You’re sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns(打哈欠). Suddenly, you’re yawning with him, though you’re not tired.
This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious(有感染力的) yawning, which showed that humans communicate regularly with out words.
Hugo Critchley, a neuroscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Critechley, our mind and body are in constant exchange about how we’re feeling. “Emotions are closely linked with states of internal(内部的) responses,” he explained. “ There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expression. When we’re in a group, these signals can spread to another person. For example, there’s the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise, anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.
Hugo Critchley further explained, “Our bodies synchronies and when we like the other person, we ever copy his behavior. Next time you chat with a friend, take note of how you’re sitting— it’s pretty likely that you will be the same. Scientists believe it’s our way of telling each other that we’re partners. Through body language, humans give each other very subtle(微妙的) but clear signals that show emotions.”
So, what lessons can we learn from this? “ Spend time with happy people— otherwise your health could suffer,” said Critchley.” When we’re sad, our body goes into fight or flight mode. But when we’re happy, our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive. So we look bright, our skin glows, we feel healthy and it affects everyone around us.”
1. According to Hugo Critchley, ________.
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A．emotions are as visible as facial expressions |
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B．we yawn more frequently when we have a cold |
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C．emotions are connected with states of internal responses |
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D．the change of blood pressure is not linked with the change of emotions. |
2.The underlined word “synchronies” in Paragraph 4 means “_____”.
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A．move slowly |
B．change rapidly |
C．relax temporarily |
D．respond accordingly |
3.From the passage we can learn ________.
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A．sadness is as contagious as happiness |
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B．anger is less contagious than friendliness |
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C．surprise is more contagious than smile |
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D．surprise is the most contagious among emotions |
4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
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A．Emotions have delicate influence on fellow humans. |
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B．Children like copying the actions of the fellow humans. |
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C．Scientists are still confused about contagious yawning |
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D．People tend to communicate more with body language. |
短文改错 （共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意： 原行没有错的不要改。
Last winter vacation, some of my classmates decide to 76.
travel with their friends, while I chose to take par-time job 77.
to gain experience and earn some money. I learned from my 78.
teacher that a nearby company was looking after students 79.
with good handwriting to write address on envelope. The 80.
pay were 10 cent per envelope. I headed for the company, 81.
feeling sue I would easy finish 300 envelops in five hours and 82.
to earn the money. Actually, I only finished 200. Now, I 83.
fully understand how hard is to earn money. Getting out 84.
of the classroom is indeed necessary for we all. 85.
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。
1.This cake t delicious. Would you like a try?
2.Lucy was badly hurt in a traffic a last week.
3.Yesterday Michael a to his boss for being late.
4.These books b to Sarah--- I must give them back to her.
5.Mum is cooking in the k while Dad is watching TV.
6.About 71 percent of the earth’s surface is e by water.
7. I u go to bed at 10:00 p.m., but I stayed up till 11:00 last night.
8.Plants and a , including humans, need food and water to survive.
9.He was p of the Olympic Gold Medal he won for his country.
10.Each student is allowed to borrow two books at a time from the school l .
Molly信箱是一个报刊栏目，主持人Molly回答读者提出的各种问题。第61至65题是五位读者的来信。请从A、B、C、D、E和F中为每封来信选出最合适的回复，并在答题纸上将该选项桔号涂黑。选项中一项是多余选项。
1.Dear Molly,
I have a problem. My parents are always talking to me about studying. They want me to study harder so I can go to a good school. I know studying is very important, but my parents put too much pressure on me. How can I explain to my parents that I need some free time?
------ Overworked
2.Dear Molly,
My best friend Tony is a nice young man, but he has a bad habit. He is always late. No matter where he is going to what he is doing, he is never on time. Once he turned up thirty minutes late for a meeting! What can I do to break him of this bad habit?
------ Worried
3.Dear Molly,
I have a new roommate named Louis. He is a good friend of mine, but he is driving me crazy because he is very untidy. He leaves his dirty clothes everywhere, and he never makes his bed. I am extremely neat. What can I do?
----Unhappy
4.Dear Molly,
My cousin plays computer games a lot and he keeps on talking to me about various games. I don’t have any interest at all, but I find it difficult to stop him without hurting his feelings. Would you kindly give me some advice?
--- Shy
5.Dear Molly,
I’m feeling upset these days because the result of my last English exam was not as good as I had expected. My teacher comforted me, saying “Don’t worry. You can do better next time.” But I’m still feeling bad. I need your help.
----Disappointed
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call __21__and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool. But he did __22__the water. Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __24__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __25__the water, moving through it, __26__it all around me. I was not a strong __27__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __28__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and __29__those summer days with my father, who __30__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __31__person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go __32__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __33__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __34__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his _35__. But my father always __36__and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s __37__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __38__ an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood,; the rest is __39__.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __40__, in that childhood, look at us.
21．A. desire B. joy C. anger D. worry
22．A. avoid B. refuse C. praise D. love
23．A. boat B. bus C. train D. bike
24．A. But B. Then C. And D. Still
25．A. on B. off C. by D. in
26．A. having B. leaving C. making D. getting
27．A. swimmer B. rider C. walker D. runner
28．A. hopes B. faiths C. rights D. fears
29．A. spending B. saving C. wasting D. ruining
30．A. should B. would C. had to D. ought to
31．A. next B. only C. other D. last
32．A. away from B. out of C. by D. inside
33．A. put up B. break down C. play with D. work out
34．A. the moment B. the first time C. while D. before
35. A. fishing net B. office things C. wooden chair D. lab equipment
36. A. stood up B. set out C. showed up D. turned out
37. A. fine B. strange C. terrible D. funny
38. A. the student B. the assistant C. myself D. himself
39. A. memory B. wealth C. experience D. practice
40. A. which B. who C. what D. whose
—Shall we go out for dinner tonight?
——______.
A. You are right B. It must be funny
C. That sounds great D. Have a nice time
