1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Section Reading and Thinking (1)阅读理解AThere are four main areas when it comes to your dogs body languagehis ears and face, eyes, nose and tail. If you pay attention to those things, youll find you are able to easily understand how your dog is feeling.Ears and faceThe head of a dog is
2、more expressive than you think. If you say a word that he recognises, like his name or something you often say, his ears will get up. His mouth is another good instruction. A mouth that is wide open to pant(喘气) with some sounds suggests that the dog is happysome people even say when a dog is panting
3、, he is laughing as he cools himself. A tongue sticking out suggests that the dog is in a good mood.EyesTo a dog, purple and blue are both seen as shades of blue. Red is seen as black or dark gray. Orange, yellow and green are seen as various shades of yellow. This means that, to a dog, bright orang
4、e toys are yellow. If you want your dog to clearly see his toys in the green grass, youd better give the dog blue toys; if you have orange, yellow or green toys, the dog will be able to find them with his nose.NoseA dog can both sniff and breathe through his nose. Breathing is for air, but when dogs
5、 sniff with short breaths they are actually following some smells with their keen(灵敏的) noses. When a dog is overheated, his sense of smell is reduced by as much as 40 percent and he uses the air to cool himself rather than for smelling. TailA dog that is in a good mood will have a tail that seems to
6、 be going a mile a minutewagging and excited. However, an angry or frightened dog will have his tail between his legs.1. What is the authors purpose of writing the first paragraph?A. To advise you to look after your dog.B. To introduce the topic of the passage.C. To explain what is body language.D.
7、To call on people to protect dogs.解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中“There are four main areas when it comes to your dogs body languagehis ears and face, eyes, nose and tail.”以及下文各个小标题可知,第一段起到介绍本文话题的作用。答案:B2. What will your dog NOT do when he feels happy?A. His ears get up.B. He opens his mouth to breathe with some so
8、unds.C. He keeps his tongue sticking out.D. His tail wags quickly.解析:细节理解题。根据小标题Ears and face下面的“If you say a word that he recognises, like his name or something you often say, his ears will get up.”可知,耳朵竖起来是听到了他能听懂的词语时的表现,而不是高兴的表现。答案:A3. Why does your dog use his nose when looking for orange, yello
9、w or green toys in the grass?A. Because he wants to show how keen his nose is.B. Because his nose is keener than his eyes in the open air.C. Because he cant tell the difference between toys and grass.D. Because these colours are all shades of yellow in his eyes.解析:细节理解题。根据小标题Eyes下面的“Orange, yellow a
10、nd green are seen as various shades of yellow.”可知,这些颜色在狗看来都是不同色度的黄色,所以它要靠嗅觉去找,故选D项。答案:DBWhen you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate non-verbally. Before saying anything, people communicate non-verbally or by making ges
11、tures. According to an investigation, only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people dont know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.In the United
12、States, for example, nodding your head up and down means “yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean “no”. In Southeast Asia, it is a polite way of saying “Ive heard you.”In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare(赦免) someones life, he would put his thumb up. Toda
13、y in the United States, when someone puts his/her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting(侮辱的) and should not be used there.In the United States, raising your clasped(握紧的) hand above your head means “Im the champion.” or “Im the winner.
14、” It is the sign that prizefighters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship.There are other nonverbal signals that you shou
15、ld be aware of when you go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans stand closer to each other than English people. English people dont like touching somebody or being touched. Now in America, touch is important. Friends touch each other on the arm, for exampl
16、e. They often put an arm around a friend when they say “Hello” or “Goodbye”.4. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. Knowing the language of a country isnt important.B. Much of our communication is nonverbal.C. Gestures are less used in communication.D. All gestures have different meanings.解
17、析:推理判断题。根据第一段中“According to an investigation, only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal.”可推知交流中很多是非语言的。答案:B5. What does it mean if a native in Singapore nods his head up and down?A. Yes.B. No.C. Ive heard you.D. Thats all right.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中“In Southeast Asia, it is a polite way of sayi
18、ng Ive heard you.”可知答案。答案:C6. What did the Russian leader mean by putting up his clasped hand?A. He meant to insult America.B. He meant to show friendship.C. He meant Russia was the winner.D. He meant the US was the winner.解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“When a leading Russian statesman made this gesture . it is a
19、 sign of friendship.”可知答案。答案:B7. What should you do when you are talking to English people?A. Touch them on the arm.B. Touch them on the shoulder.C. Put an arm around them.D. Keep a certain distance from them.解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Americans stand closer to each other than English people.”可知,当你和英国人谈话时需要保持
20、一定距离。答案:DCTeenagers Earning MoneyIn the United States, you can only get a full-time job if you are 16 years old or older. But there are things that teenagers can do to earn some spending money. Here are a few ideas.Parents with young children sometimes want to go out for dinner or to the movies, but
21、 they dont want to leave their children alone. 8 If the children go to bed early, you can do some of your homework!Some adults have a dog, but they dont have time to take it for a walk. Dogs need a lot of exercise! So some teenagers work as dog walkers. Its a good ideayou earn money and youre outsid
22、e in the fresh air. 9Teenagers can deliver newspapers. You usually ride a bike around a neighbourhood and leave a newspaper at each house. 10 You have to get up early, too, because people want to read their newspaper with their breakfast.11 Some companies pay teens to do online research. They want t
23、o know what teens are interested in. Its a fun and easy way to make money. You can also design web pages for friends or adults.Sometimes adults pay teenagers to mow(修整) their lawns. Its a great job because you get fresh air and exercise. 12 Then you have regular customers, because grass always grows
24、!A. You get some exercise, too!B. It brings a lot of safety problems.C. So, they ask a teenager to look after them.D. Its important to tell an adult where youre going.E. Teenagers can work at home on their computers.F. Normally you need to have your own bicycle. G. Do your job carefully and people w
25、ill want you to do it again.8. 解析:结合语境可知,空格处的内容和上一句“. but they dont want to leave their children alone.”为因果关系,故选C。答案:C9. 解析:根据上文“Dogs need a lot of exercise!”可知,狗需要许多锻炼,而你在遛狗的同时也得到了锻炼,故选A。答案:A10. 解析:根据上一句“You usually ride a bike around a neighbourhood .”可知,你需要骑自行车去送报纸,故选F。答案:F11. 解析:根据下一句“Some compa
26、nies pay teens to do online research.”可知,在线调查需要在家里用电脑完成,故选E。答案:E12. 解析:根据下一句“Then you have regular customers, because grass always grows!”可知,然后你会有老客户,因为草一直在生长,因此推断出如果认真做的话,人们会再次找你。答案:GReading and Thinking (2)基础测评. 根据首字母或汉语提示写出正确单词1. Jeans are not a for a formal party.2. Prices may v so its well wort
27、h shopping around before you buy. 3. The police had to e force to enter the building.4. How can you d to us that your story is true?5. She is a r person whom you can trust.6. The building plan was finally (批准) by the local government.7. The warm climate (有利于) many types of tropical plants.8. Japanes
28、e dont use as much (手势) as Europeans.9. Two (目击者) were telling the police about the whole accident.10. Her face was red with (愤怒).答案:1. appropriate2. vary3. employ4. demonstrate5. reliable6. approved7. favours8. gesture9. witnesses10. anger. 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空a variety of, approve of, differ from,in fa
29、vour of, break down, by comparison,make inferences, get through1. She the misunderstanding with her boyfriend, and they made up with each other.2. Things in the world each other in a thousand ways. 3. They managed to the cold winter with the little food left.4. As for the proposal, sixty percent of
30、the people were it and forty percent were against it.5. She made a good decision and I completely it.6. I can from your rude comment that you dont like me.7. London doesnt have many tall buildings. , New York has lots of skyscrapers.8. The hotel is popular because it offers its guestsamusements.答案:1
31、. broke down2. differ from3. get through4. in favour of5. approved of6. make inferences7. By comparison8. a variety of. 用适当的介词或副词填空1. Social customs might vary the times.2. Many people disapproved doing experiments on animals.3. Paul differs his wife over several issues.4. Her health broke under the
32、 pressure of work.5. The book is written in a style which is appropriate children.6. Mary was employed a secretary in the company.7. contrast, housing prices went down slightly last month.8. Your small acts of kindness will make a great difference the world.答案:1. with2. of3. with4. down5. for/to6. a
33、s7. By8. to提升测评. 阅读理解The way that people sit in chairs isnt the same. If youre sitting with arms and legs hanging freely, its probably a sign that youre relaxed and feeling comfortable. If you stay on the edge of the chair with your legs stretched before you and your feet crossed, it can signal unco
34、ncern.In a country where rules of behaviour in court were very strict, a witness sat as described above, with his huge boots placed on top of each other, wearing a big coat and with his arms crossed. The judge said, “Sit up straight and take your coat off, or Ill hold you in contempt(藐视法庭).” The man
35、 got his posture straightened up immediately.Someone waiting for a job interview might be seated on the edge of the chair with his or her feet together. If its a woman shell probably be hugging her handbag. Body tension forces your breathing system and makes you sound short of breath. When youre in
36、such a position its easy to lose your head and simply run away if things take a turn for the worse.On television its interesting to watch people on quiz shows like “Who wants to be a millionaire”. You can notice their understandable tension from the way they hold their hands till their knuckles (指关节
37、) turn white and also from their quickened breathing.We dont believe that you can teach people to control their body language completely; theyll lose control at some point or otherwhen they become too eager or too angry. Take a discussion between politicians, for example. The control is there, even
38、when they get angry but there will be a small muscle by the mouth that is shaking. Cheeks turn red in women who are angry while mens ears often turn red when they are angry.1. Why did the judge warn the witness in the first example?A. The judge was too strict.B. The witness was against the law.C. Th
39、e judge was only nervous.D. The witness didnt respect the court.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中“The judge said, Sit up straight and take your coat off, or Ill hold you in contempt.”可知答案。答案:D2. Which of the following postures show that one is nervous in a job interview?a. Crossing ones arms.b. Sitting with ones feet
40、 together.c. Hugging ones handbag.d. Sitting straight.A. a,b B. b,cC. a,cD. b,d解析:细节理解题。根据第三段可知,一个人在面试时感到紧张会双脚并拢而坐或紧抱手提包。答案:B3. Why do some peoples knuckles turn white on television quiz shows?A. Because they hold their hands too tightly.B. Because they are quickening their breathing.C. Because they
41、 are celebrating their success.D. Because they become more and more relaxed.解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“You can notice their understandable tension from the way they hold their hands till their knuckles turn white .”可知,指关节变白的原因是手握得太紧。答案:A4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?A. Body language cant be c
42、ontrolled completely.B. Your body language may give you away.C. Anger has different effects on men and women.D. Politicians can completely control their body language.解析:段落大意题。该段第一句是主题句,说明肢体语言有时很难完全控制,接着举了政治家的例子进行说明,故选A。答案:A. 完形填空Walking across campus with every pair of eyes on you can be embarrassi
43、ng, especially when youre 13 years old. I looked around me in1 of a friendly face, a smile or anything else. I was quite disappointed. And I, 2, felt somewhat foolish, walking across campus alone with a 3 smile plastered(粘贴) across my face. I was simply 4 to follow the advice my mother had given me
44、years before: When things get 5, smile. No matter where you are, a smile will always be understood. A smile is 6. At that very moment, however, I felt my mothers advice didnt 7.When the teacher 8 me to the class as the “American girl”, 10 sets of hands immediately shot up. Some students had 9; other
45、s wanted to practise their English with me. Because I couldnt speak much Chinese 10, I communicated with them via gestures mixed with 11 English and Chinese. Although I was 12, I wasnt sure how much of it I could 13. It was almost as if they were 14 about me and I was being examined. 15, who could b
46、lame them? After all, I was the first American ever to 16 in this school.Then, from across the room, a Chinese classmate suddenly17 at me, and my nerves were immediately 18. Though there are cultural and language 19, we were sharing something in common. And as usual, my mother was right. A smile doe
47、s make a 20.1. A. favourB. memoryC. placeD. search解析:此处是指作者环顾四周想寻找一张友好的面孔,一个微笑或其他任何东西。in favour of 支持;赞同;in memory of纪念;in place of代替;in search of寻找。答案:D2. A. in turnB. in returnC. in additionD. in time解析:作者刚到一个新环境,被人盯着,却找不到一张友好的面孔,很失望。反过来会觉得自己有些愚蠢。用in turn表示前后情绪的对比。in turn转而;反过来;in return作为报答;in ad
48、dition另外;此外;in time及时。答案:A3. A. sweetB. obviousC. falseD. bright解析:作者此时是不高兴的,所以脸上的微笑就是装出来的,是假的。sweet甜的;obvious明显的;false假的;错的;bright灿烂的。答案:C4. A. helpingB. attemptingC. pretendingD. undertaking解析:作者只是试图遵循母亲的建议,但刚到新的环境,感觉母亲的建议没有奏效。help 帮忙;attempt 试图;pretend假装; undertake从事;担任。答案:B5. A. awkwardB. smooth
49、C. readyD. visible解析:母亲的建议是:当事情难对付时,微笑是最好的方式。awkward 尴尬的;难对付的;smooth 光滑的;顺利的;ready准备好的;visible 看得见的。答案:A6. A. universalB. warmC. ordinaryD. traditional解析:根据上一句“No matter where you are, a smile will always be understood.”可知微笑是普遍适用的。universal全世界的;广泛适用的;warm温暖的;ordinary普通的;traditional传统的。答案:A7. A. last
50、B. workC. existD. change解析:根据前面的“however”可知,母亲关于微笑的建议没有奏效,就是对作者的处境不起作用。last 持续;work起作用;奏效;exist存在;change改变。答案:B8. A. ledB. introducedC. accompaniedD. invited解析:introduce sb to sb 把某人介绍给认识。此处是指老师把作者以“美国女孩”的身份介绍给班级其他同学。lead领导;通向;introduce 介绍;accompany陪伴;陪同; invite邀请。答案:B9. A. examinationsB. explanatio
51、nsC. questionsD. bans解析:根据语境可知不少同学举手,举手的同学一部分有问题要问,还有的是想和作者练习英语。examination考试;检查;explanation解释;question 问题;ban禁令。答案:C10. A. eitherB. oftenC. sometimesD. yet解析:not . yet意为“还不”。此处指作者还不会说很多的汉语。either也;often经常;sometimes 有时;yet仍然;还。答案:D11. A. brokenB. standardC. fluentD. perfect解析:由于不会很多的汉语,所以作者和同学交流用的语言
52、肯定不完整,中间还夹杂着手势。 broken 支离破碎的;不完整的;standard标准的;fluent 流利的;perfect完美的。答案:A12. A. absent-mindedB. focused C. excitedD. alarmed解析:尽管作者注意力集中,可是却不确定能够听懂多少。absent-minded心不在焉的;focused注意力集中的;excited兴奋的;alarmed惊恐的。答案:B13. A. understandB. hearC. adoptD. copy解析:解析见上题。understand理解;弄懂;hear听见;adopt采用;采纳;copy复制。答案:
53、A14. A. hopefulB. nervousC. worriedD. curious解析:be curious about对好奇。根据语境可知,同学们对作者很好奇,作者有种被审视和检查的感觉。hopeful有希望的;nervous紧张的;worried 担心的;curious好奇的。答案:D15. A. InsteadB. ThusC. HoweverD. Otherwise解析:此处与上一句明显转折。句意:可是谁又能责备他们呢?instead反而;代替;thus因此;however然而;可是;otherwise否则。答案:C16. A. attendB. leaveC. studyD.
54、 explore解析:毕竟作者是第一个在这所学校上学的美国人。attend参加;leave 离开;study 学习;explore探索。答案:C17. A. shoutedB. wavedC. noddedD. smiled解析:第一段中的“When things get 5, smile.”暗示了此处是“微笑”的意思。shout大喊;wave挥手;nod点头;smile微笑。答案:D18. A. feltB. touchedC. calmedD. tested解析:作者看到一个同学对她微笑,紧张的内心一下子就镇定了。feel感觉;touch触动;calm使镇静;test测试。答案:C19.
55、A. boundariesB. barriersC. linksD. communications解析:此处是指尽管作者和同学们有一些语言和文化方面的障碍,但仍有许多共同点。boundary界限;分界线;barrier 障碍;link联系;communication交流。答案:B20. A. fortuneB. noiseC. decisionD. difference解析:作者感觉母亲的建议是正确的。微笑的确能够产生影响。make a fortune发财;make a noise制造噪音;make a decision做决定;make a difference产生影响。答案:D- 20 - 版权所有高考资源网