【课件】人教版一轮复习一单元一课时强化训练 选择性必修 第二册 Unit 2 Bridging Cultures 课件

二十三选择性必修第二册Unit2

BridgingCultures(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2021·泰安模拟)Ifyou’reabooklover,youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside,orabookshelfinyourlibrarywitha“toread”signonit.Yetyoucan’tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile.Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases.ButI’mheretotellyoutostopworrying.

Whatyouhaveisanantilibrary,andit’saverygoodthing.ThetermcomesfromwriterUmbertoEco.Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary.Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups:thosewhoreactwith“Wow!Whatalibraryyouhave!Howmanyofthesebookshaveyouread?”andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbutaresearchtool.Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones.Indeed,themoreyouknow,thelargertherowsofunreadbooks.Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary.

Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject,you’recuttingyourselfofffromastreamofinformationatanartificialpoint.Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown.Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveoflearning.

Sodon’tfeelguiltyoveryourunreadbooks.Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyoudowantthem,andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks,youcanstartusingitasyouwoulduseabiggerlibrary.Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs.Oryoumayfindthatabookyouboughtfiveyearsagohasspecialrelevancetoday.Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity.That’sgoodforyouandgoodfortheworldaroundyou.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antilibrary”inParagraph2referto?A.Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks.B.Apileofbooksonthebookshelf.C.Thecollectionofunreadbooks.D.Alargepersonallibrary.【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据文章第二段中Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones.Indeed,themoreyouknow,thelargertherowsofunreadbooks.Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary.可知,读过的书远不如没读过的书有价值。的确,你知道得越多,未读的书就越多。我们称这些藏书为反图书馆。由此可推知antilibrary意为“未读书籍的收藏”。故正确答案为C。2.Whichofthefollowingwillthewriteragreewith?A.Theunreadbooksyouboughtyearsagoareofnouse.B.Youdon’thavetoreadeverybookfromcovertocover.C.Readbooksareofmoreusethanunreadbooks.D.Youshouldn’tpurchasenewbooksuntiltheunreadonesarecovered.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第三句Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs.可知,某些书更可能成为参考,而不是通读。因此“某些书不必从头到尾阅读。”符合文意,故B项正确。3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofsomeonehavinglotsofunreadbooks?A.Approving.

B.Doubtful.C.Critical. D.Indifferent.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后两句Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown.Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveoflearning.可知,因此,你没有读过的书越来越多,这意味着你对未知的事物一直保持着好奇心。这种态度是终身热爱学习的重要基础。由此可推知,作者赞成收藏未读过的书籍。故正确答案为A。Ⅱ.完形填空

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【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。文章讲述了作者通过给一个朋友庆祝生日,不仅使朋友高兴,而且使自己也摆脱了沮丧的情绪。由此作者得出结论:善良的行为是双倍的祝福。施予者和接受者都会从中受益。1.A.special B.positive C.nervous D.proud【解析】选B。special特殊的,专门的;positive积极的;nervous紧张的;proud骄傲的。根据“Ifeltgloomy”可知,作者感到沮丧,心态不积极。故B选项正确。2.A.explained B.complainedC.remembered D.informed【解析】选C。explain解释;complain抱怨;remember记起;inform通知,告知。作者坐在桌边的时候,记起了那天是一个朋友的生日。故C选项正确。3.A.family B.study C.life D.work【解析】选D。family家庭;study学习;life生活;work工作。根据“...hasdevotedthepast30yearstonursing”可知,作者的朋友从事护士工作30年,由此可知,她非常喜欢自己的工作。故D选项正确。4.A.surprised B.disappointedC.bored D.prepared【解析】选D。surprised惊讶的;disappointed失望的;bored厌烦的;prepared有准备的。作者的朋友值B班,准备工作到深夜。故D选项正确。5.A.though B.besidesC.therefore D.otherwise【解析】选A。though可是;besides此外,而且;therefore因此;otherwise否则。前面提到,作者的朋友要工作到深夜,也没有过生日。后文提到,朋友的声音听起来像往常一样开心快乐。由此判断,上下文之间是转折关系。故A选项正确。6.A.getonwith B.putupwithC.getridof D.takeholdof【解析】选C。getonwith和……相处;putupwith容忍,忍受;getridof除掉,去掉;takeholdof握住,控制住。根据下文“asthedaypassedIcouldn’tshakethethought...setofftothehospitalwithacard...”可知,作者一直摆脱不了那种在这个特别的日子里得到一点关注她会很感激的感觉。所以,最终作者带着礼物去医院看望朋友了。故C选项正确。7.A.Almost B.Even C.Never D.Still【解析】选D。Almost几乎;Even甚至;Never从未;Still仍然。第一段提到“Ifeltgloomy”,该处又提到“feelingalittlegloomymyself”,由此可知,作者在挂断电话之后,仍然感到有点沮丧。故D选项正确。8.A.luckily B.finallyC.unhappily D.hardly【解析】选B。luckily幸运地;finally最终,最后;unhappily不高兴地;hardly几乎不。随着这一天过去,作者仍然摆脱不了那种想法。最终,作者屈服了,动身去医院看望朋友。故B选项正确。9.A.demand B.desireC.reward D.share【解析】选C。demand要求;desire渴望;reward酬谢,奖赏;share一份。朋友感激的微笑和惊喜是对作者付出的努力的奖赏。故C选项正确。10.A.guilty B.lonelyC.weak D.curious【解析】选B。guilty愧疚的;lonely孤独的;weak虚弱的;curious好奇的。根据第二段中的“shedoesn’thavefamilyintown”可知,作者朋友的家人都不在她身边,朋友肯定在生日这一天很孤独。故B选项正确。11.A.existed B.deepenedC.wasted D.disappeared【解析】选D。exist存在;deepen加深;waste浪费;disappear消失。notonly...but(also)表示并列关系,因此该句指作者去看望朋友,这么做不仅使孤独的朋友精神愉悦,而且作者的情绪也好了起来,原来的沮丧感消失了。故D选项正确。12.A.tries B.receives C.loves D.cares【解析】选B。try尝试,努力;receive收到;love爱;care在乎。作者以自己为例,证明帮助别人可以使双方受益。又根据It’slikethelittlesaying可知,该谚语想表达的是善良的行为是双倍的祝福。它赐福于施予者和接受者。故B选项正确。13.A.experiences B.dreamsC.choices D.opportunities【解析】选D。experience经历;dream梦想;choice选择;opportunity机会。生活不断地赠给我们更进一步或者做一件对某人有影响的事情的机会。故D选项切题。14.A.difference B.connectionC.discovery D.decision【解析】选A。difference区别,不同;connection连接,联系;discovery发现;decision决定。做好事当然对别人会有影响。makeadifference意为“起作用,有影响”。故A选项正确。15.A.normal B.similarC.wonderful D.practical【解析】选C。normal正常的;similar相似的;wonderful极好的;practical实际的,实践的。当我们做了好事的时候,我们的所作所为也使得我们自身的境遇变好,这是一件非常好的事情。故C选项正确。Ⅲ.阅读填句(2021·衡水模拟)Itissometimesthoughtthatthelongingformaterialgoods,theneedtobuythings,isarelativelymoderninvention.

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Tradeorshoppingiscertainlyanancientdesire,andexistedbeforeourancestorsinventedwriting,laws,citiesorfarming,evenbeforetheyusedmetaltomaketools.

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Evidencefromhunter-gathererssuggeststhattheexchangeoffoodandothernecessarythingscomesnaturally,aswellastheabilitytokeeparecordofthecreditsinvolved.Andoncetradebegins,thebenefitsarehardtoresist.

AncientlocalcoastalpeopleinnorthernAustraliatradedfishhooks,alongachainoftradingpartners,withpeopleliving400milesinland,whocutandpolishedlocalstonetomakeaxes(斧子).

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Finally,bothgroupsof“producers”,byconcentratingonthingstheycouldproduceandexchangingthemforotherthingstheyneeded,benefitedasaresult.

Tradeinthenecessitiesoflife,suchasfoodandsimpletools,isnotreallysurprising,consideringthelinkbetweenthesebasicitemsandsurvival.Whatissurprising,though,isthatourtasteforunnecessaryexpensiveobjectsalsogoesbackalongway.

InSouthAfrica,100,000-year-olddecorativedyes(染料)havebeenfoundinanareawherenonewereproduced.

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Smallroundpiecesofglass76,000yearsoldwerealsofoundatthesameplace.Theearliestjewelleryknowntouswerenotjustrandomfindings—theyweregroupedtogetherinsizeandhadholeslikethoseusedforthreadingontoanecklace.

Archaeologistsarguethattradepreparedthewayforthecomplexsocietiesinwhichwelivetoday.

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However,theirmodernequivalents—fastcarsandexpensiveclothes—holdthesameattractionforusas“tradegoods”didforpeople100,000yearsago.

A.Andwedon’tneedshopsormoneytodoit.B.Thesearepowerfulevidenceforcashpurchase.C.Infact,itsrootsgobacktothebeginningofhumanity.D.However,firsttradebeganfromtheexchangeofobjects.E.Modern-dayshoppersmaynotbeimpressedbyancientglasspieces.F.Itisthoughtthatthesegoodswereboughtatleast30kilometresaway.G.Everyindividualalongthechainmadeaprofit,evenifheproducedneitherhimself.1.【解析】选C。根据上文Itissometimesthoughtthatthelongingformaterialgoods,theneedtobuythings,isarelativelymoderninvention.并结合下文中Tradeorshoppingiscertainlyanancientdesire可知,上文说人们有时认为,对物质产品的渴望,对购买物品的需要,是一种相对现代的发明,而下文对其“现代性”进行了否定,认为它是一种古老的欲望。因此此空应连接上下文,和物质渴望的起源有关。C项意为“事实上,它的根源可以追溯到人类的起源”,承上启下,符合语境。故正确答案为C。2.【解析】选A。根据上文Humansareborntotrade.可知,人类天生就会交易。由此推断此处应该是对人类天生会交易的进一步阐述。A项意为“我们不需要商店或金钱来做这件事”,承接上文,符合语境。故正确答案为A。3.【解析】选G。根据上文中AncientlocalcoastalpeopleinnorthernAustraliatradedfishhooks,alongachainoftradingpartners可知,此空应该与交易链条有关。G项意为“链条上的每一个个体都获利,即使他自己不生产任何东西”,承接上文,符合语境。故正确答案为G。4.【解析】选F。根据上文InSouthAfrica,100,000-year-olddecorativedyeshavebeenfoundinanareawherenonewereproduced.可知,在南非,有10万年历史的装饰染料在一个根本不生产染料的地区被发现。由此推断此空应该是对这一现象的解释。F项意为“据认为这些货物是在至少30千米以外买的”,承接上文,符合语境。故正确答案为F。5.【解析】选E。根据上文Archaeologistsarguethattradepreparedthewayforthecomplexsocietiesinwhichwelivetoday.可知,考古学家认为,贸易为我们今天生活的复杂社会铺平了道路。由此推断此处应该是对上文的解释和补充说明,阐述现代与古老的物质消费的关系。E项意为“现代购物者可能不会对古老的玻璃制品印象深刻”,承接上文,符合语境。故正确答案为E。Ⅳ.语法填空(黑体词为本单元重点词汇)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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