8/8Unit2拓展閱讀專項訓練（一）一、刷閱讀理解A體裁：記敘文題材：人物故事詞數(shù)：282難度：易建議用時：7分鐘[山東濰坊2020高二期中]FindingasuitablenameforababyisabigdealinChina.WhenpickingoutaChinesename,parentsusuallyselecttwoorthreecharactersthathaveacarefullythought-outmeaning,butwhendecidingonanEnglishname,manyofthemstruggle.That’swhereJessupandhercompany,SpecialName,comein.Inthelastfewyears,Jessuphashelpedname677,900Chinesebabies,andearnedover$400,000intheprocess,morethanenoughtopayhercollegefees.JessupcameupwiththeideaforSpecialNamein2015,afteraccompanyingherfatheronabusinesstriptoChina.Oneofherdad’sbusinesspartners,aMrsWang,askedhertohelpchooseanEnglishnameforherdaughter.JessupfelthonouredandquicklyrealisedtheimportanceofchoosingapropernameinChineseculture.Thewomanwantedpeopletobesurprisedbythethingsherdaughtercouldachieve,soJessupsuggestedthename“Eliza”afterthecharacterElizaDoolittlefromtheplayPygmalion.MrsWangseemeddelightedwithJessup’schoice.“IfMrsWangneededthisservice,maybeotherparentswouldaswell,”Jessupthought.AfterreturningtotheUK,Jessupborrowed￡1,500fromherparentsandpaidawebdesignertobuildawebsite.Shethenspentherfreetimefillingupadatabasewitharound4,000Englishnames,associatingthemwithfivemajorpersonalitycharacteristics,likehonestyandoptimism.Inthebeginning,Jessupofferedtheserviceforfreetopromotethewebsite,butlater,shestartedchargingfees.Thebusinessisalmostcompletelyself-sufficient,requiringonlyasmallteaminChinathatmanagestechnicaloperations.Sheupdatesthedatabaseeachmonth,allowinghertofocusfull-timeonstudies.1.What’sthepurposeofSpecialName?A.TohelpChineseteensgoabroad.B.Tostrengthenchildren’spersonalities.C.TopickanEnglishnameforaChinesebaby.D.TomakeadealwithChineseparents.2.WhatinspiredJessuptosetupSpecialName?A.Asuggestionfromabusinesspartner.B.HerinterestinChineseculture.C.AChinesemother’srequest.D.Acharacterfromaplay.3.WhatdidMrsWangwantherdaughtertobeinthefuture?A.Awomanwithachievements.B.Afamousactress.C.Asuccessfulbusinesswoman.D.AWesterncultureexpert.4.WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphaboutSpecialName?A.Itoffersfreeservice.B.It’supdatedeveryday.C.It’soperatedcompletelybyitself.D.Itiseasytomanage.B體裁：說明文題材：介紹說明詞數(shù)：293難度：中建議用時：8分鐘[福建莆田七中2021高二月考]Cultureshockhasmanystages.Eachstagecanonlyappearatcertaintimes.Culturebeginswiththe“honeymoon”.Thisistheperiodoftimewhenwefirstarriveinwhicheverythingaboutthenewcultureisstrangeandexciting.Thishoneymoonstagecanlastforquitealongtime.Afterwards,thesecondstagepresentsitself.Apersonmayencountersomedifficulttimesindailylife.Thisperiodofcultureadjustment（調(diào)整）canbeverydifficultandleadtothenewarrivalrejectingthenewculture.This“rejectionstage”canbequitedangerousbecausethevisitormaydevelopunhealthyhabits,suchassmokinganddrinkingtoomuch.Thethirdstageischaracterisedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculture.Anewfeelingofpleasureandsenseofhumourmaybeexperienced.Andyouarebecomingstrongerbylearningtotakecareofyourselfinthenewplace.Thingsarestilldifficult,butyouarenowasurvivor！Thisiscalledthe"adjustmentstage".Thefourthstagecanbecalled"ateaseatlast".Nowyoufeelquitecomfortableinyournewenvironment.Youcandealwithmostproblems.Youmaystillhaveproblemswiththelanguage,butyouknowyouarestrongenoughtodealwiththem.Ifyoumeetsomeonefromyourcountrywhohasjustarrived,youcanbetheexpertonlifeinthenewcultureandhelpthemtodealwiththeircultureshock.Thefifthstageisthestagethatiscalledthe"re-entryshock."Thisoccurswhenareturntothecountryoforiginismade.Onemayfindthatthingsarenolongerthesame.Forexample,someofthenewlylearntcustomsarenotinuseintheoldculture.1.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoFightCultureShockB.StagesofCultureShockC.TheOriginofCultureShockD.HowtoAdjusttoNewCulture2.Inwhichstagemaypeoplemisstheirfriendsandrelativesandfeelhomesickmost?A.The"honeymoonstage".B.The"rejectionstage".C.The"adjustmentstage".D.The"re-entryshock".3.Whydopeopleexperiencethe"re-entryshock"?A.Theplaceisnotthesameasbefore.B.Theoldcustomshavechangedovertheyears.C.Theyarenotusedtothelocalcustoms.D.Theyarenolongerwhattheyusedtobe.二、刷七選五體裁：說明文題材：人際關系詞數(shù)：346難度：中建議用時：8分鐘[江蘇鎮(zhèn)江2020高二期中]TipsforCollegeFreshmenYoumayhavegrownuplivingwithlotsofsiblings，orthismaybeyourfirsttimesharingyourlivingspacewithsomeoneelse.1However，itcanalsobeagreatpartofyourcollegeexperience.Followthesefivetipstomakesureyouandyourroommatekeepthingspleasantandsupportivethroughouttheyear（orevenyears）.1.Addressproblemswhenthey’relittle.Isyourroommatealwaysforgettinghisstufffortheshowerandtakingyours？Areyourclothesbeingborrowedfasterthanyoucanwashthem？Addressingthingsthatbotheryouwhilethey’restilllittlecanhelpyourroommatebeawareofsomethinghemaynotknow.Andaddressinglittlethingsismucheasierthanaddressingthemafterthey’vebecomebig.2.2Thismayseemsimple,butit’sprobablyoneofthebiggestreasonswhyroommatesexperiencedisagreementsorarguments.Don’tthinkhe’llmindifyouborrowhisshoesforaquicksoccergame?Forallyouknow,youjuststeppedoveranuncrossableline.Don’tborrow,use,ortakeanythingwithoutgettingpermissionfirst.3.Befriendly,withoutexpectingtobebestfriends.Don’tgointoyourroommaterelationshipthinkingthatyouaregoingtobebestfriendsforthetimewhenyou’reatschool.Itmayhappen,butexpectingitsetsbothofyouupfortrouble.Youshouldbefriendlywithyourroommate.3.Beopentonewthings.Yourroommatemaybefromsomeplaceyou'veneverheardof.4Beopen-tonewideasandexperiences,especiallyastheyrelatetowhatyourroommatebringsintoyourlife.That'swhyyougotocollegeinthefirstplace,right?5.Stayopentochanges.Youshouldexpecttolearn,growandchangeduringyourtimeatschool.Andthesameshouldhappentoyourroommate,ifallgoeswell.Inthebeginning,everythingseemsexcitingandinteresting.5Anyway,becomfortableaddressingthingsthatunexpectedlycomeup,settingnewrules,andbeingflexibletoyourchangingenvironment.A.Respectyourroommate'sstuff.B.Nevertouchanythingofyourroommate's.C.Havingaroommateinevitablyhasitschallenges.D.Meanwhile,makesureyouhaveyourownsocialcircles.E.Itcanbeeasierthanyouthinktosolveyourproblemsideally.F.Hemayhaveareligionorlifestylethatiscompletelydifferentfromyourown.G.Asthesemesterprogresses,thingswillbedifferentandevenhardforbothofyou.答案解析刷閱讀理解A【語篇導讀】本文為一篇記敘文。英國女孩杰瑟普在陪父親去中國出差時，發(fā)現(xiàn)了給中國人取英文名字的商機，回國后創(chuàng)立了自己的網(wǎng)站，專門為中國人起英文名字，并且已經(jīng)賺了約40萬美元。1.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的That'swhereJessupandhercompany，SpecialName，comein.Inthelastfewyears，Jessuphashelpedname677，900Chinesebabies，andearnedover$400，000intheprocess，morethanenoughtopayhercollegefees.可知，SpecialName的目的是幫助中國嬰兒起英文名字。故選C項。2.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的JessupcameupwiththeideaforSpecialNamein2015，afteraccompanyingherfatheronabusinesstriptoChina.Oneofherdad'sbusinesspartners，aMrsWang，askedhertohelpchooseanEnglishnameforherdaughter.及“IfMrsWangneededthisservice，maybeotherparentswouldaswell，”Jessupthought.可知，杰瑟普創(chuàng)立這個公司的主意源于一個中國媽媽讓她幫著給她的女兒起英文名字這件事。故選C項。3.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的Thewomanwantedpeopletobesurprisedbythethingsherdaughtercouldachieve...可知，王女士希望人們能夠驚訝于她女兒取得的成就，也就是說她希望女兒將來是個有成就的女人。故選A項。4.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Thebusinessisalmostcompletelyself-sufficient，requiringonlyasmallteaminChinathatmanagestechnicaloperations.Sheupdatesthedatabaseeachmonth，allowinghertofocusfull-timeonstudies.可知，該公司幾乎完全獨立，只需要一個很小的中國團隊來管理技術操作，杰瑟普只需每個月更新一次數(shù)據(jù)庫。由此可見，管理這個公司很容易。故選D項。B【語篇導讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了文化沖擊的五個階段：蜜月階段、拒絕階段、調(diào)整階段、終于舒適、重返沖擊，并分別介紹了幾個階段產(chǎn)生的原因及特點。1.B主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的Cultureshockhasmanystages.并結(jié)合全文對文化沖擊五個階段的產(chǎn)生原因及特點的描述可知，文章主要介紹了文化沖擊的五個階段。StagesofCultureShock適合作為文章的標題，故選B項。2.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的Afterwards，thesecondstagepresentsitself.Apersonmayencountersomedifficulttimesindailylife.Thisperiodofcultureadjustmentcanbeverydifficultandleadtothenewarrivalrejectingthenewculture.（之后，就進入了第二階段。一個人在日常生活中可能會遇到一些困難時期。這段時間的文化調(diào)整是非常困難的，會導致新來的人排斥新的文化）可知，在一個人處于文化沖擊第二階段的時候是最困難的，很難適應新的文化并且可能產(chǎn)生排斥或拒絕的心理，由此可推測，一個人在文化沖擊的“拒絕階段”可能會非常想念親友。故選B項。3.C推理判斷