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
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一个选项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
A girl went to her father to ask his advice. She was having a hard time in life, and it seemed that as soon as one problem disappeared, another one appeared in its place.
Her father is a cook. 1 _______. He poured water into three pans and put them on to boil. After the water boiled, he put some carrots into the first pan, some eggs into the second pan and coffee into the last one. He waited without saying a word.
2 ________He took out the carrots and eggs and put them in a bowl. He poured the coffee into a cup. He asked his daughter, “Dear, what do you see?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee.” She replied. “Touch the carrots,” he told her. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. She found that the egg was hard. 3 _______. She asked, “What’s the meaning, Father?”
Her father said, “As you see, each thing reacted (反应)differently to the boiling water. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after boiling. 4 ________. The coffee beans were very special, but they changed in the water, too. ” “Who are you?” asked her father. “When trouble knocks at your door, how do you react? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee? ”
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A. After 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove B. He took her into the kitchen C. The fragile(脆弱的) eggs became hard after being cooked D. So it’s easy to understand. E. At last, her father asked her to taste the coffee |
Our spiritual intelligence quotient, SQ (精神智商)helps us understand ourselves and live fuller, happier lives.
While we’re all born with SQ, most of us even don’t know that we have it. Luckily, you don’t have to sign up for classes to learn how to enhance(加强) your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding:
Sit Quietly. The step of developing SQ begins in solitude （独处） and silence. To tune in to its whisper, you have to keep away from your busy, noisy, complicated life and make yourself do nothing at all. At home, for example, shut the door of your bedroom, take a few deep breaths and let them out very, very slowly.
Step Outside. For many people, nature makes their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. Follow the flight of a bird; watch clouds floating overhead.
Find An Activity You Enjoy. It’s important to find a hobby that helps you tune in to your spirit. Garden, walk or jog, arrange flowers, listen to music that touches your soul.
Ask Questions Of Yourself. Some people use their thoughtful time to focus on scriptures (经文). Others ask open-ended (无确定答案的) questions, such as “What am I feeling? What are my choices?” But don’t expect an answer to arrive through some super-natural form of e-mail. Later that day you’ll suddenly find yourself thinking about a problem from a perspective (角度) you never considered before.
Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut feelings (直觉) to warn us of danger, SQ usually nudges （渐渐推动） us, not away from, but toward some action that will lead to a greater good.
1.To enhance your SQ, you should first _______________.
A. stand loneliness and silence
B. make your life simpler and less busy
C. give up the daily things in your life
D. listen more to your whisper
2.The underlined phrase “tune in to your spirit” in the fifth paragraph probably means ________________.
A. get your spirit relaxed B. keep up your spirit
C. listen to your spirit D. change your spirit
3. What will happen after people ask questions of themselves?
A. People will lead to a greater good.
B. People will think about a problem in a different way.
C. People will expect answers through e-mails.
D. People will keep away from their busy life.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Advantages and disadvantages of SQ
B. The relationship between your SQ and you
C. What SQ is and in what ways it can be improved
D. What SQ is and in what ways you can make your life easier
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America. Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
1. The underlined phrase "pick up" in Paragraph 1may mean "_________________".
A. put down B. give up C. pay no attention to D. continue
2. From the passage, we can know_________________.
A. Americans are always generous with their time.
B. Americans don't feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.
C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.
D. Chinese friendships develop faster than American friendships.
3.This passage is most probably written for __________________.
A. American students B. Chinese students
C. Chinese visitors to America D. American visitors to China
