2024版高考英语一轮总复习课时质量评价6Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorld新人教版必修第一册

课时质量评价(六)

必修第一册　UNIT 5

主题语境：语言学习的规律、方法等

Ⅰ．阅读理解

(2022·汕头模拟)While there are over 5，000 languages in the world, some experts estimate (估计) that many are on their way out．Statista, a data provider, compiled (编译) the results of the ongoing work of the Endangered Languages Project to create a map of endangered languages highlighting what regions of the world are most affected．

The Endangered Languages Project is an online platform administered by the University of Hawaii at Manoa that collects information on the world's languages, such as where each is spoken, the number of speakers left, what measures have been taken to preserve it, etc．For example, by perusing the Endangered Languages Project's website you can see that Irish Gaelic is an endangered language mostly spoken in Ireland and that consists of four different dialects; Irish Gaelic is spoken by 20，000 to 40，000 people worldwide．

Experts acknowledge that the rapid extinction of languages throughout the world is a fact that cannot be denied, but they also explain that it is very difficult to obtain exact numbers when it comes to languages and their extinction．This is because language information is outdated or limited, and it can be different in some cases to distinguish between languages and dialects．The Linguistic Society of America notes that some estimates state that 80 percent of the world's languages could be gone by the next century as languages like English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian become even more of a majority．

On its website, the Endangered Languages Project also features an interactive map of endangered languages that's colour­coded according to each language's level of threat．Each language is represented by a coloured dot on the map, and clicking the dot will reveal the name of the language and its status．Clicking on the name of the language will lead you to a more detailed information card about the specific language．

1．What did Statista do for the Endangered Languages Project?

A．Creating a platform to predict affected regions．

B．Figuring out the number of language extinction．

C．Evaluating the data of the endangered language．

D．Designing a map to show endangered languages．

2．What information can we get from the platform?

A．The reason why Irish Gaelic died out．

B．The places where Irish Gaelic is spoken．

C．The people who are interested in learning Irish Gaelic．

D．The measures that will be taken to protect Irish Gaelic．

3．Which of the following opinions does the experts agree with?

A．It is hard to distinguish languages and dialects．

B．It is impossible to collect language information．

C．The popularity of the major languages will influence the language diversity．

D．The language which is outdated or limited will surely be extinct sooner or later．

4．What is the feature of the Endangered Languages Project?

A．It is complete and colourful．

B．It is interactive and informative．

C．It features a picture of coloured dots．

D．It features a map of extinct languages．

Ⅱ．读后续写

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Overcoming Adversity

On the bus heading to the United States from Mexico, I experienced the saddest and longest ride I ever had．The thoughts of me not seeing my friends and family again were taking over my mind and causing a strong sense of depression．As I headed to a place I didn't want to call home, minutes felt like hours and the hours felt like days．

“Welcome to the United States，”the driver said at the immigration checkpoint．The officers repeatedly asked me for my passport, but I didn't understand a single word coming out of their mouths．After we sorted out all the confusion we were on our way．With 3 hours left, a new thought took over my mind: stupidity．Not being able to understand a new language was the cause of my feeling．This filled me with a burning rage that I had never felt before．

Not understanding the new language I was introduced to was always a problem that I struggled with alone．In school, I felt like the problems were growing rapidly and I was losing control．The transition from being a straight­A student in Mexico to being a straight F student in the United States wasn't easy and left me wondering if I could ever belong here．I was always known as the weird Mexican in the classroom．Making friends was always hard because no one wanted to hang out with the weirdo  in the class．

I told myself that if I wanted to overcome my problem I had to practise it more．When it came to group assignments, I thought that it was the perfect moment to carry out my plan to hold a conversation with someone else．The moment arrived, I was nervous that it was my time to speak in the group．With a stutter(结巴), my first words came out of my mouth．“Hey, my name is Jensen，”I said with a strong Mexican accent．Everyone in the group burst out laughing and the cause of their joy was my strong Mexican accent．This made me want to crawl up into a little ball and start crying in front of everyone．

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Afterayearofhardworkandlongpracticescamemyfirstsuccessinreading．

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Asimple “Heyhowareyou”couldbetheicebreakerbetweenpeople． _______

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

课时质量评价(六)

Ⅰ．【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了夏威夷大学管理的濒危语言项目。

1．D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Statista, a data provider, compiled(编译)the results of the ongoing work of the Endangered Languages Project to create a map of endangered languages highlighting what regions of the world are most affected．”可知，Statista为濒危语言项目设计一种显示濒危语言的地图。故选D。

2．B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The Endangered Languages Project is an online platform administered by the University of Hawaii at Manoa that collects information on the world's languages, such as where each is spoken, the number of speakers left, what measures have been taken to preserve it, etc．” 可知，我们能从平台上找到说爱尔兰盖尔语的地方。故选B。

3．C　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The Linguistic Society of America notes that some estimates state that 80 percent of the world's languages could be gone by the next century as languages like English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian become even more of a majority．”可知，主要语言的普及会影响语言的多样性。故选C。

4．B　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The Endangered Languages Project is an online platform administered by the University of Hawaii at Manoa that collects information on the world's languages, such as where each is spoken, the number of speakers left, what measures have been taken to preserve it, etc．”和最后一段中的“On its website, the Endangered Languages Project also features an interactive map of endangered languages that's colour­coded according to each language's level of threat．”可推断出濒危语言项目的特点是信息丰富和互动性强。故选B。

Ⅱ．【参考范文】

Afterayearofhardworkandlongpracticescamemyfirstsuccessinreading．“We are going to do popcorn reading，” Mr Cerda said, with a loud voice．I sat there anxiously, part of me hoped he wouldn't call me, but part of me wanted to get the reading over with．Suddenly, I found myself reading the famous words of Dr Seuss, “You're off to great places．Today is your day! Your Mountain is waiting, so ..．get on your way！” When I finished reading, all I heard was silence．My classmates were in shock, and I realised my words were as clear as they could be．

Asimple “Heyhowareyou” couldbetheicebreakerbetweenpeople．I was a shy kid and I grew up thinking that I was going to be friendless forever．However, I eventually discovered that making friends and meeting new people was actually pretty easy．Whatever the case may be, my grades and ability to speak improved．I participated in tutorials, science fairs, and even competitions for academics．All of this became possible when I found confidence in myself because of the inspirational words from Dr Seuss．