UNIT 1 课时检测（二）“Reading and Thinking”的课文习读环节（word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语必修2 （人教版2019）

4 / 5 UNIT 1 课时检测（二） “Reading and Thinking” 的课文习读环节 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Born in the coldest city in the world, Yakutsk in Siberia, Alex developed an interest in photography (摄影) from a very young age when he would spend hours developing film in the darkness of his bathroom.When he was old enough to travel, he packed his bag, hit the road and has visited more than 84 countries since he began his journey. He began travelling around the world as a travel photographer, mainly taking photos of nature.After a few years he became more interested in people.He said, “While travelling the world, I realized that people were the most interesting part of my travel experience.I was most attracted by people living in far places, where the traditional lifestyle and ancient culture remained untouched by the outside world.I felt that life there had a close connection to the tradition of people.” Since then, he has begun a project called The World in Faces.He has travelled deep into Siberia and China, to places unknown by the outside world where the population of the locals are down to their last few hundred.He wants to tell their stories before it's too late.Alex feels that a lot of cultures are vanishing and wants to record them.“I believe that without cultural diversity (多样性) our world will become faceless.Many of the world traditions that have been present for thousands of years have disappeared.” This project is also important to him because he wants to share the idea that we are all on the same side — we are all humans. Alex will continue to record these very unique people.For him, it is a job of love and necessity. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。摄影爱好者Alex游历84个国家，通过摄影记录下了那些与世隔绝的民族和他们的正在消失的文化。 1．Why did Alex start the long journey? A．To make a film. B．To take photos of people. C．To follow his hobby of photography. D．To know of different people and cultures. 解析：选C　推理判断题。文章首句中提到Alex小时候就对摄影感兴趣，结合下文他在旅途中用照片记录所见所闻可知，他游历各国是为了追随自己的摄影爱好。 2．What was Alex most interested in during his travelling? A．The wonderful na