2019高中英语 Unit 4 Body language Period 2 Reading课后阅读作业 新人教版必修4.doc

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1、 - 1 -UnitUnit 4 4 BodyBody languagelanguage PeriodPeriod 2 2 ReadingReading课后阅读作业课后阅读作业. 阅读理解AMeeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal(信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relati

2、onship. Different cultures emphasize(强调)the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in“small talk”, usually over

3、 a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countrieslike the UK or Francepeople find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office. Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had

4、 expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly t

5、hrough words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary. Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they ar

6、e rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly. People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment(多元文化环

7、境)will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other. 【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了不同文化之间的差异, 并说明了加强互相了解和认识的重要性。1. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to_. - 2 -A. develop closer relationsB. share the same cultureC. get to know each otherD. keep each other comp

8、any【解析】选 A。推理判断题。根据第二段末句 people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office 可知在一些地方吃饭和喝咖啡远比在办公室更容易建立牢固的工作关系, 故选 A。2. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that_. A. the English prefer to make long speechesB. too many wo

9、rds are of no useC. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by natureD. even talk and silence can be culturally different【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据第三段首句 Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. 可知谈话和沉默也有文化上的差异。作者在后面举的在泰国演讲的例子也是为了说明这一点, 故选 D。3. According to the text, how can people from differen

10、t cultures understand each other better? A. By sharing different ways of life. B. By accepting different habits. C. By recognizing different values. D. By speaking each others languages. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句 However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wond

11、erful chance for us to learn from each other. 可知虽然文化之间差异很大, 但是只要加强了了解和认识就能互相理解, 故选 C。4. What would be the best title for the text? A. Multicultural EnvironmentB. Cross-Cultural DifferencesC. How to Understand Each OtherD. How to Build Up a Relationship- 3 -【解析】选 B。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了不同文化之间的差异, 并说明了加强互相了解和

12、认识的重要性。所以“Cross-Cultural Differences”作为题目比较恰当。BI wasnt sure what this work involved, but it must have been exciting because the Lab itself was exciting. Anywhere we didnt go often was exciting. We would get there in a heavy wooden rowboat, built in the five-house village half a mile awayour mother w

13、ould row, she was quite good at itor by following a twisty, winding footpath, over fallen trees and around rocks. It was too far for us to walk and our legs were too short, so mostly we went in the rowboat. The Lab was made of wood; it seemed huge, though in the two photographs of it that survive it

14、 looks like a small house. Inside it there were things we werent allowed to touchbottles containing a dangerous liquid in which young white insects floated, their six tiny front legs held together like praying fingers, and plugs that smelled like poison and plates with dried insects. All of this was

15、 so forbidden which made us confused. At the Lab we could hide in the ice house, a dark and secret place that was always bigger on the inside than it was on the outside, where there was a silence, and a lot of sawdust(木屑)to keep the blocks of ice cool. What did we do in there? There was nothing to a

16、ctually do. Wed pretended we had disappeared suddenlythat nobody knew where we were. This in itself was strangely energetic. Then wed come out, away from the silence, back into the pine-needle fragrance and the sound of waves beating against the shore, and our mothers voice calling us, because it wa

17、s time to get back into the rowboat and row home. 【语篇概述】本文中作者回忆了自己童年时在“实验室”里发生的趣事。5. In Paragraph 1, “this wok”clearly refers to_. A. writing B. food scienceC. photographyD. insect research【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据第三段可推断作者所称的“this work”是关于昆虫的研究, 应选 D。6. The details of the passage suggest that the author is_.

18、 - 4 -A. an adult remembering a recent incidentB. an elderly person thinking of her middle ageC. an adult looking back on a place from childhoodD. a child describing a frightening place【解析】选 C。推理判断题。根据第二段中的 It was too far for us to walk and our legs were too short 以及第三段中的 All of this was so forbidde

19、n which made us confused, 再根据全文作者的写作手法, 可推断作者是在回忆他童年时候的一些事情, 故选 C。7. The description of the Lab and ice house are similar in that both_. A. emphasize cheerful and light-hearted surroundingsB. contain pictures of hidings and secrecyC. stress the authors misunderstanding of the sizeD. make comparisons

20、 with the authors home. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的第一句描述 Lab 是看上去小, 但里面很大以及第四段的第一句对 ice house 的描述可知 Lab 和 ice house 都是看上去小, 但里面的空间实际上很大, 故选 C。8. Repeatedly using the pronouns“we”and“us”, the author most likely speaks of herself and_. A. a brother or sister B. her motherC. her fatherD. the reader【解析】选 A。推理

21、判断题。根据第五段中的 and our mothers voice calling us, 可推断他们必然是兄弟姐妹的关系, 故选 A。. 完形填空The moon had gone behind a cloud and there werent many stars in the sky. I saw a flame(火焰)in my neighbors 1 . I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my 2 . Soon, there was a 3 smell in the air and I gue

22、ssed something was wrong. 4 , I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to 5 . I saw fire coming out of my neighbors kitchen. Right away, I 6 “Fire! Fire! ”But there was no one nearby to 7 my shouts for help. I 8 into my house, called the Fire Department and went back to my neighbors house. I rang the

23、 doorbell, hit on the door and 9 my neighbors name but there was no 10 . I - 5 -managed to 11 the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit. I tried to throw water through the kitchen window 12 it was no use; the fire was too strong. 13 , a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They

24、arrived just 14 as the fire was going to 15 to the other rooms in the house. When my neighbor came back, he was 16 because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his 17 . He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not 18 it. Weeks later,

25、 my neighbor repaired and restored his kitchen. He 19 me to his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal that he had 20 ordered from a factory. It made me very happy. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了半夜我的邻居家的厨房着火了, 刚开始的时候我没有想到着火。后来发现着了火, 我报火警并闯入邻居的家, 救出了他的宠物, 消防员及时赶到扑灭了大火, 事后我的邻居给我订制了一个特别的奖牌表示感谢。1. A. sitting room B. bat

26、hroomC. kitchenD. bedroom【解析】选 C。逻辑推理题。根据后面 I saw fire coming out of my neighbors kitchen. 可知我看见了邻居家的厨房里有火焰, 但是我以为他在做快餐, 就没有多想。2. A. chair B. table C. bed D. sofa【解析】选 C。背景常识题。根据后面 I jumped out of bed and went downstairs 我从床上跳了起来, 说明我之前并没有想到失火, 自己上床睡觉了。3. A. bigB. hotC. specialD. burning【解析】选 D。词汇辨析

27、题。后面的名词是 smell 味道, 可知我闻见了东西燃烧的味道, 所以我知道出了事情。4. A. After a whileB. All the timeC. Once in a whileD. At once【解析】选 D。习语搭配题。知道出了事, 我立刻就从床上跳了起来, 到楼下去检查看究竟发生了什么事情。at once 立刻。5. A. examineB. searchC. listenD. smell【解析】选 A。词汇辨析题。examine 检查; search 寻找; listen 听; smell 闻。我闻到了东西燃烧的味道, 自然是应该检查一下究竟是什么东西在燃烧。- 6 -

28、6. A. saidB. shoutedC. receivedD. smiled【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。根据后面 my shouts for help 我求救的喊声, 可知我大声地呼喊求救。7. A. hearB. listen toC. askD. turn to【解析】选 A。词汇辨析题。hear 听见(听的结果); listen to 听(听的动作); ask 请求, 询问; turn to 求助, 转向。但是附近没有人听见我求救的喊声。8. A. walkedB. rushedC. cameD. stepped【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。本句中使用 rush 奔跑来说明当时紧张的情

29、况, 我奔跑着去报火警。9. A. called inB. called upC. called outD. called for【解析】选 C。词汇辨析题。我来到邻居家的房子外面, 按门铃, 敲门, 喊出邻居的名字, 但是都没有回应。10. A. answerB. lightC. soundD. fire【解析】选 A。词汇辨析题。根据 When my neighbor came back 可知我的邻居当时不在家里, 我敲门, 喊名字都没有回应, 故 A 正确。11. A. break downB. break outC. break upD. break into【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题

30、。break down 机器抛锚, 出故障, 垮掉; break out 爆发; break up 分解, 关系破裂; break into 闯入; 因为邻居不在家里, 所以我不得不破门而入, 去救人或者挽救财产。12. A. andB. butC. becauseD. so【解析】选 B。语法结构题。根据后面 it was no use 可知我的做法是没有用的, 所以上下文之间存在着转折关系。13. A. LuckilyB. SadlyC. UnfortunatelyD. Suddenly【解析】选 A。词汇辨析题。幸运的是消防车来了, 很快就把大火扑灭了。在大火即将蔓延到别的房间的时候,

31、消防车来了, 这是件幸运的事情。14. A. in timeB. on timeC. at a timeD. at times【解析】选 A。习语搭配题。在大火即将蔓延到别的房间的时候, 消防车来了, 这是很及时的, 故 A 正确。- 7 -15. A. reachB. spreadC. goD. cover【解析】选 B。词汇辨析题。spread 传播; 蔓延。本句表示大火即将蔓延到别的房间。16. A. gladB. sadC. luckyD. angry【解析】选 B。词汇辨析题。邻居回来的时候发现厨房被烧掉了, 应该感觉很悲伤。17. A. childrenB. parentsC. l

32、ifeD. pets【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。根据 rescued a cat and a rabbit 可知我从大火里救出来的是猫和兔子, 说明他感谢我是因为我报了火警并救了他的宠物。18. A. expectB. wantC. acceptD. get【解析】选 C。词汇辨析题。对方想给我钱向我表示感谢, 但是我没有接受。19. A. orderedB. beggedC. suggestedD. invited【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。几个星期以后我的邻居把厨房修理好了, 邀请我去看他的新厨房, 并给了我一个专门为我订制的奖牌。20. A. mainlyB. particularlyC. speciallyD. naturally【解析】选 C。词汇辨析题。本句应该使用 specially 表示专门为我订制的。