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Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of...
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LivinginaforeignculturetherearemanytimeswhenIrealizethatmyperspective观点onlifeiscompletelydifferentfromthoseKoreansIinteractwithonadailybasis.ThispastweekIhavebeengreatlychallengedtochangemyperspectiveandhereiswhy.MydreaminlifeistobecomeadoctoronewhochangestheworlD.ButlastweekIopenedanemailfromUBCthatcontainedthewordsregretsnointerview.Ididn’tgetaninterviewtomedicalschoolthuswillnotbeenteringschoolforSeptember2009.Myimmediatereactionwasoneofextremedisappointmentandanger—mostlydirectedatmyselffornotworkinghardenoughfornotseekingouttheopportunitiesnecessarytohaveagoodapplicationforsimplynotbeinggoodenough.MymindwasfullofhopelessnessanddespairthatleftmewithnodesiretofurtherseekforthedreamthatI’veheldforquiteatimenow.DuringthepastweektwothingshappeneD.Atchurchourpastor牧师mentionedperspectiveinasectionofhissermon说教.HestatedthatwhenwetakeoureyesoffourselvesandrealizeGod’sgreatnessourcircumstanceswillbeseenthroughanewperspectivE.Thesecondthingthatremindedmetolookatperspectivewasreadingabook.TheMitfordSeriesissogoodifyouarelookingforbookstoreaD.SolastnightIwasreadingandoneofthemaincharacterswhoisapriestistryingtofigureoutwhattosayatchurch.HissermonendedupsayingIneverythingwegivethanks.ItiseasytogivethankswhenwefeelsuccessfulinlifE.Itiseasytogivethankswhenwereceiveablessing.ButseriouslywhointheirrightmindsaysthanksforthefinancialproblemsIhave?28.Wheredoestheauthorprobablylivenow?A.inthechurchB.InBritainC.InKoreaD.InUBC29.HowdidshefeelwhentheauthorreceivedtheemailfromUBC?A.DisappointedB.RegretfulC.ExcitedD.Anxious30.Inthefirstpriest’sviewwhenwefacedisappointmentordespairweshould_______.A.turntoGodforhelpB.seeitinanotherwayC.changetheother’sperspectiveD.receiveablessing31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheauthorthanksGodfornotbeingadmittedbytheuniversityB.TheauthorthinksthesecondsermoniswiserC.TheauthorstillwantstobeadoctorD.Theauthorcan’treallyfreefromthedisappointment
ItisnamedakindofwoodenEiffelTowerbecauseofthefactthattherewasalargewoodenplatformfaroutinthelakeonwhichstoodanimprobablyhighdivingboarD.ItwasI’msurethecounty’stallestwoodenstructureandnoonehadeverbeenknowntojumpfromit.SoitwasquiteashockwhenourteacherMr.Davidannouncedthathewoulddiveoffthehighboardthatveryafternoon.WordofhisquestionableplanwasalreadyspreadingthroughtownasMr.Davidswamouttotheplatform.Hewasjustatinystickfigurewhenhegottherebutevenfromsuchadistancethehighboardseemedalmosttotouchtheclouds.OnceatthetophepacedtheenormouslylongboardthentooksomedeepbreathsandfinallystoodatedgE.Hewasgoingtodoit.Severalhundredpeoplehadgatheredattheshoretowatch.Mr.DavidstoodforquitealongtimethenheraisedhisarmstookonemassivebounceandlaunchedhimselfintoaperfectdivE.Itwasbeautiful.Hefellwithperfectstyleforwhatseemedminutes.Thecrowdfellsilent.Theonlysoundtobeheardwasthefaintwhistleofhisbodytearingthroughtheairtowardthewaterfarfarbelow.Butaboutthreequartersofthewaydownheseemedtohavesecondthoughtsandbegansuddenlytopanicwavinghisarmsandlegslikesomeonehavingabaddream.Whenhewasperhapsthirtyfeetabovethewaterhegaveuponwavingandspreadhisarmsandlegswideapparentlyhopingthatitwouldsomehowslowhisfall.Itdidn’t.Hehitthewateratoversixhundredmilesanhour.Theimpactwassoloudthatitmadebirdsflyoutoftheirtreesthreemilesaway.Idon’tthinkheenteredthewateratall.Hejustbouncedoffitaboutfifteenfeetbackintotheair.Afterthathelaystillonthesurfacespinninglikeanautumnleaf.Hewasbroughttoshorebytwopassingfishermeninarowboatandplacedonanoldblanketwherehespenttherestoftheafternoon.Occasionallyheacceptedsmallsipsofwaterbutotherwisewastooshockedtospeak.Fromheadtotoehewascoveredwithdeepredbruises.ItwasthebestdayofmylifE.21.HowdidthewriterfindMr.David’splantojumpfromthedivingboard?A.HeroiC.B.Disappointing.C.Crazy.D.ConfuseD.22.InParagraph3Mr.Davidisdescribedasatinystickfigurebecausehewas________.A.veryfarawayB.verysmallandthinC.tiredafterswimmingD.suretobebroken23.WhydidMr.Davidsuddenlystartswinginghisarmsandlegsduringthedive?A.Hethoughtitwasthebestwaytoslowhisfall.B.HewantedtoshowhiscouragE.C.Hewassignalingthecrowdforhelp.D.HelosthisconfidenceandstartedtopaniC.
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Weoftenhearpeopletalkingaboutagenerationgap代沟.ThenameisnewbuttheideaisolD.Youngpeopleandtheirparentsdon’tunderstandeachother.Theworldhasalwayskeptchanging.DuringthesecondcenturyafterChristawisemansaidBurymeonmyfacebecauseinalittlewhileeverythingwillbeturnedupsidedown.Therehasalwaysbeenagapbetweengenerationsbutmorepeopletalkaboutitnow.OldMr.EllisthinksheunderstandswhathashappeneD.WhenIwasaboyIthoughttheworldwasabeautifulplacE.Mylifewasverypleasant.ButwhenIwasolderIlearnedaboutpeoplewhoweretreatedbadlypeoplewhodidn’thaveenoughtoeat.IwantedtohelpthemandImarriedagirlwhowantedtohelpthemtoo.Wewenttomeetingsandtalkedalotbutitdidn’tseemtomakemuchdifferencE.Ourchildrengrewupinaworldatwar.Theydidn’tknowwhenthefightingwouldstop.Theywantedtheirchildrentohaveniceclothesandtoys.Theydidn’twanttothinkaboutthefuturE.Theythoughtnothingcouldbedoneaboutit.NowIhavegrandchildrenandtheyhavetheirownideas.Theyaretryingtomaketheworldbetter.TheyaretryingtohelpotherpeoplE.They’remakingpeoplelistentothem.Iamproudoftheirgeneration.28.Thewisemanmentionedinthetexttoldpeopletoburyhimonhisfacesothatwheneverythingisturnedupsidedownhewill_____.A.lieonhisstomachB.lieonhisbackC.standquietlyD.sitinpeace29.WhichgenerationdidNOTwanttodoanythingtomaketheworldabetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generationB.Hischildren’sgenerationC.Hisgrandchildren’sgenerationD.NoneoftheabovE.30.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthegenerationgap?A.UnacceptablE.B.Awful.C.Funny.D.Common.
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Areyouateamplayer?Wehearalotaboutteambuildingthesedays.Team-buildinggurusarehiredbysomecorporationstolectureusonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.Andtheyorganizeawaydays息工日-atimeemployeesspendtogetherawayfromtheirusualworkplacE.HereintheUKemployeescantakepartinactivitiessuchasZombiebootcampswheremilitaryinstructorstrainyouhowtofightwalking'deadpeople'.ForthebrainierofficeworkersamongstustherearecrimeinvestigationsmodelledonpopularTVdramaslikeSherlockHolmesandCSI.Stressed-outcityworkersmighthaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.Whyisthatagoodteam-buildingexercise?UkuleleteacherLorraineBowsays:Thefactthattheycanplayamusicalinstrumentwithinanhourisquiteafulfillingthingreally.It'snotcompetitive–it'squiteeasytodoandabitlessintimidatingthanaguitarActuallyahorsemightbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrument.TheanimalsareusedbyacompanyinAbuDhabiwhichteachesleadershipthroughhorsetraining.Basicallyyouhavetogoinayardwithahorseandpersuadeitthatyou'rethebossbyusingbodylanguagE.KellyEideco-founderofTrueLeadershipsays:Thehorsesdon'tcareifyourhairispurpleifyou'reamanorawomanifyou'reoldoryoung...Ittranscendsallofthoseculturalboundaries–agegenderreligiontraditionetC.–sothat'saperfectfit.AndinanorganizationwhereyoureallyneedgroupsofpeopletogelwhocomefrombackgroundswhichhavenocommonnormsyoucanteachthatmostefficientlywithahorsE.Andthehorsefeelsinstinctivelywhetherornotyouareanaturalleader.Soifafteryou'vedoneagoodpresentationyourbossoffersyouacarrotyou'llknowwherehemighthavelearntitfrom.24.Whatareawaydaysfor?A.Togatheremployeestojoinameetingonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.B.Tobuildingteamspiritamongpeoplewhoworkforthesamecompany.C.Tocriticizeemployerwhohavenotsatisfiedoutstandingachievement.D.ToteachpeoplehowtomaketermmoreuniteD.25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theoneinwhichyoulearnto'kill'Zombiesismorephysicallydemanding.B.Ukulelelessonsaredesignedforpeoplewhoarehighlyintelligent.C.Stressed-outcityworkersbothhaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.D.A.horsemustbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrument.26.Howlongdoesittakeforyoutolearnhowtoplaytheukulele?A.OnehourB.Two-hourC.15minutesD.halfhour27.WecaninferthattheworditLine4Para5refersto______.A.invitationB.recreateC.cooperateD.help
Lastyearmysummerholidaywasspoiledbymybringingalongamodemconveniencethatwastooconvenientformyowngood:theiPaD.InsteadoflookingatnatureI.checkedmye-mail.InsteadofpaddlingasmallhoaxIfollowedmyTwitterfeedC.推特简讯.Insteadofreadinggreatnovels.Istucktoreadingfournewspaperseachmorning.IwasbehavingasifIwerestillintheofficE.M.ybodywasonvacationbutmyheadwasn't.SothisyearImadeupmymindtotrysomethingdifferent:withdrawalfromtheInternet.Iknewitwouldn'tbeeasysinceI.'mhadatself-control.BinIwasdetermineD.IstartedbygivingtheiPadtomywifE.Thecellphonesignalatourhousewasworsethaninthepastmakingmyaitemptsatcheatinganexperienceinfnistration沮丧.I.wastrappedforcedtogothroughwithmyplan.Largelybreakingawayfrome-mailTwitterandmyfavoritenewspaperwebsites.Ihadfewwaystoconnecttotheworldexceptfortheradio—andhowmuchradiocanonelistento.really?Ihadtodowhat1hadplannedtodoallalong:readbooks.Thisexperiencehashadahappyending.WithdeterminationandthestrongsupportofmywifeIwoninmyvacationstruggleagainsttheInternetrealizingfinallythatitwasI.nottheiPadthatwastheproblem.IknewIhadwonwhenwePassedaStarbucksandmywifeaskedifIwantedtostoptousetheWi-Fi.Idon'tneeditIsaiD.Howeveraswereturntopost-vacationlifeahardertestbegins:CanIcontinuewhenI.'mbackatwork?Therearetimeswhentheneedtoknowwhat'sbeingsaidrightnowisgreat.Ihavenointentionofgivingupmyconveniencecompletely.But1hopetoresistthetemptationtocheckmye-maileveryfiveminuteswhichleadstocheckingmyTwitterfeedandawebsiteortwo.Ithinkavacationissupposedtohelpyouresiyourbraintobecomemoreproductive.HereIhopethisoneworked.35.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'slastsummervacation?A.Hewasdeterminedtoenjoythebeautifulview.B.HisiPadruinedhisplanoffinishingagreatnovel.C.HehatedhimselfforactingasifhewereworkingonvacationD.HefeltsatisfiedthathehadstuckT.ohisusualT.imetable.36.WhatdidtheauthordotokeepawayfromtheInternetthisyear?A.Hecutoffhiscellphonesignal.B.HehandedhisiPadtohiswifE.C.HerefusedtocheatinhishousE.D.HelistenedtotheradiomostofthetimE.37.Whenbackatworktheauthorwillprobablychooseto.A.keepcontrolofwhenandhowtousetheInternetB.continuetoroadmoreandmorebooksC.stayawayfromtheInternetforeverD.stopcheckingwhatisbeingsaidrightnowcompletek.38.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofagreatvacationinthepassage?A.A.vacationishavingnothingtodobutreadallday.B.A.vacationprovesthatalifeofpleasureisovervalueD.C.A.vacationmeansachangeofpacetomakeonemorecreativE.D.A.vacationisaperiodoftimetodowhateveronewishesto.
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinlandyouwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto料理andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcard住宿登记卡tothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate价钱.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly相应地.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpracticewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?32.WhiletakingataxiinFinland_____.A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverB.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.apassengercanneverberefusedbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforeleavingwithoutpaying33.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland________.A.aremostlypoorlymanagedB.providemealsforanydinersC.providefreewineandchargeforfoodD.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.B.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.C.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.D.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.35.Thewordthoseinthelastbutoneparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.A.peoplewhoaredishonestB.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotelsC.peoplewhooftentaketaxisD.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust
Americanshavespecialwaysoftalkingabouteconomictroubles.Peopleinbusinessesmaysaytheyfeelthepinch.Ortheymaysaytheyareupagainstit.Orifthingsarereallybadtheymaysaytheyhavetothrowinthetowel.ApinchispainfulpressurE.Tofeelthepinchistosufferpainfulpressureinvolvingmoney.Theexpressionfeelthepinchhasbeenusedsincethesixteenthcentury.ThefamousEnglishwriterWilliamShakespearewrotesomethingveryclosetothisinhisgreatplayKingLear.KingLearsayshewouldacceptnecessity'ssharppinch.HemeanshewouldhavetodowithoutmanyofthethingshealwayshaD.MuchlatertheTimesofLondonnewspaperusedtheexpressionaboutbadeconomictimesduringtheeighteensixties.Itsaidsomuchmoneyhavingbeenspent...Allclassesfeltthepinch.Worsethanfeelingthepinchisbeingupagainstit.ThesayingmeanstobeinalotoftroublE.WordexpertJamesRogerssaystheworditinthesayingcanmeananyandalldifficulties.HesaysthesayingbecamepopularintheUnitedStatesandCanadainthelatenineteenthcentury.WriterGeorgeAdeuseditinabookcalledArtiE.HewroteIsawIwasupagainstit.Sometimesabusinessthatisupagainstitwillhavetothrowinthetowel.Thismeanstoacceptdefeatorsurrender.Throwinginthetowelmaymeanthatacompanywillhavetodeclarebankruptcy破产.Thecompanywillhavetotakelegalstepstoletpeopleknowithasnomoneytopayitsdebts.WordexpertCharlesFunksaysaneighteenseventy-fourpublicationcalledtheSlangDictionaryexplainsthrowinginthetowel.Itsaysthewordsprobablycamefromthesportofboxingorprizefighting.Thebooksaysthesayingbeganbecauseacompetitor'sfacewascleanedwithaclothtowelorothermaterial.Whenaboxer'stowelwasthrownitmeanthewasadmittingdefeat.Mostbusinessesdonotthrowinthetowel.Theyjustre-organizesotheycancompetebetter.51.Ifallclassesfeelthepinchpeoplewillhaveto_________.A.donatemuchmoneytoschoolsB.spendmoremoneyimprovingtheirlivingC.bearthepainfulpressurephysicallyD.overcomebadeconomictimes52.Ifyouareupagainstityouarereallyfacedwith_________.A.alotofbusinesstroubleB.alldifficultiesinlifeC.abookcalledArtieD.acompletefailure53.Howdoesthewritermainlyorganizethisarticle?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byreasoning推理.C.Byusingquotations引用.D.Byexplaininginotherways.54.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Todescribeseveralbusinessstages.B.Tointroducesomeexpressionsabouteconomictroubles.C.Totalkabouttheworkofafewwordexperts.D.Toencouragereaderstodosomeresearchonwords.55.Whichofthefollowingdescribetheworsteconomicsituation?A.Throwinthetowel.B.Beupagainstit.C.Feelthepinch.D.Re-organizE.
AlfredNobelthegreatSwedishinventorandindustrialistwasborninStockholmonOctober211833butmovedtoRussiawithhisparentsin1842wherehisfatherImmanuelmadeastrongpositionforhimselfintheengineeringindustry.ImmanuelNobelinventedlandmineandmadealotofmoneyfromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWarbutwentbankruptsoonafter.ThenthefamilyreturnedtoSwedenin1859whereAlfredbeganhisownstudyofexplosives爆炸inhisfather’slaB.Hehadneverbeentoschooloruniversitybuthadtaughthimselfandbythetimehewastwentyhebecameaskillfulchemistandexcellentlinguist语言学家speakingSwedishRussianGermanFrenchandEnglish.Hebuiltupover80companiesin20differentcountries.HewasalwayssearchingforameaningtolifE.HespentmuchtimeandmoneyworkingonhowtoendthewarsandthepeacebetweennationsuntilhisdeathinItalyin1896.Hisfamouslastwillinwhichheleftmoneytoprovideprizesforoutstandingworkinphysicschemistryphysiologymedicineliteratureandpeaceisamemorialtohisinterestsandideas.Andsothemanisrememberedandrespectedlongafterhisdeath.8.WherewasAlfredNobelborn?Hewasbornin________.A.SwedenB.MoscowC.RussiaD.Stockholm9.WhatdidImmanuelNobelinventedduringtheCrimeanWar?A.LandminE.B.A.strongposition.C.Theengineeringindustry.D.Studyofexplosives.10.AlfredNobelbuiltupmorethan________companiesindifferentcountries.A.80B.60C.40D.2011.WhatwasAlfredNobelalwayssearingfor?________.A.MoretimeandmoremoneyB.HowtoendthewarC.A.meaningtolifeD.Thepeacebetweennations
TheworldisfilledwithsmarteducatedandgiftedpeoplE.Wemeetthemeveryday.A.fewdaysagomycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanicfixeditinjustafewminutes.HeknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginesounD.IwasamazeD.Thesadtruthisthatgreattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100000ayear.A.businessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradetoldmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.ItwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephraseTheyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesJOBmeans‘JustOverBroke’.AndunfortunatelyIwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeoplE.Becauseschoolsdonotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligencemostworkerslivewithintheirmeans.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendthatyoungpeopleseekworkforwhattheywilllearnmorethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteachHowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald'salmostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.IthenaskSoifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburgerhowcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyouTheanswerisobvious:McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.TheworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeoplE.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.4.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.A.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleB.heisreadytohelpothersC.hehasasharpsenseofhearingD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing5.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby.A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownwayC.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn6.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.TheylackfinancialintelligencE.C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.7.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjobB.whatschoolsshouldteachaboutfinanceC.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoorD.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney
Sometimespeopleaddtowhattheysayevenwhentheydon’ttalk.GesturesarethesilentlanguageofeveryculturE.Wepointafingerormoveanotherpartofthebodytoshowwhatwewanttosay.ItisimportanttoknowthebodylanguageofeverycountryorwemaybemisunderstooD.IntheUSApeoplegreeteachotherwithahandshakeinaformalintroduction.Thehandshakemustbefirm.Ifthehandshakeisweakitisasignofweaknessorunfriendliness.Friendsmayplaceahandontheother’sarmorshoulder.Somepeopleusuallywomengreetafriendwithahug.SpaceisimportanttoAmericans.Whentwopeopletalktoeachothertheyusuallystandabouttwoandahalffeetawayandatanangle角度sotheyarenotfacingeachotherdirectly.AmericansgetuncomfortablewhenapersonstandstooclosE.TheywillmovebacktohavetheirspacE.IfAmericanstouchanotherpersonbyaccidenttheysayPardonmeorExcuseme.Americansliketolookattheotherpersonintheeyeswhentheyaretalking.Ifyoudon’tdosoitmeansyouareboredhidingsomethingorarenotinteresteD.ButwhenyoustareatsomeoneitisnotpolitE.ForAmericansthumbsupmeansyesverygoodorwelldonE.ThumbsdownmeanstheoppositE.TocallawaiterraiseonehandtoheadlevelorabovE.Toshowyouwantthecheckmakeamovementwithyourhandsasifyouaresigningapieceofpaper.Itisallrighttopointatthingsbutnotatpeoplewiththehandandindexfinger食指.Americansshaketheirindexfingeratchildrenwhentheyscoldthemandpatthemontheheadwhentheyadmirethem.Learningaculture’sbodylanguageissometimesconfusing.Ifyoudon’tknowwhattodothesafestthingtodoistosmilE.29.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat.A.gesturesdon’tmeananythingwhiletalkingB.gesturescanhelpusexpressourselvesC.wecanlearnalanguagewellwithoutbodylanguageD.Americansliketousegestures30.WhichbehaviorisacceptablewhenpeopletalktoeachotherintheUSA?A.Facingeachotherdirectly.B.Touchingeachother.C.Notlookingattheotherpersonintheeyes.D.NotstandingtooclosE.31.WhenyourAmericanfriendgivesyouathumbsuphemay.A.expresshissatisfactionwithyouB.showhisangeratyouC.showhisrudenesstoyouD.expresshisworriesaboutyou32.Inthelastparagraphtheauthortellsusthat.A.itisnotdifficulttolearnbodylanguageB.asmilecanhelpussolvesomeproblemsC.bodylanguageisveryhelpfultousD.weshouldalwaystalkwithotherswithasmile
ThisMondaythenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’DayjustsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.EveryoneagreesthatdayisaholidaybutisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril301789.SoonafterAmericansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary111732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldatesmakingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22whichisnowwellaccepteD.In1879.CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysActwhichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’snamE.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthdayeventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincolnwhoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashingtonthecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpasseD.Meanwhilemanystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashingtonWashingtonandLincolnorallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@timeforkids.comandtelluswhatyouthink.1.ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor______.A.GeorgeWashingtonB.AbrahamLincolnC.allpresidentsD.theCivilWar2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B.ThechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwisE.C.Thenewactchangedtheholiday’snamE.D.ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3.What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A.Whentocelebratetheholiday.B.Howtocelebratetheholiday.C.Whichpresidenttohonor.D.Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB.ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC.TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD.ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day
Americanslovepeanutbutter.Theaveragechildwilleat1500peanutbutterbeforeheorshegraduateshighschool.Butthereisacontroversyoveranewpeanutbutter.ItiscalledSTEEMPeanutButter.Thispeanutbutteraddsanewingredient:caffeine咖啡因.Coffeeisapopularmorningdrinkbecauseithascaffeineandgivespeopleenergyinthemorning.Evensmallamountsofcaffeinecanbedangeroustochildren.UnitedStatesSenator参议员CharlesSchumersays.P.eanutbutteroneofthesnacksmostcloselyconnectedwithchildrenmighthavetobestoredinthemedicinecupboardratherthaninthekitchencupboard.ThiswillshocktheFoodandDrugAdministration.SchumerwantstheU.S.FDAtoinvestigatE.HeobservedthatearliertheFDApreventedplansforacaffeinatedchewinggum.STEEMthemanufacturersaidWearesellingthecaffeinatedpeanutbutterallovertheworlD.Theproductprovidescaffeineinaneasilydigestibleway.CaffeinatedfoodshavebeensoldinU.S.storesforwelloveradecadeandareinnowayanewideA.Customerstellustheywanttoeatthecaffeinatedpeanutbuttersotheydon’thavetodrinkasmuchcoffeeorenergydrinks.Thepeanutbutterisnotintendedforchildren.PeanutbutterhasbeenafavoriteofchildrenforgenerationsSchumercontinued:ParentsacrossthecountryhavetoworryaboutasceneinwhichtheirchildmightunknowinglybiteintoapeanutbutterthatcontainsmorecaffeinethantwocupsofcoffeE.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssayscaffeineinsmallamountscanhelpthephysicalperformanceofadults.Buttheacademyurgesparentsnottoallowchildrentotakeevensmallamountsofcaffeineowingtocaffeine’spossiblenegativeeffectsonachild’sheartandbraindevelopment.24.ThereisacontroversyovertheSTEEMPeanutButterbecauseitcontains______.A.fatB.peanutC.caffeineD.nutrition25.CharlesSchumersuggeststhatthenewpeanutbuttershouldbe______.A.keptinthekitchencupboardB.outofchildren’sreachC.manufacturedinhugequantitiesD.eatenbychildrenforgenerations26.AccordingtoSTEEMthenewpeanutbutterispopularwithadultsbecause______.A.itisatraditionalfoodB.itisdigestedmoreeasilyC.itsproductionisnotbannedD.theyeatitinsteadofenergydrinks27.WecanguessfromthetextthattheresponsibilityoftheFoodandDrugAdministrationisto______.A.introducenewfoodsanddrugsB.promotethesalesoffoodsanddrugsC.guaranteethesafetyoffoodsanddrugsD.improvethephysicalperformanceofadults
Afteracouplehashadtheirfirschildtotheirdisappointmenttheybecomeinfertile不生育的andcannothavemorechildren.M.anycoupleshavedifficultieshavingchildrentandsometimesitisimpossibleforcouplestohavechildrenbecausetheyareinfertilE.FortunatelyCloningwouldallowthesecouplestohavechildren.Thisisonereasonwhyitisdifficulttodecideifcloningismoral伦理的ornot.ThefollowingaresomeofthereasonswhycloningshouldbealloweD.Asjustdiscussedcloningcanbeusedtohelpbenefitthosethatcannothavechildrenthroughthenormal.naturalway.ItisthedesireofmostcouplestohavechildrenandwhenitisimpossibletobarechildrenoftheirownsomearewillingtodoanythingtohaveachilD.Cloningwillallowthemtohaveachildormanychildrenthathavethegeneticpatternoftheparents.Throughcloningresearchcanprogress.Wecanlearnenoughtohumanorganswithouthavingtoproducehumanbeings.WemaydeveloptechnologytoalloweasiergenetictestingandfixingproblemssuchasspinalcordinjuriescancerandmanymorE.CloningorgansfororgantransplantsisoneofthemajorpracticalreasonsthatcloningshouldbealloweD.Thereisalwaysahighdemandfororgans.Someargueforthecloningofhumanstocreateextrabodyparts.Otherstalkofjustwantingtocloneanorgantoreplaceafaultyorgan.Rejuvenation返老还童isalsoakeyargumentforadvocatesofcloning.Humancloningmayonedaycureheartattacks.Somescientistsbelievethatbyinjectingclonedhealthyheartcellsintodamagedhearttissuewillleadtohealingoftheheart.32.Thetopicofthetextisintroducedby.A.givinganexampleB.makecomparisonsC.settingdowngeneralrulesD.presentingresearchfinding33.Thethirdparagraphiswrittentotellus.A.clothingcanbenefitresearchB.scientificresearchisprogressingC.humanorganareingreatdemandD.cloningmakesgenetictestingeasier34.What'sthemajorreasonthatpeopleargueforthecloningofhumans?A.Tocuresomeseriousdiseases.B.Tohelpthecoupleswhoorgantransplants.C.Toproduceorgansfororgantransplants.D.Tohelppeoplerealizethedreamofrejuvenation.35.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetest?
Advertisinggivesusefulinformationaboutwhichproductstobuy.Butmodemadvertisingdoesmorethangivesnewsaboutproductsandservices.Today'sadvertisementsoradstrytogetconsumers消费tobuycertainbrands品牌.Writersofadvertisingaresoskillfulthattheycansometimespersuadeaconsumertowearacertainkindofclothing.eataspecialkindofcereal麦片.orseeamovie.ConsumersmightneverevenwantaproductiftheydidnotseeorhearadvertisementsforitForexampleyouprobablydonotneedthenewestcerealinthesupermarket.T.herearE.prohablymanycerealbrandsonyourkitchenshelves.Yourmaynothavespaceonyourshelfforanother.ButifyouseE.adsaboutanewcerealthatisyourextra-tastyandhasafreeprizeinthebox.youmaywantit.A.dvertisingmustgetattemion.Tobeeffective.itmustheexcitingenteraining.orprovidesomepleasureThesecretofwritinggoodadvertisingcopyistoofferagoodideaaswellasproduct.TheideaiswhattheadisreallysellingOneexampleisanadthatsayseatingacertaincerealwillmakeapersondowellinsports.Thatcerealbrandmaysellbetterifconsumersthinkitoffersstrengthandenergy.43.Whatisdiscussedmthispassage?A.Thecontentofmodemadvertising.B.Theresultsofmodemadvertising.C.Thewritingofmodermadvertising.D.Theskillsofmodemadvertising.44.Accordingtothepassageagoodadvertisementshould.A.givepeopleusefulinformationB.bebothpersuasiveandeffectiveC.showpeopleaproductD.showpeopleanewideaaproduct45.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.modernadvertisinghaslesseffectoncustomers.B.oncecustomersseeadsaboutanewcerealtheyaresuretobuyitC.cerealisakindoffoodwhichispopularamongpeopleD.cerealcanmakepeoplestrong
EverybodywantstohaveahappylifE.TheproblemisthatnooneteachesyouhowtoliveahappylifE.Therearemanywaystodothisbutherearethreeofthemtohelpyoustart.Define定义whathappinessisIoftenhearpeoplesaytheywanttobehappy.ButwhenIaskthemwhathappinessistothemtheycan’tsayitclearly.Ifyoudon’tknowhappinessistoyouhappinessisonlyaworD.Havegoals.Ifyouknowwhatmakesyouhappythenyouneedtohavegoalstogetthosethings.Youcan’tgetsomethingifyouonlywantitbutdon’tmakeitcomE.Don’tdothingsthatmakeyouunhappy.Thismaylookveryeasybutyouwouldbesurprisedhowmanypeopledothingsthatmakethemunhappy.Ifyouwanthappinessinyourlifethenyouhavetodothingsthatmakeyouhappy.41.Accordingtothisarticleeverybodywantsto.A.liveahappylifeB.havegoalsC.sayclearlywhathappinessis42.Todefinehappinessis.A.easyB.difficultC.important43.Weneedtotogetthosethingsthatmakeushappy.A.havegoalsB.havemoneyC.goout44.WhichoffollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Weshouldhavegoalstogethappiness.B.EverybodyknowsclearlyhowtoliveahappylifE.C.Manypeopledothingsthatmakethemunhappy45.Thebesttitleforthisarticleis.A.ThreeWaystoStartaHappyLifE.B.ThreeThingsThatMakeYouUnhappyC.ThreeKindsofHappiness
WithaloudHem!andalongbreathJobegantoreadveryfast.ThegirlslistenedwithinterestforthetalewasromanticandsomewhatsadasmostofthecharactersdiedintheenD.IlikethataboutthesplendidpicturewasAmy’sapprovingremarkasJopauseD.Iprefertheromancepart.ViolaandAngeloaretwoofourfavoritenamesisn’tthatodd?saidMegwipinghereyesfortheromancepartwastragiC.Whowroteit?askedBethwhohadcaughtaglimpseofJo’sfacE.ThereadersuddenlysatupcastawaythepaperdisplayingareddenedfaceandwithafunnymixtureofseriousnessandexcitementrepliedinaloudvoiceYoursister.You?criedMegdroppingherwork.It’sverygoodsaidAmycritically.Iknewit!Iknewit!OhmyJoIamsoproud!AndBethrantohughersisteroverthissplendidsuccess.Dearmehowdelightedtheyallweretobesure!HowMegwouldn’tbelieveittillshesawthewords.MissJosephineMarchactuallyprintedinthepaper.HowgraciouslyAmycriticizedtheartisticpartsofthestoryandofferedhintsfortheserieswhichunfortunatelycouldn’tbecarriedoutastheheroandheroineweredeaD.HowBethgotexcitedandskippedandsangwithjoy.HowproudMrs.Marchwaswhensheknewit.HowJolaughedwithtearsinhereyesasshedeclaredshemightaswellbeapeacockanddonewithitandhowthe‘SpreadEagle’mightbesaidtobeathiswingstriumphantlyovertheHouseofMarchasthepaperpassedfromhandtohanD.Tellusaboutit.Whendiditcome?Howmuchdidyougetforit?WhatwillFathersay?Won’tLaurielaugh?criedthefamilyallinonebreathastheysurroundedJoforthesefoolishaffectionatepeoplemadeajubilee狂欢ofeverylittlehouseholdjoy.BequietgirlsandI’lltellyoueverythingsaidJowonderingifMissBurneyfeltanygranderoverherEvilinathanshedidoverher‘RivalPainters’.Havingtoldhowshedisposed处理ofhertalesJoaddedAndwhenIwenttogetmyanswerthemansaidhelikedthembothbutdidn’tpaybeginnersonlyletthemprintinhispaperandnoticedthestories.Itwasgoodpracticehesaidandwhenthebeginnersimprovedanyonewouldpay.SoIlethimhavethetwostoriesandtodaythiswassenttomeandLauriecaughtmewithitandinsistedonseeingitsoIlethim.AndhesaiditwasgoodandIshallwritemoreandhe’sgoingtogetthenextpaidforandIamsohappyforintimeImaybeabletosupportmyselfandhelpthegirls.Jo’sbreathgaveouthereandwrappingherheadinthepapershewettedherlittlestorywithafewnaturaltearsfortobeindependentandearnthepraiseofthoseshelovedwerethedearestwishesofherheartandthisseemedtobethefirststeptowardthathappyenD.67.WhydidM.egwipehereyesafterJoreadthestory?A.BecausethestorywastragicromancE.B.BecausethestorywasquiteaninterestingonE.C.Becauseshewasexcitedathersister'ssuccess.D.BecauseofherfavoritenamesViolaandAngelo.68.WhoisMissJosephineMarchaccordingtothepassage?A.Meg.B.Beth.C.Jo.D.Amy.69.Theunderlinedwordtriumphantlyprobablymeans________.A.joyfullywithgreatsuccessorvictoryB.bravelyagainstdifficultiesorhardshipsC.vigorouslywithgreatstrengthandcourageD.confidentlywithsupportfromothers70.Howmuchdidthepaperpayheraccordingtothepassage?A.Much.B.A.littlE.C.Unknown.D.NonE.
Beinglessthanperfectlywell-dressedinabusinesssettingcanresultinafeelingofgreatdiscomfortthatmaywellrequiretreatmenttoeliminatE.Andthesadtruthisthatclothingmismatchesonthejobcanruinthedayofthepersonwhoiswearingtheinappropriateattire着装—andthepeoplewithwhomheorshecomesincontact.Officesvarywhenitcomestodresscodes.SomebusinesseshaveveryhighstandardsfortheiremployeesandsetstrictguidelinesforofficeattirewhileothersmaintainamorerelaxedattitudE.Howeveritisalwaysimportanttorememberthatnomatterwhatyourcompany’sattitudeisregardingwhatyouwearyouareworkinginabusinessenvironmentandyoushoulddressproperly.CertainitemsmaybemoreappropriateforeveningwearthanforabusinessmeetingjustasshortsandaT-shirtarebettersuitedforthebeachthanforanofficeenvironment.Yourattireshouldreflectbothyourenvironmentandyourposition.A.seniorvicepresidenthasadifferentimagetomaintainthanthatofasecretaryorsalesassistant.LikeitornotyouwillbejudgedbyyourpersonalappearancE.Thisisnevermoreapparentthanondress-downdayswhenwhatyouwearcansaymoreaboutyouthananybusinesssuitevercoulD.Infactpeoplewillpaymoreattentiontowhatyouwearondress-downdaysthanonbusinessprofessionaldays.Thuswhendressinginbusinesscasualclothestrytoputsomegoodtasteintoyourwardrobechoicesrecognizethattherealdefinitionofbusinesscasualistodressjustonenotch等级downfromwhatyouwouldnormallywearofbusiness-professionalattiredays.RemembertherearebordersbetweenyourcareerandoursociallifE.Youshoulddressonewayforplayandanotherwaywhenyoumeanbusiness.AlwaysaskyourselfwhereyouaregoingandhowotherpeoplewillbedressedwhenyougettherE.Isthefinaldestinationtheoperathebeachortheoffice?Dressproperlyandyouwilldiscoverthetruthintheprinciplethatclothesmaketheman—andthewoman.Whenindoubtalwaysmisjudgeonthesideofdressingslightlymoretraditionallythanthesituationdemands.58.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtodressproperlyinabusinesssetting.B.A.presidentofacompanyshoulddressdifferentlyfromasecretaryorsalesassistant.C.Thedifferencesbetweenprofessionalandcasualdress.D.ImproperdresswillmakeapersonfeeluncomfortablE.59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Everycompanyhasstrictrulesregardingofficedress.B.Youcanwearwhateveryoulikeifyourcompanydoesn’thavestandardsfordressing.C.Youshoulddressaccordingtothebusinesssettingevenwhentherearenofixedrules.D.Incompanieswithrelaxedrulesonofficedressyoucan’tspotamanageramongothers.60.Whichstatementbestdescribesdress-downdays?A.Wecan’tjudgeaperson’stastebyhisclothesondress-downdays.B.People’sclothesondress-downdaysdon’treceivemuchattention.C.Ondress-downdaysyoucanwearwhateveryoulikE.D.Peopleareusuallymorecarefulaboutwhattheywearondress-downdaysthanonotheroccasions.61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheruleinthepassagewithregardtobusinessdress?A.Forabusinessmeetingandaconcertyoushoulddressdifferently.B.Remembertoaskothersforadvicewhenyouarenotsureaboutwhattodress.C.Thinkabouthowotherguestswillwearifyouareinvitedtoadinner.D.Dressabittraditionallyifyouarenotsureaboutproperdressforacertainoccasion.
TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.21.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard22.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones23.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
Ahandsomemancanearnafifthmorethananaverage-lookingcolleaguebutabeautifulwomanisnotpaidapennymorethanheraverage-lookingcolleaguenewresearchhasshown.Thestudybysenioreconomists经济学家foundthatbeinggood-lookingmeantmaleworkerscouldearn22percentmorethanaverage-lookingcolleagues.ResearcherssaidgoodlooksdidnotgivewomenasimilaradvantagE.AndrewLeighaformereconomicsprofessorattheAustralianNationalUniversitywhoco-authoredthereportsaid:Beautycanbeadouble-edgedswordforwomen.Somepeoplestillbelievegoodlooksandintelligenceareincompatible矛盾的inwomensoagood-lookingwomencan’tbethatproductivebutitdoesn’taffect-men’spay.Hesaidthatalthoughhebelievedgood-lookingwomenmayalsoearnmoretheresearchdidnotsupporthistheory.Theresearchfoundthathandsomemeninalljobsfrommanuallabour手工劳动tohighly-paidprofessionalcareerscanearn22percentmorethantheircolleaguesdoingthesamework.Menwithbelow-averagelooksfaceabattleintheofficewithuglinessreducingaman’searningsby26percentcomparedtoanaverage-lookingworker.FormermalemodellanMitchell28whohasafirstclassdegreeinhistoryfromEdinburghUniversityandnowworksforacosmeticscompanytoldtheSundayTimes:’ItgivesyouconfidenceandIsuspectpeopletendtowarmtoyoumorequickly.ThestudynamedUnpackingtheBeautyPremiumwasthelargestexerciseofitskindandrepeatedasurveyfrom1984toseeifthebeautypremium美貌价hadchangeD.Leighsaidtheresearchshowedpeopleintheworkplacewerelookist以貌取人的andhehopedthefindingswouldencourageemployerstoremovetheirprejudicE.32.Whathastheresearchfound?A.MaleworkerspaymoreattentiontotheirappearanceB.HandsomemenhaveanadvantageintheirjobsC.Appearanceplaysanimportantroleatwork.D.Themorebeautifulafemaleisthelowertheirintelligenceis33.WhatisAndrewLeigh’sopinion?A.Beautyisadouble-edgedswordforworkersB.Gook-lookingfemalesarelikelytoearnmoreC.EmployershaveprejudiceinemployingworkersD.Moreattentionispaidtoappearancenowthanbefore34.WecanlearnfromthetextthatmenwhoarebelowaverageinappearanceA.earn26%lessthanhandsomemenB.earn22%lessthanaverage-lookingmenC.earnasmuchasaverage-lookingmenD.earn26%lessthanaverage-lookingmen35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.EmployeesshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirappearanceB.MalesandfemalesshouldbetreatedequallyininterviewsC.Good-lookingmentendtoearnmoreD.Beautifulfemaleintervieweesaren’tpopularininterviews
Manypeoplethinkthatthemostpopularwayofcommunicatingwithotherpeopleisthroughthemouth.Butwhattheydon’tknowisthatactualcommunicationusingthemouthaccountsforonlyaround10%orevenlessofallthemeanstocommunicateamessagE.MoreoveryoucanneverdeterminethetruthfulnessorhonestyofpeoplebywhattheysayalonE.Infactwordsexpressedthroughthemouthoftendonotreflectwhatpeoplereallythinkorfeel.ThemorereliablewayyoucandeterminetheirtrueinnerfeelingsandthoughtsisbyreadingtheirbodylanguagE.Everybodycommunicatesusingthesegesturesandifyouunderstandthegesturesandtheirmeaningsyouwillbeabletoreadpeopleandknowwhattheyarereallycommunicatingtoyou.Oneresearcherevenwentasfarastosaythatwespeaktohidewhat’sonourminds.ButgesturescannotliE.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatitwouldbelikeifyoucanseethroughtheemotionsofotherpeople?Let’ssayyouaskapersonwhetherhecandoanimportanttask.HesaysOK.ButdeepinsideyouarequestioningyourselfIshereallywillingtodothisjob?orDoeshehavetheconfidenceinfinishingthistask?Youcan’tquestionhimdirectlybecausethatwouldbelikebelittlinghim.Andevenifyouaskhimthosequestionshisreplieswillnottellyouwhathereallyfeelsorthinks.SothemostusefulwayistoobservehisbodylanguagE.Expressionslikesmilingfrowningpoutingfacialreddeningsweatingtoecurlingandsidewaysglancesarevisiblehintsthatcanhelpyoumakearightjudgment.21.Accordingtothepassageweknow_______.A.wordsthroughthemoutharethemostcommonwayincommunicationB.bodylanguageisthequickestwaytohelppeopleunderstandeachotherC.expressionsarethemostpowerfultooltojudgewhetheramanisconfidentornotD.youmayknowwhatapersonreallythinkswiththehelpofreadinghisbodylanguage22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthesecondparagraph?A.WecanexpressourselveswellbybodylanguagE.B.WeusewordstopreventothersknowingourtruethoughtsC.Spokenwordscanfullyreflectourtrueself.D.Weusebodylanguagetohelpexpressourselves23.Theunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedwith______A.lookingdownuponB.speakinghighlyofC.laughingatD.believingin
StayingsilentcanbejustaspowerfulasthewordsyoumeantosaylikewhentheactofhuggingwillbemorecomfortingthansayingSorryforyourloss.Anothertimewhensilenceisgoldeniswhenyouareunsureofwhattosay.Ifyouareconfusedaboutyourownfeelingsconcerningamatterit’sbesttostayquietuntilyouaremorecertainbecausemoreharmcanbedonebyrevealingfalseorexaggeratedfeelingsChoosesilenceinsteadofblurtingoutin-the-momentfeelingsthatarehurtfulandnotreallyhowyoufeelinthegrandschemeofthings.Whenyoufeeltheurgetosayanunkindthingtakeafewbreathsandthinkofthepossibleconsequencesofyourwords.Silencecanbeyourbestfriendduringnegotiations.Sayyourpiecethencloseyourmouthandlettheotherpersoncometotheirownconclusions.Yoursilenceshowsthatoneyouareconfidentinwhatyoujustsaidandtwoyourespecttheotherpersonenoughtohearwhattheyhavetosay.Sometimessilenceisthebestandmosttimelysolutionbecausetheotherpersonisnotinapositiontohearwhatyouhavetosay.Forexamplewhenafriendneedsforyoutolistentoherproblemsbutsheisunabletoacceptyouradviceatthatmoment.Practicebeingsilentatworkwhenyoudon’thaveanythingmeaningfultocontributE.Unlessyoucanstarttheconversationbypointingoutsomethinginterestingmissingorbeneficialit’sbesttojustobserveandlearn.Finallysilenceisgoldenwhenyoudon’twanttoengageinafool’sargument.Assomesquabbles口角willneverberesolvedonemustagreetodisagreE.HowevertherewillbetimesinyourlifewhereyouwillneedthepowerofyourvoicethevoicewithinyouthatwantsandneedstoberespectedandappreciateD.29.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout___A.whetherornottostaysilentB.whytostaysilentC.howtostaysilentD.whentostaysilent30.Whatisthebesttododuringnegotiation?A.GraspeverychancetosaymorethantheotherB.CloseyourmouthandjustlistentotheotherC.SpeakoutyourownpointsanddiscusswithothersD.Keepsilentafterexpressingyourself31.Tofollowthispassagethewriterislikelytocontinuetellingabout___A.theoccasionswhenyoushouldspeakupB.thepowerofyourvoiceC.theadvantagesofspeakingupD.thedisadvantagesofstayingsilent
Whileastronautsinspacegettodomanyexcitingthingstheymissoutonordinarythingsthatwealltakeforgranted—beingabletowalkonfirmgroundhangingoutwithfamilyanddiggingintoasliceofhotsteamingpizzA.Thoughnotmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirsttwothingstheremaysoonbeasolutiontothethirdonethankstothiscool3-Dpizzaprinter!AboutayearagoNASAoffered$125000toAnjanContractora3-DtechnologyexperttobuildadevicethatwouldallowastronautstomakepizzaondemanD.Themechanicalengineerpromisedthathisinventionwouldproducepiesinlargequantitiesthatlookedtastedandevensmelledlikepizzamadeincommonovens.Latelastyeartheengineerpresentedavideoofhisfirstprototype原型thatbeginsbycreatingasinglesliceofdough面团thatiscookedandprintedatthesametimE.Thencomesthetomatosauce—amixoftomatopowderoilandwaterandfinallyaproteinslicethatresemblescheesE.Whilethevideodoesn’tshowthebakingprocesstheinventorsaysthatoncethepizzaisprinteditcanbereadytobeconsumed消耗in7seconds.WhilethepieinthevideolooksdeliciousenoughtoattractanypizzaloverAnjanContractorisfarfromreadyforastronauts.That’sbecausehestillhastofindasolutiontomakethefoodcontainerintheprinterlastfor30years.Thoughthatmaysoundunrealisticactuallyitisnot.AnjanContractorbelievesthattheonlywaythatispossibleisthatthewaterisremovedfromalltheingredientsandthentheyarereducedtothepowderform.Thisasyoucanimaginewillnotbesoeasy.Butwhiletheprintermaynotbereadyforspaceitcertainlylooksreadyenoughforpeopleonearth.HopefullyNASAandContractorwillconsidersellingittothosenotfortunateenoughtogotoMars!12.Whydoestheauthormentionthethingsthatastronautsinspacecannotdo?A.ToaskusnottotakecommonthingsforgranteD.B.ToshowtheyliveadifficultlifetherE.C.ToshowtheirlifeisboringinspacE.D.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.13.NASAoffered$125000toAnjanContractormainlyto________.A.createsomenewtypeof3-DprinterB.attractmorecompaniestoworkforNASAC.helpastronautsinspaceenjoyfreshpizzaonedayD.producepizzainlargequantitiestoearngreatprofits14.ThebiggestchallengethatAnjanContractorisfacedwithnowisprobablythat________.A.hehasnomoneylefttogoonwithhisresearchB.thepizzadoesn’tseemappetizingtopizzaloversC.hehasnowaytomakepizzathatcanlastforthirtyyearsD.hecannotmakethefoodcontainerlastfordecades15.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.NASAistryingitsbesttohelpastronautseatbetterB.AstronautsmaysoonbeabletoenjoysteaminghotpizzaC.NASAisworkingonmakingpizzaforcommonpeopleD.A.3-Dpizzaprinterhasbeenusedtomakepizza
Morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.Thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverhasbeenwashedaway.Thetowniscutoffbyfloodwaters.AtthefifthmileJalanTengknthewateristwometersdeep.ItisclosedtoalltraffiC.Floodingfirsthappenedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.PeopletryingtogettohighergroundwerejustintimetoescapethedestroyingoftheflooD.Mostofthefloodvictims受害者hadtoleavealltheirthingsbehinD.TheNationalFloodRelief救济CenterwasreportedtogiveitshelpandbyearlyeveningthewholetownwasmovedouthelpedbythearmypoliceRedCrossSocietyandvolunteers.ThefloodvictimsarenowhousedindifferentsimplereliefcentersinthenearbytownofTernang.EverythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunluckypeopleagovernmentspokesmansaidInfactmoneyfoodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublicorganizationsandhelpfulpeoplE.A.DisasterReliefFund救灾基金会willbestartedassoonaspossiblE.AccordingtothelatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobewhollycoveredbythewater.SofarnodeathshavebeenreporteD.28.Basedonthecontentsthispassageisprobablytakenfrom______.A.astorybookB.atextbookC.amagazineD.anewspaper29.Thereasonwhytherecamesuchabigfloodthereisthat______.A.thebanksonbothsidesweretoolowB.theriverwastoonarrowandshallowC.theyhadhadrainydaysforsometimeD.thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverwasbroken30.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A.thoughthetownwasfloodedyoucouldstillgotherebybusB.thefloodhasn'tbroughtalargelosstothetownasnobodydiedinthefloodC.assoonasthewaterflowedoverthebankspeoplebegantogotohigherlandsD.thegovernmentandthewholesocietyaretakinggreatcareofthefloodvictims31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.BigFloodB.TernangIsinDangerC.Over10000PeopleAreHomelessD.GreatHelpIsNeeded
Humansmaybeabadinfluenceontheirbestfriends---atleastwhenitcomestoproblem-solving.Inataskthatwasn’tverytoughwolvesperformedmustbetterthandogs.Alltheanimalshadtodowaspullthelidoffafoodcontainercontainingasausagetreat.MoniqueUdellstudiesanimalbehavioratOregonStateUniversityinCorvallis.Shetested10petdogsandanother10dogsfromananimalshelter.Inonesetoftestsapersonwasnearbybutdidnotencourageordiscouragethedogs.Thosedogstypicallyspent10to15percentoftheirtimegazingattheperson.Theyspentamere5percentoftheirtimeorlesstouchingthecontainer.Udellofferedthesamechallengetowolves.Theseanimalshadbeenraisedandfedbypeoplebutstilllivedoutdoors.Herethewolvesdidn’tlookatthenearbyperson.Insteadtheydevotedabout90percentofthetimetostrugglingwiththeboxholdingatreat.Whensomeonewalkedaroundthedogsandactivelyencouragedthemtokeeptryingtoopentheboxthedogsdidspendmoretimehandlingtheproblem.A.fewmoreevenmanagedtoopenthebox.Buttheirsuccessratestilldidnotmatchthewolves.Thedogsandwolveswerealsotestedwhennoonewaspresent.Buteventhenthedogsdidn’tpaworteattheboxmuchmorethantheydidwhenahumanwaspresent.29.Accordingtoparagraph2howdidthedogsperformintheexperiment?A.TheyshowedreducedintelligenceB.TheyfoundthetreatintheboxlessattractiveC.TheyfoundthewolvesweredangerousD.Theyspentmoretimewaitingforhelp30.Whatwastheeffectofencouragementonthedogs?A.ItmadetheirsuccessrateimprovealotB.ItmadethemseeklessguidanceC.ItmadethemalittlemoredevotedtothetaskD.Itmadethemabletocompetewiththewolves31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.HowwolvesanddogsdifferfromeachotherB.ThereasonwhywolvesaredangerousC.DogsaremorerelaxedwhennooneisaroundD.Wolvesbeatdogsinproblem-solvingtests
Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan'ttalkbutcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlyingbuttheydoagreethatmanyanimalsfrombirdstochimpanzeesbehavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?DishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvivE.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexampleabirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator猎食动物getsclosetoitsnesttheploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthehurtadultleavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbirdthescrubjayburiesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.SotheygobacklaterunburythefoodandburyitagainsomewhereelsE.Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon'tmakenests鸟巢.Insteadtheygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeouttheiradoptive收养的parentsfeedthem.Chimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneaky.Afterafightthelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshandtoothechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherwaystoo.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylovesuchasbananasitisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.ButsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfooD.Thatwayotherchimpsdon'thearthemandtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfooD.AschildrenmanyofuslearnthesayingYoucan'tfoolMotherNaturE.Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusthereither.32.A.ploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured33.ByChimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneakyparagraph5theauthormeans______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shanD.C.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?
Allhotelsarerestoredperiodically.HoweverfewdoitasfrequentlyasSweden’sIcehotel.LocatedinaremotevillageofSwedenthehotelisconstructedentirelyfromiceandthereforehastoberebuiltannually.The26-year-oldtraditionbeganaccidentallyin1989whenlocalsorganizedanartexhibitiontoattractwintervisitors.AmongthetouristswasanadventurousgroupthatannouncedtheirintentionofspendingthenightinthebuildingwheretheexhibitionwasbeinghelD.That'swhentheideaofbuildingtheicyaccommodationsoccurredtothelocals.EachyearthepreparationsbegininMarchandtheconstructionstartsinNovember.WithineighttotwelveweeksIcehotelisreadytowelcomeitsfirstvisitorsuntilmid-April.Afterthatthebeautifulstructurewillslowlymeltintoonegiantpool.Amongthisyear'suniquesuite套房offeringsistheElephantintheRoom.Itfeaturesa3-metretallsculptedelephantoverlookinganice-framedbeD.Forthoseseekingsomethingmorecutting-edgethereareonesthemedafteraSwedishhorrorfilmandlocalfairytales.Togetagoodnight'srestguestshavetosnuggleinsidetheirsleepingbagswithglovesandhatson.Thoughthatseemsalittleuncomfortablevisitorssayitisanexperiencelikenoneother.Thehotelalsofeaturesabeautifullycraftedicechurchwhereover100coupleswillgetmarriedthisyearandanIceBarthatwillservedrinksinglassescarvedfromicE.Thoughdiningoptionsarelimitedtothehotel'sonlyrestaurantguestswillhavelittletocomplainaboutwithMichelin-trainedchefAlexanderMeierinchargE.Tokeepcustomersentertainedthehoteloffersalotoffunactivitieslikesnowshoeingdogsleddingandevenovernightwildernesscamping.12.WhatmakestheIcehotelspecial?A.ItislocatedinaremotevillagE.B.Itholdsanartexhibitionannually.C.ItisentirelybuiltfromicE.D.Itoffersdifferentthemesuites.13.HowlongisIcehotelinserviceeveryyear?A.Aboutonemonth.B.Aboutthreemonths.C.Abouthalfayear.D.Aboutawholeyear.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcutting-edgeinparagraphfourprobablymean?A.Thrilling.B.Beautiful.C.Frustrating.D.Peaceful.15.WhatcanvisitorsdowhilestayingintheIcehotel?A.LearntosculptanimalsfromicE.B.Havedinnerinarestaurantnearby.C.HoldweddingceremoniestherE.D.WatchSwedishhorrormovies.
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