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课时作业(五) Unit 2 Period 1
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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In Canada and the United States, there are a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.
Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before. Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.
The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.
Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem. Because these children do not speak English and their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a “satellite kid” means growing up in the surroundings where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means growing up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these “ satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that it's better to have parents around than to have a university education.
1.Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because .
A.they hope their children may easily find a job there
B.the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own country
C.all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own country
D.the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends
2.“Satellite kids” refer to the Asian kids .
A.without parents B.living abroad alone
C.with university education D.not speaking English
3.Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite kids” because their parents .
A.want to leave their own country
B.want them to go to university
C.return to their countries to work
D.want them to be independent
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Parents want a better education for their kids.
B.Parents feel lonely and miss their families.
C.Canadians and Americans begin to notice the “satellite kid” problem.
D.Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from families.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。离开父母去加拿大、美国留学的亚洲孩子成为“卫星孩子”,他们的问题逐渐显现。
1.解析:选B 细节理解题。 由第二段第二、三句Most Asians immigrate because...it is difficult to go to university.可知有些亚洲家长把孩子送出国外是因为孩子在国内也许不能上大学,故B项正确。
2.解析:选B 推理判断题。由第一段中的there are a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place表明那些不与父母在同一地方生活的孩子被称为“satellite kids”,结合第三段的最后两句可知本文“satellite kids”指的是独自生活在国外的亚洲孩子,故B项正确。
3.解析:选C 细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.可知因为父母决定回国工作而留下了孩子一人在国外,故C项正确。
4.解析:选D 主旨大意题。文章开头讲述“satellite kids”的概念,中间讲述其形成原因,结尾讲述了人们开始发现“satellite kids”语言不通、缺乏关爱等问题,故可知D项正确。
B
A modern phone can put the world at the user's fingertips. Calls, messages, photos and information access, all make for a better lifestyle. But sometimes, these phones are of little practical use. Leku Wuniure's 63-year-old mother communicates in the Yi language, because she can't read Chinese or speak Mandarin and is even unable to read numbers. As a result, a very simple, taken-for-granted feature of any modern phone like calling someone can prove to be difficult. Whenever she wants to call her son, she has to ask someone to help her to dial his number.
Leku, 25, a young man of the Yi ethnic group(彝族), sincerely, wanted to help. So he created an app that responds to his mother's request for “calling my son” in the Yi language. Once this is said, the app will automatically(自动地) dial his number. The app is called Yayou. It turned out to be a fantastic aid for his mother and has also benefited many among the more than 8 million Yi people in China.
“With the app, I wanted to help my mom, as well as the Yi people,” says Leku, a college student at Chongqing University. “Besides my mother's plight, I've also seen some villagers, who left to make a living as workers in cities, suffering financial losses or misunderstanding due to the obstacles (障碍) in communication.”
The dream is becoming bigger—after more than two years' development, Leku and his partner Mise Achang are ready to launch an updated version of their app in May. The 2.0 version of Yayou will have several new functions, providing news and entertainment content, as well as online shopping services, in both the Yi language and Mandarin. What's more exciting, some users will be able to test the new voice assistant function and interact with their smartphones in the Yi language before its final release.
With the app, users could listen to more songs, watch videos and read news presented on the app in the Yi language. The app, apart from bringing tremendous convenience, can also serve as an important cultural tool. It can be used as a database to collect oral and written records of Yi culture and help keep them.
5.What makes it hard for Leku's mother to ring him up?
A.New technology. B.Language difficulty.
C.Her old age. D.The complex number.
6.What does the underlined word “plight” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Understanding. B.Impression.
C.Trouble. D.Request.
7.What is the development plan of Leku's team in over two years?
A.To develop the latest multifunctional version of their app.
B.To help Leku's mom communicate better.
C.To get over the communication obstacles.
D.To help users interact with their smartphones.
8.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Mother's Request Is Satisfied
B.An App Helps Ring
C.A Practical App for Cellphone
D.A Clever Son and His Mother
【语篇解读】 这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了一个彝族年轻人Leku Wuniure为了解决不懂汉语的妈妈打电话的问题,开发了一款手机应用程序,这不仅帮助了自己的妈妈,也帮助很多彝族人解决了沟通方面的问题。
5.解析:选B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四、五句“Leku Wuniure's 63-year-old mother communicates in the Yi language, because she can't read Chinese or speak Mandarin and is even unable to read numbers. As a result, a very simple, taken-for-granted feature of any modern phone like calling someone can prove to be difficult.”可知, Leku Wuniure 63岁的母亲用彝族语交流,因为她不懂中文,也不会说普通话,甚至看不懂数字。因此,现代手机的任何一个非常简单、被认为是理所当然的功能,比如打电话给某人,都被证明是困难的。所以可知,他的母亲用的是彝族语言,而手机上的中文、普通话和数字她是不懂的,因此她在语言方面的困难使她无法给Leku Wuniure打电话。故选B项。
6.解析:选C 词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在句“Besides my mother's plight, I've also seen some villagers, who left to make a living as workers in cities, suffering financial losses or misunderstanding due to the obstacles in communication.”中的“Besides”可知,“my mother's plight”与后文之间为递进关系;而后文表达的是“我也看到一些离开家乡到城市打工谋生的村民因为沟通上的障碍而遭受经济损失或误解”,即这些村民和母亲一样,在沟通方面有障碍。由此可推断出,画线单词“plight”与“obstacles(障碍)”为同义词,意为“障碍;困难”,所以C项“困难;问题”符合语境。A项“理解”;B项“印象”;D项“要求”均排除。
7.解析:选A 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句以及第二句中的“The 2.0 version of Yayou will have several new functions”可知,经过两年多的发展,这个梦想变得越来越大,Leku和他的合作伙伴Mise Achang准备在五月发布他们的应用程序的更新版本,新版本有很多新功能。故选A项。根据第四段最后一句中的“some users will be able to test the new voice assistant function and interact with their smartphones in the Yi language”可知,帮助使用者与智能手机互动是应用程序的一项新功能而不是他们的发展计划,所以排除D项。其余两项均不是发展计划。
8.解析:选B 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知,文章主要讲述了一个彝族年轻人Leku Wuniure为了解决不懂汉语的妈妈打电话的问题,开发了一款手机应用程序,这不仅帮助了自己的妈妈,也帮助了很多其他彝族人。所以B项“一款应用程序有助于打电话”贴合文章主题,为最佳标题。A项“母亲的要求得到了满足”;C项“一款实用的手机应用程序”和D项“一个聪明的儿子和他的母亲”均不能概括文章的主旨。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had 1 a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been here for three years, hoping America would help with my future. My father decided that I would go to school here, so I 2 a local high school in my new town.
With anxiety and fear, I arrived at the classroom. Everyone's eyes were on me as I entered the classroom. Without paying attention to them, I went straight to the 3 and asked if it was the right class. With a 4 voice, he answered, “Yes.” His voice comforted me a little. He gave me a(n) 5 called “course requirements”, which I would never get in India. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I chose the 6 closest to the door instead of the corner where all of the boys were sitting. I didn't 7 want to pick a seat. In India, we had assigned (指定的) seats, so I never needed to 8 about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the 9 produced by the overhead projector (投影仪).
10 it was my first day, I was confused about which hallway to use, but I 11 to get to my classes without asking anyone. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. It was noon. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the 12 process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. Feeling surprised, she said, “That is the lunch bell.” I felt a little 13 . Without another word, I 14 for the cafeteria (餐厅).
At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus stop. I realized that all the 15 seemed like the obstacle(阻碍) I had to get through to reach my goal. I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I said to myself: “Today isn't so bad.”
1.A.traveled B.increased
C.measured D.recalled
2.A.explored B.found
C.entered D.constructed
3.A.employer B.colleague
C.teacher D.companion
4.A.deep B.familiar
C.strict D.soft
5.A.advertisement B.sheet
C.notice D.container
6.A.seat B.direction
C.destination D.scene
7.A.generally B.suddenly
C.honestly D.actually
8.A.dream B.know
C.worry D.hear
9.A.movie B.picture
C.voice D.presentation
10.A.Though B.If only
C.Since D.As long as
11.A.pretended B.refused
C.allowed D.managed
12.A.regular B.unexpected
C.complex D.effective
13.A.shocked B.excited
C.annoyed D.embarrassed
14.A.went B.sent
C.entered D.headed
15.A.failure B.sorrow
C.confusion D.amazement
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文,作者详细讲述了自己从印度到美国第一天上学的经历,细腻地描述了文化冲击的感受。
1.解析:选A 根据下文a long distance from India in order to join my parents可知作者为了和父母会合,从印度走了很远来到美国。故选A。
2.解析:选C A.explore探索;B.find发现;C.enter进入;D.construct建造。根据前文My father decided that I would go to school here可知作者进入了当地的一所学校,故选C。
3.解析:选C 根据下文asked if it was the right class可知作者是在询问“老师”自己是不是走对了教室,故选C。
4.解析:选D 根据下文His voice comforted me a little.可知老师的声音很温柔。
5.解析:选B 此处sheet意为“单子,一张纸”。根据下文called “course requirements”可知老师给了作者一份“课堂要求”清单。
6.解析:选A 上文老师让作者选座位,作者选择了最靠近门的“座位”。A.seat座位;B.direction方向;C.destination目的地;D.scene场面。
7.解析:选D 根据后文In India, we had assigned (指定的) seats 可知作者在印度时一直是老师指定座位,所以作者实际上并不想自己选座位,故选D。
8.解析:选C 作者在印度一直是老师指定座位,作者实际上并不想自己挑选座位,由此可知以前无需为座位问题发愁,故选择C。
9.解析:选B 根据下文the overhead projector可知投影仪投射出的应该是“图片”,故选B。
10.解析:选C 句意:因为这是我(来上学)的第一天,因此我不清楚该走哪条走廊……。since在此处意为“因为,由于”。故选C。
11.解析:选D manage to do sth.意为“设法做成某事”,由前面的I was confused which hallway to use和but可知作者尽管很困惑,但他不问任何人设法找到了自己的教室,故选D。
12.解析:选A A.regular规律的;B.unexpected意外的;C.complex复杂的;D.effective有效的。根据下文asking the teacher if I was in the right class可知作者已经问过一次了,他是在按照“常规”询问自己是不是走对了教室,故A正确。
13.解析:选D A.shocked震惊的;B.excited激动的;C.annoyed恼怒的;D.embarrassed尴尬的。作者搞错了铃声,因此感到有点尴尬。故选D。
14.解析:选D 此空动词与空后介词for搭配,head for 意为“朝某地行进”,go for 意为“适用于,去取回”,send for 意为“派人去请”,enter for意为“报名参加”。前文讲述午饭时间到了,因此作者向食堂走去。
15.解析:选C 由前文的 10 it was my first day, I was confused about which hallway to use和I was very confused about when I would have lunch.可知作者第一天上学结束后意识到所有这些在新学校的困惑都是自己要克服的障碍。
Ⅲ.语法填空
The number of international students 1. search of higher education in China has been increasing in the past ten years. Many foreign students think highly of Wuhan University in Hubei Province. For the exposure to 2. (it) academic and social environment brings them long-lasting benefits.
Goh Qian Xuan from Singapore 3. (select) to be president of the Wuhan University Singaporean Student Association and the Chinese Language and Literature Student Union during her four years of studying in Wuhan,4. gave her the chance to work 5. (close) with students from other countries. “I didn't come to Wuhan just 6. (get) good grades.” Goh says. “Being part of the local student communities and seeing 7. things are done have really helped me to better understand Chinese people and China.”
The university also offers various activities to them. Goh says she felt 8. (little) like a foreign student only after a year in the student union. “The environment is truly good for Chinese studies,” she says. “The four 9. (amaze) years I spent in Wuhan has helped to build a strong foundation for my life and career. This experience has proved many of my former ideas wrong as I now understand the main reasons behind the Chinese ways to deal with certain 10. (matter).”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇新闻报道,结合真人真事讲述在过去的十年里到中国留学的国际学生不断增加的趋势及留学生的切身感受。
1.in 考查介词。此处包含短语in search of “寻求”。
2.its 考查代词。分析句子结构可知设空处作定语修饰environment,故填形容词性物主代词its。its academic and social environment意为“它的学术和社会环境”。
3.was selected 考查动词的时态和语态。select意为“选择”,和主语Goh Qian Xuan是被动关系,根据第三段中的The four 9 (amaze) years I spent in Wuhan has helped to build a strong foundation for my life and career.中的spent可知Goh Qian Xuan现在已经离开武汉大学,故当选武汉大学新加坡学生联合会及汉语言文学学生会主席职务的动作未延续到现在,应该用一般过去时,故填was selected。
4.which 考查定语从句。which指代前面整个主句的内容。
5.closely 考查副词。closely意为“密切地”,修饰动词work。
6.to get 考查不定式。 此处不定式短语to get good grades作目的状语。
7.how 考查宾语从句。句意:成为当地学生社团的一分子、看到处理事情的方式,真的帮助了我更好地理解中国人民和中国。how此处意为“如何”,引导宾语从句。
8.less 考查副词比较级。 句意:Goh说,在学生会只过了一年,她就感觉自己不那么像个外国学生了。less是little 的比较级,此处意为“不那么……”。
9.amazing 考查形容词。amazing意为“令人惊奇的,令人惊喜的”。
10.matters 考查名词复数。matter意为“事情”时是可数名词,空前无冠词,故应用复数形式。certain matters 意为“某些事情”。
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