A recent study shows that gossip（流言蜚语）is more powerful than truth．It suggests people believe what they hear through the grapevine(小道消息)__36__they have evidence to the contrary．
Researchers, __37__students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people __38__ decisions．"We show that gossip has a strong __39__, even when people have __40__ to the original information as well as gossip about the same information．Thus, it is __41__ that gossip has a strong controlling potential," said Ralf Sommerfeld, who led the study．
In the study, the researchers __42__ the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds．The students also wrote __43__ about how others played the game that everyone could review．Students tended to give __44__ money to people described as “scrooges (吝啬鬼)” and more to those described as “__45__ players”．“People only believed the gossip, not the past decisions," Sommerfeld said in a telephone interview．
The researchers then took the game a step_46_and showed the students the actual decisions people had made．But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that __47_．In these cases, the students_48_ their decisions to award money on the gossip, __49__ the hard evidence．
“If you know what the people did, you should care, but they still __50__ what others said,” Sommerfeld said．Researchers have __51__ used similar games to study how people cooperate and the __52__ of gossip in groups．Scientists define gossip __53__ social information spread about a person who is not __54__．In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to __55__ information about others' reputations or find the way through social networks at work and in their everyday lives．
36．A．in case B．for fear that C．as if D．even if
37．A．testing B．checking C．examining D．experimenting
38．A．draw B．make C．reach D．conclude
39．A．impression B．difference C．influence D．function
40．A．access B．entrance C．charge D．communication
41．A．curious B．serious C．obvious D．worth
42．A．impressed B．asked C．showed D．gave
43．A．articles B．notes C．dairies D．letters
44．A．less B．more C．fewer D．much
45．A．general B．mean C．generous D．outgoing
46．A．away B．forward C．ahead D．further
47．A．existence B．evidence C．confidence D．dependence
48．A．based B．put C．focused D．passed
49．A．more than B．less than C．rather than D．other than
50．A．referred to B．listened to C．turned to D．stuck to
51．A．soon B．presently C．far D．long
52．A．strength B．energy C．effect D．force
53．A．as B．for C．to D．by
54．A．absent B．present C．gone D．missing
55．A．achieve B．earn C．acquire D．win
While I studied at school，I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very36 in using a dictionary，and 37it most difficult，while to other boys it seemed no 38.
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and39 read Latin as easily as English .My friend for his part was almost as 40troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 41these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 42 me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 43 wonderfully . The headmaster seemed quite 44 with my work，and I had more time to myself in the morning .On the other hand，once a week 45I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty46，but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon，the headmaster 47 my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 48you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 49 you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 50 for some time to fear of my friend. However the headmaster，not wishing to 51 an occasion of praise into52 of fault-finding，finally 53 him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow54 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my55.
36. A. quick B. slow C. hard D. good
37. A .madeB. got C. found D. left
38. A. trouble B. difference C. labor D. worry
39. A. might B. would C. should D. could
40. A. very B. little C. much D. few
41. A. for B. by C. in D. to
42. A. change B. take C. forgive D. tell
43. A. worked B. tried C. happened D. developed
44. A. angry B. satisfied C. frightened D. sad
45. A. or so B. or else C. as usual D. as far
46. A. became B. seemed C. lay D. appeared
47. A. called B. taught C. arranged D. sent
48. A. aim B. goal C. point D. opinion
49. A. why B. how C. which D. what
50. A. excitement B. way C. meaning D. disappointment
51. A. turn B. leave C. grow D. become
52. A. none B. one C. either D. some
53. A. ordered B. asked C. took D. let
54. A. surprise B. escape C. hope D. chance
55. A. reading B. writing C. translations D. essays
I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria ,after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.
Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored.She said, “Here’re the car keys.Go and buy some fruit.” 36,I jumped into the car and speeded off.
Seeing me or rather my 37,a boy sprang up(跳起来). 38to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira.Peanut 200 naira! ”
Looking at his black-striped bananas,I 39to 200 total for the fruit and nuts.He 40 .I handed him a 500 naira note.He didn’t have 41.So I told him not to worry.He was 42and smiled a row of petfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I 43this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian soeicty.I should 44 this country as the son of a 45.But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 46to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.
“What’s up?”I asked. He answered in 47English, “I…I no get money to buy book. ”I took out two 500 naira notes.He looked around 48 before sticking his hand into the car 49the bills.One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 50only 50,000 each year.
The next morning,security officers told me, “In this place,when you give a little,people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).”
51it’s right,but this happens everywhere in the world.I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 52 .
After six months’work in northern Nigeria,I returned and saw him again standing on the road.
Are you in school now?”
He nodded.
A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 53what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “ Take this.”
He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 54hurt.
“It’s a gift. ”I said.
Shaking his head again,he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts, “I’ve been waiting to 55these to you.”
36.A.Encouraged B.Disappointed C.Delighted D.Confused
37.A.car B.mother C.driver D.keys
38.A.willing B.afraid C.eager D.ashamed
39.A.got down B.bargained down C.put down D.took down
40.A.explained B.promised C.agreed D.admitted
41.A.change B.notes C.checks D.bills
42.A.troubled B.regretful C.comfortable D.grateful
43.A.ran after B.ran into C.ran over D.ran to
44.A.proteet B.enjoy C.help D.support
45.A.minister B.headmaster C.manager D.president
46.A.lucky B.amazing C.funny D.common
47.A.old B.broken C.traditional D.modern
48.A.proudly B.madly C.curiously D.nervously
49.A.for B.with C.at D.upon
50.A.spends B.pays C.makes D.affords
51.A.Possibly B.Actually C.Certainly D.Fortunately
52.A.joys B.nuts C.books D.bananas
53.A.asked B.imagined C.reminded D.realized
54.A.when B.as if C.even if D.after
55.A.send B.provide C.sell D.give
In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,Mummy 39cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."
Atsuko 40to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42," she said. "I felt very alone."
One of her hardest 43was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were 44 it, but I wasn't."
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47she failed.
A young man on her team 48What she was going through." He walked up to me and49 , 'Come on. You can do that'".
"You will never understand how those words of 50made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have 52forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55words: You can do that.
36. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard
37. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit
38. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing
39. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling
40. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted
41. A. described B. imagined C. created D. discovered
42. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted
43. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects.
44. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about
45. A. kickB. pass C. carry D. hit
46. A. through B. into C. overD. past
47. A. after B. if C. becauseD. until
48. A. believed B. consideredC. wondered D. sensed
49. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered
50. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion
51. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure
52. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost
53. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant
54. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live
55. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 21for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 22 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 23 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 24in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that25even him.
He wrote his wife’ s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 26behind the desk in the booth. “ 27you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 28someone, would you please give her this?”he said. He then 29his office in Morrison Building, 30that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 31! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 32those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married
How are you with 33? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 34 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 35of a happy and rewarding life. 36, some things are worth waiting for. 37presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting, 38it or even get good at it! But one thing is 39 ——we cannot avoid it. How is your 40coming along?
21. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously
22. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty
23. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea
24. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient
25. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked
26. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend
27. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If
28. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for
29. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left
30. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised
31. A. description B. preparationC. excuse D. lecture
32. A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed
33. A. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination
34. A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for
35. A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality
36. A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far
37. A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office
38. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve
39. A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy
40. A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training
It was a bright spring afternoon when Fieda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work －36up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was 37jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just 38. a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’ 39was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 40happened. I felt sorry for her. but I also felt a sense of 41.
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 42an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just 43I had become an expert at scraping（刮掉）dirt stuck to their wooden floor, 44that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was45than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 46.Freda stayed at home with the kids, 47I would often see her in the morning 48 them to school. And I’d be there when they 49home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had 50them grow up. Now I was tired, but the 51thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the 52of my relationship with my clients（主顾）. Who am I 53them? As a matter of fact, I’m 54an employee － the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted55of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
36.A.stepping B.coming C.jumping D.moving
37.A.hanging B.making C.wearing D.changing
38.A.cleaned B.washed C.swept D.brushed
39.A.duty B.money C.work D.pay
40.A.already B.seldom C.never D.yet
41.A.regret B.surprise C.fear D.loss
42.A.started B.developed C.improved D.broken
43.A.why B.what C.that D.which
44.A.but B.and C.or D.for
45.A.less B.least C.more D.most
46.A.life B.story C.activity D.experience
47.A.as B.so C.since D.however
48.A.taking B.bringing C.meeting D.calling
49.A.left B.returned C.went D.marched
50.A.found B.noticed C.watched D.realized
51.A.possible B.great C.proper D.strange
52.A.meaning B.nature C.result D.importance
53.A.for B.to C.with D.at
54.A.hardly B.certainly C.probably D.merely
55.A.member B.person C.relative D.companion