高中英語外研版必修第二冊Unit 2 Period 4　Developing ideas-Reading comprehension

Period4Developingideas—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配單詞(請把單詞和其對應的英語解釋連線)1．lossA．toagreethatsomethingistrue，especiallyunwillingly2．processB．thegroupofpeoplewhohavegatheredtowatchorlistentosomething3．existC．thestateofnolongerhavingsomethingorasmuchofsomething4．globalD．a(chǎn)seriesofactionsthatyoutakeinordertoachievearesult5．a(chǎn)dmit

E．tobepresent，ortobereal6．a(chǎn)udienceF．relatingtothewholeworld答案1.C2.D3.E4.F5.A6.BⅡ.選詞填空eq\x(bekeenon；putup；havenothingtodowith；sellout；interactwith)1．Ispentthewholenightputtingupallthedecorationsinpreparationforthecomingfestival.2．Ping-pongdiplomacy(外交)isagoodexampleofhowChinainteractswiththerestoftheworldnicely.3．Itelephonedtheairlineinanefforttobuyaticket，onlytobetoldthatalltheticketsfortheflighthadbeensoldout.4．Ingeneral，happinesshasnothingtodowithhowmuchmoneyyouown.5．AsfarasIknow，peopleinthenortharekeenonnoodleswhilethesouthernersarefondofrice.SpringFestivalisveryimportantforeveryfamilyinChina.WhatdoyoudoduringtheSpringFestival?Openanswers.Ⅰ.Fast-readingformainideasFinishthesentencesaccordingtothepassage.Passage1mainlytellsusthatWangPeng，asoftwareengineer，enjoyseatingoutfortheSpringFestivalfamilydinnerandhethinksithasnothingtodowithlossoftraditions.Passage2mainlytellsusthatLiuYonghui，aretiredteacher，preferseatingathomefortheSpringFestivalfamilydinnerandhethinkstheprocessisevenmoreimportantthanthedinneritself.Ⅱ.Careful-readingfordetailsActivity1細節(jié)把握1．WhydoesWangPengchoosetoeatoutfortheSpringFestivalfamilydinner?A．Becausetheyhaveeatenoutforthreeyears.B．Becausehewantstochangethetraditions.C．Becausehedoesn'twanttoprepareforit.D．Becausehewantstospendmoretimewithfamilyandrelaxhimself.答案D2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutWangPeng?A．Eatingoutmayleadtolossoftraditions.B．Eatingathomeisnotwellworth.C．Eatingoutismoreenjoyablewithoutallthattiringcooking.D．Eatingoutismoreenjoyablethanthatathome.答案C3．WhyisLiuYonghuiabitunhappyaboutthathissonbookedatableatarestaurantforthisyear'sSpringFestivalfamilydinner?A．Becausehethinkseatingattherestaurantmaycostalotofmoney.B．Becausehethinkseatingthedinneroutwon'tfeellikeSpringFestival.C．Becausehethinkseatingoutmaynotbeasenjoyableaseatingathome.D．Becausehethinksthedishesintherestaurantmaytasteterrible.答案B4．WhatdidLiuYonghuiauthorlikebestwhenhewasyoung?A．EatingNewYear'sEvedinnerwithhiswholefamily.B．Watchinghismothercook.C．Chattingwithadults.D．Makingdumplings.答案A5．Whatwasthesecondauthor'sformeroccupation?A．Aworker. B．Ateacher.C．Adoctor. D．Anartist.答案BActivity2深層理解1．Wheremightthetextbetakenfrom?A．Awebsite. B．Amagazine.C．Ahistorybook. D．Anovel.答案B2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheeveofSpringFestivalaccordingtothetext?A．Peoplecaneatatthebestrestaurants.B．Peoplecangethappiness.C．Peoplecangetluckymoney.D．Peoplecaneatseparately.答案B3．WhatisLiuYonghui'sattitudetopreparingtheSpringFestivalfamilydinner?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Indifferent. D．Neutral.答案B4．Whatistheauthors'purposeofwritingtheseletters?A．Toaskforadvice.B．Togiveadvice.C．Tomakeacomparison.D．Toexpresstheiropinions.答案D5．Completethefollowingtabletolearnthestructureofthepassage.eq\x(Phenomenon：SomepeoplechoosetohavethedinnerinarestauranttocelebrateSpringFestival.)↓View1：Befortheidea.Reasons：1The①preparationsforthedinnerarehardwork.2Eatingouthasnothingtodowith②lossoftraditions.3Thelovebetweenthefamilymemberssittingaroundthetabletogether③remainsthesame.↓View2：Beagainsttheidea.Reasons：1Itjustwon't④feellikeSpringFestivalhavingthedinnerout.2Thehappy⑤memoriesofthedinnerontheeveofSpringFestivalwhenhewasalittleboy.3The⑥processisevenmoreimportantthanthedinneritself.Activity1思維品質(zhì)1．Whatdoyouthinktheretiredteachermeansby“Tome，theprocessisevenmoreimportantthanthedinneritself.”？(Creativethinking)答案Forhim，thesweetmemoriesofhavingthewholefamilytogetherandpreparingforthedinneraremoreimportantthanthedeliciousfooditself.2．Whichofthetwoopinionsdoyouagreewith?Why？(Divergentthinking)答案Iprefertoeatathome，foritisanancientandimportanttraditiontocelebratetheSpringFestival.Duringthisfestival，nomatterhowfarpeoplearefromhomeandnomatterhowbusytheyare，theyaretryingtheirbesttoreturnhome.Thewholefamilycanpreparethedinnerandthenhaveachatwitheachotherabouttheirlife，workorstudytogether.Tome，itisthemostunforgettablemoment.3．HowwouldyoudescribeaSpringFestivalfamilydinnertoafriendfromoverseas？(Divergentthinking)答案Afterarestafterlunch，thefamilymemberswillpreparethefeastforthenight.Inmyfamily，myfatherwillpreparesomemeat，fish，freshfruitandvegetables.Hewilltryhisbesttomakethemostdeliciousfoodforthewholefamily.Mymotherwillpreparethedumplings.Shewillpreparemorethanonekind.Atabout7o'clockintheevening，webeginourfeast，usuallydrinkingsoftdrinks，juiceoralcoholandwatchingTVorchattingatthesametime.Afterdinner，thewholefamilywillsittogethertowatchtheSpringFestivalGala.Mygrandparentsandparentswillgivemeluckymoneytowishmeallthebestinthecomingyear.Weusuallywatchtheprogrammestillverylateorforthewholenight.4．CanyouthinkofanyotherChinesefestivaltraditions?Sharethemwiththeclass.(Creativethinking)答案OntheLanternFestival，weeatyuanxiaoandhanglanterns...Activity2課文語法填空Afamilydinnerisanimportanttradition1.tocelebrate(celebrate)SpringFestival.Nowadays，somepeoplechoosetoeatoutside，butnoteveryoneiskeen2.onthisidea.WangPengisasoftwareengineerwhosefamily3.haveeaten(eat)outfortheSpringFestivalfamilydinnerforthelastthreeyears，andtheyhaveenjoyeditno4.less(little)thaneatingathome.Hedoesn'tunderstandwhysomepeoplerefuse5.toembrace(embrace)thechange.Admitting6.thatthepreparationsforthedinnerarehardwork，hethinkseatingoutisagoodchoiceandithasnothingtodo7.withlossoftraditions.ButLiuYonghui，aretiredteacher，is8.abitunhappywitheatingout.Forhim，itjustwon'tfeellikeSpringFestival9.having(have)thedinnerout.Hehopeshischildrenandtheirchildrenwillstillvaluetheirmemoriesofpreparingthedinnertogether.Hethinkstheprocessiseven10.moreimportant(important)thanthedinneritself.Activity3長難句理解1．WhenIwasalittleboy，thedinnerontheeveofSpringFestivalwaswhatIlookedforwardtomost.[句式分析]本句是復合句。WhenIwasalittleboy是時間狀語從句，主句是主系表結(jié)構(gòu)，主語是thedinnerontheeveofSpringFestival，表語是what引導的表語從句。[自主翻譯]小時候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜飯。2．Itwasnotonlyforthedeliciousfoodthatweseldomgottoeat，butfortheopportunitytohaveourwholefamilygatheredtogether.[句式分析]本句是復合句。句中notonly...but(also)．..連接兩個原因狀語，其中thatweseldomgottoeat為定語從句修飾先行詞thedeliciousfood，haveourwholefamilygatheredtogether為“have＋賓語＋賓補”的用法。[自主翻譯]我們不僅可以吃到平時難以吃到的美食，而且全家人能有機會團聚在一起。Ⅰ.閱讀理解AWhileestablishedbyWoodrowWilsonasaholidayintheUnitedStatesin1911，thepracticeofrecognizingmothersonaspecificdayortimeofyearhasspreadtomorethan40countries.Here'salookatthevarioustraditions.FranceMother'sDayinFranceonlystartedinthe1950s.AfterWorldWarⅠ，itwascelebratedonthelastSundayinMay，unlessitconflictedwiththePentecost(五旬節(jié))．Ifitdid，Mother'sDaywouldbecelebratedonthefirstSundayofJune.Regardlessoftheday，atraditionalgiftisaflower-shapedcake.JapanFollowingWorldWarⅠ，Mother'sDayinJapangainedsomepopularity，anditisnowcelebratedonthesecondSundayofMay.Giftsincluderedorpinkcarnations(康乃馨)astheysymbolizesweetnessandpurity.ChildrenwilloftendrawpicturesoftheirmothersandpresentthemtoMominadditiontopreparingdishesthattheirmothershavetaughtthem.SwedenCelebratedonthelastSundayinMay，thedayisn'tallthatdifferentfromtheU．S.version.There'sbreakfastinbedandhomemadecardsandthelike.OnedifferenceisthattheSwedishRedCrosscollectsmoneybysellingredplasticflowers.Themoneyfromtheflowersgoestomothersandchildreninneed.ThailandWhileallmothersarerecognizedduringMother'sDayinThailand，theholidayislargelycenteredonSirikit，thequeenmotherofThailand.Mother'sDayiscelebratedonherbirthday，August12，andpublicplacesandhouseholdsaredecoratedwithlightsandpicturesofSirikit.Flowerslikejasminearepopulargifts.eq\x(語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了世界上不同的國家是如何慶祝母親節(jié)的。)1．WhatdoJapanesechildrenusuallydofortheirmothersonMother'sDay?A．Buypictures. B．Cookmeals.C．Growflowers. D．Presentcards.答案B解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Japan部分的最后一句“ChildrenwilloftendrawpicturesoftheirmothersandpresentthemtoMominadditiontopreparingdishesthattheirmothershavetaughtthem.”可知選B。2．WhichcountryhasafixeddateforMother'sDay?A．France. B．Japan.C．Thailand. D．Sweden.答案C解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段Thailand部分中的“Mother'sDayiscelebratedonherbirthday，August12...”可知選C。3．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TotellushowdifferentcountriescelebrateMother'sDay.B．ToprotecttraditionsofMother'sDayindifferentplaces.C．TointroducetheoriginanddevelopmentofMother'sDay.D．TocallonustoshowrespectforourmothersonMother'sDay.答案A解析寫作意圖題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容尤其是第一段最后一句“Here'salookatthevarioustraditions.”可知，作者的寫作目的是介紹不同國家是如何慶祝母親節(jié)的。故選A。BAfterpostingashortvideoonApril27aboutplantingandcookingpeas，ChinesefoodbloggerLiZiqiwitnessedherfollowersonYouTubeover10million.LisharesshortvideosrecordinghertraditionalandpeacefullifestyleinChina'scountryside.Thismakeshershottofame.“It'sreallysurprising.Ididn'texpectsuchawideresponse，”Lisaidinaninterview，notingshewassurprisedbyhowforeignersontheInternetweretakenwithherworks.Li'svideoscenteronherlifewithhergrandmotherintherural(鄉(xiāng)村的)partsofSichuanProvince.Inthevideos，Li，isoftendressedinbeautifultraditionalclothes，risesatsunrise，restsatsunset，plantsseedsandharvestsflowers，cooksChinesedishesandmakesbamboofurniture.Inresponse，Li，whowasraisedinthecountryside，said，“Mostpeopletodayarefacinghugestressinworkandlife，soIhopetheycanfeelrelaxedwhenwatchingmyvideos.”“Therearesomanyideasinmymindofoldcraftsmanship(手藝)andfoodwehavebeenenjoyingforthousandsofyears.Somearealmostforgotten.Ihopetopreservethemthroughmysmallefforts.”“Chinahastriedforsomanyyearstopromoteourculturegloballybutmadelittleprogress，andthat'sbecauseofalackofspontaneity(自發(fā)性)andfewfocusonChinesepeople'sdailylives，”ZhangXiaoming，directoroftheChinaNationalCenterforCultureStudies，saidinarecentinterviewwithTheBeijingNews.“ChinaneedsmoreLiZiqi.”語篇解讀本文是一篇新聞報道。文章介紹了火遍全網(wǎng)的美食博主李子柒，并指出需要更多像李子柒這樣的人來傳播中國文化。4．Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“shottofame”inParagraph1?A．Becomewidelyknown.B．Feelextremelyhopeful.C．Growup.D．Gainconfidence.答案A解析詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“AfterpostingashortvideoonApril27aboutplantingandcookingpeas，ChinesefoodbloggerLiZiqiwitnessedherfollowersonYouTubeover10million.”可知，李子柒變得“很出名”。故選A。5．WhatcanwelearnaboutLiZiqi?A．Hervideosareaboutherlifeinthecity.B．Shewearsformaluniforminhervideo.C．Allherfurnitureiscreatedanddesignedbyherself.D．Shehopeshervideoscanhelpreducepeople'spressure.答案D解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Mostpeopletodayarefacinghugestressinworkandlife，soIhopetheycanfeelrelaxedwhenwatchingmyvideos.”可知，她希望她的視頻可以幫助人們減輕壓力。故選D。6．WhatisLiZiqi'sattitudetowardsChineseoldcraftsmanship?A．Indifferent. B．Negative.C．Concerned. D．Confused.答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Therearesomanyideasinmymindofoldcraftsmanship(手藝)andfoodwehavebeenenjoyingforthousandsofyears.Somearealmostforgotten.Ihopetopreservethemthroughmysmallefforts.”可知，李子柒對中國古老的工藝持關心態(tài)度。故選C。7．WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatZhangXiaomingsaid?A．Chinahasmademuchprogressinpromotingitscultureglobally.B．ThereareenoughvideosaboutChinesepeople'sdailylivesonline.C．ChineseculturehasbeenfamousgloballybecauseofLiZiqi.D．MoreeffortsshouldbemadetospreadChineseculture.答案D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Chinahastriedforsomanyyearstopromoteourculturegloballybutmadelittleprogress”及“ChinaneedsmoreLiZiqi.”可知，傳播中國文化需要做出更多的努力。故選D。CItwasJune8,1816anditwasearlysummerinVermont，US.Yet，awildwintersnowstormwasgoingon.Nearlyafootofsnowcoveredthefieldswhichhadbeenplantedcropsonlyweeksbefore.Thisstormwouldkillallofthecrops.Atthetime，peoplestruggledtounderstandwhathadcausedtheweathertochangesowildly.Itisonlynow，morethan200yearslater，thatscientistshavefinallysolvedthemystery.Thecauseoftheextremeweatherwasaneventthattookplaceayearearlierand10,000milesaway.ItallstartedwithavolcanocalledMountTambora.MountTamborasitsontheislandofSumbawa，abeautifullandwithrushingstreams，gentlehills，andthickjungles，inIndonesia.Nobodyhadanyreasontothinkthepeacefulmountainwasinfactavolcano.Ithadbeenasleepforcenturies，butonApril5,1815，Tamborawokeup.Thefirsteruptionshooktheislandandsentupstreamsoffireandash.Butthatwasnothingcomparedwithwhatwouldcomefivedayslater，onApril10.Thevolcanoexplodedwithahugecloudofgas，fireandashshothighintothesky.Thedayturnedmidnightblack，butthemountainturnedredasriversoflava(巖漿)floweddownthemountain.Theeruptionwentonformorethanthreedays，whichinstantlykilledatleast12,000peoplelivingonandaroundMountTambora.Ashandlavaruinedtheisland'ssoilandpoisoneditsriversandstreams.Ricefieldsweredestroyed.Nofruitsorvegetableswouldgrow.Therewerenofishtocatch;almosteveryanimalhadbeenkilled.TheeruptionofTamborain1815wasthedeadliestandmostpowerfulvolcaniceruptioninhumanhistory.語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。文章由1816年美國佛蒙特州夏季暴雪為切入點，介紹了1815年4月5日，發(fā)生在印度尼西亞松巴哇島上的坦博拉火山噴發(fā)事件。8．WhydiditsnowheavilyinVermontinthesummerof1816?A．Vermontwaslocatedinthesouthernpartoftheearth.B．Vermonthadseriousenvironmentalpollution.C．Afarawayvolcanoeruptedayearearlier.D．AhugeearthquakehitVermont.答案C解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后三句可知1816年夏天佛蒙特州下大雪的原因是一年前，一座遙遠的火山爆發(fā)了。故選C。9．What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Toleadinthetopic.B．Topresentanargument.C．TointroduceVermont.D．Toexplainthecauseofavolcano.答案A解析目的意圖題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句并結(jié)合文章后文講述了坦博拉火山的爆發(fā)及造成的傷害，可知第一段的目的是引出話題。故選A。10．WhendidMountTamborastarterupting?A．OnJune8,1816.B．OnApril13,1816.C．OnApril5,1815.D．OnApril10,1815.答案C解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句可知，坦博拉火山開始噴發(fā)的時間是1815年4月5日。故選C。11．What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Theprocessoftheeruptionwasmadeupofthreestages.B．Tamboraasleepforcenturieswokeupintheend.C．TheeruptionofTamborabrokeahistoricrecord.D．TheeruptionofTamboraledtoaterribledisaster.答案D解析段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，該段主要介紹坦博拉火山的爆發(fā)導致了一場可怕的災難。故選D。Ⅱ.七選五WhenIlearnedthatapsychologyclassdesignedtoteachstudentshowtobecomehappierwasavailableonlinetoanyonewhowantedtotakeit，Idecidedtoseewhatitwasabout.Aftertakingthecourse，Ibelievethatanyonewhofollowsthesuggestionscantrulybecomehappier.1Increasesocialconnections.Talkingwithafriendfacetofacewillmakeyouhappier.2