1、Unit5 Languages Around the WorldReview单元综合复习测试1.短文语境填空。Why has Chinas ancient civilization continued all the way through into modern times 1._the many ups and downs? One of the main 2._(factor) has been the long history of Chinese _( write) system,4_developed from a picture based language at the beg
2、inning. Then by the Shang Dynasty, these5._( symbol) had become a well-developed writing system and further developed when Emperor Qinshihuang united the states. Today, the writing system, which connects Chinas present with 6._(it)past, has become 7._( much) and more important as China plays a 8._(
3、great) role in global_9.(affair). And an increasing number of international students are beginning 10._( appreciate)Chinas culture and history through this amazing language.【答案】1.despite 2.factors 3.writing 4.which 5.symbols 6.its 7.more 8.greater 9.affairs 10.to appreciate【解析】本题主要考察学生语篇填空能力。II.单词拼写
4、1. They are _ (本地的)speakers of English.2. Three people were hurt in the_(搏斗)3. He_(提到) to our help to him in his talk.4. I am still_(吸引)by the beauty of the lake.5. Then they began to_(雕刻)separate letters.6. He_(感激) their confidence.【答案】1.native 2.struggle 3.referred 4.struck 5.carve 6.appreciated【解
5、析】本题主要考察学生在语境中对单词的语用能力。III.完成句子1. The faster you run,_(就越早)to get there.【答案】1.the earlier it will be2. The well-known temples_(追溯到一千年前).【答案】 date back 10 1,000 years ago3. Ill discuss it with you_(不管你什么时候愿意).【答案】no matter when you like /whenever you like)4._(他被看作)a living Lei Feng.【答案】 He is regarde
6、d as5. Life is really_(充满着苦和乐) ,learning to value it.【答案】 full of ups and downs( full of bitterness and happiness /joy)V.微写作1.古代中国人在动物的骨头上面刻符号。【答案】1. Ancient Chinese people carved symbols on animal bones.2.一些古代符号至今仍能在汉字里看到。【答案】2. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in todays hanzi.3.经过这些年，
7、汉语书写体系发展成了不同形式。【答案】3. Over these years the Chinese witting system has developed into different forms4.这种书写体系对于统一中国人民和文化具有重要意义。【答案】4. That writing system was of great important in uniting the Chinese people and culture5.中国的书写体系是中国文化的一个重要组成部分。【答案】5. That writing system is an important part of Chinese
8、cultureVI.完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In our house, English is not English. Not in the phonetic (语音的) sense, like short “a” is for “apple”， but rather in the pronunciation. There is no difference between cast and cash, snake and snack .When my mother moved to a town in Malaysia,
9、she had to learn a new language: English. In a time when humiliation (羞辱) was encouraged, my mother was _1_ against the cruel words from the teacher, who _2_ her paper in front of the class. When she cried, the monitor stood up and said, “Thats enough.” She _3_ mended my mothers strands (线) of langu
10、age. She stood up for the weak and used her _4_ to fight back.Later on, my mother asked me to teach her _5_ English so old white ladies at Target wouldnt _6_ her pronunciation. There is sort of guilt when I _7_ her letters together. Long vowels, double consonantsI am still learning myself. Sometimes
11、 I let my _8_ slide “to keep her pride” _9_ perhaps I have hurt her more to _10_ mine.As my mothers _11_ began to grow, I mended my own English. Through _12_ people from all walks of life as a journalist I promote knowledge and _13_ ignorance and become a voice for the homeless, the refugees, and th
12、e _14_. My mothers eyes are reflected in _15_ children in poor countries who have so many stories to tell but do not know how to express themselves in English.In our house, there is _16_ in the way we speak to each other and language isnt broken but rather bursting with _17_. There are snacks in the
13、 tank and friendly _18_ in the cupboard. We have built a house _19_ words. It is a little messy. But this is where we have made our _20_【文章大意】 本文改编自一位华裔女孩的大学申请信。在她家里，“英语不是英语”，那些在外人听来是错误的读音的英语单词丝毫没有阻碍家人之间的沟通，反而让他们倍感家的温馨。1. A. resistantB. defenselessC. prejudiced D. fearless1. 【答案】 B【解析】 根据上文的“In a ti
14、me when humiliation (羞辱) was encouraged”和下文的“the cruel words” “When she cried”可知，在一个盛行羞辱的年代，作者的母亲无力反抗来自老师的讥讽。defenseless“无力抵抗的；无力防卫的”符合语境。resistant“抵抗的；有抵抗力的”；prejudiced“歧视的；存在偏见的”；fearless“无畏的”。2. A. criticized B. condemnedC. contradicted D. commanded2. 【答案】 A【解析】 根据上文的“the cruel words from the tea
15、cher”和下文的“When she cried”可知，作者母亲的老师当着全班学生的面，用尖酸刻薄的语言评论她的作文。criticize“批评；指责；评论”符合语境。condemn“谴责；声讨”；contradict“反驳；否定；与抵触”；command“命令”。3. A. aggressively B. roughlyC. patiently D. deliberately3. 【答案】 C【解析】 根据语境可知，班长不仅保护了她，还耐心地帮她提高语言水平。patiently“耐心地”符合语境。aggressively“好寻衅地；有上进心地”；roughly“粗略地”；deliberatel
16、y“故意地”。4. A. experiences B. sacrificesC. conclusions D. words4. 【答案】 D【解析】 根据上文的“the monitor stood up and said, Thats enough.”和“She stood up for the weak”可知，这位班长为弱者站起来并用语言来回击。word “话语；言语”符合语境。experience“经历”；sacrifice“牺牲”；conclusion“结论；推论”。5. A. proper B. fluentC. complex D. accessible5. 【答案】 A【解析】 根
17、据前两段的内容和下文的“so old white ladies at Target wouldnt _6_ her pronunciation”可知，母亲让作者教她正确的英语(发音)，这样Target商场的白人老太太就不会嘲笑她的发音了。proper“正确的；恰当的；真正的”符合语境。fluent“流利的”；accessible“容易理解的”。6. A. show off B. laugh atC. care about D. account for6. 【答案】 B【解析】 参见上题【解析】。laugh at“嘲笑”符合语境。show off“炫耀”；care about“关心；在乎”；ac
18、count for“是的原因；为负责”。7. A. write B. readC. gather D. sew7. 【答案】 D【解析】 根据下文的“Long vowels, double consonantsI am still learning myself . I have hurt her more to _10_ mine”可知，其实作者自己也仍在学习长元音、双辅音，有时作者会带过自己尚且不标准的单词发音，但这也许会使母亲被伤害得更深。所以当作者把母亲的话拼缀在一起时，会有一种歉疚感。sew“缝制；缝补”在此引申为“拼凑；拼缀”，生动形象地说明了母亲存在的发音问题。8. A. att
19、itude B. patternC. enthusiasm D. brokenness8. 【答案】 D【解析】 根据上文的“Long vowels, double consonantsI am still learning myself”可知，其实作者自己也仍在学习长元音、双辅音，所以会有学得不完善的地方。brokenness“不完善；不标准”符合语境。attitude“态度”；pattern“模式；图案；样品”；enthusiasm“热心；热忱；热情”。9. A. so B. orC. but D. and9. 【答案】 C【解析】 有时作者会带过自己尚且不标准的单词发音，但这也许会使母亲
20、被伤害得更深。前后句存在转折关系，故应用转折连词but。10. A. spare B. embarrassC. injure D. tolerate10. 【答案】 A【解析】 根据上文的内容可知，作者有时候会为了保住自己的自尊心而不为母亲纠正错误的发音，但这种做法会使母亲被伤害得更深。spare“留出；匀出”符合语境。embarrass“使尴尬”；injure“使受伤”；tolerate“忍受；容忍”。11. A. ability B. grammarC. vocabulary D. spirit11. 【答案】 C【解析】 随着母亲的英语词汇(水平)开始不断提升，作者的英语也在不断进步。v
21、ocabulary“词汇”符合语境。12. A. commenting B. interviewingC. inspiring D. assisting12. 【答案】 B【解析】 根据下文的“as a journalist”可知，作者以记者的身份采访了各行各业的人。interview“采访”符合语境。comment“评论”；inspire“激励；鼓舞”；assist“帮助”。13. A. stand against B. figure outC. set back D. call for13. 【答案】 A【解析】 根据上文的“I promote knowledge and”可知，作者推广知
22、识，反对无知。stand against“反对；抵抗”符合语境。figure out“计算；弄明白”；set back“推迟；延误”；call for“要求”。14. A. hesitant B. educatedC. ignored D. ignorant14. 【答案】 C【解析】 根据上文的“become a voice for the homeless, the refugees, and the _14_”可知，空处所填词应与“the homeless”“the refugees”并列，故ignored“被忽视的”符合语境。15. A. underrated B. underpriv
23、ilegedC. underpaid D. undersized15. 【答案】 B【解析】 根据上文提及的作者为弱者发声的内容和下文的“in poor countries”可知，作者看到贫困国家中那些贫穷的孩子有很多故事要讲、但又不知道如何用英语表达的样子时，作者仿佛看到了妈妈的过去。underprivileged“贫困的；物质条件差的”符合语境。underrated“被低估的”；underpaid“报酬过低的”；undersized“小于正常(或一般)的”。16. A. beauty B. mysteryC. conflict D. misunderstanding16. 【答案】 A【解
24、析】 根据上下文语境可知，作者认为，在他们家，家人之间彼此说话的方式很美好。beauty“美；美好”符合语境。mystery“神秘”；conflict“分歧；争端”；misunderstanding“误解”。17. A. wisdom B. emotionC. philosophy D. creativity17. 【答案】 B【解析】 根据上下文语境可知，在作者的家里，他们的语言不是不标准的，而是充满感情的。emotion“感情；情绪”符合语境。philosophy“哲理”；creativity“创造性”。18. A. stocks B. steaksC. sticks D. snakes1
25、8. 【答案】 D【解析】 根据第一段中的“There is no difference between cast and cash, snake and snack”可知，在作者他们家，“snake”(蛇)的发音和“snack”(点心)的发音之间没有区别，再结合空前的“There are snacks in the tank and friendly _18_ in the cupboard”可知，由于作者家人的发音问题，他们会说出水池里有点心和橱柜里有友好的蛇这样的话。19. A. upwards of B. far fromC. aside from D. out of19. 【答案】
26、D【解析】 我们用语言建了一座房子。out of可用来表示来源、原因和动机之意。upwards of“多于；在以上”；far from“远离；远非；完全不”；aside from“除以外”。20. A. house B. homeC. family D. household20. 【答案】 B【解析】 它可能会有一点混乱。但这正是我们的家。此处用home一词表达出了作者对家的爱。VI.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Steve was the most amazing person in all of Minneapolis, and he was my cousi
27、n. By the age of 19, Steve was a star baseball player at the University of Minnesota. I wanted to be exactly like him. So when Steve asked me to go with him on a spring fishing trip in northern Minnesota, I was excited!After planning the trip, we gathered clothes and supplies, and began our great ad
28、venture. We reached the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota by early evening. On our way to the campsite, Steve pointed to a small house faraway in one of the mountains, saying that it was the ranger station (护林站) where the forester worked.Finally, after a long walk, we reached the campsi
29、te and set up the camp as the sun was setting. Steve knew all the tricks of an experienced wilderness camper. After we gathered enough wood from the forest, he started the campfire using only stone and steel no matches. For supper we feasted on freeze-dried beef, wild rice and pea soup. I ate greedi
30、ly after all that work.Tired enough, we climbed into our sleeping bags early and talked about our plans for fishing the next day. We were still talking quietly when a sudden north wind picked up; the temperature dropped and it began to snow. Steve found a way to increase the temperature inside the t
31、ent. He dragged a log (原木) from the forest to the opposite side of the campfire. Then he wrapped (包裹) aluminum foil (铝箔) around the log. The heat from the fire reflected off the foil and into the tent. Soon images of lake fish were filling my dreams.The snow had stopped, but sometime later a powerfu
32、l wind must have kicked up the flames of our dying fire. I was abruptly awakened by Steve. Our tent was on fire. Frightened, I ran out of the tent immediately. The tent collapsed (倒塌) with Steve inside. Without any thought of endangering myself, I reached into the burning tent and pulled him to the
33、icy lake. Fortunately, we were not seriously hurt.注意:1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragraph 1:Later, as we stood by the burning tent to keep warm, we considered our difficult situation. Paragraph 2:Suddenly, we heard a noise in the forest. One possible version:Later, as we stood by the
34、 burning tent to keep warm, we considered our difficult situation. Our campsite was in the deep of the forest, really far away from the highway. We were in the middle of nowhere, wearing only underwear, with our supplies burnt into ashes, including our cellphones. Even Steve was unsure what to do ne
35、xt. The only thing we could do was just sitting in the cold air and wondering how to get out of the forest.Suddenly, we heard a noise in the forest. Anxiously we listened and stared into the darkness. A jeep appeared. A forester had spotted the light from the fire and had come to have a check. We ju
36、mped into the warm vehicle and the forester drove us to the ranger station, where we were given clothes and were able to call our parents. Steve and I had many more camping adventures from then on, but it was on this trip that Steve began to treat me more like a friend and equal, rather than a younger cousin. Our friendship continues to this day.备考建议充分利用记叙文故事类的阅读理解或者完形填空。考生在做此类试题时，读到适当的位置，可以短暂停顿，根据已读部分文章的脉络，对文章进行发散思维，设想可能的几种结尾；经常实施微型化训练，也就是对所读文章的某一段落进行设想。根据某一段落的首句提示，结合文章的上文对该段进行合理设想，推断该段可能要讲述的内容。
