2020-2021学年高中英语人教版必修4语篇提能-20.docx

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If you are going on a visit to the United States, the following may be helpful.
Most people shake hands and look at each other's eyes when they meet people for the first time. Among very good friends, a woman may give another woman a little hug; a man may kiss a woman quickly on one side of her face. Men don't usually hug one another; instead they shake hands with the right hand. Sometimes they use the left hand to cover the handshake or lightly hold the other person's arm. This shows greater warmth and friendship.
There are two common ways to ask someone to come over to you. Sometimes, people raise an index finger (食指) and then bend and straighten it quickly. Other times, they raise a hand and curl (卷曲) the fingers quickly towards themselves. Both ways are polite. To call a waiter, people just raise one index finger to head level or above.
It is common for people to use the hand and index finger to express their feelings. In the United States, if mothers are angry with children, they may shake an index finger at them. People may show that they like children by gently touching their head.
In business and social situations, it's important to look each other directly in the eye. If you don't, people will probably think that you are not interested. And in these kinds of situations, periods of silence make most people uncomfortable.
While people are talking or standing together, they usually stand about one arm's length away from each other.
语篇解读　本文是说明文，文章主要介绍了美国人人际交往中常用的一些身体语言。
1．If an American man meets another man who's his close friend, he is most likely to ________.
A. give the friend a quick hug
B. kiss the friend quickly on his face
C. cover their handshake with his left hand
D. shake hands and give the friend a big hug
答案与解析　C　细节理解题。依据其次段的“Sometimes they ... person's arm. This shows greater warmth and friendship”可知，当与关系近的伴侣握手时，可以再用左手盖住已经紧握的手。
2．If you talk with an American businessman, he may ________.
A. try to stay close to you
B. try to keep the talk going
C. move his hand to mean “no”
D. avoid looking at you directly
答案与解析　B　推理推断题。依据倒数其次段的最终一句可知，美国人不习惯交谈过程中消灭缄默。假如消灭了缄默，他们很可能会主动找话说，避开冷场的尴尬。
3．What would be the best title for the text?
A. Communication in America
B. Good manners in social situations
C. The importance of the index finger
D. Body language in the United States
答案与解析　D　标题归纳题。本文介绍了美国人际交往中常用的身体语言。D项精确     地概括了文意。
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Fashion has always been about change — creating a reason for the customer to buy something new. The next 30 years of the sale will be all about the customer's interests. And it will be up to traders to keep up with their every desire (需求). “The easiest thing to say is, it will be different，” says Nordstrom, president of one of AmericA s oldest department stores. “There still will be customers who desire a fresh new product. What that product is, how we satisfy the customer, that's_open.”
In many ways, this “different” world that Nordstrom describes has already existed in stores across the USA, with technology as the driving force. Think digital (数字的) fitting rooms, where technology simulates (模拟) body type and gives shoppers a sense of how a coat might look or fit. Or 3­D printers that allow shoppers to make products in their own homes. Even smartphone technology is being developed to let traders get a shopper's personal data to learn about their tastes and interests.
Stores will still have a presence, but mainly just to let customers have a sensory experience — touching and feeling items they can buy from far away and having them shipped. Where customers shop, increasingly, won't matter. A person could shop from home, from a car or even on the subway.
Intel has designed a mirror that shows shoppers how clothes look on them — avoiding the inconvenience of a fitting room. When the shopper of the future is ready to cheek out, a cellphone will do. “The cash registers (收银机) of today won't exist anymore，” Nordstrom says. “We see the future of point of sale as completely mobile, but don't expect stores filled with robots rather than salesmen.”
语篇解读　本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了将来可能的购物模式。
4．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. It's not a secret.
B. It is not so clear.
C. We don't know what to do.
D. We haven't discussed it yet.
答案与解析　B　句意理解题。依据第一段的“And it will be up to traders to keep up with their every desire”可知，画线部分的句意为：仍旧会有顾客想要全新的东西，但是那些产品是什么，我们又怎样去满足消费者，尚不清楚，故选B。
5．The author explains the existence of the different world in Paragraph 2 by ________.
A. presenting research findings
B. making comparisons
C. giving instructions
D. using examples
答案与解析　D　写作手法题。其次段首句为本段的主题句，接着作者列举了“数字试衣间、3D打印机以及智能手机”，旨在举例说明科技在将来购物中的作用。
6．According to Nordstrom, what will probably disappear in the future?
A. Salesmen. B. Stores.
C. Cash registers. D. Mirrors.
答案与解析　C　细节理解题。依据最终一段的“The cash registers of today won't exist anymore”可知，C项正确。