課后閱讀作業(yè) Unit 4 Period 2

課后閱讀作業(yè)Unit4Period2Ⅰ.閱讀理解AMeetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal(信號(hào)).Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize(強(qiáng)調(diào))theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries—liketheUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironment(多元文化環(huán)境)willofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.【語篇概述】本文主要介紹了不同文化之間的差異,并說明了加強(qiáng)互相了解和認(rèn)識(shí)的重要性。1.Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto______.A.developcloserrelationsB.sharethesamecultureC.gettoknoweachotherD.keepeachothercompany【解析】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段末句peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheoffice可知在一些地方吃飯和喝咖啡遠(yuǎn)比在辦公室更容易建立牢固的工作關(guān)系,故選A。2.TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat______.A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesB.toomanywordsareofnouseC.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynatureD.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段首句Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.可知談話和沉默也有文化上的差異。作者在后面舉的在泰國演講的例子也是為了說明這一點(diǎn),故選D。3.Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?A.Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.B.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.C.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.D.Byspeakingeachother’slanguages.【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.可知雖然文化之間差異很大,但是只要加強(qiáng)了了解和認(rèn)識(shí)就能互相理解,故選C。4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MulticulturalEnvironmentB.Cross-CulturalDifferencesC.HowtoUnderstandEachOtherD.HowtoBuildUpaRelationship【解析】選B。主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了不同文化之間的差異,并說明了加強(qiáng)互相了解和認(rèn)識(shí)的重要性。所以“Cross-CulturalDifferences”作為題目比較恰當(dāng)。BIwasn’tsurewhatthisworkinvolved,butitmusthavebeenexcitingbecausetheLabitselfwasexciting.Anywherewedidn’tgooftenwasexciting.Wewouldgetthereinaheavywoodenrowboat,builtinthefive-housevillagehalfamileaway—ourmotherwouldrow,shewasquitegoodatit—orbyfollowingatwisty,windingfootpath,overfallentreesandaroundrocks.Itwastoofarforustowalkandourlegsweretooshort,somostlywewentintherowboat.TheLabwasmadeofwood;itseemedhuge,thoughinthetwophotographsofitthatsurviveitlookslikeasmallhouse.Insideittherewerethingsweweren’tallowedtotouch—bottlescontainingadangerousliquidinwhichyoungwhiteinsectsfloated,theirsixtinyfrontlegsheldtogetherlikeprayingfingers,andplugsthatsmelledlikepoisonandplateswithdriedinsects.Allofthiswassoforbiddenwhichmadeusconfused.AttheLabwecouldhideintheicehouse,adarkandsecretplacethatwasalwaysbiggerontheinsidethanitwasontheoutside,wheretherewasasilence,andalotofsawdust(木屑)tokeeptheblocksoficecool.Whatdidwedointhere?Therewasnothingtoactuallydo.We’dpretendedwehaddisappearedsuddenly—thatnobodyknewwherewewere.Thisinitselfwasstrangelyenergetic.Thenwe’dcomeout,awayfromthesilence,backintothepine-needlefragranceandthesoundofwavesbeatingagainsttheshore,andourmother’svoicecallingus,becauseitwastimetogetbackintotherowboatandrowhome.【語篇概述】本文中作者回憶了自己童年時(shí)在“實(shí)驗(yàn)室”里發(fā)生的趣事。5.InParagraph1,“thiswok”clearlyrefersto______.A.writing B.foodscienceC.photography D.insectresearch【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段可推斷作者所稱的“thiswork”是關(guān)于昆蟲的研究,應(yīng)選D。6.Thedetailsofthepassagesuggestthattheauthoris______.A.anadultrememberingarecentincidentB.anelderlypersonthinkingofhermiddleageC.anadultlookingbackonaplacefromchildhoodD.achilddescribingafrighteningplace【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的Itwastoofarforustowalkandourlegsweretooshort以及第三段中的Allofthiswassoforbiddenwhichmadeusconfused,再根據(jù)全文作者的寫作手法,可推斷作者是在回憶他童年時(shí)候的一些事情,故選C。7.ThedescriptionoftheLabandicehousearesimilarinthatboth______.A.emphasizecheerfulandlight-heartedsurroundingsB.containpicturesofhidingsandsecrecyC.stresstheauthor’smisunderstandingofthesizeD.makecomparisonswiththeauthor’shome.【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的第一句描述Lab是看上去小,但里面很大以及第四段的第一句對(duì)icehouse的描述可知Lab和icehouse都是看上去小,但里面的空間實(shí)際上很大,故選C。8.Repeatedlyusingthepronouns“we”and“us”,theauthormostlikelyspeaksofherselfand______.A.abrotherorsister B.hermotherC.herfather D.thereader【解析】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的andourmother’svoicecallingus,可推斷他們必然是兄弟姐妹的關(guān)系,故選A。Ⅱ.完形填空Themoonhadgonebehindacloudandthereweren’tmanystarsinthesky.Isawaflame(火焰)inmyneighbor’s1.IthoughthewashavingamidnightfastfoodsoIwentbacktomy2.Soon,therewasa3smellintheairandIguessedsomethingwaswrong.4,Ijumpedoutofbedandwentdownstairsto5.Isawfirecomingoutofmyneighbor’skitchen.Rightaway,I6“Fire!Fire!”Buttherewasnoonenearbyto7myshoutsforhelp.I8intomyhouse,calledtheFireDepartmentandwentbacktomyneighbor’shouse.Irangthedoorbell,hitonthedoorand9myneighbor’snamebuttherewasno10.Imanagedto11thehouseandrescuedacatandarabbit.Itriedtothrowwaterthroughthekitchenwindow12itwasnouse;thefirewastoostrong.13,afireenginearrivedandsoonthefiremenputoutthefire.Theyarrivedjust14asthefirewasgoingto15totheotherroomsinthehouse.Whenmyneighborcameback,hewas16becausehiskitchenwasburntdown,buthethankedmeforcallingtheFireDepartmentandforsavinghis17.HewantedtogivemesomemoneyinreturnbutIdidnot18it.Weekslater,myneighborrepairedandrestoredhiskitchen.He19metohisnewkitchenandtherehegavemeamedalthathehad20orderedfromafactory.Itmademeveryhappy.【語篇概述】本文講述了半夜我的鄰居家的廚房著火了,剛開始的時(shí)候我沒有想到著火。后來發(fā)現(xiàn)著了火,我報(bào)火警并闖入鄰居的家,救出了他的寵物,消防員及時(shí)趕到撲滅了大火,事后我的鄰居給我訂制了一個(gè)特別的獎(jiǎng)牌表示感謝。1.A.sittingroom B.bathroomC.kitchen D.bedroom【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)后面Isawfirecomingoutofmyneighbor’skitchen.可知我看見了鄰居家的廚房里有火焰,但是我以為他在做快餐,就沒有多想。2.A.chairB.tableC.bed D.sofa【解析】選C。背景常識(shí)題。根據(jù)后面Ijumpedoutofbedandwentdownstairs我從床上跳了起來,說明我之前并沒有想到失火,自己上床睡覺了。3.A.big B.hot C.special D.burning【解析】選D。詞匯辨析題。后面的名詞是smell味道,可知我聞見了東西燃燒的味道,所以我知道出了事情。4.A.Afterawhile B.AllthetimeC.Onceinawhile D.Atonce【解析】選D。習(xí)語搭配題。知道出了事,我立刻就從床上跳了起來,到樓下去檢查看究竟發(fā)生了什么事情。atonce立刻。5.A.examine B.search C.listen D.smell【解析】選A。詞匯辨析題。examine檢查;search尋找;listen聽;smell聞。我聞到了東西燃燒的味道,自然是應(yīng)該檢查一下究竟是什么東西在燃燒。6.A.said B.shoutedC.received D.smiled【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)后面myshoutsforhelp我求救的喊聲,可知我大聲地呼喊求救。7.A.hear B.listentoC.ask D.turnto【解析】選A。詞匯辨析題。hear聽見(聽的結(jié)果);listento聽(聽的動(dòng)作);ask請(qǐng)求,詢問;turnto求助,轉(zhuǎn)向。但是附近沒有人聽見我求救的喊聲。8.A.walked B.rushed C.came D.stepped【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。本句中使用rush奔跑來說明當(dāng)時(shí)緊張的情況,我奔跑著去報(bào)火警。9.A.calledin B.calledupC.calledout D.calledfor【解析】選C。詞匯辨析題。我來到鄰居家的房子外面,按門鈴,敲門,喊出鄰居的名字,但是都沒有回應(yīng)。10.A.answer B.light C.sound D.fire【解析】選A。詞匯辨析題。根據(jù)Whenmyneighborcameback可知我的鄰居當(dāng)時(shí)不在家里,我敲門,喊名字都沒有回應(yīng),故A正確。11.A.breakdown B.breakoutC.breakup D.breakinto【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。breakdown機(jī)器拋錨,出故障,垮掉;