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[对应学生用书P517]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
The South African town Hamburg is situated by one of the most beautiful estuaries (河口) in the Eastern Cape. It's known for its rich Xhosa culture. It is also home to a group of women who have produced a series of extraordinary artworks that have been exhibited around the world.
Keiskamma Art Project was created to teach local women embroidery (刺绣) skills to help them at a tough time economically and socially,but unexpectedly it has grown into something much bigger. Having been shown at international art galleries,many of their tapestries (挂毯) are now being displayed under one roof for the first time,at an exhibition in Johannesburg.
Their story began in 2000,when Dr. Carol Hofmeyr moved from Johannesburg to Hamburg. She found that the town was struggling with high unemployment and that local women were desperate to find ways to feed their families. Having studied embroidery herself,she hoped that passing on that knowledge to local women would help empower them.
From humble beginnings,more and more women heard about the project through word of mouth. Now,over 150 women are part of the project. Selling their works provides a source of income,but the project has also created a support system for the women.
Initially,the women started out simply creating cushions (坐垫) and small handbags to sell to tourists. Eventually,they started receiving tasks for larger pieces. They were given panels about a meter in size to work on at home. By joining the completed panels together,they created the first of their large works and one of their most celebrated,“The Keiskamma Tapestry”,which tells the history of the Xhosa people who were subjugated (征服) through colonization and the Xhosa British Frontier Wars from 1776 to 1876.
Another celebrated piece is “The Keiskamma Altarpiece”,which was produced by 130 women. The fourmeterhigh,fourmeterwide piece reveals the struggles that elderly Xhosa women endured when the youth in their community were hit by HIV two decades ago,and they stepped in to care for children.
Recent artworks engage with contemporary issues. “COVID Resilience Tapestry” deals with the pandemic; “A New Earth and Our Sacred Ocean” is a call for environmental consciousness.
[语篇解读] 记叙文。本文讲南非Hamburg小镇因科萨文化而闻名,当地的女士们通过制作一些工艺品渡过生活难关。
1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To inform readers of the situation.
B.To bring in the topic of the text.
C.To introduce an ancient culture.
D.To promote the local artworks.
解析 B 推理判断题。根据第一段“The South African town Hamburg is situated by one of the most beautiful estuaries (河口) in the Eastern Cape. It's known for its rich Xhosa culture. It is also home to a group of women who have produced a series of extraordinary artworks that have been exhibited around the world.”可知,第一段的目的是引入文章的主题。
2.What is beyond people's expectation for Keiskamma Art Project?
A.It helps a lot of women.
B.It gains international fame.
C.It helps develop local economy.
D.It sponsors an exhibition in Johannesburg.
解析 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Keiskamma Art Project was created to teach local women embroidery (刺绣) skills to help them at a tough time economically and socially,but unexpectedly it has grown into something much bigger.”可知,Keiskamma艺术项目获得了国际声誉超出了人们的预期。
3.Which of the following can best describe the process of making “The Keiskamma Tapestry”?
A.Historical. B.Gamechanging.
C.Cooperative. D.Timeconsuming.
解析 C 推理判断题。根据第五段“By joining the completed panels together,they created the first of their large works and one of their most celebrated,‘The Keiskamma Tapestry’,which tells the history of the Xhosa people who were subjugated (征服) through colonization and the Xhosa British Frontier Wars from 1776 to 1876.”可知,制作“凯思卡玛挂毯”的过程是互相合作的。
4.What do we know about “The Keiskamma Altarpiece”?
A.It shows the Xhosa people's sufferings.
B.It reflects on some contemporary issues.
C.It covers some pandemicrelated content.
D.It aims to arouse the environmental awareness.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第六段“The fourmeterhigh,fourmeterwide piece reveals the struggles that elderly Xhosa women endured when the youth in their community were hit by HIV two decades ago,and they stepped in to care for children.”可知,The Keiskamma Altarpiece展示了科萨人民的苦难。
B
While some critics claim that history curricula (课程) teach unnecessary content,others argue that these curricula need to be more comprehensive. Despite ongoing debates about content,one universal truth remains:strong history curricula are necessary for developing the productive citizens of tomorrow.
The greatest academic value that history curricula provide is not the recall of important dates and names. Rather,understanding the historical inquiry process is the most important component. This process teaches students how to become critical thinkers and understand the dynamic nature of the telling of history.
Through strong history curricula,students are shown both a variety of primary and secondary sources and are taught to critique them.This is where the historical inquiry process begins. Students not only begin to analyze and ask questions about the content,but they also learn about the author's credibility and potential bias (偏见). Students are then able to contextualize the information they learn and can think more critically about historical context and those who tell it.
With this framework,students can then understand the causal relationship between human nature,values,philosophy,actions,and their consequences. It teaches students to recognize recurrent themes and lessons that are necessary to understand modern society. Most importantly,it teaches students to develop a healthy skepticism (怀疑论) when presented with information today because our actions are history in the making.
Forty years ago,renowned scholar James Fitzgerald argued that no education is complete without the teaching of historical inquiry.He believed that the only way to move forward in life is to understand what's behind us.
Today,this principle still holds true.Students take both the factual knowledge and the historical inquiry skills they learn in the classroom and apply them to real world circumstances. Throughout their lives,students who are taught with strong history curricula will take the lessons they learn from our predecessors and become involved,active,productive citizens who want to create a history that tomorrow's students will be proud to learn about.
[语篇解读] 议论文。文章主要分析了学习历史学科对人们的重要意义,认为学习历史能够让学生们成为积极主动、富有成效的公民。
5.What is the biggest academic significance of history learning?
A.Passing down Chinese culture.
B.Grasping historical inquiry skills.
C.Making people more knowledgeable.
D.Enriching people's everyday life.
解析 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中“understanding the historical inquiry process is the most important component.”可知,作者认为学习历史的最大的意义在于了解历史探究过程。
6.What does the underlined word “critique” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Protect. B.Combine.
C.Comment. D.Remember.
解析 C 词义猜测题。根据第三段画线词后的内容是介绍如何对一些资料进行历史探究,了解作者的可信度、偏见以便能更批判性地思考历史背景和那些讲述历史的人,由此推断画线词意为“评论”。
7.Why is James Fitzgerald mentioned in the passage?
A.To stress the importance of history.
B.To point out the essence of education.
C.To indicate famous people learn from history.
D.To show history contributes to people's achievements.
解析 A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段内容可知,詹姆斯·菲茨杰拉德认为没有历史探究的教育是不完整的。他认为,人生前进的唯一途径是了解我们身后的事情。因此提到他的目的是进一步强调历史学习的重要性。
8.What can be the best title for the passage?
A.It Is the People that Create History
B.History Pushes the Wheel of the Times
C.History Curricula Are Gaining More Attention
D.History Curricula Shape Tomorrow's Decision Makers
解析 D 主旨大意题。在文章首段末句作者提出了历史课程对于培养未来有生产力的公民是必要的观点,然后在下文对此进行详细的解释,由此推断D选项是最佳标题。
Ⅱ.完形填空
The 8yearold boy across the street stormed in and out of his own house very often. A neighbor,William Dunn,__1__what was going on in his life. So Dunn asked him.
“He told me that he didn't have a __2__,” says Dunn,now 58,“and I realized there was __3__I could do for him.” That something was __4__,a passion Dunn's father had shared with him.
Dunn has taken groups of kids out almost every __5__to fish. Most didn't have father figures in their lives and had never fished. “They'd been through a lot,and their lives were __6__,” Dunn says. “But when they were fishing,all of that __7__. Out on the boat,they'd be smiling,and even __8__.”
Jayden,now 13,has become a devoted fisherman and __9__ Dunn with helping him mature. “I hope he knows I mean it when I say thank you,” he says.
Just as __10__as the fishing are the __11__Dunn forms with the kids. “When Jayden was going through a __12__period recently in study—I let Dunn know that his grades were suffering and he had a little talk with Jayden,” Jayden's mother says. To her delight,Jayden's grades __13__improved in the next exam.
“There is nothing like seeing a __14__light up with a smile,” Dunn says. “I feel lucky to __15__that every weekend.”
[语篇解读] 记叙文。文章讲述了善良的威廉·邓恩几乎每个周末都带着一群孩子出去钓鱼,他们大多数人在生活中没有父亲的形象,也从来没有钓过鱼。在钓鱼的过程中,孩子们很开心,同时邓恩也给了这些孩子一些建议和鼓励,这些孩子们也取得了进步。
1.A.revealed B.explained
C.doubted D.wondered
解析 D 句意:邻居威廉·邓恩想知道他的生活发生了什么。 根据下文“So Dunn asked him.”可知,邻居威廉·邓恩想知道他的生活发生了什么。
2.A.mother B.father
C.brother D.sister
解析 B 句意:“他告诉我他没有父亲,”现年58岁的邓恩说,“我意识到我可以为他做点什么。” 根据下文“Dunn has taken groups of kids out almost every __5__to fish. Most didn't have father figures in their lives and had never fished.”可知,这个男孩没有父亲。
3.A.something B.nothing
C.anything D.everything
解析 A 根据下文“That something was __4__,a passion Dunn's father had shared with him.”可知,邓恩想为他做点什么,something属于原词复现。
4.A.camping B.boating
C.fishing D.running
解析 C 根据下文“Dunn has taken groups of kids out almost every __5__to fish.”可知,此处指钓鱼。
5.A.day B.month
C.year D.weekend
解析 D 根据下文“I feel lucky to __15__that every weekend.”可知,此处指几乎每个周末,邓恩都带着一群孩子出去钓鱼。
6.A.different B.difficult
C.disciplined D.dynamic
解析 B 根据上文“Most didn't have father figures in their lives and had never fished.”及常识可知,这些孩子大多数人没有父亲,生活很艰难。
7.A.went away B.broke out
C.came about D.took over
解析 A 根据下文“Out on the boat,they'd be smiling,and even __8__.”可知,但当他们钓鱼时,这些孩子很开心,那些生活的艰难都忘记了、消失了。
8.A.studying B.sailing
C.singing D.speaking
解析 C 根据上文“Out on the boat,they'd be smiling”可知,但当他们钓鱼时,这些孩子很开心,singing符合此处语境。
9.A.charges B.entertains
C.rewards D.credits
解析 D 句意:现年13岁的杰登已经成为一名忠实的钓鱼人,他认为邓恩帮助他成熟起来。 固定搭配credit sb. with sth.“把某事归功于某人”。
10.A.important B.promising
C.interesting D.complex
解析 A 句意:和钓鱼一样重要的是邓恩和孩子们之间的关系。 根据语境可知,此处指和钓鱼一样重要的是邓恩和孩子们之间的关系。
11.A.circles B.habits
C.impressions D.relationships
解析 D 根据下文“Dunn forms with the kids.”可知,此处指邓恩和孩子们之间的关系。
12.A.rough B.long
C.meaningful D.productive
解析 A 根据下文“I let Dunn know that his grades were suffering and he had a little talk with Jayden”可知,此处指杰登最近在学习上遇到了困难。
13.A.hardly B.nearly
C.genuinely D.accidentally
解析 C 根据上文“To her delight”可知,杰登的成绩在下次考试中真正提高了。
14.A.fisherman B.kid
C.parent D.neighbor
解析 B 根据上文“Dunn has taken groups of kids out almost every __5__to fish.”可知,此处指看到一个孩子面带微笑。
15.A.dream B.expect
C.witness D.receive
解析 C 根据上文“‘There is nothing like seeing a __14__light up with a smile,’ Dunn says.”可知,每个周末都能见证一个孩子面带微笑,我感到很幸运。
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2024·九省联考)Whenever you have to write a paper,a letter,or any other document for work or school,you probably head toward the computer. Now,most people reach for 1.________ (keyboard) faster than they pick up pens. In a Scottish primary school,however,Mr. Norman Lewis is taking a different approach. He feels that neat handwriting 2.________ (be) still an important skill,so he has his students write not only by hand but also 3.________ old fashioned fountain pens.
Fountain pens 4.________ (use) in schools long ago and have been regaining popularity lately because they are refillable. Today,a writer 5.________ (simple) throws an empty pen away and gets 6.________ new one.
So far,Mr. Lewis is pleased with the results of his experiment. He reports that his students are taking more care with their work,and their selfconfidence has improved as well. He is happy with the 7.________ (improve) he sees in his students' writing 8.________ in his own writing. He knows that computers are here 9.________ (stay) and that they will not disappear. However,he believes that the practice with fountain pens helps students to focus,to write faster,and they can feel proud of 10.________ (they).
[语篇解读] 记叙文。文章讲述了在苏格兰的一所小学里,诺曼·刘易斯让学生使用老式钢笔写字取得良好效果的故事。
1.解析 keyboards 考查名词的数。句意:现在,大多数人拿起键盘的速度比拿起笔的速度快。根据空格前的介词for可知,空格处应填名词作宾语,keyboard为可数名词,前面没有冠词应用名词的复数形式。故填keyboards。
2.解析 is 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意:他觉得整洁的书写仍然是一项重要的技能,所以他不仅让学生手写,还让他们用老式的钢笔写字。空格处作谓语,本句陈述的是客观事实,应用一般现在时,且主语handwriting为不可数名词,应用动词的第三人称单数形式。故填is。
3.解析 with 考查介词。句意同上。根据空格后的名词old fashioned fountain pens可知,空格处应填介词,表示“使用”应用介词with。故填with。
4.解析 were used 考查动词时态和语态。句意:钢笔很久以前就在学校里使用了,最近又重新流行起来,因为它们可以重新填充。空格处作谓语,根据时间状语long ago可知,应用一般过去时,主语Fountain pens和动词use之间是被动关系,应用一般过去时的被动语态。故填were used。
5.解析 simply 考查副词。句意:今天,一个写字的人只是把一支空笔扔掉,再买一支新的。空格处作状语,修饰动词throws,应用副词形式。故填simply。
6.解析 a 考查冠词。句意同上。空格后的代词one指代可数名词pen,此处表示泛指,且new是以辅音音标开头,应用不定冠词a。故填a。
7.解析 improvement 考查名词。句意:他很高兴看到他的学生和他自己的书写都有了改善。根据空格前的冠词the可知,空格处应填名词作介词with的宾语,表示“改善”是improvement,为不可数名词。故填improvement。
8.解析 and 考查连词。句意同上。空格前短语in his students' writing和空格后的短语in his own writing为并列关系,应用and表示这种关系。故填and。
9.解析 to stay 考查非谓语动词。句意:他知道电脑会一直存在,不会消失。根据空前的动词are可知,空格处应填不定式作表语,be to do为固定搭配,表示“必定会”,是对未来的一种推测。故填to stay。
10.解析 themselves 考查代词。句意:然而,他认为,用钢笔练习可以帮助学生集中注意力,写得更快,他们可以为自己感到自豪。根据空格前的介词of可知,空格处应填代词作宾语,根据句意“他们自己”应用themselves。故填themselves。
Ⅳ.应用文写作
(2024·湖南联考)假定你是李华,你市将有一场为外国留学生举办的有关中国文化的讲座。Susan是你的留学生朋友,请给她写一封邮件,告知该讲座的有关信息。内容包括:
1.讲座的时间和地点;
2.讲座的内容;
3.建议她来听讲座并给出理由。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Susan,
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【参考范文】
Dear_Susan,
I'm writing to tell you that there will be a lecture for foreign students at 9 on Saturday morning in the lecture hall of the city library. The lecture is about Chinese culture. How would you like to go and attend it? As you know,Chinese culture is brilliant with a long history,and the lecture will help you to gain a better understanding of it and get along well with the people around you while living in China. I'm sure you will find it worth listening to.
Yours,
Li_Hua
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
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