课时作业(三十六) [选修8 Unit1 Alandofdiversity](限时：30分钟) Ⅰ.完形填空Kindnessisthegoldenchainbywhichsocietyisboundtogether.However,IwasnotthinkingaboutthegoldenchainwhenIhadtohelppeoplewho__1__theirwayandparkedinfrontofmyhouse.Iwasgrowingtiredofhelpingsomanypeople.Almostevery__2__Iwasawakenduringasoundnight'ssleepandhadto__3__someoneout.ManytimesIwas__4__bysomepennilessmotoristswhodidnoteventhankmeforthehelpthattheyreceivedandsomeevencomplainedthatIcouldhavedonemore.Oneday,ayoungmanwithaweekoldbeardclimbedoutofa__5__automobile.Hehadnomoneyandnofood.HeaskedifIcouldgivehimsome__6__，offerhimgasolineandameal.Itoldhimthatifhewantedtoworkforme,hecouldcutthegrass,but__7__theworkwasn'tnecessary.Thoughsweatyandhungry,heworkedhard.Afterworkingallday,hesatintheshadetocoolhimself.Ithankedhimforhisworkandgavehimthemoneyhe__8__.Ithenofferedhimsome__9__moneyforataskparticularlywelldone,butheshookhishead,__10__．Ineversawhimagain.HeprobablythinksIhelpedhimoutthatday,butthatisnotthewayitwas.Ididn'thelphim.Hehelpedmeto__11__peopleagaintorepaytheirtrustinme.Hehelpedmetoonceagainwanttodosomethingforthosewhoare__12__.IwishIcouldthankhimfor__13__someofmybeliefinthebasicgoodnessofothersandforgivingmebackalittleofthe__14__Ihadlost.Becauseofhim,Ionceagainfeltpartofagoldenchainofkindnessthat__15__ustoothers.Imayhavefedhisbodythatday,buthefedmysoul.1．A.foughtB．foundC．madeD．lost2．A.morningB．afternoonC．nightD．evening3．A.bringB．helpC．carryD．drive4．A.takenforgrantedB．putupwithC．turneddownD．takenupwith5．A.fashionableB．famousC．flashyD．shabby6．A.moneyB．foodC．helpD．work7．A.actuallyB．speciallyC．particularlyD．generally8．A.askedB．beggedC．neededD．charged6\n9．A.oldB．extraC．smallD．good10．A.acceptedB．receivedC．refusedD．denied11．A.believeinB．watchoverC．lookafterD．careabout12．A.introubleB．indangerC．intearsD．infear13．A.forgettingB．losingC．restoringD．finding14．A.weaknessB．strengthC．optimismD．pessimism15．A.adaptsB．adjustsC．devotesD．connectsⅡ.阅读理解A“Gowestyoungman，”wroteHoraceGreeleyin1865inhisnewspapertheNewYorkTribune.ThequoteisoneofthemostfamousinAmericanhistoryandledmanyyoungmentosearchforfortuneinthegoldminesofCalifornia.ItalsocreatedthepopularimageofcowboysandtheWildWest.ButtheWildWestofoldisn'tdeadintheUS.Thelandofcowboys,cattleandgunsstillexists.Tofindit,youhavetomovealittlebitmoreinland.PeopleinstateslikeMontana,Wyoming,Idaho,Colorado,Texas,SouthDakotaandNorthDakotastillliveasimple,frontiersmen(拓荒者)sortoflife.Thesestatesaregeographicallylargebutwithsparse(稀少的)populations.Oneofthemostcommonbusinessesiscattleranching(放牧).Ranchershirecowboystoridehorsesandfollowthecattletomakesuretheydon'tgetlost.Thislifestylecanbeveryroughandlonely.Butformany,theirfamilieshavebeendoingitforahundredyears.Rodeo(牛仔竞技表演)isoneofthemostpopularsportsinthewesternUnitedStates.Rodeoisasportingeventthatinvolvescattleandhorses,designedtotesttheskillandspeedofthecowboyandcowgirlathleteswhoparticipate.Ifyou'veevertriedtorideonthebackofanangrybullyouknowhowdangerousandcrazysomerodeoeventscanbe.CowboyshaveplayedaveryimportantpartintheUS.Ifyougetthechancethentravelwestandvisitoneofthesestates.Thenyouwillfindadifferenttypeoffortune:auniqueculturefullofrichhistory.16．Inolddays,manyyoungmenwenttotheWildWestto________.A．createthepopularimageofcowboysB．searchforfortuneC．tourthewestcoastD．hunt17．Peopleinstatessuchas________liveasimplelife.A．Colorado,TexasandPortlandB．Montana,LosAngelesandWyomingC．Idaho,MontanaandSouthDakotaD．NorthDakota,IdahoandSeattle6\n18．Whichstatementabout“rodeo”isTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．RodeoisthemostpopularsportsintheWesternUnitedStates.B．Rodeoisasportingeventonlydealingwithcattle.C．Peopledesignrodeoinordertotesttheskillandspeedofthecowboyandcowgirlathleteswhoparticipate.D．Rancherscanexperiencehowdangerousandcrazysomerodeoeventscanbe.19．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．theWildWestofoldstillexistsintheUSB．cowboysridehorsesandfollowthecattletomakesuretheydon'tgetlostC．travelerswouldfindadifferentlifestyleonthewestcoastoftheUSAtodayD．SomestateslikeMontana,Wyoming,Texas,Californiaarefitforranching20．Theaimofthistextwouldprobablybe________.A．tointroducethelifestyleofwestcowboysB．toattractpeopletovisittheWildWestC．toencourageyoungpeopletotakepartinrodeoD．tostateauniquecultureaboutwestcowboysBAmericancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.Themajorfactorscontributingtothemakingofthisnationandtheformingofanewculturearethehardenvironment,ethnicdiversity(多民族)andpluralreligion,whichisquitedifferentfromothernationsintheworld.Whatismore,theseelementsarestillinfluencingtheAmericanculture.TheearlyimmigrantswhowereEnglishPuritanssettleddowninnortheastpartofAmerica.From1607to1892,frontierswerepushedfurtherwest.Thefrontiersmenlookedforalandofrichresourcesandalandofpromise,opportunityandfreedom.Actuallytheylookedforabetterlife.Soindividualism(个人主义),selfreliance,andequalityofopportunityhaveperhapsbeenthevaluesmostcloselyassociatedwiththefrontierheritage(遗产)ofAmerica.Inhistory,peoplefromdifferentcountriesintheworldrushedtoAmericathreetimes.TheybroughttheirownculturetoAmericaandlateron，differentculturesweremixedtogether.ThustheuniqueAmericancultureisformed，acommonculturallifewithcommonlysharedvalues.ThefundamentalAmericanbeliefinindividualfreedomandtherightofindividualstopracticetheirownreligionisatthecenterofreligiousexperienceintheUnitedStates.Thegreatdiversityofethnicbackgroundshasproducedreligiouspluralism;almostallofthereligionsoftheworldarenowpracticedintheUnitedStates.Nowadays,wecanseethecontinualinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansociety.Americanfamilyistypicallyparentsandtheirunmarriedchildren.Middleagedandelderlypeoplegenerallydonotlivewiththeirmarriedchildren.ThepeopleinAmericahaveaverystrongdesiretostartanewlifeinanewplace.Quiteanumberofpeoplechangeresidenceseveryyear.TheaverageAmericanmovesfourteentimesinhislifetime.21．AmericancultureisuniquebecauseofthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT________．A．hardenvironment6\nB．ethnicdiversityC．pluralreligionD．advancedmodernization22．Wecanlearnfromthisarticlethat________．A．thefrontiersmenleftimportantsocietyvaluesforAmericancultureB．theearlyimmigrantsbroughtabouttheuniqueAmericancultureC．peopleintheworldoncerushedtoAmericabecauseofitsuniquecultureD．theAmericanfamilymembersdon'tgetalongwellwitheachother23．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericanculture?A．Heiscriticalofit.B．Headmiresitverymuch.C．Hejuststatesthefacts.D．Helooksdownuponit.24．Thelastparagraphisabout________．A．thefamilystructureinAmericansocietyB．theinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansocietyC．thenewlifestyleofAmericanfamilyD．thereasonwhyAmericanpeopleliketochangeresidences25．Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleofthisarticle?A．TheimmigrantsinAmericaB．WhyAmericancultureisunique?C．TheinfluenceofAmericancultureD．PluralreligionandAmericanculture6\n课时作业(三十六)Ⅰ.这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过帮助别人改变了自己的看法，并悟出了一定的人生哲理。1．D 考查动词短语的搭配。fightone'sway努力前进；findone'sway找到路；makeone'sway前进；loseone'sway迷路。根据作者的意思是帮助别人，应该是“迷路的人”。故选D项。2．C 考查语境。从下文的Iwasawakenduringasoundnight'ssleep看出，应该是在“晚上”。故选C项。3．B 考查语境。文章的开始就说作者在帮助别人，此处指“在晚上帮助别人”。故选B项。4．A 考查动词短语辨析。take…forgranted认为……理所当然；putupwith忍受；turndown拒绝，把音量调小；takeupwith开始与……交往，采纳。句意：很多次，那些身无分文的骑摩托车的人认为我对他们的帮助认为是理所当然的……从下文的someevencomplainedthatIcouldhavedonemore也可看出答案。5．D 考查语境。从本句的withaweekoldbeardclimbedoutof和下文的Hehadnomoneyandnofood.看出答案。fashionable流行的；flashy闪光的；shabby破旧的。D项符合题意。6．D 考查语境。从下文的Itoldhimthatifhewantedtoworkforme,hecouldcutthegrass看出答案。故选D项。7．A 考查副词辨析。actually事实上；specially专门地；particularly特别地；generally一般地，普遍地。句意：事实上这份工作不需要(被做)。故选A项。8．C 考查动词辨析。ask问，要；beg乞求；need需要；charge索取。句意：作者给他所需要的钱。9．B 考查语境。从本句的后半部分forataskparticularlywelldone看出，作者另外多给他钱。extra另外的，附加的；符合题意。故选B项。10．C 考查语境。从本句中butheshookhishead看出，他拒绝了。refuse拒绝；符合题意。故选C项。11．A 考查动词短语辨析。believein相信；watchover看守，监视；lookafter照顾；careabout关心。他帮助作者再次相信别人以报答他们对作者的信任。A符合题意。12．A 考查语境。从本句中的Hehelpedmetoonceagainwanttodosomethingforthose看出答案。故选A项。13．C 考查动词辨析。forget忘记；lose失去；restore恢复，归还；find发现。句意：我希望我能为再次相信别人的好意而感谢他。restore符合题意。14．C 考查语境。与第二段的Iwasgrowingtiredofhelpingsomanypeople.形成对比。作者找回了失去的乐观。optimism乐观。故选C项。15．D 考查语境。与文章的第一句Kindnessisthegoldenchainbywhichsocietyisboundtogether.相照应。connect…to…把……与……相连。故选D项。Ⅱ.A本文讲述了美国西部牛仔这种特殊的文化。16．B 细节理解题。从文章第一段的ThequoteisoneofthemostfamousinAmericanhistoryandledmanyyoungmentosearchforfortuneinthegoldminesofCalifornia.可看出答案。17．C 细节理解题。从文章第三段的PeopleinstateslikeMontana,Wyoming,Idaho,Colorado,Texas,SouthDakotaandNorthDakotastillliveasimple,frontiersmensortoflife.可找到答案。6\n18.C 细节理解题。从文章第五段的Rodeoisasportingeventthatinvolvescattleandhorses,designedtotesttheskillandspeedofthecowboyandcowgirlathleteswhoparticipate.可看出答案。19．A 推理判断题。从文章第二段的ButtheWildWestofoldisn'tdeadintheUS.可推出答案。20．D 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，这篇文章主要描述西部牛仔这种独特的文化。B本文向我们说明了美国独特文化形成的原因等。21．D 细节理解题。用排除法。第一段第二句说明美国独特文化形成的主要因素是hardenvironment,ethnicdiversityandpluralreligion，而没有提到advancedmodernization。故选D。22．A 细节理解题。由第二段的叙述尤其是最后一句可知，美国的早期移民为美国文化留下了包括individualism,selfreliance,andequalityofopportunity在内的社会价值观(societyvalues)。故选A。23．C 推理判断题。纵观全文可以看出，作者只是客观地叙述了美国独特文化形成的原因、背景，以及当今影响美国文化的三大因素等，并没有对此作出评论，故选C。24．B 段落大意题。在该段中，第一句是该段的中心句，全段围绕该句向我们介绍了三大因素对当今美国社会的影响。故选B。25．B 主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出，文章开篇点题，首句即为文章的主题：Americancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.然后，全文围绕这一主题展开论述，向我们讲述美国独特文化形成的原因。故选B。6
