选择性必修第四册 Unit 5　Launching Your Career

选择性必修第四册Unit5LaunchingYourCareerⅠ.阅读理解ABritishsculptorJasonTaylorhasmadeithismissiontousehistalenttoconserveourecosystemsbycreatingunderwatermuseums.Overtheyears，theenvironmentalisthasputover850massiveartworksunderwaterworldwide.OnFebruary1,2021，Taylorlaunchedhislatestwork—TheUnderwaterMuseumofCannes.“Themaingoalwastobringattentiontothefactthatouroceansneedourhelp，”TaylortoldDezeen.“OceanecologyhasbeendestroyedbyhumanactivityintheMediterraneanoverthepastfewdecades，anditisnotobviouswhatistakingplacewhenobservingtheseafromafar.”TheUnderwaterMuseumofCannescontains6sculpturesfeaturinglocalresidentsofvariousages.TheyrangefromMaurice，an80­year­oldfisherman，toAnouk，a9­year­oldstudent.Toweringover6­feet­tallandweighing10tons，thefacesaresectionedintotwoparts，withtheouterpartlikeamask.Themaskindicatesthattheworld’soceansappearpowerfulandunbeatablefromthesurfacebuthouseanecosystemthatisextremelyfragiletocarelesshumanactivities.Thoughthewaterssurroundingthesculpturesnowappearapristineblue，theseabedwasfilledwitholdboatengines，pipes，andotherhuman­madetrashwhentheprojectbeganaboutfouryearsago.Besidesremovingthetrash，Tayloralsorestoredthearea’sseagrass.Justonesquaremeteroftheseagrasscangenerateupto10litersofoxygendaily.Theseagrassalsohelpspreventcoastalerosionandprovideshabitatsformanyoceancreatures.“Theideaofcreatinganunderwatermuseumwastodrawmorepeopleunderwateranddevelopasenseofcareandprotection，”TaylortoldDezeen.“Ifwethrewunwantedwastenearaforest，therewouldbeapublicoutcry.Butthisishappeningeverydayinoursurroundingwatersanditlargelygoesunnoticed.”1．WhydoesJasonTaylorcreateunderwatermuseums?A．Toprotecttheartworksunderwater.B．Todrawattentiontoendangeredseaanimals.C．Toshowhissculpturetalent.D．Toraiseawarenessofprotectingtheocean.2．Whydoestheouterpartofthesculptureslooklikeamask?A．Topopularizethefeaturesofthelocals.B．Toremindpeopletoprotectthemselves.C．Toreflectpeople’sprotectionoftheocean.D．Tostressthesensitivenessoftheecosystem.3．What’sparagraph4mainlyabout?A．Howtheprojectwasstarted.B．Howtheseagrasswasrestored.C．Whatrecoveryefforttheprojectmade.D．Whythesurroundingswereimproved.4．WhatcanweinferfromwhatJasonTaylorsaidinthelastparagraph?A．Thesituationoftheoceaniseasilyignored.B．Thedestructioncausedtotheoceanisnoticeable.C．Forestsplayamoreimportantroleinecosystems.D．Peoplehavezerotolerancetodamagedonetonature.BTherearesome7,000languagesspokenworldwide，eachunique，usingdifferentsounds，vocabulariesandstructures.CharlestheGreatsaid，“Tohaveasecondlanguageistohaveasecondsoul.”Thisbegsthequestion：Doesthelanguagewespeakshapewhoweare?Asitturnsout，yes.InsocietiessuchastheUnitedStatesorWesternEurope，self­expressionandlanguageprecisionarevalued.Asiancultures，ontheotherhand，preferanindirectformofcommunication.Wordslike“perhaps”and“maybe”areusedmorethan“yes”or“no”．Americanismtakesaninformalapproachtocommunication.Thereforeit’sOKtorefertoastrangerorthebossas“you”．However，theThailanguagehas12formsofthesamepronoun，choosingonedependsonstatus.Inthisway，languagesareessentialinnavigating(导航)anyculture，bethatourownorotherwise.Peoplewhospeakdifferentlanguagesnoticedifferentthings，dependingontheconstructsoftheirmothertongue.Takeanaccident.InEnglish，it’sOKtosay：“Shebroketheglass.”ButinalanguagelikeSpanish，you’dprobablygowith：“Theglassbroke.”Thesameincidentproducestwodifferentresponses.Englishspeakerswillrememberwho’satfault，becausetheirlanguageasksthemto，whileSpanishspeakersaremorelikelytorememberitwasanaccident.Thishasrealconsequences，especiallywhenitcomestocrimeandpunishment.ProfessorJimCumminshaswrittenextensivelyonmothertongues.ForCummins，thestrongerourhomelanguage，theeasieritisforustolearnothers.Ofcourse，researchalsoshowsthatbeingbilingual(会说两种语言的)givespeoplemanyadvantagesinlife.LinguistJulienLeyrewritesthatlearninganotherlanguagedevelopsourabilityto“understandthementalworldofanotherperson，basedonthelanguagetheyuse，andhowthatworldisdifferentfromourown.”Ourmothertongueiscentraltohowwethink，whatweknowandwhoweare.Likeus，languagesarelivingthingsthatchangeovertimeandmustbecaredfortosurvive.Bydoingso，weprotectnotjustthelinguisticstructuresorvocabulariesweuse，buttheculture，knowledgeandpowerbehindthem.5．Whydoestheauthormention“Americanism”and“theThailanguage”inparagraph2?A．Totelltheculturaldifferencesbetweenthem.B．Toindicatealanguageisaguidetoaculture.C．TostressAmericanexpressionsareinformal.D．Torevealalanguageisassociatedwithstatus.6．WhatisEnglishspeakers’responsetoanaccident?A．Theywillseekblame.B．Theywillpunishothers.C．Theywillavoidresponsibility.D．Theywilldrawalessonfromit.7．WhatdoesJulienLeyrethinkaboutbilinguals?A．Theyenjoyamorecolorfullife.B．Theycanremainmentallyhealthy.C．Theyfinditeasiertolearnalanguage.D．Theycangaininsightintoothers’minds.8．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowDoLanguagesDiffer?B．WillYourLanguageBeExtinct?C．WhyDoesOurMotherTongueMatter?D．ShouldWeSpeakaSecondLanguage?Ⅱ.完形填空LiteraturewassomethingIwasinterestedin.AtschoolIwasthatkidwhostuckhishandupto1aloudfromtheShakespeareplay.OvertheholidaysIwouldvisitthe2andreadliteratures.Whil