1、Module 5 Ethnic Culture.完形填空“Anyone interested in volunteering at the convalescent home (疗养院), please report to room 216. At the home, we sing and hold an annual Christmas party for _1_ ，” said my history teacher. This _2_ caught my attention because I wanted to _3_ something back to the community.
2、My mom was also _4_ because for many years, she was director of nursing at a convalescent home.When we got to the home, I _5_ 25 residents talking, reading and waiting for us to _6_ . In the middle of the room was a table with _7_ on it. I chose Pearl. I was really _8_ about meeting her because I ha
3、d no idea what to expect.“Hello, Pearl. My name is Meghan. Im from the high school，” I _9_ . There was no spoken response, but Pearls face lit up. Later I knew her _10_ was impaired (损害). A nurse told me that Pearl _11_ being wheeled around the home, and for about 15 minutes, Pearl _12_ in the direc
4、tion she wanted to go. She didnt want to return to her room, but I had to _13_ . At the end of our time, I waved goodbye, and Pearl _14_. I felt good knowing I had cheered her.For the rest of the year, I visited Pearl every week. I never saw photos or any sign of her family members, which _15_ me. F
5、or Christmas, I brought her coloring books and a teddy bear. Her smile proved that she felt _16_ and special when I gave her the _17_ . Even though Pearl _18_ spoke a word to me, I feel she helped me realize what really matters in life. _19_ should come first. _20_ family members werent there for he
6、r, she knew she could count on me every Wednesday. 文章大意：这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者在疗养院做志愿工作时照顾Pearl的故事。1. Aresidents Bnurses Cmaids Drelatives答案：A解析：由第5空后面的“25 residents talking，reading and waiting for us”，可知，此处用residents，指在疗养院休养的人。2. Aorder Bdemand Cannouncement Drequest答案：C解析：上文中的“Anyone interested in volu
7、nteering.”是历史老师的通告。announcement“通告”。3. Atake Bgive Cturn Dhand答案：B解析：历史老师的通告引起了作者的注意，因为作者想回馈社区。4. Aworried Bdelightful Cfoolish Doutspoken答案：B解析：根据空后的“because for many years，she was director of nursing at a convalescent home”可推知，作者的母亲听到他的决定后应该会很高兴。5. AadmittedBimagined Callowed Dfound答案：D解析：当到疗养院的时候
8、，作者发现疗养院的人在交谈、阅读并等待他们的到来。find sb.doing sth.“发现某人正在做某事”，故选D项。6. Alecture Bentertain Carrive Dshow答案：C解析：参见上题解析。7. Afruits Bdishes Cpapers Dnames答案：D解析：由下一句“I chose Pearl”可知，此处指桌上有需要照顾的人的姓名。8. Aawkward Bconfident Ccurious Denthusiastic答案：A解析：由空后的“because I had no idea what to expect”可知，作者当时比较尴尬。9. Are
9、plied Bgreeted Ccomplained Dwhispered答案：B解析：由空前的“Hello，Pearl.My name is Meghan.Im from the high school”可知，作者向Pearl打招呼。greet“问候，招呼”。10. Asight Bsmell Cmemory Dhearing答案：D解析：根据上文中的“There was no spoken response，but Pearls face lit up”可知，Pearl的听力有问题。hearing“听力”。11. Aavoided BconsideredCloved Dfinished答案
10、：C解析：根据空后的“being wheeled around the home.in the direction she wanted to go”可知，Pearl喜欢坐在轮椅上让人推着走。love doing sth.“喜欢做某事”。12. ApointedBpushedCchangedDforced答案：A解析：Pearl喜欢坐在轮椅上让人推着走，大约15分钟，作者按她指的方向推着她走。13. Arest BleaveCadjust Dobey答案：B解析：由句中的but并结合语境可知，Pearl不想回到她的房间，但作者不得不离开疗养院。14. Asmiled BregrettedCre
11、turned Dagreed答案：A解析：根据下一句“I felt good knowing I had cheered her”可知，Pearl当时笑了。15. Astrengthened Bdefeated CinspiredDsaddened答案：D解析：根据空前的“I never saw photos or any sign of her family members”可知，作者从来没见过Pearl家人的照片，也从没见过她有任何家庭成员的迹象，这让作者很伤心。sadden“使伤心，使难过”。16. Adiscouraged BseparatedCignored Dappreciated
12、答案：D解析：根据空前的Her smile可知，有人看望自己，Pearl感觉受到了重视；appreciate“欣赏，赏识，重视”。17. Apower BimpressionCgifts Dphotos答案：C解析：此处指上文“For Christmas，I brought her coloring books and a teddy bear”谈及的礼物。18. Anever BeverCjust Dstill答案：A解析：根据上文中的“There was no spoken response.was impaired(损害)”可知，Pearl从来没有和作者说过一句话。19. AHelp B
13、FamilyCHealth DFriendship答案：B解析：根据下文中的“family members werent there for her，she knew she could count on me every Wednesday”可知，作者认为家庭是第一位的。 20A.When BSinceCAlthoughDUnless答案：C解析：虽然Pearl的家人没有在疗养院照顾她，但是每星期三作者都去看望她，她可以依靠作者。根据语境可知，此处用Although引导让步状语从句。.阅读理解The meaning of silence varies among cultural group
14、s. 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 some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap(间隙) with conv
15、ersation. 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 communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one o
16、f 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 a call for reflection.Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts
17、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 topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rat
18、her 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 authority.Nurses and other caregivers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across
19、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 early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this un
20、derstanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.文章大意：这是一篇议论文。不同的文化对于沉默有着不同的解读。有的认为沉默意味着深思熟虑或脑海中一片空白；有的认为沉默就是执拗；也有的把沉默当成理解他人的必备谈话技巧而倍加珍视。1What does the author say about silence in conversations?AIt implies anger. BIt promotes friendship.CIt is culturespecific. DIt
21、 is contentbased.答案：C解析：推理判断题。由第一段中的thoughtful, empty, stubbornness, extremely uncomfortable, necessity等关键词可以看出，不同文化对于沉默的解读是有很大差异的，即它与特定的文化有关。因此答案为C。2Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?AThe Chinese. BThe French.CThe Mexicans. DThe Russians.答案：A解析：推理判断题。题
22、干中的“as a call for careful thought”与第二段末句“a call for reflection”相对应，reflection意思是“审慎的思考”，再联系本段首句可知答案为A。3What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?ALet it continue as the patient pleases.BBreak it while treating patients.CEvaluate its harm to patients.DMake use of its healing effects.答案：D解析：推理判断题。第四段讲述护理人员对于病人沉默的处理技巧。由末句可知答案只能选D。4What may be the best title for the text?ASound and Silence BWhat It Means to Be SilentCSilence to Native Americans DSpeech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold答案：B解析：标题归纳题。全文自始至终都是围绕沉默而展开，论述其在不同文化中的含义及影响。因此答案为B。值得注意的是，D项(言语是银，沉默是金)迷惑性较大，但用它做标题，过于片面，不能概括全文。
