选择性必修④ UNIT 3 课下主题训练 跨文化沟通、包容与合作

PAGE第5页共6页选择性必修④UNIT3课下主题训练跨文化沟通、包容与合作Ⅰ.阅读理解ARunnersinarelayracepassastickinonedirection.However,merchantspassedsilk,gold,fruit,andglassalongtheSilkRoadinmorethanonedirection.TheyearnedtheirlivingbytravelingthefamousSilkRoad.TheSilkRoadwasnotasimpletradingnetwork.Itpassedthroughthousandsofcitiesandtowns.ItstartedfromeasternChina,acrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEast,andendedintheMediterraneanSea.Itwasusedfromabout200 B．C.toabout1,300A．D.,whenseatravelofferednewroutes.Itwassometimescalledtheworld'slongesthighway.However,theSilkRoadwasmadeupofmanyroutes,notonesmoothpath.Theypassedthroughwhatarenow18countries.Theroutescrossedmountainsanddesertsandhadmanydangersofhotsun,deepsnowandevenbattles.Onlyexperiencedtraderscouldreturnsafe.TheSilkRoadgotitsnamefromitsmostprizedproduct.Silkcouldbeusedlikemoneytopaytaxesorbuygoods.Butthetraderscarriedmorethanjustsilk.Gold,silver,andglassfromEuropeweremuchfoundintheMiddleEastandAsia.HorsestradedfromotherareaschangedfarmingpracticesinChina.Indianmerchantstradedsaltandothervaluablegoods.Chinesemerchantstradedpaper,whichproducedanimmediateeffectontheWest.ApplestraveledfromcentralAsiatoRome.TheChinesehadlearnedtograftdifferenttreestogethertomakenewkindsoffruit.Theypassedthisscienceontoothers,includingtheRomans.TheRomansusedgraftingtogrowtheapple.TradingalongtheSilkRoadledtoworld­widebusiness2,000yearsbeforetheWorldWideWeb.ThepeoplealongtheSilkRoaddidnotsharejustgoods.Theyalsosharedtheirbeliefs.TheSilkRoadprovidedpathwaysforlearning,diplomacy,andreligion.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了古代丝绸之路的发展，具体介绍了丝绸之路的由来、途经的国家和古时人们通过丝绸之路进行的贸易往来以及丝绸之路为东西方贸易发展和文化传播发挥的重要作用。1．WhatisrequiredtobetradersalongtheSilkRoad?A．Rememberingtheentiretraderoute.B．Dealingwithalotofdifficulties.C．Receivingcertainspecialtraining.D．Knowingthemakingofproducts.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段最后三句可知他们经过了现在的18个国家。这条路线要穿越高山和沙漠，而且要面临烈日、深雪甚至战争的危险。只有经验丰富的商人才能安全返回。由此可知，丝绸之路上的商人需要处理很多困难。故选B。2．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Silkwasthemostprizedproduct.B．TheSilkRoadledtoworldwidebusiness.C．Peopletradedmanygoodsalongtheroute.D．TheSilkRoadusedtobetheworld'slongesthighway.解析：选B段落大意题。根据第三段可知丝绸之路得名于它最珍贵的产品。来自欧洲的金、银和玻璃大多在中东和亚洲被发现。其他地区的马匹交易改变了中国的农耕方式。由此可知，第三段的主要内容是丝绸之路带动了世界范围内的贸易。故选B。3．HowdoesthenewtechnologytravelalongtheSilkRoad?A．Tradinggoodsalongtheroute.B．Sharingeachothers'beliefs.C．Learningfromoneanother.D．Makingalivingbytraveling.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知，中国人已经学会了把不同的树嫁接在一起，制造新的水果品种。他们把这门科学传给了其他人，包括罗马人。再根据最后一句可知，丝绸之路为学习、外交和宗教提供了途径。由此可知，新技术是通过互相学习沿着丝绸之路传播的。故选C。4．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheSilkRoad:EastMeetsWestB．TheSilkRoad:PastandPresentC．TheSilkRoad:RoutesFullofDangersD．TheSilkRoad:PathwaysforLearning解析：选A标题归纳题。通读全文，文章介绍了古代丝绸之路，全文围绕古丝绸之路促进了中西方的货物、技术和文化交流，说明了丝绸之路为世界贸易发展和文化传播所起到的重要作用，是东西方之间的桥梁。故选A。BChinahaslongbeentippedtobethenextSiliconValley,butnowthefinancesandsupportareinplacetomakeithappen.Thereisagrowingconsensus(共识)thatwhileSiliconValleyisnotabouttodisappearanytimesoon,itsnextbiggestrivalisalreadyon_the_verge_ofburstingontotheinternationalscene—notintheUS,norintheEU,butinAsia.Morespecifically,China.ThisisnotjustanobservationbasedontheriseofcompanieslikeAlibaba,BaiduandTencent.Itisgroundedinamorewidespreadmovetofundstart­upsinAsiatothepointwheremoremoneyisbeinginvestedtherethaninEurope.Justfiveyearsago,EuropeandAsiaareneckandneckintermsofinvestment.In2013,Europemadeslightlymoredeals,1,550comparedtoAsia's1,071,butthetotalvalueofinvestmentwas$7bn.Justfiveyearslater,AsiaisnowfourtimesthesizeofEuropewithtwiceasmanydealscarriedout.Between2013to2018,thenumberofdealsinAsiaincreasednearlyfivefold,andtheirvalueleaptto$81bn,comparedtothe$21bnraisedinEurope.TheAsianfigurealsoshowsthatthecontinentisclosingthegapontheUSwhichsaw$105bnworthofdeals.Oneofthemainreasonsthatmakesthecountrysoattractiveisnotjustthehugegrowthininvestmentandhigheducationstandards,butalsolocalandnationalgovernmentalsupportbenefitingtechcompanies.Infact,oneoftheconclusionsofarecentFortunetechconferencewasthatChina'stechcompanieswillsoonbebeatingAmericancompaniesontheirhometurf.OneofthereasonsisthatinvestorsbelieveUSimmigrationpolicyismakingitmoredifficultforthebesttalentaroundtheworldtofindworkthere.Plus,ChinesecompaniesarenowabletostartpayingsalariesthatcankeeppacewiththoseonofferinSiliconValley.Hence,whenIanRoger,ChiefDigitalOfficialatluxurygroupLVMHwasaskedwherehethoughtthenextFacebookorGooglewouldcomefrom,hesuggesteditwouldbeaclosecallbetweenSiliconValleyandChina.Thelatterhadtheinvestmentthatisneededaswellasahardworkcultureofasix­dayweek.Italsohasasuperbeducationsystemandahugepopulation.AsSiliconValleyappearstobeheatingupalittletoohardforsomepeople,Chinawouldappeartobewarmingupatjusttherightpace.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。5．Whatdoestheexpression“onthevergeof”inparagraph2referto?A．onthewayof B．onthelistofC．ontheconditionof D．onthepointof解析：选D词义猜测题。根据第二段可知，“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。”所以划线短语的意思是“正要……的时候”。故选D。6．WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhyChinaattractsforeigninvestmentintechcompanies?A．Higheducationstandards.B．Hugegrowthininvestment.C．Supportfromthegovernment.D．HighersalariesthanthoseinSiliconValley.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第六段可知，中国如此具有吸引力的主要原因之一，不仅是投资的巨大增长和高教育标准，还有地方和国家政府对科技公司的支持。由此可知，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。故选D。7．Itcan'tbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．theUSimmigrationpolicyisstrictbuttalent­friendlyB．IanRogerbelievesthenextGooglemightcomefromChinaC．employeesofBaidumightbeaccustomedtooverworkD．Chinesetechcompaniescanprovidehighlycompetitivesalariesnow解析：选A推理判断题。根据第七段可知，投资者认为，美国的移民政策加大了全球最优秀人才在美国找到工作的难度。由此可推知，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。故选A。8．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThetotalvalueofinvestmentinAsiaisfourtimesthatinEurope.B．Finances,higheducationstandardsandsupportmakeitpossibleforChinatobecomethenextSiliconValley.C．Asiaattractsworldwidebesttalentstotechcompanies.D．AmericantechcompanieswillsoonbebeatenbythoseinChina.解析：选B主旨大意题。根据第一段可知，长期以来，人们一直认为中国将成为下一个硅谷，但现在，实现这一目标所需的资金和支持已经到位。再结合全文可知，这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。故选B。Ⅱ.语法填空Confucius(孔子)ishonored__1__settingthetoneformuchtraditionalChinesemusicforthousandsofyears.He__2__(think)tobeagreateducator.Moreover,heisalsoa__3__(talent)musicianwhowasabletoplayseveralinstrumentsexpertly.Perhapsnowadaysforpeoplearoundtheworld,music__4__(mean)mainlyforamusement.ButduringthetimeoftheZhouDynastyabout500 B．C.,musichadanimportantroleinmakingthesocietystable.HowmusicwasusedandperformedisexpressedinseveralmainConfucianbooks.Confuciustaughtthat__5__(educate)somebody,youshouldstartwithpoems,emphasizeceremonies,andfinishwithmusic.Musicalknowledgewas__6__matterofhigherlearning.Itissaidthathethoughtofthesixmostimportantsubjectstostudy,amongwhichthemusicishigherthantheotherfivenecessarysubjectslikewritingandmathematics.Musicwasimportantbecausetheidealsocietywastobegovernedbyritual(礼制)functions,butnotbylaw.Inaculture__7__peoplefunctionedaccordingtoritual,musicwasusedtohelpgovernthem.Somusicwasn'treally__8__(entertain),butameansformusicians__9__(accomplish)politicalandsocialgoals.Musicis__10__(eventual)ameansofrealizingsocialhappiness.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了孔子时代音乐的功能——稳定社会。1．for考查介词。behonoredfor...为固定搭配，意为“因……而受到尊敬”。故填for。2．isthought考查动词的时态和语态。He和think之间是被动关系，且此处为一般事实，故该句用一般现在时的被动语态。故填isthought。3．talented考查形容词。该空修饰名词musician，要用形容词。talented意为“有才能的，有天资的”。4．ismeant考查固定搭配。bemeantfor...为固定搭配，意为“为……而准备的”。5．toeducate考查非谓语动词。“________somebody”为目的状语，故设空处应为动词不定式。故填toeducate。6．a考查冠词。此处指“一个更高级学习的问题”，为泛指，应用不定冠词。故填a。7．where考查定语从句。该空所在句是定语从句，修饰culture，引导词在从句中作地点状语，故要用关系副词where引导该从句。8．entertainment考查名词。由句意可知，该空应用名词作表语。故填entertainment。9．toaccomplish考查非谓语动词。分析句子成分可知，此处应作定语修饰名词means，表示目的，故用动词不定式作后置定语。故填toaccomplish。10．eventually考查副词。该空在句中作状语，应用副词。故填eventually。Ⅲ.应用文写作假定你是李华，你的笔友Bob准备参加“外国人讲中国成语(idiom)故事”比赛，他发邮件请