Australian colour consultant（顾问）Kylie Bartnicki is talking with a group of women in Pudong, Shanghai, who are interested in how colours affect people's confidence and help form（形成）people's first impressions（印象）．
Kylie traces（追溯）back her interest in colours to when she went for her first job interview at age 18. "My mother bought me a new red top to wear to my interview and she said, "Wear this, and it will be lucky."' Kylie recalls. "I wore it, had a great interview and got the job. Ever since then I started thinking about how powerful the colour is, how it makes us look and how it makes us feel."
"When we wear clothes in a good colour, the colour will make our skin, hair and eyes shine and we look happy and smart," Kylie says.
Winter and summer are "cool colourings" and autumn and spring are "warm colourings". Someone who loves "cool colouring" might have red or golden hair, brown eyes and gold or yellow skin.
Chinese women belong to the "autumn season" if they have darker, peachy skin. Chinese women belong to the "winter season" if they have pale skin. Kylie says that Chinese women who have dark eyes and dark hair will look best in deep, rich colours. Light pinks and blues should be avoided because they may wash our Chinese skin tones（肤色）．
Their talk usually lasts one and a half to two hours and costs 600 yuan (89 dollars). Kylie says her customers(客户) are as young as five years old and as old as 90. The customers between their 30s and 50s always want some fresh ideas on developing their own personal style.Chinese women who have dark eyes and dark hair won't look beautiful in_______.
| A．purple | B．red | C．deep green | D．light blue |
A mother and her daughter need to pay___ to get the advice from Kylie for their 2-hour talk.
| A．$89 | B．$120 | C．$178 | D．$600 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wearing clothes in a good colour will make us look happy. |
| B．When Kylie was 18, she started to be interested in colours. |
| C．Kylie's customers are in between their 30s and 50s. |
| D．Autumn and spring are "warm clourings". |
What is the hottest English word of 2014? It’s “selfie”, according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smartphone(智能手机) and send them to a social media website.
The word was first used in 2004. In the past 12 months, its frequency (出现频率) in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.
“Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone (QQ空间),” said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.
Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. “She has used many selfies to tell us what’s going on in her personal life,” said Li.
What makes people love selfies? Some people say it’s narcissism (自恋). “The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We’re crying out: Look at me!” said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.
Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others,” wrote Freedland.
Huang Xu agrees with that. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.According to the story, a “selfie” is __________.
| A．a person with a smartphone |
| B．a smartphone which can take photos |
| C．a photo taken by oneself |
| D．an English dictionary |
When was the word “selfie” first used?
| A．More than ten years ago | B．In 2014 |
| C．When smartphones appeared | D．Nobody knows |
We can tell from the story that __________.
| A．only famous people enjoy taking selfies |
| B．all people love selfies because of narcissism |
| C．people love to share selfies online |
| D．US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies |
We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way” at the beginning of ___________.
| A．Paragraph 4 | B．Paragraph 5 |
| C．Paragraph 6 | D．Paragraph 7 |
What is the best title of this passage ?
| A．Selfies and narcissism |
| B．Selfies and sharing |
| C．Selfies and smartphones |
| D．Selfies, the hottest word in 2014 |
I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.
About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there.
On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice.
This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining(抱怨).
A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict (吸毒者)and how much she hated her mother.
“I want a new mom,” she cried.
“Unluckily, you can’t have one,” the leader replied.
“You have to accept the mother that you have.”
This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.The writer used to hate his mother because ________.
| A．she didn’t care for him. |
| B．she had no time to be with him |
| C．she was a drug addict. |
| D．she was too strict with him. |
The self-help program for teenagers lasted ___________.
| A．a week | B．two days |
| C．three days | D．only one day |
The writer started to change his thinking ___________.
| A．during the first two days of the program |
| B．after the exercise named “Chocolate or Toys” |
| C．as soon as he came to the program |
| D．after he left the program some time |
From the end of the passage, we can know that ____________.
| A．the writer used to love his mom for years |
| B．the writer’s mom is a very bad person |
| C．the writer’s mom loves her son very much |
| D．the writer will try to get along with his mother |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Choices can be made as we like |
| B．Everyone should take part in a self-help program |
| C．Chocolate can influence one’s attitude toward things. |
| D．We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them. |
Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shangdong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.
Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. It’s easy to make it. It’s made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese made and flew kites even before they could write.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.
The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks(钩子) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.
The Chinese use sticks, string and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.Chinese made and flew kites ___________.
| A．two thousand years ago | B．before they could write |
| C．after they write | D．three thousand years ago |
The main idea of the first paragraph is “____________”.
| A．the city Weifang | B．the international kite festival |
| C．how to make a kite | D．how to fly a kite |
In ancient China kites could be used for __________.
| A．helping people fly | B．playing games |
| C．watering crops | D．catching fish |
The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites __________.
| A．could bring good luck |
| B．looked like animals. |
| C．could make strange sounds and help them in a war. |
| D．could brought light in the dark for them. |
_________ are used for making kites by the Chinese.
| A．Paper and plastic | B．String and paper |
| C．Sticks, string and paper | D．String and hooks |
A new language exchange program is helping Brazilian students practice their English and it helps cheer up the lonely lives of elderly American retirees(退休人员).
FCB Brazil developed the Speaking Exchange Project and CAN school in Brazil, put it into practice . They help the students have conversations with the retirees in Chicago . Chatting on the Internet about their families, hobbies, futures make them form special friendship in the process.
To help the students improve their English, the video conversations are recorded, allowing students to review them and improve. One heart-warming conversation in the video is between an old lady and a girl talking about travel.
“Are you planning some day to go to Brazil?” The girl asks the lady. “Oh, I would love to!” She says. The girl then tells her,“ You can stay in my home if you want, ”making the lady laugh happily. At the end of their conversation, the girl expresses her grattitude(感激) for her help in improving her language skills.“ I want to thank you for this exchange of experience, ”she says . The lady put her hand to her heart and says, “Girl, if you were here, I’d give you a big hug.”The students in Brazil chat online with the students in America.
FCB Brazil developed the Exchange Project to help students to improve their English..
The conversations between the students and the retirees aren’t allowed to recorded.
The old lady invites the girl to live with her.
The girl expresses her thanks to the lady for improving her English by chatting .
When we talk about instant(方便的) messaging tool, which will be the first one jump into your mind? If your answer is QQ or MSN, I must say you’re a bit old fashioned. Today, Wechat is becoming the most popular text and voice messaging tool all over the world. It has had 700 million registered（登记） users all over the world up to now. It has a Chinese name Weixin, it is necessary for the young people in China to have the communication tool. Actually, it is also a new product from Tencent(腾讯)，so we can call it QQ’s little brother.
You can log in to Wechat with your Facebook account（账号） or sign up with your phone number, and then add your friends’ number in your contact list , by which you can chat with your family of friends in a brand new way by using your phone no matter when and where you are. It’s just like using a walkie talkie (two way radio).But you don’t need to worry about other things, such as basic fees. It won’t cost you extra money to make conversations.
You can also only need three steps to finish calling others through Wechat. It is free for ten minutes. If you want to make a phone call again, you need to pay for it through a credit card. Someone thinks the sound in the phone is not clear. There is some noise in it. It is not safe for the user. So you should pay attention to your personal information and not share it to others.From the first paragraph of the passage, we know______.
| A．QQ is the most popular instant messaging tool in China. |
| B．700 million Chinese people are using Wechat |
| C．Wechat is the most popular text and voice messaging tool all over the world |
| D．young people in China don’t use Wechat |
Wechat is used by people can______.
| A．sell their things | B．make money |
| C．chat with each other | D．set up their own website |
The underlined phrase” sign up” means _______ in Chinese.
| A．标记 | B．记录 | C．注册 | D．采集 |
Make a phone call through Wechat,________.
| A．it may be not safe for the user |
| B．you needn’t pay any money for it |
| C．the sound is very clear |
| D．it will cost your friend’s money |
Which of the following is NOT true about Wechat?
| A．It is a messaging tool. |
| B．It is used in the phone. |
| C．You can’t do anything except making a call. |
| D．You need to add your friends’ number in your contact list before chatting with them. |