课时作业(二)ReadingPractice&CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.单词拼写1．Wereceived400________(申请)forthejob.2．Shealways________(偏爱)heryoungestchildmorethantheothers.3．For________(某些)reasonsIwillbeunabletoattendthemeeting.4．Whenasked,hemadeno________(答复)．5．Pleaselookaftermyhouseduringmy________(缺席)．6．Imadean________(道歉)tomyhostandleftearly.7．Itisnotpoliteto________(打断)whenothersaretalking.8．Ican't________(想象)walkingallthewaytotheNorthPole.9．Whatisthemain________(目的)ofthebuilding?10．It'sapitythatallofushavenoticedyourdailybehavior________(与……相矛盾)yourwords.Ⅱ.单项填空1．Mysisterwasagainstmysuggestionwhilemybrotherwas________it.A．inhonourofB．inmemoryofC．infavourofD．insearchof2．—Howlongdoyouthinkit'llbe________Icangobacktowork?—Well,you'llbefeelingmuchbetterbynextweekend.A．beforeB．whenC．untilD．that3．Hesaidhe'dphoneyou________hegothome.A．whileB．themomentC．theimmediatelyD．aspossibleas4．He________forweeks,sohehadalotofworkto________.A．wasabsence;makeB．wasabsent;makeupC．hadabsence;makeoutD．hadabsented;make5．IaskedClivewherehewasgoingbuthedidn't________.A．replyB．reactC．repayD．request6．Itisbadmannersto________otherswhiletheyarehavingaconversation.A．askB．botherC．interruptD．doubt7．Doyourselfa________especiallywhenmotherisawayfromhome.A．favourB．replyC．receptionD．visa8．Whenconsideringhowtosettletheproblem,themostimportantfactor—weather,hehad________.A．leftoutB．leftbehindC．leftoffD．leftover9．Whydidn'tyou________yourbeinglateforschool?A．apologizetoyourteacherforB．makeanapologyforyourteacherforC．apologizeyourteacherforD．apologizeforyourteacherto10．(2013·成都高二检测)Icanhardlyimaginetwoofthem________theenemies.A．defeatB．todefeatC．defeatingD．tohavedefeatedⅢ.阅读理解ASmalltalkisaveryshortconversationusedbyindividualtokilltimeandmaketheotherpersonfeelcomfortableinhispresence.However,sometimesyoushouldbecarefulofyourtopics.Therearecertain“safe”topicsthatpeopleusuallydiscuss.Theweatherisprobablythenumberonethingthatpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwelldiscuss.Sometimesevenfriendsandfamilymembersdiscusstheweatherwhentheymeetorstartaconversation.Anothertopicthatisgenerallysafeiscurrentevents.Aslongasyouarenotdiscussingacontroversial_issue,_suchasarecentlawconcerningequalrights,itisusuallysafetodiscussthat.Entertainmentandsportsnewsisanothergoodtopic.Ifthereissomethingthatyouandtheotherpersonhaveincommon,thatmayalsobeacceptabletotalkabout.Forexample,ifthebusisextremelyfullandtherearenoseatsavailable,youmighttalkaboutthereasonswhy.Similarly,peopleinanofficemightcasuallydiscussthenewpaintorfurniture.Therearealsosomesubjectsthatarenotconsideredacceptablewhenmakingsmalltalk.Discussingpersonalinformationsuchassalariesorarecentdivorceisunacceptablebetweenpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwell.Complimentsonclothingorhairareacceptable;however,youshouldneversaysomething(goodorbad)aboutaperson'sbody.Negativecommentsaboutanotherpersonnotinvolvedintheconversationarealsonotacceptable.Whenyoudonotknowapersonwell,youcannotbesurewhotheirfriendsare.Youdonottalkaboutprivateissueseither,becauseyoudonotknowifyoucantrusttheotherpersonwithyoursecretsorpersonalinformation.Lastly,itisnotwisetocontinuetalkingaboutanissuethattheotherpersondoesnotseemcomfortablewithorinterestedin.1．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Whydopeoplemakesmalltalk?B．Whattopics...
