Section Ⅳ Lesson 4 First Impressions & Communication Workshop & Culture Corner & Bulletin Board
课时训练Ⅳ
基础夯实
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成句子 1.We can never j a book by its cover. 答案：judge 2.David g at the envelope and recognized his sister’s handwriting. 答案：glanced 3.Kate likes cats but unfortunately she’s a to them,so she never dare approach any cat. 答案：allergic 4.Lucy and Lily are twins,and they are a in character. 答案：alike 5.If you want to turn on the computer,you should press this b . 答案：button 6.“I’m afraid we could do nothing about the terrible thing now,” the mother (叹着气说). 答案：sighed 7.The (银行账户)shows we have spent more than we received. 答案：account 8.Try your best and you are sure to overcome your (缺点). 答案：shortcomings 9.After her husband passed away,the dog was her constant (伴侣). 答案：companion 10.It was (证实) that the man who had killed a tiger died two years ago. 答案：confirmed Ⅱ.用适当的介词或副词填空
1.Last Sunday I left my jacket in the playground. 答案：behind 2.The chief editor came into the office with a big smile his face. 答案：on 3.How can you glare your mother like that? 答案：at 4.Mary was very grateful her brother for what he had done to her. 答案：to 5.Sandy,you should apologize your brother your rude words. 答案：to;for Ⅲ.用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空(每个限用一次)
can’t help,thanks to,get annoyed,the last straw,glare at 1.She went into the room, her brother,John. 答案：glaring at 2.When the girl saw the beautiful dress from the window,she stopping and entering the shop to try it on.
答案：couldn’t help
3.The crowd in the long queue when they were told the tickets had been sold out. 答案：got annoyed 4.—The printer doesn’t work.
—Oh,no!That’s .We’ll never get this report ready on time. 答案：the last straw 5. being late,he narrowly escaped from the terrible accident. 答案：Thanks to 水平提升
Ⅳ.阅读理解
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Internet users make up their minds about the quality of a website in the blink of an eye,a study shows.
Researchers found that the brain makes decisions in just a 20th of a second of viewing a webpage.They were surprised as they believed it would take at least 10 times longer to form an opinion.
The study also suggests that first impressions have a lasting effect.
The Canadian team showed volunteers glimpses of websites,lasting for only 50 milliseconds.The volunteers then had to assess the websites in terms of their aesthetic appeal(美学吸引力).The researchers found that the quickly formed conclusions closely matched up to opinions of the websites that had been made after much longer periods of examination.
Gitte Lindgaard,lead researcher of the study expressed her surprise at the results.
“We believed it would be impossible to really see anything in less than 500 milliseconds,” she said.
The judgements were being formed almost as quickly as the eye can take in information.
The researchers believe that these quickly formed first impressions last because of what is known to psychologists as the “halo effect(光圈效应)”.If people believe a website looks good,then this positive quality will spread to other areas,such as the website’s content.Since people like to be right,they will continue to use the website that made a good first impression,as this will further confirm that their first decision was a good one.
As websites increasingly compete for business,Dr Lindgaard added that companies should take note.“Unless the first impression is favourable,visitors will be out of your site before they even know that you might be offering more than your competitors,” she warned.
1.How long did the researchers expect it would take to form an opinion about a webpage? A.At least 0.005 seconds. B.At least 0.5 seconds. C.At least 2.5 seconds. D.At least 1 second. 答案：B 提示：推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的第一句可知,研究者预料要花一秒的二十分之一去看网页,另外他们相信要花上多于十倍的时间来形成观点,即形成观点需花费的时间多于一秒的二分之一,即多于0.5秒。
2.The volunteers drew conclusions from the websites’ . A.words B.pictures C.appearances D.subjects 答案：C 提示：推理判断题。根据文章第四段内容可知,志愿者在瞥一眼网页后以美学吸引力去分析网页,并迅速形成结论。再结合第八段中“If people believe a website looks good,then this positive quality will spread to other areas,such as the website’s content.”可知,这些结论是建立在志愿者对网页外表的看法上。
3.According to the Canadian researchers, . A.first impressions have a lasting effect
B.it took a shorter time for volunteers to draw conclusions
C.the conclusions from long periods of examination were less accurate D.the “halo effect” leads to websites increasingly competing for business
答案：A 提示：推理判断题。根据第三段及第八段的分析可知,加拿大的研究者认为第一印象有着持久的影响。
4.According to Gitte Lindgaard, .
A.we can’t really see anything in a short time B.we can’t draw a conclusion in a short time
C.the content of websites is of little importance to their competitiveness D.the first impression is very important to websites’ competitiveness 答案：D 提示：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段分析可知,第一印象在网络竞争中起着重要的作用。
B
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But,at nearly 500 years of age,time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture,painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505,is getting worse by the year,according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.
“The thin,wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said.Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current (现在的) chemical state.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year,many attracted by the mystery of her smile.“It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her,she seems to be smiling,and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“It’s because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up details,but less suited to looking at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However,the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him,until it was eventually sold to the king of France,Francis Ⅰ,in 1519.
In 1911,the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee,who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.During World War Ⅱ,French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies,the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell. 5.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa . A.is losing its value
B.is being damaged after so many years
C.is getting more valuable with years passing D.will rot away 答案：B 提示：句意理解题。由第三段中的“The thin,wooden panel...has changed shape...”可知是《蒙娜·丽莎》这幅画经历这么多年后有所损伤。
6.Which of the following is TRUE about the Mona Lisa? A.It was once taken away and hidden up by German forces.
B.Its painter himself loved it greatly and always kept it in the shade.
C.Mona Lisa stops smiling when you look at her wanting to see her smile.
D.King Francis Ⅰ bought it and then returned it to Italy. 答案：C 提示：细节理解题。由第四段第二句“It is very interesting that...,and then you look at her and she stops”可知。
7.Choose the right order about the happenings onto the Mona Lisa. a.It was stolen from the Louvre.
b.Its painter sold it to King Francis Ⅰ. c.Its state of health was checked.
d.It was returned to France and housed in the Louvre Museum. e.It was hidden and protected against German forces. A.b-a-d-e-c B.d-e-c-b-a C.d-a-e-c-b D.b-c-a-d-e 答案：A 提示：细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知,a发生于1911年,d发生于1913年,e发生于二战期间;由倒数第三段末句可知,b发生于1519年;由第三段首句可知,c发生于近几年。 8.What makes her smile so mysterious according to Professor Livingstone? A.The materials the Italian artist used. B.The way she smiles.
C.The way da Vinci painted the smile. D.It plays a trick upon the human eye. 答案：C 提示：细节理解题。由第四段最后两句可知。 Ⅴ.语法填空
The day when I first met my best friend,I was full of 1 (anxious).At that time I was in the local library and people kept 2 (disturb)me.I was getting more and more annoyed and couldn’t concentrate.Just then I heard someone 3 (sing)behind me.The singing was so loud 4 I turned around and glared at the person who was singing.It was a tall girl about the same age as me.She
was standing with a book in her hands.She looked like a literary type and seemed very interested in 5 she was reading.
I picked up my books,glared at her and whispered angrily,“Thanks to your noise.I’ve been 6 (able)to study.You’re so selfish!”
I left the library in such 7 hurry that I left my most important textbook behind.Because the library was closed when I realized I’d forgotten it,I was upset and almost cried.Just then a girl 8 (name)Jenny called me and said she could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I was so grateful!Jenny was the girl I had shouted at for singing.When I recognised her I was filled with shame and apologised several times for my rude 9 (behave).Jenny just laughed and told me she was glad to see that I’d also left my glare in the library!I couldn’t help 10 (laugh)at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea. 答案：1.anxiety 2.disturbing 3.singing 4.that 5.what 6.unable 7.a 8.named 9.behaviour 10.laughing