1、1Unit 4 Body language .阅读理解(2018天津)When I was 17,I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay,once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay.She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death.On a sunny Saturday,Sally and I drove over to the museum.She asked,“D
2、o you have the address?”“No,but Ill recognize it,there was a picture in the magazine.”“Oh,stop.There it is!”The museum was free.We entered,excited.A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us.“May I help you?”a man asked.“No,”I said.“Were fine.”Tour guides got on my nerves.
3、What if they talked a long time about a painting you werent that interested in?Sally had gone upstairs.The people in the hall seemed very nosy(爱窥探的),keeping their eyes on me with curiosity.What was their problem?I saw some nice sculptures in one room.Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me.“Where
4、 do you think you are?”he asked.I turned sharply.“The McNay Art Museum!”He smiled,shaking his head.“Sorry,the McNay is on New Braunfels Street.”“Whats this place?”I asked,still confused.“Well,its our home.”My heart jolted(震颤).I raced to the staircase and called out,“Sally!Come down immediately!”“The
5、res some really good stuff(艺术作品) up there.”She stepped down,looking confused.I pushed her toward the front door,waving at the family,saying,“Sorry,please forgive us,you have a really nice place.”Outside,when I told Sally what happened,she covered her mouth,laughing.She couldnt believe how long they
6、let us look around without saying anything.The real McNay was splendid,but we felt nervous the whole time we were there.Van Gogh,Picasso.This time,we stayed together,in case anything else unusual happened.Thirty years later,a woman approached me in a public place.“Excuse me,did you ever enter a resi
7、dence,long ago,thinking it was the McNay Museum?”“Yes.But how do you know?We never told anyone.”“That was my home.I was a teenager sitting in the hall.Before you came over,I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in.I never felt lucky before.You thought it was a museum.My feelings about my ho
8、me changed after that.Ive always wanted to thank you.”【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。年轻时我和我的朋友曾把一户居民的家误认为是一家博物馆而闯入。但我们的误入也改变了该户居民的孩子对自己的家的态度。1.What do we know about Marian McNay?2A.She was a painter. B.She was a community leader.C.She was a museum director. D.She was a journalist.答案 A解析 细节理解题。第一段第一句提到 the McNay曾经是一
9、位名叫 Marian McNay的水彩画家的家。这与 A项意思一致。故选 A项。2.Why did the author refuse the help from the man in the house?A.She disliked people who were nosy.B.She felt nervous when talking to strangers.C.She knew more about art than the man.D.She mistook him for a tour guide.答案 D解析 推理判断题。第四段前几句告诉我们,当一个男子问我“我可以帮助你吗”时,
10、“我”应该是把他误认成了导游。“Tour guides got on my nerves”,导游让“我”觉得紧张,所以作者拒绝了这个人的帮助。故选 D项。3.How did the author feel about being stared at by the people in the hall?A.Puzzled. B.Concerned.C.Frightened. D.Delighted.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“What was their problem?”可知,“我”对于那些人盯着我看感到困惑。4.Why did the author describe the r
11、eal McNay museum in just a few words?A.The real museum lacked enough artwork to interest her.B.She was too upset to spend much time at the real museum.C.The McNay was disappointing compared with the house.D.The event happening in the house was more significant.答案 D解析 推理判断题。文章从开头到结尾都在讲述自己误把一户居民的家作为博物
12、馆而进入的故事。由此推出,她用很少的语言来描述博物馆的原因是:她认为发生在这户居民家的事情比博物馆更有意义。故选 D项。5.What could we learn from the last paragraph?A.People should have good taste to enjoy life.B.People should spend more time with their family.C.People tend to be blind to the beauty around them.D.People tend to educate teenagers at a museum
13、.答案 C解析 推理判断题。短文最后一段提到,那户居民家的孩子以前从未意识到自己的家有那么好,竟然能够让人误认为是博物馆。由此推知,人们对身边的美总是视而不见。3.完形填空I feel like Im always running around.And life,in its gentle ways,tries to 1 me down.To stop,look,and listen to the 2 that surrounds us every day. As I 3 down the street,late for a meeting again,I 4 myself behind a
14、woman in a 5 going at a pretty normal pace.Not wanting to rush past her in a hurry on a crowded street,I slowed down and stayed 6 her. When we 7 at the signal light,I noticed that on the other side of the crosswalk was another woman around the same agealso in a wheelchair. Something really simple,ye
15、t deeply beautiful 8 as they crossed one another.The face of the woman coming towards us changed,from 9 ,worn-out,and blossomed into a huge honest 10 .Then I looked to the side at the woman next to me,they both 11 eyes for a minute and smiled wide. In just that brief 12 of passing each other,they 13
16、 so much.It reminded me of a nod that two players from the same team might give one another 14 they pass the ball,or mothers with small babies in recognition of one another.Its this deep 15 that,“I get you.”We are 16 through something.I see our similarities and I 17 them. Now,of course if either of
17、them had 18 ,they would have noticed a third woman smiling 19 on seeing their interaction.It completely made my day to 20 this small,beautiful gesture of truly “seeing” one another. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”整天忙忙碌碌,步履匆匆。有一天“我”在大街上看见两个坐轮椅的人在擦肩而过的时候有了眼神上的交流,都朝对方会心一笑。“我”觉得自己理解了这种认可,在这件平凡的小事中发现了生活的美。1.A.set B
18、.putC.slow D.drag答案 C解析 根据第一句“I feel like Im always running around.”和下一句中的“To stop,look,and listen to”可知,“我”整天忙忙碌碌,故此处指生活试图使“我”慢下来。slow down意为“使慢下来”,符合语境。2.A.sound B.beautyC.song D.voice答案 B解析 根据下文描述的两个坐轮椅的人彼此之间会心的微笑可知,此处指停下来,观察并倾听生活的美好。故选 B项。3.A.walked B.steppedC.rushed D.went答案 C4解析 根据本句中的“late fo
19、r a meeting again”可知,“我”开会又要迟到了,此处应指“我”匆忙地赶路。故选 C项。4.A.found B.hidC.placed D.sheltered答案 A解析 匆忙赶路时,“我”发现自己在一位女士身后。find oneself.意为“发现自己”,符合语境。故选 A项。5.A.room B.busC.car D.wheelchair答案 D解析 根据下一段“When we.I noticed that.another woman.also in a wheelchair.”可知,“我”前面的那位女士与下文提到的一位女士一样,都坐着轮椅。故选 D项。6.A.in fron
20、t of B.besideC.behind D.in the right of答案 C解析 根据“Not wanting to rush past her in a hurry”可知,“我”不想超过她,因此是在她后面走。故选 C项。7.A.talked B.stoppedC.looked D.called答案 B解析 根据本句中的“at the signal light”可知,此处指“我们”停下来等红绿灯。故选 B项。8.A.paused B.includedC.disappeared D.happened答案 D解析 根据下文中的“The face of the woman coming t
21、owards us changed”可知,她们经过彼此时,一些简单但很美好的事发生了。happen 意为“发生”,符合语境。9.A.tired B.excitedC.hateful D.envious答案 A解析 空格处和后面的形容词“worn-out”并列,故应指疲惫的。tired 意为“劳累的”,符合语境。10.A.admiration B.angerC.envy D.smile答案 D解析 根据下一句中的“they both.and smiled wide”可知,她们的脸上绽放出真诚的微笑,故选D项。11.A.opened B.lockedC.closed D.moved答案 B5解析
22、根据最后一段中的“their interaction”可知,她们两人之间有了互动,故此处应指她们将目光锁定在彼此身上,灿烂地微笑。lock eyes 意为“锁定目光”,符合语境。12.A.moment B.hourC.day D.week答案 A解析 因为是在过马路,所以此处指她们彼此擦身而过时,这是一个短暂的时刻。moment 意为“片刻”,符合语境。13.A.exchanged B.chattedC.showed D.gained答案 A解析 根据上文描述的对面的那位女士在擦身而过的一刻从一脸疲惫的神色转而变成了会心一笑可知,她们在这一刻交流了很多。exchange 意为“互换,交流”,符
23、合语境。14.A.while B.afterC.before D.since答案 C解析 根据常识可知,同一个队的队友在传球之前或许会相互点点头示意一下。故选 C项。15.A.satisfaction B.realizationC.motivation D.recognition答案 D解析 根据前一句中的“in recognition of one another”和空格后的“I get you”可知,这是一种深深的认可。recognition 意为“认可,承认”,符合语境。16.A.checked B.connectedC.tracked D.pulled答案 B解析 根据上文描述的人们之
24、间的认可可知,我们通过某些东西联系在一起。connect 意为“连接”,符合语境。17.A.honor B.needC.own D.refuse答案 A解析 根据本句的连词 and可知,此处是递进关系,表示“我”看到了我们的相似之处,并且尊重这些相似点。honor 意为“尊重,尊敬”,符合语境。18.A.looked down B.looked upC.looked in D.looked out答案 B解析 上文提到这两位女士都是坐在轮椅上,故此处应指如果她们中有一个人抬头就会注意到还有一位女士也在微笑。look up 意为“抬头,向上看”,符合语境。19.A.sadly B.bitterl
25、yC.broadly D.awkwardly6答案 C解析 根据上段描述的“我”的理解和感受可知,此处应指“我”理解了她们两个人的目光锁定和交流,所以笑得很开心。smile broadly 意为“咧嘴笑”,符合语境。20.A.enjoy B.observeC.join D.witness答案 D解析 根据第四段的描述可知,“我”目睹了这小小的、美丽的“看见”彼此的过程。witness 意为“见证,目击”,符合语境。.读后续写阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。Im a head nurse,and its my job to evaluate workers perfo
26、rmances at the hospital.Kenny was a new employee,and he seemed fine.After a few weeks,I had to admit that he was clean,responsible and reasonably efficient.But he had this self-confident and energetic presence.He was a large man,both physically and sociallyhe was strong and independent.I worried tha
27、t a place like our hospital,which demanded teamwork,was not right for such a personality.We had a patient named Mary.At 94 years old,Mary was as weak as a spiderweb.Her husband and sisters were all dead many years ago.We really didnt know if she had any children;but if she did,they had long abandone
28、d her.Mary had an stubborn belief that someone had taken her purse.She searched for it all hours of the day and night.Unless tied to her bed or wheelchair,she would go through the door onto the street,through the laundry(洗衣) room and into the kitchen,mindlessly searching and never giving up.When she
29、 had to stay in bed or in her wheelchair,she would stop almost everyone who came near.“Can you lend me a comb?”she would ask.“Ive lost mine.It was in my red purse.My money is gone,too.Where is my purse?Where is my purse?Have you seen my purse?”Every day it was the same.We all knew Mary didnt have a
30、purse,but we wouldnt say it.Instead we usually answered,“Sure,Mary,if I see your purse Ill bring it back.”One afternoon,just before supper,I saw Kenny walking down the hall with a plastic grocery bag.He walked toward Mary in her wheelchair.Then he pulled out a red purse.注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为 150左右;2.至少使用
31、5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。7Paragraph 1Marys thin old hands flew up to her face in a gesture of wonder and joy, Paragraph 2Kenny leaned over,opened the purse and showed Mary a red comb inside. 答案与解析Paragraph 1Marys thin old hands flew up to her face in a gesture
32、of wonder and joy,then flew out hungrily like a starved child taking bread.She grabbed the red purse,murmuring something to herself.She held it for a moment,just to see it,then pressed it to her breast,rocking it like a baby.She was eager to unzip it,but her hands were too weak,and shaking too viole
33、ntly.Paragraph 2Kenny leaned over,opened the purse and showed Mary a red comb inside.Tears of joy poured down Marys face.She kissed Kenny on both cheeks and said,“Thank you,Kenny.”Then she told everyone near her,with pride in her voice,“See?I told you I lost my red purse.And Kenny sweetie found it f
34、or me!Oh God!It was the first wedding gift my husband bought me and I cannot lose it!”Kenny was there laughing with her.Instead of just nursing people like the rest of us,Kenny had made Marys problem his problem.I sat down in a stunned silence:such a personality was the very thing this hospital needed.
