ThisMarchisabusymonthinShangha-优题课

阅读文章后，从第54至58题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Most people call it "body language" —the clues（线索） to the meaning that we get from gesture, facial expressions, posture —everything that isn't spoken．Experts call it "nonverbal communication," but it means the same thing: a second source of human communication that is often more reliable to understanding what is really going on than the words themselves．
Understanding body language is important to success, whether in the business world or in our personal lives．However, most of our ideas about body language are wrong, according to modern communication research．
There is a belief that people with shifty （变化的） eyes are probably lying．As Paul Ekman says, "When we asked people how they could tell if someone was lying, too much blinking（眨眼） and shifty eyes were the winners．But sometimes people act like that because they are shy．Liars pretend to be calm in order not to be caught．
Ekman goes on to argue against such a wrong belief．Although this kind of body language is probably an expression of nervousness, it is not always because the person is lying．Shyness can, for example, make people shift their eyes．To understand what someone's behavior means, you have to watch them carefully．
There is also a belief that when meeting someone, the more eye contact, the better．As a result people would like to make initial （开始的） contact in formal situations, like a job interview, by staring fixedly at the other human．Yet Ekman points out that most of us are comfortable with eye contact lasting a few seconds, but any eye contact that is longer than that can make us nervous．
In short, you must carefully consider the speaker and the speaking environment．Experts suggest that unless you know about someone's basic communication style, you will have little hope in understanding their true feelings through body language．In other words, body language carries important but not always true messages．
According to the passage, body language is _____．

A．a language that is not spoken	B．a clue to get the meaning
C．a reflection of people's behaviors	D．a source of human communication

The word "that" in paragraph 3 refers to ____．

A．blinking

B．lying

C．staring

D．pretending

From the passage we can learn that ____．

A．there is no doubt that a liar has shifty eyes

B．people sometimes blink because of shyness

C．eye contact lasting a few seconds can make us nervous

D．understanding body language is more helpful in business

How many examples are given by the writer to support his point of view?

A．1．

B．2．

C．3．

D．4．

It can be inferred from the passage that _____．

A．body language is trustworthy in telling who is lying

B．body language helps us better understand other people

C．sometimes we can't judge a person by watching his body language

D．the speaker and

the speaking environment are important to a person's body language

阅读文章后，从第50至53题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
For the first 10 years after the Wright brothers' original flight in 1903, flying was only a sport．It was a pastime for daredevils （不怕死的人）．One very determined daredevil was Bessie Coleman．She was the first black woman to fly an airplane．
Coleman, born in Texas in 1892, the tenth of 13 children, dreamed of becoming a pilot．To earn money for flying lessons, she washed other people's laundry．At the age of 19 she took a train to Chicago, where she began to study in a beauty school．For five years she worked in a barbershop, and then she looked for a flying school．There were none in the United States that would teach women, but Coleman heard that there were schools in France that would．So she studied the language and sailed off to France．
When she returned to the United States in 1921, Coleman was the first licensed black woman pilot．Her "aerial acrobatic （航空特技）exhibitions" impressed audiences．She took her airplane through loop-the-loops and flew upside down．She did slow rolls and sharp rolls．Audiences were amazed when she performed a move called "falling leaf．"
Coleman became a famous person．She performed her acrobatic flights all over the country．She also spoke to African-American audiences in schools, churches, and theatres．Fly, she told them．Be a part of the new aviation（航空） industry．Many young African-American men listened to her．Some became honored military pilots during World War II．Many others made their careers in aviation．
On April 29, 1926, Coleman was flying when a tool carelessly left in the airplane hit the control stick．The plane went into a dive and did not recover．The daring 34-year-old pilot was killed．
Bessie Coleman went to France to ____．

A．work in a barbershop	B．study the language
C．look for a flying school	D．take flying lessons

Which of the following is probably an "aerial acrobatic"?

A．Flying upside down．	B．Speaking to audiences．
C．Getting a pilot's licence．	D．Impressing audiences．

The underlined word "exhibition" in paragraph 3 means _____．

A．a holding back	B．a public show
C．falling leaf	D．loop-the-loops

What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An early daredevil	B．The first flying woman
C．A pioneer in aviation	D．The first licensed black pilot

阅读文章后，从第55至58题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案
America’s No.1 health problem？A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says：“it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems．’’
It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League，“Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives（39％）．Other sources include health（10％），concern about the economy（9％）and concern about international conflict and terrorism（4％）”
However, stress is hardly unique to the United States A British survey in 2005 estimated that ‘‘over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill”．As a result of“work-related stress,depression or anxiety”, there are“an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain”
The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work．“work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors’’ One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”
What about Asia？A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded，“Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world，both developing and industrialized countries”．The report observed that“several countries in East Asia，including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown”．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.
Which of the followings is NOT true？

A．Cancer and AIDS are not so threatening as health problems caused by stress．

B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.

C．More than one third of adults suffer from stress problems in America．

D．Stress has become a world-wide problem.

What does the sentence“The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe’’ probably mean？

A．There is no hope for mainland Europe.

B．There is no working stress in mainland Europe．

C．The picture in mainland Europe is very beautiful.

D．The stress situation in mainland Europe is serious too．

We can infer from the last paragraph that．

A．Asian people lead a better life

B．industry and economy have grown rapidly in China

C．some Asians have health problems from employment stress

D．the rapid economical development is the main reason for stress

What would be the best title for the text？

A．Attacked by Stress	B．Attention to Health
C．Effects of Stress	D．Health Report

阅读文章后，从第50至54题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
We all hate speed cameras，don’t we？They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents；they just make money for the government．They trick us，cost us cold hard cash，disturb us from driving properly and are unfair．
Well，here’s a surprising thing：what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives？It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France，a country with a historically poor record of road safety．
There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example，but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory（强迫的）seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995．
Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time，or 4.9 percent less than2004．Comparing road deaths to populating in 2005，that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806．
And guess what？Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years．
Okey, you know the arguments on the increased traffic safety and cameras. for-inco me, but in seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A theer-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on.
Traveling on the highways，it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when one few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming There’s even all official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly
Maybe it is because of such transparency by government，rather than the secrecy too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy their life thanks to speed cameras
We can learn from the first paragraph that．

A．s

peed cameras cost us our lives

B．speed cameras help HS drive properly

C．most people think speed cameras are good for slowing drivers down

D．most people think speed cameras are used to make money for the government

In France, a driver should obey the following rules EXCEPT．

A．blood alcohol limit lowering	B．speed limit obeying
C．camera location updating	D．seat belt wearing

The underlined word ‘‘transparency’’ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to．

A．honesty

B．openness

C．innocence

D．strictness

Now you can seldom see in France．

A．lunch time last long with drunk people rushing back to office

B．people drive at a speed of less than 130 km／h

C．drivers drive according to the traffic lights

D．police conduct traffic in streets

What is the text mainly about？
A．The argument on speed cameras
B The drivers in France hating speed cameras
C．France does successfully in controlling road accidents
D．France takes many measures in controlling road accidents

Learning Chinese has been like climbing a steep(陡峭的)mountain.
My mother was born in Tokyo,while my father moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong when he was seven years old. At home we speak English. I know some basic Chinese customs :to use chosticks gracefully (得体地)and what to say on Spring Festival to get a red envelope. But I never truly learned to speak Chinese.
Why should I need to learn the language ,anyway? I live in America where everyone speaks English.
I realized I was wrong in ninth grade when I arrived at Philips Academy,a famous boarding school in Massachusetts.The school encourages a global outlook(视野). There I decided to welcome the opportunity to learn Chinese. I met other American-born Chinese and together we spoke Ching-lish outside of the classroom.
I searched for ways to access Chinese culture through dramas such as Meteor Garden (《流星花园》)and music by singers such as S.H.E,Wilbur Pan and Jasmine Leung（梁静茹）. Listening to Chinese music is where I found my favorite singer in the whole world:Jay Chou. Even if I cannot understand what he is crooning（哼唱）, I do feel more Chinese whenever I listen to his music.
Last summer I spent five weeks in China,four of which were taking a language course at a Beijing high school. I was proud when I could understand the dialogue in Intitial D（《头文字D》） and when I could easily translate Fairy Tale sung by Kong Leung（光良）.
Learning Chinese has been a rocky trek（艰苦跋涉）, and I know it will continue to be that way before I arrive at a relative plateau（高地） of fluency（流利）.I hope that one day I will be able to work and maybe even live in China as a true Chinese.
The author wrote the text mainly to___.

A．share her experience of learning Chinese

B．tell us why she is interested in learning Chinese

C．show off(炫耀) the progress she made in learning Chinese

D．give advice on how to learn Chinese

The author's attitude to learning Chinese changed because___.

A．she found Chinese was interesting to learn

B．she wanted to take a course to pass easily

C．she realized she should have an open mind to the outside world

D．

she made friends with some American___born Chinese at the school she studied

The author tried all of the following to learn Chinese EXCEPT___.

A．listening to Chinese music

B．practicing speaking Chinese with her parents

C．enjoying Chinese dramas

D．taking a Chinese course in China

We can learn from the text that___.

A．S.H.E.is the author's favorite singer

B．dialogues in Meteor Garden are easy to guess

C．the author enjoys learning Chinese though it

is difficult

D．the author can speak fluent Chinese now

A．Live Music - Late Night Jazz	B．Scottish dancing
C．Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum	D．Dining - Sushi chef in town