高考英语外研版一轮复习单元检测(四十一)EthnicCulture

单元检测（四十一）Ethnic Culture
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
We are sailing toward the San Blas Archipelago, a chain of more than 360 islands in the Caribbean Sea.
“There's a boat！” Our daughter Hayley shouts suddenly.
Three men, far out at sea, are in a canoe called a cayuco. We pull up near them and they offer to sell us a spiny lobster (龙虾), but they have not caught enough for each of us.
“Un momento, por fa v or [One moment, please]，” the man says.
He dives overboard, holding his breath, goes down 40 feet, and comes back up with another lobster in his bare hands! We buy the lobsters and visit with the men.
These fishermen are the Kuna Indians from the San Blas Islands. The Kuna Indians have made their homes famous because of their efforts to protect their rain forests, their independence, and their culture.
For more than 400 years, the Kuna Indians have fought to keep their traditional way of life. They've formed their own system of government and laws. They've kept the Kuna language, though many speak Spanish, too. And while visitors are welcome, non-Kuna people are not allowed to own land.
Once we are on the island, we visit the sahila, or chief. It is an important part of Kuna culture for a visitor to receive an invitation and pay a fee to the sahila before entering his village. We walk around the village and look at the way the Kuna people live. Kuna villages vary in size. They can range from a few dwellings (住所) to large villages with some modern conveniences.
Hayley and her brother Jackson are being homeschooled while we are traveling on our boat. Part of our homeschool day is spent learning about the countries and people we visit. Earlier today we read about Kuna foods and money. The Kuna eat a lot of fish, lobsters and coconuts (椰子). The coconut is also used for money. Each coconut tree has a Kuna owner, so the coconuts cannot be taken or touched.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。

文章介绍了生活在巴拿马圣布拉斯群岛上的库纳印第安人。

1．According to the text, the Kuna Indians have been trying their best to ________.
A．expand their land
B．prevent strangers visiting
C．keep their traditions alive
D．learn more about the outside world
解析：选C细节理解题。

由第六段中的“their efforts to protect their rain forests, their
independence, and their culture”和第七段的“the Kuna Indians have fought to keep their traditional way of life”可知，库纳印第安人一直致力于保护他们的传统文化。

2．Why does the author's family visit the sahila?
A．To ask for his help.
B．To show respect for him.
C．To invite him to travel with them.
D．To get permission to enter his village.
解析：选D细节理解题。

由倒数第二段的“It is an important part of Kuna culture for a visitor to receive an invitation and pay a fee to the sahila before entering his village.”可知，作者拜访sahila是为了得到进村的许可。

3．The main purpose of this text is to introduce ________.
A．the meaning of traveling
B．the benefits of homeschooling
C．the history of the San Blas Islands
D．the native people living on the San Blas Islands
解析：选D写作意图题。

作者在驶向圣布拉斯群岛的路途中偶遇了三个库纳印第安渔夫，从而进一步介绍了生活在该群岛上的库纳印第安人。

B
That woman carried a new blanket over her arm. Wordlessly, she gave it to me.
“Is it finished？” I asked.
She shook her head. “No. It is ready，” she replied. I handed her the money and took the blanket.
“It is beautiful, so skillfully woven (编织)，”I said to my mother. “But what did she mean when she said it was not finished? How can it be ready if it is not finished？”
“I will tell you later，”my mother said, “but first I will take you to the Navajo village.”
We went down to the village. A group of young men were making sand
pictures. We walked through the whole village, watching the different things
the people were doing.
It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo
woman's words.
“Did you notice anything about the things the people were making？”
my mother asked.
“What should I have noticed？” I looked at her and asked.
“Each thing the Navajo make has one small part that is not complete. The designs in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done, for example — the line of a circle may not quite close.
If you look carefully at your blanket, you will probably find a stitch (一针) missing.”
I took the blanket off, but it looked as perfect as any design could be. Then suddenly, I noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!
“But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some tiny part unfinished？” I asked.
“They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come — it will not be perfect until then. Then too, with a circle, they believe that they must leave a pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the good spirits to come in. So, often, they do not make the line close.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。

作者通过讲述自己购买了一条毛毯，作者的母亲向作者介绍了纳瓦霍人奇特的文化。

4．The blanket the author received ________.
A．was poorly woven
B．made her think a lot
C．cost her a lot of money
D．was finished, but not ready
解析：选B细节理解题。

由第四段中的“How can it be ready if it is not finished？”可知，既然还没有完工，怎么能说好了呢？这让作者思绪万千，故选B。

5．Why was the author shown around the village?
A．To buy more things made by the Navajo.
B．To make friends with some of the Navajo.
C．To have a deeper understanding of the Navajo.
D．To look for the woman who sold her the blanket.
解析：选C细节理解题。

由第六段中的“We walked ... watching the different things the people were doing.”和第八段中的“Did you notice ... the people were making？”可知，作者的母亲带她到村子里转一转是为了让她对纳瓦霍人有更深的了解，故选C。

6．Which of the following may the Navajo believe?
A．A stitch in time is very important.
B．Life only becomes perfect when you die.
C．He who makes no mistake is a perfect man.
D．You must always try to make your life complete.
解析：选B推理判断题。

由最后一段中的“They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come — it will not be perfect until then.”可知，纳瓦霍人会认为人只有死亡之后其人生才会变得完美，故选B。

7．What's the main idea of the text?
A．The Navajo are good at making things.
B．The Navajo are brave and hard-working.
C．A blanket tells a lot about the Navajo culture.
D．Skills are needed to do business with the Navajo.
解析：选C主旨大意题。

作者通过讲述自己购买的一条毛毯向我们介绍了纳瓦霍人奇特的文化，故选C。

Ⅱ.完形填空
I'm sitting at the airport watching people in the last minutes before their loved ones arrive or depart.
A woman is trying to gather her family members together for a __1__. When the final moment comes before __2__，she wraps (用……缠绕) her arms around her son, giving him a __3__ hug that could protect him until she __4__.
I sit with a book in my hands, waiting for my turn to leave, __5__，because the ones I love have a different __6__ from mine.
I think of other departures and arrivals. I __7__ seeing my daughter. I wrapped my arms around her as if she'd been __8__. That year she was in her first year at university, coming home for the first time.
Today my flight is two hours late. When my flight is __9__ called, I gather my book and luggage. __10__ there is no one to see me off, I do not __11__ to see where I have come from. __12__，I think of my husband at work __13__ if I have left yet.
As I head towards the plane, I find myself __14__ another arrival. That year, my 91-year-old grandfather died. After returning from his funeral, I arrived at the airport __15__. My husband of only a year was waiting at the gate to take me in his arms. Because of my tears, __16__ was looking at us, but I didn't __17__.
Life needs the important __18__ all the time. I wish that all the people who went on a __19__ could come back to find someone __20__ them. I also wish they could leave with someone to see them off.
语篇解读：作者在机场看着不断出发和到达的人，想起自己两次与亲人重聚的情景，作者希望每个人在每一个重要的出发和到达的时刻都有人陪伴。

1．A.lecture B．goodbye
C．dinner D．party
解析：选B根据第一段的“their loved ones arrive or depart”和空格后面的“When the final moment comes”可知，应该选B项，有位女士在分离时刻把她的家人聚到一起道别。

2．A.gathering B．boarding
C．announcing D．landing
解析：选B根据空格前的内容可知，与亲人朋友道别自然应该是在登机之前，因此选B项，board在此意为“登机”。

3．A.powerful B．gentle
C．warm D．common
解析：选A根据空格后定语从句的内容可知，应该选A项，强有力的拥抱才能够保护儿子。

4．A.leaves B．survives
C．returns D．recovers
解析：选C分别前与儿子拥抱，自然是希望自己强有力的拥抱能够保护儿子直到她归来，因此选C项。

5．A.frightened B．anxious
C．relaxed D．alone
解析：选D根据空格后原因状语从句的内容和下文的“__10__there is no one to see me off”可知，应该选D项，因为自己所爱的人没有来给自己送行，所以作者是独自一人在机场等待离开。

6．A.schedule B．attitude
C．position D．target
解析：选A由下文的“I think of my husband at work”可知，自己所爱的人没有来送行，是因为与自己的日程安排不同。

schedule“工作计划，日程安排”；attitude“态度”；position“位置，职位”；target“目标，靶子”。

根据语境可知应选A项。

7．A.imagine B．enjoy
C．recall D．consider
解析：选C空格后面应该是作者回忆的内容，因此选C项，作者回想起见到女儿的一幕。

8．A.stolen B．cheated
C．lost D. punished
解析：选C选项中只有C项能够反映出一位母亲怕失去孩子的心情。

作者紧紧地抱着女儿，好像怕女儿丢了。

9．A.punctually B．finally
C．abruptly D．repeatedly
解析：选B根据“Today my flight is two hours late”可知，应该选B项，作者的航班晚点，漫长的等待后终于听到机场呼叫乘客登机。

punctually“准时地”；finally“最终”；abruptly“突然地”；repeatedly“反复地，再三地”。

10．A.Although B．While
C．Till D．Since
解析：选D此处交代的是原因，因此选择D项，since意为“既然，因为”。

11．A.slow down B．get off
C．look back D．run away
解析：选C根据空格后的内容可知，应该选C项，look back回头看。

因为没有人来送行，所以作者没有回头看自己来的方向。

12．A.However B．Besides
C．Instead D．Therefore
解析：选C根据上文“I do not __11__ to see where I have come from”可知，应该选C 项，作者没有回头去看自己来的方向，而是想到了在上班的丈夫。

由语境可知，此处应用instead“反而，却”。

13．A.doubting B．asking
C．predicting D．wondering
解析：选D根据宾语从句的内容可知，应该选D项，作者在想正在上班的丈夫是否在想作者已经离开了。

14．A.remembering B．forgetting
C．planning D．rejecting
解析：选A空格后面很显然是作者回忆的内容，作者此时想起了另外一次到达的情景。

15．A.shouting B．crying
C．laughing D．whispering
解析：选B根据空格前的“That year, my 91-year-old grandfather died. After returning from his funeral”可知，应该选B项，亲人去世，作者当然会伤心地哭。

16．A.someone B．everyone
C．none D．anyone
解析：选B丈夫抱着作者，作者流着泪，因此每一个人自然都会不解地看着他们。

17．A.care B．respond
C．scold D．flee
解析：选A但是作者在当时的情境中根本不在乎这一切了。

18．A.arrival B．chance
C．departure D．moment
解析：选D第一段中出现了“the last minutes”，第二段第二句出现了“the final moment”，由此可知应该选D项，A和C概括不全。

19．A.journey B．diet
C．picnic D．holiday
解析：选A结合上文“I find myself __14__ another arrival”等细节可知，应该选A项，这些分别和重聚自然都和journey有关。

20．A.worrying about B．smiling at
C．talking of D．waiting for
解析：选D这是作者的希望，她希望所有去旅行的人都能够在回来时看到有人在等待他们。