高中外研版 (2019)Unit 3 The world meets China课后练习题

这是一份高中外研版 (2019)Unit 3 The world meets China课后练习题，共19页。
[共两节, 满分50分]
第一节（共15小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
（2020 •山东临沂高三月考）
Present r Future?
Americans are future-minded. They really live in the future. The present is just a way statin. This enthusiasm fr the future is really nt shared even by all Eurpean cuntries. The French are knwn t be present-minded while the British are ften called past-minded. Fr Japanese Zen fllwers, time is like a pl f water. Things just happen. There is n past, present r future. Egyptians are well knwn fr their past mindedness.
I did nt grw up with a telephne. S the Yellw Pages were smething brand new fr me when I first arrived in the U. S. I still had the habit f ging t a stre nly t find ut that it didn’t have what I needed. My wife used t ask, “Didn’t yu call befre ging there?” The cncept f calling ahead f time requires planning and a fliture mind, while my upbringing was in a present-minded culture.
One thing my nuclear family enjys when my mm visits is her cking. S nrmally I ask my mm a cuple f days in advance what things she needs fr the upcming meals. She is always sure that she has everything. The truth is that many times, in the middle f cking, she will ask fr items we dn’t have. That shws a present mind. Yu deal with it when yu get there instead f ding advanced planning.
Listening t weather frecasts and then living yur life accrdingly is a sign f a future mind. Nrmally, when I get t wrk and see everyne walking arund with their umbrellas, I figure that it will rain tday. Here peple are trained frm their childhd t figure ut at least that day’s expected weather befre leaving the huse. I am nrmally missing my umbrella because it was nt raining and the sky did nt have dark cluds. Here my present mind gets me wet every time.
Mainstream Americans have put inside themselves the clck t a degree which is beynd the cmprehensin f many cultures acrss the glbe. S the annyance many Americans face when wrking with peple frm ther cultures is understandable. In tday’s dialgue, building the bridge t the 21st century may turn ut t be easier than building bridges with ther cultures, which may appear t be s freign. Hwever, they are vital partners fr ur interdependent life n this planet.
1. Where was the authr mst likely bm?
A. In America.
B. In France.
C. In Britain.
D. In Egypt.
2. Which is true abut the authr?
A. He was mre future-minded than his mther.
B. He received mst f his educatin in Japan.
C. He learned t check the weather befre ging ut.
D. He disliked calling the stre befre ging shpping.
3. What’s the main idea f the last paragraph?
A. Americans value time mre than any ther culture.
B. Americans shuld be understd by ther cultures.
C. Cmmunicatin between cultures is easier than befre.
D. Harmny shuld be achieved despite cultural differences.
B
（2020 •重庆高三一模）Here is sme must-knw infrmatin frm a handbk n hw peple behave in ding business in sme cuntries.
In Brazil
Brazilians are warm and friendly. They ften stand clse when talking and it is cmmn fr them t tuch the persn n the shulder. Peple ften greet each ther （particularly wmen） with light cheek kisses. Schedules tend t be flexible, with business meetings smetimes starting later than planned. But t be safe, be n time. Meals can stretch fr hurs—there’s n such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil. Lunches als can start in the mid t late afternn. Brazilians are scial, preferring face-t-face cmmunicatin ver mails r phne calls.
In Singapre
Singapreans shake hands when they meet and ften als greet each ther with a small, plite bw. Business cards shuld be ffered and received with tw hands. Arriving late is cnsidered disrespectful. S be n time. Efficiency （效率） is the gal, s meetings and dealings ften are fast-paced. Singapreans are direct in their discussins, even when the subject is abut mney. Rank is imprtant and authrity is respected. This determines bth peple interact in meetings. Fr example, peple avid disagreeing utright with smene with a higher rank.
In the United Arab Emirates
In the UAE, status is imprtant, s the mst senir r ldest shuld be greeted first with their titles. The handshake seems t be lnger than elsewhere. S, d nt pull away the handshake. Wmen shuld cver themselves when it cmes t dress. Men als tend t be cvered frm neck t elbws （肘部） and dwn t the knees. Peple d nt avid entertaining in their hmes, but they als hld business meals at restaurants. Tuching r passing fd r eating with yur left hand is t be avided. When meetings are ne-t-ne, if yur hst ffers yu cffee, yu shuld refuse. It might seem dd, but it is a cultural traditin. Cffee shuld nly be accepted if it is always set ut r presented.
In Switzerland
The Swiss tend t be frmal and address each ther by last name. They als are respectful f private lives. Yu shuld be careful nt t ask abut persnal tpics. Punctuality （守时） is vital, smething that cmes frm a deep respect fr thers’ time. Arrive at any meeting r event a few minutes early t be safe. They als have clear structure in their cmpanies. Higher- ups make the final decisins, even if thers might disagree. Neat, clean dress is expected. The Swiss fllw frmal table manners. They als keep their hands visible at the table and their elbws ff the table. It is plite t finish the fd n yur plate.
4. The passage is mainly abut ________.
A. cmmunicatin types
B. the wrkplace atmsphere
C. custms and scial manners
D. living cnditins and standards
5. Why d Singapreans avid arguing with their bss?
A. They put efficiency in the first place.
B. They dislike face-t-face cmmunicatin.
C. They want t finish meetings as quickly as pssible.
D. They are suppsed t bey the persn f a higher rank.
6. In the UAE, when shuld yu refuse the cffee if it is ffered?
A. When greeting senirs.
B. When meeting the hst alne.
C. When attending a presentatin.
D. When dining with business partners.
7. In which cuntry d peple care abut where t put their hands at the dinner table?
A. In Brazil.
B. In Singapre.
C. In the United Arab Emirate.
D. In Switzerland.
C
（2020 •湖北八校高三第一次联考）I arrived in my Chinese classrm, ready t share my vast knwledge and experience with the 75 students wh wuld be my English Literature class. Having taught in the USA fr 17 years, I had n wrry at all abut my ability t plant in my students enthusiasm fr the literature f my mther tngue.
I was really shcked when the mnitr shuted “Stand up” and the entire class rse as I entered the rm, and I was smewhat cnfused and anxius abut hw t get them t sit dwn again, but nce that embarrassment was ver, I quickly calmed dwn and launched int what I thught was a fact- packed lecture, sure t gain their respect——perhaps even their admiratin. I went back t my rm radiating that rsy glw （光 泽）that cmes frm a sense f significant accmplishment.
My students kept jurnals, hwever, and as I read them, the rsy glw was gradually replaced by an verwhelming sense f frustratin. The first jurnal said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything tday. Perhaps her next lecture will be better. ” Heartbrken, I read jurnal after jurnal, each expressing a similar theme. “Didn’t teach them anything? I sketched the entire philsphical framewrk f thught AND laid the histrical backgrund fr all the wrks we’ll study in class.” I cmplained, “Hw can they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
Determined t clear myself, I dug ut all my reference bks, adding backgrund material t my next lecture, researching int the scilgical setting and even the psychlgical state f the authr. After the secnd class, I eagerly pened the jurnals, expecting enthusiastic reviews at last. Again, I was crushed by their cntinuing cmments that I was ging t slwly withut giving meaningful details.
Mre determined than ever, I dived int surces f criticism, deciding t devte mre time t the texts by prviding summaries f all the interpretatins I culd find f each wrk. This material wuld give my students ample infrmatin fr drawing their wn cnclusins abut the wrk’s meaning. “Our teacher seems cnfused abut the real meaning f the wrks,” the jurnals said. “One minute she gives ne interpretatin； the next minute she gives anther. Then she asks fr ur pinins. We’re the students. She, s the teacher. She shuld tell us what the wrks mean.”
It was a lng semester, and it gradually became clear t me that my ideas abut educatin were purely Western, and that Chinese ideas differed significantly. I thught a teacher’s jb was t raise interesting questins and prvide enugh backgrund s that students culd draw their wn cnclusins. My students thught a teacher’s jb was t prvide accurate infrmatin as directly and cncisely as pssible. Americans wanted t interpret and experience. The Chinese wanted t master and memrize.
8. Hw did the writer feel befre she began her teaching in China?
A. Wrried.
B. Cnfident.
Disappinted.
D. Cnfused.
9. What might be the reasn why the writer was shcked when the mnitr shuted “Stand up”?
A. The students intended t scare their new freign teacher.
B. The students refused t stand up befre their new freign teacher.
C. The writer was a little shy and felt embarrassed when she entered the classrm.
D. The writer didn’t knw much abut the Chinese classrm and that was ttally unexpected.
10. What des the writer mean by saying “Determined t clear myself” in Paragraph 4?
A. She wanted t better understand the students, questin.
B. She wanted t prve her ability in teaching the curse.
C. She was a little bit angry with the students.
D. She was very disappinted with herself.
11. Which f the fllwing might the writer agree with?
A. Chinese and Western ideas abut educatin are slightly different.
B. A teacher’s jb is t make students think and have their wn pinins.
C. Teaching is t prvide accurate infrmatin directly and clearly.
D. Bth Americans and the Chinese tend t draw cnclusins by themselves.
D
（2020 •山东潘博潘川高三月考）At yur next meeting, wait fr a pause in cnversatin and try t measure hw lng it lasts.
Amng English speakers, chances are that it will be a secnd r tw at mst. But while this pattern may be universal, ur awareness f silence differs dramatically acrss cultures.
What ne culture cnsiders a cnfusing r awkward pause may be seen by thers as a valuable mment f reflectin and sign f respect fr what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch and als in English fund that when a silence in cnversatin stretches t fur secnds, peple start t feel uneasy. In cntrast, a separate study f business meetings fund that Japanese peple are happy with silences f 8. 2 secnds—nearly twice as lng as in Americans’ meetings.
In Japan, it is recgnized that the best cmmunicatin is when yu dn’t speak at all. It’s already a failure t understand each ther by speaking because yu’re repairing that failure by using wrds.
In the US, it may riginate frm the histry f clnial （殖民地）America as a crssrads f many different races. When yu have a cmplex f difference, it’s hard t establish cmmn understanding unless yu talk and there’s understandably a kind f anxiety unless peple are verbally engaged t establish a cmmn life. This applies als t sme extent t Lndn.
In cntrast, when there’s mre hmgeneity, perhaps it’s easier fr sme kinds f silence t appear. Fr example, amng yur clsest friends and family it’s easier t sit in silence than with peple yu’re less well acquainted with.
12. Which f the fllwing peple might have the lngest
silence in cnversatin?
A. The Dutch.
B. Americans.
C. The English.
D. The Japanese.
13. What might the Japanese agree with in a cnversatin?
A. Speaking mre gives the upper hand.
B. Speak ut what yu have in yur mind.
C. Great minds think alike withut wrds.
D. The shrter talking silence, the better.
14. What can we learn frm the text?
A. A fur secnd silence in cnversatin is universal.
B. It’s hard fr Americans t reach a cmmn agreement.
C. English speakers are mre talkative than Japanese speakers.
D. The clser we and ur family are, the easier the silence appears.
15. What des the underlined wrd “hmgeneity” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Similarity.
B. Cntradictin.
Diversity.
D. Misunderstanding.
第二节（共5小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（2020 •天津津南高三检测）Prridge desn’t have a very tasty name, des it? 16 . I, m here t try and cnvince yu that prridge can be a delicius, cnvenient and very healthy way t start the day.
Prridge is a type f fd served fr breakfast, usually a type f grain with either milk r water. It is thicker than liquid, but nt slid. 17 , s it’s a very gd ptin fr peple wh are ill, and it prvides lng-lasting energy fr the day.
Prridge preparatin, such as the amunt f materials and cking time depends n what yu chse t use as yur prridge base. 18 , I put a very big handful f ats（麦片）in a pt, add a little bit f water and abut 200 ml f milk, and let the mixture bil. It takes abut five minutes t ck.
Once it’s cked, the fun part is adding the flavurs（味道）.Prridge alne desn’t have a very strng flavur. 19 , I think this is what makes prridge exciting! It is like a blank piece f paperyu can add almst anything yu want t the prridge base. Seeds, nuts and dried fruits are very healthy ptins t add and can give yu energy fr the day. But if yu dn’t like these, r yu’re allergic, then sugar and chclate are als very tasty ptins.
20 . Either ats r cm r bth are “staple fds” fr mst peple n the earth. Yu can usually buy big bags f either, then add lcal materials t make yur prridge interesting—whatever is cheap and cnvenient t find, wherever yu are.
Hpefully prridge sunds a lt tastier nw!
A. If yu’ve never eaten it
B. If I’m cking fr myself
C. The prridge base is very easy t digest
D. It desn’t have a very tasty reputatin, either
E. It is ften heated up but lacks all kinds f nutritin
F. Yu can make prridge almst anywhere in the wrld
G. Althugh sme peple think this makes prridge bring
第二部分 语言运用
[共两节, 满分30分]
第一节（共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
（2020 •黑龙江鹤岗高三一模）Since I taught in suthern China, I have learned a lt abut Chinese life and culture and fund them very interesting.
First, family life is quite 21 in China frm that in the USA. In the USA, many yung peple leave hme after they finish their educatin and start wrking. Hwever, in China, it is 22 fr peple t live with their parents until they get married. 23 , many f my Chinese friends tld me that their 24 lived with them and helped take care f them when they were children. It seems that Americans think independence is mre imprtant 25 the Chinese think family relatinships are mre imprtant.
Bargaining is anther 26 that I have tried t learn. In the USA, prices are set and yu can’t ask fr a lwer price. Hwever, in sme small Chinese stres and turist places, yu are 27 t bargain. My Chinese friends taught me t ask fr 40 percent r 50 percent ff the riginal price. If the salespersn desn’t agree t my price, I shuld 28 t leave and he might let me cme back and sell me the item. It is a skill that yu have t 29 if yu live in China.
Tipping hasn’t been easier t 30 . In the USA, many peple in the service industry want t get 31 mney fr serving custmers. Tipping is nt a part f Chinese culture. Once I tried t tip a taxi driver. He lked a little 32 and refused t take the mney.
In dinners, perhaps what surprises an American visitr mst is that sme f the Chinese hsts like t put fd int the plates f their 33 . Actually, this is a 34 f true friendship and pliteness. My Chinese friend tld me if I didn’t want t eat it, I shuld just 35 the fd in the plate.
21. A. differentB. unique C. privateD. harmnius
22. A. regular B. true C. usual D. cmmn
23. A. Still B. Als C. Therefre D. Althugh
24. A. parentsB. relatives C. grandparents D. babysitters
25. A. since B. while C. when D. as
26. A. custm B. way C. lessn D. habit
27. A. taught B. expected C. suggested D. required
28. A. pretend B. decide C. prmise D. hpe
29. A. tlerateB. understand C. cnsiderD. practise
30. A. turn t B. adjust t C. refer t D. stick t
31. A. extra B. easy C. pcket D. prize
32. A. excitedB. satisfied C. cnfusedD. frightened
33. A. wn B. children C. guests D. neighbrs
34. A. signal B. mark C. feature D. sign
35. A. remain B. leave C. put D. taste
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
（2020 •山东济宁二模）Peking Opera is a frm f traditinal Chinese theater that 36 （appear） in Beijing in the late 18th century. 37 （cmbine）music, sng, dance and acrbatics （杂技动作）in a lively and clrful display, it is a 38 （relative） new style f drama, cmpared t ther types f Chinese theater.
In the early years f Peking Opera, all the actrs were men, 39 the rles f wmen played by yung bys. The stries fell int tw main 40 （categry） — wen, r civil theater, which fcused n lve, marriage and ther civilian cncerns, and wu, r military theater, which fcused n the theme f war and was knwn fr featuring thrilling stage actins.
In the first half f the 41 （twenty） century, the mst famus actr f Peking Opera was Mei Lanfang, 42 played a key rle in ppularizing Peking Opera and intrducing Chinese theater t the West. Additinally, Mei als tk the bld step f taking n female students, which was 43 highly risky and uncnventinal step at the time.
After the funding f the Peple’s Republic f China, Peking Opera perfrmances, which dealt with cntemprary and revlutinary themes, were encuraged. Despite 44 （it） ups and dwns, Peking Opera was revived （复兴）in the 1980s and cntinues t 45 （perfrm） tday.
第三部分 写作
[共两节, 满分40分]
第一节（满分15分）
（2020 •山东潍坊高三二模）假定你是李华, 受母亲影响, 喜欢中国传统手工艺刺绣。最近, 你得知你的英国朋友 Lisa正在苏州学习刺绣。请你给她写封邮件, 内容包括：
1. 询问学习情况；
2. 分享你的作品；
3. 希望保持交流。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：刺绣embridery
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两 段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
（2020 •山东济宁一模）I always prided myself n being a wise shpper and having a gd nse fr bargains. S when I came acrss a sprting gds stre with a sign “Ging Out f Business Sale”, I marched int the crwded stre. Up and dwn the aisles （通道）, I wandered, humming t myself and enjying the energy and excitement f a sale.
All f a sudden, there, at the back f the stre sat a cane（轻舟）exactly like my husband’s dream Suprem Numer- Un, whse picture had been stuck n the bathrm mirrr fr years. My heart beat wildly. I pushed my way thrugh the crwds, and nearly fell int the cane lking fr the price tag. There it was, with the manufacturer’s suggested price at $ 6, 750 plus tax crssed ut and a handwritten TO CLEAR $ 750 AS IS. Must be a mistake. $ 6, 000 ff? Salesman. I had t talk t a salesman. I sptted a yung fellw with a “Hi. I’m Mathew”. “Mathew. Tell me abut this El Suprem cane. What’s wrng with it? Why is it nly $ 750?”
“Oh. There’s nthing wrng with it. It’s brand new. We’re clsing the stre. It’s n clearance like everything else. I’ll g check.” A few minutes later he came back and said, “I, m srry ma’am. Smene made a mistake n the sale tag. It shuld be $ 4, 750 fr the whle package. ”
I felt tears well up in my eyes. “Oh well,” I said sadly. “Of curse, it was t gd t be true. This is exactly like my husband’s dreambat. I guess I started t dream myself when I saw that price tag. He’s ging t be 62 years ld Friday. Had t retire early fr his health. It’s been hard n just the pensin but the stubbrn ld fl has been saving $10 every week fr years t buy ne just like this. I prmise I wn’t buy anything, but it’s just an ld man’s silly dream, yu knw. Always said he wanted t fish in a cane after he retired,” my vice lwered and I turned and walked away.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
I was already at the mall dr when Mathew caught up with me. “D yu have $ 750 plus $ 25 fr delivery, ma’am?”
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“Ma, am. There’s smething yu shuld knw. This stre was my Grandpa’s and the cane had been rdered by him. _____________________________________
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[语篇解读]主题：人与社会（历史、社会与文化）；话题：理解不同文化之间的差异。本文是一篇说明文，讲述了虽然建立跨文化的桥梁比建立通往21世纪的桥梁还要难，但是我们还是应该理解不同文化之间的差异并且和谐相处。
1. B 细节理解题。由第一段第五句“The French are knwn t be present-minded while the British are ften called past-minded.” 和第二段最后一句 “The cncept f calling ahead f time requires planning and a future mind，while my upbringing was in a present- minded culture.”可知作者是在“着眼当下”的文化中长大的人，并且法国人就总是着眼当下，由此可推断作者是一个法国人，故选B。
2.A 细节理解题。由第三段第二句“S nrmally I ask my mm a cuple f days in advance what things she needs fr the upcming meals.”可知作者与自己的母亲相比显得更放眼未来，所以A 项正确；文中没有B项相关内容，所以B项错误；由第四段第二句 “Nrmally, when I get t wrk and see everyne walking arund with their umbrellas, I figure that it will rain tday.” 可知C项错误；文中没有D项相关内容，所以D项错误。故选A。
3.D主旨大意题。由最后一段最后两句“In tday’s dialgue, building the bridge t the 21st century may turn ut t be easier than building bridges with ther cultures，which may appear t be s freign. Hwever, they are vital partners fr ur interdependent life n this planet.” 可知作者认为虽然建立跨文化的桥梁比建立通往21世纪的桥梁还要难，但我们还是应该理解不同的文化，因为对于这个星球来说这很重要。由此可推断作者写最 后一段是想告诉人们要理解不同文化之间的差异并且和谐相处，故选D。
[语篇解读]主题：人与社会（历史、社会与文化）；话题：做生意时要注意的风俗习惯。本文是一篇说明文。常言道，入乡随俗，入国问禁。 因为文化不同，不同的国家有不同的礼仪，本文讲述了做生意要注意的风俗习惯。
4. C 主旨大意题。由文章开始的主旨句“ hw peple behave in ding business in sme cuntries.” 可知，本文讲述了在一些国家做生意时要注意的风俗习惯。A项有一定的干扰性，但 cmmunicatin types说的是交流类型，因此不合适。
5.D 细节理解题。由 “In Singapre” 部分中的 “Fr example，peple avid disagreeing utright with smene with a higher rank.”可知，新加坡人不与老板争吵，是因为他们避免与比自己职位高的人出现分歧。
6. B 细节理解题。由 “In the United Arab Emirates” 部分中的 “When meetings are ne-t-ne, if yur hst ffers yu cffee, yu shuld refuse.”可知，在阿联酋，你如果单独与主人见面，应该拒绝喝咖啡。
7. D 细节理解题。由 “In Switzerland” 部分中的 “They als keep their hands visible at the table and their elbws ff the table.” 可知，在瑞士人们会在乎把手放在桌子哪里。
[语篇解读]主题：人与社会（历史、社会与文化）；话题：教书的经历。本文是一篇记叙文，作者以轻松幽默的笔调讲述了自己第一次来中国教书的“不幸”经历，生动形象地展现了中国与西方在教育内容、思维方式上的巨大差异。
8. B 细节理解题。由第一段最后'句“Having taught... I had n wrry at all abut my ability...” 可知选 B0
9. D推理判断题。由后文作者对学生的评价颇为不解以及最后一段作者对中西方教育差异的认识可推知选D。
10. B推理判断题。前面作者很有信心，看到不利的评价，觉得不服气，想要证明给学生看。故选B。
11. B 细节理解题。由最后一段第二句“I thught a teacher’s jb was t raise interesting that students culd draw their wn cnclusins.”可知与B项为同义句替换，故选B。
[语篇解读]主题：人与社会（历史、社会与文化）;话题：谈话中的 沉默文化。本文是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了谈话中的沉默文化。尽管交谈中出现停顿是普遍存在的，但我们对沉默的认识在不同的文化中有巨大的差异。不同的文化中沉默时间不同，对于沉默的看法也不同。相比而言，亲密的朋友和家人之间更容易出现沉默。
12. D 细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Amng English speakers, chances are that it will be a secnd r tw at mst.”和第三段 最后两句 “Research in Dutch and als in English fund that when a silence in cnversatin stretches t fur secnds，peple start t feel uneasy. In cntrast, a separate study f business meetings fund that Japanese peple are happy with silences f 6.2 secnds—nearly twice as lng as in Americans’ meetings.”可知，日本人可能在谈话中有最长（时间）的沉默。故选D。
13. C 推理判断题。根据第四段首句“In Japan, it is recgnized that the best cmmunicatin is when yu dn’t speak at all.” 可知， 在日本，一般认为最好的交流是一句话不说的时候。因此推断日本人认为“智者无言而相通”。故选C。
14. D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Fr example, amng yur clsest friends and family it’s easier t sit in silence than with peple yu’re less well acquainted with.” 可知，亲密的人之间更 容易出现沉默，因此我们和家人越亲密，沉默就越容易出现。 故选D。
15. A词义猜测题。根据下文的举例可知，越亲密的人，越容易出现沉默，因此可推断画线词所在句意为“相比而言，当有更多相似时，也许沉默更容易出现”。故画线词意思与similarity意义相近。故选A。
[语篇解读]主题：人与社会（历史、社会与文化）；话题：对“粥”的再认识。本文是一篇说明文。粥是很好的早餐，但是很多人不喜欢它，认为其寡淡无味。希望你读完文章之后会对“粥”有一个全新的认识！
16. D 关联逻辑法解题。根据前文 “Prridge desn’t have a very tasty name, des it?”可知，“粥”听起来并不美味，因此本空承接上文论述，故选D。
17.C关联逻辑法解题。根据后文s it’s a very gd ptin fr peple wh are ill，and it prvides lng-lasting energy fr the day 可推测粥很好消化，所以对于生病的人来说是一个很好的选择，它能为人体提供持久的能量，故选C。
18. B 关联逻辑法解题。根据下文 “ put a very big handflil f ats in a pt, add a little bit f water and abut 200 ml f milk，and let the mixture bil. It takes abut five minutes t ck. ”可知，作者在叙述煮粥的方法，故对应下文应选B,表示如果“我”煮粥的话，“我”会把一大把燕麦放进锅里，加一点儿水，约200毫升牛奶，然后煮开这种混合物。
19.G关联逻辑法解题。根据后文“I think this is what makes prridge exciting!(我认为这正是粥令人兴奋的地方！）”可知’此空应为与后文完全相反的观点，故可对应到G选项（尽管有人认为这使粥很乏味）。
20. F词汇锁定法解题。根据本段最后wherever yu are可知，你几乎可以在世界上任何地方做粥。故选F。
[语篇解读]主题：人与社会（历史、社会与文化）；话题：中美生活差异。本文是一篇说明文，中国和美国的生活在很多方面都有巨大的差异，本文对此现象做了具体说明，涉及家庭生活、购物、用餐等方面。
21. A 上下文语境题。different不同的；unique独特的；private隐私的，私人的；harmnius和谐的。首先中国的家庭生活和美国 的家庭生活完全不一样（different)。形容词different与介词 frm连用。故A项正确。
22. D 上下文语境题。regular有规律的；true真实的；usual通常的；cmmn常见的。在美国很多年轻人在完成教育以后离开家开始工作。然而，在中国，人们和父母生活在一起直到他们结婚是常见的（cmmn)情况。故D项正确。
23. B上下文语境题。还有很多中国朋友告诉我当他们小的时候，他们的爷爷奶奶和他们生活在一起照顾他们。根据句意可知上下文是递进关系，要用als引出下文。故B项正确。
24. C 上下文语境题。parent父母；relative亲戚；grandparent祖父/祖母；babysitter保姆。还有很多中国朋友告诉我当他们小的时候，他们的祖父母（grandparents)和他们生活在一起照顾他们。故C项正确。
25. B上下文语境题。似乎美国人认为独立更重要，而（while)中国人认为家庭关系更重要。根据句意可知上下文之间是转折关系，所以用while表示“然而”，故B项正确。
26. A上下文语境题。讨价还价是“我”要努力学习的另外一个重要的风俗(custm)。故A项正确。
27. B上下文语境题。teach教；expect预料，期待；suggest建议；require要求。但是在中国的小商店和旅游景点，别人会预料 (expect)到你要讨价还价。故B项正确。
28. A上下文语境题。如果卖东西的人不同意这个价格，朋友让“我”假装（pretend)离开，卖东西的人可能会让“我”回来并把东西卖给“我”。故A项正确。
29. D 上下文语境题。tlerate容忍；understand理解；cnsider考虑；practise练习。如果你想生活在中国，讨价还价是一个你不得不练习（practise)的技巧。故D项正确。
30. B 上下文语境题。turn t向求助；adjust t适应；refer t提及,谈及；stick t坚持。小费方面也很不容易适应（adjust t)，在美国服务行业的人想要得到额外的钱。故B项正确。
31. A上下文语境题。在美国服务行业的人想要得到额外的（extra)钱，也就是小费。故A项正确。
32.C上下文语境题。曾经有一次“我”试图给出租车司机小费，他看起来有点儿困惑（cnfiised),拒绝接受“我”的钱。故C项 正确。
33. C上下文语境题。在吃饭的时候，让美国游客最惊讶的事情是一些中国的主人喜欢把食物放进客人（guests)的盘子里。实际上这是一种友好和礼貌的标志。故C项正确。
34. D上下文语境题。signal信号；mark痕迹，分数；feature特点；sign标志，迹象。在吃饭的时候，让美国游客最惊讶的事情是一些中国的主人喜欢把食物放进客人的盘子里。实际上这是 一种友好和礼貌的标志（sign)。故D项正确。
35. B上下文语境题。“我”的中国朋友告诉“我”，“我”如果不想吃，应该把食物留（leave)在盘子里。根据句意可知B项正确。
[语篇解读]主题：人与社会（历史、社会与文化）；话题：京剧。本文是一篇说明文，介绍了京剧的发展和演变。
36. appeared 考查动词时态。根据后面的时间状语in the late 18th century可知用一般过去时态。
37. Cmbining 考查非谓语动词。句子的主语是it (指代Peking Opera),和cmbine之间是主动关系，用现在分词短语作原因状语。
38. relatively 考查副词。在此句中，用副词relatively修饰形容词 new。
39. with考查with复合结构。女性的角色由男孩扮演。
40. categries考査名词。前面有量词tw,因此用复数名词categries。
41. twentieth 考查数词。空格前有the，表示“第二十世纪”，用 twentieth
42. wh考查非限制性定语从句。wh引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面的Mei Lanfang。
43. a考查冠词。空格后面的名词step是可数名词单数，用a表示单数“一个”
44. its考查代词。后面的ups and dwns意为“盛衰，沉浮”,此处指 Peking Opera 的盛衰，用 its。
45. be perfrmed 考查非谓语动词。cntinues t d sth.是固定搭配， Peking Opera 与 perfrm 之间是被动关系，故用 be perfrmed。
第一节 One pssible versin：
Dear Lisa,
It is nice t knw yu are learning hw t d embridery in Suzhu, fr I am als a big fan f this traditinal Chinese handicraft. I wnder hw yu are getting alng with yur embridery curses.
My mther is credited with arusing my interest in Chinese silk embridery. Under her guidance，I have just finished ne piece f needlewrk and I’d like t share it with yu. If cnvenient, we can cntinue learning frm each ther by sharing ur wrks and cmmunicating regularly.
Hpe yu can make mre prgress.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 One pssible versin：
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