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温馨提示: 此套题为Word版,请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴,调节合适的观看比例,答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。核心素养测评 四十选修8 Unit 5Meeting your ancestors(限时35分钟). 阅读理解If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a strong wind to help him put them out. While many people in China will remember Confucius on this special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. But this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺点) of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers. So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 阐述了西方学生学习中国文化的现象, 并告诉我们中国古代伟大的思想家孔子的思想仍然受到人们的追捧。1. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _. A. provide some key facts about ConfuciusB. attract the readers interest in the subjectC. show great respect for the ancient thinkerD. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations【解析】选B。目的意图题。第一段说如果孔子仍然活着并能庆祝生日的话, 将会有很多的蜡烛, 他需要很大的风才能吹灭蜡烛, 是为了吸引读者的注意力, 让读者继续读下去。2. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students _. A. have a great interest in studying ChineseB. take an active part in Chinese competitionsC. try to get high scores in Chinese examsD. fight for a chance to learn Chinese【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. ”和第六句中的“are racing to learn Chinese”可知, 美国学生对中国文化很感兴趣。3. What is the best title for the passage? A. Forgotten Wisdom in AmericaB. Huge Fans of the Chinese LanguageC. Chinese Culture for WesternersD. Old Thinker with a Big Future【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文主要向我们介绍了孔子思想对西方的影响, 许多美国学生、商人等竞相学习中国文化, 社会学家希望用中国古人的智慧来弥补西方哲学的缺点。【知识拓展】长难句分析1. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. 分析:that引导定语从句, 修饰先行词bridge。翻译:如果外国人想要更加深入地了解中国, 孔子在许多方面是他们不得不跨过的桥。2. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. 分析:that引导宾语从句。翻译:许多社会学家建议西方人应该利用中国古代智慧去弥补西方哲学的缺点。. 完形填空世纪金榜导学号It was my first day to Miss Hargroves seventh grade. Past “newcomer” experiences had been difficult, so I was very 1 to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and 2 my seat. Lunchtime was a(n) 3 surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to 4. My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids. They 5 out the class nerd(书呆子)to me:Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive skin, 6 she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and laughed 7 Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone. After school, the girls invited me to 8 them in front of the school. I was 9 to be a member of the club. We waited. For what, I didnt know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started 10 her, shouting rudely, biting comments. I 11, and then joined right in. Mean remarks 12 from my lips. No one could tell Id never done this before. The other girls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling 13, I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I 14 in. I was a leader. I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If youve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt. Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head 15 as blood ran down from her knee. I 16 her struggle away down the street. I turned to leave with my 17 and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lous fatherhe had the same olive skin, dark eyes and handsome look. He remained still and watched the 18 girl walk toward him. Only his eyes shining with both sadness and pride followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my 19. Mary Lous fathers eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own 20. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者的一段亲身经历, 在七年级时, 为了赢得自己的利益而毫无顾忌地伤害别人, 但是并没有给自己带来快感, 而是带来了内心的羞愧。也正是那女孩的父亲的眼睛给作者上了一课, 让作者再也不会为了自己的利益而伤害他人。1. A. anxiousB. excitedC. frightenedD. curious【解析】选A。anxious焦虑的, 担忧的;excited兴奋的, 激动的;frightened害怕的, 受惊吓的;curious好奇的, 有求知欲的。根据句意:对于融入新班级, 我非常焦虑。故选A。2. A. reservedB. hadC. putD. took【解析】选D。reserve保留, 预定;have有;put放, 表达;take拿, 取。根据句意:我勇敢地笑了笑, 坐了下来。take ones seat坐下来, 故选D。3. A. terribleB. pleasantC. disappointingD. expected【解析】选B。terrible可怕的, 糟糕的;pleasant令人愉快的, 舒适的;disappointing令人失望的;expected预期的。根据时间状语when the girls all crowded around my table可知午餐时间是一个惊喜。故选B。4. A. readB. hesitateC. relaxD. suspect【解析】选C。read读;hesitate踌躇, 犹豫;relax放松, 使休息;suspect怀疑, 猜想。根据上文They were friendly可知我开始放松下来, 故选C。5. A. pickedB. pointedC. workedD. found【解析】选B。pick与out搭配“挑出”;point与out搭配“指出, 指明”;work与out搭配“解决, 算出”;find与out搭配“找出, 查明”。根据句意:她们给我指出一个“书呆子”。故选B。6. A. becauseB. soC. andD. but【解析】选D。because因为;so所以, 因此;and和;but但是。根据句意:她是个漂亮的姑娘, 有着深色的眼睛和橄榄色的皮肤, 但是她穿着一件很长的羊毛裙和一件老式的衬衫。故选D。7. A. as B. before C. until D. since【解析】选A。as当时候;before在之前;until直到;since自从。根据句意:当Mary Lou经过时, 女孩们小声地说笑着。故选A。8. A. playB. joinC. askD. study【解析】选B。play游戏, 扮演;join参加, 结合;ask问;study研究。根据句意:女孩们邀请我和她们一起到学校前面去。故选B。9. A. scaredB. carefulC. thrilledD. afraid【解析】选C。scared害怕的;careful认真的;thrilled非常兴奋的;afraid害怕的。根据句意:能够成为团体的一员我很兴奋。故选C。10. A. speaking well of B. making fun ofC. looking up toD. going back to【解析】选B。speak well of称赞, 说好话;make fun of取笑;look up to尊敬;go back to回去, 追溯到。根据后面shouting rudely粗鲁地大喊大叫, 可知是取笑她。故选B。11. A. pausedB. refusedC. hurriedD. escaped【解析】选A。pause暂停, 中止;refuse拒绝;hurry催促, 匆忙;escape逃离, 逃脱。根据后面and then joined right in然后加入了进来, 可知我停顿了一下。故选A。12. A. saidB. receivedC. spokeD. fell【解析】选D。say说;receive收到, 接受;speak说话;fall掉落, 打击, 击倒。根据句意:刻薄的话从我的嘴里说了出来。fall from说出, 故选D。13. A. ashamedB. guiltyC. encouragedD. enthusiastic【解析】选C。ashamed惭愧的, 感到难为情的;guilty有罪的, 内疚的;encouraged受到鼓励的;enthusiastic热情的, 热心的。根据句意:我感到很受鼓舞。故选C。14. A. turnedB. wentC. tookD. fitted【解析】选D。turn与in连用“交上, 归回”;go与in连用“参加, 放得进”;take与in连用“吸收, 领会”;fit与in连用“适应, 适合”。根据后面I was a leader我是一个领导者, 可知我很适应这种感觉, 终于融入了集体。故选D。15. A. cautiouslyB. casuallyC. lowlyD. high【解析】选D。cautiously慎重地, 谨慎地;casually随便地, 偶然地;lowly低地, 无足轻重地;high高。根据句意:她的头高高昂起。故选D。16. A. watchedB. heardC. glaredD. sensed【解析】选A。watch注视;hear听;glare瞪视;sense感觉到。根据句意:我看着她挣扎着走在街上。故选A。17. A. careB. laughterC. puzzleD. pride【解析】选B。care关心;小心;laughter笑;puzzle迷惑;pride骄傲;自豪。根据句意:我笑着转过身, 故选B。18. A. sillyB. onlyC. lonelyD. friendly【解析】选C。silly愚蠢的;only唯一的;lonely孤独的;friendly友好的。根据上文的内容可知女孩是孤独的, 故选C。19. A. painB. pityC. weaknessD. shame【解析】选D。pain疼痛;pity怜悯, 同情;weakness弱点;shame羞愧。根据句意:这使我想到, 我做出的令人羞愧的事。故选D。20. A. lossB. gainC. effortD. duty【解析】选B。loss减少, 亏损;gain利益;effort努力, 成就;duty责任。根据句意:我再也不会为了自己的利益而伤害别人。故选B。. 读后续写(2020宁波模拟)阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节进行续写, 使之构成一个完整的故事。In the far away land, there was a beautiful kingdom with its unique rule. The rule said, everyone may become the king, with all of his rights to govern the country for five years. After that he must be caught, his body will be tied and he will be thrown away to a remote island where the jungle is thick and there are plenty of wild animals and no human. Then, one by one, people became the king. The first man said, “OK, Im ready to be the king. ” And he became a king for five years. What he did in his five years was enjoying his position. He threw big parties, went to many beautiful places, married many women, collected many luxurious things and did other things that pleased himself. Those were all he did and he never prepared anything for his future. Until one day the time came. One morning when the king woke up, suddenly strong soldiers came to his palace and said, “We came here under the order of constitution. Now its time for you to be thrown away to the remote island. ” The king wasnt surprised but he felt that time passed by too fast. He had enjoyed himself in the past five years but now he had to accept his destiny with tears in his eyes. The soldiers sent him to the dangerous island and left. All they heard was the voices of the wild animals and the long scream of the former king; and then silent again. Every other king was the same until a young man came and declared his wish. By the constitution he was granted his wish. He would be a hug for five years before being thrown away to the island. But if other kings would follow their passion for having fun, he didnt. The king was always seen to be thinking. 注意:1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;3. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好;4. 续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1:And not very long after that, he made a surprising decision. _Paragraph 2:Finally the time came when the king had to be thrown away to the island. _【参考范文】Paragraph 1:And not very long after that, he made a surprising decision. He decided to use all his rights to prepare for his life at the remote island. In the first year he sent troops, veterinarians and animal trainers to kill the wild animals or train them for good use. The task was so huge but it was worthwhile. Then the king sent a lot of farmers to start a wide rice field and began to grow rice. Next he had many facilities , from hospital to school, built. After that he sent a lot of educated people there. At last he sent all his families to the island. Paragraph 2:Finally the time came when the king had to be thrown away to the island. With many strong soldiers catching him, he smiled. He had prepared everything for the final day. When he was sent to the island, the island had taken on a new look. Everybody there lived a comfortable life and the king was welcomed warmly by his people. They cheered, “Long live the wise king”. The wise king lived happily ever after. The clever people live now in the world to prepare for their life in the future. 关闭Word文档返回原板块