【推荐1】Body language plays a big role in communication as it gives us messages about the other person that we can interpret non-verbally just based on our feeling. There are four types to be aware of.

Eye contact is one of the most direct and powerful facial expressions. The eyes are always talking. The use of eye contact varies significantly from culture to culture.   In some regions, direct eye contact is often considered a sign of trustworthiness. So, if you're in America, you should know soft, attentive eye contact would convey honesty.   However, a hard, unblinking stare will send a much different message, similar to the meaning of direct eye contact in some regions.

Gestures can be used to emphasize（强调）meaning.   Pressing fingers together to form a steeple slows interest and determination. Touching the nose or rubbing eyes indicates discomfort. A hand to the back of the neck may indicate you are not interested in a conversation.

Body posture can be closed or open. A firm handshake will give the impression of honesty. Folding arms across your chest or body is protective. People with arms folded, legs crossed and bodies turned away reject messages. A head held straight up signals a neural attitude. A head sidewards indicates interest. A head down is negative.

The position of speakers and listeners: face-to-face, side-to-side, or back-to-back, can send powerful messages. In a group situation, when the leader faces the group and turns toward the one who is speaking, this conveys strong attention. When two people are communicating, competitors more possibly sit facing each other while cooperators sit side-by-side.

1. Which of the following body language can mean or express honesty？

A．A head sidewards or touching the nose.

B．Attentive eye contact or a firm handshake.

C．A firm handshake or folding arms across one's chest.

D．Attentive eye contact or folding arms across one's chest

2. What shows your discomfort in the conversation？

A．Touching the nose or rubbing eyes.

B．Folding arms across your chest or body.

C．Putting a hand to the back of the neck.

D．Pressing fingers together to form a steeple.

3. Which of the following best explains "reject” underlined in Paragraph 4？

A．Feel down.	B．Care for.
C．Turn down.	D．Agree with.

4. Which type of body language do the examples in Paragraph 5 belong to？

A．Facial expressions.	B．Gestures.
C．Body posture.	D．Space relationship.

5. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Types of body language.	B．The origin of body language.
C．How to learn body language.	D．How to use body language.

【推荐2】Productivity can be a struggle for many of us. Overflowing (堆积的) email inboxes, housework, social obligations — it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. However, one simple tool that can help us stay updated is the to do list.     1    

There are three key reasons why lists are beneficial. Firstly, they help to reduce anxiety that comes with having never ending tasks. By writing everything down, we don’t have to rely on our memory and can instead focus on the task at hand.     2     As well as this, our brains are more likely to remember information that is presented in a structured and organized manner. And finally, lists serve as proof of what we have achieved.     3    

    4     This is the name psychologists use for when we remember things we need to do our unfinished tasks, better than things we have already completed. Researchers from Wake Forest University tested the interference of the Zeigarnik effect on a group of people.     5     It was stopped half way through and only some people were allowed to make plans. The researchers found that the group permitted to plan bad reduced anxiety and performed better in the second task. The problem was, the others still had the warm up talk stuck in their active memory. So, once we tick something off our list, our brain forgets about it and we can relax.

All in all, it seems lists are a valuable tool for staying updated!

A．The experiment began with a warm up task.

B．Write it down, do the tasks and cross them off — simple!

C．They can help boost our sense of accomplishment and motivation.

D．A to do list item is the kind of thing that will take long hours of work.

E．Secondly, lists provide structure and guidance, giving us a plan to follow.

F．However, in the never-ending sea of tasks, you feel like you aren’t keeping up.

G．Another possible reason our brains love lists is because of something called the “Zeigarnik Effect”.

【推荐3】After entering high school, you must wonder how to study well. Here are some good skills for you.

Go to class.

If you want to do well at school, going to class is the first step in studying well. If you miss classes, you will miss what the teacher thinks is important; as a result, you’ll miss what is the most likely to end up on the test.     1    

Take good notes.

Try not to write down everything.     2     Write down unfamiliar terms. After class, review your notes as soon as possible. You can fill in details that you missed and review the material while it is still fresh on your mind.

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If you are struggling in class, talk to your teacher. He or she may be able to give you more help or tutor you before or after class. Most teachers have little sympathy(同情)for students who just become worried about failing during the last few weeks of the grading period.

Take part in class discussions.

In order to learn more in class, it is helpful to take part in class discussions. Asking questions and having eye contact with your teachers and classmates can increase your participation and your focus during the class discussion.     4     This helps you make your point clear in class.

Form study groups.

    5     Make sure that everyone is familiar with the material because you do not want to spend time re-teaching material to people who do not understand it. Be careful! Sometimes group sessions(会话)can become chatting sessions.

A．If the material is difficult, you’d better read it before class.

B．All you need is to put the main points in your own words.

C．Get students together who want to do well in class.

D．So if you want to study well, go to every class.

E．You should write down all the new terms.

F．Talk to your teacher if you need help.

G．Don’t be late for your class.

【推荐1】Your next car might drive itself. After years of trials on city streets，driverless vehicles(车辆)are now nearing the practical use. Last month，a driverless bus began carrying passengers through Lyon，France. Most in the automobile industry think self driving vehicles will be on the road by 2020.

Driverless cars will at first be huddled with human driven cars. But the first places where they will become dominant(占优势的)are crowded urban areas—exactly the spots most damaged by the car age. Many advanced cities are already reducing the role of human-driven vehicles. Driverless cars will quicken that process and will bring us enormous benefits.

Driverless cars will reduce accidents by around 90 per cent. That’   s big—the annual death toll on the world’   s roads is about 1. 2 million a year. Pollution and carbon emission(排放)will drop， because urban driverless cars will be electric. The old，otherwise，would stay at home most of the time and the disabled and teenagers will suddenly gain mobility.

On the other hand，driverless cars will bring terrible results. The best thing about the car age was that it employed tens of millions of people to make，market，insure and drive vehicles. Over the next 20 years，the mostly low skilled men who now drive trucks，taxis and buses will see their jobs reduced. Car makers are especially scared. The few cars of the future might be made by tech companies such as Apple，Baidu and Google. Imagine the influences on Germany，where there is the largest vehicle industry.

Dramatic change is coming，and driverless cars could arrive by 2020. But governments have hardly begun thinking about it. Only 6 per cent of the biggest US cities have considered them in their long term planning.

Ten years ago，anyone hardly saw the smartphone coming. But now it is so common in our daily life. Let’   s hope we do a better job of handling the driverless car.

1. Which can replace the underlined words “be huddled with”in Paragraph 2？

A．Show up.

B．Exist together.

C．Get rid of.

D．Take the place of.

2. Why can driverless cars reduce pollution and carbon emission？

A．They will be powered by electricity.	B．They will reduce the number of cars.
C．They will save fuel by driving themselves.	D．They will reduce too many accidents.

3. What can we know about driverless cars？

A．They will not hit the road until 2020.	B．They will only be used in urban areas.
C．They will not cause any road accident.	D．They aren’t still seriously taken officially.

4. What’   s the author’   s attitude towards driverless cars？

A．Doubtful.

B．Praising.

C．Hopeful.

D．Worried.