1、Unit 12 Culture Shock 高考一轮复习检测卷高考一轮复习检测卷 时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分 选择题部分 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解(共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分分) 第一节(共 10 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 30 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 When greeting someone, an Americans first instinct (本能) is to stick outP1 his or her hand, look directly at the other person,
2、and smile. In some situations, this habit can mean making three mistakes at once. And the moment of greeting is when important first impressions are made.S Methods and styles of greeting vary greatly around the world, and you need to know which practices apply in different conditions. A handshake is
3、 not the universallyW1 good greeting. Also, “Look them right in the eye” is not always the best advice. When greeting Asians for the first time, do not start the handshake. You may be forcing a physical contact that the other person finds uncomfortableW2. Many Asians, particularlyW3 Japanese, have l
4、earned to accept the handshake when dealing withP2 Westerners. Because the bow (鞠躬) is the usual greeting in Japan, a slight bow of the head when responding to a handshake is suitable. Middle Easterners, particularly Muslims, avoid body contact with the opposite sex, but persons of the same sex comm
5、only hug when greeting each other. When shaking hands, men should be careful not to pull their hand away too quickly. People from France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal greet friends by kissing on both cheeks. The smile is the universal gesture of friendliness, and in America its meaning is usually clea
6、r. The person smiling is happy, or sending outP3 a friendly signal. In other cultures the smile may be sending other signals. In some Latin cultures, for example, the smile may be used to say “Excuse me” or “Please” If a person from another culture does not return your greeting smile, it doesnt show
7、 bad manners. In some Asian cultures, smiling is a gesture for informal occasionsW4， and smiling while being formally introduced would be considered disrespectful. In many cultures, avoiding eye contact is a sign of respect, but such behavior can lead toP4 misunderstandings. For example, some Asian
8、students have been regarded as disrespecting their American teachers because they do not look at the teacher while he or she is speaking. 1. This passage mainly talks about _. A. the importance of the first impression B. body language in different cultures C. practices of greeting in business D. gre
9、etings in different cultures 2. When two Middle East men meet, they will greet each other by _. A. shaking their hands quickly B. hugging each other C. kissing on both cheeks D. lowering their heads slightly 3. If you avoid eye contact in America, you may be considered _. A. cold B. foolish C. impol
10、ite D. shy B A British charity fundraiser won “The Best Job in the World” Wednesdaycaretaker of an Australian tropicalW1 islandafter an innovative(创新的) marketing campaign. Ben Southall, 34, was picked from 16 finalists in a highly publicized contest by Tourism Queensland which attracted nearly 34,70
11、0 video entries from almost 200 countries and surpassed( 超 过 ) all expectationsW2 in promoting tourism in the Australian state. The job is to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef(大堡礁) for six months and report back to Tourism Queensland and the world via blogs, a photo diary, video updates
12、and interviews. Also, if you feel likeP1 it, feed the fish, collect the mail and clean the pooland earn $110,000 for your efforts.S “To go away now as the island caretaker for Tourism Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honor，” Southall said on live television from Hamilton Island af
13、ter being named the winner. “I hope I can fill_the_boots as much as everybody is expecting and I look forward toP2 all of the new roles and the responsibilities that the task involvesW3，” he said, adding he would soon be joined by his Canadian girlfriend on the island. “The Best Job in the World” ca
14、mpaign began in January with Tourism Queensland launchingW4 an advertising campaign centered around the lure(诱惑) of a job that is more like a paid holiday. Tourism Queenslands CEO Anthony Hayes said, “The key now however is to convert the global interest raised by The Best Job in the World into visi
15、tors to Queenslandto bring more tourists dollars into Queenslands economy, protect existing tourism jobs and hopefully create new ones.” Australian marketing analyst Tim Burrowes said, “They will have months of coverage where this person who already has a connection with the outside world will start
16、 to write blogs and be an ambassador of the islands. The chances are that this could become an annual event.” 4. How often is the campaign supposed to be held afterwards? A. Twice a year. B. Once a year. C. Once every other month. D. Once every two years. 5. What will Ben Southall do on the islands
17、of Great Barrier Reef? A. To protect them and get rid of waste there. B. To feed the fish and clean the pool there. C. To promote the destination to the world. D. To take a paid holiday there. 6. The underlined phrase “fill the boots” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_” A. try to do the job well B. fe
18、el excited about getting the job C. find the job a little dull D. hope someone will replace him instead C Yungang Grottoes(石窟) are facing a life or death situation. The website reported that Yungang Grottoes, locatedW1 on the southern foot of Wuzhou Hill, 16 kilometers west of Datong in Shanxi Provi
19、nce, has been severely damaged by human activities and natural influences. “If we do not take actionP1， the grottoes will be gone forever， ” a researcher from the Yungang Grottoes Research Institute said. The grotto complex is made up ofP2 more than 51,000 Buddhist statues, ranging from 3 centimeter
20、s to 17 meters in height.S Most of them were constructedW2 during the Wei Dynasty in the mid- fifth century. Water penetration(渗透) is a major natural destroyer of the grottoes, said Director Yuan Jinghu. With the downpours directly washing their bodies, and the accumulated water eating out their bas
21、ements, the statues suffer the most in July, August and September, when large quantities of rainfall hit the region. But weather is not the only source of the damage. Datong, the city where the statues sit, is a longtime industrial city famous for its coal production. The floating coal dust, mixed w
22、ith the sulfur dioxide(二氧化 硫) produced from coal burning, is another murder. Although the government has spent over 10,000,000 yuan for the construction of a new coal transport route far from Yungang Grottoes and a large annual sum to maintain the grottoes, there is still another threat, in the form
23、 ofP3 increasing numbers of tourists. “Besides the intentional damages, such as littering and touching too much or improper climbing, the carbon dioxide that humans breathe out is also harmful toP4 the statues， ” the director said. Yuan is concerned for the future of the statues, and said that as hu
24、mans, visitors should understand and respect the statues importance. The statues have lives like human beings, and if we protect them, they will live. If not, they will die, and later generations will never have the chance to take a look at such glorious art. 7. The passage is mainly about _. A. the
25、 history of Yungang Grottoes B. ways to protect Yungang Grottoes C. the situation of Yungang Grottoes D. the importance of Yungang Grottoes 8. What can we learn from the passage? A. The tallest Buddhist statue in Yungang Grottoes is 17 meters high. B. All the statues in Yungang Grottoes were built d
26、uring the Wei Dynasty. C. The statues will suffer the most in winter because of coal production. D. There are at most 51,000 Buddhist statues in Yungang Grottoes. 9. From the passage we can infer _. A. many people want to destroy the grottoes in Yungang completely B. the government has taken measure
27、s to protect Yungang Grottoes C. the grottoes in Yungang will disappear forever D. no people will be allowed to visit Yungang Grottoes in the future 10. All of the following may contribute to the damage of Yungang Grottoes EXCEPT _. A. touching too much B. throwing rubbish here and there C. improper
28、 climbing D. taking photos of the statues 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。 Millions of people all over the world use the word OK. In fact, some people say the word is used more often than any other word in the world. OK means all right or acceptable. It expresse
29、s agreement or approval. _36_ Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw(乔克托族). The Choctaw word “okeh” means the same as the American word okay. Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century. But many pe
30、ople doubt this. Language expert Allen Walker Read wrote about the word “OK” in reports published in the 1960s. He said the word began being used in the 1830s. _37_ Some foreignborn people wrote “all correct” as “oll korrect”， and used the letters OK. Other people say a rail road worker named Obadia
31、h Kelly invented the word long ago. They said he put the first letters of his nameO and Kon each object people gave him to send on the train. _38_ The organization supported Martin Van Buren for president in 1840. They called their group the OK club. The letters were taken from the name of the town
32、where Martin was bornOld Kinderhook, New York. Then there is the expression AOK. It is a space- age expression. It was used in 1961 during the flight of astronaut Alan Sheppard. He was the first American to be launched into space. His flight ended when his spacecraft landed in the ocean, as planned.
33、 Sheppard reported, “Everything is AOK.” _39_ One story says it was first used during the early days of the telephone to tell an operator that a message had been received. There are also funny ways to say okay. _40_ These expressions were first used in the 1930s. Today, a character on the American t
34、elevision series “The Simpsons” says it another way. He says okelydokely. A. Some people say okey- dokey or okey- doke. B. Still others say a political organization invented the word. C. Therefore, it has become popular in that area from then on. D. But many experts dont agree on what the expression
35、 means. E. Still, language experts do not agree about where the word came from. F. It was a short way of writing a different spelling of the words “all correct” G. However, some experts say the expression did not begin with the space age. 第三部分第三部分 语言运用语言运用(共共三三节，满分节，满分 55 分分) 第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.
36、5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 While vacationing in Chicago, I felt it necessary to buy a pair of casual(休闲的) shoes. I found myself in a _1_ called the Walking Company, which was very satisfying _2_ a friend.S It was crowded, and therefore I almost _3_， but one of the
37、 salespeople made eye contact with me, which wasnt the _4_ of eye contact saying, “Oh no, another customer.” Instead, it was eye contact saying, “Ill be right with you.” It was _5_ eye contact. Therefore I looked aroundP1 for several minutes, finding a pair of shoes I especially liked. _6_， the sale
38、sperson came up and said, “Sorry about the _7_， lets get you some shoes.” I _8_ her the pair I wanted and asked to try size 10. She said, “Lets measureW1 your feet just to _9_.” She measured my feet and said, “Size 10 is correct, _10_ the arches (足弓) in your feet have fallen a little. The type of sh
39、oes youve _11_ wont be the most comfortable for you. Therefore I suggest this other style would feel much better.” I _12_ the price of her suggested shoes, finding it was the _13_ price as the pair I liked. With nothing to _14_， I tried onP2 the style she suggested, and they were extremelyW2 comfort
40、able. I must _15_： theyre the most comfortable pair of casualW3 shoes Ive owned. As I _16_ the shoes, the salesperson continued, “If you ever buy a pair of shoes somewhere else, be sure to tellP3 the salesperson you need shoes with some arch _17_like these.” When getting good service like this, I wa
41、nt to keep it _18_. I asked her whether theres a Walking Company in Orlando where I _19_. “Sure, Its at the Millennium Mall.” Afterwards, I bought two pairs of shoes at the Orlando Walking Company, again with _20_ service, and I couldnt imagine buying shoes anywhere else. 1. A. store B. club C. rest
42、aurant D. cinema 2. A. thanks to B. because of C. according to D. except for 3. A. left B. jumped C. shouted D. cried 4. A. subject B. topic C. story D. kind 5. A. new B. true C. certain D. good 6. A. Actually B. Finally C. Luckily D. Fortunately 7. A. bargain B. charge C. wait D. mistake 8. A. lent
43、 B. sent C. offered D. showed 9. A. make sure B. come around C. take up D. turn up 10. A. and B. but C. or D. for 11. A. ordered B. selected C. checked D. bought 12. A. watched over B. looked over C. glanced at D. stared at 13. A. same B. higher C. acceptable D. normal 14. A. explain B. lose C. igno
44、re D. break 15. A. imagine B. promise C. recognize D. share 16. A. fell for B. paid for C. looked for D. asked for 17. A. support B. limit C. change D. problem 18. A. growing B. moving C. staying D. going 19. A. hide B. stand C. live D. visit 20. A. reserved B. unusual C. great D. common 非选择题部分 第二节
45、语篇语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词 的正确形式。 Australia is an 1. (astonish) land with lots of beautiful plants and strange animals ， 2. people take sports 3. (serious)， and they like being 4. (outdoor) Australia， with a mix of different cultures is a typical multi- cultur
46、al country 5. a lot of immigrants.The 6. (early) people， Aborigines， came to the country from Indonesia 50，000 years ago.They used to 7. (live) peacefully，but they were badly 8. (treat) when the whites 9. (settle) came.Now they are a 10. (minor) group and live in terrible conditions.In recent years，
47、white Australians have become more sensitive to the Aborigines situation.People are now proud of their country. 第三节 短文改错（共 10 处错误，每处错误 1 分，满分 10 分） Dear Maggie， You always give us advice on how to do in your column, but you never talk about yourself. I know sometimes you use yourself as example to help us, so that isnt enough. Can you sometime tell us about you? I am sure I am not the only fan who want to know things about you. Id like to know things like: What do you do at your free time? What kind of problems di
