A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.
In the same time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s funeral(葬礼). He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I’ve arrived!
I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静)as mine was.
P.S. Sure is hot down here.
| A．To visit their family and friends |
| B．To escape from their busy work |
| C．To escape from the cold winter |
| D．To attend a friend’s funeral |
| A．He checked into a wrong hotel |
| B．He forget to bring the laptop |
| C．He forgot to mail his letter |
| D．He misspelled her wife’s address |
| A．died and gone to heaven |
| B．called his family to say hello |
| C．been awarded an honor |
| D．gone back to his hometown |
| A．Pleased | B．Frightened | C．Amazed | D．Moved |
| A．His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error. |
| B．The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail |
| C．The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago. |
| D．The woman’s husband died of a heart attack |
When you don’t 
speak, you may be still communicating. It is true that you may not wish to say anything. But your very silence may show your wish to be left alone or to stay uninvolved, which is the message you want to send.
So it has been said that while we speak with our vocal organs, we converse with our whole bodies. All of us communicate with one anther nonverbally (非口头地), as well as with words. Sometimes we know what we are doing with the use of gestures such as the thumbs-up sign to indicate that we approve. But most of the time we are not aware that we are doing it.
Body language serves a variety of purpose. Firstly it can replace verbal communication, as with the use of gesture. Secondly, it can modify (修饰) verbal communication. Loudness and tone of voice is an example here. Thirdly it regulates social interaction: turn taking is largely governed by non-verbal signals. Fourthly it conveys our emotions. Finally it conveys our attitude towards ourselves and towards the people we are communicating with. This is particularly important for successful cross-cultural communications.
Every culture has its own body language. So in order to achieve a more successful cross-cultural communications, we heed not only what to say but also how to say it appropriately. Observation shows that a truly bilingual person switches his body language at the same time he switches language.The underlined word “converse” in the second paragraph can be replaced by ____.
| A．continue | B．complain | C．communicate | D．compete |
The underlined word “This” in the third paragraph refers to___.
| A．the fact that body language serves a variety of purposes |
| B．the fact that body language can modify verbal communication |
| C．the fact that body language regulates social interaction |
| D．the fact that body language conveys our attitude |
Body language varies____.
| A．from culture to culture | B．from year to year |
| C．from time to time | D．from person to person |
The best title for the passage is “____”.
| A．Verbal Language | B．Communication Skills |
| C．Ways to Communication | D．Body Language |
Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Interact forum(论坛)asking what “PK” meant．
“My family has been watching the ‘Super Girl’ singing competition TV program．My little daughter asked me what ’PK’ meant，but I had no idea，”explained the puzzled father．
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online，it is impossible not to know this term．In such Internet games，“PK” is short for “Player Kill”，in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other．
In the case of the “Super Girl” singing competition．“PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking．
Like this father，Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students’ compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand．A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language，but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn’t understand．
“My ‘GG’ came back this summer from college．He told me I’ve grown up to be a ‘PLMM’．I loved to ‘FB’ with him together；he always took me to the ‘KPM’，”went one composition．
“GG” means Ge Ge(Chinese pinyin for brother)．“PLMM” refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl)．“FB” means Fu Bai (corruption)．“KPM” is short for KFC．Pizza Hut and McDonald’s．
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language．
If you do not even know what a Kong Long(dinosaur，referring to an ugly looking female) ora Qing wa (frog，referring to an ugly looking male)is，you will possibly be regarded as a CaiNiao!By writing the article，the writer tries to ．
| A．explain some Internet language |
| B．suggest common Internet language |
| C．laugh at the Beijing father |
| D．draw our attention to Internet language |
What does the writer think about the term “PK”?
| A．Fathers can’t possibly know it． |
| B．The daughter should understand it． |
| C．Online game players may know it． |
D．“Super Girl” shouldn’t h ave used it． |
The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons ．
| A．are used not only online |
| B．can be understood very well |
| C．are welcomed by all the people |
| D．cause trouble to our mother tongue |
The underlined word “jargons” means“”in Chinese．
| A．行话 | B．粗口 | C．歌词 | D．趋势 |
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| C．766588 | D．633800 |
___________ are needed in AL Hotel.
| A．Cleaners | B．Baby-sitters |
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If you are a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in _____.
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Certain people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you’ve known them half your life. These people have something in common. And once you know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.
How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they will help you to put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.
First of all, good talkers have asked questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known 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. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen for the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn’t. Your question 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.
Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of conversation. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he is really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to the tone (语调)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 shakehand and say, “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.” If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they’ve known you half their lives.You’ll like to stay with some people____.
| A．who have something in common with you |
| B．when you get into real trouble |
| C．with whom you feel it easy to get along well |
| D．from whom you can get necessary and timely help |
After asking somebody a question, you should____.
| A．make it clear what is fit to ask next |
| B．wait quietly for his answers |
| C．go on to ask more questions |
| D．change the subject to another one |
If you want to see that person again,____ when parting.
| A．let him know what you feel |
| B．giving them a firm shakehand |
| C．asking proper questions and being a good listener |
| D．keeping talking to others to them in the conversation |
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