学年高二英语下学期课堂达标检测13.docx

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学年高二英语下学期课堂达标检测13

Module5EthnicCulture

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

      Abdul,whowasatailor（裁缝）inavillageinsouthernIndia,managedtoearnenoughtokeephimself,hiswifeandhischildren.Tailoringisatradethatdependsonhavingasharpeye.WhenAbdulwas50,hiseyesbegantocloudoverwithcataracts（白内障）.Ayearlaterhewasalmostcompletelyblind.

      Withnosocialsecurity（保障）tofallbackon,hiswifeandchildrenhadtosomehowearnthemoneytosupportthefamily.However,Abdul’sluckchangedwhenhewasseenbyamobileeyeteamsupportedbySightSavers.Theyperformedacataractremovaloperationwhichrestored（恢复）hissight.

      Abdulisveryspecialtous,becausehewasthetwomillionthpersonwhosesightwerestored.Thatwasbackin1987.In1991,TajEibi,amotheroftwosons,becamethethreemillionthpersontoreceivethegiftofsightfromSightSaversatamobileeyehospitalinPakistan.Nowshe’srunningthefamilyhomeagain,workinginthefieldswithhersonsandhelpingatthelocalprimaryschool.

      Howmuchdiditcosttobringaboutthismiracle（奇迹）?

Just£8.Imagine,£8willgivethepricelessgiftofsighttoablindperson.And£16willrestorethesightoftwoblindpeople.Youcanhelpbysparingafewminutestosendusyourdonationto:

      SightSavers,FREEPOST,HaywardsHeath,

WestSussex,RH163ZA

21.Accordingtothetext,Abdul_____.

A.sufferedfromaneyedisease

B.waspopularasatailor

C.wasrichinhisvillage

D.livedallalone

22.ThankstoSightSavers,TajEibi_____.

A.gotawell-paidjob

B.wasabletoliveanactivelife

C.gottoknowAbdul

D.senthersonstoalocalschool

23.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom_____.

A.astorybook             B.aresearchpaper

C.abiography             D.acharitymagazine

B

      Hawaiiansareamongthemostgenerous peopleintheworldandgiftgivingiswidelypracticedthroughouttheyearatalloflife’smajorceremonies:

birthsandbirthdays,weddings,deaths,andgraduationsaswellasduringAmericanandWesternholidayslikeChristmas,Mother’sDay,Father’sDay,andValentine’sDay.

     GiriistheJapanesetermappliedtogiftgivingandtheideaofreciprocity.Itisageneraldutymadeintheformofbirthday,wedding,graduation,andanniversarygiftsaswellaspresentationsgivenwhensomeoneisillorhasdied.Eachgiftofmoneyorgoodsisnotedwhenreceivedanditisreturnedinequalvalueatalatertime.SomeJapanesefamiliesactuallykeepawrittenrecord,assigning（赋予）valuestogifts,andusethisrecordforfuturereciprocity.Takingagifttoapartyisanotherexpressionofgiri,sinceJapaneserarelygoempty-handedtoapartyhostedbyanygroup.

      Omiyageisasouvenirorthingnativetoaparticularplace;thustravelerspurchaseomiyageforfamily,friends,andofficeworkersathome.OneEuropeanbusinessman,marriedtoaJapanesewoman,alwaysreturnshomefromabusinesstripwithaboxofcandyorcookiesforhisofficestaff.NotlimitedtopeopleofJapaneseancestry（血统）,thisideaofomiyageiswellacceptedamongmanypeoplesintheHawaiianIslands.

      WhenJapanesefamilymemberstravel,thepracticeofsenbetsucomesintoplay.Senbetsuisthegiftofmoneytoatraveler,whichisoftenusedtopurchaseomiyageforthegiver.

      Giri,omiyage,andsenbetsu—thethreeJapanesetermsassociatedwithgiftgiving—areconceptssimilarlyimplantedinmanyotherAsiancountrieslikeChinaandKorea.TheseconceptshavefurtherspreadtobecomeaHawaiiantraditionwherefavorsarereturnedandbusinessisconductedamongfriends.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reciprocity”inParagraph2referto?

A.Takingagifttoaparty.

B.Sharingthesamefeelings.

C.Keepingarecordofgifts.

D.Payingbackwhatonereceives.

25.ThestoryofoneEuropeanbusinessmanshowsthat_____.

A.heacceptstheideaofomiyage

B.hestartedacandybusiness

C.heisquietandgenerous

D.heoncelivedinHawaii

26.BeforeaJapanesetravelsabroad,hemayreceive_____.

A.giri                         B.omiyage

C.senbetsu                D.goods

27.Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?

A.ExplainingsomeJapanesewords.

B.IntroducinggiftgivinginHawaii.

C.ShowingsomepopulargiftsinJapan.

D.Describingsomerulesataceremony.

C

      ClaraBarton,bornonChristmasin1821,iswidelyknownasoneofthemosthonoredwomeninAmericanhistory.Shebeganteachingschoolwhenmostteachersweremenatthattime.Later,shebecameoneofthefirstwomenevertobeemployedbythegovernment.

      HercareerinhelpingthesickbeganwhenherbrotherDavidbecameherfirstpatient.HefelldownfromtheroofofahousewhenClarawasjust11yearsold.Shestayedbyhissideandlookedafterhimforthreeyears,learninghowtogivehimallhismedicines.

      WhentheCivilWarbeganin1861,sheimmediatelyrecognizedthatthepoorlyequippedsoldiersneededhelp.Insteadofwaitingforotherstostepin,Claracollectednecessarythingsonherown,askedthepublicfordonationsandlearnedhowtostoreanddistributethemtosoldiers.Shealsoreadtothesoldiersandwrotelettersforthem.

      AftertheBattleofCedarMountaininnorthernVirginiain1862,Claraarrivedatafieldhospitalatmidnightwithavehiclefullofsupplies.AdoctornamedPaulSmithatthathospitalwouldlaterwrite,“Ithoughtheavenhadsentoutanangelthatnight—herassistancearrivedatexactlytherighttime.”

      In1869,ClarawenttoEuropeandlearnedabouttheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross.UponherreturntotheUnitedStates,shesuccessfullyfoundedtheAmericanRedCross.Sheledtheorganizationforthenext23years.HerlastfieldmissionaspresidentoftheAmericanRedCrosswastohelpthevictimsofthe1900Galvestonhurricane.ShedidnotretirefromtheAmericanRedCrossuntilshewas83.Truetohernature,Claraalwayswenttowheretheneedwasthegreatest.

      Today,theAmericanRedCrosscontinuesthemissionClarastartedmorethan100yearsago.Withthehelpofthousandsofvolunteers,theAmericanRedCrossprovidesrelieftovictimsofdisasters,aswellashelpspeopleprevent,prepareforandrespondtoallsortsofemergencies（突发事件）.

28.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatClaraBartonwas_____.

A.honest                      B.caring

C.talented                    D.modest

29.AftertheCivilWarbrokeout,ClaraBarton_____.

A.joinedthearmyandfoughtbravely

B.wenttoEuropeforfurtherstudy

C.continuedtoworkasateacher

D.didalottohelpsoldiers

30.SeeingClaraBarton’sarrival,Dr.Smithmusthavefelt_____.

A.excitedandgrateful  

B.proudandjoyful

C.shyandnervous

D.sadandsorry

31.WhatismainlydescribedinParagraph5?

A.TheaimoftheAmericanRedCross.

B.Theimportanceofvoluntarydonations.

C.ClaraBartonandtheAmericanRedCross.

D.ClaraBarton’scontributiontotheCivilWar.

D

      TaylorCroweusedtoplayhappilywithhistoysandrecitehisalphabet.Byage2,hewasstartingtolearntomakesounds.Butsomethinghappenedinthethirdyearofhischildhood.Hestartedlosinghislanguageabilitiesandwouldhaveemotionaloutbursts.Taylor’sparentsnoticedthathebecameveryshy,anddidnotmakeeyecontactwhenspokento.Heseemedtobeinhisownsecretworld.

      Today,nearly1outofevery110childrenbornintheU.S.suffersfromautism.TaylorCrowewasactuallyoneofthesesufferers.Autismisacomplexneurological（brain）conditionthataffectsaperson’sabilitytocommunicateandsocialize.Thesechildrenoftenrepeatwordsoractions,andtheyareextrasensitive（敏感的）tosights,soundsandtouch.Theymayhaveasuddenperiodofuncontrolledangerandcanbeseenbeatingtheirhands.

      Scientistsbelievethatchildrenwithautismhavehighlydevelopedvisual（视觉的）areasintheirbrainwhichexplainswhymanyofthem,includingTaylor,areexceptionallygoodartists.But,unfortunately,thiscomesatatrade-off—thebrain’sabilitytocommunicate,makedecisions,planandcompleteataskisrced.

      Throughimmediatetreatmentsandspecializedinstructions,childrenwithautismaretaughtbehaviorssuchaskeepingeyecontactwithothers,respondingwhenspokentoandbecomingawareofthemselves.Somechildrenareabletogrowuptoleadafullandactivelife.ForTaylor,itwasyearsofhardwork,buthehasshownmarkedimprovementandiswellonhiswaytobecomingbetter.Itappearsthattheearlierparentsandcaregiversprovidespecialcare,theeasierthesechildrencangetclosetonormallives.

      Autismisareminderthateachofusisdifferent.Everychildwithautismisstillachild;everypersonwithautismisstillaperson.Thenexttimeyoucomeacrossachildwithautism,tryreachingoutandconnectingwiththechildinside.

32.Attheageofthree,TaylorCrowe_____.

A.wasunabletoseethingsclearly

B.wouldbecomeangryveryeasily

C.startedtolearntoreadthealphabet

D.losthislanguageabilitiescompletely

33.Itseemsthatautism_____.

A.helpssufferersachieveinotherfields

B.spreadsrapidlyacrosstheU.S.

C.iscausedbyuncontrolledanger

D.cannotbecurednow

34.Inthelastparagraph,theauthortriesto_____.

A.explainwhatcausesautism

B.askustorespectandacceptthosewithautism

C.tellushowtopreventautism

D.makeusrealizetheimportanceofbeinghealthy

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Abriefhistoryofautism

B.Autismandbraindevelopment

C.ChildrenwithautismintheU.S.

D.TaylorCrowe:

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