1、阅读与表达巩固练习 （1）When I first arrive in Taiwan, I remember going into a shop to buy some small gifts. Someone was already at the counter buying something, so I stood a few feet and waited. Then another woman stepped in front of me. Surprised and unhappy, I watched the clerk help her first. Id just learn
2、ed a lesson in personal space. From my American experience, Id waited at the right distance. But my distance wasnt the correct Asian distance. So the woman didnt think I was in line.Personal space is different from culture to culture. Americans like standing two to four feet away from people when th
3、ey talk or wait in line. Asians stand much closer and not doing so makes them uncomfortable. In fact, in many places in Asia, people are often attractive toward one another. In India, if you are sitting in a nearly empty theater, an Indian will likely sit right next to you. In Indonesia, if you are
4、standing by yourself on an escalator, an Indonesian will come and stand on the same step with you. Latin Americans and Asians require less personal space because theyre used to crowded conditions. Large populations share small areas of space. People standing on a bus or a subway are likely to be pre
5、ssed against someone elses sweaty body. This close contact makes American and Northern Europeans embarrassed. Growing up, theyve been taught not to touch strangers. On a bus or subways, they go out of their way not to touch another person. If there are plenty of empty seats, no one will sit directly
6、 beside another passenger. An Arabs idea of personal space may even make an Asian uncomfortable. Arabs like to stand close enough to breathe on others and smell their breath as they talk and not doing so is disrespectful. On the other hand, people from the Netherlands feel that standing four feet ap
7、art is too close.When you visit another country or interact with people from other cultures, be careful. Do your best to understand their concept of personal space, and then adjust yours accordingly. If you do, youll make friends faster.1. Is the personal space in America the same as that in Taiwan？
8、_2. Why do Latin Americans need less personal space?_3. How does a French person sit when there are enough empty seats on a bus?_4. What does an Arab think it is not respectful?_5. Whats the article mainly about?_(2)Yolanda Bergman helps people with their food. She can help them eat less. She can ma
9、ke sure they keep away from foods that are not good for them. She can even cook special meals for people and deliver(发送) the meals to them. Yolanda Bergman says she is a one-person “police department” for food.Bergman did not start out in life as a “food cop” (cop is another way to say police). When
10、 she was young, she loved to dance. Later she became a dancer for a while. Then she moved to California. There she took a job as an exercise teacher. After a few years she opened up her own exercise business. She and three other teachers taught classes and helped people keep in shape.During this tim
11、e Bergman learned how to cook meals that are delicious and helpful, or good for you. Whats more, these meals did not make people put on weight. She thinks good food should be like these. Soon her exercise business and her cooking came together. Some of her exercise students asked for help with what
12、they ate. Bergman was soon making breakfasts, dinners, and even snacks (小吃). In about two years, she had more than 35 people working with her.How does Bergman do it? For some people she just has to bring them the right food. One, two, or even three times each day she will bring people their meals. E
13、ach meal is specially made for the persons needs.How do the people she works for feel about this? Well, more and more people are coming to her each month. In fact she now takes care of some famous people in movies, television, and music. But Bergman does not want to stop there. She wants to make sur
14、e people eat good food even when she is not around.1. Did Yolanda Bergman work in a police station? _2. Was she a dancer or an exercise teacher when she was in California?_3. How many teachers were there at the beginning of their exercise business?_4. Why do people think the meal she makes is specia
15、l?_5. What does the good food mean according to the passage?_(3)When we think of harvests (收获), we usually think of plants. But can you also harvest a liquid? Sure. Just think of rainwater. Best of all, it is free, except for the cost of a way to collect it.One way to harvest rainwater is with some
16、technology developed by International Development Enterprises. It is in the American state of Colorado. It created the technology as a way for people in developing countries to avoid having to drink polluted (污染) ground water.The rainwater harvesting system (系统) created by International Development
17、Enterprises uses pipes (管子) to collect water from the tops of buildings. There are pipes between the buildings and two-meter tall storage tank (存储容器), which prevents dirt and leaves in the water from falling inside the tank.A cover sits over the tank. It protects the water inside the tank from evapo
18、rating (蒸发). The cover also prevents insects (昆虫) from flying into the water and laying eggs.Inside the tank is a low-cost plastic bag that collects the water. The bag sits inside another plastic bag. The two bags are supported (支撑) inside the metal tank. In all, the tank can collect to 3,500L of wa
19、ter.International Development Enterprises says the bags inside the tank may need to be replaced every two to three years. However, if the bags are not damaged (损坏) by sunlight, they could last even longer.The developers say one tank can provide a family of five with enough rainwater to go through a
20、five-month dry season.1. Can people harvest rainwater according to the passage? _2. What is the biggest advantage of storing rainwater with the technology?_3. How much water can the tank keep?_4. What is the cover on the tank used for?_5. Whats the main idea of the passage?_（4）Whats the word?Next ti
21、me you eat potato chips in the bathtub during a blizzard, think about this: potato chips, bathtub, and blizzard are all words that were born in the USA.Americans have added thousands of words to the English language. “These words make up the story of America,” says Allan Metcalf, co-author of a book
22、 called America in So Many Words. “They show our goals, hopes, worries, and attitudes over time.”Need a Ride?The word carpool was invented in 1962. Around that time, Americans were becoming more aware of the environment. To help protect the air, people began to share, or “pool”, car rides.Teen IdolC
23、an you wait to be a teenager? Eighty years ago, there was no such thing as a “teenager”. Until the early1900s, kids, age 13 or 14, were viewed as adults. At that age, many kids ended their schooling and went to work.But new laws, which ended child labor, required kids to finish high school. People i
24、n their teens were no longer children, but they werent yet adults, so teenager was the perfect word to give these 13-to 19-year-olds an identity.Words Get a New LookSome words change their meaning over time. If you were hit by a blizzard in 1825, you wouldnt be clearing snow. But, you might have a b
25、lack eye. Back then, a blizzard meant a knock down punch in boxing.Through the years, the word developed. Soon a knockdown snowstorm was called a blizzard. Imagine trying to catch a skyscraper! In 1866, it was possible. At that time, fans referred to a highflying baseball as a skyscraper. But when A
26、merican cities started growing “up”, the old term was given a new meaning. The tall buildings that appeared to scrape the skies became known as skyscrapers.Words have a wonderful way of changing. You never know when they will change. In 50 years, you might be driving a hamburger to work!1. Was the w
27、ord “bathtub” born in America or in England?2. Why did people begin to share car rides?3. Did new law allow child labor?4. What word was once used in boxing?5. What does the passage mainly tell us?阅读与表达(1)1 No.2. Because theyre used to crowded conditions.3. He wont sit directly beside another passen
28、ger.4. An Arab thinks its disrespectful not to stand close enough as they talk.5. Personal space is different from culture to culture so wed better do our best to understand that and adjust our behavior to make friends faster.(2)1 No, she didnt. / No.2. An exercise teacher.3. Four / 4. 4. Because it
29、 is made for the persons needs.5. It means the food is delicious and helpful and also doesnt make people put(3)1. Yes, they can.2. It costs less money. / Its cheap.3. 19. 3,500 L.4. It is used to prevent the water from evaporating and being polluted. / It is used for preventing the water from evapor
30、ating and being polluted. /It is used to protect the water inside the tank from evaporating and insects from flying into the water and laying eggs.5. Introducing a practical way to store rainwater. / Introducing a way to collect rainwater.(4)1. In America.2. Because they wanted to help protect the air.3. No.4. Blizzard.5. How new words were invented and changed in America.
