高中英语必修四(人教版)课时作业：Unit 4 Period Two

Period Two Learning about Language

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Many people think that the most popular way of communicating with other people is through the mouth.But what they don’t know is that actual communication using the mouth accounts for(占……比例)only around 10%(or even less)of all the means to communicate a message.

Moreover, you can never determine the truthfulness or honesty of people by what they say alone.In fact, words expressed through the mouth often do not reflect what people really think or feel.The more reliable way you can determine their true inner feelings and thoughts is by reading their body language.Everybody communicates using these gestures and if you understand the gestures and their meanings you will be able to read people and know what they are really communicating to you.One researcher

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we__speak__to__hide__what’s__on__our__minds．But gestures cannot lie.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you can “see through” the emotions of other people? Let’s say you ask a person whether he can do an important task.He says “OK”．But deep inside, you are questioning yourself, “Is he really willing to do this job? ” or “Does he have the confidence in finishing this task? ”You can’t question him directly because that would be like belittling him.And even if you ask him those questions, his replies will not tell you what he really feels or thinks.So the most useful way is to observe his body language.Expressions like smiling, frowning(皱眉), pouting(撅嘴), facial reddening, sweating, toe curling and sideways

glances are visible hints that can help you make a right judgment.

【语篇解读】 本文说明人们之间的交际不仅通过语言完成， 而且也通过体态语言进行。

1．According to the passage, we know________．

A．words through the mouth are the most common way in communication B．body language is the quickest way to help people understand each other C．expressions are the most powerful tool to judge whether a man is confident or not

D．you may know what a person really thinks with the help of reading his body language

答案 D [细节理解题。第一段说语言交流只占所有交流方式的10%或者更少。虽然下文讲的是body language的重要性， 但并没有说明最主要的交流方式是什么， 也没有说body language是最快捷的交流方式或者最强有力的交流工具， 故只有D的说法合理。]

2．What does the underlined sentence mean in the second paragraph? A．We can express ourselves well by body language. B．We use words to prevent others knowing our true thoughts. C．Spoken words can fully reflect our true self. D．We use body language to help express ourselves.

答案 B [推理判断题。根据下文中的“然而， 体态语言却不会撒谎”及句中hide的意思推断该句意为“口述会掩盖真实意图”， 故B项适合语境。] 3．The underlined word in the third paragraph can be replaced with “________”． A．looking down upon C．laughing at

B．speaking highly of D．believing in

答案 A [词义猜测题。联系上文， 这句话意思是“你不能直接问他， 因为这样看起来就像看不起他”。因此选A。]

B

When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同时的)about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives.When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up.Men can either talk or watch the screen—they can’ t do both—and they don’ t understand that women can.Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships—not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.

During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going.He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally.Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships.For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends.For men, to talk is to relate the facts.

Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding.A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.

There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys.Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys.Scientific evidence shows parents respond to the brain bias of their children.Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech，we therefore talk to them more.Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply.

【语篇解读】 本文从男女看电视的反应开始谈男女注意力、性格等差异，很清

楚女人喜欢讲话。

4．While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they________． A．are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends B．can both talk and watch the screen at the same time C．think they can have a good time and develop relationships D．have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

答案 C [细节理解题。根据Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships (另外，女性认为大家聚在一起就是为了玩得开心和发展人际关系)—not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.(不只是坐在那里像沙发土豆一样盯着屏幕)。可以看出women think they can have a good time and develop relationships女性认为她们可能玩得开心并发展人际关系。故选C。]

5．After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to________． A．experience the happy time again B．keep a close tie with her C．recommend her a new scenic spot D．remind her of something forgotten

答案 B [细节理解题。but a woman sees it as a means of bonding.A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.但是一位妇女把它当作一种发展关系的方法。一位女士能花费两周和她的女朋友度假，当她返回家的时候，和同一个女朋友在电话中谈两个小时。故选B。] 6．What does the author want to tell us most?

A．Women’ s brains are better organized for language and communication. B．Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.