TopicTalk&Lesson1Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1.Shewassuchabeautifulgirlthatweallstoppedto(凝視)ather.2.Youcantrytocoverupwitha(毯子).3.Alicehadsomeexciting(冒險)inEgyptlastsummer.4.Newdancesthencameoutofbothoperadancesand(民間的)dances.5.Thisisavery(主觀的)judgementofherabilities.6.Itmayfeelasifan(未被看見的)handispushingyouforward.7.Writeononesideofthepaperandleavetheotherside(空白的).8.Itwasteninthemorningbutthe(窗簾)werestilldrawn.9.Thewaterisonlyafew(英寸)deep.10.Ihadaskedeveryoneto(提交)questionsinadvanceofthemeeting.11.Eachchildhadto(背誦)apoemtotheclass.Ⅱ.短語填空atthetopof;slipaway;befamousfor;longto;lookout;stareat;gosailing;betiredof1.Don’tpeoplelikethat;youmightupsetthem.2.Theparksofthiscitytheirbeautifulfountains.3.Thechurchwasbuiltahill.4.Sincewelivenearthelake,weoftenwithourfriends.5.Thefactthatpublicparksincitiesbecomecrowdedassoonasthesunshinesprovesthatpeoplebreatheingreen,openspaces.6.ShehearingabouttheirtriptoIndia.7.Iletthedaywithoutdoinganythingatall.8.I’mthewindow,andit’srainingcatsanddogs.Ⅲ.單句寫作1.如果你認為你的夢想沒有希望實現(xiàn),那么你根本就不會去嘗試。Ifyoubelieveformakingyourdreamscometrue,yousimplywon’ttry.2.我把他叫到一邊,告訴他發(fā)生的事情。Iandtoldhimwhathadhappened.3.人們正采取這些措施來試圖改善該地區(qū)的種族關系。Thesemeasuresarebeingtakenimproveracerelationsinthearea.4.我難以置信地望著我的朋友,他講的就是我們第一天相遇的故事。Ijustlookedatmyfriendashetoldthestoryofthefirstdaywemet.5.這就是發(fā)生事故的地點。Thisistheplacetheaccidenthappened.Ⅳ.閱讀理解AHighschoolisthetimewhenyoudiscoverwhoyouare.Friendsleaveyouandrelationshipsbreakup.Itisterrible.I’mnotgoingtolie.Mysenioryearwastheworstyearofall.Ilostalotofmy“friends”andstartedtobecomereallyunhappyaboutthelackofsocialinteractions(交往)untilsuddenlyanamazingpersoncameintomylife.Itwasthesecondsemesterofmysenioryear.Tensionwashighformewithapplyingtocollegesandtryingtogetperfectgrades.Ihadlostpeoplewhohadbeenmyfriendsforyears.Oneday,ourschoolpostednamesofstudentswhoweregoingintothemilitary,andIsawagirlnamedDominiqueC.ItwassuperunusualtoseeanotherDominique.IknewIhadtomeether.Oneday,InoticedaguyItalkedtoonadailybasiswastalkingwithher.HesawmeandintroducedmetoDominiqueC.Shewasthecompleteoppositeofme,withshortblackhairandbiggreeneyes.Butsomehow,wejustclickedatonce.Manypeopleneverunderstoodhowwebecamefriends.Webothhadverydifferentsocialcircles,butwewerebasicallythesameperson.Webothlovedliterature.StudyingGreektogether,weunderstoodeachother’sthoughts.Wereactedtoeverythinginthesameway.Weonlykneweachotherforafewmonths,butweactedasifwewerefriendsforyears.Thisyearhasbeenhardonourfriendship.DuetoDominiqueCjoiningthemilitaryandmestudyinginandoutofthestatecollege,DominiqueCandIhavehardlytalked.Togetherwecommunicateasmuchaswecanduringbreaks.Stillourfriendshipisstrong.IamluckytohaveDominiqueCinmylife.Everytimewecriedtogetherandheldhandsdownthehallways,itactuallymademyday.AndfightingforFrenchfriesandhamburgersalwayshadmeintears.IcannotwaittospendthesummerwithDominiqueC.1.Whatdidtheauthortrytodointhesecondsemesterofhersenioryear?A.Gethighscores. B.Dropoutofschool.C.Visitdifferentcolleges. D.Learntobecomepositive.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“clicked”inparagraph2mean?A.Learnedalot. B.Becamefriends.C.Completedthetask. D.Joinedthemilitary.3.WhatdidtheauthortellusaboutDominiqueC?A.Shehadadifferentcharacterfromtheauthor.B.Shehadmanycommonfriendswiththeauthor.C.Shelookedcompletelydifferentfromtheauthor.D.ShespenttoomuchtimeinlearningGreek.4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandDominiqueC?A.Theystudyinthesamecollege.B.Theyhaveastrongrelationship.C.Theyoftenfightoversomebigthings.D.Theyhardlycommunicateduringbreaks.BInhisnewbook,TheAnimalsAmongUs,JohnBradshawdestroysafewmyths(錯誤認識)aboutthepetsthatincreasinglycrowdourhomes.Someassumptionshequestionsarewhetheranimalscanfeelembarrassmentorguilt,andwhethertheirmindsareabletoplan.Inaninterview,hesaid,“AlexandraHorowitz,theauthorofOurDogs,OurselvesinNewYork,showedthattheguiltylookisactuallyasignofthedog’sgreatabilitytoreadhumanbodylanguage.Dogsputtheguiltylookonalmostbeforetheownerknowsit’stimetogetangryaboutsomethingthedoghasdone.Theyalmostseemtoreactasfastasourmindscan.Assoonasyoulookatthedog,thedogisalreadylookingguilty.“Youmaketheassumptionthatthedogwaslookingguiltybeforeyoulookedatit.Butthescienceshowsthatthedogdoesn’tstartlookingguiltyuntilthemomentitseestheowner’sbodylanguage.“So,whatkindofabilitiesdoyouneedtofeelguilt?Inourhumanterms,guiltisquitecomplex.Youhavetocomparesomethingyoudidinthepastwithsomeinternalnorms(內在的標準),whichyouhavelearnedoverthecourseofalongperiodoftime.There’snoevidencethatthedog’smindcandothat.“Iamnotsayingthatdogsarestupid.Theirmindsareverygoodatdoingwhattheydo.Theycanreactmorequicklytohumanbodylanguagethanhumanscan.Butweassumetheiremotionsarethesameasours,andthat’sthemistake.“Asforplanning,therehasalsobeenalotofresearchbutnotsomuchintodogs.Theproblemismakingcomparisonsbetweenanimals.Althoughhumansanddogssharesomesimilarities,thecerebralcortex(大腦皮層),thebitwedomostofourthinkingwith,isreducedindogs.Theyrelyalotmoreonsmell.Theydohaveanabilitytoplanifthey’vebeenfacedwithaparticularsituationbefore.Buttheycan’timaginethemselvesintoasituationthey’veneverbeenin.”5.OnwhichquestionareAlexandra’sandJohn’sopinionsdivided?A.Whetherdogshaveguiltylooks.B.Whetherdogsusebodylanguage.C.Whetherdogscanfeelguiltylikeman.D.Whetherdogscanfeeltheirowners’anger.6.WhichofthefollowingwouldJohnBradshawagreewith?A.Dogsareascleverasman.B.Dogsareeasytounderstand.C.Dogshavethesameemotionsasman.D.Dogscanreadhumanbodylanguagefast.7.WhatisJohnBradshaw’sopinionaboutdogs’planningability?A.It’slimited.B.It’scommonindogs.C.It’sbeyondourexpectations.D.It’scontrolledbythecerebralcortex.8.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.ToadvertiseJohnBradshaw’sbook.B.Tostresstheroleofbodylanguage.C.Toshowdogs’communicationskills.D.Tocorrectmisunderstandingsaboutdogs.CWhetheritisforaspecialfestival,toexpressthanksortojustletsomeoneknowthatyoucareaboutthem,givinggiftsisacommoncustom.Thepurposeofgivinggiftsmaybesimilar,butthetraditionvariesfromcountrytocountry.Agiftofrespectinoneplacemaybeconsideredrudeinanother.Takealookatthreeuniquegift-givingtraditions.IndiaIfyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shomeinIndia,youshouldbringasmallgift,whetherit’saboxofchocolatesorsomeflowers.Giftsshouldn’tbewrapped(包裹)inblackorwhitecolours,becausetheyareconsideredunlucky.Instead,usebrightcolourssuchasgreen,redoryellow.Whengivingmoneyforanyoccasion,itshouldhaveanoddnumber(奇數)value.That’sbelievedtobringgoodluck.Insteadofreceivingagiftwithbothhands,Indiansgenerallyonlyusetheirrighthandbecauselefthandsareconsideredunclean.JapanFormostJapanese,theritual(禮節(jié))ofgivingpresentsismoreimportantthanthegiftsthemselves.Thecorrectwayistopresentorreceivegiftswithbothhands.Everygiftshouldbewrapped.That’sbecauseuncoveredgiftsareconsidereddisrespectful.Toshowpolitenessandthanks,thosewhoarereceivingthegiftmayturnitdownonceortwicebeforefinallyacceptingit.Giftsshouldbegiveninpairs,butfourshouldbeavoidedjustlikeinChina.Luckynumbersalsoincludeeight.Eightissaidtobringprosperity.NativeAmericaWhileitmaybecommonforgueststopreparegiftsforhosts,thisisdifferentinNativeAmericancommunities.Fromweddingstobirthdaycelebrations,guestsaretheoneswhoreceivegifts.Giftsareusuallyhomemadeartsandcraftsthataremadebyhandtoshowlove,respectandappreciation.9.WhatkindofgiftwouldyoubringtoanIndianhome?A.Somechocolatesinagreenbox.B.Flowerswrappedinblackpaper.C.Sixtydollarsinayellowenvelope.D.Seventy-fiverupeeswrappedinwhitepaper.10.Whydon’tJapaneseacceptagiftatonce?A.Togetanotherbettergift.B.Tobemorepoliteandthankful.C.Torefuseone’skindness.D.Tobemoreoutgoingandactive.11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tolistsomeattractivefestivals.B.Tocomparesomecountries.C.Torecommendsomeformalgifts.D.Tointroducesomegift-givingtraditions.Ⅴ.七選五Itcanbeveryeasytostickwithwhatyouknow,insteadoftryingtomeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou.1Here’swhatyoucando.

Becomeself-aware.2Thisincludesbias(偏見)aboutyourownculturalbackground.Itcanbechallenging,butbydoingthisyou’llbeabletothinkabouthowthesetraitsmightimpactonyourapproachtounderstandingdifferences.Youcouldtry:Thinkaboutwhatassumptionsyoumakeaboutyourfriends,peers,andpeopleyouworkwith.

Talktosomeonefromadifferentculturalbackground.Tryandgettoknowsomeonefromadifferentculturalbackgroundbetter.3You’llautomaticallyfindoutmoreabouttheirlifeandexperiences.Justbeingcuriousandopen-mindedcanbehelpful.

Bemoreaccepting.Sometimes,foronereasonoranother,it’snotallthateasytounderstandsomeculturaldifferences.4Inotherwords,youdon’thavetounderstand,orevenagreewithsomeoneinordertoacceptthem.

5Oneofthebiggestdifficultiestoovercomeinunderstandingculturaldifferencesismakingjudgmentsbasedononeopinion.Youshoulddosomeresearchtoactuallylearnaboutpeople,insteadofmakingbroad-brushassessments.Stereotyping(對……形成模式化的看法)peoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundscanimpactontheirqualityoflifeandopportunities.

A.Doyourownresearch.B.Thinkbeyondstereotypes.C.Practicebeingsympathetictowardspeople.D.Workoutyourownbeliefs,valuesandpersonalbias.E.Insteadofaskingthemquestionsdirectly,treatthemasfriends.F.Andthebestapproachistoacknowledgepeoplearedifferentandtoacceptthatisokay.G.However,tryingtounderstandpeoplefromothercountriescanhelpyouexperiencemore.Ⅵ.完形填空Inthehistoryoflanguage,wordsriseandfall.Wemakeandremakethem;theymakeandremakeus.Thestoryofawordisascomplexasahurricane.Itis1toknowforsurehowitcatcheson,meetsnewneeds,andacquiresnewmeanings.Itisimpossibleto2thedeclineofonewordontheriseofanother.

ButinthedestiniesoftwopairsofwordsisasuggestionofaturninginAmerican3.Itisaturningawayfromanideaofthenaturalworthofthings:from“pleasure”,withitssenseofa(n)4conditionofmind,to“fun”,socloselyaffiliatedwithoutwardactivities;from“excellence”,aninnertraitwhoseattainmentisitsownreward,to“achievement”,whichcomesthroughhardworkand5.

“Pleasure”speaksofastateofmindthatcomesorganically,thatneednotbeartificiallyinduced.“Fun”,thoughalmostthesameas“pleasure”forcontemporaryspeakers,often6artificialinducement(誘導).Youdon’tfeelfun;youdoafunthing.And“fun”hasnohintofelitism(優(yōu)越感),while“pleasure”does.

If“pleasure”comesfrombeing,“fun”comesfromdoingand,often,switchingoffthebrain.ThetransitionofAmericanusagefrom“pleasure”to“fun”perhapspartlyaccountsfortheAmerican7onactivitiesforalloccasions,ratherthantrustingpleasuretodeveloponitsown.InEat,Pray,Love,thebest-sellingmemoirbyElizabethGilbert,sheconcludesthat“Americanshavean8torelaxintopurepleasure.Oursisanentertainment-seekingnation,butnot9apleasure-seekingone.”Italians,10,havemastered“belfarniente(thejoyofdoingnothing)”.

Thenthereisthe11from“excellence”to“achievement”.“Excellence”hasahintofvirtue.Anyonecanachieve,ingarbagecollectionorneurosurgery,buthowmanycantrulybe12?

“Achievement”,like“fun”,isoutwardinnature.Itcomesindoingspecificthings.Itismoreaboutcheckingboxesthan13innerpotentials.Theachievementcultureinfluenceseveryaspectoflifetoday.Fromelementary-schooltestingtothecontinualpressuretoover-scheduleasauniversitystudent,educationalcultureemphasizestheaccumulationofachievementsoverintellectualsparkle.WallStreetstumbled(絆跌)inpartbecausesomanychasedachieverbonuseswhileneglectingthe14ofexcellenceintheirvocation.AnAmericancultureofimmediatecelebrityteachesyoungpeoplethatfameisa(n)15initselfratherthananincidentalsymptomofexcellenceincraft.1.A.necessary B.difficultC.possible D.crucial2.A.impose B.criticizeC.impress D.blame3.A.literature B.cultureC.history D.population4.A.peaceful B.uneasyC.internal D.external5.A.recognition B.admissionC.identification D.reflection6.A.covers B.hidesC.involves D.connects7.A.persistence B.resistanceC.existence D.insistence8.A.inaction B.inspirationC.inability D.instinct9.A.absolutely B.particularlyC.specifically D.necessarily10.A.forexample B.infactC.inthelongrun D.onthecontrary11.A.exchange B.transformationC.transition D.transplantation12.A.distinguishedB.outstandingC.excellent D.successful13.A.abandoning B.fulfillingC.enhancing D.awarding14.A.core B.purchaseC.nature D.pursuit15.A.process B.progressC.consequence D.end參考答案Ⅰ.1.stare2.blanket3.adventures4.folk5.subjective6.unseen7.blank8.curtains9.inches10.submit11.reciteⅡ.1.stareat2.arefamousfor3.atthetopof4.gosailing5.longto6.wastiredof7.slipaway8.lookingoutⅢ.1.thereisnohope2.tookhimaside3.inanattemptto4.indisbelief5.inwhichⅣ.【語篇導讀】本文是記敘文。作者在高中最后一年緊張的生活中意外收獲了友誼。1.A細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中的“Itwasthesecondsemesterofmysenioryear.Tensionwashighformewithapplyingtocollegesandtryingtogetperfectgrades.”可知,作者忙著拿高分申請大學。2.B詞義猜測題。根據第三段中的“Manypeopleneverunderstoodhowwebecamefriends.”及對兩人的諸多共同愛好的描述可知,兩人一見如故,很快成了好朋友。3.C細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中的“Shewasthecompleteoppositeofme,withshortblackhairandbiggreeneyes.”可知,兩人的外表是完全不一樣的。4.B推理判斷題。根據第四段中的“...DominiqueCandIhavehardlytalked.Togetherwecommunicateasmuchaswecanduringbreaks.Stillourfriendshipisstrong.”可知,作者與DominiqueC雖然只能利用休息時間交流,但她們的友誼依然牢固。【語篇導讀】本文是說明文。TheAnimalsAmongUs一書的作者JohnBradshaw在文中解釋了人們對狗的錯誤認識。5.C推理判斷題。根據第二段中的“whetheranimalscanfeelembarrassmentorguilt”和“Dogsputtheguiltylookonalmostbeforetheownerknowsit’stimetogetangryaboutsomethingthedoghasdone.”及第四段中的“There’snoevidencethatthedog’smindcandothat.”可知,兩人真正的分歧在于John認為狗不會像人一樣感到內疚。6.D細節(jié)理解題。根據倒數第二段中的“Theycanreactmorequicklytohumanbodylanguagethanhumanscan.”可知,John認為狗可以迅速解讀人類的肢體語言。7.A推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“Theydohaveanabilitytoplanifthey’vebeenfacedwithaparticularsituationbefore.Buttheycan’timaginethemselvesintoasituationthey’veneverbeenin.”可知,狗的計劃能力是非常有限的,僅限于它們見過的情況。8.D寫作意圖題。根據第一段中的“destroysafewmythsaboutthepets”和下文具體內容可知,本文主要是圍繞人們關于狗的兩個誤解展開的,并借JohnBradshaw之口解釋了真實的情況分別是什么。【語篇導讀】本文是說明文。文章介紹了三個地方的獨特的送禮傳統(tǒng)。9.A推理判斷題。根據India小標題下段中的“Giftsshouldn’tbewrappedinblackorwhitecolours,becausetheyareconsideredunlucky.Instead,usebrightcolourssuchasgreen,redoryellow.”可知,在印度送禮不可以用黑白兩色包裝紙,可以是綠、紅、黃顏色,所以可用A項“綠色盒子裝的巧克力”,排除B項“用黑紙包著的花”和D項“用白紙包著的七十五盧比”兩項;根據段中“Whengivingmoneyforanyoccasion,itshouldhaveanoddnumbervalue.”可知,捐錢數目應是奇數值,排除C項“裝在一個黃色信封里的六十美元”。故選A項。10.B細節(jié)理解題。根據Japan小標題下段中的“Toshowpolitenessandthanks,thosewhoarereceivingthegiftmayturnitdownonceortwicebeforefinallyacceptingit.”可知,日本人不馬上接受禮物是為了表示更加禮貌和感謝。故選B項。11.D寫作意圖題。通讀全文,尤其根據第一段中的“Takealookatthreeuniquegift-givingtraditions.(讓我們來看看三個獨特的送禮傳統(tǒng)。)”以及后面三段介紹了三個國家的送禮傳統(tǒng)可知,本文目的就是為了介紹一些送禮傳統(tǒng)。故選D項。Ⅴ.【語篇導讀】本文是說明文。文章主要論述了幾種降低文化差異影響、讓交流溝通更和諧的方法,包括了解自己、與來自不同文化背景的人交談、變得更能接受和不要觀念固化等。1.G根據上句可知,堅持你所知道的而不是去結識與你不同的人,這很容易。結合下文內容可知,空處應是一個轉折句,起到承上啟下的作用,說明盡力理解來自其他國家的人可以給你帶來好處,所以G項符合語境。2.D根據該段首句“Becomeself-aware.”可知,該段主要陳述要了解自己;根據空處下句“Thisincludesbiasaboutyourownculturalbackground.”可知,這包括對自己文化背景的偏見。據此可以判斷,空處應與偏見有關。D項中的“bias”與空處下句中的“bias”對應。3.E根據空處下句可知,你會自然而然地了解到更多關于他們的生活和經歷的信息。結合常識可知,空處應說要像朋友一樣對待他們,而不是直接問他們問題。4.F根據該段首句“Bemoreaccepting.”可知,該段主要建議要接受對方的不同。根據空處下句可知,你不