2018_2019学年高中英语Module5EthnicCulture课下能力提升（二十）外研版.docx

课下能力提升(二十).阅读理解American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions. The major factors contributing to the making of this new nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment, ethnic diversity (多民族) and plural religion, which is quite different from other nations in the world. What is more, these elements are still influencing the American culture.The early immigrants who were English Puritans settled down in northeast part of America. From 1607 to 1892, frontiers were pushed further west. The frontiersmen (拓荒者) looked for a land of rich resources and a land of promise, opportunity and freedom. Actually they looked for a better life. So individualism (个人主义), selfreliance, and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage (遗产) of America.In history, people from different countries in the world rushed to America three times. They brought their own culture to America and later on, different cultures were mixed together. Thus the unique American culture is formed, a common cultural life with commonly shared values. The fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the fight of individuals to practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United States. The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism (多元化); almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States.Nowadays, we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current American society. American family is typically parents and their unmarried children. Middleaged and elderly people generally do not live with their married children. The people in America have a very strong desire to start a new life in a new place. Quite a number of people change residences every year. The average American moves fourteen times in his lifetime.1We can learn from this article that _.Athe frontiersmen left important society values for American cultureBthe early immigrants brought about the unique American cultureCpeople in the world once rushed to America because of its unique cultureDthe American family members dont get along well with each other解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，美国早期的拓荒者对美国文化有深刻的影响。2From the passage we know _.Athere are many kinds of American religionsBAmerican religions are different from those in other placesCAmerican values are the same as Chinese onesDeveryone should have American values解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段的“The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism (多元化); almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States.”可知。3The last paragraph is about _.Athe family structure in American societyBthe influence of the three elements in the current American societyCthe new life style of American familyDthe reason why American people like to change residences解析：选B段落大意题。这一段主要告诉我们三个因素对现在的美国文化的影响。4What might be the most suitable title of this article?AThe Immigrants in AmericaBWhy American Culture Is UniqueCThe Influence of American CultureDPlural Religion and American Culture解析：选B标题归纳题。美国的文化非常独特，主要有三个方面使其独特，本文主要阐述了这几个方面对美国文化的影响，说明了美国独特文化产生的原因。.阅读七选五The Lost Rules of EtiquetteEtiquette, or good manners, used to be the glue that held society together._1_ Sadly, these days it has mostly gone by the wayside.This list is several best rules of etiquette that have now disappeared.Opening the Door.In days gone by, a gentleman would always open doors for ladies._2_ This has now almost entirely disappeared and it is not entirely the fault of the men.I have seen women laugh at men for opening a door for them.It seems to be confusing manners with chauvinism (大男子主义)Writing ThankYou Notes.In days gone by, whenever a person received a gift, he would write a thankyou note as soon as possible._3_ Parents would sit children down after a birthday or Christmas and coach them in their first thankyou note.It is a shame that gift giving has now become a virtual obligation and the idea of a thankyou note would be laughed at._4_We seem to have completely lost the concept of correct timing when it comes to parties these days._5_ After all, a party normally has a guest of honor this is usually the oldest woman present.It was considered extremely rude in the past to leave a party before the guest of honor and once the guest of honor left, it was a signal to all that they should begin their own preparations to leave.AArriving on Time.BLeaving at the Right Time.CPeople leave with various excuses.DIt enabled people to get on well with each other.EThis rule was true even if the giver was a relative.FIt could be the lady he was driving, or a stranger.GWeve thrown away the concept of a guest of honor at will.答案：15DFEBC.完形填空As we welcome the beginning of a new year, I am recalling about an entire decade that Ive spent as a mother to my son.My adult life began in 1991, when the birth of my son forced me to grow up _1_. Admittedly, I made some mistakes in the beginning, but I _2_ a lot in the following decade of my life. My son and I were always together and our _3_ were exchanged now and then. When he was _4_ shapes and colors, I was his teacher. When we _5_ our first crosscountry road trip, we were both students of the _6_ around us. And when I learned to stand up for myself and be _7_ enough to make my own choices, I was the _8_ because he taught me a lot in own way that he learned the _9_ things actively. Right now, _10_ we start a new decade together, I see the cycle _11_. I am teaching him to handle the changes hell meet when he has to _12_ “grownup” responsibilities. I think the next _13_ will be mine, as he teaches me to let go a little and give him _14_ to make his own mistakes and learn from them, or to be _15_ of decisions that hes made completely on his own. We will _16_ new adventures together, when we read books, watch movies, take trips, or _17_ spend time enjoying each others company. A decade sounds like a long time but actually it is just a _18_ time during which my son learns how to _19_ a bike without training wheels. And I know I need to enjoy every moment when we are together, because much sooner than imagine, hell to learn how to drive a car and lead a(n) _20_ life soon.语篇解读：作者回想她对她的孩子的教育的情况。她认为他们之间的角色经常互换，有时候她是老师，教育孩子；有时候她是学生，从孩子身上学到很多。1A.repeatedly BgraduallyCsteadily Dquickly解析：选D根据后文可知，作者成年人的生活开始于1991年，那时她儿子的出生使得她迅速长大。2A.attained BsufferedChelped Dtaught解析：选A根据前后文可知，无可否认，作者在开始的时候犯了一些错误，但是在她随后的十年，她得到了很多。3A.actions BrolesCchances Ddreams解析：选B根据后文可知，作者与她的儿子总是在一起，他们的角色时不时地互换。4A.having BnoticingCwatching Dlearning解析：选D根据后文“I was his teacher”可知，作者说，在她的孩子学习认识颜色和形状的时候她是孩子的老师。5A.valued BfinishedCtook Dimagined解析：选C解析见下题。6A.world BclassCschool Dcity解析：选A根据前后文可知，当作者和儿子第一次参加越野公路旅行时，他们就是他们周围世界的学生。take a trip表示“参加旅行”。7A.careful BeagerChopeful Dstrong解析：选D解析见下题。8A.teacher BstudentCadviser Dpartner解析：选B根据前文“stand up for myself”可知，当作者学会维护自己，变得足够坚强去做自己的选择时，她就是学生。9A.important BnewCgood Dright解析：选B根据语境，因为儿子用自己积极地学习新事物的方法教会了她很多。10A.though BifCas Dsince解析：选C解析见下题。11A.disappearing BcontinuingCstopping Dchanging解析：选B根据语境，现在当作者和儿子一起开始一个新的十年的时候，作者看到这个循环在继续。12A.hold BignoreCmiss Dchoose解析：选A根据语境，当作者的儿子不得不承担长大的责任时，作者要教他处理他将遇到的变化。13A.lecture BquestionClesson Ddifficulty解析：选C根据后文，作者认为下一节课会是她的课程。14A.help BpleasureCfreedom Dconcern解析：选C解析见下题。15A.lack BproudCaware Dworthy解析：选B根据前后文，儿子教会作者放手，给他自由去犯错误并从中吸取教训，作者为儿子所做的决定感动自豪。16A.experience BescapeCadd Dobserve解析：选A解析见下题。17A.partly BfairlyCsimply Dfinally解析：选C根据语境，当作者和儿子在阅读、看电影、旅行或者仅仅是享受彼此陪伴的时候，他们将一起体验新的冒险。18A.slow BshortCnormal Dusual解析：选B根据前文“A decade sounds like a long time but .”可知，作者说十年听起来很长，但实际上十年只是一段很短的时间。19A.buy BborrowCfix Dride解析：选D在那个时候，她的儿子学会如何骑不带辅助轮的自行车。20A.independent BadmiringCcomfortable Dwealthy解析：选A根据语境，时间比她的想象要快得多，儿子很快将开始学习开车并且过独立生活。.语法填空Human beings have long been put into particular groups according to the color of the skin and facial features.Sociologists worldwide have always been interested in racial (种族的), 1.cultural (culture) and ethnic distinctions between different people.People have 2.frequently (frequent) been mistaken by the words ethnicity (种族特点) and culture, and often use them interchangeably though there are many 3.differences (difference) between the two.We are born in one or the other country in the world, and that is our place of birth, but the race of our parents has become the basis of our identity, as our ethnicity is decided 4.based (base) on our racial roots.Within each ethnic group, there are beliefs, values and practices that are learnt and shared.Even, thinking, decisionmaking, and actions within a particular ethnic group seem 5.to_be (be) in a patterned way.This set of beliefs, values and customs is passed down from one generation 6.to another and exists in a manner more complex 7.than even the most modern elect