2018届高考英语一轮复习练习：选修6 Unit 18 Beauty

1Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时15′)A[2016·广东揭阳一中检测]Whentraveling,it'simportanttolearnaboutthecustomsandetiquetteoftheglobalvillage.Whatweconsiderpolitebehaviorathomeisn'talwaysW1acceptedoutsideourborders.●EtiquetteofGiftGivingGiftgivingshouldbeahappy,positiveexperience.WhenselectingapresentforsomeoneinNetherlands,don'tpurchasefancykitchenknivesorscissors.Givingsharp,pointyobjectsasgiftsisconsideredunlucky.BecarefulwhenpresentingflowerstoafriendorabusinesspartnerW2inRussia.Yellowbloomssuggestcheatorarelationshipbreaksup.Traditionally,redcarnationsareplacedonthetombsofthedead.WritingcardsornoteswhilevisitingSouthKorea,bemindfulofyourpen'sinkcolor.Writingaperson'snameinredinktraditionallysuggeststhatthepersonhaspassedaway—animportantpointtorememberwhengivingabirthdaycard.P1●EatingCustomsBeingearlyorontimeisviewedasbeingrude,tooeagerorevengreedyinVenezuela.W3Ifyouareinvitedtosomeone'shomeforameal,it'srecommendedthatyouarrive10minuteslaterthantherequestedtime.WhenhavingamealinEgypt,don'tusethesaltshaker(盐瓶).It'sSinsultingtoyourhosttospreadsaltonyourfood,whichmeansthatyoufindthemealterrible.Japanisaverypolitenation,andtheirfondnessforetiquetteextendstotheuseofW4chopsticks.AccordingtoJapanesecustom,ifyou'reinthemiddleofeating,usetheP2oppositeendofyourchopstickstosecurefoodfromasharedplate.WhendoingbusinessinW5Turkey,it'sthecustomforyourhosttopayforyourmeal.Requeststosplitthebillwon'tbeaccepted.Ifyouwouldliketopayyourfairshare,Turksrecommendinvitingyourhosttoafollow­upmeal.本文讲述的是去外国旅游时应注意的两种礼仪——送礼物和就餐礼仪。1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.GivingafancykitchenknifetoafriendfromRussiaisagoodchoice.B.YoucanuseblueinktowritenotestoyourfriendfromSouthKorea.C.DiningwithJapanese,onecanuseeitherendofthechopstickstogetfoodfromsharedplates.D.Invitedtoameal,oneshouldarriveearliertoshowrespectforthehost.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二段“givingakitchenknife与Netherlands有关”，C项未提及，根据“bemindfulofyourpen'sinkcolor.”故选B。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“insulting”inParagraph3referto?A．Respectful.B．Challenging.C.Indifferent.D.Offensive.答案：D　词义猜测题。根据第三段“whichmeansthatyoufindthemealterrible.”可推测insulting的意思应表示对主人不敬，故选D。3．Whereisthispassageprobablyfrom?A．Anewsreport.B.Atravelessay.2C．Aculturecolumn.D.Afoodmagazine.答案：C　推理判断题。根据首段讲述的内容可知本文讲述的是与旅游相关的礼节、礼仪或风俗问题，故答案为C。W重点词汇1．politeadj.有礼貌的2.unluckyadj.不幸的3．greedyadj.贪婪的4.extendvi.延伸；伸出5．secureadj.安全的；可靠的P重点短语1．passaway去世2.accordingto根据；依据S句式仿写原文：Ifyouareinvitedtosomeone'shomeforameal,it'srecommendedthatyouarrive10minuteslaterthantherequestedtime.(recommend的用法)译文：如果你被邀请到某人家就餐，建议你比请求的时间晚十分钟到。仿写：Thedoctorstronglyrecommendedthathe_take_a_holiday.医生强烈建议他去休假。B[2015·兰州一中期中]ItiscommonlybelievedthattheearliestChinesepaper­cutsappearedduringthesixthcentury.Somescholarsbelieveitwasevenearlier.LegendhasitthatSduringtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC­AD24),EmperorWudiwasverysadafteroneofhisfavoriteconcubines,MadameLi,died.ATaoistpriest,LiShaoweng,cutapieceofhemppaperintheshapeofMadameLi.Wheneveningfell,theemperor'sservantslitcandlesinhisP1bedroom;thereflectionofthatpaper­cutonthewallmadetheemperorthinkabouthisW1belovedconcubine.TheYuxianpaper­cutisdifferentfrommostpaper­cutsproducedinotherregionsofP2China.Paper­cutsfromotherregionsaremostlycut­withscissorsorknives­fromsingle­coloredpaper,suchasredorblackpaper.TherearefourmajorprocedurestomakingtheYuxianpaper­cut:First,sketchthepatternonthedraftpaper;second,fastenthedrafttothepapertobecut;third,useaknifetocarveoutthepattern;andfourth,dye(染色)thepaper­cutwithvariouscolors.PrecisecuttingskillsareneededtomakeapieceoftheYuxianpaper­cut,whichhighlightsthecraftmaker'sartistictasteanddyeingskills.Thatexplainsthefollowingsaying:“TheW2successfulmakingofaYuxianpaper­cutis30percentdependentonthemaker'scuttingW3skills,and70percentonthemaker'sdyeingskills.”ThetraditionalYuxianpaper­cuthighlightstwothemes:FlowersandcharactersinChineseoperas.Thepaper­cutisparticularlyknownforitsvividdescriptionofcharactersinvariousW4traditionalChineseoperas.InOctober2009,theartofYuxian'spaper­cutwasaddedtothelistofintangibleCulturalHeritage(非物质文化遗产)establishedbyUNESCO(UnitedNationsW5Educational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization)．本文讲述的是中国传统文化——剪纸艺术的历史以及蔚县剪纸的特点。34．Thefirstparagraphisactuallyabout________.A．EmperorWudi'sfavoriteconcubineB．theoriginsofChinesepaper­cutsC．theinventorofChinesepaper­cutD．oneofthethemesofYuxianpaper­cut答案：B　主旨大意题。根据第一段首句可以概括本段的主旨大意。“ItiscommonlybelievedthattheearliestChinesepaper­cutsappearedduringthesixthcentury.”可知。5．Whichisthemostimportantskillofmakingpaper­cut?A．Drawingskill.B．Cuttingskill.C．Dyeingskill.D．Carvingskill.答案：C　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Thesuccessful...is30percentdependentonthemaker'scuttingskills...”可知。6．Accordingtothepassage,Yuxianpaper­cutisespeciallyfamousforits________.A．livelyimagesofcharactersinclassicoperasB．traditionalChineseoperasC．ChineseculturalinfluenceonoperasD．advancedcuttingtechniques答案：A　细节理解题。根据最后一段“...knownforitsvividdescriptionofcharactersinvarioustraditional...”。可知。7．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheEarliestChineseLegendB．TheYuxianPaper­cutSkillsC．EmperorWudi'sSadStory