1、Unit 5单元话题阅读理解专项练习(名校最新真题)(2022全国高一课时练习)Nowadays China plays an increasingly significant role in world politics, economy and culture integration. As one of the most popular languages in the world, English have many differences between Chinese.This is a brief introduction of the differences in Chines
2、e and English Grammar to help those who have some basis in Chinese to learn this language easier.1.English emphasizes on the structure, whiles Chinese focuses on the meaning. In English, several meanings can be expressed clearly with complicated structure in just one sentence. In Chinese, a sentence
3、 is usually short with little modifier (修饰语), or it will cause confusion in meaning.2.When expressing the meaning, long sentence is regularly used in English and short sentence is used in Chinese. From point one above, we could conclude that English sentences are usually long and Chinese sentences a
4、re usually short. One should “Get the meaning, forget the words” in Chinese learning.3.It has many clauses in English sentences which are often separated in small sentences in Chinese way of expression. In an English sentence, except some modifiers, it has a lot of clauses which makes a sentence muc
5、h more complicated. In Chinese, one meaning is usually expressed in separated sentences connecting with comma.4.In English people use pronouns a lot, but in Chinese people often use noun. In English, people not only use “we”, “you”, “she”, “they”, but also use “that” and “which” to keep a sentence w
6、ell structured and clearly, and avoid repeat meaning. Due to short sentence structure, a pronoun is commonly replaced by a noun in Chinese expression.5.The passive voice is often used in English expression; In Chinese, one usually uses the active voice. The passive voice is widely used in English, e
7、specially in some scientific articles. For example, “It is (always) stressed that.” is generally expressed as “People (always) stress that.” in Chinese.1Who is the passage designed for?AForeigners who teach ChineseBForeigners who learn ChineseCForeigners who live in ChinaDForeigners who visit China2
8、What will happen if a sentence in Chinese is too long?AThe sentences meaning can be expressed more clearly.BThere will be mistakes in the sentences.CThe structure of this sentence is wrong.DThe sentence is likely to be confusing.3The following options are correct EXCEPT_.AThe active voice is often u
9、sed in Chinese expression.BPronouns are used in English frequently.CChinese prefers clauses to small sentences.DEnglish sentences are usually longer than Chinese sentences.4Which is more in line with English expression habits according to the passage?ATea is enjoyed by people worldwide and it is goo
10、d for health.BPeople enjoy drinking tea worldwide and it is good for health.CTea is enjoyed by people worldwide and tea is good for health.DPeople enjoy drinking tea worldwide and tea is good for health.(2022广东惠州市惠阳区崇雅实验学校高一期中)One is not born able to speak a language. One is born able to make a nois
11、e. I have heard babies cry in America and in China. I cant tell any difference. But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I can tell you there are a lot of differences.I believe a common problem with Chinese students learning English is that they were not tau
12、ght to think in English. They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and translate it into English. After a long period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally. You will learn
13、faster if you begin to think in English at the very beginning of your study. Many students ask me: What can I do to improve my spoken English? My reply is: The more English you speak, the better English you will speak. There are many things you can do to improve your spoken English. Of course, the b
14、est way is to live where English is spoken as a language of the country.5The cries of American and Chinese babies are _.AdifferentBthe sameCnot like each otherDlike each other6The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 2) means that_.Asome teachers didnt teach students to think in EnglishBteachers never
15、gave the students the way of learning EnglishCstudents didnt remember the way teachers taught themDteachers didnt want their students to think in English7The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 2) refers to“_”.AChinese studentsBEnglish studentsCChinese teachersDEnglish teachers(2022四川资阳高一期末)In the
16、United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The expression was first used in 1
17、913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses,
18、 Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and h
19、is wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short
20、 stories, He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.Pe
21、ople never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Jonses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.8What can we know about Americans from Paragraph 1?AThey wa
22、nt to be happy.BThey want to be as funny as their neighbors.CThey dont want others to know they are rich.DThey want others to know or to think that they are rich.9What can be inferred from the story about rich people?AThey live in apartments.BThey live in New York City.CThey live outside New York Ci
23、ty.DThey have many neighbors.10Why did Arthur Momand use the name “Jones” in his series of short stories?AIts an important name.BIts a popular name.CIts his neighbors name.DIts not a good name.11How does the writer feel about keeping up with the Joneses?ACorrect.BInteresting.CImpossible.DGood.(2022广
24、东茂名市电白区第三中学高一期末)Learning other languages, you discover how to say the same thing in many different ways. In English we say “good night”. In Russia, people say “”. In Vietnamese, people say “chuc ngu ngon”, which means “have a delicious sleep”. When I think about the word delicious, I think of pizza,
25、 chocolate and icecream. I dont think about going to sleep. So depending on the language, different phrases will improve your creativity and force you to think about how to say things in a different way. Studying a new language, you will notice that you have to learn a new sense of humor that comes
26、along with the culture of that language. Sometimes jokes that work in English wont work in French or Japanese. But sometimes things that nobody would laugh at in English work in Vietnamese. I learned this, when I performed the stand-up comedy in Vietnam. A lot of my non-Vietnamese speaking friends w
27、ould ask me to translate the jokes for them, but when I translated it back into English, no one laughed. When you learn a new language, you have to learn a lot of vocabulary, new grammar, idioms and much more besides. Doing this, you have to learn memory skills. These could be flash cards, using rec
28、all methods, or building a memory palace. Whatever tactic you use, it will strengthen your creativity. Next time you meet someone who speaks several languages, before you think that they have something special going on in their brain, take a step back and think. Maybe they do. But maybe theyve got t
29、hat special thing because theyve made the effort to learn several languages. An effort is something we all need.12Why did no one laugh after hearing the translation of the jokes?AThe audience couldnt get the humor in English.BThe author was not a humorous translator.CEnglish is less humorous than Vi
30、etnamese.DThe jokes were not funny in Vietnamese.13What does the underlined word “tactic” in paragraph 3 mean?AGuideline.BInformation.CStrategy.DExpression.14In which section of a magazine may the text come from?ANature.BHealth.CTravel.DEducation.(2022广东中山高一期末)Humans are very social creatures. In ad
31、dition to verbal (语言的) communication, we also use our bodies to help us better express our thoughts and feelings. This non-verbal communication is known as body language.Body language includes things like facial expressions, eye contact and posture (姿势). It actually developed as a form of communicat
32、ion before humans could speak or write. We can tell a lot about what a person is thinking or feeling just by looking at them.In fact, body language is so common that you may not even realize that you are communicating many messages to others every day without even using words. For example, you might
33、 move your head from side to side to express the word “no” instead of actually saying the word. Or, you might give a “thumbs (拇指) up” to show that you like or agree with something.But now that we are spending more time online, we may not have as many in-person interactions as before. Because of this
34、, our means of non-verbal communication has changed, but is still an important way to express our thoughts.Our “digital body language” is becoming increasingly important as we change how we communicate. Instead of using voice messages, we can video chat with our friends to show them our smiling face
35、. Another way to express our emotions digitally is through emojis (表情符号). When we are communicating online, we are only revealing the content and leaving out tones and facial expressions. Thats when emojis can help in communication.Whether using video chat to show our expression or sending an emoji,
36、 dont forget the importance of digital body language and non-verbal communication.15What does the author mean by saying “Humans are very social creatures”?AHumans like living in groups.BHumans need to communicate.CHumans depend on each other.DHumans differ from other beings.16Why are the two example
37、s mentioned in Paragraph 3?ATo explain how to express no.BTo prove how much one likes something.CTo demonstrate how to communicate messages.DTo show how much we underestimate body language.17What makes digital body language more and more important?AThe way of communication.BThe voice messages we use
38、.CThe time we spend online.DThe invention of emojis.18How can emojis help in communication?ABy revealing the content.BBy helping us video chat.CBy expressing our emotions.DBy leaving out facial expressions.(2022甘肃武威十八中高一期中)As we know,many people want to learn Chinese well. A big family from the US i
39、s some of them. Lynn Berat lives in New York with her family. She is fifty-nine years old and has four daughters. They are from 12 to 20 years old.Lynn loves Chinese history very much and she asks all of her daughters to learn Chinese. “Chinese is not easy to learn,so I ask all my daughters to learn
40、 it at an early age. China is great and I think learning Chinese can help them to know about China well,” says Lynn. Every day,Lynn and her daughters listen to Chinese music and read Chinese books. She also asks them to go to bilingual(双语的) schools so they can learn Chinese. Lynn is proud of her dau
41、ghters because they can do well in Chinese now. And they all like making friends with people from China .Lynns daughters think Lynn is a “tiger mom” because she asks them to learn Chinese for many hours every day. But Lynn says, “Im sure some day they will thank me for this.”19How old is Lynns oldes
42、t daughter?AEight.BTwelve.CFourteen.DTwenty.20What does Lynn think of Chinese?AEasy and fun.BEasy and useful.CDifficult but useful.DDifficult and boring.21From the passage,we can know that _.ALynn lives with her daughters in ChinaBLynn doesnt like Chinese historyCLynns daughters have no Chinese frie
43、ndsDLynn and her daughters read Chinese books every day22Whats the main idea of the passage?AMany “tiger moms” are in the US.BA big American family learns Chinese well.CIts good for children to go to bilingual schools.DStudents can know about China well by learning Chinese.(2022福建三明高一期末)Americans of
44、ten try to say things as quickly as possible. So, for some expressions, we use the first letters of the words instead of saving each word. Many common expressions or long names are shortened this way. B-Y-O-B is a short way of saying, “Bring Your Own Bottle.” The letters BYOB are often found at the
45、bottom of a written invitation to a simple social, event or gathering of friends. For example, lets say I had a New Years Eve party. I might include on the invitation. “Please come to my party and BYOB” The bottle each person brings is what the person wants to drink at the party or wants to share. H
46、owever, an invitation to a special event -such as a wedding-would never say BYOBAn invitation to an official or very special event often has other letters written at the bottom. The letters are R-S-V-P. These letters represent the French expression “Repondez Sil Vous Plait.” In English the words mea
47、n “Respond If It Pleases You.” Americans use the letters as a short way to say, “Please answer this invitation.”Another expression usually used for business and not parties is A-S-A-P. So, a colleague might say she needs something done ASAP. It means as soon as possible. She might also need somethin
48、g done by C-O-BThat means she wants to finish it by “Close Of Business” or the end of the work day. Beginning letters are often used to represent the names of universities. A famous one is MIT. That is short for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Another major university is UCLAAlmost no one ever says its real name, the University of California at Los Angeles. That takes way too long!23Why do Americans like using the fi