One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I   1  the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked   2  the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old,   3  freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short   4 . The boy had a big smile on his face   5  he had just been set free from some sort of   6 . The boy would then fall to the grass,   7 , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a   8  on his face.   
Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but   9 , they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they   10 . While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was   11  touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so   12  and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only   13  was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a   14  — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for   15  or was not worrying about whether   16  was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him   17  and that it would be   18  if he did fall. No, all that   19  to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that   20  and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits(追求) in life.

【小题1】
A.droveB.startedC.parkedD.broke
【小题2】
A.outsideB.downC.towardD.over
【小题3】
A.playingB.smilingC.rollingD.running
【小题4】
A.wayB.lengthC.timeD.distance
【小题5】
A.even ifB.as ifC.so long asD.now that
【小题6】
A.parkB.caveC.prisonD.castle
【小题7】
A.get upB.take upC.break downD.lie down
【小题8】
A.tearB.smileC.pleasureD.surprise
【小题9】
A.howeverB.insteadC.thereforeD.anyhow
【小题10】
A.stopB.winC.achieveD.succeed
【小题11】
A.luckily B.apparentlyC.actuallyD.equally
【小题12】
A.confidentB.joyfulC.quietD.proud
【小题13】
A.worryB.dreamC.aimD.hope
【小题14】
A.boyB.childC.player D.winner
【小题15】
A.chance B.fortuneC.approvalD.trouble
【小题16】
A.someoneB.anyoneC.everyoneD.one
【小题17】
A.failB.runC.fallD.cry
【小题18】
A.embarrassingB.disappointingC.frighteningD.amusing
【小题19】
A.happenedB.contributedC.relatedD.mattered
【小题20】
A.discoveryB.observationC.storyD.incident

Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world. Sea turtles are the___36____ of the turtles. The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and ___37___ 1,500 pounds. Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can ___38___ to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds. Many other turtles are small enough to___39___ in your hand. It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not___40____ shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to ___41___ them. Sea turtles___42___ in the water because they are safer there. They cannot___43___ their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can. Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells __44___ other animals that want to eat them. They need to move quickly to stay safe.
When the weather ___45___ warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to___46___ their eggs on the beach. This is the only time they will ever leave the water. Most___47____ turtles spend part of the time in water___48___ part of the time on land. It is easy to understand___49____ sea turtles stay in the water. Their___50___ to swim is greater than their ability to walk. Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to ___51___ on land. They are better___52___ for life in the water. They are well suited for life in the sea because of__53___ their bodies are made.
The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly. Their feet look like long __54___. When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings. This ___55___ way of swimming benefits sea turtles. It allows them to escape from their enemies.

【小题1】
A.dwarfs B.giants C.mammalsD.ancestors
【小题2】
A.measure B.weigh C.sellD.sound
【小题3】
A.grow up B.bring up C.take up D.go up
【小题4】
A.suit B.fitC.match D.seize
【小题5】
A.go to B.turn to C.back to D.return to
【小题6】
A.keep up with B.keep track of C.keep in touch with D.keep to
【小题7】
A.swim B.hide C.sleep D.stay
【小题8】
A.pushB.drawC.dragD.pull
【小题9】
A.away B.from C.for D.to
【小题10】
A.becomes B.turns C.changes D.leads
【小题11】
A.lay B.lie C.laid D.lain
【小题12】
A.the other B.anotherC.other D.others’
【小题13】
A.but B.and C.or D.so
【小题14】
A.when B.whereC.whyD.as
【小题15】
A.techniqueB.talent C.abilityD.opportunity
【小题16】
A.walk B.travel C.wander D.play
【小题17】
A.adopted B.adapted C.adequateD.admitted
【小题18】
A.the way B.the manner C.the methodD.the shape
【小题19】
A.paddlesB.sticks C.wings D.tails
【小题20】
A.abnormalB.unusual C.ordinary D.unbelievable

One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I   21  the car by the roadside and waited for her.

As I looked   22  the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old,   23  freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short   24 . The boy had a big smile on his face   25  he had just been set free from some sort of   26 . The boy would then fall to the grass,   27 , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a   28  on his face.   

Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but   29 , they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they   30 . While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was   31  touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so   32  and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only   33  was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a   34  — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for   35  or was not worrying about whether   36  was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him   37  and that it would be   38  if he did fall. No, all that   39  to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that   40  and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits(追求) in life.

1.                A.drove          B.started         C.parked   D.broke

 

2.                A.outside         B.down          C.toward   D.over

 

3.                A.playing         B.smiling         C.rolling    D.running

 

4.                A.way           B.length          C.time D.distance

 

5.                A.even if         B.as if            C.so long as D.now that

 

6.                A.park           B.cave           C.prison    D.castle

 

7.                A.get up          B.take up         C.break down   D.lie down

 

8.                A.tear           B.smile           C.pleasure  D.surprise

 

9.                A.however        B.instead         C.therefore D.anyhow

 

10.               A.stop           B.win            C.achieve   D.succeed

 

11.               A.luckily          B.apparently      C.actually   D.equally

 

12.               A.confident       B.joyful          C.quiet D.proud

 

13.               A.worry          B.dream         C.aim   D.hope

 

14.               A.boy           B.child           C.player     D.winner

 

15.               A.chance         B.fortune         C.approval   D.trouble

 

16.               A.someone       B.anyone         C.everyone  D.one

 

17.               A.fail            B.run            C.fall   D.cry

 

18.               A.embarrassing    B.disappointing    C.frightening D.amusing

 

19.               A.happened      B.contributed     C.related    D.mattered

 

20.               A.discovery       B.observation     C.story D.incident

 

 

 Have you ever wondered why you sometimes take an almost immediate liking to a person you have just met? We often get the first impression of a people based on the color of a person’s skin or the manner in which he or she dressed. Meaning is conveyed not only by words or verbal languages but also by nonverbal communication systems, such as body behaviors.

Nonverbal communication is important because we use the actions of others to learn about their affective emotional states .Our emotions are reflected in our posture, face, and eyes—be it fear, joy, anger, or sadness—so we can express them without ever saying a word .For this reason, most of us rely heavily on what we learn through our eyes.

Nonverbal communication is significant in human interaction because it is usually responsible for the first impressions. More importantly, those first messages usually influence the perception(感知) of everything else that follows. Even how we select friends and sexual partners is grounded in first impressions with nonverbal communication.

Nonverbal communication is important because it is culture-related. It is based on different beliefs, religions, values and customs in different cultures. When, where, how, and to whom people display his or her specific nonverbal behaviors is greatly affected by culture and context. Culture determines what the appropriate nonverbal behavior is. For example, feelings of friendship exist everywhere but their expression varies. It may be appropriate in some countries for man to embrace each other and for women to hold hands; in other countries these displays of affection may be shocking. Each culture has its own specific interpretation on nonverbal communication. What is acceptable in one culture may be completely unacceptable in another. One culture may determine that snapping fingers to call a waiter is acceptable; another may consider this gesture rude.

1. What is the best title of the passage ?

A.Nonverbal communication and first impression

B.Nonverbal communication is culture-related

C.Nonverbal and verbal communication

D.The importance of nonverbal communication

2. We can know a person’s feeling through our eyes because_________.

A.we can see a person’s feeling on his face

B.a person’s emotions can be reflected through eyes

C.a person’s feeling can be reflected through his body languages

D.we can see a person’s feeling through his posture

3. Which of the following statements is not True ?

A.Meaning can be conveyed both by words and body language.

B.We can use nonverbal communication to learn about a person’s emotional states.

C.We often get the first impression by what a person says.

D.The first impression can affect what we will do in the following.

4.What can we conclude from the last paragraph ?

A.we can use different ways to express friendship.

B.each culture has its own specific interpretation on nonverbal communication.

C.snapping fingers to call a waiter is acceptable.

D.learning a country’s culture is very important.

 

WASHINGTON — Money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else, according to researchers.

    Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found on Thursday.

    Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others --- even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.

    “We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.

    They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.

    “Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not,” Dunn said in a statement.

    Dunn’s team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit-sharing bonus of between $3,000 and $8,000.

    “Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself,” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.

    “Finally, participants who were randomly (随机地) required to spend money on others experienced greater happiness than those required to spend money on themselves,” they said.

    They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.

    “These findings suggest that very minor adjustment in spending allocations (分配) --- as little as $5 --- may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day,” Dunn said.

    This could also explain why people are no happier even though US society is richer.

    “Indeed, although real incomes have increased dramatically in recent decades, happiness levels have remained largely flat within developed countries across time,” they wrote.

1.

 Dune’s experiment on 630 Americans was to ________.

    A. help people make careful plans for their money                 B. encourage people to be generous to others

    C. see how to spend money is important to happiness               D. test whether $5 is enough to buy happiness

2.

What can we conclude according to the experiment?

    A. Happiness largely depends on the size of your bonus money.

    B. Happiness, as a matter of fact, has nothing to do with money.

    C. The more money you give away, the happier person you will be.

    D. Spending money for the good of society will make you happier.

3.

How many different ways are used by the researchers to test their theory?

    A. Two.               B. Three.             C. Four.            D. Five.

4.

 The last sentence of the passage means _______.

    A. happiness does not necessary increase as money grows

    B. people in richer countries actually have more problems

    C. fast economic growth has a bad effect on people’s life

    D. great increase of income contributes to keeping happiness level stable

 

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