人教版高中英语必修一第二单元测试卷含答案

第二单元ABeijingOperaisalsocalledPekingOpera.Itcameintobeingafter1790whenthefamousfourAnhuioperatroupes(戏班)cametoBeijing.ItsmusicandsingingcamefromXipiandEr-huanginAnhuiandHubei.Itscostumesareallfascinatingandartistic.ItisthehighestexpressionoftheChineseculture.It’sfulloffamousstories,beautifulfacialpaintings,andwonderfulgesturesandfighting.ThiskindofoperaisverypopularwithChinesepeople.TherearefourmainrolesinBeijingOpera:Sheng,Dan,JingandChou.Shengistheleadingmaleactor。Forexample,aWushengisasoldierorfighter.AXiaoshengisayoungman.ALaoshengisanoldman.Danisthefemalerole.Jing，mostlymale,istheface-paintedroleandChouisthecomedyactororclown.StoriesinBeijingOperaareveryinteresting.Someofthemarefromthehistorybook,butmostofthemarefromtheliterature,especiallyfamousnovels.Thepeopleinthestoryusuallyhavesomedisagreements.Theybecomeangryandunhappy.Theyaresadandlonely.Sometimestheyarenervousandworried.Thentheyfindawaytomakepeace.Thestoriesusuallyendwithhappinessandlaughterandpeopleareallhappyintheend.1．BeijingOpera’ssingingisfrom_______.A.theliteratureandnovelsB.BeijingandAnhuiC.thehistorybookD.AnhuiandHubei2．Thesecondparagraph(段落)ofthereadingisaboutthe______ofBeijingOpera.A.rolesB.storiesC.gesturesD.Paintings3．Fromthereading,weknowtheChoumostprobablyhasa(n)_____feature.A.honestB.dullC.funnyD.serious4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?A.ThereareonlyfourrolesinBeijingOpera.B.PekingOperaisfullofdifferentgestures.C.BeijingOperaisthemostpopularintheworld.D.Thepeopleinthestoryusuallyareinagreement.BAsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations-UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem–haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,lookingandraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.DocumentingtheTangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayansreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials-includingphotographs,films,taprecordings,andfieldnotes-whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded-theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject-Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,availablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet.,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.5.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto_____.A.promotegloballanguagesB.rescuethedisappearinglanguagesC.searchforlanguagecommunitiesD.setuplanguageresearchorganizations.6.Whatdoes“thattradition”inParagraph3referto?A.HavingfirstrecordsofthelanguagesB.WritingbooksonlanguagesearchingC.TellingstoriesaboutlanguageusersD.Linkingwiththenativespeakers7.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?A.TheculturalstaticsinIndia.B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.C.HislanguageresearchinBritain.D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.8.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTurin’sWork?A.Write,sellanddonate.B.Record,repeatandreward.C.Collect,protectandreconnect.D.Design,experimentandreport.CWhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.NoneighboringhousescouldbeseenFromourplace，andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswedid.Dad'smottowas,“Weselleverything.”Ifhedidn'thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomersonhisweeklytriptoBangor.OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory,Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandaskedaboutthem.Theywerethemates(一双鞋中的一只)tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughtheboxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe,Dadmadethedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodowiththem?”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownbothsitesoftheaisle(通道).Whenallwasready,thewholeFamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst，itlookedlikewehadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.'TheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexitthatread“Shoes$1apair.Whenfolksaskedaboutthedeal.theylearneditwasn’tthateasybecausetheyhadtofindtheirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagood