1、UNIT 3 DIVERSE CULTURES Section B Reading and Thinking 课后篇巩固提升 基础夯实 .单句填空 1.It suddenly occurred me that I had forgotten to tell her my telephone number. 答案 to 2. (select) volunteers,you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract. 答案 To select 3.The lawbreakers will (pu
2、nish) by the law. 答案 be punished 4.The students must keep a journal and then write a report about they have learned. 答案 what 5.What you wear should be stylish and clean,and must (definite) fit well. 答案 definitely 6.He is writing a (history) novel about nineteenth-century France. 答案 historical 7.I ha
3、ve been (fortune) enough to visit many parts of the world as a lecturer. 答案 fortunate 8.The (select) of TV programmes,especially at the weekend,leaves a lot to be desired. 答案 selection 9.If I cant make a (live) at painting,at least I can teach someone else to paint. 答案 living 10.North Africans make
4、up the largest and poorest (immigrate) group in the country. 答案 immigrant .短语填空(注意动词的适当形式) bring about,earn a living,open up,head to,join to,seek ones fortune,a series of, apart from 1.The people present at the meeting put forward questions last night. 答案 a series of 2. a few spelling mistakes,this
5、composition of yours is well written. 答案 Apart from 3.In order to support the family,Mr Brown a restaurant in the city. 答案 opened up 4.I Guangzhou recently to help launch our new company. 答案 headed to 5.It is known to all that South America is North America by a canal. 答案 joined to 6.It was not long
6、 before they left their village to in big cities. 答案 seek their fortune 7.It is science and technology that has great changes in our lives. 答案 brought about 8.What did you do to when you were living abroad? 答案 earn a living .一句多译 1.毕业后,简在幼儿园任教谋生。 After graduation,Jane by teaching children in a kinde
7、rgarten. After graduation,Jane by teaching children in a kindergarten. 答案 earned a living;made a living 2.除了一本字典外,我还买了几本英文小说。 a dictionary,I also bought several English novels. a dictionary,I also bought several English novels. 答案 Apart from;Aside from 3.我突然想起我离开教室时忘了锁门。 I suddenly I didnt lock the
8、classroom before I left. It suddenly that I didnt lock the classroom before I left. 答案 remembered that;occurred to me 4.因为它位于一座大山的顶部,这个城市可以让我们看到大海的美景。 As it on the top of a big hill,the city offers a good view of the ocean. on the top of a big hill,the city offers a good view of the ocean. 答案 is loc
9、ated;Located/Standing 素养提升 .阅读理解 Decades before the first unaccompanied child was put on a plane to grandmas in the care of a flight attendant,a few resourceful parents accomplished the same end by simply dropping their kids in the mail. This was in the earliest days of the parcel post service,which
10、 launched in 1913.Before that,U.S.Postal Service packages were capped at four pounds.But when the parcel service began,in a few cases,human young showed up in the mail stream. According to National Postal Museum historian Nancy Pope,the first known case of a mailed baby was in 1913 when Mr and Mrs J
11、esse Beauge of Glen Este,Ohio,shipped their 10-pound infant son to his grandmothers home about a mile away,paying 15 cents in postage and springing for $50 in insurance (because they were worriers). But some children were mailed much farther,Pope said.Edna Neff of Pensacola,Florida,was 6 when she wa
12、s packed off to her fathers home in Christiansburg,Va.,720 miles away. The precious parcels werent truly parcels in the brown-paper.Instead they were more like companions in the arms of their carriers or walked along the route(路线).But the most famous mailed child,May Pierstorff,was indeed sent by an
13、 Idaho railway mail car in 1914 with the appropriate stamps stuck to her travelling coat.Mays picture survives,but no physical evidence of her trip.“We would sure love to have that coat,” Pope said. In 1914,the postmaster general instituted a rule about the mail that stands to this day:no humans.But
14、 that didnt stop an ambitious thief from shipping himself airmail.When William DeLucia,packed in a trunk labeled “Musical Instruments” along with food and an oxygen tank,was airborne,he climbed out,stole thousands of dollars worth of goods from the registered mail and sealed himself back up.He was a
15、rrested at the Atlanta airport in 1980 after his trunk popped open as it was being unloaded. “We have his oxygen tank” at the Postal Museum,Pope noted with pride. 【语篇解读】本文中主要介绍了美国历史上邮递人的故事。 1.What did U.S.Postal Service put a limit to before 1913? A.The value of the mail. B.The weight of parcels. C.
16、The content in the mail. D.The postage for packages. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第二段前两句“This was in the earliest days of the parcel post service,which launched in 1913.Before that,U.S.Postal Service packages were capped at four pounds.” 可知,1913 年前, 美国邮政总局限制邮件的重量不超过 4磅。 2.How was Jesse Beauges son mailed? A.Packe
17、d in a mailbox. B.Walked along the route. C.Sent by a railway mail car. D.Carried in the arms of the postman. 答案 D 解析推理判断题。根据第五段第二句“Instead they were more like companions in the arms of their carriers or walked along the route.”可知,因为孩子只有 10 磅重,当然是邮递员抱着小孩子送过去的。 3.What does Nancy Pope wish to be exhib
18、ited most in the Postal Museum? A.Mays picture. B.The brown-paper. C.Mays travelling coat. D.The Idaho railway mail car. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据倒数第三段内容可知,Pope 希望 May在邮寄旅行中穿的外套被邮政博物馆展 览。 4.Who discovered William DeLucia at last? A.The airport porter. B.The airport police. C.The passenger victims. D.The postm
19、aster general. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“He was arrested at the Atlanta airport in 1980 after his trunk popped open as it was being unloaded.”可知,小偷 William的藏身箱在被机场工作人员卸载时突 然开箱,他因此被发现。 .七选五 How the Elderly Are Treated Around the World How cultures view and treat their elderly is closely linked to thei
20、r most prized values and qualities.1. In the US and UK,Protestantism (新教) is at play.Western cultures tend to be youth-centric,stressing qualities like independence.2. It ties a persons value to his or her ability to work something that becomes weaker in old age.As their health becomes worse,the eld
21、erly in these cultures often move to old peoples homes and nursing homes. In France,parents are protected by law.It is difficult to imagine an Elderly Rights Law being a focus in the laws of many Western cultures.France did,however,pass a similar law in 2004. 3. One was a group of official statistic
22、s showing France had the highest rate of pensioner suicides in Europe,and the other was the aftermath of a heat wave that killed 15,000 people,most of whom were elderly and had been dead for weeks before they were found. 4. Native American cultures traditionally accept death as a fact of life.In man
23、y Native American areas,elders are respected for their wisdom and life experiences.Within Native American families,its common for the elders to be expected to pass down their learning to younger members of the family. The way to care for Chinese elders is changing.Chinese families traditionally view
24、 respect for ones elders as the highest virtue,according to the Confucian tradition.Adult children are generally expected to care for their parents in their old age.5. Nursing homes are beginning to become a more socially acceptable option for elderly care. A.However,this tradition is beginning to b
25、reak down due to rising lifetime and an aging population. B.In the African-American area,death is seen as an opportunity to celebrate life. C.Heres what we can learn from other cultures about treating the elderly. D.But China faces the unique problem of tending to an increasingly elderly population.
26、 E.Native American elders pass down their knowledge. F.It was only passed following two disturbing events,though. G.This relates back to the Protestant work rules. 答案与解析 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。各种文化如何看待和对待老人,与该文化最重视的价值观和 品质关系密切。文章简要介绍了各种文化下对待老人的方式或老人在该文化中所处的地位。 1.C 全文围绕“How the Elderly Are Treated Around the
27、 World”展开论述,C项“以下是我们可以从其 他文化中学习到的对待老年人的方法”既满足全文主旨,又能引出后文。故选 C项。 2.G 根据上文“In the US and UK,Protestantism (新教) is at play.Western cultures tend to be youth- centric,stressing qualities like independence.”可知,本段主旨是讲英美两国对待老人受到新教影响。所 以西方文化往往以年轻人为中心,强调个人主义和独立自主等特质。G项“这一点与新教工作伦理有 关”符合此处过渡。前后句复现的 Protestant是
28、关键词。 3.F 根据后面的“one.the other.”提到的两个事件可以推断,这与 F项中的 two disgusting events 相 匹配。故选 F项。 4.E 根据第四段内容尤其是“.elders are respected for their wisdom and life experiences.Within Native American families,its common for the elders to be expected to pass down their learning to younger members of the family.”可知,在许多美洲土著地区,老年人因其智慧和生活经验而受到尊重。在美国 土著家庭中,人们通常希望长者把他们的知识传授给家庭中的年轻成员。因而 E项“美洲土著的长者 传授他们的知识”最符合本段主题句。 5.A 本段主要讲述了在中国,照顾老人的方式正在发生改变。按照中国儒家传统,中国家庭将孝顺和 尊敬老师视为做人的最高美德。成年子女通常需要照看年迈的父母。但是现在养老院成为更被人 接受的养老选择。 A项“但由于预期寿命增加和人口老龄化,这种传统在中国开始瓦解”既解释了其 中的原因又承接了上文,符合行文逻辑。
