课时跟踪检测(二) English around the world
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2017·安徽合肥四校高三联考)—Where shall we go during this holiday, the Great Wall or the West Lake?
—________ It's all the same to me.
A．Enjoy yourself. B．It's a deal.
C．Don't mention it.
D．It's up to you.
2．(2017·江西红色六校高三联考)—Shall I come another day to get further information about your bookstore?
—Sure. My secretary and librarian will be at your ________.
A．help
B．companion
C．service
D．request
3．(2017·安徽省芜湖三校一模)A recent study has ________ an unexpected conclusion that the African elephant should be divided into two different species.
A．kept up with
B．made up with
C．caught up with
D．come up with
4．(2017·齐鲁名校高三联合测试) ________ among the crowd by Mike, her net friend, she was wearing a bright blue skirt in particular.
A．Recognized
B．To be recognized
C．To recognize
D．Having been recognized
5．Women are playing ________ more and more important part in ________ society — they hold up half the sky.
A．/; the
B．a; /
C．a; the
D．/; /
6．(2017·安庆一模)—According to my grandma, it is a good idea to drink chicken soup when you have a cold.
—________， scientists agree with her.
A．Sooner or later
B．Once in a while
C．To be exact
D．Believe it or not
7．(2017·台州高三检测)Linda's health is improving ________ day by day, and the doctor has advised her to stay home for a couple of weeks.
A．frequently
B．gradually
C．fluently
D．actually
8．There is ________ as a free dinner in this world.
As the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.”
A．no such a good thing
B．such no good thing
C．no such good thing
D．not so a good thing
9．(2017·吉林一中高三质检)The museum is ________ in a park surrounded by a number of impressive buildings.
A．blocked
B．based
C．occupied
D．located
10．(2017·苏南四校3月联考)You'll have to understand that this is how we do things ________ your mother does it differently.
A．so that
B．as well as
C．even if
D．no matter what
11．Happy people don't necessarily have the best things; they ________ everything that comes their way.
A．get the hang of
B．think little of
C．make the most of
D．take possession of
12．(2017·济南一中模拟)As everybody knows, kangaroos are native ________ Australia and are often regarded as one of Australia's national treasures.
A．in
B．to
C．from
D．with
13．—Excuse me,
can you tell me the way to the supermarket?
—OK. Go ________ along the street,
turn left and you'll see a tall building. That is the supermarket.
A．mostly
B．normally
C．straight
D．aimlessly
14．(2010·福建高考)Drunk driving, which was once a ________ occurrence, is now under control.
A．general
B．frequent
C．normal
D．particular
15．It took ________ building supplies to construct these energysaving houses. It took brains, too.
A．other than
B．more than
C．rather than
D．less than
Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2017·福建省南平市质量检查)As a language student there are several reasons why learning about cultural aspects is important and fun. One is interest. Knowing about the way people behave makes your reading more interesting. Another reason is usefulness.
If you are going to have a conversation with native speakers of a language you learn, you need to know the sort of topics that interest them once you get past “Hello”. You need to know something about their favorite sports, the current (现时的) government of the country where the language is spoken, current fashions in clothes and outstanding national events in recent times, to mention a few. Showing that you know something about their country can lead to interesting conversations.
The way people think is closely connected with language. Languages are one channel through which different cultures present their ideas both within themselves and in contact with others. The fact that a language does not have the same range of words as another language does not mean that they do not value those things as much.
Whether or not your main intention to learn a language is to learn about people's cultural backgrounds or to deal with a degree course, you will be learning about it indirectly from various sources about culture like the coursebooks, films, the news, literature or even travel brochures (手册). You could make a long list just by thinking of all the things that are important to
the
culture
such
as
customs
that
go
back centuries, architecture, traditional ceremonies, the way people relate to each other in families, the value that are important to a society, the sense of humour that people share, movies, music and art.
All these cultural aspects are important to language learners if they want to get a better understanding of the language itself.
1．Which of the following contributes to a conversation with native speakers?
A．Greeting them by saying “Hello”．
B．Talking about their religious beliefs.
C．Telling them about your favorite sports.
D．Mentioning interesting topics in their culture.
2．What role does a language play in the culture?
A．It offers the same range of words as another language.
B．It is a channel through which people present their ideas.
C．It values people's ideas and thoughts to a certain degree.
D．It deals with the relationship between thoughts and language.
3．The last paragraph mainly deals with ________.
A．people's main purpose to learn a foreign language
B．the importance to learn about cultural backgrounds
C．different cultural sources and main cultural aspects
D．how people think and what is valued by a society
4．What might be the best title for this passage?
A．What is a culture about
B．Why do we learn culture
C．What to learn in a culture
D．How to learn about culture
Ⅲ.任务型读写
(2017·皖南八校高三第三次联考)Do you love travelling? If the answer is yes, then have you ever thought about why? You may maintain that travelling can help you expand your scope of knowledge, especially geographical and historical learning. It will provide more chances for you to enjoy food and try on clothes that you otherwise cannot possibly have.
A famous English author Francis Bacon (1561—1626) makes a point when he says that, “Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.”
Evidence of leisure travel can be traced (追溯) as far back as ancient Babylon. But this sort of travel only really took off after World War Ⅱ. This year, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the 1 billionth tourist will cross an international boundary before the end of this month. That means that one in seven people on the planet travelled this year, something that would not have been possible a few decades ago. Around 20 years ago only the rich could travel.
While the US and France remain the two largest destinations for world travel, experts say much of the explosive growth in tourism has been to countries like Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and the Ivory Coast, which weren't even on the world tourism map a decade ago. The top five destinations in the world, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, are Paris,
London,
New York,
the Mediterranean and Turkey.
Several factors have led to the boom in world travel. The prosperity of people in Asia is one factor. People in Asian developing countries have lifted their incomes above middleclass levels in the past few years. “And a lot of them have used their new wealth to travel. In addition, travel costs have been reduced thanks to the rapid development of transportation and competition between airlines to give customers the best prices.
Topic Travelling
Advantages •Enrich knowledge, especially in (1)________
and history.
•Taste different (2)________ and buy different clothes.
•Francis Bacon thinks that travel is a part of education
and a part of experience.
Development •(3)________
from ancient Babylon, travel only really
took off after World War Ⅱ.
•Only the wealthy people could go on a trip about two (4)________ ago.
•The number of people travelling abroad will
(5)________
as many as 1 billion before the end of this month.
Tourist (6)________ •The US and France remain the two most popular
countries for world travel.
•Tourism has developed (7)________
in countries like
Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and the Ivory
Coast.
•The top five destinations in the world are Paris, London, New York, the Mediterranean and Turkey.
Factors(8)________
in
the popularity of global tourism •Asian people have got (9)________ than before.
•People have (10)________ less money on travel because of convenient transportation and price competition between airlines.
答
案
Ⅰ.1.选D 由空后的“去哪儿对我来说都一样”可知，答话人是让对方做决定。Enjoy yourself“玩得痛快”；It's a deal“一言为定；成交”；Don't mention it“不客气”。故It's up to you“由你决定”符合题意。
2．选C 句意：“我能改天再来了解关于你书店的详细信息吗？”“当然可以，我的秘书和图书管理员都将为你效劳。”be at sb.'s service“为某人效劳”，符合语境。at sb.'s request“应某人的要求”；help“帮助”；companion“同伴”。
3．选D 句意：最近的一项研究得出一个意外结论，非洲象应被分成两个不同种类。keep up with“跟上”；make up with“和好”；catch up with“追上”；come up with“提出”。D项符合句意。
4．选B 句意：为了在人群中被她的网友Mike认出来，她特意穿了一条鲜艳的蓝裙子。不定式在句中作目的状语。动词recognize和she之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故不定式应用被动语态形式，故B项正确。
5．选B play a part in是固定搭配，意思是“在……中扮演角色或起作用”；society为抽象名词，前面常不用冠词。
6．选D 句意：“根据我奶奶的说法，感冒时喝鸡汤是个好主意。”“信不信由你，科学家们与她的看法相同。”sooner or later“迟早”；once in a while“时不时地”；to be exact“确切地说”；believe it or not“信不信由你”。根据上下文可知，believe it or not符合语境。
7．选B 根据improving和day by day可知，琳达的身体在一天天“逐渐地(gradually)”康复。frequently“频繁地”；fluently“流利地”；actually“实际上”，均不符合语境。
8．选C 当such 与some, other, these/those, no等代词连用时，such 置于这些代词之后；no修饰名词时，相当于not a 或者not any，故其后不再使用冠词。
9．选D block“阻塞”；base“建立在……基础上”，后跟介词on; occupy“占据；占领”；locate 用其系表结构be located in，意思是“位于”。
10．选C 句意：你必须明白，虽然你母亲会采用不同的做法，但是这是我们做事的方式。so that“以便；以至于”；as well as“也；还”；even if“即使；虽然”；no matter what“无论什么”。
11．选C 句意：快乐的人未必拥有最好的东西，他们只是充分利用了自己所遇到的一切。get the hang of“掌握……的要领”；think little of“不把……当一回事”；make the most of“充分利用”；take possession of“取得”。根据句意可知，C项当选。
12．选B 句意：众所周知，袋鼠是澳大利亚所特有的，并且经常被看作澳大利亚的国宝之一。sth. is native to ...表示“某物原产于某地；某物是……所特有的”。
13．选C 句意：“打扰了，你能告诉我如何去超市吗？”“当然。沿街直走，左拐，你就会看到一座高大的建筑。那就是超市。” straight “直接”为副词，符合句意。mostly “主要地；通常”； normally “通常；正常地”； aimlessly “毫无目的地”。
14．选B general“一般的；大体上的”；frequent“常见的；频繁的”；normal“正常的”；particular“特别的；特殊的”。根据句意“酒驾，曾经很频繁发生的事，现在被控制了”，可知B正确。
15．选B 句意：建造这些节能住宅不仅仅需要供给建筑材料，还需要才智。more than“不仅仅”，符合句意。other than常用于否定句，相当于but; rather than“而不是”；less than“少于”。
Ⅱ.
语篇解读：本文分析了为什么对于学语言的学生而言，学习这种语言的文化是非常重要的。
1．选D 推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可推知，谈论他们文化中的一些有趣的话题有助于你与当地人交流。
2．选B 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Languages are one channel through which different cultures present their ideas both within themselves and in contact with others.”可知，选B项。
3．选C 段落大意题。最后一段共有三句话：第一句列举了几种间接了解所学语言的文化的资源；第二句列举了所学语言的文化中一些重要的方面；第三句是对第二句的总结。故C项是该段的大意。
4．选B 标题归纳题。根据文章的中心句“As a language student there are several reasons why learning about cultural aspects is important and fun.”可知，应选B项。
Ⅲ.(1)geography (2)food(s) (3)Dating (4)decades (5)reach
(6)destinations (7)explosively/quickly/rapidly/fast
(8)resulting (9)richer/wealthier (10)spent