Unit 2 the universal language Welcome to the unit Reading课件（牛津版选修8）.ppt

3. What can we infer from the passage? A. The words in Show Your Bones are all difficult to understand. B. Most major record companies follow certain traditions. C. Show Your Bones has received a lot of criticism. D. Show Your Bones is the best-seller of the year. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由第二段第二、三句可知，该乐队的音乐富有创造力、非同寻常及充满个性；也就是说他们的音乐不同于主流。由第五句可知，为了达到这种效果，其一就是不要与大唱片公司合作，由此可推出大唱片公司因遵循一定的习俗，反而制作不出如此个性的专辑，故选B。 4. The underlined sentence, “she wonders about meeting someone again” in the third paragraph _______ . A. happens in the song Phenomena B. means Karen O wants to find a boyfriend C. is what the song The Sweets expresses D. means that Karen O is surprised to see someone again 【解析】选C。推理判断题。由题意可知，画线部分的内容是Karen O在她的新专辑中想表达的内容。故选C。 Ⅱ.阅读填空 Directions:Read the following passage.Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Losing a job is indeed very depressing.A sudden break to the regular monthly income can actually disrupt the life in a very bad way.However, nothing is permanent in life and you can do some things to deal with your unemployment. First of all, don’t panic.Things do happen and they’ll continue to happen unexpectedly.Don’t get extremely discouraged and then land into depression.Believe in yourself and stay calm.Believe this is a temporary phase which is going to get over soon and thus there is no need to worry so much. Once your mind is calm, try to analyze your situation.Why were you unemployed? Were you really able to do that job? Did you ever like it? Were you financially satisfied? Try to find answers to these questions.If you feel the job wasn’t of your choice, be happy! You no longer need to work there now.Soon, you’ll be finding a new job which will be of your interest. Once you know the job is no longer yours, don’t complain.Think of other ways to earn money.Keep yourself very active.Call the people who can help you out or can guide y