2024版新教材高考英语全程一轮总复习课时天天练6Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorld新人教版必修第一册

课时天天练(六)UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLDⅠ.阅读理解A[2023·湖北省新高考联盟第一次质量监测]OurEnglishliteratureteacherMissLindawasnewtoteaching.Butshealwaysdidherbesttomakelearningfunandpleasant.Butthethingthattrulysolidifiedherpositionasmyfavoriteteacherwasthatforeverystudent'sbirthdayshewouldgiveusapersonalizednotebook.Itwasjustasimplesmallnotebook,butshehadfilledthefirstpagewithherownwordswhichmademerealizehowgoodapersonIwas.Iwasateenagerwhohadaterriblehomelife,butitmadeallthedifferencetohowIactedintherestoftheyear.InasessionofEnglishclass,wewerediscussingapassagewehadread.OnestudentJackmadeapoint.MissLindabasicallysaidJackwaswrong.Thenextday,afterwetookourseats,shesaid,“Beforewebegin,IwasthinkingaboutwhatJacksaidyesterday.Let'stakealookatthatagain.Myknowledgeislimitedinthisfieldwhereyouaredefinitelybetterthanme.”SherepeatedJack'spointandencourageddiscussionsamongus.Afterthediscussions,itbecameapparentthatJack'spointreallyheldwater.IwasimpressedbyMissLindawhoacknowledgedhermistakepublicly.Afterclass,Ihadtopurchasesomeredpunchedcardstogetlunchatschool.Unfortunately,Ididn'thavethatmuchmoneytopurchaseenoughcards.MissLindanoticedIoftenskippedmealsandshebroughtanextrasandwichtomeinprivate.SheofferedmenotonlythefoodwhichIdesperatelyneeded,butalsotheself­respectwhichIvaluedasateenageboy.Also,shenevercriticizedanystudentinpublic,whichreallymadeherpopularamongstudents.1．Whatmightbeincludedinthepersonalizednotebook?A．Students'testscores.B．Students'advantages.C．MissLinda'sblessing.D．MissLinda'sownthoughts.2．WhichstatementaboutJackistrue?A．ClassdiscussionsprovedJack'spointwasright.B．Jackprovedhispointbyhimself.C．MissLindaagreedwithJack'spointatfirst.D．JackwasmoreknowledgeablethanMissLinda.3．WhywasMissLindapopularwiththestudents?A．Becauseshealwaysmadelearningfunandpleasant.B．Becauseshegaveeachstudentanotebookforhisbirthday.C．Becauseshehadthecouragetoadmithermistake.D．Becauseshepaidattentiontostudents'dignity.4．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMissLinda?A．Humorousandopen­minded.B．Generousandstrict.C．Caringandmodest.D．Determinedandwarm­hearted.B[2023·南京市六校联合体高三联合调研]TouristsvisitingtheCanaryIslandscanoftenhearthelocalscommunicatingoverlongdistancesbywhistling—notatune,buttheSpanishlanguage.ThelocalsarecommunicatinginSilbo,amuchmorewidespreaduseofwhistledlanguages.Inatleast80culturesworldwide,peoplehavedevelopedwhistledversionsoftheirlocallanguageswhenthecircumstancescallforit.Whistledlanguagesarealmostalwaysdevelopedbytraditionalculturesthatliveinmountainousregionsorindenseforests.That'sbecausewhistledspeechcarriesmuchfartherthanordinaryspeechorshouting,saysJulienMeyer,alinguistwhoexploresthetopicofwhistledlanguages.Skilledwhistlerscanreach120decibels(分贝)—louderthanacarspeaker.Asaresult,whistledspeechcanbeunderstoodupto10timesasfarawayasordinaryshoutingcan.Thatletspeoplecommunicatewhentheycannotgetcloseenoughtoshout.Whistledlanguagesworkbecausemanyofthekeyelementsofspeechcanbeimitatedinawhistle.Wedistinguishonespeechsoundfromanotherbyminordifferencesintheirsoundfrequencypatterns.Whistlerscanexpressallofthesedistinctionsbyvaryingthepitch(音高)oftheirwhistle.Andtheskillcanbeadaptedtoanylanguage,eventhosethathavenotraditionofwhistling.However,whistledlanguagesaredisappearingrapidlyallovertheworld,andsome—suchasthewhistledformsoftheTepehualanguagesinMexico—havealreadydisappeared.Modernizationislargelytoblame,saysMeyer,whopointstoroadsasthebiggestfactor.“That'swhyyoustillfindwhistledspeechonlyinplacesthatarevery,veryremoteandthathavehadlessaccesstoroads，”hesays.Fortunately,thereisstillarayofhope.UNESCOhaslistedtwowhistledlanguages—SilbointheCanaryIslands,andakindofwhistledTurkish—aselementsoftheworld'sintangibleculturalheritage.Suchattentioncanleadtoconservationefforts.IntheCanaryIslands,forexample,Silboisnowtaughtinschools.“Ifpeoplehadn'tmadethateffort,Silbowouldprobablyhavedisappeared，”saysMeyer.There,atleast,thefutureofthewhistledlanguagelooksbright.5．WhatcanbelearnedaboutSilbo?A．Itisanendangeredtune.B．Itisemployedtoentertaintourists.C．Itisusedinmorethan80cultures.D．ItisawhistledversionofSpanish.6．Whatarewhistledlanguagesmainlyusedtodo?A．Passonsecretinformation.B．Getmessagesacrossoverlongdistances.C.Imitatethesoundpatternsofotherlanguages.D.Showminordifferencesbetweenspeechsounds.7．WhyarewhistledlanguagesdisappearingaccordingtoMeyer?A．Lackofskilledteachers.B．Contactwithmodernity.C．Difficultyinlearningthem.D．Popularityofofficiallanguages.8．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureofSilbo?A．Uncertain.B．Dissatisfied.C．Optimistic.D．Uncaring.[答题区]题号12345678答案Ⅱ.阅读七选五[2023·石家庄第一中学模拟]Everysentencewespeakshowssomethingaboutwhoweareashumans.Evenpeoplespeakingthesamelanguagehavedistinctdialects.__1__Whetheryousay“soda”or“pop”mayrevealwhatcountryandwhatregionyouarefrom.WhatyoucallthenightbeforeHalloweenmaytietoyourreligiousbeliefs.__2__Plantsandanimalsthataregivennamesinanylanguagearegenerallythosethatarerelevanttopeoplespeakingthelanguage.Therelevancecomesfromthewaythatthepeoplehaveinteractedwiththeanimalsandplants.Insomecases,thishashappenedovercenturies.Whilewemightthinkoflanguageashavingafixedsetofwordsandrulesthatwelearninschool,infactlanguageisalwaysevolving.Newwordsemergewhileothersfalloutofuse.Pronunciationchangesovertimeasdoesthemeaningofwords.__3__Ourabilitytolearnlanguagedevelopswhenweareyoung.Soundsheardasinfants,oreveninthewomb,setthestageforlanguagelearninglater.Babycooingistheresultofbabies'analysisofthelanguagesspokentothem.__4__Childrenexposedtomultiplelanguagesearlyinlife,andgrowingupmultilingual,developenhancedcognitivefunctions.Thesemayincludetheabilitytofocusandignoredistractions.Languagesareasdiverseasthecommunitiesthatspeakthem.Eachoftheapproximately7，000worldlanguagesisatestimonytoacommunity'suniquehumanexperience.Yet,manylanguagesaroundtheworldareendangered.Itispossiblethatasmanyashalfoftheworld'slanguagescouldgosilentbytheendofthiscentury.Why？__5__Buttheyboildowntosocialinequalitiesanddisrespectforothers.A．Thereasonsarecomplex.B．Languageschangewithtime.C．Thesearerootedintheirhistoryandculture.D．Whatkindofslangyouusemaycomefromthehabitsofplaceyougrewupin.E．Languagealsoshowstheconnectionsbetweenus,andournaturalenvironment.F．Babiesarepracticingthepronunciationofsoundsthattheyneedforcommunication.G．Peoplealsoborrowwordsfromlanguagesotherthantheirowntoaddtotheirownvocabulary.[答题区]1．________2.________3.________4．________5.________Ⅲ.语法填空[2023·长沙市长郡中学高三期中]Thosewhohaven'tbeentotheMuUsmaynothaveanopportunitytodoso.Thedesertisdisappearingfrom1.________mapasithasbeenturnedintoanoasis(绿洲)!TheMuUs2.________(stretch)over42，200squarekmbetweenShaanxiandinnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion,lyingnorthoftheGreatWall.InMongolian,“MuUs”meansbarrenland3.________nothingcangrow.However,theareawasnodesertinancienttimes.Itusedtobegrazingland4.________(sufficient)supplyinggrassandwaterforsheepandcattle.SincetheTangDynasty,itbegantodegradebecauseofexcessivefarmingandovergrazingand5.________(year)ofwar.Inmoderntimes,theMuUs,thefourth6.________(large)desertinChina,begantomovesouthwardandpassedtheGreatWall,7.________(attack)Yulin(Shaanxiprovince).Localpastures(牧场)facedseriousdesertification,salinizationanddegradation,andthevillagershadtomoveasthedesertadvanced.BythetimePeople'sRepublicofChina8.________(found),Yulinhadonly0.9percentofforestcover.Itbecameanurgenttask9.________(block)thesands.Thankstogreening,thedesertispoisedtodisappear.Thefeat(功绩)wouldn'thavebeenachieved10.________nationalanti­desertificationpoliciesandtheeffortsofgenerationsofeco­warriors.[答题区]1．________2.________3.________4．________5.________6.________7．________8.________9.________10．________课时天天练(六)Ⅰ.阅读理解A语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与社会——有影响力的人——最喜欢的老师【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了作者最喜欢的老师——英语老师MissLinda，她关心每一位学生，勇于承认自己的错误并照顾到学生的自尊，深受大家喜爱。1．答案与解析：B推断。根据第二段中的“shehadfilledthefirstpagewithherownwordswhichmademerealizehowgoodapersonIwas”可以推断，MissLinda在送给每位学生的笔记本的第一页上都写上了该生的优点，故B项正确。2．答案与解析：A理解具体信息。根据第三段中的“Afterthediscussions,itbecameapparentthatJack'spointreallyheldwater”可知，讨论之后，显而易见Jack的观点是站得住脚的，故A项正确。3．答案与解析：D理解具体信息。根据最后一段中的“shenevercriticizedanystudentinpublic,whichreallymadeherpopularamongstudents”可知，MissLinda注意保护每一位学生的尊严，这让她深受学生欢迎，故D项正确。4．答案与解析：C推断。根据第一段中的“foreverystudent'sbirthdayshewouldgiveusapersonalizednotebook”和第四段中的“shebroughtanextrasandwichtomeinprivate”可以看出，MissLinda关爱学生；根据第三段中的“IwasimpressedbyMissLindawhoacknowledgedhermistakepublicly”可以看出，MissLinda勇于承认自己的错误，很谦虚，故C项正确。B语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会——社会服务与人际沟通——用口哨交流【语篇解读】本文以一种西班牙语的口哨语为引子引出本文主题——口哨语，并介绍了其起源、现状和未来发展趋势等。5．答案与解析：D理解具体信息。根据第一段中的“buttheSpanishlanguage....ofwhistledlanguages”可知，Silbo是西班牙语的一种口哨版本。6．答案与解析：B理解具体信息。根据第二段内容尤其是第二段尾句“Thatletspeople...enoughtoshout”可知，使用口哨语主要是为了让人们在远距离也能进行沟通。7．答案与解析：B理解具体信息。根据第四段第二句“Modernizationislargely...asthebiggestfactor”可知，Meyer认为对于口哨语的消失，与现代化的联系在很大程度上应为此负责。故选B。8．答案与解析：C理解观点、态度。根据第五段内容尤其是首句“Fortunately,thereisstillarayofhope”和最后一句“There,atleast,thefutureofthewhistledlanguagelooksbright”可知，幸运的是，还有一线希望；至少在CanaryIslands，这种口哨语由于在学校被教而看起来有光明的未来。故可知作者对Silbo未来的态度是乐观的。Ⅱ.阅读七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了语言能够反映历史和文化，甚至是和自然界的联系。介绍了人类语言学习能力的发展过程。1．答案与解析：C根据上文“Everysentencewespeakshowssomethingaboutwhoweareashumans.Evenpeoplespeakingthesamelanguagehavedistinctdialects.”以及后文“Whetheryousay‘soda’or‘pop’mayrevealwhatcountryandwhatregionyouarefrom.WhatyoucallthenightbeforeHalloweenmaytietoyourreligiousbeliefs.”可知，后文提到了语言可以透露出你来自哪个国家和地区，说明语言可以体现文化，故选C。2．答案与解析：E根据后文“Plantsandanimalsthataregivennamesinanylanguagearegenerallythosethatarerelevanttopeoplespeakingthelanguage.Therelevancecomesfromthewaythatthepeoplehaveinteractedwiththeanimalsandplants.Insomecases,thishashappenedovercenturies.”可知，本段的主旨是语言体现了人与自然环境之间的关系，故选E。3．答案与解析：G根据上文“Whilewemightthinkoflanguageashavingafixedsetofwordsandrulesthatwelearninschool,infactlanguageisalwaysevolving.Newwordsemergewhileothersfalloutofuse.Pronunciationchangesovertimeasdoesthemeaningofwords.”可知，上文提到发音和单词的意思会随着时间推移而变化，本句为本段最后一句，应承接上文说明这些变化的其他方式，故选G。4．答案与解析：F根据后文“Childrenexposedtomultiplelanguagesearlyinlife,andgrowingupmultilingual,developenhancedcognitivefunctions.”可知，后文提到了儿童的生命早期接触多种语言，即指的是婴儿时期就开始了练习，故选F。5．答案与解析：A根据上文“Itispossiblethatasmanyashalfoftheworld'slanguagescouldgosilentbytheendofthiscentury.Why？”可知，本句回答上文提出的为什么语言会消失的问题：原因很复杂。故A选项与下文“Buttheyboildowntosocialinequalitiesanddisrespectforothers.”承接自然。故选A。Ⅲ.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了毛乌素地区由牧场变沙漠，新中国成立后又从沙漠变绿洲的过程。1．答案与解析：the句意：沙漠正在从地图上消失，因为它已经变成了绿洲。根据句意和空格后的名词map可知，空格处应该填入定冠词the，特指毛乌素沙漠所在的版图。2．答案与解析：stretches句意：毛乌素位于陕西和内蒙古自治区之间，位于长城以北，绵延42200多平方公里