高一英语阅读训练5

12014学年高一下学期英语阅读训练（5）班别：高一（）班姓名:__________学号:______AMostpeoplewhotravelfromChinatotheUSfindthat,despitehavingstudiedEnglishforyears,theyhavetorelearnituponarriving.WordsthatwelearnedinEnglishclassesarenot__1__thesamewayhere.Tobepartofthemeltingpot,__2__inEnglishisnotenough.Youneedanaccenttostandout.WhenIfirstcametotheUSforgraduateschool,Iwasa__3__foreigner.IfeltsooutofplacethatIwantedtohideeverythingaboutmethatwas__4__.TotalklikeanAmericanbecameoneofmygoals.Duringmyfirsttermasateachingassistant(TA),mystudents__5__theycouldnotunderstandme.Ilearnedlaterfromastudythatthiscomplaintwas__6__amongtheUSstudentswithaninternationalTA.ItiscalledtheOh,no！syndrome:Oh,no!NotanotherinternationalTA,andnotthat__7__again！SoIimitatedtheway__8__speakerstalkand,overtime,ImadesuchgoodprogressthatAmericanfriendsstartedto__9__myEnglishashavingalmostnoaccent.Itookthisasasignofmysuccess.Eversince,peoplehaveoftenmistakenmeforsomeonefrommany__10__:theMidwest,theWestCoast,China,Japan.Mostfrequently,peoplethinkIamfromCalifornia.Butthensuddenly,conformity(一致)wasnolongerapraise:IfItalklikeanAmerican,amIstillChinese?IfIlosemyChineseaccent,doIalsolosemyculturalidentity?AmIdenyingmypastbybeing__11__intoanewculture?NowI__12__thataperson'saccentisapermanentrecordoftheirpastculturalexperienceanditisa__13__ofone'sexposuretodiversecultures.Asafourth­yearstudentintheUS,Iamnolongeranervousforeigner.Mynervousnesshasbeen__14__byadesiretoholdontomyculturalorigins.NowIconsciouslyaddsomeChineseaccentwhenIspeak.Idonotwishtospeak__15__EnglishbecauseIamproudofwhoIam.1．A．putB．pronouncedC．usedD．understood2．A．fluencyB．senseC．qualityD．interest3．A．nervousB．stupidC．strangeD．curious4．A．valuableB．differentC．dangerousD．foolish5．A．complainedB．whisperedC．toldD．informed6．A．interestingB．rareC．commonD．special7．A．accentB．troubleC．ChineseD．English8．A．otherB．nativeC．popularD．famous9．A．praiseB．encourageC．criticizeD．teach10．A．countriesB．citiesC．statesD．places11．A．meltedB．joinedC．absorbedD．connected12．A．doubtB．regretC．noticeD．realize13．A．markB．wayC．factD．matter14．A．changedB．droppedC．replacedD．taken15．A．poorB．ChineseC．perfectD．BritishBTheCanadianredandwhitemapleleafflagisofficiallycalledtheNationalFlagofCanada.TheCanadianflagshowsastylizedredmapleleafwith11pointsonawhitebackground,withredbordersdowneachside.TheCanadianflagistwiceaslongasitiswide.Thewhitesquarecontainingtheredmapleleafisthesamewidthastheflag.TheredandthewhiteusedintheNationalFlagofCanadawereproclaimedtheofficialcolorsofCanadain1921byKingGeorge.AlthoughthemapleleafdidnothaveitsofficialstatusasasymbolofCanadauntiltheannouncementofthenationalflagin1965,ithadhistoricallybeenusedasaCanadiansymbol,andwasusedin1860indecorationsforthevisitofthePrinceofWalestoCanada.The11pointsonthemapleleafhave2nospecialsignificance.Intheearlydays,theRoyalUnionFlag,ortheUnionJack,wasstillflowninBritishNorthAmerica.In1925andagainin1946,theCanadianPrimeMinisterMackenzieKingtriedtogetanationalflagofCanadaadopted,butfailed.In1964,PrimeMinisterLesterPearsonappointeda15-member,all-partycommitteetocomeupwithadesignforanewflag.Thecommitteewasgivensixweekstocompleteitstask.Thecommitteestudied2,000submitteddesignsaswellas3,900thathadbeengatheredasaresultofthe1946committee'sstudy.Thosedesignswithachanceofbeingacceptedweregiventothefullcommitteeforfurtherstudy.ThesuggestionofaredandwhitesinglemapleleafdesignfortheCanadianflagcamefromGeorgeStanley,aprofessorattheRoyalMilitaryCollege.Afteraheateddiscussion,theyfinallydecidedonhissuggestion.16．HowmanycolorsarethereintheNationalFlagofCanada?A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four17．WhendidCanadahaveitsownnationalflag?A．In1921.B．In1860.C．In1964.D．In1965.18．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A．ThemapleleafhasalwaysbeenusedasanofficialsymbolofCanada.B．Theelevenpointsonthemapleleafdon'thavedeepmeanings.C．Thecommitteein1964wasgivenforty­twodaystodecideonadesignforanewflag.D．Thecommitteein1964lookedthrough5,900designsinall.19．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphreferto?A．Theofficialsofthegovernment.B．TheprofessorsfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollege.C．Themembersofthe1946committee.D．Themembersofthe1964committee.20．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．thedesigneroftheNationalFlagofCanadaB．thehistoryoftheNationalFlagofCanadaC．themeaningoftheNationalFlagofCanadaD．whytheredandwhitesinglemapleleafwaschosenasthedesignfortheNationalFlagofCanadaCOnlyafewpeopleinTorontohavethelucktolivewithinwalkingdistancefromtheirworkplace.Fortherestofus,commutingisaratherunpleasantdailynecessity.SohowdoyouavoidatrafficjaminToronto?YoucandoitintheoldwayandlistentooneoftheradiostationsthatgiveregularupdatesaboutthetrafficsituationinToronto'sstreets.SeeingthebigpictureofToronto'strafficandknowingwhenandwhereheavytrafficoccursisamust.Frommyownexperience,therearesituationswhereaquickdecisioncanhelpyoumakeitintimeforaneventorameeting.That'swhywepreparedthreeshortvideosshowingtheoveralltrafficsituationinTorontofromdawntonight.Youcanclickthemandwatch.WiththehelpofGoogleMaps,whereyoucanwatchthelivetrafficdensityallovertheworldand