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高一下学期期末实战模拟卷十一
[主题阗读]DIVERSE CULTURES
(时间40分钟,满分50分)
I.阅读理解(共15小题:每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
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Weddings are one of life's biggest celebrations,and they are observed in just about ev-
ery country and culture on the planet.Here are some wedding traditions from around the
world.
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Scotland
Scottish weddings usually include an ethnic handfasting()ceremony.During
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the ceremony,the bride()and bridegroom each hold a piece of cloth.These are care-
fully wound around the couple's joined hands.When they pull their hands apart,the pieces
become tied into a knot()-a symbol of the new union.
Germany
Guests at a German wedding get to see an interesting sight:the newly married cou-
ple-still dressed in their suit and wedding dress-cutting a length of a tree in half with a
two-person saw().In this way,they show their ability to work as a team to face any
challenge they will meet in life.
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Norway
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A Norwegian wedding cake is made up of progressively smaller layers of iced cake
rings,which give the cake the shape of a Christmas tree.The inside is empty and has gifts
or even a bottle of wine.The bride and bridegroom lift the top ring of the cake,and the
number of layers that stick to it is said to represent the number of children they will have!
England
Brides in England typically select "something old,something new,something bor-
rowed,and something blue"to wear for their big day.The modern practice comes from a
traditional English song,and the things themselves represent protection,cheerfulness,
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good luck,and purity,respectively.
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Though the customs might be diverse,the feeling remains the same.Across the
world,weddings are times to celebrate love,happiness,and family.
1.Why is a two-person saw used in the German wedding?
A.To entertain the wedding guests.
B.To mark the couple's united efforts.
C.To represent the upcoming challenges.
D.To keep the couple from hurting each other.
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2.In which wedding do brides wear different things to represent different wishes?
A.The Scottish wedding.
B.The German wedding.
C.The Norwegian wedding.
D.The English wedding.
3.What does the text show about the wedding?
A.Rules to follow.
B.Ways to treat guests.
C.Special customs.
D.Cultural backgrounds.
B
My eye-opening years living among the locals in Nicaragua
Having lived among the locals in Nicaragua(尼加拉瓜)or what is now three years,
I've experienced cultural differences that are still alien to my British eyes.
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While I find it rather disgraceful to try to attract the attention of someone with a sound
which a Brit would reserve only for calling animals,for him this is perfectly normal and po-
lite.I also think it is rude to walk into a shop and say give me without a please or a thank
you but he doesn't and neither does the shopkeeper.
I have also had to learn yet another foreign language of hand gestures and body lan-
guage."Come here"is always done with the palm down,smacking the elbows implies a
person is tight with their money and the strangers one of all for me is-pointing with the
lips the first few times this happened it looked like someone was blowing me a kiss-how
wrongly I could have translated that one.
Economic status of Nicaragua,one of the poorest Central American nations,influ-
ences its culinary practices.I have to confess to becoming thoroughly bored with gallo pin-
to-the ubiquitous rice and beans dish of Nicaragua-after a few weeks but for many Nica-
raguans this is breakfast,lunch and dinner,their whole life.It is the cheapest way to keep
the family fed and where food is concerned nothing here is wasted.
Can you imagine piling the entire family onto a scooter(小型摩托车)?It's perfectly
normal for Nicaraguans.Dad drives,the child old enough to stand is perched on the foot-
plate holding onto the handlebars,a toddler clings onto dad's back while mum with a baby
in arms is riding (sometimes side-saddle)at the back.
Even after three years,it still fascinates me that the locals can sit in a rocking chair
outside their houses,doing nothing for hours,without getting bored.There have been
times when I have been led to question my own attitudes and been shown levels of patience,
bravery and positivity in the face of hardship which my own culture could learn a great deal
from.
4.Which of the following actions is unusual for Nicaraguans?
A.Pointing to the things they want with the lip.
B.Showing their strength by smacking the elbows.
C.Serving customers without saying“please'”or“thank you'”,
D.Greeting with a sound of what a Brit thinks of as calling animals.
5.Which word can best replace the underlined word "culinary"in Paragraph 4?
A.Trading.
B.Cooking.
C.Traveling.D.Communicating.
6.How many family members can be on a scooter according to the text?
A.Three.
B.Four.
C.Five.
D.Six.
7.What does the writer think of Nicaraguan culture after there for three years?
A.Strange and boring.
B.Simple and uncivilized.
C.Backward but fascinating.
D.Surprising but worth learning.
c
Specialists()say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture."Culture
shock"occurs when they are talking about the feelings that people have in a new environ-
ment.The specialists say that there are three stages of culture shock.In the first stage,
the newcomers like their new environment.Then,when the fresh experience dies,they be-
gin to hate the city,the country,the people,and everything else.In the last stage,the
newcomers begin to get used to their surroundings and,as a result,enjoy their life more.
There are some evident factors in culture shock.The weather may be unpleasant.The
customs may be diverse.The public service systems-the telephone services,the post of-
fice,or the transportation-may be difficult to work out.The simplest things seem to be
the biggest problems.The language may be difficult.
Who feels culture shock?Everyone does in this or that way.But culture shock surpri-
ses most people.Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never
had any difficulties in their own country.Coming to a new country,these people find they
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do not have the same positions as they had back home.They find themselves without any
identity.They have to build a new self-image.
Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of helplessness.This feeling may be homesick-
ness.When homesick,people feel like staying inside all the time.They want to protect
themselves from the strange environment,and create an escape inside their room for a
sense of security().This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for a short
time,but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture.Getting to know the
new environment and gaining experience are the long-term solutions to the problem of cul-
ture shock.
8.What could happen when people move to a new country?
A.They may get used to their new surroundings with difficulty.
B.They may have well prepared for the new surroundings.
C.They may get used to the culture of the country quickly.
D.They may never be familiar with the culture of the country.
9.According to the passage,which of the following factors doesn't give rise to culture
shock?
A.The language.
B.The weather conditions and customs.
C.The public service systems.
D.The homesickness.
10.According to the passage,who have the worst culture shock?
A.People who are not successful at home.
B.People who are very successful at home.
C.People who earn much money abroad.
D.People who are famous abroad.
11.According to the writer,what is the best way to overcome culture shock?
A.To protect ourselves from the unfamiliar environment.
B.To develop a strange sense of self-protection.
C.To get familiar with the new culture.
D.To return to our own country.
D
Culture is one of the most challenging elements of the international marketplace.This
system of learned behaviour patterns'characteristic of the members of a given society is
constantly shaped by a set of dynamic variables:language,religion,values and attitudes,
manners and customs,aesthetics,technology,education,and social institutions.To cope
with this system,an international manager needs both factual and interpretive knowledge
of culture.To some extent,the factual knowledge can be learned;its interpretation comes
only through experience.
The most complicated problems in dealing with the cultural environment lie in the fact
that one cannot learn culture-one has to live in it.Two schools of thought exist in the
business world on how to deal with cultural diversity.One is that business is business the
world around,following the model of Pepsi and McDonald's.In some cases,globalization is
a fact of life;however,cultural differences are still far from converging().
The other school proposes that companies must adapt business approaches to individu-
al cultures.Setting up policies and procedures in each country has been compared to an or-
gan transplant;the critical question centers around acceptance or rejection.The major chal-
lenge to the international manager is to make sure that rejection is not a result of cultural
myopia(近视)or even blindness.
Fortune examined the international performance of a dozen large companies that earn
20 percent or more of their revenue overseas.The internationally successful companies all
share an important quality:patience.They have not rushed into situations but rather built
their operations carefully by following the most basic business principles.These principles
are to know your adversary(),know your audience,and know your customer.
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12.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?
A.Views differ on how to treat culture in business world.
B.All international managers can learn culture.
C.Business diversity is not necessary.
D.Most people do not know foreign culture well.
13.According to the author,the model of Pepsi
A.is different from the model of McDonald's
B.shows the reverse of globalization
C.has converged cultural differences
D.is in line with the theories that business is business the world around
14.The two schools of thought
A.both propose that companies should adapt business approaches to individual cultures
B.both advocate that different policies be set up in different countries
C.both admit the existence of cultural diversity in business world
D.both A and B
15.This article is supposed to be most useful for those
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A.who are interested in researching the topic of cultural diversity
B.who have connections to more than one type of culture
C.who want to run business on international scale
D.who want to travel abroad
Ⅱ.阅读填句(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
There are many customary differences between the West and the East,of which are
some of China's eating habits,which many Westerners would find quite hard to under-
stand.16.
Not eating food dropped on a table
I've seen the disgust()in people's faces here when I've dropped food on the table
only to then pick it up and eat it.17.Our thought is,"A tabletop has had nothing
but food on it.No one walks on it,sits on it or throws garbage on it.Why is it considered
so dirty?"We don't get it.
18
Westerners don't want their food near the floor.Dust,germs,etc.are far more likely
to get into the rice.I've been in several restaurants and nearly everyone I've seen puts their
rice cookers on the floor.
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Eating dessert before a meal
Every Western child's dream would be to live in China for the purpose that he/she
could eat the dessert before they eat their main meal.I'm not sure about this Western tra-
dition of eating dessert last.In China,it doesn't matter.19.Westerners would find
that very strange.
Drinking hot water with your meal
Often,it has been my experience that many Chinese will not have a drink (water,tea,
etc.with a meal.But,when they do,it is usually hot water.20.However,we
westerners like cold water or cold drinks
A.Putting rice cookers on the floor
B.The following are just some of them
C.Having noodles or rice every day
D.Americans do eat a lot of hamburgers
E.You can have ice cream before your meal
F.I've often heard that hot water is better for digestion than cold water
G.In the West,we clean our tabletops quite well
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「参考范文]
Berlin thought it was a good idea.When the two
brothers reached an agreement,they quickly ran back to
their grandfather's house,got the tools they needed to
make the cane,and ran back to the woods.Jack said,
"What kind of tree should we pick for the walking stick?"
Berlin thought for a moment and said,"I think we should
choose a straight tree,so no knots will scratch grandpa's
hands."Jack nodded his head in agreement.They found a
straight tree and set to work.They cut the tree down,and with
a knife they took the bark off.It was a wonderful tree,which
was smooth and was just of the right size.They thought grand-
pa would love it.
高一下学期期末
答案
1.1-5
BDCBB
6-10
CDADB
I,A[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了
不同国家的一些婚礼传统。
l.B[细节理解题。根据“Germany”部分的最后一句“In
this way,they show their ability to work as a team to
face any challenge they will meet in life.”可知,通过这种
方式,他们展示了他们作为一个团队来面对生活中将会
遇到的任何挑战的能力。所以,在德国婚礼上使用双人锯
是为了表明这对新人的共同努力。]
2.D「细节理解题。根据“England”部分的介绍可知,在
英格兰,新娘通常会在婚礼上挑选“旧的、新的、借来的
和蓝色的东西”去穿戴,这种现代习俗来自一首传统的
英文歌曲,这些东西本身分别代表着保护、快乐、好运和
纯洁。所以,在英格兰婚礼上,新娘穿戴不同的东西来
代表不同的祝愿。]
3.C[细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“Here are
some wedding traditions from around the world..”可知,
本文主要介绍了一些来自世界各地的婚礼传统。]
B.[语篇解读]这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在尼
加拉瓜生活的一些经历和感受。
4.B[细节理解题。根据第三段“‘Come here'is always
done with the palm down,smacking the elbows implies a
person is tight with their money and the strangers one of
all for me is-pointing with the lips the first few times
this happened it looked like someone was blowing me a
kiss-how wrongly I could have translated that one.('it
来’总是用掌心向下的手势来表示,拍打肘部则暗示一
个人手头拮据,而对我来说最陌生的是一用嘴唇指东
西,一开始几次我以为有人在向我飞吻一我差点误解
了这个意思。)”可知,通过拍打肘部来显示他们的力量
对尼加拉瓜人来说是不寻常的。]
5.B[词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“I have to confess to
becoming thoroughly bored with gallo pinto-the ubiqui-
tous rice and beans dish of Nicaragua-after a few weeks
but for many Nicaraguans this is breakfast,lunch and
dinner,their whole life.It is the cheapest way to keep
the family fed and where food is concerned nothing here
is wasted.(我不得不承认,几周后我就对gallo pinto
一种在尼加拉瓜随处可见的米饭和豆子菜一
一感到彻
底厌倦了,但对许多尼加拉瓜人来说,这是他们一生的
早餐,午餐和晚餐。这是养家糊口最便宜的方式,在食
物方面,这里没有任何浪费。)”可知,后文主要讲述了尼
加拉瓜的烹饪习惯。故画线词意思是“烹饪”。]
6.C[细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Dad drives,the
child old enough to stand is perched on the footplate
holding onto the handlebars,a toddler clings onto dad's
back while mum with a baby in arms is riding some-
times side-saddle)at the back.(爸爸开车,能站起来的孩
。
Jack and Berlin handed the cane to Grandpa.When
grandpa took the cane,his hands shook with joy,thinking,
"This is made by my grandsons themselves.How precious
itis!”Jack said,“Grandpa,we hope this cane will help
you stand up and come with us to explore the woods.
Grandpa smiled and decided to give it a try so as not to
make his grandchildren disappointed.He held the cane in
his right hand and the arm of his chair in his left hand.He
stood up with strength on his legs.Everyone was surprised
and excited to see grandpa stand up.At that moment,Jack
noticed a tear coming from the corner of his grandfather's eye.
实战模拟卷十一
速查
11-15
CADCC
Ⅱ.16-20
BGAEF
子抓着车把坐在踏板上,一个蹒跚学步的孩子抱在爸爸
的背上,妈妈抱着婴儿坐在后面(有时是侧座)。)”可知,
一辆滑板车可以坐5个家庭成员。]
7.D[推理判断题。根据最后一段“Even after three
years,it still fascinates me that the locals can sit in a
rocking chair outside their houses,doing nothing for
hours,without getting bored.(即使三年过去了,当地人
可以坐在屋外的摇椅上,无所事事几个小时,也不会感
到无聊,这一点仍然让我着迷。)”可知,在尼加拉瓜生活
了三年之后,作者认为尼加拉瓜文化令人惊讶但值得
学习。]
C,[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了当
人们进入一个新的环境后,哪些因素会引起文化冲击,哪
些人会感受到文化冲击,以及文化冲击的影响和应对
方法。
8.A[细节理解题。根据第一段首句“Specialists say that
it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture.”和下文
对文化冲击的三个阶段的陈述可知,当人们搬到一个新
的国家时,他们可能很难适应新环境。]
9.D[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The weather may
be unpleasant.The customs may be diverse.The public
service systems...may be difficult to work out...The
language may be difficult.”可知,天气条件、习俗、公共服
务系统和语言都会引起文化冲击,所以A、B、C三项可
排除。]
l0.B[推理判断题。根据第三段第四句“Very often the
people having the worst culture shock are those who nev-
er had any difficulties in their own country.”可知,最能
感受到文化冲击的人是在自己国家中从未遇到过任何
因难的人,由此可推测,在国内很成功的人最能感受到
文化冲击。
ll.C[推理判断题。根据最后一段尾句“Getting to know
the new environment and gaining experience are the long-
term solutions to the problem of culture shock.”可知,熟
悉新环境、获得经验是长远解决文化冲击的办法,也就
是说解决文化冲击的最好办法是熟悉新文化。]
D.[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了文
化背景对商业运作的影响。文中列举了商界中存在的对
待文化多样性的两种观点。
12.A[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Two schools of
thought exist in the business world on how to deal with
cultural diversity.”可知,关于怎样对待文化的多样性,
商业界存在着不同的看法。]
13.D[细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知,百事公
司采纳的是国际化的商业风格,这与那些主张商业国
际化的派别的意见是相一致的。]
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14.C[推理判断题。通读全文可知,两个派别都承认商
业界中文化的多元性。他们的不同在于,对待不同的
文化应该搞国际化还是采取不同的策略。]
15.C[推理判断题。由文中的例子可知,作者主要研究
的并不是文化的不同形态,而是文化背景对商业运作
的影响。因此本文对那些想要在国际范围内经营业务
的人来说是非常有用的。
Ⅱ,[语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几点
中国和西方在饮食文化上的差异。
l6.B[上文“There are many customary differences be
tween the West and the East,of which are some of
China's eating habits,which many Westerners would
find quite hard to understand.(东西方之间有很多习惯
上的差异,其中一些是中国的饮食习惯,许多西方人会
觉得很难理解。)”说明一些中国的饮食习惯和西方不
同,许多西方人会觉得很难理解。空处承接上文,并引
出下文中将要列举的具体差异。B项“以下只是其中的
一些”符合语境,该项中的“some of them”指代下文中
西方人无法理解中国饮食习惯。」
l7.G[上文“T've seen the disgust(恶心)in people's faces
here when I've dropped food on the table only to then
pick it up and eat it.(当我把食物扔在桌子上,然后捡
起来吃的时候,我看到了人们脸上的厌恶。)”说明在中
国吃掉到桌子上的食物是会被人厌恶的。空处承接上
文,解释西方人为什么无法里解的原因。G项中的ta
bletops和上文中的“on the table”相呼应,说明“在西
方,桌子会被打扫得很好”。]
l8.AL下文“Westerners don't want their food near the
floor.Dust,germs,etc.are far more likely to get into
高一下学期期末
答案
I.1-5
ABACB
6-10
I.语言知识运用第一节
[语篇解读]本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了现
在很多年轻人喜欢汉服等传统的中国文化,并且,有很多
人在传统文化的基础上进行创作,以便让年轻一代更容易
接受。
l.A[根据上文“hanfu'”可知,汉服是汉族人穿的一种传
统服装。门
2.B[根据下文“by ancient poems'”可知,这里指他们唱的
歌曲是受古代诗歌启发的。]
3.A[根据上文“Every month,Zhang Lingling holds a
party with her friends in a KTV room.At the party,all
the people wear hanfu-a 1 type of dress worn by
the Han people-and sing songs that are2,”可知,
她很喜欢这些汉服和音乐,所以是她被这些东西吸
引了。
4.C[根据下文“my aesthetic(审美的)needs”可知,这些
东西满足她的审美需求。门
5.B[根据上文“T'm3 by the clothes,songs and
games based on the culture.I'm not buying the items
just because they are Chinese-they just 4 my aes-
thetic(审美的)needs.”可知,这是《中国日报》在对她进
行采访,这番话是她告诉《中国日报》的。]
6.A[根据上文“I'm3 by the clothes,songs and
games based on the culture.”可知,张被传统文化所吸
引,地热爱中国传统文化。由此可知,像张一样,有许多
年轻人也热爱中国传统文化。]
7.B[根据下文“traditional culture is the best way for
young people to9 their national identity”可知,季芳
芳教授告诉我们年轻人迷恋传统文化,是因为传统文化
是年轻人认识自己民族性的最佳方式。由此可知,她一
直在寻找年轻人迷恋传统文化的原因。]
the rice.I've been in several restaurants and nearly eve-
ryone I've seen puts their rice cookers on the floor.
方人不希望他们的食物靠近地板。灰尘、细菌等更有
可能进入大米。我去过几家餐馆,我见过的每个人几
乎都把电饭煲放在地板上。)”说明本段主要介绍了西
方人不想让食物靠近地板,而中国人是不在意的。所
以A项“把电饭煲放在地板上”适合作本段的标题。]
l9.E[上文“Every Western child's dream would be to
live in China for the purpose that he she could eat the
dessert before they eat their main meal.I'm not sure
about this Western tradition of eating dessert last.In
China,it doesn't matter.(每个西方孩子的梦想都是住
在中国,这样他:她就可以在吃主莱之前吃甜点。我不
确定西方最后吃甜点的传统。在中国,这并不重要。)”
说明在中国,人们可以在主菜之前吃甜点,而在西方最
后吃甜点的传统不确定。空处承接上文,E项中的
“have ice cream before your meal'”和标题“Eating des-
sert before a meal'”相呼应,说明在中国,你可以在饭前
吃冰洪淋。所以E项“你可以在饭前吃冰淇淋”符合
语境。]
20.F[标题“Drinking hot water with your meal(吃饭时
喝热水)”以及“Chinese will not have a drink(water,
tea,etc.with a meal.But,when they do,it is usually
hot water..(中国人吃饭时不会喝(水、茶等)。但是,当
他们这样做时,通常是热水。)”说明中国人喜欢喝热
水。空处承接上文,解释为什么中国人喜欢喝热水。F
项中的“hot water is better for digestion than cold wa
ter”和上文“it is usually hot water”相呼应,说明F项
“我经常听说热水比冷水更有利于消化”符合语境。]
实战模拟卷十二
速查
ABCDA
11-15
BCBDD
8.C[根据上文“reason'”可知,句中指对传统文化的迷恋
背后的原因是因为传统文化是年轻人认识自己民族性
的最佳方式。]
9.D[根据上文“traditional culture”和下文“national
identity”可知,年轻人通过传统文化可以认识自己的民
族性。由此可知,传统文化是年轻人认识自己民族性的
最佳方式。]
l0.A[根据下文“some prefer inheriting(继承)traditional
Chinese culture,others are creating on it to be more
l1l_to the young generation.”可知,句子为让步状语
从句,上下文是转折的关系,“While'”意为“虽然”,引导
从句,符合语境。]
ll.B[根据上文“10 some prefer inheriting(继承)
traditional Chinese culture,others are creating on it to
be more'”和下文“to the young generation'”可知,上下文
是转折的关系,一些人更喜欢继承中国传统文化,而其
他人则在传统文化的基础上进行创作,是为了让年轻
一代更容易接受传统文化。]
l2.C[根据下文“When he made a(an)13_of products
[eaturing the ancient God of Fortune.”可知,于阳是-
名设计师。]
l3.B[根据下文“products featuring the ancient God of
Fortune'”可知,于阳制作了一系列产品,这些产品以古
代财神为特征,“a range of..”意为“一系列…”。]
14.D[根据上文“Pop culture12 Yu Yang is one of
them.”可知,于阳是一名流行文化设计师,所以他设计
的产品应该是穿着时尚的中国鞋和帽子。]
l5.D.[根据上文“Pop culture is a universal language..”可
知,流行文化是一种通用语言,所以人们可以通过他设
计的流行文化作品了解中国的文化作品。]