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高考英语整本练习题含答案9
Unit4 Bodylanguage
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
The“ThumbsUp”
Whilewesternculturehasbecomeusedtothethumbsupasapositivesignal(probablycomingfromWorldWarⅡpilotsusingthesignaltocommunicatethattheywere“goodtogo”withgroundcrews),therearecultureswhereathumbsupmaylandyouintrouble.InWestAfrica,aswellasGreece,ItalyandMiddleEast,thethumbsupisprettymuchthebiggestinsult(侮辱).
RathermorecharmingisathumbsupinGermanyandinpartsofJapan—theyjustseeitasthehandsignalforthenumberone.
The“AOK”
Thissignismainlyusedbydivers(潜水员)tomean“OK”(topreventbeingconfusedwiththethumbsupsign,whichmeans“rise”).Basicallythemeaningcomesoutas“great”,or“completelyfine”.However,inafewcountriesinEurope,peoplemaythinkyou’retellingthemthatyouthinkthey’rea“zero”.
The“VSign”
Thesigncomesintwoformats:
onewiththepalmfacedoutwards,andonewiththepalminwards.InAmericatheymeanthesamething—“victory”.However,iftheoutsideofyourhandisfacingyourtarget,you’regivingsomebodyalongestablishedinsultinGreatBritainandmanyEnglishspeakingcountriessuchasAustralia,IrelandandNewZealand.WinstonChurchillfamouslyusedthe“incorrect”versionoftheVsignduringtheearlyyearsofthewar,turningtheoutsideinsidelater.TheVsignisalsoconsideredrudeinItaly.
The“Corna”
Thecornahandgesturehasmostrecentlybeenadoptedbyfansofrockandheavymetalmusic.NowadaysmanyAmericansusethegesturesimplytomean“rockon”,orinsupportoftheUniversityofTexasinAustin(knownasthe“Hook’emHorns”).TodayitisstillpopularinSpain,BrazilandSlovakia(斯洛伐克).Historically,however,thesymbolpossiblydatesbacktoAncientGreece.
( )1.ThepilotsinWorldWarⅡusedtomakethe“ThumbsUp”signtoshow______.
A.theplanewasverygood
B.theplanewasreadytotakeoff
C.theyweregoingtolandontheground
D.theywerethankfultothegroundcrews
( )2.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthepassage?
A.The“VSign”wasfirstusedbyWinstonChurchill.
B.Italiansoftenusethe“ThumbsUp”topraiseothers.
C.Youaremostlikelytoseethe“Corna”inaheavymetalmusicconcert.
D.The“AOK”andthe“ThumbsUp”havethesamemeaningstodivers.
( )3.Ifyoutravelabroad,you’dbetternotusethe“VSign”in______.
A.GreeceorItalyB.GermanyorJapan
C.IrelandorItalyD.SpainorBrazil
( )4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toshowtheimportanceofbodylanguage.
B.Totellushowtousebodylanguageproperly.
C.Todescribesomekindsofbodylanguage.
D.Totellushowtounderstandothers’bodylanguage.
【答案与解析】
1.B 细节理解题。
根据The“ThumbsUp”中的叙述可知,二战期间飞行员用该手势表示已准备好起飞。
2.C 推理判断题。
根据第四部分中“Thecornahandgesturehasmostrecentlybeenadoptedbyfansofrockandheavymetalmusic.”可知C项正确。
3.C 细节理解题。
由The“VSign”中的叙述可知在爱尔兰和意大利,这个手势是不礼貌的。
故选C项。
4.C 目的意图题。
文章主要介绍了四种手势,故选C项。
B
InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfiveminuteslater,thebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemedallat_seaandlookedembarrassed.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.
Learningthelanguageofacountryisn’tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisit,findoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.AvisitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,youmightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn’tagree.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.NoddingyourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.
( )5.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutoftheway,becausethegentlemen________.
A.wereforeignersB.didn’thavetickets
C.madealoudnoiseD.didn’tlineupforthebus
( )6.Accordingtothearticle,ifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountry,youshould________.
A.learnthelanguageofthecountry
B.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountry
C.haveenoughtimeandmoney
D.makefriendswiththepeoplethere
( )7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“atsea”probablymean?
A.Tired.B.Disappointed.
C.Pleased.D.Confused.
( )8.InIndiaitisconsideredimpoliteto________.
A.usetherighthandforpassingfoodattable
B.passfoodwiththelefthand
C.eatfoodwithyourhands
D.helpyourselfattable
【答案与解析】
5.D 细节理解题。
由第一段的“NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthat…onthebus.”可知,英国人因为这三位外国人没有排队而将他们推到一边。
6.B 细节理解题。
由第二段第二句话“Ifyouwanttohaveapleasant...yourhostcountry.”可知,当我们到国外旅行时,应该对目标国的风俗有所了解。
7.D 词义猜测题。
根据画线短语后的一句话可知,这三位外国人对英国的风俗并不知情,由此可知,当他们面对英国人当时的反应时会感到迷惑。
8.B 细节理解题。
由第二段的“AvisitortoIndiawoulddowell...lefthandforpassingfoodattable.”可知,在印度用左手递食物被认为是不礼貌的。
Ⅱ.七选五阅读(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Fromnowon,neverspendyourprecioustimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.__1__
Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated:
thehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.
__2__Yourlevelofselfesteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife.Peoplewithlowselfesteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyaretheperennial(常年的)victims.Theyareleavestossed(摇摆)bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.
Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlife.Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchance.__3__
Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect.__4__Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentonourlevelofconfidence.
Ifyouassociatewithpositivethinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturingtheseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks(挫折).
Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,youareresponsible.__5__
A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
B.Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit,youareontheroadtosuccess.
C.Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.
D.Developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccess.
E.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.
F.Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve.
G.Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourselfesteem(自尊).
【答案】1-5 EGCFB
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Itmaybedifficulttounderstandnonverbalmessagesbecausedifferentcultureshavedifferentexpectationsabouteyecontact,physical__1__,etc.
Let’sconsidereyecontact.ChildrenfrommanyLatinAmericanandAsian__2__showrespectbyavoidingtheglanceofimportantpersons.Ateacherwho’s__3__withthis,however,mightconsiderthelackofeyecontactasasignof__4__.FormanyAmericanIndianchildren,__5__ateacherintheeyeandansweringherquestioninfrontoftheclassis“showingoff”.
Culturegreatly__6__attitudestowardsphysicalcontact,whetherit’sahandshake,hug,orpatontheback.InAsia,femalefriends__7__holdhandsandmencasually(随便地)hugoneanotherastheywalkdownthestreet.Americans,however,mayfeel__8__withsuchpublicbehavior.InsomeAsiancultures,affectionatelypattinga(n)__9__headisstrictlytaboo(禁忌的),__10__itcanbeacceptablebehaviorbetweenadultsandyoungchildren.
How__11__shouldpeoplestandtoeachotherwhenthey’rehavingaconversation?
InareasoftheMiddleEastandSouthAmerica,peoplestandveryclosewhen__12__.Europeansliketohave__13__distancebetweenthem,whilesomeAfricans__14__evenmorespace.Youcan__15__greatdiscomfortbystandingtooclosetoanotherperson.Notbeing__16__ofthiscanevenpreventsomeonefromunderstandingor__17__theideasyou’retryingtogetacross.
Tocreateapositiveenvironmentforcommunication,yournonverbalmessagemustclosely__18__yourverbalmessage.Onewaytodothisistocarefullyobservehowchildrenandfamiliesspeakand__19__aroundeachotherandwithpeopletheyrespect.Thiscan__20__cluesaboutthetruemeaningoftheirnonverbalinteractions.
( )1.A.exerciseB.touch
C.educationD.strength
( )2.A.schoolsB.villages
C.homelandsD.cultures
( )3.A.uncertainB.angry
C.unfamiliarD.popular
( )4.A.disrespectB.idea
C.dangerD.disappointment
( )5.A.seeingB.staringat
C.lookingD.glancingat
( )6.A.influencesB.supports
C.observesD.reduces
( )7.A.neverB.often
C.seldomD.sometimes
( )8.A.pleasedB.comfortable
C.madD.uncomfortable
( )9.A.child’sB.baby’s
C.adult’sD.man’s
( )10.A.becauseB.although
C.unlessD.if
( )11.A.farB.cl