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You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “The elevators are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.
If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward in lifts?
“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be understood as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.
According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.

A．turn around and greet one another

B．look around or examine their phone

C．make eye contact with those in the elevator

D．try to keep a distance from other people

Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two
people in an elevator?

According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.

A．someone’s odd behaviors

B．a lack of space

C．their unfamiliarity with one another

D．their eye contact with one another

What’s the passage mainly about _____.

A．Bad manners in the elevator

B．Some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette

C．An interesting but awkward elevator ride

D．The strange behaviors in the elevator

Should you spend your money on a home security system? A look inside a burglar’s mind might help you decide.
1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.
2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in your home, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.
3. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it’s an invitation which I am more than happy to accept.
4. If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house, or it will be a dead giveaway. By the way, loud dogs and nosy neighbors are the two things I hate most.
5. It’s raining. You’re fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door---understandable. But understand this: I don’t take a day off because of bad weather.
6. Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet. Here’s a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids’ rooms.
7. You’re right: I won’t have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if it’s not fastened, I’ll take it with me.
8. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook.com page. It’s easier than you think to look up your address.
Money and valuables might be the safest if kept in your______.

A．kids’ room	B．sock drawer
C．medicine cabinet	D．safe

The underlined words “a dead giveaway” here may probably be something that______.

A．throws away useless things at home

B．warns a burglar that someone is dead

C．tells a burglar the truth

D．frightens a burglar away

We can draw a conclusion from the text that______.

A．burglars seldom steal in bad weather

B．if you do housework yourself, you’ll stay away from burglars

C．you yourself are sometimes to blame for a theft

D．you can always count on your neighbors when you are out

The main purpose of the article is to _____.

A．summarize when burglars steal most frequently

B．encourage people to spend money on home security systems

C．explain why burglars take up stealing

D．teach people how to protect their homes

Once Dr. Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students. The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems. His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live.
Dr. Mellinkoff asked to see the patient. He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt. The patient smiled and said everything was all right. Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat. The patient said that he had no desire to eat.
“Are you getting food you like?”
The patient said nothing.
“Do you get the kind of food you have at home?”
The answer was no.
The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft.
“If, you had food that you liked, would you eat it?”
“Yes, yes.” the patient said.
The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious. Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been received.
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat. One of the students said, “We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals.”
“Suppose,” the doctor replied, “you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?”
“I would probably insist,” the student said.
“Very well,” the doctor said. “You might want to try the same method in the kitchen. It won’t be easy, but I can help you. Meanwhile, let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it. Or he’ll be killed by hunger. By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish. If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him. ”
Three weeks later, Dr. Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power. It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable.
The patient had no desire to eat because __________.

A．he was not hungry

B．he was seriously ill

C．he was given special meals

D．he was not satisfied with the food

According to the passage, we can conclude that __________.

A．the patient was from another country.

B．the patient’s illness was caused by hunger

C．Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient

D．the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient

Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff ?

A．Cold.	B．Considerate.
C．Curious.	D．Confident.

What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?

A．Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.

B．Doctors should be able to speak foreign languages.

C．Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.

D．Doctors should give more medicine to patients.

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Barack Obama，Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs－what do they have in common？They are，of course，all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site badoo.com，they all best illustrate(举例说明)the word “cool”．
But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”？ Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.
Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲学)．“Cool” relates to ideas of grace (优雅)under pressure.
“in Africa，”he writes，“coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness，silence，and life.”
The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War Ⅱ. “Postwar ‘cool' was in part an expression of warweariness...it went against the strict social rules of the time，”write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules：Anatomy of an Attitude.
But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities. He always gets the girl，smokes cigarettes，wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies (欺凌弱小者)．In the movie，Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.
Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics stars. Often in movies about schools，students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.
But many teenagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.
“Call it the Harry Potterization of America－a time when being smart is the new cool，”writes journalist Joe Sunnen.
Barack Obama，Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.

A．introduce the topic

B．draw our attention

C．tell us what they have in common

D．tell us what is “cool”

If you were considered “cool” in Africa in the 15th century，you________.

A．thought and acted differently from the majority

B．had a calm and quiet attitude towards life

C．didn't observe rules and authorities

D．had all kinds of “bad” manners

The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who ________.

A．do very well in their studies

B．are very skilled at sports

C．are good at chess and other thinking games

D．have supernatural powers like Harry Potter

Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A．It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.

B．“Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.

C．Disobeying one's parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.

D．Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”．

What does the article mainly talk about?

A．The origin of the word “cool”．

B．The kinds of people who are “cool”．

C．The changing meaning of the word “cool”．

D．How to be a “cool” person.

The website “FarmersOnly. com” calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man，Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it，the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o'clock at night，when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So，in 2005，Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don't have to be a farmer to be on ‘FarmersOnly. com’，but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America's heartland.”
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free，but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group，Singles in Agriculture，which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986.It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance，but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website，“singlesinag.org”，says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
Jerry Miller started “FarmersOnly.com” in order to ________.

A．help farmers

B．support traditions

C．understand farmers

D．represent farmers

Which of the following is true of “singlesinag.org”？

A．Its services are free.

B．It provides dating services.

C．Only farmers can become its members.

D．Farmers in France can't benefit from it.

The author of the text intends to ________.

A．advertise for the two websites

B．introduce two websites

C．encourage social activities

D．urge readers to help farmers

It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A．all farmers desire marriage

B．farmers are easy to meet new people

C．more farmers get divorced in the USA

D．the Internet helps improve farmers' social life

A．China	B．China and its neigh boring areas
C．Asia, Europe and Oceania	D．the earth

A．military officers to judge their locations	B．travelers to know their locations
C．drivers to reach their destinations easily	D．hunters to find wild animals smoothly