高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 47.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day47

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day47

Passage1

NonverbalCommunication

Whenyouareinanothercountry,itisimportanttoknowthelanguage,butitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally（非语言地）,beforesayinganythingbymakinggestures.Accordingtoapioneerinnonverbalcommunication,only30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledon'tknowthelanguage,themostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.However,manygestureshavedifferentmeanings,ornomeaningatall,indifferentpartsoftheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,forexample,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans"yes".InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,however,thismotioncanmean"no".InSoutheastAsia,noddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying"I'veheardyou".

InancientRome,whentheemperorwantedtosparesomeone'slife,hewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStates,whensomeoneputshis/herthumbup,itmeans"Everythingisallright".However,inSardiniaandGreece,thegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedthere.

IntheUnitedStates,raisingyourclaspedhandsaboveyourheadmeans"I'mthechampion"or"I'mthewinner".Itisthesignprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman（政治家）madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeeting,Americansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussia,however,itisasignoffriendship.

IntheUnitedStates,holdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfingerinacircleandtheotherthreefingersspreadoutmeans"EverythingisOK"andisfrequentlyusedbyastronautsandpoliticians.InFranceandBelgium,itcanmean"You'reworthnothing."

Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountry,suchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.Americansusuallyfeelcomfortablewhenspeakingwithsomeoneifthedistancebetweenthemisabouteighteeninchestoarm'slength.Anythingclosermakesthemfeeluncomfortable.

WhentalkingtoAmericans,itisalsoimportanttomakeeyecontact.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmerican,he/shemayfeelthatyouareembarrassed,afraid,ortryingtohidesomething.

Inadditiontoknowinghowtocommunicatenonverballyinacountry,itisimportanttoknowwhatyouandhecannotdiscuss.IntheUnitedStates,therearecertaintopicstoavoidwhenyoufirstmeetsomeone,Forexample,don'taskpeopletheirage,weight,religion,maritalstatus（婚姻状况）,howmuchmoneytheyearn,orhowmuchsomethingcosts.Youcantalkaboutwork,theweather,trafficproblems,sports,food,newsoftheday,whereonelives,consumersubjects（computers,carrepairs,andsoforth）,andtravelorvacationplans.

Thesefewexamplesillustratethatyouractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.Inaparticularculturalcontest,whatyousayandwhatyoudon'tsayareequallyimportant.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

________

A.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicateverbally.

B.Mostofourgestureshavenomeaningatall.

C.Somepeoplethinkthat65to70percentofourcommunicationisnonverbal.

D.Gesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommonwaytocommunicate.

2.Aswecanseefromthepassagethereare________kindsofnonverbalcommunicationsignals.

A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven

3.Pleaseparaphrasetheclause"...youractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords."________

A.Yourdeedsarebetterthanyourwords.

B.Whatyoudoisbetterthanwhatyousay.

C.Youtrytoshowyourbestmanners.

D.youarebetterunderstoodbyyourgesturesthanthroughyourwords.

4.Themainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry,________.

A.itisunimportanttoknowthelanguage

B.itisimportanttoknowwhatyoucantalkabouttoaforeigner

C.toknowhowtocommunicatenonverballyisasimportantastoknowthelanguage

D.tocommunicatetheroughgesturesismoreimportantthantoknowthelanguage

Passage2

Areyouscaredaboutmovinguptoseniorhighschool?

Itcanbeanewexperience,butyoushouldn'tworry.We'veputtogetheraguidetohelpyouinthefirstweek.

You'renotalone

Remembereverybodyelseinyouryearisinthesameboat.Theymaynotrealizeit,butthey'rejustasnervousasyouare.Movingtoseniorhighschoolisanopportunity,notaproblem.Thingsaredifferentandallyouneedtodoisbepoliteandlearnthenewrules.

Teachersarereadytohelp

Ifyou'reunsurewhattodoorareworriedaboutanything,thenaskforhelp.Teachersareprobablythebestpeopletoturntoasthey'reexperiencedinhelpingnewstudents.Someseniorhighschoolsalsohavea"friendssystem".Ifyourschoolhasthis,thenyouwillbepairedwithanolderstudent.He/Shewilllookoutforyouandhelpyouifyouhaveanyproblemsorquestions.

Allchange

Therearelotsofdifferencesbetweenjuniorhighschoolandseniorhighschool.You'llhaveahomeworkdiaryorastudentplanner.Youwillhaveyourlessonswithdifferentteachersindifferentrooms.Youwillhavehomeworkfordifferentsubjectsondifferentdays,somakesureyougetorganized.Makesureyouhaveacopyofyourschooltimetablewrittendownsoyouknowwhichroomsyourclassesareinandonwhichdaysyouwillhaveyourdifferentsubjects.

Otherpoints

Ifyou'vegotanolderbrotherorsisterattheschoolthenaskthemforadvice.

Beyourself!

Itsoundssimple,butpeoplewillknowyoumuchbetterifyoujustactnaturally.

Havingearlynightsmakesadifferenceandyou'llfinditeasiertogetupinthemorning!

1.What'stheclosestmeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?

________

A.Otherstudentshavetolearnboatingwithyou.

B.Otherstudentshavesimilarfeelingstoyours.

C.Otherstudentswillteachyoupolitenessandnewrules.

D.Otherstudentswillhelpyousolveyourproblems.

2.Whydothenewstudentsturntoteachersfirstwhenhavingproblems?

________

A.Teachersareequaltoeverystudent.

B.Teachersaregoodathelpingnewstudents.

C.Parentsaretoobusytohelpthem.

D.Teacherswon'tblamethemasparentsdo.

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

________

A.Youshouldactinanaturalway.

B.Youshouldgotobedearlyenough.

C.Youmayaskyourolderbrotherforadvice.

D.Youmustfocusondressingproperly.

4.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

________

A.Tomakeadifferencewhenmovinguptoseniorhighschool

B.Towarnstudentsnottoignorefriendshipinseniorhighschool

C.Tohelpnewstudentstogetusedtolifeinseniorhighschool

D.Totellstudentstheimportanceoflearning

Passage3

Itallstartswithatree.Infact,itstartswithseveraltrees.SincethefirstmodernguitarsweremadeinnorthernSpainover150yearsago,craftspersonshaveknownthewoodtobeusedisimportantinmakingaguitar.

Everyguitarismadeofseveraldifferentkindsofwood.Eachpieceiscarefullychosenandthencuttofitthepartoftheguitarforwhichitisdesigned.Themostimportantpartofaguitaristhesoundboard—thepieceofwoodwithalargeholethatliesunderthestrings（弦,线）.Guitarmakersarecarefultomakethesoundboardjusttherightshapeandthickness.Thentheyfixstripes（长条）ofwoodacrosstheinsideinaspecialpattern,whichhelpsstrengthenthesoundboardandimprovesthetoneoftheguitar.

Woodforthecurvy（弯曲的）sidesoftheguitarmustbesoakedinwaterandbentoverahotironpipe.Whenallthepiecesoftheguitarareready,theyarecarefullystucktogetherwithglue.Specialwoodworkingtoolsareusedtoshapeandsmooththeneckoftheguitar.Thecraftspersonmustmakesurethattheneckisperfectlycenteredoverthesoundboard.

Thenitistimetousevarnish（亮光漆）.Thisbringsoutthebeautyofthewood.Varnishalsoimprovesthesoundoftheguitarbuttoomuchvarnishmakestheguitarsoundflatanddull.

Finallyguitarstringsareattachedandtightenedtomakejusttherightmusicaltones.Thenit'stimetoplayasong.

1.Thepassagemainlytellus________.

A.HowtoPlaytheGuitarB.HowtochooseaGuitar

C.HowtoMakeaGuitarD.HowtotuneaGuitar

2.whatdoestheunderlinedword"soaked"meanintheparagraph3?

________

A.晒干B.浸湿C.下沉D.寻找

3.Inordertomakethesoundboardstrong,________.

A.stripesarestuckacrosstheinsideofwood

B.peopletiestringstothetopofit

C.alargeholeismadeinit

D.severalpiecesofwoodaregluedtogether

4.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'taffectthesoundofaguitar?

________

A.SoundboardB.stringsC.neckD.color

5.Whatwillhappentotheguitariftoomuchvarnishisusedtothewood?

________

A.Thebeautyofthewoodcan'tbeseenclearly.

B.Thesoundoftheguitarwillbeflatanddull.

C.Thetoneoftheguitarwillbeimproved

D.Aguitarwillbecomethin

Passage4

Onedaythestudentswerehavingpaintinglessons.Everyonebegantodrawpictures.LiLeididnothing.Whenthebellrangforthebreak,LiLeipassedhispicturetotheteacher.

Theteacherlookedatitandgotangry,“Whydoyougivemeapieceofpaperwithnothingonit,LiLei?

”askedtheteacher.“I’msorry,sir.Idrewadogandsomebreadonthepaper.”saysLiLei.“Whereisthedogandbread?

”askedtheteacheragain.“Idrewsomebreadfirst.WhenIfinisheddrawingthedog,itateupthebread.WhenIgaveittoyou,thedogranaway.”saysLiLei.

1.Thestudentswerebusy________.

A.readingB.writingC.talkingD.drawing

2.Whenthebellrangforbreak,LiLeidrew________.

A.anicepictureB.nothing

C.adogandsomebreadD.adog

3.Theteacherwasvery________whenhesawLiLei’spicture.

A.happyB.sadC.angryD.sorry

4.Thestudentswould________whentheyhe