12．Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and it is rough or smooth．——青夏教育精英家教网—

5．Out of sight，out of mind．An apple a day keeps the doctor away．Don't put all your eggs in one basket．Have you heard any of these proverbs before？Each phrase teaches a common truth．But what exactly is a proverb？
It's a short statement that contains a general truth．It is popularly known and often repeated．Every culture has proverbs，and while some are special far one culture，there are common themes．For example，many cultures value old people for their wisdom and experience．
This idea can be found in proverbs．A Chinese proverb says，"An old horse will never get lost"．And a Portuguese（葡萄牙的）proverb states，"An old pan is the one that makes good food．"Many cultures also agree that acting in haste is not a good idea．The English say，"Good and quickly seldom meet"．The Chinese say，"Think three times before you act．"
There is a saying：To truly know a people，learn their proverbs．People in Saudi Arabia value books and learning．One of their proverbs says，"A book is a garden carried in the pocket．"Egyptians know the value of friendship．One of their proverbs says，"Friendship doubles joy and halves grief．"
In Africa，many proverbs also use images familiar to Africans．For example，"A roaring lion kills no game．"This means that one cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it．One must get out and strive for it．
Here are some English language proverbs that have been coined since 1900．"Wake up and smell the coffee．"This warns you to be attentive to a situation and find out the truth．Someone may also tell you to"Get your ducks in a row．"This means you should get organized．"Labels a：re for cans，not for people．"This tells you that you should not decide what people are like before you really know．
But remember，proverbs are usually used in spoken language．They are rarely used in writing．If you use a lot of proverbs when you write，people will think you don't have original thoughts．So use proverbs creatively，and make up your own proverbs．There is more than one way to skin a cat．

32．When you say"an old horse will never get lost"，you meanA．
A．old people should be valued for their wisdom
B．it is not a good idea to act in a hurry
C．you need to find out the truth for a situation
D．you shouldn't judge a person before you know him
33．Which of the proverbs stresses the need of action？B
A．Good and，quickly seldom meet．
B．A roaring lion kills no game．
C．Think three times before you act．
D．Don't put all your eggs in one basket．
34．If you ask somebody to do things in order，you may useC．
A．an apple a day keeps the doctor away
B．wake up and smell the coffee
C．get your ducks in a row
D．friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief
35．The last paragraph suggests thatD．
A．many proverbs make your writing beautiful
B．proverbs may be the origin of your thoughts
C．it is creative to use proverbs in writing
D．you can't use proverbs too much in writing．

4．

To Please Your Friends，Tell Them What They Already Knew
The research emeraged out of some real-life observations shared by Gilbert and co-authors Gus Cooney and Timothy D．Wilson："Conversation is the most common of all human social activities，and doing it well requires that we know what our conversation partners most want to hear．（67）D"says psychological scientist Daniel T，Gilbert of Harvard University．
"When our friends try to tell us about movies we've never seen or albums we've never heard，we usually find ourselves bored，confused，and underwhelmed．（68）E．And yet，as soon as it's our turn to speak，we do exactlly the same thing to our friends-with exactly the same consequences．We wanted to understand why this happens．"Gilbert explains．The researchers decided to do this by conducting a series of experiments．
In their first experiment，the researchers assigned participants to groups of three，with one person acting as the speaker and the other two acting as listeners．Speakers watched a video and then tried do describe it to the listeners．Some of the listeners had seen the video the speakere was describing，and others had not．
（69）A．When the speakers were done speaking，the listeners rated them on these aspects．The results showed that speakers'predictions were exactly backwards．Speakers expected listeners to respond more positively to their stories when the listeners had not seen the video they were describing （70）F．Although speakers expected listeners to enjoy hearing about a novel experience more than a familiar one，it was actually the other way around．
A second study showed that when asked to predict their own reactions before hearing the story，listeners made the same mistake that speakers did．

3．"Today，technical innovations dominate our everyday life in many areas．New technologies，however，always are associated with risks--and these are also seen by laymen，"says Christoph B?hmert，first author of the recently published study and researcher of the Science Communication Group of KIT's Institute for German Studies．"It is crucial to enable adequate communication between science and society，which does not only consider scientific findings，but also concerns of the population．"The study clearly showed that communication of risks may be complicated sometimes．Information on efficient precautions was found to lead to an increased risk perception by the recipients of the information．
In their study，the researchers analyzed communication about a technology that has become indispensable in our life--mobile communications and the electromagnetic fields （电磁场）on which it is based．All over the world，radiation protection authorities，such as the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection，communicate the current state of research into risks of electromagnetic fields as follows：Investigations made and all findings obtained so far do not allow any conclusions to be drawn with respect to mobile communications being a risk for human health．But，the experts continue，there still are knowledge gaps as regards long-term impacts．Then，measures are recommended to reduce exposure of the individual to electromagnetic fields．
It had been known from previous studies already that information on precautions may increase worries．It had been suspected that people conclude from the recommendation of precautions that there really is a risk．This effect was not confirmed by the recent study．The scientists rather attributed the increased worries to a lack of knowledge about the propagation（传播） of electromagnetic fields．
Within the framework of the study，the recommended precautions were submitted to 1717Australians，together with one of six information brochures providing scientific background information．When test persons were given not only the recommendations，but also explained why observation of these tips strongly reduces their exposure to electromagnetic fields，worries increased．For example，scientists explained to the test persons that telephone conversations with a headset largely reduce exposure．When a mobile phone is located ten centimeters instead of just one centimeter away from the ear，the electric power absorbed by the ear is about one hundredth of the initial value．Hence，the own mobile phone usually causes an exposure that by far exceeds that of mobile communications stations that are generally referred to as"cellphone towers．"While the scientists wanted to explain the effectiveness of precautions，test persons mainly considered this information to be an indication of their mobile phone--not the transmission towers--being dangerous．As a result，they perceived increased risk potentials for telephone conversations with their mobile phones．
"The study reveals that messages on precautions and information are a double-edged sword in terms of subjective risk perception．Their use should be far better understood，"Boehmert says．

63．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Adequate information on efficient precautions can relieve the concerns of the public
B．Mobile communications definitely do harm to people's health in the long run．
C．Information about technologies and their risks may have undesired side effects．
D．Observation of the precautions can help reduce the concerns of the public
66．According to the passage，we can conclude that the best way to relieve the inappriate worries is toA．
A．enable the users to know better of science and technology．
B．produce new electric products with a lower radiation value
C．provide the public with less information on effective precaution
D．inform the public about the potential risks with more patience
65．The word"precaution"（ first appears in paragraph 1）in bold letters has the closets meaning toB
A．introduction B．intention C．recommendation D．prevetion
66．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？D
A．Science and Technology：A Double-edged Sword
B．Technical Innovation：Worries and Information
C．Science and Technology：Security Tips for Users
D．Technical Innovations：Effectiveness of Precautions．

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