If you think you’re too shy and want to be a little bit brave, try the following:

You can make it. Tell people you’re shy. There’s no need to hide it. When they get to know you’re a shy kid, they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more relaxed in talks.

Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you’re friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start talks, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Get your attention elsewhere（在别处）. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not.

Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “You did it”. Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk about yourself.

1.How many pieces of advice does the passage give us?

2.If you find it hard to start a talk, you can          .

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

4.What is the best title for this passage?

"How are you?" is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the U．S．A greet each other．But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't need an answer．The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine．The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer．They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi"．

Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree．I think you're wrong ．．．" But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure．" It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone．

People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now．" Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse．"Someone's at the door．" "Something is burning on the stove (炉灶)．" The excuses might be real, or not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that．The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person．

When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking．It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language．

1．When a person in America asks" How are you? ", he or she wants to hear        ．

A．How are you?                                              B．Hello．

C．I don't know．                                            D．Fine．

2．When a person disagree with someone, it is polite to say "        "

A．You are wrong．I disagree．                        B．I'm not sure．

C．I'm sure I disagree．                             D．No, I disagree．

3．A polite way to finish a talk is to say "        "

A．You have to go now．                                  B．I want to hang up．

C．I have to go now．                                      D．I don't want to talk any more．

4．When a person says " I've to go now．Someone's at the door．", the person may be        

A．giving an excuse                                    B．hurting someone's feeling

C．ill                                                         D．asking you a question

5．The rule of the game of language is probably        

A．" Always say what you mean．"

B．"Don't disagree with people．"

C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking．"

D． "Be polite．"

阅读理解

　　Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it. It is tme. People usually begin their talks with “Isn't it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “What a fine day!”

　　Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it's going to be fine tomorrow.”

　　People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain, he want believe anything else. When friends have a travel, they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly. Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says, but he doesn't always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else.

1．“No one does anything about the weather” means ________.

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A．No one can make weather

B．No one can change(改变) weather

C．No one can talk about weather

D．No one likes weather

2．________ is a common(普通) way to start a talk.

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A．Talking about weather

B．Keeping silent(沉默)

C．Asking each other's name

D．Smile(微笑)

3．Many people hope the weather will be ________.

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4．Weatherman probably is a man who ________.

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5．“Weatherman” ________ makes a mistake.

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