“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and sad. We all need friends.
For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.
Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book.
1. Be friendly and polite.
Always greet with a smile. Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.
2. Go out of your way to be nice.
Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.
3. Remember names.
They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.
4. Be open-minded.
Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.
5. Listen patiently.
When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.The first sentence “No man is an island” means__________.
| A．no one can live on an island | B．everyone needs friends |
| C．man enjoys living alone | D．we all should be friendly |
We can learn from this passage that ________.
| A．John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie |
| B．the writer mainly tells people to behave politely |
| C．Carnegie’s book was read by a small number of people |
| D．the writer agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie |
Dale Carnegie advises you _________.
| A．not to visit your neighbour too often |
| B．not to say anything when someone talks to you |
| C．not to forget other people’s names |
| D．not to spend time doing something for others |
The best possible title for this passage should be “________”.
| A．A Famous Book | B．How To Make Friends |
| C．Friendship First | D．John Donne and Dale Carnegie |
Chopsticks originated from(起源于) China. Though simple and little, they are a great invention in the history of humans. There are many legends about Chopsticks, Da Yu and Chopsticks is one of them.
It is said that during Yao and Shun times, Shun ordered Yu to control the flood. One day, Yu took a boat to an island, he was so hungry that he used an earth pot to cook meat. After the meat was well-done in boiled water, he didn’t want to waste time to wait for it to cool, so he took two branches to pick up the meat from the soup. After, to save time, he always took small branches to take out food from the hot pot. For a long time, he was skilled at picking up food with small sticks. In this way, the first types of chopsticks were born.
The chopsticks are made of different kinds of materials including bamboo, wood, animal bone, beautiful stone, and some other materials. There are more than 200 types of chopsticks now, among them, the bamboo chopsticks are most widely used.
“A chopstick can be broken easily, ten pairs of chopsticks hold each other tightly(紧紧地)...”The song is popular with many people, and it always encourages people to work together.
(1). What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
| A． |
Chopsticks. |
B． |
Humans. |
C． |
Legends. |
D． |
Branches. |
(2). How did Da Yu go to an island?
| A． |
On foot. |
B． |
By boat. |
C． |
By bike. |
D． |
By bus. |
(3). Why did Da Yu always take out food with small branches?
| A． |
To save time. |
B． |
To save food. |
| C． |
To save chopsticks. |
D． |
to save money. |
(4). Which of the following is right?
| A． |
Chopsticks aren’t a great invention. |
| B． |
Yu ordered Shun to control the flood. |
| C． |
Ten pairs of chopsticks are easy to break. |
| D． |
The song encourages people to unite as one. |
Terry from Kenya, 62 years old, has spent 20 years in the city he now calls home. Having lived in Beijing for more than 20 years, Terry has finally made his Chinese dream come true—becoming a volunteer.
He is often seen giving tourists directions, getting water for a baby and even helping a neighbor sell cold drinks.
“I like helping other people.” he said,“This is where I live, where my friends are and where I call home.”
Terry became interested in Chinese culture as a teenager when he read the Tao Te Ching by Laozi.
In 1981, he went to Shanghai. His first visit to Beijing was six years later on business. Terry and his family moved to Beijing in 1997, since then he has lived and worked in Beijing. Now Terry can make traditional Beijing bean-paste noodles, and when he goes to a restaurant, he usually orders dumplings and some traditional Beijing dishes.
He likes chatting with local people, especially taxi drivers.
“I am more familiar with the lives of taxi drivers than most Beijingers,” he said,“when I see their license numbers, I can tell how many years they have worked.”
“They are so knowledgeable,” he said, “I learned many Chinese from them.”Terry does not want to leave Beijing. He said. “Your home is where your things are. In this sense, Beijing is my home. Now I just enjoy living here.”
(1). What’s Terry’s Chinese dream?
| A． |
To be a volunteer. |
B． |
To eat dumplings. |
| C． |
To read the Tao Te Ching . |
D． |
To live in Shanghai. |
(2). When did Terry and his family move to Beijing?
| A． |
In 1981. |
B． |
In 1987. |
C． |
In 1997. |
D． |
In 2008. |
(3). Who does Terry especially like to chat with?
| A． |
Shop keepers. |
B． |
His neighbors. |
| C． |
His friends. |
D． |
Taxi drivers. |
(4). What’s the meaning of the underlined word “familiar” in Paragraph 7?
| A． |
厌烦的 |
B． |
陌生的 |
C． |
熟悉的 |
D． |
不同的 |
Welcome to Austria!
Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local family, is clean and cheap. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. The temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Have a good trip to Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating(漂浮的) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables, and you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat—the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday!
Welcome to Guangzhou!
Guangzhou is a wonderful place for traveling and there are a lot of things to do. You will find many large department stores in the city. You will also find small shops near the train station. In the evening, you can take a boat trip to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guangzhou from the river. At night, travelers can enjoy eating at food stalls(货摊) on the streets because the food there is cheap and delicious.
(1). How is the Hotel Post?
A. Expensive and big.B. Clean and cheap.
C. Dirty and small.D. Tidy and expensive.
(2). What can you buy from the Floating Market?
A. Flowers.B. Clothes.C. Fruits.D. Shoes.
(3). Where can travelers enjoy delicious food at night?
A. In Soll.B. In Hotel Post.C. In Bangkok.D. In Guangzhou.
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Silk, the word itself is beautiful. The story of silk started in China over 4,000 years ago. It says a silkworm’s cocoon(蚕茧) fell into a woman’s teacup. It then opened into a single, unbroken thread (线).___(1)___ The Chinese learned they could use the cocoons to make cloth that was both beautiful to look at and soft to touch.
___(2)___ In other countries, silk was valuable and not often seen. Often it was worth more than gold. It’s said that the secret finally got out when a princess left China to go to India. In her hair, she secretly carried many silkworms.
By the year 1 A. D., silk was sold as far west as Rome, and all along the Silk Road. ___(3)___ Centuries later, in 1522, the Spanish brought silkworms to Mexico.
Nowadays people around the world still make many beautiful things from silk. Silk isn’t only beautiful. It seems that it’s easy to break. ___(4)___ For example, it has been used to make bicycle tires(轮胎). And some doctors even use silk threads in the hospital. ___(5)___ This makes it great for clothes like winter jackets, pants, and shoes.
All of this from a little insect—the silkworm. That is the miracle(神奇) of silk.
| A． |
Actually it’s very strong. |
| B． |
Silk is also light and warm. |
| C． |
This was an important discovery. |
| D． |
The woman became famous and popular. |
| E． |
A princess started the silk trade between China and India. |
| F． |
Making silk was a protected secret in China for many years. |
| G． |
Around the year 300, silk also traveled from China to Japan. |
Improvements in technology often happen overnight. Some gadgets get smaller and faster. Others are replaced (代替) by newer things like smartphones. They can do hundreds of things. Here are some old gadgets that people used to use.
①________
Do you have a landline at home? These are phones that people plug (插入) into their living room walls. Mobile phones didn’t use to be so common at that time, so most families had a landline. But landlines only worked at home. What did people do when they were outside and needed to call someone? They looked for a pay phone! Then, most people had their own mobile phones and many homes no longer had landlines.
②________
People today store plenty of information online, or on SD cards. But in the 1980s and 1990s, people used to use floppy disks. The first floppy disks were large, expensive, and not very useful — each disk could store just 175 KB of information! Later, floppy disks got smaller and better. But even the best ones could only hold 1.44 MB. You would need three or four disks just for one song, and about 22,000 disks to match the storage (储存空间) available on a 32 GB phone!
③________
It’s easy to take photos today. People often have thousands just on their phones! But photos used to be expensive, and people took fewer of them. To take a photo, you had to buy a roll of film. This allowed you to take about 30 photos. After finishing the roll, you left it at a shop. The shop developed the photos to make them be seen, which you could collect after a few days.
Technology changes all the time, and the gadgets we use today will one day be old. What do you think will be next to disappear?
(1). What does the underlined word “gadgets” mean in Paragraph 1?
| A． |
Toys. |
B． |
Tools. |
C． |
Games. |
D． |
Phones. |
(2). Match the title with each paragraph.
a. Goodbye Disks b. Music to My Ears c. Picture This d. Call Me e. Film Development
| A． |
①-d, ②-b, ③-e |
B． |
①-d, ②-a, ③-c |
C． |
①-c, ②-a, ③-b |
D． |
①-c, ②-b, ③-e |
(3). What were the first floppy disks like?
| A． |
They could store much. |
B． |
They were very useful. |
| C． |
They cost a lot of money. |
D． |
They were easy to carry. |
(4). What can we get from the passage?
| A． |
It was convenient to take photos with film. |
| B． |
People outside used landlines to call someone. |
| C． |
Improvements in technology change people’s life. |
| D． |
For a time, many people had pay phones at home. |
(5). What would be the best title for the passage?
| A． |
The Changing Phones. |
B． |
The Products of Tomorrow. |
| C． |
Old Things We Use Today. |
D． |
The Things We Used to Use. |