高一英语寒假作业编号6UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLD2

编号6Unit5LanguagesaroundtheWorld—寒假作业第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AChineseCultureDayofConfuciusInstituteheldinEgypt???TheChineseCultureDayofConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversitywasheldforthefirsttimeattheEgyptianNationalMuseuminthecapital'sTahrirSquareonMonday,Oct8,2019.AteacherfromConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversityperformedWushu.Meanwhile,awomanperformedChinesecalligraphyandastudentfromConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversityperformedChinesefolkdance.ChineseoperalegendsmakeUKstagereturn???PeopleintheUKwillhaveanopportunitytoenjoyChineseculturewhentheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompanyreturnstothecountryforthefourthtime,foraseriesofworkshopsandperformances.???ActivitieswillbeheldattheBritishLibrary,Oxford'sAshmoleanMuseum.LisaLu,arespectedactresswillleadagroupofartistsfromChina,theUSandtheUKtodiscusstheirexperiencesofworkingacrossavarietyofartisticfieldsindifferentculturesovermanyyears.ChinaReadingCorneropensinFijiNationalLibrary???ChinaReadingCorneropenedhereonFridayintheFijiNationalLibrarytohelpstrengthentheculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandFiji.???TheChinaReadingCornercontainsover6,000books,20,000e-booksandotherhardwaregivenbyChina'sZhengzhouLibrary.???ChineseAmbassadortoFijiQianBosaid,"Withthisreadingcorner,FijianpeopleknowwheretofindtheinformationtheyareinterestedinandthereadingcornerwillserveasawindowforFijianpeopletolookouttotheoutsideworld."???"TheChineseandFijianpeoplewillfurtherdeepentheirfriendshipandhaveabetterunderstandingofeachother,"hesaid.1.IfyouwanttoenjoyChina'sNationalPekingOpera,whereshouldyougo?

ReadingCorner. InstituteinCairo.

C.Oxford'sAshmoleanMuseum. NationalMuseum.

ofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

peoplewillhaveabetterrelationshipwithChina.

LuwillperformPekingoperainBritain.

librarygaveover6,000bookstoChinaReadingCorner.

ChinaNationalPekingOperaCompanywenttoUKforthefirsttime.3.What3.Whattopicdothethreeeventsmentionedhaveincommon?

. . . .B???Ifyouenjoyreading,theworldinbookswillbecomeaplacewhichisnottobeexperiencedinwatchingtelevisiononlyforentertainment.Studieshaveshownhowthosewhoreadforpleasureachievemoreinliteracy(读写能力)andthinkingabilitiesthanthosewhodon't.Actually,thereisnothingelsethatwillexpandyourlanguageskillsandmakeyourimaginationfly.???Tobeginwith,languageskillscanbebetterlearnedthroughreadingforpleasurethanthroughwatchingTVforentertainment.Atitsbest,televisioncanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining,butnobodywishestoimprovehisliteracybysimplysittinginfrontofaTVbox.Therefore,onlybyreadingcanyouenlargeyourvocabulary.However,itmustbemadeclearthattherelationbetweenliteracyandreadingislikecomparinghealthtosport.Oneissomethingpracticalandtheotherissomethingyoudobecauseyouenjoyit.???Thebooksthathelpyoumostinimaginationarethosethatmakeyouthinkmost.Inthispoint,readingforpleasure,bothpaper-basedandon-screen,isfarmorehelpfulthanwatchingTV.Forexample,thereisalwaysabookwhichisopenedwithexpectationandclosedwithprofit:imagination.Unluckily,somepeople'sloveofbooksislostinfluencedbytelevision,whichisconsideredasadeclineinthinkingabilities.???Onthewhole,watchingTVislargelyharmlessasanentertainmentandinformationtool,butthereisnobetterwaytoimproveyourlanguageskillsandimaginationthanreadingforpleasure.Forthosewhowouldcontinuetoenjoyreading,thereisaparadise(天堂)notyetbeinglost.Havinggotanamountoflanguageskillsthroughwidereading,youmightaswellimaginethatsuchaparadisewouldnotbeveryunlikeakindoflibrary.1.WhatdoesthewritermainlytalkaboutinParagraph1?advantageofreadingbooks.wayofimprovinglanguageskills.pleasureinwatchingTV.advantageofourimagination.2.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutreadinginthetext?cangetthelatestinformationthroughit.offersmorepleasurethanwatchingTV.playsabiggerroleinkids'growththanwatchingTV.languageskillswillbegainedaspeoplereadmore.3.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword"decline"inParagraph3?. .. .4.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofwatchingTV?A.It'sawasteoftimeandenergy.B.It'saparadiseforthosewholikewatchingTV.C.It'shelpfulinsomeaspects.D.It'sdoneonlyforentertainment.C??LivingonmountainousLaGomera,oneofSpain'sCanaryIslandsoffWestAfrica,JuanCabellotakesprideinnotusingamobilephoneortheInternettocommunicate.Likehisfatherandgrandfather,heusesSilboGomero,alanguagethatiswhistled(吹口哨),notspoken,andthatcanbeheardmorethantwomilesaway.???"Iuseitforeverything:totalktomywife,totellmykidssomething,tofindafriendifwegetlostinacrowd,"Cabellosays."IalsomakealivingfromSilbo,performingdailyexhibitionsatarestaurant."???PeoplethroughoutLaGomeraareknowntohaveusedSilbointhepastasawayofcommunicatingoverlongdistances.Astrongwhistlesavedfarmersfromwalkingoverthehillstogivemessagesornewstoneighbors.Thencamethephone.Nowadays,it'shardtoknowhowmanypeoplestilluseSilbo.In1999,itwasintroducedasacompulsorysubject(必修学科)inLaGomera'sprimaryschools,inanefforttopreventthelanguagefromgoingsilent.Now3,000studentsarestudyingit,butonlyafewpeoplearebelievedtobeabletocommunicatefullyinthewhistlinglanguage.???"Silboissaidtobethemostimportantculturalheritage(遗产)wehave,"saidMoisesPlasencia,thedirectoroftheCanaryIslands'government'shistoricalheritagedepartment.???Infact,littleisknownaboutSilbo'sorigins.Silbo-likewhistlinghasbeenfoundinpartsofGreece,Turkey,ChinaandMexico,butnoneisasdevelopedasSilboGomero.OnestudyislookingforsignsofSilboinVenezuela,CubaandTexas,allplacestowhichGomeranshavegoneinthepastduringhardeconomictimes.???"Silbohasmanyhistoricalandlinguistic(语言学上的)values,"Plasenciasaid.And,asCabelloexplains,"It'sgoodforjustaboutanythingexceptforromance:everyoneontheislandwouldhearwhatyou'resaying!"1.JuanCabellousesSilboGomero_____________.

A.inhisdailylife B.tolearncomputers

tomakealiving wheneatingatrestaurants

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutSilboGomero?

firststartedinGreece. isindangerofdyingout.

ishelpfulinkeepingsecrets. istheoldestwayofcommunicating.

thinksit'sveryimportantto__________.

theoriginsofSilboGomero thevaluesofSilboGomero

moreculturalheritages SilboGomero

4.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?

A.Aschool'ssubject. famousperformer.

unusuallanguage. D.Amountainousisland.DLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld'slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.1.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?

A.Theydevelopedveryfast. B.Theywerelargeinnumber.

C.Theyhadsimilarpatterns D.Theywerecloselyconnected.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"dominant"underlinedinParagraph2?

A.Complex B.Advanced. C.Powerful D.Modern.

3.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?

A.About6,800 B.About3,400 C.About2,400 D.About1,200

4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Newlanguageswillbecreated. B.People'slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.

C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。???Formakingcontactandcommunicatingwithaperson,effectiveeyecontactisessentialtooureverydayinteractionwithpeople,andalsotothosewhowanttobeeffectivecommunicatorsinpublicplaces.①_____.???GenerallyinWesternsocietiesandmanyothercultures,eyecontactwithapersonisexpectedtoberegularbutnotoverlypersistent.②_____,causingthepersonwho'stheobjectofaperson'sstaretofeeloverlystudiedanduncomfortable.???③_____.TheNewZealandMedicalJournalreportedthatonereasonsomanyyoungchildrenfallvictimtoattacksbypetdogsistheiroverly-lastingeyecontactwithpets,whichcausesthemtofeelthreatenedanddefensive.???Overlylastingeyecontactisalsoasignofaperson'sover-awarenessofthemessagestheyaregiving.Inthecaseofpeoplewhotrytolietosomeone,theymaydistort(扭曲)theireyecontactsothatthey'renotavoidingit.④_____.Butonthecontrary,evasive(逃避的)eyecontactisasignofdiscomfort.Whydoweavoidlookingataperson?Itmaybebecausewefeelashamedtobelookingatthemifwe'rebeingdishonestoftryingtotakethemin.Evasiveeyecontactmayalsoasignofdishonesty.???However,Scotland'sUniversityofStirlingfoundthat,inaquestion-and-answerstudyamongchildren,thosewhomaintainedeyecontactwerelesslikelytocomeupwiththecorrectanswertoaquestionthanthosewholookedawaytoconsidertheirresponse.⑤_____,whenthisenergycouldbespentondeepthinking.A.ThisisawidelyrecognizedindicatoroflyingB.ConstanteyecontactisoftenconsideredtoberudeC.Eyecontactistheactoflookingintosomeone'seyesD.Butthere'ssomethingyoumaynotknowabouteyecontactE.OverpoweringeyecontactcanmaketheotherpersonexcitedF.Evenbetweenhumansandnon-humans,lastingeyecontactissometimesunadvisableG.Eyecontact,asasocializingdevice,cantakeasurprisingamountofefforttomaintain第二部分第一节阅读下面短文，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。???Livinginaforeignculturecanbeexciting.Butitcanalsobe???1???.AgroupofAmericans?whotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheir???2???.Theydecidedthatmiscommunicationswerealways???3???,evenoversomethingas???4???as"yes"and"no".???OnherfirstdayinMicronesia,Lisathoughtpeoplewere???5???herrequests.Thedaywas???6???,andsheneededacolddrink.Shewentintoastoreandasked,"Doyouhavecolddrinks?"Thewomantheredidn'tsayanything.Lisa???7???thequestion.Stillthewomansaidnothing.Lisagaveupandleftthestore.Shelaterlearntthatthewomanhad???8???her:Shehadraisedhereyebrows,whichinMicronesiameans"yes".???This???9???JanofanexperienceshehadinBulgaria.Shehadgonetoarestaurantthatwaswell-knownfora???10???namedstuffedcabbage(塞馅卷心菜).Sheaskedthewaiter,"Doyouhavestuffedcabbagetoday?"He???11???hishead.Janeagerlywaited,butthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountry,anodmeans"no".???Tomhada???12???problemwhenhearrivedinIndia.After???13???somethinginclass,heaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyrespondedwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesoftheheads.Heguessedsomepeoplehadnotunderstood,soheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagainiftheyunderstood,theydidthesamething.Hesoon???14???thathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndia,peoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysaccordingtowheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromto???15???whethertheyareindicating(表示)"yes"or"no".1.A.confusing???? ???? ????

2.A.approaches???? ???? ????

3.A.amusing???? ???? ????

4.A.short???? ???? ????

5.A.judging???? ???? ????

6.A.windy???? ???? ????

7.A.reconsidered???? ???? ????

8.A.answered???? ???? ????

9.A.convinced???? ???? ????

10.A.meal???? ???? ????

11.A.turned???? ???? ????

12.A.difficult???? ???? ????

13.A.explaining???? ???? ????

14.A.realised???? ???? ????

15.A.readout???? out???? out???? out第二节阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Learningaforeignlanguageisachallengingtask,butitcanalsobe①_______veryenjoyableexperience.Hereareafewtipsonhowtolearnaforeignlanguagewell.Firstly,work②______yourownpace.You'llfind③_______(effective)tostudyforhalfanhourratherthantrytodoawholeunitatonce.Secondly,uselanguage④_______(communicate).Don'tbeafraidof⑤_______(make)mistakes.Theimportantthingistobuildupyour⑥_______(confident)inspeaking.Thirdly,buildupyourvocabulary.Youshouldlearnvocabularybytopicsorinsentences,⑦_______isveryeffective.Besides,getusedtohearingeverydaylanguageatnormalspeed.Listeningtothecourserecordingsas⑧______(frequent)aspossibleisagood⑨____(choose).Andaboveall,havefun⑩_______(learn)language.第三部分第一节假设你是李华，刚刚收到你的朋友李琳的电子邮件。她比较喜欢学习英语，但在英语阅读方面感到有困难，请你根据自己学习英语的经验给她提出一些建议。建议如下：1.重视阅读，多做阅读，做阅读时不要遇到生词就查词典；2.可以浏览一些英语论坛获得有用的学习资源并体验更真实的英语文化。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearLiLin,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Itwasthemostbeautifulmotorbikeandthefirstofitskindintheneighborhood,amagicblueonewithtwosmartrear-viewmirrors.ItbelongedtoRanjan'suncle.Overnight,Ranjanhadbecomeaprinceamongusboys.Wesurroundedhimthenextday,wantingtolearnmoredetails.Ranjan'sunclehadcomefromBombay,ridingthenewmotorbike.Everyafternoonwhenheslept,wewouldgatheraroundthebluebike,admiringit.SometimesRanjanmanagedtotakeouthisuncle'sredhelmet(头盔).Wewouldwearitinturnandsitonthebike,imaginingstartingitandbeingoff.Intheevenings,wewatchedRanjangooutforaridewithhisuncleandoureyeswerefil