1 . Eyes can speak

Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.     1    In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he senses that you are staring at him, he may feel uncomfortable.

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.     2    Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.     3    If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention and let her know that he is admiring her.

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.     4    If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if trying to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.     5    

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.

2 . Will Covid-19 Kill the Handshake?

The handshake might date back to the 14^th century, when knights and soldiers would extend their unclenched (松开的) right hands toward each other in greeting to show that they were carrying no weapons.

    1     Or rather, its tendency for picking up and holding onto germs from polluted surfaces, or from our own eyes or noses when we have certain illnesses. Those germs can then be transferred into the hands of the people we greet, while we can pick up their germs. We then will probably touch our own eyes or noses or mouths, potentially sickening ourselves and restarting the cycle.

Now that a novel coronavirus is spreading fast, our hands are being cast in a new, doubtful light.     2    . And lately, the Internet has been full of suggestions for socially acceptable ways to greet each other that don’t involve passing germs along unintentionally from one person to the next.

Could this be the end of the handshake? In fact, the tradition of shaking hands isn’t the only greeting to take a fresh look. A Maori tribe in New Zealand put the brakes on hongi, the traditional nose-to-nose hello.     3    . Maybe people will stop making fun of the Hollywood air kiss, though it’s not a huge improvement health-wise.

COVID-19 is a real threat, and we shouldn’t take the warning lightly. We may, indeed, need to keep our hands to ourselves for the time being.     4    . Humans long for making a physical connection with friends. For now, perhaps, a regretful smile and nod might work as a shared acknowledgment.    5    

A．Could we hug each other or nod?

B．As we all know, shaking hands has become a habit.

C．But we’re not ready to send handshake into the dustbin of history.

D．After all, our friendly intentions were not to infect or be infected by others.

E．These days, it would seem, the potential weapon isn’t a knife, but the hand itself.

F．We’re being drilled in hand washing techniques as if we were all second-graders.

G．The French have been advised to abandon the familiar kiss on the cheek greeting.

5 . Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to research published by an American research center.

“This research suggests that improving students’ relationships with teachers could have positive and long-lasting effects beyond just academic success,” said Jinho Kim, a professor at Korea University and author of the study. “It could also bring about health implications in the long run.” Previous research has suggested that teens’ social relationships might be linked to health outcomes in adulthood. However, it is not clear whether the link between teen relationships and lifetime health is causal (因果的) — it could be that other factors, such as different family backgrounds, might contribute to both relationship problems in adolescence and to poor health in adulthood. Also, most research has focused on teens’ relationships with their peers (同龄人), rather than on their relationships with teachers.

To explore those questions further, Kim analyzed data on nearly 20, 000 participants from the Add Health study, a national study in the U. S. that followed participants from seventh grade into early adulthood. The participant pool included more than 3, 400 pairs of siblings (兄弟姐妹). As teens, participants answered questions, like “How often have you had trouble getting along with other students and your teachers?” As adults, participants were asked about their physical and mental health.

Kim found that participants who had reported better relationships with both their peers and teachers in middle and high school also reported better physical and mental health in their mid-20s. However, when he controlled for family background by looking at pairs of siblings together, only the link between good teacher relationships and adult health remained significant.

The results suggest teacher relationships are more important than previously realized and that schools should invest in training teachers on how to build warm and supportive relationships with their students. “This is not something that most teachers receive much training in,” Kim said, “but it should be.”

1. What does the underlined word “implications” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Recipes.

B．Habits.

C．Risks.

D．Benefits.

2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Poor health in adolescence.	B．Teens’ relationships with their peers.
C．Limitations of the previous research.	D．Factors affecting health in adulthood.

3. What does Kim’s research show?

A．Positive student-teacher relationship helps students’ adult health.

B．Good family background promises long-term adult health.

C．Healthy peer relationships leads to students’ academic success.

D．Good adult health depends on teens’ good teachers.

4. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A medical report.

B．A health magazine.

C．A term paper.

D．A family survey.

6 . Getting along with people can be tough.     1    

Accept human nature.

Humans make mistakes. People aren’t always nice. They also have all of the problems that you have in your life.     2     This is important to remember when you’ re trying to get along with people who are very difficult or seem to be ignoring you; everyone is just doing the best that they can.

    3    

People are all very different: that’s what makes life interesting. And just like people are all different, the world is also very complex. Every situation is different, always. Just because someone doesn’t make the choice that you would make or just because they take a less efficient or smart path to get where they’re going doesn’t make them wrong.

Practice forgiveness.

    4     Sometimes you just have to stop and give people the benefit of the doubt (to believe someone even though you are not sure whether what the person is saying is true). They might really be sorry or they might really not know that what they did was bad. You have to forgive them so that you can move on to happier feelings.

Do something together.

    5     You can work together on a project for school or work. You can also try a new activity together. These activities will give you more to talk about and lots of chances to interact and get to know each other.

A．Think about what your words really say.

B．Respect that there are lots of valid choices.

C．The following are some suggestions that can help you in some way.

D．Everyone is dealing with their own set of problems.

E．Doing things together is a great way to bond with people and make friends.

F．Forgive people when they do make mistakes.

G．Even when someone’s making you mad, thank them for their effort to help or their suggestions.

8 . “Did you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday?” Lindsey whispers to Tori.

With her eyes shining, Tori brags, “You bet I did, Sean told me two days ago.”

Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about? It just happened to be yours truly, Adam Freedman. I can tell you that what they are saying is not nice and not even true. Still, Lindsey and Tori aren’t very different from most students here at Linton High School, including me. Many of our conversations are gossip (闲话). I have noticed three effects of gossip: it can hurt people, it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction, and it can cause social pressures in a group.

An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about. Usually, gossip spreads information about a topic — breakups, trouble at home, even dropping out — at a person would rather keep secret. The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes. Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie. People often think of gossipers as harmless, but cruel lies can cause pain.

If we know that gossip can be harmful, then why do so many of us do it? The answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us. Sharing the latest rumor (传言) can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don’t. Similarly, hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group.” In other words, gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense                    of belonging or even superiority (优越).

Gossip also can have a third effect: it strengthens unwritten, unspoken rules about how people should act. Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group. Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said, then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention. The do’s and don’ts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.

The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation. The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have.

1. The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to ________.

A．clarify his writing purpose

B．present an argument

C．describe the characters

D．introduce a topic

2. An important negative effects of gossip is that it ________.

A．causes unpleasant experiences

B．embarrasses the listener

C．spreads information around

D．breaks op relationships

3. In the author’s opinion, many people like to gossip because it ________.

A．help them to make more friends

B．gives them a feeling of pleasure

C．makes them better at telling stories

D．enables them to meet important people

4. Professor David Wilson thinks that gossip can ________.

A．help people watch their own behaviors

B．provide students with written rules

C．force school to improve student handbooks

D．attract the police’s attention to group behaviors

5. What advice does the author give in the passage 7?

A．Never become a gossiper.

B．Think twice before you gossip.

C．Don’t let gossip turn into lies.

D．Stay away from gossipers.

9 . The continuous increase in the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has had a deep and broad effect on how we live and interact with one another, resulting in many changes that are likely to be long-lasting.

For example, to reduce contact during COVID-19, shaking hands, a standard style of greeting used by officials and businessmen has been replaced. In the US, the country hardest-hit by the outbreak, with over 36 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 610,000 deaths, the top health official said such social gatherings should end, even when COVID-19 is over. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told The Wall Street Journal, “I don't think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you.” Neel Gandhi, a professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, told ESPN, a US sports broadcaster, “When we talk about transmission, the hands are the place that I focus on the most.”

If such advice from health experts is followed, it will produce a big shift in human behavior. However, some people are finding alternative ways to greet one another at a time when direct contact is disapproved of. In South Korea, bowing deeply has become popular. In Australia, officials have suggested that people pat each other on the back instead of shaking hands.

Handshakes are just one form of contact that has largely ended during COVIO-19, along with hugging and high-fives. As many people worldwide rebuild their social lives, experts are predicting that some degree of social contact will disappear for good.

Chen Xuefeng, deputy director of the Institute of Psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said. “In the post-COVID-19 era, people are likely to behave more discreetly for a while. They will pay more attention to themselves, such as caring for their health, spending more time alone, moving offline activities online, socializing less and saving more.” Chen added, “This new way of life means that some industries whore old habits are deep-rooted will face challenges in upgrading.”

1. What does Anthony Eauci suggest doing in the face of COVID-19?

A．Avoiding handshakes.	B．Ending social gatherings.
C．Moving offline activities online.	D．Using a standard style of greeting.

2. How does the author show the big change in human behavior in paragraph 3?

A．By data.	B．By example.
C．By experiment.	D．By imagination.

3. What does the word “discreetly” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Carefully.	B．Confidently.
C．Capably.	D．Comically.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Old unnecessary habits worldwide.

B．Traditional forms of communication.

C．The disasters in the post-COVID-19 era.

D．The social contact changes caused by COVID-19.