PAGEPAGE1課時作業41-4EarthquakesⅠ.閱讀下列各句，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的適當形式。1．________(judge)fromhisfaceonwhichtherewasaconfidentsmile,weknewthathedidn'tloseheart.2．This________(injure)couldmeanhimmissingtomorrow's110meterhurdles.3．Onseeingthe________scene,thelittlegirlwasso________thatsheburstoutcrying.(frighten)4．Onarrivingthere,weexpressedour________(congratulate)tohimonhissuccess.5．Werefusetosignanytreatythatisagainstour________(nation)interests.6．Itwasan________(extreme)difficultanddangeroustask.7．Lackingconfidenceandthenecessaryequipment,theyfailedtorescuethe45miners________(trap)inthecoalmine.8．Her________(dirt)clothesmadeherembarrassed.9．Thetracksbecame________(use)becauseoftheearthquake.10．Neverwillweforgetthewarandthe________(suffer)itcausedtothepeople.11．Ican'timagine________(live)withoutwater.12．Themeetingwas________anendatteno'clock.13．Whydon'tyoubringittohisattentionthatyouaretoobusy________(do)it?14．Don'tleavethewater________(run)whileyoubrushyourteeth.15．Hewasproud________hishometownandtookpride________theachievementhehadmade.16.________seemsasifyouandyourwifehaveverydifferentviewsaboutmoney.17.________(bury)indoingresearchonwildplants,heseldomreturnedhome.18．Thesurvivors________housesweredestroyedputupinthetemporarytents.19．Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilled________(reach)morethan40，000sofar.20．Seeinghisfunnyaction,theaudienceburstout________(laugh)．答案1．Judging2.injury3.frightening;frightened4．congratulations5.national6.extremely7．trapped8.dirty9.useless10.sufferings11．living12.at13.todo14.running15.of;in16．It17.Buried18.whose19.hasreached20．laughingⅡ.閱讀理解A(2024年河北衡水中學期中考試)Rainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors(傳言)warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe'recuttingback，”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.”“Fine，”Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall,ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart(小車)loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleastshehadajob!Atthefinalmeeting,laid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,“Ican'tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We'llmissherasmuchaswe'llmisshercookies.”WhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish,IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffwasthanthispoorwoman.Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.Onthesameday,Ireceivedaletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice.“Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou'relookingforwork...”1．Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?A．Nervous. B．Excited.C．Awkward. D．Proud.2．Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?A．Takecareofpatients.B．Leaveearlierthatday.C．Resignfromthehospital.D．Helpthelaid-offworkers.3．HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?A．Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.B．Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.C．Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers.D．Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.4．Whatdoesthestorytellus?A．Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.D．Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.答案與解析本文為故事類。作者作為新人，面臨著公司的裁員，作者因為寫了關于一個須要一份工作來養家糊口的女士的事故，讓其得到工作，而自己的文章也得到了本地雜志的邀請信。作者的經驗告知我們：善行總歸有好報的。1．A推理推斷題。依據文章第一段最終一句Throughouttheday,rumors(傳言)warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.可知，在這個雨天，因為作者的單位正在減員，“謠傳每個部門的最新雇員將被解雇。我是培訓部最新的一個作者也是其中之一”，所以作者的心里應當是很驚慌的，分析選項可知A正確。2．D細微環節理解題。依據其次段老板的話Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample可知，老板想請他給下崗工人上課，告知他們在面試中如何做，即幫助那些下崗工人找到新工作，分析選項可知D項符合題意，故選D項。3．C細微環節理解題。依據第五段首句“Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob”可知作者寫信給一家報紙，寫了有關這位女士的故事，分析選項可知C項正確。4．A推理推斷題。本文作者面臨著公司對新人的裁員，作者因為寫了關于一個須要一份工作來養家糊口的女士的故事，讓其得到工作，而自己的文章也得到了本地雜志的邀請信。這說明白善行總歸有好報的。分析選項，A.Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.善行必有回報。B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患難摯友才是真摯友。C.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.小人物大作為。D.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.愛帶給人們更多的歡樂，而不是工作。可知A符合題意。BAtyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans'meetings.InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon'tspeakatall.It'salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou'rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it'shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere'sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.Incontrast,whenthere'smorehomogeneity,_perhapsit'seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit'seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou'relesswellacquaintedwith.5．Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?A．TheDutch. B．Americans.C．TheEnglish. D．TheJapanese.6．WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?A．Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.B．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.C．Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.D．Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.7．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.B．It'shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.C．EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.D．Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Similarity. B．Contradiction.C．Diversity. D．Misunderstanding.答案與解析本文主要講解并描述了談話中的緘默文化。盡管交談中出現停頓是普遍存在的，但我們對緘默的相識在不同的文化中有著巨大的差異。不同的文化中緘默時間不同，對于緘默的看法也不同。相比而言，密切的摯友和家人之間更簡單出現緘默。5．D細微環節理解題。依據其次段首句“AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.”第三段最終兩句“ResearchinDutch(荷蘭語)andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans'meetings.”可知，日本人可能在談話中有最長緘默。故選D。6．C推理推斷題。依據第四段首句“InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon'tspeakatall.”可知，在日本，一般認為最好的溝通是一句話不說的時候。因此推斷日本人認為“宏大的心靈，無言而思”。故選C。7．D推理推斷題。依據文章最終一句“Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit'seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou'relesswellacquaintedwith.”可知，密切的人之間更簡單出現緘默，因此我們和家人越密切，緘默越簡單出現。故選D。8．A詞句揣測題。依據下文的舉例可知，越密切的人，越簡單出現緘默，因此推斷畫線句句意是：相比而言，當有更多相像時，或許緘默更簡單出現。故畫線詞意思與similarity意義相近。故選A。CNextmonth,I'mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn'tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI'mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theappI'musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey'renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork，”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We'retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou'dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoupracticethewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheappbelievesthatyouhavereallyrememberedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon(登錄)，theappsendsyouemailsthatremindyouto“water_your_plants”．Theappusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplerememberthingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor“engine”，usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel(汽車旅館)room.Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagainlater,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit'sthekindofappyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.I'velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon'tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI'llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,Ineedtogoandwatermyvocabulary!9．WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?A．Creatememorableexperiences.B．Makeprogresswithhardwork.C．Masterlanguagesthroughgames.D．Combinestudywithentertainment.10．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“wateryourplants”inParagraph3referto?A．Learningnewwords.B．BeingaMemriseuser.C．Loggingontotheapp.D．Takingcareofyourgarden.11．HowdoesMemrisework?A．Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether.B．Byputtingkn