1、第 1页（共 11页）Unit2 Section A Reanding and Thinking一、单句语法填空1.This is an original play, not an(adapt).2.Do you have a Japanese(edit) of this novel?3.Alice equals me in(qualify) but not inexperience.4.The students(participate) in the dragon boat racein memory of the great poet Qu Yuan last week.5.Childre
2、n growing up in(comfortable)are less likelyto become capable in their adult life.6.James Watson and I gave a(present) on the newapproach to training with slides(幻灯片).7.No matter how(ambition) your goal is, youre morelikely to attain it if youre willing to start small.8.In a study(involve) maths prob
3、lems, they found thata good nights rest doubled participants chances of findinga creative solution to the problems the next day.9.In his spare time, he actively engagesvoluntarywork.二、完成句子1.令我们惊讶的是,这位 84 岁的医学专家篮球打得相当好。第 2页（共 11页）is that the 84-year-old medical expert playsbasketball quite well.2.这是
4、44 年来人类首次从月球上取回土壤样本。It is the first time in 44 years thathumanity.3.这项计划的目的是让孩子带着创造性的想法参与装饰教室。The plan is designed totheclassroom with creative ideas.4.他的志向是成为像马拉多纳那样的足球超级明星。His ambition islikeMaradona.5.他很同情她,却又不知说什么。He felt pity for her, yet he didnt know.三、阅读理解Nowadays, more and more young people
5、 have the chance to goto another country to study.Studying abroad will enable you tohave various experiences.The best recommendation Id like togive you is to be open to the experiences and the cultureshock.Severalcommonnewexperiencesarearoundfood,locations, culture, and language.Food: The food in a
6、foreign country will not only bedifferent from American food, but the cooking style will also第 3页（共 11页）be different.For example, while most American vegetables areusually boiled, in China, where I studied, vegetables are oftenfried, which, as far as Im concerned, is terrible！Chinaactually helped me
7、 like my former enemy, vegetables.So, havean open mind, and try the local food.Locations: In terms of locations, I mean that your studyabroad location differs from your home location or collegelocation.For example, coming from San Francisco and going toschool at Mount Holyoke.College in South Hadley
8、, Masschusetts,was a location shock for me.I was not used to the very slowpublic transport and the need to drive.Culture: Having an open mind will benefit you the most.Ina global education program, we had Chinese roommates, and myMount Holyoke Class was mainly made up of Chinese graduatestudents.The
9、refore, hanging out with them was not too muchtrouble, but if finding local friends is not that easy, joinclubs, sit at coffee shops, or start conversations at agathering or party.Being interested in flea markets and artgalleries, I looked online for those types of events and wentto them.At these ev
10、ents, I met expatriates (侨民) and localsalike and became good friends with them.Another way to fit inwith the culture is to find people who will go to cultural events第 4页（共 11页）and places with you.I would walk around Shanghai, taking in theChinese culture everywhere I went.1We can infer from the pass
11、age that the writerAmade only Chinese friends when in ShanghaiBkept an open mind when studying in ChinaCdisliked his study experience in MasschusettsDexperienced Chinese culture by traveling everywhere2Who may be interested in the passage?AParents at home and abroad.BTeachers teaching foreign langua
12、ges.CStudents studying or to study abroad.DWorkers in service agencies.3 Which will be mainly discussed in the following paragraph?AFriends.BLanguage.CStudy.DChinese culture.4Which of the following can be the best title for thepassage?AMake the Most of Your Experience When Studying AbroadBGet Famili
13、ar with Chinese CultureCBe Open to the Chinese Culture ShockDMy Wonderful Experience When Studying Abroad四、阅读填句第 5页（共 11页）What is classed as normal behaviour in one culture cansometimes be unsuitable, unacceptable, or even offensive inanother. Were all different and we all have different beliefsand
14、ways of doing things. Understanding this is what culturalawareness(意识) is all about.1we need to take a long, hard look at ourselves. Whatmakes us the way we are?Well, theres history, tradition,education, and our parents. These are all good things. But doany of them make us better than others?No.2Its
15、 easy to understand why we start off believing thatour culture is better than any other. In fact, some argue thatits necessary in order to survive. As children, we typicallybuild our view of the world from our family and the place wegrow up.3In the past, many people never left the comfort of theirow
16、n town or district. They could all spend their days happilybelieving that the life they knew was the best, that their wayof doing things was the right way, and not imagining or caringwhat others might think.4We do business with people fromdifferent cultures, selling each other products and ideas. We
17、learn each others languages.5We even live next door toeach other. So we all need to learn to appreciate each other第 6页（共 11页）s cultures and ways of living.A. Not better, but different.B. We listen to each others music.C. Todays world isnt like that though.D. Culture influences many parts of peoples
18、lives.E. Cultural awareness can begin by holding up a mirror.F. Our differences make the world endlessly interesting.G. However, as we get older our understanding of the world growswith us.第 7页（共 11页）一、单句语法填空1.adaptation考查名词。句意:这是一部原创剧本,不是改编本。不定冠词 an 后接名词。故填 adaptation。2.edition考查名词。句意:你们有这本小说的日文版吗?
19、aJapanese 后接名词,根据语境可知,edition(意为 “版本” )符合题意。故填 edition。3.qualifications考查名词及名词单复数。句意:艾丽斯在学历上而不是在经验方面和我一样。介词 in 后接名词,qualification 意为“学历,资格”时为可数名词,常用复数形式。故填 qualifications。4.participated考查动词的时态。句意:上星期学生们参加了龙舟比赛以纪念伟大的诗人屈原。 分析句子结构可知,设空处作谓语;根据时间状语 last week 可知,应用一般过去时。故填 participated。fort考查名词。 句意:舒舒服服地长
20、大的孩子成年后不太可能变得有能力。固定搭配 in comfort 意为“舒适地”。故填 comfort。6.presentation考查词性转换。句意:James Watson 和我利用幻灯片做了一场关于培训的新方法的展示。 此处作 gave 的宾语,由设空处前的 a 可知填名词 presentation。7.ambitious考查词性转换。句意:不论你的目标多么宏大,如果你愿意从小事做起,你实现它的可能性会更大。 ambitious是形容词, 意为“宏大的”,作 is 的表语。8.involving考查非谓语动词。句意:在一项涉及数学题的研究中,他们发现好好休息一晚使参与者第二天找到创造性的
21、解题方法的几第 8页（共 11页）率翻倍。involve 在此处意为“涉及”,与 study 之间为主动关系,involving maths problems 作 study 的后置定语。9.in考查固定搭配。句意:在他的空闲时间,他积极参加义务性工作。engage in 参加,为固定搭配。故填 in。二、完成句子1.What surprises us2.has retrieved soil samples from the moon3.have children participate in decorating4.to become a football superstar5.what t
22、o say三、阅读理解1.B推理判断题。 根据文章第一段中的The best recommendationId like to give you is to be open to the experiences and theculture shock.及第二段中的 in China, where I studied 可推测作者在中国学习时，对中国的文化敞开心扉，并从中受益，所以才会给其他人这个建议。故选 B 项。2.C推理判断题。 根据文章第一段， 尤其是Studying abroad willenable you to have various experiences.The best r
23、ecommendationId like to give you is to be open to the experiences and theculture shock.可以推测文章是针对在国外留学或即将去国外留学的学生的。故选 C 项。3.B推理判断题。文章第一段中的Several common new第 9页（共 11页）experiences are around food, locations, culture, and language.以及根据第二、第三、第四段段首的 Food, Locations, Culture 可推测接下来应是谈论 language 方面的内容。故选 B
24、 项。4.A标题归纳题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其是第一段可知本文主要通过作者在国外的经历给正在或即将去国外学习的学生提供一些建议，让他们敞开心扉充分体验国外的学习生活。四、阅读填句1. E。根据上文 Understanding this is what cultural awarenessis all about. (理解文化意识的内涵)可知 E 选项(文化意识可以从举起一面镜子开始)承接上文, 关键词为 Cultural awareness。故选E。2. A。根据空前一句可知, 但是他们中的任何一个会让我们比其他人更好吗? 不是。 以及空后一句可知, 很容易理解为什么我们一开始就认为我们的文
25、化比其他任何文化都好。A 选项表达的意思是, 并不是哪一个文化意识更好, 只是不同而已, 且该选项中的“Not”与上文中的“No”相呼应。故选 A。3. G。根据空前一句可知, 作为孩子, 我们通常从家庭和成长的地方建立我们对世界的看法。 G 选项中的 “get older” 与上一句中的 “growup”相呼应。故选 G。4. C。前文 In the past, many people never left the comfort oftheir own town or district. . . and not imagining or caring whatothers might think 介绍的是过去的情况。因此, “Todays world第 10页（共 11页）isnt like that though. ”, 表示今天的世界和过去进行对比。故选 C。5. B。根据空前两句可知, 我们与来自不同文化背景的人做生意, 互相销售产品和创意。我们互相学习语言。以及下文可知, 所以我们都需要学会欣赏彼此的文化和生活方式。 可推知, 该空作者列举的另一种欣赏彼此文化的方式。故选 B。第 11页（共 11页）
