学年人教版选修八Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Using language课时作业 5.docx
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Unit5MeetingyourancestorsUsinglanguage课时作业
第一节 (共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
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。
A
(2018·山东德州期中)
WhenIwas5,myfatherworkedthenightshiftasanurseinahospital.Hewasalwayscarryinghisstethoscope(听诊器)sonaturally,soIcalledhim“DrSaldivar”whileIpressedhisstethoscopeagainsthischest.Butmyfather,asahumbleman,wasalwayscorrectingme:
“Iamnotadoctor,son,butyoucanbeone.”IgrewupfeelinglikeIhadnolimitsbecauseofmomentslikethis,whichhashelpedmetakeriskspersonallyandprofessionallyinspiteofthehardshipsIhadtoendure.
BeingborntoMexicanimmigrantsmeantthatmyparentshadtoworkveryhardtoprovideformyfamilyandIhadtolearntostrugglethroughschoolpaperworkonmyown,becausemyparents’Englishwaslimitedandtheycouldn’talwaysbetheremotivatingusthroughtheprocess.IfIwantedtosucceedacademically,myperseverance,andstrengthwouldbetested.
Perseverance,strengthandgoodeducationarethegatewaytosuccess.AndthisisespeciallytruewhenyoulookattheobstaclesthatLatinoshavetoovercometosucceedinpublicschools.Forinstance,whilethenationalhighschooldropout(辍学)ratehasdecreasedsignificantly,westillhavethehighestdropoutrateinthecountry.Wearemorelikelytoliveinpovertyandattendraciallyseparatedschools.TheseissuescreatemanyotherproblemsforLatinos.
Tohelprelievemyfamilyburden,IfoundmyfirstjobwhenIwas14atalocalhotel.Despitethelonghoursonmynewjob,Iworkedhard.Meanwhile,Icontinuallystressedtheimportanceofgettingarespectableeducationanddideverythingpossibletogetonestepclosertomakingmydreamareality.
Nearlyadecadelater,IbecamethefirstinmyfamilytograduatefromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Knowingthesocial,economic,andpoliticalstrugglesthatacommunityfaces,Ibegantopursuejournalismtogivethedisadvantagedminoritiesavoice.
1.Whatinspiredtheauthorwhenhewasachild?
A.Theencouragingwordsfromhisfather.
B.Anurseinhisfather’shospital.
C.Hiscuriosityaboutthestethoscope.
D.Thehardshipshesuffered.
2.Theexampleinthethirdparagraphgivenbytheauthorsuggests.
A.moreLatinosarereceivinghighereducationinAmerica
B.Latinoimmigrantsarestillfacingmanyproblems
C.Americaneducationsystemisbetterconstructed
D.racialseparationhaslongbeenforbiddeninAmerica
3.Theauthorchosetobecomeajournalist,hopingto.
A.showhissuccessasaLatino
B.enjoyadifferentlife
C.speakforthedisadvantagedLatinos
D.repaythesacrificehisparentsmade
4.Whatdoestheauthortrytotelluswithhisownexperience?
A.Immigrationisanapproachtopersonalsuccess.
B.Goodeducationisawaytosuccessfullife.
C.DisadvantagedLatinosarefacingfewerchallenges.
D.AmericanDreamisinaccessibletotheLatinos.
B
(2018·吉林长春期中)
Anewtoolofcommunicationcalledthe“driftdiary”isdoingtheroundsamongyoungcollegegraduates.
The“driftdiary”,likethoseancientpapermessagesputintoabottlelefttodriftonthehighseastoreachhundredsofmilesaway,connectslonelyhearts.
The“driftdiary”wasfirststartedbyaBeijingwoman,whogoesbytheNetnameLittleS,in2007.Ithasbecomethepreferredtoolofcommunicationamongyoungstersafraidtorevealtheirinnermostselftopeers,butwantingtosharetheirliveswithothers.
Thewayitworksisthattheinitiator(发起人)ofthediarymentionsitonpopularInternetforumssuchasTianyaandDouban.Thosewantingtoreactorotherwiseaddtothediarythensendtheirrealnamesandaddressestotheinitiatorviaemailsortextmessages.
Thenumbersinonegroupareusuallyrestrictedtobetween30and50.Thediarythenpassesontoanotherbyexpressdeliveryorpersonalhandover.Thediarywritersaremostlyanonymousbutiftheywishtorevealtheiridentitytheycandosobypostingtheircontactinformationattheendoftheirpostings.
Thediarywritersaddnotjustwordsbutalsodecoratetheplainnotebookswithcartoons,drawingsorevendressitupwitharibbonoranewcover.Interestingexperiences,traveljournals,thesimplejoysofeverydaylivingorsweetrecollectionsofchildhood,allfindaplaceinthesediaries.Mostoften,though,thewriterssetdowntheirfrustrationsandpredicaments.
Itusuallytakesoneyearforadiarytoreturntotheinitiator.Thelastrecorderistheluckiestone,withaccesstoallpreviousentries,whileotherscanrequestphotocopiesofthesefromthediary’sinitiator.
5.Thepopularityof“driftdiary”amongyoungstersisbecause.
A.theyhateusingtheInternet
B.theyliketoshowthemselvestopeers
C.theywanttosharetheirliveswithstrangers
D.theyfinditfashionabletobeadiarywriter
6.Whichoneshowsthecorrectwayadriftdiaryworks?
①Thediarythenpassesonbetweentherecorders.
②Thediaryreturnstotheinitiator.
③Theinitiatorofthediarymentionsitonline.
④Participantsrequestphotocopiesofthediaryfromthediary’sinitiator.
⑤Thosewhowanttoparticipateintheprogramgetintouchwiththeinitiator.
A.③⑤①④②B.③⑤①②④
C.④⑤①②③D.①③⑤②④
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.DriftDiary—ANewToolofCommunication
B.HowaDriftDiaryWorks
C.ShareYourLiveswithStrangers
D.TheDiaryThatPassesOn
C
(2018·安徽合肥联考)
Greece’sfinanceministersayshiscountry’sfinancialsituationis“terriblyurgent”andthecrisiscouldcometoaheadinacoupleofweeks.YanisVaroufakisgavethewarningaftereurozonefinanceministersmetinBrusselstodiscussthefinal7.2bntranche(援助资金)ofGreece’s240bnEU/IMFbailout(紧急援助).
MinisterssaidGreecehadmade“progress”butmoreworkwasneeded.
TheGreekgovernmentisstrugglingtomeetitspaymentobligations(责任).Earlier,Greecebeganthetransferof750m(£544m,834m)indebtinteresttotheInternationalMonetaryFund—adayaheadofapaymentdeadline.
“Theliquidity(资产流动性)issueisaterriblyurgentissue.It’scommonknowledge,let’snotbeataroundthebush,”MrVaroufakistoldreportersinBrussels.“Fromtheperspectiveoftiming,wearetalkingaboutthenextcoupleofweeks.”
GreecehasuntiltheendofJunetoreachareformdealwithitsinternationalcreditors.Itsfinancesarerunningsolowthatithashadtoaskpublicbodiesforhelp.ThecrisishasraisedtheprospectthatGreecemightdefault(违约)onitsdebtsandleavetheeuro.
Inastatement,theeurozonefinanceministerssaidtheywelcomed“theprogressthathasbeenachievedsofarinthenegotiations,”butadded,“Weacknowledgedthatmoretimeandeffortareneededtobridgethegapsontheremainingopenissues.”EurogroupchairmanJeroenDijsselbloemsaidtherehadtobeafulldealonthebailout(紧急财务援助)beforeGreecereceivedanyfurtherpayments.“Therearetimeconstraints(限制,约束)andliquidityconstraintsandhopefullywewillreachanagreementbeforetimerunsoutandbeforemoneyrunsout.”hesaid.
TherehadbeenfearsthatGreecewoulddefaultonitsIMFdebtrepaymentdueonTuesday.However,aGreekfinanceministryofficialwasquotedassayingthattheorderforrepaymenthadbeenexecuted(实施)onMonday.Almost1bnhasbeenhandedovertotheIMFininterestpaymentssincethestartofMay.
Itisunclearhowthegovernmentcameupwiththefunds,butthemayorofGreece’ssecondcityThessalonikirevealedlastweekthathehadhandedovercashreservesinresponsetoanappealformoney.
8.WhichofthefollowingcouldbetheworstresultifGreecedefaultedonitsdebts?
A.TheInternationalMonetaryFundwouldcancelthedebtofGreece.
B.TheEUwouldhelpGreecerebuilditsfinancialsystem.
C.Greecemighthavetoleavetheeurozone.
D.TheeurozonewouldacceptGreece.
9.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheEUGetChallenged
B.TheInternationalMonetaryFundReform
C.TheEUFaceEconomicCrisis
D.GreeceTwoWeeksfromCashCrisis
10.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.PeoplefearthattheInternationalMonetaryFundcan’tpayGreecefordebtrepayment.
B.GreecesucceededinpayinginterestpaymentstotheIMF.
C.Itisunclearhowthegovernmentcameupwiththefunds.
D.ThemayorofGreece’sthirdcityhandedovercashreservesinresponsetoanappealformoney.
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。
(2018·吉林百校联盟联考)
Parentsusuallyteachtheirchildrenhowtocrossthestreetsafely,bylookingbothwaysforcars.11ThecityofHonolulu,Hawaiiwantseveryonetolearnthatlesson.
12BeginningonOctober24,youwillbefinedfrom15to99ifyoustepintoaHonolulustreetwhilelookingatyourphone.HonoluluisthefirstmajorU.S.citytobanwhatiscalled“distractedwalking”.Itrecentlypassedalawinaseventotwovote.Thelawsays,“Nopedestrianshallcrossastreetorhighwaywhileviewingamobileelectronicdevice.”11
Thelawincludesallelectronicdeviceswithscreens:
cellphones,tablets,gamingdevices,digitalcamerasandlaptopcomputers.14Pedestriansmayusesuchdevicesinthestreettocallemergencyservicesandrescueworkers,suchasfirefightersandpoliceofficers.
Pedestriandeathshavebeenincreasingastheuseofcellphonesrises.TheGovernorsHighwaySafetyAssociation,orGHSA,sayspedestriandeathsintheUnitedStatesincreased25percentbetween2010and2015.Thattrendcontinuedin2016withthenumberofpedestriandeathsrisingtoalmost6,000,11%higherthanin2015.
15ThestateofWashingtonwasthefirsttooutlawdistracteddrivingbackin2007.Now,46otherstatesaswellasD.C.,PuertoRico,GuamandtheU.S.VirginIslands,havelawsagainsttextingwhiledriving.
Ifyoustillwanttotextwhilewalking,youcouldavoidbeingfinedinHono
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