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1Module3第2课时ReadingⅠ.单项填空1．—I'lltalktomysonBillaboutitassoonaspossible.Heusuallylistens.—Weneed________listening.Weneedaction.A．morethanB．lessthanC．notmorethanD．nomorethan答案：A考查相似短语辨析。答句意为：我们不仅需要去听，还需要行动。morethan“不仅仅”。2．Awritercannotwritegoodworkswithoutpractice________morethanadirectorcandirectexcellentplayswithoutexperience.A．anyB．noC．notD．much答案：A考查代词的用法。此题难度较大。首先是句意较难理解：一个作家没有实践就无法写出好作品，犹如一位导演没有经验就无法执导出优秀的剧作。nomorethan连接两者的时候，表示前后都否定。而no可以相当于nota/any，这样可以推出not...anymorethan结构，于是答案确定。3．Tomis________acommonworker.Howdisappointedhisparentsaretoseehehasn'tgainedgreatachievements!A．morethanB．nomorethanC．notlessthanD．nolessthan答案：B句意：汤姆只是一个普通的工人，他的父母见到他没取得什么伟大的成就是多么的失望啊！做题时不要形成思维定势选A“不仅仅”，要注意语境提示。4．—HowmanydaysarethereinFebruary?—________thirtydays.A．NomorethanB．NotmorethanC．MorethanD．Nothingthan答案：B考查二月份的天数，即“28或29”，而试题中出现了thirty，可以推出此处是“不超过”的意思。5．Whenthelawyerasksyouquestionsaboutthecase,youshouldbe________.A．ondutyB．onguardC．onpurposeD．onwatch答案：B句意：当律师问你关于案件的问题时，你应该警觉一点儿。onguard“警惕；揣摩”。6．MrBlackmustbeworriedaboutsomething.Youcan________itfromthelookonhisface.A．reasonB．recognizeC．readD．realize答案：C句意：布莱克先生一定很担心。你从他脸上的表情就可以看出。read“猜测；揣测”。7．Thegirlbehavedinastrangeway.Youcouldnot________hermind.A．readB．realizeC．recognizeD．see答案：A句意：这女孩行为很奇怪，你根本不能明白她的想法。8．It'sapitythatthebuildingofthenewroadhasbeen________bybadweather.A．heldoutB．heldonC．heldtoD．heldup答案：D句意：很遗憾，新路的建设因恶劣的天气而受到阻滞。holdup“延迟；阻碍”；holdout“给予；支持”。9．Honestyisakindofqualityandthat'swhatittakesto________withothers2successfully.A．sayB．reportC．communicateD．tell答案：C句意：诚实是一种品质，与别人成功交流需要它。communicate“交流；沟通。”10．—Whattimedoyoustartwork?—It________.A．decidesB．variesC．turnsD．becomes答案：B句意：“你几点钟开始工作？”“没准儿”。vary“(根据情况)变化；变更；改变。”Ⅱ.完形填空Facialexpressionscarrymeaningsthatdependonsituationsandrelationship.Forinstance,inAmericanculturethesmileistypicallyanexpressionof__1__.Yetithasotherfunctions(作用).Asmilemay__2__love,politeness,or__3__truefeeling.Itisalsoasourceofconfusion(混乱)across__4__.__5__，manypeopleinRussia__6__smilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualorevensuspicious(怀疑).YetmanyAmericans__7__freelyatstrangersinpublicplaces.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrong__8__；someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon'tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoveremotionalpainormentaldifficulty,discomfortofanxiety.Ourfacesmakeouremotionsandattitudesknown,__9__weshouldnottryto“read”peoplefromanotherculture__10__wewould“read”someonefromourownculture.Thedegreeoffacialexpressivenessoneshowschanges__11__personsandcultures.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonot__12__theiremotionsasopenlyasmembersof__13__doesnotmean__14__theydonot__15__emotions.Rather,theircultures__16__themexpressingtheiremotionsandattitudesfreely.Ifwe__17__peoplewhose__18__ofshowingemotionarenotthesameaccordingto__19__ownculturalpatterns,wemaymakethe__20__of“reading”theotherpersonsincorrectly.1．A.worriedB．surpriseC．excitementD．pleasure答案：Dsmile表示好心情，美国也是如此。C项表示兴奋，不合逻辑。2．A.showB．tellC．soundD．seem答案：A这里是“显示出”的意思。微笑当然不能“告诉”或“听起来”，可排除B、C项。D项结构不合适。3．A.coverB．explainC．includeD．suggest答案：A此处cover(＝coverup)，表示“掩盖；隐藏”的意思，符合语境。4．A.countriesB．culturesC．nationsD．oceans答案：B上文的Americanculture已经提供了信息。5．A.InawordB．AsaresultC．ForexampleD．Onthecontrary答案：C根据语境判断，下文是举出例子作例证的，既非概括亦非作出反证，故排除其他选项。6．A.keepB．enjoyC．continueD．consider答案：Dconsider...tobe...为固定搭配，意为“认为；考虑是”。7．A.stareB．smileC．lookD．shout3答案：B因这一段谈论的主要话题是smile。8．A.directionB．mannerC．timeD．place答案：D根据上文的inpublic可以推断出。意为“有些俄国人以为美国人笑的场合不对”。9．A.andB．soC．butD．or答案：C语意转折，这从下文的叙述可以推断出意为：“但是我们不应该按照我们自己的风俗习惯来判断来自其他文化的人们的面部表情。”10．A.asB．thoughC．unlessD．since答案：Aas引导方式状语从句。其他选项连词不能引导这种从句。11．A.amongB．intoC．betweenD．about答案：Adegree意为“程度”，说明在人与人、文化与文化之间面部微笑的不同程度是变化的，并不是只在两者之间，不能用between，B、D更是说不通。12．A.findB．formC．expressD．control答案：C表达自己的感情，而不是发现、形成或控制自己的情绪。13．A.theothersB．othersC．theotherD．another答案：Danother与前文的“oneculture”中的one对应，表示“另一个文化习俗”，“不同的文化习俗”。14．A.whetherB．thatC．ifD．why答案：B后面是一个宾语从句，且是陈述语气，故用that引导。15．A.experienceB．useC．bringD．carry答案：A对感情以面部微笑形式的流露，是一种体验(experimence)，不会是use,bring,carry。16．A.feelB．keepC．preventD．make答案：Cprevent...(from)doingsth.结构的用法。使用keep语境不对。17．A.thinkB．observeC．judgeD．watch答案：C从下文的notthesame...处incorrectly信息可判断出应用judge。18．A.hopesB．waysC．thoughtsD．means答案：B表达感情的是“方式，方法”。19．A.yourB．theirC．one'sD．our答案：D从句子的主语we即可明显地作出判断。20．A.answerB．mistakeC．promiseD．use答案：Bincorrectly即是作出选择的依据。Ⅲ.阅读理解AThefirsttaperecorderdidn'tusetape.Itusedlongthinwire.Itwasinventedin1900byValdermarPoulsen.In1930,Germanscientistsinventedthetapeweusetoday.Backthenthetapewasonbigrolls.In1964thePhilipscompanyinHollandinventedthecassette.It'sprettymuchaholderforthetape.Peopleusecassettes4allovertheworld.Ifyoudon'thaveacassetterecorder,borrowone.Thinkofabookyourparentsreadoutloudtoyou.Thatmightbeagreatbooktoreadoutloudtoyourmomordadintheircar.Putacassetteintherecorder,openthebook,hittherecordbuttonandstartreadingoutloud.Rememberthereisnotsuchathingasawrongwaytodothis.Youmightthinkyou'vemadeamistake,butthisgiftispartofyou，andnothingaboutthatcanbeamistake.It'simpossible.Yougettobeal