题目内容
Many of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact(接触) with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable?
It’s all about personal peace, which means not only an imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses. People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯) when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水) makes you feel angry.
Whether people have had a stronger wish to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire(渴望) to have space to themselves. In a survey by TripAdvisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.
Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers.
Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner seats will usually be taken first, because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits opposite to you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall.
Preference(偏好) for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from other cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的) cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other.
1.The writer mainly _________ in this article.
A. tells us how to achieve personal space
B. explains why people need personal space
C. introduces some knowledge about personal space
D. argues for the importance of keeping personal space
2.Who might feel his personal space is safe according to the passage?
A. A person who has to sit next to a lady putting on strong perfume.
B. A person who has been watched by a stranger for a long time.
C. A person who hears strange noises when reading at home.
D. A Latin boy who is chatting with a friend sitting close to him.
3.What can we know from the survey by TripAdvisor?
A. People need a smaller personal space in recent times than before.
B. People have a strong desire for personal space in recent times.
C. There are not enough seats on the plane to meet people’s needs.
D. Food service is better provided than seats on the plane.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses.
B. If you hold newspapers on the bus, your personal space won’t be violated.
C. People usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space.
D. Different cultures share the same preferences for personal space.
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.C
【解析】短文大意:这篇短文主要谈论了在人际交往中的一个个人空间的问题,告诉我们人们大多倾向于更大的个人空间.关于个人空间问题,不通的文化中也有一些不同之处.
1.根据第二段It’s all about personal peace,及上下文描述,可知本文主要谈论的是个人空间的问题.故选C.介绍一些关于个人空间的知识.
2.根据短文最后一段In Latin(拉丁人的) cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other.及上文描述,可知当彼此站得较近时,拉丁人感觉更舒服一些.故选D.
3.根据第三段In a survey by TripAdvisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.描述,可知相对于额外的食物来说,人们更倾向于大的空间距离.故选B.
4.根据短文最后一段Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner seats will usually be taken first, because they are the farthest way. 描述,可知选C.
The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.
Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo(高手).
It starts with great wish.
For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old, their dream was to travel the world. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to college,” her mother said one day. “When you leave college, you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”
So at the age of 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout(童子军)who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world, she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could—more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
Wish, however, alone is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
“When you are doing business, wear your Girl Scout clothes when you go up to people in their building, ” her aunt told her. “Always smile, whether they buy something or not and always be nice.”
Lots of other Scouts may have wanted that trip around the world, but only Markita went off in her own uniform each day after school, ready to ask—and keep asking—people to help in her dream.
Markita sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world. Since then, she has sold more than 42,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
Markita is no cleverer than thousands of other people, with dreams of their own. The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear(恐惧)that they will be refused. This fear leads many of us to refuse ourselves and prevents us from getting where we have set off for long before anyone else ever has the chance—no matter what we are selling.
“It takes courage(勇气)to ask for what you want,” she said. “Courage is not that you don’t have fear. It means doing what it takes although you have a fear of it”.
【小题1】From the passage we learn that ________.
A.a good planning is the most important in the job of selling |
B.Markita took the free trip around the world herself |
C.Markita has a full-time selling job now |
D.to do something successfully, we should do what is needed |
A.started to sell Girl Scout cookies when she was 13 years old |
B.has only one parent |
C.whose parents are rich, went to college |
D.sold cookies in different shops |
A.The Greatest Saleswoman in the World. |
B.A Successful Girl in Selling. |
C.The Secret of Selling. |
D.Girl Scout Cookies. |
A.she asks for what she wants before she is refused |
B.she isn’t afraid to be refused |
C.her aunt has told her how to sell things |
D.she has a good wish |
We are all busy taking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government (政府). But in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
1.The Internet has a history of more than _________ years.
A.fifty |
B.ten |
C.forty |
D.twenty |
2.A new network system was set up to_______.
A.make computers cheaper |
B.make itself keep on working all the time |
C.break down the whole networks |
D.make computers large and expensive |
3. At first the Internet was only used by __________.
A.the government |
B.universities |
C.hospital and banks |
D.schools |
4. ________ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.
A.Computers |
B.Scientists |
C.Software |
D.Information |
5. Which of the following sentences is true?
A.In the 1960s, computer networks worked well |
B.In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use. |
C.Sending e-mails is more popular among students than before. |
D.Today it is still not easy to get on-line. |