2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 4 Which English 课下能力提升十六（含解

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课下能力提升(十六)Ⅰ.阅读理解WordsofChineseoriginareplayingakeyroleindrivingtheongoingglobalizationofEnglish,expertsinbothlanguagessay.“Thefactthatsome300millionChinesepeoplearenowstudyingorhavestudiedEnglishmeanstheimportantimpactofChineseonthelanguagecan'tbedenied，”saidPaulJ．J.Payack,presidentandchiefanalystatGlobalLanguageMonitor.Theconsultancy(咨询),basedinAustinintheUSstateofTexas,documents(引证),analyzesandtrackstrendsinlanguageusageworldwide,withaparticularemphasisonEnglish.Itsayssome10,000wordsareaddedtotheEnglishlanguageannually,withabout1.83billionpeopleusingEnglishastheirnative,second,businessortechnicallanguage.Buttheglobalfigurewasonlyabout250millionin1960,withEnglish­speakersmainlylocatedinBritainanditsCommonwealthofformercolonies,aswellastheUnitedStates.“It'sestimatedthatanewEnglishwordiscreatedevery98minutes.”Payacksaid.“OneexampleofawordusedinEnglishthatoriginatedfromChinesethathasappearedrecentlyischengguan(citypatrolofficer).AquickGooglesearchresultsinnearlyamillioncitations(引用),farinexcessof(超过)ourminimumnumberofrequiredcitations.”TheOxfordEnglishDictionary,whichwaits10yearsbeforeenteringawordtoensureithas“stayingpower”，nowhasabout1,000wordsofChineseorigin,suchastaikonaut.InChina,taikonautreferstoapersontrainedbyahumanspaceflightprogramtocommand,pilot,orserveasaspacecraftcrewmember.“ItisestimatedthatChinese,oneoftheprimedriversoftheglobalizationoftheEnglishlanguage,willcontinueitsinfluencethroughoutthe21stcentury，”Payacksaid.语篇解读：本文主要讲了汉语对英语的影响。1．Theunderlinedword“impact”inPara.2means“________”．A．influenceB．interruptionC．ignoranceD．intelligence解析：选A词义猜测题。impact表示“影响”，此处指汉语对英语有影响。influence也表示“影响”。故选A。2．Accordingtothepassage,weknow________.A．morethan1,000ChinesewordspassintotheEnglishlanguageeveryyearB．about10,000wordspassintotheEnglishlanguageeveryyearC．1.83billionpeoplespeakEnglishastheirnativelanguageD．English­speakersaremainlylocatedinBritainandAmericanow解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段的“Itsayssome10,000wordsareaddedtotheEnglishlanguageannually”可知。3．Thepassagereferstochengguanandtaikonautinordertoshow________.A．onlythetwowordshaveenteredtheOxfordEnglishDictionaryB．thedevelopmentofChinaC．ChinesehasaninfluenceonEnglishD．EnglishwillbereplacedbyChinese解析：选C推理判断题。文章提到这两个词的目的是想说明现状已经有约1000个汉语词汇进入英语，表明汉语对英语的影响。故选C。24．AccordingtoPayack,whichofthefollowingisRIGHT?A．ChinesewillcontroltheglobalizationoftheEnglishlanguage.B．OneEnglishwordappearseveryminute.C．About300millionChinesepeoplearenowstudyingEnglish.D．MoreChinesewillenterEnglish.解析：选D细节题解题。根据最后一段的内容可知，汉语将会继续影响英语，故选D。Ⅱ.阅读七选五WhetheryouareatDisneylandoranotherDisneypark，youwillusuallyfindanighttimeshowthatwillbeshowing.__1__ReadthisarticletofindouthowyoucangetagoodseatforaneveningeventatanyDisneypark.•Planonseeingtheshowinadvance.Usually,ifyoudecideanhourbeforehandthatyou'regoingtoseeashow,youwilllikelyendupnotgettingagoodseat,unlesstheparkisnotverybusy.__2__•Doyourresearch.Researchonline：“Thebestplacestoview...”__3__Someofthemmayevenbelessknown,soyoumaynotdealwithsuchabigcrowd.•Arrivetotheeventearly.__4__Possiblyevenearlieriftheparkismorecrowdedonthatday.Ifyouarrivetenminutesbeforetheeventstarts,you'realotlesslikelytogetagoodspot.•__5__Ifyoumustleavetodosomething,makesurethatit'sextremelyquick,andtrytohaveanothermemberofyourpartystayinyourspotwhileyouareaway.A．Stayinthesamearea.B．Enjoytheshowwithafriend.C．It'susuallymuchmoreenjoyableifyoucangetagoodseat.D．Thisisespeciallyimportantifyouarriveclosertotheeventtime.E．Inordertogetagoodspot,planonarrivinganhourbeforetheevent.F．Therefore,lookattheschedulebeforeyourtrip,oratleastthedaybefore.G．You'llseealistofplacesintheparkthatarethebestforviewingthatevent.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在迪士尼公园举办的晚会上找到好座位的方法。1．解析：选C空处用来引出本文的话题，在这里起到承上启下的作用；由空后一句中的“howyoucangetagoodseat”可以判断，C项符合语境。2．解析：选F根据该段标题“Planonseeingtheshowinadvance”并结合空前一句的内容可知，该段主要介绍“选好位置”的方法之一：提前做好观看演出的计划，故F项符合语境。3．解析：选G根据空前一句中的“Thebestplacestoview”可知，选G项“你将会看到公园里观看演出的最佳位置的列表”。4．解析：选E根据该段标题“Arrivetotheeventearly”和空后一句的内容可知，空处主要介绍“提前到达演出现场”这一方法，故E项符合文意。5．解析：选A根据空处所在位置可知，空处为该段标题，是该段的主旨；根据该段中的“makesurethatit'sextremelyquick,andtrytohaveanothermemberofyourpartystayinyourspotwhileyouareaway”可知，该段主要介绍“要待在座位上，如需出去，可由伙伴占座”的方法，故A项最适合作该段标题。Ⅲ.完形填空Ourlifehasbeentakenoverbymoderntechnology,forgoodofcourse.Youngpeople__1__thefastspeedthattechnologycanmoveat.Butthereisagroupofpeoplewhocannot__2__.Itisthegroupofpeoplewhoarecaughtupbetweentraditionaland__3__society,sortoflikethemiddlechild3intechnologicaladvancement—notexactlyoldand__4__change,buttryingveryhardtobecomemodernized,endingupbeing__5__inthemiddle.Theyare40to60yearsoldand__6__thelatestiPhoneorSamsungphoneorHuawei.TheybuyaniPadjust__7__theycanaffordto,andplaythesamegamesonalargerscreen.Theyarealmostliketheteenagersfiveyearsago,__8__ontheirphonesplayingagameorusingsocialmedia.They'reeverywhere.AndIsawsomethingtodaythatmademeextremely__9__.Onatrain,amotherwas__10__playingaCandyCrush­likegame.Herdaughterwassittingbesideher.Thelittlegirl,aboutfiveyearsold,wastalkingtohermotherabouther