新教材人教版英语选择性课时作业UNIT2BRIDGINGCULTURES表达作文巧升格

课时分层作业(六)Ⅰ.阅读理解AJeremyfromAmericacannotunderstandwhyaladyhemetoutsidetheHydeParkinLondonsaid，“Ooh,isn'titcold？”andhethinksofthisbehaviourasadistinctivelyEnglishconcernabouttheweather.Infact,thefemalewasjusttryingtostrikeupaconversationwithJeremy.Notnecessarilyalongconversation—justanexchangeofgreetings.Itisnotalwaysquitethatobvious,butallEnglishweatherconversationshaveadistinctivestructureconductedaccordingtounwrittenbutacceptedrules.Theunpredictablenatureofourweatherensuresthatthereisalwayssomethingnewtocommenton,orperhapsmostimportantly,agreeabout.Wehavealreadyestablishedthatweather­speakgreetingslike“Cold,isn'tit？”requiretheresponseexpressingagreement，asin“Yes,isn'tit？”Itwouldbeveryrudetorespondwith“No，actuallyit'squitemild.”or“It'sprettyhottome.”Ifyoudeliberatelybreaktherule,youwillfindthattheatmospherebecomesrathertenseandawkward.Theremaybeanuncomfortablesilence.Mostlikely,theywilleitherchangethesubjectorcontinuetalkingabouttheweatheramongthemselvespolitely,ifcoldly,ignoringyourfauxpas．Thereis,however,onesituationinwhichEnglishweather­speakersarenotrequiredtoobservetheagreementruleatallandthatisthemale­bondingargument,particularlythepub­argument.Inthespecialenvironmentofthepub,constantdisagreementnotjustontheweather,butoneverythingelseaswell—isameansofexpressingfriendship.Whilewemayspendmuchofourtimecomplainingaboutourweather,foreignersarenotallowedtocriticizeit.Indeed,thisbringsustotheweatherasfamilyrule.Inthisrespect,wetreattheEnglishweatherlikeamemberofourfamily:onecancomplainaboutthebehaviorofone'sownchildrenorparents,butanyblamefromanoutsiderisunacceptable.TheweathermaybeoneofthefewthingsaboutwhichtheEnglisharestillunconsciouslyandunashamedlypatriotic(爱国的)．【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了英国人在谈论天气时是按照未成文但被人们普遍接受的规则进行的，谈论天气是英国人一种独有的情怀。1．WhydidtheladycommentontheweathertoJeremy?A．Tobuildupfriendship.B．Tobeginacasualchat.C．Tosendseasonalgreetings.D．Toexpressdissatisfaction.B[细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Infact，thefemalewasjusttryingtostrikeupaconversationwithJeremy.Notnecessarilyalongconversation—justanexchangeofgreetings(实际上这名女性只是想与Jeremy搭一下话。不必是长时间的对话，只是互相问候)．”因此这位女士对Jeremy评论天气是为了开始一个随便的聊天。]2．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fauxpas”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Improperresponse.B．Carelessattitude.C．Rudeinterruption.D．Frequentcomplaint.A[词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句“Mostlikely，theywilleitherchangethesubjectorcontinuetalkingabouttheweatheramongthemselvespolitely，ifcoldly，ignoringyourfauxpas(如果对话氛围不好的话，他们很可能会改变话题，或者继续礼貌地谈论天气。他们自然会忽略你的……)。”因此，这说明你的回应是不合适的，即违背了人们默认的规则。即画线短语意为“不当的回应”。]3．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Malebondinginpubs.B．Argumentaboutweather.C．Exceptiontotheagreementrule.D．Makingfriendsbydisagreement.C[段落大意题。根据第三段可知，在一种情况下，英国谈论天气的人不需要遵守规则，这是发生在男人圈子里的，尤其是在酒吧。在酒吧的特殊环境中，天气上的不断的分歧和在其他所有方面的分歧都是表达友谊的一种手段。即第三段主要讲的是遵守天气对话规则的例外。]4．Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A．PolitenessTipsforForeignersB．AcceptedRulesinSocialLifeC．EnglishPolitenessinWeatherConversationD．HiddenRulesofEnglishWeatherConversationD[标题归纳题。通读全文尤其是第一段中的“allEnglishweatherconversationshaveadistinctivestructureconductedaccordingtounwrittenbutacceptedrules(所有关于天气的对话都是按照未成文但被人们普遍接受的规则进行的)．”文章接下来具体地对该规则进行了解释，因此本文的最佳标题是“英国人关于天气对话的潜规则”。]BChinese­languageteacherXieFangisexcitedthatoneofherformerstudentsfromIndonesiahasbeenadmittedtoBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.The19­year­oldstudent,AlvinRizqiAdrian,achievedhisdreamofstudyinginChinawithascholarshipprovidedbytheChinesegovernment.XiemettheboyfiveyearsagowhenshewasselectedtoteachChineseatBudiUtamaThreeLanguagesNationalSchoolinYogyakarta,Indonesia.Theschool,foundedin2006bylocalChinese,teachesinthreelanguages—Indonesian,EnglishandChinese.Theschoolhasmorethan970primary,middleandhighstudentsXietaughtstudentstospeakandcomprehendChineseduringheryearattheschool.“MostIndonesianchildrenstarttolearnChineseaftertheyenterprimaryschool，”Xiesaid.“ButthetextbooksfromSingaporeseemedrelativelydifficultforthematthatstage.”XiemodifiedthecontentofthetextbookstomakeiteasierandmoreinterestingfortheIndonesianchildrentolearnChinese.Onestudentinparticular,AlvinRizqiAdrian,impressedXieagreatdeal.“Atthattime,hewasamiddleschoolstudent.HewassointerestedinChinesethatheworkedveryhardtolearnandpractice，”shesaid.Since2004,Guangdonghassent1，000Chineseteacherstomorethan30Chineseschoolsin10countriesandregions.IndonesiahasthelargestnumberofChineseteacherssentfromGuangdong,whomainlyworkinkindergartens,schoolsanduniversitiesfoundedbyoverseasChinese.Theyusuallyspendonetotwoyearsontheforeignassignment.“ThosedaysinIndonesiamademefeelveryappreciated.ThelocalpeoplehaverespectforChineseteachers.”Xiesaid.ShekeepsintouchwithherIndonesianstudentsthroughtheInternet.“IfIhadtheopportunitytogotoIndonesiatoteachagain,IwouldbeveryhappytoseethechildrenimprovetheirChinese，”Xiesaid.【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了一位中文老师谢芳帮助一名印尼学生实现了他在中国学习的梦想。5．WhatmadetheChinese­languageteacherXieFanghappy?A．SherealizedherdreamtoteachinIndonesia.B．Oneofherformerstudentswillgraduatesoon.C．ShecanserveoverseasChinesein3languages.D．AlvinRizqiAdrianhasbeenadmittedtostudyinChina.D[细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Chinese­languageteacherXieFangisexcitedthatoneofherformerstudentsfromIndonesiahasbeenadmittedtoBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.”可知中文老师谢芳很高兴她的一名印尼学生被北京语言大学录取了。由此可知，AlvinRizqiAdrian已获准在中国学习，这让中文老师谢芳高兴。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“modified”inParagraph3referto?A．Beautified. B．Improved.C．Invented. D．Studied.B[词义猜测题。根据后文“thecontentofthetextbookstomakeiteasierandmoreinterestingfortheIndonesianchildrentolearnChinese”可知，使印尼孩子学习中文更容易，更有趣。所以谢芳改进了教科书。根据上下文语境可知，画线单词意思为“改进”。]7．WecaninferthatAdrianisspecialbecauseheis．A．practical B．sensitiveC．diligent D．reliableC[推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Atthattime，hewasamiddleschoolstudent.HewassointerestedinChinesethatheworkedveryhardtolearnandpractice”可推知，Adrian很特别，因为他很勤奋。]8．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthenewsreport?A．ChineseTeacherHelpsanIndonesianRealizeHisDreamB．Adrian,anIndonesian,HasAchievedHisBigDreamC．Chinese­languageTeachers，AcademicAchievementsD．LocalIndonesiansShowRespectforChineseTeachersA[标题归纳题。根据第一段中的“The19­year­oldstudent，AlvinRizqiAdrian，achievedhisdreamofstudyinginChinawithascholarshipprovidedbytheChinesegovernment.”可知，19岁的AlvinRizqiAdrian获得了中国政府提供的奖学金，实现了他在中国学习的梦想。结合文章主要说明了一位中文老师谢芳帮助一名印尼学生实现了他在中国学习的梦想。故A选项“中文老师帮助一个印尼人实现了他的梦想”作为文章标题合适。]Ⅱ.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。WorkisaveryimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Whentheearlyimmigrantscametothiscountry，theybroughttheideathatworkwasthewaytoGodandheaven.ThisattitudestillinfluencesAmericatoday.Workisnotonlyimportantforthesalary,butalsoforsocialandpsychologicalneeds,thefeelingofdoingsomethingforthegoodofthesociety.Americansspendmostoftheirtimeworking,beingproductive.FormostAmericans,theyarewhattheydo.Whathappens,then,whenapersonretiresattheageofsixty­fiveorseventy?It'seasytoimaginethatretirementisnoeasything.Retireesoftenfeeltheyareunproductiveandnolongerneededbyothers.Oncepeopleretire,theymayalsogetintofinancialtrouble.ManypeoplerelyonSocialSecuritycheckseverymonth.Duringtheirworkingyears,employeescontributeacertainpercentageoftheirsalariestothegovernment.Whenpeopleretire,theyreceivethismoneyasincome.Thesechecksdonotprovideenoughmoneytoliveon,however,becausepricesareincreasingveryrapidly.Afterretirement,theyhavetochangetheirlifestyles.Theyhavetospendcarefullytobesurethattheycanaffordtobuyfood,fuel，andothernecessities.Ofcourse,notallseniorcitizensfeelsadwhentheyareinthefaceofretirement.Workingforsomanyyears,theyeventuallyhavetimetospendwiththeirfamiliesortoenjoytheirhobbiessuchasreading，travellingorjoiningsomeseniorcitizenclubs.Somecontinuetoworkparttime;otherschoosetodovolunteerworklikehelpingyoungpeopletogetstartedinnewbusiness.Americangovernmentistakingstepstoeasetheproblemsofretiredpeople.Theyarebuildingnewhousing,offeringdiscountsinstoresandmuseumsandonbuses,andprovidingotherservices,suchasfreecourses,foodservice,andhelpwithhousework.It