牛津英语译林9A精英班( Unit 1)拓展培优训练(教师(11)

9A Unit 1精英班拓展培优训练（教师版+学生版）

understand every word in a sentence and yet the meaning remains unclear—like this sentence that actually means “It’s raining very heavily!” ___2__. It’s not just idioms(习语) that cause difficulties for people learning English.

The British are often considered to be ___3___ but very confusing(令人困惑的) for non-native speakers. We often don’t say what we are thinking-____4__ we often say the opposite! H ere’s an example that will explain what I mean:

“You should come round for tea!”

Is this a genuine(真诚的) invitation or is the person just being polite? British people are less open than people from other cultures, so we don’t often ___5___ people into our homes. This phrase is one of those that we say but don’t really mean, so when no further ___6__ are given, you can probably think it was made in the name of politeness! ___7__ how does this compare to other countries?

When I lived in India, lots of people would invite me into their homes but I always thought that they were just being polite. Of course, I was __8_. The invitations were almost always genuine, and people expected me to visit them. I was always ___9__ by how welcoming people were.

In England, we often think it’s polite to offer or suggest something even if we don’t actually want to do it, while in other cultures people are more ___10__. Perhaps if English people just say what they were thinking, things would be a lot easier, especially for non-native speakers!

1.( )A. care B. mean C. plan D. feel

2.( )A. Indeed B. Otherwise C. Perhaps D. However

3.( )A. polite B. friendly C. modest D. helpful

4.( )A. as a result B. in some ways C. in fact D. as usual

5.( )A. take B. invite C. advise D. prefer

6.( )A. details B. ideas C. rules D. notes

7.( )A. Then B. So C. As D. But

8.( )A. cheerful B. excited C. wrong D. nervous

9.( )A. surprised B. admired C. respected D. refused

10.()A. active B. serious C. suitable D. direct

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Things adults should learn from kids

Children can teach adults a lot. In other words, there are many things adults can learn from children. For example, kids tend to show love. Every action they do for parents, friends, pets, and people they like, is filled with love. They don't think twice before loving, and they just love. So adults can learn this: the best way to receive love is to first give it. Unfortunately, most of us have developed the habit of questioning everything. We often try too hard with love, and connect it with weakness. Actually, the only way to experience love is to have the smallest expectations, and love your dear ones unconditionally（无条件地）.

Kids never hide feelings. They cry when they hurt themselves, and express displeasure when things don't go their way. On the contrary, we adults always try to hide our feelings, and never express ourselves sincerely. We

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