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1、Unit 2 Wish you were here 能力提升题组训练(A) .阅读理解 (2018 Learning English 43 期) When I was growing up on the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation in Oregon in the 1950s,there were no pow wowsonly a potluck at the tribal community center.Old men,dressed in black pants and white long-sleeved shirts,sat around the
2、cafeteria tables.Their large hands beat the tabletops as they sang in the native language.A few elderly women rose from their chairs.They danced,holding their lacy sweaters like scarfs.Their feet stepped to each beat of the drum.My cousins and I hopped(单脚跳) excitedly,as if the floor was on fire.And
3、the grandparents all smiled. Today,pow wows are more than social gatherings.Pow wows are a public celebration of native song,dance,and crafts.However,pow wows didnt start out that way.The word “pow wow”originated from the Northeast Indian language “pau wau”,which was used to describe the medicine me
4、n who danced at the sacred ceremonies.English settlers mistook“pow wow”for “pau wau”,and soon the word began to mean a social gathering held by Native Americans. Every pow wow is different.Some pow wows,like the“Crow Fair”in Montana,have as many as 50,000 visitors.Smaller pow wows,such as the Native
5、 American Pow Wow in Swanton,Vermont,are like family reunions.No matter the size,all pow wows include drumming,dancing,crafts,and food.Dancing goes with drumming.Most pow wows have intertribal dancing.That means everyone,including non-Indians,can enter the dance circle.Indians wear jeans and T-shirt
6、s or fancy Native American clothing called“regalia”when they enter the circle. Before a pow wow opens,Indians set up outdoor tents for selling their goods.This activity comes from the days when Indians would meet each other and trade.Some lay down blankets or unfold tables to display or sell turquoi
7、se jewelry,clay pottery,and other things. Over 900 pow wows happen each year in the United States and Canada.Vermont,where I live now,has six pow wows during the summer months.Pow wows have also come to Grand Ronde.The first one began in the late 1970s,after my family moved away.It grew from a small
8、 gathering and now has more than 15,000 people.Some day I will return to Grand Ronde and enjoy them.I doubt whether Ill see men beating tables or women using sweaters as scarfs.But I am sure that Ill see children hopping to the drums and grandparents smiling. 1.Which of the following describes pow w
9、ows today? A.A festival to honor medicine men. B.A potluck dinner with drumming and dancing. C.A small gathering for Native Americans and non-Indians. D.An event where Native Americans meet and celebrate their culture. 2.Which of the following is NOT an important part of pow wows? A.Dancing to the d
10、rum beat. B.Keeping a drum beat going. C.Wearing your finest clothes.D.Selling goods before a pow wow. 3.What can we learn about the reservation that the author grew up on? A.It has attracted more people to live there. B.It has the biggest pow wow in the United States. C.Pow wows became popular ther
11、e after the author left. D.People there now prefer a potluck at the tribal community center. 语篇解读:本文介绍了北美印第安人极具特色的聚会活动Pow wow。 答案及剖析: 1.D 细节理解题。根据第二段前两句“Today,pow wows are more than social gatherings. Pow wows are a public celebration of native song,dance,and crafts.”可知,这不仅仅是一 项印第安人的聚集活动,还是对他们特有文化的一
12、种公开庆祝。 2.C 细节理解题。根据第三段“Indians wear jeans and T-shirts or fancy Native American clothing.”可知,pow wow 对参与者的着装并没有特别的要求。 3.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Pow wows have also come to Grand Ronde.The first one began in the late 1970s,after my family moved away.It grew from a small gathering and now has more than 15,000 p
13、eople.”可知,作者离开后,pow wow 在 Grand Ronde 也变得很受欢 迎了。 .七选五 (2018 东北哈尔滨高三三模) With time going on,dogs have developed a special relationship with people. Recently,however,some dogs have taken a different role in peoples livestherapy dogs. 1. Some therapy dogs visit patients in hospitals or nursing homes,whi
14、le others visit children in schools and libraries.They are there to help children become better readers. Reading programs that use therapy dogs have been in existence for more than ten years.All therapy dogs of this program are registered with an organization that tests the dogs to make sure they ha
15、ve the right personality for the job. 2. Both the dogs and the handlers are volunteers with the reading program. At the start of a reading therapy session,a child and a dog are introduced.The pair is allowed to settle down in a quiet corner together.3. An adult handler stays nearby but generally let
16、s the dog perform its job without interfering(干涉). Sometimes,a handler may ask a question that encourages the child to work with the dog to help the child feel more comfortable. Not every child will be able to be part of a reading therapy program that uses dogs.A few children might be allergic to dogs or afraid of them;some children might have cultural traditions that prevent them from touching a dog.4. Reading therapy programs inspire learning and change for human beings.The rea
