人教版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 4 History and traditions课堂检测
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It's n secret that Auckland (the largest city in New Zealand) is a diverse city full f different cultures and new research has shwn exactly hw it and the rest f the cuntry are changing.
Mre than 200 ethnic (种族的) grups are recrded as living here and Auckland is cnsidered t have a wider variety f cultural grups than Lndn r Sydney, with 40 percent f its ppulatin made up f different ethnicities.
The changing makeup f the cuntry's ppulatin is featured in the latest NZ Gegraphic magazine, which fcuses n ethnic diversity, age, wealth and attitudes, drawn frm the latest census (人口普查) figures.
Massey University humanities and scial sciences research directr Prfessr Paul Spnley said Auckland's multiculturalism tday is way beynd what experts believed likely a few years ag.
Asian cmmunities, in particular, in New Zealand have almst dubled since 2001, when 6. 6 percent f the Kiwi peple(New Zealanders) were Asian. The prprtin (比例) in Auckland was 14.6 percent. By 2006, 18.9 percent f the citizens in the city were Asian and tday 23 percent identify themselves as Asian.
Natinally, the census shwed 11.8 percent f the ppulatin was Asian-and that figure was increasing.
“The figures are higher than I wuld have thught a few years back,” Mr. Spnley said. “And the healthcare system is attracting Asian wrkers.”
The article als shwed that Kiwis had verall becme mre accepting f migrant cmmunities and particularly f Asian peples. That had been a hugely nticeable change, Mr. Spnley said.
An Asian cmmunity leader Kai Luey in Auckland said there were a number f things that attracted Asians t New Zealand and particularly t Auckland. “The envirnment is clean, there's fresh air and there's safety f 's a gd educatin system here in New Zealand...”
New Zealand was als cnsidered t be a much safer place than many ther cuntries, such as America, Canada and Australia.
1.What change has taken place in Auckland?
A.It has been develping at a higher speed.
B.It has started t cntrl its ppulatin.
C.It has begun t value ethnic cultures.
D.It has becme a mre diverse city.
2.What is the prprtin f Asians in Auckland nw?
A.Abut netenth. B.Belw nefifth.
C.Nearly nefurth. D.Mre than twfifths.
3.Why d many Asians migrate t New Zealand accrding t Spnley?
A.They need a better educatin.
B.They want t live in a safe place.
C.They lve the clean envirnment.
D.They hpe t get better healthcare.
4.What d mst New Zealanders think f Asian migrants?
A.They are part f the sciety.
B.They are a small ethnic grup.
C.They are very likely t change.
D.They are a threat t the cuntry.
B
The United States is ne f the few cuntries in the wrld that have an fficial day n which fathers are hnred by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all acrss the United States are given presents, treated t dinner r therwise made t feel special.
Histrians have recrded that there was a traditin t celebrate a day fr fathers even thusands f years ag. Their study says that 4,000 years ag in Babyln a sn called Elmesu carved a father's day message n a clay card. In his message Elmesu wished his father a lng and healthy life.
Hwever, in mdern times the idea fr creating a day fr children t hnr their fathers began in Spkane, Washingtn. A wman by the name f Snra Smart Ddd thught f the idea fr Father's Day while listening t a Mther's Day sermn in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jacksn Smart, after her mther died, Snra wanted her father t knw hw special he was t her. Snra's father was brn in June, s she chse t hld the first Father's Day celebratin in Spkane, Washingtn n the 19th f June, 1910.
The nble idea f celebrating Father's Day became quite ppular in the US s much s that President Wdrw Wilsn apprved f the festival in 1916. President Calvin Clidge t supprted the idea but it was President Lyndn Jhnsn wh signed a Presidential Prclamatin declaring the third Sunday f June as Father's Day in 1966.
Mst cmmnly, children give Father's Day cards and flwers t their father. Neckties are a ppular gift n the ccasin f Father's Day. Due t the traditin f giving gifts, cards makers, flrists and gift sellers campaign fr Father's Day Festival in a big way and cash in n the sentiments f the peple.
5.What des the authr intend t d in Paragraph 2?
A.Tell us the stry f Elmesu.
B.Supprt the findings f histrians.
C.Intrduce an ld case f Father's Day.
D.Prve the surce f mdern Father's Day.
6.What d we knw abut Snra?
A.She created Father's Day in 1909.
B.She was abandned by her mther.
C.She refused t celebrate Mther's Day.
D.She had a deep affectin fr her father.
7.Hw many years did it take fr Father's day t be fficially declared?
A.Abut 4,000 years. B.Abut 56 years.
C.Abut 61 years. D.Abut 6 years.
8.Which f the fllwing best explains “sentiments” underlined in the last paragraph?
A.Actins. B.Feelings.
C.Activities. D.Incmes.
C
Stnehenge, the wrldfamus circle f stne clumns may have had a brther. A much bigger, lder brther.
University f Bradfrd researchers annunced they had discvered abut 100 stnes cvering several acres and they are thught t have been built arund 4, 500 years ag. The Stnehenge Hidden Landscapes Prject discvered the mnument, which is near Durringtn Walls, als knwn as “superhenge”. Stnehenge, which is believed t have been cmpleted 3, 500 years ag, is abut 2 miles away. “What we are starting t see is the largest surviving stne mnument, preserved underneath a bank, which has ever been discvered in Britain and pssibly in Eurpe,” said Vince Gaffney.
The evidence was fund under 3 feet f earth. Sme f the stnes are thught t have std 15 feet tall befre they were_tppled. “Our radar data has shwn an amazing rw f up t 90 standing stnes, a number f which have survived after being pushed ver, and a large bank placed ver the stnes,” said prfessr Wlfgang Neubauer, directr f the Ludwig Bltzmann Institute fr Archaelgical Prspectin and Virtual Archaelgy.
“In the east, up t 30 survived belw,” he said.“The extrardinary scale and details f the evidence prduced by the Stnehenge Hidden Landscapes Prject, are greatly changing ur understanding f Stnehenge and the wrld arund it,” Neubauer added.
“Everything written befre abut the Stnehenge landscape and the ancient mnuments within it will need t be rewritten,” said Paul Garwd, a scientist and lead histrian n the prject at the University f Birmingham. The findings were annunced n the first day f the British Science Festival being held at the University f Bradfrd.
9.Cmpared t the Stnehenge, the superhenge is believed t be ________.
A.1, 000 years earlier B.1, 000 years later
C.3, 500 years earlier D.4, 500 years earlier
10.What d researchers think f the superhenge?
A.It is the biggest mnument discvered in the wrld.
B.It was built much later than the Stnehenge.
C.It is the largest surviving stne mnument fund in England.
D.It is better prtected than the Stnehenge.
11.What d the underlined wrds “were tppled”mst prbably mean?
A.Set up. B.Pushed dwn.
C.Mved away. D.Brught up.
12.What is the best title f the passage?
A.The Suthern England Has Many Histric Sites
B.The British Science Festival Will Be Held Again
C.Bigger Brther t Stnehenge Has Been Discvered
D.The Prject at the University f Birmingham
Ⅱ.语法填空
In much f Asia,especially the scalled “rice bwl” cultures f China,Japan,Krea,1.________ Vietnam,fd is usually eaten with chpsticks.
Chpsticks are usually tw lng,thin pieces f wd r bamb.They can als be made f plastic,animal bne r metal.Smetimes chpsticks are quite artistic.Truly elegant chpsticks might 2.________ (make) f gld and silver with Chinese characters.Skilled wrkers als cmbine varius hardwds and metal 3.________ (create) special designs.
The Chinese have used chpsticks fr five thusand years.Peple prbably cked their fd in large pts,4.________ (use) twigs (树枝) t remve it.Over time,5.________ the ppulatin grew,peple began cutting fd int small pieces s it wuld ck mre quickly.Fd in small pieces culd be eaten easily with twigs which 6.________ (gradual) turned int chpsticks.
Sme peple think that the great Chinese schlar Cnfucius,7.________lived frm rughly 551 t 479 B.C.,influenced the 8.________ (develp) f chpsticks.Cnfucius believed knives wuld remind peple f killings and 9.________ (be) t vilent fr use at the table.
Chpsticks are nt used everywhere in Asia.In India,fr example,mst peple traditinally eat 10.________ their hands.
话题四 历史与传统
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章介绍了新西兰的奥克兰市在文化多元化方面已经超越了伦敦和悉尼。
1.答案与解析:D 细节理解题。由第二段的“Auckland is cnsidered t have a wider variety f cultural grups than Lndn r Sydney”可知,如今的奥克兰人口结构变得更加多元化。
2.答案与解析:C 细节理解题。由第五段的“tday 23 percent identify themselves as Asian”可知,奥克兰的亚洲人口比例已接近四分之一。
3.答案与解析:D 细节理解题。由倒数第四段的“the healthcare system is attracting Asian wrkers”可知,Spnley认为新西兰的医疗体制吸引了亚洲移民。
4.答案与解析:A 推理判断题。由倒数第三段的“The article als shwed that Kiwis had verall becme mre accepting f migrant cmmunities and particularly f Asian peples.”可知,大多数新西兰人认为亚洲移民属于新西兰社会的一部分。
B
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了美国父亲节的来历及其意义。
5.答案与解析:C 主旨大意题。根据第二段内容可知,该段讲述4,000年前古代巴比伦城一个关于父亲节的古老案例,故选C。
6.答案与解析:D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Snra wanted her father t knw hw special he was t her. Snra's father was brn in June, s she chse t hld the first Father's Day celebratin in Spkane, Washingtn n the 19th f June, 1910.”可知,Snra确定1910年为父亲过第一个父亲节,说明她对父亲感情深厚,故选D。
7.答案与解析:B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句和第四段最后一句可知,从1910年首次庆祝父亲节到官方正式宣布确立这一节日,即1966年由约翰逊总统正式宣布父亲节为官方节日,用了约56年时间,故选B。
8.答案与解析:B 词义猜测题。根据该词所在句“Due t the traditin f giving gifts, cards makers, flrists and gift sellers campaign fr Father's Day Festival in a big way and cash in n the sentiments f the peple。”可知,由于赠送礼物的传统,卡片制造商、花店和礼品销售商大力开展父亲节的宣传活动,并从中赚了很多钱,画线词及其后部分构成的短语表明商家赚钱的原因,靠的是人们对于父亲的情感,所以会给父亲买礼物,故选B。
C
【语篇解读】 布拉德福德大学的研究者在英国的巨石阵附近发现了一个规模更大的巨石阵,该巨石阵的存在将会改变关于巨石阵描写的内容。
9.答案与解析:A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的. they are thught t have been built arund 4,500 years ag可知,超级巨石阵是在4 500年前建造的;而根据第二段第三句中的which is believed t have been cmpleted 3,500 years ag可知,巨石阵是3 500年前建造的;因此超级巨石阵早了1 000年。
10.答案与解析:C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“ the largest surviving stne ever been discvered in Britain and pssibly in Eurpe...”可知,C项与该意思相符。
11.答案与解析:B 词义猜测题。根据“Sme f the stnes are thught t have std 15 feet tall befre they were...”中的t have std可知,该词的意思应该是“倒塌;使倒塌”的意思,所以选B项。
12.答案与解析:C 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段的“ have had a brther.A much bigger,lder brther.”可知,该文章主要讲述的是巨石阵还有一个“大哥哥”的事情。
Ⅱ.语法填空
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了筷子的材质和中国使用筷子的悠久历史及文化内涵。
1.答案与解析:and 考查并列连词。分析句子结构及语境可知,Vietnam与空前的“China,Japan,Krea”之间是并列关系,故填并列连词and。
2.答案与解析:be made 考查被动语态。此处指真正雅致的筷子可能是由金和银做成的。根据make与句子主语“Truly elegant chpsticks”之间是动宾关系及空前的“might”可知,此处应填be made。
3.答案与解析:t create 考查非谓语动词。熟练的工人也会把各种各样的硬木和金属组合起来以创作独特的设计。根据句意可知,此处应用不定式作目的状语。
4.答案与解析:using 考查非谓语动词。use与其逻辑主语peple之间是主谓关系,故此处用现在分词作状语。
5.答案与解析:as或when 考查状语从句。随着人口的增长或当人口增长时,人们开始把食物切成小片。根据句意和句子结构可知,空处引导状语从句,表示“随着”或“当……时”,故填as或when。
6.答案与解析:gradually 考查副词。应用副词修饰动词。
7.答案与解析:wh 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处在此引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为Cnfucius,且关系词在从句中作主语,故填wh。
8.答案与解析:develpment 考查名词。根据空前的“the”及空后的“f”可知,此处应填名词develpment。
9.答案与解析:were 考查时态和主谓一致。根据句中的“believed”可知,此处描述的是过去的情况,应用一般过去时;从句主语为knives,谓语动词应用复数。故填were。
10.答案与解析:with 考查介词。此处指大部分人用手吃饭,故填with。
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