1、Unit 6 Disaster and hope课时作业(十八)Unit 6Section Developing ideas.阅读理解A“When studying foreign languages, dont forget about body language，” Anne Merritt said.Something as simple as a gesture can show friendliness in one culture, embarrassment in another, impatience in the third. Even silence means diffe
2、rent things in different places. If you want to avoid making some mistakes when traveling abroad, you should pay attention to the following.TouchBritain, along with many countries in northern Europe and the Far East, has a “noncontact (非接触性)” culture. In those countries, there is very little physica
3、l contact in peoples daily talks. Even touching someones arm by accident is the reason for an apology. However, in the highcontact cultures of the Middle East, Latin America, and southern Europe, physical touch is a big part of daily life.Whats more, there are different standards for the touch. In m
4、uch of the Arab world, men hold hands and kiss each other in greeting, but would never do the same with a woman. In Thailand and Laos, it is a taboo (禁忌) to touch anyones head, even childrens, In South Korea, elders can touch younger people with force when trying to get through a crowd, but younger
5、people cant do the same.Eye contactIn most Western countries, frequent eye contact is a sign of confidence and attentiveness (专注). We may think that a conversation partner who looks away is either not listening to us or lying. Of course, this is not the standard around the world.In many Asian, Afric
6、an, and Latin American countries, the unbroken (不间断的) eye contact would be considered impolite and rude. These cultures consider avoiding eye contact a sign of respect for bosses and elders. In these parts of the world, children wont look at an adult who is speaking to them, and nor will employees l
7、ook at their bosses.1In Britain, when people are talking, they usually _.Aavoid eye contactBtouch the others armsCavoid physical contactDapologize for their mistakes2In southern Europe, physical touch is _.Aunnecessary BimpoliteCdangerous Dcommon3What should we avoid doing in Thailand?ATouching a ki
8、ds head.BTouching someones arm.CShaking hands with children.DTouching old people with force.4What does this text mainly tell us?AHow to have a good time abroad.BThe importance of body language.CHow to communicate with foreigners.DAn introduction to some body languages.BThe worlds oldest known wild b
9、ird, an albatross (信天翁) named Wisdom, has returned to her nesting place in the Midway Atoll. The 68yearold bird has just laid another egg.The Midway Atoll is made of two small islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is an important place for albatrosses, and an important place for scientists
10、who want to study them. One of the ways scientists can study birds is by banding (给戴环志) them. Putting a small numbered band on the leg of a bird, helps scientists tell which bird is which. This makes it easier to keep track of what happens among the birds. Over 250,000 albatrosses have been banded o
11、n Midway since 1936.Wisdom was first banded by scientist Chandler Robbins in 1956, along with thousands of other albatrosses. At the time, she was at least 5 years old. Wisdom carried Robbins band around the world for many years. Then, surprisingly, the scientist and the bird were reunited in 2002,
12、when Robbins returned to Midway to research albatrosses again. He rebanded Wisdom and, checking the band records, discovered he had been the first one to put a band on her 46 years before.Wisdom was using the same nesting place. Adult albatrosses spend a lot of their lives flying over the sea, resti
13、ng from time to time on the water to eat. But they return to the same nesting place every year. When albatrosses choose a partner (配偶), they remain partners for life. But Wisdom has been alive so long that she has had a few partners.Wisdom is not just old, she is also active. Because it takes so muc
14、h time and energy for parent albatrosses to raise a chickit takes about seven months until it can flymany albatrosses lay eggs every other year. But Wisdom has laid an egg every single year since 2006. Because Wisdom has been laying eggs for so long, she could have her chicks and the chicks of her c
15、hicks all around her. There may soon be one more to add to the list.5What does the author want to do in Paragraph 2?AUse an example to support the topic.BOffer some background information.CGive an explanation for what happened.DAttract the readers interest in the topic.6What is Paragraph 3 mainly ab
16、out?AHow albatrosses are banded.BHow biologists study albatrosses.CThe life of Wisdom since she was banded.DThe connection between Wisdom and a scientist.7What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?AWisdom. BWisdoms chick.CA baby albatross. DA parent albatross.8How is Wisdom d
17、ifferent from ordinary albatrosses?AShe lays an egg every year.BShe uses different nesting spots.CShe changes partners very often.DShe has been banded several times.阅读七选五_1_ You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if
18、 he or she wants to. Here is how.Plan your time carefully.When planning your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule of your time. First arrange your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for s
19、tudying. _2_ A weekly schedule may not solve all the problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.Find a good place to study.Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this place, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study ma
20、terials. No games, radios or TV! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.Make good use of your time in class._3_ Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking class notes will help you remember what the teacher says.Study regularly.When you get home from school, go over y
21、our notes. Review the important points that your teacher has mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material. _4_ If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.Develop a good attitude
22、towards the tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you to remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be overly worried._5_ You will probably discover them after you have tried these.AThere are other methods that m
23、ight help you with your studying.BDont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.CTake advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.DNo one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.EMaybe you are an average student.FMake full use of class time to take notes of
24、 what the teacher says in class.GThis will help you understand the next class.语法填空We always have colorful dreams. When people are faced with a setback, most of 1._ will feel upset and complain about it. Whenever there is an activity or a competition, I would like to take part in it, but 2._ (fail) m
25、ake me frustrated.One rainy day after I had failed once more, I walked along a path. 3._ path was so muddy that I could hardly walk even a little 4._ (far). What was worse, I fell down. I burst into tears because of exhaustion under great pressure. For a long time, I just sat where I fell down. 5._
26、(look) at the footprints I had left behind, I thought of walking on the path in the sun. Thinking of that, an idea 6._ (occur) to me. There will be no footprints 7._ (leave) on sunny days, but on rainy days there will be. The more heavily we fall down, the deeper our footprints will be.Certainly, a
27、smooth life is what we long for, but how can we see the rainbow 8._ experiencing a rainy day? Frustration is sure to slow our advancement, 9._ because of it, each of our steps leaves a print. Those who live 10._ (smooth) can leave nothing behind. They can never experience the same enjoyment as those
28、 who succeed after having failed for many times.课时作业(十八).阅读理解【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在不同国家的日常交流过程中应该注意的一些肢体语言。1答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据Touch部分的“Britain, along with many countries in northern Europe and the Far East, has a noncontact (非接触性)culture. In those countries, there is very little physical contact in peop
29、les daily talks.”可知，在英国，人们交谈时通常避免身体接触。选C。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据Touch部分的“However, in the highcontact cultures of the Middle East. southern Europe, physical touch is a big part of daily life.”可知，在欧洲南部，身体接触是日常生活中的一个重要部分。选D。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据Touch部分的“In Thailand and Laos, it is a taboo (禁忌)to touch anyones head
30、, even childrens”可知，在泰国，我们要避免触摸任何人的头，即使是孩子的也不行。选A。4答案与解析：D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了在不同国家的日常交流过程中应该注意的一些肢体语言。选D。【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一只世界上已知最长寿的信天翁Wisdom。5答案与解析： B推理判断题。作者在第二段首先简单介绍了Midway Atoll，说明该地是信天翁的重要栖息地，同时也是科学家研究信天翁的重要地点；接着作者介绍了科学家研究信天翁的一种手段给它们佩戴环志，以了解它们的行踪。这部分内容为第一段中Wisdom的产卵地Midway Atoll和第三段中Wisdo
31、m佩戴环志提供了背景信息。6答案与解析：D段落大意题。第三段主要讲述了Wisdom被科学家Chandler Robbins佩戴环志的故事。这位科学家在Wisdom大约五岁时给她戴上了环志。令人意想不到的是，46年后，他偶然间为Wisdom戴上了另一个环志，并认出了这位多年前的“故人”。7答案与解析：C词义猜测题。画线单词所在句句意：信天翁抚养幼鸟要花费大量的时间和精力，它(信天翁幼鸟)需要经历七个月时间的成长才能飞翔，所以，许多信天翁都是隔年产卵。8答案与解析：A细节理解题。由最后一段中的“many albatrosses lay eggs. every single year since 2
32、006”可知，许多信天翁隔年产卵，但Wisdom自2006年以来每年都产卵。.阅读七选五【语篇解读】本文是关于有效学习的几个建议。1答案与解析：E根据下一句“You probably think you will never be a top student.”说明你也许想过你从不会成为优秀生。说明你是一名普通的学生，故E正确。2答案与解析：B根据下一句“A weekly schedule may not solve all the problems”说明很满的时间安排不一定能解决所有的问题，一定要有娱乐的时间，故B正确。3答案与解析：C根据本段小标题“Make good use of you
33、r time in class.”可知要充分利用好课堂的时间，故C项符合上下文。4答案与解析：G根据前一句“If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material.”说明预习的重要性，预习以后会让我们的学习更高效，故G项内容符合上下文。5答案与解析：A根据下句“You will probably discover them after you have tried these.”说明除了文章中的这些方法以外，还有另外的方式。其中them指代A选项中的“other methods”，故A项
34、符合上下文。.语法填空【语篇解读】 作者以雨天散步时道路泥泞为切入点，讲述了在人生的道路上，正是因为挫折，才让我们留下自己的脚印。1答案与解析：them考查代词。分析句子结构可知，most of 1._作主语；再根据语境可知，此处说的是people，故用them来指代。2答案与解析：failures考查名词的数。分析句子结构可知，该处在句中作主语，故应填名词形式failure；又因为谓语动词make为复数形式，故应填failures。3答案与解析：The考查冠词。此处特指上文中出现过的“a path”，故用定冠词The。4答案与解析：farther/further考查副词的比较级。句意：这条道
35、路如此泥泞，以至于我几乎不能稍微走远一点点。even修饰比较级，故用far的比较级形式。far的比较级形式有两种，farther和further。5答案与解析：Looking考查非谓语动词。句意：看着我留在身后的脚印，我想到了阳光下我在这条小路上散步(的情景)。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作伴随状语，且与句子主语I之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，故应用现在分词形式。6答案与解析：occurred考查动词的时态。根据语境可知，此处陈述的是过去的情况，应用一般过去时。7答案与解析：left考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作后置定语，修饰footprints；因为leave和footprints之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用过去分词形式。8答案与解析：without考查介词。句意：当然，一帆风顺的生活是我们渴望的，但不经历风雨，我们又如何能见到彩虹呢？根据句意可知，此处应填without。9答案与解析：but考查连词。句意：挫折一定会拖慢我们前进的步伐，但正是因为挫折，我们前进的每一步才能留下印记。空处前后句子之间为转折关系，故应用转折连词but。10答案与解析：smoothly考查副词。句中live为动词，应用副词修饰，故填smoothly。