1、Section Communication Workshop,Language Awareness 9,Culture Corner and Bulletin Board课后篇巩固探究一、写作词汇检测完成下列小对话或语篇。1.What is the baby doing now?It is (含在嘴里吮食)up milk in the bottle.来源:Z+xx+k.Com答案:sucking2.Why did she (摇动) higher and higher?Because her friend pushed her.答案:swing3.What are they talking ab
2、out now?They are talking about whether to (废除)the rules.答案:abolish4.Why are the people gathering there?The house was (闯入).答案:broken into5.A few days ago,the shop was (闯入).The thief was caught the next day.He was (判处)to five years in prison and he was also (罚款).(因此),everyone in the neighborhood was w
3、orried.They made sure that they had locked the door when they left home.答案:broken into;sentenced;fined;Consequently二、阅读词汇检测写出画线部分的汉语意思。The merchant used to sell pans 1. and some wax 2.He believed in Buddhism3. and said his prayers 4.every night.He dealt with everything on principle 5.He was worried
4、about the lack of spiritual 6. values in this modern world.答案:1.平底锅2.蜡3.佛教4.祷告5.原则6.精神的三、单句填空1.Frank insisted that he (be) not asleep although I had great difficulty in waking him up.答案:was2.Though (surprise) to see us,the professor gave us a warm welcome.答案:surprised3.It was not until I came here I
5、 realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.答案:that4.Take care during the holidays!Drinking too much can contribute heart disease and cause high blood pressure.答案:to5.How about your journey to Mount Emei?Everything was wonderful except that our car (break) down twice
6、 on the way.答案:broke6.The driver was at loss when word came that he would be arrested for speeding.答案:a四、阅读理解A导学号16924027(20162017大庆铁人中学高二检测)Doing well in high school prepares students for life in college and beyond,so achieving student success is important.High school students learn valuable inform
7、ation from class lectures and homework,and by asking for help when it is needed.Being prepared for tests and engaging in school activities can help a student to achieve success in high school.Complete any homework you are assigned on time.Then,if you need help understanding a concept you will have p
8、lenty of time to get help.Create a study area in your home.This can be a quiet bench outside or a seating area in your room.If you like to listen to music while studying,listen to classical or relaxing music.Be sure to have plenty of lighting in the area to read your textbook or notes.Keep a schedul
9、e.If you have extra-curricular activities like sports or school meetings,make sure to schedule your homework and study time around them.Keeping a schedule will allow you to get better grades while they are having fun in high school.Eat breakfast.Having breakfast each morning before school will give
10、you energy and brain function to pay better attention in class.Eat snacks during study sessions to keep alert and focused on your work.Create a study group to help fellow high school students and get help if you need it.Studying with others will help reinforce concepts and information,and if you nee
11、d help there will always be someone there to help you before you get behind in your studies.Set up after-school hours with your teacher if you need extra tutoring.Visiting a teacher for one-on-one time before a test will help you nail down those last few concepts you need help with.1.What will make
12、it possible for the high school students to get better grades while they are having fun?A.Creating a study area in their home.B.Keeping a schedule and following it.C.Eating breakfast every morning before school.D.Finding a tutor to get one-on-one instruction.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Keeping a schedule w
13、ill allow you to get better grades while they are having fun in high school.”可知,坚持一个日程表会让高中生在玩的同时取得好成绩,故B项正确。2.How can the students help themselves before they fall behind in their studies?A.To eat snacks during the study time to keep alert.B.To create a study group to get help if you need it.C.To m
14、ake sure to have plenty of lighting in the study area.D.To be prepared for the exam and engaged in the school activity.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“and if you need help there will always be someone there to help you before you get behind in your studies.”可知,学习小组能够帮助你学习不掉队,故B项正确。来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K3.What is th
15、e best title of the passage?A.How to achieve student success in high school.B.How to make full preparations for the exam.C.Ways to get better grades than other students.D.Ways to improve the learning efficiency.答案:A解析:主旨大意题。根据文章内容,特别是第一段中的“Doing well in high school prepares students for life in coll
16、ege and beyond,so achieving student success is important.”可知,本文主要介绍了在高中取得学业上成功的几点建议,故A项正确。B(20162017湖北四校高二联考)It is often said that Western Europeans speak English.From traveling all through Europe,I know that this is not entirely true.Some regions of Europe have a 90% of English speaking rate,while
17、in other parts,English is generally a tongue which is impossible to understand.The divide,it seems,lies with the Romance languages.In Scandinavia,Germany,Belgium,the Netherlands,and the rest of the Western European non-Romance language speaking regions,English seem to be understood and spoken just l
18、ike the peoples first tongue.In Iceland,I have never experienced English was spoken so well and so widely by a non-native speaking country.And I have almost never met a Dutch person who did not speak English almost as well as my countrymen.But when you move to south of Western Europe a little,someth
19、ing happens.English becomes a less useful language for travel.You just cross over the Romance language barrier and into Spain,Portugal,France,and Italy,where English is spoken at a rate that does not seem to be much higher than in China,Latin America,or Southeast Asia.Traveling through Europe and wo
20、rking at hotels around the world that are popular with Europeans,have given me a deeper view of their usage of foreign languages.The northern Europeans can often speak five or six languages,while the Romance speakers hardly know more than their birth tongue.And if you think that Spanish and Italian
21、are so similar that they can be understood by each other,I tell you that this is completely wrong.Spaniards and Italians dont even understand each other.It is also not a fact that people from both of these countries can communicate in French;only those who put a high amount of effort into learning E
22、nglish or have lived abroad for years can speak English well.People often say that French people really understand English but refuse to speak it,but from watching hundreds of French travelers over the years struggle with English abroad as well as friends in France trying in vain to communicate with
23、 me,I know that this is not true.English is simply not widely spoken there outside the large cities.4.According to the passage,which statement do you think is TRUE?A.In Iceland,English is not spoken very well.B.A Dutch person can almost speak English as well as the author himself.C.The Spanish and I
24、talians are so similar that they can be understood easily by each other.D.English is as widely spoken as French in France.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And I have almost never met a Dutch person who did not speak English almost as well as my countrymen.”可知,荷兰人说的英语就像母语一样好。故选B项。5.The author is probably a(n).A.
25、FrenchmanB.DutchmanC.AmericanD.Chinese 答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第二段的描述,可推知作者不是荷兰人和中国人;根据第五段的描述,可推知作者也不是法国人。故选C项。6.What does “this” in the last paragraph mean?A.Western Europeans speak English.B.French people really understand English but refuse to speak it.C.Hundreds of French travelers struggle with English
26、abroad.D.Friends in France try in vain to communicate with me in English.答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据前文的“People often say that French people really understand English but refuse to speak it,but from watching hundreds of French travelers over the years struggle with English abroad as well as friends in France try
27、ing in vain to communicate with me.”(人们常说法国人真懂英语,但拒绝说它,但从多年观察成百上千的法国游客在英语国家里设法使用英语和我的法国朋友试图跟我进行聊天但无法沟通之后)可知,“我”发现这不是真的,this指的是“French people really understand English but refuse to speak it”。故选B项。7.Where is the passage most probably taken from?A.Travel journal.来源:学科网ZXXKB.Fashion magazine.C.Geograph
28、y textbook.D.News report.答案:A解析:文章出处题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了英语在西欧的使用情况,同时我们会发现这些情况来自于作者自己在旅行中的发现。因此本文应出自于旅游杂志。故选A项。五、七选五阅读理解根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。导学号16924028(20162017重庆七中高二检测)Can you imagine your parents choosing your husband or wife for you?And can you imagine not setting eyes on him or
29、her until your wedding day?This situation is common in the Middle East and many parts of Africa.1 We dont realize that people in other places often get married in very different waysand with different motives.2A marriage provides a safe and stable home for the husband and wife.It also joins children
30、,making sure the couple will be taken care of in the old age.Because a marriage is important for the whole family,some cultures dont let young people choose whom to marry.Just as there are many different reasons for marriage,there are also many different wedding rituals(仪式).3 In a typical Western we
31、dding,the bride seeks good luck by wearing“something old,something new,something borrowed and something blue.” Something old represents the past.Something new represents success in the future.Something borrowed reminds the bride she can get help from her friends and family.4In Poland,one wedding tra
32、dition is not only lucky,but also very practical.The wedding guests pin money to the brides dress while she is dancing.The money is meant to bring luck and to help the young couple build their new life.In Bermuda,the young couple plants a tree in the yard of their new home.Once they move in,they tak
33、e good care of the tree,making it grow and blossom.The planting of the tree is a good metaphor(隐喻)for marriage.5A.Every culture has its own ways of bringing good luck to the happy couple.B.And something blue reminds her to be true to her husband.来源:Zxxk.ComC.In the United States,parents do not arran
34、ge marriages for their children.D.A truly good marriage is something that grows with care.E.Marriage customs around the world often differ from our own.F.In many countries,marriage is a practical matter.G.Different countries have different cultures.来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K答案:15 EFABD六、选词创境运用下列写作词汇,自己创设一个语境,形
35、成一个小语段。 homeless,come into being,well off,show off,knock into,break into答案:One possible version:The villagers often helped each other and sometimes they helped the homeless as well.These traditions came into being a long time ago.If someone is well off,he/she shouldnt show off and if someone knocks into another person,he/she should say sorry to that person.If someones house is broken into,his/her neighbor should go to help.Each villager plays an important role in the village.
