选择性必修第二册 Unit 2　Bridging Cultures

选择性必修第二册Unit2BridgingCulturesⅠ.阅读理解ATinaLevertonwas62whensheboughtherfirstpairofballetshoes.Shesaidputtingherfeetintothesoftleatherwasveryemotional.Shesaid，“I’vewaitedalongtimeforit.”Afewdayslater，Levertontookherfirstballetclassafterseeinganadvertisementinanewspaper.ItshowedolderwomendancinginaclassnearLeverton’shouse.“AsIcameinthedoor，Ifoundabigsmileonmyface.FromtheminuteIstarted，Ifeltlikecominghome.”Levertonhadlongedtodanceasachild.Sadly，herparentscouldn’taffordballetclasses，fortheywerefirst-generationIndianimmigrants，strugglingtomakealivingintheUK.HerfatherwasatraindriverontheundergroundinLondonandhermotherheldtwocleaningjobs.Nonetheless，sheharbouredherdreamofbeingaballerina(芭蕾舞女演员)．Atherpresentage，agrandplie—loweringtothefloorwithbentknees—seemedtobeoutofthequestion.Ittookherthreemonthstomasterthemove:leapingandlandingononefoot.“Ilovethestruggleandthechallengeoflearningsomethingnew.Peopleintheir60shavealotofself-limitingbeliefs：‘Ican’tdoit，’‘I’mnotgoodenough.’Andmaybethey’renotgoodenough.Butitdoesn’tmatter，”shesaid.Ballethasbeentransformative.AtamedicalappointmentafewmonthsafterLeverton’sfirstclass，anursemeasuredherat163cm，halfaninchtallerthanshehadthought.Sheattributes(归因)thedifferencetoimprovedposture.Hermuscletonehasimprovedandherlowerbackpainhasstopped.Dancinghasalsobroughtnewfriends.Shemetagroupofolder，moreindependentwomenandworkedtogethertowardsateamawardwiththeRoyalAcademyofDance.Andthen，ofcourse，thereisthejoyfulfeeling.“Balletisallthetherapy(治疗)I’lleverneed，”saidLeverton.1．HowdidLevertonfeelaftertakingherfirstdancelesson?A．Tired.B．Confused.C．Shocked.D．Thrilled.2．Whydidn’tLevertonlearntodancewhenshewasyoung?A．Herfamilywasbadlyoff.B．Shewasn’tabletoleaphigh.C．Herfamilylaughedatherdream.D．Shehadtofocusonclasses.3．WhatdiddancingbringtoLeverton?A．Ateamaward.B．Moneyandfame.C．Friendshipandjoy.D．Amedicaltreatment.4．WhatcanwelearnfromLeverton’sstory?A．Hardworkpaysoff.B．Nevertoooldtopursuedreams.C．Interestisthekeytosuccess.D．Moneyisn’teverything.B(2023·湖南衡阳联考)Everythingyouknowisinyourbrain.Forwhatyoudon’t，youcanasktheweb.However，asyoucanimagine，inthepasttherewerenocomputersandnowebatall.Thinkaboutpeopleliving3,500yearsago，inplaceswherepyramidstoweredabovethem.Thelackofexplanationsabouthowthingsworkedinspiredtheancientstomakediscoveriesandfeedtheircuriosity.Butdonotthinktheyknewnothing：Infact，westillwonderhowtheEgyptianscouldbuildthepyramidsusingtheirown，ratherrudimentaryequipment.Theywrotedowntheirknowledgeonbooks(calledpapyrusscrolls)sothatlaterpeoplecouldbenefitfromtheirskills.Livingsaferandhealthierwasatoppriorityfortheancients：Whentheyhurttheirheadsinbattles，theyusedtohealtheirwoundsusingthecures，someofwhichwererecordedonapapyrusnowknownastheEdwinSmithPapyrus.Interestingly，thisistheoldestwrittenevidenceoftheword“brain”wehaveonEarth，anditdatesbackto3,500yearsago!However，writingtheword“brain”onapapyrusdidnotsolveallthequestionsaboutit.Around2,500yearsago，forexample，ancientGreekswonderedwhethermindandsoullayinthebrainorintheheart.2,000yearsago，RomanphysicianGalenofPergamonwassurehehadsolvedthequestion：Itwasthebrain，nottheheart，thatwasthecenterofmentallife.However，Galenhadtoconvincethepeoplearoundhimthatwhathehaddiscoveredwastrue.Itwasnoteasy，mostlybecausepeopleheldtheirearlierbeliefs.Everyneuroscientist，justlikeGalendid，hastocarefullyobservereality，focusonsomethingthatisreallyinteresting，thinkabouthowitcanwork，performexperiments，anddiscussthedatatheyget.Thisway，theycanobtainconvincingevidencetobesharedwithothers.5．Whatencouragedtheancientstomakediscoveries?A．Thehopeforkeepingcuriosity.B．Theneedforwritingbooks.C．Thesearchforexplanations.D．Thewishtoworkfaster.6．Whichwordcanbestreplace“rudimentary”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Complicated.B．Primitive.C．Electrical.D．Protective.7．WhatcanbelearnedabouttheEdwinSmithPapyrus?A．Itwasprobablyamedicaltext.B．Itwasfinished2,500yearsago.C．Itwasconsidereduselessatfirst.D．ItwaswrittenbyGalenofPergamon.8．HowdidGalenconvincepeopleofhisdiscovery?A．Byfindingevidencefrompapyrusscrolls.B．Byaskingmanyscientiststosupporthim.C．Byfollowingstrictscientificmethods.D．Byteachingpeopletodoexperiments.CWhat’smoreimportantindetermininglifesuccess—booksmartsorstreetsmarts？Thisquestiongetsattheheartofanimportantdebatecontrastingtherelativeimportanceofcognitive(认知)intelligence(CI)andemotionalintelligence(EI)．Cognitiveintelligenceisstillrecognizedasanimportantelementofsuccess，particularlywhenitcomestoacademicachievements.Peoplewithhighcognitiveintelligencetypicallydowellinschool，oftenearnmoremoney，andtendtobehealthieringeneral.Buttodayexpertsrecognizethatcognitiveintelligenceisnottheonlydeterminingfactoroflifesuccess.Instead，itispartofacomplexrangeofinfluences—onethatincludesemotionalintelligence.Manycompaniesnowprovideemotionalintelligencetraininganduseemotionalintelligencetestsaspartofthehiringprocess.Researchhasfoundthatindividualswithstrongleadershippotentialalsotendtobemoreemotionallyintelligent，suggestingthathighemotionalintelligenceisanimportantqualityforbusinessleadersandmanagers.According