1 . As workers return to the office, friends meet up and religious services move from online to in person, people are asking the question: to shake hands or not to shake hands? When the coronavirus (新冠病毒) crisis first began, an event planning business in Kansas City began selling “I Shake Hands” stickers.
Diane Gottsman is a national etiquette (礼仪) expert. She said though the country is entering a time similar to the start of the pandemic, when people wanted to know if others were socially distancing before getting close to them, she does not think the handshake will go away because of the pandemic.
At the beginning of the pandemic, some companies offered to create new workplace rules, such as a no-handshake policy. But there was not enough interest for people.
| A．You'd better avoid shaking hands. |
| B．The handshake has been around for centuries. |
| C．The words were meant to make social situations easier. |
| D．Anyway, people long for human interaction and human touch. |
| E．Etiquette means the rules making up the correct way to behave in society. |
| F．He thinks people are overthinking the question of whether to shake hands or not. |
| G．It's a really hard greeting to deny as it has been deep-rooted since we were young. |
2 . Being a leader in any environment earns you trust among peers and helps you get things done, whatever the task is. Let us show you how to develop leadership skills.
Assess yourself.
Address areas of improvement. Be open to testing new ideas and trying new ways of doing things, especially if it seems your old ways of doing things don’t work.
Be a good problem-solver.
Encourage others. Building leadership skills requires knowing how to work well with people. Staying in the know about what goes on in your community is important, but responding to that information with enthusiasm is equally critical.
| A．Accept responsibility. |
| B．Be open to the opinions of others. |
| C．Building leadership skills requires plenty of self-awareness. |
| D．Unexpected challenges will arise often and at lightning speed. |
| E．Let go of the need to stick to your plan and be flexible instead. |
| F．Recognizing the past can't be changed helps you make wiser choices in the future. |
| G．So be a source of positivity and support others in working toward their own goals. |
3 . 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. |
4 . When he tells people that he is deaf, Oliver Stabbe is called a liar. "The idea that deaf people cannot speak is a very offensive assumption," the sophomore(大二学生) said.
Stabbe’s experience speaks of many of the misunderstandings about deaf people and the struggles they face — things commonly found right in Rochester. This city is home to 90,000 deaf people, a significant slice of the more than 1.1 million national population. The percentage of deaf people here is higher than the national average, due in part to RITs National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the first technological college in the world created specifically for the deaf and hard of hearing.
"Really, there seems to be an embarrassment in communicating with deaf people," said sophomore Stephen Davis, another deaf student. This awkwardness might arise because non-deaf people just don't know how to do so without possibly offending someone. "I guess they think saying ‘deaf’ is offensive, but it really isn't and deaf people don't get upset about it," Davis said. He noted that the biggest issue he's had when communicating with other students is their anxiety about communicating.
Deaf or hard-of-hearing students also face frustrations(令人心烦的事) on their end when interacting with others. "Sometimes people talk about you, maybe to a non-deaf friend standing beside me, as if I’m not there," Davis said. "That’s depressing." As Davis put it, "We don’t see ourselves as the disabled, so the awkwardness is only one-sided."
Stabbe advised that those communicating should not make assumptions about others’ preferences or ability. If you have a question, ask. A moment of awkwardness is absolutely worth it if you are being educated about an important topic.
1. Why are there more deaf people in Rochester?| A．Deaf people have some privileges here. |
| B．Deaf people may get better job opportunities here. |
| C．Deaf people meet fewer struggles here. |
| D．A professional school for the deaf appeals to them. |
| A．They are afraid of upsetting the deaf. |
| B．They are unwilling to communicate. |
| C．They don’t know any simple gestures. |
| D．They don't challenge enough assumptions. |
| A．Sensitive and talkative. |
| B．Reasonable and reliable. |
| C．Confident and intelligent. |
| D．Outspoken and aggressive. |
| A．We can hear your heart. |
| B．"Deaf" is not a bad word. |
| C．Deaf people are not liars. |
| D．Embarrassment is one-sided. |
1.表示歉意；
2.解释原因；
3.另约时间。
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2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear David,
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Yours,
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6 . You probably think of aggression in its most violent form i.e. shouting matches and fights. Actually, there are varying levels of aggression. There are times when you start to display aggression, but you are not aware of it yourself.
●They believe their opinion is fact
For effective communication to take place it is important to be able to distinguish between opinion and fact.
●It's all about how it affects them
When something goes wrong, or when considering potential consequences, aggressive people only consider how it influences them. The impact on others is irrelevant to them.
●Rapid speech
●Aggressive talking; defensive listening
This refers to the body language that they adopt when they are being aggressive.
Being familiar with these signs will help you to recognize the aggression quickly, and you will then be able to manage the situation more appropriately.
| A．When talking they will likely lean forward. |
| B．The following are some common signs of aggression. |
| C．Aggressive people speak fast with little or no pauses. |
| D．These people are not giving you the opportunity to decline. |
| E．Offering a suggestion or thoughts on something that has happened is fine. |
| F．Aggressive people rarely attempt to find workable solutions to problems in life. |
| G．If something has negative consequences for them, everybody else is expected to suffer the consequences too. |
7 . Ever since an accident put him in a wheelchair, Dan has had one dream:
That is why he was
Then he
Dan said, "I'm in pretty much the
And so he took this dream out of the bank and
"I wanted to help someone whose life could get better," he said. "If I can help someone to walk, I will. Even if it means
| A．lying | B．walking | C．jumping | D．working |
| A．angry | B．embarrassed | C．calm | D．excited |
| A．recovery | B．achievement | C．discovery | D．commitment |
| A．benefits | B．hopes | C．barriers | D．experiments |
| A．generous | B．practical | C．valuable | D．suitable |
| A．Inspired | B．Stressed | C．Instructed | D．Motivated |
| A．activities | B．courses | C．observations | D．competitions |
| A．research | B．dream | C．concern | D．possibility |
| A．spoke of | B．believed in | C．thought of | D．heard about |
| A．suffers | B．learns | C．differs | D．survives |
| A．swiftly | B．clumsily | C．unaided | D．untrained |
| A．waste | B．collect | C．deposit | D．require |
| A．free | B．busy | C．hard | D．nice |
| A．common | B．same | C．general | D．different |
| A．rarely | B．confidently | C．distinctly | D．definitely |
| A．friendly | B．grateful | C．shameful | D．reliable |
| A．more than | B．rather than | C．better than | D．other than |
| A．cast | B．spread | C．handed | D．distributed |
| A．difference | B．efforts | C．damage | D．preparations |
| A．realizing | B．changing | C．sacrificing | D．recalling |
8 . Several years ago, Chris Williams was driving home on a Wednesday night in Conroe, Texas, just like he always did. “It was dark and raining hard, and I could barely make out two people walking on the road,” he recalled. Born and raised in Louisiana, Williams often watched his father go out of his way to help people in trouble. So he did something his dad would have done. He asked the two women if they needed a ride.
They jumped in, and Williams learned why they were walking. Their truck had been in the repair shop for nearly three months. “I asked the woman who owned the truck why it was in the shop so long, and the woman hung her head and told me, ‘I can’t afford to fix it,’” Williams continued.
Williams had always dreamed of opening his own auto repair garage that would help women in need. “Right then and there, I decided I needed to figure out a way to get my dream of opening a free garage off the ground,” he said.
As a father of two girls, Williams had a calling to help single moms, widows and military wives. Williams borrowed money and asked people he knew for donations to start his new career, and several months later, he opened The Garage, a nonprofit that repairs vehicles for women in need-at no cost. The organization gives renewed vehicles away, too.
Williams understood the economic difficulty being carless can cause, and how his nonprofit could help. “Car repairs can be expensive, and where I live, it’s very rural.” Williams explained. “So if you don’t have a car, you can’t get a job. And if you don’t have a job, you can’t buy a car. It’s a cruel dilemma.”
The Garage ended that dilemma for a whole lot of women in the surrounding community last year. The nonprofit gave away 146 vehicles and repaired 127. One of those recipients was Jeanne McGowan. “Several years ago, I became ill and could not maintain my job and I lost my car because I could not work,” she told a local TV reporter. “I’m thrilled to be a receiver of one of their cars.”
1. Why did Williams give the two women a lift?| A．He was asked to lend a hand. |
| B．He was doing some voluntary work. |
| C．He wanted to follow his father’s footsteps. |
| D．He was going to the same destination as theirs. |
| A．At a loss. | B．In progress. | C．Out of sight. | D．Beyond reach. |
| A．It was set up by Williams for his daughters. |
| B．It has donated 127 vehicles to those in need. |
| C．It helps poor women repair their vehicles for free. |
| D．It has won financial support from the government. |
| A．She expected local TV to do her a favor. |
| B．She was seriously ill after losing her job. |
| C．She was excited to have a car from The Garage. |
| D．She determined to donate her old car to the poor. |
9 . If you’re a procrastinator(拖延的人), you’re familiar with the pain and stress that goes hand in hand with leaving things to the last minute. Even if you want to accomplish or finish a task, you’re likely having trouble getting started in the first place!
Change your mind. Stop punishing yourself for procrastinating. The more stressed out you are, the harder it’ll be to get your work done. Don’t be angry with yourself. Just move on and focus on what you’ve got to do instead.
Avoid a long disorganized to-do list. This is just setting yourself up for failure. Instead, create subcategories like “Home”, “Work”, “Family”, and “Fun” and just try to cross off a few entries from each list every day.
Do most important task for 15 minutes. Instead of thinking about the total number of hours you’re about to work for, just start. Tell yourself you’ve only got to do it for 15 minutes.
| A．Break tasks down into small pieces. |
| B．Never think about the past experiences. |
| C．Guilt and regret are negative emotions. |
| D．However, there is always some time when you can’t pull through. |
| E．If 15 minutes still sounds too frightening, do something for just 3 minutes. |
| F．Thus, you’ll be able to get started on the smallest piece and go forward from there. |
| G．Hopefully, there are several strategies that can help you stop procrastinating right now. |
10 . Being independent is an important skill for people who want to take control of their lives. Here are some tips on how to be independent.
Believe in yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, then who else will?
Stop caring about what other people think. This is the most important thing about being independent. Stop worrying about other people’s opinions about your life, whether they are thinking about your clothes, your choice of career, or your choice of significant other.
If you always have the worrying thought, “But what will other people think if…” in the back of your head, then you will always be holding yourself back from doing your own thing.
| A．Be your own hero. |
| B．Accept that life is not fair. |
| C．These are your decisions, and not anyone else’s. |
| D．As long as you have made a decision — just do it! |
| E．We are all different and have something unique to say. |
| F．So please remember: you have to be happy in spite of that. |
| G．Believing in yourself will make you trust your own decisions. |
