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PAGEPAGE5Unit23单元主题语篇训练Ⅰ.阅读理解AChinahaslongbeentippedtobethenextSiliconValley,butnowthefinancesandsupportareinplacetomakeithappen.Thereisagrowingconsensus(共识)thatwhileSiliconValleyisnotabouttodisappearanytimesoon,itsnextbiggestrivalisalreadyon_the_verge_ofburstingontotheinternationalscene—notintheUS,norintheEU,butinAsia.Morespecifically,China.ThisisnotjustanobservationbasedontheriseofcompanieslikeAlibaba,BaiduandTencent.Itisgroundedinamorewidespreadmovetofundstart­upsinAsiatothepointwheremoremoneyisbeinginvestedtherethaninEurope.Justfiveyearsago,EuropeandAsiaareneckandneckintermsofinvestment.In2013,Europemadeslightlymoredeals,1550comparedtoAsia's1071,butthetotalvalueofinvestmentwas$7bn.Justfiveyearslater,AsiawasfourtimesthesizeofEuropewithtwiceasmanydealscarriedout.Between2013to2018,thenumberofdealsinAsiaincreasednearlyfivefold,andtheirvalueleaptto$81bn,comparedtothe$21bnraisedinEurope.TheAsianfigurealsoshowsthatthecontinentisclosingthegapontheUSwhichsaw$105bnworthofdeals.Oneofthemainreasonsthatmakesthecountrysoattractiveisnotjustthehugegrowthininvestmentandhigheducationstandards,butalsolocalandnationalgovernmentalsupportbenefitingtechcompanies.Infact,oneoftheconclusionsofarecentFortunetechconferencewasthatChina'stechcompanieswillsoonbebeatingAmericancompaniesontheirhometurf.OneofthereasonsisthatinvestorsbelieveUSimmigrationpolicyismakingitmoredifficultforthebesttalentaroundtheworldtofindworkthere.Plus,ChinesecompaniesarenowabletostartpayingsalariesthatcankeeppacewiththoseonofferinSiliconValley.Hence,whenIanRoger,ChiefDigitalOfficialatluxurygroupLVMHwasaskedwherehethoughtthenextFacebookorGooglewouldcomefrom,hesuggesteditwouldbeaclosecallbetweenSiliconValleyandChina.Thelatterhadtheinvestmentthatisneededaswellasahardworkcultureofasix­dayweek.Italsohasasuperbeducationsystemandahugepopulation.AsSiliconValleyappearstobeheatingupalittletoohardforsomepeople,Chinawouldappeartobewarmingupatjusttherightpace.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是资金、高教育水平和支持使中国成为下一个硅谷成为可能。1．Whatdoestheexpression“onthevergeof”inParagraph2referto?A．Onthewayof. B．Onthelistof.C．Ontheconditionof. D．Onthepointof.解析：选D词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知，画线句表示它的第二大竞争对手已经在国际舞台上崭露头角——不是在美国，也不是在欧盟，而是在亚洲。更具体地说，中国。所以画线词的意思是“正要……的时候”。2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhyChinaattractsforeigninvestmentintechcompanies?A．Higheducationstandards.B．Hugegrowthininvestment.C．Supportfromthegovernment.D．HighersalariesthanthoseinSiliconValley.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第六段可知，比硅谷更高的薪水并不是中国吸引外资投资科技公司的原因。3．Itcan'tbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．theUSimmigrationpolicyisstrictbuttalent­friendlyB．IanRogerbelievesthenextGooglemightcomefromChinaC．employeesofBaidumightbeaccustomedtooverworkD．Chinesetechcompaniescanprovidehighlycompetitivesalariesnow.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第七段第二句可知，不能从文章中推断出美国的移民政策是严格的，但对人才是友好的。4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThetotalvalueofinvestmentinAsiaisfourtimesthatinEurope.B．Finances,higheducationstandardsandsupportmakeitpossibleforChinatobecomethenextSiliconValley.C．Asiaattractsworldwidebesttalentstotechcompanies.D．AmericantechcompanieswillsoonbebeatenbythoseinChina.解析：选B主旨大意题。根据第一段及全文内容可知，本篇文章讲述的是资金、高教育水平和支持使中国成为下一个硅谷成为可能。BFollowingMoYan'sNobelPrize,theusuallysilentChineseliterarycirclegotwarmedupagain.AShanghaiwriternamedJinYuchengsurprisednearlyeveryonebymakinghisnewnovelfulloftheShanghaidialect(方言)．Publishedin2012,the350,000­wordBlossomsisanovelaboutthechangesinShanghaiover30years,drawingclearimagesofthecitythroughthestoriesofmanycommonpeople.Thereisnomainstorylikemostnovels,buteverystoryinitcouldrunindependently.WhileMandarinisthestandardchoiceforChineseliteraturetoday,Jin'suseoftheShanghaidialectappearsbothdifferentandbold.“Ihaveseentoomanynovelsthatlooksimilartoeachother.Chineseliteratureisgettingmonotonousbothinlanguageandform.Iwanttobespecialwithmyownlanguage，”JintoldtheGlobalTimes.Inthenovel,Jinmakesabreakthroughbymainlyusingdialoguestounfoldvariousplotsandrepresenttypicalcharactersonadailybasis.Healsoabandonstheuseofsomepunctuationlikequotationmarks(引号)，showingareturntothetraditionalChinesehuaben(话本)genre.Sinceitspublication,thebookhasbeenwidelyrecommendedonSinaWeibowithmanynetizensratingthenovelhighforitsuniqueuseofthedialectandvividdescriptionoflifeusingplainspeech.JinsaidthathegottheideaofwritingthenovelwhilechattinginanonlineforumwherepeopleusetheShanghaidialect.Thepraisehereceivedfromthenetizensencouragedhimtocontinuewritingtherandomstories.“I'dliketoseemorewriterstofollowmylead.Itwillenrichourliteratureandmakeitdiverse，”hesaid.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了上海作家金宇澄独具特色的小说《繁花》。5．Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．TheChineseliterarycircleisalwayssilent.B．MoYanwassurprisedatJinYucheng'snewnovel.C．ThenovelrepresentsamodernlifestyleinShanghai.D．Thestoriesinthenovelaren'tlinkedtoeachother.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，《繁花》不像大多数小说那样有一个主线故事，而是每一个故事都可以独立成篇。据此可知，这部小说中的故事没有互相联系。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“monotonous”inParagraph3mean?A．Lackinginvariety.B．Shortofexpectations.C．Wantingfurtherimprovement.D．Requiringmoreconsideration.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句可知，金宇澄认为中国的很多小说看上去彼此相似；再结合该段第三句可知，他想要用自己的语言让自己的小说有特色。据此可推知，画线词所在句表示中国文学在语言和形式上正变得单调，画线词与A项含义相近，故A项正确。7．HowdoesJinYuchengmakeabreakthroughinhisnewnovel?A．Byinventinglotsoftypicalcharacters.B．Bycreatingavividbackground.C．Byemployingdialoguestodevelopplotsandcharacters.D．ByplayingwithbeautifulwordsinShanghaidialect.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，金宇澄在小说中主要是使用对话来展开各种情节并描写日常生活中的典型人物来取得突破的。8．WhatencouragedJinYuchengtocontinuewritingindialect?A．Thenetizens'posts.B．Thenetizens'praise.C．Thecitizens'comments.D．Otherwriters'encouragement.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第六段第二句可知，网民们的赞扬鼓励他继续用方言写小说。Ⅱ.短文改错WhenIwasinthe6thgrade,myparentsboughtmeacellphone.Iwasreallyexcitingtoreceivethephone.Thenextweekend,myfamilywentoncampingintheEast答案：第二句：exciting→excited第三句：去掉on第四句：enjoy→enjoyed第五句：our→my;song→songs第六句：brilliant前加a;protecting→protect第七句：in→out第八句：what→how第十句：awfully→awfulⅢ.书面表达假定你是李华。你在网上看到了杜甫草堂招聘志愿者的启事，对此很感兴趣，请根据如下招聘信息写一封申请邮件。VolunteersWantedAgroupofmiddleschoolstudentsfromAustraliaaregoingtovisittheDuFu'sThatchedCottageonJanuary2nd.Wearelookingforthreeseniorhighschoolstudentsasvoluntaryguides.ThemainresponsibilitiesaretointroduceDuFutothevisitorsandshowthemaroundtheCottage.Ifinterested,pleasesendanapplicationemailatyourearliestconveniencetoMrZhangatzhanghua@163.combeforeDecember27.注意：1.词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSir，