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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。AChineseCultureDayofConfuciusI

nstituteheldinEgyptTheChineseCultureDayofConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversitywasheldforthefirsttimeattheEgyptianNationalMuseuminthecapital'sTa

hrirSquareonMonday,Oct8,2019.AteacherfromConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversityperformedWushu.Meanwhile,awomanperformedChinesecalligraphyan

dastudentfromConfuciusInstituteinCairoUniversityperformedChinesefolkdance.ChineseoperalegendsmakeUKstagereturnPeople

intheUKwillhaveanopportunitytoenjoyChineseculturewhentheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompanyreturnstothecountryforthefourthtime,foraseriesofworkshopsan

dperformances.ActivitieswillbeheldattheBritishLibrary,Oxford'sAshmoleanMuseum.LisaLu,arespectedactresswillleadagroup

ofartistsfromChina,theUSandtheUKtodiscusstheirexperiencesofworkingacrossavarietyofartisticfieldsindifferentculturesovermanyyears.Chin

aReadingCorneropensinFijiNationalLibraryChinaReadingCorneropenedhereonFridayintheFijiNationalLibraryto

helpstrengthentheculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandFiji.TheChinaReadingCornercontainsover6,000books,20,000e-booksandotherhardwa

regivenbyChina'sZhengzhouLibrary.ChineseAmbassadortoFijiQianBosaid,"Withthisreadingcorner,Fijianpeopleknowwheretofindtheinformatio

ntheyareinterestedinandthereadingcornerwillserveasawindowforFijianpeopletolookouttotheoutsideworld.""TheChineseandFijianp

eoplewillfurtherdeepentheirfriendshipandhaveabetterunderstandingofeachother,"hesaid.1.IfyouwanttoenjoyChina'sNationalPekingOpera,wher

eshouldyougo?A.ChinaReadingCorner.B.ConfuciusInstituteinCairo.C.Oxford'sAshmoleanMuseum.D.EgyptianNational

Museum.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.FijianpeoplewillhaveabetterrelationshipwithChina.B.LisaLuwillperformPekingoperainBr

itain.C.Fijilibrarygaveover6,000bookstoChinaReadingCorner.D.TheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompanywenttoUKforthefirsttime.3.Whattopicdothethr

eeeventsmentionedhaveincommon?A.Artist.B.Library.C.University.D.Culture.BIfyouenjoyreading,theworldinbookswillbecomeaplacewhichisnottobeexpe

riencedinwatchingtelevisiononlyforentertainment.Studieshaveshownhowthosewhoreadforpleasureachievemoreinliteracy(读写能力)andthinkingabilitiesthant

hosewhodon't.Actually,thereisnothingelsethatwillexpandyourlanguageskillsandmakeyourimaginationfly.Tobeginwith,languageskillscan

bebetterlearnedthroughreadingforpleasurethanthroughwatchingTVforentertainment.Atitsbest,televisioncanbeeducationalaswellasentert

aining,butnobodywishestoimprovehisliteracybysimplysittinginfrontofaTVbox.Therefore,onlybyreadingcanyouenlargeyourvocabulary.

However,itmustbemadeclearthattherelationbetweenliteracyandreadingislikecomparinghealthtosport.Oneissomethingpracticalandtheotherissomethingyoud

obecauseyouenjoyit.Thebooksthathelpyoumostinimaginationarethosethatmakeyouthinkmost.Inthispoint,readingforp

leasure,bothpaper-basedandon-screen,isfarmorehelpfulthanwatchingTV.Forexample,thereisalwaysabookwhichisopen

edwithexpectationandclosedwithprofit:imagination.Unluckily,somepeople'sloveofbooksislostinfluencedbytelevision,whichisconsideredasadec

lineinthinkingabilities.Onthewhole,watchingTVislargelyharmlessasanentertainmentandinformationtool,butthereisnobetterwaytoimproveyourla

nguageskillsandimaginationthanreadingforpleasure.Forthosewhowouldcontinuetoenjoyreading,thereisaparadise(天堂)notyetbeinglost.Havi

nggotanamountoflanguageskillsthroughwidereading,youmightaswellimaginethatsuchaparadisewouldnotbeveryunlikeakindoflibrary.1.Whatdoesthewr

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

fourimagination.2.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutreadinginthetext?A.Peoplecangetthelatestinformationthrough

it.B.ItoffersmorepleasurethanwatchingTV.C.Itplaysabiggerroleinkids'growththanwatchingTV.D.Morelanguageskillswillbegainedaspeoplereadmore.3.Whi

chwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword"decline"inParagraph3?A.Development.B.Decrease.C.Destroy.D.Improvement.4.Whatdoesthewriterthink

ofwatchingTV?A.It'sawasteoftimeandenergy.B.It'saparadiseforthosewholikewatchingTV.C.It'shelpfulinsomeaspects.D.It'sdoneonlyfore

ntertainment.CLivingonmountainousLaGomera,oneofSpain'sCanaryIslandsoffWestAfrica,JuanCabellotakesprideinnotusingamob

ilephoneortheInternettocommunicate.Likehisfatherandgrandfather,heusesSilboGomero,alanguagethatiswhistled(吹口哨),notspoken,andthat

canbeheardmorethantwomilesaway."Iuseitforeverything:totalktomywife,totellmykidssomething,tofindafriendifwegetlostinacrowd,"Cabellosays."Ialsomakealiv

ingfromSilbo,performingdailyexhibitionsatarestaurant."PeoplethroughoutLaGomeraareknowntohaveusedSilboin

thepastasawayofcommunicatingoverlongdistances.Astrongwhistlesavedfarmersfromwalkingoverthehillstogivemessagesornewsto

neighbors.Thencamethephone.Nowadays,it'shardtoknowhowmanypeoplestilluseSilbo.In1999,itwasintroducedasacompulsorysubject(必修学科)inLaGomera'sprim

aryschools,inanefforttopreventthelanguagefromgoingsilent.Now3,000studentsarestudyingit,butonlyafewpeoplearebelieved

tobeabletocommunicatefullyinthewhistlinglanguage."Silboissaidtobethemostimportantculturalheritage(遗产)wehave,"saidMoisesPlasencia,thedirectoroftheCana

ryIslands'government'shistoricalheritagedepartment.Infact,littleisknownaboutSilbo'sorigins.Silbo-likewhistlin

ghasbeenfoundinpartsofGreece,Turkey,ChinaandMexico,butnoneisasdevelopedasSilboGomero.OnestudyislookingforsignsofSilboinVenezuela,C

ubaandTexas,allplacestowhichGomeranshavegoneinthepastduringhardeconomictimes."Silbohasmanyhistoricalandlinguistic(语言学

上的)values,"Plasenciasaid.And,asCabelloexplains,"It'sgoodforjustaboutanythingexceptforromance:everyoneontheislan

dwouldhearwhatyou'resaying!"1.JuanCabellousesSilboGomero_____________.A.inhisdailylifeB.tolearncomputersC.justtomake

alivingD.onlywheneatingatrestaurants2.WhatcanwelearnaboutSilboGomero?A.ItfirststartedinGreece.B.Itisindangerofdyingout.C.Itishelpfulinkeepin

gsecrets.D.Itistheoldestwayofcommunicating.3.Plasenciathinksit'sveryimportantto__________.A.knowtheoriginsofSilboGomeroB.findthevaluesofSil

boGomeroC.havemoreculturalheritagesD.protectSilboGomero4.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A.Aschool'ssubject.B.Afamousperforme

r.C.Anunusuallanguage.D.Amountainousisland.DLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecen

ttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofs

peechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeop

le,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobe

camemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthesprea

dofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanyl

anguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,t

heworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzo

neshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaroun

d200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccount

sforwellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld'slanguagesarespokenbyfe

werpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafeweld

erlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWa

djiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.1.Whatcanweinferaboutl

anguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.C.TheyhadsimilarpatternsD.Theywerecloselyconnected

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

spokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?A.About6,800B.About3,400C.About2,400D.About1,2004.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.N

ewlanguageswillbecreated.B.People'slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.D.Geographydetermines

languageevolution.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,ef

fectiveeyecontactisessentialtooureverydayinteractionwithpeople,andalsotothosewhowanttobeeffectivecommunicatorsinpublicplaces.①_____.Ge

nerallyinWesternsocietiesandmanyothercultures,eyecontactwithapersonisexpectedtoberegularbutnotoverlyp

ersistent.②_____,causingthepersonwho'stheobjectofaperson'sstaretofeeloverlystudiedanduncomfortable.③_____.TheNe

wZealandMedicalJournalreportedthatonereasonsomanyyoungchildrenfallvictimtoattacksbypetdogsistheiroverly-lastingeyecontactwith

pets,whichcausesthemtofeelthreatenedanddefensive.Overlylastingeyecontactisalsoasignofaperson'sover-awarenessofthemessagestheyaregiving.Inthe

caseofpeoplewhotrytolietosomeone,theymaydistort(扭曲)theireyecontactsothatthey'renotavoidingit.④_____.Butonthecontrary,evasive

(逃避的)eyecontactisasignofdiscomfort.Whydoweavoidlookingataperson?Itmaybebecausewefeelashamedtobelookingatth

emifwe'rebeingdishonestoftryingtotakethemin.Evasiveeyecontactmayalsoasignofdishonesty.However,Scotland'sUniversityofStirl

ingfoundthat,inaquestion-and-answerstudyamongchildren,thosewhomaintainedeyecontactwerelesslikelytocomeupwiththe

correctanswertoaquestionthanthosewholookedawaytoconsidertheirresponse.⑤_____,whenthisenergycouldbespentondeepthinking.A.T

hisisawidelyrecognizedindicatoroflyingB.ConstanteyecontactisoftenconsideredtoberudeC.Eyecontactistheactoflookingintosomeone'sey

esD.Butthere'ssomethingyoumaynotknowabouteyecontactE.OverpoweringeyecontactcanmaketheotherpersonexcitedF.Even

betweenhumansandnon-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.Butit

canalsobe1.AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheir2.Theydecidedthatmiscommunicationswerealways3,evenoversome

thingas4as"yes"and"no".OnherfirstdayinMicronesia,Lisathoughtpeoplewere5herrequests.Thedaywas6,andsheneededacolddrink.Shewentintoastoreandasked,"

Doyouhavecolddrinks?"Thewomantheredidn'tsayanything.Lisa7thequestion.Stillthewomansaidnothing.Lisagaveupandleftthestor

e.Shelaterlearntthatthewomanhad8her:Shehadraisedhereyebrows,whichinMicronesiameans"yes".This9JanofanexperienceshehadinBulgaria.Shehadgonetoa

restaurantthatwaswell-knownfora10namedstuffedcabbage(塞馅卷心菜).Sheaskedthewaiter,"Doyouhavestuffedcabbagetoday?"He

11hishead.Janeagerlywaited,butthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountry,anodmeans"no".Tomhada12problemwhenhearrivedin

India.After13somethinginclass,heaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyrespondedwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesoftheheads.Heguess

edsomepeoplehadnotunderstood,soheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagainiftheyunderstood,theydidthesamething.Hesoon14thathis

studentsdidunderstand.InIndia,peoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysaccordingtowheretheycomefrom.

Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromto15whethertheyareindicating(表示)"yes"or"no".1.A.confusingB.shockingC.amazingD.

interesting2.A.approachesB.opinionsC.experiencesD.schedules3.A.amusingB.possibleC.unnecessaryD.important4.A.shortB.useful

C.simpleD.personal5.A.judgingB.meetingC.receivingD.ignoring6.A.windyB.terribleC.coldD.hot7.A.reconsidere

dB.facedC.solvedD.repeated8.A.answeredB.forgottenC.forgivenD.mistaken9.A.convincedB.remindedC.informedD.warned10.A.mealB.dietC.dishD.vege

table11.A.turnedB.shookC.hungD.nodded12.A.difficultB.specialC.normalD.similar13.A.explainingB.admittingC.provingD.announcing14.A.realisedB.hope

dC.showedD.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,butitcan

alsobe①_______veryenjoyableexperience.Hereareafewtipsonhowtolearnaforeignlanguagewell.Firstly,work②______yourownpace.

You'llfind③_______(effective)tostudyforhalfanhourratherthantrytodoawholeunitatonce.Secondly,uselanguage④

_______(communicate).Don'tbeafraidof⑤_______(make)mistakes.Theimportantthingistobuildupyour⑥_______(confident)inspeaking.Thirdly,build

upyourvocabulary.Youshouldlearnvocabularybytopicsorinsentences,⑦_______isveryeffective.Besides,getusedtohearingeverydaylanguageatnormalspeed.Listeni

ngtothecourserecordingsas⑧______(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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iHua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,amagicblueonewithtwosmar

trear-viewmirrors.ItbelongedtoRanjan'suncle.Overnight,Ranjanhadbecomeaprinceamongusboys.Wesurroundedhimthenextday,wantingtolearnmored

etails.Ranjan'sunclehadcomefromBombay,ridingthenewmotorbike.Everyafternoonwhenheslept,wewouldgatheraroundthebluebike,admiringit.Som

etimesRanjanmanagedtotakeouthisuncle'sredhelmet(头盔).Wewouldwearitinturnandsitonthebike,imaginingstartingitandbeingoff.Intheevenings,wewatchedRanj

angooutforaridewithhisuncleandoureyeswerefilledwithenvy(羡慕).OneMondaymorningIwasstrugglingwiththehomeworkwhenRanjanwhisperedinmyear,"Iamlearningtorid

eit,Tony.""What?"Idoubted."Iwillshowyouthisafternoon."Ranjansoundedconfident.Ranjan,liketherestofus,kneweverythi

ngaboutthemotorbike,everypartofit.Buttorideitwasanotherstory.Likeallgrown-ups,hisunclehadthisbeliefthatfourteen-year-oldscouldnotri

dethingslikemotorbikes.Itisunfairreally.Thebigmomentcameatlast.Afterlunch,IcametomeetRanjan,whoappearedatthegatesecondslater,wearingtheredhelmet.

Noiselessly,hewheeledthebikeoutofthegate.Helookedaroundcarefully,pusheditdowntheroad,andstartedit."Ge

ton,boy!"IfeltexcitedasIclimbedontothebackseat,butstillcouldnotbelievethathecouldrideit."Ready?"Ranjanshouted."Yeah

.Whatareyouwaitingfor?"Wewereoff.Theroadwasnearlyemptyandweweremovingsmoothly.Ihadalookatthespeedometer(速度计):30kmph.Howcoolitwas!Suddenly,a

dogrushedoutandranacrosstheroad._____________________________________________________________________

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bikeandfoundonemirrorwasmissing.______________________________________________________________________________________

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