（新高考）2023版高考英语一轮总复习 练案23 Unit 2 bridging cultures 新人教版选择性必修第二册

选择性必修第二册　UNIT 2　BRIDGING CULTURES

Ⅰ.完形填空

(2022·成都市毕业班摸底)

There are good stories to be found in nearly every volunteer experience. But Laurie Scott is positive that __1.B__ an exchange student produces some of the greatest.

As a long-time volunteer with an agency that helps __2.A__ students connect with warm and caring houses during their time in the US, Scott sees first-hand both the humor and the very deeply meaningful outcomes. Scott __3.B__ Christine, for example, a student from Norway.__4.D__ at a restaurant one day, Christine was asked if she wanted a soup or salad. The girl turned to Scott with __5.A__，“Why would I want a super salad？” Trying not to laugh too hard, Scott __6.C__ that what the waiter had asked was whether she wanted “a soup or salad”．

Scott and her husband __7.D__ volunteered to be a host family in August 2003. They had just moved to Las Vegas, and she was looking for a way to get connected in the community. “The concept of helping __8.D__ world peace through understanding is what makes me involved. Through the agency I have found the best part of my community in our great families and have been able to share the __9.C__ side of the US with our students.”

Time and again, her __10.B__ to service has opened hearts. In fact, she says, one of their amazing experiences came from __11.A__ one hosted student, a young man from Germany named Jens, about how Americans volunteer. In Germany, where young people are __12.A__ to spend a year serving in the army, volunteer service is unusual. Therefore, Jens was so attracted by the concept of giving that he __13.C__ the agency to help promote exchanges, and became very involved with local schools.

__14.B__ all stories that come out of international exchange students, there’s a(n) lesson in this one: Opening our hearts and __15.B__ is something we can all do.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Scott和她的丈夫搬到拉斯维加斯之后，为了尽快融入社区，便加入了志愿者组织，为国际交换生寻找寄宿家庭、提供帮助。在这一经历中，发生了很多有趣的事，也让人明白了一个道理：我们都可以向别人敞开心扉，都可以做一些力所能及的事情。

1．A.adopting　　　　　　 B．hosting

C．raising　 D．teaching

解析：考查语境推断。根据下文中的“Scott and her husband __7__ volunteered to be a host family”可知，Scott认为接待交换生能遇到很多有趣的故事。host接待(贵客)。故选B。

2．A.international　 B．promising

C．needy　 D．urban

解析：考查语境推断。根据上文中的“an exchange student”以及最后一段中的“international exchange students”可知，志愿者主要服务的是交换生，即国际学生。promising有希望的，有前途的；needy贫困的。故选A。

3．A.misses　 B．remembers

C．praises　 D．loves

解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，Scott还记得挪威留学生Christine的故事，下文讲到的便是其中一件趣事。故选B。

4．A.Queuing　 B．Working

C．Calling　 D．Ordering

解析：考查语境和常识推断。根据下文中的“Christine was asked if she wanted a soup or salad”和常识可知，这种问题一般是点餐时候的问题。故选D。

5．A.surprise　 B．anger

C．delight　 D．fear

解析：考查语境推断。根据后面的问题“Why would I want a super salad？”可知，Christine对这个问题很惊讶。故选A。

6．A.announced　 B．realised

C．explained　 D．concluded

解析：考查语境推断。结合语境可知，Scott向Christine解释服务员问的是要汤还是沙拉。故选C。

7．A.obviously　 B．frequently

C．probably　 D．originally

解析：考查语境推断。Scott 最初做志愿者是在2003年搬到拉斯维加斯之后。故选D。

8．A.make up　 B．give away

C．take over　 D．bring about

解析：考查常识推断。根据常识可知，帮助别人、相互理解可以给世界带来和平。make up组成，化妆，编造；give away赠送，泄露；take over接管，接收；bring about导致，引起。故选D。

9．A.familiar　 B．flexible

C．positive　 D．controversial

解析：考查常识推断。根据常识可知，作为一个美国公民，Scott想要把美国积极的一面分享给交换生。故选C。

10．A.sacrifice　 B．devotion

C．response　 D．addiction

解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，她对志愿服务的投入打开了很多人的心扉。故选B。

11．A.teaching　 B．reminding

C．questioning　 D．warning

解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，下文的例子说的是Scott教给了德国交换生Jens美国人做志愿服务的方式。故选A。

12．A.required　 B．advised

C．determined　 D．considered

解析：考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可知，在德国，年轻人被要求在部队服役一年。故选A。

13．A.founded　 B．inspired

C．joined　 D．permitted

解析：考查语境推断。根据下文“became very involved with local schools”可知，他加入了中介公司一起推动交流项目。故选C。

14．A.Except　 B．Like

C．Rather than　 D．Regardless of

解析：考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可知，就像发生在这些国际交换生身上的故事一样，其中一个经验便是：我们都可以敞开心扉，为交换生提供家。故选B。

15．A.minds　 B．homes

C．eyes　 D．schools

解析：考查语境推断。参见上题解析。故选B。

Ⅱ.阅读理解

(2022·无锡市质检)

Gabriela worked for a multinational company as a successful project manager in Brazil. Later she was transferred to manage a team in Sweden. She was excited about her new role but soon realized that managing her new team would be a challenge.

Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didn’t feel respected as a leader. Her new staff would question her proposals openly in meetings. When she gave them instructions on how to carry out a task, they would often go about it in their own way without checking with her. When she announced her decisions on the project, they would continue giving their opinions as if it were still up for discussion.

What Gabriela was experiencing was a cultural shock in expectations. Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofstede uses the concept of “power distance” to describe how power is distributed in different cultures. In her previous work environment, Gabriela was used to a high power distance culture where power is respected. In such a culture, leaders make the big decisions and are not often challenged. Her Swedish team, however, were used to working in a low power distance culture where employees often work together with their bosses to find solutions and make decisions. Here, leaders act as coaches who encourage independent thought and expect to be challenged.

When Gabriela became aware of the cultural differences between her and her team, she took the initiative (主动权) to have an open conversation with them about their feelings and her leadership. Pleased to be asked for their thoughts, Gabriela’s team openly expressed that they were not used to being told what to do. They enjoyed having more room for initiative and creative freedom. When she told her team exactly what she needed them to do, they felt that she didn’t trust them to do their job well.

With a better understanding of the reasons behind each other’s behavior, Gabriela was able to make adjustments to her management style. Finally she effectively motivated her team to achieve their goals.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。加布里埃拉在因工作调动到另一个国家后，强烈体会到了文化冲突。但经过和同事的相互理解和磨合后，她很快找到了解决方法。

1．What problem did Gabriela face with her Swedish team at the beginning？__B__

A．Her Swedish staff didn’t understand her instructions.

B．Her authority was challenged by her Swedish staff.

C．They were always refusing to follow her directions.

D．They looked down upon her because she was a female.

解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的描述，尤其是中心句“Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didn’t feel respected as a leader.”可知，尽管他们很友好，但是加布里埃拉并没有觉得自己作为领导者受到尊重。由此可知，她感到她的权威受到了瑞典员工的挑战。故选B。

2．What is encouraged in the working culture in Sweden？__C__

A．Professional spirit and risk-taking behavior.

B．Competitive spirit and friendly atmosphere.

C．Active participation and creative thinking.

D．Independent thinking and mild character.

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“... employees often work together with their bosses to find solutions and make decisions. Here, leaders act as coaches who encourage independent thought and expect to be challenged.”可知，瑞典鼓励的工作模式是每个员工都积极地参与并与领导共同讨论某个议题，同时鼓励独立思考和质疑精神，拥有自己的想法。根据第四段中的“They enjoyed having more room for initiative and creative freedom.”也可知，创造性的思维是被鼓励的，与C项中主动参与和有创造力的想法一致。D项中独立的思考符合描述，但温和的性格在文章中并没有体现，所以不选D项。故选C。

3．Which of the following can best describe Gabriela？__C__

A．Kind but arbitrary.

B．Strict but trustworthy.

C．Flexible and communicative.

D．Stubborn and aggressive.

解析：推理判断题。根据第四段可知，当加布里埃拉知道了文化差异后做的第一件事是当机立断与员工们进行谈心，了解他们的想法，以及第五段中提到加布里埃拉根据谈话调整了她的管理风格，并获得了很好的反馈。由此可知，她是个很会灵活变通并且善于沟通交流的人。故选C。

4．What lesson can we learn from Gabriela’s story？__D__

A．Birds of a feather flock together.

B．Don’t judge a book by its cover.

C．Two heads are better than one.

D．When in Rome，do as the Romans do.

解析：推理判断题。本文主要表达的是我们在一定情况下应该因地制宜，随环境的改变而调节自身，从而获得更好的效果。A项意为“物以类聚，人以群分。”；B项意为“不要以貌取人。”；C项意为“人多力量大。”；D项意为“入乡随俗。”。故选D。

Ⅲ.七选五

(2022·深圳市调研)

When I decided to leave my home country to pursue a degree in Canada, I hadn’t expected that communication would be an issue. __1.C__ I took English lessons in my teens and scored well on English tests.

But soon after my arrival in Canada, I realized how wrong I was. In research discussions, surrounded by native English speakers, I had to be careful. I needed to consciously follow each conversation and translate it to my native language. __2.E__ Finally, I tried to find the right English words to communicate that response. Constantly thinking about what I would say next, I had a hard time remaining focused in conversations.

But when I again failed to say exactly what I meant in a meeting a few months later, a simple idea occurred to me. __3.B__ Communicating with my colleagues by e-mail, I had more time to think and comfortably express my thoughts. Over time, this practice helped improve my English significantly.

__4.A__ I decided to remind them that English is not my first language. I asked them to speak more slowly to help me follow the discussions. It was a little awkward to draw attention to what might be seen as a weakness. And at first, the other members of the research team seemed slightly surprised. But the dynamics quickly improved. They seemed to become more aware of how they were speaking, and I felt more comfortable joining in the conversation.__5.G__

A．Plus, I learned to be open with my colleagues.

B．Why not contribute to the discussion in writing?

C．I had thought I could express myself in English easily.

D．Gradually, I grew uncomfortable with oral communication.

E．Then, I had to reflect carefully on it and think of a response.

F．How can one deny the significance of effective communication?

G．With efforts on both sides, we could overcome language barriers.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者去加拿大留学时，语言成了一大障碍，为此作者通过书面交流和提醒同事放慢语速的方法，让这一情况得到改善的故事。

解析：

1．语境推断。根据空前一句中的“I hadn’t expected that communication would be an issue”和空后一句“I took English lessons in my teens and scored well on English tests.”可知，作者一开始觉得自己的英语在加拿大沟通不成问题。故选C。

2．逻辑和复现推断。第二段介绍刚开始如何用英语交流，E选项中的Then和空后的Finally相对应，构成递进关系，空后一句的that response指代E项中的a response，且response为原词复现，E项中的it指代上文提到的conversation。故选E。

3．语境推断。根据空前一句中的“a simple idea occurred to me”可知，本句应承接上文说明这个主意是什么，结合空后一句中的“by e-mail”以及后文“helped improve my English significantly”可知，办法就是通过书面的形式参与讨论，故选B。

4．复现推断。根据空后一句中的them可知，设空处需要一个可数名词复数并且是指代人的词，A选项中的 colleagues符合要求，句意：另外，我学会了对同事开诚布公。故选A。

5．语境和复现推断。根据最后一段中的“But the dynamics quickly improved.”和“They seemed to become more aware of how they were speaking, and I felt more comfortable joining in the conversation.”可知，和同事沟通让这一情况有所改善，同事们似乎更加意识到他们是怎么说的，作者也逐渐克服了语言障碍。G项符合语境，且G项中的both sides指代同事和作者，承接上文。故选G。

Ⅳ.语法填空

(2022·池州市普高质监)

Chinese Tang suit

Tang suit is an expression __1.coming__(come) out of the overseas Chinese people. As one of the most wealthy and __2.powerful__(power) dynasties in the history of China, the Tang Empire is so famous in the world that foreigners call the overseas Chinese people “the Tang people”， the places __3.where__ they live “Chinatown” and the clothes they wear “Tang suit”．

Tang suit, which has its origin in a kind of Manchu clothing, has mainly four characteristics. The Mandarin collar(中式领)with front opening is __4.a__ traditional Chinese clothes style. The opening is symmetrical(对称的)，and the collar stands straight up. The hand-made Chinese knots are used as buttons and __5.decorations__(decorate). Another characteristic is the fabric, which usually is a traditional cloth such as a kind of silk. Adding the western cutting method as well as shoulder pads(肩 垫)__6.makes__(make) the clothes fit better. It is __7.widely__(wide) recognized that this kind of clothing later had a great influence __8.on/upon__ the traditional clothing in many Asian countries such as the Kimono in Japan and Hanbok in Korea.

In 2001 in APEC the Tang suit was worn by leaders from different countries, attracting many foreigners   9.to wear  (wear) it. Since then, this kind of clothing   10.has been regarded  (regard) as Chinese Tang suit and has enjoyed a great popularity in China and abroad.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了唐装的起源和特点，对亚洲国家如日本的和服和韩国的韩服产生了很大的影响并在国内外受到了广泛欢迎。

解析：

1．考查非谓语动词。句意：“唐装”是来自海外华人的一种表达。come在句子中作为非谓语动词使用，expression和come之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，因此使用come的现在分词作为后置定语修饰expression。故填coming 。

2．考查形容词。句意：作为中国历史上最富有和最强大的朝代之一，唐朝在世界上举世闻名，外国人称海外华人为“唐人”，他们居住的地方为“唐人街”，他们穿的衣服为“唐装”。此处使用power的形容词在句子中作定语修饰dynasties，由wealthy可知，填入的单词应该意为“强大的”。故填powerful。

3．考查定语从句。句意同上题。分析句子结构可知，空格处应该填入定语从句的引导词，先行词是places关系词在从句(they live)中作地点状语，因此使用where引导定语从句。故填where。

4．考查冠词。句意：前面开口的中式领是一种中国传统服饰类型。style为可数名词，此处需要填入不定冠词表示泛指意义，traditional是以辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。

5．考查名词。句意：手工制作的中国结用作纽扣和装饰。此处应该使用decorate的名词和buttons并列作介词as的宾语，由句意的需要可知，应该使用decoration，意为“装饰品”应用复数形式表示多种装饰。故填decorations。

6．考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意：加上西方剪裁方法和肩垫使衣服更合身。由上下文可知，该句子使用一般现在时，句子的主语是动名词短语(adding the western cutting method as well as shoulder pads)，因此谓语动词应使用单数形式。故填makes。

 7.考查副词。句意：众所周知，这种服装后来对许多亚洲国家的传统服装产生了很大的影响，例如日本的和服和韩国的韩服。副词作状语修饰过去分词recognized，故填widely。

8．考查固定短语。句意同上题。固定短语have a/an... influence on/upon...“对……有很大的影响”。故填on/upon。

9．考查固定短语。句意：在2001年的APEC会议中，唐装被来自不同国家的领导人穿上，吸引了许多外国人穿它。attract sb. to do是固定短语，意为“吸引某人做某事”。故填to wear。

10．考查动词的时态和语态及主谓一致。句意：从那时起，这种服装被称为“唐装”，并在国内外受到广泛欢迎。由since then可知，该句子使用现在完成时，句子的主语this kind of clothing为单数意义，谓语动词应使用单数形式，并且主语承受regard的动作，因此谓语动词要使用被动语态的形式。故填has been regarded。