阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The eyes are one of the most expressive instruments of body language. Keith, seventeen, from Montclair New Jersey, learned the hard way about one____the eyes can make. “I had a____who graded(打分)heavily on classroom discussion,”Keith says. “He seemed to have a strong ability to know just when I didn't have the____. I couldn't figure out how he could be so____. Then it dawned on(明白过来)me. ____I didn't know the answer, I would avoid looking at him. When I__46__know what to say, I always____straight back at him. From that moment on, I____myself to look at him in the eye,____I knew the work or not. That trick has saved me a lot of trouble.”
Many people including some policemen, believe eye contact(接触)is a good____of honesty. If someone can't look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing____, they insist. After many experiments,____, a number of experts have found out that good liars(骗子)can make false eye contact.
Eye contact, though not a____sign of honesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and____to do so, you know his____is placed on you. When he turns his head away, his mind is probably____. ____there are exceptions. A____person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain____, such as the British and Germans, are much____oriented(适应)to eyeballtoeyeball contact than the French and Arabs.
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister.We were ____ to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life.My parents always say, “____hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a___ word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.
My parents always ____ me to go to college. However, when I ____ at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they____ stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to.____ , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently ____ the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the ___ a better place to live in.
Every time I call home to tell them about a ____ I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or ____ class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how ____ of me they are.I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly ____ to have my parents.
Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of ____ . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful ____ that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced(刺穿).But somehow, we ____ to work through those issues.They never ____ loving in me or believing in me.
I ____ everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and ____ , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always ____ for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud.
A.brought B.introduced C.raised D.produced
A.Educate B.Work C.Train D.Practise
A.helpful B.harmful C.stressful D.meaningful
A.reminded B.expected C.supposed D.designed
A.hesitated B.judged C.fixed D.decided
A.never B.ever C.seldom D.hardly
A.Carefully B.Hopefully C.Thankfully D.Delightfully
A.serve B.attend C.admit D.join
A.fortune B.planet C.universe D.world
A.grade B.problem C.failure D.value
A.whenever B.wherever C.whichever D.however
A.modest B.proud C.ashamed D.nervous
A.annoyed B.praised C.relaxed D.blessed
A.lessons B.problems C.moments D.experiences
A.teachers B.directors C.couples D.parents
A.managed B.attempted C.succeeded D.conducted
A.concluded B.began C.prevented D.stopped
A.pay B.owe C.own D.spend
A.agreement B.excitement C.encouragement D.statement
A.fight B.look C.defend D.protect
When I was growing up, I was to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled (瘸) and very short, and when we walked together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly(内心) feel uncomfortable at the unwanted , he never on.
It was difficult to coordinate(协调) our ---his halting(蹒跚), mine impatient--- and because of that, we didn’t much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “you set the pace. I will try to you.”
Our walk was to or from the subway, which was he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would it to the office even if others could not.
He never talked about himself as an of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more or able. What he looked for others was a “good heart”.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper by which to judge people, even though I don’t know precisely what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he my reluctance(unwillingness) to be seen with him during our .If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how I it. I think of him I complain about trifles(轻视),when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.
At such times I put my hand on his arm to my balance, and say, “You the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”
A.embarrassing B.surprised C.willing D.embarrassed
A.attention B.care C.friendship D.situation
A.let B.showed C.found D.liked
A.bodies B.steps C.minds D.eyes
A.see B.pay C.walk D.say
A.adjust B.follow C.catch D.keep
A.usual B.common C.ordinary D.often
A.when B.how C.why D.where
A.get B.take C.walk D.make
A.aim B.purpose C.person D.object
A.successful B.rich C.hardworking D.fortunate
A.in B.on C.at D.with
A.method B.standard C.value D.level
A.missing B.died C.loss D.gone
A.agreed B.recognized C.sensed D.smelled
A.stays B.walks C.visits D.talks
A.thought B.recall C.regretted D.annoy
A.when B.though C.since D.that
A.regain B.find C.fill D.keep
A.take B.set C.put D.run
完型填空1(共12小题;满分18)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always with you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall (回忆)the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves on the cool wind. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season and life is uninteresting. The free days always make me sad. But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had never seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building when I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . Though we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
"You must like violin." she said.
"Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
"I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me." she said.
"In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered. "Let's be friends." The girl smiled, and so did I.
A.young B.true C.new D.old
A.sound B.song C.play D.violin
A.shaking B.hanging C.falling D.floating
A.watching B.listening C.seeing D.hearing
A.lively B.lovely C.harvest D.lonely
A.flowed B.grew C.entered D.ran
A.lost B.active C.busy D.interested
A.waiting B.stopping C.standing D.hearing
A.interesting B.moving C.encouraging D.exciting
A.changed B.began C.gone D.stopped
A.happy B.sad C.strange , D.surprised
A.surprised B.excited C.encouraged D.interested
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)选出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his was cut off.
Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. We were walking light heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, _ _ day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.” I wanted to him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.
Several months ago I was to catch a bus. As I put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter , the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh that bus five minutes ago. “ Dreams of head-cutting!
It’s not the that makes someone angry, it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper . A doctor advising a patient that she need an operation does it in a caring way. A boss an employee he didn’t get the job a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.
Unfortunately, many people are not of this. When youare tired a long flight, has a hotel clerk said that your room isn’t ready yet? It makes you as want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming. Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.
A.head B.arm C.leg D.hand
A.packed B.picked C.made D.turned
A.while B.when C.as D.though
A.friendly B.warm-hearted C.smiling D.considerate
A.worried B.bad C.lucky D.good
A.stick B.touch C.kiss D.strike
A.racing B.walking C.moving D.skipping
A.hopefully B.breathlessly C.helplessly D.thoughtlessly
A.arrived B.left C.stopped D.stayed
A.news B.smile C.act D.deed
A.so B.but C.and D.or
A.give B.receive C.produce D.have
A.words B.behavior C.attitude D.action
A.warning B.reminding C.accusing D.informing
A.adapts B.adjusts C.adopts D.adores
A.clear B.reliable C.aware D.certain
A.of B.from C.as D.out
A.sadly B.fortunately C.angrily D.cheerfully
A.travelers B.buyers C.bosses D.diners
A.rainstorm B.snow C.cold D.heat
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to promote(升职) me; , it needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on family and work. difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a attitude.
Back home, I myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable.
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the has really taught me. Sacrifices(牺牲) in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a for me.
A.besides B.however C.otherwise D.therefore
A.little B.much C.well D.wrong
A.leave B.refuse C.contact D.forgive
A.explaining B.sleeping C.wondering D.regretting
A.poor B.timely C.final D.difficult
A.anxiously B.politely C.nervously D.curiously
A.patience B.company C.intelligence D.influence
A.comfortable B.expensive C.empty D.modern
A.reacted B.realized C.doubted D.frightened
A.when B.where C.which D.that
A.abandoning B.balancing C.comparing D.mixing
A.Depending on B.Supplied with C.Faced with D.Concentrating on
A.different B.friendly C.positive D.general
A.afforded B.informed C.warned D.reminded
A.managed B.offered C.attempted D.expected
A.grateful B.energetic C.independent D.practical
A.examples B.limits C.rules D.goals
A.question B.experience C.history D.occasion
A.pay off B.come back C.go up D.turn up
A.treasure B.gathering C.failure D.pleasure