专题限时训练(四)[说明文型完形填空](限时:每篇15分钟)ABodylanguageisthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itspeaks__1__thanwords.Accordingtospecialists,ourbodiessendoutmore__2__thanwerealize.Infact,nonverbal(非言语)communicationtakesupabout50%ofwhatwereally__3__.Andbodylanguageisparticularly__4__whenweattempttocommunicateacrosscultures.Indeed,whatiscalledbodylanguageissomuchapartofusthatit'sactuallyoftenunnoticed.Andmisunderstandingsoccurasaresultofit.__5__,differentsocietiestreatthedistancebetweenpeopledifferently.NorthernEuropeansusuallydonotlikehaving__6__contact(接触)evenwithfriends,andcertainlynotwith__7__.PeoplefromLatinAmericancountries,ontheotherhand,toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore,it'spossiblethatin__8__,itmaylooklikeaLatinois__9__aNorwegianallovertheroom.TheLatino,tryingtoexpressfriendship,willkeepmoving__10__.TheNorwegian,veryprobablyseeingthisaspushiness,willkeep__11__—whichtheLatinowillinreturnregardascoldness.Clearly,agreatdealisgoingonwhenpeople__12__.Andonlyapartofitisinthewordsthemselves.Andwhenpartiesarefrom__13__cultures,there'sastrongpossibilityof__14__.Butwhateverthesituation,thebestadviceistoobeytheGoldenRule:treatothersasyouwouldliketobe__15__.[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K]1.A.straighterB.louderC.harderD.further2.A.soundsB.invitationsC.feelingsD.messages3.A.hopeB.receiveC.discoverD.mean4.A.immediateB.misleadingC.importantD.difficult5.A.ForexampleB.ThusC.HoweverD.Inshort6.A.eyeB.verbalC.bodilyD.telephone7.A.strangersB.relativesC.neighboursD.enemies8.A.troubleB.conversation[来源:中国教育出版网zzstep.com]C.silenceD.experiment9.A.disturbingB.helpingC.guidingD.following10.A.closerB.fasterC.fartherD.slower11.A.steppingforwardB.goingonC.backingawayD.comingout12.A.talkB.travelC.laughD.think13.A.differentB.EuropeanC.LatinoD.rich14.A.curiosityB.excitementC.misunderstandingD.nervousness15.A.noticedB.treatedC.respectedD.pleasedBUKhouseholdsarecuttingbackonspendingatthefastestratesince1980.Thisis__1__totheworsteconomicslowdowninthreedecades.FiguresfromtheOfficeforNationalStatistics(ONS)showed__2__spendingfellby1.2%inthefirstthreemonthsoftheyear.Peoplespentlessonhousing,householdgoodsandservices,__3__thosewhowentonholidayabroadalsospent__4__less.[来源:学.科.网]Consumerstightenedtheirbeltsinthefaceofjoblosses,pay__5__orfreezesandsharplyreducedcitybonuses.Thefigures__6__employees'compensation(补偿金)fallingby1.1%inthequarter,thelargestfall__7__recordsbeganin1955.Wagesandsalariesdeclined,withlowerbonuspaymentsinthefinancialsectorthannormal,while__8__alsofell.Thedatawas__9__aspartoftheONS'slatestassessmentoftheUKeconomy,which__10__thatgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)shrankby1.9%inthefirstquarter,itssharpestdeclinesince1979.GDPstood4.1%__11__thanayearago,thebiggestannualfallsince1980.[来源:中#国教#育出#版网]“ThebreakdownoffirstquarterGDPgivesapretty__12__pictureofweaknessrightacrossthe__13__intheearlymonthsofthisyear,”saidJonathanLoynesofCapitalEconomics.“Withkeypartslikehouseholdspendingandinvestmentsettofallconsiderablyfurtherin__14__totheweaknessinthehousingmarket,thelabourmarketandbanklending,we__15__unconvincedthatrecent‘greenshoots’willtranslateintoareturntodecentgrowthnextyear.”1.A.submittingB.resortingC.contributingD.extending2.A.personnelB.consumer[来源:学#科#网]C.folkD.client3.A.whileB.althoughC.becauseD.but4.A.instantlyB.simultaneouslyC.significantlyD.actively5.A.divesB.pausesC.haltsD.cuts6.A.calculatedB.accumulatedC.expressedD.showed7.A.sinceB.whenC.asD.until8.A.competitionB.employmentC.achievementD.attraction9.A.releasedB.relievedC.relatedD.relaxed[来源:中§国教§育出§版网]10.A.promotedB.justifiedC.confirmedD.advocated[来源:学科网ZXXK]11.A.poorerB.slimmerC.weakerD.lower12.A.amazingB.depressingC.surprisingD.puzzling13.A.economyB.financeC.businessD.commerce14.A.oppositionB.responseC.regardD.contrast15.A.remainB.proveC.feelD.maintainCFormanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirwork,theymustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,nottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:aneverendingfloodofwords.In__1__ajoboradvancinginone,theabilitytoreadandcomprehend__2__canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare__3__readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading__4__atanearlyage,andnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency__5__intheactualstuffoflanguageitself—words.Takenindividually,wordshave__6__meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.__7__,however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime,oftenregressingto__8__wordsorpassages.Thetendencytolookbackoverwhatyouhavejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich__9__downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyasonereads.Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan__10__,whichmovesabar(orcurtain)downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate__11__thereaderfindscomfortable,inorderto“stretch”him.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,__12__wordbywordreading,regressionandsubvocalization,practicallyimpossible.Atfirstcomprehensionissacrificedforspeed.Butwheny