1 . What Does Our Body Language Reveal
Smiling is a powerful tool in your body language collection. Perhaps you smile a lot in the hope of appearing friendly.
If you’re trying to hide nervousness you’d better avoid smiling too much, too. Also be aware that nervous people often hug themselves, rub their forehead, and shift their body weight from one foot to another to create a slight rocking motion.
If you’re trying to show that you are listening sympathetically to what someone has to say, try tipping your head slightly and nodding very slightly. This gesture implies you are listening with interest. If you’re talking to someone and a third person joins, turn your body towards them slightly to include them and make them feel valued.
To build trust quickly? Try mirroring. Adopting a similar stance (站姿) to the person you are engaged with indicates your interest and helps develop trust. Use this with caution, though.
A.Don’t obviously copy your companion. |
B.Our body language speaks volumes about us. |
C.Control these habits to appear more composed. |
D.Our body language barely overshadows our verbal communication. |
E.Just be aware that it might make you seem less professional at work. |
F.We tend to position our body and feet toward the person of interest to us. |
G.By contrast, a failure to angle your body towards them implies “Unwelcome”. |
1. How did Sophia improve her speaking skills?
A.She often talked with native students. |
B.She learned at an international school. |
C.She traveled to English-speaking countries. |
A.Listening. | B.Grammar. | C.Vocabulary. |
A.His interest. |
B.His sister’s influence. |
C.His teacher’s encouragement. |
A.At a summer school. |
B.From a family member. |
C.On a language app. |
4 . Every morning on the island of Oahu, students at Pu’ öhala Elementary gather on a field as towering mountains watch them from the mist. Their day starts with songs in ‘ölelo Hawai’i, the islands’ native language, restating values of respect and justice that their teachers hope will guide them through their education, and throughout their lives.
Like most kids their age, they’re not concerned about the significance of the language they’re learning. Still, they have a weighty responsibility: to receive the torch (火炬) and ensure the security of ‘ölelo Hawai’ i for future generations.
It was only 50 years ago that the language was on the edge of extinction. Though the situation is much improved, in many ways ‘ölelo Hawai’ i is still on life support. Teachers say there’s a huge enthusiasm for school kids to learn the language, but as they grow up, they’re encouraged to focus on “more useful” subjects and use English, which are believed to assist them in achieving success in their work. In 2016, there were 18, 610 Hawaiian speakers on the islands.
“One hundred thousand is the approximate number of speakers needed to consider the language safe, ” says Solomon, professor of Hawaiian language at University of Hawai’i at Manoa. “The idea is that there are enough people passing it on to the next generation, socializing their children to use the language in all domains of life, to express all thoughts and needs and desires. ”
Fortunately, the kids of Pu’ öhala Elementary will take the responsibility to continue the work of the current young adults defending the language, expanding access to ‘ölelo Hawai’i in part through TikTok and Instagram, and making the language a practical skill in adulthood. These youth, along with those committed to recovering the language from previous generations, share their hopes for the better.
1. What are the students at Pu’ öhala Elementary expected to do?A.To figure out the value of life. | B.To go out of the island of Oahu. |
C.To pass their native language down. | D.To draw people’s attention to folk songs. |
A.Career development. | B.The improved situation. |
C.Lack of enthusiasm. | D.Little educational support. |
A.It is used in all walks of life. | B.It is considered a safe language. |
C.It demands more speakers to be safe. | D.It has one hundred thousand speakers. |
A.Worried. | B.Hopeful. | C.Unclear. | D.Reserved. |
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1. What is probably Jennifer’s nationality?
A.Chinese. | B.American. | C.British. |
A.Speaking. | B.Reading. | C.Grammar learning. |
A.Necessary. | B.Wonderful. | C.Difficult. |
A.Loving Chinese language. |
B.Recognizing Chinese characters. |
C.Making Chinese friends. |
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9 . The word hobby has an interesting history, and so does the concept of the hobby itself. Cultural attitudes have changed greatly about which ones are worth pursuing, and indeed whether having a hobby is desirable at all.
It is probably safe to say that when hobby was first used in the 15th century, most people didn’t have one, as it referred to a particular kind of horse. A hobby was a small horse that could walk leisurely, a particularly smooth, quick gait (步态) that was prized for long rides over terrible roads. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is a shortened form of Hobbin, the name for a cart-horse, like Rover for a dog.
The hobby also had a part in medieval folk celebrations. Mummers and Morris dancers often included a person or two dressed up in horse costume, or pretending to ride a wooden stick with a horse’s head. Such hobbyhorses made popular children’s toys, too. Since hobbyhorses were the area of young children and pantomime (哑剧) actors, “riding one’s hobby-horse” or being “on one’s hobby” became an idiom for enthusiastically pursuing an idea or activity that looks silly to others.
Hobbies were considered slightly embarrassing, though mostly harmless, through the 18th century. In the 19th century, though, they grew more socially acceptable as middle-class leisure time increased. It became necessary for both men and women to pursue activities that would have seemed strange a century before.
In the early 20th century, hobbies came to be seen as a way to fill life with meaning and dignity. With a hobby, people could choose their own goals and progress towards them.
1. What did “hobby” refer to when originally used?A.A special type of dog. |
B.A smooth and quick gait. |
C.A particular kind of horse. |
D.A long ride over terrible roads. |
A.In the 15th century. |
B.In the 19th century. |
C.In the late 20th century. |
D.Through the 18th century. |
A.By giving examples. |
B.By following the order of time. |
C.By following the order of space. |
D.By analyzing cause and effect. |
A.People. |
B.Culture. |
C.Travel. |
D.Business. |
10 . When I mentioned to some friends that we all have accents, most of them proudly replied, “Well, I speak perfect English/Chinese/etc.” But this kind of misses the point.
More often than not, what we mean when we say someone “has an accent” is that their accent is different from the local one, or that pronunciations are different from our own. But this definition of accents is limiting and could give rise to prejudice. Funnily enough, in terms of the language study, every person speaks with an accent. It is the regular differences in how we produce sounds that define our accents. Even if you don’t hear it yourself, you speak with some sort of accent. In this sense, it’s pointless to point out that someone “has an accent”. We all do!
Every person speaks a dialect (方言), too. In the field of language study, a dialect is a version of a language that is characterized by its variations of structure, phrases and words. For instance,” You got eat or not? “(meaning “Have you eaten?” ) is an acceptable and understood question in Singapore Oral English. The fact that this expression would cause a standard American English speaker to take pause doesn’t mean that Singapore Oral English is “wrong” or “ungrammatical”. The sentence is well-formed and clearly communicative, according to native Singapore English speakers’ solid system of grammar. Why should it be wrong just because it’s different?
We need to move beyond a narrow conception of accents and dialects — for the benefit of everyone.
Language differences like these provide insights into people’s cultural experiences and backgrounds. In a global age, the way one speaks is a distinct part of one’s identity. Most people would be happy to talk about the cultures behind their speech. We’d learn more about the world we live in and make friends along the way.
1. What does the author think of his/ her friends’ response in paragraph 1?A.It reflects their self confidence. |
B.It reflects their language levels. |
C.It misses the point of communication. |
D.It misses the real meaning of accents. |
A.To justify the use of dialects. |
B.To show the diversity of dialects. |
C.To correct a grammatical mistake. |
D.To highlight a traditional approach. |
A.Learn to speak with your local dialect. |
B.Seek for an official definition of accents. |
C.Appreciate the value of accents and dialects. |
D.Distinguish our local languages from others’. |
A.Everyone Has an Accent |
B.Accents Enhance Our Identities |
C.Dialects Lead to Misunderstanding |
D.Standard English Is at Risk |