Unit 2 Reading and Thinking 同步檢測 人教版（2019）高中英語選擇性必修第二冊

PAGESectionⅠReadingandThinking(1)閱讀理解。第一節(jié)ASpanishLanguage&CultureProgrammeWhileimprovingyourlanguageskills,youcanlearnaboutSpanishculturewiththehelpofcoursesinart,tourism,cinemaandmore...taughtinSpanish.Place:Alicante,SpainPrice:$3,495Dates:·Programme:fromNovember5thtoDecember1st·Application:bySeptember1st·Withdrawal:beforeOctober1stApplication:·Completeapplication·GPA:notlessthan2.5·Onlineapplicationfee:$95·Educationcompleted:highschoolgraduateProgrammeDetailsYou’lltake1languagecourseand1culturecourse.Languagecoursesmeetfor60classhours/4credits(學(xué)分),whileculturecoursesmeetfor20hours/1credit.Languageandculturecoursesmeetdaily.Monday—Friday.ActivelearningofyourcoursesmaybescheduledforFridays.BeforeyouleaveforAlicante,youwillchooseyourpreferredcoursesandtakealanguageplacementexam.You’llbeadmittedtocoursesbasedontheiravailability.SoitisinyourbestinteresttohaveyourhomeuniversityagreewithmanycoursesbeforeyousetoffforAlicante.Tomakesurethatyoureceivethecreditforthelanguagelevelthatisfitforyou,haveyourhomeuniversitypre-agreewithcoursesatseverallevelsbeforeyouleaveforSpain.Pleaseaskyouradvisoratyourhomeuniversityaboutcreditguidelines.WhereYou’llStudyandStayLyingononeofSpain’smostattractivecampuses,theUniversityofAlicanteallowsyoutotakepartinclassesandactivities:withSpanishandotherinternationalstudents.YoucanchooseCEAhousingorprepareyourownindependenthousing.CEAhousingwillmakeeveryefforttomatchyourhousingrequests.1.Whencanyoutakebackyourapplication?A.OnDecember1st.B.OnOctober1st.C.OnNovember5th.D.OnSeptember5th.2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthisprogramme?A.Eachofthecoursescosts$95.B.Highschoolfreshmencanapplyforit.C.Studentscanget5creditsafterfinishingtheprogramme.D.Activelearningcoursesshouldbebookedaheadoftime.3.WhatshouldyoudobeforeleavingforAlicante?A.Gainasmanycreditsaspossible.B.Preparemanychoicesofcourses.C.Improveyourcommunicationskill.D.Tryyourchosencoursesatyourhomeuniversity.BCultureshockoccurswhenpeoplehavebeensuddenlythrownintoanewculture.Newcomersmaybeanxiousbecausetheydon’tspeakthelanguage.Neitherdotheyknowthecustomsorunderstandthepeople’sbehaviourindailylives.Quiteoftenthevisitorsfindthat“yes”maynotalwaysmean“yes”,thatfriendlinessdoesnotnecessarilymeanfriendship,orthatstatementsthatappeartobeseriousarereallyintendedasjokes.Theforeignersmaybeunsureastowhentoshakehands,whentostartconversations,orhowtoapproachastranger.Theideaofcultureshockhelpsexplainfeelingsofpuzzlementandconfusion.Languageproblemsdonotleadtoallthesetbacksthatpeoplefeel.Whenonehaslosteverythingthatwasoncefamiliar,suchasunderstandingatransportationsystem,knowinghowtoregisterforuniversityclasses,orknowinghowtomakefriends,difficultiesincopingwiththenewsocietymayarise.Whenanindividualentersastrangeculture,heorshefeelslikeafishoutofwater.Newcomersfeelattimesthattheydonotbelongtothecultureandfeeldesertedbythenativemembersoftheculture.Whenthishappens,visitorsmaywanttorefuseeverythingaboutthenewenvironmentandmayglorifyandsingtheirownpraisesofthepositiveaspectsoftheirownculture.Ontheotherside,morevisitorsmaysneezeattheirnativecountrybyrejectingitsvalueandinsteadchoosingtoapproveofthevalueofthenewcountry.Thismayoccurasanattempttoacceptthenewcultureinordertobetakeninbythepeopleinit.

4.Whatdopeoplefeelwhentheyaresuddenlyinanewculture?A.Excited.B.Delighted.C.Upset. D.Hopeless.5.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A.It’simpossibletogetusedtoanewculture.B.Peoplefeelconfusedduetocultureshock.C.Foreignersoftendon’tmeanwhattheysay.D.Mostforeignersareusuallyquitehumorous.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“heorshefeelslikeafishoutofwater”inthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Peopleawayfromtheirculturescanhardlysurviveinanewculture.B.Afishcannotsurvivewithoutwater.C.Peopleawayfromtheirculturesexperiencementalloneliness.D.Peopleawayfromtheircultureswantnothingtodowiththeirnativecountry.7.Whatisthebiggestbarrier(障礙)peopleoftenmeetwithinanewcountry?A.Thelanguage. B.Thetransportation.C.Theenvironment. D.Thepuzzlement.第二節(jié)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。ChoosingtoStudyOverseasEveryyear,thousandsofstudentschoosetostudyinanothercountryforasemester,thesummer,orayear.Studyingoverseascanbeanexcitingexperienceformanypeople.8

Livinginanothercountrycanhelpyoutolearnalanguage,andlearnaboutanotherculture.9Overseasstudymayalsolookgoodonyourfuturerésumé.Manycompaniestodaywantemployeeswhospeakasecondlanguage,orhaveexperiencesoflivingorworkinginanothercountry.

MakingtherightchoiceOnceyoudecidetostudyoverseas,youhavetomakesomechoices.Tochoosetherightcountryorschool,askyourself:WheredoIwanttogoandwhy?HowmuchdoIwanttopay?10DoIwanttolivewithahostfamily,withroommates,oralone?

GettingreadytogoGetyourpassportandvisaearly!11Learnaboutthemoney.Bringsomeofit,andacreditcard,withyou.

Onceyouarethere,afterthefirstfewweeksoverseas,manystudentswillfeelalittlehomesick.Theymaymisstheirfamily,friends,andfamiliarwaysofdoingthings.12Whenyoufeelsadorhomesick,trytotalktoothers,orwriteaboutyourfeelingsinanotebook.

A.Whydoit?B.Youshouldimproveyourmothertonguebeforeyougo.C.Largenumbersofstudentscan’taffordtostudyoverseas.D.HowlongdoIwanttostudyoverseas?E.Rememberthatittakestimetogetusedtoanewplace,school,andculture.F.Youwillseetheworldinanewway,andlearnmoreaboutyourself.G.Beforeyougo,learnsomeofthelanguage,andreadaboutsomecommoncustomsinyourhostcountry.ReadingandThinking(2)Ⅰ.單句語法填空。1.Twothirdsoftheboysinthisschooldidn’tgetthe(qualify)lastyear.

2.Mysisterannounces(ambitious)thatshewouldgetaPhDdegreewithinoneyear.

3.Peterhasgreatdifficultywithhis(adapt)totheweatherinthenortheastofChina.

4.(comfort)bywhatshesaid,Janecalmeddownbyandby.

5.Josephwilldelivera(present)nextweekaboutanewelectronicdevice.

6.Sometimes(recall)goodmemoriesinthepastisakindofhappinessfortheelderly.

7.Beforetrainsandcars,(messenger)onfootoronhorsebackcarriedletters.

8.Ourheadmasterfocusesongirls’(participate)insportsthissemester.

9.Ashortvideoofhermotherhassetoffanattackof(homesick)onJulia.

10.Youwon’tgetfarunlessyoufindyour(motivate)inyourself.

Ⅱ.用方框中所給短語的正確形式填空。participatein,speakup,feelathome,engagein,getinvolvedin,bequalifiedfor,adaptto,setup,taketurns,getusedto1.WhenwemovedtoFrance,ourchildrenthechangeverywell.2.Thegovernmenthasdecidedtoanewschoolforthevillagechildren.3.Adamonseeingsomanyfriendlyfacesonthefirstdayinhisnewschool.4.voluntaryworkmakeshimfeelhappyandfulfilled.5.MrsWarnerencouragesustowhenwepractiseEnglish.6.Wehelpedeachotherandtocarrythepackagetogothroughthejungle.7.Asalecturer,IhavebeenEnglishteachingfortenyears.8.Myfathersittinginfrontofthehouseinthesunshineinthosedays.9.Withgreatwisdom,responsibilityandpatience,Jackthemanagerposition.10.Toimprovemyself,Iareadingactivityheldamongthecityschoolslastyear.Ⅲ.語法填空。XieLei,whoisstudyingforabusinessqualificationatauniversity,1.(leave)ChinaforLondonfortheone-year-longexchangeprogramme.Her2.(ambitious)istosetupabusinessinChinaaftergraduation.Atfirst,shehadtoovercomeseveralchallengesforheradaptationtothetotallynewculture.

Shechose3.(live)withahostfamily,4.membersareallhelpfultoherinlearningEnglishandshetaughtLaurahowtocookChinesefood.5.firsttimeXieLeiwroteanessay,shefoundtheacademicrequirementswerehardtomeet.Students’participationinclassisveryimportant,involvingraisingquestions6.givingpresentations.XieLeimadeagreatsuccessbyperforming7.(active).Toherdelight,shenowfeelsmuchmoreathomeintheUKmainlyduetoherengaging8.Britishculture.SinceBritishpeoplearefascinatedbyChineseculture,XieLeisharesitbygetting9.(involve)insocialactivities.

Sheisnowactingasaculturalmessenger10.(build)abridgebetweenthetwocountries.[提升]Ⅳ.閱讀理解。Workingorlearninginaforeigncountrycanbeadifficultexperience.Thehardestpartofworkingabroadisn’tfindingaplacetostayorlearningthelanguage.It’slearningtoovercomecultureshock.TheanthropologistKalveroObergfirstcoinedtheterm“cultureshock”.Hereportedthatcultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialcommunicationwhilelivingandworkinginanotherculture.Thesethingsarepartofeverydaylife,andincludemanysigns,gestures,facialexpressions,andcustoms.Whenweenteranewculture,thesecues(提示)areusuallynotpresentorsodifferentthatthey’renolongerunderstandabletous.“Whenapersonentersaforeignculture,”wroteOberg,“allormostofthesefamiliarcuesareeliminated.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedheorshemaybe,lotsofprops(支柱)havebeenknockedoutfromunderhimorher.”ThisiswhathappenedtoLara,ayoungITconsultant(顧問)fromAmericawhomovedlastyeartotheircompanyinsouthernEurope.ThreeweeksaftershearrivedinEurope,Larasentadesperateemailbeggingtoreturnhome.“Thepeoplearesounfriendly,”Larawrote.“TheyeatatstrangehoursandI’mstartingtogetallergic(過敏的)tothelocalfood.Ican’tgetanythingdonebecausetheirwayofdoingbusinessissodisorganisedandsoinefficientandIhaveaterribleskinitchbecauseofthewater.Iwanttocomehome!”WhatLaraandotherITconsultantsmeetontheirfirstassignmentabroadiscultureshock.Whileyoucan’tpreventcultureshockfromhappening,youcantakesomemeasurestocutdownitseffects.1.Whatisthemostdifficultpartforaforeignstudent?A.Enteringafamousschool.B.Findingarightplacetolive.C.Adaptingtothelocalculture.D.Learningtheforeignlanguage.2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“eliminated”inparagraph3?A.Solved.B.Measured.C.Observed. D.Removed.3.WhydoestheauthordescribeLara’sexperience?A.Totellushowshemanagestoworkwell.B.Toexplaintouswhatcultureshockis.C.Toshowushowtoadapttocultureshock.D.Toshowuswherewe’llmeetwithcultureshock.Ⅴ.完形填空。ForthepasttwoyearsIhavebeentravellingandlivingabroad.1hasbecomemoreofafeelingthanaplace.Ifeelathome2IamwithmyfamilyinLondon,butIalsofeelathomeinItalywithfriendsImeet,orinSpainwithmypartner.Homeisnolongerapictureofa3withafrontdoorandsomewindows.Itismore4thanthat.

Thisisoneofthereasonswhy5theNewYearhasbecomeveryimportantforme.NewYear’sEvehasbecomemytimetoreconnectwiththe6thatmakemefeelathome.Everyyearwetrytoreunite,nomatterwheretheworldhastakenus,andrememberthetimewhenwekneweachotherso7thatwefeltlikeafamily.Itisamomenttoreconnectandgetto8eachotheragain.Lastyear,we9toacottage(村舍)inIrelandwherewehadnoInternetandnoneighbours.Inthemiddleofthe10,awayfromourbigandconstantlychanginglives,wewereabletobecomelikealittle11again.

Thisyear,wewenttoBarcelona.Itwasaverybigchange.Wewere12bycultureandjoy.Therewerebarsandparties.Itwasdifferent,butonethingstayedmuchthesame—Ifeltathomeandwefeltlikeafamily13.

Twohoursinto2020,IrealisedthatIwas14enoughtobewithpeoplewhodidn’tmindandjustwantedto15thefirstdayoftheNewYearwithmeevenifitwasonasofawatchingTV!

1.A.Mind B.LifeC.Home D.Advice2.A.since B.untilC.before D.when3.A.temple B.towerC.house D