选择性必修第二册 Unit 2　Bridging Cultures (127)

选择性必修第二册Unit2BridgingCultures高考题型组合练Ⅰ.阅读理解ATinaLevertonwas62whensheboughtherfirstpairofballetshoes.Shesaidputtingherfeetintothesoftleatherwasveryemotional.Shesaid，“I’vewaitedalongtimeforit.”Afewdayslater，Levertontookherfirstballetclassafterseeinganadvertisementinanewspaper.ItshowedolderwomendancinginaclassnearLeverton’shouse.“AsIcameinthedoor，Ifoundabigsmileonmyface.FromtheminuteIstarted，Ifeltlikecominghome.”Levertonhadlongedtodanceasachild.Sadly，herparentscouldn’taffordballetclasses，fortheywerefirst­generationIndianimmigrants，strugglingtomakealivingintheUK.HerfatherwasatraindriverontheundergroundinLondonandhermotherheldtwocleaningjobs.Nonetheless，sheharbouredherdreamofbeingaballerina(芭蕾舞女演员)．Atherpresentage，agrandplie—loweringtothefloorwithbentknees—seemedtobeoutofthequestion.Ittookherthreemonthstomasterthemove:leapingandlandingononefoot.“Ilovethestruggleandthechallengeoflearningsomethingnew.Peopleintheir60shavealotofself­limitingbeliefs：‘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.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了蒂娜·莱弗顿因为年少时家里比较贫穷，所以无法实现她的舞蹈梦。62岁时她开始学习芭蕾舞，虽然遇到了一些困难，但是她坚持了下来，而且芭蕾舞给她带来了很多的变化。1．HowdidLevertonfeelaftertakingherfirstdancelesson?A．Tired.B．Confused.C．Shocked.D．Thrilled.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“AsIcameinthedoor，Ifoundabigsmileonmyface.FromtheminuteIstarted，Ifeltlikecominghome.”可推知，莱弗顿上第一节芭蕾舞课时感觉很兴奋。故选D。2．Whydidn’tLevertonlearntodancewhenshewasyoung?A．Herfamilywasbadlyoff.B．Shewasn’tabletoleaphigh.C．Herfamilylaughedatherdream.D．Shehadtofocusonclasses.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Sadly，herparentscouldn’taffordballetclasses...hermotherheldtwocleaningjobs.”可知，莱弗顿小时候家境贫寒，父母的收入也不高，所以导致她小时候不能学跳舞。故选A。3．WhatdiddancingbringtoLeverton?A．Ateamaward.B．Moneyandfame.C．Friendshipandjoy.D．Amedicaltreatment.答案C解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Dancinghasalsobroughtnewfriends.”以及“Andthen，ofcourse，thereisthejoyfulfeeling.”可知，芭蕾舞给莱弗顿带来了很多的朋友和乐趣。故选C。4．WhatcanwelearnfromLeverton’sstory?A．Hardworkpaysoff.B．Nevertoooldtopursuedreams.C．Interestisthekeytosuccess.D．Moneyisn’teverything.答案B解析推理判断题。根据全文可知，62岁的莱弗顿开始学习跳芭蕾舞，虽然遇到了一些困难，但是她坚持了下来，而且芭蕾舞给她带来了很多的变化。她交了很多新朋友，而且从中获得了很多乐趣。由此可推知，我们可以从莱弗顿的故事中学到“追求梦想永远不嫌老”的道理。故选B。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.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了古埃及人、古希腊人和古罗马人对未知的探索，以及他们所表现出的科学精神。5．Whatencouragedtheancientstomakediscoveries?A．Thehopeforkeepingcuriosity.B．Theneedforwritingbooks.C．Thesearchforexplanations.D．Thewishtoworkfaster.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段末句可知，对万物如何运行的解释的缺乏激发古人去进行探索，以满足他们的好奇心。故选C。6．Whichwordcanbestreplace“rudimentary”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Complicated.B．Primitive.C．Electrical.D．Protective.答案B解析词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句语境可知，此处表示“事实上，我们仍然想知道埃及人是如何用他们自己相当原始的设备建造金字塔的”，故rudimentary意为“原始的；早期的”，B项与其意思最为接近。故选B。7．WhatcanbelearnedabouttheEdwinSmithPapyrus?A．Itwasprobablyamedicaltext.B．Itwasfinished2,500yearsago.C．Itwasconsidereduselessatfirst.D．ItwaswrittenbyGalenofPergamon.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“...healtheirwoundsusingthecures，someofwhichwererecordedonapapyrusnowknownastheEdwinSmithPapyrus.”可知，古埃及人会用某些方法来疗伤，其中一些被记录在现在被称为《艾德温·史密斯纸草文稿》的书上，由此可推知，这可能是一本医学方面的书籍。故选A。8．HowdidGalenconvincepeopleofhisdiscovery?A．Byfindingevidencefrompap