SectionⅢLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguage重點單詞寫作詞匯1.falseadj. 錯誤的；假的2.hugvi.&vt. 擁抱3.rankn. 等級；軍銜4.easen. 安逸；舒適vt. 減輕(痛苦、憂慮)5.functionn. 作用；功能；職能vi. 起作用；運轉拓展詞匯6.facialadj.面部的→facen．臉7.subjectiveadj.主觀的→subjectn．主題；對象8.trulyadv.真實地；真誠地；真正地→trueadj.真實的→truthn．真實；真理9.respectfuladj.恭敬的→respectn．尊敬，尊重；方面；敬意vt.尊敬，尊重；遵守10.angern．怒氣；怒火→angryadj.生氣的閱讀詞匯11.frownvi. 皺眉；蹙額12.misreadvt. 讀錯；誤解13.fistn. 拳頭14.yawnvi. 打呵欠15.cassetten. 磁帶重點短語1.atease 舒適；快活；自由自在2.loseface 丟臉3.turnone’sbackto 背對；背棄4.lookawayfrom... 把目光從……上移開；不看5.inmostcases 在大多數情況下6.baseon 以……為基礎/根據重點句型1.evenif引導讓步狀語從句：Itispossibleto“read”othersaroundus,eveniftheydonotintendforus(即便他們并不想讓我們)tocatchtheirunspokenmunication.2.不定式作表語：Themostuniversalfacialexpressionis,ofcourse,thesmile—itsfunctionistoshowhappinessandputpeopleatease(表示快樂和使人放松).3.with復合結構：Withsomanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople(人們之間的文化差異非常多),itisgreattohavesomesimilaritiesinbodylanguage.eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)Fast-readingReadthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(Para.1) A．Examplesofsomeuniversalbodylanguage.Part2(Paras.2－6) B．Bodylanguageissometimesmoreimportant thanspokenlanguage.Part3(Para.7) C．Therearedifferencesinbodylanguage,andit’s importantforustoknowthem.答案：BACeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)Careful-readingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．Whymayapersonsmileifhelosesface?A．Toshowhisanger. B．Tohidehisembarrassment.C．Tothreatenothers. D．Tolaughatothers.2．Ifyouarenotinterestedinothers’talking,youmay________.A．lookawayfromhimoryawnB．turntowardandlookatsomethingC．fixyourattentiononthespeakerD．standatalittledistancewithopenhands3．SupposeyouareateacherinAmerica，you’lltellyourstudentsto________whenothersaretalking.A．avoidlookingatothersdirectlyB．lookdirectlyatothersC．glanceatothersD．lookdownatothers4．Wecaninferfromthetextthat________．A．wecanmunicatesuccessfullywithothersusingbodylanguageB．peoplefromdifferentcountrieswillnotmisunderstandeachotherusingbodylanguageC．weshouldtrytolearnmoreaboutothercountries’customsD．allaroundtheworld，peopleexpressthesameideausingthesamebodylanguage答案：1－4.BABC①means方法，方式(單復數同形)②intendforsb.todosth.打算讓某人做某事③unspoken[?n'sp??k?n]adj.未說出口的；非口語的④misread[?mIs'ri?d]vt.(misread[mIs'red]，misread)讀錯；誤解misread...as把……誤解為……⑤universal[?ju?nI'v??sl]adj.普遍的，廣泛適用的⑥facial['feI?l]adj.面部的⑦function['f??k?n]n.作用；功能；職能vi.起作用；運轉⑧atease舒適；快活；自由自在ease[i?z]n.安逸；舒適vt.減輕(痛苦、憂慮)putsb.atease使舒適，使自在⑨truly['tru?lI]adv.真實地；真誠地；真正地⑩false[f??ls]adj.錯誤的；假的(反義詞：true)?anger['??ɡ?]n.怒氣；怒火inanger生氣地，憤怒地?loseface丟臉?frown['fra?n]vi.皺眉；蹙額?turnone’sbackto背對?fist[fIst]n.拳頭?threaten['θretn]v．威脅，恐嚇?upanddown上下波動；來回?fromsidetoside左右來回(搖擺)?lookawayfrom把目光從……上移開?yawn[j??n]vi.打呵欠eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))inmostcases在大多數情況下eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))rollone’seyes轉動眼球eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))likely在此用作副詞，意為“很可能”，修飾其后的動詞。eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))respectful[rI'spektfl]adj.恭敬的berespectfultosb.對某人尊重/恭敬eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))subjective[s?b'd?ektIv]adj.主觀的eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))hug[h?ɡ]vi.&vt.擁抱n．擁抱eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))rank[r??k]n.等級；軍銜eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))bewillingtodosth.愿意做某事該短語相當于：bepleasedtodosth.,wouldliketodosth.。eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))bewrongaboutsb.誤解某人該短語相當于：bemistakenaboutsb.,misunderstandsb.。SHOWINGOURFEELINGSBodylanguageisoneofthemostpowerfulmeans①ofmunication,oftenevenmorepowerfulthanspokenlanguage.Peoplearoundtheworldshowallkindsoffeelings,wishesandattitudesthattheymightneverspeakaloud.Itispossibleto“read”othersaroundus,eveniftheydonotintendforusto②catchtheirunspoken③munication.Ofcourse,bodylanguagecanbemisread④，butmanygesturesandactionsareuniversal⑤.◆thattheymightneverspeakaloud是that引導的定語從句，修飾前面的feelings,wishesandattitudes。◆eveniftheydonotintend..munication是evenif引導的讓步狀語從句。Themostuniversalfacial⑥expressionis,ofcourse,thesmile—itsfunction⑦istoshowhappinessandputpeopleatease⑧.Itdoesnotalwaysmeanthatwearetruly⑨happy,however.Smilesaroundtheworldcanbefalse⑩，hidingotherfeelingslikeanger?，fearorworry.Thereareunhappysmiles,suchaswhensomeone“losesface?”andsmilestohideit.However,thegeneralpurposeofsmilingistoshowgoodfeelings.◆動詞不定式短語toshowhappinessandputpeopleatease作表語。◆hidingotherfeelings...worry為現在分詞短語作狀語。Fromthetimewearebabies，weshowunhappinessorangerbyfrowning?.Inmostplacesaroundtheworld,frowningandturningone’sbackto?someoneshowsanger.Makingafist?andshakingitalmostalwaysmeansthatsomeoneisangryandthreatening?anotherperson.◆frowningandturning...someone是動名詞短語在句中作主語，謂語動詞用第三人稱單數形式。Therearemanywaysaroundtheworldtoshowagreement,butnoddingtheheadupanddown?isusedforagreementalmostworldwide.Mostpeoplealsounderstandthatshakingtheheadfromsidetoside?meansdisagreementorrefusal.HowaboutshowingthatIambored?Lookingawayfrom?peopleoryawning?will,inmostcaseseq\o\ac(○,),makemeappeartobeuninterested.However,ifIturntowardandlookatsomeoneorsomething,peoplefromalmosteveryculturewillthinkthatIaminterested.IfIrollmyeyeseq\o\ac(○,)andturnmyheadaway,Imostlikelyeq\o\ac(○,)donotbelievewhatIamhearingordonotlikeit.Beingrespectfuleq\o\ac(○,)topeopleissubjectiveeq\o\ac(○,),basedoneachculture,butingeneralitisprobablynotagoodideatogiveahugeq\o\ac(○,)toabossorteacher.Inalmosteveryculture,itisnotusuallygoodtostandtooclosetosomeoneofahigherrankeq\o\ac(○,).StandingatalittledistancewithopenhandswillshowthatIamwillingtoeq\o\ac(○,)listen.◆過去分詞短語basedoneachculture作狀語。◆在itisprobablynotagoodideatogiveahug...teacher中，it是形式主語，動詞不定式短語togiveahug...teacher是真正的主語。Withsomanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople,itisgreattohavesomesimilaritiesinbodylanguage.Wecanoftenbewrongabouteq\o\ac(○,)eachother,soitisanamazingthingthatweunderstandeachotheraswellaswedo!◆Withsomanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople是with復合結構，在句中作讓步狀語。在句中的結構是：with＋名詞＋介詞短語。表達我們的情感身體語言是最強有力的交際方式之一，它甚至常常比口頭語言更有力度。世界各地的人們都在表達著他們可能從來都不會大聲說出來的各種情感、愿望和態度。“讀懂”我們周圍其他人(的意思)是有可能的，即便是人們并不想讓我們捕捉到他們沒有說出來的信息。當然，身體語言可能會被誤讀，但是很多手勢和動作是通用的。最普遍的面部表情當然是微笑——其作用是表示快樂和使人放松。然而微笑并不總是意味著我們是真的快樂。世界上的微笑可能是假的——用來隱藏其他的情緒，比如生氣、恐懼或擔憂。還有不愉快的微笑，比如當某人“丟面子”時，他會用微笑來掩飾它。但是，微笑的一般目的是表達好的情感。從我們還是嬰兒的時候開始，我們就通過皺眉來表示不高興或者憤怒。在世界上的大多數地方，皺眉和背對著某人都表示憤怒。握拳并將拳頭(朝著某人)晃動幾乎總是意味著憤怒和威脅另一個人。世界上有很多方式來表示同意，但是幾乎全世界都用點頭來表示同意。大多數人也知道搖頭表示不同意或拒絕。如何表示我很厭煩呢？在大多數情況下，把目光從人們身上移開或者打個哈欠會使我看上去不感興趣。但是如果我轉身看著某人或某物，幾乎每一種文化背景下的人都會認為我(對此人或此物)感興趣。如果我轉動著眼珠并把頭扭向一邊，很可能是我不相信或不喜歡我所聽到的話。對人們表示尊重(的方式)因各種文化(的不同)而帶有主觀性。但是一般來說，擁抱你的老板或老師可能不是一個好主意。幾乎在每一種文化里，站得離級別比自己高的人太近通常都不太好。站得有一定的距離并把雙手張開表示我愿意傾聽。人們之間的文化差異如此多，好在身體語言有一些相似之處。我們可能會常常誤解彼此，因此能很好地理解對方真是件令人驚奇的事！functionn．作用；功能；職能vi.起作用；運轉(教材P30)Themostuniversalfacialexpressionis，ofcourse,thesmile—itsfunctionistoshowhappinessandputpeopleatease.最普遍的面部表情當然是微笑——其作用是表示快樂和使人放松。(1)performafunction 起作用have...function 有……功能(2)functionas... 起……作用，具有……功能①Thefunctionofthismedicineistoreduceyourbodyfat.這種藥的作用就是減少你身體的脂肪。②Thefunctionoftheheartistopumpbloodthroughthebody.心臟的功能就是把血液輸往全身。[即學即練]——單句語法填空①Althoughtheelectricitywascutoff，thehospitalcontinuedto__function(function)normally.②Alibraryisfunctioningasatemporaryhospitalinanemergency.atease舒適；快活；自由自在；不費力氣；放心，輕松(經典例句)Whenyoufeelnervous,you’dbetterlistentosomelightmusictoputyourselfatease.當你感到緊張時，你最好聽一些輕音樂使自己放松一下。feel/lookatease 感到/看上去心情放松putsb.atone’sease 使某人放松takeone’sease 休息，放松一下withease 輕易地，毫不費力地①Inaddition，wespentseveraldaysinthecountryside，whichmadeusfeelatease.此外，我們在鄉下待了幾天，這使我們感覺舒適。②Beforetheexamination,myteacherworeabrightsmileonhisface,puttingusatease.考試之前，老師臉上帶著燦爛的笑容，這讓我們感到輕松。[即學即練]——單句語法填空Weliveinanagewhenmoreinformationisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore.loseface丟臉；丟面子(經典例句)Hefelthelostfacewhenhewasblamedonthatoccasion.在那種場合下受到指責，他感到很沒面子。(1)makefaces/aface 做鬼臉saveone’sface 保全面子facetoface 面對面地inthefaceof 面對(2)befacedwith... 面對著……①Don’tbeafraidtoloseface;makingmistakesismon.不要害怕丟臉，犯錯誤是普遍現象。②Hedidn’tadmithismistakesinordertosavehisfaceinpublic.為了在公眾場合下保全面子他不承認錯誤。[能力提升]——一句多譯面對困難時，他們從不放棄而是努力尋找出路。①Facedwithdifficulties,theynevergiveupbuttrytheirbesttofindawayout.(facev．)②Facingdifficulties,theynevergiveupbuttrytheirbesttofindawayout.(facev．)③Inthefaceofdifficulties,theynevergiveupbuttrytheirbesttofindawayout.(facen．)turnone’sbackto背對；背棄(教材P30)Inmostplacesaroundtheworld,frowningandturningone’sbacktosomeoneshowsanger.在世界上的大多數地方，皺眉和背對著某人都表示憤怒。turndown 拒絕；關小turnout 結果是；證明是turnto 轉向；求助于turnup 出現；露面；調高turnover 打翻；翻閱；反復思考；移交給①Withangerandfrustration,sheturnedherbacktohim.因為憤怒而又沮喪，她轉過身背對著他。②Whydidhesuddenlyturnhisbacktoyouragreement?他為什么突然背棄你們之間的協議？[即學即練]——turn短語填空①Idon’tunderstandwhyJohnturneddownMary’skindoffer.②Heturneddownmysuggestionatthemeeting，whichdisappointedme.③Ican’theartheradioverywell,couldyouturnitupabit?inmostcases在大多數情況(場合)下(教材P30)Lookingawayfrompeopleoryawningwill,inmostcases,makemeappeartobeuninterested.在大多數情況下，把目光從人們身上移開或者打個呵欠會使我看上去不感興趣。inanycase 無論如何；總之innocase 在任何情況下都不(位于句首時倒裝)incaseof 萬一；在……情形時；如果發生incase 免得；以防inthis/thatcase 在這/那種情況下①Thenewsfromherisquitereliableinmostcases.在大多數情況下來自她的消息很可靠。②Leaveyourkeywithyourneighborincaseyoulockyourselfoutoneday.把鑰匙放在鄰居家以防某一天你把自己鎖在外面。③Innocaseshouldyougiveupwhenintrouble.遇到困難時無論如何你都不應該放棄。[即學即練]——case短語填空①Weshouldinnocasedoanythingthatgoesagainsttheinterestsofpeople.②PleaseremindmeofthemeetingagaintomorrowincaseIforget.③You’dbettertakeanumbrellaincaseoftherain.＝You’dbettertakeanumbrellaincaseitrains.evenif引導讓步狀語從句(教材P30)Itispossibleto“read”othersaroundus,eveniftheydonotintendforustocatchtheirunspokenmunication.“讀懂”我們周圍其他人(的意思)是有可能的，即便是人們并不想讓我們捕捉到他們沒有說出來的信息。evenif意為“即使，盡管”，相當于eventhough，引導讓步狀語從句。①Evenifwecannotagree，weshouldmaintainourcontact.即使我們不能達成一致意見，我們也要保持聯系。②Wehavedecidedtovisitthemuseumevenif/thoughitrainstomorrow.我們決定明天參觀博物館，即使明天下雨。[能力提升]——微寫作(2018·天津卷)即使我們輸了比賽，我認為與強隊對決本身就是一種勝利。Ifeltthatitwouldbeavictoryforusevenifwelostthegame．eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)品句填詞1．Iwascookinginthekitchenwhenmysoncamedashing(猛沖)in,withsomethinginhishand.2．Thesofainthelivingroomalsofunctions(起……作用)asabedinordertosavespace.3．Theinformationthemantoldusyesterdaywasfalse(假的).Imean,wewerecheatedbyhim.4．Williamstayeduplatelastnight,soheyawned(打哈欠)fromtimetotimeatclass.5．Itissaidthatmostoftheflights(航班)havebeendelayedasaresultoftheheavysnowstorm.6．Aliceisnotinthedormitory(宿舍)atthismoment;shemusthavegonetothelibrary.7．Themotherhugged(擁抱)herchildbeforesheputhimtobed.8．Ithinkhefeelsalotofanger(憤怒)towardshisfatherwhotreatedhimverybadlyasachild.9．Shekissedherbabyonthecheek(面頰)andremindedhimtogotobedearly.10．Anaccidenthappenedatthecrossroads(十字路口)afewmetresawayfromthebank.eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)選詞填空togetherwith;loseface;closeto;onthecontrary;upanddown;turnone’sbackto1．EvenifIsaidIwasamathteacherinthisschool,theguardstilllookedatmeup__and__downstrangely.2．MrThompson,together__withhiswifeandchildren,iswaitingforthebusnow.3．Hepretendedhedidn’tseemeandturned__his__back__tome.4．Mostpeopleareafraidoflosing__face.Iftheyfailonce,maybetheywon’tgivethemselvesanotherchance.5．Mymotherwasnotangry.On__the__contrary,__shepraisedmeformysendingtheoldmanbackhome.6．Justdon’ttakeexercisetooclose__tobedtimebecauseexercisemaymakeyousleepless.eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ)完成句子1．由于英國英語和美國英語有一些不同，出現一些誤解是很正常的。With__some__differences__between__the__British__English__and__the__American__English,__it’snaturalthatsomemisunderstandingsappear.2．你應該學習一些武術，這樣你就能保護自己不被別人攻擊。YoushouldlearnsomeWushusothatyoucandefend__yourself__against__being__attackedbyothers.3．那些經常使用Facebook的人據報道比偶爾訪問的人更有可能滿意度下降。ThosewhouseFacebookalotare__more__likely__to__reportadeclineinsatisfactionthanthosewhovisitthesiteoccasionally.4．自幼我們就被教導應該尊敬老人。Wehave__been__taught__to__respecttheoldsincewewereyoung.5．在許多文化中，左右搖頭意味著不同意。Inmanycultures,shaking__the__headfromsidetosidemeansdisagreement.6．很驚訝的事情是昨天晚上我們隊最終贏得了那場足球比賽。It’s__an__amazing__thing__thatourteamfinallywonthefootballmatchlastnight.eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅳ)課文語法填空Bodylanguageisoneof1.____________mostpowerfulmeansofmunication,andthesmileisthemostuniversal2.____________(face)expression,3.____________functionistoshowhappinessandputpeople4.____________ease.Itdoesn’talwaysmeanthatweare5.____________(true)happy,however.Smilesaroundtheworldcanbefalse,6.____________(hide)otherfeelingslike7.____________(angry),fearorworry.Thereareunhappysmiles,suchaswhensomeone“losesface”andsmilestohideit.Therearemanywaysaroundtheworld8.____________(show)agreement,butnoddingtheheadupanddownisusedforagreementalmostworldwide.Mostpeoplealsounderstandthatshakingtheheadfromsidetoside9.____________(mean)disagreementorrefusal.Withsomanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople,10.____________isgreattohavesomesimilaritiesinbodylanguage.1．the解析：最高級前面要用定冠詞the。2．facial解析：此處應用face的形容詞形式facial作定語，修飾名詞expression。3．whose解析：分析句子結構可知，“____________functionistoshowhappiness...ease”是定語從句，空處是關系詞作定語修飾function，故用whose。4．at解析：putsb.atease表示“使舒適，使自在”。5．truly解析：此處應用副詞作狀語，修飾形容詞happy。6．hiding解析：hide與主語Smiles之間是邏輯上的主謂關系，故用現在分詞作狀語。7．anger解析：空處與fear和worry并列作介詞like的賓語，故應用名詞形式。8．toshow解析：way后接不定式作后置定語，故填toshow。9．means解析：分析句子結構可知，shakingtheheadfromsidetoside是v.-ing短語在從句中作主語，謂語動詞要用第三人稱單數形式，而此處又表示一般情況，故填means。10．it解析：it在此作形式主語，真正的主語為后面的不定式短語tohave...language。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)單句語法填空1．Iamtruly(true)gratefultoyouforwhatyouhavedone.2．Attheendofthegame,hecameandgavemeahug.3．Sheiseasy-goingandalwaysputsmeateasewhenIamupset.4．WhenItalkedwithhim,Inoticedhisfacial(face)expression.5．MysisterisinShandongUniversity,majoring(major)inEnglishliterature.6．Braincellsrequirelargeamountsofenergyto__function(function)properly.7．Faced(face)withsuchadifficulttask,heturnedtohisparentsforhelp.8．Whenparing(pare)thetwins,youwillfindthedifferencesbetweenthem.9．Having__worked(work)fortwodays,Stevemanagedtofinishhisreportonschedule.10．Shestaredathishusbandwithanger(angry),sayingthatshewouldneverforgivehim.eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)閱讀理解AWhenyoumove,gesturessayasmuchaboutyouaswhatesoutofyourmouth.JennySmith,34,anassistantvice-presidentatabankinNewYork,wasinterviewingcandidates(申請人)forapositionwhichrequiredapersonwithgoodmunicationskills.Onecandidateinparticularstoodout,butnotinagoodway.Whileshecouldhavebeenveryintelligent,herbodylanguagesentoutverydifferentmessages.Herhandshakewasmoreofafingershake,andhereyecontactwasweak.ToJenny,whatthecandidatesaiddidn’tmatterbecauseherbodylanguagesaideverything:shewasn’tsuitablefortheposition.Thecandidatemayhavebeenquiteappropriate(合適的),butshedidn’tmanagetogetthatacross.Soourbodylanguagemaynotdousjustice.Buttherearesomesignalswhichareverymonandareworthathousandwords.Forexample,ahandshakecansaymuchmorethan“hello,nicetomeetyou”.Themostimportantpartofahandshakeispalm-to-palmcontact.It’sevenmoreimportantthanhowstrongyourhandshakeis.Thepalm-to-palmcontactmakespeopleseemhonest:itseemstosay“Iamsincere(真誠的)”.Aweakhandshake—whenthepalmsdon’ttouch—makesyouseemunfriendlyandinsincere.Butpeoplesometimesusebodylanguagetogiveeachotherthewrongimpression.Somebodywhohasafirmhandshakemaypretendtobesincere,andsomebodywithaweakhandshakemayjustbeabitshyandnothingmore.Bodylanguagecanalsobeoverdone.Whileeyecontactgivesanimpressionoffriendliness,toomucheyecontactoreyecontactwhichistoointense(十分強烈的)canmakepeoplefeelunfortable.【解題導語】文章通過一位面試者的故事說明身體語言在日常生活中的重要性并做了相應的介紹。1．Thecandidateforthejobfailedbecause________．A．shewasn’tcleverenoughB．sheusedimproperbodylanguageC．shesaidthewrongthingsD．sheexpressedabadattitudeB解析：細節理解題。根據第四段中的ToJenny,whatthecandidatesaiddidn’tmatterbecauseherbodylanguagesaideverything:shewasn’tsuitablefortheposition.可知，這位應聘者因沒有用合適的身體語言而面試失敗。2．Whenyoushakesomeone’shand,youshould________．A．holdhishandwithgreatstrengthB．makefrequenteyecontactC．saysomethingsincereD．makegoodcontactwiththeirhandD解析：細節理解題。根據第五段中的Themostimportantpartofahandshakeispalm-to-palmcontact.It’sevenmoreimportantthanhowstrongyourhandshakeis.可知，當你和別人握手時，應采用正確的力度控制手部之間的接觸。3．Accordingtothesixthparagraph,ourbodylanguage________.A．maygiveotherpeoplethefalseideaB．ismuchmoreimportantthanwhatyousayC．tellsotherpeoplewhatyoureallylikeD．isignoredbymostpeopleA解析：細節理解題。根據第六段中的Butpeoplesometimesusebodylanguagetogiveeachotherthewrongimpression.可知，我們的身體語言有時會給對方錯誤的印象。4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tohelpreadersgetabetterjob.B．Toshowwhyhandshakesareimportant.C．Tointroducebodylanguagetoreaders.D．Toexplainwhattherightmunicationskillsare.C解析：寫作意圖題。作者通過一個面試者的故事向讀者介紹了如何正確使用身體語言。BI’vediscoveredthejoyofanewthing—onlinegrocery(雜貨)shopping.ButIactuallyenjoygoingtothesupermarket.SeemsI’mnottheonlyone;onlyabout3%ofpeopledogroceryshoppingonline,paredwitharound30%whoshopforclothesandelectronics.Iwasinterested,soIdecidedtodomyownveryunscientificresearch.Stepone:Italkedtoasmallgroupoffriendsabouttheirpreferences.Onemotherdescribeditasthehappiestthinginherweekwhenshewasstuckathomewithtwosmallkidsandhandsomeyoungmenwouldarriveatthedoorbearinggroceries.Seemsbusymumsareverymuchinfavourofhomedeliveries.Steptwo:signupandtryitmyself.MychoicewasAussie-ownedCountdown.Imanagedtodothewholeshopinabout15minutes.Theonlyproblemisthatyouhavetoplaceanorderofatleast$50andpaytheseeminglystandard$15deliveryfee.Butgiventhecostofgroceries,whohaseverleftasupermarketspendinglessthan$50?IwasimpressedCountdownofferedsame-daydeliveryonaSundaywhenIplacedmyorderat9：30am.Sureenough,atabout2：30pm,Igotaphonecallfromadelightfulcourierchap(快遞員)calledIan,whotoldmehewasatmyhousewiththegroceriesandwasleavingthemonthebackdeck.Twominuteslaterhecalledagainsayinghe’dleftthegroceriesinthehousebecausewe’dleftthebackdoorwideopen.Heevenofferedtolockthehouseupandputthekeysomewheresafe.Ihavearealfearthatwewillmoreandmorequicklymovetoonlineshoppingforeverythingandshopswillbeesomethingofthepast.Asateenager,hangingaroundtheshopsonaSaturdaywithfriendsiswhatwedid.SoeventhoughIenjoytheexperienceofonlinegroceryshopping,perhapsI’lljuststickwithmyregulartripstomylocalNewWorldtokeeprealshopsaliveabitlonger.【解題導語】本文是一篇議論文。隨著網上選購雜貨的發展，超市會不會退出歷史舞臺？5．WhatdidthemothermentionedinParagraph3thinkofonlinegroceryshopping?A．Shelovedit.B．Shewasagainstit.C．Shewouldgiveitatry.D．Shehadnointerestinit.A解析：推理判斷題。由第三段中的thehappiestthing和infavourofhomedeliveries可知，這位媽媽喜歡網上選購雜貨，因為送貨上門，這樣就免去了自己出門的麻煩。6．WhatdidtheauthorlikemostaboutonlineCountdown?A．Itshighqualitygroceries.B．Itslowdeliveryfees.C．Itsgoodservice.D．Itslowprices.C解析：細節理解題。由第五段中的IwasimpressedCountdownofferedsame-daydeliveryonaSunday及下文對于快遞員表現的描述可知，作者對他們的服務很滿意。7．Whydoestheauthorprefersupermarketshopping?A．Shefindsitmucheasier.B．Shecansavemoremoney.C．Shehasafondfeelingforit.D．Shehadabadonlineshoppingexperience.C解析：推理判斷題。由最后一段可知，作者很懷念小時候和朋友們一起去超市的經歷，這說明她對超市有種特殊的情感。8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．IsOnlineShoppingPopular?B．TheJoyofGroceryShoppingC．TheFutureofOnlineShoppingD．