1、1Unit 12 Culture Shock课时练(一) 阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35 分钟).阅读理解A(2019石家庄模拟)Interesting Exhibitions Held in Four Different Museums Name: the British MuseumPhone: 02073238000Website: britishmuseum. orgOpening hours: daily 10 a. m5：30 p. m.Price: FreeThis exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification
2、(干尸化). From a kings daughter to a temple doorkeeper, the displays explore the identities of eight people, using their bodies to discover clues about how they lived. By using new methods, such as CT scanning and 3D visualization, the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the N
3、ile valley over 4,000 years, from prehistoric Egypt to Christian Sudan. Name: the Fashion and Textile MuseumPhone: 02074078664Website: www. ftmlondon. orgOpening hours: daily 11 a. m5：30 p. m.Price: 8.80 adults, 5.50 studentsThis Fashion and Textile Museum is housing the firstever exhibition of the
4、classic Mexican shawl (披肩 ), which became famous in the 20th century. Artists, photographers and fashion and textile designers will be exhibiting their colorful works there. Name: the Victoria and Albert MuseumPhone: 02079422000Website: vam. ac. ukOpening hours: daily 10 a. m5：45 p. m ； Fri. 10 a. m
5、10 p. m.Price: Free2The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming wedding dresses to record their history during the past two centuries. White wedding dresses were made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century. See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designer
6、s. Name: the Science MuseumPhone: 02079424000Website: sciencemuseum. org. ukOpening hours: daily 10 a. m6 p. m.Price: FreeThis fourday festival displays the latest exciting gadgets and introduces their inventors. Visitors can explore electronics, build robots, get handson experiences with new techno
7、logies and have a go at 3D printing. There will be displays taking place throughout the festival, which is suitable for anyone aged ten and over.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个英国博物馆的展览，包括博物馆的联系电话、网址、展出时间、票价，重点介绍了展览的内容和特色。1Which number would you call if youre interested in exploring history with modern technol
8、ogy?A02073238000. B02074078664.C02079422000. D02079424000.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第一部分最后一句可知，大英博物馆的这一次展出使用 CT 扫描、可视化三维等高科技手段探索四千年以来的尼罗河河谷生活风貌；根据联系电话可知 A 项正确。2Which museum can you visit if you are free at 8 p. m. on Friday?AThe British Museum.BThe Fashion and Textile Museum.CThe Victoria and Albert Museum.DTh
9、e Science Museum.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三部分中的“Opening hours: daily 10 a. m5：45 p. m ； Fri. 10 a. m10 pm.”可知，该博物馆在周五从上午十点到晚上十点都有展出；据此可知，在周五晚上八点可以去该博物馆，故 C 项正确。3What can we learn about the Science Museum?AThe exhibition will last a week.BIt displays CT scanning technology.3CVisitors themselves can try new te
10、chnologies.DMore information can be found at vam. ac. uk.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据最后一部分第二句可知，游客可以自己尝试新技术，故 C 项正确。B(2019东北三省四市模拟)Kyle is my big brother. For eighteen years, I felt that Kyle was my enemy. In fact, I found it ridiculous that people thought older brothers looked out for their sisters, protected t
11、hem and fought off their sisters bullies (恃强凌弱者). Huh? My brother was the bully.When we were little, his fights with others caused my black eye, cuts in my lips and even a nosebleed or two. I often wished I were an only child!Time flew. We ended up attending colleges two thousand miles apart, yet, s
12、trangely, thats when we began communicating. Through email, we kept in constant touch. Mostly I complained about serious homesickness, impossible roommates, difficult classes, and . dating. I felt I lost myself. At a particularly low time, I cried to Kyle about my injured confidence, my broken heart
13、, and the particular jerk (蠢人) who broke it.And thats when the package arrived.“Whats this？” I thought as I tore it. The box revealed a sweatshirt. “Phi Delta Theta? Thats Kyles frat (兄弟会) ” Kyle was the president of the frat house. Why would he send this? I put it aside and dug deeper. A pile of le
14、tters. And they were all addressed to me. I opened the one on top.“Katrina， ” it said, “your brother showed me your picture and I think youre awesome and beautiful.” I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, sure.” I opened another letter. And another. Eighteen in all.Each one was from a different guy. They complime
15、nted (恭维) me. They invited me on dates. And they tried to convince me to make a trip out to Knox College and meet them.I loved it. I didnt care about the motives. And mostly, I loved the idea that my big brother had pulled it off. I picked up the phone.“Kyle, the box came and I cant believe what you
16、 did.” But Kyle wasnt accepting compliments. “Oh， ” he said, “I was just tired of reading your oversensitive emails.”Big brothers, I decided, really did protect their sisters. And mine fought 4off the_biggest_bully Id ever met. Now I return to my true self, full of confidence.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者主要讲述了哥哥
17、 Kyle 对自己的保护使她改变了对哥哥的看法的故事。4Why did the author use to call Kyle her enemy?AHe had many fights with her.BHe couldnt fight off her bullies.CHe looked after and protected her.DHis fights caused her to suffer a lot.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，小时候哥哥 Kyle 经常与别人打架，使得作者也跟着受罪。故选 D 项。5Why did the frat guys write to
18、the author?AThey had mercy on her.BThey tried to cheer her up.CThey couldnt help dating her.DThey were crazy about her beauty.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第七段和第八段中的“I loved it. I didnt care about the motives”可推知，兄弟会的人给作者写信的目的是想让她振作起来。故选 B。6What does the underlined words in the last paragraph refer to?AHer selfdou
19、bt. BHer homesickness.CThe particular jerk. DThe challenging classes.解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“I felt I lost myself. At a particularly low time, I cried to Kyle about my injured confidence, my broken heart”和画线部分后的“Now I return to my true self, full of confidence”可知，作者一开始失去了自信，自我怀疑，后来在哥哥的帮助下，兄弟会的人的来信使得她重新
20、找到了自信。故 the biggest bully 是指“自我怀疑” 。故选 A 项。7Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo share her childhood experience.BTo complain about her biggest bully.CTo show her brothers protection for her.DTo introduce her adjustment to college life.解析：选 C 写作意图题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段可知，作者写这篇文章是为了说明她的哥哥是如何保
21、护她的。C5(2019福州质检)If you thought pilots dimmed (使变昏暗) the lights before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually help save your life in case of a plane emergency.The dimmed lights before taking off from the runway and landing are a flight precau
22、tion used to help passengers eyes adjust quicker during an emergency escape. “Going from a brightly lit environment to one thats completely dark would require some time for our eyes to focus and see the escape slide， ” Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement. “Sin
23、ce we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of an emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers.”The phenomenon that your eyes see those strange speckles (小斑点) as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is cal
24、led dark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 minutes to see best in a dark room. The brighter the lights, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust, which is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your “dark adaptation” time since you havent been sitting under fluorescent bulb
25、s (荧光灯) all flight.Not only does dimming lights add valuable time to the escape process, it also reduces the tension on your eyes if you need to look outside, or see the emergency lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction， ” Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of C
26、ockpit Confidential told The Telegraph. “It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, which might affect an escape.” So next time a pilot dims the lights, just know its for your safety, even though it creates a gentle atmosphere for your takeoff
27、into the sky.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了飞行员在飞机起飞和降落之前把机舱内的灯光调暗的原因。8The lights are turned down before takeoff to help passengers _.Atake a short breakBescape in time from an emergencyCcreate a warm atmosphereDadapt their eyes to the bright environment解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，在飞机起飞和降落前把(机舱内的)灯光调暗是一种飞行预防措施，用于帮助
28、乘客在紧急逃生时使眼睛更快速地适应周围的环境。6故本题选 B。9What is one of the roles of shortening “dark adaptation” time?ASlowing down the landing.BAdjusting the plane lights.CKeeping passengers calm.DHelping the crew judge outside risks.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside
29、 risks, such as fire or debris, which might affect an escape”可知，它也使乘务员更容易评估任何外部风险，如火灾或碎片，这些可能会影响逃生。故选 D 项。10What does the underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refer to?ADimming lights. BThe escape process.CReducing tension. DThe passage.解析：选 A 代词指代题。在最后一段第一句中，dimming lights 为句子的主语；又因 it 用于指代上文
30、出现过的同一个事物，故此处“It”指代前一句中的“dimming lights”，故选 A。11What is the text mainly about?AA tip of air travel.BAn emergency event on a plane.CA warning message on a plane.DAn explanation of an airline safety measure.解析：选 D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了飞行员在飞机起飞和降落前会把机舱内的灯光调暗的原因；再根据文章第二段最后一句中的“dimming the lights is one of
31、many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers”可知，文章主要介绍了一项航空安全措施，并非“一条航空旅行的建议” “飞机上的一个紧急事件”或“飞机上的一则警告信息” 。故本题选 D。D(2019陕西质检一)Culture shock occurs when people have been suddenly thrown into a new culture. Newcomers may be anxious because they dont speak the language. Neither do they know t
32、he customs nor understand the peoples behavior in daily life.Quite often the visitor finds that “yes” may not always means “yes”， that friendliness does not necessarily mean friendship, or that statements that appear to be serious are really intended as jokes. The foreigners may be unsure 7as to whe
33、n to shake hands, when to start conversations, or how to approach a stranger. The idea of culture shock helps explain the feelings of puzzlement and confusion.Language problems do not account for all the setback that people feel. When one has lost everything that was once familiar, such as understan
34、ding a transportation system, knowing how to register for university classes, or knowing how to make friends, difficulties in coping with the new society may arise.When an individual enters a strange culture, he or she feels like a fish out of water. Newcomers feel at times that they do not belong t
35、o the culture and feel deserted by the native members of the culture. When this happens, visitors may want to reject everything about the new environment and may glorify and sing their own praises of the positive aspects of their own culture. On the other side, more visitors may sneeze at their nati
36、ve country by rejecting its value and instead choosing to approve of the value of the new country. This may occur as an attempt to accept the new culture in order to be taken in by the people in it.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文，主要论述了文化冲击现象发生的原因、现象、结果等。12What do people feel when they are abruptly in a new culture?AE
37、xcited. BDelighted.CUpset. DHopeless.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Newcomers may be anxious because they dont speak the language. Neither do they know the customs nor understand the peoples behavior in daily life”可知，由于语言不通、不了解当地的风俗、不理解当地人日常生活中的行为习惯，新来者会感到焦虑、担心。C 项意为“心烦意乱的” ，符合语境，故 C 项正确。13We can infer from t
38、he second paragraph that _.Aits impossible to get used to a new cultureBpeople feel confused due to culture shockCforeigners often dont mean what native people say Dmost foreigners are usually quite humorous解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可以判断，由于文化冲击，人们常常会感到困惑，故 B 项正确。814The biggest barrier people often meet
39、with in a new country is _.Athe language Bthe transportationCthe environment Dthe puzzlement解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Newcomers may be anxious because they dont speak the language”并结合常识可知，在别的国家，人们遇到的最大问题就是语言不通。故 A 项正确。15A few immigrants say no to everything of the new country because _.Athey miss their
40、native culture seriouslyBthey know nothing about the cultureCthey cant enter the mainstream societyDthey really regret having immigrated解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Newcomers feel at times that they do not belong to the culture and feel deserted . praises of the positive aspects of their own culture”可以判断，由
41、于对新文化一无所知，新来的一些移民常常会拒绝新的国家中的一切，故 B 项正确。.阅读七选五(2019济南模拟)Smartphones store a lot of personal data. These devices know our names, the names of our friends, our addresses and where we are right now. _16_ A weather app needs to know where a person is to report the local forecast, for example.Many smartph
42、one apps dont cost anything to download and use. But dont be fooled. Theres still a price. _17_ Those same apps may often send data on to advertisers as well. Those advertisers will pay well to know how people behave and live. Once your data leave a device, you cant get them back. And that data thef
43、t may not be harmless. Moreover, those data may tell when someone leaves home and when he gets back. _18_ Social media sites often have access to a users images and posts.Recently a new online tool has been developed to track the misuse of private data. _19_ It tells people when their apps are sendi
44、ng data, which can help spot the misuse. SPEProxy identifies the misuse of data using an approach that has already been used to diagnose illnesses.In the clinical field, a kind of medical software is used to collect data from a patient. Then it compares them to those symptoms of many possible 9illne
45、sses to make a diagnosis.Right now, people can only track data with the new tool by going to a website. _20_ Its also a bit awkward to use. People may not want to go to the trouble of getting online to track their data. A more convenient version that people could install on their phones is in urgent
46、 need.AIt is called SPEProxy.BThat means its limited.CIt is more than convenient to use in computers.DYour privacy is whats paying for it.ESome apps use those data to do their job.FSome apps may charge you much money to operate.GThey can show how and where people spend their days.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了人们使用智能手
47、机时的个人信息安全问题。16解析：选 E 空后举了一个例子：一款天气应用软件需要知道一个人的位置来预报当地的天气预报。因此本空应说明手机应用软件需要一些数据来工作，故选 E 项。17解析：选 D 根据空前的“Theres still a price”可知，使用手机应用软件是有代价的，D 项“Your privacy is whats paying for it”(你的隐私就是为此付出的代价)符合文意，故选 D 项。18解析：选 G 根据空前的一句及空后的一句可知，本空应说明手机应用软件泄露个人隐私的情况，故 G 项“They can show how and where people spen
48、d their days”(它们能够显示人们度过这一天的方式和地点)符合文意，故选 G 项。19解析：选 A 空前的一句介绍了一款能够追踪私人数据被滥用的在线工具，A 项“It is called SPEProxy”(它的名字是 SPEProxy)承接上文，符合文意，故选 A 项。20解析：选 B 根据空前一句可知，这款工具只能进入网站来追踪数据，因此它的使用还是有局限性的，故选 B 项。课时练(二) 语言知识运用组块专练练准度(限时：30 分钟).完形填空(2019济南模拟)On a recent trip to California, I was introduced to Smile C
49、ards. I promised myself to _1_ an act of kindness before I left California. I _2_ thinking about it but I didnt know what to do.I reached the airport and the _3_ was about to begin when I sawanicecreamstore. I went in and told the guy at the store that I _4_ to do 10an act of kindness. The guy, named Jose, looked confused. _5_ I explained I had just attended
