Learning to communicate well is a skill you will use all your life． You need this skill in your personal life to express your feelings to friends and family members． You need to be able to communicate well in school， too． Your future job success may also depend on your ability to communicate．
Kinds of Communication
There are two main kinds of communication． The first kind is verbal communication（ 语 言 交 流 ）． It includes the use of words to send information． Speaking and writing are both forms of verbal communication．
Nonverbal communication（ 非语言交流） includes any means of sending a message that does not use words． Your appearance， body language and the way you react are all forms of nonverbal communication．
Global（全球的） Connections
Communication Differences
Western cultures value direct eye contact（交流 ） and train kids to "look people in the eye"． But Japanese， African， and many Latin American cultures avoid eye contact to show respect．
Go Green
Green Technology
Have you ever considered computers to be green technology？ Think about all the trees needed to make paper for books and your written activities． The ability to transfer（ 转 移 ） the written tasks to a computer makes it quite an environmentally friendly invention．
Community Connections
Good Manners
It is easy to have good manners if you try to think of others first． If someone new joins your group of friends or moves into your neighborhood， make a self﹣introduction first． Make him or her feel welcome． Help someone who needs a hand． Hold the door open for the person behind you．
Being an Active Listener
Communication is a two﹣way process． Sometimes you are the sender and sometimes you are the receiver． To receive the messages clearly， it helps to be an active listener． Active listening is a communication skill in which the listener shows a clear understanding of what a person is saying． You can do thisin several ways．
◆Repeat what you think the speaker is saying．
◆Let the speaker know you are listening by nodding or shaking your head．
◆If the message you receive is not clear， ask questions．
◆Listen before answering．
◆Do not interrupt（打断）． Allow the speaker to finish what he or she has to say．
（1）Please translate the underlined（划线的） sentence into Chinese．（不超过 25 个汉字）
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（2）Why are computers mentioned when talking about verbal communication？
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（3）Which good nonverbal communication behaviors are given in the passage？ （One or two examples are OK） ．
（4）In the passage， the underlined word "this" refers to（指） ．
（5）After reading the passage， what do you think of your communication skills？ Why do you think so？ ．
I am Kate. I’m a nineteen-year-old girl. I work in a small shop. Every day, many people come to the shop to buy things.
I live in a house. It is near the shop. I usually take some food along in my lunch box. I get to the shop at about 8:30 in the morning. At 9:00 people begin to arrive. They buy meat, eggs, sugar, salt, cookies and many other things. We don’t sell vegetables or fruit. I take out my lunch box and have my meal at noon. At 5:30 in the afternoon we close the shop. Then I go home for supper.
根据要求完成问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
判断正（T）误（F）。 Kate works in a shop near her house.
根据材料完成句子。Kate takesfor her lunch when (当…时候) she goes to work every day.
简略回答问题。Where does Kate have lunch?
When does Kate get to the shop?
将画线句子译成汉语。
Dear Kate,
You ask about places to go (要去的地方) and things to do（要做的事情）in our city. The Xinhua Mall is always fun. It’s a shopping centre. There are some good stores and restaurants there. For example, Andy’s Boutique is in Xinhua Mall. It’s a fun place to shop, and it has many Chinese clothes. My favourite restaurant is Dick’s Cafe. Dick’s Cafe is near my house. It’s cheap and the hot dogs are great. I like Beijing Restaurant, too. You can get wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too. Come for a visit soon!
Love,
AliceYou can visit the Xinhua Mall.
A. in Kate’s city B. in Alice’s city C. in Dick’s cityIn the shopping centre, you can find.
A. some stores and restaurants
B. some supermarkets and restaurants
C. a hospital and some storesAndy’s Boutique is a good place to buy.
A. tea B. books C. clothesYou can eatin Beijing Restaurant.
A. wonderful hot dogs B. delicious noodles C. great hamburgersFrom the letter, you know that.
A. there are many English clothes in Andy’s Boutique
B. Beijing Restaurant is Alice’s favourite restaurant
C. Alice wants Kate to visit the city
Wearing clothes is not just about fashion. We need clothes to stay warm or cool in different weather. I have three friends. They are from different places. And they like to wear different clothes.
Dave is from the UK. He likes rainy days, because rain makes the grass green. On a rainy day, he often wears his rain boots. He also likes his light blue umbrella.
Mona is from Australia. She likes sunny days. She likes to go to the beach. She often wears her beautiful skirt with her blouse.
Peter is from Canada. He likes snowy days. He likes to play with snow. He often wears his coat. He also likes to wear his scarf and gloves.People need clothes to stayin different weather.
A. warm of cool B. big or small C. tall and shortHow many friends does the writer have?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.What weather does Dave like?
A. Rainy days. B. Sunny days. C. Snowy days.What clothes does Mona often wear?
A. Her jacket with her shorts
B. Her skirt with her blouse.
C. Her coat with her pants.Where is Peter from?
A. The UK. B. Australia. C. Canada.
My name is David Smith. I am from the US. I have an Italian (意大利的) restaurant in London. There is hot and cold Italian food: soup, pizza and salads. There are also different kinds of sandwiches. For example, chicken, turkey, beef, cheese and eggs. My Party Sandwiches are a speciality. One party sandwich is big enough for forty people.
This is the menu.
| MENU |
| Vegetable salad＄3 Fruit salad＄2 Chicken sandwich＄2 Turkey sandwich＄3 Cheese sandwich＄2 Party sandwich＄38 Chicken soup＄8 Beef soup＄9 Fruit pizza＄5 Chicken pizza＄6 |
Mr. Smith comes from .
A. China. B. the US C. the UKYou can buyin his restaurant.
A. pizza and dumplings B. soup and noodles C. pizza and sandwichesThe underlined word “speciality” meansin Chinese.
A. 冷菜 B. 特色 C. 美食If you buy two pieces of chicken pizza and a cheese sandwich, you’ll pay.
A. 12 dollars B. 14 dollars C. 16 dollarsAccording to the passage, which one is TRUE?
A. There is cold and hot English food in this restaurant.
B. A party sandwich is big enough for fourteen people.
C. You can buy pizza and soup in this restaurant.
Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby’s cry can make adults react very quickly, even if they are not related(相关的).
Oxford University researchers used a game called Whack-a-mole for the study. The game needs people to hit one buttons(按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to hit the button that lights up at random(随机的). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy(准确度).
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies’ crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birds’ song that sounds like babies’ crying.
The volunteer’ scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.
“Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby,” said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford’s psychiatry department, who led the study.
He added that a baby’s cry can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution(进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby’s cry.According to the passage, how many volunteers took part in the study?
| A．80 | B．40 | C．19 | D．59 |
In the passage, the underlined word react means__________.
| A．表演 | B．打击 | C．反应 | D．演示 |
The game “whack-a-mole” shows__________.
| A．a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults |
| B．men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy |
| C．adults without babies react more quickly to a baby’s cry |
| D．women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men |
According to the passage, a baby’s cry__________.
| A．can get the same attention from adults as the birds’ song |
| B．is the noisiest sound |
| C．can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure |
| D．is good for its health |
From the last paragraph, we learn that_________.
| A．taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past |
| B．human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies |
| C．baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly |
| D．baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution |