2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 5 Ethnic Culture 课下能力提升（二十）

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课下能力提升(二十)Ⅰ.阅读理解Americancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.Themajorfactorscontributingtothemakingofthisnewnationandtheformingofanewculturearethehardenvironment,ethnicdiversity(多民族)andpluralreligion,whichisquitedifferentfromothernationsintheworld.Whatismore,theseelementsarestillinfluencingtheAmericanculture.TheearlyimmigrantswhowereEnglishPuritanssettleddowninnortheastpartofAmerica.From1607to1892,frontierswerepushedfurtherwest.Thefrontiersmen(拓荒者)lookedforalandofrichresourcesandalandofpromise,opportunityandfreedom.Actuallytheylookedforabetterlife.Soindividualism(个人主义),self­reliance,andequalityofopportunityhaveperhapsbeenthevaluesmostcloselyassociatedwiththefrontierheritage(遗产)ofAmerica.Inhistory,peoplefromdifferentcountriesintheworldrushedtoAmericathreetimes.TheybroughttheirownculturetoAmericaandlateron,differentculturesweremixedtogether.ThustheuniqueAmericancultureisformed,acommonculturallifewithcommonlysharedvalues.ThefundamentalAmericanbeliefinindividualfreedomandthefightofindividualstopracticetheirownreligionisatthecenterofreligiousexperienceintheUnitedStates.Thegreatdiversityofethnicbackgroundshasproducedreligiouspluralism(多元化);almostallofthereligionsoftheworldarenowpracticedintheUnitedStates.Nowadays,wecanseethecontinualinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansociety.Americanfamilyistypicallyparentsandtheirunmarriedchildren.Middle­agedandelderlypeoplegenerallydonotlivewiththeirmarriedchildren.ThepeopleinAmericahaveaverystrongdesiretostartanewlifeinanewplace.Quiteanumberofpeoplechangeresidenceseveryyear.TheaverageAmericanmovesfourteentimesinhislifetime.语篇解读：本文主要从三个方面说明了美国独特文化产生的原因。1．Wecanlearnfromthisarticlethat________.A．thefrontiersmenleftimportantsocietyvaluesforAmericancultureB．theearlyimmigrantsbroughtabouttheuniqueAmericancultureC．peopleintheworldoncerushedtoAmericabecauseofitsuniqueculture2D．theAmericanfamilymembersdon'tgetalongwellwitheachother解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，美国早期的拓荒者对美国文化有深刻的影响。2．Fromthepassageweknow________.A．therearemanykindsofAmericanreligionsB．AmericanreligionsaredifferentfromthoseinotherplacesC．AmericanvaluesarethesameasChineseonesD．everyoneshouldhaveAmericanvalues解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段的“Thegreatdiversityofethnicbackgroundshasproducedreligiouspluralism(多元化);almostallofthereligionsoftheworldarenowpracticedintheUnitedStates.”可知。3．Thelastparagraphisabout________.A．thefamilystructureinAmericansocietyB．theinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansocietyC．thenewlifestyleofAmericanfamilyD．thereasonwhyAmericanpeopleliketochangeresidences解析：选B段落大意题。这一段主要告诉我们三个因素对现在的美国文化的影响。4．Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleofthisarticle?A．TheImmigrantsinAmericaB．WhyAmericanCultureIsUniqueC．TheInfluenceofAmericanCultureD．PluralReligionandAmericanCulture解析：选B标题归纳题。美国的文化非常独特，主要有三个方面使其独特，本文主要阐述了这几个方面对美国文化的影响，说明了美国独特文化产生的原因。Ⅱ.阅读七选五TheLostRulesofEtiquetteEtiquette,orgoodmanners,usedtobethegluethatheldsocietytogether.__1__Sadly,thesedaysithasmostlygonebythewayside.Thislistisseveralbestrulesofetiquettethathavenowdisappeared.OpeningtheDoor.Indaysgoneby,agentlemanwouldalwaysopendoorsforladies.__2__Thishasnowalmostentirelydisappeared—anditisnotentirelythefaultofthemen.Ihaveseenwomenlaughatmenforopeningadoorforthem.Itseemstobeconfusingmannerswithchauvinism(大男子主义)．3WritingThank­YouNotes.Indaysgoneby,wheneverapersonreceivedagift,hewouldwriteathank­younoteassoonaspossible.__3__ParentswouldsitchildrendownafterabirthdayorChristmasandcoachthemintheirfirstthank­younote.Itisashamethatgiftgivinghasnowbecomeavirtualobligationandtheideaofathank­younotewouldbelaughedat.__4__Weseemtohavecompletelylosttheconceptofcorrecttimingwhenitcomestopartiesthesedays.__5__Afterall,apartynormallyhasaguestofhonor—thisisusuallytheoldestwomanpresent.Itwasconsideredextremelyrudeinthepasttoleaveapartybeforetheguestofhonor—andoncetheguestofhonorleft,itwasasignaltoallthattheyshouldbegintheirownpreparationstoleave.A．ArrivingonTime.B．LeavingattheRightTime.C．Peopleleavewithvariousexcuses.D．Itenabledpeopletogetonwellwitheachother.E．Thisrulewastrueevenifthegiverwasarelative.F．Itcouldbetheladyhewasdriving,orastranger.G．We'vethrownawaytheconceptofaguestofhonoratwill.答案：1～5DFEBCⅢ.完形填空Aswewelcomethebeginningofanewyear,IamrecallingaboutanentiredecadethatI'vespentasamothertomyson.Myadultlifebeganin1991,whenthebirthofmysonforcedmetogrowup__1__.Admittedly,Imadesomemistakesinthebeginning,butI__2__alotinthefollowingdecadeofmylife.MysonandIwerealwaystogetherandour__3__wereexchangednowandthen.Whenhewas__4__shapesandcolors,Iwashisteacher.Whenwe__5__ourfirstcross­countryroadtrip,wewerebothstudentsofthe__6__aroundus.AndwhenIlearnedtostandupformyselfandbe__7__enoughtomakemyownchoices,Iwasthe__8__becausehetaughtmealotinownwaythathelearnedthe__9__things4actively.Rightnow,__10__westartanewdecadetogether,Iseethecycle__11__.Iamteachinghimtohandlethechangeshe'llmeetwhenhehasto__12__“grown­up”responsibilities.Ithinkthenext__13__willbemine,asheteachesmetoletgoalittleandgivehim__14__tom