19．Nearly everyone is shy in some ways．If shyness is making you uncomfortable.it may be time for a f——青夏教育精英家教网—

19．Nearly everyone is shy in some ways．If shyness is making you uncomfortable，it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence．You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists．
Make a decision not to hold back in conversations．What you have to say is just as important as what other people say．And don't turn down party invitations just because of your shyness．
Prepare yourself for being with others in groups．Make a list of the good qualities you have．Then make a list of ideas，experiences，and skills you would like to share with other people．Think about what you would like to say in advance．Then say it．
If you start feeling self-conscious in a group，take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people．Remember，you are not alone．Other people are concerned about the impression they are making，too．
No one ever gets over being shy completely，but most people do learn to live with their shyness．Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy．They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public．Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards．But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you．
64．Where would this article probably appear？A
A．In a popular magazine
B．On the front page of a newspaper
C．In a science textbook
D．In a dictionary
65．The main purpose of the article is toB．
A．explain how shyness develops
B．tell people ways of dealing with shyness
C．persuade readers that shyness is natural
D．prove that shyness can be overcome
66．According to the author，the key to fighting shyness isD．
A．speaking up at parties
B．talking as much as possible with others
C．making a list of good qualities
D．developing self-confidence．

18．Body language has always been a hot topic of interesting dinner conversations．It is perhaps one of the most powerful forms of human expression or human communication!
Body language is a very important part of communication which can constitute 50% or more of what we are communicating to other persons．If you wish to communicate effectively，besides the words，you can use your body to say what you mean．
Body language can be used to discover all sorts of things such as，knowing when someone is attracted to you，finding truth or lies，showing confidence，winning respect in any situation，and you can use body language to make people less nervous，make friends quickly，persuade and influence．
So what is body language？Body language is a term used to describe the method of communication using body movements or gestures instead of，or besides，spoken language or other communication．Body language also includes many movements that most people are not aware of，such as winking and slight movements of the eyebrows and other facial expressions．
Body language is one of the easiest ways for you to tell what's really going on in a conversation with another person．The body language that you observe from other people will tell you whether or not those people are telling you the truth，or whether there is something more that's not being said．Watch，look and observe．Sometimes you can tell more by a person's body language than the words he speaks．
56．The underlined word"constitute"in Paragraph 2probably meansA．
A．make up
B．set up
C．turn up
D．put up
57．From the third paragraph，we can learnC．
A．what body language is
B．how to use body language
C．body language is very useful
D．body language is very impressive
58．We are advised to observe the body language of other people toB．
A．to remember everything they say
B．understand the hidden meaning
C．draw their attention to them
D．show respect for them
59．Which of the following is NOT true about body language？D
A．It is a part of communication．
B．It helps us communicate more effectively．
C．It sometimes tells more than spoken language．
D．It's only needed when we have nothing to say．

17．Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they're always coming in for criticism．Their critics（批评家）seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around．Why don't they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods？After all，it's the consumer who pays．
The poor old consumer!He'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products．It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap．But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods．Another equally important function is to inform．A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read．Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about．Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine，it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance，price，etc．，from an advertisement．
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements，but this claim may be seriously doubted．It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days．And what fun they often are，too!Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements．Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train？A cheerful，witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters．
We must not forget，either，that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets．The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper，or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers．Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn't forget is the"small ads．"What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community!Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns．For instance，you can find a job，buy or sell a house，announce a birth，marriage or death in what used to be called the"hatch，match and dispatch"column（栏目） but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or"agony"column．No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature．It's the best advertisement for advertising there is!

48．What is the main idea of this passage？C
A．Advertisements steal money from our pockets
B．The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements．
C．Advertisers perform a useful service to communities．
D．Advertisements are everywhere．
49．What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements？A
A．He appreciates the role of advertisements．
B．He doubts the effect of advertisements．
C．He believes what is said in advertisements．
D．He complains too many advertisements in daily life．
50．Which of the following is Not True？B
A．The personal or"agony"column makes us know more about human nature．
B．The only purpose of advertising is to sell goods．
C．A newspaper will cost us more if there is no advertisement on it．
D．Advertisement makes our life colorful．
51．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？D
A．

B．

C．

D．

（ ①=Paragraph 1，②=paragraph 2，③=paragraph 3，④=paragraph 4 ⑤=paragraph 5 ）

16．"Dry-clean only"is probably a phrase that you have seen before．You see it on the labels of certain pieces of clothing-like jackets，trousers，skirts and so on．I know quite a lot about dry cleaning because every Saturday from the age of 15to 18I worked at a dry cleaning shop．It was my first job．It was not particularly interesting，and it was not at all glamorous，but，looking back，I think it was important．
The only reason why it was important back then was the money．For the first year I earned four pounds an hour，and after that it was five．It's almost unbelievable now：that's the physically hardest job I've ever had and the least I've earned．But it paid for my social life，my mobile phone credit，a holiday to Spain after my"A"Levels，and my first laptop．
One of the reasons why that job seems important now is that it was the first time I spent on an equal level with adults．As a teenager，the only adults you tend to regularly spend time with are the ones who have power over you：your parents and your teachers．But having a job gives you a chance to mix with adults who are doing the same task as you．And if you don't do the task，they won't shout at you，or call you back after school，they'll just tell you not to come back to work．However，you won't be paid．This is a useful thing to learn early．
My time at that shop also taught me something important about what I didn't want．I knew that I didn't want to clean other people's clothes in the future．Therefore，I went to university at 18with my very own laptop and a good idea of what life wasn't going to be．It wasn't going to be"dry-clean only"．

71．What would be the best title for the passage？D
A．A Sweet Dream        B．How To Dry-clean
C．My Favorite Sport    D．My First Job
72．The underlined word"glamorous"in Paragraph 1probably means"C"．
A．surprising   B．disturbing    C．attractive   D．sensitive
73．Why did the author work in a dry cleaning shop as a teenager？C
A．To avoid being blamed by her parents．
B．To satisfy her need for equality with adults．
C．To earn some extra money for personal use．
D．To learn more knowledge about dry cleaning．
74．The author shows the importance of her first working experience byB．
A．making comparisons            B．listing reasons
C．listing numbers                D．analyzing numbers
75．It can be inferred from the passage thatD．
A．the author enjoyed dry cleaning
B．the author got well paid in the shop
C．the author knew nothing about dry cleaning
D．the author benefited a lot from working in the shop．

15．Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket，I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going．
The lottery money is supposed to go to charity，but it makes me angry to see some of the so-called"good causes"that it's being used to support．Also，Camelot，the organizers，have made a profit of￡10.8million in five months．We hear that a lot of that money is boosting（increasing） the pay packets of the company's bosses．
For the past 10years I've been helping to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus．My husband，Sandy，died from cancer 11years ago when he was only 51．There's been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and it's been destructive．I've also lost two sisters-in-law，my brother，Michael，my father-in-law and my father．That's apart from several close friends
The charity is 50years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research．It also runs a support line for the families of cancer sufferers．Our local group raises￡3million and half that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets．But our income has dropped by half since the National Lottery was introduced．
I'm not against people playing the National Lottery，but they should think about what they're doing．The chances of winning the cumulative amount of money are so small； they might as well throw their money away．The Government tells us that the proceeds （收益）are going to things like the arts and sports，but what about the National Health Service？They should give some cash to that，too．How can they justify spending ridiculous amounts of cash on so-called works of art like display of potatoes or buying up Winston Churchill's papers at a cost of￡12million？
So who really are the winners in the National Lottery？When I think of all that money people could be donating to cancer research，I could weep．It's time people realized how charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery．It's disappointing and so frustrating．

66．The reason why the writer raises funds for cancer research is thatC．
A．she herself is suffering from cancer
B．the cancer is the most frightening disease
C．a number of her relatives died of cancer
D．some cancer research needs more money that other research
67．In this text the writer is expressingA．
A．her personal opinions
B．the opinions of the general sufferers
C．her feelings about cancer sufferers
D．some ideas of fund-raising
68．The organization"Tenovus"isB．
A．run by a group of people in the writer's town
B．a charity organization which has some local groups
C．set up to collect money for people who lose their relatives
D．set up to assist the National Lottery
69．The writer seems to hope thatC．
A．people will spend more money on the National Lottery
B．people will give more money to charity
C．most of the lottery money will go to charity
D．most of the lottery money will be used for cancer research
70．What's the writer's attitude toward the National Lottery？B
A．The writer is enthusiastically supporting the National Lottery．
B．The writer has objections to the National Lottery．
C．The writer believes that the lottery money should be used for cancer research．
D．The writer is just expressing her feelings about collecting money for charity．

14．Best High School Band Plays Turner Field
The North Cobb High School Band routinely takes the field every Friday night during football season．The band plays at North Cobb football games．
This week，the band had to get ready a little earlier in the week．That's because they played before the Atlanta Braves baseball game at Turner Field．
North Cobb won wsbtv．com's Best High School Band Tournament （锦标赛） last season．The prize for winning was a chance to play on the field at Turner Field before a Major League Baseball game．Tuesday night，the band collected the prize．
"We were excited，"North Cobb High School Band drum major Madison Hall said．"Growing up in Atlanta，the Braves have always been such a famous figure in Atlanta，so we were really exited to have the opportunity to perform in front of a lot of people and in front of our community．"
The tournament featured 64high school bands from across Georgia．Wsbtv．com users determined the top four bands through voting with the Atlanta Braves entertainment staff selecting the winner from the final four．They selected North Cobb．
"We have a number of great students at North Cobb，"director Greg Williams said．
"We've got the best parents in the world，"he said．"The kids are so amazing，they are really bright，talented，and they work hard．They do anything we ask them to do and I really think that's a lot of keys to our success．"
Under the leadership of Williams and assistant band director Scott Pannell，the band made its way onto the outfield grass just as Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann was warming up．
"It was amazing，"said Pannell．"Just going out in the tunnel and going into the stadium．And just looking at the Braves players on the left and seeing them over by our kids，it's just unbelievable．"
The Atlanta Braves have once again partnered with wsbtv．com to reward this year's winner of the Best High School Band Tournament a chance to play at Turner Field．

56．What did the band do on Tuesday night？C
A．They performed at a football game． B．They won wsbtv．com's tournament．
C．They played before a baseball game． D．They got a sum of money as a reward．
57．The North High School Band turned out the best mainly due toC．
A．the support of the school B．the huge reward from wsbtv．com
C．the hard work of its members D．the encouragement from McCann
58．We can infer from the passage thatB．
A．the North High School Band is the pride of the Braves
B．the competition between the school bands is very fierce
C．the Atlanta Braves have been admired all over the USA
D．only bright kids can be admitted to the North High School．

13．How to Take a Nap
Whether you think you need daytime rest or not，picking up a nap habit-or continuing to make time for one-is a smart，healthy move．Consider the evidence：The Mayo Clinic says naps promote relaxation，reduce tiredness，better mood and recover alertness （机敏）．A 2010British study found that compared to getting more nighttime sleep or drinking more coffee，a mid-day nap was the best way to cope with the mid-afternoon slump （萎靡）．
The Harvard Health Letter says that several studies have shown that people remember new information better when they take a nap shortly after learning it．And，unbelievably，a 2007study of nearly 24，000Greek adults in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that people who napped regularly had a 37percent reduced risk of dying from heart disease compared to people who didn't nap．
To get the most out of your rest，follow these tips．
How long to sleep：Naps provide different benefits depending on how long they are，says MentaIFloss．com．A 20-minute nap will promote alertness and concentration； a 90-minute nap which includes deeper stages of sleep，can strengthen creativity．The danger zone is when you're somewhere in between，because waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle can lead to sleep inertia（惯性）．SO stick to 20or 90minutes for maximum benefits．If you wake up from a nap feeling confused or more tired，it's likely that your timing was just off．
What time to sleep：Prevention．corn says that you experience a natural dip in body temperature （the same kind that makes you feel sleepy at night） between 1p．m．and 3p．m．A power nap at this time can promote alertness for several hours and，for most people，won't affect being able to fall asleep at night．
How to get comfortable：MentalFloss．com says it takes about 50percent longer to fall asleep sitting up than lying down．（That's why we sleep so poorly on planes and trains!） Pick a dark，cozy place that's not too warm or too chilly．Prevention．com recommends napping on the couch instead of in bed，so you won't snooze for too long．
Surprisingly，the best place to sleep may be a hammock （吊床） if you have one．A Swiss study published last year found that people fell asleep faster and had deeper sleep when they napped in a hammock than in a bed．That same rocking motion that causes babies to sleep works wonders for grown-ups too．
Consider a"caffeine nap"：It sounds strange，but drinking coffee right before a nap may be the perfect aid for maximum alertness．Since caffeine takes 20to 30minutes to take full effect，you'll feel even more alert after your 20-minute nap．

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