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1、精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载2021 届高二上英语周练（五）阅读专项2021.10.20 班级 姓名 123456789101112131415161718精品学习资料精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载norah had a cottage on a cli（ffa悬崖）above a big bay. in winter it could be very unpleasant精品学习资料精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载becauseof strong winds and sea waves. in fact、 when a gale was blowing、 norah and he

2、r husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs、 becausetheir bedroom upstairs、 which faced the gales、 had a very big window、 and they were afraid that an extra violent wind might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.also、 the salt wave from the sea put an end to many of the

3、colorful plants norah planted in her garden. she tried putting up a fence to protect them、 but the wind just hit it、 went up over the top and then down the other side、 so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.but most of the summer norah enjoyed her cottage and garde

4、n very much. at weekendsshe could sit out-of-doors in the sun、 looking at the beautiful view、 with interesting ships and boats passing by、 and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.now、 norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations.in the summer lots of them used to come

5、 to enjoy the beautiful place、 and in the end it really became quite annoying for the couple. when they were at home、 they found friends and relations arriving、 expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals、 and to sit in the sun for hours、 talking as if norah and her husband had nothing else to

6、do but entertain and listen to them.this went on for several years. norah didn wt ish to appear rude by refusing to let herfriends and relations in、 but on the other hand、 she was getting tired every summer.then one day norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doingher hair.

7、“ you re disturbed by too many uninvited guests、 are you.” said the hairdre don t you try my way of escaping.”“ what s that.” asked norah.“ well、 t”he hairdresser answered、 “ whenthe bell rings、 i put on my coat and take myshopping bag. if it s someone i don t want to see、 i say innocently、 i m sorr

8、y、 go out. but”1. the underlined word“ gale ” can be replaced by .a. windb. shipc. sead. animal2. we can infer that .a. lots of friends cam to visit them in winterb. few friends came to visit them in winterc. friends came to visit them only for drinks and mealsd. norah was a good cook3. how did nora

9、h go to the sea for a swim.a. she went there by ship.b. she walked there.c. she swam there.d. she went there by bicycle. 4.the hairdresser likely to continue to say“ ” in the end.1精品学习资料精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载a. if i m tired、 i say sorry、 can you come next time.b. if it s someone i like to see、 i say how

10、lucky. i ve just come in.c. if it is fine that day、 i say、 i m tired of this、 but i ll show you around the place.d. if it s someone i like to see、 i say、 how happy to see you. i was going shopping、 b i ve changed my mind.5. which of the following is the best title.a. a good place of enjoying the sea

11、b. a visit to norahc. a clever way of escapingd. a warm-hearted couplebmyfriend dr.dong had a wonderfulchance to go to seattle to present a paper at a professional meeting. when he got back to beijing、 he told me his experience.dr. dong enjoyed his first days very much. at the medical conference、 he

12、 felt quite confident in his area of research and was able to perform well in his presentation. but after a few days、 he began to feel uncomfortable. his medical english was fine、 but the social communication skills were different.he got more and more worried that he was misunderstanding simple engl

13、ish greetings and table talk conventions习俗. when someone greeted him with、 “ hi、how sit going. ”h e thought they had asked him “ whereare you going. ”a nd answered with the name of theconference hall、 only to get a surprised stare from them. at a western style dinner、 a colleagueasked、“ so how re yo

14、u enjoyin the states.” he thought he heard、“ how are you en steak. ”an d answered that he was eating chicken、 not beef. that time、 they smiled、 andpatiently repeated the question、 then both laughed at the error.by the end of the meetings、 dr. dong felt a deep sense of“ cultural stress” an out from h

15、aving to pay attention to so many new expressions and ways of dealing with things.he felt his handshake was not as firm as americans 、 found that people reacted unusually whe modestly insisted his english was not good after they complimented 称 赞 him、 didn t know how to accept dinner invitations prop

16、erly and therefore missed out on going to several lunches、 and so on. eventually、 he was so confused that he felt the fullimpact of “ cultureshock ”.6. why did dr. dong travel to seattle.a. to improve his spoken english.b. to experience culture shock.c. to give lectures on his research.d. to attend

17、a medical conference.7. which of the following best describes dr. dong s experience in seattle.a. comfortablevery uncomfortable uncomfortable.b. comfortable very uncomfortablecomfortable.c. comfortableuncomfortable very uncomfortable.d. comfortableuncomfortable very comfortable.8. dr. dong felt a de

18、ep sense of“ cultural stress” mainly because .a. he was too modestb. he didn t understand cultural differencesc. he lacked confidenced. he was not good at english listening9. when dr. dong gave his colleague an unexpected answer at a western style dinner、 his colleague .a. laughed at himb. stared at

19、 himc. told him about western table mannersd. knew he didn t understand the question2精品学习资料精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载cfacial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. for example、 in american culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. yet it also has other

20、uses. a woman s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smileshe gives to a young child. a smile may show love or politeness. it can also hide true feelings. it often causes confusion 困惑 across cultures. for example、 many people in russia considersmiling at strangers in publ

21、ic to be unusual and even improper. yet many americans smile freely at strangers in public places although this is less common in big cities. some russians believe that americans smile in the wrong places; some americans believe that russians don smile enough. in southeast asian cultures、 a smile is

22、 frequently used to cover painful feelings. vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.our faces show emotions 情感、 but we should not attempt to“ read ” people from anotheculture as we would “ read s”om eone from our own culture. the fact that members of one culture do not

23、express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. rather、 there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. for example、 in "public and in formal situations many japanese do notshow theiremotions as freel

24、yas americans do. whenwithfriends、japanese and americans seem to show their emotions similarly.it is difficult to generalize about americans and facial expressiveness because of personaland cultural backgrounds in the united states. people from certain cultural backgrounds in the united states seem

25、to be more facially expressive than others. the key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different.ifwe judge according to our own cultural habits、 we may make the mistake of“ reading” the other person incorrectly.10. what does the smile usually mean in the u.s.a. love.b.

26、politeness.c. joy.d. thankfulness.11. the author mentions the smile of the vietnamese to prove that smile can .a. show friendliness to strangersb. be used to hide true feelingsc. be used in the wrong placesd. show personal habits12. what should we do before attempting to“ read ” people.a. learn abou

27、t their relations with others.b. understand their cultural backgrounds.c. find out about their past experience.d. figure out what they will do next.13. what would be the best title for the test.a. cultural differencesb. smiles and relationshipc. facial expressivenessd. habits and emotions精品学习资料精选学习资

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29、as a young man、 he and his brother traveled to america in a small company of actors. chaplin was then invited to join a new company that was making film comedies. very soon hehad made dozens of short films for this company. and it was in his second film that he wore the clothes which made his reputa

30、tion black hat、 tight coat、 baggy trousers、 huge shoes、moustache and walking stick. he intended simply to make people laugh. but the odd make-up made him look both comic and sad.by the time he was thirty、 chaplin was the greatest、 best known and best loved comedian3精品学习资料精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载in the worl

31、d. he received thousands of dollars for each film he made. he had formed his own manner of acting. he was welcomed by excited crowds wherever he went. but he worked very hard and had few close friends. perhaps that is why the sad side of the little tramp began to show more clearly in the films he ma

32、de. the little man began to want more than food and a roof over his head. he began to want love.in one of his most famous filmsthe gold“rush” a girl plays tricks on the little man. thenshe begins to feel sorry for him and treats him kindly. he mistakes her pity for love. the girl in “city lights ” i

33、s blind. she thinks he is the most wonderful man she has ever met. but then she recovers her sight and seeswhat a foolish figure he is. this sadnessgives chaplin s films adepth of human experience which few comedians can equal.afterlivingin americaforfortyyears he moved to switzerland. there he died on christmas day 1977.