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【题目】听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。

1When will Mr.Miller pick up the speakers?

A.At 9:00 am.B.At 2:00pm.C.At 5:00 pm.

2Where will the speakers be at 6:00 pm?

A.In the hotel.B.On the banana farm.C.In the butterfly park.

【答案】

1C

2A

【解析】

【原文】

W: Today will be an exciting day. At 9 o’clock in the morning, we will have the tour of the butterfly park and then later at 2 o’clock we are going to the banana farm.

M: It does sound wonderful! But we must remember that Mr. Miller will be waiting to pick us up at 5 o’clock.

W: Is he going to drive us to a different site that I didn’t know about?

M: No, he isn’t. He’s going to drive us to the hotel by 6 o’clock so that we can get dressed for dinner. Tonight we will be dining with the director.

W: Oh, I see.

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2 Active listening involves a person listening carefully and attentively to the person speaking, restating what the other person has said — or what comes across — in a brief and nonjudgmental manner. 3 Becoming effective at active listening is one way to increase trust and understanding in a relationship, whether it is a personal or professional one.

Another tip to developing and improving interpersonal communication skills is to use feedback for different types of communication. Before giving speeches and presentations, it is always well advised to practice them before an audience and to ask for feedback before giving the real speech or presentation. 4

It also is essential in developing communication skills to use appropriate body language and eye contact. 5 For example, using direct eye contact and body language that indicates openness, such as uncrossed arms, can help to get across that a person is ready and willing to listen and to speak openly.

A.It is essential to learn how to communicate politely.

B.These nonverbal signals can convey the true feelings.

C.Most people can benefit from improving their communication skills.

D.Being active listening doesn’t mean people have to employ it continuously.

E.This kind of listening focuses more on understanding than on giving advice.

F.By doing so, we can ensure the messages are easily understood and come across as intended.

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【题目】 Roughly 8. 5 billion plastic straws are used in the United Kingdom each year, but as a new ban takes effect next April, that number will decrease to zero. One startup (初创企业) is hoping to capture the chance to make a kind of straws as an alternative by using an unlikely material: pasta (意大利面食).

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Unlike a paper straw, they don’t taste like wet paper; they don’t change the flavor of the drink. They last at least an hour, and longer in colder drinks. If you’re nursing a drink for hours and the pasta eventually softens, you can choose to eat it. The raw straw is also eatable, and Gelmann says that some people snack on them.

A handful of other pasta-straw startups also exist, though Stroodles is hoping to feature itself with a smoother, more plastic-like material and its branding.

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Other alternatives, like bamboo or stainless steel, are more expensive and a less elegant solution; some bars say that customers don’t trust the idea that stainless steel straws can be fully sanitized (消毒). Another option—a plastic-like eatable straw made from seaweed—may be more of a competitor.

1What’s the startup’s main purpose of producing the pasta straws?

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D.To compete with paper straws.

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