1 . Eyes can speak
Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.
However, when two people are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener’s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking.
Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationships and situations.
A.That’s what normal eye contact is all about. |
B.But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex |
C.Therefore, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only. |
D.On the contrary, it will give him away. |
E.After all, nobody likes to be stared at for quite a long time. |
F.Do you have such kind of experience? |
G.If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way. |
A.Go home. | B.Lock the lab. | C.Check the lab. |
3 . SYDNEY : As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999,Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and “anything else that came up”. Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly (蝶泳)in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay.
Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition(顶级赛事)to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的) time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.
Schipper, now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.
" I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train,’’ Schipper explained.” It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don't know why. We just started talking and it went from there."
"She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it’s like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting. ”
Next time, things will be more serious. “ I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould,” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly.
1. What is the passage mainly about?A.Stories happening in swimming competitions. |
B.Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds. |
C.Lessons learned from international swimming championships. |
D.Friendship and competition between two swimmers. |
A.talk about sport and life | B.go back to elite competition |
C.set a qualifying time and win gold | D.take part in the same sports event |
A.the Olympics | B.the youth camp |
C.the friendship | D.the Australian team |
A.was no longer Gould’s friend |
B.had learned a lot from Gould |
C.was not interested in Gould’s stories |
D.would not like to compete against Gould |
4 . Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.
If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let the other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, your relationship drifts apart. When you are mad at your parents or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.
Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and talk to nobody. Even if you just say “Hi” and see how their day is for five minutes, it is better than nothing. If you look up the word “communication” in the dictionary, it will say “the exchange of ideas, conveyance (传递) of information, correspondence (通信), means of communication; a letter or message”. To keep a good relationship, you must keep the communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note. When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as parents. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Shouting or walking away only makes the situation worse.
Here is an example. One night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks. but they didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication was the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.
Communication isn’t a one-way deal. It goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel and listening are key factors to communication.
1. The second paragraph mainly talks about ________.A.the importance of friendship |
B.making your feelings known to others |
C.the importance of communication |
D.the disagreement between generations |
A.children should always obey their parents |
B.parents play the leading part |
C.parents should mind their own business |
D.both should make the other know their feelings |
A.Sophie’s parents were willing to listen to her |
B.Sophie was very polite to her parents |
C.Sophie did the right thing when she explained the reason of her being late |
D.communication is the key to solving misunderstanding |
A.if you don’t agree with others,you’d better let them know |
B.it is better to say “Hi” to others than to say nothing |
C.if you are too busy to communicate, just walk away |
D.communication is a two-way deal |
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3.周围景点多,交通便利,注意当地习俗。
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6 . Like the rest of us, scientists have long suspected the healing capacity (修复能力) of a good hug. Unlike the rest of us, they’ve gone about trying to prove it.
“Laboratory studies suggest that things like hugs help us feel safer. They can also make us less sensitive to physical pain and less reactive when we’re faced with threatening experiences,” says Michael Murphy. He is a research professor in the department of psychological sciences at Texas Tech University. “This lab work has shown that hugs and other touch behavior are related to stress. The more stress we have, the more our heart rates and blood pressure go up. At this time, hugs and other forms of personal touch may give off all sorts of feel-good chemicals, so that stress can be reduced.”
“There’s a lot that we still need to learn, and there’s a lot we don’t know,” Murphy says. “However, what seems to be rising up is that hugs, as well as other forms of loving and gentle touch, are really powerful. They remind people that they’ re cared about and that they have someone in their corner.”
We expect touch. When we were born, we were placed in our mothers’ arms almost immediately. In that first year of our life, we spend a lot of time being held by other people. And as we grow up, we seek out hugs and touch as a way of connection. I think what we have lost in the past few years are these really easy opportunities to be reminded of connection.”
While he was at Carnegie Mellon, Murphy was the lead author of a hug-centered 2018 article in the scientific journal PLOS One. In a series of interviews with 404 adults over a two-week period, the researchers found that receiving a hug is associated with the attenuation of negative emotions that occur on days with interpersonal conflicts. That is to say, generally, hugs help to reduce the negative impacts that personal conflicts may cause in our daily lives.
1. What can we infer about hugs from the laboratory studies?A.They show people’s good social relationships. |
B.They can cure us of our mental disease. |
C.They can put much pressure on people. |
D.They make us feel calm and at ease. |
A.To recall childhood memories. |
B.To keep connected with others. |
C.To solve relationship problems. |
D.To express their social politeness. |
A.Expression. | B.Influence. |
C.Suffering. | D.Reduction. |
A.The Power of Hugs |
B.How to Reduce Stress |
C.How to Care for Others |
D.The Importance of Interpersonal Relations |
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I received a handwritten letter from the friend last week. I got one or two when I was a child but I never expect to receive one again. In this rapid changing world, in most case we use social media to keep in touch. The letter reminded me that this form of communication still exist, and that there are reasons in it to exist. People today are connected more, and the pictures I post on our social media accounts that are widely viewed by people we don’t even know. However, letters represent a slow pace and allow us control what we tell our friends. In this way, our conversations don’t involve so many irrelevant things, but the slow pace makes the contact long-lasting.
People with good social skills communicate well and know how to have a conversation. Here are a few ideas to help you.
Firstly, learn how to do small talk. Small talk,
Secondly, develop your listening skills. Listening is a skill that most people lack, but communication is
Thirdly, be aware
9 . E-pals are different from daily friends. It is
It all started last July, when I met Vera in an online summer school
One time, I felt extremely
We also talked about cultures, including festivals, which are an interesting topic. Last December, I
Thanks to my pen pal, my life was not
A.shocking | B.pleasant | C.strange | D.mysterious |
A.requirement | B.lack | C.standard | D.sense |
A.course | B.building | C.report | D.camp |
A.explored | B.shared | C.created | D.ruined |
A.stressed | B.disappointed | C.ambitious | D.hesitant |
A.annoying | B.telling | C.frightening | D.cheating |
A.set up | B.turned up | C.put up | D.lit up |
A.left | B.figured | C.poured | D.picked |
A.encouragement | B.concern | C.emotion | D.interest |
A.seriously | B.rapidly | C.proudly | D.alertly |
A.uplifted | B.involved | C.protected | D.violated |
A.posted | B.awarded | C.wished | D.prepared |
A.showed | B.adopted | C.ignored | D.appreciated |
A.friendships | B.developments | C.festivals | D.dishes |
A.inspired | B.curious | C.particular | D.casual |
A.prolong | B.celebrate | C.accommodate | D.perform |
A.reserved | B.cooked | C.introduced | D.had |
A.bright | B.exhausted | C.infectious | D.boring |
A.beliefs | B.burdens | C.embarrassments | D.jokes |
A.contact | B.quarrel | C.agreement | D.fight |
10 . Our hate for being alone can be quite fierce: A quarter of the women and two-thirds of the men in a study chose to experience an electric shock rather than do nothing and spend time alone with their thoughts.
"Historically, solitude(独处)has been considered to be a pretty bad rap because it is sometimes used as a form of punishment." said Robert Coplan, a professor of psychology at Carleton University.
The problem is that we forget solitude can also be a choice—and it does not have to be full time. Because there is so much research demonstrating that humans are social creatures who benefit from communicating with others. "People will try to refuse to consider that it's also important to spend time alone," said Coplan. "It's hard for them to imagine that you can have both."
People often feel inhibited(拘谨的)from enjoying activities alone, especially when they think others are watching them. Overestimating(高估)how much other people are paying attention to us, and worrying that we are being judged, can stop us from doing things that would otherwise bring us joy.
Indeed, loneliness hurts—it can even negatively influence your health. But the act of being alone with oneself is not bad.
An online survey called "The Rest Test" showed that the majority of activities people defined as most relaxing are things that are done alone. Despite the social anxiety about spending time alone, it is actually something our bodies long for. The time alone is all we need to make ourselves feel better.
The freedom of not having to follow the lead of others, with no pressure to do anything, to talk to anyone, is a great way to relax, even for highly social individuals. It also helps us discover new interests and ideas without having to worry about the opinions of others.
Developing this sense of being alone can help you develop your sense of self. Knowing oneself makes it easier to find other people who share your passions, and can improve your ability to understand other people's feelings. It can also help you re-evaluate the friendship: relationships you maintain even at the cost of spending time with people whose company you do not enjoy.
Don't confuse loneliness with time by yourself. The latter can improve your creativity and confidence, and help you control your emotions so that you can deal with serious situations. Getting started is easy—all you need is yourself.
1. The underlined words "a pretty bad rap" in Paragraph 2 probably mean "________".A.an undesirable effect | B.an unfair treatment |
C.a strong reaction | D.a frequent repetition |
a. solitude is regarded as an unpleasant experience
b. we believe that humans get no benefit from solitude
c. solitude tends to make people feel increasingly lonely
d. we care too much about what other people may think of us
A.a b c | B.a c d | C.c b d | D.a b d |
A.It can improve our efficiency. | B.It can relieve our stress. |
C.It can develop our potential. | D.It can improve our social relationship. |
A. |
B. |
C. |
D. |