1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 题组层级快练 19 Unit 4 Body language . 阅读理解 (2017 宁夏银川一模 )David Cameron is urging todays youngsters to abandon French to concentrate on the tongue of the future Mandarin(普通话 ) Cameron said,“ I want Britain linked up to the worlds fast growing economies. And that includes our young people lea
2、rning the languages to seal tomorrows business deals.” “ By the time the children born today leave school, China is to be the worlds largest economy. So its time to look beyond the traditional focus on French and German and get many more children learning Mandarin.” To strengthen his message, he quo
3、ted Nelson Mandela the former president of South Africa who said “If you talk to a man in a language he understands that goes to his head; if you talk to him in his own language that goes to his heart.” Cameron said that a partnership between the British Council (英国文化协会 ) and Hanban will double the
4、number of Chinese language assistants in the UK by 2016 and provide increased funding to schools of offering Mandarin as a language choice. In a development of the UK China School Partnership programme, funding will also be provided for 60 headteachers to make study visits to China in 2014. In recen
5、t research the British Council found only 1% of the adult population speaks Mandarin to a level that allows them to conduct a basic conversation. Just 3, 000 pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland entered for Chinese languages GCSEs in 2013, putting it far behind the traditional choices of Fr
6、ench with 177,000, Spanish with 91, 000 and German with 62, 000 entrants(加入者 ), as well as Urdu, Polish and Arabic. Professor Dame Helen Wallace, the British Academys foreign secretary, said, “ a lack of qualified teachers could be a barrier to improve its popularity.” Laura Chan, one of the co foun
7、ders of a bilingual Mandarin English primary school, said the prime ministers announcement was good news for the status of Mandarin. She said, “ Its a great help. It will increase peoples awareness of Mandarin as a language they can learn.” 1. What is the text mainly talking about? A. David Cameron
8、calls for British students to learn Mandarin. B. David Cameron has visited China for three days. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. Chinese language is very popular with British people. D. The cooperation is important between the UK and China. 2. Why does David Cameron urge students to learn Chinese? A. Because Chine
9、se will be a widely used language in the world. B. Because there are many Chinese people living in Britain. C. Because he thinks China will become the largest economy. D. Because only a few of British people can communicate in Chinese. 3. What is the writers attitude to the popularity of Mandarin? A
10、. Its wonderful but it also has some problems. B. It can be a great waste of time and energy. C. Its only a design for the youngsters later. D. Its only a way to help students to travel abroad. 4. What is the purpose of David Cameron by quoting Mandelas words in Paragraph3? A. To compare different i
11、deas. B. To show his rich knowledge. C. To share Mandelas opinion. D. To persuade people to learn Mandarin. 答案与解析 【文章大意】 本文属于说明文阅读 , 作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了 David Cameron 强烈呼吁英国学生学习普通话。 1. 答案 A 解析 细节理解题。根据第一段 “David Cameron is urging todays youngsters to abandon French to concentrate on the tongue of the f
12、uture Mandarin.” 可知本文主要讲的是David Cameron 呼吁英国学生学习普通话。 2. 答案 C 解析 细节理解题。根据文章第三段 “China is to be the worlds largest economy. So its time to look beyond the traditional focus on French and German and get many more children learning Mandarin.” 可知卡麦龙认为中国将成为最大的经济体 , 所以督促学生学习汉语。 3. 答案 A 解析 推理判断题。根据文章第六段 “Pr
13、ofessor Dame Helen Wallace, the British Academys foreign secretary, said, a lack of qualified teachers could be a barrier to improve its popularity” 可知作者对推广普通话的态度是他认为这很好但也存在一【 精品教育资源文库 】 些问题。 4. 答案 D 解析 推理判断题。根据文章第三段 “To strengthen his message, he quoted Nelson Mandela the former president of South
14、 Africa who said If you talk to a man in a language he understands that goes to his head; if you talk to him in his own language that goes to his heart.” 可知引用曼德拉的话的目的是说服人们学习普通话。 . 完形填空 (2017 甘肃 )Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks _1_ than words. According
15、 to specialists, our bodies send out more _2_ than we realize. In fact, non verbal(非言语 ) communication takes up about 50% of what we really _3_. And body language is particularly _4_ when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so _5_ a part of us that its
16、actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. _6_, different societies treat the _7_ between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having _8_ contact(接触 ) even with friends, and certainly not with _9_ People from Latin American countries, _10_, touch e
17、ach other quite a lot. Therefore, its possible that in _11_, it may look like a Latino is _12_ a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving _13_. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep _14_ which the Latino will in return regard
18、as _15_ Clearly, a great deal is going on when people _16_. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from _17_ cultures, theres a strong possibility of _18_. But whatever the situation, the best _19_ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be _20_
19、1. A. straighter B. louder C. harder D. further 2. A. sounds B. invitations C. feelings D. messages 3. A. mean B. receive C. discover D. hope 4. A. immediate B. misleading C. important D. difficult 【 精品教育资源文库 】 5. A. well B. far C. long D. much 6. A. For example B. Thus C. However D. In short 7. A.
20、 trade B. distance C. connections D. greetings 8. A. eye B. verbal C. bodily D. telephone 9. A. strangers B. relatives C. neighbors D. enemies 10. A. in other words B. on the other hand C. in a similar way D. by all means 11. A. trouble B. conversation C. silence D. experiment 12. A. disturbing B. h
21、elping C. guiding D. following 13. A. closer B. faster C. in D. away 14. A. stepping forward B. going on C. coming out D. backing away 15. A. weakness B. carelessness C. coldness D. friendliness 16. A. talk B. travel C. laugh D. think 17. A. rich B. European C. Latino D. different 18. A. curiosity B
22、. excitement C. misunderstanding D. nervousness 19. A. chance B. time C. result D. advice 20. A. noticed B. treated C. respected D. pleased 答案与解析 【 精品教育资源文库 】 【文章大意】 身体语言是所有语言中沉默、秘密而又最有力量的语言。 1. 答案 B 解析 由首句 “ 身体语言是所有语言中沉默、秘密而又最有力量的语言! ” 可知 , 本句应表达 “ 身体语言比口头语言更有说服力 ” , 所以选 louder。 2. 答案 D 解析 根据上文的 “
23、 身体语言是最有力 量的语言 ” 可知 , 我们的身体传递出比我们意 识到的更多的信息 ,所以 messages 符合句意。 3. 答案 A 解析 句意:实际上 , 非言语交际大约占我们所要表达的真正意思的 50%。 mean 意思是 “ 本意是 ” 。 4. 答案 C 解析 上文说到身体语言在交际中的作用 , 本句则说明身体语言在跨文化交流时的重要作用 , 所以使用 important。 5. 答案 D 解析 句意:的确 , 我们所说的身体语言在我们的生活中占了如此大的比重 , 但实际上往往未被注意到。结合句意可知 , 四个选项中 , 只有 much 跟 “a 名词 ” 连用合适。 6. 答案 A 解析 下文作