1 . It’s well-known by all the people to greet friends with a smile and a wave.     1     However, what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone tend to believe the look on your face or the way you behave?

Recently, scientists have dealt with these questions. They found that when a person is staring at your face, he might not believe what he sees if your body doesn’t match the feeling that your face shows.     2     Previous study had showed that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words spoken. For example, most people are more likely not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, "I’m so excited."

When talking about emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies that showed anger or fear,     3    

An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A frightened face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth,     4     A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to fight back.

These results told the researchers that mixed messages can confuse people. Even when people

pay attention to the face, body language surely influences the emotion they read.

    5     And if you want to be understood it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.

A．Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.

B．So, your body language is important for telling people your feelings.

C．Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that puzzles people,

D．An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.

E．Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.

F．They also showed pictures where angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.

G．When doing this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you are happy to see them.

2 . Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and __ notice but he is a very special person who ___recognition.

Norm lives in a remote area far from the __ big hospital, so when his wife __ cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour __ to where she should be treated. That meant lots of __ for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife __.

Norm was obviously __ by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry, __ he realized that other people were __ the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the __ that support cancer research because he didn’t know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to       __ parties.

About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm’s garage. There is music and dancing and __ during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties __ the cost supporting a cancer patient undertaking __ far from home. Then a honey-pa1 is passed around and the money       __, every cent of it goes __ to that family.

Norm's personal loss has __ an act of kindness that honors the __ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be __ if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant? He makes the world a better place.1.

A．often

B．ever

C．always

D．never

2.

A．deserves.

B．dislikes

C．avoids

D．achieves

3.

A．best

B．nearest

C．cleanest

D．cheapest

4.

A．discovered

B．cured

C．examined

D．developed

5.

A．flight

B．walk

C．drive

D．wait

6.

A．trouble

B．expense

C．efforts

D．preparations

7.

A．anyway

B．somehow

C．meanwhile

D．instead

8.

A．impressed

B．stricken

C．moved

D．terrified

9.

A．if

B．although

C．before

D．because

10.

A．understanding

B．questioning

C．facing

D．settling

11.

A．doctors

B．families

C．organizations

D．hospitals

12.

A．attend

B．promote

C．throw

D．enjoy

13.

A．at some point

B．by this means

C．for some reason

D．in this case

14.

A．calculating

B．decreasing

C．budgeting

D．meeting

15.

A．research

B．treatment

C．responsibility

D．risk

16.

A．collected

B．distributed

C．saved

D．deposited

17.

A．gradually

B．smoothly

C．directly

D．explicitly

18.

A．served as

B．resulted from

C．gone through

D．contributed to

19.

A．memory

B．recovery

C．cancer

D．kindness

20.

A．interesting

B．nice

C．precious

D．meaningful

3 . After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the _______had stopped after the quake. On my way home I _______ an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart _______ A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our_______.” He was_______his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to_______ others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will _______ you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!
Then the next day I drove to_______ my car with gas. There was a_______gas now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very __________ lines. I got   __________, since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my   __________ , the man smiled and said, “ __________this situation, we are only giving $30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to __________,” I said. His smile gave me so much __________
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center __________ when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next __________surprised me. “I am very__________that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t__________any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this__________.1.

A．traffic

B．rescue

C．communication

D．businesses

2.

A．missed

B．caught

C．noticed

D．heard

3.

A．hungry

B．soft

C．broken

D．warm

4.

A．toilet

B．hotel

C．hospital

D．house

5.

A．advertising

B．opening

C．repairing

D．decorating

6.

A．encourage

B．save

C．charge

D．assist

7.

A．drive

B．follow

C．lead

D．send

8.

A．start

B．fill

C．check

D．wash

9.

A．plenty

B．lack

C．variety

D．diversity

10.

A．direct

B．straight

C．long

D．short

11.

A．worried

B．lucky

C．excited

D．annoyed

12.

A．time

B．turn

C．duty

D．decision

13.

A．Apart from

B．Together with

C．Because of

D．Instead of

14.

A．share

B．offer

C．tolerate

D．transform

15.

A．comfort

B．pleasure

C．trouble

D．entertainment

16.

A．waiting

B．grabbing

C．sleeping

D．crying

17.

A．promises

B．roles

C．actions

D．words

18.

A．upset

B．grateful

C．surprised

D．proud

19.

A．bought

B．supplied

C．prepared

D．received

20.

A．city

B．center

C．lesson

D．disaster

4 . In one of the old buildings near our school，one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor．His name was James．During the three years at schoo1, I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position．

He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife．Once there was a bus accident，in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment．James was responsible for the rescue operation．It was a big hospital，but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was．There were no enough life-saving drugs and life—supporting equipment． The injured and their companions had to struggle there．James attempted to help．However，though he emptied his pockets，many of them died that day．

That was a turning point in his life．He made a decision to devote his life to helping others，particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions．He began spending much of his income on these people．Since this required a lot of time and energy，he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to retire，which，in turn，reduced his income considerably．

His wife was deeply worried. Most of the time，James was out and paid least attention to home affairs．Meanwhile，as he was spending a lot helping others，she had to struggle even to meet the household expenses．Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor，she urged him not to overlook his own life and home，but it had no effect on him．One day they had a heated argument and in the end she left him，never to return．Though he continued with his work，this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and was soon forced to stay indoors．That was when he took his position by the window，spending his time looking outside．

A few weeks after my graduation，I returned to school，only to find the buildings gone．I heard that they were torn down．All the people left except James．He refused to go and the next morning，he was found at his usual place by the window，dead．

1. What changed James’ view towards life?

A．The difficulties in his career．

B．The deaths in the bus accident．

C．The bad conditions in the hospital．

D．The responsibilities in the operation．

2. James chose to retire in order to____________________.

A．take care of the injured passengers

B．find a better job to increase his income

C．spare more time and energy to help others

D．stay away from the difficult official duties

3. James’ wife left because_________________________．

A．she was strongly against his deeds

B．James paid too little attention to his work

C．her work to support their daily life was too tiring

D．James failed to keep a balance between charity and home

4. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ____________.

A．His decision to retire	B．The departure of his wife
C．The argument with his wife	D．His devotion to helping others

5. What is possibly the reason why James sat by the window every day?

A．He expected his wife to return.

B．He looked forward to going out.

C．He desired to watch the students.

D．He attempted to know the outside life.

5 . One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be _______ when you are not busy finding fault with it.

Several years ago I _______ a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always _______ by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and _______ was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really _______ person.

Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her _______. Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost _______ to deal with was that the day before the _______, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her _______ of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to ________. It wasn’t until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became ________ her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to ________ everything so harshly(刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her ________ as well.

Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding, ________ when we’re honest, we can be sharply ________ of the world. I’m not suggesting you ________ problems, or that you pretend things are ________ than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — ________ most of the time, and especially when it’s not a really big ________.

Train yourself to ＂bite your tongue＂, and with a little ________, you’ll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you’ll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.

1.

A．lonely

B．great

C．quiet

D．uneasy

2.

A．received

B．answered

C．expected

D．rejected

3.

A．threatened

B．interrupted

C．bothered

D．spoiled

4.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

5.

A．caring

B．boring

C．interesting

D．surprising

6.

A．attitude

B．plan

C．measure

D．explanation

7.

A．urgent

B．unnecessary

C．certain

D．impossible

8.

A．occasion

B．event

C．accident

D．adventure

9.

A．memory

B．notice

C．evidence

D．choice

10.

A．hear

B．contribute

C．express

D．admit

11.

A．aware of

B．afraid of

C．curious about

D．confused about

12.

A．discuss

B．realize

C．judge

D．settle

13.

A．family

B．life

C．career

D．education

14.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．for

15.

A．proud

B．sure

C．hopeful

D．critical

16.

A．face

B．create

C．solve

D．ignore

17.

A．rarer

B．better

C．stranger

D．worse

18.

A．at least

B．at last

C．by far

D．so far

19.

A．task

B．deal

C．result

D．duty

20.

A．practice

B．speech

C．rest

D．pity

6 . Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks ____than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more_____than we realize. In fact, non-verbal(非言语) communication takes up about 50% of what we really ____. And body language is particularly_____when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so ____a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it._____, different societies treat the_____between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having ____contact(接触)even with friends, and certainly not with ____. People from Latin American countries, ____, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in_____, it may look like a Latino is_____a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving_____. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep_____— which the Latino will in return regard as ____.

Clearly, a great deal is going on when people ____. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from ____cultures, there’s a strong possibility of_____. But whatever the situation, the best_____is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be_____.

1.

A．straighter

B．louder

C．harder

D．further

2.

A．sounds

B．invitations

C．feelings

D．messages

3.

A．hope

B．receive

C．discover

D．mean

4.

A．immediate

B．misleading

C．important

D．difficult

5.

A．well

B．far

C．much

D．long

6.

A．For example

B．Thus

C．However

D．In short

7.

A．trade

B．distance

C．connections

D．greetings

8.

A．eye

B．verbal

C．bodily

D．telephone

9.

A．strangers

B．relatives

C．neighbors

D．enemies

10.

A．in other words

B．on the other hand

C．in a similar way

D．by all means

11.

A．trouble

B．conversation

C．silence

D．experiment

12.

A．disturbing

B．helping

C．guiding

D．following

13.

A．closer

B．faster

C．in

D．away

14.

A．stepping forward

B．going on

C．backing away

D．coming out

15.

A．weakness

B．carelessness

C．friendliness

D．coldness

16.

A．talk

B．travel

C．laugh

D．think

17.

A．different

B．European

C．Latino

D．rich

18.

A．curiosity

B．excitement

C．misunderstanding

D．nervousness

19.

A．chance

B．time

C．result

D．advice

20.

A．noticed

B．treated

C．respected

D．pleased