阅读七选五
Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life. 1.
Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions. _2. One wellknown businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matters — sometimes to really personal questions. 3. Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.
_4. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it's time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you're saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “I've really enjoyed meeting you.” 5. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.
A．Real listening at least means some things.
B．You can become a popular person.
C．Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question.
D．And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
E．If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret.
F．It's polite to listen to others with a smile.
G．These people have something in common.
阅读理解
The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.
David Tilman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how a diet affected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized (工业化), population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet.
The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tilman says overweight people are at greater risk of noninfectious diseases like diabetes (糖尿病) and heart disease.
Unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20year period. And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico, in Nigeria and so on.
And, a diet bad for human beings is also bad for the environment. As the world's population grows, more forests and tropical (热带的) areas will become farmlands for crops or grasslands for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.
Mr. Tilman calls the link between the diet, the environment and human health, “a trilemma” — a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.
1.According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from ________.
A．transportation B．developing countries
C．agriculture D．developed countries
2.David Tilman believes that ________.
A．the diet, the environment and human health are closely connected
B．the Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializes
C．people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart disease
D．traditional diets are more balanced than the Western diet
3.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．Nigeria has the largest number of diabetes cases
B．overweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseases
C．the examined information comes from developing countries
D．industrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet
4.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A．call on us to protect the environment
B．warn us of the danger of the Western diet
C．remind us of the importance of health
D．advise us to have a balanced diet
语法填空
A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut. As the barber began to work, they started chatting. They talked 1. so many things and various subjects. When they 2. (final) touched on the subject of God, the barber said：“I don't believe that God exists.”
“Why do you say that？” asked the customer.
“Well, you just have to go out in 3. street to prove that. Tell me, if God existed, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there 4. be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine5.(love) a God who would allow all of these things to happen.”
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an 6._ (argue). After everything 7.(do) and just after he left the barber's, he saw a man in the street with long dirty hair. The customer entered the barber's again and said：“You know what？8. do not exist.”
“How can you say that？” asked the surprised barber.“I am here, and I am a barber. And I just _9._ (work) on you！”
“No！” the customer said.“Barbers don't exist because _10._ they did, there would be no people with long dirty hair, like that man outside.”
完形填空
It is a timeproven fact that smile is a language. It is a universal language ___ by the people of every nation, and the commonest way to show our ____ will perfectly without saying anything.
One day I was shopping in a small town in California. It was my misfortune to be ____ by a clerk who seemed most ____ and not at all concerned about my intended ____. I bought nothing, and walked ___ out of the store. My anger ____ with each step. Outside, standing at the corner, was a young man in his early twenties. His expressive eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, amazing ____ covered his face. I gave in ____. The power of that shining smile ____ away all my anger, and I found the muscles in my own face happily ____. “Beautiful day, isn't it？” I said. Then, suddenly something inside me sent me turning back. “I really owe you a ____，” I said softly. His smile deepened, but he made no ____ to answer. A Mexican woman nearby stepped ____ and said, “Carlos can't speak English，” she volunteered. “Shall I tell him something？” At that moment I felt changed. Carlos' smile had made a big person of me. “Yes，” my ____ was enthusiastic and sincere. “Tell him ‘Thank you！’” “Thank you？” The woman seemed slightly ____. “Just tell him that，” I insisted. “Surely, he'll understand.”
What a smile! Although I have ____ seen that young man again, I'll never forget the ____ he taught me. From then on, I became smileconscious. I practice it ____， anywhere and everywhere, with everybody. This action on my part would always draw a goodnatured smile ____.
1.A.learned B．known C．understood D．done
2.A.warm B．good C．cold D．fresh
3.A.treated B．entertained C．greeted D．served
4.A.amazed B．warmhearted C．unfriendly D．confused
5.A.purchase B．question C．things D．complaint
6.A.quietly B．angrily C．suddenly D．recently
7.A.grew B．changed C．disappeared D．went
8.A.expression B．look C．feeling D．smile
9.A.proudly B．happily C．immediately D．luckily
10.A.threw B．went C．put D．drove
11.A.flying B．satisfying C．responding D．singing
12.A.gratitude B．debt C．smile D．chance
13.A.idea B．attempt C．mind D．energy
14.A.forward B．backward C．upward D．downward
15.A.speech B．attitude C．reply D．question
16.A.worried B．upset C．delighted D．puzzled
17.A.yet B．never C．though D．still
18.A.action B．lesson C．word D．song
19.A.diligently B．aimlessly C．randomly D．hurriedly
20.A.in charge B．in relief C．in favor D．in return
阅读七选五
On Punctuality
A punctual man is in the habit of doing everything at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.
The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. 1. There is a proverb that says, “Time flies never to be recalled.” This is very true. 2. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself, and the unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his own valuable assets as well as others'. The unpunctual man is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or to return calls, or to keep appointments promptly. 3. He knows that he can't get through his immense amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every appointment promptly and deals with every piece of work when it has to be attended to.
4._ If a person is invited to a dinner and arrives later than expected, he keeps all the other guests and the host waiting him alone. This is great disrespect.
5. Imagine how it would be if those who are entrusted with important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or his fellow men. And the unpunctual man is a source of annoyance both to others and to himself.
A．Failure to be punctual is a sign of disrespect towards others.
B．A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained.
C．He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both his time and his good name.
D．Unpunctuality is very harmful when it comes to doing one's duty.
E．Of these the former are the majority.
F．But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it.
G．Broadly speaking, humans can be divided into two classes.
阅读理解
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in Caprese, Italy on March 6,1475.He was still young when his family moved to Florence where Michelangelo grew up. His mother died when he was only six years old. Growing up in Florence during the Italian Renaissance was the perfect stage of young Michelangelo's life. Even as a child all he wanted to do was painting and to be an artist.
At the age of thirteen, he went to learn from Domenico Ghirlandaio, who was not only a painter but also an artist. Michelangelo's talents became apparent as he worked for Domenico. Within a year or so Domenico sent him to the powerful Medici family to continue his training under the sculptor (雕刻家) Bertoldo di Geovanni. Michelangelo was able to work with some of the finest artists and philosophers of the time. During the next few years, Michelangelo produced many famous sculptures including Madonna of the Steps, Battle of the Centaurs and Bacchus.
In 1496 Michelangelo moved to Rome. A year later he was asked to make a sculpture called the Pieta. It would become one of the masterpieces of Renaissance art. Today this sculpture sits in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It is the only piece of art that Michelangelo signed.
Michelangelo's fame (名声) as a great artist began to grow. He returned to Florence and was asked to create a large statue of David. It took him a couple of years to finish the giant statue. The piece of marble (大理石) he began with was very tall and thin. Many people didn't think he could do much with it. He worked without letting anyone see it until it was finished. David became Michelangelo's most famous work of art. It is thirteen feet tall and is the largest statue made since Ancient Rome. It is considered by many experts in art to be a nearly perfect sculpture. Today the statue sits at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy.
1.What can we learn about Michelangelo as a young child?
A．He lived a very hard life.
B．He showed great interest in art.
C．He wanted to go to Florence very much.
D．He didn't have much time to learn painting.
2.Michelangelo was sent to work under the sculptor Bertoldo di Geovanni most probably because________.
A．Michelangelo had lost his interest in painting
B．Domenico didn't think Michelangelo had a gift for painting
C．Bertoldo di Geovanni offered to show Michelangelo sculptures
D．Domenico wanted Michelangelo to make better use of his gift there
3.What sculpture by Michelangelo will you see in St.Peter's Basilica?
A．Bacchus. B．The Pieta.
C．Madonna of the Steps. D．Battle of the Centaurs.
4.When Michelangelo began his work on creating a large statue of David，many people________.
A．couldn't wait to make fun of his work
B．thought he would finish it within months
C．knew it would be his most famous work of art
D．didn't think he would make good use of it
