Unit4 单元综合检测
(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)
第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
“Baby signing”class established to improve language skills actually make little difference to children's development, according to new rearch. Scholars claimed (声称) there was no evidence that the lessons—in which babies are taught simple gestures to communicate their everyday needs—enable children to talk quicker than others.
In a threeyear study, it was claimed that the method could make mothers more responsive to their children's behaviors but failed to actually increa babies' vocabulary. An active home environment in which parents regularly talk to their children was much more effective, rearchers warned. The conclu
sions will cast doubt on the movement—born in the United States—which has proved hugely popular among middle-class parents.
Baby signing is now a multimillion pound industry, with thousands of mothers and fathers paying for class, books and DVDs. Young children are taught simple gestures for words and phras to communicate their everyday needs, such as “milk”“more”“all gone”“food”and “tired”．It is claimed that the technique brings great benefits, including improving the relationship between mother and child, helping language development and even increasing a child's intelligence.
But rearch from Hertfordshire University has found no evidence that using baby signing helps to improve their language development. The scholars added，“Baby signing has become big business and mothers, particularly firsttime mums or less confident parents, feel the pressure to do it. Some even think ‘if I don't do it and everyone el does, I must be a bad mother’．”
But baby signing experts contradicted the findings. Wendy Moat, 45, who has been running baby signing class for three years, said that the class encouraged speech development, and may help develop a higher IQ. She said，“So many mums
say that their children talk so well becau they did baby signing when they were babies. Parents wo
uldn't say it if they didn't believe it.”
【语篇解读】研究发现，“宝宝手语课堂”并不能真正提高孩子们的语言能力。
1．Which of the following may help improve children's language skills?
A．Using simple words and phras.
B．Talking to them as much as possible.
C．Buying them more books and DVDs.
D．Creating a rious home environment.
B[细节理解题。根据第二段的“An active home environment in which parents regularly talk to their children was much more effective”可知。]
2．According to Paragraph 4, some new mothers choo baby signing class becau ．
A．they are influenced by others
B．they are sure of the effects of them
C．they don't want to be looked down upon
D．they don't know how to teach their children
A[推理判断题。根据第四段的“...mothers ...feel the pressure to do it.Some even think ‘if I don't do it and everyone el does, I must be a bad mother’．”可知，刚当妈的人选择宝宝手语课堂更多的是受他人影响，属于盲目跟风。] 3．The underlined word “contradicted” in the last paragraph means “”．A．supported B．discovered
C．disagreed with D．rearched into
C[词义猜测题。最后一段的“the findings”指的是第四段的“But rearch from Hertfordshire University has found no evidence that using baby signing helps to improve their language development.”。宝宝手语专家Wendy Moat 所说的“the class encouraged speech development”与前面的研究发现形成对立的观点。由此可知, “contradict”意为“反驳”。]
4．What's the main idea of the text?
A．How to teach children to communicate effectively.
B．Baby signing class increa children's intelligence.
C．How to improve the relationship between mother and child.
D．Baby signing class fail to improve children's language skills.
D[主旨大意题。本文是一篇新闻报道，文章首句“‘Baby signing’class ...make little difference to children's development”点出了本文的主题，因此D项符合题意。]
B
Body language has always been a hot topic of interesting dinner conversations.It is perhaps one of the most powerful forms of human expression or human communication!
Body language is a very important part of communication which can constitute 50% or more of what we are communicating to other persons.If you wish to communicate effectively, besides the words, you can u your body to say what you mean.
Body language can be ud to discover all sorts of things such as, knowing when someone is attracted to you, finding truth and lies, showing confidence, winning respect in any situation, and you can u body language to make people less nervous, make friends quickly, persuade (说服), and influence.
So what is body language? Body language is a term ud to describe the method of communication using body movements or gestures instead of, or besides, spoken language or other communication.Body language also includes many movements that most people are not aware of, such as winking (眨眼) and slight movements of the eyebrows and other facial expressions.
Body language is one of the easiest ways for you to tell what's really going on in a conversation with another person.The body language that you obrve from other people will tell you whether or not tho people are telling you the truth, or whether there is something more that's not being said.Watch, look and obrve.Sometimes you can tell more by a person's body language than the words he speaks.
【语篇解读】身体语言是我们日常交流中必不可少的一部分。本文主要告诉了我们什么是身体语言、身体语言的功能以及重要性。
5．The underlined word “constitute” in Paragraph 2 probably means “”．
A．make up B．t up
C．turn up D．put up
A[词义猜测题。根据前面的“身体语言是交流中很重要的一部分”和后面的“50%或更多”，可以判断这里画线词是“构成”之意，故选A项。] 6．From the third paragraph, we can learn ．
A．body language is more important than spoken language
B．how to u body language
C．body language is very uful
D．body language is very impressive
C[段落大意题。本段主要通过举例说明了身体语言的各种用途和功能，因此C项为最佳选项。]
7．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us of body language.
A．the definition B．the history
C．the mystery D．the importance
A[段落大意题。从第四段可看出作者主要介绍了body language的含义，故A项正确。]
8．Which of the following is NOT true about body language?
A．It is a part of communication.
B．It helps us communicate more effectively.
C．It sometimes tells more than spoken language.
D．It's only needed when we have nothing to say.
D[细节理解题。根据第四段作者对body language的定义可知，身体语言有时候可替代口头语言或伴随着口头语言，故D项表述有误。]
C
During a visit to Australia，former President George W．Bush tried to signal a peace sign by waving the two fingers or V-sign at the crowd.You may think of this as a simple gesture, but he made a big mistake.Instead of his palm facing outwards，it faced inwards.In Australia，it means “go to hell”！Therefore，it is very important to understand the meanings of hand gestures in different cultures before you travel to different countries.
The dog call
The dog call is a gesture where you curl your index finger(食指)and call someone towards you.It is acceptable in America and England.This gesture is considered rude in many Asian countries such as Japan.In Singapore this gesture means death.Do not u this hand gesture in the Philippines becau this hand gesture is to be ud only for dogs there.
The moutza
While talking to a friend，you may open your palm and stretch out your fingers.But it is a traditional gesture of insult(侮辱)among Greeks.It means that you are thrusting your hand in the face of the opposite person.This suggests that you are asking the person to leave you alone.In America, it means “talk to the hand”, which basically means “I'm not listening to you”．
The fig
The fig is a gesture that is indicated by a fist.The thumb is en poking out of the index and middle fingers.This is a good hand gesture in different cultures，as it indicates good luck.However, the fig is a very offensive(冒犯的)gesture to the Italians and Turks.
The clenched fist
One of the aggressive(挑衅的)hand gestures is the clenched(紧握的)fist.This means one is trying to pick a fight or trying to warn the opposite person to back off.In Asian countries，a clenched fist will surely land you into a fist fight.
【语篇解读】手势语是一个民族文化的组成部分，当你计划出国旅游时最好对其做一点了解，以避免误解和尴尬。
9．The writer mentioned George W．Bush in Paragraph 1 in order to ．A．prove everyone can u wrong hand gestures
B．tell us the importance of world peace
C．lead to the topic of the passage
D．introduce a peace sign
C[目的意图题。文章主要是关于手势语的，文章第一段提到布什在澳大利亚的行为只是为了引出下文，故选C。]
10．Which of the following gestures won't make Americans angry but will make
