1、【步步高】2015 届高中英语 Module 3 Body Language and Nonverbal Communication同步导学 外研版必修 4重点单词1.aggressive /resIv/ adj.攻击的;挑斗的;挑衅的 2.deal /dil/ n协议;交易3involve /Invlv/ vt.包括;牵扯;卷入;与有关 4.spread /spred/ vi.张开;蔓延;扩散;传播5stare /ste/ vi.凝视;盯着看 6.panic /pnIk/ v it can keep a 2.friendship (friend) with very little effor
2、t.A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along.Our meetings were not 3.pleasant(pleasure); our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 4.deepen(deep) our misunderstanding.Then he moved to a small island and we lost touch.
3、One day he wrote me a letter.He described his island and 5.its people,told me what he was doing and encouraged me to write.Rereading the letter,I 6.was driven(drive) by its humor and clever expressions.I had never known he could write so well.And with that one letter we became friends again.7It migh
4、t never have occurred to my brother to write me if he had not been in a place 8.where there were no phones.Writing turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in 9.an age of easy communication,people often forget that they dont always have to phone 10.or email.阅读理解“I ca
5、nt find my sunglasses in broad daylight,but I can find the snooze button(止闹按钮) on my alarm,even if it is a meter away with both eyes closed,heavy with sleep.” This is the closing line of an article I read on sleep recently.The moment I read it,it reminded me almost everybody longs for those extra fe
6、w moments of sleep everyday.However,the “I am very sleepy” phase reaches its peak during ones teenage.Teens are often badly blamed for staying up late and falling asleep in class.The one thing that I will never forget about my school days is the lack of sleep.Because of assignments,we hardly used to
7、 get 56 hours every day so once or twice a month we used to take a day off just to sleep.Though I never fell asleep during class I used to feel tired all the time.Once a classmate fell asleep as she was sitting and drafting patterns.Another classmate once fell asleep while she stopped her car at a s
8、ignal and woke up only when everybody was honking around her.It is a fact that teens and young adults require around 9.5 hours of sleep per night.During the teen years,the bodys internal biological clock is temporarily reset,telling a person to fall asleep later and wake up later.Though this seems l
9、ike a valid(正当的) excuse,it is not at all useable.For teen years are usually our busiest years coinciding with board exams,cultural and sport activities,and college admissions.Even when we feel irritated,we have to get up and be out there.Recently,some researchers have suggested middle school classes
10、 begin later in the morning to meet teens need for more sleep.Of course thats not going to happen soon,so wed have to make our own adjustments to avoid sleep loss.If you cant sleep at night,my advice would be to read a boring book or a subject book that you find less interesting so you would be asle
11、ep in no time.1The authors purpose in writing this passage is to .Atell us about teenagers loss of sleepBshow us how to deal with loss of sleepCwarn us of the harm of sleeping too muchDtell us how to get enough sleep at night答案 A解析 写作目的题。文章首先指出青少年时期最容易犯困,接着下文给出了青少年时期容易犯困的原因。由此可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们青少年缺乏
12、睡眠的情况。2According to the passage,what results in the students lack of sleep?ABad sleeping environment.BHaving dreams at night.CStaying up very late.DReading late into the night.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知,繁重的作业让青少年缺少睡眠,也就是说,过多的作业让青少年睡得晚;根据第四段第二句可知,在青少年时期,生物钟会暂时重置,从而使青少年睡得晚。由此可知,青少年很晚才睡导致他们睡眠不足,故选 C项。3For
13、 those with sleep problems,the author suggests they .Ago to bed earlierBtake fewer examinationsCget up a bit laterDread boring books in bed答案 D解析 细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句可知,作者对于晚上睡不着觉提出的调整建议是:睡觉前看枯燥的书来催眠。4The valid excuse students give for their sleep in class is .Athat they have a lot of exams to prepare fo
14、rBtheir need of 9.5 hours of sleep per nightCthat the biological clock is temporarily resetDthat they feel very tired as a result of much homework答案 C解析 推理判断题。由第四段第二句可知,青少年身体内的生物钟被临时重置,这让他们睡得晚,醒得迟。第五段第一句中的 this指的便是第四段第二句讲的生物钟被临时重置这件事。由此可以推知,学生对上课睡觉给出的充分理由是:生物钟被临时重置。.阅读填空1 But science may have just p
15、roved them rightbecause beautiful women are more likely to have daughters than their plainer counterparts,according to a study.As parents tend to pass on genes that determine looks,this could result in handsome men becoming rather thin on the ground. 2 For example,Yasmin Le Bon is signed to the same
16、 modelling agency as daughter Amber,and Jerry Halls daughters Elizabeth and Georgia Jagger have both taken to the catwalk.Dr Satoshi Kanazawa,of the London School of Economics,analysed data from a survey of 17,000 babies born in Britain in March 1958 and tracked them throughout their lives. 3 When t
17、hey reached 45,they were asked about the gender of any children they had.Those rated as attractive were equally likely to have a son or daughter as their first child but the unattractive sorts were more likely to have a son. 4 Dr Kanazawa believes that parents tend to produce children who benefit fr
18、om their own features. 5 So it pays for attractive women to have daughters.But couples blessed with strength and aggression rather than looks are better off having boys,as these characteristics are of more use to males.AWomen are becoming more beautiful over the generations because attractive women
19、have more children than plain ones.BSingle girls have always complained that goodlooking men are difficult to find.CBeauty is of more benefit to a woman than a man.DAt the age of seven,their attractiveness was rated by their teachers.EPut another way,the beautiful women were more likely to have daug
20、hters.FAnd it may also explain why many models have daughters who follow in their fascinating footsteps.GFamously goodlooking parents like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are more likely to have girls than uglier couples.答案 1.B 2.F 3.D 4.E 5.C.语法填空The task of being accepted and enrolled in a university
21、begins early for some students.Long before they graduate 1.from high school,these students take special courses to prepare for advanced study.They may also take one or more examinations that test 2.how well prepared they are for the university.In the final year of high school,they complete 3.applica
22、tions (apply) and send them,with their student records,to the universities 4.which/that they hope to enter.Some high school students may be required to have an interview 5.with people from the university.Neatly dressed and usually very frightened,they are determined to show that they have a good att
23、itude and the ability to succeed.After the new students 6.are accepted (accept),many colleges and universities offer 7.an instruction program for them to get to know the procedures for registration and students advising,university rules,the use of the library and all the 8.other major services of th
24、e university.Beginning a new life in a new place can be very 9.puzzling (puzzle)The more knowledge students have about the school,the easier 10.it will be for them to adapt to the new environment.However,it takes time to get used to college life.短文改错About 70 million American are trying to lose weigh
25、t.Thats almost one out of three in United States.Some ate less of certain foods,especial fat and sugar.Others exercise,take medicine or even have operations.Losing a weight is not easy,and it can also cost lots of money.And why do many people in the US want lose weight? Many people worry for not loo
26、king young and pretty.Other people worry about health.Many doctors say putting on too much weight are not healthy.Almost 30 million people weigh at least 20 percent much than their usual weight.答案About 70 million are trying to lose weight.Thats almost one out of AmericanAmericansthree in United Stat
27、es.Some less of certain foods, fat and the ateeat especialespeciallysugar.Others exercise,take medicine or even have operations.Losing a weight is not easy,and it can also cost lots of money. why do many people in the US want AndButlose weight?Many people worry not looking young and pretty.Other to
28、foraboutpeople worry about health.Many doctors say putting on too much weight not areishealthy.Almost 30 million people weigh at least 20 percent than their muchmoreusual weight.写作素材(关于老师)1我们的英语老师喜欢和我们交流,她平等地对待我们。2她要求我们全身心地投入到学习中去。3在课堂上,我们喜欢她的表演和她的手势。4课下,我们经常相互问好。5我们都爱我们的老师。提示:黑体部分用本单元词汇表达,并且请使用 who
29、引导的定语从句,that 引导的宾语从句。连句成篇 (将以上句子连成一篇 50词左右的英语短文)Our English teacher,who likes communicating with us,treats us equally.She requests that we should put our heart and soul into our study.In her class,we like her performances and her gestures.After class,we often say hello to each other.We all love our teacher.