高考北师大版英语大一轮复习能力提升题组训练Unit12CultureShock

Unit12CultureShock能力提升题组训练(A)Ⅰ.阅读Whenyou’relookingforwardtotakingaholidayinEgypt,you’recertainlynotshortofchoices.Thecountryhassomanytoseethatyou’llprobablynotwanttolimityourselftojustonecity.Hurghada—AWaterSportsParadiseWith250hotelsrankingfromfortable3starhotelsupto5staracmodation,themainattractionofstayinghereistheactivitiesinandonthewarmwaters.Ithasbeeaninternationalcentreforwatersports,allowingvisitorstotakepartinsurfing,sailinganddeepseafishing.Thewatersarealsohometoahugevarietyofcoralandfish,makingitadreamspotfordiving.Ifallthatisn’tenough,Hurghadaishometosomeoftheworld’sfinestunderwatergardens.Luxor—AnOpenForthosewithaninterestinEgyptianhistory,LuxorisanexcellentplacetostayandisbuiltuponthesiteoftheancientEgyptiancityofThebes.IfyoumakethisthebaseforyourEgyptholiday,you’rebasicallystayinginanopenairmuseum!ThemoderncityofLuxorhastheruinsofKarnak.AcrosstheNileliemanymoremonuments,templesandtombsincludingtheValleyoftheKingsandtheQueens.TheNilesailingisnecessaryforthosewithaninterestinthecountry’sancienthistory.Cairo—TheCapitalFinally,ofcourse,there’sCairo.It’sdefinitelyastartingpointformostofEgyptholidaymakers.Cairooffersanexcellentmixofculture,art,cookingandsightseeingchances.Withthefamouspyramids,varioustemplesandsomefascinatingmuseums,Cairoisafantasticchoiceifyoucanetothecity.1.VisitorsfloodtoHurghadamainlybecauseitcanofferthem.

A.thefunniestbotanicgardens B.choicesofwateractivitiesC.abriefhistoryofEgypt D.themixofcultureandart2.WhichofthefollowingcitiesdomosttouristsvisitfirstinEgypt?A.Cairo. B.Luxor. C.Thebes. D.Hurghada.3.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.ahistoricaldocument B.asciencemagazineC.atravelguide D.abookreview语篇解读:本文讲述了几个埃及好玩的城市及它们的特色。答案及剖析:1.B细节理解题。根据Hurghada—AWaterSportsParadise部分的“themainattractionofstayinghereistheactivitiesinandonthewarmwaters”可知,这儿主要吸引人的是其水里或水上的活动。2.A细节理解题。根据Cairo—TheCapitalCity部分的“It’sdefinitelyastartingpointformostofEgyptholidaymakers.”可知,Cairo是去埃及度假的大多数游客最先游览的地方。3.C推理判断题。根据第一段可知,本文介绍了几个埃及好玩的城市,所以应该出现在旅游指南上。Ⅱ.七选五(2019太原第一学期高三阶段性测评)VARtechnologyhasbeenusedinU.S.sportsforyears.Nowitisfullybinedwiththeglobalgameoffootballandmadeitsdebut(首次亮相)atthe2018WorldCup.1..Itisactuallyateamwhoworktogethertoreviewcertaindecisionsmadebythemainreferee(裁判)bywatchingvideoreplays.

TheVARteamsupporttherefereefromacentralizedvideooperationroom.Theoperatorsselectandprovidethebestanglesfromrelevantbroadcastcamerasplustwoadditionaloffsidecameras.2..Theywillmunicatewiththerefereeonlyforclearandobviouserrorsorseriousmissedincidents.TherefereecandelaytherestartofplayatanytimetomunicatewiththeVARteam.3.,therefereewouldstartanofficialreview.ThentheywillmakeadecisionbasedontheinformationreceivedfromtheVARteam.

4..SomefansbelievethatVARcausestoomanyinterruptions,disruptingtheflowofthegame.Butothersjustwantafairmatchandtoseethecorrectcallnomatterwhat.Theyarguedisruptionsalreadytakeplaceasangryplayerscrowdaroundarefereefollowingacontroversialdecision.5..Withmuchmoneyputintomodernfootball,governingbodiesarenowundergreatpressuretoseethatthecorrectdecisionsaremadeonthepitchandVARisasurestepinthat.

A.IfoneteamislikelytowinagameB.VARstandsforvideoassistantrefereeC.ItishardtoavoidandVARisnecessaryD.OncetheydecideanincidentisreviewableE.ThroughoutamatchtheyareconstantlycheckingformistakesF.TheuseofvideotechnologyisahottopicamongfootballwatchersG.VARcanservetoremovesuchscenesandgetthegamemovingagain答案:15BEDFGⅢ.完形填空IwasfrustratedatnotbeingenteredintothenationalITpetitionI’dappliedfor.Isatinthecar,lostin1,chewingonmylipandstaringoutside.

Iwentupstairs,2anddesperate.Grandpa’sdoorwasopenformeasusual.There,hewaswaitingformy3withgreatexcitement.Istoodsilently,forcinga4tocovermysadness.Heseemedto5meimmediately,givingmeahug.Iwasastonishedthatsucha6bodywasfullofsomuchenergy.

Onlythendidmyemotionsstartpouringout.Itoldhimthatallmy7werefornothing,andthatIwasfeelingdiscouraged.Grandpasmiledatme8andsaid,“Don’tworry.You’refarstrongerthanyouthink.”Thenhe9,“Lifecanbefullofupsanddownssowhatweneeddoistostillhaveourhopesand10,neglectingtheanxietythatmakesiteasytogiveup.”

He11meontheshoulder,withadeterminedlook,beforesaying,“Cheerup.I’mfirmly12thatyouhavethecapabilitytosucceed.”Grandpa’sencouragementsoonmademysadness13.

Thenextday,Ithoughtaboutallmyproblemsand14Lookingback,Irealizethatweshouldshareoursetbacksandprogressinlifewithourbelovedones.Asmygrandpashowed,the15ofourfamilymemberswillbenefitusforever.

14.A.turnedinto B.cameacross C.caredabout D.workedout语篇解读:本文通过作者与全国IT竞赛失之交臂的故事告诉我们:不要畏惧失败。应该和我们所爱的人分享生活中的挫折和进步,要相信家庭成员的支持将使我们永远受益。答案及剖析:1.B根据上文可知,作者没有成功进入全国IT竞赛,此处表示作者坐在车里,沉浸在失望(despair)之中。2.A根据语境及空后的“anddesperate”可知,此时作者上楼时是无力(weak)且绝望的。3.D根据上文“Grandpa’sdoorwasopenformeasusual”可知,爷爷正在等着作者的到来(arrival)。4.D根据该句中的“forcing”和“tocovermysadness”可知,作者应该是强颜欢笑(smile)。5.C根据语境可知,爷爷似乎立即理解了(read)作者的心声,给了作者一个拥抱。6.C根据语境可知,爷爷的拥抱让作者很惊讶,如此瘦的(thin)身体竟然这么坚强有力。此处与空后的“somuchenergy”形成对比。7.B根据语境及空后的“fornothing”可知,这里应该是说,作者觉得他的努力(efforts)都白费了。8.B根据空前的“smiledatme”和下文爷爷对作者说的话可知,此时爷爷是温和地(gently)笑着说。9.A从下文的内容可知,这里是“补充说”的意思。10.C根据该句中的“Lifecanbefullofupsanddownssowhatweneeddoistostillhaveourhopesand10”可知,这里应该选一个与“hopes”平行的词,C项“渴望,欲望”符合语境。

11.A根据该句中的“He11meontheshoulder”可知,爷爷拍了拍(patted)作者的肩膀。

12.A根据语境以及下文的“youhavethecapabilitytosucceed”可知,爷爷坚信(convinced)作者有取得成功的能力。beconvincedthat...是固定用法,意为“相信……”。13.D根据上下文可知,此处是说爷爷的鼓励使作者的悲伤很快消失(disappear)了。14.D根据语境可知,此处是说作者制订出(workedout)了一个计划。15.C从爷爷对作者的鼓励可以看出,这里是指家人的支持(support)将使我们永远受益。能力提升题组训练(B)Ⅰ.阅读AResearchersfromFranceandItalydiscoveredthatCanadianparentsarelessstrictwiththeirchildrenthanmothersandfathersinFranceandItaly.“OurmostimportantfindingwasthedifferencebetweenCanadiansandtheothers,”saidProfessorMichelClaes,theleadauthorofthestudy.“Canadiansfocusonindependenceandnegotiation.Ontheotherhand,Italians,forexample,exercisemorecontrol.WefoundCanadiansseemtofocusonnegotiationincaseofaconflict.”ClaessaidCanada,FranceandItalywereselectedforthestudybecausetheyshareimportantculturalandsocialfactors.“WechoseFrenchCanadiansbecausetheysharethesamelanguageasFrance,andoriginallycamefromFranceandsharecertainvalues.Italywasincludedbecauseitwasconsideredtohavesimilar,strongandimportantfamilyvalues,”heexplained.Theresearchersexaminedtheemotionaltiesbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenbyquestioning1,256studentsaged11to19.Canadianstudentsreportedlesscontrolandmorefreeactions,accordingtothestudy.ItalianparentswerestricterandFrenchparentsweresomewhereinthemiddle.ClaesexplainsthatthedifferenceslieineducationinCanada,FranceandItaly.“NorthAmericahasitsowneducationalvalues,whichpromoteindividualization.Toleranceandprehensionareencouraged.Italy,ontheotherhand,promotesrespectofauthority,control,andtheneedforpermission,”hesaid.Childrenfromallthreecountriesdescribedtheirmothersaswarmandmunicative.ItalianandCanadianchildrenhadsimilarfeelingsabouttheirfathers,andreportedhighlevelsofemotionalties.ButFrenchfathersweregenerallythoughtbytheirchildrentobemoredistantandcold.“Weweresurprisedbythis,”Claesadmitted.“ItseemsasthoughtherelationshipsbetweenFrenchmothersandtheirchildrenwerebeingcloserovertime,whilefathersmaintainaformofdistanceandcoldness,whichismoreofasourceofconflictinFrancethanintheothercountries.”1.ProfessorMichelClaesbelievesthatCanada,FranceandItaly.

A.havethesamefamilyspiritB.havesomesimilarculturaltraditionsC.haveexperiencedsomesimilarsocialchangesD.haveexperiencedsimilarculturaldevelopments2.Howdidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?A.BycollectinganswersofparentsfromCanada,FranceandItaly.B.BycollectinganswersofchildrenfromCanada,FranceandItaly.C.ByquestioningparentsandtheirchildrenfromItalianCanadianfamilies.D.ByquestioningchildrenfromFrenchCanadianfamilies.3.AccordingtoMichelClaes,whatmainlyleadstothedifferencesinparentchildrenrelationshipsamongCanada,FranceandItaly?A.Educationalopportunities. B.Traditionalideas.C.Educationalvalues. D.Historicalevents.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafindingofthestudy?A.Frenchchildrenhavetroubledrelationshipswiththeirparents.B.Canadianchildrenhavecloserelationshipswiththeirparents.C.Italianchildrenhavegoodrelationshipswiththeirparents.D.KidsfromCanada,FranceandItalyhaveclosertieswiththeirmoms.语篇解读:文章讲述了在加拿大、法国和意大利这三个国家父母与子女的关系的差异,而产生这种差异的原因是教育观念的不同。答案及剖析:1.B细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句ClaessaidCanada,FranceandItalywereselectedforthestudybecausetheyshareimportantculturalandsocialfactors.可知,之所以选择这三个国家,是因为这三个国家有相似的文化和社会因素。故选B。2.B细节理解题。根据第四段Theresearchersexaminedtheemotionaltiesbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenbyquestioning1,256studentsaged11to19.可知,研究人员是通过对1256个学生的调查询问,继而得到答案的,故选B。3.C细节理解题。根据第六段ClaesexplainsthatthedifferenceslieineducationinCanada,FranceandItaly.及第七段中的NorthAmericahasitsowneducationalvalues...可知,这三个国家之间的差异主要是由于教育的价值观不同而引起的,故选C。4.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的第一句Childrenfromallthreecountriesdescribedtheirmothersaswarmandmunicative.可知,A选项的表述与此句的意思不同,表述有误,故选A。B(2019高三双语报30期)Asayoungentrepreneur(企业家),itwaseasyformetoidentifysuccessassomethingdirectlyrelatedtohowmuchmoneysomeonewasmaking.Whenapersonmakesmuchmoney,it’seasytoassumethatheorsheissuccessful.However,I’venoticedamajorshiftinhowpeoplelookatsuccessrecently.Forme,itbeganmonthsagoatadinnerIwasluckyenoughtobeinvitedto.Peoplepresentwereindividualswithpersonalnetworthofhundredsofmillionsorevenbillions.Onewealthymanatthetableaskedthequestion,“Doyouthinkyouaresuccessful?”Hevolunteeredhisanswersfirst.Heexplainedthathewasinthemiddleofanotherdivorce,thathedidn’tthinkhiskidsevenwantedtobearoundhim,andthathisonlyfriendswerepeoplejustforbusinesspurposes.Ijumpedoutofmyskinbyhisfrankness.Itwasunbelievablethatsuchasuccessfulmancouldbesotruthfulabouthispersonallifeinfrontofsomanypeople.Butasthenightprogressed,moreindividualsinthiswealthygroupvoicedtheirrealstrugglesinotherimportantpartsoftheirlives.Sincethatnight,I’venoticedmoresignsandfactorsofsuccessbesidesmoney.Success—andhowwetraditionallydefineit—ischanging.Beingwealthydoesn’tmeanyou’reamodelofsuccess.There’sacleardifferencebetweenapersonwho’sconfidentinhiswealthandonewhoiscontentwithhislife.I’vebeenaroundpeoplewhosacrificetheirfamilyorrelationshipsforpersonalgain.AsIfollowhim,I’veseenthemexperienceasenseofregret.Sosurroundingyourselfwithpeopleyouadmireandrespect,andenjoyingahappyfamilylifeareimportanttoyourlifeandyoursuccess.Moneywillalwaysbepartoftheperception(认识)ofsuccess.However,theperceptionischanging,thankstothegrowingemphasisonthefactorsabove.Keepitinmindwhenyou’reconsideringhowtospendyourtimeandwhatyouaimtoachieve.5.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofsuccessinthepast?A.Itwaseasyforhimtoachieve. B.Ithadnothingtodowithyourentrepreneurs.C.Itwasdifficultforpeopletodefineit. D.Ithadadirectconnectionwithwealth.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“jumpedoutofmyskin”inParagraph3mean?A.Feltrelaxed. B.Feltshocked. C.Felthelpless. D.Feltencouraged.7.Afterthedinner,theauthor.

A.wasseizedwithdeepregret B.decidedhowtotreathisfriendsC.realizedhowtobalancehislifeandcareer D.wassatisfiedwithhispresentlife8.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Alifechangingdinner B.MychangingperceptionofsuccessC.Arightroadtosuccess D.Mygoodrelationshipswithfriends语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,讲述了作者通过一次晚宴改变了过去对成功的认识。答案及剖析:5.D细节理解题。根据第一段中的...identifysuccessassomethingdirectlyrelatedtohowmuchmoneysomeonewasmaking可知,作者过去认为成功与财富有直接关系。6.B短语猜测题。根据画线短语后的句子Itwasunbelievable...hispersonallifeinfrontofsomanypeople.可知,这么一个成功人士在众人面前坦白他的隐私,让作者感到震惊。故画线短语意为:震惊的。7.C细节理解题。根据第四段中的There’sacleardifference...andenjoyingahappyfamilylifeareimportanttoyourlifeandyoursuccess.可知,在晚宴过后,作者意识到该如何平衡自己的成功事业和生活。8.B标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知,作者通过一次晚宴改变了自己之前对成功的看法,故选B。Ⅱ.语法填空(2019河北唐山高三一模)Inhisbook,IntentionalLiving,authorJohnMaxwellsharesthatbackin1976,hereceivedagiftfromoneofhis1.(assistant).Asheunwrappedthegift,hesawthatitwasabook2.(name)TheGreatestStoryEverTold.Hecouldn’twait3.(read)it.

Butwhenheopenedthebook,hewas4.(astonish)toseethatthepageswereblank.Insidethebookwas5.notethatsaid,“John,yourlifeisbeforeyou.Fillthesepageswithkindactsandgoodthoughtsofyourheart.Writeagreatstoryaboutyourlife.”Theintentionofwritingthestoryofhislifeexcitedhim.Then,he6.(begin)towritehisbook.

Everydayweliveoutourstorythroughourwords,actionsanddecisions.Butwemustremembertolivewithintentiontofocusonwhat7.(matter)mostinlifeandtoregainthatfocuswhenwegetchanged.Withoutintention,wecanbeeunfocusedinthings8.needn’taddtoalifeofsignificanceanddifferenceinourworld.

Lifeisn’tperfectandit’salwayshard,9.weneedremindersinourlifefromafriend,author,blogger,pastororourinnerspirittorefocususonthethingsthatmatterandmakeuslive10.(positive).

答案及剖析:1.assistants考查名词复数。assistant为可数名词,此处考查“oneof+名词复数”,意为:……中的一个。故填d考查非谓语动词。此处作后置定语,name与book之间存在被动