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1、选修八 Unit 3课下语篇提能练.阅读理解(2019广东省百校联盟第二次联考)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 acro
2、ss 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 (荷兰语) and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, peop
3、le 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 dont speak at all. Its already a failure to u
4、nderstand each other by speaking because youre 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, its hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and
5、theres 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 theres more homogeneity,_perhaps its easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family its
6、easier to sit in silence than with people youre less well acquainted with.语篇解读：本文主要讲述了谈话中的沉默文化。尽管交谈中出现停顿是普遍存在的，但我们对沉默的认识在不同的文化中有着巨大的差异。不同的文化中沉默时间不同，对于沉默的看法也不同。1Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?AThe Dutch.BAmericans.CThe English.DThe Japanese.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第
7、二、三段内容可知，日本人在谈话中有最长沉默。故选D。2What might the Japanese agree with in conversation?ASpeaking more gives the upper hand.BSpeak out what you have in your mind.CGreat minds think alike without words.DThe shorter talking silence, the better.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段首句可知，在日本，一般认为最好的交流是一句话不说的时候。因此推断日本人认为“伟大的心灵，无言而喻”。故选
8、C。3What can we learn from the text?AA foursecond silence in conversation is universal.BIts hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.CEnglish speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.DThe closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.解析：选D推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可知，亲密的人之间更容易出现沉默，
9、因此我们和家人越亲密，沉默越容易出现。故选D。4What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?ASimilarity.BContradiction.CDiversity.DMisunderstanding.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据下文的举例可知，越亲密的人，越容易出现沉默，因此推断画线句表示相比而言，当有更多相似时，也许沉默更容易出现。故画线词意思与similarity意义相近。故选A。.完形填空It was still raining. The shop assistant was ready
10、to _1_. “No, please dont，” Tammy _2_. “Im 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
11、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 didnt know where she _
12、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_， hone
13、y？” 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) c
14、loser. “But youre safe and warm at home！” Tammy sighed in_20_.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Tammy迷路了，在商店避雨，这时一辆校车驶来，她正在琢磨是否要使校车停下，突然她看到校车里有一头绿色巨兽这时妈妈叫醒了她，原来是一场梦，她松了一口气。1A.arriveBshowCleaveDcome解析：选C根据下文中的“No, please dont”和“Im lost and I have nowhere to go.”可知，Tammy迷路了，无处可去，她希望店员不要离开(leave)，故C项正确。2A.thoughtBworriedC
15、hesitatedDlaughed解析：选A根据上句可知，店员要离开；结合“No, please dont”可知，该句是Tammy心里想的内容。A项意为“想”，符合语境，故A项正确。3A.relied onBmade upCdealt withDgiven up解析：选B根据语境可知，她下定决心要待在原来的地方，因为她确信她妈妈会回来接她的。make up ones mind为固定搭配，意为“下定决心”，故B项正确。A项意为“依靠，依赖”；C项意为“处理”；D项意为“放弃”。4A.FinallyBThereforeCBesidesDHowever解析：选D根据上句可知，她下定决心要待在原来的地方，因为她确信她妈妈会回来接她的；根据空处后面的“she had been here for so long and why no one had come.”可知，她在这里待了这么久，可是没有人来接她，空处前后为转折关系。However意为“然而，不过”，符合语境，故D项正确。5A.butBandCorDfor解析：选B根据语境可知，在远处，她听到了一个汽车引擎的声音，她希望那是她的妈妈或爸爸在他们的车里。根据语境并分析句子结构可知，空处前后为顺承关系，故用并列连词and，故B项正确。6A.p
