1 . Important Things to Know When Dining Out
Cultural dining etiquette (礼节) might surprise you with some of its important rules.
The way you handle chopsticks is important to avoid annoying your companions. When you put them down between bites, always put them down together so they are parallel with the edge of the table in front of you.
In India and the Middle East, it’s considered very rude to eat with your left hand. People in France expect you to eat with a utensil in each hand.
Some of these cultural dining etiquette rules may seem random and strange, but they are important in various countries.
| A．The more friends you make in your lifetime |
| B．The more time you spend in any given country |
| C．Mexicans consider it inappropriate to eat with utensils |
| D．Don’t get caught making an embarrassing mistake at a restaurant |
| E．It’s a good sign for the chef if you make a mess around your plate |
| F．Never stick them upright in your food or cross them as you use them |
| G．It may seem like a simple request to ask for salt and pepper at a meal |
2 . Wu Ming, a young German born after 1995, is a big fan of Chinese culture. As he thought some diseases can’t be treated
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Wu thinks there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “
| A．immediately | B．gradually | C．thoroughly | D．consistently |
| A．depend on | B．dig into | C．look up | D．work out |
| A．created | B．enjoyed | C．advanced | D．acknowledged |
| A．overcame | B．seized | C．divided | D．shifted |
| A．raised | B．sorted | C．cooked | D．tasted |
| A．aspects | B．standards | C．themes | D．means |
| A．enriched | B．secured | C．expanded | D．changed |
| A．exposed | B．reduced | C．restricted | D．addicted |
| A．businesses | B．recreations | C．routines | D．tasks |
| A．balanced | B．wealthy | C．humble | D．efficient |
| A．employs | B．promotes | C．outlines | D．conveys |
| A．scanning | B．checking | C．exploring | D．comparing |
| A．concern | B．wish | C．demand | D．passion |
| A．Misunderstanding | B．Destruction | C．Stress | D．Failure |
| A．source | B．basis | C．bridge | D．tool |
3 . Cheating in sport is as old as sport itself. The athletes of ancient Greece used potions to strengthen themselves before a contest, and their modern counterparts have everything from anabolic steroids (类固醇) to growth hormones with which to
The agencies have had remarkable success. Testing for anabolic steroids was introduced in the 1970s, and the incidence of cheating seems to have
The test employed for testosterone (睾酮素) abuse usually relies on measuring the
The result was remarkable. Nearly half of the men who carried no functional copies of UGT2B17 would have gone undetected in the standard doping test.
Dr. Schulze also says there is substantial
In the meantime, Dr. Schulz’s study does seem to offer innocents a way of
| A．disrupt | B．enliven | C．stretch | D．track |
| A．broken down | B．torn apart | C．disapproved of | D．stocked up |
| A．fallen | B．needed | C．recorded | D．secured |
| A．scarce | B．reliable | C．convenient | D．universal |
| A．verify | B．guard | C．evade | D．beat |
| A．ratio | B．make-up | C．bulk | D．trace |
| A．innocent | B．stubborn | C．outweighed | D．suspicious |
| A．hypothesized | B．imposed | C．confirmed | D．explained |
| A．signified | B．detected | C．mined | D．released |
| A．In turn | B．Or rather | C．On the contrary | D．By contrast |
| A．mass-testing | B．false-positive | C．anti-doping | D．drug-taking |
| A．gender | B．behavioral | C．ethnic | D．indigenous |
| A．low | B．stable | C．high | D．identical |
| A．educating | B．concealing | C．defending | D．examining |
| A．birth certificate | B．genetic profile | C．reference letter | D．medical report |
| A．Buy a present. | B．Plan a weekend trip. | C．Have a barbecue. |
6 . When I was a young man, I had a big ego (自负) and very little empathy (同理心). I thought I knew everything. I looked forward to fame and success. I can even remember proudly telling one of my friends in college: “If only everyone listened to me, they would all be happy.” I finally left school, ready to take on the world. Little did I know the world was about to take on me.
In the years following college, instead of success, I found struggles. I had trouble finding work. The jobs I did work at were either temporary or back-breaking and none of them paid well. When my wife and I had children, we were shocked to learn that not one but both of our sons had autis (自闭症) and would need to be taken care of for the rest of their lives. I had no idea why this had happened to us and I was very angry with the world.
In time, however, I began to change. My formerly massive ego was shrinking fast and my empathy was beginning to grow. Instead of finding joy in success, I found it in moments of love. Playing and laughing with my sons brought me so much happiness. My boys taught me more about peace, patience, kindness, joy, and unconditional love than I could have ever learned on my own. I began to share the lessons I learned through my writing and my life.
I finally realized that my purpose in this world had nothing to do with fame or success but everything to do with allowing love and light into my life and sharing it with everyone I could.
1. What was the author like when he was young?| A．He was popular. |
| B．He was a top student. |
| C．He was overconfident about his abilities. |
| D．He was warm-hearted to others. |
| A．found a tiring but well-paid job |
| B．wanted to live a challenging life |
| C．didn’t want to have children early |
| D．suffered many difficulties in life |
| A．The time with his family. |
| B．The books he wrote. |
| C．The difficulties in his work. |
| D．The improvement in his life. |
| A．Life can be very hard for some people. |
| B．Parents need to be patient with their kids. |
| C．It’s important to learn how to be a father. |
| D．The purpose of life is to share love. |
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The history of painting in China is long or full of masterpieces from different ages when have their own unique styles.
Truly artistic paintings other than calligraphy (书法) came into exist during the Qin Dynasty and matured in the Wei and Jin periods. It were in the Tang Dynasty that it developed more quicklier than any other previous period. An art continued to advance during the Song and Yuan Dynasties with an increased focus such subjects as mountains and animals. Traditional painting techniques lasted until the end of the Qing Dynasty, when modern painting techniques started off to challenge the traditional one. Although modern paintings had been heavily influenced by the West, they still value traditional painting techniques.
Be yourself and always follow your heart. Never let anyone change who you are. This is the lesson I have learned from my childhood experience when I figured out I wasn’t invited to the party, Bridget’s party.
One morning, I got off the bus and saw my friends except me hugging under the tree where we used to stand. The circle seemed tighter as I approached；the white invitation cards being hastily stuffed into backpacks gave it away. I knew as well as the entire universe that Bridget’s party was this weekend. Bridget was the most popular girl in our class. She was thin and beautiful, always wearing fabulous clothes and fine makeup.
Why hadn’t she invited me? My feet were too big? No. Maybe. My face was broken out? Why did she invite every person in my group except me? I tried to think of any interactions I’d had with Bridget recently. A few days earlier, we’d been partners during a sixth period project. I was determined to get the project done and she was absorbed in looking at fashion magazines. She barely spoke to me except to say, “You’re so serious. You know, you should smile more."
Soon, I had overheard all the details about the party. They were going swimming. It was a sleepover. They were renting scary movies and were going to stay up all night. Each time someone mentioned the party, I smiled weakly and nodded, with my stomach in knots.
When having my favorite English class, I found myself just unable to concentrate on the short stories we were supposed to be reading in class. Maybe she didn’t invite me because of my coat. It is pretty ugly compared to some of the other girls’ coats. I should have bought another color. Maybe I should smile more but I just can’t get into smiling at people unless I know them really well. But I just couldn’t pretend to be the person I wasn’t. I felt sick.
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At lunch, my friend Kate who had been invited came over to me, trying to show off.
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I was about to let it go when Bridget invited me as a substitute for a girl who couldn’t come.
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10 . Do you listen? Do you really listen? Is there more to listening than just hearing?
Listening is, by far, one of the most important aspects of communication. So often, you pay attention to your way of speaking, your
It is my
Listening means to give ear to, to pay attention to, to
The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and to be understood. The only way to understand is to
Learn to be an active listener. Give off positive body language.
Listening means we should respond, that we should be touched, that what we hear has a(n)
You were given two ears, but only one mouth, which is a gentle hint that we should listen more, because God knew that listening was twice as
Isn’t now the time to give the gift of listening to those about you? Given them your
| A．sounds | B．words | C．gestures | D．movements |
| A．conception | B．plan | C．purpose | D．requirement |
| A．active | B．passive | C．basic | D．useless |
| A．argue | B．quarrel | C．discuss | D．obey |
| A．advice | B．attention | C．love | D．help |
| A．ask | B．learn | C．try | D．listen |
| A．Send | B．Present | C．Predict | D．Design |
| A．courage | B．confidence | C．energy | D．knowledge |
| A．impact | B．connection | C．emotion | D．difference |
| A．makes | B．fails | C．repeats | D．destroys |
| A．interesting | B．hard | C．much | D．long |
| A．resource | B．material | C．source | D．element |
| A．considerate | B．wide | C．extra | D．entire |
| A．information | B．talents | C．messages | D．ideas |
| A．effect | B．position | C．practice | D．service |
