Once I was travelling on a train to London.I was in a sectionfor four people and there was a table between us.The man on theopposite side to me had his briefcase on the table.There was nospace on my side of the table at all.I was angry.Maybe hethought that he owned the whole table.I had read a book aboutnonverbal communication,so I took various papers out of my bagand put them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and hiseyes nearly popped(瞪出) out of his head.I had invaded(侵犯) his space! A few minuteslater I took my papers off his case in order to read them.He immediately moved his case tohis side of the table.Of course,it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!
If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don't have any private space.
Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world.All day long,you sharepublic spaces with other people.You see the local people in their private spaces and you feellonely and“outside”.Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things youdon't know about.And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they willenjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveller! But if youunderstand it then it helps you.Haven't you enjoyed being part of a group and“owning”abit of space?
41.The writer was angry as he was travelling on a train to London because.
A.he had no place to sit
B.someone had invaded his“space”
C.too many people shared a section with him
D.some other people talked about things he didn't know about
42.“...you feel lonely and‘outside’”in Paragraph 4 means that.
A.you are alone outside the house
B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own
C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun
D.you feel lonely and you don't belong to that place or that group of people
43.In Paragraph 4,the pronoun“them”refers to(所指)“”.
A.public spaces
B.private spaces
C.local people
D.other countries
44.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.British people dislike marking their space.
B.You always feel at home in another country.
C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.
D.You can't mark your private space in a foreign country.
45.The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to.
A.own private spaces by living in houses
B.have one corner of their own in public places
C.realize the importance of“space”in communication
D.create their private spaces by talking with local people
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共51分)
四、填空(共16小题;每小题1分,满分16分)
A)根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整正确,并将答案填写在标号为46~50的相应位置上。
46.He likes to stay at home and help his mother do the housework on(星期天).
47.Nanjing topped the list of the happiest cities for(教育) in China in 2009.
48.Look at the children on the playground.They are flying kites(愉快地).Let's join them.
49.As people grow more greenminded,more of them take actions to reduce(他们的) carbon footprints.
50.The Greenery Theme Park in Hexi New Town is a good(地方) for people to enjoy different plants.
B)根据句子意思,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在标号为51~
56的相应位置上。
51.You can't watch TV until you finish(do) your homework.
52.Most parents don't think it is(health) for children to stay up too late at night.
53.At present,our spacecraft are too slow to(carry) people to Mars.
54.The tunnel under the Changjiang River makes it much(easy) to get to Pukou District than before.
55.It is said that many(America) teenagers will come to watch the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.
56.-Mum,today is your day,the Women's Day.Here are some(flower) for you.
-It's very thoughtful of you.Thanks,Kitty.
C)根据对话内容,从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空,使对话内容完整正确,并将答案填写在标号为57~61的相应位置上。
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A:Hi,Tony! Where were you yesterday evening?
B:I was at home.I was doing my homework.
A:I called you dozens of times but no one57________.
B:I didn't hear the phone.Oh,my father was watching TV all evening.Why did you call?
A:I wanted to talk to you about something.I was reading an English book.
B:Were you reading a story?
A:Yes.It's about a girl called Alice and58________strange animals and people.Alice was sitting with her sister by the river.Then a white rabbit ran past her.It was very out of breath and it was59________a watch.
B:Ah,I know! Was there a King and a Queen?
A:Yes,the Queen was playing in the garden and the King was sitting on the grass.
B:And a cat?
A:Yes,it was sitting in a tree and it was60________.
B:And was there a Mad Hatter,a March Hare and a mouse?
A:Yes,they were having a tea party.Do you know the book.