1 . Nowadays, body language has played a more and more important part in daily communication among people. To avoid confusion and embarrassment in cross-cultural communication, it’s necessary to have fluency in some common body language worldwide.

In Australia, it is very rude to wink (眨眼) at women.

In Brazil, pulling down the lower lid (眼睑) of the right eye means that the listener doesn’t believe what you’re saying. In India, holding your ear means either “honesty” or “I’m sorry”.

In Indonesia, hands on hips while talking means that you’re angry and it is also impolite.

In Japan, It’s unacceptable for two adults of the same sex to hold hands while walking together A smile can mean happiness, anger, or sadness. When someone praises you, respond by waving your hand back and forth in front of your face. Because it is considered impolite to show their teeth. women usually cover their mouths when they laugh. To make a promise, two people generally book their little fingers together.

In South Korea, when talking to someone, keep your hands in full view. It is rude to keep your hands behind your back or in your pockets.

In Spain, snapping the thumb and first finger together a few times is a form of applause. If you think the person you are talking about is mean, ta p your left elbow with your right hand. If you’ve heard the story that someone is telling before, put your right hand behind your head and pull your left ear.

In Sri Lanka, moving your head from side to side means “yes” and nodding your head up and down means “no”!

In Thailand, people point to an object with their chins, not their hands.

Have you learned the meanings of the above body languages in different countries? Keep these in mind and you’ll realize that they’re very helpful one day.

1. In which country do women cover their mouth while laughing?

A．In China.

B．In America.

C．In Africa.

D． In Japan.

2. What do people do when they make applause in Spain?

A．Wave their hands back and forth in front of their face.

B．Put their hands on haps all the time.

C．Snap the thumb and first finger together several minutes.

D．Clap their hands together for a few minutes.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Moving your head from side to side to means “yes” in Thailand.

B．When talking to someone, make sure others can see your both hands in South Korea.

C．Adult women in Japan of ten hold their hands when walking together.

D．In Indonesia, pulling down the lower lid of the left eye means the listener doesn’t believe what you’re saying.

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Body language is of great importance in daily communication.

B．Understanding the meaning of some gestures in foreign countries is helpful.

C．The same movement may deliver different meanings in different cultures.

D．We should use body language in daily communication with others.

2 .

Fellowships for Postdoctoral Scholars AT WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION Scholarships designed to extend the education and training of the applicants and to advance their research careers are available to new or recent doctoral graduates in diverse areas of research.

Applications will be accepted from doctoral recipients with research interests associated with the following Departments: ·APPLIED OCEAN PHYSICS & ENGINEERING ·MARINE CHEMISTRY AND GEOCHEMISTRY ·PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY ·GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS ·BIOLOGY Interdepartmental research, including with the Marine Policy Center, is also encouraged. Applications will also be accepted from those with research interests on the following: ·USGS/WHOI-   areas of common interest between USGS and WHOI Scientific Staff. The individual will interact with both USGS and WHOI based advisors on their research. Criteria for awards include demonstrated research independence, productivity and novelty, and community service including contributions to making ocean sciences and engineering more diverse and welcoming. Scholarships are awarded for 18-month appointments（$68,500 annually, plus a health and welfare allowance; a travel allowance; and a research budget）.

Recipients are encouraged to pursue their own research interest supervised by resident staff. Communication with potential WHOI advisors prior to submitting an application is encouraged. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 15, 2023, to start any time after January 1, 2024 and before December 1, 2024. Awards will be announced in December. Further information about the Scholarships and application forms as well as links to the individual Departments and their research themes may be obtained at: https://go.whoi.edu/pdscholarship A goal of the Postdoctoral Scholar Program is the long-term broadening of participation in ocean science and engineering: women, minorities, veterans, those with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION

1. What can be learned about the Postdoctoral Scholar Program?

A．Women applicants are more likely to be considered than men applicants.

B．Applicants whose research is independent and original will be given priority.

C．All applicants must agree to work with the Marine Policy Center.

D．Applicants without a degree in engineering will be rejected.

2. The earliest time for the scholarship recipient to start the research work is _________.

A．October 15, 2023	B．January 1, 2024
C．December 1, 2024	D．December 12, 2023

3. The scholarship recipient will be able to ________.

A．get a health and welfare allowance of $70,000 a year

B．use the database at http://go.whoi.edu/pdscholarship

C．appoint any WHOI advisor as his/her research partner

D．do research under the guidance of resident staff at WHOI

3 . My sister, Lynn, taught me my first word: kira-kira. I pronounced it ka-a-ahhh, but she knew what I meant. Kira-kira means “glittering” in Japanese. Lynn told me that when I was a baby, she used to take me onto our empty road at night, where we would lie on our backs and look at the stars while she said over and over, “Katie, say ‘kira-kira, kira-kira!’” I loved that word! When I grew older, I used kira-kira to describe everything I liked: the beautiful blue sky, puppies, kittens, butterflies, colored tissues.

My mother said we were misusing the word; you could not call colored tissues kira-kira. She was dismayed over how un-Japanese we were and swore to send us to Japan one day. I didn’t care where she sent me, so long as Lynn came along.

When she wasn’t in school, she stayed with me constantly. Both our parents worked. Officially, I stayed all day with a lady from down the road, but unofficially, Lynn was the one who took care of me.

My sister used to keep a diary. Today I keep her diary in a drawer next to my bed. I like to see how her memories were the same as mine, but also different. For instance, one of my earliest memories is of the day Lynn saved my life. I was almost five, and she was almost nine. We were playing on the empty road near our house. Fields of tall corn stretched into the distance wherever you looked. A dirty gray dog ran out of the field near us, and then he ran back in. Lynn loved animals. Her long black hair disappeared into the corn as she chased the dog. The summer sky was clear and blue. I felt a brief fear as Lynn disappeared into the cornstalks. After Lynn ran into the field, I couldn’t see anything but corn. “Lynnie!” I shouted. We weren’t that far from our house, but I felt scared. I burst into tears.

Somehow or other, Lynn got behind me and said, “Boo!” and I cried some more. She just laughed and hugged me and said, “You’re the best little sister in the world!” I liked it when she said that, so I stopped crying.

1. What can be learned about Katie as a little child from the first paragraph?

A．She only listened to Lynn’s advice.

B．She didn’t like to learn the Japanese language.

C．She mispronounced kira-kira on purpose.

D．She associated kira-kira with nice things.

2. The underlined word dismayed in the second paragraph probably means ________.

A．discouraged

B．amused

C．relieved

D．unconvinced

3. Which of the following lines is probably in Lynn’s diary description of the event?

A．...I was sure that the dog would hurt Katie...

B．...My heart melted at the sight of the lovely dog...

C．...I kept chasing the dog until Katie appeared...

D．...I regretted taking Katie out when I saw the dog...

4. The author writes about her childhood to ________.

A．sing praise of her Japanese roots	B．share an adventurous experience
C．recall unique style of language learning	D．show the sisterly affection

4 . In the genetic age, ecologists’ jobs are made much easier by two things. One is that every organism carries its own chemical identity card, in the form of its genome (基因组). The second is that they drop these ID cards everywhere they go. Urine, bits of fur stuck to a hedge, even shed skin cells: all deposit DNA into the environment. Cheap gene sequencing allows scientists to harvest this “environmental DNA” (eDNA) from soil, sand, water and the like, and use it to keep track of which species are living where.

“Every organism,” of course, includes humans. In a paper published on May 15^th in Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers from America and Europe report that such eDNA surveys pick up large quantities of human DNA as well as the animal sort. That DNA can be read—and potentially matched with individuals—by anyone with the right equipment.   

The researchers did not set out to study “inadvertent human genetic bycatch”, as they call the phenomenon. The work began at the Witney Sea Turtle Hospital in Florida, during an investigation into a viral turtle disease. The researchers sampled water from the turtle’s tanks, as well as from ocean water and beaches upon which the creatures nested, looking for viral DNA.   

They expected to sweep up DNA from other species during their trawl (拖网). What was surprising, according to Jessica Farrell, a biologist at the Witney Hospital and one of the paper’s authors, was just how much human DNA they found. Even though many of their sampling sites were not near towns and cities, they found human genetic material in every sample they examined.   

Interested, they expanded their search. In both Florida and in Ireland they found human DNA in rivers, with concentrations especially high as they flowed through towns. They found it in beach sand, and even in air from rooms in which humans had been working. Human DNA is not quite everywhere: it was not detectable in deep ocean water, or on remote beaches closed to the public. But anywhere that humans are, their DNA appears to be as well.

In one sense, that is unsurprising. But advances in gene-sequencing meant there was enough information in the samples to deduce plenty of things about the humans in question. The researchers could pick out males thanks to DNA from the Y chromo some. They could infer an individual’s ancestry, and even spot mutations (突变) that affect a person’s disease risk. David Duffy, another of the paper’s authors, said the amount and quality of the DNA they recovered “far exceeded” the minimum necessary to be included in America’s database of missing people. Dr Duffy and his colleagues did not try to identify individuals in their study, for moral reasons. But they had no doubt it could be done.

1. Which of the following about eDNA is true according to the passage?

A．It provides a way to track the migration of animals.

B．It allows researchers to restore individual organisms.

C．It can be easily collected from all types of environments.

D．It contains a wealth of genetic information about various species.

2. In this passage, the word “inadvertent” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “__________”.

A．familiar

B．accidental

C．insensitive

D．regular

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The application of eDNA for identity confirmation has aroused concern.

B．As expected, the researchers detected much human eDNA in their search.

C．An individual’s gender and ancestry can be confirmed by means of eDNA.

D．eDNA is instrumental in upgrading America’s database of missing people.

4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．Unintended Discoveries in Turtle Disease Research

B．The Ecological Significance of Environmental DNA

C．Human DNA’s Prevalence in Environmental Samples

D．Using Genetic Information to Identify Missing Persons

5 . On our 20^th anniversary, Susan and I headed off for a few days to a lovely valley about an hour away. We didn’t know much about the town, but that was fine. Our goal was really just to renew our faith in each other.

We began by stocking up at the quirky Village Market in Glen Ellen, California. Within minutes, friendly locals spotted us and started chatting in the aisles with charming tips. You gotta hike to Jack London’s house. Oh, dinner at the Fig Café. Hours later, having followed their yellow brick road all day, we walked, delirious, back from dinner to our creekside inn. “I think I could live here,” Susan said.

It turns out that Glen Ellen’s contagious spirit was not our passing illusion. In October 2017, the Nuns Fire bore down on this town near Santa Rosa. An astounding 183 of Glen Ellen’s 750 or so homes burned down. Among them was Jill Dawson’s place, just across the creek from the inn to which we had returned the next anniversary, and four more in turn. I called Jill after reading her family’s story. She sounded just like the spirited, generous type Susan and I have loved meeting in Glen Ellen.

After the fire, she told me, her family’s prospects for staying in the town looked bleak. But residents mobilized on Facebook and in the Village Market to brainstorm how to house one another.

Hearing of their plight, some neighbors who barely knew the Dawsons placed two new trailers next to their house, which hadn’t burned, for Jill’s family.

“Their name is the Fosters, and I tell them, ‘You just can’t help it,’” Jill says, laughing at her own pun. Jill and her husband, Art, have lived in one of the trailers for a year while sorting through how to rebuild. They are only two of the many residents who were able to remain close thanks to their neighbors’ selflessness. “I’m grateful for little Glen Ellen,” Jill says. “The amount of passionate people and grassroots efforts working to keep this place supportive is amazing. The kindness thing, it’s still huge here.”

In kicking off our annual Nicest Place in America search, let Glen Ellen be just one example. So many cities, workplaces, churches, schools, and other locations thrive because, well, “the kindness thing, it’s still huge.” Please take the time to go to RD.COM/NICEST to tell us about one you love. Thank you!

1. What did the author think of Glen Ellen during his several trips there?

A．He found Glen Ellen to be a dynamic town with rapid development.

B．He had mixed feelings about Glen Ellen, both positive and negative.

C．He thought Glen Ellen was a place which deepened faith in her wife.

D．He developed a positive impression of its welcoming community spirit.

2. How did the Glen Ellen community respond to the Nuns Fire in October 2017?

A．They relied solely on government aid for recovery efforts.

B．They spontaneously formed a neighborhood watch program.

C．They held a series of fundraisers to help the affected families.

D．They largely depended on assistance from distant communities.

3. Which of the following is the right understanding of ““Their name is the Fosters, and I tell them, ‘You just can’t help it,’” Jill says, laughing at her own pun.”?

A．Jim is making a lighthearted comment about the Fosters’ inborn generosity.

B．Jill is implying that Fosters lack competence to give a helping hand to others.

C．Jill is hinting that the Fosters might not always display the same level of kindness.

D．Jill is expressing his sincere gratitude for Fosters’ constant and generous assistance.

4. What is the writing purpose of the passage?

A．To highlight Glen Ellen’s tradition of community support and kindness.

B．To demonstrate the author’s personal perspectives in community building.

C．To present how people in Glen Ellen overcame difficulties with joint efforts.

D．To encourage readers to reflect on and share their own experiences of kindness.

6 . In 1919, in the aftermath of war, the International Labour Organization used its first convention to limit working hours to eight a day and 48 a week. The Depression later prompted employers to __________ a five-day week.

The latest crisis is dealing a __________ shock to how jobs are designed. The pandemic (疫情) forced many employers to implement remote working. It accelerated the use of technology to help them stay productive. As well as struggling with the challenges of hybrid work, some businesses are now __________ paying staff the same salary for a four-day working week, once as weird a concept as an eight-hour day.

Promised __________ include improved wellbeing, better focus, fairer sharing of childcare between men and women, and even a lighter carbon footprint. Fear of missing out on the latest trend must not, __________, blind companies to important obstacles and drawbacks.

Offsetting the cost of a four-day week at a national level looks ___________to achieve. As economic historian Robert Skidelsky pointed out in 2019, in a report for the UK Labour party, “__________ working hours nationwide, like France’s 35-hour working week, is not realistic or even desirable, because any cap needs to be adapted to the needs of different sectors (行业)”.

The Wellcome Trust, the science research foundation, decided in 2019 that even a trial would be __________, partly because its staff performed a mix of roles. Some jobs were hard to confine to four days. Other employees preferred to spread their work over five days. __________ already on a four-day week feared they might lose out.

Lockdowns exposed the gap between flexible homeworking professionals and front-line “__________” staff. A four-day week might __________ it.

Some staff want or need to work extra hours. To the risks of a two-tier workforce and reduced freedom of choice add the danger of __________. The approach fails if improved productivity does not cover the potential increased cost. If leaders’ determination to hit the same targets forces staff to work four 10-hour days, to shift their workload back into their __________ weekends, to rush jobs that require more time, or to hire additional hands to plug gaps, some of the benefits of offering workers more free time will quickly disappear.

For each of these __________, advocates have an answer. One is that companies just need to organise staff more efficiently. In itself, better __________ would improve productivity. Another is to cut working hours, rather than days, allowing greater flexibility.

1.

A．cancel

B．restore

C．back

D．deny

2.

A．similar

B．mild

C．psychological

D．distinct

3.

A．stopping

B．considering

C．continuing

D．forbidding

4.

A．features

B．awards

C．challenges

D．benefits

5.

A．therefore

B．however

C．besides

D．otherwise

6.

A．optimistic

B．essential

C．hard

D．instant

7.

A．capping

B．eliminating

C．revising

D．promoting

8.

A．effective

B．troublesome

C．consequential

D．apparent

9.

A．Professionals

B．Full-timers

C．Amateurs

D．Part-timers

10.

A．industrious

B．goal-driven

C．always-on

D．decisive

11.

A．widen

B．bridge

C．fill

D．leave

12.

A．boredom

B．invasion

C．distraction

D．overload

13.

A．short

B．long

C．early

D．late

14.

A．distinctions

B．impacts

C．objections

D．suggestions

15.

A．judgment

B．standard

C．management

D．method

7 . Children who spent more than two hours per day in front of a television or computer screen were more likely to report behavioral and social problems than kids who watched less, according to a University of Bristol study that will be published in Pediatrics.

Researchers recorded the playing, screen viewing and activity habits of 1,000 children aged 10 to 11. They also had the kids fill out questionnaires designed to estimate the kids’ emotional well-being and behavior.

The questionnaires contained 20 questions covering five sections—emotional difficulties, conduct problems, hyperactivity (活动过度), inattention, friendship and peer groups and problems relating to friends and peer groups.

The study found that those children who spent more than two hours per day watching TV or using a computer were at an increased risk of psychological difficulties. This risk increased if they also failed to meet the guidelines on physical activity.

While the risks for kids who spent a lot of time in front of a screen appeared to be increased by lack of physical activity, the opposite was not true: Increase in physical activity did not seem to decrease kids’ high scores in psychological difficulties if they spent a lot of time sedentary (久坐 的) in front of a screen. By contrast, sedentary time spent reading a book or working on a project corresponded to the highest scores of psychological well-being.

“While low levels of screen viewing may not be problematic, we cannot rely on physical activity to compensate for long hours of screen viewing,” lead author Dr. Angie Page said in a statement. “Watching TV or playing computer games for more than two hours a day is related to greater psychological difficulties regardless of how active children are.”

Although Page’s study doesn’t clarify the links between inactivity, screen time and psychological well-being, it’s true that kids in the United States are getting less exercise and more screen time than they should. In 2009, Page’s team found a connection between a child’s physical activity and independent mobility, the amount of space in which a child can play without the supervision of an adult. They concluded that, as play spaces have decreased in recent decades, childhood inactivity-and perhaps screen time—has increased.

1. What information can we get about the University of Bristol study?

A．It was done by an elementary school.

B．The results of it have been published.

C．All the kids studied had to fill out questionnaires.

D．The questionnaires of it contained five questions.

2. The researchers’ purpose of letting the kids fill out questionnaires was to________.

A．make a judgment about the kids’ behavior and how healthy they were emotionally

B．estimate the average time kids spent in front of a screen

C．infer whether the kids have psychological problems or not

D．get information about the psychological activity kids like

3. Why do more kids lack physical activities according to Page’s team?

A．More electronic products have poured into their world.

B．They have too much homework to do.

C．They have fewer spaces to play in.

D．They lack the supervision of their parents.

4. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A．A study shows more screen time and inactivity increase kids’ risks of psychological difficulties.

B．A study clarifies the links between inactivity, screen time and psychological well-being.

C．A study illustrates why childhood inactivity and screen time have increased.

D．A study demonstrates how to limit children’s TV and screen time at home.

8 . Small batteries are big problems, but nobody really pays attention to where they end up. Researchers at the Cellulose & Wood Materials Laboratory are working to address this problem. Their new research paper describes a water-activated paper battery developed from environmentally friendly materials that could eventually present a sustainable alternative to the more harmful batteries common in low-power devices.

The paper battery has the same key components as standard batteries but packages them differently. Like a typical chemical battery, it has a positively charged side called a cathode, a negatively charged side called an anode, and a conductive material called an electrolyte (电解质) between the two. A traditional battery’s components are encased in plastic and metal; in the new battery, the anode and cathode are inks printed onto the front and back of a piece of paper. That paper is filled with salt, which dissolves (溶解) when the paper is dampened with water. The resulting saltwater solution acts as the electrolyte.

Sustainable materials were a precondition for the researchers, who considered only safe and plentiful ingredients to create their device. “We were fairly confident that we would have something that would work in the end, but developing these materials and ink systems is challenging,” says Gustav Nyström, senior author of the study.

After trying hundreds of formulations for the battery components, the researchers settled on a graphite ink to make the cathode, a zinc ink for the anode, and salt-filled paper to create the electrolyte.

When the paper is dry, the battery is shelf-stable. Add just a couple of drops of water, however, and the salt dissolves, allowing electrons to flow. Once the paper is dampened, the battery activates within 20 seconds. The new battery’s operating performance declines as the paper dries. When the scientists re-wet the paper during testing, the battery regained functionality and lasted an hour before beginning to dry out again.

Although the researchers demonstrated that their battery could power an alarm clock, the paper batteries are unlikely to replace standard ones on store shelves. Nyström envisions a future where these paper batteries could make their way into products within the next two to five years. “The performance that you see on this device, I think, is sufficient for a lot of other applications already,” he says. It is mostly a matter of scaling up production and integrating the batteries into systems such as diagnostic tests and environmental sensors.”

1. How is the paper battery similar to the standard battery?

A．They both have two charged sides and an electrolyte.

B．They are both packaged in plastic and metal.

C．The key components are environmentally friendly.

D．Both batteries can operate for only an hour.

2. ________ is the condition for the paper battery to work.

A．Heating the salt	B．Wetting the paper
C．Drying out the battery	D．Charging the electrons

3. Nyström will most likely agree with the prediction that ________.

A．major technological breakthrough will be made in the near future

B．all home appliances will be powered by paper batteries

C．paper batteries will have longer shelf life than traditional ones

D．the future for a wide application of paper batteries is not far off

4. Which of the following statements best describes the significance of paper battery?

A．It advances the battery manufacturing industry.

B．It is a low-cost alternative to traditional battery.

C．It is a creative way to reduce potential e-waste.

D．It turns dangerous e-waste into useful products.

9 . Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal, but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to ask a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.

Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that “Gift” means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.

Our linguistic and cultural blindness and the informality with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.

Even here in the United States, we make few compromises to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.

When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. The attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives—usually the richer—who speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nation’s diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.

For many years, America and Americans could get by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance. After all, America was the most powerful country of the free world, the distributor of needed funds and goods.

But all that is past. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A l979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the next century, even though it may not always be the upper hand.

1. It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably________.

A．stand still

B．scream out

C．step forward

D．draw back

2. The author gives many examples to criticize Americans for their ________.

A．cultural self-centeredness	B．casual manners
C．indifference towards foreign visitors	D．blindness to native culture

3. In countries other than their own, most Americans ________.

A．are isolated by the local people

B．are not well informed due to the language barrier

C．tend to get along well with the natives

D．need interpreters in hotels and restaurants

4. The author’s intention in writing this article is to make Americans realize that ________.

A．it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friends

B．it is important to maintain their leading role in world affairs

C．it is necessary to use several languages in public places

D．it is time to get acquainted with other cultures

10 . You may know the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” It _________ the idea behind the Living Library project. Like _________ library, a Living Liberty offers readers books, except that these “books” can _________ to you. But these living books are not like anything from a(n) _________ movie — they are people like you and me.

The Living Library project was started in 2000 by a group of young people in Denmark. They wanted to reduce _________ and encourage understanding between people, and they had the idea of bringing together some very different people to communicate _________. These living books were from different cultural backgrounds, nations, educational levels, religions and _________.

Reading living books is very _________: Each book can talk with readers face to face, and sometimes a small group of readers can read one book together. The book and the reader(s) _________ and share different thoughts, ideas, lifestyles and so on.

The project began to gain in __________ in other parts of the world and was introduced to China in 2009. This past April, a wave of Living Library events was held in more than 20 Chinese cities. In Guangzhou, for example, 50 living books were presented to 200 readers.

The event was divided into four rounds; each lasted 40 minutes. In each round, __________ eight readers would read one book together. One of the living books, Tang, suffered from depression. She talked about her experience of fighting depression and also pointed out a problem: People’s __________ about mental illnesses was preventing many patients from getting treatment in time.

In Living Library events like this one, it is not one person __________ another, but someone introducing others to a different idea or way of life. Everyone can raise questions and everyone is __________.

“Everyone is a book,” said Liu Qiongxiong, the organizer of the event in Guangzhou. “By reading others we can better understand each other and__________.”

1.

A．challenges

B．talks about

C．makes use of

D．sums up

2.

A．the other

B．any other

C．another

D．each other

3.

A．convey

B．relate

C．talk

D．donate

4.

A．sci-fi

B．comedy

C．horror

D．action

5.

A．prejudices

B．differences

C．violence

D．change

6.

A．fairly

B．silently

C．equally

D．seriously

7.

A．locations

B．occasions

C．schools

D．professions

8.

A．simple

B．difficult

C．complex

D．shallow

9.

A．test

B．organize

C．dismiss

D．discuss

10.

A．control

B．popularity

C．access

D．time

11.

A．up to

B．all

C．at least

D．only

12.

A．curiously

B．questions

C．hesitation

D．misunderstanding

13.

A．fighting

B．challenging

C．teaching

D．criticizing

14.

A．judged

B．respected

C．ranked

D．numbered

15.

A．regulations

B．inequalities

C．characters

D．ourselves