2009年江苏省高中英语口语等级测试纲要(3)

In most countries, nodding the head up and down shows agreement, while shaking the head means that you do not agree, or that you refuse to do something.

If you look away from a person or yawn, they may think you are not interested in them. If you stand holding your arms across your chest, you may be protecting yourself---just from a conversation you do not want! If you sit looking at and turn toward, the person you are talking to, it shows that you are interested. If you roll your eyes and turn your head away, most likely you do not believe what you are hearing, or you do not like what you hear.

There are some differences in body language between cultures. It is important to give them attention.

生词：ficial a.面部的 ywan v.打哈欠 Questions:

1. What can body language show?

2. What feelings can a smile hide besides happiness?

3. How do people show agreement or disagreement in most countries? 4. If a man stands holding his arms across his chest, what does he mean?

5. If someone rolls his eyes and turns his head away from a reporter, what can you guess about his feelings?

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In many parts of the world, university students work in the summer. They need money, and they can get some working experience. Traditionally, they get jobs as servers, cashiers, and lifeguards at swimming pools.

These days, however, more and more students are wording at dotcoms. Dotcoms are Internet-based companies which offer goods and services online. Today，s young people already know a lot about computers, and they can quickly learn more. The pay is also usually much better than that at traditional summer jobs.

There are other advantages besides the pay. Students see dotcom jobs as a good start on their futures. In addition to providing good experience, the work is also enjoyable for most. On top of this, their co-workers treat them with respect.

Dotcoms are new and need new ways of thinking. Imagination and enterprise are more important than formal qualifications. So some students are even leaving school to start their own dotcoms.

生词：1. cashier n.出纳员 2. enterprise n.进取心 Questions:

1. What kind of jobs do they do traditionally? 2. What are dotcoms?

3. What are the advantages of working at dotcoms?

4. What qualifications are important for working at dotcoms?

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The day she won the lottery was the greatest day of her life. Or so she thought. As she took the cheque for one million dollars, Mary started making plans. A new house. A new car. A vacation in the sun. And, of course, she could stop working-give her life a total makeover!

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Eight years later, Mary was broke. The money was all gone. So were her friends. The new life was over, but how could she go back to her old one ?

Winners of sudden wealth often stop working, and then don't know what to do with their time. They may find that close friends grow distant, and that it‘s difficult to make new ones .The new house in the new surroundings often only leads to more loneliness. What seemed to be wonderful luck turns out to be just the opposite.

It seems that winning a fortune doesn‘t guarantee happiness. Just ask Mary. She now has a new job and new friends but she would probably still say, ―Money isn‘t everything…‖

生词：1. loter n.彩票2. makeover n.改变 3. guarantee v.保证

4. broke a.不名一文的；破产的 Questions:

1. How did Mary get one million dollars one day? 2. What do you think Mary did with the money? 3. What happened eight years later?

4. Why does what seemed to be wonderful luck turn out to be just the oppcsite? 5. What does Mary think about money?

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For hundreds of years, the people of a Scottish town believed that a dinosaur-like monster lived in a nearby lake called Loch Ness. Many said they saw the creature, but no one could prove it was real.

In 1934,a London doctor, Robert Kenneth Wilson, gave a newspaper a photo of the monster. He took the picture, the news travelled around the world. People came from everywhere to see this creature now called the― Loch Ness Monster‖. Then in 1993,a man named Christian Spurling surprised everyone. He said the photo of the Loch Ness Monster was a fake .He and some friends had created the famous picture themselves, then Wilson had given it to the newspaper as a practical joke.

Today tricks and jokes like this are common, and many are spread using e-mail. Some can be funny, but others can cause trouble.

生词：1. monster n.怪物 2. Loch Ness 尼斯湖 3. fake n.假货；赝品 Questions:

1．What does the monster in Loch Ness look like? 2．What did Robert Kenneth Wilson do in 1934? 3．How did Christian Spurling surprise every one? 4．How are many tricks and jokes spread today? 5．What do you think of tricks and jokes like this?

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Today about 15 percent of the population is left-handed. But why are people left-handed ? The answer is in the way the brain works.

The brain has two halves-the right half and the left half .The right half controls the left side of the body, and the left controls the right side the body. So right-hanged people have a strong left brain, and left-handed people have a strong right brain.

The two halves of the brain are about the same size. But each side controls different things. The left side controls language, mathematics, and logic. When you memorize

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the spelling of words, or when you put things in order, you use your left side. The right side of the brain controls your love of art, colour, music. It is also good at recognizing fact.

This does not mean that all artists are left-handed and all accountants are right-handed. There are actually many exceptions. Some right-handers have a stro …… 此处隐藏：11137字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……