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2019年高考英语大一轮复习Unit2Englisharoundtheworld课时作业新人教版必修1Ⅰ.阅读理解AEnglishasaForeignLanguageWhotaughtyoutospeakEnglishYourparentswhileyouwereayoungchildYourteachersatschoolPerhapseventheBBCasagrown-up.Whoeveritwassomehowyouhavedevelopedanunderstandingofwhatisrapidlybeingatrulygloballanguage.Therearenowabout376millionpeoplewhospeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageandaboutthesamenumberwhohavelearntitinadditiontotheirmothertongue.TherearesaidtobeonebillionpeoplelearningEnglishnowandabout80%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish.IsthisagoodthingorabadthingShouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreandmoreofuscanmunicateusingamonlanguageacrosscountriesandculturesOrshouldweworryaboutthedangersof“mono-culturalism”aworldinwhichweallspeakthesamelanguageeatthesamefoodandlistentothesamemusicDoesitmatterifanincreasingnumberofpeoplespeakthesamelanguageOnthecontraryIwouldhavethought-althoughIhaveneveracceptedtheargumentthatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbettertherewouldbefewerwars.AskthepeopleofIndiawheremanyofthemspeakatleastsomeEnglishandPakistanthesamesituationwithIndia...IfweallspeakEnglishwillwethenallstarteatingMcDonald’sburgersSurelynot.IfEnglishbeesmoredominant占主导地位的willitkillotherlanguagesIdoubtit.WhenItravelinAfricaorAsiaIamalwayssurprisedbyhowmanypeoplecanspeaknotonlytheirownlanguagebutoftenoneormoreotherrelatedlanguagesaswellasEnglishandperhapssomeFrenchorGermanaswell.WhenwediscussedthisonTalkingPointacoupleofyearsagowereceivedawonderfullypoeticemailfromalistenerinIreland.“TheEnglishlanguageisabeautifullanguage.Maybeit’slikearose”hesaid.“Butwhowouldeverwanttheirgardenjustfullofrose”WellIloverosesandIthinktheymakeabeautifuladditiontoanygarden.ButthewayIseeitjustbyplantingafewrosesyoudon’tnecessarilyneedtopullouteverythingelse.IfmoreandmorepeoplewanttoplantEnglishrosesthat’sfinebyme.【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑越来越多的人会讲英语是好事吗战乱会因此而减少吗将来人们会只讲一种语言吃同样的食物听同样的音乐吗作者借用一位爱尔兰听众的邮件说:英语好比玫瑰花它很漂亮但是我们不能因为它漂亮就把花园全种上玫瑰花也不能把其他花草都拔掉
1.HowmanypeoplelearnEnglishastheirsecondlanguageA.About80%.B.About376million.C.Aboutonemillion.D.Wedon’tknow.【解析】选B细节理解题从第二段第一句话可知把英语当作第二语言的人的数量是about376million故选B
2.Whatdoes“garden”inthelasttwoparagraphsstandforA.Language.B.Family.C.Theworld.D.TheEarth.【解析】选C词义猜测题因为这两段中rose用来指代English所以garden自然是指代theworld故选C
3.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat .A.it’sveryhardtoplantmanykindsofflowersinagardenB.it’sgoodforpeoplefromothercountriestolearnEnglishC.moreandmorepeopleliketoplantrosesintheirgardensD.Englishiseasiertolearnthanotherlanguages【解析】选B作者意图题根据全文内容尤其最后一句IfmoreandmorepeoplewanttoplantEnglishrosesthat’sfinebyme.可以了解作者的态度倾向故选B
4.Thispassageismainlyabout .A.whyEnglishhasbeeagloballanguageB.howmanypeopleintheworldspeakEnglishC.howpeopleintheworldlearnEnglishasaforeignlanguageD.whetherweneedtoworryaboutEnglishbeingaworldlanguage【解析】选D主旨大意题通过理解全文内容以及作者的观点我们可以知道人们大可不必顾虑英语作为世界语言的前景问题故选DBForhighschoolleaversstartingoutintheworkingworlditisveryimportanttolearnparticularskillsandpracticehowtobehaveinanintervieworhowtofindaninternship实习.Insomecountriesschoolshaveprogramstohelpstudentsontothepathtowork.IntheUnitedStateshoweversuchprogramsarestillfewandfarbehind.Researchshowsthatifhighschoolsprovidecareer-relatedcoursesstudentsarelikelytogethigherearningsinlateryears.Thestudentsaremorelikelytostayinschoolgraduateandgoontohighereducation.InGermanystudentsasyoungas13and14areexpectedtodointernships.Germanpaniesworkwithschoolstomakesurethatyoungpeoplegettheeducationtheyneedforfutureemployment.ButinAmericaeducationreformprogramsfocusonhowwellstudentsdoinexamsinsteadofbringingthemintocontactwiththeworkingworld.HarvardEducationschoolprofessorRobertSchwartzhascriticizededucationreformersfortryingtoplaceallgraduatesdirectlyonthefour-yearcollegetrack.Schwartzarguedthatthisapproachleavesthecountry’smostvulnerable易受影响的kidswithnojobsandnoskills.Schwartzbelievedthatthebestcareerprogramsencouragekidstogoforhighereducationwhilealsoteachthemvaluablepracticalskillsathighschool.JamesMadisonHighSchoolinNewYorkforexampleencouragesstudentstochooseclassesoncareer-basedcourses.Theschoolthenhelpsthemgainon-the-jobexperienceinthosefieldswhilethey’restillathighschool.Howeverevenforteenswhoseschoolsencouragethemtoconnectwithworkthejobmarketisdaunting.IntheUSunemploymentratesfor16-to-19-year-oldsareabove20percentforthethirdsummerinarow.“Theriskisthatifteenagersmissoutonthesummerjobexperiencetheywillbeepartofthisgenerationofteenswhohadtroubleinlandingajob”saidMichaelaresearcherintheUS.【文章大意】文章通过与德国中学情况的比较说明在美国中学里很缺乏有关职业生涯的基本课程
5.Intheauthor’sopinionAmericanhighschoolleavers .A.haveenoughcareer-relatedcoursesB.needmorecareeradvicefromtheirschoolsC.performbetterinexamsthanGermanstudentsD.cangethigherearningsinlateryears【解析】选B作者观点题根据第四段内容可知
6.WhatcanbeinferredfromthetextA.UnemploymentratesforUSteenagersremainhighatthemoment.B.Studentswithcareer-basedcoursesneverhaveproblemsfindingajob.C.USpaniesworkwithschoolstoprepareyoungpeopleforfutureemployment.D.Highschoolleaverswithnopracticalskillscan’tfindajobabsolutely.【解析】选A推理判断题根据第六段的IntheUSunemploymentratesfor16-to-19-year-oldsareabove20percentforthethirdsummerinarow.推出答案
7.What’sthemainideaofthetextA.ArgumentsaboutrecentUSeducationreform.B.Tipsonfindingjobsforhighschoolleavers.C.Thelackofcareer-basedcoursesinUShighschools.D.AdviceforAmericanhighschoolleavers.【解析】选C主旨大意题文章第一段的Insomecountriesschoolshaveprogramstohelpstudentsontothepathtowork.IntheUnitedStateshoweversuchprogramsarestillfewandfarbehind.点出了主题
8.Theunderlinedword“daunting”inParagraph6mostprobablymeans“ ”.A.discouraging B.interestingC.creativeD.unbearable【解析】选A词义猜测题从下文的IntheUSunemploymentratesfor16-to-19-year-oldsareabove20percentforthethirdsummerinarow.可猜出词义Ⅱ.阅读第二节 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xx·北京模拟Urbanization都市化Untilrelativelyrecentlythevastmajorityofhumanbeingslivedanddiedwithouteverseeingacity.Thefirstcitywasprobablyfoundednomorethan5500yearsago. 1 .Infactnearlyeveryonelivedonfarmsorintinyrural乡村的villages.Itwasnotuntilthe20thcenturythatGreatBritainbecamethefirsturbansocietyinhistory—asocietyinwhichthemajorityofpeopleliveincitiesanddonotfarmforaliving.Britainwasonlythebeginning. 2 .Theprocessofurbanization—themigration迁移ofpeoplefromthecountrysidetothecity—wastheresultofmodernizationwhichhasrapidlytransformedhowpeopleliveandwheretheylive.In1990fewerthan40%ofAmericanslivedinurbanareas.Todayover82%ofAmericansliveincities.Onlyabout2%liveonfarms. 3 .Largecitieswereimpossibleuntilagriculturebecameindustrialized.Eveninadvancedagriculturalsocietiesittookaboutninety-fivepeopleonfarmstofeedfivepeopleincities. 4 .Untilmoderntimesthoselivingincitiesweremainlytherulingelite精英andtheservantslaborersandprofessionalswhoservedthem.Citiessurvivedbytaxingfarmersandwerelimitedinsizebytheamountofsurplusfoodthattheruralpopulationproducedandbytheabilitytomovethissurplusfromfarmtocity.OverthepasttwocenturiestheIndustrialRevolutionhasbrokenthisbalancebetweenthecityandthecountry. 5 .Todayinsteadofneedingninety-fivefarmerstofeedfivecitypeopleoneAmericanfarmerisabletofeedmorethanahundrednon-farmers.A.Thatkeptcitiesverysmall.B.Therestliveinsmalltowns.C.Theeffectsofurbanlivingonpeopleshouldbeconsidered.D.Soonmanyotherindustrialnationsbecameurbansocieties.E.Buteven200yearsagoonlyafewpeoplecouldliveincities.F.Modernizationdrewpeopletothecitiesandmadefarmersmoreproductive.G.Moderncitieshavedestroyedsocialrelationsandthehealthofhumanbeings.答案:1~
5.EDBAF【语篇随练】多练一点 技高一筹根据阅读理解A篇回答问题
1.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph_____________________________________
2.TherearesaidtobeonebillionpeoplelearningEnglishnowandabout80%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish.翻译:_______________________________________________________________
3.除了他在大学的工作之外他现在还经营着自己的公司用第二段中的词汇补全句子He’snowrunninghisownpany___________________hisjobattheuniversity.答案:
1.Toleadintothefollowingparagraphs.
2.据说现在有十亿人在学英语而且大约80%的网络信息也是用英语来呈现的
3.inadditionto。