十一Unit4LearningAboutLanguageⅠ.單句語法填空1.Afterthinking(think)forsometime,Ifinallymadeupmymindtogiveup.2.Herjobiskeeping(keep)thelecturehallascleanaspossible.3.MrReedmadeuphismindtodevoteallhehadtosettingup(setup)someschoolsforpoorchildren.

4.Theargumentisveryconvincing(convince).5.Keepontrying(try)andyouwillsucceed.6.Hehadaterrificsenseofhumourandcouldbeveryamusing(amuse).7.Thoughitsoundsabittooexpensive,itisworthbuying(buy).8.Heremainedstanding(stand)besidethetable.9.Sheisverybusywriting(write)herpapers.Sheisfartoobusytoreceive(receive)callers.

Ⅱ.完成句子1.Wouldyoumindturningdownyourcomputeralittle,please?

請(qǐng)把你的電腦(音量)關(guān)小一點(diǎn)好嗎?2.Herjobiswashing,cleaningandtakingcareofthechild.

她的工作是洗衣服、清掃衛(wèi)生和照顧孩子。3.Weallbelievethatifabookisinteresting,itwillsurelyinterestthereaders.

我們都相信,如果一本書有趣,它一定會(huì)引起讀者的興趣。4.Iadmittedmakingaseriousmistake.

我成認(rèn)犯了一個(gè)嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤。5.Itisworthwhilespendingmuchmoneyoneducation.

在教育上多花錢是值得的。6.Ican’timaginetheboyspeakingsorudelytohisparents.

我難以想象那個(gè)男孩對(duì)他的父母說話那么粗魯。7.MrJonesdecidedtowalktotheuniversityinsteadoftakingataxi.

瓊斯先生決定步行去大學(xué)而不坐出租車。8.Whilegoingshopping,peoplesometimescan’thelpbeingpersuadedintobuyingsomethingtheydon’tneed.

在購物時(shí),人們有時(shí)會(huì)情不自禁地被說服去買他們不需要的東西。9.IregrettotellyouthatIhavenochoicebuttorefuseyourapplication.

我很遺憾地告訴你,除了拒絕你的申請(qǐng),我別無選擇。10.Manypeoplehavesuggestedsettingupmorerulestoprotectanimalrights.

很多人都建議制定規(guī)那么以保護(hù)動(dòng)物權(quán)益。Ⅰ.閱讀理解Bodylanguageispartofnonverballanguage.Itincludesthingslikegestures,facialexpressions,andevensmallthingsthatarehardlyperceptiblelikeabriefshrugoftheshoulderoraslightnodofthehead.Therearemanywaystointerpret(詮釋)bodylanguagebutyoumustknowthatthesearefrequentlyspecifictoaculture.Forinstance,Americanswavegoodbyewiththepalm(手掌)facingthepersontheyarewavingto.Inothercultures,wavinggoodbyemayoccurwiththepalmuptothesky.TopeopleintheUSA,thismightlooklikeagestureaskingsomeonetoapproachratherthanawavegoodbye.Still,sincepeopleliveinoneareawherebodylanguagemaybesimilaramongthem,it’simportanttoknowthatyoucancommunicatealotbyhowyougesture,whatyoudowithyourarms,andevenhowyouposture.ApersoninmuchoftheUSAwhositswithhandscrossedoverthechest,andwithlegscrossed,maybesendinganunintendedmessagethatthey’rereallynotopentotalking.Eyecontactisanotherkeyelementofnon-verbalcontactinmuchofthewesternworld.Itwouldbeimpossibletodescribeallthewayspeopleusenon-verballanguage,butit’simportanttorememberthatnon-verballanguageisn’tnecessarilyuniversal.Ifyou’reobservingbodymovementsthatseemincorrect,considerculturalorregionaldifferencesthatmayaccountforit.Youmayevennotethatfamilymembershavesimilargesturesthataren’tthatcommonelsewhere.Ifyouthinkyourbodylanguageisofforneedsimprovementinanewarea,justremember“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.〞Thatcanmakeyouappearmoreconfidentordirect.【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹使用肢體語言可以幫助進(jìn)行大量交流,但肢體語言不一定是通用的,所以人們要入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perceptible〞inParagraph1mean?A.Suitable.B.Bearable.C.Noticeable. D.Believable.【解析】選C。詞義猜想題。根據(jù)畫線局部所在句子可知,肢體語言包括手勢(shì)、表情,甚至幾乎不“perceptible〞的小事,例如微微聳肩或者輕輕點(diǎn)頭。尤其是brief和slight可判斷畫線局部的意思是“容易發(fā)覺到/容易發(fā)現(xiàn)的〞。應(yīng)選C。2.WhichofthefollowingprobablyshowsthebodylanguageofanAmerican?A.Heseesfriendsoffwiththepalmuptothesky.B.Hewavesgoodbyewiththepalmfacingfriends.C.Hecrosseshishandsoverthechesttoshowpoliteness.D.Heuseseyecontacttosendimportantmessagestofriends.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Forinstance,Americanswavegoodbyewiththepalmfacingthepersontheyarewavingto.可知,美國人揮手掌辭別,掌心朝著他們揮舞的人。應(yīng)選B。3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Bodylanguagediffersinculturesandareas.B.Peopleneedtoimprovetheirbodylanguage.C.Messagescanbeexpressedthroughbodylanguage.D.Communicationcallsforproperbodylanguage.【解析】選D。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容,尤其是第三段的第一句和最后一段的第一句可知,交流需要恰當(dāng)?shù)闹w語言。應(yīng)選D。4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatistheproperreactiontopeople’sdifferentbodylanguage?A.Totallyacceptit. B.Justignoreit.C.Trytounderstandit. D.Trytochangeit.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的第二句“Ifyou’reobservingbodymovementsthatseemincorrect,considerculturalorregionaldifferencesthatmayaccountforit.〞可知,作者認(rèn)為對(duì)于不同的肢體語言,最好的態(tài)度就是盡量理解它,因?yàn)椴煌奈幕騾^(qū)域有不同的肢體語言。應(yīng)選C。Ⅱ.完形填空(2021·長(zhǎng)沙高二檢測(cè))TeenagersatoneGermanschoolarelearninghowtoachievehappinessalongsideothertraditionalsubjectssuchasmathematicsandlanguages.Theclasssitsinacirclewiththeireyesshutandtheycountfromonetoten:someonestarts;thenext1comesfromthefarright;athirdfromtheotherside.

Theaimofthegameisto2foranopportunitytoshoutoutthenumberwithoutclashing(相撞)withanothervoiceorleavingapause.Onthefirsttry,3oftheyoungGermanstrytobefirst,whileafewaretooshytojoinin.Butbythefifth4,theydeveloparhythm.Themessage:giveotherpeoplespacebutalso5claimyourown.Thisisarequirementforsocialwell-being.

Unlikeschoolsinothernations,Germanschoolsdonotusuallyhaveschoolsportsteamsorseektobuildschoolspirit.Manyteensadmittheyare6andconfused,butschoolisnotusuallytheplacetofindrelief.

TheWillyHellpachSchoolinHeidelbergisthefirstinthenationtodevelopahappinesscourse.Itisintendedfor17-19-year-olds7universityentranceexams.

“Thecourseisn’ttheretomakeyouhappy,〞ErnstFritz-Schubert,theSchoolPrincipal,warnedpupils,“butrathertohelpyou8thewaystobecomehappy.〞

Cookingamealtogetherwillbeoneoftheclass9,alongwithimprovingbodylanguageunderthe10oftwoprofessionalactresses.

Thecourseistaughtforthreeperiodsaweek.Despitethehappysubject,thepupilsthemselves11itisnolaughingmatter.

“Inthefirstperiod,weeachhadtosaysomethingpositiveaboutanothermemberoftheclassandaboutourselves.No12peopleorteasing,〞saidFanny,17.

The13:self-esteem(self-confidence)improveshappinesstoo.

Researchbytheschoolshowsitisnotthefirsttostarthappinessclasses:theyalso14atsomeU.S.universities,butaremainlybasedonpositivethinking,using15fromstudiesofdepression(抑郁).

【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。介紹了德國一所學(xué)校內(nèi)開設(shè)的快樂課程。這項(xiàng)課程通過游戲、烹飪的形式幫助學(xué)生找到快樂的方法,告訴學(xué)生不僅要給別人留余地,也要自信地表達(dá)自己。同時(shí)自尊自信也可以提升自己的快樂。1.A.studentB.voiceC.show D.news【解析】選B。根據(jù)“Theclasssitsinacirclewiththeireyesshut〞及后文“...clashingwithanothervoice〞可知,閉上眼睛數(shù)數(shù)后只能聽到聲音,而且這個(gè)游戲就是聽聲音且不要與其他聲音沖突,目的在于大家靠聽的時(shí)機(jī)來喊出數(shù)字。應(yīng)選B。2.A.make B.seeC.find D.listen【解析】選D。根據(jù)前文“Theclasssitsinacirclewiththeireyesshut...〞可知,這個(gè)游戲要閉上眼睛,因此只能靠聽來完成。應(yīng)選D。3.A.all B.fewC.most D.none【解析】選C。根據(jù)后文“whileafewaretooshytojoinin.〞可知,while表示轉(zhuǎn)折,因?yàn)楹π卟桓覅⒓拥纳贁?shù)人應(yīng)與前文中試圖第一個(gè)說的人數(shù)形成比照,所以,大多數(shù)年輕人都想第一個(gè)說。應(yīng)選C。4.A.round B.circleC.case D.zone【解析】選A。根據(jù)“Onthefirsttry...Butbythefifth...〞第一次嘗試……但是到了第五次……可知,這個(gè)游戲玩了好幾個(gè)回合。應(yīng)選A。5.A.narrowly B.confidentlyC.immediately D.quietly【解析】選B。根據(jù)內(nèi)容可知,不僅要給別人空間,同樣也要自信地表達(dá)自己。應(yīng)選B。6.A.excited B.lonelyC.curious D.interested【解析】選B。根據(jù)“Manyteensadmittheyare...confused〞可知,青少年會(huì)感到困惑。and作為并列連詞時(shí)連接具有平行關(guān)系的詞,lonely“孤獨(dú)的〞與confused“困惑的〞意義相近。應(yīng)選B。7.A.lookingfor B.preparingforC.settingup D.takingup【解析】選B。根據(jù)內(nèi)容可知,17-19歲正是準(zhǔn)備參加大學(xué)入學(xué)考試的年紀(jì)。應(yīng)選B。8.A.disturb B.destroyC.discover D.discuss【解析】選C。根據(jù)第一段第一句“TeenagersatoneGermanschoolarelearninghowtoachievehappiness〞可知,德國學(xué)校的青少年在學(xué)習(xí)怎樣獲得快樂。所以,這門課是學(xué)習(xí)尋找快樂的方法。應(yīng)選C。9.A.problems B.presentationsC.exercises D.notes【解析】選C。根據(jù)內(nèi)容可知,這門課程是學(xué)習(xí)如何找到快樂,因此需要相應(yīng)的活動(dòng)和練習(xí)。應(yīng)選C。10.A.guidance B.adviceC.remedy D.contact【解析】選A。根據(jù)后文“...twoprofessionala