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课时作业(四)Unit2SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&ReadingⅠ.阅读理解AMakingsmalltalkisdefinitelyanart,buttheupsideisthatthe
moreyoudoit,thebetteryou'llbeatit.Findingtherighttopicstobringupisjustasimportantastheease(自在)inwhichyouconverse.Positivenewsitems.Thesetopics
aretimelyyetpositiveandcanusuallybediscussedwithstrangersorestablishedfriends.Thereasonwhythesetopicsworki
sthatbytheirverynaturetheygiveyouopportunitiesinwhichtogrowyourconversation.Thingsgoingonaroundyou.Commentingontheeventsright
beforeyoureyesisaneasywaytomakesmalltalk,butbesuretolookforcluesintheresponsesyougetthatwillmovetheconversationforward.Ju
stsayingsomethinglike“Greatevent,huh?”willpromptaonewordresponse(yesorno)andthereforewillstall(使停止)theconversation.As
kquestionsasyouobservethepeopleandactivitiesgoingonandyou'llhaveabettertimefindingcommonground.Forexample,“Isn'tthis
agreatevent?Wecomehereeveryyear,sinceourkidswerelittle.Whataboutyou?Whatbringsyouhere?”Thesequestionsgivesomefactsaboutyouthatth
elistenerscanpickuponandalsoinvitethemtosharemoreaboutthemselves.Awordabouttheweather.Byfar,peopletalkabou
ttheweathermorethananyothertopicwhentheycan'tthinkofanythingelsetosay.Whiletheweatherisgenerallyabadtopicforsm
alltalk,youcanmakeitbetterbyaddingdetail.Themainthingtokeepinmindwithsmalltalkisthatpracticemakesper
fect.Themoreyoudoit,theeasieritwillbetofindtopicsthatworkoutwell.1.What'sthefirstparagraph'sfunction?A.To
giveacomment.B.Tointroducethebackground.C.Toleadinthetopicofthepassage.D.Tostresstheimportanceofsmalltalk.2
.Whydopositivenewsitemsalwayswork?A.Theygiveyoucourage.B.Theygiveyouconfidence.C.Theymakeyoufeelhappyeveryday.D.Theygivey
ouchancestostartyourconversation.3.Theunderlinedword“prompt”inParagraph3canbereplacedby“________”.A.spendB.reduceC.preventD.cause4.What'stheb
estwaytomakesuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtotheauthor?A.Bypractisingoften.B.Bypraisingothersatfirstsight.C.Byaddingdetailwhilemakingsmalltalk.D.B
yaskingquestionsasyouobservetheactivitiesgoingon.BHowthelanguagesoftheworldappearedislargelyamystery.Consideri
ngthatitmighthavetakenthousandsofyears,itisattractivetoseehowdeafpeoplecancreatenovelsignlanguagesspontaneously.Inter
estingly,childrenplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofthesenovellanguages.However,howexactlythishappenedhasnotbeendocumented.I
naseriesofstudies,researchersattemptedtorecreateexactlythisprocess.Childrenwereinvitedtostayintwodifferentroomsandanon
lineconnectionwassetupbetweenthem.Afterabrieffamiliarizationwiththesetup,theresearcherssneakily(偷偷地)turnedoffthesounda
ndwatchedasthechildrenfoundnewwaysofcommunicatingthatgobeyondspokenlanguage.Thechildren'staskwastodescribeanimagewithdifferentth
emesinacoordination(协调)game.Withaconcretething—likeahammerorafork—childrenquicklyfoundasolutionbyim
itatingthematchingaction,forexample,eating,inagesture.Buttheresearchersrepeatedlychallengedthechildrenwithnew,moreabstractpictures.Inthecourseofthest
udies,theimagestobedescribedbecamemoreandmorecomplex,whichwasalsoreflectedinthegesturesthatthechildrenpro
duced.Inordertocommunicate,thechildreninventedseparategesturesandbegantocombinethem—thuscreatingakindofsmalllocalgrammar.Howdoesa
languagecomeintobeing?Basedonthepresentstudies,thefollowingstepsappearreasonable.First,peoplecreatereferencetoactionsandobjectsth
roughsignsthatresemblethings.Thepreconditionforthisisacommongroundofexperiencebetweeninteractionpartners.Partnersalsocoordinateb
yimitatingeachothersothattheyusethesamesignsforthesamethings.Thesignsthusgaininterpersonalandeventuallyconventionalmeaning.
Overtime,therelationshipsbetweenthesignsandthingsbecomemoreabstractandthemeaningoftheindividualsignsbecomesmorespecific.Grammat
icalstructuresaregraduallyintroducedwhenthereisaneedtocommunicatecomplexfacts.However,themostremarkableaspectofthecur
rentstudiesisthattheseprocessescanbeobservedundercontrolledcircumstancesandwithin30minutes.5.Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheexpe
riment?A.Bymakingthecommunicationintotalsilence.B.Byinferringandcopyingthedocumentedmaterials.C.Byobservingchildrencomm
unicatingfacetoface.D.Bylisteningsecretlytothecommunicationofchildren.6.Whatshouldchildrendointhestudies?A.Showhowtododifferentthingswith
differenttools.B.Takeseveraloralexaminationsinlanguages.C.Describethingstootherswithoutspokenlanguages.D
.Namesomeabstractobjectswhichtheyhaveneverseen.7.Whatistheprocessofcreatingalanguage?A.Signs→Acceptedmeaning→Interpersonalmeaning→LanguageB.
Interpersonalmeaning→Acceptedmeaning→Signs→LanguageC.Acceptedmeaning→Interpersonalmeaning→Signs→LanguageD.Signs→Interpersonalme
aning→Acceptedmeaning→Language8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thedevelopmentofnovelsignlanguages.B.Theformationoflanguages.C.Therolechildrenplay
increatinglanguages.D.Thecircumstancesoflanguagesbeingused.Ⅱ.完形填空Myfatherwasraisedinapoorfamilywithoutafath
er.Thefamilyoffivestruggledhardto__1__,whichcausedmyfathertobeextremely__2__withhismoney.Whenwechildren—twoolderbrothers
andmyself—askedhimforspendingmoney,hisfaceturnedcold,saying“Ifyouareoldenoughtoask,youareoldenoughto__3__”.Sowhenthene
ed__4__,wetriedtoseekjobsintheneighbourhoodorsellproducefromthegarden.Hisattitudedidn't__5__aswegrewintoadul
thoodandwenttojobsorcollege.Sincenoneofushadacar,wehadtotakethebuswheneverwecamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabo
uttwomilesfromhome,fathernevermetus,eveninfierceweather.Ifsomeone__6__,hewouldsay,“That'swhatyourlegsa
refor!”Forme,thewalkdidn'tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltt
hatmyfatherdidn'tseemconcernhimselfaboutmysafety.Thatfeeling__7__onespringevening.Ithadbeenanextremely__8__weekatcollege.Testsandlonghoursinla
bshadleftme__9__.Ilongedforhomeandasoftbed.Asotherstudentsweremetattheirstops,Igazed__10__outofthewindow.Finally,thebusstoppedatmydestinat
ion.I__11__andwalkedhomewithmyluggage.Arowofhedge(树篱)wasalongthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.Onc
eIturnedoffthehighwayandsawthehedge,Iwasalways__12__becauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening,thehedgehadjustco
meinto__13__whenIsawa(n)__14__movingtowardsthehousealongthetopofthehedge.Uponcloser__15__,Irealizeditwasmyfather.ThenIknew—eachtimeIc
amehome,hestoodbehindthehedge,watchinguntilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hed
idcare,afterall.1.A.adjustB.surviveC.existD.desire2.A.gentleB.generousC.meanD.mild3.A.worryB.spendC.earnD.print4.A.ur
gedB.aroseC.passedD.counted5.A.approveB.changeC.arrangeD.concentrate6.A.hesitatedB.complainedC.questionedD.suspe
cted7.A.remainedB.continuedC.disappearedD.erupted8.A.colourfulB.wonderfulC.stressfulD.sorrowful9.A.exhaustedB.embarras
sedC.ashamedD.scared10.A.happilyB.eagerlyC.curiouslyD.crazily11.A.steppedoffB.setoutC.cameupD.squeezedout12.A.terrifiedB.inspiredC.aston
ishedD.relieved13.A.effectB.lifeC.beingD.view14.A.figureB.imageC.sculptureD.character15.A.examinationB
.inspectionC.preparationD.observation