Unit 1 Cultural relics课时作业 新人教版必修2
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2013·安徽卷)Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870,it was experiencing an economic(经济的) boom,and the capital,Buenos Aires,attracted many people.Farmers,as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy,came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didn't pay well,and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city,the dance known as the tango(探戈舞)came into being.
At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and streets.At that time there were many fewer women than men,so if a man didn't want to be left out,his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually,the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.
In Europe at this time,strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning.This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris.Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Pads theaters.After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe,they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes.Though not everyone approved of the new dance,saying it was a little too shocking,the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.
The popularity(流行) of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America.It reached Japan in 1926,and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador,and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.
[文章大意]本文为说明文。主要介绍了探戈舞的起源和发展过程等。
1.The origin of the tango is associated with________.
A.belly dancers B.American soldiers
C.a Spanish city D.the capital of Argentina
解析:细节理解题。从第一段可知,探戈舞起源于阿根廷的首都Buenos Aires,故选D。
答案:D
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the tango?
A.It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.
B.People of the upper classes loved the tango most.
C.It was often danced by two males in the beginning.
D.A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.
解析:细节理解题。从第二段“At that time there were many fewer women than men,so if a man didn't want to be left out,his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.”可知选C。
答案:C
3.Before World War Ⅰ,the tango spread to________.
A.America B.Japan
C.France D.South Korea
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知,探戈舞在其诞生后不久就传到了法国,其诞生大约是在1870年,因此传到法国应该是在一战前。故选C。
答案:C
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.How to Dance the Tango
B.The History of the Tango
C.How to Promote the Tango
D.The Modern Tango Boom
解析:主旨大意题。本文介绍的是探戈舞的起源及其发展史,B合题意。
答案:B
B
(2013·辽宁模拟)American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions.The major factors contributing to the making of this new nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment,ethnic diversity and plural religion,which is quite different from other nations in the world.What is more,these elements are still influencing the American culture.
The early immigrants who were English Puritans settled down in northeast part of America from 1607 to 1892.Frontiers were pushed further west.The frontiersmen looked for a land of rich resources and a land of promise,opportunity and freedom.Actually they looked for a better life.So individualism(个人主义),self-reliance,and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage of America.
In history,people from different countries in the world rushed to America three times.They brought their own culture to America and later on,different cultures were mixed together.Thus the unique American culture was formed,a common cultural life with commonly shared values.
The fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the fight of individuals to practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United States.The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism;almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States.
Nowadays,we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current American society.American family is typically parents and their unmarried children.Middle-aged and elderly people generally do not live with their married children.The people in America have a very strong desire to start a new life in a new place.Quite a number of people change residences every year.The average American moves fourteen times in his lifetime.
[文章大意]本文是篇说明文,主要介绍了美国文化的多元性和独特性;涉及到其形成原因(包括移民、历史、多宗教文化融合等因素),表现形式及其影响。
5.We can learn from this article that________.
A.the population of the United States includes a large variety of ethnic groups
B.the early immigrants brought about the unique American culture
C.people in the world once rushed to America because of its unique culture
D.the American family members don't get along well with each other
解析:细节推理题。根据文章第三段第一句“In history,people from different countries in the world rushed to America three times.”和第四段第二句“The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism;almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States.”可知A项正确。B项太片面;C项是因果关系弄反了;D项文章未提及。
答案:A
6.What's the author's attitude towards American culture?
A.He is critical of it.
B.He admires it very much.
C.He just states the facts.
D.He looks down upon it.
解析:作者态度题。本题是问作者对美国文化的态度,作者在文中只是阐述事实,没有夹杂自己的态度,故选C。A项意为“批判”;B项意为“大加赞赏”;D项意为“轻视”。
答案:C
7.What might be the most suitable title of this article?
A.The Immigrants in America
B.Why American Culture is Unique
C.The Influence of American Culture
D.Plural Religion and American Culture
解析:标题概括题。通过文中首句“American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions.”可以判断出。文中首句是全文的概括。
答案:B
Ⅱ.阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A: Excuse me. Have you been __8__ (wait) long?
B: About ten minutes.
A: Did you __9__ whether the No.7 bus has gone by?
B: Not __10__ I was standing here.
A: Good. Hot today, isn't it?
B: Yes. And I wish it would rain and cool __11__.
A: Me too. This is __12__ (usual) for March.
B: You were born in Florida __13__.
A: No. I was born in New York.
B: Do you think we've __14__ (miss) the bus? I've been here for 20 minutes __15__.
A: Don't worry. It never comes __16__ (exact) in the half hour like it __17__.
8._______ 9._______ 10._______ 11._______
12._______ 13._______ 14._______ 15._______
16._______ 17._______
8.解析:根据句意可知用现在完成进行时态。have been doing...。
答案:waiting
9.解析:你注意到是否有7路车驶过吗?
答案:notice
10.解析:考查连词的用法。while当……的时候。
答案:while
11.解析:考查词组的用法。cool off(使)变凉。
答案:off
12.解析:由上下文意思可知这种天气在三月份是不寻常的。
答案:unusual
13.解析:那么你出生在Florida?
答案:then
14.解析:由句意可知用现在完成时态。
答案:missed
15.解析:我已经在这等了20分钟了。
答案:already
16.解析:考查副词的用法。此处用副词修饰come。
答案:exactly
17.解析:像它本应该的那样。
答案:should
Ⅲ.书面表达
(2013·琼海模拟)假设你是李华,美国留学生George和你同班,他住在友谊宾馆,你到他住处请他参加明天下午王宏同学的生日晚会,碰巧他不在,请你用英语给他留个便条,并告诉他去王宏家的路线,(参看下图)
注意:1.地点:王宏家,图中标▲的位置
2.时间:明天下午6:00
3.晚会内容:唱歌,跳舞,吃蛋糕
词数:100左右
答案:
Dear George,
I came to see you but you happened to be out.Tomorrow is Wang Hong's birthday.We'll hold a birthday party,which will start at about 6:00 p.m. at his home tomorrow afternoon.We'll dance,sing songs at the party,and of course enjoy a big cake.We'll be very happy if you come.
Wang Hong's home is not far from your hotel.You may go straight along Blue Road.Turn right at White Road.Then cross Stone Road and you'll find a cinema on your right.Wang Hong's home is beside the cinema.You won't miss it.
Hope to see you at the party.
Yours,
Li Hua