2024-2025学年高中英语Module5EthnicCultureReadingandVocabulary课后作业外研版选修7

Module5EthnicCultureⅠ.阅读理解Islandsintheworldarefamousfordifferentthings.ButHawaiiisspecialforitsvarietyoffeatures.Beautifulsandybeaches,activevolcanoes,agreatcanyon(峡谷)andspecialhistoryandcultureadduptocreateitsfamouslyromanticatmosphere.Formedbyvolcanoesatthebottomofthesea,theHawaiiIslandsarelikeanecklaceinthemiddleofthePacificOcean,3,700kilometresoffthewestcoastofAmerica.Thereareeightmainislandsinthegroup,includingHawaiiIsland(orBigIsland),Maui,Kahoolawe,Lanai,Molokai,Oahu,Kauai,andNiihau.HawaiiIsland,theyoungestandbiggestisland,wasformed430,000yearsagoandisstillgrowing.Kauai,theoldest,wasformed5.1millionyearsago.Fortourists,thesightofthelavathatstillflowsfromsomeofthevolcanoesdowntothesea,isamajorattraction.TheStateofHawaiiistheneweststateintheUS.In1898,theislandsjoinedtheUS.Inmodernhistory,itwillalwaysberememberedfortheattackonPearlHarborbytheJapaneseairforcein1941.Over1,000yearsago,theislandsweresettledbyPolynesians.CaptainJamesCookledthefirstgroupofWesternerstherein1778.NativeHawaiianshaveaspecialcultureandlanguage.AlthoughnowadaysEnglishistheofficiallanguageofHawaii,folkmusicanddancingarestillwidelypracticed.Thetraditionaldanceoftheislandsisthehula,aHawaiianwordthatmeansdance.Hawaii'sreputationforromancewasspreadwhenHollywoodstartedtouseitstypicalmusicinmoviesinthe1960's.Today,Hawaiiisfamousforitsmixofcultures.Chinese,JapaneseandFilipinosalllivethere.Chinesearrivedintheislandsasearlyasthelate18thcentury.Dr.SunYat­sen,thefamousChineserevolutionary,grewupthere.EveryoneinHawaiiisamemberofanethnicminorityandgenerallytheyexistinpleasantharmonyofracesandcultures.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了夏威夷的地理特征、历史及其文化等。1.WhatdirectlyledtotheappearanceoftheHawaiiA．Thebeautifulsea.B．Theunderseavolcanoes.C．TheseparationfromMexico.D．Thecoralreefs.答案：B解析：细微环节理解题。由文章其次段第一句中的“Formedbyvolcanoesatthebottomofthesea”可知，夏威夷群岛是由海底火山形成的。故选B。2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．TheHawaiiB.TheHawaiiIslandsweregovernedbyJapanesein1941.C．Hawaiiisanareawithonenation.D．Hawaiiisafamoustouristdestination.答案：D解析：推理推断题。由文章第一段第三句可知，夏威夷群岛拥有漂亮的沙滩、活火山、大峡谷，其特别的历史和文化创建了闻名的浪漫气氛。再依据第七段内容可知，20世纪60年头，当好莱坞起先在电影中运用其特有的音乐时，夏威夷的浪漫名声就传开了。由此可以推知，夏威夷是闻名的旅游胜地。故选D。3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．TointroducethevarietyoffeaturesoftheHawaiiB．TointroducethehistoryandcultureofHawaii.C．ToattractthetouriststovisitHawaii.D．Toshowtheauthor'sexperienceinHawaii.答案：A解析：写作目的题。通读全文，尤其是文章第一段其次句“ButHawaiiisspecialforitsvarietyoffeatures”可知，作者写这篇文章主要是为了给读者介绍夏威夷的多种特色。故选A。Ⅱ.七选五SomepeopledescribeAmericansocietyasasaladbowlwhileothersthinkofitasameltingpot.Inabowlofsalad,alltheingredientsaremixedtogether.__1__Together,however,theingredientsmakeupaunity.Alltheingredientsofasaladcontributetothefinishedproduct.Theymaybecoveredwiththesamedressing(调味酱),butthegreenvegetables,tomatoesandcookedcorncanallbeseenforwhattheyare.Fromthispointofview,Americaisverymuchlikeasaladbowlwhereindividualethnicgroupsmixtogether,yetmaintaintheirculturaluniqueness.Peoplemayworktogetherduringthedayatsimilarjobsandinthesamecompanies,butatnighttheymayreturntotheirethnicgroupswheretheirownindividualculturedirectstheirwayoflife.__2__Eachethnicgrouphasitsownspecialcustoms,language,foodandtraditionstoprotectanddefend.Thisideaofthesaladbowlisreferredtoasculturaldiversity;thatis,Americansocietyisacollectionofvariouscultureslivingtogetherinharmonywithinonecountry.__3__Here,societyislikeonelargepotofsoup.Allculturalaspectsaremixedtogether,sacrificingtheiroriginalidentityandkeepingabitofwhattheyweretobecomeanewreality.Thelongerthesoupiscooked,thebetterthetasteisandthemorelikelyitwillbeforthemixturetobecooked.Inthissense,Americacansurelybeseenasameltingpotwherepeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveandworktogethercreatingonenation.Therearedozensofsharedsymbols.__4__Insuchaculture,symbolsliketheflagandthenation'sofficialsongservetobreakdownthewallswhichseparateethnicgroups.Whetherasaladbowlorameltingpot,Americacanbebestdescribedasamixtureofboth.__5__A．Bothareridiculous.B．Theyneverlosetheirshapes,colorsortastes.C．ThisiswhythereissomuchdiversitywithinAmerica.D．Inotherwords,Americaisanationwherethereisunityindiversity.E．Thus,oneneedstoabandonone'sculturetobeconsidered“American”．F．TheyservetodevelopthevariousethnicgroupstocreateanewAmericanculture.G．Theothertheory,whichisalsousedtodescribeAmericansociety,isthemeltingpot.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，讲解并描述美国是一个在多样性中团结一样的国家。1．B解析：依据下文中的“Theymaybecoveredwiththesamedressing(调味酱)，butthegreenvegetables，tomatoesandcookedcorncanallbeseenforwhattheyare”，可知，沙拉中的原材料可能会被同样的调味酱覆盖，但是绿色蔬菜、西红柿和煮熟的玉米都可以看出它们原来的样子。B项“它们恒久不会失去它们的形态、颜色和味道”符合上下文。故选B。2．C解析：依据本段内容