【题目】Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven．His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes．Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties（地方特色菜）in Germany, Spain and France．At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends．Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking．Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit．That helped the show become very popular among the students．They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking．Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network．

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television．He says Lieberman’s charisma is key．“Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay．“It’s about your personality（个性）and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show．”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket．After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches．An airline company（航空公司）was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, Lieberman got the job．

【1】We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family ____．

A．have relatives in Europe B．love cooking at home

C．often hold parties D．own a restaurant

【2】The Food Network got to know Lieberman ____．

A．at one of his parties B．from his teachers

C．Through his taped show D．on a television program

【3】What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?

A．A natural ability to attract others．

B．A way to show one’s achievement．

C．Lieberman’s after-class interest．

D．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill．

【4】Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen．

B．He was famous for his shows on Food TV．

C．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches．

D．He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals．

【题目】I felt tired and in no ______to listen to the lecture, and began to admire the pictures on the wall.

A. mind B. interest

C. mood D. feeling

【题目】 The boss stressed again that the secretary should not __________ any important details while taking notes at the meeting.

A. leave out B. let out

C. bring out D. make out

【题目】Armed with the information you have gathered, you can __________ preparing your business plan.

A. set out

B. set about

C. set off

D. set up

【题目】— Do you think I should apply for the job?

— __________you’ve got such an opportunity, you might as well take advantage of it. As long as you make an effort, the __________are you’ll be employed.

A. Since; chances

B. While; conditions

C. Even if; effects

D. Now that; consequences

【题目】One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest（卑微的） to the most powerful came for breakfast．I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled．He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone．I asked if I might join him．He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast．

We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of things．We never introduced ourselves．I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat．So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,

“May I get you something?”

“A coffee would be nice．”

Then I bought him a cup of coffee, We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit．At the door I met one of my friends．He asked,

“How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”

“Who?”

“The man you were sitting with．He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs．”

I could hardly believe it．I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!

My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life．Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and sincerity．

【1】What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?

A．Unfriendly． B．Untidy．

C．Gentle． D．Kind．

【2】The author bought coffee for the old man because

A．he thought the old man was poor

B．he wanted to start a conversation

C．he intended to show his politeness

D．he would like to thank the old man

【3】What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

A．We should learn to be generous．

B．It is honorable to help those in need．

C．People in high positions are not like what we expect．

D．We should avoid judging people by their appearances．

【题目】We __________ him __________ his winning the first prize.

A. congratulated ； in

B. congratulated ； on

C. celebrated ； in

D. celebrated ； on

【题目】When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, cloth and cars．

A true friendship carries-a-long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected．It is a treasure we should protect．Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements．And the result can be what you don’t want an end to the relationship．

The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended First, don’t let your pride get in your way．Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open ．second, apologize when you’re wrong – even if you’ve been wronged．Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes．Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes．When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong．Third, see things from your friend’s point of view．And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyle change．Making friends can sometimes seem easy．The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships ．My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift , and worth the effort to treasure and nurture ．

【1】What would be the best title for the text?

A．Easy Ways to Make Friends

B．Ups and Downs in Friendship

C．How to Mend a Troubled Friendship

D．How to Take the Lead in Making Friends

【2】The “wronged person” underlined in the text refers to a person

A．who has been mistaken for another

B．who has been blamed unfairly

C．who has treated friends badly

D．who has admitted his mistakes

【3】According to the text a friendship can last long only if

A．we have much in common

B．we know our friends’ mistakes

C．we treat our disagreements wisely

D．we have know one another for long

【4】What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?

A．Stick to our own prints of view

B．Avoid making mistakes

C．Make an apology first

D．Change our lifestyles

【题目】The travel expenses __________$ 1,000.

A. totalled

B. added up

C. added to

D. added

【题目】Women are friendly．But men are more competitive．Why? Researchers have found it's all down to the hormone oxytocin （荷尔蒙催生素）．Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently．

"Women tend to be social in their behavior．They often share with others．But men lend to be competitive．They are trying to improve their social status, " said Professor Ryan．

Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions （互动） such as falling in love or giving birth．

But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy．

Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship．

Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37．Half of the participants（参与者）received oxytocin．The other half received placebo （安慰剂）．

After a week, the two groups switched with participants．They went through the same procedure with the other material．

Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions．Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions．The questions were about telling friendship from competition．And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions．

The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men's ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better．

Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better distinguish different social interactions．And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors （因素） that are mainly hormonal．"

【1】What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?

A．Placebo． B．Oxytocin．

C．The gesture． D．The social status．

【2】What can we learn from Professor Ryan's previous experiment?

A．Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way．

B．Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love．

C．Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others' success．

D．Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences．

【3】Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?

A．To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions．

B．To know the differences between friendship and competition．

C．To know people's different abilities to answer questions．

D．To test people's understanding of body language．

【4】The author develops the text by______．

A．explaining people's behaviors

B．describing his own experiences

C．distinguishing sexual differences

D．discussing research experiments