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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。AChineseCultureDayofConfuc

iusInstituteheldinEgyptTheChineseCultureDayofConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversitywasheldforthefirsttimeattheEgyptianNationalMuseuminthecapital'

sTahrirSquareonMonday,Oct8,2019.AteacherfromConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversityperformedWushu.Meanwhile,awomanperfo

rmedChinesecalligraphyandastudentfromConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversityperformedChinesefolkdance.Ch

ineseoperalegendsmakeUKstagereturnPeopleintheUKwillhaveanopportunitytoenjoyChineseculturewhentheChinaNat

ionalPekingOperaCompanyreturnstothecountryforthefourthtime,foraseriesofworkshopsandperformances.ActivitieswillbeheldattheBritishLibrary,Ox

ford'sAshmoleanMuseum.LisaLu,arespectedactresswillleadagroupofartistsfromChina,theUSandtheUKtodiscusstheirexperiencesofworkingacrossavarietyofarti

sticfieldsindifferentculturesovermanyyears.ChinaReadingCorneropensinFijiNationalLibraryChinaReadingCorneropenedhereonFridayintheFi

jiNationalLibrarytohelpstrengthentheculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandFiji.TheChinaReadingCornercontainsover6,000books,20,000e-booksandother

hardwaregivenbyChina'sZhengzhouLibrary.ChineseAmbassadortoFijiQianBosaid,"Withthisreadingcorner,Fijianpeo

pleknowwheretofindtheinformationtheyareinterestedinandthereadingcornerwillserveasawindowforFijianpeopletolookout

totheoutsideworld.""TheChineseandFijianpeoplewillfurtherdeepentheirfriendshipandhaveabetterunderstandingofeachother,"hesaid.1.IfyouwanttoenjoyChina

'sNationalPekingOpera,whereshouldyougo?A.ChinaReadingCorner.B.ConfuciusInstituteinCairo.C.Oxford'sAshmoleanMuseum.D.EgyptianNationalMuseum.2.Which

ofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.FijianpeoplewillhaveabetterrelationshipwithChina.B.LisaLuwillperformPekingoperainBritain.C.Fiji

librarygaveover6,000bookstoChinaReadingCorner.D.TheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompanywenttoUKforthefirsttime.3.Whatt

opicdothethreeeventsmentionedhaveincommon?A.Artist.B.Library.C.University.D.Culture.BIfyouenjoyreading,thewo

rldinbookswillbecomeaplacewhichisnottobeexperiencedinwatchingtelevisiononlyforentertainment.Studieshaveshownhowthosewho

readforpleasureachievemoreinliteracy(读写能力)andthinkingabilitiesthanthosewhodon't.Actually,thereisnothingelsethatwillex

pandyourlanguageskillsandmakeyourimaginationfly.Tobeginwith,languageskillscanbebetterlearnedthroughreadingforpleas

urethanthroughwatchingTVforentertainment.Atitsbest,televisioncanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining,butnobodywishestoimprovehis

literacybysimplysittinginfrontofaTVbox.Therefore,onlybyreadingcanyouenlargeyourvocabulary.However,itmustbemadeclearthattherelationbetweenliteracyandr

eadingislikecomparinghealthtosport.Oneissomethingpracticalandtheotherissomethingyoudobecauseyouenjoyit.T

hebooksthathelpyoumostinimaginationarethosethatmakeyouthinkmost.Inthispoint,readingforpleasure,bothpaper-bas

edandon-screen,isfarmorehelpfulthanwatchingTV.Forexample,thereisalwaysabookwhichisopenedwithexpectationand

closedwithprofit:imagination.Unluckily,somepeople'sloveofbooksislostinfluencedbytelevision,whichiscons

ideredasadeclineinthinkingabilities.Onthewhole,watchingTVislargelyharmlessasanentertainmentandinformationtool,butthereisnobetterw

aytoimproveyourlanguageskillsandimaginationthanreadingforpleasure.Forthosewhowouldcontinuetoenjoyrea

ding,thereisaparadise(天堂)notyetbeinglost.Havinggotanamountoflanguageskillsthroughwidereading,youmightaswellimaginethatsuchaparadisewo

uldnotbeveryunlikeakindoflibrary.1.WhatdoesthewritermainlytalkaboutinParagraph1?A.Theadvantageofreadingb

ooks.B.Thewayofimprovinglanguageskills.C.ThepleasureinwatchingTV.D.Theadvantageofourimagination.2.Whatdoesthewritersayabout

readinginthetext?A.Peoplecangetthelatestinformationthroughit.B.ItoffersmorepleasurethanwatchingTV.C.Itplaysabiggerroleinkids'growththanwatc

hingTV.D.Morelanguageskillswillbegainedaspeoplereadmore.3.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword"decline"inPara

graph3?A.Development.B.Decrease.C.Destroy.D.Improvement.4.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofwatchingTV?A.It'sawasteoftimeandenergy.

B.It'saparadiseforthosewholikewatchingTV.C.It'shelpfulinsomeaspects.D.It'sdoneonlyforentertainment.CLivingonmountainous

LaGomera,oneofSpain'sCanaryIslandsoffWestAfrica,JuanCabellotakesprideinnotusingamobilephoneortheInternettocommunicate.Likehisfatherandgrandfather,

heusesSilboGomero,alanguagethatiswhistled(吹口哨),notspoken,andthatcanbeheardmorethantwomilesaway."Iuseitforeveryt

hing:totalktomywife,totellmykidssomething,tofindafriendifwegetlostinacrowd,"Cabellosays."IalsomakealivingfromSilbo,performingdailyexhibitionsataresta

urant."PeoplethroughoutLaGomeraareknowntohaveusedSilbointhepastasawayofcommunicatingoverlongdistances.Astrongwhistle

savedfarmersfromwalkingoverthehillstogivemessagesornewstoneighbors.Thencamethephone.Nowadays,it'shardtoknowhowmanypeoplestil

luseSilbo.In1999,itwasintroducedasacompulsorysubject(必修学科)inLaGomera'sprimaryschools,inanefforttopreventthelanguagefromgoingsilent.Now3,0

00studentsarestudyingit,butonlyafewpeoplearebelievedtobeabletocommunicatefullyinthewhistlinglanguage."Silboi

ssaidtobethemostimportantculturalheritage(遗产)wehave,"saidMoisesPlasencia,thedirectoroftheCanaryIslands'gove

rnment'shistoricalheritagedepartment.Infact,littleisknownaboutSilbo'sorigins.Silbo-likewhistlinghasbeenfoundinpar

tsofGreece,Turkey,ChinaandMexico,butnoneisasdevelopedasSilboGomero.OnestudyislookingforsignsofSilboinVenezuela,CubaandTe

xas,allplacestowhichGomeranshavegoneinthepastduringhardeconomictimes."Silbohasmanyhistoricalandlinguistic(语言学上的)values,"Plasenciasaid.And,asCabelloe

xplains,"It'sgoodforjustaboutanythingexceptforromance:everyoneontheislandwouldhearwhatyou'resaying!"1

.JuanCabellousesSilboGomero_____________.A.inhisdailylifeB.tolearncomputersC.justtomakealivingD.onlywhen

eatingatrestaurants2.WhatcanwelearnaboutSilboGomero?A.ItfirststartedinGreece.B.Itisindangerofdyingout.C.Itishelpfulinkeepingsecrets.D.Itistheoldestwa

yofcommunicating.3.Plasenciathinksit'sveryimportantto__________.A.knowtheoriginsofSilboGomeroB.findthevaluesofSilboGomeroC.ha

vemoreculturalheritagesD.protectSilboGomero4.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A.Aschool'ssubject.B.Afamousperformer.C.Anunusuallan

guage.D.Amountainousisland.DLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing

.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeacho

ther.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesb

etweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledan

dfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofun

iversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagesto

disappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionofthes

elanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,while

hot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400

;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6,

000,whichmeansthathalftheworld'slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languages

areclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspea

kers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchc

hanceofsurvival.1.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.C.Theyhadsimilarpa

tternsD.Theywerecloselyconnected.2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"dominant"underlinedinParagraph2?A.ComplexB.A

dvanced.C.PowerfulD.Modern.3.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?A.About6,800B.About3,400C.Ab

out2,400D.About1,2004.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.B.People'slifestylesarereflectedinla

nguages.C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.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。Formakingcontactandcommunicatingwithaperson,effectiveeyecontactisessentialtoourev

erydayinteractionwithpeople,andalsotothosewhowanttobeeffectivecommunicatorsinpublicplaces.①_____.GenerallyinWesternsocietiesandm

anyothercultures,eyecontactwithapersonisexpectedtoberegularbutnotoverlypersistent.②_____,causingthepersonwho'stheobjectofaperson'sstaretofe

eloverlystudiedanduncomfortable.③_____.TheNewZealandMedicalJournalreportedthatonereasonsomanyyoungchildrenfall

victimtoattacksbypetdogsistheiroverly-lastingeyecontactwithpets,whichcausesthemtofeelthreatenedanddefen

sive.Overlylastingeyecontactisalsoasignofaperson'sover-awarenessofthemessagestheyaregiving.Inthecaseofpeoplew

hotrytolietosomeone,theymaydistort(扭曲)theireyecontactsothatthey'renotavoidingit.④_____.Butonthecontrary,evasive(逃避的)eyecontactisasignofdiscomfort.Wh

ydoweavoidlookingataperson?Itmaybebecausewefeelashamedtobelookingatthemifwe'rebeingdishonestoftryingtotakethemin

.Evasiveeyecontactmayalsoasignofdishonesty.However,Scotland'sUniversityofStirlingfoundthat,inaquestion-and-answerstudyamongchildren,thosewhom

aintainedeyecontactwerelesslikelytocomeupwiththecorrectanswertoaquestionthanthosewholookedawaytoconsidertheirresponse.⑤_____,whenthisenergycouldb

espentondeepthinking.A.ThisisawidelyrecognizedindicatoroflyingB.Constanteyecontactisoftenconsideredto

berudeC.Eyecontactistheactoflookingintosomeone'seyesD.Butthere'ssomethingyoumaynotknowabouteyecontactE.Overpoweringeyecontactca

nmaketheotherpersonexcitedF.Evenbetweenhumansandnon-humans,lastingeyecontactissometimesunadvisableG.

Eyecontact,asasocializingdevice,cantakeasurprisingamountofefforttomaintain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.AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlyd

iscussedtheir2.Theydecidedthatmiscommunicationswerealways3,evenoversomethingas4as"yes"and"no".Onherfirstday

inMicronesia,Lisathoughtpeoplewere5herrequests.Thedaywas6,andsheneededacolddrink.Shewentintoastoreandasked,"Do

youhavecolddrinks?"Thewomantheredidn'tsayanything.Lisa7thequestion.Stillthewomansaidnothing.Lisagaveupandleftthestore.Shelaterlearntth

atthewomanhad8her:Shehadraisedhereyebrows,whichinMicronesiameans"yes".This9JanofanexperienceshehadinBulgaria.Shehadgon

etoarestaurantthatwaswell-knownfora10namedstuffedcabbage(塞馅卷心菜).Sheaskedthewaiter,"Doyouhavestuffedcabbagetoday?"He11hishea

d.Janeagerlywaited,butthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountry,anodmeans"no".Tomhada12problemwhenhearrivedinIndia.After13somethinginclass,hea

skedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyrespondedwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesoftheheads.Heguessedsomepeoplehadnotunderstood,so

heexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagainiftheyunderstood,theydidthesamething.Hesoon14thathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndia,peoplenodandshaketheirhe

adsindifferentwaysaccordingtowheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromto15whethertheyareindicating(表示

)"yes"or"no".1.A.confusingB.shockingC.amazingD.interesting2.A.approachesB.opinionsC.experiencesD.schedules3.A.amusingB.possibleC.unnecessaryD.importa

nt4.A.shortB.usefulC.simpleD.personal5.A.judgingB.meetingC.receivingD.ignoring6.A.windyB.terribleC.coldD.hot7.A.reconsideredB.facedC.solved

D.repeated8.A.answeredB.forgottenC.forgivenD.mistaken9.A.convincedB.remindedC.informedD.warned10.A.mealB.dietC.dishD.vegetable11.A.tu

rnedB.shookC.hungD.nodded12.A.difficultB.specialC.normalD.similar13.A.explainingB.admittingC.provingD.announcing14.A.realisedB.hopedC.showed

D.pretended15.A.readoutB.letoutC.figureoutD.pointout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,butitcanalsobe

①_______veryenjoyableexperience.Hereareafewtipsonhowtolearnaforeignlanguagewell.Firstly,work②______yourownpace.You'llfind③_______(ef

fective)tostudyforhalfanhourratherthantrytodoawholeunitatonce.Secondly,uselanguage④_______(communicate).Don'tbeafraidof⑤_______(

make)mistakes.Theimportantthingistobuildupyour⑥_______(confident)inspeaking.Thirdly,buildupyourvocabulary.Youshouldlearnvocabularybytopics

orinsentences,⑦_______isveryeffective.Besides,getusedtohearingeverydaylanguageatnormalspeed.Listeningtothecourserecordingsas⑧______(f

requent)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。Itwasthemostbeautifulmotorbikeandthefirstofitskindintheneigh

borhood,amagicblueonewithtwosmartrear-viewmirrors.ItbelongedtoRanjan'suncle.Overnight,Ranjanhadbecomeaprinceamongusboys.Wesurroundedhimt

henextday,wantingtolearnmoredetails.Ranjan'sunclehadcomefromBombay,ridingthenewmotorbike.Everyafternoonwhenheslept,wewoul

dgatheraroundthebluebike,admiringit.SometimesRanjanmanagedtotakeouthisuncle'sredhelmet(头盔).Wewouldwearitinturnandsitonthebike,imagini

ngstartingitandbeingoff.Intheevenings,wewatchedRanjangooutforaridewithhisuncleandoureyeswerefilledwithenvy(羡慕).OneMondaymorningIwasstrugglingwiththeh

omeworkwhenRanjanwhisperedinmyear,"Iamlearningtorideit,Tony.""What?"Idoubted."Iwillshowyouthisafternoon."Ranjansoundedconfident.Ranjan,

liketherestofus,kneweverythingaboutthemotorbike,everypartofit.Buttorideitwasanotherstory.Likeallgrown-ups,hisuncle

hadthisbeliefthatfourteen-year-oldscouldnotridethingslikemotorbikes.Itisunfairreally.Thebigmomentcameatlast.Afterlunch,IcametomeetRan

jan,whoappearedatthegatesecondslater,wearingtheredhelmet.Noiselessly,hewheeledthebikeoutofthegate.Helooked

aroundcarefully,pusheditdowntheroad,andstartedit."Geton,boy!"IfeltexcitedasIclimbedontothebackseat,butstillcouldnotbelievethat

hecouldrideit."Ready?"Ranjanshouted."Yeah.Whatareyouwaitingfor?"Wewereoff.Theroadwasnearlyemptyandweweremovingsmoothly.Ihadalookatthespeedometer(速度计)

:30kmph.Howcoolitwas!Suddenly,adogrushedoutandranacrosstheroad.__________________________________________________________

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