英語（人教版選修8）練習Unit5Section3LearningaboutLanguageUsingLanguag（活頁作業(yè)）

活頁作業(yè)(十五)Ⅰ.閱讀理解APeoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesaccordingtopictures.About5,000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas，andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet(字母表)．TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied，scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemodernicstrip(連環(huán)漫畫)stories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeoftheicstrip.But，fortheEgyptians，picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1,000BC，peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite，andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign，orletter，representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea，andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.Thesedayswecanwritedownastory，orrecordinformation，withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds：drawings，photographs，signsanddiagrams(圖表)．Wefindthemeverywhere：inbooksandnewspapers，inthestreets，andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily，andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.1．PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainperhapsbecause________.A．thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB．thepainterswereanimalloversC．thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD．thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第二段“Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.”可知答案選D。答案：D2．TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat________.A．theformerwaseasytowriteB．therewerefewersignsintheformerC．theformerwaseasytopronounceD．eachsignstoodforonlyonesound解析：細節(jié)理解題。文中沒有提到希臘的文字更容易讀，故選C。答案：C3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B．TheEgyptianslikedtowriteicstripstories.C．TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.D．TheGreekscopiedtheEgyptiansystem.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段最后兩句內(nèi)容中developed和copied的主語，可排除C、D兩項；B項與文章中第三段的說法不符。由此可知答案為A，且第二段最后一句也印證了這一點。答案：A4．Inthelastparagraph，theauthorthinksthatpictures________.A．shouldbemadeprehensibleB．shouldbemadeinterestingC．a(chǎn)reofmuchuseinourlifeD．a(chǎn)redisappearingfromourlife解析：細節(jié)理解題。從短文的最后一段我們可以得出答案為C。答案：CBInancientEgypt，ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead，withmoretactics(策略)．Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample，storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection：theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood(垃圾食品)laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstores，thewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics(化妝品)section：whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe，boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besides，businessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshopping，sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoods，too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed，salesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitestothesellingofhouses，businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor，andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse，thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindows，andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.5．Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A．Tosavecustomerstime.B．Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C．Tohelpselljunkfood.D．Tosellthematdiscountprices.6．AccordingtoParagraph3，whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A．Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B．DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C．Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.D．Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.7．WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A．Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B．Themorecostlythehouseis，thebetteritsells.C．Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’taste.D．Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales.8．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B．Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C．Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D．Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。你知道現(xiàn)在的商家是怎么吸引顧客的嗎？他們效仿古埃及店主的做法，通過對商店的環(huán)境做一些改變來吸引顧客。5．解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的舉例內(nèi)容可知，商家如此擺放水果和蔬菜的目的是讓先買健康食品的顧客感到高興，這樣他們稍后就會買更多的垃圾食品了。解題時不能憑主觀臆斷選擇答案，B項干擾性很強，商家展示自己商品的高質(zhì)量是毋庸置疑的，但本文并未提及。答案：C6．解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的．..theymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.可知，商家知道烤面包的味道對顧客的感官有誘惑力，于是他們就整天用風扇把面包味吹進商店。答案：D7．解析：推理判斷題。最后一段中的aCaliforniabuilder這個故事是一個例子，用來說明前面的內(nèi)容，因此根據(jù)該例前面的inthefirstfewseconds可知應(yīng)該選擇D項。該段主要是說顧客在進店的頭幾秒鐘就會做出是否購買的決定，因此良好的第一印象自然會有助于增加銷量。答案：D8．解析：目的意圖題。文章的第一段就點明了主題。本文主要介紹的是商家是通過哪些手段把人們變成顧客的。因此答案選A。文章雖然提到了古埃及，但并不是介紹商家是如何從過去發(fā)展而來的，因此B項不對；文章主要聚焦在商家的一些做法上，因此C項有誤；D項的dishonest一詞與全文的基調(diào)不一致，文章只是客觀介紹，并沒有暗示商家不誠實。答案：AⅡ.完形填空Ingeneral，Idon’tcryveryoften.ButinearlyAugust2011，Ididalotofcrying.Allthese__1__wereforonesimplereason：Ireallydidn’twanttoleaveChina.ButIalreadyhadmyplaneticket，andmyworkvisawas__2__，soIhadno__3__buttogobacktoAmerica.Forawhile，Iwas__4__tobebackwithmyfamilyandfriendsintheUSA.Ialsoenjoyedcatchinguponallthefilms，TVshows，andmusicI’d__5__.ButbeforelongIbegan__6__withmyfamilyandmyfriends.ItoldthemhowIlovedmy__7__inChina，andhowIhopedtoebackoneday.Theysaid，“Maybeyoucangoagainnextyear.”AndnowhereIam，__8__onewholeyearteachingoralEnglishatamiddleschool.My__9__teachingexperiencegavememuch__10__thatIamnowputtingtouse.Inowfeel__11__aboutmyteachingabilitiesthatIevenhaveateachingphilosophy(哲學)：interact(互動)．Itrytomakethestudents__12__formuchmoreoftheclassperiod.Ialsoliketoplaygamesinclass，aswellasdoingartprojects，acting，and__13__havingdiscussions.ToteachEnglishasaforeignlanguageinanon-English-speakingcountrycanbequite__14__attimes.IfeelitprobablymoredifficultforthestudentstostudyEnglishiftheyarenotoften__15__byEnglish.Makingthingsevenmoredifficultisthe__16__thattheEnglishtheyeacrossisoften__17__，or，whilegrammaticallycorrect，isnotatallnative-sounding.ThiskindofEnglishcanactuallybe__18__tostudents’learning.__19__，maybe“Chinglish”bothwrittenandspoken，isjustoneofthe__20__tobuildingacountryfullofEnglishspeakers.1．A.stories B．talksC．tears D．dreams2．A.due B．readyC．lost D．special3．A.idea B．choiceC．right D．time4．A.excited B．worriedC．surprised D．curious5．A.ignored B．heardC．forgotten D．missed6．A.working B．talkingC．living D．a(chǎn)rguing7．A.research B．stayC．business D．condition8．A.spending B．wastingC．finding D．finishing9．A.everyday B．recentC．previous D．wide10．A.wisdom B．pleasureC．wealth D．knowledge11．A.careful B．concernedC．certain D．a(chǎn)nxious12．A.speak B．writeC．listen D．read13．A.naturally B．generallyC．hardly D．simply14．A.amazing B．challengingC．interesting D．disappointing15．A.questioned B．encouragedC．supported D．surrounded16．A.message B．factC．feeling D．thought17．A.impossible B．unusualC．incorrect D．unknown18．A.harmful B．importantC．suitable D．valuable19．A.Otherwise B．BesidesC．Therefore D．However20．A.problems B．stepsC．rules D．a(chǎn)spects語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。一位美國人非常留戀第一次來中國教學的經(jīng)歷，于是再次回到中國教學。在教英語的過程中，她總結(jié)了很多心得體會。1．解析：根據(jù)上文“我哭了很多次”和下文“為了一個簡單的理由：我真的不想離開中國”，推斷“眼淚”最符合語境。答案：C2．解析：根據(jù)上文的“工作簽證”和下文的“我得回美國”，推測此處是說“我的工作簽證即將到期”，故選due。答案：A3．解析：havenochoicebuttodosth意為“沒有選擇，不得不做某事”，符合語境。答案：B4．解析：上文提到作者回國了，此處應(yīng)表示與家人和朋友重聚時的心情，excited符合語境。答案：A5．解析：根據(jù)catchingupon(補上)可知，作者回到美國后，除了跟家人和朋友團聚外，也趁機把錯過(missed)的電影、電視節(jié)目和音樂都補上了。答案：D6．解析：根據(jù)下文作者告訴她的家人和朋友們的內(nèi)容可知，此處是說她開始與他們談起自己對在中國生活的熱愛和想回去的想法。答案：B7．解析：聯(lián)系上下文可知作者非常喜歡在中國的這段經(jīng)歷，stay在此意為“暫住”、“停留”。答案：B8．解析：根據(jù)上下文可知作者再次來到了中國，在一所中學里教一年的英語口語課，所以選擇spending。答案：A9．解析：根據(jù)上文可知這是作者第二次來中國了，所以此處是指先前的(previous)教學經(jīng)歷。答案：C10．解析：作者第二次來中國在一所中學教口語，結(jié)合下文的teachingabilities可知，之前的教學經(jīng)驗帶給她很多知識。答案：D11．解析：根據(jù)上文作者運用先前的教學經(jīng)驗，和下文她甚至有自己的教學哲學，可知她對自己的教學能力很有把握，因此選擇certain。答案：C12．解析：根據(jù)上文可知，作者教的是口語課，又強調(diào)自己的教學哲學是“互動”，因此推斷她在課堂上讓學生盡可能多地講英語。答案：A13．解析：有時候僅僅在課堂上討論，simply符合語境。答案：D14．解析：聯(lián)系下文學生們學習英語面臨很多困難可知，在一個英語不作