1、UNIT 5 Languages around the world.阅读理解A young woman carrying a threeyearold child got on a bus.The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child.On seeing this, people were surprised and began to talk.“You know t
2、his conductor used to be very rude.Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior, ”said a middleaged man.“Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company，” said a second passenger.“Thats right，” another lady said, “I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could le
3、arn from this conductor.”Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said, “Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised.”Before he could open his mouth, the threeyearold child sitting on the young womans lap interrupted, “I know
4、 his name.I call him Dad.”本文是一篇记叙文。一直对乘客非常不礼貌的售票员一反常态地对上车的一对母子非常客气，乘客们惊讶于他的改变，最后发现这对母子是他的妻子和孩子。1.The passengers were _ to see the conductors kindness to the woman and the child.AexcitedBpleasedCinterestedDsurprised答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“On seeing this, people were surprised and began to talk.You know th
5、is conductor used to be very rude.”可知，看到这一幕的时候，乘客们都很惊讶这位售票员如此有礼貌。故D项正确。2One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to _.Amake a demand for more busesBpraise the conductor for his good serviceCcriticize the conductor for his rude behaviorDinvite a newspaper reporter to write about the co
6、nductor答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company， said a second passenger.”可知，另外一个乘客建议写信给汽车公司表扬这位售票员。故B项正确。3The word “he” in the last paragraph refers to _.Athe gentleman Bthe conductorCthe middleaged man Dthe threeyearold child答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段“Just
7、then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said，Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised.”可知，一位乘客转向售票员询问售票员的姓名。本句中he指代前句中的“the conductor”。故B项正确。4It is clear from the story that the conductor _.Ahas changed his attitude towards hi
8、s workBhas been kind and polite to all passengers nowChas not changed his rude behavior to passengersDhas been kind and polite to women with children now答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章“I know his name.I call him Dad.”可知，实际上上车的妇女和孩子是这位售票员的妻子和孩子，他只是对自己的亲人非常礼貌客气。实际上并没有改变对其他乘客的不礼貌行为。故C项正确。.完形填空Born in America, I spok
9、e English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors.When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese _1_ at my face, but I pushed them _2_.My mom believed I would learn when I was ready.But the _3_ never came. On a Chinese New Years Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do wa
10、s _4_ at him, confused，scratching my head.“Still cant speak Chinese? ” he _5_ me，“You cant even buy a fish in Chinatown.”“Hey, this is America, not China.Ill get some _6_ with or without Chinese，” I replied and turned to my mom for permission.“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu，” she said,
11、handing over a $20 bill.I _7_ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish _8_ surrounded in a sea of customers.“Id like to buy some fresh fish，” I shouted to the fisherman.But he _9_ my English words and turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behi
12、nd increased with their impatience. With every _10_， the breath of the dragons on my back grew strongermy blood boiling_11_ me to cry out，“Xian Sheng Yu，please.”“Very Xian Sheng, ”I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter.My face turned _12_and I ran back home emptyhanded, except for the $20 bill I
13、 held tightly in my pocket. Should I laugh or cry? Theyre Chinese.Im Chinese.I should feel right at _13_.Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace(丢脸) to the language. Sometimes，I laugh at my fish _14_，but, in the end, the joke is on me.Every laugh is a culture _15_；every laugh is my heritage(传统) fading a
14、way.本文为记叙文。身为中国人，“我”出生在美国，熟悉英语却不懂汉语，导致了“我”去唐人街买鱼因语言不通而被嘲笑，这件事让“我”明白了一个道理：“笑话”反映的是一种文化的缺失，我们不应该让文化丢失。1A.customsBgamesCcharactersDlanguage答案：C解析：考查名词。custom习俗；game游戏；character 文字；language语言。根据“I spoke English，not Chinese，the language of my ancestors”可知，“我”不会说汉语，“我”的父母给“我”展示的是汉字卡，故选C项。2A.ahead Baround
15、Calong Daside答案：D解析：考查副词。由语境可知，此处为转折关系，父母将一些带汉字的卡片给“我”看，但是“我”把它们推开了，push aside“把推向一旁”，符合语境。push ahead“向前推，推行”，push around“任意摆布”，push along“离开”均不符合语境，故选D项。3A.success Bstudy Ctime Dattempt答案：C解析：考查名词。success成功；study学习；time时间；attempt试图。根据“My mom believed I would learn when I was ready.”可知，此处表示但是“我”准备好要
16、学汉语的那个时间从来没有出现过，故选C项。4A.aiming Bjoking Cnodding Dstaring答案：D解析：考查动词。aim瞄准；joke开玩笑；nod点头；stare盯着。“我”听不懂只能盯着他看，stare at sb.盯着某人，故选D项。5A.cared about Blaughed at Cargued with Dasked after答案：B解析：考查短语动词。care about关心；laugh at嘲笑；argue with争辩；ask after询问。“You cant even buy a fish in Chinatown.”此句话含有嘲笑意味，故选B项
17、。6A.right now Bfrom now Cat times Din time答案：A解析：考查短语。right now立刻；from now从现在开始；at times时不时；in time及时。由“Ill get some _6_ with or without Chinese”及联系下段可知，“我”想证明给“我”的舅舅看，“我”现在就能去唐人街买到鱼，故选A项。7A.repeated Breviewed Cspelled Dkept答案：A解析：考查动词。repeat重复；review复习；spell拼写；keep保持。由上文母亲话中的“Xin Xian Yu”及“我”没有学习汉语
18、可以推断出，“我”为了防止忘掉要买的东西的名字，而不断重复着“Xin Xian Yu”这几个字，故选A项。8A.farm Bstand Cpond Dmarket答案：B解析：考查名词。farm农场；stand小摊；pond池塘；market市场。分析句子结构可知，“我”发现鱼摊被很多顾客围着，故选B项。9A.guessed Bforgot Cdoubted Dignored答案：D解析：考查动词。guess猜测；forget遗忘；doubt疑惑；ignore忽视。由第二段中的“You cant even buy a fish in Chinatown.”及本句中的“turned to ser
19、ve the next customer”可知，这个卖鱼人没有在意“我”说的话，即“无视，不理睬”，故选D项。10A.second Beffort Cdesire Dmovement答案：A解析：考查名词。second秒；effort努力；desire渴望；movement运动。由本段第三句中的“turned to serve the next customer”及空后的“the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger”可知，每过一秒钟“我”就越生气。此处second表示“秒”的意思，故选A项。11A.forcing Ballowing C
20、persuading Dleading答案：A解析：考查动词。force强迫；allow允许；persuade劝说；lead带领。由本句中的“my blood boiling”可知，“我”被激怒了，因此“我”强迫自己大声喊出“我”要买的东西，故选A项。12A.bright Bblank Cpale Dred答案：D解析：考查形容词。bright明亮的；blank空白的；pale苍白的；red红润的。根据“The crowd erupted into laughter.”可知“我”在周围人的嘲笑下羞愧得脸红了，故选D项。13A.service Bhome Crisk Droot答案：B解析：考查
21、名词。service服务；home家；risk危险；root根。根据上文的“Theyre Chinese.Im Chinese.”可知，“我们”是同一个民族的人，“我们”是一家人，所以“我”在中国人中间应该就是在家一样，是感到自在的，故选B项。14A.trade Bdeed Cchallenge Dincident答案：D解析：考查名词。trade贸易；deed行为；challenge挑战；incident事件。“我”有时笑话自己这次买鱼的事，故选D项。15A.thrown Blost Cdivided Dreflected答案：B解析：考查动词。throw扔；lose失去；divide分割；reflect反映。“我”是中国人，但是却不会说汉语，在“我”身上体现出的是文化丢失，每一声嘲笑都体现出了文化的丢失，故选B项。
