高一英語閱讀訓(xùn)練

高一英語閱讀訓(xùn)練

議論文體裁概述：

議論文是作者對(duì)某個(gè)問題或某件事情進(jìn)行分析、評(píng)論，表明自己的觀點(diǎn)、立場(chǎng)、態(tài)度、

看法和主張的一種文體。這類文章或從正面提出某種見解，或是駁斥別人的錯(cuò)誤觀點(diǎn)，以說

服讀者同意自己的觀點(diǎn)為主要目的。

議論文一般有論點(diǎn)、論據(jù)和論證三個(gè)要素。論點(diǎn)是議論文的核心，是文章要表達(dá)的主要

思想內(nèi)容；論據(jù)是作者所引用的用以證明和支持論點(diǎn)的材料，這些材料可以是名人名言、事

實(shí)例證，或是統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)等，只要是對(duì)證明論點(diǎn)有利的材料都可以為作者所用；確定了論點(diǎn)和

論據(jù)材料后，作者還需要將這些論據(jù)合理地組織在一起，就是我們所說的論證。

議論文閱讀技巧：

要想讀懂議論文、理解作者的寫作意圖，關(guān)鍵在于是否能夠把握議論文的三要素。首先,

論點(diǎn)是作者對(duì)所論述事件的基本看法和立場(chǎng)，找準(zhǔn)論點(diǎn)有助于把握文章的整體方向和理解文

章主題的深層內(nèi)涵：理清論據(jù)材料的內(nèi)容能夠幫助讀者更深層次地理解論點(diǎn)的含義；論據(jù)是

作者組織、運(yùn)用論據(jù)的手法。論證方法多種多樣，常見的有：

1.歸納法，即從分析個(gè)別事例入手，找出事物的共同特點(diǎn)，從而得出結(jié)論。

2.演繹法，即從一般原理出發(fā)，對(duì)個(gè)別事物進(jìn)行說明、分析后得出結(jié)論。

3.比較對(duì)照法，即對(duì)所有事實(shí)、方面進(jìn)行對(duì)照，找出異同之處，然后加以分析，得出

結(jié)論。

4.駁論法，即先列出錯(cuò)誤的觀點(diǎn)，然后加以逐條批駁，反證自己觀點(diǎn)的正確性。

英語議論文在表達(dá)上多使用有辯論、推理等含義的連接詞和過渡詞等的結(jié)構(gòu)，如since,

nowthat（既然），therefbre（因而），consequently（因此），accordingly（因此），hence（因而），inthat

case（在那種情況下）。還有些常用句型比如Itfbllowsthat…（因而）,If-?,,wemayconclude

that…（如果，我們可以這樣下結(jié)論）?Itistruethat--,but…（誠(chéng)然，但是）,Even

if…（即使……）等。同學(xué)們?cè)陂喿x的時(shí)候可以通過尋找關(guān)鍵詞語表達(dá)來快速搜索需要的信息。

議論文的設(shè)題類型及解答：

議論文常見的設(shè)題方式有：主旨大意題、細(xì)節(jié)理解題、推理判斷題、作者觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題等。

主旨大意題主要考察讀者對(duì)議論文全篇思想內(nèi)容的理解;細(xì)節(jié)理解題雖然可以通過直接的查

找的方法找出答案，但要注意選項(xiàng)中與文章的細(xì)微差別，避免擴(kuò)大、縮小或誤讀作者的本意;

推理判斷題和作者觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題的解答一般是建立在對(duì)議論文中心立場(chǎng)的基本把握上，在此基

礎(chǔ)上推斷出作者的“言外之意”和未言明的思想內(nèi)涵。這些題型的題干表達(dá)方式主要有：

▲主旨大意題

(1)Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe.

(2)Themainideaofthepassageis.

▲細(xì)節(jié)理解題

(1)Accordingtothepassage,theauthormentions

(2)WhichofthefollowingdoestheauthorNOTdiscuss?

▲推理判斷題

(1)Thispassageisparticularlywrittenfor.

(2)Theauthoristryingtotellus.

▲作者觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題

(1)Theauthor'sattitudetoward***is.

(2)Whentheauthorsays***,hereallymeans.

下面，我們就結(jié)合高一年級(jí)各個(gè)版本教材中的具體篇章，學(xué)習(xí)如何閱讀議論文。

例1：

Everyyear,approximately1.6billiontonsofsoilflowsintotheYellowRiver,China's

secondlongestriver.Thesoilcontainsmaterialstokeepthenaturalbalanceofthearea.Overtime,

alotofsoilhasbeenremoved,whichhascausedseriouserosionofthelandalongtheRiver.In

someareasinShanxiProvince,thishasdestroyedalmostalltheland,andhasforcedmanylocal

farmerstomovetootherareas.

ItisahugejobtocontrolYellowRivererosion.Manypeoplebelievethiskindofworkis

bestdonebygovernmentorinternationalorganizations.Youmayagreewiththispointofview.If

so,itistimefbryoutothinkagain.

Infact,itisyouwhohavethemostimportantroletoplayinstoppingYellowRivererosion.

Didyouknowtheimportanceofyour5yuan?Forastart,itcanbuyyouatree,whichwillhelp

makesoilstayontheland.Onlandwithrichsoil,localfarmerscangrowcropstomakealiving.

Withthemoneytheyearnfromtheircrops,fannersbuygoodsorservices.Thishelpstodevelop

localeconomies.

Stillpuzzledhowyour5yuancanhavesomucheffect?Well,justtakealookatthefact

below.Since1997,atree-plantingprogrammehaschangedtheJiuchengongValleyinInner

Mongoliaintoagreenhomeland.Visitorsfromallovertheworldnowcometoadmirethisgreat

achievement.Whatismore,thesuccessoftheprogrammehasgreatlyimprovedthelivesofthe

localpeople.Justthink,allthisstartedwith5yuan!Sowhenyouhave5yuaninyourpocketnext

time,thinkhviceabouthowtousethemoney.Rememberyoucanuseittobuyatreeandcreatea

greenfuturefbrourmotherland,ourpeopleandyourself.

(選自北京師范大學(xué)出版社《普通高中課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)實(shí)驗(yàn)教科書?英語4》-Unit10)

?Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.alotofsoilhasflowedintotheYellowRiver

B.everyoneshouldtakeactiontohelpmakesoilstay

C.it'sthegovernment'sworktocontrolYellowRivererosion

D.5yuanhelpedJiuchengongValleychangeintoagreenhomeland

解析：該題目考查同學(xué)們對(duì)文章主要思想內(nèi)容的把握，是一道主旨大意題。從第一段的

幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞"soil""removed""erosion"可以看出文章的話題是有關(guān)黃河水土流失的，但這并非

是文章的主要內(nèi)容。從第二段"Manypeoplebelievethiskindofworkisbestdone...Ifso,itis

timeforyoutothinkagain.”可以看出作者對(duì)于防止水土流失提出了個(gè)人見解--不僅僅是政府

和國(guó)際組織的職責(zé)，每個(gè)人都可以為保持水土盡自己一份力，并且在下文對(duì)該觀點(diǎn)進(jìn)行了充

足的論證，同時(shí)也表明C選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。D選項(xiàng)是作者援引用以論證觀點(diǎn)的例證，也非文章主

旨。因此，B項(xiàng)正確。

?Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thesoilcankeepthenaturalbalance.

B.Farmerscanmakealivingwith5yuan.

C.AlotofworkisrequiredtocontrolYellowRivererosion.

D.Thetree-plantingprogrammeissuccessfulinsomeareas.

解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題目問根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，哪個(gè)選項(xiàng)不正確的。從文章第一段

"Thesoilcontainsmaterialstokeepthenaturalbalanceofthearea.”可知選項(xiàng)A正確。選項(xiàng)B來

自于第三段。該段說用5元錢可以買一棵樹，這棵樹可以幫助保持水土，使得農(nóng)民能種莊稼

維持生計(jì)。而選項(xiàng)B所說的農(nóng)民用5元錢便可維持生計(jì)，則有斷章取義之嫌。C選項(xiàng)來源

于第一段首句，D選項(xiàng)來源于最后一段，內(nèi)蒙古的九成宮村就是成功的范例。因此B為正

確選項(xiàng)。

例2：

Becauseoftheadvertisingboom,peopleareusedtoseeinghighstandardsofvisualdesign.

Modernadvertisementsmuststandoutinaworldfullofcompetitionbycombiningthehighest

standardsofdesignwithideaslinkedtotheproductstomakethemmoreattractive.Forexample,

someadvertisementsmaysuggestthatbuyingacarcanmakeyoufree.Thatis,theyusethe

conceptoffreedomtosellthecar.Othercommonideasincludehappiness,wealthandsuccess.In

fact,intheworldofadvertisements,suchcontentisasoldasadvertisingitself.

（選自北京師范大學(xué)出版社《普通高中課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)實(shí)驗(yàn)教科書?英語4》一Unit11）

?Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.aslongasyouownacar,youownfreedom

B.oldconceptsofaproductionarebetterthannewones

C.ideaslinkedtotheproductsdeterminethesuccessofanad

D.anadwithhighstandsofvisualdesignandlinkingideasissuccessful

解析：題目問從篇章中能推出以下哪個(gè)結(jié)論。文中“Forexample”一句說“汽車能使人變

得更加自由”，是指汽車給人們出行帶來的便利，選項(xiàng)A將這個(gè)概念模糊化為“擁有汽車

就擁有自由”顯然沒有理解原文的真正含義。最后一句話中提到了汽車廣告中通常使用的“概

念”，但并沒有說這些舊的概念就一定比新概念要更有優(yōu)勢(shì)，B項(xiàng)不正確。C項(xiàng)說產(chǎn)品相關(guān)

概念決定了廣告的成敗則與文中“Modernadvertisementsmuststandout…bycombining,,,

with…”的表述不符，現(xiàn)代廣告要想在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中取勝必須把廣告設(shè)計(jì)與產(chǎn)品概念相結(jié)合，同時(shí)

具備這兩個(gè)因素的廣告策劃則一定能取得成功，D項(xiàng)正確。

例3：

Becausewehavesomuchtochoosefrom,manycompaniesandstoresofferadviceabout

whatweshouldeat.Books,magazinesandtelevisionshowstellusaboutfoodandpillsweshould

buytobecomesmarter,healthierandmorebeautiful.Itisprobablybetter,however,ifwespend

ourtimeandmoneyinbuyinggoodfoodandkeepingabalanceddiet.Ifweeathealthyfoodinthe

rightamounts,wedonothavetobuyanysupplements.Thesamegoesfor"crashdiets11thatsome

companiessaywillmakeusloseweightfast.Insteadofeatingexpensivedietfoodorgoingon

unhealthydiets,wecansimplytrytoeatlessfatandsugarandexercisemore.

（選自人民教育出版社《全日制普通高級(jí)中學(xué)教科書（必修）--英語第一冊(cè)（下）》Unit13）

?Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheadviceofferedbyvariousmedia?

A.UninterestedB.NegativeC.ObjectiveD.Unmentioned

解析：這是一道觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題，題目問作者對(duì)于各類媒體提出的意見的看法。通過“Itis

probablybetter,however,ifwe…,wedonothavetobuyanysupplements.”和最后一句話

"Insteadofeatingexpensivedietfood???andexercisemore."我們可以得知，如果我們購(gòu)買優(yōu)質(zhì)

的食物、均衡飲食或者少吃脂肪、糖，多鍛煉，就不必購(gòu)買營(yíng)養(yǎng)品?？梢?，作者對(duì)于媒體的

促銷式宣傳是持否定態(tài)度的，故選B。

TheEnvironment

SectionA

Doyouknowthatyouareresponsiblefortheenvironment?Youmightnotknowthatall

thosecolorfulfireworksusedtocelebratespecialoccasions'maycauseseriousenvironmental

danger.Sowhenyouwanttobuysomefireworksorevenattendafireworksdisplay,askyourself

thatwhethertheentertainmentisreallyworthpollutingtheenvironment.Fireworkspolluteor

damageourplanetinvariousways.

AirPollution:Thesmokefromfireworksmainlyconsistsofpoisonousdusts,heavymetals

andotherpoisonouschemicalsorgases.Inaddition,theglobalwanningisincreasinglytakenour

attentionatpresent,whichgetsworsebyfireworks.Weneedtoworryaboutthegreenhousegases

thatfireworksproduce,includingcarbondioxideandozone.

Rubbish:Besidestheairpollution,thereisrubbishcausedbythefireworks.Thistrashonthe

groundisanuisance,requiringextratimeandmoneytoclean.Thegovernmenthasalreadybeen

strugglingwithrubbishfromourdailylife,butfireworksonlyaddtotheproblem.

NoisePollution:Fireworkscanbeloud.Inthemiddleofthenight,fireworksoftendisturb

peoplewhiletheyaresleeping.Noiseproducedbyfireworksat85decibels4orabovecandamage

hearing.Somepeoplealsoarguethenoisefromfireworksfrightensbabiesandpets.

Notes:1.occasionn.場(chǎng)合2.consistofv.由…組成

3.ozonen.]臭氧4.decibeln.分貝

Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.

()1.WhafsthemainideaofParagraphOne?

A.Fireworksshouldbeforbiddeninalldays.

B.Everyoneshouldberesponsiblefortheenvironment.

C.Peopleareallowedtosetofffireworksinspecialdays.

DSettingofffireworksmaygreatlypollutetheenvironment.

()2.Theglobalwarminginthispassageistotellus.

A.peopleshoulddosomethingtopreventit

B.fireworksmaketheenvironmentalproblemworse

C.fireworksarethemaincauseoftheglobalwarming

D.theenvironmentalproblemisgettingworseandworse

()3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Fireworkscanpollutetheenvironmentinmanyways.

B.Carbondioxideandozoneisproducedbyfireworks.

C.Noiseproducedbyfireworkscandamageourhearing.

D.Trashcausedbyfireworksisthemainsourceofrubbish.

()4.Theunderlinedword"nuisance"probablyrefersto.

A.akindofpollutionB.somethingharmful

C.aseriousproblemD.somethingdisliked

SectionB

EUtobeginphasingoutstandardlightbulbs

TheEuropeanUnion(EU歐盟)willstartmakingthechangefromtraditionalbulbstomore

energyefficientones.SeveralnationsincludingAustralia,NewZealand,Canadaandthe

Philippineshavealreadyannouncedtheywillphaseout]thesetraditionalbulbsaswell.In2007,

PresidentGeorgeW.Bushsignedabillthatcalledfbrthetraditionalbulbstobephasedoutinthe

U.S.from2012.

ThenewEuropeanUnionrulesfollowanagreementreachedbythe27EUgovernmentslast

yeartophaseoutthetraditionallightbulboverthreeyears.ItistohelpEuropeancountrieslower

greenhousegasemissionsandcontrolclimatechange,theEUspokesmansaidonMonday.

Aspartoftheplan,oldstandardbulbswillnolongerbeproducedorimportedintotheEU

countries.However,consumerswillstillbeabletobuytheoldbulbsuntiltheyaresoldout.The

spokesmanalsosaidthemeasurewouldsaveabout$14billionayearfortheeconomy.Atthe

sametime,itcouldhelpfamiliescuttheirdailycost,whichcanbeeasilynoticedfromtheirbills.

Inaddition,themoreefficientbulbswouldbringenergysavingsof25percentto75percent,

comparedtothetraditionalones.

Thismeasureisonlypartofaseriesofenergy-savingmeasures,whichwereplannedbythe

EUtoreduceenergycosts.

Notes:1.phaseoutv.使逐步淘汰2.emissionn.（光、熱等的）散發(fā)

（）1.Thefollowingnationsannouncedthattheywouldphaseoutoldbulbsexcept.

A.AmericaB.JapanC.AustraliaD.NewZealand

（）2.WhichoneisNOTthereasonwhytheEUdecidedtomakethetransition?

A.Tobringenergysavings.B.Tocontrolclimatechange.

C.Toannounceanewmeasure.D.Toreducethegreenhouseemissions.

（）3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Olderbulbsarenotallowedtosellanylonger.

B.Thetraditionalbulbscan'tbringenergysavings.

C.ThemeasureispartofEU*senergy-savingplan.

D.ThemeasurefollowedthebillsignedbyGeorgeW.Bush.

讀寫任務(wù)：閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)題目的具體要求，簡(jiǎn)要回答問題。

Throughsomeeducationalopportunitieslikethewildlifeviewing,theArizona*Wildlife

Programismakingeffortstoincreasepublicawareness1ofwildlifeandsupportfornativespecies.

Theprogramisalsodevelopinganationalnetworkofnaturalareastoofferexcellentwildlife

viewingopportunities.

Wildlifeviewingistheactivityofwatchingandenjoyingwildlifespeciesintheirnatural

environment.Wildlifeviewingopportunitiesareeverywhereandincludeavarietyofanimals,

someascommonasabutterfly,somepassingthroughonlyontheirseasonalmigrations2,and

otherssorarethatwatchersstayhoursjusttohavealookatit.Itisalsocalledwatchable

wildlife.Watchingwildlifeisalifelonglearningexperienceandpeopleatanyagecanparticipate.

Itprovidesthebestwildlifeviewingopportunitiesinthenation,withmorethan900animal

speciesand50millionpublicacresofnaturallandtoexplore.

TheWildlifeProgramcanprovideafunactivityforthefamilytoenjoytogetheranda

connectiontonature.Observersicangetabetterunderstandingofhowwildlifeactsintheirnatural

environment,includinghowtheysearchforfood,wheretheyliveandtheiractivitieswithother

wildlife,etc.

Inaddition,seeingwildlifecanleaveviewerswithapositive,unforgettableandpersonal

experiencethattheywillrememberforyears.

l.WhatisthepurposeoftheWildlifeProgram?（回答詞數(shù)不超過12個(gè)）

2.WhatdoesArizona*swildlifeviewingopportunitiesinclude?（回答詞數(shù)不超過15個(gè)）

3.Whatcanobserversbenefitfromwildlifeviewing?（回答詞數(shù)不超過15個(gè)）

Notes:1.awarenessn.知道，曉得2.migrationn.移民3.observern.觀測(cè)者

Festivals

SectionA

Whenwesaytheword"Spain”，imagesofLatinpassion1,flamenco(弗拉門科民歌)and

proudbullfighterscometomind.Actually,itsculturalrichnessisbestrepresentedbytheannual2

week-longfestivalduringthelastweekofApril—AbrilFeria(守護(hù)神節(jié)),ortheAprilFair.

ThesiteoftheAprilFairisasquarewithstreetsnamedafterfamousbullfightersandcultural

figures.Thisisfitforthefestivalthatstartedinthe19thcenturyinresponsetotheriseofforeign

cultureinSpain.Indeed,theroutineoftheAprilFairsometimesmustbefixed.Peoplesleepfor

onlyafewhoursaday,taketurnstoworkandthendanceandeatfortherestoftheday.Theystop

onlyforamid-dayhorse-rideortowatchaneveningbullfight.Eventhen,industrialproductionin

Seville(塞維利亞),Spain'sthirdlargestcity,isseriouslyinterruptedbythecelebrations.But

perhapsthisisasmallpricetopayforhavinganannualreunionwithfriendsandrelativesaswell

asthechancetocelebrateSpaun*straditionalculture.

Oneofthemostpopularspectaclesistheperformancebyprofessionalflamencodancersand

musicians,especiallywheneveryonejoinsinthefun.Ladiesdancetotherhythmic^clapsof

friendsandrelatives.MenseldomdancebutaregreatsingersofSpanishsongs.

Notes:1.passionn.激情2.annualadj.一年一次的3.rhythmicadj.有節(jié)奏的

Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

()1.Theunderlinedword"routine"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.

A.pathB.regularactivitiesC.cultureD.generalagreement

()2.Accordingtothepassage,theAprilFairiscelebratedto.

A.haveagreattimeatthefestivalB.praiseprofessionalflamencodancers

C.embraceSpanishcultureD.rememberfamousbullfightersandculturalfigures

()3.PeopleusuallydothefollowingactivitiesatAprilFair,except.

A.theywatchaneveningbullfight.B.theysleepforonlyafewhours

C.allpeoplesinganddanceD.theystillworkinturn.

()4.Intheauthor'sopinion,whateffectsdoestheAprilFairbring?

A.Itprovidespeoplewithachancetogettogether.

B.Itcostsalotandstrengthensindustrialrelations.

C.ItdestroysSeville'sindustrialproduction.

D.Itadvertisesforeigncultures.

()5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SpanishFestivalsB.Spain,FullofCulturalRichness

C.AprilFair:SpainatItsBestD.SpanishDancersatAprilFair

SectionB

Ifyoulikemusic,youshouldgototheRainforestWorldMusicFestival(RWMF)inKuching.

Itinsiststhat"musicthatisdifficultanddemandingisgoodforyou,whetheryoulikeitornot!"

Ifyouactuallydon'tlikeapieceofmusic,don'tlistentoit.Thereisplentytochooseamong

RWMF's17performersandbands.Someofthemusiconofferisnoteasytolistento.Itoften

doesn'tfollowthestandardsoundsofrock,bluesorjazz,anditoftenusesrhythmsthatmanyofus

can'timmediatelyidentify.Someofthesoundsarenotnecessarilymelodic1.Someofthemusicis

difficultfbrtheaveragewesternbiased2listenertoappreciate.

Itisacompletelydifferentexperiencetowatchandlistenatthesametime.Listeningalone,

youwilloftengainsomethingmeaningful.Mostoftheperformersarefolkmusicians,buttheyare

almostfullyawareoftheleadingpopularmusicstyles.Thereisnorejection2,of"mainstream”

music;however,thereisawillingnesstoexperimentandcombinetheirowntraditionalstyleswith

others.

Afterall,"worldmusic”isfolkmusic,whichisallaboutwhatfolkliketohear,notjustwhat

is"good"forthem,soithasdevelopedbyrespondingtotheaudience.

Notes：1.melodicadj.主旋律的2.biasedadj.有偏見的3.rejectionn.拒絕

Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

()1.Thepurposeofthispassageismainlyto.

A.tellreadersthemusicattheRWMFisdifficulttounderstand

B.introducetheRWMFandthekindsofmusicplayedthere

C.explainthatthereisavarietyofmusicintheworld

D.definetheterm"worldmusic”

()2.Fromthepassage,whatisthecharacteristicofthemusicattheRWMF?

A.Themusicisoff"mainstream”..B.A11ofthemusichasbeautifulrhythms.

C.Themusictherecombinesrock,bluesandjazz.D.Someofthemusicisnoteasytounderstand.

()3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthemusicatRWMF?

A.ObjectiveB.PositiveC.CriticalD.Indifferent

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的單詞。注意：每個(gè)空格只填一個(gè)單詞。

InBengal(孟加拉),Diwali(印度排燈節(jié))iscelebratedasKaliPuja(卡利課誦),thedaythat

thegoddessKaliisworshipped].Kaliisveryuglyandterrifyingtolookat;sheisblackand

furious2.Butbecausesheissoangryattheevilinthisworld,Kaliisworshippedasthedestroyer

ofallevilonKaliPuja.

ThestoryofKalithatistoldtochildreninBengalisasthefollowing:

Longlongago,theworldwasfloodedwithevils.Thegodswerehelplessandtheycoulddo

nothingtocontroltheevilsintheworld.

InextremefeartheyturnedtothegoddessDeviforhelp.Deviagreedtoendtheevils,and

tookontheoverallblackformtodoso.ThisformofDeviisknownasKali,whichmeans"black”.

Inthisform,Devithenwenttokillanddestroyalltheevilintheworld.

Kalibecamesoangrythatshecouldnotstop,evenwhenalltheevilshadbeendestroyed.

Shebegandestroyingtheentireworld.Thegodsaskedhertostop,butshedidn'tlistentothem.

TheyturnedtoShiv,herhusband,forhelp,asheistheonlyonewhocouldstopher.ButKali

didn*tlistentohimeither,soShivlaydowninherpath--andonlywhensheputherfootonhim,

didshecometohersenses.

TheJ_ofDiwaliThefestivaliscelebratedtoshow2toKali.

The3ofKaliKaliisunpleasanttolookat.Sheis4overall.

Longlongago,theworldwascontrolledby6.

Devicarriedoutapromiseto7allthedemonsanddevils,butKali

The_5_ofKalibegantodestroytheworldbecauseshewasso8.

Kalistoppedhermadnesswhenshesteppedon9.Shewas10

aftershelookedatthedestructionshehadcaused.

Notes:1.worshipv.崇拜2.furiousadj.狂怒的

Topic:CultureShock

SectionA

BothmenandwomenintheUSAusuallysmileandshakehandswhengreeting.Good

friendsandfamilymembersmayembracewhentheymeet.Incasualsituations,awavemaybe

usedinsteadofahandshake.AmericansoftengreetstrangersonthestreetbysayingHHellonor

"Goodmorning”.Whengreetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,Americanscommonlysay"Pleasedto

meetyou!"or"Howdoyoudo?HAsimpleHHelIo"or"Hinisalsocommon.Friendsoftengreeteach

otherwithHHowareyou?Mandrespond"Fine,thanks."

Americansdonotgenerallystandveryclosetoeachother,keepingaboutonearm's

lengthapart.However,theymaytouchoneanotheronthearmorshoulderduringconversation.

It'scommonforcouplestoholdhandsorshowaffection*inpublic.Bothmenandwomendress

casuallywhencircumstancesallow,butinformalsettingsit'susuallyconsideredimproper.

Visitingfriends,family,andrelativesplaysabigpartinsociallifeintheUnitedStates,

andpeoplewilltravellongdistancestodoso.Peoplearegenerallyexpectedtobeontimefor

appointments,orwheninvitedtosomeone'shome.Guestsareexpectedtomakethemselves

comfortable,tositwheretheylikeandtoenjoythemselves.Giftsarenotexpected,butmany

guestsbringflowersorwinewheninvitedforameal.

Note:*affectionn.喜愛

Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

()1.Thepurposeofthispassageis.

A.tointroduceAmericansocialetiquette

B.tointroducetablemannersinAmerica

C.totellreadershowtomakepeoplelikethem

D.toremindpeopletobringgiftswhenvisitingsomeone'shome

()2.WhenvisitingfriendsinAmerica,peopleusuallybring.

A.giftandcardB.flowersorwineC.fruitorchocolateD.whatevertheylike

()3.FromthepassagewelearnthatinAmerica.

A.couplesshouldnotshowaffectioninpublic

B.peoplearenotusedtogreetingstrangersonthestreet

C.mostpeoplearelikelytogoonholidayinsteadofvisitingfriends

D.bothmenandwomendresscasuallyininformalsettings

()4.Thewriter'sattitudetowardAmericanlifestyleis.

A.positiveB.uninterestedC.criticalD.unmentioned

SectionB

WhenIwasyoung,Idreamedoftravelingallovertheworldandmeetingpeoplefrom

differentnations.ThatwasoneofthereasonsIdecidedtostartacareerinlanguageteachingin

mycountry.

AftersomeyearsofhardworkinColombia,mydreamcametruethankstotheBritish

Council(英國(guó)文化協(xié)會(huì)).Iknewthemission1ofthisorganizationwastoofferassistancetopeople

studyingforeignlanguages,soIappliedforajobataschoolinthesouthofEngland.Myjobwas

teachingSpanishtosmallgroupsofmiddleschoolstudents.Itwasarewarding1experience.Not

onlydidIlearnalotaboutBritishculture,butitalsoenrichedmylanguage-teachingexperience.

ImustsaythatifIhadn'tparticipatedinthisprogramme,Iprobablywouldneverhave

hadachancetotravelaroundBritain,ordiscoverthatsomeofthetheoriesabouttheBritishwere

nottrue.BeforecomingtotheUK,I'doftenheardpeoplesaytheBritishwerenotfriendly.But

thetruthisthatImetmanyfriendlyBritishpeople,whoalwaysseemedreadyandevenhappyto

help.Iwoulddescribethemasbeingverypatientwithandtoleranttowardsforeigners.

FinallyIbecameaqualifiediteacherandwasabletoteachinothercountries.Iwill

alwaysbethankfulforinstitutions4suchastheBritishCouncil,whosemaingoalistoimprove

understandingamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.

Notes:1.missionn.官方使命2.rewardingadj.有益的；值得做的

3.qualifiedadj.具備…資歷的4.institutionn.社會(huì)福利機(jī)構(gòu)

Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

()1.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellus.

A.Englishisreallyhardtoteach

B.thewriterthinkshighlyofBritishpeople

C.beingalanguageteacherisrewarding

D.thewriter'steachingexperiencewiththeBritishCouncil

()2.Thewriterdecidedtogoinfbrlanguageteachingmainlybecause.

A.heisinterestedinlanguagelearningB.hewaspoor,andhadtomakealiving

C.hedreamedoftravelingallovertheworldD.hewaseagertoleaveColombia

()3.Accordingtothewriter,theBritishare.

A.friendlyandtolerantB.rudebuthelpfulC.carelessbuttolerantD.lazybutpatient

()4.Wecaninferfromthisarticlethatthewriter.

A.wastiredoflivinginhiscountry

B.isverythankfulfbrtheBritishCouncil

C.wantstoforgethisexperiencelivingabroad

D.willnotparticipateinthiskindofprogrammeagain

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Doyoueverwantacareerchangeinordertomakemoremoney?Well,ifyoucanperform

curses\thenyoumightbeinterestedinbecomingaprofessionalwitch2.Andifyoubecomethe

witchofWookeyHole,youcouldthanyoudidatyouroldjob.

ThesedaysthecavesofWookeyHolebringinthousandsofvisitorsayear.Andrecently

CaroleBonahanputonapointyhat,acape3andahooked^nosetobeatover300otherapplicants'.

Thefinalwinnerwouldearn￡50,000ayearasWookeyHole'snewwitch.Carole,whoisnow

knownbythenameCarlaCalamity,willgiveupherpresentjobtobecomeafull-timewitch.Her

maindutywillbewelcomingvisitorstothecaves.

MissCalamitydescribesherselfasannattractivewitch”.Shesaysheroldjobisn't

perhapsverydifferentfrombeingawitch.nIamgoingtobeagreatwitch.Allittakesisalittlebit

ofmagic,andI'vebeenusingmywitchingskillstosellhousesfbralongtime."

JaneBrenner,whowasWookey'switchfbrtheprevioussixyears,says,"Wedidn'twant

anyonewhowouldscarethechildren.Wewantedawitchtomeetandgreetpeopleandtoactas

anambassador"fortheattraction.Thisisn'taneasyjob."

1.FillintheblankinParagraphOnewithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentence,

(within10words)_________________________________________________________________

2.ListthreethingsCaroleBonahanworetowinhernewjob.(within8words)1)

2)3)

3.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?

Thenewwitchconsidersherselfcharming.________________________