2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit2BridgingCulturesPeriod1课时素养检测含解析新人教版选择性必修第二册

PAGEUnit2BridgingCultures课时素养检测五Unit2Period1Ⅰ.阅读理解AAsachild,Ihadathoughtinmymindthatpeoplecouldmoveabroadforlife.Nowithasbeenthemostimportantpartofmylife.BothmyauntshadmovedabroadbeforeIwasborn—onetoSouthAfrica,theothertoCanada,wheretheyraisedtheirownfamilies.Ididn’tmeetanyoftheserelativesuntilIgrewup.Therefore,therewasacertaindistancebetweenus.However,italsoletmehaveasensethatadifferentkindoflifewaspossible,andthattherewereotherchanceswaitingforthosewillingtolookforthem.ThisunderstandingwasmadestrongerwhenmyclosefriendsmovedtoCaliforniawhenIwasten.Justafter2010,IalsomovedtotheUS.IwasworkingasajournalistinLondonwithaNewYork-basedpublisheratthetime.Byaccident,IgotacalltellingmemybosswasleavingandIindeedwantedtotakeherjob.SomywifeandIflewtoAmerica.WelivedinNewYorkforthenextyear.OnreturningtoEngland,Ileftmyformerbossandstartedanewjob.In2013,wemovedtoasmallfishingtowninSpain,wheretherearemanyplacesforfun.Ofcourse,therearealsomanysorrows,hardshipsanddepressionthatcomefrombeingawayfrommyfamilyandoldfriendsinEngland.AsI’vediscovered,livingabroadcanoffermanygreatjoysandopportunities,butitisnotalwayseasy.So,ifyou’reconsideringmovingoverseas,bereadyforit.【语篇概述】本文为记叙文,主要介绍作者受到移居国外的亲戚挚友的影响,长大后也移居到了国外。1.Wheredidthewritermostprobablygrowup?A.SouthAfrica B.CanadaC.England D.America【解析】选C。细微环节理解题。依据第四段最终一句中的...beingawayfrommyfamilyandoldfriendsinEngland可知作者从小是在英国长大的。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A.Consideringmoving. B.Livingabroad.C.Travelingforfun. D.Changingjobs.【解析】选B。代词指代题。依据下文的描述可知,作者移居到了国外,由此可知,这里it是指在国外生活成了他生活中最重要的一部分,故选B项。3.Howdidthewritermostprobablyfeelwhenheheardhisbosswasleavingherjob?A.Disappointed. B.Delighted.C.Worried. D.Calm.【解析】选B。推理推断题。依据第三段中IgotacalltellingmemybosswasleavingandIindeedwantedtotakeherjob可知我的老板要离开了,我很想接替她的工作。所以作者当时应当很兴奋。4.Whatcanyoulearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Livingabroadiseasyformostpeople.B.Livingabroadonlymeanssorrows.C.Livingabroadcanbedifficult.D.Spainisabadplaceforliving.【解析】选C。推理推断题。依据最终一段中的...butitisnotalwayseasy.So,ifyou’reconsideringmovingoverseas,bereadyforit可知作者认为在国外生活可能会很艰难。所以选C项。BTheUnitedStatesofAmericaisthemostculturallydiversecountryintheworldintermsofculture,religion,ethnicity(种族)andsexualorientation(取向).Asacombinationofvariousracesandcultures,Americaishometoall.TheculturehereissouniquethatcitizenscanbejustasproudoftheiroriginalculturalheritageastheyaretobeAmericans.WhatisnowtheUSwasinitiallyinhabitedbynativepeopleuntilthelandwassettledbyvariousEuropeangroupsandAfricanslaves.Sincethe20thcentury,thecountryhasbecomeaheavenforpeoplefromallovertheglobe.Thearrivalofimmigrantshasshiftedpopulationsfromruralareasintocitiesbecauseimmigrantstendtosettleinurbanareas.Atpresent,81percentoftheinhabitantsintheUSliveincities.Culturalandethnicdiversityaddsauniqueflavortocitiesthatisexpressedthroughdistinctneighborhoods,restaurants,placesofworship,museums,nightlifeandmulticulturallearningenvironments.Uniquemusicalforms,suchasjazz,rockandroll,Chicanomusic,andtheblues,growintheUSbymixingavarietyofculturallydistinctmusicaltraditionstocreateanewform.Attheexecutive(行政的)level,thecountryisheadedbyamixed-racepresident;twopostsontheSupremeCourtareheldbymembersofthecountry’stwolargestminorities.Thereisalsodiversityinstateandlocalgovernments.Withoutitsrichmixtureofracesandcultures,Americawouldnotbethenationthatitistoday.Foundeduponthebasisofequalityandfreedom,Americaactsasastagewheredifferentculturesnotonlyco-existpeacefully,butdevelopwell.【语篇概述】本文介绍了多元化给美国带来的影响。5.What’sthebesttitleforthistext?A.TheEffectsofCultureandDiversityonAmericaB.TheInfluenceofGlobalizationonAmericaC.ThePoliticalDevelopmentofAmericaD.TheBrightFutureofAmerica【解析】选A。标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了多元化在各个方面对美国的影响。6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmericafromthepassage?A.Itwelcomespeoplefromallovertheworld.B.Itiswherecitizenstakemoreprideintheiroriginalculture.C.ItismostlysettledbyEuropeansandAfricans.D.81%ofthepopulationareimmigrantsinAmerica.【解析】选A。细微环节理解题。依据其次段的“Sincethe20thcentury,thecountryhasbecomeaheavenforpeoplefromallovertheglobe.”可知应选A。7.WheredidmostpeoplelivebeforemanyimmigrantscametoAmerica?A.Intheurbanareas.B.Intheruralareas.C.InthesouthernpartofAmerica.D.InthenorthernpartofAmerica.【解析】选B。细微环节理解题。依据第三段的“Thearrivalofimmigrantshasshiftedpopulationsfromruralareasintocitiesbecauseimmigrantstendtosettleinurbanareas.”可知,大量移民涌入美国之前,当地人大多居住在乡下。8.Whatcanwelearnfromthesixthparagraph?A.DiversityhasexistedinAmericainalmosteveryaspect.B.MostpostsinAmericastategovernmentsareheldbymixed-racepeople.C.EqualityandfreedommakeAmericaafaircountry.D.DiversityhasgreatlyaffectedtheAmericanpoliticalfield.【解析】选D。推理推断题。依据第六段内容可知,多元化对美国的政治领域有很大影响。Ⅱ.阅读填句依据短文内容,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。Areyouplanningtostudyacoursefromaforeignuniversity?Well,thesetipsforstudyingabroadwillmakeyoufeelathomeinanewcity.Learnabouttheuniversity.Whenyoudecidetostudyabroad,itisimportanttoresearchwell.1Instead,talktopeoplewhohavecompletedtheirstudiesfromthatcountry.Thiswayyou’llgetsomerealinformationabouttheuniversityyou’reapplyingfor.

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Themoreyouspeaktopeople,themoreyou’llendupdrivingthebluesaway.Communicatingwithotherswilltrulybehelpful.Notonlywillitmakeiteasierforyoutofacepersonalinterviewsbutalsotointeractwiththelocalpeopleandfellowstudents.Keepadiary.Moststudentsfeelthatthetimetheyspentabroadwasthebesttimefortheirlives.What’sthebetterwaytokeepthosemoments“alive”forever?3

Bepreparedforadjustments.Whenyoulandupinacountrywithaculturethat’scompletelydifferentfromyours,chancesarethatyou’llexperiencesomelevelsofcultureshock.4

Consideryourstayabroadasanopportunitytodiscoveranewcultureandlearnnewthings.Knowwhattodoinanemergency.5GetthedetailsoftheU.S.Embassy,includingthephonenumber,andregister(登记)yourselfandyourfamilymemberswiththeU.S.Embassy.Thiswayyou’llknowwhomtoreachouttoincaseyou’reinanemergency.

A.Developgoodcommunicationskills.B.Ensureyouhaveallthedocuments.C.However,don’tletthatdiscourageyou.D.Makesurethatyouknowwhattodointhefaceofemergency.E.Keepintouchwithyourfriendsathometoavoidhomesickness.F.Don’tjustfollowadvertisementsblindlytochoosetheuniversity.G.Youcanwritedowneverylittledetailofthebeautifultimewhenyoustudyabroad.【语篇概述】文章就出国留学给出了一些好用的建议。1.【解析】选F。依据上一句中“itisimportanttoresearchwell和下一句中talktopeoplewhohavecompletedtheirstudiesfromthatcountry可知此处应选F“不要盲目地听信广告选择学校”来承接上下文。2.【解析】选A。依据下文第一句Themoreyouspeaktopeople,themoreyou’llendupdrivingthebluesaway.可知此段所提建议是要多和别人沟通,所以主旨句选A。3.【解析】选G。依据“Keepadiary”可知此处是指利用日记把在国外的美妙时间记录下来。所以答案选G。4.【解析】选C。前句表示你有可能会经验文化冲击。C项是不要因此垂头丧气。符合前后语境。5.【解析】选D。依据主旨句Knowwhattodoinanemergency可知此处选D。【素养培优】【话题小写作】依据以下要点,写一篇与本单元话题相关的短文,词数80个左右。1.文化沟通越来越受欢迎;2.文化沟通能够增进彼此的了解,促进国际间的友情;3.促进中国经济旺盛以及文化发展。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Cultureexchangeisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Inmyopinion,itcanpromoteinternationalfriendshipandpeoplecanacquirebetterunderstandingofeachother.Theycanknowmoreaboutdifferentpeoplearoundtheworld.Foranother,thecountriesinvolvedcansharetheirachievementstostimulatetheirownsocialprogressandculturalprosperity.AsforChina,cultureexchangehasgreatlypromotedtheChinesecivilizationtotheentireworld.Therefore,inthelongrun,culturalexchangewillcontributetoaflourishingChineseeconomy,aswellasdiversifiedcultures.阅读理解Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangestotheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage(传统)throughourculture’sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.【语篇概述】本文是一篇争论文,主要探讨了食物和文化之间的联系。1.What’sthefunctionoffoodmentionedinthetext?A.Tohelpmotivatehomesickness.B.Toshownationalidentity.C.Toreflectacountry’shistory.D.Toshowacommunity’ssuperiority.【解析】选B。细微环节理解题。依据第一段的内容,尤其是其次、三句“Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.”,再依据其次段的内容,尤其是其次句“Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.”可知文章中提到的食物的作用是显示国家身份。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.Th