《2025年人教金学典同步练习册同步解析与测评高中英语选择性必修第二册人教版》

1. You are going to listen to a passage about bridging the cultural gap. Before listening, think about the items listed in the table below, all of which are taken from the recording. Predict what you might hear in the recording and then check if your predictions are right while listening.

2. Listen to the passage again and complete the table.
|Bridging Cultures|
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|• Have you ever heard the (1)____ “A fish doesn’t know it is in water”? It means we (2)____ that our surroundings and what we do and think are perfectly (3)____, without being aware of anything different.|
|• A fish doesn’t think about itself being in water, just as we don’t think about ourselves being in air. Yet, what is “normal” to some people may seem quite strange, or (4)____ wrong, to others.|
|• Most of us don’t (5)____ how strongly our cultural values (6)____ our beliefs about what is right or wrong, and what is valuable or (7)____.|
|• That’s why it is common to feel (8)____ and uncomfortable when facing a new situation, such as travelling to a country that has a very different culture to our home country.|
|• This means that, for a deeper understanding (9)____ people, we need to understand each other’s culture.|
|• Some organisations and universities even (10)____ courses and activities to help bridge the cultural gap. Learning about another country’s culture can be fascinating, and it means you’re less likely to feel like a fish out of water.|
3. Write a brief essay about bridging cultures. Use the information in the table above to help you. The following expressions may be helpful when you write about your ideas.
Useful expressions: I think/believe...; in other people’s eyes...; as the old saying goes...; I am aware that...; bridge the gap; grasp every opportunity; a deep understanding between A and B
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答案： 1.saying 2.assume 3.normal 4.even 5.realise 6.affect 7.worthless 8.shocked 9.between 10.provide