2021版高考英语一轮复习Unit3Understandingeachother课后达标检测牛津译林版选修6.doc

15Unit3Understandingeachother课时练12篇阅读＋1篇完形[学生用书P367(单独成册)]eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)阅读理解A(2020·巢湖重点中学联考)Brits(英国人)areextremelybadatlanguageswithmanyofusrelyingonthefactthattherestoftheworldspeakEnglish.Onlyhalf(51%)areabletospeakasecondlanguagetoanystandardandasmorepeopletravelabroadthisisbecominganincreasingregretaccordingtoanewstudy.Almosttwo­thirds(62%)ofUKadultswishtheywerebetteratspeakinglanguages.Sotheycanbetterunderstandacity’sculture(38%ofrespondents)talkwithlocals(24%)andgobeyondtheguidebook(21%)．Overcominglanguagebarrierscanbeoneofthemostdifficultpartsofaholidayparticularlywheninunfamiliarsurroundings.Sostressfulinthefactthat10%ofrespondentssaidtheydidn’ttravelbecauseoftheproblem.ThesurveybyHostelworldshowedthatoneinfiveblamedgettinglostonthelanguagebarrierwhileasimilarnumberhadproblemsorderingfoodandoneintengotonthewrongtrainplaneorotherformoftransportation.Iflanguagesweren’tanissuethenoneineight(12%)BritswouldvisitJapan.ChinaItalyandRussiawerealsopopularchoices.DespitethecommunicationproblemJapanhasseena7.5%increaseinthenumberofBritishvisitorsbetweenJanuaryandAprilcomparedtothistimelastyear.“ThenumberofBritishtravelerstoJapanhasbeengrowingyearonyear”accordingtoHollieMantlemarketingandcommunicationmanagerfortheJapaneseTouristBoard.“PeoplearerealizingthatJapanisoneofthemosthospitableandbeautifulcountriesonearthwithsomanynewexperiencesfortravelerstotrynottomentionworld­classcuisine！”TheyhadthismessageforBritsthinkingaboutvisiting：“ThoughsometravelersworryaboutlanguagebarriersassoonasyouarriveinJapanyou’llrealizethatpeoplewillgooutoftheirwaytohelpyouenjoytheircountry.Therereallyarefew‘barriers’—roadsignsandtrainstationsareinEnglishyou’llfindthatpeoplespeakm