We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But do you know that some facialmay also bein cross-cultural situations?
According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans look a person's whole face people from East Asia focus on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive faces. They were asked tothe pictures into the following categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.
The team found East Asians focus much more attention on the eyes and also make a number of mistakes. Different from Europeans, they to have a more difficult time the difference between a face that looks fearful as opposed to surprised, and disgusted as opposed to angry.
"Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth, whereas Easternersthe eyes and neglect the mouth," said researcher Rachael Jack. "This means that Easterners have in telling apa
rt facial expressions that look similar around the eye region."
Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a culturalin the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth .
The difference in the use of text message "emoticons" (表情符号) the idea. Easterners use the eyes to emotion, for example "^-^" for happy and "┬_┬" for sad. Westerners,, use the mouth, for example ":-)" for happy and ":-(" for sad.
The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more than previously thought. When it communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselves in translation.
A．expressions B．appearances C．features D．differences
A．interesting B．confusing C．outstanding D．surprising
A．across B．for C．on D．into
A．when C．while D．if
A．really B．mainly C．slightly D．nearly
A．make B．turn C．get D．put
A．small B．big C．fewer D．larger
A．need B．attempt C．tend D．intend
A．saying B．telling C．knowing D．judging
A．in a different way B．in equal measure C．in turns D．alternatively
A．favor B．approve C．find D．focus
A．difficulty B．ability C．possibility D．certainty
A．interest B．gap C．similarity D．concern
A．little B．least C．less D．more
A．supports B．opposes C．rejects D．counts
A．make B．create C．convey D．prove
A．therefore B．however C．although D．moreover
A．separated B．related C．expected D．complicated
A．comes to B．talks about C．turns to D．gets to
A．puzzling B．lost C．exciting D．upset
完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally handicapped (弱智的) child.
“Go ahead and cry，”the doctor __1__ kindly. But I couldn’t cry then nor during the months that followed.
We sent her to a kindergarten in our neighborhood at age seven. I worried that she was the “__2__” child among twenty fiveyearolds.
__3__，positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school，and to her schoolmates，too. When talking big of their own accomplishments，Kristi’s classmates always took __4__ to praise her as well，“Kristi got all her spelling words right today.”No one would say that her spelling list was easier than anyone else’s.
During Kristi’s second year in school，she __5__ a very special challenge. The big public event of the term was a __6_ based on the final outcome of the year’s music and physical education activities. Kristi was __7__ in both. My husband and I felt __8__ about the day as well.
On the day of the program，Kristi _9__ to be sick. Desperately I wanted to keep her home. Why let Kristi fail in a gymnasium __10__ with parents，students and teachers？What a simple __11__！But I finally got her onto the school bus.
Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school，now I forced myself to go，too. Then I knew Kristi’s __12__.Her class was divided into relay（接力） teams. With her slow and clumsy reactions，she would surely _13__ her team.
But as Kristi’s turn to __14_ neared，a change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped __15__ Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The __16_ the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack(bag)，the two boys seized it and held it open while the tall boy __17__Kristi and dropped her neatly into the sack. A girl ahead took her hand and supported her until she gained her __18__.Then off Kristi hopped (跳跃)，smiling and proud.
At the cheers of the crowd，I slipped out to thank Heaven for the warm and considerate people making it possible for my __19__daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally __20_.
A．demanded B．requested C．advised D．joked
A．common B．different C．excellent D．casual
A．but B．Therefore C．Eventually D．However
A．pains B．time C．efforts D．measures
A．failed B．accepted C．faced D．shared
A．competition B．conclusion C．conference D．ceremony
A．stupid B．slow C．serious D．awkward
A．annoyed B．anxious C．guilty D．tough
A．wanted B．happened C．pretended D．proved
A．filled B．jammed C．covered D．burdened
A．approach B．method C．key D．solution
A．worry B．disaster C．choice D．error
A．hold on B．hold out C．hold over D．hold up
A．participate B．operate C．practise D．show
A．around B．off C．behind D．beside
A．interval B．moment C．chance D．point
A．caught B．lifted C．protected D．hid
A．access B．position C．speed D．balance
A．nervous B．slim C．disabled D．delicate
A．recovered B．cried C．prayed D．applauded
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Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral(葬礼)of my 1 . The hurt was so intense（强烈的）, and I found it hard to 2 at times.
Suddenly, I heard a 3 open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick 4 hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a 5 and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.
“I’m 6 ,” he explained, though no explanation was 7 . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “Why do they keep 8 Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I 9 . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t 10 this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the 11 funeral, sir.”
The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion 12 with the realization of the man’s mistake bubbled (充溢) up inside me and came out as 13 . I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing, 14 . I imagined Mother laughing. At the 15 “Aman”, we darted(猛冲) out a door and into the parking lot.
“I do believe we’ll be the 16 of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that 17 he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong 18 for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were 19 at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
Whenever anyone asks us how we 20 , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”
A．neighbor B．sister C．mother D．aunt
A．stand B．imagine C．breathe D．explain
A．box B．door C．bottle D．chair
A．claps B．songs C．steps D．noises
A．mood B．row C．rush D．mess
A．full B．angry C．anxious D．late
A．necessary B．impossible C．natural D．uncertain
A．questioning B．naming C．calling D．asking
A．whispered B．shouted C．reported D．cried
A．who B．when C．where D．why
A．right B．same C．different D．wrong
A．worked B．matched C．tied D．mixed
A．tear B．fighting C．singing D．laughter
A．though B．yet C．too D．still
A．middle B．second C．final D．first
A．talk B．word C．eye D．idea
A．although B．if C．since D．before
A．journey B．waiting C．dream D．thought
A．protected B．married C．improved D．placed
A．lived B．met C．grew D．stayed
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman 1 and sat across the aisle (过道) from me. I noticed her for two reasons. She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her 2 . I teased her by asking if she had a 3 for the bear.She laughed and said no.
About halfway through the flight she 4 over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab（康复治疗）. She 5 to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub. That 6 had led her down a dark 7 to drugs and alcohol. As I listened to her story, I was 8 at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to 9 it. At the end of the 10 , she thanked me for listening to her.
A few years later, I got a 11 in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been five years since we met on that plane. It is 12 how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had 13 to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have 14 that
day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get 15 .
When I saw her, she was 16 _ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little 17 we had had turned her life around. She had got on the plane 18 anything would work in her life, and my affirmation of her as a person and of her 19 had given her the last bit of 20 she needed to work through her problems.
The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life.
A．turned B．boarded C．bent D．slipped
A．shape B．weight C．size D．leg
A．ticket B．friend C．name D．cloth
A．moved B．pulled C．looked D．leaned
A．agreed B．learned C．continued D．refused
A．manner B．lifestyle C．event D．feeling
A．path B．door C．key D．point
A．disappointed B．worried C．blamed D．surprised
A．own B．make C．leave D．reach
A．journey B．flight C．speech D．conversation
A．case B．word C．note D．text
A．effective B．amazing C．easy D．clear
A．worked B．tried C．decided D．managed
A．realized B．imagined C．required D．produced
A．through B．along C．together D．off
A．still B．once C．never D．even
A．expectation B．conversation C．information D．explanation
A．doubting B．promising C．believing D．admitting
A．condition B．Possibilities C．criticism D．discoveries
A．delight B．interest C．strength D．character
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从1---20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1 , he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4 ?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel（沙砾，石子），dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied.
He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.”
“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Then put those in your 20 first.”
A．harder B．rougher C．clearer D．wiser
A．carefully B．firmly C．actively D．unwillingly
A．edge B．bottom C．wall D．top
A．full B．pure C．enough D．smooth
A．sent B．reached C．managed D．felt
A．delivered B．shook C．dropped D．held
A．beneath B．across C．beyond D．between
A．put out B．came out C．brought out D．set out
A．spaces B．caves C．blanks D．holes
A．At last B．Shortly after C．Later on D．Once more
A．unless B．until C．before D．while
A．meaning B．opinion C．point D．comment
A．calm B．awkward C．nervous D．eager
A．add B．fit C．include D．collect
A．never B．even C．still D．ever
A．Whether B．However C．Whatever D．Which
A．conclude B．encourage C．fresh D．time
A．more B．little C．much D．less
A．reflecting B．counting C．deciding D．insisting
A．packet B．can C．jar D．luggage
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Isabel Powell likes to swim. It’s a（n） 1 thing that she shares with a movie star she’ll
be meeting later this year—a star whose life story is coming to a theater near you this month.
Who’s the star? A dolphin named Winter. And 2 is not the only thing that she and Isabel have in common.
Winter lost her 3 when she was a baby. She got it caught in a trap used to 4__ crabs. Isabel, who had a similar experience to Winter, once had a 5 life. 6 , when she was 2 a tumor（肿瘤）on her foot 7 her leg.
Now, both Winter and Isabel 8 artificial limbs. In Isabel’s case, it’s an artificial leg and foot. In Winter’s case, it’s an artificial tail.
In November, Isabel will travel from her home to Clearwater, Florida, to 9 Winter. Clearwater is the site of the aquarium（水族馆）where Winter has lived since she was 10 from that trap.
According to the Kitsap Sun, the meeting was set up by the man who designed Winter’s artificial tail—Kevin Carroll. Carroll also 11 artificial limbs for people.
He and Isabel 12 met last month in Bremerton, Washington, at the 13 where she got her artificial leg, which freed her of the 14 that had troubled her for years. 15__ Carroll met Isabel and found out she wants to be a veterinarian （兽医）, he decided to set up the meeting.
She 16 people who’ve lost limbs by 17 them they can still do the things they used to do. According to the Kitsap Sun, she plays softball, 18 karate competition and chases after her dog, too. For years, she didn’t know anybody else who had an artificial limb. Now, she’s about to meet a movie star who has one, too.
And she no longer feels so 19 . “I think it’s pretty cool,” Isabel told Kitsap Sun reporter Chris Henry. “Winter has an artificial tail. That makes me think that I’m not the only 20 one. There are thousands more.”
A．interesting B．disappointing C．terrifying D．frightening
A．playing B．swimming C．sailing D．exploring
A．leg B．foot C．tail D．body
A．attract B．attack C．hit D．catch
A．happy B．miserable C．sad D．dull
A．Undoubtedly B．Unfortunately C．Strangely D．Surprisingly
A．took over B．cut down C．took away D．cut out
A．purchase B．enjoy C．prefer D．wear
A．meet B．welcome C．interview D．study
A．operated B．rescued C．caught D．killed
A．creates B．builds C．designs D．invents
A．purposely B．deliberately C．willingly D．reportedly
A．studio B．lab C．cinema D．clinic
A．pressure B．debt C．pain D．pleasure
A．Before B．Until C．After D．While
A．puzzles B．inspires C．amuses D．shocks
A．showing B．warning C．admiring D．calling
A．participates in B．struggles for C．calls on D．turns down
A．strange B．common C．usual D．different
A．particular B．positive C．unlucky D．enthusiastic