Unit2BridgingCulturesⅠ.閱讀理解A(2022屆西藏拉薩中學高三上學期第二次月考)Thailandisacountrywithalongandrichhistory.Itisalsooneofthosecountrieswhichhavemanytraditionswhichmoderntimesfortunatelyhavenotaffected.Thailandisfamousforitsuniqueculture.ItiswellworthnotingthatThaiculturehasbeenhandeddownfromonegenerationtothenext.ThaiClassicalDanceTheinspiringcultureincludeslocalmusicandwonderfulThaidances.Thedancesofcoursehavesomethingtodowithitsdeep-rootedBuddhistreligion,fightingartsandbeautifulclothing.Thaiclassicaldanceperformancesaregenerallyperformedbygracious(高雅的)ThailadieswearingbeautifulThailocalcostumes.Mostresort(旅游勝地)areasandmanyhotelsfrequentlyoffertheseThaiculturedanceshowsforforeignvisitors.ThaiGreetingTheuniqueThaigestureofgreetinganotherperson,thewai,isespeciallyoneofthegreataspectsofThaiculture.Thewaiiswhenapersonjoinsbothhandstoeitherheadorchestlevelwhilebendingtheirheadslightlytowardshishands.Thiswayofgreetingisespeciallydonewhenayoungerpersongreetsanolderpersonanditindicatesasignofrespecttotheirelders.Employeeswouldalsowaitheirmanagersevenifthemanagerswouldbeyoungerthanthemselves.BangkokBangkokistheculturecenterofThailandandhasbeentheThaicapitalsincetheendoftheeighteenthcentury.ObservingThaicultureinBangkokcanbegreatexperienceasthecombinationofmoderntimesandtraditionshavecreatedakindofuniqueatmosphere.BangkokoffersapackageofThaiculturewhichisshownbynumerousbeautifulBuddhisttemplesandmanyexamplesofmodernThaiarchitecture.BangkokNationalMuseumAnotherlocationinBangkokwhereonecanenjoyandseeThaicultureisatthefamedBangkoknationalmuseum,whichofferstouristsanopportunitytoviewnationaltreasuresanduniqueThaiartpieceswithitsculturefeaturedatingbackasearlyasthelatesixteenthcentury.1.Thaiclassicaldanceisrelatedto.

A.itslivinglevelandeducationB.itshistoryandarchitecturalstyleC.itscustomsD.itsreligiousbelief2.InThailandaworkerusesthegesture,thewai,togreet.

A.hisclosefriendB.ayoungstrangerC.hisyoungercolleaguesD.hisyoungboss3.WhatmakesThaicultureinBangkoksounique?A.ThelonghistoryandfineweatherofBangkok.B.Themixtureofthemoderncultureandtraditions.C.AnumberofbeautifulThaiBuddhisttemples.D.ManyexamplesofmodernThaiarchitecture.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章從四個方面介紹了泰國文化的獨特之處。1.D細節理解題。根據第二段中的“Thedancesofcoursehavesomethingtodowithitsdeep-rootedBuddhistreligion,fightingartsandbeautifulclothing.”可知,泰國古典舞與它的宗教信仰有關。故選D項。2.D細節理解題。根據第三段中的“Employeeswouldalsowaitheirmanagersevenifthemanagerswouldbeyoungerthanthemselves.”可知,在泰國,員工會用wai的方式向他們自己的年輕老板問候。故選D項。3.B推理判斷題。根據第四段可知,現代文化與傳統文化的融合使曼谷的泰國文化獨具特色。故選B項。B(山東省滕州市第二中學2022屆高三第一次質量檢測改編)Britishchildren’swriterRoaldDahlatechocolatesandsweets“prettymucheverymealtime”,remembersdaughterOpheliaDahl.Afterdinner,whetherdiningaloneorentertainingguests,DahlwouldpassaroundalittleredplasticboxfullofMarsBars,MilkyWays,Maltesers,KitKatsandmuchmore.Heknewthehistoryofallthesweetsandcouldtellyouexactlywhentheywereinvented.1937wasabigyearwhenKitKats(hisfavourite),Rolos,andSmarties(hisdog,Chopper’sfavourite)wereinvented.Hewroteahistoryofchocolate,lecturingschoolchildrentocommitsuchdatestomemory,suchas1928when“Cadbury’sFruitandNutBarpoppeduponthescene”,saying“Don’tbotherwiththeKingsandQueensofEngland.Allofyoushouldlearnthesedatesinstead.PerhapstheHeadmistresswillseefromnowonthatitbecomespartofthemajorteachinginthisschool.”AccordingtoDahl,theGoldenYearsofChocolatewere1930—1937.In1930,RoaldDahlwas14yearsold.HewasastudentatRepton,afamousboys’boardingschoolinEngland.Itwasatoughenvironment:Thoseinauthorityweremoreinterestedincontrollingthaneducatingthestudents.Ironically(諷刺地),itwasatthisdifficultperiodthatchocolatebecameDahl’spassion.NearReptonwasaCadburychocolatefactory.Everysooften,Cadburywouldsendeachschoolboyasampler(樣品)boxofnewchocolatestotasteandgrade.Theywereusingthestudents—“thegreatestchocolatebarexpertsintheworld”totestouttheirnewinventions.ThiswaswhenDahl’simaginationtookflight.Hepicturedfactorieswithinventingroomswithpotsofchocolateandfudge(軟糖)and“allsortsofotherdeliciousfillingsbubblingawayonthestoves”.“Itwaslovelydreamingthosedreams…WhenIwaslookingforaplotformysecondbookforchildren,Irememberedthoselittlecardboardboxesandthenewlyinventedchocolatesinsidethem,andIbegantowriteabookcalledCharlieandtheChocolateFactory.”Fortherecord,RoaldDahldidnotlikechocolatecakeorchocolateicecream.Hesaid,“Iprefermychocolatestraight.”4.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroducethemaintopic—RoaldDahl.B.TointroduceDahl’sloveforchocolate.C.Tointroducemaincharacter’sdailylife.D.Tointroducesomeimportantcharacters.5.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutRoaldDahl?A.Hetreatedhimselfwithvariouschocolateafterdinnersecretly.B.Hehasagoodknowledgeofchocolate,especiallyitshistory.C.Heusedtolectureschoolchildrenofaboys’boardingschool.D.Heonlywrotesomebooksrelatedtothehistoryofchocolate.6.WhathappenedduringtheGoldenYearsofChocolate?A.Itwasagreattimeforchildrentogeteducated.B.ThoseyearsstoppedDahl’sinterestinchocolate.C.Studentscouldbecomechocolateexpertsthen.D.RoaldDahl’spassionforchocolatewaslitupthen.7.WhatgaveRoaldDahlinspirationtowriteCharlieandChocolateFactory?A.Thedreamaboutchocolates.B.Factorieswithchocolateandfudge.C.Thoseboxeswithchocolate.D.Chocolatecakesandicecream.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。英國的兒童書作家RoaldDahl回憶了在兒時品嘗各種巧克力的故事。他非常喜愛巧克力并對巧克力發展的歷史非常了解,而且巧克力等甜食也給了他寫作的靈感。4.B推理判斷題。本文主要介紹了英國兒童作家RoaldDahl非常喜歡巧克力,他的女兒OpheliaDahl回憶他吃巧克力情景“prettymucheverymealtime”,以此說明他對巧克力的喜愛。5.B推理判斷題。根據第三段第一句“Heknewthehistoryofallthesweetsandcouldtellyouexactlywhentheywereinvented.”可知,他對巧克力很了解,尤其是它的歷史。6.D推理判斷題。根據文章第四段中的“AccordingtoDahl,theGoldenYearsofChocolatewere1930—1937.”及根據文章第五段中的“Ironically(諷刺地),itwasatthisdifficultperiodthatchocolatebecameDahl’spassion.”可知,英國巧克力的黃金年代是20世紀30年代,這段時間RoaldDahl正在Repton上學,在這段時間里他喜歡上了巧克力。7.C推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段中的“WhenIwaslookingforaplotformysecondbookforchildren,Irememberedthoselittlecardboardboxesandthenewlyinventedchocolates…”可知,當RoaldDahl在構思書本的情節時,這些裝有巧克力的盒子以及巧克力給了RoaldDahl寫作靈感。C(河北省衡水市2022屆高三下學期二模考試)Someeventshavebeenaddedtothe2024Olympics,withsurfing,breakdancingandsportclimbingamongtherecentadditions.WiththemcomeagroupoftermsthatareforeigntotheFrenchlanguage.ForsomeFrench-languagepurists,it’stoomuchtobeartorelyonEnglishtopraisesurfersontheir“noseriding”—standingonthefrontoftheboard.They’vedecidedtheyneedaFrenchsolution.TheFrenchgovernmenthascreatedateamoflanguageexpertsdevotedtopromotingthenationallanguage.Theywillmeetperiodicallyoverthenextcoupleofyearstoidentifyanddefinenewsportsterms.TheFrenchbattleagainsttheinfluenceofotherlanguagesisn’tnew.In1994,theToubonlawwaspassed,forcingtheuseofFrenchinallgovernmentpublications,contractsandadvertisements.Yetitcontainedseveralloopholes(漏洞),whichallowbrandsandcompaniestoextensivelyuseEnglish.Asaresult,anglicisms(從英語中借用的詞)arebecomingmoreobvious.JulieNeveux,linguisticsprofessoratSorbonneUniversityinParis,saidanglicismsare“sometimesestimatedatjustunder5%ofthepresentvocabulary,buttheyaredisturbingbecausetheyshowthatwefollowaneconomicandculturalmodelotherthanourown.”Theyareparticularlypresentinsportscompetitionsandevents,duringwhichathletesfromaroundtheworldareusedtocommunicatinginEnglish.“Sportwasoneofthefirstareastobeglobalized,”saidsportshistorianMichaelAttali.“ThisphenomenonhasstrengthenedEnglishastheofficiallanguage.”Despitetheirbestefforts,nocommitteehassuccessfullypreventedEnglishfrominfiltrating(滲透)everydaylanguage.BythetimeFrenchofficialsagreedonatranslationanditsdefinition,theEnglishversionhasalreadyspreadthroughoutthenation.“Similarcommitteeshavebeenputinplaceinthepast,butnothinghaschangedsofar,”saidAttali.“TherearefarfeweranglicismsinFrenchthanthereareFrenchwordsinEnglish,”saidNeveux,addingtheseexchangesshouldnotbeseenasathreat.“Alllivinglanguagesexistbyborrowingfromeachother.Languagesonlyexistthankstotheirimpurity.”8.Whatwillateamoflanguageexpertsdo?A.MakeFrenchmuchpurer.B.BringEnglishandFrenchtogether.C.Decideuponsomenewsportsterms.D.PromotethespreadofFrenchintheworld.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A.Englishwords.B.Frenchwords.C.Newlycreatedwords.D.Anglicisms.10.What’stheresultofpreviouseffortstostopEnglishfrominfiltratingFrench?A.Successful. B.Fruitless.C.Unmentioned. D.Unimportant.11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Alllanguagesshouldbepreserved.B.EnglishismorepopularthanFrench.C.Neveuxispositiveabouttheimpurityoflanguage.D.Theexchangesbetweentwolanguagescanbeavoided.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。隨著全球化的深入,越來越多的英語詞匯以外來語的形式進入法語,并得到廣泛使用。這引起一些法國人的不滿,他們要捍衛法語的純潔性。8.C細節理解題。根據第二段中的“Theywillmeetperiodicallyoverthenextcoupleofyearstoidentifyanddefinenewsportsterms.”可知,他們將在接下來的幾年里定期會面,以確定和定義新的體育術語。9.D代詞指代題。根據第三段中的“anglicismsare‘sometimesestimatedatjustunder5%ofthepresentvocabulary,butthey…’”的提示可知,此處they指的是anglicisms(從英語中借用的詞)。10.B細節理解題。根據第四段第一句“Despitetheirbestefforts,nocommitteehassuccessfullypreventedEnglishfrominfiltrating(滲透)everydaylanguage.”可知,以前的努力是無成效的、失敗的。11.C推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“Languagesonlyexistthankstotheirimpurity.”可知,語言之所以存在,是因為它們的不純潔性。因此推斷Neveux對于語言的不純潔性是持支持態度的。Ⅱ.七選五閱讀(2022屆甘肅省金昌市龍首高級中學高三上學期第一次月考)Collegeisthetimewhenyou’reexpectedtofocusonyourpathinlife.Butit’salsothetimeyou’retheleastequippedtohaveanylong-termplan.1.

Thewholeprocesscanbedividedintothreestages.Thefirstis“gatheringfuel”.Thismeansbuildingupyourskills,learningfromdifferentexperiencesanddevelopinganetworkofpeoplewhoyoutrustandwhotrustyou.Andthisisastagethatrequirespatienceandawillingnesstoidentifyyourownweaknessesandworkonthem.Ifyoucompletethisstagewithagrowingsenseofwhatyoulovetodoandwhatyouaregoodat,2.

Thesecondstageis“burningfuel”.Thisisthetimetoimprovetheskillsyou’veobtainedthroughexperiences,thepeopleyou’vemetalongthewayandtherecognitionofwhatyoushoulddo.3.Wewanttogetwherewe’regoinginahurry,butthathardlyworks.

4.Simplyspeaking,it’saboutstayi