（福建专用）2018年高考英语一轮复习 课时规范练40 unit 5 meeting your ancestors 新人教版选修8

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1、Unit5MeetingyourancestorsⅠ.阅读理解(2018·山东潍坊期中检测)TheAmishisthefastestgrowingreligiousgroupintheUnitedStates.By2050,therewillbeabout1millionAmishlivinginthecountry.OverhalfofallAmishsettlementsintheUSwerefoundedafter1990.Today,thereareaboutaquarterofamillionAmis

2、hlivingintheUSandCanada.OneofthereasonsforthissituationisthattheAmishhasthehighestbirthrateinthecountry.Theyraisetheirchildrenstrictlyaccordingtoreligiousvaluesandtheirfamilytraditionsarenotbroken.However,astheirfarmlandisgettinglimited,moreandmoreAmishpeopl

3、eareforcedtochangethewaytheyliveandadoptanewlifestyle.EspeciallytheyoungAmishpeopleareleavingtheirtraditionalhomestatesandaremovingwestwherelandisstillabundant(充足的).Today,moreandmoreAmishpeoplearelookingforalternativewaysofmakingaliving.Raisingcowsandsheepis

4、simplynolongerenoughtosurvive.Theystarttoopenupsmallbusinesses.SomehaveevenstartedInternet-basedshops,whichisafarcryfromthetypicalAmishtradition.MorethanhalfofAmishpeopleearnmoneyfromworkoutsideagriculture.Thoughtheystillhavehorsesathome,theyusemoderntechnol

5、ogyatwork. Manyhavebecomeverysuccessfulandtheirbusinessesaredevelopingfast.Studiesshowtheyworkharderthanothersandthattherateoffailureismuchlowerthanthatofnon-Amishcompanies.Amishteenagersarealsoforcedtolookforworkoutsideagriculture.Thismeansmoreincomeforthef

6、amily,butitalsomeanstheybreaktheirtradition.1.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout　　　. A.wheretheearlyAmishpeoplewerefoundB.theproblemstheAmishpeoplehavetofaceC.howtheAmishbecomesareligiousgroupD.therapidpopulationgrowthoftheAmish2.WhatcausestheAmishtochangethe

7、irlifestyle?A.Thelimitedfarmland.B.Theirreligiousvalues.C.Theappealofmodernlife.D.Theirsuccessfulbusinesses.3.Theunderlinedphrase“afarcryfrom”inParagraph3canbereplacedby“　　　”. A.verydifferentfrom　　　　B.veryusefultoC.undercontrolofD.inchargeof4.Whichofthefollo

8、wingcanbestdescribetheAmish?A.Easy-going.B.Honest.C.Hard-working.D.Lucky.〚导学号23280159〛Ⅱ.七选五阅读Everyonewantstohelpfriendswhenthey’reintroubleorhaveamajorlifedecisiontomake.　1　That’swhyit’simportan