《SectionATopicTalk&Lesson1》同步練習(xí)一、基礎(chǔ)鞏固Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1.Shewassuchabeautifulgirlthatweallstoppedto(凝視)ather.

2.Youcantrytocoverupwitha(毯子).

3.Alicehadsomeexciting(冒險)inEgyptlastsummer.

4.Newdancesthencameoutofbothoperadancesand(民間的)dances.

5.Thisisavery(主觀的)judgementofherabilities.

6.Itmayfeelasifan(未被看見的)handispushingyouforward.

7.Writeononesideofthepaperandleavetheotherside(空白的).

8.Itwasteninthemorningbutthe(窗簾)werestilldrawn.

9.Thewaterisonlyafew(英寸)deep.

10.Ihadaskedeveryoneto(提交)questionsinadvanceofthemeeting.

11.Eachchildhadto(背誦)apoemtotheclass.

Ⅱ.短語填空atthetopof;slipaway;befamousfor;longto;lookout;stareat;gosailing;betiredof1.Don’tpeoplelikethat;youmightupsetthem.

2.Theparksofthiscitytheirbeautifulfountains.

3.Thechurchwasbuiltahill.

4.Sincewelivenearthelake,weoftenwithourfriends.

5.Thefactthatpublicparksincitiesbecomecrowdedassoonasthesunshinesprovesthatpeoplebreatheingreen,openspaces.

6.ShehearingabouttheirtriptoIndia.

7.Iletthedaywithoutdoinganythingatall.

8.I’mthewindow,andit’srainingcatsanddogs.

Ⅲ.完成句子1.如果你認為你的夢想沒有希望實現(xiàn),那么你根本就不會去嘗試。Ifyoubelieveformakingyourdreamscometrue,yousimplywon’ttry.

2.我把他叫到一邊,告訴他發(fā)生的事情。Iandtoldhimwhathadhappened.

3.人們正采取這些措施來試圖改善該地區(qū)的種族關(guān)系。Thesemeasuresarebeingtakenimproveracerelationsinthearea.

4.我難以置信地望著我的朋友,他講的就是我們第一天相遇的故事。Ijustlookedatmyfriendashetoldthestoryofthefirstdaywemet.

5.這就是發(fā)生事故的地點。Thisistheplacetheaccidenthappened.

Ⅳ.課文語法填空InNovemberPneumoniastruckGreenwichVillage1.theartpeoplecametogether.Johnsylayinbedbarelymoving—shewassuffering2.Pneumonia.

ThedoctortoldSuethattheonechanceintenJohnsyhadwastryingtoencourageher3.(think)morehopefulthoughts.ToraiseJohnsy’sspirits,SuebeganapendrawinginJohnsy’sroom.However,Johnsystaredoutthewindowandcountedtheleftleavesontheivyvineandsaidthatshehadtogowiththelastleaf4.(fall).

SuewenttofetchMrBehrman,afailedpainter,who5.(long)topaintthemasterpieceduringthelast40years.MrBehrmanandSuenoticedtherewasjustoneleafleftonthetree.Inaddition,acoldrainwasfalling,6.(mix)withsnow.

ThenextmorningJohnsyfoundoneleafremainingonthevine,7.(brave)holdingoninthewindandrain.Thefollowingdaythesamethinghappened.Johnsythenthoughtthatitwasacrimetolongtodie.Andwhenthedoctorvisited,hesaidthatJohnsywouldwinwithgoodnursing.

ThenextdaySuecametoJohnsy’sbedandtoldherthatMrBehrman8.(die).Theyfoundalantern,stilllit,andsome9.(brush).Infact,MrBehrmanpaintedthelastleafthenightwhenthelastleaffell,andthatwas10.Johnsysawremainingonthevine.

二、能力提升Ⅴ.閱讀理解AHighschoolisthetimewhenyoudiscoverwhoyouare.Friendsleaveyouandrelationshipsbreakup.Itisterrible.I’mnotgoingtolie.Mysenioryearwastheworstyearofall.Ilostalotofmy“friends”andstartedtobecomereallyunhappyaboutthelackofsocialinteractions(交往)untilsuddenlyanamazingpersoncameintomylife.Itwasthesecondsemesterofmysenioryear.Tensionwashighformewithapplyingtocollegesandtryingtogetperfectgrades.Ihadlostpeoplewhohadbeenmyfriendsforyears.Oneday,ourschoolpostednamesofstudentswhoweregoingintothemilitary,andIsawagirlnamedDominiqueC.ItwassuperunusualtoseeanotherDominique.IknewIhadtomeether.Oneday,InoticedaguyItalkedtoonadailybasiswastalkingwithher.HesawmeandintroducedmetoDominiqueC.Shewasthecompleteoppositeofme,withshortblackhairandbiggreeneyes.Butsomehow,wejustclickedatonce.Manypeopleneverunderstoodhowwebecamefriends.Webothhadverydifferentsocialcircles,butwewerebasicallythesameperson.Webothlovedliterature.StudyingGreektogether,weunderstoodeachother’sthoughts.Wereactedtoeverythinginthesameway.Weonlykneweachotherforafewmonths,butweactedasifwewerefriendsforyears.Thisyearhasbeenhardonourfriendship.DuetoDominiqueCjoiningthemilitaryandmestudyinginandoutofthestatecollege,DominiqueCandIhavehardlytalked.Togetherwecommunicateasmuchaswecanduringbreaks.Stillourfriendshipisstrong.IamluckytohaveDominiqueCinmylife.Everytimewecriedtogetherandheldhandsdownthehallways,itactuallymademyday.AndfightingforFrenchfriesandhamburgersalwayshadmeintears.IcannotwaittospendthesummerwithDominiqueC.1.Whatdidtheauthortrytodointhesecondsemesterofhersenioryear?A.Gethighscores.B.Dropoutofschool.C.Visitdifferentcolleges.D.Learntobecomepositive.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“clicked”inparagraph2mean?A.Learnedalot.B.Becamefriends.C.Completedthetask.D.Joinedthemilitary.3.WhatdidtheauthortellusaboutDominiqueC?A.Shehadadifferentcharacterfromtheauthor.B.Shehadmanycommonfriendswiththeauthor.C.Shelookedcompletelydifferentfromtheauthor.D.ShespenttoomuchtimeinlearningGreek.4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandDominiqueC?A.Theystudyinthesamecollege.B.Theyhaveastrongrelationship.C.Theyoftenfightoversomebigthings.D.Theyhardlycommunicateduringbreaks.BInhisnewbook,TheAnimalsAmongUs,JohnBradshawdestroysafewmyths(錯誤認識)aboutthepetsthatincreasinglycrowdourhomes.Someassumptionshequestionsarewhetheranimalscanfeelembarrassmentorguilt,andwhethertheirmindsareabletoplan.Inaninterview,hesaid,“AlexandraHorowitz,theauthorofOurDogs,OurselvesinNewYork,showedthattheguiltylookisactuallyasignofthedog’sgreatabilitytoreadhumanbodylanguage.Dogsputtheguiltylookonalmostbeforetheownerknowsit’stimetogetangryaboutsomethingthedoghasdone.Theyalmostseemtoreactasfastasourmindscan.Assoonasyoulookatthedog,thedogisalreadylookingguilty.“Youmaketheassumptionthatthedogwaslookingguiltybeforeyoulookedatit.Butthescienceshowsthatthedogdoesn’tstartlookingguiltyuntilthemomentitseestheowner’sbodylanguage.“So,whatkindofabilitiesdoyouneedtofeelguilt?Inourhumanterms,guiltisquitecomplex.Youhavetocomparesomethingyoudidinthepastwithsomeinternalnorms(內(nèi)在的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)),whichyouhavelearnedoverthecourseofalongperiodoftime.There’snoevidencethatthedog’smindcandothat.“Iamnotsayingthatdogsarestupid.Theirmindsareverygoodatdoingwhattheydo.Theycanreactmorequicklytohumanbodylanguagethanhumanscan.Butweassumetheiremotionsarethesameasours,andthat’sthemistake.“Asforplanning,therehasalsobeenalotofresearchbutnotsomuchintodogs.Theproblemismakingcomparisonsbetweenanimals.Althoughhumansanddogssharesomesimilarities,thecerebralcortex(大腦皮層),thebitwedomostofourthinkingwith,isreducedindogs.Theyrelyalotmoreonsmell.Theydohaveanabilitytoplanifthey’vebeenfacedwithaparticularsituationbefore.Buttheycan’timaginethemselvesintoasituationthey’veneverbeenin.”5.OnwhichquestionareAlexandra’sandJohn’sopinionsdivided?A.Whetherdogshaveguiltylooks.B.Whetherdogsusebodylanguage.C.Whetherdogscanfeelguiltylikeman.D.Whetherdogscanfeeltheirowners’anger.6.WhichofthefollowingwouldJohnBradshawagreewith?A.Dogsareascleverasman.B.Dogsareeasytounderstand.C.Dogshavethesameemotionsasman.D.Dogscanreadhumanbodylanguagefast.7.WhatisJohnBradshaw’sopinionaboutdogs’planningability?A.It’slimited.B.It’scommonindogs.C.It’sbeyondourexpectations.D.It’scontrolledbythecerebralcortex.8.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.ToadvertiseJohnBradshaw’sbook.B.Tostresstheroleofbodylanguage.C.Toshowdogs’communicationskills.D.Tocorrectmisunderstandingsaboutdogs.CWhetheritisforaspecialfestival,toexpressthanksortojustletsomeoneknowthatyoucareaboutthem,givinggiftsisacommoncustom.Thepurposeofgivinggiftsmaybesimilar,butthetraditionvariesfromcountrytocountry.Agiftofrespectinoneplacemaybeconsideredrudeinanother.Takealookatthreeuniquegift-givingtraditions.IndiaIfyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shomeinIndia,youshouldbringasmallgift,whetherit’saboxofchocolatesorsomeflowers.Giftsshouldn’tbewrapped(包裹)inblackorwhitecolors,becausetheyareconsideredunlucky.Instead,usebrightcolorssuchasgreen,redoryellow.Whengivingmoneyforanyoccasion,itshouldhaveanoddnumber(奇數(shù))value.That’sbelievedtobringgoodluck.Insteadofreceivingagiftwithbothhands,Indiansgenerallyonlyusetheirrighthandbecauselefthandsareconsideredunclean.JapanFormostJapanese,theritual(禮節(jié))ofgivingpresentsismoreimportantthanthegiftsthemselves.Thecorrectwayistopresentorreceivegiftswithbothhands.Everygiftshouldbewrapped.That’sbecauseuncoveredgiftsareconsidereddisrespectful.Toshowpolitenessandthanks,thosewhoarereceivingthegiftmayturnitdownonceortwicebeforefinallyacceptingit.Giftsshouldbegiveninpairs,butfourshouldbeavoidedjustlikeinChina.Luckynumbersalsoincludeeight.Eightissaidtobringprosperity.NativeAmericaWhileitmaybecommonforgueststopreparegiftsforhosts,thisisdifferentinNativeAmericancommunities.Fromweddingstobirthdaycelebrations,guestsaretheoneswhoreceivegifts.Giftsareusuallyhomemadeartsandcraftsthataremadebyhandtoshowlove,respectandappreciation.9.WhatkindofgiftwouldyoubringtoanIndianhome?A.Somechocolatesinagreenbox.B.Flowerswrappedinblackpaper.C.Sixtydollarsinayellowenvelope.D.Seventy-fiverupeeswrappedinwhitepaper.10.Whydon’tJapaneseacceptagiftatonce?A.Togetanotherbettergift.B.Tobemorepoliteandthankful.C.Torefuseone’skindness.D.Tobemoreoutgoingandactive.11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tolistsomeattractivefestivals.B.Tocomparesomecountries.C.Torecommendsomeformalgifts.D.Tointroducesomegift-givingtraditions.Ⅵ.七選五Itcanbeveryeasytostickwithwhatyouknow,insteadoftryingtomeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou.1Here’swhatyoucando.

Becomeself-aware.2Thisincludesbias(偏見)aboutyourownculturalbackground.Itcanbechallenging,butbydoingthisyou’llbeabletothinkabouthowthesetraitsmightimpactonyourapproachtounderstandingdifferences.Youcouldtry:Thinkaboutwhatassumptionsyoumakeaboutyourfriends,peers,andpeopleyouworkwith.

Talktosomeonefromadifferentculturalbackground.Tryandgettoknowsomeonefromadifferentculturalbackgroundbetter.3You’llautomaticallyfindoutmoreabouttheirlifeandexperiences.Justbeingcuriousandopen-mindedcanbehelpful.

Bemoreaccepting.Sometimes,foronereasonoranother,it’snotallthateasytounderstandsomeculturaldifferences.4Inotherwords,youdon’thavetounderstand,orevenagreewithsomeoneinordertoacceptthem.

5Oneofthebiggestdifficultiestoovercomeinunderstandingculturaldifferencesismakingjudgmentsbasedononeopinion.Youshoulddosomeresearchtoactuallylearnaboutpeople,insteadofmakingbroad-brushassessments.Stereotyping(對……形成模式化的看法)peoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundscanimpactontheirqualityoflifeandopportunities.

A.Doyourownresearch.B.Thinkbeyondstereotypes.C.Practicebeingsympathetictowardspeople.D.Workoutyourownbeliefs,valuesandpersonalbias.E.Insteadofaskingthemquestionsdirectly,treatthemasfriends.F.Andthebestapproachistoacknowledgepeoplearedifferentandtoacceptthatisokay.G.However,tryingtounderstandpeoplefromothercountriescanhelpyouexperiencemore.Ⅶ.語法填空ThomasStearnsEliotOMwasthought1.(be)oneofthemostinfluentialpoetsofthe20thcentury.Healsowroteplaysandsomeimportantessaysaboutliterature.HewasborninSt.Louis,Missouri,andwenttocollegeinHarvard.2.(spend)mostofhisadultlifeinLondon,England,he3.(become)aBritishcitizenin1928.

Oneofhisbooks4.(write)forchildreniscalledOldPossum’sBookofPracticalCats.The5.(song)intheAndrewLloydWebbermusicalCatsarebased6.poemsinit.Healsowroteafamouspoem,TheWasteLand,andhelpedstartanewstylecalledModernism.Hisfriend,EzraPound,anothermodernpoet,helped7.(he)finishit.HispoemTheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrockandhisplayMurderintheCathedralwerealsovery8.(success).

HeworkedatabankinEnglandandlaterastheheadeditorofafamouspublishingcompanyinLondon9.isnowcalledFaberandFaber.In1948,at10.ageof60,hewontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.HediedinLondonin1965.

參考答案一、基礎(chǔ)鞏固Ⅰ.1.stare2.blanket3.adventures4.folk5.subjective6.unseen7.blank8.curtains9.inches10.submit11.reciteⅡ.1.stareat2.arefamousfor3.atthetopof4.gosailing5.longto6.wastiredof7.slipaway8.lookingoutⅢ.1.thereisnohope2.tookhimaside3.inanattemptto4.indisbelief5.inwhichⅣ.1.where2.from3.tothink4.falling5.hadlonged6.mixed7.bravely8.died9.brushes10.what二、能力提升Ⅴ.1.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Itwasthesecondsemesterofmysenioryear.Tensionwashighformewithapplyingtocollegesandtryingtogetperfectgrades.”可知,作者忙著拿高分申請大學(xué)。2.B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Manypeopleneverunderstoodhowwebecamefriends.”及對兩人的諸多共同愛好的描述可知,兩人一見如故,很快成了好朋友。3.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Shewasthecompleteoppositeofme,withshortblackhairandbiggreeneyes.”可知,兩人的外表是完全不一樣的。4.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“...DominiqueCandIhavehardlytalked.Togetherwecommunicateasmuchaswecanduringbreaks.Stillourfriendshipisstrong.”可知,作者與DominiqueC雖然只能利用休息時間交流,但她們的友誼依然牢固。5.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“whetheranimalscanfeelembarrassmentorguilt”和“Dogsputtheguiltylookonalmostbeforetheownerknowsit’stimetogetangryaboutsomethingthedoghasdone.”及第四段中的“There’snoevidencethatthedog’smindcandothat.”可知,兩人真正的分歧在于John認為狗不會像人一樣感到內(nèi)疚。6.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Theycanreactmorequicklytohumanbodylanguagethanhumanscan.”可知,John認為狗可以迅速解讀人類的肢體語言。7.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Theydohaveanabilitytoplanifthey’vebeenfacedwithaparticularsituationbefore.Buttheycan’timaginethemselvesintoasituationthey’veneverbeenin.”可知,狗的計劃能力是非常有限的,僅限于它們見過的情況。8.D寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第一段中的“destroysafewmythsaboutthepets”和下文具體內(nèi)容可知,本文主要是圍繞人們關(guān)于狗的兩個誤解展開的,并借JohnBradshaw之口解釋了真實的情況分別是什么。9.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)India小標(biāo)題下段中的“Giftsshouldn’tbewrappedinblackorwhitecolors,becausetheyareconsideredunlucky.Instead,usebrightcolorssuchasgree