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选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Technology use in class
You will be allowed to use your favorite type of technology (e.g.，laptop，iPad) in
class if you choose to do so，since some people prefer taking notes that way.If you
decide to use it，please avoid distractions，like e-mail checking or accessing social
media during class.
Academic integrity
You will be expected to be the author of the assignments you turn in for this
course.Your papers will require you to draw upon existing research to inform and lend
credibility (可信度) to your arguments.To credit the ideas of others properly，you
must follow two main rules：
·Always cite the source of a finding，idea，or argument that is not your own，no
matter how much rewording you have done.
·Always put the findings，ideas，and arguments you cite into your own words.If a
direct quote is absolutely necessary，put the text in quotation marks (引号) and
include a page number in your citation.
Absences and late assignments
You are expected to attend every class，since your participation in class will count
towards your final grade.Students with excused absences will have a chance to
complete missed class assignments (and participation) without
punishment.Otherwise ， class participation can only be completed during
class.Assignments submitted after the deadline will be considered late
assignments.Late assignments will be graded with 1/2 of the grade if submitted by no
more than one week following the original deadline.If not submitted within one week
following the original deadline，late assignments will not be graded.
1.Where is this text probably taken from?A.A school regulation.
B.A college textbook.
C.An exam paper.
D.An academic article.
2.To achieve academic integrity，what are you expected to do?
A.Avoid assessing media during class.
B.Submit your totally original work.
C.Present others’ ideas as your own.
D.Cite others’ ideas in a proper way.
3.What will happen if you submit an assignment within one week after the due date?
A.You will be punished.
B.You will get a half grade.
C.You will receive a zero.
D.You will have to rewrite it.
If the West has the apple，the East has the king of fruits：the mighty mango.Called
“aam” in Hindi，Urdu and Punjabi，this tropical fruit traces its origins to South
Asia.Urdu and Hindi literature are filled with references to this fruit that once filled
the kitchens and gardens of emperors.
Everyone is crazy about mangoes during the summer months in South Asia.City
streets in India are lined with vendors(小贩) selling all varieties of mangoes.Young
and old bargain for better prices，mangoes are sent as gifts，restaurants have special
mango menu items and the fruit becomes a gesture of goodwill between India and
Pakistan ， with the choicest varieties sent across the border to celebrate each
country’s independence days.
South Asians all over the world await mango season.South Asian stores receive
shipments of the fruit，though they are limited in quality and quantity.Each year，I
savor(品尝) my mangoes，though I’m saddened that popular varieties aren’t easily
available in Vancouver.
Mango memories take me back to the city I was born in：Rourkela in the eastern partof India.In late March，just as the days would start to become hot，I remember
mango trees blooming with their fresh fragrance in the breeze as we biked to
school.Come April ， the trees would start bearing fruit.I remember the thrill of
sneaking out to collect raw mangoes，climbing onto the roof of our quarters and
eating them with pink salt and powdered red chilies (红辣椒粉) alongside my best
friend.
Mango stories from my childhood are endless.But this summer in Vancouver，I can’t
help but remember my sweet mango memories.I realize that I need to wander the
streets of my home country，to feel the intense heat of the summer months and soak
in the country of my birth.
Instead，I am in this state savoring mangoes，enjoying those I can find in Canada
but missing the Indian varieties.This year，the mighty mango has become a symbol
of the sense of loss that each one of us is feeling.
4.What do we know about the mangoes in South Asia?
A.They are very cheap in summer in India.
B.They are a symbol of independence in India.
C.In Pakistan，they are mainly grown on the borders.
D.The fruit is regarded as a kind gesture between India and Pakistan.
5.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A.The growth stages of mangoes.
B.The reasons for the author’s preference for mangoes.
C.The author’s mango memories back in his home country.
D.The favorable seasons to grow mangoes.
6.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this article?
A.To explain why mangoes are the king of fruits in the East.
B.To recall his mango memories and express his homesickness.
C.To analyze the negative impact of being abroad.
D.To share his experience in Canada.
7.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A.Mango MemoriesB.The King of Fruits in the East
C.My Affection for My Motherland
D.The Different Tastes of Mangoes
Teens who have good，supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health
as adults，according to research published by an American research centre.
“This research suggests that improving students’ relationships with teachers could
have positive and long-lasting effects beyond just academic success，” said Jinho
Kim，a professor at Korea University and author of the study.“It could also bring
about health implications in the long run.”
Previous research has suggested that teens’ social relationships might be linked to
health outcomes in adulthood.However，it is not clear whether the link between teen
relationships and lifetime health is causal(因果关系的)—it could be that other
factors，such as different family backgrounds，might contribute to both relationship
problems in adolescence and poor health in adulthood.Also ，most research has
focused on teens’ relationships with their peers( 同龄人)，rather than on their
relationships with teachers.
To explore those questions further ， Kim analyzed data on nearly 20 ， 000
participants from the Add Health study，a national study in the US that followed
participants from seventh grade into early adulthood.The participant pool included
more than 3，400 pairs of siblings(兄弟姐妹).As teens，participants answered
questions，like“How often have you had trouble getting along with other students
and your teachers？”As adults，participants were asked about their physical and
mental health.
Kim found that participants who had reported better relationships with both their
peers and teachers in middle and high school also reported better physical and mental
health in their mid-20s.However，when he controlled for family background by
looking at pairs of siblings together，only the link between good teacher relationships
and adult health remained significant.
The results suggest teacher relationships are more important than previously realizedand that schools should invest in training teachers on how to build warm and
supportive relationships with their students.“This is not something that most teachers
receive much training in，”Kim said.“But it should be.”
8.What does the underlined word “implications” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Recipes. B.Habits.
C.Benefits. D.Risks.
9.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.Poor health in adolescence.
B.Limitations of the previous research.
C.Teens’ relationships with their peers.
D.Factors affecting health in adulthood.
10.What does Kim’s research show?
A.Good adult health depends on teens’ good teachers.
B.Good family background promises long-term adult health.
C.Healthy peer relationship leads to students’ academic success.
D.Positive student-teacher relationship helps students’ adult health.
11.Where does this text probably come from?
A.A health magazine. B.A medical report.
C.A term paper. D.A family survey.
Ⅱ.七选五
(2024·临沂二模)
Being late is a tendency that some people cannot seem to shake.Many factors
contribute to continual lateness, including time perception, time management and
personality.
We all know someone who never seems to be on time, whether it’s to a lunch date or a
work meeting.__1__
“It is likely that there’s a mechanism in the brain that causes some people to be late
for meetings because they underestimate the time it will take them to get there，”
Hugo Spiers, a professor at University College London told Live Science.__2__Research suggests that neurons in the hippocampus(海马体)acting as “time cells”
contribute to our perception and memory of events, but why exactly some people
continually underestimate time is unclear.
One factor may be how familiar we are with a space.For the 2017 study, Spiers asked
20 students who had newly moved to London to sketch a map of their college district
and estimate travel times to different destinations.The students’ space estimates
expanded if they knew an area well.__3__“If you’re very familiar with a space, you
start to discount the trouble it will take，” Spiers said.
Another environmental factor may be crowdedness.In a 2022 study in the journal
Virtual Reality, researchers asked participants to estimate the length of more or less
crowded simulated (模拟的)subway trips.They found that crowded commutes felt like
they took 10% longer than less busy rides.__4__
__5__ Certain character features, such as reduced conscientiousness(责任心), can
cause some people to forget tasks that they had planned ahead of time.
A.Personality also plays a role in running late.
B.That was linked to it being an unpleasant experience.
C.We make time estimates based on how urgent the tasks are.
D.However, their estimates of travel time contracted with familiarity.
E.But is there a good explanation for why some people are always late?
F.A region of the brain, called hippocampus，processes some aspects of time.
G.That’s because people who run late tell themselves and others they can be punctual.
选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2
Ⅰ.【语篇解读】 本文是应用文。文章介绍了一所学校的学校规章制度。
1.A [文章出处题。根据三个小标题可推知，这篇文章可能是摘自学校规章制
度。]2.D [推理判断题。根据第二个小标题中的“·Always put the findings，
ideas...and include a page number in your citation.”可推知，为了达到学术诚信，
你应该以适当的方式引用他人的观点。]
3.B [细节理解题。根据第三个小标题中的“Late assignments will be graded
with...following the original deadline.”可知，如果你在截止日期后一周内提交作业，
你将得到一半的分数。]
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者通过这篇文章，唤起对芒果的回忆，表达
回家的渴望。
4.D [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the fruit becomes a gesture of goodwill
between India and Pakistan”可知，芒果被认为印度和巴基斯坦之间友好的一种姿
态。]
5.C [段落大意题。根据第四段中的“Mango memories take me back to the city I
was born in：Rourkela in the eastern part of India.”可知，对芒果的回忆将作者带
回到出生的那个国家。]
6.B [写作意图题。根据倒数第二段中的“Mango stories from my childhood are
endless.”和“I realize that I need...in the country of my birth.”以及最后一段中的“This year，the mighty mango...each one of us is feeling.”可知，作者写这篇文
章的意图是唤起对芒果的回忆，表达对家乡的思念。]
7.A [标题归纳题。根据第四段中的“Mango memories take me back to the city I
was born in：Rourkela in the eastern part of India.”可知，作者主要写对芒果的回
忆，表达思乡之情。因此A项可以概括全文大意，适合作标题。]
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一项关于学生的人际关系与其
身心健康之间的关系的研究，结果表明，学生与老师之间的良性关系有助于学
生成年后的身心健康。
8.C [词义猜测题。根据第二段内容可知，改善学生与老师的关系除了会促进
学生在学业上的成功之外，还会对他们的健康产生持久的影响。由此可推知，
implications在此处意为“益处，好处”，与C项意思相近。]
9.B [段落大意题。根据第三段尤其是第二句可知，早先的研究表明人在青少
年时期的人际关系可能与其成年后的健康状况有关，但这些研究对青少年时期
的人际关系和其终生健康之间的联系是否是因果关系这一问题仍不清楚。由此
可知，该段主要陈述了早先研究的局限性。]
10.D [细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知，Kim的研究表明良好的师生关系有助于学生成年后的身心健康。]
11.A [文章出处题。通读全文尤其是第四段第一句可知，本文主要介绍了一项
关于学生的人际关系与其身心健康之间的关系的研究。由此可推知，本文可能
摘自健康杂志。]
Ⅱ.【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章主要分析了为什么有些人似乎从不准时，
无论是午餐约会还是工作会议。
1.E [根据空前内容“我们都知道有些人似乎从不准时，无论是午餐约会还是
工作会议。”可知，有些人从不准时。而下一段“伦敦大学学院教授雨果·斯皮
尔斯在接受《生活科学》杂志采访时表示：‘很可能是大脑中存在某种机制，
导致一些人开会迟到，因为他们低估了到达那里所需的时间。’”可知，下文
开始解释人们为什么不准时。选项 E“但是对于为什么有些人总是迟到有一个
很好的解释吗？”承上启下，符合上下文内容。]
2.F [根据空后内容“研究表明，海马体中的神经元扮演着‘时间细胞’的角
色，有助于我们对事件的感知和记忆，但目前还不清楚为什么有些人一直低估
时间。”可知，下文解释了海马体的作用。选项 F“大脑中有一个叫作海马体的区域，负责处理时间的某些方面。”提出海马体这一概念，与下文内容一
致。]
3.D [根据空前内容“其中一个因素可能是我们对一个空间的熟悉程度。在
2017 年的研究中，斯皮尔斯要求 20 名刚搬到伦敦的学生画出他们所在大学区
的地图，并估计到不同目的地的旅行时间。如果学生们对一个地区非常了解，
他们对空间的估计就会扩大。”可知，选项 D“然而，他们对旅行时间的估计
随着熟悉程度而缩小。”与上文内容保持一致，指的是如果学生对一个地区很
了解，那么他就会对于自己去某个目的地的时间做出不精准的估算。]
4.B [根据空前内容“在 2022 年发表在《虚拟现实》杂志上的一项研究中，
研究人员要求参与者估计或多或少拥挤的模拟地铁旅行的长度。他们发现，拥
挤的通勤感觉比不那么繁忙的通勤时间长 10%。”可知，如果通勤拥挤，那么
参与者对于时间的估计就会长些。选项 B“那与不愉快的经历有关。”解释了
为什么如果通勤拥挤，参与者对于时间的估计就会长些。]
5.A [根据空后内容“某些性格特征，比如缺乏责任心，会导致一些人忘记他
们提前计划好的任务。”可知，下文讲述的是性格也会导致人们迟到。选项A“性格也对迟到有影响。”与下文保持一致。]
