2024版高考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)：Humour北師大版

UNIT4HUMOURⅠ.閱讀理解AThewaywedothingsroundhereSomeyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstarted,“DearJohn,Iamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus.”That“quite”saddenedme.Ithoughthewassaying“we’rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse.”ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish“quite”sometimesmeans“very”,whileinBritishEnglishitmeans“fairly”.SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon’tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures.Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface—dress,foodandhoursofwork—whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate,whilegettingonwithbusiness.Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,otherdifferencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality.Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o’clock,yourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyintheAmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernottousetheword“l(fā)ate”becausethereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrive.Itissimplytheacceptedthingtodointheirowncountry.1.Theauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinparagraph1becausehethought.

A.theAmericanbankdidn’tthinkmuchofhimB.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherpersonC.it’sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericancultureD.it’seasytomisunderstandAmericans2.Theword“highlights”inparagraph2probablymeans.

A.encouragesB.helpstonarrowC.increasesD.drawsattentionto3.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?A.Askthenativepeopleforhelp.B.Understandandacceptthem.C.Dothingsinourownway.D.Doin-depthresearch.4.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoareusuallypunctualare.

A.Italians B.GermansC.Greeks D.theBritishBSongLam,orWaiatatosomeofherNewZealandMaorifriends,arguesthatMandarinandMaorihavemuchincommon,particularlythefivevowelswhichsoundthesameinbothlanguages.AndthemythologicalfigureMauiofMaorilegendhasaChinese“twinbrother”,theMonkeyKing.Bothcouldturnthemselvesintoanyshapeorfigureatanytime.SomeacademicsclaimthatoneofthenativetribesinTaiwan,ChinaspeaksalanguagesimilartoMaori,notablyinthenamingofnumbers.Evidencegleanedbyarchaeologists(考古學(xué)家)showsanancientlinkbetweenthepeoplesofAustralasiaandTaiwan,withthenativelanguageofTaiwanhavingsimilaritiestotheprehistoricAustralasianlanguage.ConfusedbyMaoriplacenamesandcustomswhenshefirstmovedtoNewZealand,SongLamspenteightyearsresearchingandthreeyearswritingherbook,TheMaoriofNewZealand,whichisbelievedtobethefirstChinese-languagepublicationtoincludeMaoriwords,valuesandcustoms.The120book,including10pagesofphotosandmaps,describesMaorilegends,traditions,historyandfolktales.SongLamwasinspiredtowritethebookin1990whenshetriedtosignupforaneducationcourseinNewZealandandwasaskedforhercommentsonalocalhistoricalevent,whichsheknewnothingabout.SheinvolvedhertwosonsinherprojectandresearchafterexplainingtothemthestoriesbehindMaoriplacenames.Theyoungerboy,aged10,usedhisskillatdrawingtocontributeahistoricmapofMaoritribesinNewZealand.“BothChineseandMaoriliketopresentagiftwhenvisitingothersorreceivingawarmreception,”Lamsays.“MybookwillbeagoodgiftwhenIvisitaMaoricommunity.”5.AccordingtoSongLam,whatdoMandarinandMaorihaveincommon?A.Fairytalesofthesamecharacter.B.Confusingplacenamesandcustoms.C.Similarpronunciationofvowels.D.ThemagicpoweroftheMonkeyKing.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gleaned”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Controlled. B.Gathered.C.Grown. D.Switched.7.WhyisSongLam’syoungersonmentionedinparagraph4?A.TotellhiscuriosityaboutMaori.B.Toprovehisuniquetalentinpainting.C.Tostresstheimportanceofeducation.D.Toshowhishelpwiththepublication.8.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.CulturesShareLanguageBondB.TheFirstBookaboutMaoriC.AdaptationtoLifeinNewZealandD.LanguagesBridgeMisunderstandingⅡ.七選五(2022湖南長(zhǎng)沙一模)Itcanbeveryeasytostickwithwhatyouknow,insteadoftryingtomeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou.1Here’swhatyoucando:

Becomeself-aware.2Thisincludesbiasesaboutyourownculturalbackground.Itcanbeconfronting,butbydoingthisyou’llbeabletothinkabouthowthesetraitsmightimpactonyourapproachtoandunderstandingofdifferences.Youcouldtry:Thinkaboutwhatassumptionsyoumakeaboutyourfriends,peers,andpeopleyouworkwith.

Talktosomeonefromadifferentculturalbackground.Tryandgettoknowsomeonefromadifferentculturalbackgroundbetter.3You’llautomaticallyfindoutmoreabouttheirlifeandexperiences.Justbeingcuriousandopen-mindedcanbehelpful.

Bemoreaccepting.Sometimes,foronereasonoranother,it’snotallthateasytounderstandsomeculturaldifferences.4Inotherwords,youdon’thavetounderstand,orevenagreewithsomeoneinordertoacceptthem.

5Oneofthebiggestdifficultiestoovercomeinunderstandingculturaldifferencesismakingjudgmentsbasedononeopinion.Youshoulddosomeresearchtoactuallylearnaboutpeople,insteadofmakingbroad-brushassessments.Stereotyping(模式化)peoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundscanimpacttheirqualityoflifeandopportunities.

A.Doyourownresearch.B.Thinkbeyondstereotypes.C.Practicebeingsympathetictowardspeople.D.Workoutyourownbeliefs,valuesandpersonalbiases.E.Insteadofaskingthemquestionsdirectly,treatthemasfriends.F.Andthebestapproachistoacknowledgepeoplearedifferentandtoacceptthat’sokay.G.However,tryingtounderstandpeoplefromothercountriescanhelpyouexperiencemore.Ⅲ.語(yǔ)法填空(2022安徽合肥二模)Chinaisknownasastateofetiquette(禮儀)andceremonies.Taketheexampleofaninterestingstory.Onceuponatime,amanwentonalongtour1.(visit)hisfriendwithaswanasagift.Butitescapedfromthecageonthewayandinhisefforttocatchit,hecaughtnothingbutafeather.Whenhisfriendreceivedthisunexpectedgift—theswanfeather,hewas2.(deep)movedbythesincerity.Later,thesaying“thegiftisnothingmuch,butitisthethought3.counts,”wasspreadfarandwide.

GiftsareregardedasanimportantparttoshowpolitenessinChina.4.isappropriatetogivegiftson5.(occasion)suchasfestivalsandbirthdays.Ifyouareinvited6.afamilyparty,smallgiftslikewine,teaorcandiesarewelcomed.Alsofruit,cookies,andflowersareasafe7.(choose).

Chineseusedtocuponehandintheotherbeforethechestasasalute(致敬).Thistradition,nowadaysseldom8.(follow)exceptintheSpringFestival,hasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Shakinghands,whichshouldbefirmandbriefbutnottoostrong,9.(consider)formalgreetingbehaviorinChina.

IfyoufollowtheusualrulesofetiquetteinChina,thereisnoneedtoworryabouttheculturalbarriers,forthewarmandfriendlyChinesewilltrytheirbesttorespectyourcustomswhen10.(communicate).

UNIT4HUMOURⅠ.【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者通過(guò)自己的親身經(jīng)歷體會(huì)到的各國(guó)在文化、語(yǔ)言方面的差異,告訴我們一個(gè)道理:了解文化差異并且適應(yīng)和接受文化的差異。1.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中“That‘quite’saddenedme...itmeans‘fairly’”可知,作者對(duì)于“quite”一詞的理解偏差導(dǎo)致心情不愉快。因?yàn)樽髡哒J(rèn)為這家美國(guó)銀行并沒有器重他。故選A項(xiàng)。2.D詞義猜測(cè)題。由文章第二段中“Sothefirstlessonabout...manners,ideasandsoon.”可知,人們做事的方式突出了我們?cè)诓煌幕g看到的許多差異。highlight本意“強(qiáng)調(diào)”,此處表示“注意”。故選D項(xiàng)。3.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第三段信息句“Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate,whilegettingonwithbusiness.”可知,適應(yīng)文化差異就像在外出差適應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)氐臍夂蛞粯?要學(xué)會(huì)適應(yīng)和接受。4.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段信息句“Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o’clock,yourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany”可知,在德國(guó),如果你邀請(qǐng)別人7點(diǎn)參加聚會(huì),你的客人會(huì)認(rèn)為準(zhǔn)時(shí)到場(chǎng)是禮貌的。所以德國(guó)人是準(zhǔn)時(shí)的?！菊Z(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章通過(guò)SongLam的故事講述中國(guó)和新西蘭毛利部落在語(yǔ)言和文化上有很多相似之處。5.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的“SongLam,orWaiata...whichsoundthesameinbothlanguages.”可知,SongLam認(rèn)為新西蘭語(yǔ)和普通話的共同之處是元音的發(fā)音相似。6.B詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段的“EvidencegleanedbyarchaeologistsshowsanancientlinkbetweenthepeoplesofAustralasiaandTaiwan”并結(jié)合常識(shí)可知,證據(jù)是需要收集的。由此可知,畫線詞意為“收集”,與gathered同義。7.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的“The120book,including10pagesofphotosandmaps,describesMaorilegends,traditions,historyandfolktales.”可知,SongLam出版了一本120頁(yè)的書,包括10頁(yè)的照片和地圖,描述毛利人的傳說(shuō)、傳統(tǒng)、歷史和民間故事。再結(jié)合第四段的“Theyoungerboy,aged10,usedhisskillatdrawingtocontributeahistoricmapofMaoritribesinNewZealand.”可知,小男孩繪制了新西蘭毛利部落的歷史地圖。由此推知,提到小男孩是為了表明他對(duì)書本出版的幫助。8.A主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主要內(nèi)容,尤其第一段可知,文章通過(guò)SongLam的故事講述中國(guó)和新西蘭毛利部落在語(yǔ)言和文化上有很多相似之處。故A項(xiàng)“文化共享語(yǔ)言紐帶”可以作為本文的最佳標(biāo)題。Ⅱ.【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。試著去理解來(lái)自其他國(guó)家的人可以幫助你體驗(yàn)更多,文章對(duì)如何理解和接受不同文化背景的人提出了建議。1.G上文“Itcanbeveryeasytostickwithwhatyouknow,insteadoftryingtomeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou.”和G項(xiàng)中的“tryingtounderstandpeoplefromothercountriescanhelpyouexperiencemore”構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,對(duì)應(yīng)G項(xiàng)中的However,所以G項(xiàng)切合文意。2.D根據(jù)下文“Thisincludesbiasesaboutyourownculturalbackground.”和上文“Becomeself-aware.”可知,此處是指對(duì)自己的文化背景、偏見等有清醒的認(rèn)知,并解決它們,所以D項(xiàng)切合文意。