Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company. A well-dressed lady ( A ) entered the office. She looked a Debbie and Simon, and then walked over to Debbie. Debbie gave her a cheerful greeting.

Simon sighed and walked away.

“What’s the matter ?” Mr Yang asked.

“People always choose Debbie instead of me. I don’t understand.”

“I do. It’s the way you communicate.”

“How can that be?” Simon asked. ( B ) “I don’t get a chance to speak.”

“Communicating is more than just speaking. You body language is important too.”

“Body language?”

“It’s the way ( C ) you stand and sit. It’s your gestures and the expression on your face. Your whole appearance communicates things. You don’t give people a good impression, Simon. You look down, you never smile and you don’t turn your head towards them.”

“Look at Debbie. She is holding her head up, She always smiles and looks friendly. Her body language is making people feel welcome, so they go to her for help.”

Simon decided to improve his body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people.

( D ) Minutes later, a beautiful girl entered. She walked over to Simon. A few moments later, she left with a smile.

Mr Yang came over at once and said, “You made a good impression on her, Simon.”

“That was my sister,” said Simon. “She wanted to remind me that ( E ) 明天是她的生日.”

1.写出文中画线部分(A)和(D)的同义词语或近义词语:____;____

2.将文中画线部分(B)改写为: ______ is no chance __ me to speak.

3.文中画线部分(C)指代的是:______

4.将文画线部分(E)译成英语:______________________

5.从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的短语:_____________________

My daughter,Vanessa was 10 years old.One day I found her ____.I called her name, _____she didn't answer. I went to her and asked her what was ______.She was wearing her daddy's earplugs (耳塞) and that was why she didn't _____ me.

She told me that she wanted to see what it was like for her friend, Kim, not to be _____to hear. She was crying _____ she realized that Kim could not hear the birds sing, or listen to the music on the radio. " She can't_____ hear her Mommy's voice, " she said.

We discussed ways Kim could communicate. The best one was the use of sign language. Vanessa became very excited and decided to learn to" ____ "to Kim.

The next day, Vanessa got a sign language book and started ____ it from a woman who knew ____ sign language. To practice, they met three times a week. Within a month, she was able to ____ with Kim.

It wasn't long before Vanessa began using ____ language. She not only learned the signs ____ , but also was able to use her face to express her words in the ____ way we use our voice to emphasize(强调)words."

She made it look so easy. I tried but found it was not as easy as it looks. My _____ of trying to learn sigh language made me believe that Vanessa had been given a special gift. I am so proud she has worked so hard.

1.A. speaking B. playing C. crying D. singing

2.A. so B. but C. if D. or

3.A. wrong B. broken C. lost D. ready

4.A. love B. hear C. feel D. hurt

5.A. afraid B. lazy C. able D. lovely

6.A. until B. while C. unless D. because

7.A. ever B. yet C. even D. still

8.A. agree B. talk C. listen D. write

9.A. protecting B. receiving C. learning D. borrowing

10.A. any B. some C. little D. no

11.A. communicate B. plan C. prepare D. ask

12.A. sense B. colour C. sign D. word

13.A. slowly B. gladly C. sincerely D. quickly

14.A. interesting B. same C. exciting D. common

15.A. case B. mistake C. experience D. problem

Some students get so nervous before an exam that they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a psychology (心理学) professor at the University of Chicago, has studied these highly anxious (焦虑的) exam-takers.

“They start worrying about the results. They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry,it actually uses up attention and memory resources that we could otherwise be using to focus (集中) on the exam.” says Sian Beilock.

The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the coming second test.

The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second exam would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.

Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of 20% worse on the second exam. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of 5%.

Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things not connected to the test.

Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who wrote about their feelings got an average grade of B+,compared with a B-for those who did not.

But what can they do if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and they can still improve their performance.

1.In which paragraph does the author introduce the background of his study?

A. In the last paragraph. B. In the second paragraph.

C. In the third paragraph. D. In the first paragraph.

2.According to Sian Beilock, if you want to succeed in an exam, you should ________.

A. focus your attention on the exam B. be as serious as you can about the exam

C. set clear study goals and keep them D. make a careful preparation for the exam

3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph means “_______”.

A. looking for a chance B. preparing for the exam

C. writing about the feelings D. taking the exam

4.We can infer (推断) from the study that students who sit quietly before the exam ______.

A. are more likely to get better exam results

B. worry more about the exam in their mind

C. have a positive attitude towards exam results

D. have a strong will to be successful in the exam

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