Sometimes, even the best friends have fights. They disagree with each other and begin to argue. Sometimes, they even stop talking to each other. What can be done to help the two friends make up? Finding a good friend who knows both of them very well to be a peacemaker is a good way. Maybe one day you will be a peacemaker for your good friends. Here are some useful communication strategies for you to use.
State your feelings clearly but don’t criticize them. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always…”.
Don’t stop or finish the other person’s sentences.
Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Try to see the other person’s side of the disagreement.
Look the other person in the eyes when you are talking.
Ask questions to make sure that you understand them.
Repeat the other person’s ideas as you understand them.
Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You’re stupid” makes communication difficult.
Try to find a solution that makes the two friends happy. Never decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, help them to find their own “win-win” solution. A “win-win” solution allows each of them to feel good. In this way, their friendship can be continued.
1.Which of the following is the suitable language for a peacemaker?
A. “I feel …” B. “You always…” C. “You are stupid.” D. “You are wrong.”
2.How should the peacemaker behave when talking with the two friends?
A. Stop the other person’s sentences in time.
B. Repeat his own ideas to make himself understood.
C. Listen to the other person carefully and ask some questions.
D. Don’t look at the other when you are talking.
3.What does the phrase “put anyone down” mean in the article?
A. 令人失望 B. 提醒人 C. 把人放下 D. 羞辱人
4.How do you understand a “win-win” solution?
A. It is a way that helps make new friends.
B. It is a way that makes both people pleased.
C. It is a way that tells who is right and who is wrong.
D. It is a way to understand a person.
Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect (保护) its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the travelers might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport (护照).
This passport is for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge (保证) that the people will follow the rules of the host country. To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must show that he is an American citizen (公民). An American cannot go abroad without a passport. Only the close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports. The traveler’s picture is inside the passport. Children traveling with their parents are also in one parent’s book.
Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things. But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.
1.Why does a traveler need a passport?
A. It helps to protect the people. B. It helps to know where he will go.
C. He needs to take pictures often. D. He needs to carry more when he travels.
2.A passport is not needed when an American goes to .
A. European countries B. Dangerous areas C. Canada or Mexico D. Russia and China
3.We believe .
A. some countries don’t ask for passports B. people should look after their passports
C. money is more important than a passport D. children are never in a passport
4.We can know from the text that .
A. Americans travel abroad a lot B. a traveler is not safe in most countries
C. children can’t travel abroad D. Americans abroad only need a passport
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先阅读短文，掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个此限用一次。（每小题1分）
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that; clear; with; learn; travel; try; from; rain; I; strange; he; heavy |
After almost 24 hour of traveling, I was in Beijing. I was 1. with some of my classmates. We were all tired and dirty. Even at the airport, it was 2. that we were in a foreign country which was very different 3. our own. For us, the language sounded very4. . Although nervous, I felt excited.
It’s amazing5. there are so many places of interest (名胜) in Beijing. We visited the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square and the Great Wall.
One day, Li Bo, a Chinese friend of 6. , took us to visit a village. On the way, it rained 7. . we were wet when we arrived, but we were happy to see the mountains in the8. . They were really beautiful. The China Study Tour made me 9. a lot about the country, the people I met and even myself. It was the most valuable (宝贵的) part of my college life. I often encourage my friends to 10. a study tour. There’s no other way to learn so much in only four weeks!
In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his 41 all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the 42 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 43 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 44 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 45 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 46 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 47 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 48 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 49 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 50 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 51 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 52 our heart, which also made his life 53 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t 54 his wonderful music, but his music has 55 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
1.A. flowers B. trees C. vegetables D. grass
2.A. balcony B. kitchen C. garden D. study
3.A. after B. as C. before D. if
4.A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly
5. A. What B. Who C. Why D. Which
6.A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions
7.A. although B. since C. because D. unless
8. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
9.A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son
10.A. true B. hard C. cool D. fair
11.A. greets B. doubts C. meets D. knows
12.A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated
13.A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier
14. A. write B. hear C. play D. believe
15.A. changed B. affected C. discovered D. encouraged
Not only his parents but also his brother to the Summer Palace. They haven’t been back.
A. have been B. have gone C. has been D. has gone
