题目内容
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all. It is said that our body movements communicate about 50% of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7%. So, while your mouth is closed, just what is your body saying…
Arms.____71_____ If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. _____72______ If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy.
Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are monitor in class, you can take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously. _____73_____
Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still.
Posture. A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. _____74_____ This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable.
Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse (皱拢) your lips. You might also use this position to hold back all angry comment you don’t wish to show. _____75______
A. If you are feeling down, you normally don’t sit straight, with your shoulders inwards.
B. If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this.
C. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies.
D. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet.
E. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you’re not pleased.
F. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.
G. Don’t say too much when you’re happy.
DCFAE
Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood- stream.
Although the cat doesn’t 16 this, its body is getting ready for action.
If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will 17 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.
18 , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many 19 changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 20 run.
Human beings, 21 , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them 22 , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 23 later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always 24 to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it’s smarter always to 25 our feelings? No! If you 26 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays 27 . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be 28 for your health.
Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t just 29 . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but 30 you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d 31 little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.
You can try to treat emotions 32 they were bananas in the cupboard. You can 33 they don’t exist, but they’ll still be 34 . And at last you’ll have to 35 them. Just like those bananas.
16. A. mind | B. admit | C. realize | D. remember |
17. A. save | B. help | C. defend | D. hide |
18. A. Truly | B. Frequently | C. Similarly | D. Differently |
19. A. chemical | B. physical | C. health | D. ill |
20. A. and | B. or | C. but | D. yet |
21. A. therefore | B. but | C. besides | D. however |
22. A. take off | B. take on | C. take over | D. take up |
23. A. wished | B. hoped | C. blamed | D. shared |
24. A. useful | B. right | C. easy | D. wise |
25. A. handle | B. hurt | C. hide | D. prevent |
26. A. keep | B. find | C. control | D. let |
27. A. relaxed | B. tense | C. same | D. different |
28. A. good | B. harmful | C. helpful | D. useful |
29. A. go away | B. go on | C. go up | D. go out |
30. A. long before | B. as usual | C. before long | D. right away |
31. A. meet | B. observe | C. catch | D. see |
32. A. as if | B. just as | C. just after | D. even though |
33. A. pretend | B. expect | C. decide | D. assume |
34. A. in | B. around | C. over | D. beyond |
35. A. eat up | B. deal with | C. throw away | D. send out |
Just as you imagine, studying in new environment is difficult. Though I had___36___ a preparation for my study in the
____40___ the fact that I have studied English for quite a long time, I was well ____41___ to learn that the British people speak seemingly ___42____ English from what I have learned at home. When I picked up my luggage in the airport, I ___43____a long crack on my suitcase. Anxious and a little bit angry, I rushed to a man in uniform and told him my suitcase was ____44____. With a smile on his face, he seemed to be explaining something to me. But I was totally puzzled by what he was saying. ____45____, the suitcase was still OK to use. I managed to pull it to the train station.
To my surprise, after more than two hours, there was still not a ___46____train coming into the station. Finally, I was told that all trains had been cancelled that day due to the ____47____of the railway workers who were demanding a pay rise.
After a good deal of bother, I finally reached Liverpool. ____48____, I found it even harder to understand the local English. I even ___49____whether the local people were really speaking English. ____50____, they could hardly understand what I was saying though I had tried my best to pronounce right. I could never really ___51____ how to be the place I supposed to go____52____ they told me the way. However, the good thing is that most British people are friendly and eager to help. They usually____53____me to the bus stop where I could take the bus to the places I wanted to go.
It takes time to be used to the local accent. What I want to emphasized here is that you should hold on to talk with the local people even if there are difficulties in ____54____. Before you go anywhere, write down the ____55____. Remember a dictionary around you could also be helpful.
36. | A. made | B. kept | C. got | D. set |
37. | A. even | B. still | C. yet | D. almost |
38. | A. contain | B. mean | C. cover | D. reach |
39. | A. matters | B. events | C. business | D. troubles |
40. | A. Except | B. Though | C. Despite | D. Besides |
41. | A. satisfied | B. shocked | C. glad | D. worried |
42. | A. advanced | B. strange | C. same | D. different |
43. | A. watched | B. recognized | C. found | D. knew |
44 | A. robbed | B. broken | C. destroyed | D. lost |
45. | A. All right | B. Not at all | C. Never mind | D. No problem |
46. | A. single | B. only | C. alone | D. just |
47. | A. fight | B. strike | C. break | D. march |
48. | A. Luckily | B. Unfortunately | C. Honestly. | D. Personally |
49. | A. guessed | B. puzzled | C. doubted | D. considered |
50. | A. However | B. Similarly | C. Even so | D. Therefore |
51. | A. take out | B. figure out | C. give out | D. bring out |
52. | A. even if | B. as if | C. only if | D. when |
53. | A. took | B. pointed | C. sent | D. showed |
54. | A. communication | B. touch | C. understanding | D. greeting |
55. | A. direction | B. number | C. address | D. route |