What is your favorite color ? Do you like yellow, orange,red?.Do you prefer greys and blues?Then you are probably quiet,shy,and you would rather follow than lead.You tend to be Pessimist.At least,this is what psychologists tell us,and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference,as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.
If you happen to love brown,you did so,as soon as you opened your eyes,or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
.A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one;and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.
.A black bridge over the Thames River, near London,used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area—until it was repainted green.The number of suicide attempts immediately fen sharply.Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
.It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.
A.On the other hand,black is depressing. |
B.They tell us,among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up—we are born with our preference. |
C.The rooms are painted in different colours as you like. |
D.If you do,you must be an optimist,a leader, an active person who enjoys life,people and excitement. |
E.Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem,full of different colours.
G. Colours do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it
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Driving in a foreign country is always different in at least some ways from driving in your own country. Here are some general points regarding driving in New Zealand.
●. However, they have to carry their local driver’s license whenever driving.
●Vehicles drive on the left-hand side of the road as they do in Britain, Australia, and Japan. Most rental vehicles will have a sticker reminding you of this important fact.
●When the traffic light is red, you must stop. .
●New Zealand road rules follow international standards but please note that in New Zealand vehicles turning left must give way to traffic turning right.
●In general, if you are turning left (where there are give-way signs or no signs), give way to vehicles that not turning. In all other situations, give way to vehicles crossing or coming from your right.
●.This stands for the driver and passengers. The driver is responsible for ensuring all passengers are wearing their seatbelts.
●.Drinking and driving laws are strictly enforced.
●Speed limits are in kilometres per hour (kph), not miles per hour (mph).
●The speed limit on the open road is 100km/h. .Be sure to obey all school crossing speed reductions as speed cameras operate regularly throughout New Zealand.
For further information and up to date road conditions visit: http://www.transit.govt.nz
A.Seat belts must be worn at all times while driving in New Zealand |
B.A foreign driver is expected to have a driving license issued by New Zealand |
C.There is no left turn rule in New Zealand |
D.Visitors wishing to drive in New Zealand do not require an international driver’s license |
E. Do not drink alcohol before driving in New Zealand
F. A passenger's not wearing the seat belt has little to do with the driver
G. In towns and cities the speed limit is 50km/h
下面是新书介绍, 请根据各段内容介绍,完成文章各题匹配。
A. Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your children while you do something else? This is the most popular book for the under-fives.
Wonderful stories and beautiful pictures. They are promised to be quiet when they open the book. What’s more, it is cheap.
B. Written by Bill Poole, CEO, president, and founder of Life Lead International, it is a good choice for your children. With an animated fable, the Journey to Newland storybook provides readers with a cast of memorable characters, a captivating story, and a common language to deal with difficult and often emotionally sensitive issues in negotiating change within their organizations.
C. Sorts out some misunderstandings and common confusions of the English language with practical savvy and occasional sass. The Word Book from Writers.com answers simple questions succinctly (is it discreet? or discrete? sensual or sensuous?). Other answers go a step further—with entertaining forays into the quirks and fascinations of English.
D. IELTS consists of four parts: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Listening is very important. Are you confident? Have you made well preparation? IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTS, which is supposed to enable you to obtain an overall score.
E. As the world's most popular automotive magazine, Car and Driver informs and entertains people who like cars. It offers the highest quality vehicle tests in the business by applying a discerning eye to every car, pickup truck, van, and sport-utility vehicle that is marketed for consumers. The magazine also covers the latest developments in technology, which affect automobiles and driving.
F. Susan Weinschenk’s excellent ideas on making a perfect speech are so effective that once you own the book, you will become a good speaker. How to organize, how to resent, how to conquer your audience become so easy. Speakers will become confident with the guidance of the book.
请阅读以下的人员资料,依据不同人员的需求,进行信息匹配。Susan comes from China. As a middle school student, she wrote quite a lot of short stories, some of which were published in the newspaper. But sometimes she is confused when she comes across some words and phrases. She wants to find something to help her to sort out the misunderstandings and common confusions of the English language.
Arthur has been working in China for about two years. Now he needs a car, for he has to send his daughter to school before he goes to work. Before that he has to collect all kinds of information about cars so as to make a good choice.
Ron’s wife is in hospital. He has to take care of the four-year-old John and do all the housework. But John follows him all the time. Ron feels tired and he wants to find something suitable for John, which should be educational and cheap.
Li Ming tends to enter the training for IELTS for immigration purpose next term. But he is afraid that his listening is not good enough. He needs more special training on his listening to make well preparations for the IELTS.
Alice is now studying in China, and she is especially interested in making a speech. She is invited to make a speech to introduce IELTS for her new classmates next week. She needs a book to help her improve her speech.
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Many experts believe that stress can strengthen you or tear you down. The following are suggested to perform better under pressure.
Give stress a good name
Why hate work stress—it’s a sign that our career is advancing. Think of a heavy work load as an exciting opportunity to push yourself. Don’t complain about it. Alternate (交替) tasks
Spending an entire day or week on a single project increases your anxiety without improving your productivity. You need to create your working patterns to recharge. Every 60 to 90 minutes, take a break from your primary activity and do something different for 15 minutes.
Refuel
Tend to skip meals and pull late nights when you feel the heat at work? Get six to eight hours of sleep, and go to bed at the same hour every night. Avoid big meals but have high-carbon, low-fat snacks every few hours.
Overcome your fearsOften, your stress comes from worrying rather than from the work assignment or problem you’re dealing with. Write down the fears in detail and methodically address each one.
A.Both could lead to burnout. |
B.In most cases, you can choose. |
C.Pressure doesn’t get you down, fear does. |
D.Keep work and rest in a proper balance. |
E. Instead, greet it with optimism.
F. In fact, you may lose focus.
G. Or rather, it is the basis of success.
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先,阅读下面六种舞蹈介绍:
A. Cha-Cha It is a very famous ballroom dance. Created in Cuba, it includes African and Cuban rhythms (节奏). It is an energetic dance. The cha-cha requires very small steps because of its rhythm. |
B. Waltz It is a romantic ballroom dance in the triple time with a strong accent on the first beat. The dance is smooth and graceful in performance. The waltz was introduced to the United States by way of England in the early 19 century. |
C. Hip-hop Hip-hop refers to street dance styles. Hip-hop allows the dance to experience complete freedom while moving across the floor. With no age restriction (限制) to learn this dance form, it remains as one of the most popular styles to everyone, especially for the young. |
D. Tango It is a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin. Some people think it is a bit more difficult than waltz. In the early years of the 20th century, the first European tango craze (狂热) took place in Paris, soon followed by London, Berlin, and other capitals. |
E. Ballet It is a theatrical presentation of group or solo dancing to a musical accompaniment, usually with costume and scenic effect, conveying a story or theme. The earlier years of ballet training is strict, with regular guidance and practice under the watchful eyes of an experienced teacher. |
F. Samba It is a Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin. The music of Samba is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. It is widely recognized as Brazil’s national musical style. Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance. The basic movement involves a straight body and a bending of one knee at a time. The feet move very slightly – only a few inches at a time. |
阅读以下有关人员的信息,然后为他或她选择合适的舞蹈。Li Ming used to be a shy boy in high school, but since he came to Guangzhou University, he has become an optimistic and energetic boy. This term he wants to learn a dance which is suitable for young people and can give him much freedom.
Dancing has always been Wang Gang’s favorite activity since he was five. He has already learned how to dance the waltz, fox, and some other simple styles of dance. Recently he is fascinated by Latin-American dance. This time he wants to learn a kind of ballroom dance with more difficult skills.
Huang Qiang likes dancing very much. When he was four years old, his parents paid much to let him learn ballet. He likes the famous play Swan Lake. He wants to go on learning more and to perform at the New Year’s evening party.
In the town where Gao Mei lives, dancing is very popular with young people. She is going to invite her classmate Kate to learn some rhythmical dance which can make people full of energy.
After watching football matches, Zhang Ning is impressed by Brazilian footballers. To celebrate their victory, they often dance their national dance for a while. Zhang Ning was fascinated by their movements. He made up his mind to learn the dance.
下面是一些电影的相关信息,请阅读下文,并按照要求匹配信息。首先,请阅读下列的应用文:
A. Hello Kitty
The famous cartoon character known as Hello Kitty was created by Japanese company Sanrio in 1974 and quickly became a pop cultural phenomenon through a series of animated television shows. This collection of the Hello Kitty series includes five volumes for a total of 25 episodes, such as Hello Kitty Tells Fairy Tales, Hello Kitty Plays Pretend.
B. Jimmy Neutron
This is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children’s film featuring Jimmy Neutron. Jimmy has created all kinds of interesting things to make his life easier, including a robotic dog, Goddard, who follows him everywhere. Jimmy and his friend, Carl, use a homemade spaceship to launch a satellite.
C. Sesame Street
Elmo runs across a Magic Cookbook and sets free a Genie that lives inside. Together, Elmo and the Genie explore the fun world of cooking and making food, with the help from Emeril Lagasse and Heather Headley, who show tips on making pizzas and pocket foods.
D. Sing and Dance With Barney
Barney has planned a very special sing-along party and invited many of his friends, old and new. The group enjoys singing their all-time favorites, while being transported to magical places. It has over 55 minutes of singing and dancing.
E. Blue’s Clues
Steve and Blue explore the worlds of math and reading as they help each other with familiar activities. Viewers are invited to join in the counting, reading, adding and subtracting.
F. Adventures of Willy Fog
Eerie lakes, bottomless pits, dinosaurs, and volcanic eruptions are just a few of the places laying in wait for Willy Fog and his friends in this exciting journey. Trying to get to the centre of the earth proves a lot more difficult than they originally thought.
请阅读以下有关学生的信息,然后为他们选择要看的电影:Robert studies in an art school. Not only does he like singing, but he is good at dancing.
This weekend he is going to see a film about singing and dancing. Turner is a brave boy who likes adventure. Everyone knows that he has rich imagination. Turner wishes he could travel to the centre of the earth.
Lena is a lovely girl who is only ten years old. In her spare time she likes watching cartoon. Among all the cartoon characters she likes cats best.
Philip, a clever student, likes science very much. He is especially interested in computer and robot. He wishes he could be an astronaut in the future.
Nancy shows special interest in cooking. At home she often watches her mother cooking
in the kitchen room. Besides, Nancy loves seeing films about fairy tales.