高考英语总复习Unit4Bodylanguage课时作业（含解析）新人教版必修4.docVIP

Unit4 Body language Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Inaforeigncountry,amanvisitedalocalrestaurant.Hedidn??tspeaktheirlanguage.Heorderedsomethingindecipherable(难懂的)onthemenu.Whenthewaiterbroughthimaplateofdeliciouslookingfriednoodles,hesmiledandmadeanOKsignatthewaiterwithhisthumbandforefingerlinkedinacircle.Lookingangry,thewaiterthenpickedupthedishandthrewittohislap.Whathedidwrong,hewondered.Well,nothingisquiteasitseemswhenitcomestousinghandgestureinanothercountry. Gestureshavebeenusedtoreplacewordsinmanycountries,andtheyareoftenspecifictoagivenculture.Gesturemaymeansomethingcomplimentaryinoneculture,butishighlyoffensiveinanother. Thegesture “thumb-up” iscommonlymisinterpreted.InEnglish,itispopularlyknownas “thumbsup”,despitethefactthattheactioniscommonlyperformedwithonlyonehand.English-speakingCaucasiansuseittosignal “OK”,whichisthesamemeaningasOKringgesture.Thetwocaninfactbeusedalmostinterchangeably. AvoidusingthisgestureinSouthernSardinaorNorthernGreeceunlessyouwanttoinviteafight.WhileAmericans,BritishandAustralianswouldusethethumb-uptosignalhitchhikingtothedrivers,thismessagewillnotencourageaGreekdriverormotoristtostoptogivethemaride. Therearenorightorwrongsignals,onlyculturaldifferences.Lackofculturalunderstandingwillleadtodisharmonyamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Whenweknowwhattolookfor,suchencounterswithotherculturesareactuallyveryinteresting,fascinatingandfun.Itiscertainlyagreattopictodiscussoveracupofcoffeeandcakes. 1.Whatdidthemaninthefirstparagraphdowrong? A.Hemisunderstoodthewaiter. B.Hedidn??trealizeculturaldifferences. C.Heorderedsomethingonthemenu. D.Hemadethesignalinarudeway. 2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean? A.Fullofadmiration. B.Fullofaggression. C.Fullofcomplexity. D.Fullofcertainty. 3.Whatwillhappenifyoumakeathumb-uptowardsamaninNorthernGreece? A.Hewillstoptogiveyoualift. B.Hewillgetannoyedandfightagainstyou. C.Hewillaskyoutogivehimalift. D.Hewillmakethesamesignaltowardsyou. 4.What??sthepurposeofthepassage? A.Toexplainthemeaningofdifferentgestures