There is no way that you cannot have any embarrassing moments. You can’t control everything that happens, so you’re going to be in an embarrassing situation one day. So how can you solve this problem? The answer is to control your actions and try not to get upset.
◆Remember that you'll probably laugh about it in a few days, so try to see the funny side of it right away.
◆If it is something so embarrassing that you feel you will never laugh about it, please remember that the ______________(1) will be over after some time.
◆Ask your friends to give you a break and not to make fun of you. If you’ve done the same for them, they’re more likely to agree to give you a break.
Always remember that you are not alone. Everyone has embarrassing moments. While you are sure that everyone is going to remember this moment forever, that fact is that they’ll probably forget it very soon. Most of us remember the moments in which we feel embarrassed, but very few of us remember other people’s embarrassing moments.
Most people have short memories. So while you may never forget the moment when your skirt was torn(撕裂) in gym class, most of the other people probably forget it at once. Although a short memory may not be a(n) ____________ (2) thing when you are trying to remember facts in a history test, it is useful when you are trying to forget life’s most embarrassing moments.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出（1）和（2）两处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
1.(1) ________________ (2) _________________
任务二：根据短文内容，选择正确答案
2. It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that __________ when you fall down after making a speech.
A. everyone will remember the moment forever
B. you may never forget the moment
C. other people will feel embarrassed
D. you will not remember the moment
任务三：请把上文中画线的句子译成汉语
3. _____________________________________________.
任务四：请根据短文内容，回答下列问题
4. According to the passage, why does the writer say “you are not alone”?
______________________________________________.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
It’s mainly about how to _______________________ when you are embarrassed.
Almost all of us have unpleasant habits. We all want to get rid of(摆脱) them, but we don't know proper ways. Here’s some advice.
●Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some behavior. Look at the reasons very often.
●It's clever to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can go out for a walk.
●Decide what you'll do to reward(奖励) yourself if you really get rid of your bad habits.
●If you get too heavy, keep junk food out of your house.
●Bad habits develop over years, so you can't get rid of them very soon. So you should be patient.
●Don't be afraid to ask others for support. You can talk to your friends, family or other people. When you talk to them, they might be able to provide some advice that you can’t get from yourself.
If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals(信号). If we look at someone else’s body, we can often tell how they are feeling by their body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication.
In case(假使) you don't think that learning how to read and use body language is important, here are some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say, and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone(语气) and the speed of their voice; while 55% of the information we receive is from their body language.
These non-verbal(非口头的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the person may feel uncomfortable. It is useful to be able to read people’s body language, but it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations. Many signals have different meanings, depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal.
1.The numbers mentioned in the second paragraph are to ___________.
A. explain what body language is
B. show the importance of body language
C. tell us body language is less used than verbal language
D. tell us body language is the only tool in communication
2.What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. Body language is widely used all over the world
B. Body language can be explained in different ways.
C. It’s too hard to understand the meanings of body language
D. People have already looked through many books on body language.
3.According to the writer, body language is very ___________.
A. simple to learn B. negative to be used
C. hard to understand D. helpful in communication
4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Body language is uncomfortable.
B. What people are saying is not important
C. Body language can show your emotion.
D. To send wrong signals is not body language
5.We can infer(推断) that the writer will most probably talk about __________ next.
A. what the wrong body language signals are
B. examples of how to understand body language correctly.
C. numbers about how many people wrongly use body language
D. an analysis (分析) of why people wrongly understand body language
1.What worries Christ most?
A. His grandchildren B. His death C. His diary notebooks D. His case
2.What does Christ probably hope to happen to his diary?
A. They can come out as an interesting book
B. They can be made into a TV play or a film.
C. His children will put them together with him after his death.
D. His grandchildren will continue to write following his habit.
3.What does Action think of Christ’s diary?
A. They supply good memories for others especially his grandchildren.
B. They will educate the young to remember the hard life
C. They can make his grandchildren make more money.
D. They may help others learn more about the war.
4. What do the comments about an ordinary soldier’s war diary want to tell us?
A. To remind Christ to write more about war.
B. To show others will get help from Christ’s notebooks
C. To encourage Christ to write diaries like the brave soldier
D. To tell Christ social historians are interested in the soldier’s diaries.
5.Which of the following is mentioned in the page?
A. Barrel doesn’t stop writing diaries.
B. Action wants to remain the diaries as a record.
C. Christ’s children don’t get along well with him.
D. Christ’s grandchildren may show interests in his diaries.
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ___________ (41) you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ___________ (42) not to take the test.
Many students jumped up to ___________ (43) the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the ___________ (44) students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last ___________ (45).” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the ___________ (46). There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ___________ (47) an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test ___________ (48) any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ___________(49) in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).
The same is ___________ (50) in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ___________ (51) both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ___________ (52) from events in their lives, and have become ___________ (53) people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you ___________(54) that you have some limits (限制). However, there is ___________ (55) you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.
1. A. luckily B. terribly C. quietly D. hard
2. A. dislike B. help C. prefer D. start
3. A. thank B. praise C. fight D. criticize
4. A. following B. relaxing C. worrying D. remaining
5. A. chance B. trouble C. test D. idea
6. A. results B. presents C. papers D. essays
7. A. given B. sent C. discovered D. received
8. A. where B. that C. what D. when
9. A. confident B. necessary C. mysterious D. convenient
10. A. unusual B. impossible C. true D. special
11. A. broken off B. dreamed of C. learned from D. cared about
12.A. and B. or C. but D. so
13.A. ruder B. cuter C. worse D. better
14.A. decide B. forget C. realize D. imagine
15. A. something B.anything C. everything D. nothing
---Excuse me. Can I take a seat here?
---__________. The woman who sat here will be back soon.
A. We’d better not. B. No, thank you.
C. Yes, please. D. I’m afraid you can’t.
