题目内容
--- We aren't going to have a class meeting today.
--- ________? We have some problems to discuss.
- A.That's all right
- B.That's wrong
- C.Why not
- D.I'm sorry
Why not? 在这里表示反问,意思是“为什么不开会?”说话人的意思是肯定的,即应该开会,因为有些问题要讨论,后一句是这一反问句的原因,前后呼应,符合逻辑思维,选项A表示“没关系”B“说错了,或做错了”,D是向对方道歉,这三项均不能与下文呼应。
If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals(信号). If we look at someone else’s body, we can often tell how they are feeling by their body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication.
In case(假使) you don’t think that learning how to read and use body language is important, here are some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say, and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone(语气) and the speed of their voice; while 55% of the information we receive is from their body language.
These non-verbal(非口头的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the person may feel uncomfortable. It is useful to be able to read people’s body language, but it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations. Many signals have different meanings, depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal.
【小题1】The numbers mentioned in the second paragraph are to ___________.
A.explain what body language is |
B.show the importance of body language |
C.tell us body language is less used than verbal language |
D.tell us body language is the only tool in communication |
A.Body language is widely used all over the world |
B.Body language can be explained in different ways. |
C.It’s too hard to understand the meanings of body language |
D.People have already looked through many books on body language. |
A.simple to learn | B.negative to be used |
C.hard to understand | D.helpful in communication |
A.Body language is uncomfortable. |
B.What people are saying is not important |
C.Body language can show your emotion. |
D.To send wrong signals is not body language |
A.what the wrong body language signals are |
B.examples of how to understand body language correctly. |
C.numbers about how many people wrongly use body language |
D.an analysis (分析) of why people wrongly understand body language |
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling, which is the process (过程) of treating used things, such as paper or steel so that they can be used again. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more things than we need. We are now dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the possible greenest way, but it would be far better if we did not bring so many things home in the first place.
Here is an example. In the UK, the total of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a household’s waste. In many supermarkets, foods are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.
Too much packaging causes serious environmental problems. The UK is running out of different kinds of ways for dealing with this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect (效果). Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The best way of avoiding this problem is to stop producing such unnecessary things in the first place. Food waste is another serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers (消费者) to buy more than they need. They seldom encourage customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue.
But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to connect packaging with quality (质量). We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. Is it true for all the products? In fact, more and more companies realized the importance of protecting the environment. They try to package what really should be packaged, including products in good quality.
As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize how many unnecessary things are being collected. We need to face the waste of our daily life. Although many people have taken action to recycle, we have a high mountain to climb.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “over-consumption” mean?
A.Making the environment green. |
B.Recycling as much as possible. |
C.Making more products than necessary. |
D.Having more things than being needed. |
A.To show the facts of over-used packaging. |
B.To talk about the possible greenest ways. |
C.To teach people how to do recycling at home. |
D.To express worries about environmental problems. |
A.Unpackaged products are of bad quality. |
B.Other products are better packaged than food. |
C.We can’t always connect quality with packaging. |
D.Supermarkets should care more about packaging. |
A.Supermarkets should recycle first. |
B.Packaging causes serious problems. |
C.Needless things are mostly recycled. |
D.Recycling should be done in the first place. |
When does music in public places become noise pollution?
You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you’re made to hear somebody else’s choice in music. Say you’ve just landed at an airport. At the airport, the “background” (背景)music may be played loudly.
When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator(电梯),there is elevator music.
You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the “music wallpaper”. It is to make you buy more and eat a lot. Even the government thinks this is “noise pollution,” especially when the music is too loud.
Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It’s also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.
The fact that you can’t see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded(包围) by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house.
【小题1】In the restaurant, the music is to make you _____________.
A.have a nice meal |
B.eat more food and spend more money |
C.enjoy some wonderful music |
D.have a great time in the restaurant |
A.food pollution | B.water pollution |
C.air pollution | D.noise pollution |
A.it’s played at the airport |
B.it’s played by the taxi driver |
C.it’s played when you are taking the elevator |
D.you are made to hear someone else’s choice in music |
A.music that is too loud is bad for our health |
B.people pay as much attention to noise pollution as they do to air pollution |
C.people like loud music in their house |
D.most people think that there’s lots of noise around us |