Unit 3 Diverse Cultures（B卷基础卷）（解析版）-教案课件-高中英语必修三

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

HelloandwelcometoEnglishwithLucy.Todaywehaveanothertopic:"FourCommonBritish

Expressions."Now,beforewegetstarted,makesureyouconnectwithmeonallmysocialmedia,

whichisrighthere.Youcansubscribeto（订阅）myYouTube.YoucanalsolikemeonFacebook.

AndformyChinesefollowers,IhavemyWeiboaccountaswell.

FourCommonBritishExpressions:

“Apieceofcake.n

Andthisisverysimilarto"easy-peasy,lemonsqueezy,"whichwe*vediscussedinaformer

video.Andbasically,itmeansveryeasy.SoImightcomeoutofaneasyexamsaying,"That

examwasapieceofcake."

“Breakaleg!”

Itactuallylooksreallyrathercruel,butIpromiseyouit'spositive.And"Breakaleg!"means

"Goodluck!"Sobeforearace,beforeajobinterview,beforeatest,insteadofsaying"Good

luck!,"Imightsay"Breakaleg!"Doreallywell.

"Itcostanarmandaleg.**

Andthisbasicallymeanssomethingwasreallyexpensive.IfIsay,nMybagcostanarmanda

leg,"Imeanitcostalotofmoney.

"Tocallitaday.”

Andthismeans"toendatask."So,forexample,"Pmfeelingabittired.IthinkI'llcallitaday."

Thatmeans"IthinkI'llstophere.Let*sfinish."

Thankyousomuchforwatchingthisprogramof"FourCommonBritishExpressions."Ihope

youlikeit,andIhopeyou*velearnedsomething.

1.HowcanChineselistenersconnectwithLucy?

A.WithWechat.B.ThroughWeibo.

B.C.OnFacebook.D.ByYouTube.

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句AndformyChinesefollowers,Ihave

myaccountaswell可知，中国听众可以通过微博和Lucy联系。故选B项。

2.WhenJohnwenttoanEnglishSpeechCompetition,youshouldsay"Htohim.

A.Breakaleg!B.Itcostanarmandaleg.

B.C.Tocallitaday.D.Apieceofcake.

【答案】A

【解析】本题考查判断推理题。根据"Breakaleg!"中And"Breakaleg!"means"Goodluck!"So

beforearace,beforeajobinterview,beforeatest,insteadofsaying"Goodluck!,'*Imightsay

"Breakaleg!”可知，当约翰去参加英语演讲比赛时，你应该对他说“Breakaleg!（祝你好运）”。

故选A项。

3.Whentheteachersays"Letscallitaday",whatdoeshe/shemean?

A.He/Shewillstopthatday.B.He/Shefeelstired.

B.C.Classisover.D.Itisdaytime.

【答案】C

【解析】本题考查判断推理题。根据"Tocallitaday.”中Andthismeans"toendatask.”可知,

老师的意思是“课结束了”。故选C项。

Cross-culturalmisunderstandingsoccurwhenpeoplefromoneculturedonotunderstandthe

actionsandbehaviorofpeoplefromanotherculture.Everyonehasexperiencedthatfeelingof

beingsociallyorculturally“offbalance^^atsomestage.Ithappenswhenweenterunfamiliar

culturalenvironmentsandfindthatthingsarestrangeordifferent.Forexample,itcanoccurwhen

apersonbeginsanewjob.Untilanemployeecanoperatecomfortablyandsuccessfullywithinthe

socialandculturalenvironmentofanewworkplace,hecannotbefullyeffective.

Knowingaboutthediversityoftraditionalandculturalbackgroundsofourcustomersand

colleagueswillnotautomaticallyruleoutmisunderstandings.However,ifwedoknowsomething

aboutit,wecanoftentakestepstopreventmisunderstandingsfromoccurring.Itisamatterof

beingawareofwhen,whereandwhyamisunderstandingmayoccur.

Theremaybealanguagebarrierthatcanmakeclearcommunicationdifficult.Thewaywe

communicateisacommoncauseofmisunderstanding.Forexample,jokesoftenrelyonacreative

useoflanguageandsometimesthesecanbeinterpretedinmanyways,whichmaybeconfusingor

evenoffensive.

Non-verbalbehaviorandbodylanguagecanbeasourceofmisunderstanding.Forexample,

eyecontactcanbeconsideredbysomepeopleasoverlylongandthereforerude.

Addressingcustomersbytheirfirstnamesmaynotalwaysbeinappropriate.Checkwithyour

customershowtheyliketobeaddressed.

Peoplefromdifferentreligiousorculturalbackgroundsorwithpersonalpreferencesmay

havespecificdietaryrequirements.Checktheirrequirementswhendetermininganyfoodmenus.

Offeringalcoholtoguestswhosereligiondoesn'tallowthemtoenjoycancreateatensesituation

atthebeginningofameal.

4.Ifanewemployeedoesn'tperformhighlyeffective,whichcanbeareason?

A.Hecan'tunderstandtheworkingruleswell.

B.B.Heisnotsatisfiedwithhisnewoccupation.

C.C.Heisnotfamiliarwiththenewworkingenvironment.

D.D.Heusuallyfailstooperatetheequipmentsuccessfully.

【答案】c

【解析】本题考查细节理解题。根据文中Ithappenswhenweenterunfamiliarcultural

environmentsandfindthatthingsarestrangeordifferent.Forexample,itcanoccurwhenaperson

beginsanewjob.Untilanemployeecanoperatecomfortablyandsuccessfullywithinthesocial

andculturalenvironmentofanewworkplace,hecannotbefullyeffective.句意是：当我们进入陌

生的文化环境，发现事物是陌生或不同的时候，就会发生这种情况。例如，当一个人开始一

项新工作时，就可能发生这种情况。除非员工能够在新工作场所的社会和文化环境中舒适、

成功地工作，否则他的工作就不会是完全高效的。）可知，如果一个新员工工作不高效，那

么很可能是由于他对新的工作环境不熟悉。故选c项。

5.Whatcanaknowledgeofthediversityoftraditionalandculturalbackgroundsdo?

A.Clearupmisunderstandings.

B.B.Helppreventmisunderstandings.

C.C.Tellushowtopredictmisunderstandings.

D.D.Remindusoftheexistenceofmisunderstandings.

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查细节理解题。根据文中Knowingaboutthediversityoftraditionalandcultural

backgroundsofourcustomersandcolleagueswillnotautomaticallyruleoutmisunderstandings.

However,ifwedoknowsomethingaboutit,wecanoftentakestepstopreventmisunderstandings

fromoccurring.（了解客户和同事的传统和文化背景的多样性不会自动排除误解。然而，如

果我们确实知道一些事情，我们可以经常采取措施防止误解的发生。）可知，了解传统文化

和文化背景的多样性能帮助我们阻止误解的产生。故选B项。

6.Whatwouldmakejokesconfusingorevenoffensive?

A.Rudewordsused.B.Poortranslation.

B.C.Differentunderstanding.D.Creativethoughtinthem.

【答案】c

【解析】本题考查推理判断题。根据文中Forexample,jokesoftenrelyonacreativeuseof

languageandsometimesthesecanbeinterpretedinmanyways,whichmaybeconfusingoreven

offensive.（例如，笑话通常依赖于创造性地使用语言，有时可以用多种方式来解释，然而这

可能会令人困惑，甚至是冒犯别人。）可知，如果以不同的角度理解笑话的话，这个笑话听

起来可能是令人困惑的，甚至可能冒犯别人。故选C项。

7.Whichofthefollowingisaproperwaytoavoidculturalmisunderstanding?

A.Useaslittlebodylanguageaspossible.

B.Avoidmakingeyecontactwhentalking.

C.Addresscustomersalwaysbytheirfirstnames.

D.Offeryourguestsfoodaccordingtotheirrequirements.

【答案】D

【解析】本题考查逻辑推理题。根据文中Peoplefromdifferentreligiousorculturalbackgrounds

orwithpersonalpreferencesmayhavespecificdietaryrequirements.Checktheirrequirements

whendetermininganyfoodmenus.Offeringalcoholtoguestswhosereligiondoesn*tallowthem

toenjoycancreateatensesituationatthebeginningofameal.（不同宗教或文化背景或个人喜

好的人可能有特定的饮食要求。在确定任何食物菜单时一定要确定客人的饮食需求。如果客

人的宗教信仰不允许他们喝酒,那么在用餐开始时就给他们提供酒可能会让他们感到紧张。）

可推知，如果我们能根据客人不同的文化背景提供给客人不同的事物，这样的话可以有效避

免误解。故选D项。

c

LunchisapartofChineseculture.WhenI'mbackhomeinEngland,IoftenmissChinese

lunch.

Athome,atwork,atschool,Englishlunchtimeisfarfromaformalmealoftheday.Itseems

thatwecan'twaittofinishlunchasquicklyaspossible.Peopleworkingintheofficetakeout

packedsandwichesthatarenotdelicious.Workcanteens（餐厅）arecrowdedwithpeopletoobusy

toeat,rushingtothecheckout"攵专艮台）withsomethinginhandsothattheycanquicklyeatupon

thewaytoanothermeeting.AlotofworkinEnglandleaveslittletimetohaveourmealsand

enjoythem.Perhapsthisiswhysomanyofusholdsuchunhealthyrelationshipswithfood.

ThewayweplanourdaysinEnglandshowswedon'tcareaboutmealtimes.Meetings,lectures,

interviewsandsoonareallplannedfrom12a.m.to2p.m.InBeijinglunchoftenstartsfrom

11:30p.m.to1p.m.Andownersofmanyshopsgatherinsmallgroupstoshareameal,whichis

hardlyseeninEngland.Ihaveneverexperiencedsuchaculturewherefindingtimetoeatisso

important.

InChina,foodissharedandthetimeisenjoyedasamomentofget-togetherinbusydays.This

isavalueandpracticeweshouldholdinourlivesinEngland.InChinafoodisnotonlya

necessity（必需品），butalsoatimeforget-togetherwithfriendsandfamily,andIloveit.

8.Whycan'tmostEnglishpeopleenjoytheirlunch?

A.TheythinkBritishfoodisterrible.

B.B.Theyareanxioustogoshopping.

C.C.Theyaretoobusywithwork.

D.D.Theyhavemuchhousework.

【答案】c

【解析】本题考查细节理解题。由文中第二段TheworldofworkinBritainleaveslittletimeto

consumeourmeals,letaloneenjoythem.Perhapsthisiswhysomanyofusharborsuch

unhealthyrelationshipwithfood.可知，紧张的日程安排让英国人忽视午餐时间。故选C项。

9.WhichdoestheauthorlikemostaboutChineselunch?

A.ItsatmosphereB.Itstaste

B.C.ItspriceD.Itskinds

【答案】A

【解析】本题考查细节理解题。由最后一段中InChinaworkersorstudentseattogether.Foodis

sharedandthetimeisenjoyedasamomentofreunionwithinbusylives.Thisisavalueand

practiceweshouldholdmoredearlyinourlivesinBritain.可知，关于中国午餐作者最欣赏的是

在一起享用午餐的时候的氛围。故选A项。

10.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Englishpeopledon'ttakemealtimesseriously.

B.B.Englishlunchtimelastsoneandahalfhours.

C.C.EnglishpeopleneverexperienceChineseculture.

D.D.Englishpeopleliketogettogetheringroups.

【答案】A

【解析】本题考查细节理解题。根据第三段第一句ThewayweplanourdaysinEnglandshows

wedon'tcareaboutmealtimes.可知，我们在英国的生活计划表明我们不在意吃饭时间。所以，

英国人不把吃饭时间当回事。故选A项。

11.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?

A.ThebestwaytoexperienceChineselunch.

B.B.LunchdifferencesbetweenChinaandEngland.

C.C.SuggestionsofenjoyingEnglishculture.

D.D.ThestressfullifestylesofEnglishpeople.

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查主旨大意题。午餐在中国是件大事，作者体验了中国的午餐时间，又和英

国的午餐时间做了对比。故选B项。

D

ABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn'tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflower

seeds（嗑瓜子）asasnacksomuch."I'vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheir

frontteeth,Ibelievethat'sfromcrackingtheseeds,"hesaid.

Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.I

realizedthatwheneverI'mwatchingTVortypingareport,!alwaysstartmindlesslycracking

sunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn'tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytowork

somuchjusttogetonesmallseed.

Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.

Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighbors

wouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear'sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwas

making.

Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Outinthelivingroom,alargetable

wouldalreadybelaidout,completewithfancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishes

fullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestors

later,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthave

learnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon'tthinkit'srighttocriticizeone'schoicein

foodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.

It'snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,!foundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhen

itcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhow

muchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit'sdelicacy（美味佳肴），andit'sconnectedtotheircertain

culture.Ithinkit*sawonderfultradition.

12.WhycantheBritishfriendnotunderstandwhenhefoundChineseloveeatingsunflower

seeds?

A.Becausetheseedsaretoohardtocrack.

B.B.Becausehethinkstheyartharmfultoteeth.

C.C.Becausehedoesn'tthinktheseedsaregood.

D.D.Becausehedoesn'tthinkstheseedsarewortheating.

【答案】D

【解析】本题考查推理判断题。根据第二段"Myfrienddoesn'tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,it

seemsunnecessarytoworksomuchjusttogetonesmallseed.我的朋友不喜欢葵花籽，而且，

对他来说，似乎没有必要为了得到一颗小种子花那么多功夫。”可知当这位英国朋友发现中

国人喜欢吃葵花籽时，他不明白因为他认为葵花籽不值得吃。故选D项。

13.WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?

A.Thefamiliesgettogetherforit.

B.B.Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.

C.C.Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.

D.D.Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查推理判断题。根据文章第四段,Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchen

cooking.Outinthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithfancy

tablecloth,ready-madedumpingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.我会

记得我父母在厨房里烹饪。在客厅里，一张大桌子已经摆好了，摆满了漂亮的桌布、现成的

饺子馅、盛满糖果、水果和葵花籽的盘子。可知，作者提到农历新年证明了嗑瓜子与风俗有

关，结合选项，故选B项。

14.What'sthewriter*sattitudetoDenmark'swayofeatingbread?

A.indifferentB.critical

B.C.understandableD.doubtful

【答案】C

【解析】本题考查作者观点态度题。根据文章最后一段，InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishon

breadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit'sadelicacy,and

it'sconnectedtotheirculture.!thinkit*sawonderfultradition.在丹麦，他们把咸红鱼放在面包

上，然后当晚餐吃，不管面包对他们的呼吸有多大的破坏。他们我觉得这是一种美味，而且

和他们的文化有关，我认为这是一个很好的传统。可知，作者认为丹麦的方式吃面包是可以

理解的。A.indifferent漠不关心的；B.critical批评的；C.understandable理解的；D.doubtful

怀疑的。结合选项，故选C项。

15.Whatideadoesthewriterwanttoexpressinthispassage?

A.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.

B.B.Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.

C.C.Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.

D.D.Onekindoffooddoesn'tnecessarilysuiteveryone.

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查细节理解题。根据文章最后一段，It'snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,1

foundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.不仅仅是在中国。当我出国的

时候，我发现人们在饮食方面有各种奇怪的习惯。可知，饮食习惯来自某一文化，结合选项，

故选B项。

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12・5分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

Whileyouaretravelingabroad,culturalmistakesaremoreseriousthanlinguisticmistakes,

whichcanleadtoseriousmisunderstandingandevenill-feelingbetweenindividuals.(16)

•TouchingSomeone

(17)InMediterraneancountries,ifyoudon'ttouchsomeone'sarmwhentalkingtothemor

ifyoudon'tgreetthemwithkissesorawarmhug,you'llbeconsideredcold.Butbackslap(拍背)

someonewhoisn'tafamilymemberoragoodfriendinKorea,andyou'llmakethem

uncomfortable.InThailand,theheadisconsideredsacred-neverevenpatachildonthehead.

•TalkingOverDinner

Insomecountries,likeChina,JapanandsomeAfricannations,thefood'sthething,sodon't

startchattingaboutyourday'sadventureswhileeveryoneelseisdigginginto

dinner.(18)It*snotbecauseyourgroupisunfriendly,butbecausemealtimesareforeating,

nottalking.

•RemovingYourShoesorNot

TakeoffyourshoeswhenarrivingatthedoorofaLondondinnerpartyandthehostesswillfind

youuncivilized,butfailtoremoveyourshoesbeforeenteringahomeinAsia,Hawaii,orthe

PacificIslandsandyou'llbeconsidereddisrespectful.So,ifyouseearowofshoesatthedoor,

startundoingyourlaces.(19)

Onceyouareonthegroundofadifferentcountry,remainhighlysensitivetonative

behavior.(20)Anddon'tfeeloffendedifsomethingseemsoffensive-likequeuejumping.

Afterall,thisisaglobalvillage,andweareallverydifferent.

A.Personalspacevariesasyoutraveltheglobe.

B.Asiansconsiderremovingshoesimpoliteathome.

C.Neverbecompletelysurprisedbyanything.

D.Thelinguisticmistakemeansthatsomeoneisnotfullyexpressinghisidea.

E.Lookoutforthefollowingculturalmistakesandtrytoavoidthem.

F.Ifnot,keeptheshoeson.

G.You'llbelikelytomeetwithsilence.

16.【答案】E

【解析】根据前句Whileyouaretravelingabroad,culturalmistakesaremoreseriousthan

linguisticmistakes,whichcanleadtoseriousmisunderstandingandevenill-feelingbetween

individuals.可知当你出国旅行时，文化错误比语言错误更严重，这会导致严重的误解甚至是

个人之间的恶感。根据下文主要介绍了需要避免的文化错误，用Lookoutforthefollowing

culturalmistakesandtrytoavoidthem指出：注意下面的文化错误，尽量避免。承上启下，符

合文意。故选E项。

17.【答案】A

【解析】根据小标题TouchingSomeone以及本段的内容可知，在不同的国家，你的一些行

为会给当地人带来误解。用Personalspacevariesasyoutraveltheglobe指出：个人空间随你

环球旅行而变化。承接主题，进一步解释，符合文意。故选A项。

18.【答案】G

【解析】根据后文It'snotbecauseyourgroupisunfriendly,butbecausemealtimesareforeating,

nottalking.可知不是因为你的团队不友好，而是因为吃饭时间是为了吃饭，而不是为了说话。

用Youllbelikelytomeetwithsilence.指出：你可能会遇到沉默。和本段主题内容吻合，符合

文意。故选G项。

19.【答案】F

【解析】根据本段的小标题RemovingYourShoesorNot可知本段主要介绍鞋子的事。用If

not,keeptheshoeson.指出：如果不是，请穿上鞋子。做本段的总结最合适。故选F项。

20.【答案】C

【解析】根据后文Anddon'tfeeloffendedifsomethingseemsoffensive-likequeuejumping.KT

知如果有些事情看起来令人不快，比如插队，也不要觉得被冒犯了。fflNeverbecompletely

surprisedbyanything.指出，永远不要对任何事情感到惊讶。连接上下文，符合文意。故选C

项。

第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

Everycultureontheplanethascertaintopicsthatpeopleavoiddiscussing.Butthetaboos(禁

忌)ofoneculturemaybeverydifferentfromthoseofanother.Youmaybe(21)thatpeople

fromotherculturessaywhatyoucan'ttalkabout.

Payingattentiontowhatpeopledon't(22)canteachussomethingimportantabouttheir

culture.Theirtabootopicsgiveuscluesaboutwhattheyvalue,respectorevenfear.Topicsthat

areconsideredtoopersonalortoocontroversial(有争议的)mayalsobeavoided.

Americaisfulloftabootopics.Usually,duringapoliteconversation,Americans

will(23)bothpoliticsandreligion.Theyalsoavoidtalkingaboutracialissues(种族问题).

Why?Becausethesetopicscancausestrongopinionsand(24).Americansbelieveit's

besttoavoidthem-especiallyatsocialgatherings.

ManyAmericansalsodonotfeel(25)talkingabouttheirpersonalincome,ageor

health.(26),theyprefertomakesmalltalksabouttheweather,sportsorcommoninterests.

WhatdothesetaboostellusaboutAmerican(27)?Forone,theyshowthatAmericans

placeimportanceon(28).Americacertainlyisn'ttheonlyplacethatvaluesit.Youwill

find(29)taboosaboutaskingpersonalquestionsinmanyEuropeancountries."Thisis

especiallytrueinGermany,"saysHannaGraf,aGermanlivinginShanghai."InGermany,you

arenotsupposedtoaskaboutotherpeople'spersonalbusiness,"shesays."Butthereare

no(30)rulesaboutwhatyoucan'task;it'sjustinpeople'sminds."

InBrazil,(31),almostanythingseemsopentodiscussion."Brazilianstalkaboutall

kindsofpersonalissues,"saysMarkQuinlan,whogrewupinBrazil.Butofcourse,evenBrazil

hasitsowntaboos.InBrazil,socceristheonetopicthatcanturnfriendsintoenemies.Brazilians

lovethesport.Sayinganything(32)aboutsoccercancausebigtrouble.Evenexpressing

preferenceforoneteamoveranothercanbe(33).

LikeBrazilians,Australianstalkfreelyaboutalmostanything.However,theydonottalk

abouttheirpersonalorbusiness(34).Theyprefertoletpeoplejudgethembytheiractions,not

theirwords.Boasting(夸大)yourachievementswillonlymakeyouthe(35)ofotherpeople's

jokes.

Andwhataboutyourtaboos?Thenexttimeyouhaveaconversation,payattentiontowhat

isn'tsaid.Youmightbeamazedatwhatyoulearnaboutyourownculture.

21.A.excitedB.surprisedC.fascinatedD.relieved

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句意：你可能会惊讶于来自其他文化背景的人会说一些你不

能说的内容。A.excited兴奋的；B.surprised吃惊的；C.fascinated着迷的；D.relieved感到宽

慰的。由上文的Butthetaboos(禁忌)ofoneculturemaybeverydifferentfromthoseofanother.

可知，由于文化差异，当人们听到有人说自己不能说的内容的时候，会感到惊讶。故选B

项。

22.A.stressB.considerC.desireD.discuss

【答案】D

【解析】本题考查动词辨析。句意：注意那些人们不讨论的内容，可以教我们一些关于他们

文化的重要事情。A.stress强调；B.consider考虑；C.desire渴望，想要；D.discuss讨论。由

上文peoplefromotherculturessaywhatyoucan'ttalkabout可知，talk和discuss同义。故选D

项。

23.A.ruleoutB.taketoC.touchuponD.focuson

【答案】A

【解析】本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：通常，在一场礼貌的交谈中，美国人会避免谈及政

治和宗教。A.ruleout排除,取消；B.taketo带到;C.touchupon涉及，触及；D.focuson聚

焦。由下文的Theyalsoavoidtalkingaboutracialissues(种族问题).可知，此处表示排除。故

选A项。

24.A.argumentsB.interactionsC.agreementsD.relationships

【答案】A

【解析】本题考查名词辨析。句意:因为这些话题会引起强烈的意见和争执。A.arguments

争执；B.interactions相互交流；C.agreements协议，同意；D.relationships人际关系。由下文

的ifsbesttoavoidthem可知，会引起意见和争执的话题需要避免。故选A项。

25.A.embarrassedB.relaxedC.confusedD.disappointed

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句意：许多美国人在谈论他们的个人收入、年龄或健康的时

候会感觉不自在。A.6mbarrassed尴尬的；B.relaxed放松的；C.confused混淆的；D.disappointed

失望的。由下文的theyprefertomakesmalltalksabouttheweather,sportsorcommoninterests.

可知，此处是指不自在。故选B项。

26.A.BesidesB.OccasionallyC.FranklyD.Instead

【答案】D

【解析】本题考查副词辨析。句意：相反，他们更喜欢谈论天气、体育或共同的兴趣。A.Besides

除...之外，况且；B.Occasionally偶尔；C.Frankly坦率地；D.Instead相反。由上文的Many

Americansalsodonotfeel(25).可知,美国人更喜欢谈论禁忌之外的话题。故选D项。

27.A.valuesB.featuresC.statusD.dreams

【答案】A

【解析】本题考查名词辨析。句意：这些禁忌告诉我们关于美国价值观的什么信息呢？

A.values价值观；B.features特征；C.status地位；D.dreams梦想。由下文的Forone,theyshow

thatAmericansplaceimportanceon(28).Americacertainlyisn'ttheonlyplacethatvaluesit.可

知，此处显示了美国人的价值观。故选A项。

28.A.cultureB.independenceC.privacyD.freedom

【答案】C

【解析】本题考查名词辨析。句意：首先，它们表明美国人重视隐私。A.culture文化；

B.independence独立；C.privacy隐私；D.freedom自由。根据上文的talkingabouttheirpersonal

income,ageorhealth可知，这些是隐私。故选C项。

29.A.formalB.uniqueC.similarD.aggressive

【答案】C

【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句意：你会发现在许多欧洲国家都有相似的关于问私人问题

的禁忌。A.fbrmal正常的;B.unique独特的；C.similar相似的；Degressive侵略性的。由

上文的Americacertainlyisn'ttheonlyplacethatvaluesit.可知，此处表示很多地方都有这样的

禁忌，这是相似的情况。故选C项。

30.A.specializedB.writtenC.commonD.basic

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句意：但是并没有什么书面规定什么是不能问的，这只是存

在于人们的观念中。A.specialized专业的；B.written书面的；C.common普通的；D.basic基

本的。由句中的支sjustinpeoplesminds.可知，这些禁忌不在书面中，在人们的思想里。故

选B项。

31.A.moreoverB.howeverC.thereforeD.anyhow

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查过渡词辨析。句意：然而在巴西，几乎任何事情都可以讨论。A.moreover

而且；B.however然而；C.therefore因止匕；D.anyhow总之，无论如何。由句中的almostanything

seemsopentodiscussion可知，前后是转折关系。故选B项。

32.A.importantB.worthlessC.magicalD.negative

【答案】D

【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句意：说任何关于足球的消极的话都会导致大麻烦。

A.important重要的；B.worthless一文不值的；C.magical魔术的；D.negative消极的。由上文

的InBrazil,socceristheonetopicthatcanturnfriendsintoenemies.Brazilianslovethesport.可

知，此处表示消极的。故选D项。

33.A.beneficialB.impressiveC.dangerousD.emotional

【答案】C

【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句意：甚至表达对一支队伍的偏好也可能是危险的。

A.beneficial有益的；B.impressive给人以深刻印象的；C.dangerous危险的；D.emotional情

绪的。由上文的Sayinganything(32)aboutsoccercancausebigtrouble.以及本句中的even

可知，此处表达危险的。故选C项。

34.A.achievementsB.secretsC.livesD.failures

【答案】A

【解析】本题考查名词辨析。句意：然而，他们不会谈论自己的个人或商业成就。

A.achievements业绩，获得；B.secrets秘密；C.lives生活；D.failures失败。根据下文Boasting

(夸大)yourachievementswillonlymakeyouthe(35)ofotherpeople'sjokes.可矢口，此处指谈

论自己的成就，故选A项。

35.A.audienceB.designerC.targetD.interpreter

【答案】C

【解析】本题考查名词辨析。句意：夸大你的成就只会让你成为别人笑话的目标。A.audience

观众；B.designer设计师；C.target目标，(攻击的)对象；D.interpreter口译者。根据句意，

故选C项。

第二节(共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdepends

largely(36)culturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.

People'schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies*reactions(反应)towardthem.

Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeopleboth

mentallyandphysically.People(37)(work)ingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundto

have(38)stomachaches.TotheEgyptians,greenwasacolor(39)representedthehope

andjoyofspring,(40)forMuslims,itmeansheaven.

Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChina,children(41)(give)moneyin

aredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Redcancauseaperson'sbloodpressureto

riseandincreasepeople'sappetites(食欲).Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredin

therestaurant.(42)(similar),manycommercialwebsiteswillhaveared"BuyNow"button

becauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson'seyes.

Formanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoften

wearabluenecklace,(43)(hope)toprotectthemselvesagainstevils(灾祸).Blueisanother

calmingcolor.(44)red,bluecancausepeopletoloseappetite.So(45)youwanttoeatless,

somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.

36.【答案】on/upon

【解析】本题考查固定短语。句意：答案很大程度上取决于文化价值观和个人经历。depend

on/upon是固定短语，意为“取决于，依赖“。故