1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Body language . 阅读理解 A (2016 课标全国 ,D) The meaning of silence varies among cultural groups.Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by som
2、e cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap(间隙 )with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a persons needs. Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communic
3、ating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what may be implied(暗示 ) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is
4、 a call for reflection. Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the top
5、ic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in au
6、thority. Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patients silence is not interrupted too
7、early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing(治愈 )value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures. 1.What does the author say about silence in conversations? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A.It implies anger. B.It pro
8、motes friendship. C.It is culture-specific. D.It is content-based. 2.Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought? A.The Chinese. B.The French. C.The Mexicans. D.The Russians. 3.What does the author advise nurses to do about silence? A.Let it continue as the patie
9、nt pleases. B.Break it while treating patients. C.Evaluate its harm to patients. D.Make use of its healing effects. 4.What may be the best title for the text? A.Sound and Silence B.What It Means to Be Silent C.Silence to Native Americans D.Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold B All over the world mothe
10、rs and fathers teach their children manners. Other children may have manners that are not like yours. There are all kinds of manners. Many years ago, children who had good manners were seen and not heard. They kept quite quiet if grown-ups were talking. Today, well-mannered children have more freedo
11、m. Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places. Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia. Some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “burp ( 打嗝 )” after you finish eating.Burping shows that you l
12、ike your food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say, “Excuse me, please.” In many places people like to eat together.But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating together. People show good manners by turning their backs to others while they eat. 【 精品
13、教育资源文库 】 What are manners like in an East African town? People try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Suppose you visit a
14、friend in Arabia. You should walk behind the other tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked into each one. People will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no. Manners are different all over the world.But it is good to know th
15、at all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends. 5.People turn their backs to others while they eat in some places in . A.Mongolia B.an East African town C.Polynesia D.Arabia 6.In an East African town, people try not to see you. This is because . A.they ar
16、e not your friends B.they dont want to talk with you C.it is good manners D.they are waiting for you to talk with them 7.Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places. Which should be a supporting paragraph to the idea? A.The first one. B.The second one. C.The sixth one. D.The
17、third one. 8.The best title of the passage should be “ ”. A.Some bad manners B.Different kinds of manners C.The importance of manners D.Some good manners .完形填空 (2017 课标全国 ) 【 精品教育资源文库 】 While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage fo
18、r that exploration. I myself went through this 1 process and found something that has changed my 2 at college for the better:I discovered ASL American Sign Language(美式手语 ). I never felt an urge to 3 any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The 4 languages wer
19、e enough in all my interactions(交往 ). Little did I know that I would discover my 5 for ASL. The 6 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 7 their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 8 of communicating without speaking 9 me. What I saw was completely u
20、nlike anything I had experienced in the 10 . This newness just left me 11 more. After that, feeling the need to 12 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL Clubs meetings. I only learned how to 13 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my 14 progress, I was excited. I then mad
21、e it a point to 15 those meetings and learn all I could. The following term, I 16 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 17 . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. 18 , if there had been any talking, it would have 19 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence an
22、d the 20 way of communication it opens. 1.A.searching B.planning C.natural D.formal 2.A.progress B.experience C.major D.opinion 3.A.choose B.read C.learn D.create 4.A.official B.foreign C.body D.spoken 5.A.love B.concern C.goal D.request 6.A.meeting B.trip C.story D.task 7.A.recorded B.performed C.r
23、ecited D.discussed 8.A.idea B.amount C.dream D.reason 9.A.disturbed B.supported C.embarrassed D.attracted 10.A.end B.past C.course D.distance 【 精品教育资源文库 】 11.A.showing B.acting C.saying D.wanting 12.A.exercise B.explore C.express D.explain 13.A.print B.write C.sign D.count 14.A.slow B.steady C.norm
24、al D.obvious 15.A.chair B.sponsor C.attend D.organize 16.A.missed B.passed C.gave up D.registered for 17.A.prohibited B.welcomed C.ignored D.repeated 18.A.Lastly B.Thus C.Instead D.However 19.A.required B.caused C.allowed D.expected 20.A.easy B.popular C.quick D.new .短文改错 (2017 四川成都模拟 ) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文 ,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误 ,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加 :在缺词处加一个漏字符号 ( ),并在其下 面写出该加的词。 删除 :把多余的词用斜线 ()划掉。 修改 :在错的词下画一横线 ,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意 :1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词 ; 2.只允许修改 10 处 ,多者 (从第 11 处起 )不计分。 I asked George, a friend of mine was still aliv
