1、选修七 Unit Two 学案四1 (2010淮南一次调研)There are certain things British men like to believe about themselves.The first is that one day they will again1the World Cup.They also believe they do not2.3the centuries,Britons are believed to have a “stiff upper lip”But is it true?Yes,it is.A recent study arranged b
2、y Kleenex on how the British express their emotions4that 95 percent of them still5their emotions.Moreover,672 percent think this is unhealthy,19 percent cant remember the last time they “let it out”As a result,Kleenex is7the “Let It Out” campaign that8Britons to grab a tissue and have a good cry.The
3、se days,however,the male Britons9toward crying is changing.Though the majority still10to open up emotionally,a 2004 study by Oxfords Social Issues Research Center found that 77 percent of British men considered crying in public increasingly11.Half of London males12crying in front of their mothers.Sc
4、otsmen are the least emotional,although they are most13to cry at weddings.Peter Marsh,director of the center,said：“Crying can now indicate sensitivity rather than14.Like David Beckham,crying because youre dropping off your boy at nursery isnt seen as weak.”Winston Churchill was said to be a15crier,s
5、hedding tears at seeing a16in an air raid shelter (防空洞),and when he saw his wife after a long17.Psychologists say that while society has accepted that men can cry,there are18.Ronald Bracey,a consulting psychologist,said：“If a man began to cry when he was having stitches (缝针) in hospital,he would be1
6、9as a weak man.Men still need to be seen as strong when it20to physical pain.”1A.win Bdefeat Cown Dreceive2A.laugh Bcry Cshout Dtremble3A.Inside BOver CBefore DHalf4A.requires Binsists Cexhibits Dreveals5A.conduct Bexpose Ccontain Dconstruct6A.while Bbecause Csince Dfor7A.carrying Bstudying Cstartin
7、g Dcalling8Apersuades Ballows Corders Dencourages9A.attitude Bface Cidea Dimpression10A.frightens Bstruggles Cfights Dbreaks11Aunimaginable Bunbelievable Cacceptable Dshameful12A.admitted Badapted Cdenied Dsupported13A.surely Bcertainly Cpossibly Dlikely14A.weaknessBstrength Cbravery Dhorror15A.brav
8、e Bfrequent Cseldom Dkind16A.wound Bstudent Csurvivor Dsoldier17A.absence Bpresence Cbattle Dreserve18Aexpectations Blimits Crules Dexceptions19A.classified Binsisted C.considered Dimagined20A.comesBhappens Clies Dgoes2He has been called the“missing link”Half man,half beast.He is supposed to live in
9、 the highest mountain in the worldMount Everest.He is known as the Abominable Snowman.The1of the Snowman has been around for2.Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest.The native people said they3this creature and called it the“Yeti”,a
10、nd they said that they had4caught Yetis on two occasions(场合) 5none has ever been produced as evidence.Over the years,the story of the Yetis has6.In 1951,Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.Shipton believed that they were not7the tracks of a monkey or a bear and8th
11、at the Abominable Snowman might really9.Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis.But the only things people have ever found were10footprints.Most believe the footprints are nothing more than11animal tracks,which had been made12as they melted(融化) and refroze in the snow. 13,in 1964,a Ru
12、ssian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was14and was a remaining link with the prehistoric(史前) humans.But,15,no evidence has ever16been produced.These days,only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman17.But if they ever18catching one,they may face a real19：Would th
13、ey put it in a20or give it a room in a hotel?1A.eventBstoryCadventure Ddescription2A.centuries Btoo long Csome time Dmany years3A.heard from Bcared for Cknew of Dread about4A.even Bhardly C.certainly Dprobably5A.as Bthough C.when Duntil6A.developed Bchanged C.occurred(发生) Dcontinued7A.surely Bnatura
14、lly CclearlyDsimply8A.found Btold Cfelt Ddoubted9A.exist Bleave Cdisappear Dreturn10A.clearer Bmore Cpossible Dfewer11A.huge Brecent Cordinary Dfrightening12A.strange Blarge Cdeep Dsmall13A.In the endBTherefore CAfter all DHowever14A.imagined Breal Cspecial Dfamiliar15A.so Bbesides Cagain Dinstead16A.rightly Breally Cusually Dspecially17A.lightly Bjokingly Cseriously Dhardly18A.succeed in Bmanage to Cdepend onDjoin in19A.decision Bsituation Csubject Dproblem20A.zoo Bmountain Cmuseum Dlaboratory.w。w-w*k&s%5￥u高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u