04 Unit 2 Section A Reading and Thinking-2020-2021.docx

UNIT2BRIDGINGCU1.TURES(2.1ReadingandThinking班级：姓名：.0I读理解1Orcultureisthesystemweuse(obuildouridentity.Alllivingthingsarvpariofaculture.Evenanimalshaveaculture!Sowhatisculture?Ifsthewaywebehaveinagroup.Itbeginswitheachindividual(单个的)family.Withinourfamilieswcthingstobuildrelationshipswitheacho<hcr.Thiscanincludemui心likedailyhouseworkandweeklyshopping,halsoincludestraditions.Traditionsareac(ivitiesthatarerepeatedonaregularbasis.CultureisnotlimitedIoindividualfamilygroups.TherealstrengthOfculturcisinlargercommunitygroups.Theselargergroupsarecalledsocieties.Everysocietymakesrulesforitself,hdecideshowpeopleshouldactindifferentsituations.Someoftheserulesarcwrittendown.Sonicarcjustthingsthatarcnaturallyexpectedofallmembersof(hatsociety.Often,culturescanberecognizedbywhatthepeoplebelieve.CulturesarealsoknownbywhattheychooseIoincludein(heiran.SonxMimcsculturesmaybeformedbypeoplewhospeakthesamelanguage.Culturesmayalsobeknownfortheircustoms,including(hefoodstheymakeandthethingstheydo.OurcultureshelpusunderstandWhOwcarcandwhatwcbelieve.Therearcverystrongfeelingsconnectingustoourownsociety.Twodifferentculturesmaydisagreeonsomething,especiallyiftheybothfeelstronglyaboutit.Whenthathappens,warisacommonresult.Peoplearclearningbetterwaystocommunicatewitheacho<her.,Ihcmorewccommunicate,themorwcappreciate(bedifferencesincultures.1. TheunderlinedwordroutinesinParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto.A.hobbiesB.behaviorsC.fomialaciiviiesD.dailyactivities2. Wheredocstherealstrengthofculture?A.Inarts.B.Insocieties.C.Infamilies.D.Inki11guages.3. Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthordisagreewithaccordingtothepassage?A. Culturedoesn'texistinanimals.B. Cultureisthewaywebehave.C. Culturesmaynotagreewitheachmhcr.D. Cultureshelpusurlersiandourselves.4. Howcanpeopleappreciatecul(ura)differences?A.Bybuildingawall.B.Bypreparingtofight.C.Bycommunicating.D.Bymakingfriends.5. Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhatIsCulture?B.WhatIsSociety?C.WhalIsTradition?D.WhalIsSyslem?2Researchersareofteni11erestedinhowculturechangesovertime.AllculturesgoIhrOUghperiodsofchangeandsomecultureschangefasterIhanolhers.Forexample,inthepast10years.Chineseculturehaschangedrapidlyaswesternproduceshavebecomepopular.Othercountries,suchasFrance,havecreatedrulestopreventleirculturefromchangingtooquickly.Eventhoughcultureschangeatdifferentpaces,thecausesofculturalchangearcquitesimilararoundtheworld.OnCoftheseistechnologyandmedicine,intheUnitedStateshcinventionanddevelopmentofbirthCQmrOlpillsandothermeasureshelpedparentstolimitlhesizeoftheirfamilies.Asaresult,familiesgrewsmallerandparentscouldgivemoreattentiontofewerchildren.Ontheotherhand,newtechnologyhasalsocreatedemo<ionaldistanceamongfamilies.CulturesalsochangewhentheycomeintocontactwithOthercukures.immigration.Iorexample,oftenresultsinculturalchangeforbothimmigrantsandthehostculture.Immigrantsoftenbringwith(hemdifferentideas,f<i,music,language,andmannerswhentheyInOVetoanewculture.InCanada,forexample,(hegovernmenthasapolicyofmulticulturalismwhereimmigrantsareencouragedtosharetheirbackgroundcultureswithCanadianswhileadoptingandacceptingCanadiancul(urc.CulturalchangecanoccurdueIUlargerevents.Forexample,economicdepression,war.anddisastercanendangersocieties,whichmustadap<tothesechallengesandevents.Becauseofthesechangesinsociety,ideasandwaysoflifealsoaffecttheeniiculture.Forexample,duringWorldWarH.manyAmericanmenweresentfarofftofighl.Consequently.Wolnenweresuddenlyne<xledtoworkinthefactories.ASaresultofIhischange,itisnolongerculturallyacceptabletobelievethattheyshouldnothavetherighttowork.6. Inthefirstparagraphwhichcountryhasexperiencedrapidculturalchangein(helastdecade?A.Canada.B.China.C.France.D.America.7. Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?.Anotherreasonforculturalchange.8. AdiscussionUfhnJnigralionpolicyinFrance.9. AnotherculturalchangecausedbyWorldWarII.10. Someexamplesofhighlysuccessfulworkingwomen.8. Whatwouldbeagoodtitleforthispassage?A.ImmigrationPolicyandCultureB.ImmigrationandCultureC.NewTechnologyandFamilyCultureD.TheoriesofCulturalChange3Twohundredyearsago.AineMcanstudentswentoAmeriCanschools.1.ikeyou,(heystudiednathtspellingandgeography.Unlikeyou.theyalsostudiedGivek(希肥语)andUitin(tJi).Infacts(lentsspentInorethanhalftheirtimestudyingGreekandIaIin.TheSamewas(rueformoststudentsinEurope.UntilIheSeVelMhcentury,alleducatedEuropeansknew1.atin.ItdidnotmatteriftheylivedinEngland,Italy.EranccorSpain.Iftheywereeducated,theyknew1.atin.Duringtheseventhcentur),educatedEuropeansbeganostudyGreekaswellasl-atin.Greekand1.atinhadbeen(heleadinglanguagesoftheancien(GreeksandRomans.AlleducaledEun>peanswereexpectedtoknowtheselanguages.TbeducatedEuropeans,<heUtnguagesof(heGreeksandtheRomanswereimora11.Theideasof(heGreeksandRomanswerealsompuctan(.PeopleknewIhatInZmyoftheirownideasIutdconicfromtheGreeksindIhcRomans.Ibunderstandtheirownculture,theymustunderstanditsorigin(起源).hcyknewthatthosebeginningslayintheClaSSiCal(古典文学的)world."IbdaywehavesomanythingstostudythatlewpeoplehavetimetolearnGreekand1.atin.Ecwofyouwillstudycitherlanguageinschool.Ycl(heideasofIhcGreeksandtheRomansarcstillimp<Htantlous.Theseideasstillhelploshapewesternculturet<lay.Tbunderhandourownculture,wemustunderstandtheCUllUrCoftheclassicalworld.9. Twohundredyearsago.inAlneriCanschools.A.thereweremanyeducatedGreeksB.Greekand1.atinwereverypopularC.studentspaidIiulcattentionU>mathD.studentsknewIiukaboutgeography10. According(othe(ex(.EUropeanSthought.A. theoriginfIheircullurcwasunknownB. theideasoftheGreekswereunacceptableC. Greekwasmuchmoreinponant(ktn1.adnD. theRomanshadagreatinfluenceontheirculture11. Wheredocstheauthorofthetextprobablycomefrom?.Japan.B.Greece.C.America.D.China.12. Inthelastparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat.A. i'sofgreatvaluecoIcamGrvckand1.aIinB. itsquitedifHculttoIcamGreekand1.atinC. thecultureoftheclassicalworldisuselessnowadaysD. WesterncultureisquitedifferentfromGreekandRomanculturesI1.七选五Doyouchinkstudyinginadifl'crcncountryissomc(hingthatsoundsveryexciting?Ccnainly.itisanewexperience,whichbringsIbeOpponuniiyofdiscoveringfascinatingthingsandafeelingoffvedom.13Youwillexperiencecultureshock.Evidently,atleastfouressentialstagesofculture-shockadjustmentoccur.ThefirstMagciscalledwthchoneymoon'*.Inthisstage,youfeelexcitementaboutlivinginadifferentplace,andeverythingseemstobemarvekns.14.Eventually,however,thesecondstageofcultureshockappears.Iliisisthe"hostilitystage*.15.YoubecomeIiNdofmanythingsaboutIhenewculture.Moreover.PeoPledon't(realyoulikeaguestanynre.Everything(hatseemedtobesowonderfulalCirMisnowawful,andeverythingmakesyoufeeldistressedindlircd.Thenyoucome(oIhethirdstagecalled'*recovery".Youstartfeelingmorepositive,andyou(ryodevelopcomprehensionofeven-thingyoudon'tunderstand.Ihcwholesituationstartstobecomemorefavorable.16.Tbclaststageofcultureshockiscalled*adjustment".17.ThethingsthatinitiallymadeyoutccluncomfortableorstrangearenowthingsIhalyouUndcrsiand.NowyoufeelconiIortable:youhaveadjustedtothenewculture.A、Actually.CUhUitshockissomethingyoucannotavoidwhenstudyinginaforeigncountry.B. Youhavereachedapointwhereyoufeelg<xJbecauseyouhavelearnedenoughtounderstand(henewculture.C. YoUlikeCvCrythi咚andever)bodyseemsIobesonicetoyou.D. Yourecoverfromthesymptomsof(hetlrstwostages.E.Inspiteoftheseadvantages,however,therearcalsosomechallengesyouwillencounter.EHowcvcr.whenyouhavecompletelyadjustedtoanewcultureyoucanmorefullyenjoyit.GYoubegintonoticeIhaInoteverythingisasgoodasyouhadoriginallythoughti(was.Ill.完形填空Mostpeoplegetridofhcirleftoverfoods,buiinNigerian-bmvisualartistHaneeiahAdam'skitchen,they'reput(ogooduse.Adam.28.isfanousfor18foodincreativeways,usingit(omakeportmilsando<herworksofan.Shehas19beenartistic.Hermothersaidshehada20forart.Now.shcsbuildingacareeroutofchangingfoodintoart.,'ldo21portraitsandalsooftensewandpaint*butwhat22me(bemostisfoodart."shesays.Adamisinspiredby23things,includinglifeexperiencesandculture.She24CVCryIhingaroundherassomething(hatcanbemadeimoart.In2016.she25(heTechMeecsArtNGexhibition*whichwas26andfuledbySamsungNigeriaandReleGallery.27thecompclition.myartwasmostlyrandom,and1wasjustrecordingfoodartonsocialmedia.Butafterwinning,!startedtothinkabout2makingalivingfromfondart.,shcsays.WinningtheCompetilionkick*startedAdam's29andherlullirnejobisnow30artforfoodbrandssuchasMaggiandDangotcSalt,lwantto31inmoreexhibitions.IcurrentlyliveinKwara,no11bcmNigeria：itisdiffcultto32inthecountr,'sartscenefromhere,'shcsays.IS.A.distributingB.mixingC.presentingD.selling19.A.alwaysB.hardlyC.neverD.usually20.A.dilemmaB.rvpulalk>nC.StandaixlD.Uknl21.A.alternativeB.regularC.CQmPUlSoryD.specific22.A.excitesB.puzzlesC.NjecisD.presses23.A.a11ificialB.mxiesiC.randomD.visual24.A.collectsB.devotesC.inspectsD.sees25.A.competedB.heldC.wonD.Perfomled26.A.sponsoredB.donatedC.expandedD.possessed27.A.AfterB.SinceC.WhileD.Before28.A.activelyB.frequentlyC.mildlyD.roughly30.A.learningB.creatingC.advertisingD.developing31.A.giveB.bringC.resultD.ParIiCiPaIe32.A.setanexampleB.haveatryC.makeadifferenceD.breakarecordI语法腐空29.A.viewC.rewardD.careerB.space1.ivinginIwodifterenlculturesisnotaneasything.WhenIwastenyearsold.11yparents33.(move)to(heUSfromSri1.anka,whichis34.islandoffthecoastofIndia.35,WenowliveintheUS.Wefollow(hecustomsandIraditionsofSri1.anka.Ihavelearnedtospeak3languages,includingEnglish.Icala6.(various)offoodsandcelebraledifferentholidays37.havetodowithmyculture.However.Iherearemanydisadva11agesofbeingPaltofIWOClIIlUre$,Sometimes.SPeakingalanguageathomeandspeakinganotherlanguageinSChoOlcanbe3&(confuse);sometimesIhavetrouble39.(express)mythou)tsinEnglishbecausetheycan'tunderstandmewell;sometimesmyculturedocsmakeme40.(separale)!11miiOIhCrSbecauseIfeeltoodiffcrenl.1am41.(close>tomycultureofSri1.ankathanIhaloftheUS.1don'tlistentoEnglishmusicasmuchasIlistentoIndianmusic.Ihcrcfore.Ifcel42.(extreme)lonelywhenIdon,tknowwhatsongtheyaretalkingabout.