（廣東專用）高考英語(yǔ) Unit 12 Culture Shock Period One　Warm­up and Lesson 1課時(shí)精練 北師大版必修4

Unit12CultureShockPeriodOneWarm-upandLesson1課時(shí)精練（北師大版必修4，廣東專用）時(shí)間：40分鐘Ⅰ.完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1～15各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。IenrolledinaLatinclassasahighschoolfreshman，withnoideathattheteacherwouldbeoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleinmylife.MissSiegesmundstoodoutasaveryelegantladyofmediumheight，dressedfashionablyinacolorfulsuit.“Teachersarenotsupposedtobeso__1__，”Ithoughttomyself.Later,sheprovedtohaveacharmingpersonalityto__2__herlooks.Inthebeginningofhighschool，Iwasathingirlwhosemouthshonewiththesilvermetalofbraces.IwassoshythatIoftencrossedthestreetto__3__talkingtoclassmates.Mymotherdidnotbelieveinpraise，becauseshealwaysthoughtthatpraisewouldresultinself-esteem.Thisstrangebeliefhadan__4__impactonmychildhood.Ishowedoffmy__5__inmyLatinclassasMissSiegesmundbelievedinme.ShelistenedtowhateverIsaidandgaveme__6__.HerLatinclasswasamusingandthestoriesfromRomanhistoryseemedtocome__7__.IreceivedanAineveryclass.She__8__startedaLatinnewspaperforwhichIwrotethenewscolumn.I__9__foundmyplaceinhighschoolandgainedconfidenceinmy__10__.Iparticipatedinaspeechcontestbeforethewholestudents.Canyouimaginethe__11__thatIhadmadetoarriveatthatpoint?Igotthethird__12__inthecontest.WhenIarrivedatLatinclass，MissSiegesmundsaid，“Youshouldhavewon.Youwerefantastic！”Ithoughttomyself，“Shehassomuchbeliefinme.”Soon，myhighschooldays__13__anevenhigherpeak.Ithinkofmyselfasapurewhitedovewithabrokenwing__14__mymother'sinabilitytoeducation.Myteacherbecamemyangelonearth.She__15__mybrokenwingandallowedmetoflytogreaterheights.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】對(duì)我最有影響的老師MissSiegesmund用欣賞的眼光對(duì)待學(xué)生，給學(xué)生信任和鼓勵(lì)。這種與我母親截然不同的教育方法最終造就了我的成功。1．A.attractiveB．seriousC．strictD．professional答案A[此處表示我認(rèn)為老師不應(yīng)該穿得這么引人注目。所以A項(xiàng)attractive“吸引人的，引人注目的”符合語(yǔ)境。]2．A.changeB．matchC．a(chǎn)djustD．suit答案B[根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知后來(lái)MissSiegesmund證明她的人格和其外表很匹配。match“和……相配”，符合語(yǔ)境。]3．A.considerB．a(chǎn)ttemptC．continueD．a(chǎn)void 答案D[由該句的前半部分我如此靦腆，推知此處應(yīng)為避免與同學(xué)談話。]4．A.activeB．unusualC．a(chǎn)wfulD．a(chǎn)ccessible答案C[由上文“我因害羞而不敢和同學(xué)說(shuō)話”可知，母親的教育方法對(duì)我造成了“極糟糕”的影響。awful“可怕的，糟糕的”符合語(yǔ)境。]5．A.worryB．talentC．patienceD．story答案B[由于MissSiegesmund對(duì)我的信任，我在拉丁文課上展示了自己的才華。故選B。]6．A.effortB．punishmentC．strengthD．faith答案D[無(wú)論我說(shuō)什么她都會(huì)聽(tīng)，給我以信任。]7．A.aliveB．livelyC．lovelyD．live答案A[她的拉丁文課非常有趣，那些關(guān)于羅馬歷史的故事聽(tīng)起來(lái)像真的一樣，comealive“引起興趣，生動(dòng)起來(lái)”。]8．A.stillB．a(chǎn)lmostC．everD．even答案D[她甚至創(chuàng)辦了一份拉丁文報(bào)紙，讓我為這份報(bào)紙寫(xiě)新聞專欄。此處用even表強(qiáng)調(diào)。]9．A.absolutelyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．graduallyD．hardly答案C[根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，我逐漸地找到我在學(xué)校的位置。C項(xiàng)gradually“逐漸地”，符合語(yǔ)境。]10．A.abilitiesB．studyC．workD．looks答案A[從最初的害羞到為拉丁文報(bào)紙寫(xiě)專欄，由此可見(jiàn)，我在自身能力方面找到了自信。]11．A.troubleB．progressC．mistakeD．sense答案B[你能想象為了達(dá)到這一點(diǎn)，我取得的進(jìn)步嗎？]12．A.placeB．opportunityC．a(chǎn)wardD．reward答案A[我在這次比賽中取得了第三名。place在此意為“獲勝者的名次”。]13．A.beatB．a(chǎn)ppearedC．gainedD．hit答案D[很快，我的高中生活達(dá)到一個(gè)更高點(diǎn)。此處用hit表示“到達(dá)”。]14．A.insteadofB．inspiteofC．duetoD．inadditionto答案C[由于我媽媽的教育無(wú)方，我把自己看做一個(gè)斷翼的純潔的白鴿子。]15．A.damagedB．protectedC．offeredD．mended答案D[根據(jù)上文可知，此處強(qiáng)調(diào)的是MissSiegesmund對(duì)我“受傷的翅膀”進(jìn)行了修復(fù)。mend“修補(bǔ)”。]Ⅱ.閱讀理解ADoesyourlocaltownhaveanickname？Ifso，whatdoesitsayabouttheareaandthepeoplewholivethere?Manycitiesarerecognisedacrosstheworldbytheirunofficialtitles.NewYorkistheBigApple，LondonistheBigSmoke，andLosAngelesisfamouslycalledLaLaLand.NowBritain'snationalmappingagency(規(guī)劃局)，OrdnanceSurvey，andtheBritishlinguistics(語(yǔ)言學(xué))charity，theEnglishProject，arelaunchinganinteractiveprojecttouncoverthenicknamespeopleuseforlocalplaces.Theproject，whichwaslaunchedlastweektocoincidewithEnglishLanguageDay，iscalledLocationLingo.Itaimstoidentifythenamespeopleuseeveryday，whetherit'satermofendearment(昵稱)orahatename.TheUniversityofWinchester'sProfessorBillLucasisaleaderoftheEnglishProject.Heexplainsthatunofficialplacenamesoftenshowwhatpeoplethinkaboutaplace.“Thenamethatpeopleconjureuporcreateforaplaceformsanemotionalconnection，”hesays.“SoBasingstokebecomesAmazingstoke，SwindonisknownasSwindump.Padstow，hometownofchefRickStein，isnicknamedPadstein.”BasingstokeisatownincentralEngland.Thelocalnickname，Amazingstoke，showsthelovethatlocalsseemtohaveforthearea.Swindon，ontheotherhand，issometimescalledSwindump，showingthatlocalpeoplethinkit'sabigdump.StanfordLeHopeinEssexiscalledStanfordNoHopebylocals.AndPadstowinCornwallissocloselyassociatedwiththelocalcelebrityRickSteinthatit'sbecomeknownasPadstein.Sincelaunchingtheonlinedatabase(數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù))lastweek，thecreatorshavealreadyreceived3,000alternativetitlesforplacesandlandmarks.Somealsosaythattheprojectcouldevenhaveapracticaluse.GlenHart，OrdnanceSurvey'sheadofresearch，saystheinformationcouldbeveryhelpfultotheemergencyservices，forexample.“Byhavingthemostcompletesetofnicknames，wecouldhelptheemergencyservicesquicklylocatetherightplace，andmaybeevensavelives，”hesays.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文為說(shuō)明文。人的綽號(hào)能反映人的鮮明的個(gè)性特點(diǎn)，地名的綽號(hào)亦如此。目前英國(guó)國(guó)家規(guī)劃局和英國(guó)語(yǔ)言慈善機(jī)構(gòu)合作著手編纂英國(guó)地名綽號(hào)。這項(xiàng)工程不僅有理論價(jià)值，還可能有實(shí)用價(jià)值。16．TheBigSmokerefersto________.A．NewYorkB．LondonC．ParisD．LosAngeles答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句中的LondonistheBigSmoke可知theBigSmoke指的是“倫敦”。]17．TheprojectLocationLingowaslaunched________.A．onChristmasB．onEasterC．onEnglishLanguageDayD．onThanksgivingDay答案C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句whichwaslaunchedlastweektocoincidewithEnglishLanguageDay可知這個(gè)地名綽號(hào)調(diào)查工程LocationLingo的發(fā)起時(shí)間與英語(yǔ)日剛好是同一天。coincide表示“(事情)同時(shí)發(fā)生”。]18．Theunderlinedphrase“conjureup”istheclosestinmeaningto“________”．A．makeupB．breakupC．joinupD．pickup答案A[詞義猜測(cè)題。該詞后面的連詞or表示conjureup和create為并列關(guān)系，即conjureup與create意思相近，故與A項(xiàng)makeup(虛構(gòu)，編造)意義上最為接近。]19．Intheeyesofmanypeople，Swindonis________.A．beautifulB．cleanC．dirtyD．a(chǎn)ttractive答案C[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段第三句Swindon，ontheotherhand，issometimescalledSwindump，showingthatlocalpeoplethinkit'sabigdump可知，當(dāng)?shù)厝税裇windon稱為Swindump認(rèn)為它就是一個(gè)大垃圾堆，可以判斷當(dāng)?shù)氐沫h(huán)境衛(wèi)生不好。]20．Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Theprojectismeanttosavelives.B．Theprojectiswellreceived.C．Theprojectcanbeofpracticaluse.D．Theprojectisofgreatvalue.答案C[段落大意題。根據(jù)本段的主題句Somealsosaythattheprojectcouldevenhaveapracticaluse可知，本段主要講這個(gè)工程可能有實(shí)用性。]Ⅲ.信息匹配閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按要求匹配信息。首先請(qǐng)閱讀下列旅游公園的信息：A．CANYONArizona'snorthwestregionishometoawe-inspiringbeauty，includingoneoftheSevenWondersoftheworld：theGrandCanyon.ExplorefurtherandyouwillfindthebeautifulSedonaandOakCreekCanyonandthehigh-peakedSanFranciscoMountains.Activitieschangealongwiththecolorsoftheseasons，fromhikingandraftingtoskiingandsledding.B．CHIEFSLEEPEASYRVPARKQuietparkforallwithgreatvalue.LocatedinasmalltownbutclosetolargertownsinNevadaandUtah.ClubhouseandInternet.Mostutilitiespaid.ThenretreattothiscampgroundwithlushlandscapingandalovelySanGabrielMountainsbackdrop.EnjoyWi-Fiandmodernserviceforyourcomputingneeds.Thefullgymandheatedpoolareopenyear-round，themini-marketisfullystockedandcateringserviceisavailable.C．ARIZONARVPARKOpenallyear.Setat7,000feetunderthecoolshadeofponderosapinesneartheCoconinoNationalForestandtheHistoricRoute66.Setoutonhikingtrailsfromyourcliffdwellings.NorthernArizonafeatureslocalgeologyandnativecultures.ShopanddineindowntownFlagstaff.KOAstaffcanhelparrangetourstonorthernArizonasites.D．CANYONThispropertyisrated1intheWilliamsforthethirdyearinarow.Thisgrandcanyoncountrylocationisaperfectescapefromtheordinarymountainviewsandlocatedinthelargestgrowthofponderosapinesintheworld.Gosouth3/4mileandtheparkisthefirstbusinessontheright.E．REDOpen：May11～September30.OurActivities：golf，troutfishing，hiking，horsebackriding，andshopping.OurEvents：heatedswimmingpool，availablememorialdaythroughlaborandfuncycles.F．FLINTSTONESLocatedinbeautifulnorthernArizona，itisathemeparkofwildlife，withanaturalanimalzoo，agiftshop，adiner，aconveniencestore，galleriesandrestaurants.ThelegendaryBeartoothHighwaybeginsnearthisplace，whichwindsfor69milespastglaciers，alpinelakesandtoweringpeaksinMontanaandWyomingtoYellowstoneNationalPark.請(qǐng)閱讀以下旅游者的信息，然后匹配旅游者和其選定的旅游公園的信息?！菊Z(yǔ)篇解讀】本部分要求將旅游者與旅游公園的信息匹配起來(lái)。21．Danniel，aprofessor，poetandhistorian，fromNeweastle，wantstospendtheirfive-dayholidays，alongwithhisstudents，byexploringlocalhistoryandnativeculturesthisOctober.答案C[localhistory，nativecultures與C項(xiàng)的local，nativecultures相匹配。]22．Orwell，agreatquietwriter，willspendhisholidayfromMay1toMay15.Heisusedtodoingexercisesinthegyminthemorning，andenjoysswimmingin