1、Period Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing.单词拼写1Each of the visitors was presented with a souvenir (纪念品)2Theres a higher percentage (百分比) of girl students in this class.3Mum was a great believer in herbal (药草的) medicines.4Keep whats left in a covered container (容器) in the fridge.5She dived i
2、nto her bag and brought out a folded (折叠起来的) piece of paper.单句语法填空1If plastic and rubber are burnt, theyll give off poisonous (poison) gases.2This new process has brought about great change.3The new railway from Zhangjiakou to Beijing was under construction (construct)4What he said made me so excite
3、d that I couldnt fall asleep that night.5The company is in financial (finance)difficulties.阅读理解Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships.For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.Yet it also has other uses.A womans sm
4、ile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child.A smile may show love or politeness.It can also hide true feelings.It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures.For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual a
5、nd even improper.Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities)Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places；some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough.In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to c
6、over painful feelings.Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture.The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions
7、 as openly as members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted.For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do.When with fri
8、ends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States.People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressi
9、ve than others.The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotions are different.If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。面部表情的含义取决于做表情的人所处的文化背景，同样的微笑在不同的文化背景下有着不同的含义。1What does the smile usually
10、 mean in the USA?ALove.BPoliteness.CJoy. DThankfulness.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“.in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.”可知，在美国微笑通常是高兴的体现，故答案为C项，joy意为“高兴”。答案：C2The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can _.Ashow friendliness to strangersBbe used
11、to hide true feelingsCbe used in the wrong placesDshow personal habits解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings.”可知在东南亚的文化中，微笑经常被用来掩饰痛苦的情感，故选B项。答案：B3What should we do before attempting to “read” people?ALearn about their relations with others.B
12、Understand their cultural backgrounds.CFind out their past experiences.DFigure out what they will do next.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话“.but we should not attempt to read people from another culture as we would read someone from our own culture.”可知我们不能用“解读”自己(国家)文化中成员的方法去“解读”其他(国家)文化中的成员，故答案为B项，表示“(在解读别人之前要先)了
13、解其文化背景”。答案：B4What would be the best title for the text?ACultural DifferencesBSmiles and RelationshipsCFacial ExpressionsDHabits and Emotions解析：标题归纳题。根据文章第一句话可知本文主要讲述的是facial expressions(面部表情)。A项外延太大；B项内涵过小；D项不是文章所讲主题。答案：C.完形填空When I first came to the USA，I made friends with a neighbour who used to l
14、ive only two blocks away from my street.We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes.This friend taught me a lot about American _1_，but in some cases I had to learn the _2_ way，because we didnt have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him.One day this sa
15、me friend invited me to a party.It wasnt a(n) _3_ party，only some kind of informal gettogether.Since it was summer time，we had a cookout，_4_ most of his American friends and relatives were known to me，but there were others I had never met before.It was the most _5_ party for me when I noticed that e
16、verybody was wearing jeans and simple Tshirts for the day，_6_ I arrived in a proper dress with my shoes and hair all fixed for a fancy party.It was hard to explain my embarrassment (窘迫) to the other _7_.When one of them turned around and said，“What nice clothes！Whats the occasion？” I felt my face bu
17、rning hot.I didnt answer at all.If she knew how _8_ I already felt，she wouldnt have said that to me.Maybe she didnt _9_ to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt.Many times I thought of going home and _10_ but I knew they would notice.It would be even _11_
18、for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place.So I wanted to pretend that I was _12_.I have already realized their _13_ are different from mine.They care less about formality (形式) _14_ it is a special occasion, like a _15_ or a very formal invitation.语篇解读作者记叙了自己参加一次聚会的经历，体会
19、了不同文化的差异。1A.artBcultureChistory Dpeople解析：从第一段最后一句中的“American culture”可以推知是“美国文化”。答案：B2A.easy BsimpleChard Ddifferent解析：由because 从句的内容可知，此处应表示“在有些情况下，我不得不用困难的方式学习”。答案：C3A.real BpleasantCusual Devening解析：a real party指的是真正意义上的formal party，从下文的only可知，作者参加的这个只是一个非正式的聚会。real“真的”；pleasant“令人愉快的”；usual “平常
20、的”；evening“晚上”。答案：A4A.which BwhenCwhere Das解析：where引导一个非限制性定语从句。由于从句中不缺少主语或宾语，排除关系代词which和as；从句的先行词cookout不表示时间，排除when。答案：C5A.exciting BsurprisingCembarrassing Denjoyable解析：从下文“everybody was wearing jeans and simple Tshirts for the day”和“It was hard to explain my embarrassment to the other.”看出作者很窘迫。
21、答案：C6A.as BwhileCwhen Dand解析：while 表示对比意义。as，when和and都没有这个用法。答案：B7A.guests BfriendsCneighbours DAmericans解析：由第一段第一句可知作者不是美国人，排除D项；由第二段最后一句可知参加聚会的人中有些和作者不相识，排除B项；参加聚会的并不一定都是邻居，但都属于客人。答案：A8A.nice BhappyCbad Dlucky解析：在这样的尴尬中，只能用bad，表示“感到糟糕”，其他三个选项都是褒义词。答案：C9A.mean BexpectCwish Dprepare解析：“也许她本不是有意使我感到尴
22、尬的”，用didnt mean to do.表示“没打算做某事”。expect“期望”；wish“希望”；prepare“准备”。答案：A10A.changing BcryingCsleeping Ddancing解析：根据上下文，作者此时处于一种非常窘迫的境地，她想摆脱这种窘境，赶紧把这身衣服换掉。答案：A11A.worse BluckierCbetter Deasier解析：作者会更不自在，情况会更糟糕。答案：A12A.OK BsadCangry Dwell解析：因此只好假装若无其事。OK“可以的，不错的”；sad“难过的”；angry “生气的”；well作形容词时，指“身体健康”。答案
23、：A13A.lives BcustomsCparties Dbeliefs解析：作者认识到他们的习俗与自己的不同。作者之所以处于这样一个尴尬的境地，正是自己国家的习俗与美国的习俗不同造成的。答案：B14A.unless BifCas long as Dsince解析：只要不是在特殊场合，人们不大在乎衣服的款式。unless “除非，如果不”；if “如果”；as long as “只要”；since “自从，由于”。答案：A15A.party BpicnicCmeeting Dwedding解析：wedding在西方文化中被认为是非常神圣的事情。party “聚会”；picnic “野餐”；m
24、eeting “会议”；wedding “婚礼”。答案：D.语法填空A few days before Badenhorsts departure，I was called to the main office.General Steyn was visiting the island and wanted to know if we had any plaint(s)(complain)Badenhorst was there as I went through a list of demands.After I finished，Badenhorst 2.spoke (speak) to
25、me directly.He told me he would 3.be_leaving (leave) the island and added，“I just want to wish you people good luck.” I do not know if I looked shocked，but I was sure that I 4.was_amazed (amaze) then.He spoke these words like a human being and showed a side of himself we had never seen before.I than
26、ked him for his good wishes and wished him luck in his future life.I thought about this moment for a long time afterwards.Badenhorst had perhaps been the most coldblooded and 5.rudest (rude) commanding officer we had had on Robben Island.But that day in the office，I realized that there was another s
27、ide to his nature，a side that we seldom saw but still 6.existed (exist)7It reminded us that all men，even the most seemingly coldblooded person，have good nature in them and that，with their hearts 8.touched (touch)，they can change.After all，Badenhorst was not evil.He had been given a bad name because 9.of misunderstanding.So，dont judge some socalled coldblooded person before you figure out whether he is bad by nature 10.or just bad by name.