1、Unit 12Culture ShockPeriod OneWarmup & Lesson 1Visiting Britain.阅读理解AGeorge Bernard Shaw，the greatest and funniest British dramatist(剧作家) of the first half of the 20th century，was born in Dublin，Ireland，on July 26,1856.His early life was not happy.His father was an selfish man who drank too much and
2、 could not support his family properly.His mother was a disappointed，unhappy woman who found more pleasure in studying music than in her children.Shaw and his two sisters received little love and attention from their mother while they were young.At the age of ten，Shaw entered school.At first he was
3、the best student，but soon he was at or near the bottom of his class.Although he did not like school，Shaw was a good，bright，curious student.His lifelong interest in everything from music and art to machines and medicine began at school.The interests of this tireless schoolboy were literature and musi
4、c.He often entertained his classmates with stories he read.Early at the age of fifteen，he went to work in an office.He did well as an office clerk，but after five years he decided that he wanted to be a writer.He left Ireland and went to London，where he began to write seriously.Seventyfour years late
5、r the great dramatist died.1Whats the main idea of this passage?AIts the story of George Bernard Shaw.BIt refers to George Bernard Shaws mother.CGeorge Bernard Shaw was telling his schooling.DThe remark is connected with all the dramatists in Britain.答案A解析主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了乔治萧伯纳的一生。2What does the underli
6、ned word “selfish” in the first paragraph mean?AImpossible. BReasonable.CRemarkable. DIrresponsible.答案D解析词义猜测题。根据本句的定语从句可知，乔治萧伯纳的父亲是一个酗酒不顾家的人，即一个自私的、对家人不负责任的人。3Bernard Shaw grew up_.Awithout his parents loveBin the schoolCwith his sisters helpDin a hungry family答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段的第三、四、五句可知，乔治萧伯纳的父母不关心
7、儿女，他们得不到父母的关爱。4Shaws mother_，so she took an interest in music.Ahad little knowledgeBwas disappointed with her husbandCcouldnt look after her childrenDhoped to be an actress答案B解析推理判断题。根据第一段的第三、四句可以看出，丈夫酗酒不顾家，妻子非常失望，因而把精力放到了音乐上。BThe most widespread fallacy(谬论)of all is that colds are caused by cold.Th
8、ey are not.They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person.You catch a cold by coming into contact，directly or indirectly，with someone who already has one.If cold causes colds，it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever.But they do not.And in isolated Arctic
9、regions explorers have reported people are free from colds until they come into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mails dropped from airplanes.During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(战壕)，cold and wet，showed no increase
10、d tendency to catch colds.In the Second World War prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp，naked and starving，were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.At the Common Cold Research Unit in England，volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of be
11、ing cold and wet for long stretches of time.After taking hot baths，they put on bathing suits，allowed themselves to be with cold water，and then stood about dripping wet in a drafty(通风良好的)room.Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion.Not one of the volun
12、teers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.If，then，cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds，why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most pains taking research，no one has yet found the answer.One explanation offered by scientists is that p
13、eople tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times，and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.5The writer offered _ examples to support his argument.A4 B5 C6 D7答案B解析细节理解题。由第一段的两个例子、第二段的一个例子和第三段的两个例子可知 B为正确选项。6Which of the following is TRUE according to the pa
14、ssage?AThe Eskimos suffer from colds from time to time.BColds are not always caused by cold.CPeople suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.DA person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“One explanation offered by scientists is that people ten
15、d to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times，and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.”可知选 D。7Arctic explorers may catch colds when they are _.Aworking in the isolated Arctic regionsBwriting reports in terribly cold weatherCfree from work in the isolated Arcti
16、c regionsDcoming into touch again with the outside world答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“And in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported people are free from colds until they come into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mails dropped from airplanes.”可知北极地区探险者
17、是因为与外界接触后才得感冒的，故选D。8The passage mainly discusses _.Athe experiments on the common coldBthe fallacy about the common coldCthe reason and the way people catch coldsDthe continued spread of common cold答案C解析主旨大意题。阅读全文可知本文首先用大量事例从不同的侧面分析感冒不是由寒冷引起的，最后提出冬天得感冒的可能原因。由此可知 C为正确答案。.完形填空December 8,2050Dear Nesto
18、r，I am writing to you because your name came up as a reference on a “pen pal” list.First，let me _1_myself to you.My name is Ramesh Pediredla.I am 12 years old.During the day I have lessons at school，some of which I do at home over the _2_，but often there is a special project which _3_inperson cooper
19、ation with my classmates.These are my favourite days，_4_，although I can learn a lot _5_the Internet，I also enjoy getting to see other people of my own_6_.My best _7_is Jacob，who lives on the Internet.When I first met Jacob he had a lot of questions for me，and at other time he was simply very _8_._9_
20、Im concerned，Jacob is human，or if he is not human，hes as _10_as any human Ive met so far.What about you？Do you have a best friend?_11_do you like to do with your free time？I like to watch _12_movies，mainly American action movies and Hindi pop musicals.Personally I find movies these days _13_because
21、you dont know if the_14_is a real person or not.Did your family give you_15_genes(基因) when you were born？My parents told me they didnt，just the usual anticancer，antiHIV molecular(分子的) strategy._16_I have found out that I have a few special ones as well.A couple of them are there to help me get old_1
22、7_，so that Ill hopefully live to 120_18_.A few of them are there to give me high_19_to make me cleverer.Well，Nestor，Ive written a lot about myself and my circumstances in this letter.I_20_hearing from you.Yours truly， Ramesh1A.introduce BinstructCinterest Dtell答案A解析此处是自我介绍，所以选A项。2A.TV BInternetCeduc
23、ation Dradio答案B解析根据这一段中的“.although I can learn a lot_the Internet，I also enjoy getting to see other people of my own_.”可知选B项。3A.remembers BreliesCrequires Dregrets答案C解析句意为：不过有些特殊的作业经常需要亲自与同学们通力协作。remember记住；rely依赖；require需要；regret后悔。4A.while BifCunless Dbecause答案D解析句意为：我最喜欢这样的时候，因为虽然从网上我能学到许多东西，但我也十
24、分乐意看到自己的同龄人。根据句意可知前后之间是因果关系。5A.in BonCat Dwith答案B解析on/over the Internet在因特网上。6A.age BgradeCclass Dschool答案A解析根据第4题的解析可知，此处表示“同龄人”。7A.teacher BclassmateCfriend Dpal答案C解析根据本段后面的内容可知此处指“朋友”。8A.quiet BnoisyCtalkative Dmad答案A解析句意为：第一次遇到雅各布时，他问了我好多问题，别的一些时候他却又很安静。另外，根据本段的内容也可猜出，因为雅各布不是真人。9A.As long as BAs
25、 far asCAs early as DAs soon as答案B解析as far as Im concerned就我而言。10A.good BbadClovely Dfriendly答案A解析as good as在此处表示“与几乎一样”。句意为：至于我嘛，我认为雅各布是真人，就算不是，他也和我至今遇到的其他人几乎一样。11A.How BWhereCWhat DWhy答案C解析what在此处作do的宾语。12A.new BoldCspecial Dtiresome答案B解析根据下一句可知作者不喜欢现在的电影，由此可以推断出作者喜欢过去的老电影。13A.interesting Bexcitin
26、gCamusing Dboring答案D解析根据上一句可知作者认为现在的电影不好。所以选D项。interesting有趣的；exciting令人激动的；amusing有趣的；boring令人厌倦的。14A.character BdirectorCproducer Ddesigner答案A解析根据本段的内容可知，此处指电影中的演员。句意为：我个人觉得现在的电影有那么一点无聊，因为你连角色是否是真人都弄不清楚。15A.especial BexactCcommon Dspecial答案D解析根据下文可知此处指“特殊的基因”。16A.But BSo COr DAnd答案A解析前面提到父母说没有给我一些
27、特殊的基因，接着说我却发现自己有一些，因此为转折关系。由此可知选A项。17A.faster BslowerCmore steadily Dmore comfortably答案B解析根据后半句中的“.so that Ill hopefully live to 120.”可知选B项。18A.or so Bor ratherCjust so so Dor else答案A解析句意为：有的基因帮助我减慢衰老，所以我有希望活到120岁左右。or so大约；or rather确切地说；just so so不过如此；or else否则。19A.patience BintelligenceCinformation Dpractice答案B解析根据空后面的to make me cleverer可知此处指给我高智商的基因。patience耐心；intelligence智力；information信息；practice练习。20A.look down uponBlive up toClook forward toDget down to答案C解析此处指“盼望了解你的情况”。look down upon轻视；live up to符合；look forward to盼望；get down to开始。版权所有：高考资源网()