朝花夕拾杯中酒必修4Unit 4李仕才 (必修4Unit 4)【短文语法填空】Susan in Her New Flat(The bell rings.Susans mother is at the door.)Mother：Hello，dear.Oh！I see Ive arrived too late.Youve almost completely settled in.Susan：Not quite.By the way，I didnt expect you 1._(come) here to work.Come in！Ill show you the flat.This is the living room，2._ isnt completely finished yet，but its comfortable enough to receive my friends，isnt 3._？Mother：Well，of course！And that large balcony(阳台) is 4._(real) very useful.You should plant some flowers there.Susan：Dont worry，mom.I 5._(plant) some soon.But come and have a look at my bedroom.For the moment there is only a bed and a cupboard, but youll see，when Ive got some 6._(bookshelf) and a desk Ill be able to work quite nicely.Mother：And whats more，quite a good bathroom!Susan：I must say I looked 7._ nearly six months.I asked estate agents and friends and went through advertisements.Mother：I hope the rent isnt too 8._.Susan：No，its quite 9._(reason)But Ive been lucky because most of the flats I 10._(offer) were less comfortable and the rents were too high.Mother：Youve done very well！Youre really very lucky.阅读理解AThe Britishand especially the Englishare bad at complaining.Because of British politeness rules,according to which confrontation(对抗) should be avoided,people either just do not complain,or sometimes bottle it up and then explode in an inappropriate outpouring of aggressive complaints.In fact,there is a TV programme which shows the British in typical situations where they would be perfectly justified(有正当理由的) in complaining,but they dont.In one scene,a woman reads a newspaper over peoples shoulders and the people say nothing or look embarrassed.The British are also well-known for putting up with bad service everywhere from restaurants to airports and railway stations because the standard rules of behaviour say that it is bad to draw attention to yourself.This is why,when you travel on the Tube in London and there is yet another delay,the passengers will look at each other,sigh,smile wearily and raise their eyes to heaven.They might even say,Huh!Typical! in a resigned tone of voice that says that theres nothing that can be done about it.When complaints are made,they are made in an apologetic or a humorous tone of voice.In France,on the other hand,angry passengers might riot(闹事) and burn down the subway station if they had to put up with the poor service that the London Underground provides.Americans and other Europeans,who are much more direct and in-your-face than the British,often wonder why British people always say “sorry” or “excuse me”when they complain.“Its like theyre apologizing for something that isnt their fault,”they say.They are missing the point.British people are not really sorryit is because the word “sorry” actually works as a distancing mechanism(技巧).This is important in terms of negative politeness and not drawing attention to yourself.If you do not say “sorry”or use other distancing words like“could”,“would”,“might”,“possibly” and so on,you will be seen as rude.1.What does the underlined part “bottle it up” in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Put something into bottles.B.Not do anything dangerous.C.Cause problems by hesitating.D.Not allow emotions to be seen.2.The French tend to .A.tolerate bad serviceB.enjoy taking the subwayC.make a complaint humorouslyD.express their dissatisfaction directly3.When the British say “sorry”,they actually want to .A.try not to be rudeB.apologize sincerelyC.show their feelings directlyD.draw attention to themselves4.Which can be the best title for the text?A.How to complainB.Complaining politelyC.Poor service in BritainD.Politeness rules across the worldBFidel Castro was born at his fathers farm on August 13, 1926. His father, Angel Castro, was a migrant to Cuba from Galicia, Northwest Spain. He had become financially successful by growing sugarcane at Las Manacas farm in Biran, Oriente Province.Aged six, Castro was sent to live with his teacher in Santiago be Cuba, before being baptized(洗礼)into the Roman Catholic Church at the age of eight. Being baptized enabled Castro to attend the la Salle boarding school in Santiago, where he regularly misbehaved, so he was sent to the privately funded Dolores School in Santiago. In 1945 he transferred to a more famous school, De Belen in Havana. Although Castro took an interest in history, geography and debating at Belen, he did not excel academically, instead devoting much of his time to playing sport.In 1945, Castro began studying law at the University of Havana, where he became involved in student activism, and the violent gangsterism culture within the university. Passionate about anti-imperialism and opposing U.S. interference in the Caribbean, he unsuccessfully campaigned for the presidenc