2024-2025學年新教材高中英語Unit2BridgingCulturesPeriod1課時素養(yǎng)檢測含解析新人教版選擇性必修第二冊

PAGEUnit2BridgingCultures課時素養(yǎng)檢測五Unit2Period1Ⅰ.閱讀理解AAsachild,Ihadathoughtinmymindthatpeoplecouldmoveabroadforlife.Nowithasbeenthemostimportantpartofmylife.BothmyauntshadmovedabroadbeforeIwasborn—onetoSouthAfrica,theothertoCanada,wheretheyraisedtheirownfamilies.Ididn’tmeetanyoftheserelativesuntilIgrewup.Therefore,therewasacertaindistancebetweenus.However,italsoletmehaveasensethatadifferentkindoflifewaspossible,andthattherewereotherchanceswaitingforthosewillingtolookforthem.ThisunderstandingwasmadestrongerwhenmyclosefriendsmovedtoCaliforniawhenIwasten.Justafter2010,IalsomovedtotheUS.IwasworkingasajournalistinLondonwithaNewYork-basedpublisheratthetime.Byaccident,IgotacalltellingmemybosswasleavingandIindeedwantedtotakeherjob.SomywifeandIflewtoAmerica.WelivedinNewYorkforthenextyear.OnreturningtoEngland,Ileftmyformerbossandstartedanewjob.In2013,wemovedtoasmallfishingtowninSpain,wheretherearemanyplacesforfun.Ofcourse,therearealsomanysorrows,hardshipsanddepressionthatcomefrombeingawayfrommyfamilyandoldfriendsinEngland.AsI’vediscovered,livingabroadcanoffermanygreatjoysandopportunities,butitisnotalwayseasy.So,ifyou’reconsideringmovingoverseas,bereadyforit.【語篇概述】本文為記敘文,主要介紹作者受到移居國外的親戚摯友的影響,長大后也移居到了國外。1.Wheredidthewritermostprobablygrowup?A.SouthAfrica B.CanadaC.England D.America【解析】選C。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段最終一句中的...beingawayfrommyfamilyandoldfriendsinEngland可知作者從小是在英國長大的。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A.Consideringmoving. B.Livingabroad.C.Travelingforfun. D.Changingjobs.【解析】選B。代詞指代題。依據(jù)下文的描述可知,作者移居到了國外,由此可知,這里it是指在國外生活成了他生活中最重要的一部分,故選B項。3.Howdidthewritermostprobablyfeelwhenheheardhisbosswasleavingherjob?A.Disappointed. B.Delighted.C.Worried. D.Calm.【解析】選B。推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段中IgotacalltellingmemybosswasleavingandIindeedwantedtotakeherjob可知我的老板要離開了,我很想接替她的工作。所以作者當時應當很興奮。4.Whatcanyoulearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Livingabroadiseasyformostpeople.B.Livingabroadonlymeanssorrows.C.Livingabroadcanbedifficult.D.Spainisabadplaceforliving.【解析】選C。推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段中的...butitisnotalwayseasy.So,ifyou’reconsideringmovingoverseas,bereadyforit可知作者認為在國外生活可能會很艱難。所以選C項。BTheUnitedStatesofAmericaisthemostculturallydiversecountryintheworldintermsofculture,religion,ethnicity(種族)andsexualorientation(取向).Asacombinationofvariousracesandcultures,Americaishometoall.TheculturehereissouniquethatcitizenscanbejustasproudoftheiroriginalculturalheritageastheyaretobeAmericans.WhatisnowtheUSwasinitiallyinhabitedbynativepeopleuntilthelandwassettledbyvariousEuropeangroupsandAfricanslaves.Sincethe20thcentury,thecountryhasbecomeaheavenforpeoplefromallovertheglobe.Thearrivalofimmigrantshasshiftedpopulationsfromruralareasintocitiesbecauseimmigrantstendtosettleinurbanareas.Atpresent,81percentoftheinhabitantsintheUSliveincities.Culturalandethnicdiversityaddsauniqueflavortocitiesthatisexpressedthroughdistinctneighborhoods,restaurants,placesofworship,museums,nightlifeandmulticulturallearningenvironments.Uniquemusicalforms,suchasjazz,rockandroll,Chicanomusic,andtheblues,growintheUSbymixingavarietyofculturallydistinctmusicaltraditionstocreateanewform.Attheexecutive(行政的)level,thecountryisheadedbyamixed-racepresident;twopostsontheSupremeCourtareheldbymembersofthecountry’stwolargestminorities.Thereisalsodiversityinstateandlocalgovernments.Withoutitsrichmixtureofracesandcultures,Americawouldnotbethenationthatitistoday.Foundeduponthebasisofequalityandfreedom,Americaactsasastagewheredifferentculturesnotonlyco-existpeacefully,butdevelopwell.【語篇概述】本文介紹了多元化給美國帶來的影響。5.What’sthebesttitleforthistext?A.TheEffectsofCultureandDiversityonAmericaB.TheInfluenceofGlobalizationonAmericaC.ThePoliticalDevelopmentofAmericaD.TheBrightFutureofAmerica【解析】選A。標題歸納題。通讀全文可知,本文主要介紹了多元化在各個方面對美國的影響。6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmericafromthepassage?A.Itwelcomespeoplefromallovertheworld.B.Itiswherecitizenstakemoreprideintheiroriginalculture.C.ItismostlysettledbyEuropeansandAfricans.D.81%ofthepopulationareimmigrantsinAmerica.【解析】選A。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段的“Sincethe20thcentury,thecountryhasbecomeaheavenforpeoplefromallovertheglobe.”可知應選A。7.WheredidmostpeoplelivebeforemanyimmigrantscametoAmerica?A.Intheurbanareas.B.Intheruralareas.C.InthesouthernpartofAmerica.D.InthenorthernpartofAmerica.【解析】選B。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段的“Thearrivalofimmigrantshasshiftedpopulationsfromruralareasintocitiesbecauseimmigrantstendtosettleinurbanareas.”可知,大量移民涌入美國之前,當?shù)厝舜蠖嗑幼≡卩l(xiāng)下。8.Whatcanwelearnfromthesixthparagraph?A.DiversityhasexistedinAmericainalmosteveryaspect.B.MostpostsinAmericastategovernmentsareheldbymixed-racepeople.C.EqualityandfreedommakeAmericaafaircountry.D.DiversityhasgreatlyaffectedtheAmericanpoliticalfield.【解析】選D。推理推斷題。依據(jù)第六段內(nèi)容可知,多元化對美國的政治領域有很大影響。Ⅱ.閱讀填句依據(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。Areyouplanningtostudyacoursefromaforeignuniversity?Well,thesetipsforstudyingabroadwillmakeyoufeelathomeinanewcity.Learnabouttheuniversity.Whenyoudecidetostudyabroad,itisimportanttoresearchwell.1Instead,talktopeoplewhohavecompletedtheirstudiesfromthatcountry.Thiswayyou’llgetsomerealinformationabouttheuniversityyou’reapplyingfor.

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Themoreyouspeaktopeople,themoreyou’llendupdrivingthebluesaway.Communicatingwithotherswilltrulybehelpful.Notonlywillitmakeiteasierforyoutofacepersonalinterviewsbutalsotointeractwiththelocalpeopleandfellowstudents.Keepadiary.Moststudentsfeelthatthetimetheyspentabroadwasthebesttimefortheirlives.What’sthebetterwaytokeepthosemoments“alive”forever?3

Bepreparedforadjustments.Whenyoulandupinacountrywithaculturethat’scompletelydifferentfromyours,chancesarethatyou’llexperiencesomelevelsofcultureshock.4

Consideryourstayabroadasanopportunitytodiscoveranewcultureandlearnnewthings.Knowwhattodoinanemergency.5GetthedetailsoftheU.S.Embassy,includingthephonenumber,andregister(登記)yourselfandyourfamilymemberswiththeU.S.Embassy.Thiswayyou’llknowwhomtoreachouttoincaseyou’reinanemergency.

A.Developgoodcommunicationskills.B.Ensureyouhaveallthedocuments.C.However,don’tletthatdiscourageyou.D.Makesurethatyouknowwhattodointhefaceofemergency.E.Keepintouchwithyourfriendsathometoavoidhomesickness.F.Don’tjustfollowadvertisementsblindlytochoosetheuniversity.G.Youcanwritedowneverylittledetailofthebeautifultimewhenyoustudyabroad.【語篇概述】文章就出國留學給出了一些好用的建議。1.【解析】選F。依據(jù)上一句中“itisimportanttoresearchwell和下一句中talktopeoplewhohavecompletedtheirstudiesfromthatcountry可知此處應選F“不要盲目地聽信廣告選擇學?！眮沓薪由舷挛?。2.【解析】選A。依據(jù)下文第一句Themoreyouspeaktopeople,themoreyou’llendupdrivingthebluesaway.可知此段所提建議是要多和別人溝通,所以主旨句選A。3.【解析】選G。依據(jù)“Keepadiary”可知此處是指利用日記把在國外的美妙時間記錄下來。所以答案選G。4.【解析】選C。前句表示你有可能會經(jīng)驗文化沖擊。C項是不要因此垂頭喪氣。符合前后語境。5.【解析】選D。依據(jù)主旨句Knowwhattodoinanemergency可知此處選D?！舅仞B(yǎng)培優(yōu)】【話題小寫作】依據(jù)以下要點,寫一篇與本單元話題相關(guān)的短文,詞數(shù)80個左右。1.文化溝通越來越受歡迎;2.文化溝通能夠增進彼此的了解,促進國際間的友情;3.促進中國經(jīng)濟旺盛以及文化發(fā)展。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Cultureexchangeisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Inmyopinion,itcanpromoteinternationalfriendshipandpeoplecanacquirebetterunderstandingofeachother.Theycanknowmoreaboutdifferentpeoplearoundtheworld.Foranother,thecountriesinvolvedcansharetheirachievementstostimulatetheirownsocialprogressandculturalprosperity.AsforChina,cultureexchangehasgreatlypromotedtheChinesecivilizationtotheentireworld.Therefore,inthelongrun,culturalexchangewillcontributetoaflourishingChineseeconomy,aswellasdiversifiedcultures.閱讀理解Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangestotheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage(傳統(tǒng))throughourculture’sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.【語篇概述】本文是一篇爭論文,主要探討了食物和文化之間的聯(lián)系。1.What’sthefunctionoffoodmentionedinthetext?A.Tohelpmotivatehomesickness.B.Toshownationalidentity.C.Toreflectacountry’shistory.D.Toshowacommunity’ssuperiority.【解析】選B。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容,尤其是其次、三句“Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.”,再依據(jù)其次段的內(nèi)容,尤其是其次句“Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.”可知文章中提到的食物的作用是顯示國家身份。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.Th