1 . A lot of people ask this question: "Why is body language so important?" Studies have shown that in the process of communication, non-verbal expression has 65% to 93% more influence than actual text. This means that "how to say" is more important than "what to say". Of course, this does not mean that you don't need to do preparation for your interviews, nor does it mean that you can take any short cuts. On the contrary, this means that you have more things to pay attention to and prepare for.

In the real workplace, body language is much more important than you think. Without proper body language, you may find yourself trapped in a circle where you can't integrate with the external environment, not to mention the difficulties in the absence of body language in the workplace.

"People can often make inferences from actions, and the results of these inferences directly affect lives: for example. who will be employed and who will be promoted."Academician Amy Cuddy said in a TV talk show. She also said that "our body language will also affect our perception ( 感知, 看法)of ourselves. When you try to make more authoritative actions,your brain will inadvertently（不经意地）receive signals and actually create an idea that you are more authoritative, so that you have more confidence in yourself".

Therefore, before interviews or important meetings, try not to lean on any object or have a hunched back. Instead, you should try to keep your body relaxed. You can even stand with a relatively authoritative posture (姿势） -of course, you may need to do these things in the bathroom or places where no one could see you.

Body language plays a crucial role in your job interviews, careers, and everyday life. Paying attention to body language could make strong impacts on your behavior,which could help you achieve better results. So, every time you are nervous or feel that you can't do it, stretch your body, smile, and tell yourself "Fake it till you become it!"

1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us?

A．What we say in a conversation is not so important.

B．Practicing body language is a short cut to success.

C．We should attach great importance to body language.

D．Body language carries 93% of conversation messages.

2. According to Amy Cuddy, why is body language important for us?

A．It decides whether we are promoted.

B．It influences people's impression of us.

C．It makes us look more authoritative.

D．It helps people understand who we are.

3. What does the underlined word "hunched" possibly mean?

A．Broken down.	B．Tied behind.
C．Bent forward.	D．Straightened up.

4. Who might be the intended readers of the passage?

A．New arrivals in the workplace.

B．Body language researchers.

C．Working adults to be promoted.

D．Viewers of a TV talk show.

2 . Many people want to own a social club.     1     However, it's much easier to start a club than run a club. To run a club efficiently, the following tips may help you.

Conduct frequent meetings. Make sure you hold meetings regularly. It could be once in a month or once in a week.     2     Each meeting should be started with a purpose and have a lot of fun and entertainment. For the entertainment, you can organize games and plays. You can also distribute prizes for games. Guarantee that every member has equal chances to speak their mind and act.     3    

Bring in new members. Your club may have 50 members now. But that doesn't mean you will stop inviting more people.     4     So, you must make sure to bring in at least one or two members per month. Ask your club members to talk to their friends, family, classmates, and colleagues. Apart from this social circle, you can also post advertisements on the social media.

    5     You have to make each club member feel a sense of belonging. To do this, it helps to develop good relationships with them, even when there is no club meeting. If a club member is honored or achieved a goal in his/her career, update about it on the club account of the social media and express congratulations. Encourage phone talks and organize trips hikes, lunch gathering with family or any other friendly activities to keep the club united.

A．Stay in touch with your members.

B．The club should be lively and active.

C．Express congratulations when necessary.

D．Individuals leave for unexpected and uncertain reasons.

E．This makes everyone feel involved and contributing equally.

F．Your social circle should be the best place to find new members.

G．Clubs are a great way to connect with people from different walks of life.

3 . Robert Adolf, a 24-year-old vlogger from Germany, filmed the celebration activities of the Miao ethnic group at the Guzang Festival on Nov 25. This marked the completion of his and his friends' task of filming all seven of Guizhou' s native ethnic groups for a documentary project.

The Guzang Festival is the new year celebration for the Miao ethnic group, and married women from Yegai village, Leishan county's Langde town, will travel together back to their parents' homes in the village during the festival.

Crowds of Miao women dressed in traditional clothing have become a popular scene a the Guzang Festival, which attracts tourists from all over the globe each year.

That's one of the reasons why Adolf attended the festival. He became interested in China's history and culture due to the Disney movie Mulan when he was a child. He said that he came to China in 2017 to work for a German company in Central China's Hunan province, and then moved to Lianyungang in East China' s Jiangsu province to work in foreign trade.

Adolf speaks fluent Chinese and is commonly known as“德国的包子”(Germany's stuffed steamed bun) on Chinese social media platforms. During a trip to China's rural areas，Adolf was impressed by China's ethnic cultures and decided to shoot documentaries of China's 56 ethnic groups.

In July this year, Adolf and his three Chinese friends initiated their documentary project by hopping in a car and taking road trips to record the real lives of different Chinese ethnic groups.

Adolf and his friends departed from Lianyungang on Sept 5 and filmed the customs and cultures of Tujia, Miao, Dong, Bouyei, Yao and Sui ethnic groups in Hubei province, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Guizhou province.

When asked about Guizhou specifically, Adolf said that "I want to share Guizhou and China's ethnic culture with the world to allow more people to learn about Guizhou and learn about China."

1. Why did Adolf come to China?

A．He had a project in China.	B．He had many friends in China.
C．He was hired by a Chinese company.	D．He was fascinated by Chinese culture.

2. What made Adolf decide to shoot documentaries of China's 56 ethnic groups?

A．An adventurous exploration.	B．An impressive travel experience.
C．A desire to realize his dream.	D．A deep understanding of Chinese culture.

3. What does the underlined word "initiated" in Paragraph 6 mean?

A．Started.

B．Introduced.

C．Updated.

D．Continued.

4. What's the writing purpose of the text?

A．To compare Chinese and Western culture.	B．To share Adolf's working experience in China.
C．To introduce a documentary project by Adolf.	D．To attract more foreign visitors to come to China.

4 . YosDive is on the waterfront. Next to it is a village with a beautiful sandy beach, with the ________ 100 meters out. We often dived there. One time, however, something ________ struck me. While diving the house reef, I was ________ by the trash and plastic in the water and on the beach.

As I was considering ways to ________ the trash that month, I suddenly hit upon a(n) ________ then. I decided to ask several children to ________ a plastic bag with garbage from the beach in ________ for cookies. The kids were cooperative, and their bags were full — my plan ________. When the dive boats returned, the village children came aboard and we gave them________.

Days later, more helpers ________ my plan. A young couple took over the distribution of bags for the garbage gathering and the cookie________. Plenty of children were soon________, with this simple system at place.

Then I realized this project might have a(n)________. Ronnie told me there was a trash removal group called Trash Heroes in Bali, whose members are given yellow ________ with a black “Trash Heroes” on the front.

So we also bought some and ________ them to the children. The T-shirts have gone over in a big way: The beach, once covered with garbage, now looks ________. It is a small beginning, yet it certainly will grow and ________. A team of volunteers soon formed________. People of all walks of life make their ________. Even the mayor of our city ________ support. Now the project still grows fast. What fun!

1.

A．waterfront

B．house reef

C．playground

D．local beach

2.

A．terrible

B．familiar

C．typical

D．simple

3.

A．inspired

B．amused

C．shocked

D．puzzled

4.

A．afford

B．handle

C．organise

D．appreciate

5.

A．story

B．plan

C．excuse

D．suggestion

6.

A．compare

B．connect

C．cover

D．fill

7.

A．preparation

B．store

C．exchange

D．search

8.

A．improved

B．failed

C．worked

D．changed

9.

A．bags

B．boxes

C．candies

D．cookies

10.

A．joined in

B．gave up

C．took off

D．calmed down

11.

A．offers

B．awards

C．efforts

D．sacrifices

12.

A．arguing

B．mixing

C．leaping

D．cooperating

13.

A．future

B．ending

C．error

D．beginning

14.

A．hats

B．gloves

C．T-shirts

D．shorts

15.

A．converted

B．distributed

C．attached

D．applied

16.

A．quiet

B．peaceful

C．powerful

D．acceptable

17.

A．spread

B．reduce

C．explode

D．occur

18.

A．secretly

B．unwillingly

C．bravely

D．voluntarily

19.

A．contributions

B．discoveries

C．donations

D．comments

20.

A．gained

B．refused

C．offered

D．lacked.

5 . Sobhi from Egypt, who has worked as a bodybuilder for almost 60 years, often says that age is just a number. Whenever people ask him when he is going to retire, his only answer is “never”.

It is generally accepted that people grow less active and lose passion for life as they age. However, Sobhi believes that age can never block ambitions if people still have strong wills.

Sobhi’s love for sports started when he joined his school gymnastics team. He once won the third place in Cairo’s Gymnastics Championship. In university, he started to pay more attention to bodybuilding, not only for a better shape, but also for a better health.

His body is so well-shaped that it even helped him appear in a famous film. Sobhi played a minor role of a muscleman in the film, which was filmed in Egypt and tells the story of an Ancient Roman soldier who was sent to Egypt by Julius Caesar to monitor one of his commanders.

As an 80-year-old man, Sobhi said training hard and having a good exercise schedule as well as a healthy diet are the real foundations of bodybuilding. He warned young people that taking bodybuilding supplements (补充剂) can lead to health risks. He recommended them to go for vitamins and other all-natural supplements that do not cause harm.

“Sobhi is 40 years older than me, but he does his exercises as if he is much younger than me,” Gabr, an athlete, said. He also said Sobhi is a great example for all athletes at the club, where Sobhi has been working out for the past 40 years. They are lucky to do sports with such a “hero”. “We watch him working out in shock. We wish we could just be like him when we are at his age,” Gabr added.

1. What does the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Love.	B．Encouragement.
C．Production.	D．Dislike

2. What did Sobhi once work as?

A．An advisor.	B．A fitness trainer.
C．A teacher.	D．An actor.

3. What did Sobhi advise young people to do?

A．Train as hard as they can.	B．Exercise whenever they like.
C．Take all natural supplements.	D．Pay more attention to body shape.

4. What did Gabr show for Sobhi in the last paragraph?

A．Affection.	B．Admiration.
C．Hatred.	D．Requirement.

6 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

People generally agree that Pablo Picasso,    1     lived from 1881 to 1973, is the twentieth-century’s greatest western artist. He was born in Spain and at 10 was already     2     excellent artist. He     3     (have) his first exhibition at the age of 16. Picasso studied art in Spain, but moved to France     4     his early twenties.

From 1902 to 1904 he painted a series of     5     (picture) where the main colour was blue. These pictures showed poor, unhappy people and this period     6     (know) as Picasso’s “blue period”. From 1904 to 1906 Picaso painted much     7     (happy) pictures in the colour pink. This period was called Picasso’s “pink period”.

With another Spanish artist     8     (name) George Braque, Picasso then started an     9     (importance) new artistic movement called Cubism. People agree that Picasso’s greatest Cubist painting is Guernica, which was painted     10     (show) his feelings about what had happened to the town during the 1930s war in Spain.

7 . The idea of a “15-minute city,” in which residents can all reach work and leisure facilities within a quarter-hour walk of their homes, has gained significant popularity among urban planners during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, a group of architects are planning an even more ambitious neighborhood in South Korea’s capital, Seoul: a 10-minute city.

Named “Project H1,” the development is set to transform an old industrial site into an interconnected “smart” city. Combining eight residential buildings with co-working offices and study spaces, the 125-acre district is also set to house entertainment venues, fitness centers,swimming pools and even hydroponic urban farms.

Designed by Dutch architecture firm UN Studio and backed by Hyundai Development Company , the neighborhood will also be completely car-free. A press release for the project claimed that “all the conveniences of the city” will be within a 10-minute walk of people’s homes. The architects also said that clean energy will be generated on site,while systems to capture and store rain are being designed to reduce water use.

A spokesperson for UN Studio Moreno said, “The emergence of Covid-19 exposed the weakness of cities and the need for a radical re-thinking,where fresh measures need to be taken to ensure that urban residents are able to cope and continue with their basic activities, including cultural ones, to ensure that cities remain both resilient and livable in the short and long terms.”

1. What is the purpose of “Project H1”?

A．To balance people’s life and jobs.

B．To create a harmonious community.

C．To link old buildings with modern offices.

D．To establish an interconnected smart city.

2. What can be inferred about the “10-minute city”?

A．It will be an energy-saving community.

B．It will provide cars freely for citizens.

C．It will look like a green garden in nature.

D．It will be more convenient than the 15-minute city.

3. What is Moreno’ attitude toward the concept of “smart cities”?

A．Doubtful.

B．Favorable.

C．Neutral.

D．Indifferent.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Ideas Put Forward for “15-minute city”.

B．Weaknesses of Cities Exposed during Covid-19.

C．Plans Unveiled for High-tech “10-minute city” in Seoul.

D．Conveniences of Smart Cities Brought to Residents.

8 . Imagine an island untouched by humans and without any large mammals.Colorful and strange birds of all shapes and sizes fly over forests and seaside hills. The sky is painted with endless clouds. Flightless birds nest safely on the ground, and seabirds cover the beaches. The sound of the bird song is overwhelming. The Maori named this place “Aotearoa,” Land of the Long White Cloud. The world now knows it as New Zealand.

When the Maori sailed their canoes across the Pacific Ocean from their homeland, Hawaiki, at least 120 different species of birds lived in Aotearoa. Eleven species of moa , an ostrich-like bird, moved freely, and the largest stood 11 feet tall. The Haast’s eagle dominated the skies with its wing span of nearly 10 feet. Because bats were the only mammals, Aotearoa was an actual bird paradise.

Unfortunately, the Maori overhunted the moa for meat. As the moa disappeared, the Haast’s eagle lost its primary food source. By the time Europeans arrived in New Zealand, both birds were extinct.

When European settlers arrived, they brought animals that attacked birds. These non-native animals exploded in number because they had no predators. Birds also lost habitat as forests were cut down for wood and pastures.

Within a few hundred years of humans discovering and living in New Zealand, more than half the unique bird species were extinct. The whekau,found throughout New Zealand in the 1800s, was declared extinct in 1914. The piopio,considered the best songbird in Aotearoa, was last seen in the mid-1900s.

Thirty percent of the species now alive are in danger because of other animals and loss of habitat. Scientists estimate nature would take 50 million years to replace the birds lost over the last 1,000 years. New Zealand conservationists are working to save the threatened species.

1. What does the first paragraph tell us?

A．New Zealand is a paradise for birds.

B．Aotearoa does not really exist.

C．The Maori founded New Zealand.

D．No mammals lived on the island.

2. What does the underlined word “predators” probably mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Partners.

B．Killers.

C．Friends.

D．Settlers.

3. What mainly caused the disappearance of birds ?

A．Threats from man and other animals.

B．The arrival of Europeans.

C．The lack of food sources.

D．The increase in farmland.

4. What is the author most likely to talk about next?

A．Why local officials stop hunting.

B．What living conditions for natives are like.

C．How many animals have survived on the island.

D．What efforts conservationists take to guard bird species.

9 . 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150左右。

I walked into a restaurant and sat down at a table. I picked up a menu, trying to decide what to eat.“Excuse me. Is your name Roger?” asked someone, who touched me on the shoulder. I looked up and turned to the side to see a rather nice looking woman standing before me. “Yes.” I replied, looking rather confused as I had never seen the woman before.

“My name is Barbara and my husband is Tony. He is from George High School.” she said, pointing to a distant table near the door. I looked in the direction but I did not recognize the man who was sitting alone at the table, with a wheelchair (轮椅) around the corner.

“I'm really sorry. The name doesn't ring a bell.”I said.

She turned and walked back to her table. She and her husband immediately began talking and once in a while looked directly at me.

I sat there, thinking hard and tried to remember who this Tony guy was. “I must know him, ”I thought to myself. “He recognizes me for some reason.” I picked up my coffee and took a sip. All of a sudden, it came to me like a flash lightning.

“Tony. THE BULLY (校园霸凌者). The bully of my seventh grade geography class.” I said to myself. I turned around and faced in his direction.

How many times that guy had made fun of my big ears in front of girls? How many times he called me “four-eyed toad”? How many times he pushed me up against the lockers just to make himself look like a big man to all the other students?

He raised his hand and waved at me. I smiled, returned the wave and turned back and began to eat my breakfast.

“Goodness. He's so thin now. Not the big guy that I remembered,” I thought to myself.

All of a sudden I heard the sound of dishes breaking so I turned around to see what had happened.

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“Could you help me get into the wheelchair?” asked Tony.

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10 . Madison stared through the window and watched a puffy white cloud pass over the woods across from the school. It must be wonderful to be a bird, she thought. Total freedom. No math class to sit in, and her days would be spent on horseback. She thought of her horse, Star.

“Madison. Could you please join us again?” Mrs. Smith said. “I was just asking the class if anyone had any problems with the homework assignment.”

“Well, I didn’t have any problems doing it, but I had problems remembering to put it in my school bag after I did it.” Some giggling spread through the room.

“Madison. I don’t know what I am going to do with you. You’re such a smart girl but you just don’t apply yourself. Class, clear your desks. Our guest is here and welcome Doctor Landon. He is a veterinarian (兽医). He came here today as part of our continued Career Explorations Program.”

Madison tried to focus as Doctor Landon talked about how important grades were and how he struggled with math when he was a kid. Doctor Landon was still talking but she lost track of what he was saying. Then a word caught her attention. Horse. Was he talking about horses?

Gradually, Madison knew Doctor Landon had come to her town and house when her horse, Star, needed care. She liked it that he even knew her horse’s name. “So, you just travel around and take care of horses all day long?”

Doctor Landon nodded. “I travel with my truck to take care of horses and ponies across the county. It is a lot of work, but I love it.”

Madison’s mouth fell open. What a life that must be, she thought. At that moment, sitting in class, Madison could see her future and her life suddenly seemed bigger. By the time she got off the bus that afternoon, her plans for the afternoon had changed. She was still going to ride Star, but first she was going to spend an hour studying math. Then tomorrow she’d spend an hour studying science.

1. Why was Madison called by Mrs. Smith in class?

A．Because she had problems with math.

B．Because she was absent-minded in class.

C．Because she was distracted by the birds outside.

D．Because she forgot to bring her homework back.

2. Why was Doctor Landon invited to the class?

A．To call for care for animals.

B．To enrich students’ outdoor activities.

C．To emphasize the importance of study.

D．To help students with their career choices.

3. What can be inferred about Madison from the last paragraph?

A．She was greatly inspired.	B．She preferred math to science.
C．She didn’t believe Landon’s story.	D．She changed her hobby completely.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．An Exciting Horse Riding	B．An Interesting Math Class
C．Madison Dreams Big	D．Madison Pursues Freedom