Unit 4 Breaking boundaries Using language 同步检测练-（2019）新外研版高中英语选择性必修第二册.docx

1、Unit 4 Breaking boundariesUsing language一、完成句子1.在人工智能真正地开始与人的大脑相似之前,我们还有很长的路要走。We have before AI can truly begin to be similar to the human brain.2.中国在许多国际乒乓球比赛中和别的国际领域中发挥着主导作用。China plays in many international table tennis competitions and other international fields.3.我们的英语老师尽她最大的努力让学习英语成为可能。Our En

2、glish teacher tried her best to .4.在自愿指挥交通之后,他自己与路过的司机形成了紧密的联系。After volunteering to direct the traffic,he himself drivers passing by.5.在世界另一边数百万的人们不能饮用干净的水。Millions of people have no access to clean drinking water.6.在阿姆斯特丹,多年来人们一直在享受着骑车给他们带来的好处。People of cycling in Amsterdam for years.二、阅读理解When my

3、 friend suggested going to the thrift shop (慈善商店), instantly I thought “I hope no one I know sees me”It was the same when my cousin commented on my new furniture and Japanese finebonechina bowls and asked where I got them.They were from the local thrift shop but instead I said “from the antique shop

4、”Many people in my GreekCypriot community would look down on me if I said I shopped at the thrift shop.They may pity me, consider me a failure.Immigrants sacrificed their families and homes for a better life.Buying a house and having enough money to live comfortably, to educate children and see them

5、 also live comfortably, are a big part of the immigrant dream.But has this dream made us materialistic at the cost of our own planet?Our love for purchasing the latest trendy clothes or furniture, and then donating them when we are tired of them has become normal.I was once like this.But after watch

6、ing the documentary The True Cost, I learned donated clothes that dont get sold are sent to developing nations, many of them ending up in landfills (垃圾填埋地)In addition, your new dress requires electricity and materials to make.But if you buy a secondhand dress, theres one less dress in a landfill and

7、 one less new dress to be made.A friend introduced me to the thrift shop only a few years ago.My first item was a dress she gifted me.It was lovely and I loved it.Nobody could tell it was secondhand.Then I began to purchase more secondhand branded clothes of high quality.Once I visited a friend and

8、was impressed by how she decorated her apartment.“Its all secondhand，”she said.I couldnt believe it.The truth is that a lot of things sold at the thrift shop are in new or almost new condition.Thats when I made the decision to only buy secondhand things.Selling secondhand things isnt anything new bu

9、t what the planet needs is more buyers.There is so much excess (过度的) production in the world.So stop feeling ashamed, and lets get shopping.1What kind of feelings is expressed in Paragraph 1?APride.BEmbarrassment.CDelight.DSympathy.2What are many people in the authors community like?AThey are probab

10、ly materialistic.BThey care about the environment.CThey think highly of thrift shopping.DThey look down upon immigrants.3What was the author encouraged to do after visiting her friends apartment?AWatch the documentary The True Cost.BDonate more to local charities.CAvoid shopping too much.DStop buyin

11、g new things.4Whats the purpose of the text?ATo entertain.BTo advertise.CTo persuade.DTo describe.三、七选五Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others think of it as a melting pot.In a bowl of salad,all the ingredients are mixed together.1 Together,however,the ingredients make up

12、a unity.All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product.They may be covered with the same dressing(调味酱),but the green vegetables,tomatoes and cooked corn can all be seen for what they are.From this point of view,America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups

13、mix together,yet maintain their cultural uniqueness.People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies,but at night they may return to their ethnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life.2 Each ethnic group has its own special customs,langu

14、age,food and traditions to protect and defend.This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity;that is,American society is a collection of various cultures living together in harmony within one country.3 Here,society is like one large pot of soup.All cultural aspects are mixed togeth

15、er,sacrificing their original identity and keeping a bit of what they were to become a new reality.The longer the soup is cooked,the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve.In this sense,America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the wo

16、rld come to live and work together forming one nation.There are dozens of shared symbols. 4 In such a culture,symbols like the flag and the nations official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups.Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot,America can be best described as a mixtur

17、e of both.5A.Both are correct depending on ones point of view.B.They never lose their shapes,colours or tastes.C.This is why there is so much diversity within America.D.In other words,America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.E.Thus,one needs to abandon ones culture to be considered “Ame

18、rican”.F.They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American culture.G.The other theory,which is also used to describe American society,is the melting pot.四、语法填空From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He made seven historic voyages to Asia and Africa.Thanks to frequent and friendly 1 (exchange

19、) between China and foreign countries, Zheng He successfully 2 (promote) friendship between China and Southeast Asian countries to new heights.From 1403 to 1424, 3 number of envoys (使者) visit China a record 318 times, an average of 15 times a year.Zheng Hes fleet (船队) traveled from the Western Pacif

20、ic through the Indian Ocean to West Asia and the east coast of Africa, 4 (involve) three oceans and providing valuable records for the history of Chinese navigation (航海)His voyages, 5 happened earlier than the Westerners Voyages of Discovery, came 87 years before Columbus, 92 years before Vasco da G

21、ama, and 116 years before Magellans 6 (arrive) in the Philippines.Sadly, many of the official Chinese records of these voyages were destroyed 7 his death.Zheng Hes rightful place in Chinese history 8 (confirm) in 1984.Following a more realistic evaluation of Zheng Hes achievements by scholars East a

22、nd West, his standing as one of the 9 (great) maritime (航海的) explorers of all time has at last been 10 (firm) recognized worldwide.一、完成句子1.a long way to go2.leading roles3.make it possible to learn English4.formed close connections with5.on the other side of the world6.have been enjoying the benefit

23、s二、阅读理解1.B推理判断题。根据第一段可知，作者去慈善商店怕被人看见，在慈善商店买的家具却告诉别人是在古董店买的，说明她认为告诉别人自己在慈善商店买东西会感到尴尬。2.A推理判断题。根据第二段中的Many people .would look down on me .pity me, consider me a failure.可知，作者社区的人很可能比较看重物质层面的东西。3.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的Once I visited a friend .“Its all secondhand，”she said .Thats when I made the decision to o

24、nly buy secondhand things.可知，作者拜访朋友时，觉得她的公寓布置得非常不错，但朋友告诉她自己家的东西都是慈善商店买来的，这让作者下定决心以后只买二手的东西。4.C写作意图题。根据最后一段可知，作者之所以写此文，是想告诉读者在慈善商店购物的益处，劝说大家也这样做。三、七选五1.B根据下文中的“the ingredients make up a unity”和“can all be seen for what they are”可推测出,此段主要论述虽然美国社会就像一碗沙拉,所有的原料都混合在一起,但各种原料却没有因此失去自己的特色,即我们能看到不同种类的文化组成了现在的

25、美国社会。所以B项符合上下文语境。故选B项。2.C根据下文中的“Each ethnic group has its own special.and defend.”可知,每个民族都有自己要保护和保卫的特殊的文化、语言、食物和传统。由此可推断出,此处解释了美国多元文化存在的原因。C项符合上下文语境。故选C项。3.G根据第一段中的两种观点“a salad bowl”和“a melting pot”及空格后的“one large pot of soup”可知,本段要介绍另外一种观点。G项说法和第一段中的第二种观点一致。故选G项。4.F根据下文中的“In such a culture,symbols

26、like.serve to.groups.”可知,共同拥有的符号有助于消除不同民族之间的隔阂,创造出一种新文化。F项符合上下文语境,且“They”指代上文中的“symbols”。故选F项。5.D该段是对全文内容的总结。即美国是一个具有多样性和统一性的国家。D项符合语境,是对前面一句内容的另一种表述。故选D项。四、语法填空1exchangesexchange为可数名词，意为“交流，交往”，根据空前形容词frequent和friendly可知，本空应用名词复数形式。2promoted根据时间状语From 1405 to 1433可知，本句陈述的是过去发生的事情，故本空应用一般过去时。3thethe

27、 number of意为“的数量”，故本空应用定冠词the。4involving本空和空后现在分词providing为并列成分，都在句中作状语，故本空应用现在分词involving。5which本空引导非限制性定语从句，修饰voyages，关系词在从句中作主语，指物，故本空应用关系代词which。6arrival根据空前名词所有格Magellans可知，本空应用名词形式。7after根据句意可知，本空缺少介词，意为“在之后”，故本空应用介词after。8was confirmed根据时间状语in 1984可知，本句应用一般过去时，且句子主语place和动词confirm之间是被动关系，故本空应用一般过去时的被动语态。9greatest“one of the形容词最高级名词复数形式”是固定用法，故本空应用形容词的最高级形式。10firmly本空修饰动词recognized，故应用副词形式。第13页（共13页）