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—What do you plan to order，please?
— 1.
—Anything else?
—And a cup of tea．
—Is that all?
—Yes. My doctor told me that I should lose some weight．2. That is not healthy．
—How do you feel?
—I feel fine． 3. Furthermore, some of my old clothes would fit me if I lost about 40 pounds．
—How long will that take you?
— 4. So，maybe six months．Then I can get down to my proper weight．
—Do you plan to eat nothing but salads for six months?
—No，I’ll be able to eat fruit and certain meat． 5. And I should not eat anything containing sugar．
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A．I’d like some fruit and chicken，please． |
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B．I’m too heavy． |
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C．But most important，I should never eat anything between meals． |
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D．I’ve got a badly ¬diseased heart． |
E． I just have a vegetable salad．
F． Well，I have just started．
G． In fact，I have never felt better．
People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions--and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions," Jack said. "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect the mouth."
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Whites and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did. "The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions," Jack said. "Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less."
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.
1.The discovery shows that Westerners __
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A．pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth |
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B．consider facial expressions universally reliable |
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C．observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways |
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D．have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions |
2.What were the people asked to do in the study?
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A．To make a face at each other. |
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B．To get their faces impressive. |
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C．To classify some face pictures. |
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D．To observe the researchers' faces. |
3.What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to?
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A．The participants in the study. |
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B．The researchers of the study. |
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C．The errors made during the study. |
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D．The data collected from the study. |
4.In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to __
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A．do translation more successfully |
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B．study the mouth more frequently |
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C．examine the eyes more attentively |
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D．read facial expressions more correctly |
5.What can be the best title for the passage?
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A．The Eye as the Window to the Soul |
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B．Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions |
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C．Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills |
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D．How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding |
Answering the Community Needs of Our City
The Silver City Council（议会） recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities(设施） in 2004. This chart shows how we have tried to make your life better.
Transport Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service.20 new buses for the southern line were purchased（购买）in January. 50 percent of city bus-stops have been upgraded（升级）. Buses to the eastern suburbs will run every15 minutes.
Communication Broadband cable（宽带揽线） is now available（可用的） to all parts of the city. All of the new Government buildings are ' smart'-wired for better computer service!
Medical Facilities The new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June. To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff（工作人员） at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been employed from overseas.Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded.
Education Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2004 ! Rent for private schools has been reduced. Teachers report that the 'no hat - no play' rule has been successful.
Protection and Security Extra police now patrol (巡逻 ) the tourist areas. 50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area.
Entertainment / Recreation The John Street basketball courts have been re-surfaced ! The new Central Community Building opened in May. 5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library.
1.The public notice is from _____________.
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A．the community |
B．the local government |
C．The citizens |
D．a travel agency |
2.The notice is mainly about ____________.
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A．the work carried out by the people of Silver City |
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B．the facilities available in Silver City |
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C．some improvements in Silver City |
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D．information for interested tourists |
3.All the following are true EXCEPT that __
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A．both residents and tourists can enjoy more security now |
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B．Station Street Hospital had out-dated facilities before 2004 |
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C．primary students had to pay for their textbooks in 2003 |
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D．Dover Hospital is still short of trained medical staff |
4.Which of the following changes would tourists to Silver City be most happy with?
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A．Travel books are provided in the new library. |
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B．Traveling by train is more convenient in Silver City. |
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C．Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital. |
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D．There are more police officers on duty now. |
To extinguish (熄灭) different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers have been invented. They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out. Most portable (手提式的) kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires. The law requires（要求） ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.
Since fuel, oxygen and heat must be present in order for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to put out a fire. If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out. The cooling method is the most common way to put out a fire. Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.
Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen. This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things. A blanket may be used to cover a small fire.
A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.
The method that is used to put out a fire depends on the type of fire. Fires have been grouped in three classes. Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called Class A fires. These materials usually help keep the fire on. Such fires can be stopped most readily by cooling with water.
1.If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the following should be ready there for you to use?
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A．Sand |
B．Water |
C． A blanket. |
D．An extinguisher. |
2.To cover a small piece of burning wood with a basin( 盆）in order to stop the fire is an example of___________.
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A．separating the fire |
B．reducing the heat |
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C．removing the fuel |
D．cutting off the oxygen |
3.In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear about__________.
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A．when it breaks out |
B．how it comes about |
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C．what kind it is |
D．where it takes place |
4.What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
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A．Another class of fires |
B．Another type of extinguishers |
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C．How fires break out. |
D．How fires can be prevented. |
What will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and making1.______(predict) is a risky business. But one thing is certain-they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important 2._______earth’s natural resources run out. We will use lots of3._______(recycle) materials, such as plastic, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural4._______.We will also have to rely more5. _______ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future 6. _______ are not certain.
Eating habits ____ from country to country. One man’s meat can be another man’s poison.
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A．turn |
B．advance |
C．spread |
D．vary |
