牛津版（深圳•广州）2017-2018学年初中英语八年级下册Module 1 Unit 2 基础训练（一）Reading

People probably _______ when they hear some bad news and feel very sad.

A _______ is a movement that you make with your hands or head to show what you feel or mean.

An _______ is an idea or opinion of what something or someone is like.

—Hi, John. How was your weekend?

—Busy like a bee. I have taken a _______ job, working as a waiter in a coffee shop on Saturday and Sunday.

—You don't look well. What's the _______, Eric?

—I feel terrible. I'm afraid I have a cold.

—Here is a note for you, Dad.

—Thank you, dear. It's your mum. She _______ me to check your homework after dinner.

—An accidenttook placewhen I was walking by the seaside.

—Sorry to hear that. Did any body get hurt?

—Did Sallyacceptyour suggestions?

—No, she didn't.

—Sweetappearancesare very important for girls.

—But I think a beautiful heart is more important.

—What's wrong with her?The look on her faceshows that she is unhappy..

—I've no idea. Let's go and see what we can help.

—Amy looked so _______ when talking about her trip to Germany.

—Because she enjoyed the trip.

—I don't like bread for breakfast.

—Why not try _______ a fried egg instead?

—The baby is crying again.

—You'd better play some light music to make the baby _______ crying.

—Thanks for your advice. I'll _______.

—It's my pleasure.

—_______, Jim?

—I have some problems with my homework.

What's the (mean) of this word?

(communicate) is the key to understanding.

His (express) tells me that he is quite upset now.

I am getting very (bore) with this entire business.

He (hold) his hand up and told me that he had a question.

我希望能有机会出国留学。(have a chance to do sth)

她昨天给我留下了一个好印象。(make／leave／give a good impression on sb)

上课的时候请坐直，并认真听讲。(sit up)

李小姐非常友好，大家都喜欢向她寻求帮助。(go to sb for help)

芒果布丁是这家甜品店最成功的甜品之一。

Mango pudding is desserts in this dessert shop.

蒂娜在很小的时候就开始练习钢琴。

Tina began to practise the piano .

你的肢体语言，例如手势和面部表情，可以告诉别人你在想什么。

Your body language, gestures and facial expressions, can tell others what you are thinking about.

在19世纪，许多人前往加利福尼亚淘金。

, many people went looking for gold in California.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项。

    Body language matters more than you think. You applied for a good school. You had written the perfect self-introduction, sent it directly to the school and finally you got an interview. You prepared well for both information about the school and the interviewers, practising a lot on interview questions and answers. During your interview, things went well. You answered all the questions perfectly. However, the last word you heard from your interviewer was "goodbye" as you left the room.

    What went wrong? Maybe you have got your body language for the interview wrong. Less than 10％ of what we really communicate comes from the way of spoken communication, withthe restcoming from how we say it, how we speak, how we sit and what we look like. Slouch (无精打采) in your chaff and you look bored and uninterested. Cross your arms and you look unfriendly. Sitting up Straight means that you are interested and listening.

    If you want to succeed in your school interview, get your body language right and make sure what you say sounds polite. Interviewers care about not only what you say but also how you say it in a right way.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

    People around the world use different Ways to communicate. We communicate with each other not only through 1 but also through body language. Because body language is so 2. You'll have to know what yours means and what other people's means. Here are some examples 3 body language.

    If you drop down heavily and your head is down, this may 4 that you are sad or not happy. If you sit with a smiling face and look 5, you are expressing friendliness. A smile is a way of expressing friendliness and interest. But people 6 smile just to be polite. Friendliness and interest are expressed when a person's eyes 7 yours, especially when you're talking. A person who doesn't 8 you is showing that he is not interested in your talk.

    Hand gestures can mean a person is interested in the conversation. But repeated (重复的) movements, like hitting a pencil lightly against something again and again, often mean the person is 9 or not patient. Stay away from someone who 10 at you while talking with you — that person might be angry with you or feel better than you.