1、第一部分选修6Unit 2.完形填空(2016陕西西安第七十中学11月检测)How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty_1_from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Jacob wanted to be a(n)_2_，and he believe
2、d that studying the famous paintings_3_in that museum would help him.It was 1930，when many people were out of work, money was_4_and people suffered a lot.Still the streets were_5_with energy and color.As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so
3、on.He_6_those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the_7_.Jacob came from a poor family.His mother believed there was little chance_8_her son could grow up to be a successful painter.She wanted him to aim for something more_9_.But Jacobs teacher, Alston, in an art program
4、 saw that he was talented.Alston_10_him how to use paints to make stage sets.As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio.That was an exciting place for a young black man _11_to become an artist.Many creative people_12_there to talk about art, literature and history.From their_
5、13_，Jacob learned that history books often _14_the accomplishments of African Americans.He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero.He _15_Toussaint, who had helped free his people_16_French ruling.Many people admired Jacobs pictures, but he needed_17_admiration.To
6、help his family, he often had to work at jobs that_18_him away from painting.Then something encouraging happened.An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job.For eighteen months, Jacob was given a_19_to paint pictures.For the first time, he felt like a_20_artist.()1.A.stepsBblocksCbuildingsDavenues()2.A.
7、artistBtutorCscholarDofficial()3.A.swingingBexistingChangingDtwisting()4.A.blankBlooseCtoughDtight()5.A.linedBdecoratedCassociatedDfilled()6.A.storedBreceivedCcreatedDremembered()7.A.museumBstudioCchurchDstreet()8.A.whetherBwhichCthatDwhen()9.A.preciousBpracticalCstandardDflexible()10.A.recommendedB
8、remindedCprovidedDshowed()11.A.hesitatingBstrugglingCmarchingDparticipating()12.A.settledBwanderedCgatheredDrushed()13.A.experiencesBperformancesCaccentsDconversations()14.A.acknowledgedBaccusedCignoredDwitnessed()15.A.choseBacceptedCcountedDemployed()16.A.againstBfromCforDwith()17.A.more thanBrathe
9、r thanCother thanDless than()18.A.brokeBgaveCpermittedDtook()19.A.awardBtitleCsalaryDprize()20.A.permanentBpopularCpositiveDprofessional【语篇解读】本文讲述的是著名艺术家Jacob Lawrence从小很有天赋，为了去博物馆，走了六十个街区去看画，画黑人英雄杜桑，让自己因此而出名了。虽然很有名，但不得不靠画画为生。1【答案】B【解析】steps意为“步伐”；blocks“街区”；buildings“建筑物”；avenues“林荫大道”。句意：当他年轻时，Jac
10、ob Lawrence通常会走六十个街区从他家到博物馆。根据上文提到“How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you”为了了解你感兴趣的东西你会走多远。所以走了六十个街区，故选B项。2【答案】A【解析】artist意为“艺术家”；tutor“导师”；scholar“学者”；official“官员”。句意：他想成为一个艺术家。根据上文提到“from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
11、.”从他家走到艺术博物馆，可知他想成为艺术家，故选A项。3【答案】C【解析】swinging意为“摇摆”；existing“存在”；hanging“悬挂”；twisting“扭动”。句意：他相信研究那些挂在博物馆里面的画有助于他，hanging分词作后置定语来修饰the famous paintings，故选C项。4【答案】D【解析】blank意为“空白的”；loose“松散的”；tough“艰难的”；tight“紧的”。句意：在1930年，大多数人失业，钱很紧张，人们遭受许多痛苦。根据时间状语1930，正是全球金融危机，故钱很紧张，故选D项。5【答案】D【解析】lined意为“划线”；dec
12、orated“装饰”；associated“联想”；filled“充满”。句意：街道充满能量与生机。be filled with“充满”，考查固定短语，故选D项。6【答案】A【解析】stored意为“贮存”；received“收到”；created“创造”；remembered“记得”。考查：他的大脑中装满各种画像。根据上文提到的“he believed that studying the famous paintings hanging in that museum would help him.”可知，他看过许多名画，故选A项。7【答案】A【解析】museum意为“博物馆”；studio“
13、摄影棚”；church“教堂”；street“街道”。句意：他头脑中装满各种在街上看到的画面，以及他在博物馆所看到的画像。根据上文提到“he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him.”所以选A项。8【答案】C【解析】whether意为“是否”；which“哪一个”；when“什么时候”。句意：他来自穷人的家庭，他的妈妈相信他几乎没有机会成为画家。chance 后面跟着同位语从句，由that来引导，故选C项。9【答案】B【解析】precious意为“珍贵的”；practical“实际的”；
14、standard“标准的”；flexible“灵活的”。句意：母亲希望他多学些实际的东西。根据句意与他学的画画相比，母亲更希望他学实用的技能，故选B项。10【答案】D【解析】recommended意为“推荐”；reminded“提醒”；provided“提供”；showed“展示”。句意：他的老师展示给他如何用画画作为展示自己的舞台。根据上文提到“But Jacobs teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented”他的老师认为他很有天赋，故是向他展示，所以选D项。11【答案】B【解析】hesitating意为“犹豫”；s
15、truggling“努力；斗争”；marching“行进”；participating“参加”。句意：对于这个年轻人来说，这是个令人兴奋的地方的。struggling to do“努力去做某事”，作伴随状语，故选B项。12【答案】C【解析】settled“解决，定居”；wandered“徘徊”；gathered“聚集”；rushed“冲撞”。句意：许多有创造力的人聚集在此谈论艺术，文学和历史。故选C项。13【答案】D【解析】experiences意为“经历”；performances“表演”；accents“口音”；conversations“对话”。句意：从他们的对话中，他明白历史通常忽视非
16、裔美国人的作品。根据上文提到“Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history.”他们聚集在此谈论，故选D项。14【答案】C【解析】acknowledged意为“承认”；accused“谴责”；ignored“忽视”；witnessed“目击”。句意：从他们的对话中，他明白历史通常忽视非裔美国人的作品。根据下方提到“He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero”他决定画一些描述黑人的画。所以选C项。
17、15【答案】A【解析】chose意为“选择”；accepted“接受”；counted“数数”；employed“雇佣”。句意：他选择杜桑卢维图尔，杜桑卢维图尔帮助解放了人民摆脱了法国的统治。根据上文提到“He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero”他决定描述黑人英雄，故选A项。16【答案】B【解析】句意：他选择杜桑卢维图尔，他帮助人民摆脱了法国的统治。freefrom 固定搭配，意为“把从中解脱出来”，故选B项。17【答案】A【解析】more than意为“超过，不仅仅”；rath
18、er than“而不是”；other than“除了”；less than“少于”。句意：许多人钦佩他的画，但他需要的不仅仅是钦佩。根据下方提到“To help his family, he often had to work at jobs”为帮助家人，他不得不工作，可知不仅仅需要钦佩，故选A项。18【答案】D【解析】broke意为“打破”；gave“给”；permitted“允许”；took“带走”。句意：为了帮助他的家人，他常常不得不做那些使他远离画画的工作。故选D项。19【答案】C【解析】award意为“奖赏”；title“标题； 头衔”；salary“薪水”；prize“奖赏”。句意
19、：一个叫作 Augusta的艺术家，给了他份工作，他通过作画来挣钱。give sb. a salary“给某人薪水”，故选C项。20【答案】D【解析】permanent意为“固定的”；popular“流行的”；positive“积极的”；professional“职业的”。句意：第一次，他感觉像个职业艺术家。根据上文提到作画谋生，所以是职业画家，故选D项。.阅读理解AJane Clarke, My daughter is coming up to her finals.She eats reasonably well but less so in term time, as getting o
20、ut to buy fresh fruit and vegetables is timeconsuming.She has recently often had flu.Can you offer guidance on what to eat and drink when under pressure? Mary King, She should mainly take in the B vitamins, the group largely responsible for the smooth running of the nervous system, and vitamin C, wh
21、ich experts believe we need in much greater quantities when we are stressed than the usual.B vitamins are found in many foods but especially pork, bacon, nuts, dairy products, lean meat, fish, eggs and whole grains so even if your daughter cant shop regularly, other foods can work in her favor.Tinne
22、d oily fish are good, which can help to block production of the enzyme(酶)that makes us feel tense when under pressure.Fresh produce usually has the highest and best allround levels of nutrients such as vitamin C, but if your daughter has a freezer she could buy frozen vegetables, which contain good
23、levels.Fresh juice is another good source of vitamin C.She should avoid caffeine, as it increases the adrenaline(肾上腺素)generated at times of stress; water would be better.Frequent small meals can help concentration.Highsugar foods such as biscuits and sweets could make people feel excited, and patien
24、ts often feel the same; better avoid eating them.Pasta, rice or a jacket potato, will help to calm us down.And drinking plenty of water can also help concentration.()1.If lacking vitamin C, one had better eat_.Adairy products and oily fishBfresh vegetables and fruits Ccaffeine and biscuitsDlean meat
25、 and fresh vegetable ()2.We can learn that the daughter of Mary King _.Adoesnt have enough time to go shoppingBis fond of buying frozen vegetables Cis getting on well with her classmatesDis too stressed to prepare for the finals ()3.According to the passage, why should highsugar foods be avoided?ABe
26、cause it increases the adrenaline.BBecause it can make students more stressed.CBecause it can excite people.DBecause it can make people fat.()4.We can infer from the passage that _.Athe more water one drinks, the betterBJane Clarke knows Mary King very wellCeating is closely related to peoples menta
27、l health Dthe daughter of Mary King takes in too much caffeine【主旨大意】Mary King写信的目的是帮助她的女儿放松和集中注意力。1【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段可知新鲜的蔬果富含维生素C。2【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据文中第一段“as getting out to buy fresh fruit and vegetables is timeconsuming.”可知Mary King的女儿学习非常紧张，没有太多的时间去购物。3【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Highsugar foods such
28、 as biscuits and sweets could make people feel excited”可知。4【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Jane Clarke的回信可知饮食与一个人的精神健康关系很密切。B(2016黑龙江实验中学高三10月考试，C) Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures.They understand the im
29、portance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptionsmistaken ideas.One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the belief that ones own cultures way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures.Its ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business.To avoid ethnoc
30、entrism, its necessary to study the different elements of culture: language, values and attitudes, and customs and manners.LanguageA knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways.First, people can communicate directly.Second, people are usually more open in thei
31、r communication with someone who speaks their language.Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said directly.Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.Values and AttitudesValues are peoples basic beliefs about the differe
32、nce between right and wrong, good and bad.An attitude is a way of thinking or acting.Values and attitudes influence international business.For example, many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and they buy a lot of it.Cus
33、toms and MannersCustoms are common social practices.Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite.For example, in the United States, it is the custom to have salad before the main course at dinner, not after.Its not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table.Failure to understa
34、nd the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products.Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesnt sell well because the French dont usually drink juice with breakfast.()5.A knowledge of the local language allows international busines
35、s people _.Ato be more open with their customersBto communicate without outside helpCto express their thoughts indirectlyDto have a better idea of their own culture()6.The act of many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role of _.AmannersBvaluesCattitudesDcustoms()7.What would be the be
36、st title for the text?AMisconceptions in BusinessBBasic Beliefs in BusinessCInternational Business CultureDSuccessful International Business【主旨大意】本文为说明文。题材为社会文化。文章告诉我们成功的国际商人总是能理解别国的文化，并且会在不同的文化背景下采取不同的方法。为了避免产生错觉，我们需要从语言、价值观和态度、风俗和礼貌几方面理解别国文化。5【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段，国际商人懂得当地语言，可以更容易被当地顾客接受，而A项表述反了；C项
37、应该是直接(directly)表达自己的思想；D项为“有利于商人更好地理解本国文化，” 明显错误。6【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段，价值观(value)是关于对和错、好和坏的判断；态度(attitude)是指想法和做法。而“喜欢购买瑞士的巧克力”正是一种做法。7【答案】C【解析】主旨大意题。根据全篇可知，本文主要讲跨文化交际和国际商业活动的关系。所以，应该抓住核心词international 和culture。.书面表达(2016山西太原五中高三上学期检测)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据要点写封回信。内容要点：1参加中文学习班；2看中文书刊
38、、电视；3学唱中文歌曲；4.交中国朋友。注意：1词数100左右；2可适当增加细节。Dear Peter，_Best wishes!Li Hua【答案】One possible version：Dear_Peter，Im glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.Here are a few suggestions.First，it is important to take a Chinese course，as youll be able to learn from the tea
39、cher and practice with your fellow students.Then，it also helps to watch TV and read books，newspapers and magazines in Chinese whenever possible. Besides, it should be a good idea to learn and sing Chinese songs, because by doing so youll learn and remember Chinese words easily. You can also make more Chinese friends. They will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese. Try and write me in Chinese next time.Best_wishes!Li_Hua
