人教版高中英語必修四Bodylanguage同步練習(六)

人教版高中英語必修四Bodylanguage同步練習(六)Bodylanguage同步練習(六)閱讀理解AAlinguist,anexpertonlanguages,isalwayslistening,neveroff-duty.Iinvitedagroupoffriendsroundtomyhouse,tellingthemthatIwasgoingtorecordtheirspeech.IsaidIwasinterestedintheirregionalaccents(地方口音)andthatitwouldtakeonlyafewminutes.Thus,oneevening,threepeoplecametomyhouseandwereshownintomyfrontroom.Infrontofeachchairtherewasamicrophone(話筒）atheadheight,connected(連接)toarecorderinthemiddleofthefloor.Theysatdown,rathernervously,andIexplainedthatallIwantedwasforthemtocountfromonetotwenty.Thenwecouldrelaxandhaveadrink.Iturnedontherecorderandeachinturnwasover,andaskedthemwhetheritshouldbedestroyed.Noneofthemwantedto.Butforsomeyearsafterthat,italwaysseemedthatwhenitcametobuyingdrinks,itwasIwhopaidforthem.Linguisticresearchcanbeaveryexpensivebusiness.1.Thewriteraskedhisfriendstocountfromonetotwentybecausehe_________.A.wantedtorecordhowtheypronouncednumbersintheirregionalaccentsB.hadtocheckifhisrecorderwasworkingC.wantedthemtothinkthatwasallhewantedtorecordD.wantedtodiscoverwhohadthebestpronunciation2.Thewriterlefttheroominthemiddleoftheeveningbecause_________.A.hehadtomakeaphonecallB.thephoneranginthebedroomC.hewantedtheotherstohaveatalkwithouthimD.hedidn'tliketalkingwiththem3.Whenhetoldhisfriendswhathehaddone,theyA.wantedhimtodestroytherecordingshehadmadeB.didn’tseemtomindmuchC.wereangrywithhimD.madehimbuythemmoredrinks4.Thewriterrecordedtheirtalk_________.A.ontherecorderinthemiddleofthefloorB.throughhiddenmicrophonesC.onarecorderinanotherroomD.inthefrontroomBWhenwewanttotellotherpeoplewhatwethink,wecandoitnotonlywiththehelpofwords,butalsoinmanyotherways.Forexample,wesometimesmoveourheadsupanddownwhenwewanttosay"Yes,andwemoveourheadsfromsidetosidewhenwewanttosay"No".Peoplewhocanneitherhearnortalktoeachothercancommunicatewiththehelpoftheirfingers.Peoplewhodon’tunderstandeachother’slanguagehavetodothesame.Thefollowingstoryshowshowtheysometimesdoit.AnEnglishmanwhocouldn'tspeakItalianwasoncetravellinginItaly.Onedayheenteredarestaurantandsatatatable.Whenthewaitercame,theEnglishmanopenedhismouth,puthisfingersinit,tookthemoutagainandmovedhislips.Inthiswayhemeanttosay,Bringmesomethingtoeat.Thewaitersoonbroughthimacupoftea.TheEnglishmanshookhisheadandthewaiterunderstoodthathedidn'twantteasohetookitawayandbroughthimsomecoffee.TheEnglishmanwasveryhungryatthistimeandlookedverysad.Hewasjustgoingtoleavetherestaurantwhenanothertravellercamein.Whenthismansawthewaiter,heputhishandsonhisstomach.Thatwasenough.Afterafewminutestherewasalargeplateofbreadandmeatonthetableforhim.5.Howdopeoplewhodon'tunderstandeachother'slanguageusuallyexpressthemselves?A.Lookforhelpofwords.B.Movetheirheads.C.Usebodylanguage.D.Movetheirfingersfromsidetoside.6.WhenaforeignerwantssomethingtoeatinanItalianrestaurant,hemay_________.A.puthishandsonhisstomachB.puthisstomachC.puthisfingersinhismouthD.bothAandB7.Thewriterwrotethisarticletotellus_________.A.howtoexpress"Yes"and"No"B.howtogetfoodinarestaurantC.howtousebodylanguageD.wherewecangetfood8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Movingourheadsupanddownalwaysmeans"Yes".B.Movingourheadsfromsidetosidealwaysmeans"No".C.Gesturescanhelppeopletocommunicate.D.Peopleofdifferentnationscanunderstandeachothereasilywiththehelpofsignlanguage.CAspeoplecontinuetogrowandage,ourbodysystemscontinuetochange.Atacertainpointinyourlifeyourbodysystemswillbegintoweaken.Yourstrengthmaybecomeweaker.Itmaybecomemoredifficultforyoutoseeandhear.Theslowchangeofagingcausesourbodiestolosesomeoftheirabilitytobouncebackfromdiseaseandinjury.Inordertolivelonger,wehavealwaystriedtosloworstopthischangethatleadsustowardtheendofourlives.Manyfactors(因素)decideyourhealth.Agooddietplaysanimportantrole.Theamountandtypeofexerciseyougetisanotherfactor.Yourlivingconditionisyetanother.Butscientistsstudyingagingproblemwanttoknow:Whydopeoplegrowold?Theyhopethatbystudyingtheagingmedicalsciencetheymaybeabletomakethelengthoflifelonger.Thereisnothingtobeafraidofasoldagecomes.Manyconsiderthelaterpartoflifetobethebesttimeforliving.Physicalactivitymaybecomeless,butoftenyougetbetterunderstandingofyourselfandtheworld.Whatweconsideroldagenowmayonlybemiddle-agedsomedaysoon.Whoknows,withsomanyadvancesinmedicalsciencehappeningsoquickly,lifelengthmayonedaybemeasuredincenturies,ratherthaninyears!9.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Scientistsdosomestudyinordertomakepeople'sliveslonger.B.Livingconditionisoneofthefactorsaffectingaperson'shealth.C.Asyourbodysystemisgettingweak,yoursightandhearingwillbegettingweak.D.Weareveryhappytolivetodaybecausescientistsareabletostopourbodysystemsfromchangingweak.10.Theunderlinedpart"bounceback"inthefirstparagraphheremeans_________.A.toescapefromdiseaseandinjuryB.toimproveone'shealthafterone'sdiseaseandinjuryC.tojumpbackwardD.torunfast11.Manyconsiderthelaterpartoflifetobethebesttimeforlivingbecause_________.A.theyconsidertheirlifehasbeenasuccessfuloneB.theyhavecomethroughthebattleoflifesafelyC.theyhavelessmisunderstandingofthemselvesandtheoutsideworldD.theyhavenothingtodoalldaylongonlytowatchtheirgrandchildrengrowinguparoundthem12.ThebesttitleofthepassageshouldbeA.WeakHealthB.AgingProblemC.LongLifeD.FoodandExerciseDEnvironmentreferstothethinlayeroflifeandlifesupportscalledthebiosphere,includingtheearth'sair,soil,water,andlivingorganisms.Theatmospherethatshelterstheearthfromexcessiveamountsofultravioletradiationandenableslifetoexistisagaseousmixtureofnitrogen,oxygen,hydrogen,carbondioxide,watervapor,otherelementsandcompounds,anddustparticles.Heatedbythesunandbyradiantenergyfromtheearth,theatmospherecirculatesabouttheplanetandmodifiestemperaturedifferences.Oftheearth'swater,93to97percentmakesuptheoceans,2percentisice,and1percentisthefreshwaterinrivers,lakes,groundwater,andatmosphericandsoilmoisture.Thesoilisthethinmantleofmaterialsuchasglaciallullandsedimentaryrocks,andvegetation.Dependentonallthesearetheearth'slivingorganisms,includinghumans.Plantusewater,carbondioxide,andsunlighttoconvertrawmaterialsintocarbohydratesthroughphotosynthesis.Animallife,inturn,isdependentonplants.ThespeciesHomosapiens—thisishumanity—appearedlateintheearth'shistorybutwasultimatelyabletomodifytheearth'senvironmentbyitsactivities.AlthoughhumansapparentlyfirstappearedinAfrica,theyquicklyspreadthroughouttheworld.Becauseoftheiruniquementalandphysicalcapabilities,humanswereabletoescapetheenvironmentalconstraintsthatlimitedotherspeciesandtochangetheenvironmenttomeettheirneeds.Althoughearlyhumansundoubtedlylivedinsomeharmonywiththeenvironment,asdidotheranimals,changesinhumanrelationshipswiththeenvironmentandtheirretreatfromthewildernessbeganwithdiefirst,prehistoricagriculturalrevolution.Theabilitytocontrolandusefirepermittedthemtomodifyoreliminatenaturalvegetation,andthedomesticationandherdingofgrazinganimalsresultedinovergrazingandsoilerosion.Thedomesticationofplantsalsopromoteddestructionofnaturalvegetationtomakeroomforcrops,andthedemandforwoodforfuelandtobuildcitiesandshipsdenudedmountains.Wildanimalswereslaughteredforfoodanddestroyedaspestsandpredators.Whilehumanpopulationsremainedsmallandtechnologymodest,humanimpactontheenvironmentwaslocalized.Aspopulationsincreasedandtechnologyimprovedandexpanded,however,problemsarose.Infact,environmentalproblemshaveplaguedhumansandtheearthsincethedawnofwrittenhistory.WiththeIndustrialRevolution,humansbeganinearnesttochangethefaceoftheearth,thenatureofitsatmosphere,thequantityandqualityofitswater.Today,unprecedenteddemandsontheenvironmentfromarapidlyexpandinghumanpopulationandfromadvancingtechnologyarecausingacontinuingandacceleratingdeclineinthequalityoftheenvironmentanditsabilitytosustainlife.13.TheingredientofatmospheredoesNOTincludeA.carbondioxideB.dustparticlesC.watervaporD.sunlight14.TheauthorbelievesthathumansfirstappearedinAfricabecause_________.A.AfricaisthesourceofhumancivilizationB.therearealotofancienthumanfossilsfoundinAfricaC.AfricawasoncethefittestplaceforhumanstoliveinD.ofreasonsnotgivenhere15.Therearemanyreasonsunderlyingtoday'senvironmentalproblemsEXCEPT_________.A.acceleratingdeclineinthequalityoftheenvironmentB.rapidlyexpandinghumanpopulationC.advancingtechnologyD.growingdemandsontheenvironment16.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A.thecompositionofenvironmentB.theimpactofenvironmentonhumanC.theimpactofhumanonenvironmentD.thecausesofenvironmentalproblemsEEverybodyknowsthatwordscancarrymessages.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.Books,magazines,TVandradioandfilmsallhelpustocommunicatewithothers.Theyallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatotherpeoplearethinkingabout.Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresad.Whenyouputupyourhandinclass,theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskaquestion.Youshakeyourhead,andpeopleknowyouaresaying"No".Younodandpeopleknowyouaresayi