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     When I was about 10, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr
Lee. I knew I could see Mr Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there. After we
passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable, "You let that be the last time you ever
walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail
when it passes you on the street." That sentence sounds simple but it made me become who I am.
      At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was
doing. But I also spoke to the people in the caf? and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them
how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no mater how humble
they are. I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to ask him for
a chat. We had a great talk. At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his
company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.
      I've become vicepresident, but that hasn't changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever
I am. Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.
The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will
realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.

1. What is the best title of this passage?
A. The Power of Being Talkative
B. My Mother's Influence on Me
C. The Power of Saying Hello
D. My Way to Become Vicepresident

2. It is implied in the first paragraph that ________.
A. the writer didn't like Mr Lee
B. the writer didn't say hello to Mr Lee on that occasion
C. the writer didn't get along well with his mother
D.the writer's mother stopped to say hello to everyone she met

3. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. The writer didn't say hello to everyone in the company.
B. The writer made a very good impression on the president of the company.
C. The president of the company thought the writer was much better than him.
D. The president of the company actually didn't like the writer at all.

4. For the writer, saying hello to others ________.
A. is a way to get what he wants
B. has become a habit and a way of life
C. is a way to show respect for his mother
D. is important in making him remembered

5. According to Paragraph 3, in the writer's opinion, speaking to others can ________.
A. make our world much better
B. make people much happier every day
C. help people understand each other better
D. help people work much better
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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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