1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 English around the world 单元加餐练 . 阅读理解 A (2017 浙江高考 )FLORENCE, Italy Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt. The Moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver to Italian kids and the elderly, but in order to stay shes had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires he
2、r to write a postcard to an imaginary friend and answer a fictional job ad. Italy is the latest Western European country trying to control a growing immigrant (移民 ) population by demanding language skills in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, citizenship. Some immigrant advocates worry tha
3、t as hard financial times make it more difficult for natives to keep jobs, such measures will become more a vehicle for intolerance than integration (融合 ). Others say its only natural that newcomers learn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to so
4、ciety. Other European countries laid down a similar requirement for immigrants, and some terms are even tougher. The governments argue that this will help foreigners better join the society and promote understanding across cultures. Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnes
5、sed a sharp increase in immigration in recent years. In 1990, immigrants numbered some 1.14 million out of Italys then 56.7 million people, or about 2 percent. At the start of this year, foreigners living in Italy amounted to 4.56 million of a total population of 60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with i
6、mmigrants children accounting for an ever larger percentage of births in Italy. Cojochru, the Moldovan caregiver, hoped obtaining permanent residence (居住权 ) would help her bring her two children to Italy; they live with her sister in Moldova, where salaries are among the lowest in Europe. She was sk
7、eptical that the language requirement would encourage integration. Italians always “see me as a foreigner ， ” an outsider, even though shes stayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently, she said. 篇章导读：本文是一篇新闻报道。科约卡鲁在意大利佛罗伦萨打工已经七年了，但 为了继续待在这里她不得不通过考试来证明自己的语言技能 近几年意大利的外来移民
8、越来越多，政府认为让外来移民参加语言考试，是为了帮助他们更好地融入社会，促进文化交流，而一些移民感觉这一举措让自己受到了伤害。 1 Why does Cojochru have to take a language test? A To continue to stay in Italy. B To teach her children Italian. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C To find a better job in Italy. D To better mix with the Italians. 答案： A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句话中的 “but in order
9、 to stay shes had to prove her language skills by taking a test” 可知，为了能继续留在意大利，科约卡鲁需要参加语言测试来证明她的语言技能。故选 A。 2 Some people worry that the new language requirement may _. A reduce Italys population quickly B cause conflicts among people C lead to financial difficulties D put pressure on schools 答案： B 细
10、节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句话中的 “such measures will become more a vehicle for intolerance than integration (融合 )” 可知，有的移民担心对移民的语言测试和要求可能会导致各民族间的偏执而非融合，故选 B 项 “ 在人们之间引起冲突 ” 。 3 What do we know about Cojochru? A She lives with her sister now in Italy. B She enjoys learning the Italian language. C She speaks Italia
11、n well enough for her job. D She wishes to go back to her home country. 答案： C 细节理解题。由最后一段中的 “even though s hes stayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently” 可以看出，科约卡鲁的意大利语说得足够流利，这让她能够胜任她的工作。故选 C。 B I am an English dictionary. I can still remember the day my exowner bough
12、t me. He had stood in front of the shelf for around half an hour before finally picking me. Originally, he chose my neighbor. But because she had some ink on the cover, he put her down and chose me instead. I may sound arrogant(傲慢的 ). But please forgive me. I am so proud of my vocabulary. With 100,0
13、00 entries and 300,000 examples, I think no scholar can be more knowledgeable than me. My only weakness is that I cant speak. But that is not my fault. I was not designed to speak in the first place. My exowner was supposed to read the phonetic symbols (音标 ) clearly printed beside each word, which w
14、ere also my selling point. I should have been respected but have ended up lying next to a piece of used toilet paper inside the rubbish bin. It is all because of the electronic dictionary. He is a bad guy because he takes advantage of my weakness. And I just dont understand why he can be so slim. He
15、 also has about 100,000 entries but 450,000 examples! But I know this was not the reason why my exowner was attracted, for he was not a very diligent student and seldom read the examples listed. The main reason was that the bad guy had so many games in him. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 My exowner always pretended
16、to be working hard while actually he was playing games. My exowner put me on his bookshelf because of my awesome English name Advanced English Dictionary. He wanted people to think that he was an advanced learner. I wanted to tell him that it would be better if he hid the comic book standing next to
17、 me. But, you know, I cant speak. I stood there for years. I was so bored. So I talked to the comic book next to me. Under normal circumstances, I wouldnt have talked to him because I was educated and he was not. But who else could I choose? He told me that my exowner had read him once only and then
18、 put him there. I was upset because he had never read me from page one to page 1,000. Was I not a better book than the comic book? I wanted to challenge his honesty but before I did so, he was thrown away. I give up. My pages are absorbing waste water. There is no way people will use me again. Sudde
19、nly, I want to talk to the comic book. Would he talk to me if we met? 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章以第一人称和拟人的写作手法，生动地记叙了一本高级英语词典的经历。 4 Why does the dictionary think that the electronic dictionary is a “bad guy” ? A It contains more words and examples. B It can actually pronounce the words. C It has a smaller size
20、. D It has many games. 答案： B 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句 “He is a bad guy because he takes advantage of my weakness.” 可知，这本词典认为电子词典是个坏家伙，因为电子词典利用了它的弱点。联系第二段第五句 “My only weakness is that I cant speak.” 可知，这本词典的唯一弱点是不会发声。也就是说因为电子词典能读出单词，所以这本词典 把它称为一个坏家伙。故选 B。 5 The dictionary thinks that its exowner put it on the
21、bookshelf because he _. A thought that it could match the comic book B wanted his friends to study English C just wanted to show off D had to use it sometimes 答案： C 推理判断题。根据第四段第一、 二句 “My exowner put me on his bookshelf because of my awesome English name Advanced English Dictionary. He wanted people
22、to think that he was an advanced learner.” 可知，这本词典的前主人把它放在书架上只是为了炫耀。故选 C。 6 What was the dictionarys attitude toward the comic book standing next to it? A It wanted to make friends with him. B It respected him. C It looked down upon him. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D It hated him. 答案： C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的 “I wouldnt
23、 have talked to him because I was educated and he was not”( 我本不会和漫画书说话的，因为我受过教育而它没有 )和 “Was I not a better book than the comic book？ ”( 难道比起这本漫画书来，我不是一本更好的书吗 )可知，这本词典很轻视漫画书。故选 C。 7 Which of the following is the best title for the text? A A dictionary is replaced with an electronic one B Students seldom use dictionaries C A dictionary and a comic book D The experience of a dictionary 答案
