2019年高考英语一轮复习 Unit 2 English around the world分层演练直击高考 新人教版必修1.docVIP

Unit 2 English around the world 阅读理解 cal culture, food and scenery. You might think：“Scotland isn’t so different from the U．S.; they still speak English there！” But when I stepped off the plane, (声音粗哑的) lady at customs. “You’ll be coming from ？” She asked me, ！” Her thick Scottish English and sense of humor were obvious right away. I was not in the U．S. any more, As I settled in at the university, I could feel myself getting used to hearing—and even speaking—the Scottish English of my customs agent. In classroom discussions, people would say “em” when they couldn’t think of what to say instead of “um”， which was great fun. After the first few weeks, I stopped chuckling about this. Strathclyde students stayed up late into the night, running around campus and shouting, “Go! Lat’s go, lat’s go(curse word) Glasgow！” Pretty soon, ket—instead, I said “cheers”． My Scottish friends drank whiskey and ate haggis(羊杂碎布丁). I drank plenty of whiskey but I was ashamed to admit that I wasn’t brave enough to try haggis. Scottish bakeries usually sell bridies(肉馅饼). Add a cup of tea—though I usually Americanized it by choosing coffee instead—and a bridie makes for a delicious breakfast. Every time I took a train anywhere in Scotland, I’d gaze out at the rolling hills and wonder if grass was greener than anywhere else in the world. Then I’d reflect that there’s a reason this country was the birthplace of golf. 【解题导语】　本文介绍了“我”在苏格兰学习期间的体验 1．What did the author think of the lady at customs? A．Impolite.　　　　　　 B．Friendly. B　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Her thick Scottish English and sense of humor were obvious right away. I was not in the U．S. any more, 可知作者认为她的苏格兰英语和幽默用得恰到好处而美国的海关工作人员却从来不跟人开玩笑；据此可推断作者认为这位在海关工作的女士是友好的故B项正确。 A．talking loudly B．comparing C．laughing quietly D．hearing C　解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“In classroom discussions, 并结合“Pretty soon, 可推知在教室讨论时我”发现他们的发音很有趣几周后我”适应了他们的发音所以不再偷笑。故画线词意为“偷笑”项正确。 3What is the author’s purpose of writing the text? A．To explain why Scotland is famous for golf. B．To pr