2014届高考英语一轮复习 Unit2 English around the World阅读理解全方位训练5 新人教版必修1

1 20142014 届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练人教版必修一届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练人教版必修一 UnitUnit 2 2 EnglishEnglish aroundaround thethe WorldWorld 阅读理解阅读理解 5 5 第第 组组 A A Have a nice day may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression When my friend Maxie says Have a nice day with a smile I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well Have a nice day Next This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out of the door The words come out in the same tone 腔调 with a fixed procedure They are spoken at me not to me Obviously the concern for my day and everyone else s is the management s attempt to increase business The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting As soon as you hear it you know the meeting is at an end Sometimes the expression saves us when we don t know what to say Oh you just had a tooth out I m terribly sorry but have a nice day The expression can be pleasant If a stranger says Have a nice day to you you may find it heart warming because someone you don t know has tried to be nice to you Although the use of the expression is an insincere meaningless social custom at times there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting The salesgirl the waitress the teacher and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day But in a strange and comfortable way it s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don t care all that much While the expression may not often be sincere it is always spoken The point is that people say it all the time when they like 1 How does the author understand Maxie s words A Maxie shows her anxiety to the author B Maxie really wishes the author a good day C Maxie encourages the author to stay happy D Maxie really worries about the author s security 2 What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean A The salesgirl is rude B The salesgirl is bored C The salesgirl cares about me D The salesgirl says the words as a routine 3 By saying Have a nice day a stranger may A try to be polite to youB express respect to you C give his blessing to youD share his pleasure with you 4 According to the last paragraph people say Have a nice day 2 A sincerely B as thanks C as a habitD encouragingly 5 What is the best title of the passage A Have a Nice Day a Social Custom B Have a Nice Day a Pleasant Gesture C Have a Nice Day a Heart warming Greeting D Have a Nice Day a Polite Ending of a Conversation 语篇解读 这是一篇说明文 对人们打招呼常用的 Have a nice day 这一习语进行叙述 和说明 在不同的语境 不同的场合下 从不同人的口中说出 Have a nice day 所表达 的内涵是不同的 但这个习语已经成了一种社会习俗 1 B 细节理解题 由第一段中 I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me 以及 wishes me well 可知 我 的朋友 Maxie 是真的关心 我 希望 我 一切顺利 而不是仅仅担心 我 的安全问题等 2 D 细节理解题 售货员口中说出的 Have a nice day 只是催促 我 带着我买的东 西快出超市门口 因此她说的这句话只是一种例行程序 而不是真正地对 我 关心 3 A 细节理解题 由第四段中 because someone you don t know has tried to be nice to you 可知是 stranger 向你表示善意 因此就是 try to be polite 有礼貌 的 礼节性的 to you 而陌生人之间谈不上 respect 排除 B 项 4 C 细节理解题 由 it is always spoken 和 people say it all the time 可知 人们说 Have a nice day 是一种习惯了 5 C 主旨大意题 本题问的是本篇文章的最佳题目是什么 Have a nice day 从形式上看 它是一个 expression 从内容上看 它是一个 问候语 说它 heart warming 是因为这 个问候语本身表达了让人温馨的祝愿 尽管它也用于一些其他特定的场合 表示特定的意 义 但它的本质还是一个 greeting 不可能是一种 custom 社会习俗 因为 custom 是 一个民族长期形成的风俗习惯 是一种文化 具有丰富的外延 此题容易根据最后一段的 Although the use of the expression is an insincere meaningless social custom at times 证明它是 custom 这属于偷换概念 因为 the use of the expression 不 等于 the expression 本身 B B English is a language spoken all around the world There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English Most native speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom the United States of America Canada Australia South Africa Ireland and New Zealand In total for more than 376 million people English is their mother tongue An equal number of people learn English as a second language These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family but the language of the government schools newspapers and TV is English This situation is found in countries such as India Pakistan Nigeria and the Philippines However the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million Everywhere in the world children go to school to learn English Most people learn English for five or six years at high school In China students learn English at school as a foreign language except for those in Hong Kong where many people speak English as a first or second language In only fifty years English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world English is the working language of most international 3 organisations international trade and tourism Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese Chinese businessmen taxi drivers and students talk with them using English English is also the language of global culture such as popular music and the Internet You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet With so many people communicating in English every day it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English 6 How many people learn English as a second language A More than 37 500 000 B More than 376 000 000 C More than 750 000 000 D More than 75 000 000 7 Most international organisations use as their working language A EnglishB ItalianC Latin D Japanese 8 Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage A There are more than 42 countries where English is spoken B More than 750 million people speak English as their mother tongue C English is the language of global culture D English is the language widely used and spoken in the world 9 It can be inferred from the passage that A English will be the only language to be used in the world B Englishmen might find it unnecessary for them to learn other languages C the number of learners of English will become smaller D Chinese will play a more important part than English 语篇解读 本文主要介绍英语在全世界得到广泛应用 6 B 推理判断题 由第一段中的 for more than 376 million people English is their mother tongue An equal number of people learn English as a second language 可推知 把英语作为第二语言学习的人数也是 more than 376 000 000 7 A 细节理解题 由第三段第二句可以得知 多数国际组织把英语作为工作语言 8 D 主旨大意题 本文主要讲述英语在当今世界应用之广 9 B 推理判断题 由短文最后一段可知 那些来中国的商人和游客没必要会说汉语 只需 要说英语即可 此外 每天用英语交流的人非常多 由此推出 随着世界各地学英语的人 数的增加 英国人可能发觉自己没有必要学习其他语言了 C C Who taught you to speak English Your parents while you were a young child Your teachers at school Perhaps even the BBC as a grown up Whoever it was somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue There are said to be one billion people learning English now and about 80 of the information on the Internet is in English Is this a good thing or a bad thing Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate using a common language across countries and cultures Or should we worry about the dangers of mono culturalism a world in which we all speak the same language eat the same food and listen to the 4 same music Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language On the contrary 相反 I would have thought although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better there would be fewer wars Ask the people of India where many of them speak at least some English and Pakistan the same situation with India If we all speak English will we then all start eating McDonald s burgers Surely not If English becomes more dominant 占主导地位的 it will kill other languages I doubt it When I travel in Africa or Asia I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago we received a wonderfully poetic e mail from a listener in Ireland The English language is a beautiful language Maybe it s like a rose he said but who would ever want their garden just full of roses Well I love roses and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden But the way I see it just by planting a few roses you don t necessarily need to pull out everything else If more and more people want to plant English roses that s fine by me 10 According to the passage how many people in the world are speaking English as their first language now A About 376 million B About 752 million C 80 of the world people D One billion people 11 By saying Ask the people of India and Pakistan in the fourth paragraph the author is trying to show that A speaking the same language doesn t necessarily bring peace B wars can destroy the relationship between two countries C English doesn t kill other languages D English is widely used in the world 12 What does garden in the last two paragraphs stand for A Language B Family C The world D The Earth 13 The author would probably agree that A it s very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden B it s good for people from other countries to learn English C more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens D English is easier to learn than other languages 语篇解读 本文介绍越来越多的人讲英语 并且数量还在增加 这是好事还是坏事 10 A 细节理解题 本文第二段讲述了英语的使用情况 第二段第一句中提到 把英语作 为第一语言的人数大约是 376 000 000 11 A 观点态度题 本句承接上文 although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better there would be fewer wars 而来 作者以印度和巴基斯坦为例说明彼此间的了解并不能减少战争 12 C 词义猜测题 在最后两段作者提出没有人会让他们的花园仅仅种植玫瑰 他想表达 5 的意思是世界上不能所有国家都使用同一种语言 在这里玫瑰代表 英语 因此 garden 代表 世界 13 B 推理判断题 在最后一段第一句和最后一句中 作者用花来比喻语言 由此我们看 出 作者认为别的国家的人学英语 to plant English roses 是好的 D D Every day 340 million people speak it One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050 half of the world s population will be using it What are we talking about That global language English The English language started in Britain in the 5th century It is a mixed language It was built up when German Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication Today it is the official language of the UK the USA Australia New Zealand Canada South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business such as India Pakistan and Nigeria English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries you will see or hear some English Thanks to McDonald s we all know about hamburgers fries and milkshakes Songs by Madonna Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English We can sing along even if we do not understand what we are singing English is a messy 杂乱的 language Every year dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture for example computer related words such as blogging download and chatroom Also included are words that teenagers use Who does not know cool OK and hello Other languages also influence English Many English words come from French Words like caf and expressions like c est la vie that is life are all part of the English language On the other hand the French language includes English words like le weekend and le camping German words are also part of English Words like kindergarten come from the German language Recently British people have become interested in yoga But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India 14 The English language has a history of A over 2 000 yearsB over 500 years C over 1 500 yearsD over 1 000 years 15 The underlined expression Thanks to can be replaced by A Because ofB Thankful toC Not until D As if 16 Which of the following statements is TRUE about the language of English A It has been changing all the time B It has borrowed words from all the other languages C French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words D Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language 语篇解读 本文讲述英语是一门国际语言 是许多国家的官方语言 但是也受许多其他 语言的影响 6 14 C 细节理解题 由第二段的 The English language started in Britain in the 5th century 可知 15 A 词义猜测题 thanks to 意为 由于 16 A 推理判断题 通读全文内容可知 E E The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare s time is estimated to have been about five million Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language mainly in the United States Canada Great Britain Ireland South Africa Australia and New Zealand In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms In fact it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages The purpose for which English is learned and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present day importance as a world language Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers English is a language in which some of important works in science technology and other fields are being produced and not always by native speakers It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications international conferences and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries especially former British c