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language n. ['læŋgwɪdʒ] 语言
communication n. [kəmjuːnɪ'keɪʃn] 交流；交际
ballet n. ['bæleɪ; -lɪ] 芭蕾舞
accept v. [ə'ksept] 接受(建议；邀请等)
reject v. [rɪ'dʒekt] 拒绝接受；不予考虑
meaning n. ['miːnɪŋ] 意义；意思
gesture n. ['dʒestʃə] 手势；姿势
message n. ['mesɪdʒ] 信息；消息
bored adj. [bɔːd] 厌倦的；烦闷的
part-time adj. [,pɑ:t'taɪm] 兼职的
lady n. ['leɪdɪ] 女士；女子
well-dressed adj. ['wel'drest] 衣着入时的；穿着讲究的
sigh v. [saɪ] 叹气；叹息
matter n. ['mætə] (询问某人的情况)怎么了
expression n [ɪk'spreʃ(ə)n] 表情；神色
appearance n. [ə'pɪər(ə)ns] 外貌；外表
impression n. [ɪm'preʃ(ə)n] 印象
towards prep [tə'wɔːdz] 向；朝；对着
hold v. [həʊld] 使保持 （在某位置）
later adv. ['leɪtə] 以后；后来
remind v. [rɪ'maɪnd] 提醒；使想起
neck n. [nek] 颈；脖子
cross v. [krɒs] 使交叉；是交换
nod v. [nɒd] 点头
sure adj. [ʃʊə] 确信；肯定
shake v. [ʃeɪk] (shook, shaken) (与某人)握手；摇头
body language 身势语言；肢体语言
take place 发生
sit up 坐起来；坐直
make a good impression on ... 给……留下好印象
remind sb. about sth. 提醒某人某事
Body language
肢体语言
Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company.
黛比和西蒙是学生。他们俩都在一个旅游公司做兼职。
A well-dressed lady entered the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon, and then walked over to Debbie.
一个衣着光鲜的女士进入办公室。她看着黛比和西蒙，然后向黛比走去。
Debbie gave her a cheerful greeting.
黛比开心地和她打招呼。
Simon sighed and walked away.
西蒙叹着气走开了。
"What's the matter?" Mr Yang asked.
“怎么了？”杨先生问。
"People always choose Debbie instead of me. I don't understand."
“人们总是选择黛比而不选择我。我不明白。”
"I do. It's the way you communicate."
“我明白。是你和别人交流方式的问题。”
"How can that be?" Simon asked. "I don't get a chance to speak."
“怎么可能？”西蒙问道。“我都没有机会开口说话。”
"Communicating is more than just speaking. Your body language is important too."
“交流不仅仅只是说话的事。你的肢体语言也很重要。”
"Body language?"
“肢体语言？”
"It's the way you stand and sit. It's your gestures and the expression on your face.
“就是你站和坐的方式。就是你的手势和面部表情。
Your whole appearance communicates things. You don't give people a good impression, Simon.
你的整个外貌形象能传达出内容。你没有给人们一个好的印象，西蒙。
You look down, you never smile and you don't turn your head towards them.
你看起来很失落，你从来不微笑而且你不把头转向他们。”
"Look at Debbie. She's holding her head up. She always smiles and looks friendly.
“看看黛比。她的头是抬起来的。她总是微笑并且看起来很友好。
Her body language is making people feel welcome, so they go to her for help."
她的肢体语言使人们感到他们是受欢迎的，所以他们向她寻求帮助。”
Simon decided to improve his body language. He sat up straight and tired smiling at people.
西蒙决定改善他的肢体语言。他坐直并试着向人们微笑。
Minutes later, a beautiful girl entered. She walked over to Simon. A few moments later, she left with a smile.
几分钟之后，一个漂亮的女孩进来了。她走向西蒙。几分钟之后，她微笑着离开了。
Mr Yang came over at once and said, "You made a good impression on her, Simon."
杨先生立刻走过来说：“你给她留下了一个好的印象，西蒙。”
"That was my sister," said Simon. "She wanted to remind me that tomorrow is her birthday."
“那是我的妹妹，”西蒙说。“她想提醒我明天是她的生日。
Eye contact
眼神接触
Eye contact means looking into another person's eyes. This is a very important part of body language.
眼神接触意思是看着另一个人的眼睛。这是肢体语言中十分重要的一个部分。
It can be the key to communication. Eye contact can show feeling such as friendliness, interest and understanding.
眼神接触有时是交流的关键。眼神接触可以表达情感，例如友好，感兴趣和理解。
In Western countries, using eye contact in conversations is very important.
在西方国家，在对话时使用眼神接触十分重要。
If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening.
如果你不是用眼神接触，西方人可能认为你没有在听。
And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying.
如果你眼神移开，他们也可能会认为你在撒谎。
However, in many Asian countries, looking down when talking with an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite.
然而，在许多亚洲国家，当和一个比你年长的人，比如老师或者父母谈话时，向下看是礼貌的。
These differences can cause problems. For example, an Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker.
这些不同之处可能会引起问题。例如，当一个亚洲人听一个西方人说话时向下看，
The Western speaker might think this person is mot interested in what her or she is saying.
这个西方的说话者可能会认为这个人对他或她所说的话不感兴趣。
Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too much is not polite either.
不使用眼神接触可能会引起问题，但是使用太多也是不礼貌的。
In many countries, watching other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them feel nervous.
在许多国家，长时间地看着别人，特别是陌生人是不礼貌的。这会使他们感觉紧张。
短语：
1.the use of... ......的用途
2.body language 肢体语言
3.in communication 在交流中
4.Make/accept/reject suggestions 提出、接受、拒绝建议
5.the meaning of... ......的含义
6.take place 发生
7.look down 俯视
8.look up 仰视、查询
9.sit up straight 坐直身体
10.look bored 看上去无聊
11.a part-time job 一份兼职工作
12.a well-dressed lady 一位穿着考究的女士
13.walk over 走向....
14.instead of 代替
15.at once 立刻
16.make a good impression on sb. 给某人留下好印象
17.remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事
18.at the moment 此时
19.think it over 反复考虑
20.start/end with 以......开始/结束
21.because of 因为
22.according to 根据
23.the type of...... ...类型的
24.refer to 描述
25.at an early age 在很小的时候
26.be angry生气
27.be good at 擅长
28.communicate with sb 和某人交流
29.a bit 一点儿、稍微
30.far away from 离....远
31.be unhappy about sth. 对某事不高兴
32.for example 例如
33.too much 太多（+名词）
34.feel nervous 感到紧张
35.set up 成立、建立
36.take part in 参加
句型：
1.shake hands with sb 与某人握手
2. What’s the matter? 怎么了？
3.make sb do sth 使某人做某事
4.4.decide to do sth 决定做某事
5.try to do sth 努力做某事
try doing sth 尝试做某事
6.I think+从句 我认为......
7.have a good chace to do sth 有好机会去做某事
8. It’s+adj+for sb to do sth 对某人来说做某事是......
9. What happened？怎么了？
10.10.by doing sth 通过做某事
11.look forward to doing sth 盼望着做某事
12.be interested in doing sth 对做某事感兴趣
13.Why not do sth?= Why don’t you do sth? 为什么不做某事？
14. What about doing sth？做某事怎么样？
15.had better do sth 最好做某事
16.16.keep doing sth 一直做某事
17.think about doing sth 考虑做某事
18.18.somewhere nice 某个宜人的地方
19.as...as 和......一样
20.be easy to do sth 容易做某事
动名词
Communicating is more than just speaking.
交流不仅仅是说话
Debbie enjoys smiling and always looks friendly.
黛比喜欢微笑并且看上去总是很友好
I’m looking forward to going to Beijing.
我正盼望着去北京。
动名词是由“动词原形+ing”构成，它在句中可作多种成分。
1.变化规则
1)一般在词尾加ing。buy-buying wait-waiting rain-raining
2)以不发音的e结尾的动词，去掉e再加ing。use-using ride-riding
3)以重读闭音节结尾，双写最后一个辅音字母再加ing。begin-beginning cut-cutting
4)少数以ie结尾的动词，变ie为y，再加ing。die-dying lie-lying tie-tying
5)以oe,ee,ye结尾的动词，直接在词尾加ing。see-seeing flee-fleeing
2.用法
1)作主语 常位于句首，此时位于动词应使用第三人称单数形式。
Swimming in the sea is her favourite sport.
2)作表语 用于表示主语是什么。
My favourite hobby is collecting stamps.
3)作动词和介词的宾语
I practice speaking English every day.
After finishing his homework, he went to bed.
4)作定语 动名词可以用于所修饰的名词前表示该事物的用途，也可以使用“for+动名词”形式位于所修饰的名词前。
a swimming pool=a pool of for swimming.
一、同义替换
( )1. The large house with a garden faces towards ariver.
A. in B. to C. at D. of
( )2. The foreign actor’s appearance attracts many young girls.
A. height B. behavior
C. look D. action
( )3. The young girl is well-dressed when she goes out.
A. in good clothes
B. in simple clothes
C. popular
D. unpopular
( )4. I held my arm in front of the doctor and let him check.
A. entered B.controlled
C. compared D. kept
( )5. At first I didn't find Jack. Later, I found him inthe library.
A. Soon B. After sometime
C. Suddenly D. Quickly
( )6. In winter I feel like skating with my friends.
A. feel B.enjoy
C. am like D. go
( )7. Why not go out and have a walk after dinner?
A. How about go
B. Why don’t go
C. What about going
D. How
( )8. You should learn ways to reject suggestions politely.
A. accept B.refuse
C. give D.make
( )9. The little girl made a good impression on us.
A. left B. looked
C. took D.got
( )10. I decided to leave for Beijing at once.
A. at times B.right now
C. once again D.already
二、单项填空
( )1.When will you come over to my house? I can’t wait___ you.
A. see B. saw
C. to see D. seeing
( )2. He doesn’t mind _______ after by his parents.
A. looked B. to look
C. being looked D. looking
( )3. Many girls enjoy_______ skirts in winter.
A. dressing B. wearing
C. putting on D.dressed
( )4. At last the boy finished _______ his homework.
A. doing B. to do
C. done D. did
( )5.You should keep _____ and you will succeed sooner or later.
A. trying B.try
C. tried D. to try
( )6. We are all looking forward to ______ the USA next week.
A. visit B.visiting
C. visited D.to visit
( )7. He spent all his time ______ children in poor areas ____ math.
A. help, study
B. helping, studying
C. help, studying
D. helping , study
( )8. I consider _____a trip to Beijing.
A. taking B.take
C. taken D.to take
( )9. He is a rich man, but ______so much money often brings him some trouble.
A. has B.to have
C. having D.had
( )10. Body language is important _____communication.
A. in B.with
C. to D.at
三、单词拼写
1. Language is a main way of ____(交际).
2. What’s the ____(意思) of this word ?
3. You look worried . What’s the ____（事情）?
4. There’s a ____（女士） waiting to see you .
5. May I leave a _____（信息） for him ?
6. You should remind him _____(turn) off the lights when he goes out.
7. I'm _____ (surely) our teacher will be back soon.
8. ______(nod) means agreement.
9. I enjoy _____ (watch) movies on weekends.
10. I didn't get a chance _____(work) in this company.
11. L____plays an important role in communication.
12. I can’t understand his g____.
13.He has a p____ job at a travel company.
14.In China people often s____ hands when they meet
15.The man gave us a bad i_____.
四、阅读理解
Once, a man travelled on a train. He felt hungry and got off at a station to look for food. He bought the food in a short time but the train had gone away. It was getting dark and he decided to find a place to spend the night. So he went to the nearby hotels tolook for a room but found none.
At last he reached a small house. He asked permission for staying in it for a night. The host agreed happily. The host served him food and gave him a room to sleep in. But the host did not ask for anything in return.
When it was seven at night,the man heard a knock at the door. He saw someone well-dressed enter the house and ask the host to pay his debts (债务). The man came to know that the host was in need of money. The next morning he put a box in the room and left.
When the host found the box, he saw a note saying, “You helped me but did not expect anything from me. Yesterday I heard the talk and knew your problem. This is what you need.”
( )1. Why did the man get off the train?
A. To find some drinks.
B. To find a room to rest in.
C. To find some food.
D. To go back home.
( )2. What does the underlined word “it” referto?
A. The hotel.
B. The station.
C. The house.
D. The train.
( )3. What might the host find in the box?
A. A ticket and a card.
B. A note and some money.
C. Some money and a ticket.
D. A note and a ticket.
( )4. Which of the following is TRUE accordingto the passage?
A. The owner of the house hada rich relative.
B. The owner of the house might be very poor.
C. The man said goodbye when he left.
D. The man was in need of money.
( )5. What does the story mainly teach us?
A. Ask something in return when you help others.
B. We must pay our debts as soon as possible.
C. It is important to leave anote after living in a house.
D. When you help others, youget some help too.
五、语法填空:用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。
Mr Smith is seventy years old. He lives alone (1) _______ his two children are both in America. They only come back (2) _____ China for the Spring Festival. His neighbor, Sarah, (3)______(be) a kind girl. She’s always ready to help the people in trouble. One morning, Sarah knocked at Mr Smith’s door (4) ______ (give) him some dumplings made by herself. She knocked and knocked, (5) ______ nobody answered. “How strange! Mr Smith always comes (6) _______(open) the door for me. Though he’sold, he hears (7) _____(good). There must be something wrong with him today,”Sarah thought. So she (8) ______(ask) several neighbors to help open the door.
When they went into (9)______room, Mr Smith was lying on the floor. He had a heart attack (心脏病发作). Sarah and her neighborstook Mr Smith to the nearest hospital. After three days’ treatment (治疗), Mr Smith got well again.“I can’t imagine what would happen if nobody found me. (10) ______(have) so many good neighbors really means a lot,” said Mr Smith with tears in his eyes.
参考答案
一、
1-5 BCADB 6-10BCBAB
二、
1-5 CCBAA 6-10 BDACA
三．
1.communication 2.meaning 3.matter 4.lady 5.message 6.to turn 7.sure 8.Nodding 9.watching 10.to work 11.Language 12.gesture 13.part-time 14.shake15. impression
四、
1-5 CCBBD
五、
1.because 2.to 3.is 4.to give 5.but
6.to open 7.well 8.asked 9.the
10.Having
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