2023版高考英语一轮总复习课时质量评价23Unit2BridgingCultures新人教版选择性必修第二册

欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助！欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助！欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助！欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助！欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助！欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助！课时质量评价(二十三)选择性必修第二册UNIT2BRIDGINGCULTURES阅读题组强化练Ⅰ.阅读理解ATheUCLA(UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles)VolunteerCenterworkswithmanyexternalpartnerstoprovidethislistofcurrentvolunteeropportunities.Searchhereforanopportunityinthecommunitythatsuitsyourinterestsorskills.Goodluck!MedicalVolunteerAbroadProgrammesVolunteeringSolutionshavebeenorganisingmedicalvolunteerabroadprogrammesindifferentcountriesfor12years.Participants(preferablymedicalstudents)joiningtheseprogrammeswillworkundertheguidanceofprofessionaldoctorsandnurses.Themedicalvolunteeringopportunities,offeredindifferentareaslikeEmergencyandGeneralMedicine,areavailablethroughouttheyearwithflexiblestartdatesanddurations.AnswerCrisisCallsataHelplineCommunityHelplinecurrentlyhasopportunitiesforstudentsasaVolunteerCrisisListener.Itprovidesanonjudgmentallisteningeartothecallerswhilealsoassistingindividualsincopingwithmentalhealthissuestopreventseriouscrises.Nopreviousexperienceisrequiredbutcompletionofafive­weektrainingprogrammeisrequired.Thecrisislineisopenfrom8a．m.to8p．m.everysingleday.A“shift”consistsof3hoursandweaskthatyousignupfor1shiftaweek.YouthEducationVolunteersNeededYouthEducationVolunteersatLINCCaresserveatafter­schoolprogrammesandsummercampsthatprovidefunrecreationalactivities,supportstrongeducationalhabits,andpromotegoodhealthandpositivesocialdevelopmentforchildrenfromlow­incomefamilies.Volunteersserveattheafter­schoolprogrammeoneweekdayperweekfrom2：30p．m.to5：30p．m.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了加州大学洛杉矶分校志愿者中心为志愿者们提供了诸多志愿服务项目。1.WhatdoweknowaboutMedicalVolunteerAbroadProgrammes?A.Volunteerswillworkdomestically.B.Therearevariousvolunteeringareas.C.Volunteerswillworkindependently.D.Thereisafixedvolunteeringtime.B细节理解题。根据MedicalVolunteerAbroadProgrammes部分中的“Themedicalvolunteeringopportunities,offeredindifferentareaslikeEmergencyandGeneralMedicine,areavailablethroughouttheyearwithflexiblestartdatesanddurations.”可知，该中心为海外医疗志愿者项目提供了不同的服务区域。故选B。2.WhatisaVolunteerCrisisListenerrequiredtodo?A.Judgethecallerwhenlistening.B.Becapableofstoppingcrises.C.Completeatrainingprogramme.D.Worktwelvehoursperday.C细节理解题。根据AnswerCrisisCallsataHelpline部分中的“Nopreviousexperienceisrequiredbutcompletionofafive­weektrainingprogrammeisrequired.”可知，一名危机聆听志愿者需要完成一个培训项目。故选C。3.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Volunteerprogrammes.B.Educationalcourses.C.Recreationalactivities.D.Charitywork.A主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“TheUCLA(UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles)VolunteerCenterworkswithmanyexternalpartnerstoprovidethislistofcurrentvolunteeropportunities.”可知，这篇文章主要介绍了加州大学洛杉矶分校志愿者中心为志愿者们提供的几个志愿者项目。故选A。B(2021·广东广州高三质检)Mostkidscanwalkintoalibraryorbookstoreandfindhundredsofbookstoread.Butit'snotthatsimpleforkidswhoareblind.Theyreadinadifferentway.JennyLeeandotherbraille(盲文)transcriberstaketheprintedwordsofabookandchangethemintoacodeofraiseddots.Blindpeoplecanreadthesedotswiththeirfingers.Toknowwhatbraillefeelslike,takeaballpointpenandpresshardontoapieceofpaper.Nowturnthepaperoverandtouchtheraiseddotmadebythepenpoint.WhenLeefirstsawthedotsofthebraillealphabet,shewonderedifshe'deverbeabletoreadandwritethemeasily.Shetookaclassandpractisedhardforaboutsixmonthsbeforeshepassedthefinalexam:shehadtoconvert35pagesofabookintobraille.Today,Leeworksforapublisher.Oneofherjobsistochangechildren'sbooksintobraille.Todothis,Leefirsttypesthestoryintoacomputerandthenusesacomputerprogrammetotranslateitintothebraillecode.Next,shelooksoverthetranslationseveraltimestomakesureit'smistake­free.Afterthat,acopyofthebraillestoryisprintedwithaspecialprinter.ThenLeeandaproofreaderworktogethertofindandcorrectanymistakes.Whenabookisready,manycopiesofitareprinted.Afterwards,somearesoldthroughwebsitesandothersaresenttolibraries.Sometimes,goingoverastoryagainandagaingetstiring.That'swhenLeetakesabreak.SeveralofJennyLee'sco­workers,whoareblind,useguidedogs.Whentheanimalsaren'tworking,Leelikesspendingafewminuteswiththem.Toher,playingwithdogs“isalwaysapick­me­upinthemiddleoftheday”．“Ilovethismission，”Leesays.“Throughmybrainpowerandmyfingers,Iamputtingthedotsintosomekid'shands.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了JennyLee和其他盲文转录员成功使用电脑程序将故事的文字转换为盲文的经历。4.Howdoesthewriterexplainwhatbraillefeelslike?A.Byexplainingwhatbraillewordslooklike.B.Bydescribinghowblindpeoplereadbooks.C.Byaskingreaderstoexperienceitthemselves.D.Bygivingexamplesofdifferentbraillewords.C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Toknowwhatbraillefeelslike,takeaballpointpenandpresshardontoapieceofpaper.Nowturnthepaperoverandtouchtheraiseddotmadebythepenpoint.”可知，作者通过让读者亲身感受的方式解释盲文是什么。故选C。5.WhatwasLee'sfirstreactiontobraille?A.Shewasexcitedtogetanewskill.B.Shewasamazedatthecleveridea.C.Sherealisedshecouldteachitherself.D.Shebelieveditwouldbedifficulttolearn.D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“WhenLeefirstsawthedotsofthebraillealphabet,shewonderedifshe'deverbeabletoreadandwritethemeasily.”可推知，Lee对盲文的第一反应是觉得很难学会。故选D。6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pick­me­up”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A.Adiscussiontoreleaseworkstress.B.Somethingtoimproveone'sappetite.C.Somethingtohelprestoreone'senergy.D.Afreerideaccompaniedwithaguidedog.C词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中的“Sometimes,goingoverastoryagainandagaingetstiring.That'swhenLeetakesabreak.”以及“Whentheanimalsaren'tworking,Leelikesspendingafewminuteswiththem.”可推知，对Lee来说，和狗一起玩一直是中午时段能令人放松的时刻。由此可知，画线词义为“可以帮助恢复精力的东西”。故选C。7.WhatdoesLeethinkofherjob?A.Profitableandhopeful.B.Tiringbutmeaningful.C.Relaxingandhelpful.D.Boringbutchallenging.B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Sometimes,goingoverastoryagainandagaingetstiring.”以及最后一段中的“Throughmybrainpowerandmyfingers,Iamputtingthedotsintosomekid'shands.”可推知，Lee认为她的工作有时会让人疲倦但又有意义。故选B。CThey'renottheworld'stallestorlongestbridges,butastringofrivercrossingsmadefromtreerootsareengineeringwondersthatcontainlessonsformodernarchitects.ThetownofCherrapunjiintheKhasiHillsiscreditedwiththeworldrecordforannualrainfallofover75feet!Andinthisrainy,wetclimate,therubberfigtreegrowswithabandon.Thetreehasasecondaryrootsystemthatgrowsupabovethegroundfloorandletsthetreeeasilygrowontopofbigstonesandevenoutinthemiddleofstreams.Longago,theKhasis,atribeinMeghalayaregion,realisedtheycouldmakeuseoftheserootstotheirownadvantage.Bycontrollinganddirectingthesecondaryroots,theyhavecreatedstronglivingbridgeswithwhichtocrossstreamsandriversbythemselves.Tomakeatreegrowinacertaindirection,thetribespeopleusethetrunksofabetelnut(槟榔)tree,whosemiddleisgotridof,asaguidancesystem.Thethin,tenderrootsoftherubbertreeareplacedsotheygrowinthedirectionofthetreetrunkratherthanfanningout.Eventually,therootsreachtheothersideoftheriverandgrowintothesoil.Thisprocesscantakewelloveradecadebeforethebridgeisfullyfunctionalandthenovertimethebridgegrowsandstrengthens.Rocksareplacedalongthebridge'ssidestoimprovethefootpaths.Someofthesebridgesareover100feetlongandcanevensupporttheweightoffiftyormorepeopleatatime.ThesebridgesareuseddailybythepeopleofthevillagesaroundCherrapunjiandafewarethoughttobemorethan500yearsold.Thereisevenadouble­deckerbridge,knownasthe“UmshiangDouble­DeckerRootBridge”，whichfeaturestwobridgesgrownrightontopofeachother.Itisthoughttobetheonlybridgeofitskind.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了印度的乞拉朋齐镇是地球上最潮湿的地方之一。因为气候极端，建造传统的桥梁几乎是不可行的。但乞拉朋齐的卡西族部落找到了一个解决办法，让桥自己“长出来”。8.WhatdoweknowaboutthebridgesinMeghalaya?A.Theyresemblethefigtreeroots.B.They'reworksofmodernarchitects.C.Theytakeaveryshorttimetobuild.D.They'reconstructedbythevillagers.D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Bycontrollinganddirectingthesecondaryroots,theyhavecreatedstronglivingbridgeswithwhichtocrossstreamsandriversbythemselves.”可知，这些桥都是在部落里的村民们的帮助下“长出来”的。故选D。9.Howisabetelnuttreeusedinbuildingthebridges?A.Itplaystheroleofaguide.B.Itbearstheweightofthebridge.C.Itprotectsthesurfaceofthebridge.D.Itdeliversmaterialsacrosstheriver.A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“thetribespeopleusethetrunksofabetelnuttree,whosemiddleisgotridof,asaguidancesystem”可知，在这些桥的形成过程中，槟榔树的树干起到了引导树根桥方向的作用。故选A。10.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydescribe?A.Acomplexsystem.B.Aconstructionprocess.C.Ascientifictheory.D.Anaturallandscape.B段落大意题。根据本段的首句“Tomakeatreegrowinacertaindirection,thetribespeopleusethetrunksofabetelnut(槟榔)tree,whosemiddleisgotridof,asaguidancesystem.”并结合本段的内容可知，该段主要介绍了这些树根桥的形成过程。故选B。11.Whatmakesthe“UmshiangDouble­DeckerRootBridge”unusual?A.Itshistory. B.Itsmaterial.C.Itsshape. D.Itslength.C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Thereisevenadouble­deckerbridge,knownasthe‘UmshiangDouble­DeckerRootBridge’，whichfeaturestwobridgesgrownrightontopofeachother.Itisthoughttobetheonlybridgeofitskind.”可知，这座桥的奇特之处在于它的“形状”与众不同，是一座由树根形成的双层桥。故选C。D(2022·湖北襄阳四中模拟)Despitebeingusedby1.34billionpeopleeachyear,travellingontheTubeinLondoncanactuallybequitelonely.Anunwrittenruleencouragingsilence,mixedwithclassicBritishreserve,meansthateventhoughyou'repackedintoenclosedspacewithhundredsofotherpeople,themorningtripcanleaveyoufeelingsomewhatlonely.OneLondonresident,however,istryingtochangethis.“YougetontheTubehereandit'scompletelysilentandit'sstrange，”saysJonathanDunne,anAmericanlivinginLondon,whostartedacampaignofgivingoutbadges(徽章)withtheslogan“TubeChat？”lastmonth,encouragingtravellersinLondontogettalkingtooneanother.AlthoughDunnesayshe'sreceivedmostlypositiveresponses,therearealwaysexceptions.LondonerBrianWilsonrespondedwithacampaignofhisown,handingout500badgeswiththewords“Don'teventhinkaboutit”onthem.“Ican'tstandtheideaofhavingtotalktostrangersontheTubeonmywaytowork，”hesaid.MichaelRobinson,astudentfromLondon,agrees.“BeingontheTubeistheonlypeaceandquietsomepeoplegetontheirjourneystoandfromwork.Itdoesn'tneedtobespoiledbypeoplecomingupandchattingtoyou，”hesays.“PeopleassumethatIjustwalkupandtalktostrangers,whichIdon't,butit'sbeenagreatwaytomeetpeopleyouwouldneverhavenormallyspokento，”Dunnesays.SoifyoueverendupusingpublictransportinLondon,whynotsayhellotothepersonnexttoyou?Justmakesuretocheckforabadgefirst.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章首先指出了伦敦地铁上因为人们相互间并不交流而显得安静、孤独，因此一位生活在英国的美国人JonathanDunne提出一项倡导在地铁上聊天的运动，此举受到人们积极的回应，但也有人提出反对意见。12.WhichpartlyleadstothesilenceontheTubeinLondon?A.Thegovernment'srule.B.People'sdesireforquiet.C.Britishpeople'spersonality.D.Awarenessofpersonalprivacy.C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Anunwrittenruleencouragingsilence,mixedwithclassicBritishreserve,meansthateventhoughyou'repackedintoenclosedspacewithhundredsofotherpeople,themorningtripcanleaveyoufeelingsomewhatlonely.”可知，地铁上气氛沉闷是与英国人内向、寡言少语的性格有关。故选C。13.Whatcanthebadgewith“TubeChat？”beseenas?A.Arequestforkeepingsilent.B.Aspecialwayofgreetingsomeone.C.Asignalofavoidingbeingdisturbed.D.Anencouragementtostartaconversation.D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“whostartedacampaignofgivingoutbadges(徽章)withtheslogan‘TubeChat？’lastmonth,encouragingtravellersinLondontogettalkingtooneanother”可知，试图改变地铁上气氛沉闷这一现状的伦敦居民Dunne提出了倡议人们在地铁上主动发起聊天的运动，徽章上的标语“要在地铁上聊天吗？”就是鼓励乘客们与他人聊天。故选D。14.WhydoestheauthormentionBrianandMicheal?A.Tostresstheimportanceofcommunication.B.ToshownoteveryoneagreeswithDunne'sidea.C.ToproveLondonersarespeechlessontheTube.D.Tostatethedisadvantagesofchattingwithstrangers.B推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知，尽管Dunne的倡议受到很多人的肯定，但也有反对的声音，紧接着就给出了Brian和Michael的反对意见，提到他们就是为了阐释这一点，与B选项“并不是每个人都同意Dunne的想法”说法一致。故选B。15.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SilenceontheTube!B.TubeChatorNotC.LonelyTravelontheLondonTubeD.TubePassengersWearingBadgesB标题归纳题。总览全文可知，文章从伦敦地铁上人们寡言少语、缺乏交流的现象出发，围绕着是否应该改变这种现状给出了不同的看法、意见，B选项“地铁是否聊天”中包含话题中心词Tubechat一词，也表达出了议论的话题，适合作为标题。故选B。Ⅱ.七选五Often,beforeyoubegintothinkaboutfillingoutcollegeapplicationsintheUSA,youhadbetternarrowdownyourlistofschoolstoaroundfivethatarethemostappealingtoyou.Thecollegesyouapplytoshouldbeagoodfitacademicallyandsocially.1Makingsureyourpotentialcollegesareagoodfitforyouinalloftheseimportantareasincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouwillstayforallfouryears.