1、核心素养拓展练素养解读 2017 版普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养” 。英语学科核心素养由语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。随之而来,以后的英语考试将更加坚持能力立意,突出核心素养的考查。下面的文段就是围绕“文化意识”这一学科素养展开,有助于学生了解不同国家的文化差异和异域风情。主 题 : 欧 洲 之 旅 学 科 素 养 : 文 化 意 识As a boy growing up in India,I had longed to travel abroad.I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about
2、 his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s,with great interest.My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe,where my father was to attend a meeting.We planned to travel to Belgium,Netherlands and West Germany.I have clear memories even
3、today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad.I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand,during the flight to Frankfurt.We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by
4、 the Lufthansa crew.The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable,even for someone like me,who is especially afraid of flying.After spending almost two weeks in Europe,we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport,for our return flight.What a journey that was!All
5、 along the Rhine(莱茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience.I had a sombre feeling on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation,but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again,with the quality of their service.Being t
6、he first airline to take me abroad,Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart.Even today,I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline.Flying,in general,for me,has always been a terrible and painful experience.Flying on Lufthansa,however,i
7、s something I always have and always will look forward to.语篇解读 由于从小就听父亲讲他到各地旅行的故事,作者对周游世界产生了兴趣。在1998 年的夏天,作者终于有机会和父母一起前往欧洲。作者至今对那次旅行仍记忆犹新,非常满意他乘坐的飞机所属的航空公司提供的服务。1Which country does the author live in now?AIndia. BCanada.CBelgium. DGermany.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句和第二句可知,作者和父母去孟买机场乘坐Lufthansa 的航班,说明 Luft
8、hansa 是印度的航空公司;根据最后一段的第二句可知,作者现在还是喜欢乘坐 Lufthansa 的航班,说明作者一直生活在印度。2What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?AGrowing up in India.BOnce staying in Canada.COnce traveling to Canada with his father.DHis fathers stories about his traveling experiences.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知,作者小时候经常听父亲给他讲周游
9、各地的事情,这引起了作者的兴趣,在加拿大待过的是作者的父亲,并非在印度长大的人都喜欢旅游。故选 D。3It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is .Aa city in India Ba city in EuropeCan airline company Da travel agency答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据后三段作者的描述,尤其是最后一段可知,作者喜欢乘坐Lufthansa 的航班出行,他没有想过换乘其他航空公司的航班,说明 Lufthansa 是一家航空公司。4The underlined word “sombre”
10、in the 4th paragraph probably means “ ”Ahappy BsadCangry Denjoyable答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据“as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation”可知,愉快的旅行即将画上句号,说明作者当时情绪有点低落,且根据下文“the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience”可知,作者即将离开欧洲时的心情并不是很好。Notes.高频词汇1.accompany vt.陪伴,伴随2.cr
11、ew n.全体人员;全体船员3.thoroughly adv.彻底地;完全地4.enjoyable adj.令人愉快的5.long to do sth.渴望做某事.长难句分析The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for someone like me,who is especially afraid of flying.分析:这是一个复合句。主干部分是主系表结构,主语是 The flight,系动词是 was,表语是 smooth and thoroughly enjoyable;even for someone like me 是状语,who is especially afraid of flying 是定语从句,修饰 someone。翻译:甚至对像我这样非常害怕飞行的人来说,这次飞行真的很平稳并且非常令人愉悦。