题目内容
Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.
How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help people feel relaxed and make friends with them quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going." From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of conversation. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it's time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the moment of parting. If you're saying good-bye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.
【小题1】Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way _______.
| A．for you to make more and more new friends |
| B．to begin your business talks |
| C．to get the conversation going smoothly |
| D．for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others |
| A．make clear what kind of person he is |
| B．listen to his reply attentively |
| C．wait quietly and patiently for his answer |
| D．go on asking him more questions |
| A．are good at making any topic interesting |
| B．never talk too much or too little |
| C．always speak in a gentle way |
| D．know how and when they should change the topic of the talk |
| A．you may take him as your lifelong true friend |
| B．it seems necessary for you to let him know it |
| C．it's proper for you to give him a second handshake |
| D．it'll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
解析试题分析：在你周围的人，有的在交流中会让你感觉到舒服，甚至会花很长时间来交流，如何去与别人沟通呢，短文介绍了几种方式。首先提问一个问题开头。接下来做一个好的倾听者，感受语言的变化，随时改变谈论主题。最后是分别的话语。
【小题1】细节理解题。问题：问问题可能是是一个十分好的、适合的方式，这样做的目的是什么？分析原文：good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question.句意：好的交流者会问一些问题：任何一个人，无论他是多么的害羞，都会回答一个问题。从另一个角度来讲就是通过提问一个问题来使对话进行的顺畅。故选C
【小题2】细节理解题。问题：你问了某人一个问题之后，你应该有礼貌的做什么？分析原文：once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers.句意：好的交流者问过问题，他们会听答案。联系下文强调了要认真地听对方的回答。故选 B
【小题3】细节理解题。问题：通常的交流中，好的交流者是怎样做？理解第二点交流的方法，其中明确说明了在交流的过程中好的交流者会知道何时来改变交流的话题，符合第四项的总结。故选D
【小题4】细节理解题。问题：如果你真地想再一次遇见某人，你将要做什么？分析原文：If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.句意：如果你想再一次见到某人，不要保密。让对方知道你的感受。故选B
考点：人生百味类短文阅读。
阅读快车系列答案Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country---candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up. |  India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this. |
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys. | Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful. |
| A．flowers | B．presents |
| C．a flag | D．a chair |
| A．Japan | B．Denmark |
| C．India | D．Holland |
| A．give out chocolate to their classmates |
| B．share chocolate with their best friends |
| C．go to school in white clothes |
| D．wear new clothes to mark the special time |
One day , an old man was selling a big elephant . A young man came up to the elephant and began to look at it slowly . The old man went up to him and said in his ear .”Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it . Then I will give you some meat . “”All right .”said the young man . After the old man sold the elephant , he gave the young man some meat and said :”Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant ?””I didn’t find the bad ears .”said the young man .”Then why do you look at it slowly ?”asked the old man . The young man said :”I never see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like. “
【小题1】_________________ the elephant.
| A．The young man bought | B．The old man sold |
| C．The two men sold | D．The young man sold |
| A．its bad ears | B．some meat |
| C．a good elephant | D．what it looks like |
| A．knew the elephant wasn’t good |
| B．found the bad ears but didn’t tell it . |
| C．looked after the elephant |
| D．got some meat |
| A．the two men were not honest | B．the young man wasn't a bad man |
| C．the old man was a good man | D．the elephant was a very good one |
| A．liked elephant | B．wanted to buy it |
| C．didn’t see any elephant before | D．wanted to help the old man |
 A Trip into a Young Farmer’s Mind Chickens that can talk? Cows that can dance? They are all in Louis Black’s comic books(漫画书). Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his own funny way. They were enjoyed by his family but never shown to people outside the farm. The shy farmer’s comic books became famous only after he died. He passed on in a fire three years ago, when he was only 35. In order to remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now the original(原始的) pictures of Louis Black’s farm animals can be seen at the City Art Center for one month. Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black! |
| A．At 9. | B．At 13. | C．At 23. | D．At 35. |
| A．sat | B．rose | C．died | D．stood |
a. His books became popular. b. His family enjoyed his books.
c. He passed on in a fire. d. He started to draw animals.
e. He was born on a farm.
| A．a-b-c-d-e | B．e-b-d-a-c | C．e-d-b-c-a | D．b-d-c-e-a |
| A．To plan a trip to visit a farm. | B．To tell people about an art show. |
| C．To attract people to the farm. | D．To share ideas of drawing comic books. |
阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案（每格限填一词）。
Why you should think big
If you have something valuable in mind, a service to offer, or an idea to develop, then you present it to everyone to increase its scope(范围). Why not make full use of it?
The fact is, when you have a strong enough vision(远见), you may have the courage. And then you simply have to pursue it, however crazy it might seem to others.
Remember that everything starts small
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Everything starts small. Scientists say that everything in the universe came from a smaller unit than you can possibly imagine. So it doesn’t matter where you are at present, because from small beginnings come great things.
Think bigger by enlisting(争取) others
To think big, you need to see yourself as a small part of a greater whole. Enlist people who are better than you. If you’re not the most organized person, don’t just be unhappy about it; find someone who is better.
Big thinkers know their personal limitations(局限性). Gather people around you who can do what you can’t do to make sure your dream grows.
Think big by focusing on future regrets(遗憾)
There is an old saying, “We regret not the things we did do, but the things we didn’t.” You’ll never know how far it could go unless you see how far you can take something.
If you have big plans, just close your eyes. And strongly imagine how regretful you will be if you don’t try or attempt properly.
Feel that it is your human duty to think big
When something is probably a real service to mankind, then it is a human duty to think and act big. Even if you don’t succeed at last, it is still valuable to think big.
| Think Big | |
| What thinking big means | If you have something valuable in mind, you should make full use of it. You should try to pursue it with your 【小题1】. |
| How to train yourself to think big | Remember that every big thing starts from a 【小题2】 one. It is not 【小题3】 where you are at present. See yourself as a small part of a greater whole. You should gather 【小题4】 people around you to make sure of the growing of your dream because everyone has shortcomings(缺点). If you don’t try, you will never know how far your idea could go. Imagine how much regret you will have if you give up your big plans. It is a human duty to think big and it is 【小题5】 trying. |
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived there, I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
In the early morning, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much do I pay you?” she asked.
“Nothing.” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug(拥抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
【小题1】The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.
| A．show she was familiar with the city |
| B．see some places for the last time |
| C．let the driver earn more money |
| D．reach the destination on time |
| A．wanted to give her a hand |
| B．shut off the meter by mistake |
| C．had received her payment already |
| D．was in a hurry to take other passengers |
| A．No pains, no gains. |
| B．People should respect(尊重) each other. |
| C．An act of kindness can bring people great joy. |
| D．People should learn to enjoy our life. |
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father?
Hmm…I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me，he wasn’t just a famous astronaut. He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed(失望) at the same time. The second prize was announced. I t was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，Dad put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.
【小题1】The writer felt it to be the son of a famous person．
| A．1ucky | B．natural | C．hard | D．pleasant |
| A．become astronaut | B．become a great hero |
| C．be made school team captain | D．be made monitor |
| A．A lot of special things he had done． |
| B．The story of his father as an astronaut． |
| C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father． |
| D．The experiences his father had in middle school． |
| A．My daydream | B．My father’s son |
| C．My famous father | D．My happy family |
请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每词限用一次。（每小题1分）
| such, make, dinner, order, first, show, time, holiday, neck, haircut, tell, voice |
When lunch time came on his 【小题3】 day there, he went to the restaurant of the hotel in his new clothes. The head waiter 【小题4】 him to the table, took his 【小题5】 and went away. When he turned and looked at the farmer again, he had a surprise! The farmer had tied his table cloth round his 【小题6】 .
The head waiter immediately（立即） 【小题7】 another waiter to go to the farmer and told him that people mustn't do 【小题8】 a thing in his restaurant. So the waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly 【小题9】. "Good morning, sir. Would you like a 【小题10】 ?"