Unit 4 Reading and thinking 同步练习-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Readingandthinking同步练习

I.阅读

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Otherculturescanbedifferentfromoursinmanyaspects!Theycaneatdifferentfoods

andliveindifferenttypesofhouses.Peopleprobablyspeakdifferentlanguagesand

havebeliefsandcustomsverydifferentfromyours.However,theycanalsobesimilar

inwaysofconnectingwitheachother.Wesometimescallthesemeansof

communicationuniversallanguages.

Somelegendsholdthat,thousandsofyearsago,there4.wasasinglelanguage

spokenbyeveryoneonEarth.Itisfuntothinkaboutatimewheneveryonemayhave

beenabletocommunicateinthesamelanguagethoughhistoricalevidencedoesnot

supportthis,ofcourse.

Today,therearethousandsoflanguagesspokenaroundtheworld.Yet,thereare

somemeansofcommunicationthatgobeyondwordsandallowpeopleofwildly

differentbackgroundstocommunicateandshareemotionsandfeelings.Forexample,

somepeoplebelievemusicisauniversallanguage.Theremaybesomescientific

supportforthisidea,too.Expertshavelearntthat,acrosscultures,peoplecanrecognise

threecommonemotionsinmusic:happiness,sadnessandfear.

Sowhatothertypesofuniversallanguagesmighttherebe?Somepeoplebelieve

danceisauniversallanguage.Alongwithmusic,dancingseemstobeacommon

interestsharedbypeopleallovertheworld.Doyouthinkyoucouldseeadancefrom

anothercultureandmakesomereasonableguessesabouttheideasandemotionsbehind

it?Webetyoucould!

Anotheruniversallanguagethatyoumightnothavethoughtofismath!Ifyouthink

aboutitnow,though,itjustmakessense.Thevalueofpiisroughly3.14159nomatter

whereyouareonEarth,likewise,figuringoutthevalueofsomethinginvolvesthesame

mathematicalcalculations,regardlessofwhetheryou'recountingindollars,pesosor

coconuts.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this”inParagraph2probablyreferto?

A.Theviewthatpeopleonlyusedonelanguage.

B.Thefactthatthereusedtobemanylanguages.

C.Theevidencethatprovesoldlanguagesfunny.

D.Thedoubtthatpeopledidn'tunderstandeachother.

2.Whyismusicregardedasauniversallanguage?

A.Itcanbeenjoyedbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.

B.ltcanbeunderstoodmoreeasilythanlanguages.

C.ltusuallycomesfromdifferentbackgrounds.

D.lthelpspeopletosharecommonfeelings.

3.Whataretheuniversallanguagesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Math,Englishandmusic.

B.Music,danceandmath.

C.History,cultureandmusic.

D.Emotion,piandmusic.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.VariousDifferencesBetweenCultures

B.MusicHelpsPeopleShowFeelings

C.UniversalLanguagesConnectDifferentCultures

D.Cross-culturalCommunicationHistory

B

Manykidshelpoutaroundthehousewithchoressuchasemptyingthe

dishwasher,puttinglaundryaway,andtakingoutthetrash.Inexchange,somekids

getallowancesorotherrewardssuchasextracomputertime.

Butsomepeopledonotthinkthatkidsshouldgetrewardsfordoingchores.

SusieWalton,aparentingeducatorandfamilycoach,believesthatbyrewardingkids,

parentsaresendingamessagethatworkisn'tworthdoingunlessyougetsomething

inreturnRunninganykindofhouseholdisateameffort,Susiesaid“Ahomeisaliving

spaceforeveryoneinthefamily.It'simportantforkidstoseethatweallhave

responsibilitiesinthehouse,andthatfamiliesdecidetogetherhowtheywanttheir

hometolook,andhowtheyaregoingtokeepitlookinglikeeveryonewantsitto

look.”

Otherpeoplebelievethatgettingacashallowanceorotherrewardsmotivates

kidstodochores,anditalsoteachesthemrealworldlessonsabouthowweneedto

worktoearnmoney.Therearealsonewapplicationsthatgivekidspointsanddigital

giftsthatcanberedeemed（兑换）eitheronlineorintherealworld.Withthe

ChoreMonsterapp,kidsearndigitalpointsbycompletingchoresthattheycanturn

inforreal-liferewardssuchasextraXboxtimeoratriptothemall."Ourgoalisto

encouragekidstoearnrewards,“saysChrisBergman,founderofChoreMonster.

“Kidsneedpositivereinforcementtohelpmotivatethem.”

Whatdoyouthink?Shouldkidsberewardedfordoingchores?Orshouldkids

helpoutaroundtheirhomeswithoutgettinganythinginreturn?

Writea200-wordresponse.Sendittotfkasks4you@timeforkids.com.Your

responsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.Pleaseincludeyour

gradeandcontactinformationofyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponseto

bepublished.ThedeadlineforrespondingisFebruary18.

5.Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?

A.Bypresentingsomefacts.B.Bylistingsomeevidence.

C.Bycomparingdifferentviews.D.Bystatinghisownexperiences.

6.AccordingtoSusieWalton,

A.kidsshouldberewardedfordoingchores

B.parentsdecidewhatkidscandoforthefamily

C.kidshavetheresponsibilitytosharehousework

D.kidscangetextracomputertimefordoingchores

7.Paragraph3ismainlyabout.

A.ChrisBergman'sopiniononraisingkids

B.mainreasonswhykidsneedencouragement

C.howtomotivatekidstotrynewapplications

D.theadvantageofrewardingkidsfordoingchores

8.Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto.

A.invitereaderstoexpresstheiropinions

B.informreadersoftwodifferentopinions

C.callonreaderstoreflectontheirbehavior

D,presenttheauthor'sviewpointaboutparenting

IL七选五

HowtoDevelopInterpersonalSkills

Peopleuseinterpersonalskillsdailysociallyaswellasprofessionallyandusually

withoutevenbeingconsciousoftheireffectiveness.Intheworkplace,listening,

communicating,workingtogetherandmannersareimportantinterpersonalskills.An

employeewhofallsshortofanyofthesesoftskillsmustworkconsciouslyto

strengthenanddevelopthem.1

Listenup.

Activelisteningisaskillthatmustbelearnedandpracticed.2Theactive

listenerprovidesfeedbackbyfocusingtheirfullattentiononthespeakerand

respondingwithverbalandnon-verbalcluesthatthespeaker?smessageisheard

andunderstood.

Avoidfailuretocommunicate.

Simplytalkingtopeopledoesnotguaranteethatyourmessageisgetting

across.Commonbarrierstocommunicationarelackofverbalclueszcultural

differences,lackofinterest,distractions,andunfamiliarexpressions.Expectsuch

barriersanddealwiththem.Learntothinkbeforeyouspeak,andexpressyourself

clearlyandcarefu11y.3

Getittogether.

Workingtogetheristhekeytoworkingeffectively.4Createsuchan

environment,ratherthancompetition,andrespecttheopinionsofothers.Praiseand

thankcoworkersfortheircontributionsandtreatallsuggestionsandopinionswith

respect.

5

Thebasicsoftheseinterpersonalskillsaretherulesofpolitenessandgood

manners.Respectingotherculturescanstrengthenarelationship.Beawareofwhat

ishappeninginyourco-workerslivesandcareforthem.Staycheerfulandpositivein

theoffice.

A.Mindyourmanners.

B.Staypositivetoinfectothers.

C.Workingsuccessfullywithotherscanmakeacareer.

D.Itcanavoidlettingthespeaker,smessagedisappear.

E.Practicesmilinginfrontofthemirroruntilyoufeelconfident.

F.Otherwise,theemployeecan'tgetalongwithsuperiorsandco-workers.

G.Controlyournon-verbalcommunication-facialexpressions,bodylanguageandeye

contact.

m.完形填空

Everyonelovesgettingcardsontheirbirthday.ForBaileySellers,thecardfrom

herfatherisacardthatshe'llIforever.

Herfather,MikeSellers,diedofcancerin2013,justafewmonthsbeforeher

17thbirthday.Butherdadmadesurehecouldstill2herspecialday,evenin

death.Beforehisdeathheprepaidaflowershopto3flowersandacardtoher

everyyearonherbirthday.Thelastflowersand4camelastweek,forher21st

birthday.

Inthecardthatcamewiththisyear'sflowers,MikeSellerstoldhisdaughter,

“Thisismylastlettertoyouuntilwemeetagain.Youareandwillalwaysbethe

mostprecious5Iwasgiven.Iwillstillbewithyouthrougheverymilestone.Just

lookaroundandthereIwillbe.”

6byherlatefather'sgesture,Sellerspostedaphotooftheflowers,thecard

andanold7ofherdadraisingheruponhisshouldersduringalongagotripto

thebeach.

“Missyousomuchdaddy,“thepost8,withalittlepurpleheart.Thepost

movedthousandsofpeople,whonotonlyshareditbutalsotoldtheirownstoriesof

howthey9thepainoflosingaparent.Se11ers10thatpain;shesaidshe

became

11afterherfather'sdeath.Sonowshe'sstudyingpsychology（心理学）/hopingto

beabletoonedayhelppeoplegetoutofthekindof12thatonceenveloped

her.

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