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Pimsleur courses help people who need to speak another language quickly．Our courses took 40 years to develop and are now used by the FBI, CIA, and business professionals everywhere．They’re so effective; you have nothing to lose!
You will get:
•Language instruction that is proven to be effective
•No boring repetition, charts or meaningless formulas
•Eight fluency-focused lessons on four audio CDs
•Audio instruction with a 25-year history of success
•Full 30-day money-back guarantee （just in case）
•Special offers on our more advanced courses
Reasons to learn using the Pimsleur Approach:
•Speak without an accent so that you sound like a native．
•Practice what’s natural to you in English．
•Feel safe and confident．You’ll know how to deal with any situation．
•Protect your busy life．30-minute lessons are perfect for your daily commuting, lunch break, or workout．
•Remember without trying．Material is scientifically arranged so that you learn without pain．
•Join 25 million people who have graduated with success since 1980．
The entire Pimsleur Approach is what language learning should be: quick, fun, and easy! Each lesson is the foundation for the next．You’ll keep building on what you’ve learned．
1.What can prove Pimsleur courses to be successful ?
A．Full 30-day money-back guarantee
B．Eight fluency-focused lessons on four audio CDs
C．25 million people have graduated with success ．
D．30-minute lessons are perfect for your daily commuting, lunch break, or workout．
2.According to the text, what does the course offer?
A．Effective language instruction．
B．Language rules for you to recite．
C．Learning a new language by repeating many times
D．Opportunities to work with business professionals．
3.According to the text, which of the following is NOT a reason for choosing the Pimsleur Approach?
A．It will correct your accent．
B．It will build your confidence．
C．It will help you remember things easily．
D．It will teach you how to control your balance ．
4.It can be inferred that the text is a（n） __________．
A．report on a new language learning method
B．ad of a language training organization
C．notice of the opening of a new course
D．comment on a language training organization
Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something good．This may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purity．However, that is not always the case．Did you know that the same one color may mean something differently in different places of the world?
In the English-speaking world, black is the color of mourning—people wear black at the funeral．Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed（伤亡）．Yellow is the word for fear．If you are afraid, you are yellow．Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world．In China and Korea white is the color of mourning．In Russia, China and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellence．In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear．
Even within the English-speaking area, it is not difficult to find color contradictions（矛盾）．A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station．In Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman．Both names are logical, because both men wear red caps．Similarly, the British term for an American white-collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker．
One does not have to cross an area to find color differences．Would you rather be red-blooded or a blue-blooded? If we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest．The expression “blueblood” comes from Spain, where some noble families proudly told the world that they had “blue blood”．Actually they meant that they had no Moorish or Jewish blood．But then why “blue” blood? Because they were fair-skinned, and it is only natural that their blood vessels （血管）stood out appearing blue．
1.Yellow is concerned with anger in ________________．
A．India B．Britain C．China D．Italy
2.Both Britain and America would probably agree that ________________．
A．a redcap is a porter in a station
B．black is the color of mourning
C．red stands for beauty and excellence
D．a black-coated worker is employed in an office
3.In Britain , a redcap is a
A．porter B．nobleman
C．clerk D．military policeman
4.The best title for this reading selection is ________________．
A．The Origin of Blue Blood
B．Colors that Carry Bad Meanings
C．The Meaning Concerned with Certain Colors
D．The Development of the Symbolic Use of Colors
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tips to keep a hearty conversation flowing
On holidays we typically gather with our nearest and dearest．But 1can be made, maintained and broken through the ways we talk to our loved _2___, according to Deborah Tannen, a George-town University professor in linguistics（语言学）．She has suggestions as to how we can 3communications at our festival dinner tables．Let’s take a look．
＊A round dinning table is best for promoting a 4conversation because everyone 5each other．
＊Avoid _6_ grandparents at the ends of a rectangular（长方形的） table, even though it is the traditional place of __7__．Elderly people may feel lonely there if they are unable to hear or keep __8__ a conversation．
＊__9__ prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk．In contrast, men tend to look around at other things．“Guys may be more 10keeping gazing on the TV,” says Tannen．“They’ll still be _11__, though．”
＊Be aware that people have different ways of talking．Each person has a different __12__ of tone, rhyme, timing and how _13__ of a pause is normal in a conversation．Watch for people who seem left __14__．If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a 15．If you feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start 16．
＊People sometimes get upset on big festivals _17they stay too long in the apartment．Some families find that gatherings go more __18__ if they plan for some fun _19___．So why not get a breath of fresh air? Going to a park for a walk or taking a trip to the zoo may be more__20__ than just sitting around inside．
1.A．demands B．relationships C． victories D．mistakes
2.A．ones B．those C．others D．them
3.A． bother B．delay C． damage D．improve
4.A．lively B．short C． calm D．dull
5.A．scolds B．blames C．faces D．annoys
6.A．checking B．hiding C．seating D．hurting
7.A．pity B．sorrow C．intelligence D．honor
8.A．up with B．off C． away from D． out of
9.A．Grown-ups B．Men C．People D．Women
10.A．surprised B．relaxed C．encouraged D．upset
11.A．thinking B．doubting C．listening D．looking
12.A．matter B．sense C．direction D．point
13.A． often B． long C． soon D． far
14.A． out B． behind C． over D． off
15.A．reward B．gift C．hand D．chance
16.A．talking B singing C． dancing D．playing
17.A．until B．if C．though D．since
18.A．naturally B．coldly C．quickly D．smoothly
19.A．indoors B．outside C．inside D．everywhere
20.A．abstract B．bitter C．enjoyable D．cruel
In order to reduce the increasing prices of vegetables , the toll（过路费） if a truck carrying them passes through a toll station ．
A．cancels B．is cancelled
C．was cancelled D．had been cancelled
——It was the drug，not the disease，that killed the boy．
——He would be still alive today if he ________ that drug．
A．not take B．shouldn’t have taken
C．didn’t take D．hadn’t taken
----．Let’s go to find our manager in his office．
----It’s so late at night ．He be there ．Let’s make it another day ．
A．can’t B ．needn’t
C ．mustn’t D．ought not to have been
