�、�.閱讀理解
At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.
Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.
What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch (荷蘭語) and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds — nearly twice as long as in Americans' meetings.
In Japan, it is recognised that the best communication is when you don't speak at all. It's already a failure to understand each other by speaking because you're repairing that failure by using words.
In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial (殖民地的) America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, it's hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and there's understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies also to some extent to London.
In contrast, when there's more homogeneity,_perhaps it's easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family it's easier to sit in silence than with people you're less well acquainted with.
語篇解讀：本文主要講述了談話中的沉默文化。盡管交談中出現(xiàn)停頓是普遍存在的，但我們對(duì)沉默的認(rèn)識(shí)在不同的文化中有著巨大的差異。不同的文化中沉默時(shí)間不同，對(duì)于沉默的看法也不同。
1.Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?
A.The Dutch.
B.Americans.
C.The English.
D.The Japanese.
解析：選D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二、三段內(nèi)容可知，日本人在談話中有最長(zhǎng)沉默。故選D。
2.What might the Japanese agree with in conversation?
A.Speaking more gives the upper hand.
B.Speak out what you have in your mind.
C.Great minds think alike without words.
D.The shorter talking silence, the better.
解析：選C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段首句可知，在日本，一般認(rèn)為最好的交流是一句話不說的時(shí)候。因此推斷日本人認(rèn)為“偉大的心靈，無言而喻”。故選C。
3.What can we learn from the text?
A.A foursecond silence in conversation is universal.
B.It's hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.
C.English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.
D.The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.
解析：選D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一句可知，親密的人之間更容易出現(xiàn)沉默，因此我們和家人越親密，沉默越容易出現(xiàn)。故選D。
4.What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Similarity.
B.Contradiction.
C.Diversity.
D.Misunderstanding.
解析：選A 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文的舉例可知，越親密的人，越容易出現(xiàn)沉默，因此推斷畫線句表示相比而言，當(dāng)有更多相似時(shí)，也許沉默更容易出現(xiàn)。故畫線詞意思與similarity意義相近。故選A。
�、�.完形填空
It was still raining. The shop assistant was ready to __1__. “No, please don't，” Tammy __2__. “I'm lost and I have nowhere to go.” She had __3__ her mind to stay where she was because she was sure that her mom would be back to get her.__4__， she had been here for so long and why no one had come. She thought it for the hundredth time.
In the distance she heard a vehicle engine __5__ hoped it was her mom or dad in their car. She was __6__ when she saw that it was a school bus filled with kids. Her eyes were fixed on the bus. Her brain got busy wondering if she should __7__ the bus and if she did so, then how __8__ would help her, because she didn't know where she __9__. Suddenly she saw a huge __10__ monster in the bus. She was really __11__ and began to run. Then the school bus was chasing after her.
“Tammy!” a soft __12__ voice called and someone __13__ touched her shoulder.
“Mom!” Tammy said in __14__， tears of joy rolling down her face.
“Were you having a bad __15__， honey?” she heard her darling mom ask.
“Yes, Mom，” she said __16__. “I was lost and being chased by a school bus and a huge green monster!”
Her mother laughed __17__ and hugged Tammy closely. “You poor dear!” she said. “Dreams can __18__ seem so real, right?” Tammy __19__ her head in agreement and snuggled (依偎) closer. “But you're safe and warm at home!” Tammy sighed in__20__.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。Tammy迷路了，在商店避雨，這時(shí)一輛校車駛來，她正在琢磨是否要使校車停下，突然她看到校車?yán)镉幸活^綠色巨獸……這時(shí)媽媽叫醒了她，原來是一場(chǎng)夢(mèng)，她松了一口氣。
1.A.arrive B.show
C.leave D.come
解析：選C 根據(jù)下文中的“No, please don't”和“I'm lost and I have nowhere to go.”可知，Tammy迷路了，無處可去，她希望店員不要離開(leave)，故C項(xiàng)正確。
2.A.thought B.worried
C.hesitated D.laughed
解析：選A 根據(jù)上句可知，店員要離開;結(jié)合“No, please don't”可知，該句是Tammy心里想的內(nèi)容。A項(xiàng)意為“想”，符合語境，故A項(xiàng)正確。
3.A.relied on B.made up
C.dealt with D.given up
解析：選B 根據(jù)語境可知，她下定決心要待在原來的地方，因?yàn)樗_信她媽媽會(huì)回來接她的。make up one's mind為固定搭配，意為“下定決心”，故B項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)意為“依靠，依賴”;C項(xiàng)意為“處理”;D項(xiàng)意為“放棄”。
4.A.Finally B.Therefore
C.Besides D.However
解析：選D 根據(jù)上句可知，她下定決心要待在原來的地方，因?yàn)樗_信她媽媽會(huì)回來接她的;根據(jù)空處后面的“she had been here for so long and why no one had come.”可知，她在這里待了這么久，可是沒有人來接她，空處前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。However意為“然而，不過”，符合語境，故D項(xiàng)正確。
5.A.but B.and
C.or D.for
解析：選B 根據(jù)語境可知，在遠(yuǎn)處，她聽到了一個(gè)汽車引擎的聲音，她希望那是她的媽媽或爸爸在他們的車?yán)�。根�?jù)語境并分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處前后為順承關(guān)系，故用并列連詞and，故B項(xiàng)正確。
6.A.proud B.comfortable
C.excited D.disappointed
解析：選D 根據(jù)該句中的“when she saw that it was a school bus filled with kids”可知，她看到的是載滿小孩的校車，并不是她的父母，據(jù)此可以判斷，她很失望(disappointed)，故D項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)意為“驕傲的”;B項(xiàng)意為“令人舒服的”;C項(xiàng)意為“興奮的”。
7.A.start B.get off
C.stop D.run after
解析：選C 根據(jù)前文可知，她看到的是載滿小孩的校車，并不是她的父母;結(jié)合該句可以判斷，她在琢磨是否要讓校車停下(stop)，故C項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)意為“開始”;B項(xiàng)意為“下班，離開”;D項(xiàng)意為“追趕”。
8.A.her dad B.her mom
C.the monster D.the bus driver
解析：選D 根據(jù)該句中的“if she did so, then how__8__would help her, because she didn't know where she__9__”，并結(jié)合前文中的“a school bus”可知，因?yàn)樗恢雷约鹤≡谀睦�，所以她�?dān)心校車司機(jī)(the bus driver)不知道如何幫助她，故D項(xiàng)正確。
9.A.stayed B.lived
C.hid D.waited
解析：選B 參見上題解析。B項(xiàng)意為“居住”，故B項(xiàng)正確。
10.A.red B.white
C.green D.yellow
解析：選C 根據(jù)下文中的“a huge green monster”可知，她突然看到校車?yán)镉幸活^巨大的綠色怪獸，故C項(xiàng)正確。
11.A.scared B.puzzled
C.offended D.excited
解析：選A 根據(jù)上句，她突然看到校車?yán)镉幸活^巨大的綠色怪獸可知，她非常害怕(scared)，開始奔跑。故A項(xiàng)正確。
12.A.similar B.ordinary
C.different D.familiar
解析：選D 根據(jù)下句中的“Mom”，并結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，媽媽的聲音應(yīng)是熟悉的(familiar)。故D項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)意為“相似的”;B項(xiàng)意為“平常的”;C項(xiàng)意為“不同的”。
13.A.quickly B.gently
C.partly D.easily
解析：選B 根據(jù)該句中的“soft”可知，她的媽媽溫柔地(gently)撫摸她的肩膀。故B項(xiàng)正確。
14.A.relief B.danger
C.regret D.sorrow
解析：選A 根據(jù)該句中的“‘Mom!’ Tammy said in __14__”可知，當(dāng)發(fā)現(xiàn)是媽媽后，她應(yīng)該是感到寬慰，故A項(xiàng)正確。B項(xiàng)意為“危險(xiǎn)”;C項(xiàng)意為“懊悔”;D項(xiàng)意為“悲傷”。
15.A.memory B.idea
C.habit D.dream
解析：選D 根據(jù)下文中的“Dreams can__18__ seem so real”，并結(jié)合該句可知，媽媽問她是不是做噩夢(mèng)(dream)了。故D項(xiàng)正確。
16.A.eagerly B.angrily
C.cautiously D.secretly
解析：選A 根據(jù)下句“I was lost and being chased by a school bus and a huge green monster!”可知，在夢(mèng)中她迷路了，被一輛校車和一頭綠色巨獸追趕;再結(jié)合常識(shí)可以判斷，她急切地(eagerly)將夢(mèng)中的情景講給她的媽媽聽，故A項(xiàng)正確。B項(xiàng)意為“憤怒地”;C項(xiàng)意為“小心地，謹(jǐn)慎地”;D項(xiàng)意為“秘密地”。
17.A.calmly B.slowly
C.softly D.strangely
解析：選C 根據(jù)語境可知，她的母親輕輕地(softly)笑了笑，并緊緊地抱住了Tammy。故C項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)意為“平靜地”;B項(xiàng)意為“慢慢地”;D項(xiàng)意為“奇怪地”。
18.A.never B.ever
C.sometimes D.once
解析：選C 根據(jù)該句語境并結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，媽媽告訴她，有時(shí)(sometimes)夢(mèng)境似乎很真實(shí)，故C項(xiàng)正確。
19.A.waved B.nodded
C.dropped D.raised
解析：選B 根據(jù)該句中的“in agreement”可知，Tammy同意地點(diǎn)頭(nodded)，故B項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)意為“揮手”;C項(xiàng)意為“垂下”;D項(xiàng)意為“抬起”。
20.A.contentment B.doubt
C.surprise D.patience
解析：選A 根據(jù)上句“But you're safe and warm at home!”媽媽告訴她，她現(xiàn)在待在溫暖而安全的家里可知，Tammy滿足(contentment)地嘆了口氣，故A項(xiàng)正確。B項(xiàng)意為“懷疑”;C項(xiàng)意為“驚奇”;D項(xiàng)意為“耐心”。
Ⅲ.語法填空
“Mirror, mirror, which clothes suit me best?” Now, there is a magic mirror in the shopping center __1__ can answer the question.
A shopping center in England is selling a magic dressing mirror. You needn't enter a fitting room and put the clothes __2__ by yourself. All you need to do is stand in front of the mirror. The magic mirror can tell you __3__ the clothing you have chosen suits you or not.
3D technology __4__ (use) for the magic mirror for you to choose and try on all kinds of clothes from different stores. When you stand in front of the mirror, it will use the technology to make its own __5__ (judge) of your body type. Then you can see __6__ (you) wearing the dress you have chosen in the mirror.
It's very convenient for you to find the most __7__ (suit) dress. You do not have to spend a lot of time __8__ (walk) around in different stores.Neither __9__ you need to shut yourself into a small dressing room. “The mirror has worked much better with women's clothing than __10__ (expect), so we are now developing the software for mens' and kids' clothing，” said the marketing manager of the shopping center.
語篇解讀：文章介紹了一種新的科學(xué)技術(shù)——3D試衣魔鏡。通過這種技術(shù)，我們可以很快看到哪一類衣服適合自己。
1.that/which 考查定語從句�？仗幰龑�(dǎo)定語從句，修飾先行詞a magic mirror，且在從句中作主語，故填關(guān)系代詞that或者which。
2.on 考查介詞。put on是固定搭配，意為“穿上”。
3.whether 考查名詞性從句。tell后是一個(gè)賓語從句，且句中含有or not，故這里需用whether，表示魔鏡會(huì)告訴你你選的衣服是否適合你。
4.is used 考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)。主語是3D technology，與use之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故用被動(dòng)語態(tài);又由于本句敘述的是一般情況，要用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，故填is used。
5.judgment 考查名詞。分析句子，在its(形容詞性物主代詞)后應(yīng)該用名詞形式，故用judgment，意為“判斷”。
6.yourself 考查反身代詞。句中主語為you，這里指看到鏡中的自己，故用yourself作see的賓語。
7.suitable 考查形容詞�？崭裉幮揎椕~dress，另外再根據(jù)前面的the most可知需填形容詞suitable，表示找到最適合的衣服。
8.walking 考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。spend ...(in) doing sth.是固定搭配，意為“花……做某事”，故填walking。
9.do 考查倒裝句。前一句是否定句，后一句表示“也不……”，根據(jù)句首的Neither可知應(yīng)使用倒裝句，再結(jié)合一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)以及主語為you可知填助動(dòng)詞do。
10.expected 考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。此處表示超過了期望，這里指的是對(duì)這種3D試衣魔鏡的期待;動(dòng)詞expect與其邏輯主語之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故填expected，相當(dāng)于than it is expected。
