2018_2019学年高中英语课时阅读训练二十一module6theworld'sculturalheritageperiod1introduction

2018_2019学年高中英语课时阅读训练二十一module6theworld'sculturalheritageperiod1introduction

课时阅读训练二十一Period1Introduction&ReadingandVocabulary文本研读课阅读理解AOurchildrenandgrandchildrenmaynothaveachancetovisitmanyofthemostfamousplacesaroundtheworld.War,weather,age,trafficandpollutiondamagethesefamousplaces.Lookingaftertheseplacesoftencostsmorethanonecountrycanafford.Intheearly1970s,worldgovernmentsdecidedthatiftheyjoinedtogether,theywouldbeabletopreserveourhistory.Ifeverycountrypaidsomemoney,theysaid,itwouldbepossibletolookafterimportanthistoricplaces.Also,iftheydiscoveredthatamonumentneededurgenthelp,theywouldhavemoneyforrepairs.Forthesereasons,countriesaroundtheworldunitedtoformtheworldheritageorganizationin1972.Today,theorganizationhelpstomaintain(维护)andrestorethemostimportantplacesfromourhistory.However,oneofthebiggestproblemsforhistoricplacesisvandalism.Peoplesometimesenterthesitesanddestroyordamagethebuildings.Atsomesites,suchasStonehengeinEngland,governmentshavebuilthighfencestoprotectthesitefromvandals.Therearemanydifferentideasabouthowtosolvetheproblemofvandalism.Someexpertssaythatifguardspatrolled(巡逻)thesites,vandalswouldnotbeabletogetin.Someexpertssaythatiftheyfixedmoretelevisioncameras,theywouldnotneedsomanyguards.Otherexpertssaythatthebestsolutioniseducation.Ifpeoplelearnedtorespecthistory,theywouldnotdestroyordamageit.Theywouldalsowanttospendmoneylookingafteroldplaces.Forthisreason,theworldheritageorganizationhelpstospreadinformationaboutthevalueofhistoricsites.【语篇概述】本文阐述了世界文化遗产所面临的危机,以及人类对这些问题所采取的补救措施。讲述了人类及世界遗产组织对故意破坏文化遗产的行为所采取的防范措施。1.Whydidcountriesallovertheworldunitetoformtheworldheritageorganization?nA.Itwouldbeabletokeepourhistory.B.Itwouldbepossibletotakecareofimportanthistoricplaces.C.Theywouldhavemoneytodosomerepairsifamonumentneededhelp.D.Alloftheabove.【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第二段得知A,B,C三项都是成立这个组织的原因,所以选D。2.Whichofthefollowingshowsustheactionofvandalism?A.Peopleenterthesitesanddestroyordamagethebuildings.B.Governmentshavebuilthighfencestoprotectthesitefromvandals.C.Guardspatrolledthesitesandtheyfixedmoretelevisioncameras.D.Theyalsospendmoneylookingafteroldplaces.【解析】选A。细节理解题。由文章第三段中第二句可知vandalism是故意破坏遗址建筑的行为,所以选A。3.What’sthebestwaytosolvethebiggestproblemofvandalism?A.Everycountryspendsmoremoneylookingaftertheseplacesoften.B.Toformtheworldheritageorganization.C.Toomanyguardsareneededtopreventvandalsgettingin.D.Tomakepeopleknowinformationaboutthevalueofhistoricsites.【解析】选D。推理判断题。由最后一段的倒数第三句和最后一句可知答案选D。BIoncethoughtthatouterbeautyistheonlyfactortobecomeagreatperson.WhenIwasyoung,Ireadmanykindsofbooks,mostofwhichdescribedcharacterswhoarehandsomeorbeautiful.SoIthinkthatbeingbeautifulistheonlywaytobecomeasuccess.AsIgrewup,thestoryofmybestfriendmademerealizethatouterbeautywasnotsoimportanttomakeapersonsuccessful.Shewassobeautifulagirlthateveryclassmatelikedtochatwithher,butshewasveryarrogant(傲慢).Inheropinion,shecouldgetallshewantedbecauseofherbeauty,butallofherfriendsleftheronebyone!Onlythendidshecometoknowtheimportanceofthebeautyinaperson’sheart,whichchangedherattitudeandshemadefriendsagain.nTurningonTV,wecanseemanyadvertisements,mostofwhichseemtogiveusafeelingthatphysicalattractivenessisthemostimportantthing.Thereseemstobeaboominplasticsurgery.Itissurprisingthatmoreandmorepeople,especiallygirlsandwomen,tryitlikethefirstman-madebeautyinChina,HaoLulu.Itisacommonsensethatattractivepeoplecaneasilyfindwork.Mostgoodlookingguys,usuallygethigherscoresinthejobinterviews.But,whatisrealbeauty?Iwanttosaythatisinnerbeautybecausethosewhohavebeautyintheirsoularereallybeautifulpersons. Asisknown,thebeautyjudgedwitheyesistemporary,soweshouldconcentrateoninnerbeauty.Andifwemaketheeffortstomakeourmindsbeautiful,we’llliveahappierlife.【语篇概述】作者受各种书的影响,非常重视外在的美,以为只要漂亮就能成为一个成功的人,面试中也能得高分,这也正是整容手术越来越繁荣的原因,而朋友的经历使作者深刻认识到,内在美才是真正的美。4.Whydidtheauthorwanttohaveagoodappearancewhenshewasyoung?A.Becauseshewantedtobeoneofthecharactersinthebook.B.Becauseshewantedtogethigherscoresinthejobinterviews.C.Becauseshewantedtofollowtheexampleofherfriend.D.Becausethesuccessfulcharactersinthebooksshereadwereattractive.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段可知作者之所以想变得漂亮,是因为小时候读的很多书中描写的男女主人公都很美,所以自己也想拥有漂亮的外表,故选D项。5.Whydidthewriterrefertoherfriend’sstory?A.Toshowhowimportantouterbeautyis.B.Toshowhowterribletobeabeautifulgirl.C.Toshowtheimportanceofthebeautyinaperson’sheart.D.Toshowhowbeautifulherfriendwas.【解析】选C。推理判断题。文章第一段作者竖起了靶子,早些时候认为外在美是成功的唯一因素,第二段举例反证它的错误,引出作者的观点,外在美是暂时的,它不是一个人成功的关键因素,故选C项。6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphmean?nA.Alargenumberofpeoplepayattentiontoouterbeauty.B.Surgeryisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.C.Morepeoplecanaffordthepriceofdoingplasticsurgery.D.Thelivingstandardhasbeenimprovedoverthepastyears.【解析】选A。推理判断题。下文对这一句话作了解释,越来越多的人为了追求外在美,像中国第一位人造美女郝璐璐那样做了整容手术,可知很多人注重自己的外在美,故选A项。7.Whichofthefollowingcoversthepassagebest?A.Howdoattractivepersonsbecomesuccessful?B.Innerbeautyistherealbeauty.C.Thekeyfactortofindagoodjobisbeingattractive.D.Plasticsurgeryisthebestwaytomakeapersonmorebeautiful.【解析】选B。主旨大意题。作者受各种书的影响,非常重视外在的美,以为只要漂亮就能成为一个成功的人,面试中也能得高分,这也正是整容手术越来越火的原因,而朋友的经历使作者深刻认识到,内在美才是真正的美,故选B项。C　　TheTajMahal(泰姬陵)isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.ItisatAgrawhichisafamoustourismcityinnorthernIndia.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor(皇帝)ShahJehan,whoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.Itisinmemoryofhisfavoritewife,ArjumandBanuBegum,knownasMumtazMahal,whodiedin1631.ThebuildingwasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect(建筑师)calledUstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuilding,withgardensandgatewaystructures,wascompletedin1653.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarble(大理石)path.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuild.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuilding,butinblackinsteadofwhite,tolieontheothersideoftheriver.Butbeforeitcouldbebuilt,ShahJehanwasimprisoned(监禁)byhissonandburiednexttonhiswifeintheTajMahal.【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了莫卧尔王朝第五代皇帝沙贾汗爱妻泰姬·玛哈尔的一些信息以及给她修建的陵墓。这是世界闻名的印度建筑的代表作。8.TheTajMahalwasbuiltfor　　　. A.MumtazB.ShahC.EitherMumtazorShahD.BothMumtazandShah【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句可知应选A。9.WhydoyouthinkShahJehanwasburiednexttohiswife?A.Hisowntombhadn’tbeenbuilt.B.Hehopedtobeburiedthere.C.KingandQueenshouldbeburiedtogether.D.HelikedMumtazallhislife.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句可知答案选A。10.Thepassagemainlytellsus　　　. A.whytheTajMahalwasbuiltB.thelovestorybetweenShahandMumtazC.someinformationabouttheTajMahalD.theTajMahal—theprideofIndians【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述有关泰姬陵的一些信息。11.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat　　　. A.theTajMahallooksmorebeautifulthanbeforeB.theTajMahaldoesn’texistnowC.theTajMahalhascompletelychangedD.theTajMahalhasbecomeaplaceofinterest【解析】选D。推理判断题。其他三项的信息文中并没有提到或涉及,根据第一段的“themostbeautifulbuildings”;“finestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture”,由此可知答案选D。n(阅读理解A)Ⅰ.在文中找出下列单词和短语,写出它们的含义1.preserve　　　　　　　　　v.保护2.urgentadj.紧急的3.intheearly1970s在20世纪70年代早期4.spendmoneydoingsth.花钱做某事Ⅱ.翻译下面的句子Forthisreason,theworldheritageorganizationhelpstospreadinformationaboutthevalueofhistoricsites.因此,世界遗产组织帮助传播遗址有价值的信息。阅读填句根据短文内容,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。Everyonemakesmistakes.　1　Makingamistakeatwork,however,canbemoreserious.Itmaycauseproblemsforyouremployerandevenaffectthecompany’sbottomline.Evilconsequenceswillfinallycomedowntoyou.Simplycorrectingyourmistakeandmovingonmaynotbeanoption.Whenyoumakeamistakeatwork,yourcareermaydependonwhattodonext. 　　Admityourmistake.　　Tellyourbossaboutyourmistakeimmediately.Theonlyexceptionisthatyoumakeaninsignificanterrorthatwillnotaffectanyone.Otherwise,don’ttrytohideyourmistake.　2　 　　Presentyourbosswithaplantofixyourmistake.　　Whenyougotoyourbosstoadmityourmistake,youmusthaveaplanforcorrectingit.Presentyourplanclearly.Tellyourbosshowlongitwilltaketocarryoutyourplanandifthereareanycostsinvolved.　　Don’tblameanyoneelseforyourmistake.　　　3　Encouragethosewhomayshareresponsibilitytofollowyourleadinadmittingtoyourboss. n　　　4　 　　There’sabigdifferencebetweenadmittingyourmistakeandbeatingyourselfupaboutit.Takeresponsibilitybutdon’tblameyourselfformakingit,especiallyinpublic.　　Correctyourmistakeonyourowntime.　　Ifyouhavetospendextrahoursatworktocorrectyourmistake,don’texpecttobepaidforthattime.　5　 A.Apologizeforyourmistakebutdon’tbeatyourselfup.B.Usuallyyoucancorrectyourerrororjustforgetaboutitandmoveon.C.Youcanuseyourlunchhourorcomeintoworkearly.D.Pointingfingerswon’thelpyouifyoumakeamistake.E.Strengthenyourfriendshipwithyourboss.F.You’llfeelashamedifyourcolleaguetakestheresponsibilityforyou.G.Youwilllookterribleifsomeoneelsediscoversit.【语篇概述】每个人都会犯错误,但是在工作中犯错误常常导致严重后果。如何改正工作中所犯的错误呢?本文给出了五点建议。1.【解析】选B。根据空处前句“每个人都会犯错误”并结合下文的“Simplycorrectingyourmistakeandmovingonmaynotbeanoption.”可知空处与下文对应,故此处应选B。你通常会改正错误,或者干脆忘记它继续前行。2.【解析】选G。由空前一句可知,不要掩盖错误;据此可以判断,选G项,陈述掩盖错误的后果。3.【解析】选D。根据该段标题“Don’tblameanyoneelseforyourmistake.”可知,不要为你的错误指责他人;据此可知,该段主要阐述“不要推卸责任”这一建议,故选D项。4.【解析】选A。根据空处位置可知,空处为该段标题,即该段的主旨;根据该段的第一句“There’sabigdifferencebetweenadmittingyourmistakeandbeatingyourselfupaboutit.”,可知,该段主要阐述“为自己的错误道歉,但是不要太责怪自己”,故选A项。5.【解析】选C。根据该段标题“Correctyourmistakeonyourowntime”可知,该段主要阐述“用自己的时间去改正错误”这一建议;C项中的“yourlunchhourorcomeintoworkearly”与“yourowntime”对应,故C项正确。n