1、限时规范练33(模块六Unit 3)核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、关注英语语言幽默的素养能力意识一、阅读理解AForget calling the front desk.If youre a guest at an Affinia hotel,the staff will try to find out what you need just by looking at you.The Affinia Hotel Collection is improving service in its five hotels in New York City and one each in Chicag
2、o and Washington,D.C.Everyone from housekeeping to management will communicate with guests based on body language.A body language expert trained employees on what cues (信号) to look for.A guest who makes eye contact while walking down the hall,for example,may be open to conversation.A businessman fre
3、quently touching an ear is probably nervous and may be interested in a therapeutic pillow (理疗枕头).“So many companies,when they talk about service,they program it to how many rings till you answer the phone,” says John Moser,marketing officer for Affinia.“That doesnt sound very reasonable.Lets give em
4、ployees some tools they can use to find out whats the right way to talk with somebody at a particular time.”Patti Wood,a body language expert who carried out the Affinia training,says she has never seen such training given to all hotel employees.“All of the training is to make sure every single gues
5、t is treated as special,” she says.Staff questions about a guests day wont disappear,Moser says.But,he says,small talk isnt always enough to get a reading of a guests needs.“You cant always tell from the first sentence whether someone is happy or unhappy,” he says.“Measuring some of the things theyr
6、e showing,with the way theyre talking to you,can help our employees provide a service thats more personal for them.”1.What are Affinia hotels doing?A.Understanding their employees better.B.Setting up new hotels in different cities.C.Improving their employees body language.D.Training employees to und
7、erstand guests needs better.2.What should a hotel employee do if a guest looks into his or her eye?A.Offer a pillow.B.Make small talk.C.Avoid speaking to the guest.D.Be open to the guests suggestions.3.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A.The hotel.B.The phone.C.The service.D
8、.The company.BHalloween has always been my favorite holiday.As a child,I looked forward all year to dressing up and going trick-or-treating.I still love putting on costumes and cutting pumpkins.However,with childhood obesity on the rise,many parents nowadays want to limit added sugars in their child
9、rens diets.I spoke to dozens of parents about how they deal with Halloween candy.Some parents avoid taking their kids trick-or-treating and take them swimming or doing other sports instead.Their kids havent complained.And then there are parents who take their kids trick-or-treating and maybe let the
10、m have a couple of pieces of candy that evening.Once the kids are in bed,the parents change the candy for a toy.A Pennsylvania State University study shows,however,that girls who have treats on a regular basis eat less of these foods when they are offered them and are likely to have a better body sh
11、ape.Another study from the Netherlands compared the eating behaviors of children who were told they couldnt have sweets or were allowed to eat what they wanted.The restricted (受限制的) groups wanted more of the foods they werent allowed to have and ate more on the whole.As a food expert,I tell parents
12、to see Halloween as a learning opportunity.Sweets and other treats are part of life,and keeping kids from less healthy foods doesnt teach them how to manage them and control their eating as adults.Its fine for kids to have a few pieces of candy a day,for example,as dessert after a meal.One way to do
13、 this is to have a piece of candy with lunch.This encourages mindful eating rather than distracted (注意力分散的) eating in front of the TV.Eating small amounts of treats should help kids learn to enjoy them more so theyre satisfied.4.How did the author experience Halloween differently from todays kids?A.
14、She missed some activities because of obesity.B.She was forced to do some sports.C.She enjoyed herself heartily.D.She preferred toys to candy.5.What is some kids reaction to their absence from trick-or-treat?A.They say its unfair.B.They are OK with it.C.They show their anger.D.They consider it encou
15、raging.6.What can be learned from the Netherlands study?A.Girls are less attracted to sweets.B.Eating habits are formed from childhood.C.Eating some candy can be helpful for kids.D.Keeping foods from kids doesnt teach self-control.7.What does the author suggest about sweets?A.Avoiding them as much a
16、s possible.B.Enjoying them with the family.C.Sharing them with friends.D.Having some with meals.二、七选五I was giving my 5-year-old a bath one night when she looked out the window at our fence and announced,“You know,Mamma,sometimes looking at trees helps you to think.”1What a deep observation from a li
17、ttle child.“You are right,” I encouraged.“What are you thinking about?”Lately,there have been a lot of changes going on in my life at work.Business has been hard and I have been doing a lot of consulting for customers who havent been able to afford help.2I have a need and desire to help,but I often
18、say “Yes” when my wallet should be saying “No!” The last few years have been such a struggle for so many of my customers from so many walks of life.3Worse yet,I always have a voice in the back of my head that says if I dont relax or learn a better way to deal with stress,cancer might come near! So w
19、hen my daughter said that one sentence,I promised to spend more time in nature.4It is so grounding and so healing.I have traded a few gym days for hikes in the hills above my house.5I am always more clear-headed after that.So I plan on spending some time this summer in southern California,enjoying t
20、hinking at the base of an old,wise tree with my daughter of course.A.I struggle with this.B.What she said is so true.C.My health is on the downside.D.I decided to stop the busy life.E.I just sat in surprise and silence.F.I have trouble sleeping,sometimes.G.Have you ever sat in a park and stared at a
21、 tree?三、语法填空The day after graduating from the University of Nebraska in May,Ben Norton flew to Japan to start his career.Norton,1. studied abroad at Senshu University,now works for Senshu as an English language coordinator.Norton was first exposed 2. Japanese culture through a friend and began to st
22、udy Japanese in middle school.Since then,he has had 3. deep interest in Japan and prepared to finally work there.“I felt my study of Japanese would be useless if I didnt have a command of basic business concepts,so I decided on 4. (study) international business,” he said.Norton learned how to deal w
23、ith 5. (culture) differences and build meaningful relationships.He became aware of how someones culture affects his or her viewpoint of certain 6. (situation).“I learned more and more about the general viewpoints of Japanese people,and I gained a new way 7. (view) my environment and culture,” he sai
24、d.Finally,he 8. (offer) the job because of the relationship he established with Senshu University.Norton 9. (strong) encourages students to consider studying abroad.“Those that study abroad get to have these wonderful experiences that will stay with them for 10. (they) entire lives,” he said.限时规范练33
25、(模块六Unit 3)一、【篇章导读】本文是说明文。为了提供更好的服务,Affinia连锁酒店培训员工识别客人的肢体语言。1.D细节理解题。根据第二段末的“Everyone from housekeeping to management will communicate with guests based on body language.”及第三段开头的“A body language expert trained employees on what cues to look for.”可知,Affinia连锁酒店培训其员工识别客人的肢体语言,以便更好地与其交流。2.B推理判断题。根据第三段
26、中的“A guest who makes eye contact while walking down the hall,for example,may be open to conversation.”可知,如果一名客人与酒店服务人员进行眼神接触,说明该客人有交流的意愿。3.C代词指代题。画线词所在句的意思是:有些公司根据电话铃响几次之后员工才接起电话来设定服务的水准。it指代的是服务。【篇章导读】本文是议论文。随着儿童肥胖症案例的不断增多,还应该让孩子们尽情吃万圣节糖果吗?4.C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Halloween has always been my favorite.love
27、 putting on costumes and cutting pumpkins.”可知,不同于今天的孩子们,儿时的作者可以尽情享受万圣节带来的欢愉。5.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Some parents avoid taking their kids trick-or-treating and take them swimming or doing other sports instead.Their kids havent complained.”可知,有些父母不让孩子参加“不给糖就捣蛋”活动,而这些孩子并没有表示不高兴。6.D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Another study
28、from the Netherlands.allowed to have and ate more on the whole.”可知,荷兰的研究表明,限制孩子们吃某样食物并不能让孩子们学会控制对该食物的食用量。7.D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“One way to do this is to have a piece of candy with lunch.”可知,作者建议随餐吃糖果。二、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。作者被女儿的一句话深深触动,此后她改变了自己以往忙碌、焦虑的生活状态,拥抱大自然,从而得到了内心的宁静。1.E根据下文中的“What a deep observation from
29、 a little child”可知,对于小孩子能说出这样深刻的话作者感到很惊讶。2.A根据下文中的“I have a need.saying No!”及“The last few years have been such a struggle”可知,作者在工作中一直处于挣扎的状态。3.F根据下文中的“Worse yet”及“deal with stress”可知,长期的工作压力对作者身体状况产生了影响。F项中的“have trouble sleeping”符合这一语境。4.B根据下文中的“It is so grounding and so healing”可知,女儿的话太有道理了。5.G根据
30、下文中的“I am always more clear-headed after that”及“enjoying thinking at the base of an old,wise tree”可知,此句内容与看树有关。G项符合语境。三、1.who考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明先行词Norton且在从句中做主语,故填who。2.to考查介词。expose.to.在此意为“使接触”。3.a考查不定冠词。have a(n).interest in.意为“对有兴趣”,且设空处后是deep,填a。4.studying考查动词-ing形式做宾语的用法。设空处做介词on的宾语,故填s
31、tudying。5.cultural考查形容词做定语的用法。设空处在此做定语,故填cultural。cultural difference意为“文化差异”。6.situations考查名词复数。situation在此意为“状况,处境”,是可数名词,且在此表示泛指,故填复数形式situations。7.to view考查不定式做定语的用法。way后常跟不定式做定语,故填to view。8.was offered考查一般过去时的被动语态。he与offer之间是被动关系,且由语境及Finally可知,此处描述过去发生的事情,应用一般过去时,故填was offered。9.strongly考查副词。设空处做状语修饰谓语动词encourages,故填副词strongly。10.their考查代词。设空处在此做定语,意为“他们的”,故填their。
