1、二十三选择性必修第二册二十三选择性必修第二册Unit 2Bridging Cultures(限时限时35分钟分钟).阅读理解(2021泰安模拟)If youre a book lover,you have a pile of books on your bedside,or a bookshelf in your library with a“to read”sign on it.Yet you cant stop yourself from adding to the pile.This can lead to feelings of guilt over your new purchase
2、s.But Im here to tell you to stop worrying.What you have is an antilibrary,and its a very good thing.The term comes from writer Umberto Eco.He is the owner of a large personal library.He separates visitors into two groups:those who react with“Wow!What a library you have!How many of these books have
3、you read?”and the others who get the point that a private library is not something to show off but a research tool.Read books are far less valuable than unread ones.Indeed,the more you know,the larger the rows of unread books.Let us call this collection an antilibrary.If you think you already know e
4、verything about a subject,youre cutting yourself off from a stream of information at an artificial point.So a growing library of books you havent read means youre consistently curious about the unknown.And that attitude is a great foundation for a lifelong love of learning.So dont feel guilty over y
5、our unread books.Those books will be there for you when you do want them,and as you build your library of read and unread books,you can start using it as you would use a bigger library.Certain books may become references more than read-throughs.Or you may find that a book you bought five years ago h
6、as special relevance today.Letting the role of books evolve in your life is a healthy sign of curiosity.Thats good for you and good for the world around you.1.What does the underlined word“antilibrary”in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Feelings of guilt over new books.B.A pile of books on the bookshelf.C.The
7、 collection of unread books.D.A large personal library.【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据文章第二段中Read books are far less valuable than unread ones.Indeed,the more you know,the larger the rows of unread books.Let us call this collection an antilibrary.可知,读过的书远不如没读过的书有价值。的确,你知道得越多,未读的书就越多。我们称这些藏书为反图书馆。由此可推知 antilibrary 意为
8、“未读书籍的收藏”。故正确答案为C。2.Which of the following will the writer agree with?A.The unread books you bought years ago are of no use.B.You dont have to read every book from cover to cover.C.Read books are of more use than unread books.D.You shouldnt purchase new books until the unread ones are covered.【解析】选B
9、。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第三句 Certain books may become references more than read-throughs.可知,某些书更可能成为参考,而不是通读。因此“某些书不必从头到尾阅读。”符合文意,故B项正确。3.What does the writer think of someone having lots of unread books?A.Approving.B.Doubtful.C.Critical.D.Indifferent.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后两句 So a growing library of books you
10、 havent read means youre consistently curious about the unknown.And that attitude is a great foundation for a lifelong love of learning.可知,因此,你没有读过的书越来越多,这意味着你对未知的事物一直保持着好奇心。这种态度是终身热爱学习的重要基础。由此可推知,作者赞成收藏未读过的书籍。故正确答案为A。.完形填空 I felt gloomy(沮丧的)the other day.The weather had been dark and rainy,and I ju
11、st didnt feel so1.As I was sitting at my desk I 2 it was the birthday of a dear long-time frienda single middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3.Knowing that she doesnt have family in town I decided to give her a call.Sure enough she was on B-shift,4 to work la
12、te into the evening and wouldnt have much of a birthday this year.As always,5,she sounded cheerful and was happy that I called.After I hung up I couldnt 6 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.7 feeling a little gloomy myself,I tried to put it out of my m
13、ind,but as the day passed I couldnt shake the thought.I 8 gave in,and that evening set off to the hospital with a card,a cheese cake,and some balloons.My friends grateful smile and joyful surprise convinced me Id done the right thing and were a generous 9 for the little effort it had taken.When I go
14、t home I realized that not only had I cheered up a 10 friend on her birthday but my own gloomy feelings had also 11.Making her day had made my own!Thats true when we take the time and make the effort to do something for someone else.Its like the little saying“Loving kindness is twice blessed;it bles
15、ses him who gives,and him who 12.”Cheering up people on their birthdays isnt the only thing we can do to make their day.Life constantly presents us with 13 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a 14 to someone.And the 15 thing is that as we do,it changes things for the better for us
16、 too.【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。文章讲述了作者通过给一个朋友庆祝生日,不仅使朋友高兴,而且使自己也摆脱了沮丧的情绪。由此作者得出结论:善良的行为是双倍的祝福。施予者和接受者都会从中受益。1.A.specialB.positiveC.nervousD.proud【解析】选B。special特殊的,专门的;positive积极的;nervous紧张的;proud骄傲的。根据“I felt gloomy”可知,作者感到沮丧,心态不积极。故B选项正确。2.A.explainedB.complained C.rememberedD.informed【解析】选C。explain解释;com
17、plain抱怨;remember记起;inform通知,告知。作者坐在桌边的时候,记起了那天是一个朋友的生日。故C选项正确。3.A.familyB.studyC.lifeD.work【解析】选D。family家庭;study学习;life生活;work工作。根据“.has devoted the past 30 years to nursing”可知,作者的朋友从事护士工作30年,由此可知,她非常喜欢自己的工作。故D选项正确。4.A.surprisedB.disappointed C.boredD.prepared【解析】选D。surprised惊讶的;disappointed失望的;bore
18、d厌烦的;prepared有准备的。作者的朋友值B班,准备工作到深夜。故D选项正确。5.A.thoughB.besidesC.thereforeD.otherwise【解析】选A。though可是;besides此外,而且;therefore因此;otherwise否则。前面提到,作者的朋友要工作到深夜,也没有过生日。后文提到,朋友的声音听起来像往常一样开心快乐。由此判断,上下文之间是转折关系。故A选项正确。6.A.get on withB.put up with C.get rid ofD.take hold of【解析】选C。get on with和相处;put up with容忍,忍受;
19、get rid of除掉,去掉;take hold of握住,控制住。根据下文“as the day passed I couldnt shake the thought.set off to the hospital with a card.”可知,作者一直摆脱不了那种在这个特别的日子里得到一点关注她会很感激的感觉。所以,最终作者带着礼物去医院看望朋友了。故C选项正确。7.A.AlmostB.EvenC.NeverD.Still【解析】选D。Almost几乎;Even甚至;Never从未;Still仍然。第一段提到“I felt gloomy”,该处又提到“feeling a little
20、gloomy myself”,由此可知,作者在挂断电话之后,仍然感到有点沮丧。故D选项正确。8.A.luckilyB.finallyC.unhappilyD.hardly【解析】选B。luckily幸运地;finally最终,最后;unhappily不高兴地;hardly几乎不。随着这一天过去,作者仍然摆脱不了那种想法。最终,作者屈服了,动身去医院看望朋友。故B选项正确。9.A.demandB.desireC.rewardD.share【解析】选C。demand要求;desire渴望;reward酬谢,奖赏;share一份。朋友感激的微笑和惊喜是对作者付出的努力的奖赏。故C选项正确。10.A.
21、guiltyB.lonelyC.weakD.curious【解析】选B。guilty愧疚的;lonely孤独的;weak虚弱的;curious好奇的。根据第二段中的“she doesnt have family in town”可知,作者朋友的家人都不在她身边,朋友肯定在生日这一天很孤独。故B选项正确。11.A.existedB.deepenedC.wastedD.disappeared【解析】选D。exist存在;deepen加深;waste浪费;disappear消失。not only.but(also)表示并列关系,因此该句指作者去看望朋友,这么做不仅使孤独的朋友精神愉悦,而且作者的情绪
22、也好了起来,原来的沮丧感消失了。故D选项正确。12.A.triesB.receivesC.lovesD.cares【解析】选B。try尝试,努力;receive收到;love爱;care在乎。作者以自己为例,证明帮助别人可以使双方受益。又根据Its like the little saying可知,该谚语想表达的是善良的行为是双倍的祝福。它赐福于施予者和接受者。故B选项正确。13.A.experiencesB.dreamsC.choicesD.opportunities【解析】选D。experience经历;dream梦想;choice选择;opportunity机会。生活不断地赠给我们更进一
23、步或者做一件对某人有影响的事情的机会。故D选项切题。14.A.differenceB.connectionC.discoveryD.decision【解析】选A。difference区别,不同;connection连接,联系;discovery发现;decision决定。做好事当然对别人会有影响。make a difference意为“起作用,有影响”。故A选项正确。15.A.normalB.similarC.wonderfulD.practical【解析】选C。normal正常的;similar相似的;wonderful极好的;practical实际的,实践的。当我们做了好事的时候,我们的所
24、作所为也使得我们自身的境遇变好,这是一件非常好的事情。故C选项正确。.阅读填句(2021衡水模拟)It is sometimes thought that the longing for material goods,the need to buy things,is a relatively modern invention.1 Trade or shopping is certainly an ancient desire,and existed before our ancestors invented writing,laws,cities or farming,even before
25、 they used metal to make tools.Humans are born to trade.2 Evidence from hunter-gatherers suggests that the exchange of food and other necessary things comes naturally,as well as the ability to keep a record of the credits involved.And once trade begins,the benefits are hard to resist.Ancient local c
26、oastal people in northern Australia traded fish hooks,along a chain of trading partners,with people living 400 miles inland,who cut and polished local stone to make axes(斧子).3 Finally,both groups of“producers”,by concentrating on things they could produce and exchanging them for other things they ne
27、eded,benefited as a result.Trade in the necessities of life,such as food and simple tools,is not really surprising,considering the link between these basic items and survival.What is surprising,though,is that our taste for unnecessary expensive objects also goes back a long way.In South Africa,100,0
28、00-year-old decorative dyes(染料)have been found in an area where none were produced.4 Small round pieces of glass 76,000 years old were also found at the same place.The earliest jewellery known to us were not just random findings they were grouped together in size and had holes like those used for th
29、reading onto a necklace.Archaeologists argue that trade prepared the way for the complex societies in which we live today.5 However,their modern equivalentsfast cars and expensive clothes hold the same attraction for us as“trade goods”did for people 100,000 years ago.A.And we dont need shops or mone
30、y to do it.B.These are powerful evidence for cash purchase.C.In fact,its roots go back to the beginning of humanity.D.However,first trade began from the exchange of objects.E.Modern-day shoppers may not be impressed by ancient glass pieces.F.It is thought that these goods were bought at least 30 kil
31、ometres away.G.Every individual along the chain made a profit,even if he produced neither himself.1.【解析】选C。根据上文 It is sometimes thought that the longing for material goods,the need to buy things,is a relatively modern invention.并结合下文中 Trade or shopping is certainly an ancient desire 可知,上文说人们有时认为,对物质
32、产品的渴望,对购买物品的需要,是一种相对现代的发明,而下文对其“现代性”进行了否定,认为它是一种古老的欲望。因此此空应连接上下文,和物质渴望的起源有关。C项意为“事实上,它的根源可以追溯到人类的起源”,承上启下,符合语境。故正确答案为C。2.【解析】选A。根据上文 Humans are born to trade.可知,人类天生就会交易。由此推断此处应该是对人类天生会交易的进一步阐述。A项意为“我们不需要商店或金钱来做这件事”,承接上文,符合语境。故正确答案为A。3.【解析】选G。根据上文中 Ancient local coastal people in northern Australia
33、traded fish hooks,along a chain of trading partners 可知,此空应该与交易链条有关。G项意为“链条上的每一个个体都获利,即使他自己不生产任何东西”,承接上文,符合语境。故正确答案为G。4.【解析】选F。根据上文 In South Africa,100,000-year-old decorative dyes have been found in an area where none were produced.可知,在南非,有10万年历史的装饰染料在一个根本不生产染料的地区被发现。由此推断此空应该是对这一现象的解释。F项意为“据认为这些货物是在
34、至少30千米以外买的”,承接上文,符合语境。故正确答案为F。5.【解析】选E。根据上文 Archaeologists argue that trade prepared the way for the complex societies in which we live today.可知,考古学家认为,贸易为我们今天生活的复杂社会铺平了道路。由此推断此处应该是对上文的解释和补充说明,阐述现代与古老的物质消费的关系。E项意为“现代购物者可能不会对古老的玻璃制品印象深刻”,承接上文,符合语境。故正确答案为E。.语法填空(黑体词为本单元重点词汇)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正
35、确形式。With the dramatic increase in the number of people 1._(study)abroad,there is a heated discussion about the benefits.studying Some people are optimistic about studying abroad.The first advantage is personal growth.The education you gain and the experiences you have will change you 2._the better.A
36、nother advantage is the 3._(increase)chance for cultural exchange.4._(cooperate)with people from diverse cultural backgrounds helps us view the world from different 5._(angle).Besides,studying abroad provides a great opportunity 6._(contribute)to the development of our country.forincreasedCooperatin
37、ganglesto contribute But others hold the opposite opinion.To begin with,tuition fees and living 7._(expense)are much 8._(expensive)than at home and could end up 9._(cost)most families an arm and a leg.Another important factor to consider is the tremendous pressure,10._(include)unfamiliar environment,struggling to handle the challenges in study and life by themselves and even encountering all kinds of problems.expensesmore expensivecostingincluding To sum up,different people have different views about studying abroad,but each one has its own flavour.
