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Unit12CultureShock阅读理解AProfessionalcoursessuchasMastersinInternationalBusinessorMIBhavebeentakenbymanystudentsinthelasttwodecades.Theyarechoosingnew-agenon-conventionalcoursesthatguaranteeabetterfuture.MIBisaspecializedcoursethatteachestheinternationalbusiness.TherearevalidreasonsforsomuchpopularityofMIBcourse.ThecoursecontentandteachingmethodsofMIBarequitedifferentfromanormalMBAorMasterofBusinessAdministration.Ithasbeendesignedwiththesoleobjectiveofdevelopingprofessionalswithanin-depthunderstandingandknowledgeoftheinternationaltrade.ThecourseoffersvariousadvantagesovertheconventionalMBAdegreecourse.Themassiveincreaseintheinternationalbusinessandforeigntradegivesexcellentjobprospects前景tothenewgeneration.AcquiringadegreeofMIBoffersoutstandinggrowthofjobopportunities.ThosewhowanttopursueinthefieldofmarketingalsohaveagoodfutureafterpletingthedegreefromareputedMIBcollege.BigmultinationalorganizationslookfortalentedpeoplewhocanhandlethejobprofileofInternationalMarketingManageandpeoplewithMIBdegreesarepreferred.Theprofileneedsanin-depthunderstandingoftheoverseasmarketsbecauseitisthestrategicpostfromtheperspectiveofpany’sinternationalbusinessgrowth.SincebusinessfinanceandeconomicsarecoveredatlengthinthecurriculumofMIBstudentshavegreatjoboffersinthefieldoffinanceaswell.TypicallyorganizationsoffertheprofileofinternationalfinancecontrollerstothosewhopleteMIBwiththespecializationoffinance.Thespecializationcoversaspectsofinternationaltaxesaccountsbudgetingandsoon.Peopleinthisfieldarewell-paidandgrowthprospectsareunlimited.AfterpletingdegreecoursefromareputedMIBcollegethereisagoodscopeinthebankingandfinancesectoraswell.Internationalbanksappointpeoplewhohaveanexcellentgraspovertheinternationalbankingpoliciescurrencyexchangeandinternationalpolicies.ThusMIBisthegoldenkeytosuccesswithbrilliantjobopportunitiesinnationalandmultinationalsectors.
1.Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedby_______.A.analyzingcausesB.listingfiguresC.makingparisonsD.provingdefinition
2.MoreandmorepeopleintendtoacquireadegreeofMIBbecause_______.A.itisapulsorycourseinthecollegesB.itoffersthemconventionaleconomicknowledgeC.itoffersthemopportunitiestodosmallbusinessesD.ithelpsthemgetgoodjobsinsomeorganizations
3.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraphA.Theinternationalfinancecontrollerisahigh-qualityjob.B.Peoplegethighersalaryinbusinessfieldthaninfinancefield.C.MIBholdersaremorepromisinginallcareersthanothers.D.InternationalbanksonlyacceptemployeesfromMIBcolleges.
4.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthisarticleA.TomakeanadvertisementfortheMIBcourse.B.ToanalyzethedisadvantagesoftheMIBcourse.C.ToexplainwhytheMIBcourseisgettingpopular.D.TopredictthedevelopmenttrendoftheMIBcourse.【文章大意】本文属于说明文,现在MIB课程越来越受欢迎,文章中对其受欢迎的具体的原因进行了分析
1.C【解析】推理判断题根据第二段第一句ThecoursecontentandteachingmethodsofMIBarequitedifferentfromanormalMBAorMasterofBusinessAdministration.和最后一句ThecourseoffersvariousadvantagesovertheconventionalMBAdegreecourse.可知本段中主要通过对比MIB和MBA课程之间的区别来组织全文的故C项正确
2.D【解析】推理判断题根据文章第三段第四句BigmultinationalorganizationslookfortalentedpeoplewhocanhandlethejobprofileofInternationalMarketingManageandpeoplewithMIBdegreesarepreferred.可知很多大型国际组织更喜欢聘用有MIB学位人才这才是越来越多的人学习MIB课程的主要原因故D正确
4.C【解析】主旨大意题根据文章第一段可知现在MIB课程越来越受欢迎本段最后一句TherearevalidreasonsforsomuchpopularityofMIBcourse.提出了这一课程受欢迎有很多原因,文章接下来三段就对具体的原因进行了说明故C项正确B2017·郑州高三第一次质量预测Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.Thesimplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideasmoredisagreementsininterestandmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inadditionthereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreater__toleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactors因素tendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.Inasocietywherepeoplearesimilarinmanywaystherearefewersituationsforpeopletoseetheneedorthechanceforchangebecauseeverythingseemstobethesame.Andalthoughconditionsmaynotbesatisfactorytheyareatleastcustomaryandclear.Withinasocietysocialchangeisalsolikelytooccurmorefrequentlyandmorereadilyinthematerialaspectsoftheculturethaninthenonmaterialaspectsforexampleintechnologyratherthaninvalues;inwhathasbeenlearnedlaterinliferatherthaninwhatwaslearnedearly;inthesimpleelements要素ratherthanintheplexones;andinelementsthatareacceptabletothecultureratherthaninstrangeones.Besidessocialchangeiseasierifitisgradual.Forexampleitesmorereadilyinhumanrelationsonacontinuousscaleratherthanonewithasharpdivision.ThisisonereasonwhychangehasnotemorequicklytoBlackAmericansasparedtootherAmericanminoritiesbecauseofthesharpdifferenceinappearancebetweenthemandtheirwhitefellows.【解题导语】 本文阐述了影响社会变革的因素在不同的社会群体组成的社会中,人们观点各异,信仰不同,最容易发生变革;如果人们习惯于已有的生活方式,风俗、生活习惯相似,则不容易发生社会变革1.Theunderlinedpart“greatertolerance”inParagraph1probablyrefersto“________”.A.quickeradaptationtochangingconditionsB.greaterwillingnesstoacceptsocialchangeC.morerespectfordifferentbeliefsandbehaviorD.greaterreadinesstoagreetodifferentconditionsC 解析词义猜测题根据第一段的第三句“Therearemoreideasmoredisagreementsininterestandmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.”并结合第四句“Inadditionthereis...greater__toleranceinmixedsocieties.”可知,随着社会的发展,世界上有更多的思想,有更多具有不同信仰的组织和群体,在这个多元社会中,人们应当对不同的信仰和行为持尊重和宽容的态度;据此可以判断,画线词意为“对不同的信仰和行为应当报以更多的尊敬”,故C项正确2.WhyissocialchangelesslikelytooccurinasocietywherepeoplearesimilarinmanywaysA.Theyaresoconservativethattheytendtoslowdownsocialchange.B.Theycaneasilygetwhattheywantinthematerialaspectsofsociety.C.Theyaresousedtotheirconditionsthattheyseldomwanttochange.D.Theyhavesimilarneedsthatcanbesatisfiedwithoutmuchdifficulty.C 解析细节理解题根据第一段的倒数第二句“Inasocietywherepeoplearesimilarinmanywaystherearefewersituationsforpeopletoseetheneedorthechanceforchangebecauseeverythingseemstobethesame.”可知,人们习惯于当前的情况,因此在一个人们有着许多相似方面的群体中,社会变革不太可能发生,故C项正确3.WhichofthefollowingfactorsprobablytendstopromotesocialchangefastA.Differentpointsofview.B.Traditionalvalues.C.Sharpdivisionsinrelations.D.Similarappearances.A 解析推理判断题根据第一段的前三句可知,不同的观点会加速社会发生变化,故A项正确4.WhatisthispassagemainlydiscussingA.Twodifferentkindsofsociety.B.Consequencesofsocialchange.C.Theimportanceofsocialchange.D.Certainfactorsaffectingsocialchange.D 解析主旨大意题根据第一段的第一句“Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.”和第五句“Allthesefactors因素tendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.”,并结合下文叙述的影响社会变革的因素可知,本文主要阐述了影响社会变革的因素,故选D项A、C项文中没有提及;B项仅为细节之一CChinesepapercuttingorjianzhiistheartofcuttingpaperdesignsandthecut-outsarealsousedtodecoratedoorsandwindowssotheyaresometimescalledchuanghua.PapercuttinghaslongbeenasymbolofEasterncharm.Therearesymmetrical对称的designsthatareusuallycreatedbysomefoldingandcutting.Whenunfoldeditformsasymmetricaldesign.Chinesecut-outsarenormallysymmetricalandareusuallyinanevennumberseriesof2424etc.Theoldestsurvivingpapercut-outisasymmetricalcirclefromtheearly6thcenturyfoundinXinjiangChina.Fromthe7thto13thcenturypapercuttingbecamepopularespeciallyduringChinesefestivals.Theartspreadtotherestoftheworldinthe14thcentury.ThroughouttheQingDynastymanypapercuttingskillsweredevelopedincludingdraftingandtheuseofsmokedpapers.BytheendoftheQingrulinghoweverpapercuttingwasonceonthedeclinebecausenewartformswerebeingintroduced.TheRepublicofChinalatertriedtorevivetheartinthe1980s.Todaypapercut-outsarechieflydecorative.Theydecoratewallswindowsdoorscolumnsmirrorslampsandlanternsinhomesandarealsousedonpresentsoraregivenasgiftsthemselves.Entrancesdecoratedwithpapercut-outsaresupposedtobringgoodluck.Papercut-outsusedtobeusedaspatternsespeciallyforembroidery刺绣.Therearetwomethodsofmanufacture:oneusesscissorstheotherusesknives.Inthescissormethodseveralpiecesofpaper—uptoeight—arefastenedtogether.Theimageisthencutwithsharppointedscissors.Knifecuttingsarefashionedbyputtingseveralpaperonarelativelysoftfoundationconsistingofamixtureofoilandashes.Skilledcrafterscanevencutoutdifferentdrawingsfreelywithoutstopping.
1.WhencantheexistingoldestpapercuttingdatebacktoA.about1500yearsago.B.about1600yearsago.C.about1400yearsago.D.about600yearsago.
2.TheunderlinedwordreviveinParagraph3canbereplacedby_______.A.surviveB.restoreC.copyD.fix
3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestsummarizethelastparagraphA.History.B.Origin.C.Uses.D.Process.
4.WhatmaybethebesttitleofthetextA.Paper—theEasternCharmB.TheHistoryofPaperCuttingC.ABriefIntroductiontoPaperCuttingD.PaperCutting—UnbelievableSkilledCrafters【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文中国的剪纸艺术源远流长,距今已有1500多年的历史如今的剪纸主要用于装饰剪纸过程简单但具有一定的文化特色
1.A【解析】细节理解题根据文章第三段的首句中的关键信息Theoldestsurvivingpapercut-out...fromtheearly6thcenturyfoundinXinjiangChina可知,该艺术始于六世纪早期,即500年左右,故用2017年减去500年,即可推知距今约1500年
3.D【解析】段落大意题最后一段介绍了剪纸的两种方法,具体使用什么工具和怎样操作由此可推知本段讲的是剪纸的过程,故用process概括此段较为合适
4.C【解析】标题归纳题全篇从中国剪纸艺术的历史、用途以及过程等全方位阐述了PaperCutting,故用ABriefIntroductiontoPaperCutting作为文章标题最合适D2017·潍坊3月模拟WhatdidyoueatforlunchtodayDidyouchoosethisdishbecauseitwashealthycheaporbecauseitwasjustverytastyAreyouaparticulareateroranadventurousdinerIloveexploringtrendsinfood.“Fusioncuisine”isnotforeverybody.MyItaliangrandmotherwouldturnhernoseupindisgustatthethoughtoftandooripizzawithmangotoppingbutthismarriageoftastesisperfectlyfineinthe21stcentury.ChefandfoodwriterChingHeHuangwhopresentedaseriesofChineseFoodfortheBBCisafanofthemovement.Shesays,“FusionhasbeenhappeningforcenturiesforaslongaspeoplehavetravelledbutwiththeInternetandglobaltraveltheexchangeofideasmakestheprocessmuchfaster.”WolfgangPuckisseenbymanyasoneofthechefswhomade“fusion”elegant.HegothisexperienceinthisaspectinhisnativeViennaandmadeanameforhimselfwhenheopenedhisownrestaurantinLosAngelesinthe1970s.ThisEuropeandugintoAsiancuisineandbecameoneofthefirstinalonglineofdistinguishedchefs.HesaidinaninterviewwiththeWallStreetJournalthatinitiallyhegotnegativeresponsesfromtraditionalAmericanChineserestaurantownersbutheisnotbitter.“Ibelieveauthenticityisaboutevolutionnotrepeatingyourgrandmother’srecipe,”heexplains.“Cookingislikepaintingorwritingasong.Justasthereareonlysomanynotesorcoloursthereareonlysomanyflavours—it’showyoubinethemthatsetsyouapart.” Mygranny’scupofteawouldbetheSlowFoodMovement.FoundedbyhercountrymanCarloPetriniinthe1980sandstillgoingstrongitseekstopreserveregionalcuisineandtheuseofingredientsthataregrownlocally.Petriniwantstoseefarmersconnectedmoredirectlywithconsumers.Allthesetrendsgiveusfoodforthought.Wemightbewastinganexcitingopportunitytowakeupourtastebudswhenweswallowasandwichatourdesks.TomorrowwhynotfindanexoticrestaurantandenjoyafeastYoudresstrendysoeattrendy!【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文众所周知,民以食为天那么你是一个吃饭挑剔的人还是一个敢于尝试不同美味的美食家?你穿着如此时髦,那么为什么不享用一下异国的美味佳肴?本文主要介绍了一些对美食烹饪的创新,如把不同的烹饪方法融合在一起等1.Fusioncuisineis________.A.aBBCcookingprogrammeB.abalanceddietrichinnutritionC.anewtrendofglobaltravellingD.abinationofdifferentcookingstylesD 解析推理判断题根据第二段可推知,Fusioncuisine是把不同的烹饪方法融合在一起的创新方式故选D2.WhatdowelearnaboutWolfgangPuckA.HeknewlittleaboutAsiancuisine.B.Heowedhissuccesstohisloveforpainting.C.HewaswellreceivedbyEuropeans.D.Hewasinfavorofcreationincooking.D 解析推理判断题根据第三段第三句中的“ThisEuropeandugintoAsiancuisine”和本段倒数第三句中的“Ibelieveauthenticityisaboutevolutionnotrepeatingyourgrandmother’srecipe”可知,WolfgangPuck深入研究亚洲美食,他认为烹饪是不断演变的,而不是重复上一代的烹饪法,由此可推知,WolfgangPuck喜欢对美味佳肴进行创新故选D3.TheSlowFoodMovement________.A.aimstokeeplocalcuisinealiveB.isfavoredbyoldpeopleC.promoteslocalfarmingD.isfoundedbyGrannyA 解析细节理解题根据第四段第二句可知,TheSlowFoodMovement的目的是保护当地的美食,不让它消失故选A4.WhatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetextA.HungryforNewB.GreedyforTastyC.LoveforCookingD.FoodforThoughtA 解析标题归纳题通读全文可知,本文第一段用三个疑问句引出下文,第
二、三段介绍了创新美味佳肴的融合烹饪法“Fusioncuisine”,第四段介绍了保护当地美食的运动“SlowFoodMovement”,文章最后一段提及为什么不去一个有异国情调的餐馆好好美食一顿,吃得“时尚点”呢?文章花了较大篇幅阐述美味佳肴的创新故可推知,A项“渴望创新美味佳肴”最适合作本文标题故选A七选五2017·石家庄高三质检Everyonecanbenefitfrommakinganefforttopracticegratitude感激everyday.Thefollowingthreestepscanhelpyoustartfeelingmoregratefulandappreciativeofthegoodthingsinyourlife NoticetheGoodThingsinYourLife1.________Payattentiontothesmalleverydaydetailsofyourlife—naturepeoplemunitysheltercreaturefortslikeawarmbedoragoodmeal.Andthenstartagratitudejournal.Makingamitmenttowritingdowngoodthingseachdaymakesitmorelikelythatwewillnoticegoodthingsastheyhappen.EnjoytheFeelingofGratitudeTherearemomentswhenyounaturallyrightthenandtherefeelfilledwithgratitude.Thesearemomentswhenyousaytoyourself,“Oh,wowthisisamazing!”or“Howgreatthisis!”Pause.
2.________Letitsinkin.Enjoyyourblessingsthemomenttheyhappen.ExpressGratitudeExpressinggratitudeismorethanbeingpolite.
3.________Showyourappreciationtosomeonewhoreallydidsomethingnice.Say“Itwasreallykindofyouto...”“Youdidmeabigfavorwhen...”or“Thankyouforbeingtherewhen...”.
4.________Holdthedooropenforthepersonbehindyouevenifitmeanswaitingalittlelongerthanyounormallywould.Truegratitudedoesn’tleaveyoufeelinglikeyouoweotherpeoplesomething—afterallifyou’vedonesomeoneafavoryouprobablydon’twantthepersontofeellikeyouexpectsomethingbackinreturn.
5.________A.It’saboutshowingyourheartfeltappreciation.B.Noticeandabsorbthatfeelingoftruegratitude.C.Youcanalsoexpressgratitudebydoingakindness.D.It’sallaboutfeelinggoodandcreatingacycleofgood.E.Starttonoticeandidentifythethingsyouaregratefulfor.F.Helpsomeonewithoutlettingthepersonfindoutitwasyou.G.It’samazingwhatyounoticewhenyoufocusonfeelinggrateful.【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了帮助人们感受生活中的美好事物的三个步骤1.E 解析依据本段的标题“留心生活中美好的事情”可知,选E开始留心并确定你要感恩的事情2.B 解析由第三段的标题EnjoytheFeelingofGratitude和空格前的举例可知,B项中的“thatfeelingoftruegratitude”与之呼应3.A 解析本段的标题是表达感恩,上文说明表达感恩不仅仅是有礼貌,它还表达你衷心的感谢A项中的It指代上文的Expressinggratitude4.C 解析由下文的“Holdthedooropenforthepersonbehindyou”可知,C项“你也可以为他人做一个友好的举动来表达你的感恩”符合语境5.D 解析依据上文可知,你帮助他人时,不期待人家对你的回报,D项中的creatingacycleofgood“创造一个善行的循环”符合语境Ⅲ、七选五Bothmenandwomenarelivinglongerthesedaysinindustrializedcountries.1Ingeneraltheycanexpecttolivesixorsevenyearsmorethanmen.Onereasonforthisisbiological.Oneimportantbiologicalfactorthathelpswomenlivelongeristhedifferenceinhormonesbetweenmenandwomen.2Betweentheagesofabout12and50womenproducehormonesthatareinvolvedinfertility生育能力.Thesehormonesalsohaveapositiveeffectontheheartandbloodflow.Infactwomenarelesslikelytohavehighbloodpressureortodiefromheartattacks.3Theyhelpthebodydefenditselfagainstsomekindsofinfections.Thismeansthatwomengenerallygersicklessoftenandlessseriouslythanmen.Themoncoldisagoodexample:womenonaveragegetfewercoldsthanmen.4Scientistsarestillnotexactlysurehowinfluenceagingbuttheybelievethattheydo.Somethinkthatawoman’sbodycellshaveatendency倾向toagemoreslowlythanaman’s.Othersthinkthataman’sbodycellshaveatendencytoagemorequickly.5A.However women on average live longer.B.The biological factor plays an important part.C. Women are also helped by their female genes.D. The female hormones also protect the body in another way.E. Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities.F. Therefore women are more healthy than men and can live a better life.G. Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control carious body functions.【语篇解读】本文介绍了女性比男性寿命长的原因
1.A根据空格下一句"一般说,女性比男性多活6到7年"可知此处的意思是然而,女性平均比男性寿命更长故选A
2.G根据空格上句"男性和女性之间荷尔蒙的不同帮助女性活得更久"可知此空的意思是荷尔蒙是身体分泌的控制身体各种功能的化学物质故选G
3.D根据下句"它们帮助身体本身抵抗各种感染"可知此空的意思是女性荷尔蒙也用另一种方式保护身体故选D
5.E根据空格前两句"一些人认为女性的身体细胞有比男性老化慢的倾向,另一些人认为男性的身体细胞有老化较快的倾向"可知E项"最近的研究似乎支持这两种可能"符合题意故选E。