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Unit 3 Body Language

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　　Body Language Passage 1阅读理解一

　　A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again.But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

　　One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk.As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished, gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying,“You don't say!”I was puzzled.I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic.“Well, Id better change the topic.”So I said to him,“Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?”“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it.It was magnificent.”He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide.“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world.We are very proud of it.”Soon I was interrupted again by his order“You don't say!”I couldn't help asking,“Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”“Well, I didn't request you to do so,”he answered, greatly surprised.I said,“Didn't you say you don't say?”Hearing this, the Englishman laughed into tears.He began to explain,“You don't say actually means really? It is an expression of surprise.Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms.”

　　Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself.Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

　　注释

　　1、emphasize vt.强调，着重

　　2、shrug vt.(shrugged; shrugging)耸(肩)(表示冷漠、无奈、不耐烦、怀疑、厌恶等)

　　3、magnificent adj.宏伟的，堂皇的，庄严的

　　4、interrupt vt.打断(别人谈话)；打扰vi.打断，插嘴

　　5、idiomatic adj.惯用的，合乎语言习惯的根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　()1A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .

　　A、English idioms were too difficult to master

　　B、I cared little about the teachers instruction

　　C、my teacher didn't emphasize the importance

　　D、I had no interest in English learning

　　()2The writer happened to meet an Englishman .

　　A、some dayB、everydayC、every dayD、yesterday

　　()3When I first heard“You don't say!”I thought .

　　A、the Englishman was not interested in my English studies

　　B、the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall

　　C、I had talked too much

　　D、I had to stop talking at once

　　()4The underlined word“amusing”means .

　　A、interestingB、importantC、terribleD、lucky

　　()5Which of the following is true?

　　A、The Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall.

　　B、The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

　　C、The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

　　D、The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.

　　Passage 2阅读理解二

　　Every body knows that words can carry messages. People communicate with words. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

　　Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying“No”. You nod and people know you are saying“Yes”.

　　Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?

　　People can communicate in many ways without words. For example, an artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the sea and many other things.

　　注释

　　1、message n.消息；通讯；音信，口信；情报；电报；通报

　　2、sign n.(1)记号，符号；信号；暗号(2)姿势；手势，表示(3)招牌，广告牌(4)痕迹；迹象；足迹(5)征兆；预兆

　　3、all the time一直；始终；老是根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　()1Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A、It is a most popular way for man to communicate with words.

　　B、Words are the only way for man to communicate.

　　C、Using radio is one of the ways for man to communicate.

　　D、TV can help people to know the world better.

　　()2Besides words, can also be used to express oneself.

　　A、sign languageB、hand language

　　C、action languageD、nodding

　　()3Which of the following signs is usually used to show you the direction?

　　A、A picture.B、A number.

　　C、A kind of color.D、An arrow.

　　()4How does an artist often carry messages to people?

　　A、He writes articles.

　　B、He gives reports.

　　C、He sings songs.

　　D、He draws pictures.

　　Passage 3

　　完形填空

　　Different people use 1 body languages.Ours 2 quite different 3 other peoples.When a Chinese 4 disappointed or doubtful, he will probably shake his head 5 an American will be likely 6 his shoulders. During a talk,7 polite listener in England will look at 8 speaker 9 and blink his 10 occasionally to show his 11, but to blink eyes means nothing to Americans,who expect the listener 12 or to murmur something.13 some African countries,when people become 14 in what you 15 about,they will move their fists to and fro slightly.But 16 us Chinese,we will tend to think that he's ready 17 fighting.

　　Now we are learning 18 foreign language,19 we should also learn some body languages 20 avoid unnecessary misunderstanding.

　　注释

　　1、shoulder n.肩(膀，胛，背)；pl.上背部(关节)

　　2、occasionally adv.偶然地，时不时地；间断性地

　　3、murmur v.嘟哝

　　4、to and fro来回地，来来往往地

　　5、tend vi.倾向于

　　6、avoid vt.避免；回避通读短文选出一个最佳答案

　　()1A、different B、difference C、differently D、difficultl

　　()2A、are B、was C、is D、were

　　()3A、with B、from C、to D、between

　　()4A、feel B、feels C、feeling D、felt

　　()5A、when B、as C、while D、but

　　()6A、to shrug B、shruging C、shruged D、shrugged

　　()7A、an B、the C、× D、a

　　()8A、the B、an C、a D、×

　　()9A、attentive B、attentively C、attentivement D、attent

　　()10A、eye B、eyes C、nose D、noses

　　()11A、interest B、interests C、interesting D、interested

　　()12A、nodding B、nodded C、nod D、to nod

　　()13A、in B、At C、In D、With

　　()14A、interested B、interest C、interests D、interesting

　　()15A、were talking B、are talking C、talked D、talking

　　()16A、to B、with C、of D、in

　　()17A、with B、at C、for D、in

　　()18A、× B、kind C、few D、certain

　　()19A、but B、and C、then D、as well

　　()20A、so as that B、in as to C、so as to D、as to as

　　Passage 4判断正误

　　In the United States Monday is the beginning of the workweek;it is the day most Americans like least. It is not surprising that day they like most is Saturday. Saturday is the end of the workweek;it is the beginning of the weekend. Life is different on the weekend. Most Americans take care of their house,car,or garden. They get up late in the morning. They enjoy the feeling that the time seems to move more slowly. The week is for things you have to do,the weekend is for things you want to do. Some people may get in a car driving in the country. They like to take part in a sports activity outdoors. And on Saturday night they might go to a public eating place or movie.

　　The idea of the weekend is a recent invention. In 1870 wealthy people began to speak of spending weekends in the country visiting friends. For most people,however,the workday was six-day long. It ended on Saturday. Automobile maker Henry Ford was the first major employer in the United States to establish a workweek of five days. He did that in 1926. Henry Ford thought that if the working people had more free time they would spend more money and it was something good for the economy. By 1940 it had become common for most Americans to work 8 hours a day a week. Today the lives of most Americans are organized that way: 5 days of work or school followed by 2 days of rest. For many people Saturday night is the highpoint of the weekend and the week. It is the night for going out or having fun.

　　Anything and everything can happen on Saturday night. People go dancing,visiting friends and having parties. They drunk too much alcohol. They get killed or kill other people. They sleep,watch television,and sometimes fall in love. People do these things on other nights of the week too,but they do them more often and with more emotion and purpose on Saturday night. On Saturday night movie theatres sell more tickets. It is also the biggest night for places that sell alcoholic drinks. That is one reason why Saturday night witnesses most murders,fights and deadly car accidents. In a town in Indiana there is a Saturday night custom called“cruising”. Cruising means to spend the evening driving your car slowly up and down the towns main street. People who are cruising talk from car to car. They exchange greetings,jokes and friendly insults. Cruising is most popular in small towns where there is not much else to do.

　　Many people spend the Saturday night at home with friends. They have dinner together. Perhaps they watch a movie on a video cassette recorder. Other people go on a date. People on a date might go to a public concert,yet they only talk to each other. Is there anything people do not like about the weekend? A study of 1000 Americans found that half would gladly trade a paid workday for an extra day of free time. The only thing wrong with the weekend,they think,is that it does not last longer.

　　注释

　　1、wealthy adj.富有的；丰富的；大量的

　　2、automobile n. (美)汽车；自动机动车；车辆

　　3、major adj.较大的；较多的；主要的；主修的

　　4、establish vt.成立，建立，设立；创立；开设

　　5、economy n.经济，经济实惠

　　6、alcohol n.乙醇，酒精根据文章内容判断正误

　　()1In the USA Monday is the first day of a week.

　　()2Monday is the beginning of the workweek in USA.

　　()3From the text we know some Americans might go to a public place on Sunday evening.

　　()4It didn't become common for most Americans to rest two days a week until 1940.

　　参考答案Passage 1

　　1、B依据文章第一段第一句：“I paid no attention to...English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again.”

　　2、A短语“one day”过去的某一天，而“some day”可表示将来的某一天，也可以指过去某一天。其他三个词的意思分别为：平常的，每一天，昨天。

　　3、A依据第二段第三句内容，当作者开始听到“You don't say”时，以为这个英国人对他的英语学习这个话题不感兴趣。“You don't say”汉语意思为：“你别说，别说这些”，而在英语口语的意思是：“really”即“真的吗”。

　　4、A依据第一段文章的意思，只有interesting能代替“amusing”的汉意，其他三个词“重要的，可怕的，幸运的”都不合文意。

　　5、D阅读文章第二段后半段得知答案应该是D。这个英国人不但去过长城，而且认为中国的长城是世界名胜，值得一游。

　　Passage 2

　　1、B我们知道，语言并不是人们相互进行交流惟一的方式，文章中还列举了许多其他交流方式。

　　2、A“sign language”是一种习惯说法，意思是“手语”。

　　3、D根据常识，在日常生活中，通常用箭头来表示所指的方向。

　　4、D我们知道，画家是通过用绘画这种艺术“语言”来表达自己对事物的思想感受的。

　　Passage 3

　　1、A英语语法一般常识，形容词修饰各词作定语，body languages前用形容词different修饰，B、C项词性不对，D项意思不合题意。

　　2、A代词作主语代替复数各词时，谓语用复数形式，如在句中代替单数名词，谓语动词应用单数形式。这里ours代替our body languages。

　　3、Bbe different from是常用短语，汉语意思是“与……有区别，与……不同”。

　　4、Ba Chinese意思：“一个中国人”，故谓语动词用单数形式。

　　5、Cwhile引导时间状语从句是连词，在此处表示对比的含义。

　　6、Abe likely to do sth、是“可能做某事”的意思。

　　7、D此题属于语法常识冠词的用法。

　　8、A英语中表示特指时，用定冠词。

　　9、B副词用来修饰动词在句中作状语，其他选项词性不合适。

　　10、B根据上下文意思选B项。A项单数形式不行，C、D项汉语意思不合题意。

　　11、Ashow one's interest意为：“对……感兴趣”。在文中作补语。interest在这个补语中是不可属名词，不能用复数形式，C、D项词性不合适。

　　12、Dexpect是及物动词，后接动词不定式作宾语或宾语补足语，构成补语expect sb. to do sth.。另外：expect后不能接ing形式作宾语。

　　13、Cin表示范围。

　　14、Abe(become)interested in sth.汉语意思是：“对……有兴趣”。常用作补语。

　　15、B本句强调一般情况，因此选are talking。

　　16、Ato意为“对……来说”，to us Chinese中的Chinese是us的同位语。

　　17、Cbe ready for sth.常用作补语。

　　18、Da certain意为：“某一种，某一个，某一”，在不需要说出某人某事时用“a certain+名词”。

　　19、A起转折作用。

　　20、C动词不定式结构so as to和insgroupsto同义，都用来引导目的状语。

　　Passage 4

　　1、F阅读文章第一段第一句话得知，星期一是一周工作的第一天。

　　2、T根据文章内容，解释同上。

　　3、F根据文章第一段最后一句内容，我们可知美国人在星期六晚上可能出去吃饭、看电影而不是星期天晚上。

　　4、T依据文章第二段倒数第三句内容可以作出判断。

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