People can't see you when you're speaking on the phone，but they can hear you．So，the way you
speak is especially important．In fact，researchers have calculated that 80% of communication over the
phone is through your tone of voice； and only 20% is from the words you use．Here are our top tips on
how to speak over the phone．
1．Facial Expressions
Your facial expression can influence your voice．For example，if you smile，your voice will sound warm and friendly，just the opposite，if you have an angry look on your face，it can make you sound unpleasant．
2．Volume
If you speak too loudly，you could sound angry．And if you speak too softly，it'll be difficult to hear you．So，speak loudly enough to be heard clearly，but not so loud that you're shouting．
3．Pace
The pace of your voice is how quickly you speak．And this can show how you feel．For example，an angry person might speak faster than normal．Or a downhearted person might speak very slowly．Try speaking a little more slowly than normal．This will make you sound confident，and it'll make it easier for the other person to understand you．
4．Gestures
Gesturing can influence the tone of your voice．When you gesture，you bring more air into the lungs，which can make your voice sound warmer．Gestures are also useful to help you stress the right words or even find the words you need．The best thing about gesturing during a phone call is that no one can see what you're doing，so you can gesture as wildly as you like!
5．Movement
If you're feeling nervous，stand up and move around．It will reduce the nervousness in your body and help your voice to sound more confident．
6．Pauses （停顿）
Using pauses every now and then can help you to slow down．This will make you sound more confident and in control．Also，if you pause after giving some new information，it'll give the other person time to understand it．At the same time，listen to how the other person uses pauses．They could tell you something about the speaker's feeling．For example，when a speaker is really angry，he might use pauses and says，"I…am…so…angry…"
41．How much of telephone communication is from the words you use？
A.20%．
B.40%．
C.60%．
D.80%．
42．What can people do to reduce their nervousness on the phone？
A．Gesture wildly．
B．Move around．
C．Raise their voices．
D．Make facial expressions．
43．How can pauses help people talk on the phone？
A．The speaker can show he is friendly．
B．The speaker can tell more information．
C．The listener will feel confident and in control．
D．The listener will have time to understand the words．
44．What is the passage mainly about？
A．How to control the speed of your speech．
B．Different good ways of talking on the phone．
C．Reasons of making gestures while talking．
D．How to improve communication among friends．
45．What is the writer's opinion about telephone talk？
A．Your voice on the phone will show what you're feeling．
B．Using too many pauses while talking will annoy others．
C．Speaking loudly makes it easier for others to understand you．
D．The words you use are more important than the way you speak．
当你无法帮助他人时，可以这样表达歉意：
你想知道对方的职业，可以这样问：
当别人夸奖你时，你可以这样应答：
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You have lots of things you'd like to do． But sometimes it's hard to get to the finish line﹣just like your goal． How can you break your bad habits and develop good ones？ （1） ． Here are a few opinions we often get from kids， followed by ideas that might help．
● I can' 't get away from screens．
（2） ． If you usually spend time lying on the sofa and watching TV programs or a video when you're bored， go somewhere else instead． Take a book to your room or your violin to the backyard． Or ask if you can help cook in the kitchen．
● （3） ．
Start with "showing up． " Then take one small step or do one tiny task， followed by another and another． For example， how do I practice the piano？ First sit at it． Then play one note at a time．
Starting with a super﹣simple step often helps． Why？ It's easy， quick， and gets you in action．（4） ．
● I have no time．
Take a look at the choices you make about how you spend time． Do those choices show what's important to you？ Can you spare 10 minutes a day to work on a goal？ Let's suppose you want to be singer． （5） Talk with a parent about why your goal counts． Discuss whether you can let go of something less important to free up time to achieve it．
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A． Then keep taking steps． B． can't start such a huge goal． C． And how can you try to reach your goals？ D． To change a habit， try changing where you spend your time． E． Is it more important to practice singing than play video games？ |
From tiny seeds（种子）， great discoveries grow． A mini﹣garden carried on China's Chang'e 4 moon lander recently became home to the first plant to grow on another world．
This is yet another success for Chang'e 4． On January 2， the probe（探测器）became the first lander to touch down on the far side of the moon． This is the unknown face of the moon that is always looking away from us， so we never see it from down here on the earth． Although it is often regarded as the dark side of the moon， the far side actually gets as much sunshine as the near side． For example， when all we can see is a silver of a new moon， the far side of the moon is in full sunlight．
Part of Chang'e 4's mission（使命）is to see how a moon base could be built for humans， including exploring（探索）whether humans could grow food and other plant products there． Chang'e 4 carried a mini﹣garden with air， water and soil with seeds planted in it． When plants shoot on the earth， their stems grow away from the gravity（the force that keeps your feet on the ground），and so they always shoot upwards．The moon's gravity is a sixth as strong as the earth's， so Chang'e 4's experiment was a test：would the earth plants know which way was up on the moon？ Four days after landing， a tiny cotton shoot showed that they do．
Night has now fallen on the far side of the moon； sunlight will not return until the start of February．As a result， the cotton shoots died． Besides the darkness， the plants can't stand the cold（it can drop to ﹣170C on the moon at night）． However， the experiment is a success， since it has proved that it is possible for plants to grow in space．
（1）The text is mainly about ．
A． another success for Chang'e 4
B． Chang'e 4 moon lander
C． tiny seeds in the soil
D． the steps of an experiment
（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Chang'e 4？
A． It carried a mini﹣garden．
B． It landed on the near side of the moon．
C． It explored the moon base．
D． It found plants on the moon．
（3）From the text we can know that ．
A． the far side of the moon gets less sunlight
B． we can see the far side of the moon from the earth
C． the stems fail to grow away from the earth's gravity
D． the earth plants know the way to grow on the moon
（4）What can be inferred（推理）from the text？
A． Plants can be grown on the moon soon．
B． It is perfect to do experiments on the moon．
C． The cotton shoots can last days on the moon．
D． We can see a new moon at the start of February．
（5）In which section of a magazine can you read the text？
A． Health and sport．
B． History and culture．
C． Science and technology．
D． Population and environment．
