Deciding what to wear in the morning is a challenge for some people.We often worry about what others will think of us because of our clothes. But researchers are beginning to think that our clothing has an equally powerful effect on how we see ourselves.

Scientists Adam Galinsky and Hajo Adams report that there is science behind our style. In their research,Galinsky and Adams had some participants(参与者)wear white lab coats similar to the ones scientists or doctors wear. Other participants wore their normal clothes. The participants took a test that surveyed their ability to pay attention. In the experiment,participants saw cards with different-colored words on them. They had to say the color of the word they saw,not the word itself. The people wearing the white lab coats said the correct color of the word more often.

Galinsky and Adams think that the white coats made the participants feel more confident and careful. The researchers also believe that other kinds of "symbolic" clothes can influence the behavior of the people wearing them. A police officer's uniform or a judge's robe,for example,increases the wearer's feelings of power or confidence. And in workplaces that have a dress code,"symbolic" clothes may also affect how well employees do their jobs.

Fashion blogger Jessica Quirk believes that our clothes greatly affect how we feel about ourselves. According to Quirk,"There is joy and luck and confidence in what we wear. " On her blog called "What I wore," Quirk posts a photo of what she's wearing every day. She says that people should pay more attention to what they wear. For example,we should choose a look that makes us feel more creative and happy. One way to do this at work is to "dress up for the exciting job we want," she says,"not the boring job we have. " Another way is to wear special clothes that mean something to us. For example,Quirk wears one special pair of shoes to all her important meetings. They are her "lucky" shoes.

As Quirk points out-and as researchers have discovered-our clothes are "like our second skin. " The clothes we wear can affect our behavior. They can also tell the world something about us,without us having to say a word.

1.What do you think Paragraph 2 is mostly about?

A. Descrbing an experiment. B. The opinions of a blogger.

C. A record of two scientists. D. Advice from two scientists.

2.What happened in Galinsky and Adams' experiment? Put the steps into the correct order.

a. participants looked at the words each written in a different color.

b. the researchers counted the correct items.

c. the participants said the colors,not the words.

d. the researchers gave some participants white coats to wear.

A. d,c,a,b B. d,a,c,b C. b,a,c,d D. b,c,a,d

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The clothes we wear can affect how we feel.

B. The clothes we wear should be symbolic.

C. The clothes we wear make us feel more powerful.

D. The clothes we wear can affect what others think of us.

People all over the world celebrate the New Year. However, not all countries celebrate ____ the same way, and in some countries, the New Year doesn’t begin on the ___ date every year.

In many countries, the New Year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st ___, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. ____they’re waiting for the New Year; they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone ____down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very ___ , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a ____.day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a ____.

On New Year’s Day, many people make____ for the new year. They____ a list of things, such as “I will help more with housework. I will work __ at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time____video games.” When they have made __ list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to____their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, ____ people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.A. at B. on C. in D. for

2.A. familiar B. same C. important D. normal

3.A. February B. November C. December D. September

4.A. If B. Even though C. While D. Before

5.A. comes B. turn C. looks D. counts

6.A. loudly B. Quietly C. Sadly D. safely

7.A. school B. good C. family D. lucky

8.A. walk B. secret C. job D. treatment

9.A. mistakes B. friends C. resolutions D. dinner

10.A. put on B. write down C. take away D. look after

11.A. quickly B. hard C. harder D. hardly

12.A. play B. to play C. playing D. plays

13.A. its B. his C. her D. their

14.A. follow B. make C. do D. give

15.A. by B. For C. with D. from

John spent years walking into a supermarket in his neighborhood. There he often waved to a friendly saleswoman. Recently, John got some news. To his surprise, he found the saleswoman in the supermarket was his sister Buddline.

Altogether, John has a brother and three sisters. So far he has found all of them. The children were all given up over 50 years ago by their mother. At that time, their mother lived a very hard life and had to give them to an organization.

One of the children, Deidre found their mother later in life and took care of her until her death last year. Buddline, 56, knew their mother’s name and was found by Deidre after their mother died. One by one, they found all the rest except John. They called the organization, which called John and told him about his family this summer.

When Deidre told him about their other siblings(兄弟姐妹)and showed him Buddline’s picture, John couldn’t believe his eyes because he then knew Buddline was the saleswoman in the supermarket. Soon John and Buddline made up for the lost time they spent as just a customer and a sales woman.

All five siblings met face to face for the first time in October. “I walked in and I was just kind of speechless,” John said. “The conversation got going after a while, but we all just looked at each other and we all look alike.”

In just a matter of weeks, John, who had no kids of his own and lost his adoptive parents(养父母)last year, got four siblings and “at least” ten nieces and nephews. “I gained a huge family,” said John, the eldest sibling.

1.We can know from the text that the five brothers and sisters _______.

A. were found by their mother

B. were helped by a supermarket

C. grew up in different families

D. set up an organization together

2.Who looked after their mother at the end of her life?

A. John B. Deidre C. Buddline D. Nobody

3.How did John feel when he recognized Buddline in the picture?

A. Sad B. Worried C. Angry D. Shocked

4.When the five brothers and sisters finally met face to face in October, they _______.

A. held together and cried B. kept in silence all the time

C. didn’t know what to say at first D. didn’t think they were really a family

5.The underlined word “gained” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. got B. saw C. needed D. introduced

Death Valley,one of America's great national parks,is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence(迹象)of very real danger. Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. There are mountains that reach more than 3,000 meters into the sky. "There is a place called Badwater that is the lowest area of land in the Western Hemisphere. If there were water there,it would be 86 meters below the level of the ocean.

Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley. The air temperature during the summer has been as high as 57℃. The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as 74℃. The extreme heat of Death Valley has ever killed people. It will continue to kill those who do not honor this extreme climate. Death Valley does not forgive those who are not careful.

Death Valley is a good example of the violence(暴力)of nature. It contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide.

In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up strongly by movement deep in the Earth. This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown,gray,yellow or black. Other areas of rock look as if some huge creature heavily broke and twisted the Earth to create unusual, sometimes frightening shapes.

In other parts of Death Valley there are lines in the rock that show clearly that this area was deep under an ocean for many thousands of years. Much of the alley is flat and very dry. In fact, scientists believe it is the driest place in the United States.

Death Valley, part of the Great Mojave Desert, is a huge place. It extends more than 225 kilometers across the southern part of California, and across the border with Nevada.

1.Which of the underlined word "twisted" in Paragraph 4 most possibly means .

A. 提供 B. 引起 C. 延伸 D. 扭曲

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The water in Badwater is 86 meters below the level of the ocean.

B. The highest air temperature in summer can reach as high as 74℃.

C. There might have been sea-born lives living in Death Valley.

D. The ground has been pushed up hard by explosions of volcanoes.

3.Why were some people killed by Death Valley?

A. Because they didn't respect Death Valley and thus they were punished.

B. Because several volcanoes broke out and caused huge explosions.

C. Because they were not careful enough to take with them what they needed.

D. Because it is very hot in summer and dangerously cold in winter.

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