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编号6Unit5LanguagesaroundtheWorld—寒假作业第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AChineseCultureDayofConfuciusInstitut

eheldinEgyptTheChineseCultureDayofConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversitywasheldforthefirsttimeattheEgyptianNationalMuseuminthecapital'sTahrirSquareo

nMonday,Oct8,2019.AteacherfromConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversityperformedWushu.Meanwhile,awomanperformedChinesecalligraphyand

astudentfromConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversityperformedChinesefolkdance.ChineseoperalegendsmakeUKsta

gereturnPeopleintheUKwillhaveanopportunitytoenjoyChineseculturewhentheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompanyre

turnstothecountryforthefourthtime,foraseriesofworkshopsandperformances.ActivitieswillbeheldattheBritishL

ibrary,Oxford'sAshmoleanMuseum.LisaLu,arespectedactresswillleadagroupofartistsfromChina,theUSandtheUKtodiscusstheirexperie

ncesofworkingacrossavarietyofartisticfieldsindifferentculturesovermanyyears.ChinaReadingCorneropensinFijiNationalLibraryChinaReading

CorneropenedhereonFridayintheFijiNationalLibrarytohelpstrengthentheculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandFiji.TheChinaReadingCornercontainsover6,

000books,20,000e-booksandotherhardwaregivenbyChina'sZhengzhouLibrary.ChineseAmbassadortoFijiQianBosaid,"Wit

hthisreadingcorner,FijianpeopleknowwheretofindtheinformationtheyareinterestedinandthereadingcornerwillserveasawindowforFijianpeopletolookouttotheout

sideworld.""TheChineseandFijianpeoplewillfurtherdeepentheirfriendshipandhaveabetterunderstandingofeachother,"hesaid.1

.IfyouwanttoenjoyChina'sNationalPekingOpera,whereshouldyougo?A.ChinaReadingCorner.B.ConfuciusInstituteinCa

iro.C.Oxford'sAshmoleanMuseum.D.EgyptianNationalMuseum.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.FijianpeoplewillhaveabetterrelationshipwithChi

na.B.LisaLuwillperformPekingoperainBritain.C.Fijilibrarygaveover6,000bookstoChinaReadingCorner.D.TheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompanywe

nttoUKforthefirsttime.3.Whattopicdothethreeeventsmentionedhaveincommon?A.Artist.B.Library.C.University.D.C

ulture.BIfyouenjoyreading,theworldinbookswillbecomeaplacewhichisnottobeexperiencedinwatchingtelevisiononlyforentertainm

ent.Studieshaveshownhowthosewhoreadforpleasureachievemoreinliteracy(读写能力)andthinkingabilitiesthanthosewhodon't.Actually,ther

eisnothingelsethatwillexpandyourlanguageskillsandmakeyourimaginationfly.Tobeginwith,languageskillscanbebetterlearnedt

hroughreadingforpleasurethanthroughwatchingTVforentertainment.Atitsbest,televisioncanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining,butnobod

ywishestoimprovehisliteracybysimplysittinginfrontofaTVbox.Therefore,onlybyreadingcanyouenlargeyourvocabulary.However,itmustbemadecl

earthattherelationbetweenliteracyandreadingislikecomparinghealthtosport.Oneissomethingpracticalandtheotherissomethingyoudobecauseyouenjoyit.Thebooks

thathelpyoumostinimaginationarethosethatmakeyouthinkmost.Inthispoint,readingforpleasure,bothpaper-basedandon-screen,isfarmorehelpfu

lthanwatchingTV.Forexample,thereisalwaysabookwhichisopenedwithexpectationandclosedwithprofit:imagination.Unluck

ily,somepeople'sloveofbooksislostinfluencedbytelevision,whichisconsideredasadeclineinthinkingabilities.Onthewhole,watching

TVislargelyharmlessasanentertainmentandinformationtool,butthereisnobetterwaytoimproveyourlanguageskillsandimaginationthan

readingforpleasure.Forthosewhowouldcontinuetoenjoyreading,thereisaparadise(天堂)notyetbeinglost.Havinggotanamountoflan

guageskillsthroughwidereading,youmightaswellimaginethatsuchaparadisewouldnotbeveryunlikeakindoflibrary.1.Whatdoesthewr

itermainlytalkaboutinParagraph1?A.Theadvantageofreadingbooks.B.Thewayofimprovinglanguageskills.C.ThepleasureinwatchingTV.D

.Theadvantageofourimagination.2.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutreadinginthetext?A.Peoplecangetthelatestinformat

ionthroughit.B.ItoffersmorepleasurethanwatchingTV.C.Itplaysabiggerroleinkids'growththanwatchingTV.D.Morelanguageskillswillbegaineda

speoplereadmore.3.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword"decline"inParagraph3?A.Development.B.Decrease.C.Destroy.D.Improvement

.4.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofwatchingTV?A.It'sawasteoftimeandenergy.B.It'saparadiseforthosewholikewatchingTV.C.It'shelpfulinsom

easpects.D.It'sdoneonlyforentertainment.CLivingonmountainousLaGomera,oneofSpain'sCanaryIslandsoffWestAfrica,JuanCabell

otakesprideinnotusingamobilephoneortheInternettocommunicate.Likehisfatherandgrandfather,heusesSilboGomero,alanguagethatiswhistle

d(吹口哨),notspoken,andthatcanbeheardmorethantwomilesaway."Iuseitforeverything:totalktomywife,totellmykidssomething,tofindafriendifweg

etlostinacrowd,"Cabellosays."IalsomakealivingfromSilbo,performingdailyexhibitionsatarestaurant."PeoplethroughoutLaGomer

aareknowntohaveusedSilbointhepastasawayofcommunicatingoverlongdistances.Astrongwhistlesavedfarmersfromwalkingoverthehillstogivem

essagesornewstoneighbors.Thencamethephone.Nowadays,it'shardtoknowhowmanypeoplestilluseSilbo.In1999,itwasintrod

ucedasacompulsorysubject(必修学科)inLaGomera'sprimaryschools,inanefforttopreventthelanguagefromgoingsilent.Now3,000studentsarestudyingit,butonlyaf

ewpeoplearebelievedtobeabletocommunicatefullyinthewhistlinglanguage."Silboissaidtobethemostimportantcultu

ralheritage(遗产)wehave,"saidMoisesPlasencia,thedirectoroftheCanaryIslands'government'shistoricalheritag

edepartment.Infact,littleisknownaboutSilbo'sorigins.Silbo-likewhistlinghasbeenfoundinpartsofGreece,Turkey,ChinaandM

exico,butnoneisasdevelopedasSilboGomero.OnestudyislookingforsignsofSilboinVenezuela,CubaandTexas,allplacestowhichGomeranshavegonein

thepastduringhardeconomictimes."Silbohasmanyhistoricalandlinguistic(语言学上的)values,"Plasenciasaid.And,asCabelloexplains,"It'sgoodforjustabout

anythingexceptforromance:everyoneontheislandwouldhearwhatyou'resaying!"1.JuanCabellousesSilboGomero_____________.A.inhisdailylifeB.tolearn

computersC.justtomakealivingD.onlywheneatingatrestaurants2.WhatcanwelearnaboutSilboGomero?A.ItfirststartedinGreece.B.Itisindangerofdyingout.C.Itish

elpfulinkeepingsecrets.D.Itistheoldestwayofcommunicating.3.Plasenciathinksit'sveryimportantto__________.A.knowtheoriginsofSilb

oGomeroB.findthevaluesofSilboGomeroC.havemoreculturalheritagesD.protectSilboGomero4.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A.As

chool'ssubject.B.Afamousperformer.C.Anunusuallanguage.D.Amountainousisland.DLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,

butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit

(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,

whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestarte

dsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmento

fthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,

allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasi

nglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverela

tivelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europeh

asonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themedia

nnumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld'slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400of

thetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeake

rs),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceof

survival.1.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.C.TheyhadsimilarpatternsD.Theywe

recloselyconnected.2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"dominant"underlinedinParagraph2?A.ComplexB.Advanced.C.PowerfulD.Modern.3.Howmanylanguages

arespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?A.About6,800B.About3,400C.About2,400D.About1,2004.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.

Newlanguageswillbecreated.B.People'slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.D.Geograp

hydetermineslanguageevolution.第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Formakingcontactandcommunicatingwithaper

son,effectiveeyecontactisessentialtooureverydayinteractionwithpeople,andalsotothosewhowanttobeeffectivecommu

nicatorsinpublicplaces.①_____.GenerallyinWesternsocietiesandmanyothercultures,eyecontactwithapersonisexpectedtoberegularbutnotoverlypersistent.②_____

,causingthepersonwho'stheobjectofaperson'sstaretofeeloverlystudiedanduncomfortable.③_____.TheNewZealandMedicalJournalreportedthato

nereasonsomanyyoungchildrenfallvictimtoattacksbypetdogsistheiroverly-lastingeyecontactwithpets,whichcauses

themtofeelthreatenedanddefensive.Overlylastingeyecontactisalsoasignofaperson'sover-awarenessofthemessagestheyaregiving.Inthecaseofpeop

lewhotrytolietosomeone,theymaydistort(扭曲)theireyecontactsothatthey'renotavoidingit.④_____.Butonthecontrary,evasive(逃避的)eyecontactisasignofdiscom

fort.Whydoweavoidlookingataperson?Itmaybebecausewefeelashamedtobelookingatthemifwe'rebeingdishonestoftryingtotakethemin.Evasiveeyecontac

tmayalsoasignofdishonesty.However,Scotland'sUniversityofStirlingfoundthat,inaquestion-and-answerstudyamongchildren,thosewhomaintainedeyecontac

twerelesslikelytocomeupwiththecorrectanswertoaquestionthanthosewholookedawaytoconsidertheirresponse.⑤_____,whenthis

energycouldbespentondeepthinking.A.ThisisawidelyrecognizedindicatoroflyingB.ConstanteyecontactisoftenconsideredtoberudeC.Eyeconta

ctistheactoflookingintosomeone'seyesD.Butthere'ssomethingyoumaynotknowabouteyecontactE.OverpoweringeyecontactcanmaketheotherpersonexcitedF.Evenbet

weenhumansandnon-humans,lastingeyecontactissometimesunadvisableG.Eyecontact,asasocializingdevice,cantakeasurprisingamountofefforttomaint

ain第二部分第一节阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Livinginaforeignculturecanbeexciting.Butitcanalsobe1.AgroupofA

mericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheir2.Theydecidedthatmiscommunicationswerealways3,evenoversomethingas4as"

yes"and"no".OnherfirstdayinMicronesia,Lisathoughtpeoplewere5herrequests.Thedaywas6,andsheneededacoldd

rink.Shewentintoastoreandasked,"Doyouhavecolddrinks?"Thewomantheredidn'tsayanything.Lisa7thequestion.Stillthewomansaidnothing.

Lisagaveupandleftthestore.Shelaterlearntthatthewomanhad8her:Shehadraisedhereyebrows,whichinMicronesiameans"yes".This9JanofanexperienceshehadinBulgari

a.Shehadgonetoarestaurantthatwaswell-knownfora10namedstuffedcabbage(塞馅卷心菜).Sheaskedthewaiter,"Doyouhavestuffed

cabbagetoday?"He11hishead.Janeagerlywaited,butthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountry,anodmeans"no".Tomhada12problemwhenhearr

ivedinIndia.After13somethinginclass,heaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyrespondedwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesof

theheads.Heguessedsomepeoplehadnotunderstood,soheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagainiftheyunderstood,theydidthesamething.Hesoon1

4thathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndia,peoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysaccordingtowheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapers

onisfromto15whethertheyareindicating(表示)"yes"or"no".1.A.confusingB.shockingC.amazingD.interesting2.A.

approachesB.opinionsC.experiencesD.schedules3.A.amusingB.possibleC.unnecessaryD.important4.A.shortB.usefulC.simpleD.person

al5.A.judgingB.meetingC.receivingD.ignoring6.A.windyB.terribleC.coldD.hot7.A.reconsideredB.facedC.solvedD.repeated8.A.answeredB.forg

ottenC.forgivenD.mistaken9.A.convincedB.remindedC.informedD.warned10.A.mealB.dietC.dishD.vegetable11.A.turnedB.shookC.hungD.nodded12.A.difficultB.sp

ecialC.normalD.similar13.A.explainingB.admittingC.provingD.announcing14.A.realisedB.hopedC.showedD.pretended15.A.readoutB.letoutC.figureoutD.poi

ntout第二节阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Learningaforeignlanguageisachallengingtask,butitcanalsobe①_______veryenjoyablee

xperience.Hereareafewtipsonhowtolearnaforeignlanguagewell.Firstly,work②______yourownpace.You'llfind③_______(effective)t

ostudyforhalfanhourratherthantrytodoawholeunitatonce.Secondly,uselanguage④_______(communicate).Don'tbeafr

aidof⑤_______(make)mistakes.Theimportantthingistobuildupyour⑥_______(confident)inspeaking.Thirdly,buildupyourvocabulary.Y

oushouldlearnvocabularybytopicsorinsentences,⑦_______isveryeffective.Besides,getusedtohearingeverydaylanguageatn

ormalspeed.Listeningtothecourserecordingsas⑧______(frequent)aspossibleisagood⑨____(choose).Andaboveall,havefun⑩_______(learn)language.第三部分第一节假设你是李华，刚

刚收到你的朋友李琳的电子邮件。她比较喜欢学习英语，但在英语阅读方面感到有困难，请你根据自己学习英语的经验给她提出一些建议。建议如下：1.重视阅读，多做阅读，做阅读时不要遇到生词就查词典；2.可以浏览一些英语论坛获得有用的学习资源并体验更真实的英语文化。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当

增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearLiLin,________________________________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节阅读下面材料，根据

其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Itwasthemostbeautifulmotorbikeandthefirstofitskindintheneighborhood,amagicbl

ueonewithtwosmartrear-viewmirrors.ItbelongedtoRanjan'suncle.Overnight,Ranjanhadbecomeaprinceamongusbo

ys.Wesurroundedhimthenextday,wantingtolearnmoredetails.Ranjan'sunclehadcomefromBombay,ridingthenewmotor

bike.Everyafternoonwhenheslept,wewouldgatheraroundthebluebike,admiringit.SometimesRanjanmanagedtotakeouthisunc

le'sredhelmet(头盔).Wewouldwearitinturnandsitonthebike,imaginingstartingitandbeingoff.Intheevenings,wewatchedRanjangooutforaridewithhisuncleand

oureyeswerefilledwithenvy(羡慕).OneMondaymorningIwasstrugglingwiththehomeworkwhenRanjanwhisperedinmyear,"Iamlearningtorideit,Tony.""What?"Idoubted."I

willshowyouthisafternoon."Ranjansoundedconfident.Ranjan,liketherestofus,kneweverythingaboutthemotorbike,e

verypartofit.Buttorideitwasanotherstory.Likeallgrown-ups,hisunclehadthisbeliefthatfourteen-year-oldscouldnotridethingslikemotorbikes.I

tisunfairreally.Thebigmomentcameatlast.Afterlunch,IcametomeetRanjan,whoappearedatthegatesecondslater,wearingtheredhelmet.No

iselessly,hewheeledthebikeoutofthegate.Helookedaroundcarefully,pusheditdowntheroad,andstartedit."Geton,boy!"Ifel

texcitedasIclimbedontothebackseat,butstillcouldnotbelievethathecouldrideit."Ready?"Ranjanshouted."Yeah.Whatar

eyouwaitingfor?"Wewereoff.Theroadwasnearlyemptyandweweremovingsmoothly.Ihadalookatthespeedometer(速度计):30k

mph.Howcoolitwas!Suddenly,adogrushedoutandranacrosstheroad.___________________________________________________________________________

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