Unit5 Using language 能力提升练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
(2020重庆一中高一上期末)
The “24 solar terms” (节气) originated and was first used in China. It was created thousands of years ago on the basis of practical needs of agricultural. Ancient Chinese people used it to guide agricultural production, explain special climate signs and even come up with healthy living tips. Last year, the 24 solar terms was added to UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list. Now, it has been brought to life thanks to a creative designer from Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
On the eve of this year’s Qingming Festival, Shi Changhong released (发布) his version of reproduced and packaged characters for each solar term in the form of “moving art” of gifs. Since their first release on Zcool on March 29, the gifs have won great praise among the general public and quickly flooded the social media with millions of hits during the festival period.
To maximize publicity, Shi released his work in three forms: the video, the animation and pictures. The background sounds add to the brilliance.
“When I watch the short video, I can strongly feel the Chinese-style elements hidden in it. And it is really cool to liven up traditional Chinese culture in such a unique way. ” WeChat user Xiao Feifei said.
“It is really a comfort to me to see so many people like my latest work. To be honest, it would really surprise me if the work had not aroused great interest among Chinese people. The 24 solar terms is a deeply rooted concept that covers the essence of Chinese wisdom. However, only a small portion of people know all the names or the correct order of those terms. My intention is to increase Chinese people’s self-awareness to learn more about our traditional fine culture. Actually, the 24 solar terms work is only a part of my whole design program ‘Charm China’, which I started a year ago.” Shi told China Daily.
1. Which part of the newspaper does the text probably belong to
A. Travel.
B. Culture.
C. Agriculture.
D. Education.
2. What do you think the underlined word “Zcool” refers to
A. A newspaper.
B. A magazine.
C. A radio broadcast.
D. A website.
3. Which of the following statements is true according to the text
A. The background sounds of the work make the video more attractive.
B. It really surprised Shi Changhong to see so many people like his latest work.
C. Most old people know all the names or the correct order of the 24 solar terms.
D. The 24 solar terms work designed by Shi Changhong was added to UNESCO’s heritage list.
4. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To introduce a creative designer.
B. To introduce the 24 solar terms work.
C. To introduce the origin of the 24 solar terms.
D. To introduce a design program “Charm China”.
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2020湖北武汉华中师大一附中高二上期末)
The world’s youngest DJ who is just two years old has thousands of fans thanks to his ability.
Oratilwe Hlongwane, whose DJ name is AJ, is 1 learning to put together words, but the baby is already able to 2 and play music at a laptop and has become famous in South Africa. His abilities have even 3 him special appearances, with fans 4 to hear his bass-heavy house music.
His recent 5 at a supermarket in his home of Johannesburg 6 a large crowd as he moved his head to the 7 , with large headphones around his neck. His mother, Refiloe Marumo, 8 his success to his father Glen Hlongwane’s decision to buy an iPad for his then unborn son. Mr. Hlongwane, a gymnastics coach and 9 DJ, had planned to download some educational apps for the child as well as a DJ app for himself.
A mobile phone recording of him playing music was shared online and the youngster now has nearly 25 000 Facebook 10 . However, some people 11 his parents of abusing and making money from their child’s ability. Mr. Hlongwane said he would not “12 his kid” and said he wasn’t allowed to play in clubs or at parties 13 his age The parents also insisted that they would not 14 their son to be a DJ when he grew up, but they believed his interest in electronic equipment would probably decide his future. Mr. Hlongwane added, I can see a 15 Bill Gates here.
1. A. never B. still C. therefore D. merely
2. A. create B. adopt C. select D. tease
3. A. earned B. exchange C. risked D. updated
4. A. desperate B. unwilling C. admirable D. appropriate
5. A. movement B. competition C. reputation D. appearance
6. A. moved B. benefited C. attracted D. disappointed
7. A. rhyme B. flash C. pattern D. beat
8. A. exposed B. accustomed C. appealed D. owed
9. A. allergic B. cautious C. devoted D. ridiculous
10. A. competitors B. followers C. sponsors D. experts
11. A accomplished B. acquire C. accused D. convinced
12. A. take charge of B. take possession of C. take advantage of D. take place of
13. A. due to B. in spite of C. rather than D. even if
14. A. demand B. allow C. doubt D. force
15. A. realistic B. contemporary C. future D. predictable
Ⅲ. 语法填空
(2020山东济南一中高二上期中)
The dragon boat Festival has been marked beating zongzi and racing dragon boats for thousands of years. It 1 (fall)on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu Yuan, 2 is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself.
Qu was minister of the state of Chu 3 (locate)in the present-day Hunan and Hubei Provinces during the warring States Period. He was upright,loyal and 4 (high)respected. 5 he was fired from office due to his suggestion about fighting against Qin in cooperation with the state of Qi. During his stay in other areas,he wrote many poems to express his strong love for his country When Chu 6 (defeat) by Qin,he realized 7 he could do about it was nothing Qu jumped into the Miluo river on the fifth day of the fifth month.
After the 8 (dead)of Qu Yuan,people of Chu went to the Miluo river to mourn(悼念)for the great poet they loved so much. People threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves 9 the river to feed the fish to keep them away from Qu Yuan. Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a 10 (tradition) festival for the Chinese people.
参考答案:
Ⅰ. 语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一位创意设计师以动图的形式宣传中国的二十四节气。
1. B推理判断题。根据文章第一段中 Last year,the24 solar terms was added to UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list. (4年,二十四节气被列入联合国教科文组织世界文化遗产名录)以及第四段中 And it is really cool to liven up traditional Chinese culture in such a unique way. (以这样独特的方式活跃中国传统文化真的很酷)可知,这篇文章属于报纸中的“文化”栏目,故选B。
2. D词义猜测题。根据下文中 the gifs have won great praise among the general public and quickly flooded the social media with millions of hits during the festival period 和millions of hits可知,点击量达到数百万次,所以 Cool应该是一个网站,故选D。
3. A细节理解题。根据第三段中 The background sounds add to the brilliance. 可知,作品的背景音乐给作品增光添彩,故选A。
4. B推理判断题。文章介绍了一位创意设计师以动图的形式宣传中国的二十四节气,故选B项。
Ⅱ. 语篇解读:这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了世界上最年轻的 DJ--Oratilwe Hlongwane,他只有两岁却拥有成千上万的粉丝。
1. B根据 but the baby可知他还是个婴儿,还在学习说话。never从不;still仍然;therefore因此;merely仅仅。故选B。
2. C根据 and play music at a laptop可知是从笔记本电脑上挑选和播放音乐。create创造;adopt采取;select选择;tease取笑。故选C。
3. A此处表示“他的能力甚至为他赢得了特别的出场机会”。earn赚取,赢得;exchange交换;risk冒险;update更新。故选A。
4. A作为粉丝,当然是迫切地想听到他的音乐。desperate渴望的;unwilling不情愿的;admirable令人钦佩的;appropriate合适的。故选A。
5. D根据下文 as he moved his head可知此处表示他的出现movement运动,活动;competition比赛;reputation名声,声誉;appearance出现,外表。故选D。
6. C根据上文 The world’s youngest DJ who is just two years old has thousands of fans可推断他的出现吸引了很多人。move移动;benefit使受益;attract吸引;disappoint使失望。故选C。
7. D根据 with large headphones around his neck可知他脖子上挂着耳机,他的头跟着节拍动。rhyme押韵;flash闪光;pattern图案;beat节拍。故选D。
8. D根据下文 his success to his father Glen Hlongwane’s decision to buy an iPad for his then unborn son可知他的母亲Refiloe Marumo将他的成功归功于他的父亲 Glen Hlongwane为他未出生的儿子买苹果平板电脑的决定。固定搭配owe one’s success to把某人的成功归功于。故选D。
9. C根据 as well as a DJ app for himself可知他自己也是一名忠实的DJ。allergic过敏的;cautious小心的;devoted忠实的;ridiculous荒谬的。故选C。
10. B根据 has nearly25,0 Facebook可知这些人是他的粉丝。段他演奏音乐的手机录像在网上被分享,现在这个年轻人在Facebook上有近25万名粉丝。competitor克争者;follower拥护者,追随者;sponsor赞助商;expert专家。故选B。
11. C根据 abusing and making money可知,一些人指责他的父母滥用他们孩子的能力并从中赚钱。accomplish完成;acquire获得;accuse控告,指责convince使确信。固定短语accuse sb. of doing sth. 控告/指责某人做某事。故选C。
12. C根据下文 and said he wasn’t allowed to play in clubs or at parties可知他父亲是不会利用他的孩子谋财的。take charge of接管,负责;take possession of占有,占领;take advantage of利用;take place of代替,取代。故选C。
13. A由于他只有两岁,因此不被允许在俱乐部或派对上演奏。due to由于;in spite of尽管,不顾;rather than而不是;even if即使,虽然。故选A。
14. D根据 to be a DJ when he grew up以及but可知他的父母不会强迫他长大后当DJ。demand需要;allow允许;doubt怀疑;force强迫。故选D。
15. C根据上文中 would probably decide his future可知,这里指“未来的比尔·盖茨”。realistic现实的;contemporary同时代的;future将来的;predictable可预言的。故选C。
Ⅲ. 语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国传统节日端午节的来历。
1. falls考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意:它(端午节)在中国农历五月初五,这个节日是为了纪念屈原,据说他自溺而亡。此处介绍一个客观事实,因此应用一般现在时,且主语为单数代词It,故填 falls。
2. who考查定语从句。分析句子可知,此处为非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 Qu Yuan,且从句中缺主语,应使用关系代词who引导。故填who。
3. located考查非谓语动词。句意:屈原是战国时期位于现在的湖南和湖北省的楚国的一名大臣。分析句子可知此处为定语,be located in坐落于……,此处 the state of chu与 locate构成被动关系,故用过去分词作定语。
4. highly考查副词。句意:他正直,忠诚,并备受尊重。分析句子可知,此处为副词,修饰 respected,表示“受到高度尊重”,应使用副词 highly。
5. However考查副词。句意:然而,由于他的联合齐国抗秦的建议,他被革除官职。根据上下文可知此处表转折,且有逗号隔开,应使用副词 However
6. was defeated考查动词的时态和语态。句意:当楚国被秦国击败的时候,屈原意识到他什么都做不了。根据句意可知此处应用被动语态,且此处为过去发生的事情,因此应用一般过去时的被动语态,故填 was defeated。
7. what考查宾语从句。分析句子可知,此处为宾语从句,从句中缺谓语动词do的宾语,因此应用what引导宾语从句,表示能做的事情。
8. death考查名词。句意:屈原死后,楚国的人们来到汨罗江悼念他们深爱的伟大诗人。根据前面的定冠词the可知,此处应用名词 death。
9. into考查介词。句意:人们把用叶子包裹的鸡蛋和大米扔进江里来喂鱼,让鱼远离屈原的尸体。根据句意可知,此处为短语 throw. into... “把……扔进……”故填into。
10. traditional考查形容词。句意:现在端午节已经成为中国人民的传统节日。分析句子可知,此处应用形容词traditional修饰名词 festival。故填 traditional。
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