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Unit11 Conflict and Compromise语篇素养提升
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Culture is particularly at risk in an armed conflict or disaster owing to its great symbolic value. At the same time, culture is regarded as a driver of recovery, strengthening the flexibility of a civilized society.
During recent conflicts, cultural relics have not only increasingly suffered from the damage caused by war, but have also become the target (目标) of systematic and deliberate (故意的) attacks because of its high significance in the nations to which it belongs. The destruction of the cultural relics in Palmyra (Syria) and the robbery of the National Museum of Iraq are tragic (悲剧的) examples of an intention to destroy the very cultural identity and break the bonds that bring them together as a society.
Disasters caused by natural and human-made harm including earthquakes, fires, floods and typhoons, also have caused extensive damage to many cultural and natural relics, museums, and cultural institutions. The earthquakes in Nepal and Ecuador, the floods in Myanmar, Hurricane Matthew in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the heavy rainfalls following El Niño in Peru have all resulted in a mass of damage.
Culture, however, is not only a victim (受害者) of emergency situations. Immediately after a disaster or an armed conflict, all nations often find cultural relics can work well as material and psychological support. The ability to access one's cultural attractions—like an old building, a historic city, an historical relic or a landscape—or to keep a specific cultural practice, may provide a much-needed sense of identity and dignity (尊严). Moreover after an emergency (紧急情况), culture can be an engine both to rebuild economies and societies and to promote tolerance, compromise and understanding, easing tensions (紧张) and preventing renewed conflicts. Music, dance, theatre and cinema, for example, have been used to build deeper understanding among people who flee for safety.
This is why protecting culture in emergency situations, and cultural protection from disasters is fundamental to a country's development and people's security.
1．Why are some damaged cultural relics mentioned in paragraphs 2 & 3?
A．To prove emergency situations caused by culture.
B．To show the intense international relationship.
C．To present the terrible situation of culture in an armed conflict or disaster.
D．To unfold the disasters and conflicts in the world.
2．What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．Culture plays an important role in restoration.
B．Culture suffers a lot in emergency situations.
C.Lots of cultural relics are rebuilt after a disaster.
D．Culture helps people better understand each other.
3．What can we learn from this passage?
A．Most cultural relics are destroyed by war.
B．Natural disasters seldom contribute to the damage of cultural relics.
C.Music, dance and theatre can also give people a sense of security.
D．Cultural relics can work better than psychological support.
4．What is likely to be talked about after the last paragraph?
A．The fast development of culture.
B．The analysis of the cultural emergency.
C．A specific case of ruined cultural relics.
D．Some measures taken to protect culture.
B
People often say that an Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of the individual.
People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was travelling on a train to London, I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase! When I did this he suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out (瞪出) of his head. I had invaded his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!
If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don't have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long, you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don't know about. And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveller! But if you understand it then it helps you. Haven't you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?
5．Why was the author angry as he was travelling on a train to London?
A．Because he had no place to sit.
B．Because someone had invaded his “space”．
C．Because too many people shared a section with him.
D．Because some other people talked about things he didn't know about.
6．What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Public spaces. B．Private spaces.
C．Local people. D．Other countries.
7．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．British people dislike marking their space.
B．You always feel at home in another country.
C．Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.
D．You can't mark your private space in a foreign country.
8．What's the main purpose of the passage?
A．To tell readers to own private spaces by living in houses.
B．To tell readers to have one corner of their own in public places.
C．To tell readers to realize the importance of “space” in communication.
D．To tell readers to create their private spaces by talking with local people.
Ⅱ.七选五
If you post a video online about your perfect home decoration, and your video spreads quickly, you can expect to get comments from people who'll find something to talk about. But they may argue that your home is so perfect that you must have no time to spend with your children, which may get you down. 1.________ That is to say, you'll want to know when you'll address negative comments and how you'll address them when you choose to do so.
If someone leaves a negative comment on your social media account and you choose to ignore or delete this can make it look as though you have something to hide. If you have nothing to hide, it's fine to choose this action. However, if there's hint of (一点点) truth in the comment, it may be seemed that you choose to avoid a problem. 2.________ Moreover, if someone has said something unfair about you, it's reasonable to make responses.
3．________ It's best to respond in a positive and polite manner. Don't get defensive, don't be angry, and stay calm. Otherwise, you'll come across as having lost your cool and appear less reliable.
What's more, you can ask the commenter to contact you privately. 4.________ Instead, leave a comment for them asking them to contact you to discuss in private. This shows everyone that you're willing to address the issue, without needing to make it a public discussion for everyone to see. Finally, you may use humour in your reply if you think the situation calls for it. It can show you aren't taking the situation too seriously. 5.________
A．However, don't simply send them direct messages.
B．So at this time, it might be best to engage in a reply.
C．Then how should we respond to negative comments?
D．So when should you actually ignore negative comments?
E．And being funny has the same effect as being polite or positive.
F．That being said, you probably want to know how to deal with them.
G．Each comment needs to be considered on a comment-by-comment basis.
Ⅲ.语法填空
As is known to all, a positive parent-child relationship is 1.____________(benefit) to the physical and mental 2.____________(grow) of children, but keeping a healthy parent-child bond 3.____________(need) the efforts of both parties.
Parents should take the responsibility 4.____________(improve) their relationship with the children. What matters is spending quality time with their children, 5.____________ tight their schedule is. For instance, they can eat 6.____________(meal) together, go to sporting events together or watch their children's favourite TV shows together, 7.____________ can contribute greatly to making their children feel safe and 8.____________(love). Children, on the other hand, should let their parents know they appreciate what their parents 9.____________(do) for them. If possible, they can give their parents a gift on a special day or help with housework 10.____________ a regular basis.
No healthy parent-child relationship is without conflict. But as long as parents and children make a joint effort, they can settle the conflict and enjoy their time together.
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