人教版高中英语必修第二册Unit 4 History and traditions 单Word文件下载.docx
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Afterdroppingoffourbagsatourhotel,wewereimmediatelywalkingdownthefamousSaintCatherineStreet.Whilewewalked,twothingssurprisedus:
howcolditwasandhowwelleveryonedressed.ThestreetsofMontrealarelikeafashionshow.Bothmenandwomenlookliketheysteppedoutofthepagesofamagazine.
AllofthatfashionhastokeepthemwarmsinceMontrealissocold.LastyearitbroketherecordforthemostsnowfallinNorthAmerica.Tohidefromthecoldwewentintoadinerbecausewewantedtoorderpoutine,averypopularsnackinMontreal.ItisFrenchfriescoveredincheeseandbrowngravy(肉汁).Itisdelicious.
However,wehadahardtimeorderingthedishsincetheofficiallanguageofMontrealisFrench.ItisactuallythefifthlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld.ButsincealmosttherestofCanadiansspeakEnglish,plentyofpeopleweretheretohelp.
WespenttherestoftheweekendgoingtomanyhistoricalchurchesandmonumentsinMontreal.Butatnightwe’dheadtotheverymoderndanceclubsandbars.Montrealisacitythatsitsbetweenthepastandthefutureandthetravellercanchoosewhicheverdirectionhewantstogo.
1.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeconcludedfromParagraph3andParagraph4?
A.Theauthorandhisfriendscouldn'
twaittoexplorethecity.
B.Theauthorwasn’tusedtotheweatherofMontreal.
C.ThecitizensfromMontrealcaremuchaboutwhattheywear.
D.Montrealoftenholdsfashionshows.
2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.TheauthoroftenwenttoChinaforavisit.
B.Thepeopletheymetinthedinerwerekindandhelpful.
C.Allthepeopleinthedinerwerelocals.
D.TheauthorwenttoMontrealonbusiness.
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheauthorlistenedtoCanadianradioprogrammesandchosetheirfirststopasadvised.
B.TheauthortookatriptoMontreal—thethirdlargestcityinCanada.
C.Montrealbroketherecordforthemostsnowfallintheworldlastyear.
D.Montrealisacitywhichisbothtraditionalandmodern.
B
Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,wasunmappedwilderness(荒野).Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.
DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarning.Anavalanche(雪崩)onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,therewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.
Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslikefoodandwoodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.Thecitywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeandgo—toseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawsonCity—itspresentpopulationis762.
4.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?
A.Itsbusinessculture.
B.Itssmallpopulation.
C.Itsgeographicalposition.
D.Itsfavourableclimate.
5.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?
A.Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere.
B.Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.
C.Almosteveryonegaveup.
D.Halfofthemdied.
6.WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveDawson?
A.Theyfoundthecitytoocrowded.
B.Theywantedtotrytheirluckelsewhere.
C.Theywereunabletostandthewinter.
D.Theywereshortoffood.
7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Theriseandfallofacity.
B.ThegoldrushinCanada.
C.Journeysintothewilderness.
D.TourisminDawson.
C
Don’tgotoKauai.GotoanyoftheotherHawaiianIslands—Maui,Lanai,theBigIsland—butleaveKauaiforus.TheweatherinKauaiissounpredictablethatsometimesitrainsallday—infact,it’sthesecond-wettestspotontheearth.Yes,therearegiantdoublerainbowsallthetime,andthesunlightthroughthecloudsismagical.Butifyouarenotinterestedinthese,gosomewhereelse.Youjustcan’tcontrolnatureonKauai,andwhowantstosurrendertonaturewhenyoucouldbeatafinehotel,lyinginacomfortablechairnexttoaswimmingpool,withfoodserveduponrequest?
SowhatifKauaiproducessurfchampionsthewayTexasproducescowboys?
Mostofis300white-sandbeachesareunmarked.Unlessyouconnectwiththelocalpeople,thehiddenspotsarehardtofind.WhileHanaleiisthemostbeautifultownyou’veeverdreamedof,youcanforgetaboutdiscosandclubs.Worse,itdoesn’thaveonesinglefour-starrestaurant.Whatitdoeshaveistheoriginaldrive-throughplaceswhereyoupassbyarambutantree(红毛丹树),andpickapieceoffruit.
ShoppinginKauai?
Forgetit—unlessyouareinterestedinshellnecklacesandbeautifullycarvedwoodbowls.Kauaiisnotaboutpampering.It’saboutgoingnaturalandfindingthenaturewithinyou.It’sado-it-yourselfplacethatofferswalkingalongthecoast,drivingandswimminginthePacificOcean,andlyingonthebeach.
Don’tgotoKauaiunlessyouhavealotoftime,becausethere’sonlyoneroad,whichcanbeslightlydull.Itwindsthroughthebeautifulsceneryofwaterfalls,riversflowingintotheocean,andtaro(芋头)fields.Youhavenochoicebuttolookateverything,becausethespeedlimitis35m.p.h.
Ifyou’renotinterestedincolor,don’tbotherwithKauai,becausethat’swhatyouget—redroads,blueoceans,andahundreddifferentshadesofgreen.It’slikedivingonland.ManypeopleinKauaibelievethatthisisLemuria—alostislandintheAtlantic.Canyouimagine?
ThoseHawaiians,surfers,NewAgers,andpeoplewholovenatureandbeautyandwantadifferentqualityoflife—whatdotheyknow,anyway?
Forgetaboutit—you’renotgoingtolikeit.Gosomewhereelse.LeaveKauaiforus.
8.Afterreadingthetext,wecometoknowthatitis________.
A.apieceofshockingnews
B.anexcitingstory
C.anangrycomplaintaboutatouristattraction
D.amovingadvertisement
9.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.
A.KauaiisanislandneartheHawaiianIslands
B.KauaiisanothernameoftheHawaiianIslands
C.KauaiisoneoftheHawaiianIslands
D.Kauaidoesn’tbelongtotheHawaiianIslands
10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A.ManymorepeoplewillprobablycometoKauaiafterreadingthepassage.
B.YoucanpractiseinKauaiifyouwanttowinachampionshipinsurfing.
C.TheweatherinKauaiischangeable.
D.InKauaitherearetop-classhotelswherefoodisserveduponrequest.
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
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。
Movingintoanewhomeinanewneighborhoodisanexcitingexperience.Ofcourse,youwanttomakesurethatyoubecomeanacceptedandvaluablepartofyournewneighborhood.Theeasiestwaytoaccomplishthisistomakesureyouconductyourselfasagoodneighborshould.11
Perhapsoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoasagoodneighboristokeepyourproperty(房产)neat,clean,andingoodrepair.12Bychoosingtokeeptheoutsideofthehomeingreatshape,youwillhelptoimprovethelookandfeelofthearea.
Second,taketheoverallappearanceoftheneighborhoodseriously.Whengoingforawalk,takealongasmallgarbagebag.13Thissmallactwillletyourneighborsknowthatyoucareaboutthearea.
14Ifaneighborisgoingtobeoutoftown,offertocollectmailandnewspapers.Ifaneighborsuffersanillness,offertodothegroceryshopping.Letthemknowthatyouaretheretohelpinanywaythatisacceptable,whilestillrespectingtheprivacyofyourneighbor.
15Byfollowingthebasicrulesofrespectingothers,takingcareofwhatbelongstoyou,andtakingprideintheappearanceoftheneighborhoodingeneral,youwillquicklybecomeagoodneighborthateveryoneappreciates.
A.Ingeneral,keepaneyeontheirpropertywhiletheyaregone.
B.Agoodneighborisalsoonewholikestohelpoutinsmallways.
C.Beingagoodneighborismoreorlessaboutconsideratebehavior.
D.Sometimesneighborsmaygotothesupermarkettogethertodoshopping.
E.Shouldyoucomeacrosswastepaperthrownoutofapassingcar,pickitup.
F.Peopletendtotakeprideinkeepingeverythingintheirstreetfreshandinviting.
G.Hereareafewtipstohelpyouwinovereveryoneintheneighborhoodquick
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