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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上阅读理解必修四module3When we think of communication， we normally think of using wordstalking face to face，writing messages and soon But in fact we communicate far more in other waysOur eyes and facial expressions usually tell the truth even when our words do not Then there are gestures ，often

2、unconscious：raising the eyebrows，rubbing the nose，raising the shoulders，tapping the fingers，nodding and shaking the headThere is also the even more subtle（微妙的）body language of posture（姿势）：are you sitting or standing with arms or legs crossed？Is that person standing with hands in pockets， held in fro

3、nt of the body or hidden behind？ Even the way we dress and the colors we wear communicate things to others So，do animals communicate？Not in words，although a parrot might be trained to repeat words and phrases which it doesnt understandBut，as we have learnt，there is more to communicate than words Tak

4、e dogs for exampleThey show their teeth to warn，shake their tails to welcome and stand firm，with hair upright，to fightThese signals are surely the equals of the human body language of facial expression，gesture and posture Color can be an important means of communication for animalsMany birds and fis

5、hes change color，for example，to attract partners during the mating（交配） seasonAnd mating itself is commonly done after a special dance which both partners take part in Here，again，there are striking similarities to young men and women who dress up to meet partners at parties，where the music is often t

6、oo loud for word communicationCommunication there takes place through appearance and movement The most carefully planned dances in the animal kingdom are those which bees use to communicateWith body movements alone they can tell other bees the direction and distance of a newly discovered food All th

7、ese examples may suggest instinctively（本能地）rather than intelligent communicationBut human body language is largely instinctive，tooAnd， in many ways，body language says far more t han intelligent，word communication ever can.1Nodding and shaking the head is a _ Agesture Bfacial expression Cposture D1an

8、guage 2Dogs shaking their tails means _ Awarning Bwelcoming Cfighting Dlaughing 3Which of the following is true？ AColor is not a way of communication for animals BMany birds and fishes change color to show that they dont want to mate CA special dance often takes place before mating itself DWord comm

9、unication is better at parties where music is so loud 4Bees use body movements to _ Aattract partners to communicate Bcommunicate where they have been Cte1l other bees where to go and how far it is Dshow their victory 5.The best title of the articleA.do animals communicate? B.human body languageC. c

10、ommunicate with words D.gestures课时作业(二十二)Great Scientists伟大的科学家.单项填空1When the disaster struck，many people had no time to escape_.AkillingBto be killedCto kill Dbeing killed2She is my daughter，and I will love and_her no matter what happens.Asupport BforbidCabandon Drefuse3Anyone can operate_machine i

11、nvented by Roy，but it takes some guidance to keep it under_control.Athe；a Ba；theCa；/ Dthe；/4We will have studied English for seven years by the time we_from senior high school.Awill graduate Bare graduatedCwill be graduated Dgraduate5All walks of life made caring donation to the_of the deadly earthq

12、uake in Sichuan.Avictims BcompanionsCfellows Dcolleagues6His illness was diagnosed_cancer.Oh，really？Im terribly sorry to hear that.Awith BasCof Dto7The government intends to_a new law about wearing safety belts in cars.Abring in Bbring onCbring up Dbring out8_by the Youth League，he has made rapid pr

13、ogress and turned out a good student.AEducated BHaving educatedCEducating DBeing educating9Thats me when I graduated from college.See what I look like now.Why not take up exercise to improve your_？Alook BformCshadow Dfigure10The story happened in_and the hero was in his_.Athe 1840s；thirties Bthe 184

14、0s；thirtyC1840s；thirties D1840s；thirty11It has been raining for three days.I hope_.Ait will clean up Bit will clear upCit to clean up Dit to be cleaned up12_of the surface of the earth_covered with water.ATwo thirds；is BTwo third；isCTwo thirds；are DTwo third；are来13I agree with most of what you said，

15、but I dont agree with_.Aeverything BanythingCsomething Dnothing14When you have finished the book，please _ it on the shelf.Areplace Binstead ofCin place of Dtake the place of15Though he didnt agree with us at first，we soon _ him to our way of thinking.KAconverted BtransferredCmodified Dexchanged.阅读理解

16、American teens are setting an example for their parents through their volunteer work，according to the Harris Interactive poll conducted in the United States between Jan.29 and Feb.2 among 2,003 adults.The random national telephone survey released this week by the Federal Waybased charity World Visio

17、n found that more teens volunteer to support a charitable (慈善的) cause56 percentthan have a parttime job39 percent.Parents and guardians said 82 percent of the teens in their lives do something to support charitable causes，including volunteering，recruiting others to a cause，wearing a Tshirt or donati

18、ng money.Fortysix percent of the adults surveyed said they volunteered their time and they also inspired their children to volunteer.Sara Johnson，a teacher who advises students at a private school in a Chicago suburb，says shes seen a rise of teen involvement in social causes since President Barack O

19、bama was elected in November.The Harris Interactive survey found a quarter of teens have become more involved in charitable causes or organizations as a result of the economic downturn，but the economy has also led to cuts in allowances，and has teens work more hours at a paying job.Alynn Woodson，dire

20、ctor of volunteer engagement at Habitat for Humanity International，said she has noticed a new enthusiasm among teen volunteers for the organization.Habitat for Humanity International celebrates the 20th anniversary of its alternative spring break program this year and is expecting more than 12,000 y

21、oung people to help build homes for lowincome people around the nation.1The following statements about the teens voluntary work are true EXCEPT_.Athe economic downturn led teens to work less hours at paying jobsBthe poll was done at the end of January and the early FebruaryCchildren do more voluntar

22、y work than their parentsDmore teens are involved in charitable causes or organizations2We can infer from the passage that_.Aparents and guardians encourage their children to do voluntary workBvolunteers all wear Tshirts while doing charity workCmore teens are doing paying jobs as a result of the ec

23、onomic downturnDless teens were enthusiastic about voluntary work before Obama came into power3The author mentioned Habitat for Humanity International in order to prove_.Athat homes for lowincome people will be built around the nationBAlynn Woodson is the director of volunteer engagementCmore young

24、people are doing volunteer workDits 20 years since Habitat for Humanity International came into being4Which of the following is the best title of the passage?AMore teens doing voluntary workBTeens setting examples for parents in charitable causesCComments on teens voluntary workDThe 20th anniversary

25、 of Habitat for Humanity International来Just as the stock (股票) market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind，we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefsabout what is possible.Sometimes the degree to which we are w

26、illing to challenge our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy.For example，imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they possessed.As a member of that group，you would likely hold that same belief about yourself.As a result，even if you

27、had a great desire to create music，you might be hesitant to really get behind yourself，fearing that your investment (投资) would not pay off.Even if you had the courage to follow your passion，your inner belief that you are not born talented would probably be a major obstacle to investing your energy i

28、n your dream.On the other hand，if you found a way to release that negative belief，a great flood of energy would pour forth，greatly increasing the likelihood of your success.How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas，dreams，and visions we carry within is like the money people are，o

29、r are not，willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market.And in both cases，belief plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something.One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief i

30、s not the reliable guide we sometimes think.There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our faith in，such as passion，feeling，and sense.Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain，trusting their sense over the common opinion hel

31、d by common people about what will work.In the same way，we can learn to trust our hearts desires and our sense to guide us，questioning any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves.As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible，we free up the resourc

32、es that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.5We can safely conclude from the first paragraph that_.Aour belief is not reliableBbelief is not so important in our successCbelief is an obstacle to our successDour belief determines our success in some way6According to the passage，if a famil

33、y of origin has passion for literature，the members of the family will probably_.Awrite poemsBhate literatureCenter the field of literatureDteach literature7We can put our faith in the following things of success except_.Apassion BfeelingCsense Dstock market8The purpose of the author is_.Ato teach us

34、 a lessonBto give us some useful suggestionsCto encourage us to invest in the stock marketDto tell us common people have negative beliefs.单项填空1Descape后应跟动名词形式，这里考查的是动名词的被动结构。2Asupport支持；forbid禁止；abandon放弃；refuse拒绝。3D第一个空为特指；第二个空under control为固定搭配，不用冠词。4D本题考查由when引导的时间状语从句，如果主句用将来时态，从句用一般现在时态代替。5Avic

35、tim受害者；companion伙伴，同伴；fellow家伙，哥们儿；colleague同事。句意为：社会各界纷纷对四川大地震的灾民进行爱心捐赠。6Bbe diagnosed as被诊断为。7Abring in带来，引进；bring on导致，惹来；bring up养育，呕吐；bring out显示出。8Aeducated与句子的主语he为逻辑上的被动关系，故用动词的过去分词作状语。9D由take up exercise与thats me when I graduated from college的对比，可知这个人现在身材不好了。improve your figure保持你的身材；look外表；form形式；shadow影子。10A“in the 1840s”中的定冠词the不能省掉，“in his thirties”中的数词为复数形式。11Bhope后接从句而不接复合宾语，故C、D两项不合适；而A项中的clean up是及物动词短语，应加宾语才对。12A句意为“三分之二的地球表面覆盖着水”。本题考查分数的