“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly greeting that people in the United States use. However, “How are you?” is also an unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks, “How are you?” expects to hear the answer “Fine,” even if the person isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are common ways of saying “hello” or “hi”.

Sometimes, people don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person may be thinking, “No, I don’t. I think you’re wrong.” It isn’t polite to disagree very strongly, so he might say, “I am not so sure.” This is a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking to other people. For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says, “I’ve got to go now,” or the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse such as “Someone is at the door,” or, “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuse may be real, or not. The person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say so. An excuse is polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person’s feelings.

Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an opinion, or ending a conversation, people often don’t say exactly what they are thinking. This is one way of being nice to people, and it’s a part of the game of language.

1.If you have a different idea from that of someone else, it is polite to say “________.”

A.You’re wrong B.I’m not so sure

C.Of course, I disagree D.No, I don’t agree with you

2.Which of the following is a polite way to finish a conversation?

A.I have no time to talk to you now. B.I want to stop talking now.

C.I have to go now. D.I don’t want to talk any more.

3.According to the passage, when a person says “Something is burning on the stove,” it means that ________.

A.he is going to prepare an exam B.he is interested in the conversation

C.he is hurting someone’s feelings D.he’s giving an excuse to end the conversation

4.One of the rules of the game of language is ________.

A.to be polite B.not to disagree with others

C.to say what you mean D.to make sentence funny

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.How to make friends with other people. B.Some polite questions used to greet other people.

C.Important ways of being polite to other people. D.How to end a conversation.

Hunter Adams was very unhappy during his teenage days and he spent many years in a special hospital for people with mental(心理的) health problems.

When he was ______ from the hospital, Adams decided to become a ______, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, USA. But when he was there, he did things in a _______way. For example, he didn’t like the doctor’s_______coats, so he _______shirts with flowers on them when he visited his ________and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didn’t like Adams_______he was too different.

But Adams considered that people in hospital _______more than medicine. They had unhappy and _______hearts, and they needed to be helped as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital and often _______up like a clown(小丑) to make the children laugh.

When he finished medical ______ and became a doctor, Adams ______his own hospital, called “the Gusundheit Institute”, together with some other doctors. They wanted it to be a place with a different way of ______with sick people.

Hunter Adams became _______during the 1980s, and in 1988, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. It was very successful. In the film, Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, “Hunter is a/an _______warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor who is kind and friendly. I enjoyed playing him.”

1.A.out B.abroad C.far D.away

2.A.nurse B.doctor C.worker D.hunter

3.A.special B.untidy C.complete D.different

4.A.black B.yellow C.white D.orange

5.A.wore B.hung C.found D.made

6.A.parents B.patients C.partners D.players

7.A.after B.when C.because D.before

8.A.play B.chat C.know D.need

9.A.lonely B.serious C.terrible D.usual

10.A.picked B.climbed C.dressed D.looked

11.A.school B.examination C.treatment D.care

12.A.cleaned B.opened C.watched D.used

13.A.connecting B.living C.playing D.working

14.A.strong B.honest C.famous D.patient

15.A.exactly B.really C.mainly D.actually

Did you sleep well last night? Or did you wake up feeling tired? Getting a good night’s sleep requires more than getting into bed and closing your eyes. Understanding your sleep behavior and preparing for a sound sleep can help make sure every night is a good night for sleeping.

“Sleep is a kind of behavior and it is different among people,”explains Dr. Carol Landis, a sleep researcher professor.“The greatest differences happen in the timing (时间选择) of sleep and the amount (数量) of sleep.”Some people function better if they go to sleep early and rise early, while others feel more rested (精力充沛的) if they stay up late and sleep in. The amount of sleep the adults need each night is also different. Some people may be fine with six hours’sleep, while others need up to nine hours’sleep per night.

Landis offers the following advice on practicing falling asleep well:

Avoid coffee and food such as chocolate in the late afternoon and evening.

Finish exercising two hours before going to sleep. Exercise increases body temperatures and makes it more difficult to fall asleep easily.

Don’t sleep in a warm environment. A drop in a person’s body temperature is important at the beginning of deep sleep. People who sleep in a well-heated room may not sleep well.

Catch up on missed sleep when you have the chance. Busy work or busy weekend activities often make it difficult to get as much sleep as we’d like each night. Try taking a 30-minute short sleep during the day before 4 pm or sleeping in on weekends.

1.What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A.Getting into bed and closing your eyes can make you fall asleep quickly.

B.Getting into bed and closing your eyes are not enough to make sure of a good night’s sleep.

C.Getting into bed and closing your eyes are the most important in getting a good night’s sleep.

D.Getting into bed and closing your eyes have nothing to do with a good night’s sleep.

2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A.We should have the right amount of sleep every day.

B.We should go to bed at the right time every day.

C.The ways of improving sleep of different people.

D.The differences in sleep among people.

3.What does Dr. Carol Landis advise us to do?

A.To avoid exercising within two hours of sleeping. B.To eat some sweet food in the late after- noon.

C.To sleep in a very warm room. D.To stop sleeping during the daytime.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Sleeping problems. B.Sleep behavior.

C.How to get a sound sleep. D.Different kinds of sleep.

The novel coronavirus(新型冠状病毒) still influences people’s lives. But people have different ways to deal with (应对) it. They try to find a moment of happiness during hard times. Therefore, happy times can still be found during hard times.

??Walking among flowers

A group of children in masks walked through a rape flower (油菜花) field in Huzhou, Zhejiang, on March 12. They were among many people who went to the fields to see the flowers. After staying in for some time because of the epidemic (疫情), people are beginning to go outdoors to enjoy the spring. They wear masks to stay safe.

? Statue wears mask

Workers put a mask on a statue (雕像) that is part of the Fallas festival (火祭节) in Valencia, Spain, on March 11. The festival was set to take place on March 13. But it was canceled (取消) because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. During this festival, there are hundreds of statues in streets around the city. After about a week, people will burn (烧毁) them. But people will vote (投票) for one statue to be kept in the Las Fallas Museum.

? Look at a sunrise

A medical worker from Shanxi province took photos of the sunrise (日出) while he was leaving Wuhan on March 17. Though these workers worked in the city for over a month, they had no chance to enjoy its beauty. While seeing the sunrise, they couldn’t help taking pictures to record their last moment in the city. All of the mobile cabin hospitals (方舱医院) in Wuhan closed on March 10. Medical teams from different parts of China are going home.

根据阅读内容回答下列问题

1.What still influences people’s lives?

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2.What do people wear to stay safe?

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3.How many statues will be kept in the Las Fallas Museum?

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4.What did a medical worker from Shanxi province do while leaving Wuhan on March 17?

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5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

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