1 . In the past, many people regarded people living around them as their close friends and even relatives. And there was a need to
To begin with, there are several reasons for this
A.spy on | B.look for | C.give up | D.rely on |
A.play | B.compete | C.communicate | D.shop |
A.Consequently | B.Suddenly | C.Interestingly | D.Surprisingly |
A.problems | B.challenges | C.strangers | D.enemies |
A.custom | B.attitude | C.issue | D.accident |
A.occurring | B.increasing | C.spreading | D.recovering |
A.quieter | B.busier | C.nicer | D.healthier |
A.colleagues | B.schoolmates | C.instructors | D.assistants |
A.Traveling | B.Appearing | C.Quarreling | D.Moving |
A.steps | B.cases | C.methods | D.fields |
A.Despite | B.Besides | C.Without | D.Beyond |
A.tools | B.conditions | C.decisions | D.solutions |
A.choose | B.organize | C.change | D.discover |
A.introduce | B.help | C.entertain | D.forgive |
A.describe | B.show | C.start | D.understand |
A.foreign | B.local | C.old | D.smart |
A.stars | B.workers | C.members | D.leaders |
A.At best | B.On purpose | C.For example | D.In conclusion |
A.friends | B.neighbors | C.guests | D.relatives |
A.family | B.community | C.government | D.individual |
1. What color of jacket does the old woman wear?
A.Green. | B.Blue. | C.Red. |
A.To buy a gift. | B.To go to work. | C.To get some food. |
A.A hat. | B.A T—shirt. | C.A pair of jeans. |
A.Family members. | B.Co—workers. | C.Strangers. |
3 . For many of us, being alone is a negative state of being, implying isolation, being on the outside. Even further, it may imply that there is something actually wrong with a person who remains alone.
Aloneness enhances your creativity.
Being alone also prevents you from burning out. Sometimes you may wonder why you easily feel tired. One reason could be not giving yourself enough solitary time. Especially for people who go to work every day, it is unavoidable to feel exhausted when you have to deal with work, family, and your own passions at the same time.
Being alone makes you a more creative person and helps with personal growth.
A.But it's necessary to learn how to be alone. |
B.Learning to be alone therefore sounds scary. |
C.Aloneness is often associated with mad artists. |
D.How about giving yourself a few solitary moments? |
E.It frees us from the limits of the world's opinions. |
F.Self-exploration is perhaps the biggest benefit of aloneness. |
G.So spend some time alone today to become a brighter and better person. |
4 . Acts of kindness are wonderful in so many ways. They
Farmer posted how he'd gone to work after the quarantine(隔离)was lifted and had forgotten his work pass.
The London worker thought he'd never
With the lock undone, Muneeb told Farmer how he'd
As Farmer quite
A.introduce | B.challenge | C.teach | D.benefit |
A.selfish | B.honest | C.kind | D.shy |
A.books | B.news | C.magazines | D.requirements |
A.case | B.advice | C.chance | D.change |
A.left out | B.turned down | C.happened to | D.accounted for |
A.By accident | B.As a result | C.At last | D.In return |
A.bike | B.office | C.lock | D.key |
A.dirty | B.ugly | C.complete | D.missing |
A.send | B.fix | C.buy | D.see |
A.lights | B.computers | C.cameras | D.phones |
A.beautiful | B.broken | C.cheap | D.new |
A.owner | B.worker | C.policeman | D.thief |
A.greeting | B.kiss | C.smile | D.sigh |
A.imagined | B.appreciated | C.enjoyed | D.spotted |
A.assessing | B.stealing | C.watching | D.polishing |
A.safe | B.dangerous | C.remote | D.crowded |
A.ran | B.waited | C.apologized | D.escaped |
A.sold | B.donated | C.returned | D.thrown |
A.curiously | B.unwillingly | C.casually | D.rightly |
A.credit | B.risk | C.shame | D.secret |
5 . You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during a day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
“The lift becomes an interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of strange,” Gray told the BBC. “They are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, lift-users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want — it’s your own little box. If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.
Newcomers to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act quickly. Once in, for most people the rule is simple — look down, or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward in lifts? “You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people, we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be considered to be threatening or strange, “The easiest way do this is avoid eye contact,” she said.
1. What is people’s response to the lift etiquette according to Gray?A.Thinking much of it. | B.Avoiding it on purpose. |
C.Researching it continuously. | D.Ignoring it unconsciously. |
A.It’s funny and quick. | B.It’s strange and dangerous. |
C.It’s interesting but awkward. | D.It’s convenient but boring. |
A.Talk loudly to each other. | B.Keep still and silence. |
C.Use mobile phones. | D.Keep a close distance. |
A.To show how to ride each elevators. |
B.To introduce some rules of elevator etiquette. |
C.To show how to break awkwardness of riding lifts, |
D.To analyze the reasons for keeping elevator etiquette. |