2019高中英语 Unit 24 Society单元综合测评 北师大版选修8.doc
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1、1UnitUnit 2424 SocietySociety.阅读理解(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)A ANew Years Day is worth celebrating and you probably celebrate New Years Day together with your family and friends, enjoying drinks and watching the ball drop. If youre lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special one when the clock h
2、its 00:00am. But how New Years Day would look in another country? Listed below are four of the top ten “Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World.”1.1. BreakingBreaking DishesDishes onon NeighborsNeighbors DoorDoorDenmarkDenmarkA strange Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at
3、 it, is throwing dishes at neighbors door. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large crowd of loyal friends.2.2. TalkingTalking toto SpiritsSpiritsMexicoMexicoMexicans strongly believ
4、e that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Years Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and deep thought for $15. Not a bad
5、price for some helpful guidance!3.3. WearingWearing PolkaPolka DotsDotsPhilippinesPhilippinesImagine people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year in Philippines. And they believe that this will bring them prosperity by associatin
6、g the round dots to coins and wealth.4.4. BurningBurning ScarecrowScarecrow DummyDummyEcuadorEcuadorEcuador has a custom of crafting scarecrows and burning them. As midnight approaches, gathering outside, each family burns their own scarecrow filled with newspapers and pieces of wood. The tradition
7、says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past 12 months. The scarecrow also scares away bad luck, which in turn, fills their new year with luck and happiness.The world is large but different. People of all nations may celebrate New Years Day much differently, but a lot of ge
8、neral themes are to be seen. We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope no matter what 2happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships, increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.【语篇解读】 本文主要叙述了
9、丹麦、墨西哥、菲律宾、厄瓜多尔这四个国家庆祝新年的方式。但不论以哪种方式庆祝新年,人们都是期盼一个更美好、更幸福的来年。1People generally celebrate New Years Day in the following ways except_.Asharing the time with their family Bgetting together with their friendsCparticipating in the ball drop Dspending the time with their lovers【解析】 细节理解题。根据首段“you probably
10、 celebrate New Years Day together with your family and friends, enjoying drinks and watching the ball drop.”可知,你可能会和家人、朋友喝饮料并观看 ball watch 一起庆祝新年,而不是参与(participate in)the ball drop,故选 C 项。根据“If youre lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special one when the clock hits 00:00am”可知,与爱人一起度过时间也是庆祝新年
11、的方式之一。【答案】 C2Which of the following cant describe the 4 unique New Year traditions properly?AThe more broken plates, glasses, cups you have at your door, the more good friends you have according to Danish New Year tradition.BBy paying $15 in Taos Inn, Mexicans can communicate with the souls of their
12、 dead loved ones.CWearing polka dots can help people in Philippines to gain wealth.DPeople from Ecuador make and burn scarecrows to win good luck and happiness.【解析】 细节理解题。由第三段“Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and deep thought for $15.”可知,在 Taos 旅店人们并不是真的
13、可以与已故的至爱之人的亡灵交流,故 B 项叙述不恰当。由第二段“The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large crowd of loyal friends.”可知,在丹麦,谁家门口摔碎的盘子、杯子等越多,谁的朋友就越多,故 A 项叙述准确。由第四段内容可知,菲律宾人认为穿着圆点图案的衣服3会给他们带来财富,故 C 项符合原文意
14、思。根据第五段内容可知,在厄瓜多尔,人们会制作并焚烧稻草人以求带来好运和幸福,故 D 项内容与原文意思吻合。【答案】 B3. What can you infer from the last paragraph?ANo matter how we celebrate New Year, increasing our wealth is very important.BThe traditions will be changed with the time going by.CWe seldom experience different traditions to celebrate New Y
15、ear.DCelebrating New Years Day means looking forward to a happier and better coming year.【解析】 推理判断题。由最后一段“We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope no matter what happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships, increase our wealth
16、 and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.”可知,尽管人们庆祝新年的方式不同,但都期盼来年更幸福、更美好,故选 D 项。【答案】 DB BAlibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers(制造商) with big buyers across the world.Its businesstobusiness site,A allowed business to buy almost everything
17、.Alibabas advantage wasnt hard to judge: size.Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.Its market attracts 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a yearand Alibaba is just the middleman.It encourages people to use its marketsnot charging small sellers a percentage of
18、 the sale.If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience.I moved to Beijing a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anyth
19、ing else my wife wanted.“Youre looking for what exactly? Why not try it?” my Chinese teacher asked me one day.With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.Alibabas original businesstobusiness model now is second to consumer buying.Chinese retail(零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibabas pro
20、fit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things youll ever find.T is Alibabas other 4big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices.What I have a hard time explaining to friends and fami
21、ly back in the US.is how China has gone beyond traditional shoppingbigbox retailers especiallyin favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites.In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet travelled,shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.I have a list of so
22、me of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is.Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping.Im not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chineselanguage site.When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese te
23、achers iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.【语篇解读】 阿里巴巴原创的业务电子商务模型引发了中国人最大的购物方式的变化。阿里巴巴只是买方和卖方的中间商。网上购物每时每刻都在发生。4Alibabas advantage mainly lies in_.Aits low priceBits big sizeCits not charging small sellersDits busines
24、stobusiness service【解析】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Alibabas advantage wasnt hard to judge: size.Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.”可知,阿里巴巴最大的优势在于它的大规模。故选 B。【答案】 B5. We know from the passage that Alibaba_.A. will continue to developBcharges all the sellers on its site a percentage of the saleCacts as
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