Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020·黑龙江省六校协作体第一次模拟)
At a comedy night at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland，members of the school's comedy club bring lots of laughter to their classmates with funny speeches and humorous body movements.These college student comedians' humor entertains busy，young people and eases their stress.
Yet the club member Ariella Shua says comedy is serious work.Every comedy starts as an individual project—each member writes their own material.Then they try it out in weekly club meetings where all club members read the material，going joke by joke and seeing what works and what doesn't.Nothing unsatisfactory will be compromised.In this way comes a satisfying comedy.
Ariella joined the club last year.Now she does not go anywhere without bringing something on which she can take notes.“Whenever I just have a thought in my head or when I see something or overhear someone saying something in the library，I just put it down，” Ariella explained.“When I'm trying to write my own set，I go walk through that...to see if there is anything in there that I can use.”
Club president Nicholas Scandura finds writing one of the many skills he has developed since joining the club.“Writing jokes takes a lot of critical thinking，” he said.The club gives its members a sense of community.When they meet，they share funny experiences，tell jokes and laugh.
Harry Kuperstein discovered the club was a natural fit.Noticing the funny qualities of different situations improved his way of looking at the world.Becoming an active member also helped him work on the future skills he'll need as a medical doctor.“ Having jokes ready to go might help smooth these interactions and make you a better public speaker，” he said.
1．What can a successful comedy be described as
A．A group effort.
B．A personal project.
C．A satisfying task.
D．A compromised outcome.
2．What habit has Ariella formed since joining the club
A．Creating her own style.
B．Going to the library regularly.
C．Taking notes in class.
D．Becoming a good observer.
3．How can the club help Harry in his opinion
A．By easing his stress of being a doctor.
B．By preparing the ground for his career.
C．By changing his way of communication.
D．By developing his interest in public speaking.
4．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Laughter Is Serious Work
B．Humor Is an Edge in Jobs
C．Comedy Comes with Learning
D．Clubs Influence One's World View
B
(2020·成都市高中毕业班第三次诊断)
Archaeology (考古学) isn't the dusty science it was a generation ago. New technologies that once seemed out of science fiction are now locating buried traces of buildings and revealing the ruins of cities.
For more than a decade，Sarah Parcak and her team have been in the front line of this revolution. They use satellite images to find and explore ancient sites around the globe. Now they're about to take on a new challenge as they focus the GlobalXplorer citizen?science project on India.
In 2017，Parcak launched an online platform，called GlobalXplorer，to crowdsource(众包) the initial assessment of satellite images for signs of cultures from long ago. Anyone in the world with a computer and Internet access could help discover and protect remains of Peru's rich cultural heritage. The results have been surprising，about 80，000 participants from a hundred countries have identified 19，000 sites that were not in Peru's database. The platform for Peru is still running.
If all goes well，the work in India could last for years.“India has had relatively little archaeological work done，”Parcak said. Also，the full extent of India's archaeological work has never been mapped completely. Parcak expects her project to make up that. “ Wherever we end up going，the crowd's going to be able to see extraordinary things，” Parcak said.
Thirty?six India's cultural heritage relics are already listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Parcak thinks there could be tens of thousands of as yet unknown sites mapped as part of this project.The discoveries promise to be amazing across the land that has seen a parade of cultures come and go.
In the future，she hopes other countries will contact her to launch their own satellite surveys. The_possibilities_are_huge.Parcak estimates that there are at least 12 million potential archaeological sites yet to be discovered. That means the sky is the limit for her project now that it has got off the ground successfully.
5．What's the purpose of Parcak's project
A．To interview citizens via the Internet.
B．To make more remains be World Heritage Sites.
C．To build databases for unknown cultural heritage.
D．To identify unknown ancient sites through joint efforts.
6．What do we know about the participants in Peru project
A．They are Internet?equipped volunteers.
B．They are well?trained voluntary scholars.
C.They are mostly fans of archaeology in Peru.
D．They are all archaeologists all over the world.
7．Why is Parcak's project important to India
A．India lacks thorough archaeological work.
B．Indians call for the protection of their rich culture.
C．There's no amazing archaeological discovery in India.
D．India needs more relics listed as World Heritage Sites.
8．What does the underlined sentence “ The possibilities are huge.” in paragraph 6 mean
A．Parcak's project will become successful.
B．Few countries will start satellite surveys.
C．There will be amazing discoveries in India.
D．More archaeological sites will be identified.
Ⅱ.七选五
(2020·开封市高三第一次模拟)
The organization leads crowdfunded train journeys. __1__The organization has already completed two journeys，through the northern and central United States. Twenty?four people are now getting ready to be a part of the third.
To earn a place on the train，each person has to raise $ 5，000. __2__ At each stop，they get off the train to explore a different town or city. The idea is to visit small businesses，community centers，schools—or wherever their projects take them.
__3__ He knows that universities are becoming more and more expensive each year，and that many people think higher education is no longer affordable. Over the next 10 days he is going to visit seven universities. He wants to see what they are doing to meet these challenges.
Catherine Tsavalas is planning to explore how bookstores and libraries improve local communities. __4__She also wants to know if they are using social media to connect with people.
Hurricanes，tornadoes, wildfires，floods—research suggests these are going to happen more and more. Jenny Gottstein thinks she can address these challenges.At each stop，she is planning to interview local leaders，emergency workers，and computer game designers. __5__She believes people are more likely to remember something important when the information is fun and game?like.
These 24 people are strangers now，but not for long. The next week is going to be a life?changing learning experience for many．
A．She then plans to create a game to help people prepare for disasters.
B．Trevor Eagle wants to make a difference to the education system.
C．Besides money，they also need to have an idea for a project.
D．Community leaders will travel by train across American South.
E．These journeys provide the young with the chance to help different communities.
F．Tyson Foods had supported the project for a 10?day journey across the US.
G．She wants to find out what they are doing to encourage more people to read.
Ⅲ.应用文写作
(2020·菏泽市6月强化训练)
假定你是李华，你和戏曲社的留学生朋友Johnson打算周日外出，请你写信告知他具体安排。内容要点如下：
1．见面时间和地点；
2．观看京剧表演；
3．其他活动。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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7Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020·黑龙江省六校协作体第一次模拟)
At a comedy night at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland，members of the school's comedy club bring lots of laughter to their classmates with funny speeches and humorous body movements.These college student comedians' humor entertains busy，young people and eases their stress.
Yet the club member Ariella Shua says comedy is serious work.Every comedy starts as an individual project—each member writes their own material.Then they try it out in weekly club meetings where all club members read the material，going joke by joke and seeing what works and what doesn't.Nothing unsatisfactory will be compromised.In this way comes a satisfying comedy.
Ariella joined the club last year.Now she does not go anywhere without bringing something on which she can take notes.“Whenever I just have a thought in my head or when I see something or overhear someone saying something in the library，I just put it down，” Ariella explained.“When I'm trying to write my own set，I go walk through that...to see if there is anything in there that I can use.”
Club president Nicholas Scandura finds writing one of the many skills he has developed since joining the club.“Writing jokes takes a lot of critical thinking，” he said.The club gives its members a sense of community.When they meet，they share funny experiences，tell jokes and laugh.
Harry Kuperstein discovered the club was a natural fit.Noticing the funny qualities of different situations improved his way of looking at the world.Becoming an active member also helped him work on the future skills he'll need as a medical doctor.“ Having jokes ready to go might help smooth these interactions and make you a better public speaker，” he said.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了美国一所大学的喜剧社团及其成员。社团成员自己创作，集体研讨，然后进行演出，并在这一过程中收获颇多。
1．What can a successful comedy be described as
A．A group effort.
B．A personal project.
C．A satisfying task.
D．A compromised outcome.
A [考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Every comedy starts as an individual project...In this way comes a satisfying comedy”可知，喜剧尽管都是以个人创作开始的，但是要经过所有俱乐部成员的共同打磨才会令人满意。由此可推知，一个成功的喜剧是团队努力的成果，故选A。]
2．What habit has Ariella formed since joining the club
A．Creating her own style.
B．Going to the library regularly.
C．Taking notes in class.
D．Becoming a good observer.
D [考查推理判断。根据第三段内容可知，Ariella现在不管到哪里都会带着可以做笔记的东西，每当她脑中有一个想法，或者在图书馆中看到或听到什么事时，她都会记下来，她在创作时也会去图书馆寻找灵感。故可推知，她养成了观察周围的人和事的习惯，即她习惯做一名观察者。]
3．How can the club help Harry in his opinion
A．By easing his stress of being a doctor.
B．By preparing the ground for his career.
C．By changing his way of communication.
D．By developing his interest in public speaking.
B [考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Becoming an active member also helped him work on the future skills he'll need as a medical doctor”“Having jokes...smooth these interactions”可知，Harry认为参加该社团帮助他提高未来作为一名医生所需要的技能，即为他未来的医生事业铺路，故选B。]
4．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Laughter Is Serious Work
B．Humor Is an Edge in Jobs
C．Comedy Comes with Learning
D．Clubs Influence One's World View
C [考查标题归纳。综合全文可知，本文着重说明的是社团成员们通过参加社团的喜剧创作和演出，不仅给观众带来了欢乐，而且学到了很多其他方面的能力。故C项作本文标题最佳。]
B
(2020·成都市高中毕业班第三次诊断)
Archaeology (考古学) isn't the dusty science it was a generation ago. New technologies that once seemed out of science fiction are now locating buried traces of buildings and revealing the ruins of cities.
For more than a decade，Sarah Parcak and her team have been in the front line of this revolution. They use satellite images to find and explore ancient sites around the globe. Now they're about to take on a new challenge as they focus the GlobalXplorer citizen?science project on India.
In 2017，Parcak launched an online platform，called GlobalXplorer，to crowdsource(众包) the initial assessment of satellite images for signs of cultures from long ago. Anyone in the world with a computer and Internet access could help discover and protect remains of Peru's rich cultural heritage. The results have been surprising，about 80，000 participants from a hundred countries have identified 19，000 sites that were not in Peru's database. The platform for Peru is still running.
If all goes well，the work in India could last for years.“India has had relatively little archaeological work done，”Parcak said. Also，the full extent of India's archaeological work has never been mapped completely. Parcak expects her project to make up that. “ Wherever we end up going，the crowd's going to be able to see extraordinary things，” Parcak said.
Thirty?six India's cultural heritage relics are already listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Parcak thinks there could be tens of thousands of as yet unknown sites mapped as part of this project.The discoveries promise to be amazing across the land that has seen a parade of cultures come and go.
In the future，she hopes other countries will contact her to launch their own satellite surveys. The_possibilities_are_huge.Parcak estimates that there are at least 12 million potential archaeological sites yet to be discovered. That means the sky is the limit for her project now that it has got off the ground successfully.
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。介绍了Sarah Parcak和她的团队在2017年启动了一个名为GlobalXplorer的在线平台，以众包的形式对卫星图像进行初步评估，从而在全球各地寻找和探索古代遗址。现在他们将在印度进行他们的考古项目。
5．What's the purpose of Parcak's project
A．To interview citizens via the Internet.
B．To make more remains be World Heritage Sites.
C．To build databases for unknown cultural heritage.
D．To identify unknown ancient sites through joint efforts.
D [考查细节理解。根据第二段They use satellite images to find and explore ancient sites around the globe.及第三段中的“to crowdsource(众包)the initial assessment of satellite images for signs of cultures from long ago...could help discover and protect remains of...”可知，这个项目的目的是通过共同努力发现未知的古代遗址，故D项正确。]
6．What do we know about the participants in Peru project
A．They are Internet?equipped volunteers.
B．They are well?trained voluntary scholars.
C.They are mostly fans of archaeology in Peru.
D．They are all archaeologists all over the world.
A [考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Anyone in the world with a computer and Internet access could help discover and protect remains of Peru's rich cultural heritage”可知，世界上任何一个有电脑和互联网接入的人都可以帮助发现和保护秘鲁丰富的文化遗产遗迹，故A项正确。]
7．Why is Parcak's project important to India
A．India lacks thorough archaeological work.
B．Indians call for the protection of their rich culture.
C．There's no amazing archaeological discovery in India.
D．India needs more relics listed as World Heritage Sites.
A [考查推理判断。根据第四段的内容可知，印度已完成的考古工作相对少，且印度的考古工作的全部范围从未被完全绘制出来，而Parcak期望她的项目能弥补这一点，因此该项目对印度是重要的，故A项正确。]
8．What does the underlined sentence “ The possibilities are huge.” in paragraph 6 mean
A．Parcak's project will become successful.
B．Few countries will start satellite surveys.
C．There will be amazing discoveries in India.
D．More archaeological sites will be identified.
D [考查句意理解。画线句上一句提到“未来，Parcak希望其他国家能联系她，发起他们自己的卫星调查”；后一句提到“Parcak估计至少还有1 200万处潜在的考古遗址有待发现”。由此可推知，画线句“可能性是巨大的”的言外之意是“更多的考古遗址将被发现”，故D项正确。]
Ⅱ.七选五
(2020·开封市高三第一次模拟)
The organization leads crowdfunded train journeys. __1__The organization has already completed two journeys，through the northern and central United States. Twenty?four people are now getting ready to be a part of the third.
To earn a place on the train，each person has to raise $ 5，000. __2__ At each stop，they get off the train to explore a different town or city. The idea is to visit small businesses，community centers，schools—or wherever their projects take them.
__3__ He knows that universities are becoming more and more expensive each year，and that many people think higher education is no longer affordable. Over the next 10 days he is going to visit seven universities. He wants to see what they are doing to meet these challenges.
Catherine Tsavalas is planning to explore how bookstores and libraries improve local communities. __4__She also wants to know if they are using social media to connect with people.
Hurricanes，tornadoes, wildfires，floods—research suggests these are going to happen more and more. Jenny Gottstein thinks she can address these challenges.At each stop，she is planning to interview local leaders，emergency workers，and computer game designers. __5__She believes people are more likely to remember something important when the information is fun and game?like.
These 24 people are strangers now，but not for long. The next week is going to be a life?changing learning experience for many．
A．She then plans to create a game to help people prepare for disasters.
B．Trevor Eagle wants to make a difference to the education system.
C．Besides money，they also need to have an idea for a project.
D．Community leaders will travel by train across American South.
E．These journeys provide the young with the chance to help different communities.
F．Tyson Foods had supported the project for a 10?day journey across the US.
G．She wants to find out what they are doing to encourage more people to read.
语篇解读 文章旨在鼓励年轻人通过旅行参与到一些有创造性的活动中去。
1．E [根据空前一句“The organization leads crowdfunded train journeys”可推知，本空应是进一步解释这个组织开展的旅行活动，与空后一句中的“The organization has already completed two journeys”呼应，所以选E项。]
2．C [根据空前一句中的“has to raise $5，000”以及空处下文中的“The idea is”可知，此处是说除了钱之外，参加本活动的人还需要构思一个项目，所以选C项。]
3．B [根据本段中的“universities”和“higher education”以及本段中的具体细节可知，本段讲的是与教育相关的内容，B选项中的“education system”与此呼应，所以选B项。]
4．G [根据空前一句中的“to explore how bookstores and libraries improve local communities”可知，G项中的“to find out what they are doing to encourage more people to read”与之衔接，所以选G项。]
5．A [根据空前一句中的“computer game designers”和空后一句中的“game?like”以及本段第一句中提到的四种自然灾害可知，A项“接着她计划创造一个能帮助人们为灾害做准备的游戏”符合语境。]
Ⅲ.应用文写作
(2020·菏泽市6月强化训练)
假定你是李华，你和戏曲社的留学生朋友Johnson打算周日外出，请你写信告知他具体安排。内容要点如下：
1．见面时间和地点；
2．观看京剧表演；
3．其他活动。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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答案：
Dear Johnson，
I'm writing to tell you the arrangements I've made for our one day relaxation.
Shall we meet at our school gate at 9 am and then take the subway to the city theater？I've heard some famous Peking Opera artists will give performances in the city theater，which can hold hundreds of audience.Knowing you are a Peking Opera lover，I feel you can't miss it.After seeing the performances，we can go to the bookstore to buy some books on Chinese poems.Do tell me if you have any better ideas.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours，
Li Hua
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