2019年高考英语一轮巩固达标练题 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors（含解析）新人教版选修8

Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors***阅读理解。I took a journey to New York, US several months ago. It was the

Unit 5Meeting your ancestors ***阅读理解。 Itook ajourney to New York, US several months ago. It was the first time I had been abroad. It was also the first time Ihad taken atrip by myself. Ihad great enthusiasm and high hopes, and Iwasn't let down. It's hard to describe how Ifelt when Iarrived at the airport in New York. Looking at people of different races and nationalities passing by and hearing different languages all around me, Icouldn't say anything for along time. I had never understood the cultural diversity of the US so clearly and closely before. The following days were even more impressive. We integrated (融入)into the forest of concrete and cement(混凝土和水泥). We waved to the Statue of Liberty; we looked down at the busy island of Manhattan; we looked at the mummies in museums and thought of ancient Egypt. Then we visited some well-known universities—Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia—each with its own appealing and time-honored history. But what all these universities have in mon is their peaceful academic atmospheres which you could feel everywhere. Iwas impressed by the libraries, decorated just like cathedrals(教堂), and the laboratories just next to the classroom. My dream is to return to those places as an international student. Finally came our destinations—the Model United Nations conference at the University of Chicago. Students from various countries arrived to act as United Nations delegations and share their opinions about global issues. As anon-native speaker, Ifelt that peting against native speakers was a very tough task. But it was also arare chance to improve my English and I couldn't throw it away. With perseverance and devotion. Igot used to talking to other delegations naturally. Although Ididn't win any awards, the chairman