If you cut in line, you might just be a bad person. The queue is a regulation where the reward (the ice-cream stand/dining room/ticket booth) is earned through patience. Your choice to avoid this time-honored process will be bound to draw the anger of those you pass by, drawing remarks like “Whoa there, Chief,” the passive-aggressive “There’s a line, you know!” and of course, the incredibly common “Hey, Copernicus, why don’t you guide yourself to the back of the line?”
But, in the moment in which you really cannot wait, for example, the entire royal family has prepared a dinner party upon you last minute, then there is a way to cut the line correctly.
There are a few different ways to consider and a few different methods to employ. The regularity of the situation is very important. If you’re waiting to use the photocopier at work, you might be more likely to manage a successful cut than if you were waiting for a lifeboat on the Titanic. Sure, that might be an extreme example. But the importance of the event does matter.
For those requests in normal situations, emphasizing either the urgency of your task or the simplicity of your task proved to be effective: experimenters who said “Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the photocopier?” had a cut rate of 60 percent and experimenters who said “May I use the photocopier because I need to make copies?” saw a success rate of 90 per cent when queuing for the copy machine.
If you have a couple of extra dollars lying around, bribing members of the line also proved to be effective. And most of the time, the person being bribed didn’t end up accepting the money, because even the offer showed that the briber had a sense of desperation.
1.Why does the author use the remarks about Chief and Copernicus in paragraph 1?
A.To illustrate the reaction from members in line. B.To encourage those who want to cut in line.
C.To praise the behavior of cutting in line. D.To provide advice which helps cut in line.
2.Which of the following is not a wise way to cut in line?
A.Giving the members in line money. B.Stating the emergency of the event.
C.Considering the regularity of the situation. D.Defending the right of cutting in line.
3.What is the best title for the text?
A.Be Patient When Queuing. B.Acceptable Ways to Cut in Line.
C.Time and Tides Waits for No Man. D.Special Rights under Emergency.
Khalifa joined the Roots & Shoots in 2007. But her involvement began much earlier when she was inspired by a video shown in a school classroom of Dr. Jane Goodall doing research in Tanzania. “I think it was the third grade,” she says. “I was like, ‘Wow, I want to be like her.’”
That drive led her to participate in Roots & Shoots and several other youth programs. As a member of the Roots & Shoots in high school, she was involved in many service projects, to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment. She travelled to national youth summits, to gatherings with other students from around the world, and to Tanzania where she met youth leaders there and saw Jane’s work in Gombe.
Reflecting on the many Root & Shoots projects she was involved in, Khalifa says a favorite was called Peace Through Art. During the Iraq War, she and her peers made and collected art from students in the United States and sent them to Iraqis. The project tapped into both her passion for expression through art and her commitment to helping others. “Art is very special,” she says, “in that art is kind of a universal language. You don’t have to really speak the same language as someone to get a message across.”
She hopes to be an inspiration to women, to people of color, and to others who “have that little seed”-who want to ask questions, seek answers, have an impact on their communities. “So people pull you up, right, but the idea is that you should pull someone up too,” she says.
“The mountain top, for me at least,” she says, “is making a positive impact in my community, knowing that I helped change not only my life but other people’s lives.” She hopes that her story will motivate others. Ultimately, she says, “I want to do the same for others that Jane has done for me. That’s the long-term goal.”
1.Why did Khalifa join Roots & Shoots?
A.To collect art to help other people in Iraq.
B.To follow Jane Goodall to build a better world.
C.To travel to meet different students and youth leaders.
D.To be an inspirational woman to encourage weak groups.
2.Which of the following best describe Khalifa?
A.Clever and determined. B.Brave and outgoing.
C.Aggressive and strict. D.Caring and ambitious.
3.What can we learn from Khalifa’s words in the last two paragraphs?
A.People should get involved in social activities.
B.People should try their best to change their own life.
C.People should make a difference to others.
D.People should never give up their dreams.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What does the speaker suggest people do at the beginning of the week?
A.Stay indoors.
B.Put their summer clothes away.
C.Get out to enjoy the beautiful weather.
2.When should the storm be over?
A.By Tuesday evening.
B.By Friday morning.
C.By next Monday.
3.What usually happens in late September and early October?
A.There are a lot of storms.
B.The weather gets hot again.
C.It is always quite cold.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What do we know about the area?
A.Lightning strikes mostly in December.
B.The people there worry about getting hit.
C.The area is near the Andes Mountains.
2.What did NASA call the area?
A.The Never-Ending Storm of Catatumbo.
B.The Lightning Capital of the World.
C.The Light of Venezuela.
3.How many people are struck by lightning near the Catatumbo River?
A.One in three per year.
B.One in 12,000 per year.
C.80% of people who live there.
4.What does the man say in the end?
A.He’s scared of storms.
B.He’ll never visit Venezuela.
C.He’d be careful if he lived in the area.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the man doing?
A.Giving suggestions. B.Offering information. C.Asking for help.
2.What does the woman think of her father?
A.Stubborn. B.Understanding. C.Warm-hearted.
3.What will the woman probably do next?
A.Quit the play.
B.Talk with her father.
C.Take her father to the show.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.According to the article, what’s wrong with smoothies?
A.They contain too many calories.
B.The man doesn’t make his properly.
C.They take too long to drink.
2.What did the man put in his smoothie?
A.Vegetables. B.Sugar. C.Milk.
3.What does the man imply in the end?
A.He’ll read the article.
B.He’ll stop drinking smoothies.
C.He’s still going to make smoothies.
