沪教牛津版（2024）八年级下册Unit 2 Body language精品课时作业

这是一份沪教牛津版（2024）八年级下册Unit 2 Body language精品课时作业，共17页。
1．In the United States, peple________ t celebrate the New Year.
A．clean the huseB．watch special ftball games
C．make a special cakeD．smash ld and brken dishes
2．Wearing yellw clthes t celebrate New Year is a traditin in ________.
A．Nrth AmericaB．EurpeC．Suth AmericaD．Asia
3．Peple in Sutheast Asia believe that ________ will bring them gd luck.
A．yellw clthesB．firewrksC．waterD．cins
4．________ isn’t mentined (提及) in the passage.
A．the United StatesB．DenmarkC．Suth AmericaD．China
①It’s easy t pint fingers when disagreements happen. Wuldn’t it be great t avid (避免) cnflicts (冲突) with ne wrd? It’s pssible. Cnflicts ften start and becme wrse by ur chice f wrds. Wrds like “Yu are s…” r “Hw culd yu…?” are nt a gd chice fr plite cnversatins. Instead, yu can start with an “I” and center n yur thughts and feelings abut the matter.
②Dr. Thmas Grdn used the “I-message” in the 1960s. “I-message”, als knwn as I-statement, is a frm f sentence that can shw yur thughts withut making thers feel dwn.
③I-statements enable yu t express yur pinin withut using upsetting language. Fr example, “I frgt t ask yu fr yur address after yu invited me t cme,” is better than “Yu invited me s yu shuld have given me the address.” In this way, yu avid getting int a fight with thers r directly pinting ut the ther persn’s mistake. Als, yu carefully make them realize what’s ging n, shwing them hw the situatin makes yu feel. Ding s, yu can finally have a meaningful, tw-way cnversatin.
④I-statements are useful in any cnversatin when yu want t tell yur side f the stry in a mre agreeable and reasnable way. Using an I-statement can als lead t necessary changes and even add warmth t yur relatinships. Strangers yu cme acrss will find yu pleasant and understanding. Yu and yur friends will cntinue t build trust in each ther.
⑤Hwever, nt all I-statements are effective in aviding cnflicts. Fr example, “I feel like yu’re respnsible fr this,” is as upsetting as “Yu’re wrng.” Thmas Grdn als said that t successfully use an I-statement, yur wrds shuld match yur tne (语调), bdy language, and hw yu feel.
⑥What’s mre, an I-statement als has its disadvantages. The mre use f “I” can make yu appear self-centered, especially in sme cultures. Sme may even think yu’re weak and unable t understand thers’ pinins. Yu have t be careful nt t use the I-statement in a way that fail t plitely vice yur real intentin (意图).
⑦All in all, crrectly using the I-statement in cnversatins is a gd way t avid misunderstandings. Whether yu are talking with a classmate r a family member, expressing yurself well is the key. Practice using I-statements mre and yu’ll be amazed hw it can make a big difference in yur scial life.
5．When yu use an I-statement in a cnversatin, yu ________.
A．seriusly pint fingers withut speaking yur pinin ludly
B．directly get int a fight with the ther persn
C．unknwingly change yur thughts abut the matter
D．carefully shw yurself t avid misunderstandings
6．Accrding t the passage, which f these statements wuld help yu avid cnflicts?
A．Yu shuld bk a table earlier.B．Yu never let me d anything fun.
C．I get nervus when yu speak t ludly.D．I think yu always make decisins withut me.
7．The writer wuld prbably agree that ________.
A．I-statements shw ne can’t fully understand thers
B．I-statements shuld be avided s that we wn’t appear self-centered
C．using I-statements can surely make perfect tw-way cmmunicatin
D．using I-statements crrectly brings imprvements in ne’s relatinships
8．Which f the fllwing might be the right structure f the passage?
(paragraph 1=①, paragraph 2=②…)
A．B．C．D．
Almst all cultures celebrate the end f ne year and the beginning f anther year in sme ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning f a new year in different ways, and at different times.
In western (西方的) cuntries, peple usually celebrate New Year’s Day. Peple may g t the party, smetimes dressing in frmal (正式的) clthes. Peple will drink and wish each ther happiness fr the new year. But in sme cultures, peple like t welcme the new year with the first light f the sunrise (日出).
Many cultures als d special things t say gdbye t bad luck at the beginning f the new year. Fr example, in Ecuadr (厄瓜多尔), families make a big dll (娃娃) and burn (烧) it t shw the bad things frm the past (过去的) year are gne and the new year can start. In ther cuntries, there are als ther cmmn cultures that can keep away bad luck in the new year, such as thrwing (扔) things int rivers r seas, r saying special things and s n.
Peple arund the wrld think sme new year cultures can bring gd luck in the new year. One ppular Spanish (西班牙的) culture fr gd luck is t eat grapes (葡萄) n New Year’s Day. The mre grapes a persn eats, the mre gd luck the persn will have in the year.
9．The passage is mainly abut ________.
A．why peple dress up nicely n New Year’s Day
B．the meaning f having new year
C．what t eat n New Year’s Day
D．sme different new year cultures
10．What will peple in Ecuadr d at the beginning f the new year?
A．They will g t see the sunrise.
B．They will make a big dll and burn it.
C．They will thrw things int rivers r seas.
D．They will say special things.
11．What is the main idea f the third paragraph?
A．Bring gd luck.B．Planning fr the next year.
C．Keeping away bad luck.D．Remembering the past.
12．Which f the fllwing is the structure (结构) f the passage?
A．B．C．D．
Peple in different cuntries have different hbbies.
Japanese like reading. We can see them read everywhere, in the statin, n the bus, in the subway and in ther public places. Japanese read 40 bks n average (平均) every year, while the number in China is nly 7.
American peple’s hbby is watching TV. When they are free, a family ften stay at hme and watch TV tgether. Americans watch TV at least ne hur each day. And abut 96% f Americans take watching TV as their first hbby.
When yu visit England, yu may see many peple wearing scarves (围巾) with different clrs and patterns (图案) in the street and n the bus. They are always talking abut a cming sccer game. Watching a sccer game is their cmmn hbby. And different scarves stand fr different sccer teams they like.
Peple in France like music. When they have time, sme will stay at hme t listen t music. Sme chse t g t the theatre t enjy an pera r a cncert.
13．We can always see peple ________ in the subway in Japan.
A．sleepB．readC．talkD．eat
14．The American family prefer t stay at hme t ________ tgether n weekend.
A．clean the huseB．read newspapersC．watch TVD．wrk in the garden
15．Peple in England wear scarves with different clrs and patterns t ________.
A．keep warmB．take a bus easily
C．make them lk mre beautifulD．supprt (支持) the sccer team they like
16．Which is NOT TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．Chinese read 7 bks n average every year.
B．Peple in the USA watch TV at least ne hur each day.
C．France peple like ging t the mvie when they’re free.
D．Watching a sccer game is peple’s cmmn hbby in England.
17．The passage is mainly abut ________ in different cuntries.
A．different eating habitsB．peple’s hbbies
C．peple’s favrite musicD．different sprts
D yu think nly Chinese lve drinking tea? In fact, many peple in western cuntries like drinking tea. Sme tea can make peple healthy and can help peple becme thin. Of all the kinds, black tea, green tea and lng tea are the mst ppular in western cuntries.
Green tea: Sme peple lve it fr its gd taste, while thers lve it because it is gd fr ur health. The taste f green tea has the sweet and the mellw. The sweet tea is gd fr digestin, and it can help yu make the fd int smaller pieces. The mellw ne can stp yu frm feeling tired.
Black tea: It’s famus fr its taste, and it’s able t g well with many Western fds, usually sweets (甜点) and creamy (奶油的) fds.
Olng tea: It’s famus as “blue-green” tea r “wulng”. Because f its special taste, bth tea-drinkers and tea-learners lve it. It’s able t help us becme a little thin.
In latest years, western peple start enjying white tea and pu’er tea.
18．The passage talks abut ________ kinds f tea.
A．furB．fiveC．sixD．seven
19．Which f the fllwing fds can g well with black tea?
A．B．C．D．
20．What’s the meaning f the underlined wrd “digestin” in the secnd paragraph?
A．降压B．分泌C．除湿D．消化
21．What can we learn frm the passage?
A．Only Chinese lve t drink tea.B．The sweet green tea can stp us feeling tired.
C．The taste f green tea has three kinds.D．Olng tea can help peple t becme thin.
22．The writer wrte the passage t tell us ________.
A．hw t knw gd tea and bad teaB．t drink sme tea every day
C．sme ppular tea in western cuntriesD．the histry f sme kinds f tea
阅读下面短文，从A—F中选出恰当的选项。
Making friends at schl can be a little tricky, but it desn’t have t be! Try ut a few f these ways t talk t peple in yur class and hang ut with them utside f schl. Befre yu knw it, yu’ll have a grup f friends t have fun with every day!
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Using prper bdy language will help. Stand up straight, make eye cntact with peple, and smile! Try t avid crssing yur arms ver yur chest and lking clsed ff. The mre pen and friendly yu lk, the mre peple will want t get t knw yu.
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When smene is gd at smething, dn’t save yur praise. If yur friend is a gd listener, yu culd simply say,“Yu’re a gd listener.” If the persn is friendly, say,“I like that yu’re really friendly.” The mre praise we give, the mre wnderful ur lives will be.
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Lk fr tables with an pen seat. If yu’re feeling a little nervus, pick a table that nly has ne r tw peple sitting dwn. Head ver and ask if yu can sit there, then jin in n the cnversatin. If yu like the peple yu sit with, ask if yu can jin them again the next day.
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Pick a sprt that yu like (it culd be sccer, basketball, sftball, baseball, r anything in between), and try ut fr the team. Over time, yu culd becme gd friends with sme f the ther peple n yur team! If yur schl desn’t have a sprts team, try lking fr ne at yur lcal cmmunity center.
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Meet friends wh have the same hbby as yu. Ask a teacher r yur parents fr a list f after schl activities and pick 1 r 2 f them that yu’re the mst excited abut. Intrduce yurself t everyne when yu attend yur first club meeting t meet new peple and start a fun cnversatin.
A．Try ut fr a sprts team.
B．Be friendly.
C．Learn t praise.
D．Sit at a new table during lunch.
E．D mre sprts.
F．Jin an after-schl club.
The Chinese new year begins n 22 January 2023 and lasts until 9 February 2024. While mst f Asia celebrates the year f the rabbit, Vietnam (越南) celebrates the year f the cat. In the Chinese zdiac (十二生肖), there are 12 animals, and the 4th animal is the rabbit; while in the Vietnamese zdiac, the 4th psitin is gt by the cat. Hw the cat substituted fr the rabbit in Vietnam’s zdiac is still the tpic f debate.
Ancient strytellers said the Jade Emperr rganized a race acrss a river fr all the animals in the wrld. The first 12 t reach the ther side wuld appear in the zdiac. In the Chinese versin f the stry, the cat and the rat were riding acrss a river n an x when the rat pushed the cat int the water. The rat wn the race, turning the tw animals int enemies. That is why cats have been hunting rats ever since. Hwever, in the Vietnamese versin—which did nt have a rabbit—the cat culd swim and ended up arriving.
One pssible explanatin fr replacing rabbit with cat might have t d with language. In ld Chinese, there is a wrd tied t the sign f the rabbit that is prnunced ma (卯). The prnunciatin is similar t mè, the Vietnamese wrd fr cat.
Quyen Di, a lecturer at UCLA, said peple f Vietnam cnsider rabbits as animals that are used fr fd and chse the cat because they believe cats are friends living in their huse.
This year, many Vietnamese are buying new cat-themed cases fr their mbile phnes. And ne f the tp Ggle searches in Vietnam is “why there is n cat in the Chinese zdiac”.
28．The underlined wrds “substituted fr” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________.
A．tk care fB．paid frC．tk the place fD．depended n
29．What can we learn frm the Vietnamese zdiac stry?
A．The Jade Emperr lved the cat.
B．The rabbit fell int the river in the zdiac race.
C．The rat and the rabbit were enemies in ancient times.
D．The cat finished furth by swimming acrss the river.
30．What can we knw frm the text?
A．T explain the histry f the Chinese zdiac.
B．T shw ways f celebrating the year f the rabbit.
C．T state the ppularity f Chinese traditinal culture.
D．T intrduce the start f the year f the cat in Vietnam.
阅读下面短文，根据其内容，回答其后各个小题。
Yu’re ging t a freigner’s party. Yu must be excited abut it. Wait a minute! D yu knw what kind f gift yu can send t yur freign friends? Here are sme tips.
In sme western cuntries, sme gifts like kites, chpsticks, r an erhu may be peple’s favrites.
Use beautiful paper t wrap the gifts. Remember nt t use white, black r brwn paper.
Fr Japanese (日本人), gifts like tea r pens are nice. They dn’t like big gifts.
Fr the French (法国人), gifts like candy, perfume (香水), wine (葡萄酒) r bks are perfect.
British (英国的) peple and Americans like flwers, wine and chclate. Yu can relax and take it easy at their parties.
In sme Asian (亚洲的) cuntries, it’s nt plite t send a gift t smene when yu meet him r her fr the first time. Isn’t that interesting? Yu can give a gift when yu meet a secnd time.
31．In sme western cuntries, ________ may be peple’s favrite gifts.
A．pensB．kitesC．applesD．cake
32．What des the underlined wrd “wrap” mean in Chinese?
A．捆绑B．衬托C．装修D．包裹
33．Accrding t the passage, tea is a gd gift fr ________.
A．JapaneseB．the FrenchC．AmericansD．British peple
34．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．In sme western cuntries, an erhu is nt a gd gift.
B．It’s nt a gd idea t send flwers t an American girl.
C．Peple frm different cuntries have different favrite gifts.
D．In Asian cuntries, we shuld give a gift t everyne when we first meet.
35．What is the passage mainly abut?
A．Sme tips abut the kind f gift we can send t ur freign friends.
B．Sme ideas abut hw t make friends with peple frm ther cuntries
C．Sme kinds f parties t celebrate ne’s birthday.
D．Sme ppular gifts fr American peple.
D yu knw that 93 percent f ur cmmunicatin is thrugh ur bdy? We call it bdy language. This can include the bdy-gesture language, head-neck language, sign language, face language and lks language. In different cultural backgrunds, the same mvement might have quite different meanings, which, as a result, may usually lead t misunderstanding in cmmunicatin. Misuse f bdy language can be an unpleasant r even dangerus experience.
In 1992, the President Gerge H. W. Bush made a state visit t Australia. Peple lined up alng the radside t welcme the American President wh greeted them with raised fingers in the frm f “V” with the back f his hand tward the nlkers. The fllwing mrning a headline in a lcal newspaper annunced that the American President insulted (侮辱) the Australians. In Australia, the “V” sign with the back f the hand equals t the middle finger. But in America it means victry.
Have yu understd the imprtance f bdy language? Pay attentin t the fllwing and yu will realize that they are very helpful when yu are in Australia.
Men in Australia shake hands instead f kissing when they meet. In China, thumbing up means “Yu are gd”. Hwever, it’s rude in Australia. If an Australian laughs at thers, he makes his thumb dwn. If yu want t rder a glass f beer in the bar, just hld up yur frefinger. And in scial situatin, yu shuldn’t yawn r stretch yurself.
Keep these in mind and have a nice trip in Australia.
36．Hw many bdy languages did the authr mentin in the first paragraph?
A．Three.B．Fur.C．Five.D．Six.
37．What did the Australians think f American President Bush after he visited Australia in 1992?
A．He was friendly t Australia.B．He was rude and implite.
C．He was a lvely persn.D．He was a real man.
38．Hw shuld yu act if yu want t have beer in the bar f Australia?
A．Yu can put yur thumb up.B．Yu can shake hands.
C．Yu can raise yur fingers.D．Yu can hld up yur frefinger.
39．After we read the passage, we learn that _______.
A．we nly cmmunicate by using wrds
B．Bush’s visit t Australia in 1992 is successful
C．it’s implite t thumb dwn in Australia
D．yu can stretch yurself in public in Australia
40．Wh is the passage written fr?
A．Turists.B．Businessmen.C．Officials.D．Players.
Peple cmmunicate (交流) with wrds. But d yu think yu can cmmunicate withut wrds? A smile n yur face shws yu are happy r friendly. Tears (泪水) in yur eyes tell thers that yu are sad. Yu shake yur head, and peple knw yu are saying “n”. Yu nd and peple knw yu are saying “yes”. Other things can als carry messages (信息). Fr example, a sign (标志) at the bus stp helps yu t knw which bus t take. A sign n the dr tells yu where t g in r ut. Have yu ever nticed that there are a lt f signs arund yu and that yu get messages frm them all the time?
Peple can cmmunicate in many ther ways. An artist (艺术家) can use his drawings t tell abut beautiful muntains, abut the blue sea and many ther things. Bks are written t tell abut things in the wrld and als abut peple and their ideas.
Bks, TV and radis will help us cmmunicate with thers. They all help us t knw what is ging n in the wrld and what ther peple are thinking abut.
41．Using wrds is ________ fr peple t cmmunicate.
A．an nly wayB．an imprtant wayC．a difficult wayD．a bad way
42．Peple can shw their ________ by putting signs n smething.
A．messagesB．smileC．tearsD．heads
43．The underlined wrd “them” in Paragraph 1 refers t (指) ________ in the passage.
A．drsB．bus stpsC．signsD．messages
44．What’s the best title fr this passage?
A．Ways f CmmunicatinB．Ways f Speaking
C．Radis Carry MessagesD．Messages and Wrld
Nrth AmericaIn the United States, peple watch special ftball games n New Year’s Day t celebrate the cming f the new year. In New Yrk City, a lt f peple cme tgether t cunt dwn the last secnds f the year. At midnight, the crwds cheer and they set ff firewrks.
Suth AmericaEating twelve grapes (葡萄) n New Year’s Eve is a traditin in Suth America. Each grape stands fr ne mnth f the cming year. It’s gd luck t eat all twelve during the last twelve secnds f the year. In many places, peple wear yellw clthes because yellw is the clr f gld.
EurpeIn Denmark, peple smash (粉碎) ld and brken dishes. They think this will bring them gd luck in the New Year. In Greece, peple make a special cake with a cin (硬币) in it. If yu get the piece f cake with the cin, yu will have luck in the cming year!
AsiaIn parts f Sutheast Asia, peple celebrate the New Year in late March r mid-April. This is the end f the dry seasn. It’s a very ht time f year—a time fr water festivals! Peple think water will bring them gd luck.
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．C 4．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了世界各地的人们是如何庆祝新年的。
1．细节理解题。根据“In the United States, peple watch special ftball games n New Year’s Day t celebrate the cming f the new year.”可知，在美国，人们观看特殊的足球比赛来庆祝新年。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“Eating twelve grapes (葡萄) n New Year’s Eve is a traditin in Suth America. ”可知，在除夕吃十二颗葡萄是南美洲的传统。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“In parts f Sutheast think water will bring them gd luck.”可知，东南亚的人们认为水会给他们带来好运。故选C。
4．细节理解题。根据“Nrth America In the United In ”可知，文中没有提到中国，故选D。
5．D 6．C 7．D 8．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了正确使用I-statements可以改善人际关系。
5．推理判断题。根据“Als, yu carefully make them realize what’s ging n, shwing them hw the situatin makes yu feel”及“All in all, crrectly using the I-statement in cnversatins is a gd way t avid misunderstandings.”可知，当在谈话中使用I-statements语句时，可以让你仔细地表达自己的观点，从而避免产生误解，故选D。
6．推理判断题。根据“I-statements enable yu t express yur pinin withut using upsetting language.”以及“In this way, yu avid getting int a fight with thers r directly pinting ut the ther persn’s mistake.”可知，当在谈话中使用I-statements语句能避免冲突，所以排除选项A和B；选项D是一种抱怨，容易引起冲突，故选C。
7．推理判断题。通读本文以及最后一段可知，作者认为正确使用I-statement可以改善人际关系，选项D“正确使用I-statements语句可以改善人际关系”符合题意，故选D。
8．篇章结构题。第一段引出I-statements；二、三、四段讲I-statements的好处；五和六段讲I-statements坏处；最后一段总结，所以C选项符合，故选C。
9．D 10．B 11．C 12．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界上不同国家过新年的不同习俗。
9．主旨大意题。根据“Different cultures celebrate the beginning f a new year in different ways, and at different times.”及通读全文后可知，文章主要介绍了不同国家过新年的不同习俗，即几种不同的新年文化。故选D。
10．细节理解题。根据“Fr example, in Ecuadr (厄瓜多尔), families make a big dll (娃娃) and burn (烧) it”可知，在厄瓜多尔，新年伊始，人们会制作一个大娃娃并将其焚烧。故选B。
11．主旨大意题。根据“Many cultures als d special things t say gdbye t bad luck at the beginning f the new year.”和通读第三段可知，许多文化也会在新年伊始做一些特殊的事情来告别厄运，该段落举例说明了一些文化在新年做哪些事情来远离厄运。所以第三段主要讲述了“远离厄运”。故选C。
12．篇章结构题。本文一共四段。第一段是总述不同的文化有不同的庆祝新年的方式；第二段主要讲述在西方国家人们庆祝新年的一些方式；第三段主要讲述许多文化也会在新年伊始做一些特别的事情来告别坏运气；第四段主要讲述世界各地的人们相信一些新年文化可以带来好运，比如西班牙人相信吃葡萄会带来好运。所以本文的篇章结构如A图所示。故选A。
13．B 14．C 15．D 16．C 17．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了不同国家的人有不同的爱好。
13．细节理解题。根据“Japanese like reading. We can see them read everywhere, in the statin, n the bus, in the subway and in ther public places.”可知，在地铁上看到日本人读书。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据“When they are free, a family ften stay at hme and watch TV tgether. ”可知，美国人待在家里看电视。故选C。
15．细节理解题。根据“And different scarves stand fr different sccer teams they like.”可知，不同的围巾代表他们喜欢的不同足球队。也就是说用带围巾的方式来支持自己喜欢的球队。故选D。
16．细节理解题。根据“Peple in France like music. When they have time, sme will stay at hme t listen t music.”可知，法国人有时间的时候听音乐。故选C。
17．主旨大意题。根据“Peple in different cuntries have different hbbies.”可知，不同国家的人有不同的爱好。故选B。
18．B 19．C 20．D 21．D 22．C
【导语】本文主要介绍在西方国家受欢迎的茶。
18．细节理解题。根据“black tea, green tea and lng tea”和“white tea and pu’er tea”可知，提到了五种茶，故选B。
19．推理判断题。根据“Black tea: It’s famus fr its taste, and it’s able t g well with many Western fds, usually sweets (甜点) and creamy (奶油的) fds.”可知，红茶通常搭配甜食和奶油食物。故选C。
20．词句猜测题。根据“The sweet tea is gd fr digestin, and it can help yu make the fd int smaller pieces.”可知，甜茶可以帮助你把食物分成小块，所以是有助于消化。故选D。
21．细节理解题。根据“Olng tea: ’s able t help us becme a little thin.”可知，乌龙茶能帮助我们变瘦，故选D。
22．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍在西方国家受欢迎的茶，选项C“一些在西方国家很流行的茶”符合主题，故选C。
23．B 24．C 25．D 26．A 27．F
【导语】本文主要讲述了如何交朋友。
23．根据下文“Stand up straight, make eye cntact with peple, and smile! Try t avid crssing yur arms ver yur chest and lking clsed ff.”和“The mre pen and friendly yu lk, the mre peple will want t get t knw yu.”可知本段主要讲的是对人微笑，不要叉着胳膊一副生人勿近的姿势，并且要对别人友好。选项B“要友好”符合语境。故选B。
24．根据下文“When smene is gd at smething, dn’t save yur praise.”可知本段讲的是不要吝啬自己的夸奖，要经常夸赞别人。C选项“学会夸奖”符合语境。故选C。
25．根据下文“Lk fr tables with an pen seat. If yu’re feeling a little nervus, pick a table that nly has ne r tw peple sitting dwn. Head ver and ask if yu can sit there, then jin in n the cnversatin.”可知本段主要讲的是吃饭时找个有人的桌子坐，并且试着加入别人的谈话。D选项“吃午饭期间坐一个新的餐桌”符合语境。故选D。
26．根据下文“Pick a sprt that yu try ut fr the team.”可知本段主要讲的是挑一项自己喜欢的运动，并且和队友成为朋友。A选项“尝试加入一个运动队伍”符合语境。故选A。
27．根据下文“Ask a teacher r yur parents fr a list f after schl activities and pick 1 r 2 f them that yu’re the mst excited abut.”可知本段主要讲的是加入一个课后活动。F选项“加入一个课后俱乐部”符合语境。故选F。
28．C 29．D 30．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了越南生肖和中国生肖的区别，中国的兔年在越南是猫年，并就此话题介绍了相关的历史故事及原因。
28．词句猜测题。根据第一段中的“In the Chinese zdiac (十二生肖), there are 12 animals, and the 4th animal is the rabbit; while in the Vietnamese zdiac, the 4th psitin is gt by the cat.”可知，在中国的十二生肖中，第四位是兔子，而在越南的生肖中第四位是猫，即兔的位置被猫代替了，故推测substituted fr意为“取代，代替”，与tk the place f意思相近。故选C。
29．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“while in the Vietnamese zdiac, the 4th psitin is gt by the cat”以及第二段中的“Hwever, in the Vietnamese versin—which did nt have a rabbit—the cat culd swim and ended up arriving.”可知，在越南关于十二生肖故事的版本中，猫游泳到达终点并获得了第四名。故选D。
30．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了越南生肖和中国生肖的区别，中国的兔年在越南被替换成了猫年，文中探讨了几种可能的原因，由此可知写这篇文章主要目的是介绍越南猫年的起源。故选D。
31．B 32．D 33．A 34．C 35．A
【导语】本文就如何给外国朋友送礼物给出了一些建议。
31．细节理解题。根据“In sme western cuntries, sme gifts like kites, chpsticks, r an erhu may be peple’s favrites”可知，在一些西方国家，风筝、筷子、二胡可能是人们最喜欢的礼物，故选B。
32．词句猜测题。根据“Use beautiful paper t wrap the gifts. Remember nt t use white, black r brwn paper.”可知，礼物要用漂亮的纸来包装，故选D。
33．细节理解题。根据“Fr Japanese (日本人), gifts like tea r pens are nice”可知，茶对日本人来说是一种很好的礼物。故选A。
34．推理判断题。根据文中所举日本人、法国人、英国人等例子，可知不同国家的人喜爱不同的礼物，故选C。
35．主旨大意题。根据“D yu knw what kind f gift yu can send t yur freign friends? Here are sme tips.”可知，本文就如何给外国朋友送礼物给出了一些建议。故选A。
36．C 37．B 38．D 39．C 40．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了体态语，不同的体态语在不同的国家意义不同，并介绍了在澳大利亚的一些体态语。
36．细节理解题。根据“This can include the bdy-gesture language, head-neck language, sign language, face language and lks language”可知体态语包括肢体语言、头颈语言、手语、面部语言和表情语言，一共5种语言。故选C。
37．推理判断题。根据“The fllwing mrning a headline in a lcal newspaper annunced that the American President insulted (侮辱) the Australians”可知，澳大利亚人认为美国总统侮辱他们，可见他们认为美国总统是粗鲁和不礼貌的。故选B。
38．细节理解题。根据“If yu want t rder a glass f beer in the bar, just hld up yur frefinger.”可知如果你想在酒吧点一杯啤酒，只需举起食指。故选D。
39．细节理解题。根据“If an Australian laughs at thers, he makes his thumb dwn.”可知，如果一个澳大利亚人嘲笑别人，他会拇指朝下，这是不礼貌的。故选C。
40．推理判断题。根据“Keep these in mind and have a nice trip in Australia.”可知，本文是写给想去澳大利亚旅行的游客的。故选A。
41．B 42．A 43．C 44．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了交流的方式。
41．推理判断题。根据“Peple can cmmunicate in many ther ways.”可知，人们可以用许多其他方式交流，因此语言是一种重要的交流方式，故选B。
42．细节理解题。根据“Other things can als carry messages (信息).”可知，人们通过标志可以展示一些信息，故选A。
43．词句猜测题。根据“Have yu ever nticed that there are a lt f signs arund yu and that yu get messages frm them all the time?”可知，从标志里得到信息，因此“them”意为“signs”，故选C。
44．最佳标题题。根据“Peple cmmunicate (交流) with wrds. But d yu think yu can cmmunicate withut wrds?”可知，本文主要讲述了交流的方式，故选A。