《综合英语教程》课件第7章

UnitSevenCulturePartOne：Listening PartTwo：Speaking PartThree：ReadingPartFour：Grammar主语从句和宾语从句PartFive：PracticalWritingNotes(便条)PartSix：TranslationSkills倒置法

PartOne：Listening

Directions：Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example：Youwillhear:

Youwillread：A．I’mnotsure.

B．You’reright.

C．Yes,certainly.

D．That’sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C．Yes,certainly.isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkContheAnswerSheet.

[A][B]▬

[D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1．A．Yes,Iam. B．Yes,Ido.

C．I’msorry. D．It’smypleasure.

2．A．Pleasedo. B．Notyet.

C．Yes,Iknow. D．Mostofthetime.

3．A．It’searly. B．Eighthours.

C．Yes,I’dloveto. D．Athalfpasteight.

4．A．Nothingserious. B．No,thankyou.

C．Yes,Ihave. D．It’sterrible.

5．A．Yes,Ioftengo. B．Yes,Ido.

C．No,notyet. D．No,thanks.

SectionB

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes,Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6．A．Warm. B．Cold.

C．Hot. D．Wet.

7．A．GotoBeijing. B．Meethimtomorrow.

C．Bookaticket. D．Buyabook.

8．A．He’sserious. B．He’scareless.

C．He’skind. D．He’spolite.

9．A．Theywillstayathome. B．Theywillbelate.

C．Theywon’tgototheparty. D．Theywon’tbelate.

10.A．Shedoesn’tneedhishelp. B．Shedoesn’tliketheman.

C．Shewantstoworkfortheman. D．Shewantstoaskforhelp.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Theworldpopulationtodayisabout6billion.Butonlyabout11percentoftheworld’slandissuitableforfarming.However,theareaoffarmlandisbecomingsmallerandsmaller11.Soitwillbedifficulttofeedsomanymouths.Thereareseveralreasonswhyfarmlandisbeing

12.First,alotofthelandisbeingusedforthe13ofhouses.Secondly,someofthelandhasbecomewastelandbecausewindand14haveremovedthetopsoil.Thirdly,someofthelandhasbecometoosaltyto15.Therefore,abigproblemthatwefacetodayishunger.

PartTwo：Speaking

Sample1

Afewminutesbeforeboarding,theattendantcomestonotifythepassengerstogetreadyforboarding.

Situation1

A：(Overtheloudspeakersystem)

Ladiesandgentlemen.Attention,please.

ThestationannouncestheboardingofFastThroughTrain153forShenyang.

WillpassengersforthistrainpleasegettheirticketsreadyandgotoBoardingGate5?

Passengersareadvisedtomakesurethattheyhavenothingleftbehindinthewaitinglounge.Thankyou.

Situation2

A：(Personally)

Excuseme.ItisboardingtimeforExpress13．Pleasehaveyourticketsreadyforcheckingandfollowthiswaytotheboardinggate.Thetrainleavesat2:45p.m.fromPlatform1andarrivesinShanghaiat7:42a.m.tomorrow.Thankyou,(waiting)Thisway,please.

P：Thankyou.

Situation3

A：(Intheformoforalannouncements)

Ladiesandgentlemen.

ThestationannouncestheboardingofExpress47forGuangzhou.

WillpassengersforthistrainpleasegotoBoardingGate6?

Thankyou.

Task1

Readsample1carefully,andworkwithyourpartnerorgroupmemberstopracticeitbyplayingdifferentrolesasmentionedinthesample.

Sample2

A：Wouldyouliketotellmethepoliciesofemploymentandpromotioninyourcompany?Youdon’tevenlayourworkersoffduringslowperiods?

B：Thatrarelyhappensinourcompany.Werecruittemporaryemployeesfromtimetotime.

A：Thenhowdoyoudecidewhowillbetheregularemployees?

B：Wehaveaninterviewprocedureandtheyalsohavetopassastricttest.Thenthosewithexcellentscoreswillbecomeregularemployees.

A：WhataboutthepromotionandtransfersintheJapanesebranchofthecompany?

B：Theemployeesareusuallypromotedortransferredonthebasisofseniorityandthisisconsistentwiththesenioritysysteminmanyareas.

A：ButIthinkthepromotionshouldbemainlybasedontheperformanceatwork.

B：Thatalsomakessense.

Task2

Readsample2andmakemoreconversationsonemploymentorjobs.

Task3

FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChinesegiventocompletethefollowingconversation.

A：Ihatetobethe

(递送者)ofbadnews,butit’sthattimeofyearagain.Haveyougotyourperformanceevaluationsfinishedyet?

B：Ohno!Evaluations!Youcantellthat’snotmy

(最喜爱的)job;Ihaven’tevenstartedyet.Whenisthedeadlinefor

(上文)thecompletedforms?

A：Well,youdostillhavethreeweeks.Butremembertheemployeesmustsignthem,too.Fillingtheminisnothing－it’smeetingwiththeemployeesthat

(花费)somuchtime.

B：Ineverknowhowtoratetheemployees’work.Ofcourseattendanceandproductivityareeasy;Ijustlookatthesalesfigures.

A：So

(它是)thesubjectivecriterialiketeambuildingandcolleaguesupportthatyoufindhard?

B：Exactly!Attitude...howdoyourateattitude?

A：I

(建议)lettingeachemployeefillouthisorherownevaluationforthoseitems.Then,basedontheir

self-assessment,youcanaddyour

(评语).It’sagreatstartingpointfordiscussionoftheirperceptionsversusother’sperceptionsoftheirperformance.

B：Greatidea.Andafterall,that’sthewholepointofanevaluation.Ialso

(迫不及待)giveitatry.

PartThree：Reading

BeforeYouRead

Ⅰ．Thefollowingaresomefamousquotesonhowtotreatcustomers.TranslatethemintoChinese.

1．Treateverycustomerasiftheysignyourpaycheck.becausetheydo.

2．Onecustomerwelltakencareofcouldbemorevaluablethan$10000worthofadvertising.

3．Ifwedon’ttakecareofourcustomers,someoneelsewill.

4．Thecustomeriswhyyougotowork.Iftheygoaway,youdo,too.

5．Loyalcustomers,theydon’tjustcomeback,theydon’tsimplyrecommendyou,theyinsistthattheirfriendsdobusinesswithyou.

6．Neverunderestimatethepoweroftheiratecustomer.

7．Customercomplaintsaretheschoolbooksfromwhichwelearn.

8．Whenyoustartviewingyourcustomersasinterruptions,you’regoingtohaveproblems.

9．Youareservingacustomer,notalifesentence.Learnhowtoenjoyyourwork.

10．Washroomwillalwaystellifyourcompanycaresaboutitscustomers.

Ⅱ．Lookatthepicturesanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartners.

1．Haveyouevermadeacomplaintaboutthegoodsyou’vebought?Whatwastheresult?

2．Whatdoyouexpectacompanytodowhenitmakesamistake?

TextA

UnhappyCustomers≠BrandTerrorists

Everydayandineveryway,mistakesaremadeinbusiness.Unplanned,unforeseenandcertainlyundesirable,theycanupsetemployees,customersandothervictimsinabigway.It’sapartofgrowingupandbeinghuman.

Butwhatdistinguishesvariousorganizationsishowtheydealwiththeseproblems.Therearetwoclearextremes：thosefirmsthatdenytheproblem,andthosethatdoeverythingtosolveit.Theformerareprobablythemostcommon.

Deniersknowthatmistakescantakeplace,sometimestoofrequently.Buttheybelievethatthemajorityofcomplainantsareeitherthecauseoftheproblem,orhavegreatlyexaggeratedit.Thebestwaytodealwiththemistostandfirmanddenythatthereisanythingwrong.Theirfinallineofdefensemaybesometinycompensation：asmallamountofmoney,anoffertorepairabrokenproductratherthanreplaceit.Thesemoves,however,willonlyangercustomersfurther.

Mostpeoplewantaproblemsolved：theirmoneybackinfull,aworkingmodeltoreplacethebrokenone,orapoliteapology.Furiouscomplainantsusuallyholdouttotheend,andtheycanbequiteresourceful.Somehavediscovered,forexample,thatshareholders’meetingsareexcellentplacestotelltheirstory.

Unhappycustomerscansoonbecome“brandterrorists”.They’lltelltheirstoryoverandover.Andtheywillswear,aspubliclyaspossible,nevertousetheorganizationagain.Deniersdifferinhowlongtheyholdoutandhowmuchtheycompensateintheend.Butthefinalresultisneveragoodone.

Firmsbelongingtotheotherextremehavequiteadifferentphilosophy.Theyareawarethatsomepeoplemakefalseorgreatlyexaggeratedcomplaints.Buttheyknowsomethingdeniersdonot：peopleoftenlikeanorganizationthathascompensatedforamistakebetterthantheylikeditbeforeitevenmadetheerror.Customersseetheseorganizationsasplacesthatmeettheirneeds,andtheirloyaltygrows,ratherthandies.

Thebestbusinesses,therefore,arethosethatinstructtheirstafftocompensateunhappycustomers.Forexample,waitersmaybeauthorizedtogivefreebottlesofwine.Somereallybigorganizationshavecentersdelicatedtoregainingunhappycustomers.Sure,therewillalwaysbepeopletryingtheirluck.Butit’smuchbettertoletafewthingsgo.Apotentialbrandterroristcaneasilybeconvertedintoacrusaderforyourcompany.

NewWords

brand/brænd/n. 品牌

terrorist/ˈterərist/n. 恐怖分子

unplanned/ˈʌnˈplænd/adj. 未计划的，意外的

unforeseen/ˌʌnfəˈsi:n,-fɔ:r-/adj. 未想到的，始料不及的

undesirable/ˌʌndiˈzaiərəbəl/adj. 不想要的，不得人心的

upset/ʌpˈset/vt. 使烦恼，使心烦意乱；打乱，搅乱

employee/ˌemplɔiˈi：/n. 雇员

victim/viktim/n. 受害者

distinguish/disˈtiŋɡwiʃ/vt.&vi. 使有别于，成为……的特征，区分，辨别

various/ˈvɛəriəs/adj. 各种各样的

extreme/ikstˈri:m/n.&adj. 极端不同的感情(或情况，行为方式等)，完全

相反的事物，极度的，极大的

deny/diˈnai/vt. 否认，否定；拒绝承认，拒绝接受

solve/sɔlv/vt. 解决；解答

former/ˈfɔ:mə/pron.&adj. 前者，以前的

majority/məˈdʒɔriti/n. 大多数，大部分

complainant/kəmˈpleinənt/n. 投诉者，原告

defense/diˈfens/n. 防御，保护；防御物，防御能力

replace/riˈpleis/vt. 更换，更新；代替；(用……)替换

anger/æŋɡə/vt.&n. 使发怒；激怒，怒火；怒气

furious/fjuəriəs/adj. 狂怒的，暴怒的

resourceful/riˈsɔ:sfəl/adj. 足智多谋的，机敏的

shareholder/ˈʃeəˌhəuldə/n. 股东

differ/difə/vi. 有区别，相异

compensate/ˈkɔmpenseit/vt.&vi. 给(某人)赔偿(或赔款)，弥补，补偿

aware/əˈwɛə/adj. 知道，意识到

complaint/kəmˈpleint/n. 投诉，抱怨

error/ˈerə/n. 错误，差错

loyalty/ˈlɔiəlti/n. 忠诚，忠心耿耿

instruct/inˈstrʌkt/vt. 指示，吩咐，命令

staff/stɑ:f/n. 全体职工

authorize/ˈɔ:θəraiz/vt. 授权，批准

regain/ri:ˈgein/vt. 重新获得，恢复(能力或品质等)

convert/kənˈvə:t/vt.&vi. (使)转变，转化；改变(观点，习惯等)

crusader/kru:ˈseidə/n. 十字军战士，(某)运动的参加者

PhrasesandExpressions

inabigway 大规模地

dealwith 解决，处理；涉及，关于

holdout 维持，坚持；抵抗，幸存

intheend 最后，终于；最终，到头来

ComprehensionoftheText

I．Workingroupstocompletetheoutlineofthepassage.

Mistakesaremadeinbusinesseveryday.Theyareinevitableandharmful.Theorganizationsthathavemadethemistakes1greatlyinhowtheydealwiththem.Somecompanies2theproblem,whiletheotherstrytheirbestto3it.Theformercompaniesthinkthatitisthecomplainantswhohave4theproblemorthatthecomplainantsmaketheproblemseembiggerthanitreallyis.So,theyrefusetoadmitthemistakesandtheyonlyagreetogivesometinycompensation.Butit’snotwisebecauseitwillmakethecustomersbecome5.Andthesecustomerswilldefinitelynotbefavorabletotheirbusiness.Comparedwiththeformercompanies,thelatteronesarewiser.Theyknow

thatafterthey6foramistake,thecustomerswilllikethembetterthanbeforeandtheir

7willincrease.Sotheyprefertospendsomeextramoneyto8theunhappycustomers.

Ⅱ．Workingroupstodiscussthefollowingquestions.

1．Howdomostorganizationsdealwithcustomers’complaints?Whataretheresults?

2．Whydosomefirmscompensateunhappycustomers?

VocabularyandStructure

I．Spelloutthewordswithhelpofthegivendefinitionsandfirstletters.

1．b______品牌

2．t______恐怖分子

3．v_____受害者

4．d______否认

5．m______大多数

6．c______投诉者，原告

7．e______夸张，夸大

8．a______授权，批准

Ⅱ．Fillintheblankswith“discover”,“find”or“detect”(intheircorrectforms).

1．Modernastronomershave___________amillionsuchgalaxies.

2．Icannot____________anythingdangerousonmyradar.

3．He_____________thatgettingtoworkontimewashalfthebattle.

4．Havetheastronauts_____________lifeonMars?

5．Thehuntforthelostchildcontinueduntilshewas_____________.

6．Oilhasbeen______________inthatarea.

7．Lookingcarefullyatherface,Ican_____________nofear.

8．Atlasthe______________aproperwaytogiveexpressiontohisgratitude.

Ⅲ.Replacetheunderlinedpartsinthefollowingsentenceswithwordsorexpressionsgivenbelow.

variousresourceful furious loyalty

majority upset convert extreme

1．Hisrudenessmademeveryangry.

2．Iwanttochangesomedollarsintopounds.

3．Theproblemhasbotheredmeforweeks.

4．Thesepaymentsincludesalaries,severaldifferentbenefits,insuranceandstorage.

5．Thisscoutisgoodatfindingwaysofsolvingproblems,abletocopewithunexpectedconditions.

6．Themainpartofthisbookwaswrittenbyhim.

7．Margaretdemandedtotalfaithfulnessfromherfriends.

8．Greatheatcancreateanillusionofwateronahighwayinthesummer.

WordBuilding

常见的表示相关、倾向、材质的形容词后缀主要有：

I.Writedownthederivativeformofeachwordbyaddingoneappropriatesuffixormoregivenbelow,changingthewordifnecessary.

-some-en-y-ful-al-ive-ic

1．region_______

2．specify_______

3．digit_______

4．quarrel_______

5．noise_______

6．science_______

7．success_______

8．defend_______

9．earth________

10．relation_______

Ⅱ.Fillineachblankwiththeproperderivativeformofthegivenwordinthebrackets.

1．Shelikestowear________(wool)socksinwinter.

2．Sheclosedtheheavy________(wood)door.

3．Youdida_______(beauty)jobofcleaningupthekitchen.

4．Itdidn’tworryhimatthetimebutitwastobevery________(trouble)later.

5．Althoughhewas_______(cheer)incompany,hewasoftensadinprivate.

6．Theoldmanpassedonhisknowledgeof_______(tradition)Chinesemedicinetotheyoungergeneration.

7．Weshouldbe_______(economy)ofourmoneyandtime.

8．Sheisan_______(imagination)musician.

9．Shedoesn’thaveany_______(practice)experienceasasecretary.

10．Allher_______(imagine)happinessvanishedinamoment.

Translation

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingtheexpressionsinthebrackets.

1．明辨是非很重要。(distinguish)

2．完成这项工作需要几个月，而不是几个星期。(ratherthan)

3．他把旧家具全部扔掉，换成了新的。(replace)

4．世界上的事物是千差万别的。(differ)

5．军官命令士兵做好准备。(instruct)

TextB

VforVictory

Gestureshelptoemphasizeapoint,ortocommunicatesomethingthatshouldnotbesaidoutloud.

Sincegestureshavedifferentmeaningsindifferentpartsoftheworld,theycanalsocauseconfusion.HerearefivegesturescommonintheU.S.andtheEnglish-speakingareasofCanadawhichmayconfusenewcomerstoNorthAmerica.

The“comehere”gestureWiththepalmup,theforefingerwigglesatthepersonsummoned.

Thisgestureisrarelymadetoasuperior,butiscommonlyusedamongpeers.Itisconfusingtosomeforeigners,sincemostoftheworldusesafull-handscoopingmotiontosummonaperson.Thepeacesign(alsoknownas“Vforvictory”)

Withthepalmout,forefingerandmiddlefingerarepointedupwardsandsplitintotheshapeofa“V”.

ThissignachieveditsgreatestpopularityinNorthAmericaduringthe1960s,whenitcametomean“peace”.WinstonChurchillmadeitwellknownintheU.K.earlier,asthe“Vforvictory”signduringtheSecondWorldWarThemeaningofthissigndoesnotchangeintheU.S.ifitisaccidentallydonebackwards(withthepalminratherthanout).However,itbecomesanobscenegestureintheU.K.whenreversedinthismanner.English-speakingCanadiansmayalsorecognizethismeaning.

Inabusinesssetting,itismorelikelytobeusedforits“Vforvictory”meaning.

Thumbsup

Withanoutstretchedfist,thethumbisextendedstraightup.

“Thumbsup”asapositivegesturequicklygainedpopularityintheU.S.,especiallyasavisualsignalinnoisyenvironments.Pilotsunabletoshout“All’swell!”or“Ready!”overthenoiseoftheirenginesuseditfrequently.Withaslightbackwardstilt,thisgestureisusedforhitchhiking.However,inmostoftheMiddleEastandpartsofAfrica(notablyNigeria),thissymbolcanbeobscene.InJapan,thethumbisconsideredthefifthdigit;araisedthumbwillorderfiveofsomething!

The“A-OK”sign

Withthepalmout,thethumbandforefingerarecurledintoacircle,whiletheotherfingersareextendedupwards.

Whilethismeans“all’swell”inNorthAmerica,inFranceitmeans“zero”or“nothing”,andinDenmarkorItaly,itcanbetakenasaninsult.InBrazil,GuatemalaandParaguay,itisconsideredveryobscene.

Pointing

Asingleoutstretchedfinger(usuallytheindexfinger,sometimesthethumb)torefertoanobjectoraperson.

Although“it’snotpolitetopoint”,children—andmanyadults—frequentlydo.Pointingatobjectsisnotconsideredrude,andit’susefulforforeignerswhodon’tknowthenameofsomething.Pointingatpeopleisconsideredlesspolite,perhapsbecauseofitsuseincourt,topointoutwrongdoers.Inmanycultures,pointingisdonewithatossofthehead,athrustofthechin,orevenapursingofthelips.InAsia,theentireopenhandisused,exceptinMalaysia,wherethethumbispreferred.

NewWords

emphasize/'emfəsaiz/vt. 强调

communicate/kə'mju:nikeit/vt.&vi. 交流，交际

confusion/kənˈfju:ʒən/n. 疑惑，混乱，混淆

common/ˈkɔmən/adj. 常见的，普通的

newcomer/ˈnu:ˌkʌmə/n. 新来者，新到的移民

palm/pɑ:m/n. 手掌

forefinger/ˈfɔ:ˌfiŋgə/n. 食指

wiggle/ˈwigəl/vt.&vi. 摆动

summon/ˈsʌmən/vt. 召集，召唤

superior/su:'piəriə/n. 上级，长者

peer/piə/n. 同等的人，同辈

personnel/pə:sə'nel/n. 人员，职员

confusing/kən'fju:ziŋ/adj. 令人迷惑的

scoop/sku:p/vt. 掏取，急速或随意地收集或收拢，抓取

motion/ˈməuʃən/n. 动作，运动

upwards/ˈʌpwədz/adv. 向上地，朝上地

accidentally/ˌæksiˈdentəli/adv. 偶然地；意外地

obscene/əb'si:n/adj. 淫秽的；猥亵的

reversed/riˈvə:st/adj. 颠倒的

setting/'setiŋ/n. 环境，背景

outstretched/autˈstretʃt/adj. 伸出的，伸展的

fist/fist/n. 拳头

extend/iks'tend/vt.&vi. 伸展，延伸

visual/ˈviʒuəl/adj. 视觉的

slight/slait/adj. 轻微的，微小的

tilt/tilt/n. 倾斜

hitchhike/ˈhitʃˌhaik/vi. 搭便车

especially/isˈpeʃəli/adv. 显著地，明显地

symbol/'simbəl/n. 符号

insult/inˈsʌlt/n. 侮辱，凌辱

wrongdoer/ˈrɔ:ŋˌdu:ə,ˈrɔŋ/n. 罪犯，做坏事的人

toss/tɔs/n. 突然移动或抬头

thrust/θrʌst/n. 猛推

purse/pə:s/vt. 缩拢，皱起

Phrases&Expressions

sayout 直说

take…as 把……理解为

referto 提到，说起

incourt 在法庭上

pointout 指出

ComprehensionoftheText

I．Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1．Gesturesareusedto______.

A．emphasizesomethingthatshouldnotbesaidoutloud

B．communicatesomethingthatshouldnotbesaidoutloud

C．communicatewithforeigners

D．gethelpfromotherpeople

2．Intheauthor’sopinion,gesturescancauseconfusionbecause______.

A．somepeopleusetheminawrongway

B．theyhavedifferentmeaningindifferentcountries

C．evenpeopleinthesameplacemayusethemdifferently

D．theyareneverusedinsomepartsoftheworld

3．ItcanbeconcludedfromthetextthatgesturescommonlyusedintheU.S.mayconfuse_________.

A．peoplefromtheEnglish-speakingareasofCanada

B．peoplefromtheNorthAmerica

C．peopleoutsideNorthAmerica

D．Englishspeakers

4．The“comehere”gestureisrarelyusedtosummon______.

A．servicepersonnel

B．apeer

C．asuperior

D．aforeigner

5．Thepeacesignwasusedtomean______intheU.K.duringtheSecondWorldWar.

A．peace

B．victory

C．WinstonChurchill

D．theSecondWorldWar

6．Ifthepeacesignisaccidentallydonebackwards,it______intheEnglish-speakingareasofCanada.

A．doesnotchangeitsmeaning

B．becomesconfusing

C．becomesobscene

D．showsgoodmanners

7．Accordingtothetext,thepeacesignis______inbusinesssettings.

A．oftenusedasthe“Vforvictory”sign

B．neverusedtomeanpeace

C．oftenusedtomeanpeace

D．rarely

8．Whenusedbypilots,“thumbsup”_____.

A．becomesanobscenegesture

B．isthegestureofhitchhiking

C．means“all’swell!”or“Ready!”

D．meansfiveofsomething

9．The“A-OK”signcanbetakenasaninsultin_____.

A．NorthAmerica

B．France

C．Denmark

D．Brazil

10．Accordingtothetext,pointingatpeopleisrudeperhapsbecause______.

A．adultsneverdoso

B．onlyforeignerswillusethisgesture

C．itisusedincourttopointoutwrongdoers

D．itisobsceneinmanycultures

II．MatchthegesturedescribedinColumnAwiththemeaninggiveninColumB.

VocabularyandStructure

I．Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.

confusion→(adjective) move→(noun)

popular →(noun) reverse→(adjective)

accident

→(adverb) note→(adverb)

1．Resultsfromthesetwooppositeapproachesare_____________________different.

2．Forthesereasons,thedistinctcourt’sdecisionis____________________.

3．U.S.vice-presidentDickCheney________shotandinjuredamanduringahuntingtrip.

4．Thisproductisveryusefulindetecting________andmovementonanon-solidbackground.

5．Ifyouseeamotionorgesturethatisnewor________,askalocalpersonwhatitmeans.

6．Someofthesongshadachieved________________beforeGershwin’sdeathin1937.

II．Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1．Thecostofthetripis$59for_______and$30forchilden.

A．customersB．adults C．peersD．personnel

2．Therehasbeena_______changeintheagenda.

A．slight B．slim C．slim D．straight

3．Russosawtheflightand________thepolice.

A．arranged B．emphasized C．shouted D．summoned

4．TheancientEgyptianshadno________for“zero”.

A．digit B．fist C．symbol D．thumb

5．Hefailedtofollowadirectorderfromhis________.

A．waiter B．pilot C．superior D．adult

6．It’sbecomingmoreandmore________forwomentokeeptheirfamilynameswhentheymarry.

A．obscene B．reversed C．common D．positive

7．Outsidethepub,adrunkwasshouting_______ateveryonewhocamepast.

A．shame B．reversed C．confusion D．dislike

8．All________mustattendthemeeting.

A．personnel B．personal C．people D．group

9．Althoughshedidn’tmentionanynames,everyoneknewwhoshewas________.

A．pointing

B．recognizing

C．emphasizing D．referringto

10．Ourteamwillincludesomefamiliarfacesaswellasafew________.

A．peers B．superiors

C．newcomers D．companies

11．Myteacheralways________theimportanceofstudyinghard.

A.summoned B．impressed

C．emphasized D．reflecte