Unit5Goodmanners完形填空
完形填空(每小题1分,满分10分)
Jimisinterestedinreading.Oneday,hewantstoborrowabookfromthe31.Hegoesthere32Jack.Theycan’tsee33assistantsthere,onlysomerobotsstandingthere.ThenJimsaystooneof34,“Hey,givemeabook.”Buttherobot35work.
“What’swrong36therobot?”heasksJack.Jacktellshim,“Whenyouwant37somethingfromsomebody,youmust38‘please’first.”
SoJimsays,“Please39meabook,MrRobot.”
Thentherobotbringshimthebook.Butagain,Jimcan’ttakethebookoutoftherobot’shands.
Jacksays,“Youmustsay‘Thankyou’beforeyoutakethebook.”40Jimsays“Oh,thankyouverymuch,MrRobot.”Thenhegetsthebookhewantsfromtherobot’shands.
31.A.officeB.shopC.libraryD.hospital
32.A.toB.withC.fromD.at
33.A.aB.someC.theD.any
34.A.arobotB.robotsC.therobotsD.robot
35.A.isn’tB.don’tC.notD.doesn’t
36.A.atB.withC.toD.about
37.A.toborrowB.borrowsC.borrowingD.toborrowing
38.A.tosayB.sayC.saysD.saying
39.A.giveB.givesC.togiveD.giving
40.A.ButB.And&
nbsp;C.SoD.Or
四、阅读理解(每小题2分,满分20分)
A
Livinginaforeigncountrycanbeexciting,butitcanalsobeconfusing(令人迷惑的).AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydecidedthatmiscommunicationswerealwayspossible,evenoversomethingassimpleas“yes”and“no”.
OnherfirstdayinMicronesia,anislandinthePacific,Lisathoughtpeopleweren’tpayinganyattentiontoher.Thedaywashot.Shewentintoastoreandasked,“Doyouhavecolddrinks?”Thewomantheredidn’tsayanything.Lisarepeatedthequestion.Stillthewomansaidnothing.Shelaterlearnedthatthewomanhadansweredher:Shehadraisedhereyebrows(眉毛),whichinMicronesiameans“yes”.
JanrememberedanexperienceshehadinBulgaria,acountryinEurope.Shewenttoarestaurantthatwasknownforitscabbage.Sheaskedthewaiter,“Doyouhavecabbagetoday?”Henoddedhishead.Janwaited,butthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountry,anodmeans“no”.
TomhadasimilarproblemwhenhearrivedinIndia.Afterexplainingsomethinginclass,heaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyansweredwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesofthehead.Hethoughtsomestudentshadnotunderstood,soheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagain,theydidthesamething.Hesoonfoundoutthathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndia,peoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysdependingonwheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromtounderstandwhethertheymean“yes”or“no”.
41.TheseAmericansteachingEnglishinothercountriesfoundthatthey______.
A.shouldgoabroadforvacations
B.neededtolearnforeignlanguages
C.shouldoftendiscusstheirexperiences
D.hadproblemswithcommunications
42.PeopleinMicronesiashow“yes”by______.
A.noddingheadsB.raisingeyebrows
C.shakingheadsD.saying“no”
43.Tommisunderstoodhisclassatfirstbecause______.
A.hedidnotknowmuchaboutIndianculture
B.hedidn’tex
plaineverythingclearlyenough
C.somestudentsdidn’tunderstandhisquestions
D.hedidn’tknowwherethestudentscamefrom
44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?
A.InBulgaria,noddingheadsmeans“no”.
B.JantaughtEnglishonaPacificisland.
C.Lisawastryingtobuysomecabbage.
D.InIndia,onlyshakingheadsmeans“yes”.
45.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.bodylanguageinforeignrestaurants
B.classdiscussioninIndianschools
C.miscommunicationindifferentcultures
D.Englishteachinginothercountries
B
WangFei,aChinesestudent,andMary,anAmericanstudentstudyingChineseinChina,wereinasupermarket.Theysawayoungmanwalkingdownthestairs.Inhishurry,hemissedthelasttwostepsandfellontotheground.Hetriedtostandupwhilepeoplearoundhimlaughed.Luckily,heseemedtobeOK.
MaryfoundWangFeismilingalittleandwasnothappyaboutit.“Tellme,Fei,howcouldpeoplelaughwhensomeonefelllikethat?Whydidn’ttheygoupandaskhimifhewashurt?”
WangFeisaid,“Becausetheyknewhewasn’thurttoomuch.”
“ButIstilldon’tunderstand.Afallisafall.Inmyculture,peoplewouldneverlaugh!”
Thisisanexample.TheChineseandthewesternerwillthinkandactdifferentlywhenseeingsuchathing.Chinesepeopleareusedtolaughingorsmiling.Veryoftenthepersonwhoisinembarrassing(困窘的)situationwouldalsolaughorsmiletogetoutofit.However,ifsomeonegetshurtseriously,itwillnotbealaughingmatteranymore.Peoplewillhelphimorherinstead.
But,inthatcase,awesternerwillrushoverandhelpthepersongetup.Ifawesternerfalls,heorshe,likeaChineseperson,maytrytomakeajokeifheorsheisnothurt.Ift
woclosefriendsarewalkingtogether,andonefallsbutclearlyisn’thurt,acommonjokeistosay“Haveanicetrip”.
Sodifferentpeoplehavedifferenthabitsanddifferentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.
根据短文内容回答问题。
46.WillWangFeiandMarythinkandactinthesamewayiftheyseeayoungmanfallingdown?
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47.Whydidn’tpeoplegoupandasktheyoungmanifhewashurt?
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48.WhatdoChinesepeopleoftendowhentheyfindthemselvesinembarrassingsituation?
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49.Whatisawesternerlikelytodowhenheorsheseessomeonefallingdown?
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50.WhatmightMarysaytoWangFeiifshefellbutclearlywasnothurt?
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