1、学业分层测评(十二).完成句子1工作了三个小时后她休息了一会儿。_for three hours，she took a rest.2由于不知道他的住址，我立即给他打了电话。_his address，I telephoned him at once.3看到那些照片，她想起了她的童年。_，she remembered her childhood.4因为没有做好充分的准备，我们把运动会延期了。_，we put off the sports meeting.5他坐在椅子上看报。He sat in the chair _.【答案】1.Having worked2.Not knowing3Seeing t
2、hose pictures4.Not having made full preparations5.reading a newspaper.阅读理解Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships.For example，in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.Yet it also has other uses.A womans smile at a police o
3、fficer 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 and even improper.Y
4、et 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 cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful fee
5、lings.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 as openly as mem
6、bers of another do 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 friends，Japanese an
7、d 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 expressive than others.Th
8、e key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion 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】本文为一篇说明文。我们应该如何正确“解读”来自不同文化背景下的面部表情呢？1What does the smile usually mean in the US?ALove BPoliteness.
9、CJoy. DThankfulness.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“.in American culture(文化)the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.”可知在美国文化中微笑是高兴的体现，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 to hide true feelingsCbe used
10、in the wrong placesDshow personal habits【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后两句“In Southeast Asian cultures，a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings.Vietnamese people.”可知在东南亚的文化中，微笑常常用来掩盖痛苦的情感，故答案应为B项“被用来掩盖真实的情感”。【答案】B3What should we do before attempting to “read” people?ALearn about their relations with
11、others.BUnderstand their cultural backgrounds.CFind out about their past experiences.DFigure out what they will do next.【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段第一句话“.but we should not attempt to 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，因此在“解读”人们之前首先应了解他们的文化背景。故答案为B。【答案】B4What would be th
12、e best title for the text?ACultural DifferencesBSmiles and RelationshipsCFacial ExpressivenessDHabits and Emotions【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一句话可知本文主要论述facial expressions (面部表情)。因此C项为最佳标题。【答案】C.完形填空Over a hundred years ago，in a Scottish seaside inn，a group of fisherman were relaxing after a long day _1_.As a se
13、rving maid was walking _2_ the fishermens table with a pot of tea，one of the men made a sweeping _3_ to describe the size of the fish he had caught.His hand had a collision with the teapot and sent it _4_ against the whitewashed wall，where its contents left a(n)_5_ brown spot.Standing nearby the inn
14、keeper surveyed the damage.“That stain(污点)will never come off，”he said in discomfort.“The whole wall will have to be _6_.”“Perhaps not.”All eyes _7_ the stranger who had just spoken.“What do you mean？”asked the innkeeper.“Let me work with the _8_，”said the stranger，standing up from his table in the
15、corner.“If my work _9_ your approval，you wont need to repaint the wall.”The stranger _10_ a box and went to the wall.Opening the box，he withdrew pencils，_11_，and various colors.He began to draw lines around the stain and fill in here and there with different colors._12_ a picture began to appear.The
16、 stain of _13_ had been turned into the picture of a deer with a magnificent pair of antlers.At the bottom of the picture，the man _14_ his name.Then he paid for his _15_ and left.The innkeeper was _16_ when he examined the wall.“Do you know who that man was？”he said in amazement.“The signature _17_E
17、.H. Landseer！”Indeed，they had been visited by the _18_ painter of wild life，Sir Edwin Landseer.God wants to take the stains and disappointments of our live and not _19_ erase them，but rather turn them into a thing of _20_.1A.on the riverBin the lakeCin town Dat sea【解析】根据就餐地点和顾客们谈话的内容可以确定，应该是在海上劳作了一天
18、。【答案】D2A.on Bpast Cover Dthrough【解析】根据情景推断，服务员应该是从餐桌旁经过。past是介词。【答案】B3A.movement BsignalCgesture Dfly【解析】说话者当时挥舞着手，通过手势描述鱼的大小。【答案】C4A.crashing BslidingCflowing Drunning【解析】此时的茶壶经过碰撞以后已经脱手，因此是crashing(摔向)。【答案】A5A.regular BirregularCbeautiful Dpopular【解析】由情景推断，茶渍在墙上留下的应该是不规则的污点，因此是irregular。【答案】B6A.re
19、painted BrepairedCremoved Drebuilt【解析】前面已经提到了whitewashed wall，与污点形成很大反差，一般的解决办法应该是重新刷墙以便恢复原貌。即repainted。【答案】A7A.felt onto Bglared atCturned to Dlooked upon【解析】在大家都为此感到束手无策的时候，传来这样的声音，当然引起大家注意，“眼光”一齐转向说话的陌生人(不在同一桌子上用餐)。【答案】C8A.stain Bteapot Cpicture Dpaint【解析】这里的四个选项，除了picture，其余都已经出现了。经过对比可见，陌生人要处理的
20、就是墙上这个污点。【答案】A9A.permits Bsupports Cmeets Dneeds【解析】假如我的工作随你的意(approval)，用meets与之搭配。【答案】C10A.put up Bset upCbrought up Dmade up【解析】考虑当时情境，应该是从饭桌上站起来，拿起(自己常用的)工具箱走向墙边。【答案】C11A.papers Bbrushes Cknives Dboards【解析】根据其职业特点和后来所做的事情(draw)推断，brushes应该是必不可少的用具。【答案】B12A.However BThereforeCSoon DMeanwhile【解析】很
21、显然，画家一动手，“不久”图画就出现了。【答案】C13A.soup Bporridge Cjuice Dtea【解析】污点是“tea(茶水)”留下的。【答案】D14A.stressed BsignedCdrew Dcovered【解析】画家的职业习惯，作完画以后要签名。后面出现的signature也是一个提示信息。【答案】B15A.meal Bdamage Cfish Dwork【解析】他在饭店用完餐，付的肯定是饭费。其余选项不符合逻辑，也不符合当时的事实。【答案】A16A.puzzled BworriedCastonished Dembarrassed【解析】酒店老板听说过这位名画家，因此感
22、到惊讶。【答案】C17A.means Bshows Cspeaks Dreads【解析】签名写的是(reads)E.H.Landseer。reads是主动形式表示被动意义。【答案】D18A.wellknown BunknownCcommon Dspecial【解析】由文章可知是“著名的”野生动物画家。【答案】A19A.hardly BmerelyCdeliberately Drarely【解析】对于人们生活中的污点和失望上帝接受了，但是不急于把它们擦掉，而是将它们变成美好的东西。【答案】B20A.honesty Bkindness Cbeauty Dart【解析】解析同上。尽管事实上是艺术品，
23、但在这里它的意义已经高于艺术的范畴，成为美的化身。【答案】C.语法填空Pets，like children，need time to adjust to new surroundings and circumstances.Providing pets 1._ a place of their own will do good for them.Dont put your pets in situations where they feel threatened.For example，dogs left alone in yards can be 2._ (accidental) or in
24、tentionally teased by neighborhood children.Whats more，pets live longer，healthier，and 3._ (safe) lives if kept indoors with the family.Allowing children to help care for a pet 4._ (teach) responsibility.Even young children can be involved in some aspect of caring for 5._ animal friendselecting a new
25、 toy or carrying a food can.As soon as you bring a pet into your family，set up rules regarding proper pet care.For example，tell your children not 6._ (pull) the animals tail，ears，or other body parts，and insist that they never tease，hit，or chase it.Teach children 7._ to properly pick up，hold，and pet
26、it.These simple lessons are essential to 8._ (help) children become responsible caretakers.Also involve your children in pettraining activities，which not only 9._ (make) your pet a more wellmannered family member，but also teaches your children humane treatment 10._ effective communication.【答案】1.with2.accidentally3.safer4.teaches5.an6.to pull7.how8.helping9.makes 10and