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    Mirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding. It is a powerful tool that we use without even knowing it.

The most obvious forms of mirroring are yawning and smiling. When you see someone yawn, you are likely to yawn immediately. Smiling is also pretty contagious-seeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.

Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say “I am like you, I feel the same”. Research shows that people who experience the same feelings are likely to trust, understand and accept each other.

Women have the natural ability to pick up and understand body signals. Therefore, it is not surprising that a woman is more likely to mirror another woman than a man is to mirror another man. That's why women are regarded as better talkers, even if they might not really have more close friends.

It is interesting that when a man tries to mirror a woman's body language while she is talking, he may seem to her as caring, intelligent and attractive.

Mirroring body language is an excellent way to build trust and understanding quickly. If you want to set up a connection with a new person, mirror his or her gestures, sitting position, tone of voice and talking pace. This will make them feel that there is something about you that they like.

While mirroring body language gains you acceptance, you still need to take into consideration your relationship with the person you are mirroring. If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the body language of your boss, he will view you as arrogant. However, if you want to defeat those who are trying to prove superior to you, mirroring their body language will help defeat them and change their position.

1.What does the underlined word “contagious” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Affecting each other. B.Powerful to show one's feelings.

C.Attractive to the others. D.Being gentle to people around.

2.When copying others' body language, one usually can ______.

A.send wrong messages B.hide true feelings

C.win others' acceptance D.avoid misunderstanding

3.What might happen if you try to mirror your boss's body language?

A.You will appear very attractive. B.It will help to soften his position.

C.You will seem unacceptably proud. D.It will be a good way to build trust.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.It is important to copy the others' gestures.

B.Why women are regarded as better talkers.

C.Men is not good at nonverbal communication.

D.Mirroring body language can be a useful tool.

    Jane Goodall is best known for her 26-year study of the chimps in the wild. There, she made several revolutionary discoveries that made her one of the greatest field scientists of the 20th century.

Born in London in 1934, the expectations for Jane were standard for the time: a marriage to a nice man, followed by a few children. Fortunately, her mother never discouraged (劝阻, 使气馁) her interests: animals and the natural world. Once her mother discovered that little Jane had brought a handful of worms (幼虫) to bed; rather than screaming, she explained that her new little friends needed the soil to live, and together, they took them back to the garden.

Jane was a bookworm who admired Doctor Dolittle and loved the Tarzan novels. Reading did its usual quiet but life-changing thing: Jane developed a dream to go to Africa and live among the wild animals.

Jane realized her dream on July 14, 1960 when she arrived at Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study the chimps. However, for two months, the chimps escaped when they heard her coming. The only thing she saw was the back of a chimp，running away from her.

“The more I thought of the task I had set myself, the more discouraged I became,” Jane wrote in her first book, In the Shadow of Man.

Eventually, she became familiar with a male chimp and his big family. She observed them kiss, hug, pat each other on the back, shake their fingers at each other. She watched them act very human-like.

One day, moving quietly through the jungle, Jane saw the male chimp sit beside a large termite mound (白蚁土堆). He kept taking small braches from trees and putting them in the holes to fish the ants.

In any case, Jane’s discovery became the talk of the scientific world. Harvard’s Stephen Jay Gould observed, “We must now re-think what the words ‘tool’ (工具) and ‘man’ mean or accept chimps as humans.”

1.What did Jane’s mother do when she found the worms on the bed?

A. She studied them carefully. B. She shouted at her daughter.

C. She threw them into the garden. D. She explained they liked the soil.

2.Which is the major reason that made Jane dream to work in the wild?

A. Doctor Dolittle’s invitation. B. Her interest in chimps.

C. The reading in her childhood. D. Her mother’s encouragement.

3.How did Jane feel during the first two months in Africa?

A. Lonely. B. Frightened.

C. Hopeless. D. Content.

4.What did Stephen Jay Gould’s words imply?

A. Chimps should be accepted as humans.

B. Jane’s discovery is of great importance.

C. Only human beings know how to make use of tools.

D. The scientists should confirm the meaning of the words.

    I speak Spanish, because I was born in Spain. But then at primary school I had to learn Russian, and at high school, I was taught how to speak German. But I always wanted to speak English.

At last I came to America. Everywhere there was English! But even if I heard and felt its presence, it was hard for me to understand it and express myself in it. The few lessons of English that I had taken in Spain gave me only a chance to introduce myself, and I didn’t even know how to buy things and ask directions.

To talk to somebody, I went to a high school to take a course in English for foreigners. Disappointingly, it took almost an hour to get through the process of introducing ourselves. Everyone had to learn something that I had already known from my books – the English alphabet (字母表) and numbers. I thought it was a waste of time, so I quit.

After a month, I tried again, but this time at college. After 15 minutes of introducing ourselves, a teacher gave us a lecture about the history of English. Then we were told that it was very important to know English in an English-speaking country. It took three hours for the teacher to tell us this. Again, I quit.

But I didn’t stop looking for something or someone that would help me to achieve my goal, and I found a tutor from Literacy Volunteers of America. But I still wasn’t happy with the classes. And when it was my turn to give a speech, I was happy to use all the long, complicated words that I had learned from one of my English books. When I had finished, my tutor said “Well, I think I have to learn English before coming to teach you!” This time, the tutor quit!

1.How many languages has the writer learned?

A.Two. B.Four.

C.Three. D.Five.

2.Why did the author leave the high school?

A.Because no one wanted to talk to him.

B.Because everyone had to learn the English alphabet and numbers.

C.Because the lessons were too easy.

D.Because the courses were prepared for the natives.

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe the writer?

A.happy. B.crazy.

C.serious. D.friendly.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.The writer learnt many foreign languages.

B.The writer tested the teachers’ English abilities.

C.The writer researched different ways of learning English.

D.The writer tried to look for a proper way to learn English.

    Use your American Express Card to enjoy a one-day visit to any one of America’s greatest museums below, and you will not want to miss their exciting special exhibitions (展览).

Boston

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Chairs February 11 -- May 8, 2017

Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “chair photographs” from around the world. They are presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces. For more information: www.gardnermuseum.org

New York

The Noguchi Museum Noguchi and Graham May 1 -- December 1, 2017

Noguchi’s long-term co-work with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many  as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art.The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this co-work. For more information: www.noguchi.org Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts January 11--April 10, 2017

Founded in 1805,the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for more than 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits a great number of works of famous American artists, and it is also well-known for training fine artists.

2017 at the Academy begins with the largest American collection in history. For more information: www.pafA.org

Seattle

Seattle Museum of Glass March 7- May 7, 2017

This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glass-blowers near Venice,Italy.Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions. For more information: www.museumofglass.org

1.Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?

A.www.gardnermuseum.org B.www.noguchi.org

C.www.pafA.org D.www.museumofglass.org

2.We learn from the text that Martha Graham is ______.

A.a glassblower B.a photographer

C.a painter D.a dancer

3.If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ______.

A.the Noguchi Museum

B.Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

C.Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

D.Seattle Museum of Glass

假如你是李华，你的朋友 Peter上次来访后惊叹你们家乡的巨大变化，回去后写信询问你们是如何在实践中将“绿水青山就是金山银山”化为生动的现实的。

要点：1.简要介绍之前存在的问题；2.具体整改措施及带来的好处。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua