Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are.SectionB Self Check(同步练习)
一、完形填空。
Mobile phones have changed our lives a lot.It's important to be polite when answering a mobile phone.The following tips may help you.
Greet (问候) the caller in a _1__ way.When answering a mobile phone,caller ID will normally show who is calling you.Say something like,“Hi,Steve,how are you?” If the __2__ is strange or hidden,you may say,“Hello,may I ask who's calling?” And you don't need to say __3__ name when answering the call.
Ask why the person is calling.If you don't know the person,be polite __4__ saying “How can I help you today?” or “What can I do for you?” If you do know the person,you can say something like “What's up?” __5__ even if you know the caller,don't say,“What?” or “What do you want this time?”
Don't answer the phone while chewing gum (嚼口香糖) or food.Before answering,make sure there is __6__ in your mouth.Even if you're talking to a friend,they may have a hard time __7__ you if you have a mouth full of food.
Don't talk to people around you __8__ the call is over.During the phone call,don't talk to or joke with other people,and don't try to communicate silently.Even if the caller can't __9__ the words you're saying to someone,he'll be able to tell that you're not __10__ focusing on (关注) the phone conversation.
( )1.A.similar B.Friendly C.creative D.useful
( )2.A.voice B.Face C.phone D.number
( )3.A.your B.His C.her D.their
( )4.A.with B.by C.to D.in
( )5.A.Request B.Review C.Remember D.Repeat
( )6.A.something B.Anything C.everything D.nothing
( )7.A.understanding B.Discovering C.believing D.pardoning
( )8.A.if B.Until C.though D.because
( )9.A.miss B.Pronounce C.hear D.describe
( )10.A.easily B.Correctly C.wisely D.completely
二、阅读理解。
A
Some people have a very poor sense of direction.Unluckily,I am one of them.I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl,I never dared to ask strangers the way.And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now,I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions,but I often receive helpless or even wrong information.So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions.If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere,I would say,“Sorry,I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man.He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building.I gave him my usual reply.But just as I walked on only a few steps,I realized that he had asked the way to my office building.However,I had no time to turn back and look for him.I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office,the secretary (秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions.Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.
( )11.The writer always refuses to give people directions because ________.
A.she is a stranger to the city B.she doesn't know the people
C.she has no time to help others D.she's afraid of giving wrong directions
( )12.A man stopped the writer on the way to ________.
A.sell her something B.ask her the time
C.make friends with her D.ask for the direction
( )13.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ________.
A.lives B.Studies C.works D.teaches
( )14.The word “embarrassed” in the last paragraph means “________” in Chinese.
A.尴尬的 B.困惑的 C.激动的 D.拮据的
( )15.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.The writer is too shy to give others directions.
B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction.
C.The writer never got lost when she was young.
D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.
B
The Power of Language
Our words carry huge weight.They may influence people for years,and even for a lifetime.They provide them with courage to go on or one more reason to give up.
When I was fourteen,my family moved to another city.Junior high was always a difficult time for me,and the move made my ninth grade year even harder.I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time.The other kids had good friends with them,but I didn't know anyone.I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food.The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed.I could feel my face turning red at that moment.Then one of the kids broke the ice.“Man!You have one BIG nose!” I felt hurt and didn't know what to say.I wanted to cry.But I managed a little smile—as if it didn't hurt me at all.But it did.From then on,I would often look at myself in the mirror.I studied the big nose closely.It seemed that I was just living for my nose.Thankfully,I grew out of this influence finally.But it really took me twenty years.
There is another thing that is kept deep in my mind.I remember going through a terrible business failure.I lost everything.I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the failure.What he said gave me a lot of courage and confidence (信心) to go on with my business.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
16.What may influence people for a long time according to the passage
17.How did the writer feel when entering the dining hall for the first time
18.What did other kids laugh at
19.How long did it take the writer to grow out of the influence
20.Who gave the writer courage and confidence
三、短文填空。
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
My family moved to America last year from a small town in north China.
I had a part time job 21. a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One day,when I was serving food to a middle aged couple,the wife asked me how I could bring their food so 22. (quick).I told her I always respected (尊敬) the elderly.I found her 23. (happy) when she heard that.My manager heard my words.He took me aside and told me 24. Americans were sensitive (敏感的) and hated the description (描述) of “old”.I then walked back to the table and 25. (polite) said sorry to the wife.After they learned about the reason,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural 26. (different),so they laughed.
In the USA,people think “growing old” 27. (be) a problem.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by 28. (exercise),like jogging or swimming.When I told the couple I respected the elderly,they got angry because this 29. (make) them feel they failed (未能) to stay young.They didn't want to hear that.
Now I have changed the way I treated the elderly.I still respect 30. (they),but now in a different,less direct way.
答案:
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16.Our words may influence people for a long time.
17.He felt lonely.
18.They laughed at the writer's (big) nose.
19.It took him twenty/20 years (to grow out of the influence).
20.His dad did./His dad gave him courage and confidence.
21.as
22.quickly
23.unhappy
24.that
25.politely
26.differences
27.is
28.exercising
29.made
30.them