解析词义猜测题。根据末段中的“While for some in their 20s .for some who are older,in their 30s and 40s,with kids and a family,meeting others can be difficult.”可知,年轻人交友比较容易,但大多数成年人都忙于家庭,没时间交朋友,因此对他们来说交友是件令人沮丧的事。BWhenever I talk about personality in relation to choosing a career,some people complain like thi
12、s:Those tests are so stupid.When I was in sixth grade,I took one of them and it said that I should be a farmer.While I dont think I would be a very good farmer,the results are probably a lot more accurate than Id like to admit.At the time,it seemed unreasonableI hated the outdoors and physical activ
13、ities.Now,I think it might have had some points that fit my personality:I like planning (good for planning how to grow crops),working by myself (for those long days on an agricultural machine),and sometimes working on a team (for harvest time).Watch out for any personality test that claims to be abl
14、e to tell you what your dream job is by the type of animal youd like to be,or from your favorite breakfast food as a child.While there are many personality assessments that are accurate,Id like to say that they are a second step.The best choice is self-assessment.Before finding ways to know your wor
15、k preferences,its important to make a clear difference between liking a topic and liking the work.I once met a third-year marine (海洋的) biology student at a large state school in Ohio.He was placed into the Whale Watch program,where he found out that he became violently seasick on any kind of boata b
16、ig disadvantage for a student who thought he wanted to study whales in the wild.The best match is a career in which the major tasks of the work are the tasks you most enjoy doing and the topic is one of interests.If that career doesnt exist,my advice would be to take the job where there is a skill m
17、atch.In this way,you will succeed at the basic tasks of your job and perhaps become interested in it.【篇章导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了个性测试与职业选择的关系并告诉人们应如何选择合适的职业。5.What is some peoples opinion on choosing a career through personality tests?A.Its possible to lead to career failure.B.Its helpful only in a limited wa
18、y.C.Its unreasonable.D.Its worth a try.答案C解析推理判断题。根据首段中的“some people complain like this:Those tests are so stupid”可知,有些人并不认为个性测试能帮助他们选择职业。6.What does the author think of the personality test she took when she was young?A.She admits it forecasts her present job accurately.B.She thinks it shows some p
19、art of her personality.C.She finds it helpless for her.D.She has little interest in it.答案B解析细节理解题。根据首段中的“the results are probably a lot more accurate than Id like to admit”以及“I think it might have had some points that fit my personality”可知,作者认为该测试结果在某方面与她的性格相符。7.What is the best way to know your dre
20、am job?A.Taking personality tests on your favorite things.B.Doing accurate personality assessments.C.Trying your dream job in practice.D.Finding it out by yourself.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The best choice is self-assessment.”可知,作者认为最好的方式是自我评估。8.Why was the marine biology student unsuitable for his job?A.H
21、e disliked the job.B.He felt sick travelling on a boat.C.He was afraid of marine animals.D.He knew little about his preferences.答案B解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“he became violently seasick on any kind of boat”可知,这名学生晕船严重,因而不适合这项工作。二、完形填空I was fifteen and a high school freshman when I started rapidly losing weig
22、ht.I was about 130 pounds,and I was 1 ten pounds every couple of weeks.I couldnt understand why I was always hungry,thirsty,and never 2.Every night I 3 five or six times,feeling like I had to go to the bathroom,but I never 4 had to.Finally,I decided to go to the hospital to 5 nothing bad was going o
23、n.I remembered being 6 in the hospital,confused,hungry,and with an extremely 7 blood sugar level.The doctors and nurses thought I might pass out,so they injected me and told me the 8 news I could have imagined 9 showed that I had Type 1 juvenile diabetes (青少年1型糖尿病).I was so 10 that the only question
24、 I could think to ask was,“Am I going to die?” A nurse told me to go out,enjoy a meal with my family,and 11,because tomorrow my new, 12 life would begin.I dont remember what time I had to be at the hospital, 13 I know it was early.Three nurses,one dietician,and a doctor all trained me,over the cours
25、e of two days,to 14 me.Every needle hurt,but in some way I began to feel 15 every time I was able to think about the needles without crying.Now,nearly three years later,I still remember the 16 when the doctors told me I was a Type 1 diabetic.Im 17 when I look back that I was able to be strong,and th
26、at my family and friends 18me.Im now two months shy of eighteen.To this day,I have had 3,438 needle injections,but each of them helps me to remember I must be strong. 19,I am grateful for my diseaseit has made me the person I am today,and I would never 20 who I am.【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。作者在15岁时不幸罹患糖尿病,但与病魔的斗争
27、也让作者变得越来越坚强。1.A.keepingB.carryingC.droppingD.measuring答案C解析根据上文中的“I started rapidly losing weight”可知,作者的体重下降得很快,每几周就“降(dropping)”十磅。2.A.satisfiedB.tiredC.determinedD.excited答案A解析根据上文中的“I was always hungry,thirsty”可知,作者总感觉饥饿,口渴,永不“满足(satisfied)”。3.A.stood upB.woke upC.dressed upD.cheered up答案B解析根据文中的
28、“feeling like I had to go to the bathroom,but .”可知,作者每晚总会“醒来(woke up)”五六次,却并不是“真的(really)”需要去厕所。4.A.suddenlyB.reallyC.completelyD.certainly答案B解析见上题解析。5.A.point outB.explainC.make sureD.know答案C解析根据上文中对各种症状的描述可知,作者最终决定去医院做检查来“确定(make sure)”自己没有问题。6.A.looked afterB.operated onC.paid forD.checked over答案
29、D解析根据下文中的“in the hospital”及“blood sugar level”可知,作者去医院接受了“检查(checked over)”。7.A.goodB.acceptableC.highD.safe答案C解析根据文中的“The doctors and nurses thought I might pass out,so they injected me”及“I had Type 1 juvenile diabetes”可知,作者的血糖水平很“高(high)”,医生和护士告诉了作者他所能想到的“最坏的(worst)”消息“化验(tests)”显示作者罹患了1型糖尿病。8.A.l
30、atestB.interestingC.worstD.important答案C解析见上题解析。9.A.testsB.researchesC.instructionsD.activities答案A解析见第7题解析。10.A.shyB.angryC.sadD.serious答案C解析根据该空后的“the only question I could think to ask was,Am I going to die?”可知,作者非常“难过(sad)”。11.A.recoverB.relaxC.escapeD.exercise答案B解析根据上文中的“A nurse told me to go out
31、,enjoy a meal with my family”及下文中作者接受治疗的描述可知,一位护士让作者去和家人吃顿饭“放松(relax)”一下,因为第二天作者新的、“艰苦的(difficult)”生活就会开始。12.A.meaningfulB.difficultC.unfairD.special答案B解析见上题解析。13.A.soB.andC.becauseD.but答案D解析“I dont remember what time I had to be at the hospital”(“我”不知道自己什么时候到的医院)与“I know it was early”(“我”知道很早)之间是转折
32、关系,故选but(但是)。14.A.make fun ofB.make use ofC.take control ofD.take care of答案D解析根据上文中“Three nurses,one dietician,and a doctor all trained me,over the course of two days”可知,医护人员是在“照顾(take care of)”作者。15.A.strongerB.healthierC.strangerD.simpler答案A解析根据上文中的“Every needle hurt”及下文中的“I was able to think abou
33、t the needles without crying”可知,作者开始觉得自己“越来越坚强(stronger)”。16.A.messageB.dreamC.feelingD.courage答案C解析根据上文中作者对自己发病、确诊及治疗的描述可知,作者仍然记得当初医生告诉自己罹患糖尿病时的“感觉(feeling)”。17.A.thankfulB.regretfulC.successfulD.hopeful答案A解析根据文中的“when I look back that I was able to be strong”可知,作者对于自己能坚强面对病痛和家人朋友能够“支持(supported)”自
34、己,内心是非常“感激的(thankful)”。18.A.supportedB.correctedC.amazedD.advised答案A解析见上题解析。19.A.FortunatelyB.DoubtfullyC.NaturallyD.Surprisingly答案D解析根据本段中的“To this day,I have had 3,438 needle injections,but each of them helps me to remember I must be strong.”及“it has made me the person I am today”可知,作者“惊奇地(Surpris
35、ingly)”发现自己竟然很感谢这场病,因为自己已由原先患病时的悲伤无助变得坚强,而且作者会继续做坚强的人,不会“改变(change)”。20.A.mindB.recognizeC.shapeD.change答案D解析见上题解析。三、短文改错My grandmother dont even know how to call someone from a mobile phone.Last week I read report and it said unless seniors felt connecting to technology,it could be harmful for thei
36、r physical and mental health.Being able to use a mobile phone can help improve their healthy.Therefore,I decided to teach she how to use one.Now she can not only make calls,and she can also text and play games to have a fun.She asked me to teach her friends as well,to that I gladly agreed.Her friends were all quite happily.Now Im thinking about teach them more new things.答案第一句:dontdidnt第二句:report前加a;connectingconnected第三句:healthyhealth第四句:sheher第五句:andbut或去掉and;去掉a第六句:thatwhich第七句:happilyhappy第八句:teachteaching
