1、十四Unit 4Period 2. 阅读理解A(2021淄博高二检测)Nonverbal CommunicationWhen you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally (不用言语地). Before saying anything, people communicate nonverbally by making gestures. According to an inve
2、stigation, only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people dont know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world. In the United States, for example, noddi
3、ng your head up and down means “Yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean “No”. In Southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying “Ive heard you. ”In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someones life, he would put his thumb up. Today in the Unite
4、d States, when someone puts his/her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right. ” However, in Greece, the gesture is insulting(侮辱的) and should not be used there. In the United States, raising your closed hands above your head means “Im the champion” or “Im the winner”. It is the sign that prizefigh
5、ters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman (政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship. There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when t
6、hey go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans stand closer to each other than English people. English people dont like touching somebody or being touched. Now in America, touch is important. For example, friends touch each other on the arm. They often put an
7、 arm around a friend when they say “Hello” or “Goodbye”. 【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了“非语言交流”这种方式。1. Why we need to learn nonverbal communication? A. Most people speak different languages. B. Much of our communication is nonverbal on many occasions. C. People usually make gestures before saying anything. D. Its eas
8、y to learn how to express oneself through gestures. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段可知仅有30%-35%的交流是通过言语的形式, 从而推出“在很多场合, 大多数的交流是非语言形式的”是学习“非语言交流”的最主要的原因。2. If a native in Singapore nods his head up and down when you talk to him, his motion means “_”. A. yesB. noC. thats all right D. Ive heard you【解析】选D。细节理解题。由文章第二
9、段的最后一句话“In Southeast Asia, nodding your head. . . Ive heard you”可知答案。3. When the Russian leader put up his clasped hand after the meeting at the White House _. A. he meant Russia was the winnerB. he was insulting AmericaC. he made a show of friendship to AmericaD. he in fact meant nothing at all【解析】
10、选C。细节理解题。由第四段后半部分中的“When a leading Russian statesman made. . . it is a sign of friendship”可知答案。4. When you are talking to English people you should remember _. A. not to touch themB. to stand close to themC. to put an arm around themD. not to show your feelings【解析】选A。细节理解题。由最后一段English people dont l
11、ike touching. . . 可知和英国人谈话时不能触碰到他们的身体。B(2021宜昌高二检测)In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and trie
12、d to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seemed all at sea and looked embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who
13、arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus. Learning the language of a country isnt enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from you
14、r own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesnt agree. But in ma
15、ny parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty. 【语篇概述】短文介绍了英国人的乘车习惯, 并进一步说明了不同国家肢体语言的内涵。5. The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _. A. were forei
16、gnersB. didnt have ticketsC. made a loud noiseD. didnt line up for the bus【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第一段的“No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that. . . on the bus. ”可知, 英国人因为这三个外国人没有排队而将他们推到一边。6. What does the underlined phrase “at sea” probably mean? A. Tired. B. Disappointed. C
17、. Pleased. D. Confused. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据画线短语后的一句话可知, 这三个外国人对英国的风俗并不知情, 由此可知, 此种情境下他们会感到迷惑。7. According to the text, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should _. A. learn the language of the countryB. understand the manners and customs of the countryC. have enough time an
18、d moneyD. make friends with the people there【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第二段第二句话“If you want to have a pleasant. . . your host country. ”可知, 当我们到国外旅行时, 应该对那儿的风俗有所了解。8. In India it is considered impolite to_. A. use the right hand for passing food at tableB. pass food with the left handC. eat food with your handsD.
19、 help yourself at table【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第二段的“A visitor to India would do well. . . left hand for passing food at table. ”可知, 在印度用左手递食物被认为是不礼貌的。. 完形填空(2021天水高二检测)Body language is quiet and secret and it is the most powerful language of all! It speaks louder than words. According to specialists, our bodi
20、es send out more 1 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际)takes up about 50% of what we really 2 . And body language is particularly 3 when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so 4a part of us that its actually often unnoticed. And mi
21、sunderstandings occur as a result of it. 5 , different societies treat the distance between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 6 contact (接触)even with friends, and certainly not with 7 . People from Latin American countries, 8, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore,
22、its possible that in 9 , it may look like a Latino is 10 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving closer. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 11which the Latino will in return regard as 12 . Clearly, a great deal is going
23、on when people 13. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from different cultures, theres a strong possibility of 14. But whatever the situation, the best 15is to obey the golden rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. 【语篇概述】本文主要讲了肢体语言的重要性, 并且举例说明了不同社会对肢体语
24、言的理解是不同的, 所以在交流时会有误解。1. A. soundsB. invitationsC. feelingsD. messages【解析】选D。句意: 专家称, 我们的身体发出的信息比我们意识到的更多。sound 声音; invitation 邀请; feeling 感觉; message 信息。故选D。2. A. hopeB. receiveC. discoverD. mean【解析】选D。句意: 实际上, 非语言交际约占据了我们真正想表达的意思的50%。hope 希望; receive 接收; discover 发现; mean 表达意思。故选D。3. A. immediateB.
25、 misleadingC. importantD. difficult【解析】选C。句意: 当我们进行跨文化交流时, 肢体语言显得尤为重要。immediate 立刻的; misleading 误导的; important 重要的; difficult 困难的。故选C。4. A. wellB. farC. muchD. long【解析】选C。句意: 肢体语言占据我们自身的很大一部分, 但事实上常常被我们忽视。故选C。5. A. For exampleB. ThusC. HoweverD. In short【解析】选A。下文以拉丁美洲人和挪威人为例, 说明不同的社会群体对待距离的态度是不同的, 故
26、此处用For example “例如”。故选A。6. A. eyeB. verbalC. bodilyD. telephone【解析】选C。句意: 即使是朋友间, 北欧人通常也不喜欢身体的接触, 更不用说陌生人了。eye 眼睛; verbal 言语的; bodily 身体的; telephone 电话。故选C。7. A. strangersB. relativesC. neighboursD. enemies【解析】选A。句意同上。stranger 陌生人; relative亲戚; neighbour 邻居; enemy 敌人。故选A。8. A. in other wordsB. on the
27、 other handC. in a similar wayD. by all means【解析】选B。句意: 然而, 拉丁美洲国家的人们相互接触就很多。on the other hand 意为“在另一方面”。故选B。9. A. troubleB. conversationC. silenceD. experiment【解析】选B。句意: 在对话过程中, 拉丁美洲人可能跟着挪威人满屋子转。trouble 麻烦; conversation 对话; silence 沉默; experiment 实验。故选B。10. A. disturbingB. helpingC. guidingD. follo
28、wing【解析】选D。句意同上。follow 意为“跟着走”。故选D。11. A. stepping forwardB. going onC. backing awayD. coming out【解析】选C。句意: 挪威人将不断地后退。step forward 前进; go on 继续; back away 后退; come out 出来。故选C。12. A. weaknessB. carelessnessC. friendlinessD. coldness【解析】选D。句意: 拉丁美洲人反过来认为他们很冷淡。weakness 虚弱; carelessness 粗心; friendliness
29、 友好; coldness 冷淡。故选D。13. A. talkB. travelC. laughD. think【解析】选A。句意: 很显然, 当人们谈话时, 许多事情正在发生。talk 讲话; travel 旅行; laugh 笑; think 思考。故选A。14. A. curiosityB. excitementC. misunderstandingD. nervousness【解析】选C。句意: 误解的可能就会很大。misunderstanding意为“误会; 误解”。故选C。15. A. chanceB. timeC. resultD. advice【解析】选D。句意: 不管什么样
30、的情况, 最好的建议是遵守这样的黄金规则: 用自己想被对待的方式对待别人(己所不欲, 勿施于人)。chance 机会; time 时间; result 结果; advice 建议。故选D。语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Some people are great at remembering faces. Once they meet you, they never forget how you look, while for other people, remembering a face is 1. _ (simple) impossible. S
31、uch people have a condition of the brain called “face blindness”, 2. _ actual name is developmental prosopagnosia (人面失认症), or DP for short. There was a time when face blindness 3. _ (think) to be rare. But recent 4. _ (study) have shown that it might be more common than experts had thought. The late
32、st study on face blindness came from Chris, 5. _ professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College. He wanted to find out 6. _ the testees could recognize pictures of famous people or not. So he used FMRI (功能性磁共振成像) to measure activities in their brains. An FMRI can identify chemica
33、l and other changes 7. _ (result) from blood flow. Results showed that when 8. _ (show) famous faces, the testees drew a blank with them. But they could identify the actor who has one specific feature, such as his special chin or moustache. Chris said this study 9. _ (it) would not directly lead to
34、any treatments. However, he said it could lead to a much 10. _ (deep) understanding of how we remember the world around us. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了有关脸盲症的最新研究。1. 【解析】simply。考查副词用法。修饰形容词应当用副词, 故用simply。2. 【解析】whose。考查定语从句。由句子结构可知, 在非限制性定语从句中, 关系代词作actual name的定语, 故填whose。3. 【解析】was thought。考查时态和语态。根据该句中的“There wa
35、s a time”可知用一般过去时; 再由句子结构可知, 此处为sth. be thought to be结构。故填was thought。4. 【解析】studies。考查名词的数。根据空前的“recent”以及空后的“have shown”可知, 此处用名词复数, 故填studies。5. 【解析】a。考查冠词用法。此处是对Chris身份的说明, 他是一名大学教授, 表示泛指, 故用不定冠词。6. 【解析】whether/if。考查宾语从句。句意: 他想知道这些被测试者能不能辨认出名人的照片。故填whether/if。7. 【解析】resulting。考查现在分词用法。句子的谓语是can identify, 由于result与被修饰词changes之间为逻辑上的主谓关系, 故用现在分词短语作后置定语。8. 【解析】shown。考查过去分词。本句为when引导状语从句的省略, show与其逻辑主语the testees 之间是动宾关系。故填shown。9. 【解析】itself。考查反身代词。根据句意及句子结构可知, 空处是this study的同位语, 故用反身代词。10. 【解析】deeper。考查形容词比较级。根据空前“much”以及空后“understanding”可知, 空处要用形容词比较级。故答案是deeper。