Unit 2 Body Language单元话题语法填空练习-2024-2025学年八年级英语下册单元重难点易错题精练（沪教牛津版）

Unit 2 Body Language 单元话题语法填空练习 基础语篇巩固练 （23-24八年级上·浙江金华·开学考试）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Eye contact means looking into other 1 (people) eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key to communication. Eye contact can 2 (show) feelings such as friendliness, interest and understanding. In Western 3 (country), using eye contact in conversations 4 (be) very important. If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying. 5 in many Asian countries, looking down when talking 6 an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite. 7 (this) differences can cause (造成) problems. For example, 8 Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in he or she is saying. Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too 9 (many) is not polite either. In many countries, 10 (watch) other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them feel nervous. 【答案】 1．people’s 2．show 3．countries 4．is 5．But 6．with/to 7．These 8．an 9．much 10．watching 【导语】本文主要介绍了眼神交流在世界各地的不同用法。 1．句意：目光接触意味着看着别人的眼睛。此处用所有格修饰名词eyes，people的所有格是people’s。故填people’s。 2．句意：眼神交流可以表达友好、兴趣和理解等情感。情态动词can后加动词原形。故填show。 3．句意：在西方国家，在谈话中使用眼神交流是非常重要的。country是可数名词，此处用复数表示泛指。故填countries。 4．句意：在西方国家，在谈话中使用眼神交流是非常重要的。主语是using eye contact，动名词作主语看作三单，be动词用is。故填is。 5．句意：但在许多亚洲国家，当与年长的人，如老师或父母交谈时，低头是礼貌的。根据“And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying.”和“in many Asian countries, looking down when talking ... an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite.”可知，前后句是转折关系，用but“但是”表示转折。故填But。 6．句意：但在许多亚洲国家，当与年长的人，如老师或父母交谈时，低头是礼貌的。根据“when talking ... an older person”可知，此处表示“和年长者交谈”，talk to/with sb“和某人交谈”。故填with/to。 7．句意：这些差异可能会导致问题。differences是复数名词，此处应用this的复数these“这些”。故填These。 8．句意：例如，一个亚洲人在听西方人说话时可能会向下看。person是可数名词，此处应用不定冠词表示“一个”，且Asian发音以元音音素开头，用an。故填an。 9．句意：不使用眼神交流可能会导致问题，但使用太多也不礼貌。此处应用too much修饰动词use。故填much。 10．句意：在许多国家，长时间注视别人，尤其是陌生人是不礼貌的。is是谓语动词，所以此处应是主语，watch是动词，应用动名词作主语。故填watching。 （22-23八年级下·河北承德·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词(有提示词的，填入所给单词的正确形式) 。 Different nations may use different body language. Two young 1 (man) told me about their 2 (interest) experiences abroad. Jack remembered his experience in 3 European country. One day, he 4 (eat) in a restaurant and asked the waiter (服务员), “Do you have beef noodles?” The waiter nodded. Jack waited 5 (quiet) for a long time. 6 the waiter didn’t bring the noodles. Later he learned that nodding meant “NO” there. Tom taught some 7 (India) students. Once, he asked 8 (they) whether they agreed with his idea or not. They nodded. 9 fact, nodding meant “DISAGREE” in India. What a big 10 (different) it is! It’s so important to know the culture of different countries. 【答案】 1．men 2．interesting 3．a 4．ate 5．quietly 6．But 7．Indian 8．them 9．In 10．difference 【导语】本文主要介绍了不同的国家可能会使用不同的肢体语言，并介绍了两个人的有趣经历。 1．句意：两个年轻人向我讲述了他们在国外的有趣经历。two后加可数名词单数men“男人”。故填men。 2．句意：两个年轻人向我讲述了他们在国外的有趣经历。修饰名词experiences用形容词interesting“有趣的”。故填interesting。 3．句意：杰克想起了他在欧洲国家的经历。此处泛指“一个欧洲国家”，European以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故填a。 4．句意：一天，他在一家餐馆吃饭，问服务员。根据“asked”可知句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填ate。 5．句意：杰克安静地等了很长时间。此处修饰动词用副词quietly“安静地”。故填quietly。 6．句意：但服务员没有把面条带来。此处和前句是转折关系，用but连接。故填But。 7．句意：汤姆教了一些印度学生。修饰名词students用形容词Indian“印度的”。故填Indian。 8．句意：有一次，他问他们是否同意他的想法。作宾语用代词宾格them。故填them。 9．句意：事实上，点头在印度的意思是“不同意”。in fact“事实上”。故填In。 10．句意：这是多么大的不同！a后加可数名词单数difference“不同”。故填difference。 （22-23八年级下·湖北鄂州·期末）根据下面短文内容，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。 If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals (信号). If we look at someone 1 (else) body, we can often tell how they are feeling by 2 (they) body signals. So 3 (read) body language signals is a great tool in daily communication. In case you don’t think that learning how 4 (understand) and use body language is important, here 5 (be) some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say; and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone (语气) and the speed of their voice; while 55% of the information we 6 (receive) is from their body language. These non-verbal (非口头的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the person may feel 7 (comfortably). It is useful to be able to read people’s body language, but it is 8 (use) to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations (解释). Many signals have different 9 (mean), depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body 10 (language) signal. 【答案】 1．else’s 2．their 3．reading 4．to understand 5．are 6．receive 7．uncomfortable 8．useful 9．meanings 10．language 【导语】本文主要讲述了肢体语言在日常交际中的重要性。 1．句意：如果我们观察别人的身体，我们通常可以通过他们的身体信号来判断他们的感受。someone else”别人“，此处应用其所有格形式修饰body。故填else’s。 2．句意：如果我们观察别人的身体，我们通常可以通过他们的身体信号来判断他们的感受。设空处作定语修饰body，应填写they的形容词性物主代词，their“他们的”。故填their。 3．句意：因此，阅读肢体语言信号是日常交流中的一个很好的工具。分析句子成分可知，设空处在句中作主语，所以应填写read的动名词形式。故填reading。 4．句意：如果你认为学习如何理解和使用肢体语言不重要，这里有一些数字给你。设空处为“疑问词how+不定式”结构作宾语。故填to understand。 5．句意：如果你认为学习如何理解和使用肢体语言不重要，这里有一些数字给你。本句时态为一般现在时，主语numbers为复数形式，所以be动词用are。故填are。 6．句意：而我们收到的信息中有55%来自他们的肢体语言。此处定语从句时态为一般现在时，主语we为复数形式，所以动词用原形。故填receive。 7．句意：如果你过多关注他们的肢体语言信号，你和对方可能会觉得不舒服。根据“focus too much on their body language signals”可知，此时感觉会不舒服，设空处应填写形容词形式作表语，uncomfortable“不舒服的”。故填uncomfortable。 8．句意：能够读懂人们的肢体语言很有用，但学习如何发送正确的信号并避免错误也很重要。设空处位于系动词is后作表语，应填写use的形容词形式，useful“有用的”。故填useful。 9．句意：许多信号有不同的意义，因人而异，因情况而异。根据“Body language may be given several interpretations”可知，肢体语言有不同的意义，meaning“含义”，应填写其复数形式与主语signals保持一致。故填meanings。 10．句意：当你试图阅读肢体语言信号时，一定要注意这一点。固定短语body language“肢体语言”。故填language。 （24-25八年级上·广东深圳·期末）阅读下面的短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。 “You pretty, he ugly. You swan (天鹅), he frog!” Foreign people just love these funny English sentences going around the Chinese Internet. It all started when a foreign girl posted a sad photo online. It looked like her boyfriend made her 1 (cry). Some nice Chinese people tried to cheer her up. Some made funny Chinglish (中式英语) to make her happy, such as “You swan, he frog.” This gained great popularity among foreigners. They shared it a lot online and made funny pictures with it to show their love for the 2 (express). Some of 3 (they) wanted to know why Chinese people use “swan” and “frog” to describe this couple. After 4 (look) into it, they learned that it came from the famous old Chinese story. In the past, people often corrected those who spoke Chinglish because it was full 5 grammar errors (错误). 6 , with globalization (全球化), people from different countries can now share their ideas more often. English with local touches can also be popular. For example, the well-known “add oil” 7 (appear) in Oxford dictionary already, and people use it 8 (wide). “Once I understood the full meaning, it became much 9 (funny). It’s great that more Chinese culture is being shared with 10 rest of the world,” said Cody, a young man from New Zealand, when asked about “you swan, he frog”. 【答案】 1．cry 2．expression 3．them 4．looking 5．of 6．However 7．has appeared 8．widely 9．funnier 10．the 【导语】本文主要讲述了中式英语表达在外国人中变得流行。 1．句意：看起来她的男朋友让她哭了。make sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，是固定词组。故填cry。 2．句意：他们在网上分享了很多，并用它制作了有趣的照片来表达他们对这个表达的热爱。分析句子结构可知，此处应用名词形式，作宾语，expression“表达”符合，根据语境可知，此处应用单数形式。故填expression。 3．句意：他们中的一些人想知道为什么中国人用“天鹅”和“青蛙”来形容这对情侣。此处应用人称代词的宾格形式，作宾语，them“他们”符合。故填them。 4．句意：经过调查，他们得知它来自中国著名的古老故事。根据空前的介词“After”可知，此处应用动名词形式，作宾语。故填looking。 5．句意：过去，人们经常纠正说中式英语的人，因为它充满了语法错误。full of“充满”，是固定词组。故填of。 6．句意：然而，随着全球化的发展，来自不同国家的人们现在可以更频繁地分享他们的想法。根据上文“In the past, people often corrected those who spoke Chinglish because it was full…grammar errors”及空后的“with globalization (全球化), people from different countries can now share their ideas more often”的语境可知，此处句意发生了转折，空后有逗号，however“然而”符合，句首首字母大写。故填However。 7．句意：例如，著名的“加油”一词已经出现在牛津词典中，人们广泛使用。根据“already”可知，此处应用现在完成时，主语为“the well-known ‘add oil’”可知，此处动词应用三单形式，应填has appeared。故填has appeared。 8．句意：例如，著名的“加油”一词已经出现在牛津词典中，人们广泛使用。分析句子结构可知，此处应用副词形式，作状语，修饰动词“use”，widely“广泛地”符合。故填widely。 9．句意：一旦我理解了全部含义，它就变得有趣多了。根据空前的比较级修饰语“much”可知，此处用比较级形式。故填funnier。 10．句意：越来越多的中国文化正在与世界其他地方分享，这是件好事。the rest of the world“世界其他地区”，是固定搭配。故填the。 （22-23八年级上·四川绵阳·期末）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。 Have you ever used emojis? Actually, emojis have become 1 (true) popular in recent years. In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries even 2 (choose) an emoji as its word of the year. So, what exactly are emojis? Emojis are little pictures used for 3 (express) ideas, feelings and emotions. They are often seen in text messages or on the Internet. The first emoji was created by a Japanese engineer 4 1999. He named the little picture “emoji” by 5 (he). The name is made up of two 6 (Japan) words: “e” and “moji”. “E” means “picture” and “moji” means “character”. Now, there are emojis for almost everything, such as food, sports and 7 (animal). Believe it or not, there are over six billion emojis being sent every day! So, why do people use emojis? When we talk, a lot of meaning is expressed through our body language. 8 , the meaning can get lost in written language. People are able to express such meaning with emojis even when they can’t see each other. Besides, people use emojis when they find it hard 9 (describe) something in words. At the same time, if you use emojis, you 10 (get) a lot of joy from it. Lots of people see emojis as the language of the future. Are you ready to learn this new language skill? 【答案】 1．truly 2．chose 3．expressing 4．in 5．himself 6．Japanese 7．animals 8．However 9．to describe 10．will get 【导语】本文主要讲表情符号的由来以及它的应用。 1．句意：实际上，表情符号近年来变得确实很流行。true“真实的”，此处用其副词形式修饰形容词popular。故填truly。 2．句意：在2015年，《牛津词典》甚至选择一个表情符号作为它的年度词汇。根据“an emoji as its word of the year”可知，此处表示“选择……作为……”，对应的短语是choose … as …；讲述2015年的事情，时态是一般过去时。故填chose。 3．句意：表情符号是用来表达想法、感受和情绪的小图片。be used for doing sth“被用来做某事”。故填expressing。 4．句意：第一个表情符号是由一位日本工程师在1999年创造的。1999年是年份，前面用介词in。故填in。 5．句意：他自己把这张小照片命名为“表情符号”。by oneself“某人自己；独自”，此处用he的反身代词himself。故填himself。 6．句意：这个名字是由两个日本词汇构成的：“e”和“moji”。Japan“日本”，此处用其形容词形式修饰名词words。故填Japanese。 7．句意：现在几乎是一切的东西都有对应的表情符号，比如说食物，运动和动物。根据“such as food, sports and”可知，此处用名词复数形式。故填animals。 8．句意：然而，书面语言可能会表达不清。根据“the meaning can get lost in written language”可知，与上文说聊天时会使用肢体语言来表达是转折关系，空后有逗号，用however“然而”，句子首字母大写。故填However。 9．句意：除此之外，当人们发现很难用词汇去解释或描述东西时，他们使用表情符号。find it+adj.+to do sth“发现做某事……”，动词不定式为真正的宾语。故填to describe。 10．句意：同时，如果你使用表情符号，你会从中获得很多快乐。这是一个条件状语从句，从句用一般现在时，主句用一般将来时。故填will get。 （23-24八年级下·黑龙江鸡西·期末）阅读下面短文，用所给词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整。 Small talk is a good way 1 (kill) time and make friends. If you do travel to other countries, do you know what to say to start small talk with the people there? In Britain, the 2 (good) topic is the weather. British weather 3 (change) quite often. It’s also a safe topic. You can start small talk 4 (simple) by saying, “It’s a lovely day, isn’ t it?” Besides the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those flowers look really 5 (beauty), don’t they?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely dog! What is 6 (it) name?” Of course, there are also a lot of topics you should avoid 7 (ask) during small talk. In Western 8 (country), don’t ask people “How old are you?” Age is usually a secret especially for women. Never ask, “How much money do you make?” It makes people 9 (comfortable). Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend or boyfriend. Politics (政治) or religion (宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just 10 (meet) either. 【答案】 1．to kill 2．best 3．changes 4．simply 5．beautiful 6．its 7．asking 8．countries 9．uncomfortable 10．met 【导语】本文主要介绍了在不同国家应该如何开启适合的话题以及不适合谈论的话题。 1．句意：闲聊是消磨时间和结交朋友的好方法。根据“Small talk is a good way…time and make friends. ”以及提示词可知，此处用动词不定式作目的状语，表示闲聊的目的是为了消磨时间。故填to kill。 2．句意：在英国，最好的话题是讨论天气。根据“In Britain, the…topic is the weather.”以及提示词可知，此处用形容词最高级修饰名词topic，表示最好的话题。故填best。 3．句意：英国的天气变化很大。根据“British weather…quite often.”以及提示词可知，主语是weather，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填changes。 4．句意：你可以简单地说“今天是个好天气，不是吗？”来开始闲聊。根据“You can start small talk…by saying”以及提示词可知，simp“简单的”为形容词，此处用副词simply修饰动词start。故填simply。 5．句意：例如，你可以说“那些花看起来真漂亮，不是吗？”。根据“Those flowers look really…don’t they?”以及提示词可知，beauty“美景”为名词，此处用形容词beautiful修饰名词flowers。故填beautiful。 6．句意：多么可爱的狗啊！它叫什么名字？根据“What is…name?”以及提示词可知，it“它”为代词，此处用形容词性物主代词its修饰名词name。故填its。 7．句意：当然，也有很多话题是你在闲聊时应该避免问的。根据“Of course, there are also a lot of topics you should avoid…during small talk.”以及提示词可知，此处为固定短语avoid doing sth.意为“避免做某事”，因此用动词的ing形式。故填asking。 8．句意：在西方国家，不要问别人“你多大了？”。根据“In Western…don’t ask people ‘How old are you?’”以及提示词可知，此处用名词复数形式表示泛指。故填countries。 9．句意：它会让人感到不舒服。根据“It makes people…”以及提示词可知，此处是指那个问题会让人觉得不舒服，comfortable“舒服的”，其反义词为uncomfortable“不舒服”。故填uncomfortable。 10．句意：政治或宗教也不是两个刚认识的人之间的好话题。根据“Politics (政治) or religion (宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just…either.”以及提示词可知，此处为现在完成时，动词用过去分词met。故填met。 （23-24八年级·浙江·开学考试）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式. Students often stay together in small, closed groups. If you are not part of a group, it can be difficult 1 you to be accepted. This is especially true 2 you can't speak their language. This was the situation Sam faced each day as he went to class. Sam and his family moved to France last month. Before he arrived, he knew there would be many 3 (difficult). But they were even 4 (bad) than he imagined. Every lunch hour, after 5 （arrive）at his new school, Sam sat alone in the dining hall. He looked at all the different groups of students around him. But be had no way to let them know that he was a good person. He 6 (simple) couldn’t find the right words to reach them. Sam knew he had to find a way 7 (change）the situation. He did a little research on the Internet and found smiling was a common language. One morning, while Sam 8 (walk）by a group of students, he smiled at them. A boy in the group smiled back at him, too. For Sam, that was a good beginning. Later, he noticed the boy coming towards him in the hall 9 a warm smile on his face. Sam returned the smile. Soon the boy asked Sam to join him and his group for lunch. 10 Sam wasn't able to say much in French, everyone smiled and laughed. That day he experienced the power of a smile. 【答案】 1．for 2．if 3．difficulties 4．worse 5．arriving 6．simply 7．to change 8．was walking 9．with 10．Although 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个刚搬到法国的小男孩利用友善的微笑，在新朋友的帮助下逐渐融入集体，进而意识到笑容的力量。 1．句意：如果你不是一个团体的一员，你很难被接纳。 根据“it can be difficult_____ you to be accepted”可知，本句是it作形式主语，动词不定式作逻辑主语，即it’s+ adj. +for/of sb to do sth。本句中的形容词difficult是描述to do不定式的，故此处应用介词for。故答案为for。 2．句意：如果你不会说他们的语言，这就尤为准确。 根据语境可知，后文“你不会说他们的语言”导致的结果就是前文“你很难被接纳”这个观点是尤其准确的，故此处应用if引导条件状语从句。故答案为if。 3．句意：在他到达之前，他知道将会有很多困难。 “difficult”困难的，形容词。句中many修饰可数名词复数，故此处应为其名词复数形式difficulties困难。故答案为difficulties。 4．句意：但它们甚至比他想象的还要糟糕。 “bad”坏的，形容词。根据句中than可知，此处应用其比较级worse。故答案为worse。 5．句意：Sam来到他的新学校后的每次午餐时间，都独自一人坐在餐厅里。 “arrive”到达，动词。句中after是介词，其后应接动词的ing形式。故答案为arriving。 6．句意：他根本找不到合适的言语来联系他们。 “simple”简单的，形容词。根据语境可知，此处应为其副词形式simply“简直，根本”在句中修饰couldn’t find。故答案为simply。 7．句意：Sam知道必须得找到方法来改变这种情况。 “change”改变，动词。根据语境可知，此处应为to do不定式作目的状语，即“找个方法来改变这种情况”。故答案为to change。 8．句意：一天早晨，当Sam在一群学生身边走过时，他对他们微笑。 “walk”走，动词。根据语境及关键词while“当……时”可知，这件事儿发生在过去且正在进行中，故本句时态为过去进行时，即were/was doing。由于主语Sam是第三人称单数，故此处为was walking。故答案为was walking。 9．句意：后来，他注意到在大厅里向着他走来的那个男孩，脸上挂着温暖的微笑。 根据语境可知，此处应为with复合结构“with a warm smile on his face”在句中作伴随状语，即“那个向他走来的男孩，脸上挂着温暖的微笑”。故答案为with。 10．句意：虽然Sam不能用法语说很多话，但是每个人都微笑并且大笑。 根据语境可知，此处应为although“尽管，虽然”用于句首表让步，即“虽然Sam不怎么会说法语，但每个人都在微笑并且大笑”。故答案为Although。 （23-24八年级上·北京·期中）Body language is an important form of communication. Many 1 （message）are understood around the world through body language. However, body language is used 2 （different）in different cultures. For example in many European cultures, women and children 3 （kiss） on each cheek by family members or friends when they meet in the street. In Japan, people bow 4 （show）respect when they greet each other. 5 （publish）in 1865, the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has influenced millions of people. In the book, a girl named Alice falls down a rabbit hole and drops into 6 strange land. When Lewis 7 （write）the book, he also added maths puzzles to the story. As they were so well hidden, many readers today still enjoy trying to find and solve these puzzles. Everything in da Vnci’s diaries is written backwards, so they can 8 （read） in mirror. Some people think da Vinci wanted to keep his ideas secret while others think it was easier for him to write this way 9 he was left-handed. Though many of da Vinci’s ventions were far ahead of their time, some of them worked well nowadays. For example 10 （fly）machines, such as helicopters are very common now. 【答案】 1．messages 2．differently 3．are kissed 4．to show 5．Published 6．a 7．wrote 8．be read 9．because 10．flying 【导语】本文说的是肢体语言问题，然后介绍了两本书的主要内容。 1．句意：在世界范围内，很多信息是通过肢体语言来理解的。所填单词被many修饰，故应填message的复数，作为主语，表示“信息”这个整体。故填messages。 2．句意：然而，肢体语言在不同文化中的使用方式是不同的。分析句子可知，横线上词修饰动词“is used”应是different的副词，作为状语，表示“不同地”。故填differently。 3．句意：例如在很多欧洲文化中，妇女和儿童经常被家人或朋友在每个脸颊上亲吻一下。主语women and children和动词kiss是动宾关系，故用被动语态；本句说的是现在的事实，故用一般现在时。故填are kissed。 4．句意：在日本人们在相互问候时，要鞠躬来表示尊重。分析句子可知横线上应是表示目的，应填show的不定式，和后面的名词respect作为目的状语。故填to show。 5．句意：出版于1865年的《爱丽丝漫游仙境》影响了数百万人。动词publish和主语book是动宾关系，故用其过去分词，和后面的部分组成过去分词短语，充当句子状语。故填Published. 6．句意：在书中，一个叫做爱丽丝的女孩跌倒在一个野兔洞穴中，并且跌进一片奇怪的土地。作为介词宾语的land是可数名词单数，且被以辅音开头的单词strange所修饰，故用a来修饰，表示“一片土地”。故填a。 7．句意：当路易斯写这本书时，他在本书中添加上一些数学题。从句说的是过去之事，故用一般过去时，故填write的过去式。故填wrote。 8．句意：《达芬奇日记》中的一切都是反方向的，因此它们可以在镜子中读出来。主语they和动词read是动宾关系，故用被动语态，即谓语部分是“情态动词+be+动词过去分词”结构。故填be read。 9．句意：有些人认为，达芬奇希望把自己的想法作为秘密保存下去，而另一些人认为，他用这种方式写作比较容易，因为他是左撇子。应填连词because来引导原因状语从句，其意思是“因为”。故填because。 10．句意：例如，飞行用的机器现在已经很常见了。应填fly的动名词，作为定语，表示“飞行用的”。故填flying。 重难语篇拔高练 （23-24八年级下·江苏泰州·期中）Why do you feel encouraged when your teacher gives you a smile? How do you know your mother is angry when she frowns (皱眉)? In both cases, the person is 1 (tell) us something not with words, 2 with facial expressions. Facial expressions are one or more movements on a 3 (person) face, such as frowning and raising one’s eyebrows, nose and lip movements. They express people’s 4 (feel). Scientists at Oxford University show that humans have 80 muscles 5 their faces. These muscles can create over 7,000 facial expressions. However, there are six main kinds of facial expressions that are common in all cultures: 6 (happy), sadness, surprise, fear, anger and disgust. Facial expressions mean a lot to 7 (communicate). One study at UCLA, in the USA, showed that in most conversations, over 93% of the communicating is done 8 speaking. If people can read facial expressions, they may be better at knowing what other people are feeling, so they can understand them 9 (well). Someone who does not enjoy a certain type of food usually will make a face when he/she sees or taste s it. A frown means worry or anger. Raised eyebrows and open eyes show surprise. However, there are some taboos (禁忌) for reading people’s facial expressions. For example, it is not a good idea to stare at someone for a long time while reading his or her facial expressions. They may think you are 10 (polite). Scientists will carry out more research on facial expressions. 【答案】 1．telling 2．but 3．person’s 4．feelings 5．on 6．happiness 7．communication 8．without 9．better 10．impolite 【导语】本文介绍了面部表情在交际中的重要作用。 1．句意：在这两种情况下，这个人正在告诉我们某事，不是通过语言，而是通过面部表情。空前有be动词，空处用现在分词表示主动，tell的现在分词为telling。故填telling。 2．句意：在这两种情况下，这个人正在告诉我们某事，不是通过语言，而是通过面部表情。根据“not with words,…with facial expressions.”可知，这里是不是通过语言，而是通过面部表情，not…but…意为“不是……而是……”。故填but。 3．句意：面部表情是一个人脸上的一个或多个动作，如皱眉、扬起眉毛、鼻子和嘴唇的动作。空后的face是名词，这里用名词所有格，person的名词所有格为person’s。故填person’s。 4．句意：他们表达了人们的感受。根据“people’s”可知，这里用名词形式，feel的名词为feeling，这里用复数feelings。故填feelings。 5．句意：牛津大学的科学家们发现，人类脸上有80块肌肉。根据“their faces.”可知，这里用介词on，指人类脸上有80块肌肉。故填on。 6．句意：然而，有六种主要的面部表情在所有文化中都很常见：快乐、悲伤、惊讶、恐惧、愤怒和厌恶。根据“sadness, surprise, fear, anger and disgust”可知，这些都是名词，因此happy也用名词happiness，不可数。故填happiness。 7．句意：面部表情对沟通意义重大。分析句子结构可知，空前面的to是介词，因此这里用名词，communicate的动词为communication，此处为不可数名词。故填communication。 8．句意：美国加州大学洛杉矶分校的一项研究表明，在大多数对话中，超过93%的交流是在没有说话的情况下完成的。根据“over 93% of the communicating is done…speaking.”可知，这里是超过93%的交流是在没有说话的情况下完成的，without意为“无、没有”。故填without。 9．句意：如果人们能读懂面部表情，他们可能会更好地了解其他人的感受，这样他们就能更好地理解他们。根据“If people can read facial expressions, they may be better at knowing what other people are feeling,”可知，这里是他们就能更好地理解他们，需用well的比较级better。故填better。 10．句意：他们可能认为你不礼貌。根据“For example, it is not a good idea to stare at someone for a long time while reading his or her facial expressions.”可知，长时间盯着某人看是不礼貌的，polite的反义词为impolite。故填impolite。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 2 Body Language 单元话题语法填空练习 基础语篇巩固练 （23-24八年级上·浙江金华·开学考试）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Eye contact means looking into other 1 (people) eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key to communication. Eye contact can 2 (show) feelings such as friendliness, interest and understanding. In Western 3 (country), using eye contact in conversations 4 (be) very important. If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying. 5 in many Asian countries, looking down when talking 6 an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite. 7 (this) differences can cause (造成) problems. For example, 8 Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in he or she is saying. Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too 9 (many) is not polite either. In many countries, 10 (watch) other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them feel nervous. （22-23八年级下·河北承德·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词(有提示词的，填入所给单词的正确形式) 。 Different nations may use different body language. Two young 1 (man) told me about their 2 (interest) experiences abroad. Jack remembered his experience in 3 European country. One day, he 4 (eat) in a restaurant and asked the waiter (服务员), “Do you have beef noodles?” The waiter nodded. Jack waited 5 (quiet) for a long time. 6 the waiter didn’t bring the noodles. Later he learned that nodding meant “NO” there. Tom taught some 7 (India) students. Once, he asked 8 (they) whether they agreed with his idea or not. They nodded. 9 fact, nodding meant “DISAGREE” in India. What a big 10 (different) it is! It’s so important to know the culture of different countries. （22-23八年级下·湖北鄂州·期末）根据下面短文内容，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。 If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals (信号). If we look at someone 1 (else) body, we can often tell how they are feeling by 2 (they) body signals. So 3 (read) body language signals is a great tool in daily communication. In case you don’t think that learning how 4 (understand) and use body language is important, here 5 (be) some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say; and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone (语气) and the speed of their voice; while 55% of the information we 6 (receive) is from their body language. These non-verbal (非口头的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the person may feel 7 (comfortably). It is useful to be able to read people’s body language, but it is 8 (use) to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations (解释). Many signals have different 9 (mean), depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body 10 (language) signal. （24-25八年级上·广东深圳·期末）阅读下面的短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。 “You pretty, he ugly. You swan (天鹅), he frog!” Foreign people just love these funny English sentences going around the Chinese Internet. It all started when a foreign girl posted a sad photo online. It looked like her boyfriend made her 1 (cry). Some nice Chinese people tried to cheer her up. Some made funny Chinglish (中式英语) to make her happy, such as “You swan, he frog.” This gained great popularity among foreigners. They shared it a lot online and made funny pictures with it to show their love for the 2 (express). Some of 3 (they) wanted to know why Chinese people use “swan” and “frog” to describe this couple. After 4 (look) into it, they learned that it came from the famous old Chinese story. In the past, people often corrected those who spoke Chinglish because it was full 5 grammar errors (错误). 6 , with globalization (全球化), people from different countries can now share their ideas more often. English with local touches can also be popular. For example, the well-known “add oil” 7 (appear) in Oxford dictionary already, and people use it 8 (wide). “Once I understood the full meaning, it became much 9 (funny). It’s great that more Chinese culture is being shared with 10 rest of the world,” said Cody, a young man from New Zealand, when asked about “you swan, he frog”. （22-23八年级上·四川绵阳·期末）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。 Have you ever used emojis? Actually, emojis have become 1 (true) popular in recent years. In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries even 2 (choose) an emoji as its word of the year. So, what exactly are emojis? Emojis are little pictures used for 3 (express) ideas, feelings and emotions. They are often seen in text messages or on the Internet. The first emoji was created by a Japanese engineer 4 1999. He named the little picture “emoji” by 5 (he). The name is made up of two 6 (Japan) words: “e” and “moji”. “E” means “picture” and “moji” means “character”. Now, there are emojis for almost everything, such as food, sports and 7 (animal). Believe it or not, there are over six billion emojis being sent every day! So, why do people use emojis? When we talk, a lot of meaning is expressed through our body language. 8 , the meaning can get lost in written language. People are able to express such meaning with emojis even when they can’t see each other. Besides, people use emojis when they find it hard 9 (describe) something in words. At the same time, if you use emojis, you 10 (get) a lot of joy from it. Lots of people see emojis as the language of the future. Are you ready to learn this new language skill? （23-24八年级下·黑龙江鸡西·期末）阅读下面短文，用所给词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整。 Small talk is a good way 1 (kill) time and make friends. If you do travel to other countries, do you know what to say to start small talk with the people there? In Britain, the 2 (good) topic is the weather. British weather 3 (change) quite often. It’s also a safe topic. You can start small talk 4 (simple) by saying, “It’s a lovely day, isn’ t it?” Besides the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those flowers look really 5 (beauty), don’t they?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely dog! What is 6 (it) name?” Of course, there are also a lot of topics you should avoid 7 (ask) during small talk. In Western 8 (country), don’t ask people “How old are you?” Age is usually a secret especially for women. Never ask, “How much money do you make?” It makes people 9 (comfortable). Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend or boyfriend. Politics (政治) or religion (宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just 10 (meet) either. （23-24八年级·浙江·开学考试）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式. Students often stay together in small, closed groups. If you are not part of a group, it can be difficult 1 you to be accepted. This is especially true 2 you can't speak their language. This was the situation Sam faced each day as he went to class. Sam and his family moved to France last month. Before he arrived, he knew there would be many 3 (difficult). But they were even 4 (bad) than he imagined. Every lunch hour, after 5 （arrive）at his new school, Sam sat alone in the dining hall. He looked at all the different groups of students around him. But be had no way to let them know that he was a good person. He 6 (simple) couldn’t find the right words to reach them. Sam knew he had to find a way 7 (change）the situation. He did a little research on the Internet and found smiling was a common language. One morning, while Sam 8 (walk）by a group of students, he smiled at them. A boy in the group smiled back at him, too. For Sam, that was a good beginning. Later, he noticed the boy coming towards him in the hall 9 a warm smile on his face. Sam returned the smile. Soon the boy asked Sam to join him and his group for lunch. 10 Sam wasn't able to say much in French, everyone smiled and laughed. That day he experienced the power of a smile. （23-24八年级上·北京·期中）Body language is an important form of communication. Many 1 （message）are understood around the world through body language. However, body language is used 2 （different）in different cultures. For example in many European cultures, women and children 3 （kiss） on each cheek by family members or friends when they meet in the street. In Japan, people bow 4 （show）respect when they greet each other. 5 （publish）in 1865, the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has influenced millions of people. In the book, a girl named Alice falls down a rabbit hole and drops into 6 strange land. When Lewis 7 （write）the book, he also added maths puzzles to the story. As they were so well hidden, many readers today still enjoy trying to find and solve these puzzles. Everything in da Vnci’s diaries is written backwards, so they can 8 （read） in mirror. Some people think da Vinci wanted to keep his ideas secret while others think it was easier for him to write this way 9 he was left-handed. Though many of da Vinci’s ventions were far ahead of their time, some of them worked well nowadays. For example 10 （fly）machines, such as helicopters are very common now. 重难语篇拔高练 （23-24八年级下·江苏泰州·期中）Why do you feel encouraged when your teacher gives you a smile? How do you know your mother is angry when she frowns (皱眉)? In both cases, the person is 1 (tell) us something not with words, 2 with facial expressions. Facial expressions are one or more movements on a 3 (person) face, such as frowning and raising one’s eyebrows, nose and lip movements. They express people’s 4 (feel). Scientists at Oxford University show that humans have 80 muscles 5 their faces. These muscles can create over 7,000 facial expressions. However, there are six main kinds of facial expressions that are common in all cultures: 6 (happy), sadness, surprise, fear, anger and disgust. Facial expressions mean a lot to 7 (communicate). One study at UCLA, in the USA, showed that in most conversations, over 93% of the communicating is done 8 speaking. If people can read facial expressions, they may be better at knowing what other people are feeling, so they can understand them 9 (well). Someone who does not enjoy a certain type of food usually will make a face when he/she sees or taste s it. A frown means worry or anger. Raised eyebrows and open eyes show surprise. However, there are some taboos (禁忌) for reading people’s facial expressions. For example, it is not a good idea to stare at someone for a long time while reading his or her facial expressions. They may think you are 10 (polite). Scientists will carry out more research on facial expressions. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$