2020-2021學年高中英語Unit3DiverseCulturesListeningandSpe

PAGEUnit3ListeningandSpeaking&ReadingandThinking課后作業(yè)1、MystayinAmericawasauniqueopportunityformetoexploretheAmericancultureandseethe___________(diverse)ofpeople’slifethere.2、Thereareafewexcellentislandcountriesintheworldthatare__________(definite)worthvisiting.3、If______________(fortune)enough,theymaydigouttheproblemandgetbacktohappymarriageagain.4、Whenyoubreakthelaw,don'texpecttoescape____________thepunishment.5、Withanyaccident，it’sneverjustonething.It’s___________seriesoffaultsthattogethercreateanunfortunateoutcome.6、Floodinginthedistrictisacommon，whichfrequently.(occur)

7、Theofanewmonitorseemednottobeeasy.Wehadtoonefromsomanystudents.(select)

8、Don'tjustwaittobeinformed.Youshouldtrytoseek___________theinformationyouneed.9、Sofarnobody___________(claim)thewalletdiscoveredintheclassroom.10、IstillrememberthreeyearsagowhenIwasadmitted__________thisschool.11、用方框內所給短語的適當形式完成下面的句子apartfrom,bringabout,earnaliving,headto,inaddition,openup,put...inorder，seekone’sfortune1. ,friendshipcanenrichourlifeandbroadenouroutlook.

2.Wedidn'tseeanyoneallday,acoupleofkidsonthebeach.

3.Thingshavetobeherebeforetheycome.

4.Thesuddenexplosionapanicinthecrowdedshop,andcustomersranouthurriedly.

5.Withsharesdeclininginthemarketathome,thecompaniesdecidedtothemarketabroad.

6.Whengoldwasfoundinthedistrict,peoplerushedtothere.

7.Igotintomycarandmynewoffice.

8.Iknowitisnoteasyforaboyofonly15inthecompetitivesociety.

12、Americancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.Themajorfactorscontributingtothemakingofthisnewnationandtheformingofanewculturearethehardenvironment,ethnicdiversityandpluralreligion,whichisquitedifferentfromothernationsintheworld.Whatismore,theseelementsarestillinfluencingtheAmericanculture.

TheearlyimmigrantswhowereEnglishsettleddowninnortheastpartofAmericafrom1607to1892.Frontierswerepushedfurtherwest.Thefrontiersmenlookedforalandofrichresourcesandalandofpromise,opportunityandfreedom.Actuallytheylookedforabetterlife.Soindividualism,self-reliance,andequalityofopportunityhaveperhapsbeenthevaluesmostcloselyassociatedwiththefrontierheritageofAmerica.

Inhistory,peoplefromdifferentcountriesintheworldrushedtoAmericathreetimes.TheybroughttheirownculturetoAmericaandlateron,differentculturesweremixedtogether.ThustheuniqueAmericanculturewasformed,acommonculturallifewithcommonlysharedvalues.

ThefundamentalAmericanbeliefinindividualfreedomandthefightofindividualstopracticetheirownreligionisatthecentreofreligiousexperienceintheUnitedStates.Thegreatdiversityofethnicbackgroundshasproducedreligiouspluralism(多元化）;almostallofthereligionsoftheworldarenowpracticedintheUnitedStates.

Nowadays,wecanseethecontinualinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansociety.Americanfamilyistypicallyparentsandtheirunmarriedchildren.Middle-agedandelderlypeoplegenerallydonotlivewiththeirmarriedchildren.ThepeopleinAmericahaveaverystrongdesiretostartanewlifeinanewplace.Quiteanumberofpeoplechangeresidenceseveryyear.TheaverageAmericanmovesfourteentimesinhislifetime.

1.Wecanlearnfromthisarticlethat.

A.thepopulationoftheUnitedStatesincludesalargevarietyofethnicgroups

B.theearlyimmigrantsbroughtabouttheuniqueAmericanculture

C.peopleintheworldoncerushedtoAmericabecauseofitsuniqueculture

D.theAmericanfamilymembersdon'tgetalongwellwitheachother

2.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsAmericanculture?

A.Heiscriticalofit.

B.Headmiresitverymuch.

C.Hejuststatesthefacts.

D.Helooksdownuponit.

3.Thelastparagraphisabout.

A.thefamilystructureinAmericansociety

B.theinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansociety

C.thenewlifestyleofAmericanfamily

D.thereasonwhyAmericanpeopleliketochangeresidences

4.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleofthisarticle?

A.TheImmigrantsinAmerica

B.WhyAmericanCultureIsUnique

C.TheInfluenceofAmericanCulture

D.PluralReligionandAmericanCulture

13、根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。AmericanDreamTheAmericanDreamisthebeliefheldbymanyinAmerica.①JamesAdamsdefined(定義）theAmericanDreamin1931as“l(fā)ifeshouldbebetterandricherandfullerforeveryone,withopportunityforeachaccordingtoabilityorachievement”regardlessofsocialclassorcircumstancesofbirth.②Thedeclarationdeclaresthat“allmenarecreatedequal”.

TheAmericanDreamwasadrivingfactornotonlyinthegoldrushesofthemidtolate1800s,butalsointhewavesofimmigrationthroughoutthatcenturyandtheonefollowing.

Duringthe19thcenturythewriterHoratioAlger,Jr.becamefamousforhisnovelsthatidealized(理想化）theAmericanDream.③Nearingthe20thcentury,majorindustrialistpersonalitiesbecamethenewmodeloftheAmericanDream,manybeginninglifeintheworstconditionsbutlatercontrollingenormouscorporationsandfortunes.Thisacquisitionofgreatwealthshowedmanythatifyouhadtalent,intelligence,andawillingnesstoworkextremelyhard,youwerelikelytobeasuccessinlifeasaresult.

Inthe1990s，thepursuit(追求）oftheAmericanDreamcouldbeseenintheDotcomboom.④ThatwastheInternet.Itwasagaindrivenbythesamefaiththatbyone’stalentandhardwork,anyonecanbecomesuccessfulinAmerica.⑤ThisnewchapteroftheAmericanDreamagainbecamethebeacon(燈塔）totheworldandattractedmanypeoplefromChinaandIndiatoSiliconValleytoformstartups,andseektheirfortuneinAmerica.

A.Ordinarypeoplestartednewcompaniesfromtheirgaragesandbecamemillionaires.

B.JustastheChinesepeoplearerunningaftertheirowndream.

C.Allovertheworld,peoplebecamecrazyatwhatevercouldbringthemgoodluck.

D.Hisnovelsaboutdown-and-outbootblacks(擦鞋匠）whowereabletoachievewealthandsuccesshelpedtofirmlyestablishthedreamwithinpopularculture.

E.Sincethen,theideahasbeenrootedintheUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependence.

F.Theythinkthatthroughhardwork,courage,anddeterminationonecanachieveabetterlifeforoneself.

G.PeopleintheUS,aswellastherestoftheworld,pouredtheirenergyintothenewGoldRush.

答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：diversity

解析：句意為:在美國的逗留對我來說是一個獨特的機會,讓我探索美國文化,并看到那里的人們生活的多樣性。設空處前有定冠詞the修飾,作see的賓語,應用名詞。故填diversity。2答案及解析：答案：definitely

解析：句意為:世界上有幾個優(yōu)秀的島國是絕對值得一游的。設空處修飾areworthvisiting,應用副詞。故填definitely。3答案及解析：答案：fortunate

解析：句意為:如果夠幸運的話,他們可能會找到問題所在,然后重獲幸福的婚姻。If后省略了theyare,設空處應用形容詞作表語。4答案及解析：答案：from

解析：句意為:當你違反法律時,不要期望逃脫懲罰。escapefrom為固定搭配,意為“從……中逃離”。故填from。5答案及解析：答案：a

解析：句意為:任何意外都不只是一件事,是一系列的錯誤共同造成了—個不幸的結果。aseriesof意為“一系列”,為固定短語。故填a。6答案及解析：答案：occurrence,occurred解析：7答案及解析：答案：selection，select解析：8答案及解析：答案：for/after解析：9答案及解析：答案：hasclaimed解析：10答案及解析：答案：to/into解析：11答案及解析：答案：1.Inaddition2.apartfrom3.putinorder4.broughtabout5.openup6.seektheirfortune7.headedto8.toearnaliving解析：12答案及解析：答案：1.A2.C3.B4.B解析：1.A解析:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句"Inhistory,peoplefromdifferentcountriesintheworldrushedtoAmericathreetimes."可知歷史上來自不同國家的人在三段時期內涌進美國，這給美國的文