Unit4 Body Language（原卷版）-2023-2024学年高二英语（人教版）

Unit4BodyLanguage

单元测试•提升卷

（满分：150分时间：120分钟）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每

段对话仅读•遍。1.WhatdoesFrankprefer(odo?

A.Staywithfriends.B.WatchamatchonTV.C.Playbasketball.

2.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Push(hecar.B.Replacethebatteries.C.Sitinihedrivingseal.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabookstore.B.Inalibrary.C.Inacinema.

4.WhatwillPeterusetheorangepeeltodo?

A.Eatasasnack.B.Soakhisfeet.C.Removethesmellinthe

fridge.

5.Whatis(hemanaskingthewomanlodo?

A.Puthimthroughtothedirector.

B.Haveatalkwiththedirector.

C.Arrangeanappointment.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白3每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对•话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Motherandson.

7.HowwillthespeakerscelebrateFather'sDay?

A.Bymakinganicejacket.B.Byholdingasurpriseparty.C.Bycreatingahandmade

book.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whattimeisitnow?

A.p.m.p,m.B.7:00p.m.C.7:20p.m.

9.Howdocsthewomansoundintheend?

A.Surprised.B.Annoyed.C.Disappointed.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatkindofjobsseemstobeinshortsupply?

A.Teachers.B.Writers.C.Reporters.

11.Whereisthewomanmostlikelytogo?

A.NewYork.B.Boston.C.California.

12.Whatdoesthemanplantodoifhecan'tfindajob?

A.Writeabook.B.Trytobehisownboss.C.Continuehiseducation.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdopeopleinBellLabsdo?

A.Conductresearchinmunicalion.

B.StudytheconnectionbetweenIQandEQ.

C.Trainengineerstobestarworkers.

14.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthestudiedstarworkersandothers?

A.Academicqualifications.B.Workingyears.C.Emotionalintelligence.

15.Whycanthestarworkersgetananswerrightaway?

A.TheyhavehigherIQ.

B.Theygainaccesstomoreresources.

C.Theyarequickertosendoutemails.

16.Whatisthepurposeoftheconversation?

A.TointroducethebenefitsofEQ.

B.Totalkaboutastudy.

C.Todiscusshumanrelationships.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhydoesJacobHeildecidetoclimbthehighestmountainsin(heworld?

A.Toraiseawarenessofcancer.

B.Tochallengehimself.

C.Towinareward.

18.WhatworriesJacobmostaboutclimbingMountKilinumjaro?

A.Hisphysicalhealth.B.Theunexpectedchallenges.C.Theheightofthe

mountain.

19.HowdoesJacobtrainfortheclimb?

A.Byrunning.B.Byswimming.C.Bybicycling.

20.WhatisJacoblike?

A.Serious.B.Determined.C.Creative.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ThemeritsoneachfilmoutlinedbelowaretakenfromarticlesbyDavidRobinson.We

stronglyremendyouread(hefullarticlesbyfollowingourlinks,sincetheyprovidemany

moreinsightsonChaplin'slifeandwork.

AWomanofParis(1923)

AWomanofPariswasacourageousstepinthecareerofCharlesChaplin.Afterseventy

filmsinwhichhehimselfhadappearedineveryscene,henowdirectedapictureinwhichhe

merelywalkedonfbrafewsecondsasanunbilledandunrecognisableextra-aporterata

railroadstation.Untilthis(ime,everyfilmhadbeenaedy.AWomanofPariswasaromantic

drama.Thiswasnotasuddenimpulse.ForalongtimeChaplinhadwantedtotryhishandat

directingaseriousfilm.

TheGoldRush(1925)

Chaplingenerallystrovetoseparatehisworkfromhisprivatelife;butinthiscasethe

twobecameinextricablyandpainfullymixed.Searchingfbranewleadinglady,he

rediscoveredLillitaMacMurray,whomhehademployed,asapretty12yearold,inTheKid.

Slillnotyetsixteen,LillilawasputundercontractandrenamedLitaGrey.

Chaplinquicklyembarkedonaclandestineaffairwithher;andwhenthefilmwassix

monthsintoshooting,Litadiscoveredshewaspregnant.Chaplinfoundhimselfforcedintoa

marriagewhichbroughtmiserytobothpartners,thoughitproducedtwosons,CharlesJrand

SydneyChaplin.

TheCircus(1928)

TheCircuswonCharlesChaplinhisfirstAcademyAward-itwasstillnotyetcalledthe

'Oscar'-hewasgivenitatthefirstpresentationsceremony,in1929.Butaslateas1964,it

seemed,thiswasafilmhepreferredtoforget.Thereasonwasnotthefilmitself,butthe

deeplyfraughtcircumstancessurroundingitsmaking.

ChaplinwasinthethroesofthebreakupofhismarriagewithLitaGrey;andproduction

ofTheCircuscoincidedwithoneofthemostunseemlyandsensationaldivorcesoftwenties

Hollywood,asLita'slawyerssoughteverymeanstoruinChaplin'scareerbysmearinghis

reputation.Asifhisdomestictroubleswerenotenough,thefilmseemedfatedtocatastrophe

ofeverykind.

Inthelate1960s,aftertheyearsspenttryingtoforgetit,ChaplinreturnedtoTheCircus

torereleaseitwithanewmusicalscoreofhisownposition.Itseemedtosymbolizehis

reconciliationtothefilmwhichcosthimsomuchstress.

CityLights(1931)

CityLightsprovedtobethehardestandlongestundertakingofChaplin,scareer.Bythe

timeitwaspletedhehadspenttwoyearsandeightmonthsonthework,withalmost190days

ofactualshooting.Themarvelisthatthefinishedfilmbetraysnothingofthiseffortand

anxiety.

EvenbeforehebeganCityLights,thesoundfilmwasfirmlyestablished.Thisnew

revolutionwasabiggerchallengetoChaplinthantoothersilentstars.HisTrampcharacter

wasuniversal.Hismimewasunderstoodineverypartoftheworld.ButiftheTrampnow

begantospeakinEnglish,thatworldwideaudiencewouldinstantlyshrink.

Chaplinboldlysolvedtheproblembyignoringspeech,andmakingCi(yLightsin[he

wayhehadalwaysworkedbefore,asasilentfilm.Howeverheastoundedthepressandthe

publicbyposingtheentirescoreforCityLights.

Thepremiereswereamongthemostbrilliantthecinemahadeverseen.InLosAngeles,

Chaplin'sguestwasAlbertEinstein;whileinLondonBernardShawsatbesidehim.City

Lightswasacriticaltriumph.AllChaplin'sstrugglesandanxieties,itseemed,werepensated

bythefilmwhichstillappearsasthezenithofhisachievementandreputation.

21.FromwhichmoviedidChaplinfulfillhiswishthathecoulddirectaseriousfilm?

A.TheGoldRushB.TheCircus

C.AWomanofParisD.CityLights

22.InChaplin'sartlife,whatwasthebigchallengetohim?

A.UisprivatelifeB.Theestablishmentofsoundfilm

C.HisdyingtalentforartD.Thelackinmovieinvestment

23.WhatwasspecialaboutCityLights?

A.ThefilmpensatedallChaplin'sstnigglesandanxieties.

B.Itbeatallsoundfilmatthattimeoutofexpectation.

C.Themoviesawallthemostbrilliantinthecinema.

D.ItwonCharlesChaplinhisfirstAcademyAward.

B

Wordsarepowerful:theyhavetheabilitytoliftup(helowestof(helowor(eardown

thehighestofthehigh.Butastrongargumentcouldbemadethatourbodylanguageiseven

moreinfluential.Themosteffectivemunicationoccurswhentheimportanceofbody

languageinteachingisacknowledged.Whenthesenonverbalsignalsareworkingtogetner

withourwords,itcreatesmunicationsynergy.

Ithasbeensuggestedthattwothirdsofourmunicationisnonverbal.Positivebody

languageinaclassroomsettinghastheabilitytomotivate,inspireandengage.Itcannotonly

giveyoutheconfidenceyouneedtoleachbutcanalsoinformyourstudentsthatyouactually

knowwhatyou'retalkingabout.Itcanevenmakeyourstudentsfeelsafeandconfident

enoughtoparticipateinthelessonsmorefrequently.

Mostleadershippositionsencouragebodylanguagethatshowspowerandconfidence.

Signalsincludestanding(all,gesturingonlyfromthewaistup,headstraightandforward,and

talkingwhilepointingtoothers,whichareobviouswaystoexercisecontrol.Butwhen

(eaching,thenonverbalsignalsneedtoshowadifferenttypeofleader.Thesesignalsconvey

warmthandunderstanding,remindingyourstudentsthatyouareapproachableandthereto

helpthemgrow.Forexample,fixyoureyesononestudentfbrabout1530secondsbefore

changingtoanotherstudent,whichisoneofthebestwaystokeepstudents'fbcus.Nodyour

head.Giveathumbsup-maybetwo!Showthemtheyarcontherightpathandtheywillbe

moreconfidentincontinuingdownit.

Theimportanceofbodylanguagecanneverbeignored.It'sdesirablethatyoushoaid

advocateusingbodylanguageinteachingandpayattentionto(heuseruleandusingskills.

Youshoulduseright,naturalandclearbodylanguage.It'scrucialthatyoucreategood

classroomatmosphere,inspirestudents,imaginationandgraspstudents5mood.

24.Whichhasasimilarmeaningastheunderlinedword"synergy"inParagraph1?

A.Energyloss.B.Confusingresult.

C.Individualeffect.D.binedpower.

25.Whatdomostleadersliippositionsmainlyexpress?

A.Warmth.B.Control.

C.Understanding.D.Encouragement.

26.What'sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Toexplainatheory.B.Tomakeadescription.

C.Togivesuggestions.D.Tosummarizeadebate.

27.Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theimportanceofteacher'sbodylanguage.

B.Theeffectivewaysofgoodmunication.

C.Thevalueofteacherstudentmunication.

D.Theprospectofstudents'nonverballearning.

C

Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanhedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peopleniay

sendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhois

tryingtodeveloparelationship.

Differentculturesemphasizetheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreateror

lesserdegree.Forexairple,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisa

relationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“small

talk'\usuallyoveracupoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries-like

(heUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasier(obuildupalastingworkingrelationshipat

restaurantsorcaf^sratherthanattheoffice.

Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.Ioncemadeaspeechin

Thailand.Ihadexpectecmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;instead,

therewasanunfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergetting

toknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealisedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyown

culture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,hutpeopletheresometimesfeeltoo

manywordsareunnecessary.

EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,

EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdownto

businessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecausetheculture

startsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.

Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthese

valuesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,a

multiculturalenvironmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.

28.Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachother

better?

A.Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.

B.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.

C.Byrecognisingdifferentvalues.

D.Byspeakingeachother'slanguages.

29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MulticulturalEnvironment

B.CrosscuRuralDifferences

C.HowtoUnderstandEachOther

D.HowtoBuildUpaRelationship

30.Whatwillpeoplefeeleasiertodobyeatingtogetheralrestaurantsinsomecountries?

A.Developingcloserrelations.

B.Sharingthesameculture.

C.Gettingtoknoweachother.

D.Keepingeachotherpany.

31.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowwhenmentioninghisexperienceinThailand?

A.TheEnglishprefertomakelongspeeches.

B.Toomanywordsareofnouse.

C.PeoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature.

D.Eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent.

D

DoAnimalsmunicate'?

Whenwethinkofrrunication,wenormallythinkofusingwords—talkingfacetoface,

writingmessagesandsoon.Butinfactwemunicatefarmoreinotherways.Oureyesand

facialexpressionsusuallytellthetruthevenwhenourwordsdonot.

Thentherearegestures,oftenunconscious:raisingtheeyebrows,nibbingthencse,

raisingtheshoulders,tappingthefingers,noddingandshakingthehead.Thereisalsothe

evenmoresubtle（微妙的）bodylanguageofposture:Arcyousittingorstandingwitharmsor

legscrossed?Isthatpersonstandingwithhandsinpockets,heldinfrontofthebodyor

hiddenbehind?Eventhewaywedressandthecolorswewearmunicatethingstoothers.

So,doanimalsmunicate?Notinwords,althoughaparrotmightbetrainedtorepeat

wordsandphraseswhichitdoesn'tunderstand.But,aswehavelearnt,thereismoreto

municatethanwords.

Takedogsforexample.Theyshowtheirteethtov/ani,shaketheirtailstowclc,and

standfirmwithhairuprighttofight.Thesesignalsaresurelytheequalsofthehumanbody

languageoffacialexpressions,gesturesandposture.

Colorcanbeanimportantmeansofmunicationforanimals.Manybirdsandfishes

changecolor,forexample,toattractpartnersduringthemating（交西己）season.Andmating

itselfismonlydoneafteraspecialdancewhichbothpartnerstakepartin.

Here,again,therearestrikingsimilaritiestoyoungmenandwomenwhodressupto

meetpartnersatparties,wherethemusicisoftentooloudforwordmunication.munication

theretakesplacethroughappearanceandmovement.

Themostcarefullyplanneddancesin（heanimalkingdomarethosethatbeesuseto

municate.Withbodymovementsalonetheycantellotherbees（hedirectionanddistanceofa

newlydiscoveredfood.

Alltheseexamplesmaysuggestinstinctive（本能的）rather（hanintelligentmunication.

Buthumanbodylanguageislargelyinstinctive,too.And,inmanyways,bodylanguagesays

farmorethanintelligentwordmunicationevercan.

32.Noddingandshakingtheheadisa.

A.gestureB.facialexpressionC.postureD.language

33.Dogs'shakingtheirtailsmeans.

A.warningB.welingC.fightingD.laughing

34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Colorisnotawayofmunicationforanimals.

B.Manybirdsandfisheschangecolortoshowthattheydon'twanttomate.

C.Aspecialdanceoftentakesplacebeforemating.

D.Wordmunicationisbetteratpartieswheremusicissoloud.

35.Beesusebodymovementsto.

A.attractpartnerstomunicateB.municatewheretheyhavebeen

C.tellotherbeeswheretogoandhowfaritisD.showtheirvictory

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Cultureshavenonverbalformsofmunication,buttherearestillrules.Handgesturesadd

emphasis.Voicelevelsaddtoourmunication.36

Bodylanguageisnotthesameeverywhere.Thesamebodyposturesandgesturescan

havedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.Forexample,holdingyourhandout,fingers

together,andpalm（手掌〕facingoutwardmeansstopinNorthAmerica.37

Ojigi,orJapanesebowing,isusedasawaytosayhello,awaytosaysorry,andawayto

showrespect.38Fifteendegreesisthemongreetingbowforthoseyoualreadyknow

orwhoareonanequalsociallevel.Thehighestrespectbowisfortyfivcdegreesandisused

whenyousaysorry.

Otherformsofnonverbalmunicalionincludeclothing,hairstyles,andevenhowclose

westandtooneanother.Proxemicsis（hestudyoftheculturaluseofspace.39The

useofcolorinone'sphysicalspaceisanexampleofproxemicsofphysicalterritory.Ahealth

spa（休闲健身中心）ismorelikelytousecoolgreensandblues（ocreatearelaxing

environment.40Thisdiffersdependingontheotherpersonandthesituation.For

example,intheUnitedSpatespublicspaceisbetweentwelvetotwentyfivefeet.Intimate（亲

密的）spaceislessthanafoot.Wcmayfeelunfortablcifanyofthesedistancesarcreduced

withoutaninvitation.

A.InGreece,thesamegestureishighlyrude.

B.Personalspaceisbetweentwoandfourfeet.

C.Evensilencecanbeausefulformofnnmication.

D.Thedegreeofthebowshowstheamountofrespect.

E.Thiscanbebothsomeone'spersonalandphysicalterritory.

F.Itisnotimpolitetolook（heotherpersonintheeyewhilebowinginEurope.

G.Personalterritoryreferstothespacewekeepbetweenothersandourselves.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项。

IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreight（货物）yard

inAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIamihirtytwo.Icanstillrememberthe

brightnessofsunshine.Itwouldbe41toseeagain,buta42candostrange

thingstopeople.Idon'tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.Isimplymeanthat

the43ofthemmademeappreciatemorewhatIhad.

Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuousseriesofadjustmentstoreality.Themorequicklya

personisabletomaketheseadjustments,themore44hisownprivateworldbees.The

adjustmentisnevereasy.Iwastotallyconfusedandafraid.ButIwaslucky.Myparentsand

myteacherssawsomethinginme—the45tolive—whichIdidn'tsee,andthey

mademewantto46againstblindness.ThehardestlessonIhadtoleamwastobelieve

inmyself.Iamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindof47thathelpsmedownan

unfamiliarstaircasealone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:an

assurance(确信)thatIam,despitebeingimperfect,areal,48person;thatthereisa

specialplacewhere1canmakemyselffit.

Ittookmeyearstodiscoverand49thisconfidence.Ithadtostartwiththe

simplestthings.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.Ithoughthewasmakingfunofme

andIwashurt.t4Ican'tusethis."Isaid."Takeitwithyou,^^heurgedme,“androllitaround.M

Thewords50inmyhead."Rollitaround!MByrollingtheballIcouldhear

whereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought51:

playingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia'sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlind152asuccessful

variationofbaseballandIcalleditgroundball.

AllmylifeIhavesetaheadofmeaseriesofgoalsand(hentriedtoreach(hem,oneata

time.Ihadtobeclearaboutmy53.ItwasnogcodtryingforsomethingthatIknew

atthestartwaswildlyoutofreach54thatonlyinvitedthebitternessoffailure.I

would55sometimesanywaybutontheaverageImadeprogress.

41.A.possibleB.wonderfulC.hopefulD.reasonable

42.A.questionB.mistakeC.disasterD.situation

43.A.importanceB.valueC.lossD.attention

44.A.naturalB.modernC.meaningfulD.challenging

45.A.rightB.planC.placeD.potential

46.A.guardB.hitC.argueD.fight

47.A.selfcontrolB.selfconfidenceC.selfdefenseD.

sclfimprovcmcnt

48.A.modestB.energeticC.generousD.positive

49.A.strengthenB.expressC.shareD.destroy

50.A.heldB.stuckC.botheredD.knocked

51.A.importantB.specificC.monD.impossible

52.A.inventedB.confirmedC.checkedD.noticed

53.A.interestB.limitationC.experienceD.responsibility

54.A.onceB.unlessC.becauseD.though

55.A.failB.iryC.actD.continue

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

WhileArabicmaybetheofficiallanguageofmanyMiddleEastern56(nation),

bodylanguageisalsoanimportantmeansofmunicalioninArabculture.

Placingyourrighthandonyourheartisawarmgreetingthatcan57(do)by

itselforafterahandshake.Thegestureshowssincerityandrespect.InArabculture,

handshakesarenotonlyreservedformeetingorgreetingsomeone,butthey'realsousedwhen

yousay“goodbye.”

Onceyoufallintoconversation,therearcseveral58(help)handgesturesyou

shouldknow:Touchingyourfingertipstogetherwhileholdingoutyourhandmeans"wait"or

“be59(patience).^^Andifyourfriendorcolleagueisfeelingstressedabout

something,youcanmoveyourhandoutwardawayfromyourbodytoexpress(hatthereare

thingsinlifethatarenotworth60(worry)about.CallittheArabversionof"Don't

worry;behappy.,,

Inaddition61handgestures,otherbodylanguageusedindailylife62

(include)aquickmovementoftheheadupwardaepaniedbyaclickofthetongue,63

means"no"or"Idi