1、考点规范练21(Module 3).阅读理解In the early 1970s,David McNeill,a psychology professor at the University of Chicago,was giving a talk in a Paris lecture hall when something queer caught his eye.There was a woman in the back of the room moving her arms in a way that seemed to convey exactly what he was saying
2、.It took him a moment to realize that she was speaking,too,and another to realize that she was an interpreter,translating his words into French.For McNeill,that moment of confusion made him realize that gesture and speech are not as separate as they seem.Gesture researchers have spent the past 40 ye
3、ars uncovering how movements are tied to speech.Regardless of their spoken language or culture,humans gesture when they talk.They gesture even if they have never seen gestures beforepeople who have been blind since birth do itand they gesture even if theyre talking to someone on the phone and know n
4、o one can see them.When speech is interrupted,so is gesture.In fact,gesture is so tightly bound to language that differences between languages show up as differences in gesture.In other words,the way you package your thoughts into speech is also how you package them into movement.Researchers are esp
5、ecially interested in the times when gestures dont match speech.The mismatch can be a valuable window to whats going on in the mind.For example,until about 7 years of age,children dont understand that if you pour a tall glass of water into a shorter,wider glass,the amount of water stays the same.The
6、y think the shorter glass contains less water.When asked to explain their reasoning,some children will say,“This one is shorter,”while gesturing that the glass is wider.That discrepancy(矛盾) shows they subconsciously grasp that both dimensions are important.When we speak,we put our thoughts into word
7、s,and when we gesture,we put our thoughts into our hands.But gestures dont just show what were thinkingthey actually help us think.Toddlers(初学走路的孩子) who are encouraged to gesture tend to start producing more words.Adults involved in various problem-solving tasks do better when they are encouraged to
8、 gesture.Putting ideas into motions brings us closer to grasping what we need to grasp.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章解释了人们说话时为什么会做手势。1.Which can best replace the underlined word “queer” in Paragraph 1?A.Strange.B.Terrible.C.Boring.D.Funny.答案:A解析:词义猜测题。由下文那位女士做手势、讲话、翻译的情节及段末的“that moment of confusion”可推断,那位女士的表现很奇怪
9、。2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?A.Newborn babies dont gesture.B.Gesture and language are closely related.C.Babies learn to gesture from their parents.D.People gesture when they talk face to face.答案:B解析:段落大意题。由第二段中的“how movements are tied to speech”及“gesture is so tightly bound to language th
10、at”以及所举例子可推断,本段主要是说手势和语言是紧密联系的。3.Through kids gestures in the example of glasses,researchers know .A.kids often ignore glasses shapesB.kids under 7 are not good at gesturingC.kids prefer taller glasses to shorter onesD.kids can realize the importance of glasses width答案:D解析:细节理解题。由第三段末的“while gesturi
11、ng that the glass is wider.both dimensions are important”可知,通过孩子们的手势可以知道他们能够意识到玻璃容器宽度的重要性。4.Gesturing makes people .A.more persuasiveB.get distracted more easilyC.feel discouraged while talkingD.think and express more effectively答案:D解析:推理判断题。由最后一段可知,被鼓励做手势的孩子表达能力会比较强;成年人做手势可以帮助思考进而解决问题。据此可推断,做手势帮助人们
12、更有效地思考和表达。.完形填空(2015石家庄一模)Communication is an important part of any relationship.Many of us are 1 to share our experiences or emotions with our friends.But when its our turn to lend a(n) 2,we soon become bored or are short of ideas on how to 3and offer advice.Thats because of what researchers call “
13、listener burnout(精疲力竭)”.A friend might talk to us 4,often complaining about the same 5 problems.When we offer quick advice to 6the situation,we may be unconsciously trying to7 ourselves from burnout.However,good listeners 8their natural tendency to solve the others problems hurriedly and to keep the
14、 conversation brief.To be a good 9,you need to use“active listening”.It starts with the real 10 to help others and think through their feelings.Dont 11things.You can start by putting your phone 12and sitting close to your friend.Let your facial expressions 13 what he or she is saying. 14 you are abl
15、e to fully understand,acknowledge the other persons 15 by reflecting them back:“That must be really hard for you.”Use 16words or even sounds such as“yes”“right”,and“hmm”to 17the other person to continue.Of course,a 18can be extremely hard if the other person is too critical.But dont get defensive.Ef
16、fective listeners dont 19 negative criticism.Instead,they listen and understand what the person is trying to convey 20 responding.【语篇导读】交流在人际关系中起着重要的作用,许多人都愿意和朋友分享自己的经历或情感,但是如何做一个善听者呢?文章对这个问题进行了说明。1.A.afraidB.hesitantC.shyD.eager答案:D解析:我们许多人都渴望和朋友分享自己的经历或感情。be eager to do sth.“渴望做某事”。2.A.shoulderB.h
17、andC.earD.eye答案:C解析:lend an ear为固定短语,意思为“倾听”。3.A.respondB.explainC.argueD.quit答案:A解析:根据“and offer advice”可知,我们对如何作出反应(respond)和提供建议没有了主意。4.A.aimlesslyB.endlesslyC.deliberatelyD.cautiously答案:B解析:由下文的“经常抱怨同样老生常谈的问题”可知,这里应该是无休止地(endlessly)对我们谈这些。5.A.difficultB.oldC.acuteD.sensitive答案:B解析:参见上题解析。6.A.fix
18、B.discussC.createD.describe答案:A解析:由“offer quick advice”可知,应选fix,表示“解决”。7.A.forgiveB.protectC.discourageD.prevent答案:B解析:protect sb./sth.from sth.表示“保护某人/某事免于某事”,符合语境。8.A.followB.displayC.formD.overcome答案:D解析:然而,好的倾听者会克服(overcome)他们的自然倾向来迅速解决他人的问题。9.A.readerB.partnerC.listenerD.speaker答案:C解析:由下文的“acti
19、ve listening”可知,做一个好的倾听者(listener)需要积极地倾听他人诉说。10.A.demandB.habitC.desireD.ability答案:C解析:开始时要真有帮助别人的渴望(desire),并认真考虑他们的感情。11.A.skipB.rushC.overlookD.postpone答案:B解析:rush things表示“仓促做事”,符合语境。12.A.awayB.offC.outD.up答案:A解析:这里表示把你的手机收起来(putting your phone away),紧紧地坐在你朋友身边。13.A.recordB.restrictC.reflectD.r
20、eplace答案:C解析:由15空后的“by reflecting them back”可知,这里表示让你的面部表情对你朋友所说的话有所反应。14.A.WhetherB.SinceC.WhileD.If答案:A解析:作为一个倾听者不管(whether)你是否能够完全理解对方,你都要对对方的感情(feelings)作出回应。15.A.suggestionsB.purposesC.responsesD.feelings答案:D解析:参见上题解析。16.A.bigB.toughC.strongD.short答案:D解析:由下文的yes,right和hmm可知,要用简短的(short)语言来鼓励(en
21、courage)他人继续说下去。17.A.forceB.remindC.encourageD.convince答案:C解析:参见上题解析。18.A.conversationB.suggestionC.problemD.lecture答案:A解析:由语境可知,这里说的是谈话(conversation)很难进行下去。19.A.give upB.make upC.leave outD.block out答案:D解析:善听者不会抹去负面批评,相反,他们会在作出反应之前倾听并且明白这个人正试图传达的意思。block out“忘掉,抹去”。20.A.afterB.beforeC.whileD.once答案
22、:B解析:参见上题解析。.语篇填空Whether we like it or not,the society will create in us certain desires for those things that are valued by the society in general.Today,well learn something on “Who 1.(keep) company with the wolf will learn to howl(近朱者赤近墨者黑)”.If you are a scientist and want to 2.(influence) by grea
23、t scientific thinkers,then the 3.(good) place to go is a place where there are others with the same interest and desires with you in life.4.(equal),if you look forward to being a musician,you will 5.(probable) choose not to have a relationship with scientists 6. with other musicians.If we recognize
24、the power of this choice,then we can use it to help us achieve 7. goals in life.If you are struggling to reach your goals,look around you 8.(know) if others value the same goal.If not,where can you find others 9. similar goals?If you can do that,youll be closer to achieving your dreams without some
25、limits and obstacles(阻碍).In the long run,10.(make) a right and proper choice about your environment is the first and most important step towards changing yourself.答案与解析:【语篇导读】本文通过列举事例,谈论了“近朱者赤,近墨者黑”这句话的内在含义。1.keeps解析:考查主谓一致。主语从句的主语是who,是第三人称单数形式,所以谓语动词要加-s。2.be influenced解析:考查动词的语态。根据句意以及空后的by great
26、 scientific thinkers可知要用被动语态。3.best解析:考查形容词比较等级。分析语境以及空前的定冠词the可知,此处要用形容词的最高级形式,表示“要去的最好的地方”。4.Equally解析:考查副词。此处是修饰整个句子,要用副词形式。5.probably解析:考查副词。此处是修饰动词choose,故用副词形式。6.but解析:考查连词。此处是not.but.“不是而是”句型。7.our解析:考查代词。根据空前的“we can use it to help us”可知应该是实现我们的目标,所以填our。8.to know解析:考查非谓语动词。此处表示“如果你正在努力拼搏,环顾
27、你周围,看其他人是否和你有同样的目标”,to know做目的状语。9.with解析:考查介词。看其他人是否和你有同样的目标,应用介词with“拥有”。10.making解析:考查非谓语动词。本句的谓语是is,所以用动名词形式做主语。.短文改错Im a middle school student.I love English,and its hard for me.I make a plan to learn English the other day.I have a pronunciation problem.I cant pronounce so good.So I decide list
28、en to the tape and read after them.As for listening,sometimes I cant understand what others is saying.So I plan to improve myself in listening to the radio and TV.Grammar is the more difficult for me.I have no idea of it,but I think my English teacher and many of my classmate are willing to help me.
29、With this English-learning plan,Im hoping for a great progress.答案:Im a middle school student.I love English, its hard for me.I a plan to learn English the other day.I have a pronunciation problem.I cant pronounce so .So I decide listen to the tape and read after .As for listening,sometimes I cant understand what others saying.So I plan to improve myself listening to the radio and TV.Grammar is the difficult for me.I have no idea of it,but I think my English teacher and many of my are willing to help me.With this English-learning plan,Im hoping for a great progress.导学号031100215