Unit 5 Travelling abroad
本套试卷总分120分。考试时间100分钟。
选择题部分
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
单元测试
A
In the US state of Washington, a road called “Interstate 90” cuts through a wild, mountainous area to reach the city of Seattle. For the area’s many kinds of animals, the busy highway greatly limits their movements. Crossing I-90—as the road is called—is a risky but sometimes necessary act. But soon, animals will have a safer choice for crossing the road. They will be able to go above it.
To help the animals, the state is finishing work on its largest-ever wildlife bridge. The 11-metre-tall, 20-metre-wide structure begins in the forest. It forms two arches above the highway, one for each direction of traffic. Workers are adding fencing and plants to help guide the animals across the bridge. Two-metre-thick walls will help block noise from vehicles below.
The I-90 Bridge is part of a growing number of wildlife crossings across the United States. Some are fences, some are overland bridges, and some are underpasses. They all aim to keep drivers and animals away from each other. Collisions between animals and drivers are rarely deadly to people. But they are often deadly to wildlife. In Canada’s Banff National Park, studies have found that wildlife crossings reduce the area’s animal-driver collisions by 80 per cent.
Most of the wildlife bridges are in western states. But experts have noted many other areas that have a need for such paths. Jen Watkins, whose organization has helped campaigns for animal crossings, says the fund for more crossings is “the number one barrier”.
Patty Garvey-Darda of the US Forest Service has worked on the I-90 crossing from the start of the project. She says the $6 million bridge will one day pay for itself because the highway will not have to be fully or partly closed each time a large animal is struck. She said, “If you shut down Interstate 90, you shut down interstate commerce.”
1.What is the purpose of building the bridge over “Interstate 90”? A. To reduce human deaths in crash with wildlife. B. To prevent wildlife from being struck by vehicles. C. To arouse public awareness of wildlife protection. D. To provide a safer choice to cross the risky road.
2.According to Jen Watkins, what is the biggest challenge in crossing construction? A. Finding ways to help guide animals across the bridge.
B. Collecting money to build more wildlife crossings. C. Locating areas to construct appropriate crossings. D. Encourage drivers to obey the regulations of traffic. 3.What do the underlined words in Paragraph 5 imply? A. The bridge will prove to be well worth the high price. B. Expense for building such bridges will be reduced. C. The bridge will greatly promote trade and commerce.
D. Lives saved through the bridge are definitely beyond price.
B
If you’re looking at livable cities as inspiration for your holiday, you’ll miss out on many great tourist destinations. According to Mercer’s 2018 Quality of Living Survey, Moscow ranks 167 and Beijing only 119, yet both provide ample visitor pleasures. Meanwhile high-ranked cities such as Kobe (神户) or Seattle may be easy places to live in, but offer only passing interest to tourists. In truth, many of the world’s most livable cities are a little dull.
The world isn’t rushing to visit Canberra or Montreal. In fact, none of the world’s 10 most visited cities appear in Mercer’s top 20. Clearly, considerations that create enjoyable holiday destinations differ from those that make cities fine places to live in.
This should be no surprise, since livability lists aren’t concerned with tourists or even local residents but rather expats(侨民). Mercer, for example, is a US-based professional service firm whose lists supply multinationals with human resources information about where to locate their businesses. The success of foreign business is influenced by issues such as ease of travel and communication, personal safety, and access to public services, says Slagin Parakatil, who oversees Mercer’s research. In short, Mercer considers whether cities are attractive to business and investment, and have good schools, hospitals and housing while such factors seldom influence tourists.
Still, Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey has its uses for tourists, since it also looks at natural and cultural environments and recreation. It ranks public transport and infrastructure(基础设施) particularly highly, a consideration shared by the World Economic Forum in reports on tourism and travel competitiveness. This includes hotels, rental cars and even ATM availability, all of which make a destination friendly to expats and visitors alike.
4.What do we know about livable cities? A. They hardly offer tourists passing interest. B. They may not be good tourist destinations. C. They can arouse the inspiration of visitors. D. They are usually highly ranked by tourists.
5.What is Mercer more concerned about when ranking livable cities? A. Tourist attractions. B. ATM availability. C. Business-friendliness. D. Local residents.
6.Why does the writer use Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey? A. To make his view convincing. B. To compare those livable cities. C. To better understand the survey. D. To support the US-based firm.
C
In her new book, The Smartest Kids in the World, Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of Tom, a high school student from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who decides to spend his senior year in Warsaw, Poland. Poland is a surprising educational success story: in the past decade, the country raised students’ test scores from significantly below average to well above it. Polish kids have now outscored(超过……分数) American kids in maths and science, even though Poland spends, on average, less than half as much on per student as the United States does. One of the most striking differences between the high school Tom attended in Gettysburg and the one he ends up at in Warsaw is that the latter has no football team, or, for that matter, teams of any kind.
That American high schools waste more time and money on sports than on maths is an old complaint. This is not a matter of how any given student who plays sports does in school, but of the culture and its priorities. This December, when the latest Programme for International Student Assessment(PISA) results are announced, it’s safe to predict that American high school students will once again display their limited skills in maths and reading, outscored not just by students in Poland but also by students in places like Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, and Japan. Meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers.
Why does this situation continue? Well, for one thing, kids like it. And for another, according to Ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. She describes a tour she took of a school in Washington D.C., which costs thirty thousand dollars a year. The tour leader—a mother with three children in the school—was asked about the school’s flaws(瑕疵). When she said that the maths programme was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. When she said that the football programme was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “Really?” one of them asked worriedly, “What do you mean?”
One of the ironies(讽刺) of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. American kids’ performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. It’s too bad that their test scores show the same thing.
7.The reason why Tom decides to spend his senior year in Poland is that . A.there are evident differences between the two countries B.Polish kids are better at learning C.he plans to improve his scores
D.sports are not supported at schools in Gettysburg 8.According to Paragraph 2, we know that . A.little time is spent on sports in Japanese schools
B.too much importance is placed on sports in American high schools C.American high schools complain about sports time D.PISA plays a very important role in America
9.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means . A.American students’ academic performance worries their parents a lot B.high expectations push up American students’ academic performance C.lacking practice contributes to American students’ average performance D.low expectations result in American students’ poor PISA performance 10.What is the main purpose of this article?
A.To push public attention to a weakness in American school tradition. B.To appeal to American schools to learn from the Polish model. C.To compare Polish schools with those in America.
D.To explain what is the matter with American schools and provide solutions. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
While you are travelling abroad, cultural mistakes are more serious than linguistic mistakes, which can lead to serious misunderstanding and even ill-feeling between individuals. 11 Touching someone
12 In Mediterranean countries, if you don’t touch someone’s arm when talking to them or if you don’t greet them with kisses or a warm hug, you’ll be considered cold. But don’t backslap (拍背) someone who isn’t a family member or a good friend in Korea, or you’ll make them uncomfortable. In Thailand, the head is considered sacred—never even pat a child on the head.
Talking over dinner
In some countries, like China, Japan and some African nations, the food is the thing, so don’t start chatting about your day’s adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner. 13 It’s not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtimes are for eating, not talking.
Removing your shoes or not
Take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party or the hostess will find you uncivilized. But fail to remove your shoes before entering a home in Asia, Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands and you’ll be considered disrespectful. So, if you see a row of shoes at the door, start undoing your laces. 14 Once you are on the ground of a different country, remain highly sensitive to native behaviour. 15 And don’t feel offended if something seems offensive—like queue-jumping. After all, this is a global village, and we are all very different.
A.Personal space varies as you travel the globe.
B.Asians consider removing shoes impolite at home. C.Never be completely surprised by anything.
D.The linguistic mistake means that someone is not fully expressing his idea. E.Look out for the following cultural mistakes and try to avoid them.
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