Body language is a part of non-verbal language. It includes things like the way you stand, gestures, facial expressions, and even small things like a nod of the head. We frequently communicate both bodily and verbally and about 70% of what we communicate may be non-verbal.
There are many ways to learn to understand body language but we must be aware that it is frequently connected to a culture. Still, since most of us live in one area where body language may be similar among people, it's important to know that you can communicate a lot by how you gesture. A person in much of the US who sits with hands crossed over the chest, and with legs crossed,may be sending a message that they're really not open to talking.
Eye contact is another key element of non-verbal contact in much of the Western world. Looking someone in the eyes enough but not too much may indicate that you're direct and frank.
How we gesture can tell people the level of confidence we have, or if we're a little too insistent on our opinions. Huge gestures may mean we have something to prove. Moderate gestures may simply suggest we're involved and confident in what we have to say.
Even the way you turn your head, shrug, yawn, look at your watch may all be forms of non-verbal communication that send clear signals to other people. Looking at your watch when you're in a meeting with your boss can send the message that you're bored.
If you really think your body language is improper or needs improvement, opening this book on non-verbal communication can help. You can also compare your gestures with those in the video to see if you are sending right messages.Confident body language common to a culture can be learned and may make you appear more confident or direct.
1.Which of the following is not included in body languages?
A.Eye movement. B.Facial expressions.
C.Gestures. D.Accent.
2.What should you do in a job interview?
A.Crossing your arms while standing. B.Looking at your watch frequently.
C.Using moderate gestures. D.Always staring at the interviewers.
3.What can we know about body languages?
A.Body language is cultural.
B.Body language is equal to nonverbal language.
C.People from different places have the same meaning of a gesture.
D.Body language plays a slightly important role in our communication.
4.What's the purpose of this passage?
A.To give some suggestions on body language.
B.To advertise a book on body language.
C.To list some body language types.
D.To introduce something about body language.
BEIJING-China has seen reduced desertification and increased forest coverage since 1978, thanks to the Three-North Afforestation Program (TNAP).
Constructed in the northeast, north and northwest China, TNAP is a national program fighting against soil erosion and wind-sand damage by planting sand-fixing forests. The area of sand-fixing forests has increased by 154 percent in the past 40 years, contributing to the reduction of desertification by around 15 percent, according to a report jointly released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Over the past 40 years, TNAP increased the forest area by 30.14 million hectares and raised the forest coverage rate from 5.05 percent to 13.57 percent in the regions it covers, said Liu Dongsheng, deputy head of the NFGA.
“China's desertification area has obviously reduced since 2000 due to the construction of the Three-North affor-estation and people's increasing awareness of environmental protection,” said Zhu Jiaojun, head of the Institute of Applied Ecology in the northeastern city of Shenyang. Three-North protective forests helped reduce sandstorms by fixing the sources of sand on the ground, Zhu said.
The program also played a role in preventing sandstorms in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Official data showed the time of sandstorms per year dropped from 5.1 days in 1978 to 0.1 days in 2015.
1.How much desert has been reduced in the past 40 years?
A.154%. B.15%.
C.5.05%. D.13.57%.
2.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “erosion” in paragraph 2?
A.Loss. B.Increase.
C.Exploration. D.Production.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The desert in the north has been replaced by forest.
B.The sand-fixing forest is effective in reducing desert.
C.The sandstorm has completely disappeared in China.
D.People haven't realized environmental protection.
4.Which is the best title of the passage?
A.Sand-fixing forests protect soil. B.Forests in China has increased.
C.Beijing say goodbye to sandstorms. D.China sees reduced desertification.
Imagine this: you are twenty-one years old and a promising graduate student at one of the top universities in the world. One day, your doctor tells you that you have an incurable disease and may not have more than twelve months to live. How would you feel? What would you do? Here is what Stephen Hawking thought:
（There did not seem) much point in working on my PhD-I did not expect to survive that long. Yet two years had gone by and I was not that much worse. In fact, things were going rather well for me and I had got engaged to a very nice girl, Jane Wilde. But in order to get married, I needed a job,and in order to get a job, I needed a PhD.
Instead of giving up, Hawking went on with his research, got his PhD and married Jane. Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of. He continued his exploration of the universe and travelled around the world to give lectures. As his disease has disabled him, Hawking has to sit in his now-famous wheelchair and speak through a computer. He talked about his theories and thoughts on some of the greatest questions: What is time, how did the universe begin,and what exactly are black holes?
Hawking became famous in the early 1970s, when he and American Roger Penrose made new discoveries about the Big Bang and black holes. Since then, Hawking has continued to seek answers to questions about the nature of the universe. In 1988, he wrote A Brief History of Time, which quickly became a best-seller. Readers were pleased and surprised to find that a scientist could write about his work in a way that ordinary people could understand. The book sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages.
1.According to the quote in paragraph 2, when was Stephen Hawking told about his disease?
A.Twelve months earlier. B.When he was getting married.
C.Two years earlier. D.When he met Jane Wilde.
2.Why did Stephen Hawking think: “There did not seem much point in working on my PhD?”
A.Because there was no point in being a PhD. B.Because he thought he would die soon.
C.Because there was no hope of being PhD. D.Because he had no place to work.
3.What made Hawking known to the world in 1970s?
A.His book A Brief History of Time. B.His discovery about the Big Bang and black hole.
C.His fighting against the disease. D.His lectures to university students.
4.What can we learn from Steven Hawking?
A.Where there is a will,there is a way. B.Every road leads to Rome.
C.Practice makes perfect. D.Better late than never.
Asia is the birthplace of the world's three ancient civilizations: ancient China, ancient India and Babylon. Each
gave the world different architectural styles and global landmarks. Let's take a look at the architecture of Asian civilizations.
1. The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is an ancient defense project with the longest construction time and the largest workload put into a landmark, extending to a total length of more than 50,000 kilometers. Only when you have been to the Great Wall and experienced its majesty can you truly say you have visited China.
2. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The Angkor Wat in Cambodia is one of the largest religious (宗教的）sights in the world, built on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum(陵墓）。
3.Taj Mahal, India
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white mausoleum on the south bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was constructed in 1632 by Mughal emperor Shah as the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage”.
4.The Senso-ji, Japan
The Senso-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant. Close to the temple is a five-story pagoda, Shinto shrine, the Asakusa Shrine, as well as shops with traditional goods in the Nakamise-dori. The Sensoji temple is dedicated to Kannon Bosatsu(观音菩萨）, the Bodhisattva of compassion.
1.Of the four sites,which one is NOT related to religion?
A.The Great Wall. B.Angkor Wat.
C.Taj Mahal D.The Senso-ji.
2.What do Angkor Wat and Taj Mahal have in common?
A.They both cover large areas. B.They both date back to 17th century.
C.They are both Muslim art. D.They are both mausoleums.
3.What can't tourists do in The Senso-ji?
A.Know about Muslim culture. B.Appreciate Japanese ancient architecture.
C.Buy some souvenirs. D.Admire Kannon Bosatsu.
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是魏华，你的朋友张乐向你询问如何保持健康。请你给他发一个邮件提些建议。内容要点如下：
1.注意合理饮食。多吃鱼、肉、豆类等营养食物，特别是新鲜蔬菜和水果,不要吃太多甜食。
2.注意锻炼身体。劳逸结合，多参加体育活动。
3.保证充足的睡眠。不要熬夜，每天至少睡8个小时。
注意：1.词数:120左右；2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
参考词汇：1.熬夜 stay up 2.锻炼身体 take physical exercise 3.营养食物 nutritious foods
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Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Miss Joan enjoyed picking apples with her students. She smiled as she led her students to the bus that would take them to the Greenly Apple Orchard(果园).
The bus stopped in front of the Greenly Apple Orchard and the class got off quickly and quietly.
Mr. Greenly was there to greet them. "Let's see! There are eighteen children and two adults at three dollars each. That will be sixty dollars, please."
Miss Joan held the brochure(小册子) in her hand. "It says that the price is two dollars each," she pointed out.
"We've had to raise the price," Mr. Greenly stated.
"You sent me this brochure after we made our reservation(预订)," Miss Joan complained, "and it says two dollars!"
"Miss Joan, if you look at the bottom of this brochure," Mr. Greenly said, "you'll notice a very important statement."
Sure enough, in very tiny letters, it said, "Prices are subject to change without notice."
Miss Joan was determined to keep her good mood. She took three twenty-dollar bills out of her own purse and handed it to Mr. Greenly.
"Now children, do you all have your baskets?" Miss Joan called out. "Remember, each of you can pick as many apples as possible."
Mr. Greenly said, "You can't pick as many apples as possible."
Miss Joan was not smiling now. "The brochure says, 'ALL YOU CAN PICK'!"
Mr. Greenly pointed to the tiniest letters Miss Joan had never seen. It also said, "Terms and conditions of group reservations are subject to change without notice."
Miss Joan's good mood was now history, so she said in a calm and quiet voice, "We are going home, give me our money back, please."
1.How much did Miss Joan think she should pay for picking apples at first? (no more than 3 words)
2.Why couldn't children pick as many apples as possible?(no more than 9 words)
3.What did Miss Joan do at last? (no more than 8 words)
4.How did Miss Joan feel from at first to at last? (no more than 8 words)
