1 . “Communication is the most essential and sociable of all human behaviors”, which is absolutely true as for human community. Communication is the majority of everyone’s social life. “Without communication, life would be as cold as a rock.”    1    Because these certain conversations can make people attracted. Personally, we should consider the following three aspects to make good communication.

To start good communication, we can make certain adequate preparations, especially some relative questions.    2    We can ask some questions to show our politeness, respect and sincere care. For   example, have you been carrying on well recently? What do you favor in your spare time ? Remember   to think again before you put forward a question.

The most important part of communication is to listen.     3     Permit others to do most of the talking. Be patient and hold interest in their comments, making necessary gestures to show you are listening. Do not interrupt others when they express excitedly. Being a good conversationalist as well as a good listener will help you a lot.

    4    Appropriate eye contact is like a great element of the main dish which makes it more delicious. During communicating with others, we should look the speakers in the eye kindly. It will help us to improve mutual (相互的) understanding. Do not hesitate to look into them. But you had better not stare at them and not look at them for too long.    5    

A．Enjoy good communication, being friends with them.

B．It is usually said that eyes are windows to the soul.

C．It would make others feel uneasy and unwilling to continue talking.

D．They believe they wanna know and even convince us.

E．We should concentrate on others’ saying and think in their shoes.

F．It is considered to be fairly comfortable to be asked fine questions.

G．Furthermore, good communication is an interesting attraction in our daily life.

2 . Empathy, namely the ability to understand another person's feelings, is probably one of the most important skills a person might have. Empathy is not just for building and maintaining strong and healthy relationships, but to work more effectively and achieve greater success in life.

Empathy is often acquired beyond verbal language. You can experience empathy by noticing a person's facial expressions and voice. You try to tell when he needs attention, acknowledgement, or an offer of help. You grasp when he wants you to leave and give him space or when he wants you to quietly stand by. Empathy demonstrates you care.

However, having an endless capacity for empathy is dangerous. With empathy, you will feel others^’ stress, anxiety, and anger. If you let these emotions sit in your body, your mind can be emotionally controlled. Absorbing other people's feelings can make you easily affected by feelings of depression and hopelessness.

In fact, extreme empathy can break the bond of trust that you were hoping to strengthen. When you take on other people's emotions, you may feel responsible for easing their pain. You are driven by a strong desire to fix their problems and interrupt to offer aid. However, your intrusive reaction will make them feel disrespected and less understood.

Non-reactive empathy is especially useful when you feel the desire to jump in and fix people. To acquire non-reactive empathy, you should receive whatever might pass into your mind in a calm way. Notice when emotions begin to arise in your body. Name the emotion and offer what you sense to the person to help him or her better understand the experience. Then you can relax your body and let the emotion fade away.

1. Which is NOT mentioned as the advantage of empathy?

A．Keeping healthy relationships.

B．Working more effectively.

C．Making friends with people.

D．Improving your social status.

2. When your sister failed an exam and cried, which action shows empathy?

A．Persuading her to stop crying.

B．Accompanying her quietly.

C．Blaming her for her mistakes.

D．Telling her that everything is possible.

3. In what way does extreme empathy damage relationships?

A．Absorbing others' feelings.

B．Interrupting to give help.

C．Being sensitive to bad emotions.

D．Letting emotions fade away.

4. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A．To introduce a common problem.

B．To add some background information.

C．To provide some advice for readers.

D．To summarize the previous paragraphs.

3 . In October, I told the eight-year-olds in the class about my plan.“I'd like all of you to do housework to earn some money," I said. “Then we'll buy food for the poor." I wanted the children to learn that it's more blessed to_______than to receive.

A week later, they returned with their hard-earned_______. And now they couldn't wait to go shopping. After buying what we need, we_______toward the checkout, pushing a cart filled with food. Then someone_______a“necessity" that sent them racing.

“Flowers!" Kristin cried. The group_______ toward the holiday plants. I commented that it was_______to use the money to buy some food. "_______" I said "You can't eat flowers."

"_______Mrs. Sherlock," came the loud cry, "we want flowers." Defeated, I looked at the flowers before us. There was a pot of beautiful _______flowers. “She'll like this one," the children put the plant into the cart. We would visit a__________grandmother who lived alone. We finally __________in front of a small house.

Kids carried the gifts in, and the old woman oohed and aahed-much to her visitors’__________. When Amy put the flowers on the table, the woman seemed__________. She's wishing it was a bag of flour, I thought.

We returned to the car. The woman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked across the room, past the turkey, straight to the__________. She put her face in their petals. There was a smile on her face.

The children were quiet. In that brief moment, they had seen for themselves the power they possessed to __________other people's lives. And I also learnt that sometimes a person needs s pot of purple flowers on a dark November day.

1.

A．take

B．ask

C．give

D．provide

2.

A．money

B．chance

C．victory

D．salary

3.

A．left

B．headed

C．moved

D．ran

4.

A．spotted

B．recognized

C．revealed

D．heard

5.

A．passed

B．turned

C．rushed

D．jogged

6.

A．cooler

B．faster

C．simpler

D．wiser

7.

A．As a result

B．After all

C．Above all

D．At last

8.

A．But

B．So

C．And

D．For

9.

A．red

B．yellow

C．purple

D．pink

10.

A．wealthy

B．lucky

C．needy

D．funny

11.

A．broke down

B．pulled up

C．came along

D．came down

12.

A．pleasure

B．sadness

C．regret

D．relief

13.

A．thrilled

B．annoyed

C．amused

D．surprised

14.

A．car

B．money

C．flowers

D．food

15.

A．save

B．strengthen

C．love

D．brighten

4 . There’s a lot that can be conveyed in a handshake. Throughout history, such a(n) _______ was used to complete a business deal,_______ friendship, or signal trust.

But touching strangers can also lead to other, less beneficial shared_______ – like disease outbreaks. As fears about COVID-19 increase, France has warned its citizens to_______ handshakes. However, with histories dating back thousands of years, the greeting is likely too_______ established to be so easily stopped

A popular theory about the handshake’s_______ is that it began as a gesture of _________. Grasping hands proved you were not holding a weapon – and _________   them was a way to ensure your partner had nothing hiding up their sleeve.

There may be a_______ explanation for its lasting power. In a 2015 study, researchers in Israel filmed handshakes between hundreds of strangers and found nearly a quarter of participants________ their hands unconsciously afterwards.________, they concluded that a handshake may be used to detect chemical signals, and possibly as a means of________ – just as other animals do by smelling each other.

Behavioral scientist Val Curtis in London says that one possible________ for the handshake as greeting is to imply that the other person is __________   enough to share germs (细菌) with. Because of this, the________ can go in and out of style depending on public health concerns.

1.

A．message

B．expression

C．act

D．solution

2.

A．indicate

B．describe

C．value

D．end

3.

A．outcomes

B．beliefs

C．concerns

D．emotions

4.

A．understand

B．pause

C．study

D．change

5.

A．clearly

B．originally

C．officially

D．firmly

6.

A．advantage

B．meaning

C．benefit

D．origin

7.

A．peace

B．appreciation

C．power

D．satisfaction

8.

A．waving

B．holding

C．shaking

D．searching

9.

A．detailed

B．historical

C．scientific

D．cultural

10.

A．washed

B．sniffed

C．clapped

D．grasped

11.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．However

12.

A．protection

B．warning

C．control

D．communication

13.

A．role

B．reason

C．means

D．source

14.

A．mature

B．cautious

C．reliable

D．tough

15.

A．theory

B．topic

C．research

D．practice

5 . 阅读下面短文,在空格处填入一个适当的词或括号中词语的正确形式。

I had hardly sat down on the train and opened a bar of chocolate     1     a really old man with huge bags sat down across from me. I said hello     2     him, smiling sweetly and then I suddenly thought,“Why not offer him a piece of chocolate?” So I did. He was quite     3    (surprise), but accepted and thanked me. He said that people didn’t usually do things like this for     4    (stranger)—at least that was what I understood, because he was speaking a really unusual dialect, and the train was loud.

Then he opened one of his bags and gave me     5     handful of freshly picked cherries,     6     (explain) that he had just taken them from his orchard. The cherries were really     7    (love), better than those in the shops, and I     8    (enjoy) them very much. It had been just an impulse(冲动) to offer him a piece of chocolate, but if I had not done so, I would never have tasted those lovely cherries,     9     I didn’t even know he had at the time. Life is about giving and taking, and it’s     10    (general) true that if you give, you will receive.

6 . An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she____________a bumper sticker on her car reading: You Matter.

Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would________________it. However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of____________every time she hit the road. More often than not, people________________slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their____________________,waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You________________too! “Once while she was driving down the highway, she became____________when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the________________, she still felt happy. Last year, someone____________________her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an)________________sticker. I’ve seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done. “The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who___________to catch sight of the sticker.

Stories like Amie's really________________the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our____________and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children________________well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at animal shelters or shelters for the homeless. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a____________impact on the world, and help form general goodness.

1.

A．tore up

B．picked up

C．fixed up

D．put up

2.

A．watch

B．overlook

C．notice

D．neglect

3.

A．attention

B．strangers

C．confusion

D．trouble

4.

A．running

B．driving

C．walking

D．riding

5.

A．voices

B．hats

C．shoulders

D．thumbs

6.

A．count

B．share

C．value

D．matter

7.

A．frightened

B．frustrated

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

8.

A．parking

B．speed

C．incident

D．event

9.

A．approached

B．blocked

C．repaired

D．cleaned

10.

A．important

B．special

C．typical

D．skeptical

11.

A．happened

B．occurred

C．managed

D．offered

12.

A．shock

B．inspire

C．delight

D．satisfy

13.

A．feelings

B．thoughts

C．spirits

D．minds

14.

A．work

B．exercise

C．conduct

D．behave

15.

A．reliable

B．subjective

C．positive

D．brief

7 . "Smile!" I shouted, holding a yellow sign up on a busy street in Seattle. We were three thousand miles away from home on a Random Acts of Kindness and Volunteerism Road Trip. We had two aims. One was to try out our new "Smile!" signs and see how much kindness and joy we could spread in Pike Place Market. The other was to raise $80 by doing street performances, enough for gas to Portland and a small hotel room.

We weren't sure how people would react (回应) to our signs. I nervously raised up our signs and shouted, "Hi, there!" to a young couple. They looked over and felt confused. Then they read our signs and broke into a smile. Before long, some tourists wanted to take a photo with us and some strangers stopped to ask us about our signs.

In fact, we paid so close attention to our "Smile!" project that we forgot the other aim. Before we knew it, the sun was setting, and we had no money for our trip to Portland. We sat down to watch a blind musician play the guitar while thinking about what to do. He was packing up when a passing crowd kicked down his change bowl. He stumbled (绊倒) into the crowd. We rushed to help him, but another man moved more quickly to help him.

Once the musician had his money safely returned, we ran over to meet the strange helper and said, "We just wanted to praise you for your good deed." He smiled, looking at our signs. "Your trip reminds me of something similar I once did when I was young," he said. "Look! I'd like to donate (捐赠)." We told him, "No, thanks! We are fine. We've collected plenty of money." We lied. "Please let me donate. It will make me feel like I'm a part of this adventure," he insisted. And then the stranger opened his wallet and pulled out four $20 bills. The money was exactly what we had intended to raise that day. We were astonished. It seemed as if he had known somehow.

1. What's the main purpose of the road trip?

A．To spread kindness and joy.

B．To invite more people to join in the trip.

C．To raise money for a trip to Portland.

D．To encourage people to take happy photos.

2. How did people react to the "Smile!" signs later?

A．Disappointed.

B．Worried.

C．Interested.

D．Moved.

3. According to the last paragraph, why did the strange helper want to donate money?

A．Because he felt pity for the author.

B．Because he wanted to join in the project.

C．Because he hoped to help the homeless.

D．Because he felt sorry for his impoliteness.

4. What does the underlined word "astonished" in the last paragraph most probably mean?

A．Tired.

B．Satisfied.

C．Frightened.

D．Surprised.

8 . Small talk has a reputation for being uninteresting, and for good reason. Pointing out the fact that it’s raining seems as ridiculous as pointing out the fact that you have a head—you’re fully aware of both things, and don’t require an outsider to confirm them. But despite being evident and often painfully dull, small talk has an important role to fulfil, enabling us to leap over a number of social obstacles towards improved, meaningful interaction.

Humans can be sensitive souls. We each have our boundaries and lists of potential upsets, which when broken, cause us to either gently back away to an alternative position in the room, or become cross at the person. Small talk is first a way to test the waters with an unfamiliar person, so that you may better understand their personality. When finding yourself positioned closely to a person who you know little about, it’s much safer to point out the rainy sky than to share your political views on a sensitive topic. Until you know the person better, heavier topics should probably be kept under wraps, so you won’t find yourself on the receiving end of a cold stare.

Though insignificant, small talk still has great power. When talking with fellow humans, much of our soul is exposed through non-verbal communication. A response to “how was your weekend” can unveil much about the person’s character. The length of their response might indicate their level of self-confidence; the tone of speaking might show how agreeable a person is; their slightly lowered head, as if protecting themselves from attack, a possible sign of a regrettable history of bullying.

As more of a person’s character is revealed, we have the insight needed to determine whether to broach more significant topics—the things that we actually want to talk about. Conversation is a great educator, and deep conversation establish lasting bonds with our fellow humans, forming precious friendships that paint our lives with vibrant colors. Such friendships begin with small talk.

1. What is described in the first paragraph?

A．The first stage of human interaction.

B．Ridiculous human behavior in communication.

C．Absence of communication between strangers.

D．The difficulty of having deep conversations.

2. Why do people find themselves “on the receiving end of a cold stare”?

A．Because they are fond of heavy subjects.

B．Because they are enthusiastic about politics.

C．Because they are too sensitive about topics.

D．Because they fail to manage interpersonal distance.

3. What might be a sign of friendliness according to paragraph 3?

A．The length of the answer.	B．The quality of the voice.
C．The position of the head.	D．The distance between speakers.

4. What might be the best title for the text?

A．Reputation of Small Talk	B．Ways of Understanding Personality
C．Significance of Small Talk	D．Challenges of Deep Conversation

9 . Aidan Anderson was raised in a family that valued community service.   His _______ deeds developed into the nonprofit organization Aidan Cares. Ten years later, he continues to_______his impact. When he isn’t working to help the community, Aidan enjoys singing and has _______ an album.

Since an early age, Aidan has shared his _______ for music with others. He was _________inspired to start Aidan Cares after he received $80 in tips for playing his harmonica（口琴）and singing at a restaurant. Aidan donated all the _________ to buy pills for children in Africa. Later on, he was offered an opportunity by his mom to play for a corporate launch event, which he _________．The event helped raise much_________，which was donated to African children. And Aidan Cares was_________. Since then, Aidan has given countless more performances to__________kids globally.

Aidan considers his mom his biggest__________ for getting into community service. They delivered__________ to the sick and homeless when he was less than two years old. Together, they lived in nursing homes when on a mission, but for them, the sacrifices were absolutely ____________. These experiences taught Aidan that ________ is only a number and that anyone can make a difference. And he is determined to ________ his experiences with other kids.

1.

A．brave

B．kind

C．proper

D．tough

2.

A．expand

B．find

C．reflect

D．notice

3.

A．released

B．borrowed

C．copied

D．purchased

4.

A．demand

B．responsibility

C．passion

D．reason

5.

A．normally

B．basically

C．recently

D．originally

6.

A．songs

B．clothes

C．albums

D．tips

7.

A．organized

B．forgot

C．accepted

D．disliked

8.

A．interest

B．money

C．understanding

D．attention

9.

A．set up

B．given up

C．turned up

D．held up

10.

A．greet

B．gather

C．benefit

D．approach

11.

A．profession

B．solution

C．application

D．inspiration

12.

A．requests

B．supplies

C．programs

D．suggestions

13.

A．painful

B．wasteful

C．meaningful

D．faithful

14.

A．profit

B．age

C．experience

D．knowledge

15.

A．share

B．save

C．follow

D．ignore

10 . 假设你是李华，你的好友Peter今天上午来你家找你陪他练习汉语口语。你因临时有急事外出，让他扑空。请根据以上情景，给他写封信。内容如下：
1.表示歉意；
2.解释具体原因，并希望他能谅解；
3.告诉他下次练习的时间、地点及话题。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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