It takes less than six seconds to leave a first impression．It is said that we ought not to judge a book by its cover, but come on, isn't it the color, the design, the layout, and the title that draws us to pick up a book we've never heard of before? Notice what your assumptions are about a person when you are first introduced to her or him．

Something that most of us don't take notice is how we stand or walk．Let's say you are going for a job interview．Within seconds you have already said a lot about yourself by the way you walk．The majority of us walk around every day without paying any attention to what we are saying even though we are from the clothes you wear not saying a word．There is a lot that can be said about body language to the gestures you make.

I took notice of this topic recently as I recalled something about changing my posture to improve my level of confidence. I was about to venture，on a new project, which would take me out of my comfort zone．My inside gremlins（爱捣乱的小精灵）were having a field day with me uttering all kinds of reasons why I couldn't do a good job with this new opportunity. I put my shoulders back, held my head high, and took a walk．Soon thereafter, I felt so much better. I approached the project with new possibility．Wow, what a difference！Try it!

The ability to capture your audience when you walk into a room is sure to start you off on the right foot when going on an interview．Non-verbal （非语言的）signals have five times the impact of verbal signals．So you can count on losing your audience when you walk in with head down, dragging your feet regardless how much you try to change it．

68．According to the author, when we go for a job interview; we        .

    A．shouldn't pay much attention to the way we walk

    B．shouldn't walk with our head high up

    C．should pay enough attention to our body language and gestures

    D．should pay attention to the interviewers

69．The author approached his project with new possibility after______．

    A．his gremlins stopped talking

    B．he got rid of all his negative thoughts

    C．he walked out of his comfort zone

    D．he changed his posture to improve his confidence

70．The author probably believes that________.

    A．non-verbal signals are more important than verbal signals

    B．non-verbal signals are not so easy to catch

    C．we mainly rely on verbal signals during an interview

    D．We shouldn't judge a person by his non-verbal signals

71．What is mainly talked about in the text?

    A．How to prepare for a job interview．

    B．The way we walk says a lot about us．

    C．How to read a person from the way he walks．

    D．How to improve our health by walking．

On Jan. 3, a netizen（网民）nicknamed “Programmer Humor”published a short story on his micro-blog. It said that there was an old lady who swept nearly every inch of his Internet company. When she passed by a programmer, she took a look at the codes on the programmer’s computer and kindly reminded him, “Be careful, the stack is overfilled!”
Certainly, it is a casual and fictitious（虚构的）story made up by the micro-blogger. However, no one would have guessed that the short blog would eventually cause the first great Internet meme（网络快速爆红现象） of 2011 in China. Suddenly, the mysterious “Sweeping Old Lady” is showing up nearly everywhere and reminding professionals of their mistakes. From 8 a. m. on Jan. 5, some netizens collected stories of the “Sweeping Old Lady” and found she had appeared to give advice in 150 kinds of careers. A netizen even said he had met with a similar situation in real life.
Actually, the “Sweeping Old Lady” is not new figure, but is based on the “sweeping monk （和尚）”in Louis Cha’s famous Kung fu novel of “Tian Long Ba Bu”. The “sweeping monk” is an old monk and does the lowest class of work in Shaolin Temple, but he is actually the No. 1 master in the noel both in Kung fu and in the study of Buddhism.
The “Sweeping Old Lady” is also a great modest master. Lots of netizens wish that they could have such a lady beside them to give them precious suggestions at a key time.
Although there may be 1,000 “Sweeping Old Ladies” in 1,000 people’s minds, it cannot prevent the “Sweeping Old Lady” from becoming the most popular figure on the Internet.
“Programmer Humor” said he is just a programmer in the real world and once he saw the story about the “Sweeping Old Lady,” he wrote it down in his micro-blog because it was funny. He never knew who the original writer of the story was and never thought the story could be so popular.
【小题1】What quality does the “Sweeping Old Lady” have?

On Jan. 3, a netizen（网民）nicknamed “Programmer Humor”published a short story on his micro-blog. It said that there was an old lady who swept nearly every inch of his Internet company. When she passed by a programmer, she took a look at the codes on the programmer’s computer and kindly reminded him, “Be careful, the stack is overfilled!”

Certainly, it is a casual and fictitious（虚构的）story made up by the micro-blogger. However, no one would have guessed that the short blog would eventually cause the first great Internet meme（网络快速爆红现象） of 2011 in China. Suddenly, the mysterious “Sweeping Old Lady” is showing up nearly everywhere and reminding professionals of their mistakes. From 8 a. m. on Jan. 5, some netizens collected stories of the “Sweeping Old Lady” and found she had appeared to give advice in 150 kinds of careers. A netizen even said he had met with a similar situation in real life.

Actually, the “Sweeping Old Lady” is not new figure, but is based on the “sweeping monk （和尚）”in Louis Cha’s famous Kung fu novel of “Tian Long Ba Bu”. The “sweeping monk” is an old monk and does the lowest class of work in Shaolin Temple, but he is actually the No. 1 master in the noel both in Kung fu and in the study of Buddhism.

The “Sweeping Old Lady” is also a great modest master. Lots of netizens wish that they could have such a lady beside them to give them precious suggestions at a key time.

Although there may be 1,000 “Sweeping Old Ladies” in 1,000 people’s minds, it cannot prevent the “Sweeping Old Lady” from becoming the most popular figure on the Internet.

“Programmer Humor” said he is just a programmer in the real world and once he saw the story about the “Sweeping Old Lady,” he wrote it down in his micro-blog because it was funny. He never knew who the original writer of the story was and never thought the story could be so popular.

1.What quality does the “Sweeping Old Lady” have?

A．Honest and knowledgeable.               B．Modest and patient.

C．Modest and knowledgeable.               D．Honest and patient.

2.Which description about the “Sweeping Old Lady” is right?

A．She is an old lady good at sweeping the Internet.

B．She is just an imaginary figure created by a netizen.

C．She is well-know as the old “sweeping monk.”

D．She likes to give instructions everywhere.

3.What can we infer from the text?

A．The sweeping old lady is always looking down on the people around her.

B．We should ask sweeping old lady for advice when meeting with difficulties.

C．People want to have a “Sweeping Old Lady” nearby to do the cleaning.

D．We shouldn’t judge a person by his or her appearance and we’d better respect everyone.

4.What does the author think of the “Sweeping Old Lady”?

A．She should be praised and respected.

B．She shouldn’t mind others’ business.

C．She should go in for network.

D．She shouldn’t show off before professionals.

On Jan. 3, a netizen（网民）nicknamed “Programmer Humor”published a short story on his micro-blog. It said that there was an old lady who swept nearly every inch of his Internet company. When she passed by a programmer, she took a look at the codes on the programmer’s computer and kindly reminded him, “Be careful, the stack is overfilled!”
Certainly, it is a casual and fictitious（虚构的）story made up by the micro-blogger. However, no one would have guessed that the short blog would eventually cause the first great Internet meme（网络快速爆红现象） of 2011 in China. Suddenly, the mysterious “Sweeping Old Lady” is showing up nearly everywhere and reminding professionals of their mistakes. From 8 a. m. on Jan. 5, some netizens collected stories of the “Sweeping Old Lady” and found she had appeared to give advice in 150 kinds of careers. A netizen even said he had met with a similar situation in real life.
Actually, the “Sweeping Old Lady” is not new figure, but is based on the “sweeping monk （和尚）”in Louis Cha’s famous Kung fu novel of “Tian Long Ba Bu”. The “sweeping monk” is an old monk and does the lowest class of work in Shaolin Temple, but he is actually the No. 1 master in the noel both in Kung fu and in the study of Buddhism.
The “Sweeping Old Lady” is also a great modest master. Lots of netizens wish that they could have such a lady beside them to give them precious suggestions at a key time.
Although there may be 1,000 “Sweeping Old Ladies” in 1,000 people’s minds, it cannot prevent the “Sweeping Old Lady” from becoming the most popular figure on the Internet.
“Programmer Humor” said he is just a programmer in the real world and once he saw the story about the “Sweeping Old Lady,” he wrote it down in his micro-blog because it was funny. He never knew who the original writer of the story was and never thought the story could be so popular

1. 1.

   What quality does the “Sweeping Old Lady” have?

   1. A.
      Honest and knowledgeable
   2. B.
      Modest and patient
   3. C.
      Modest and knowledgeable
   4. D.
      Honest and patient
2. 2.

   Which description about the “Sweeping Old Lady” is right?

   1. A.
      She is an old lady good at sweeping the Internet
   2. B.
      She is just an imaginary figure created by a netizen
   3. C.
      She is well-know as the old “sweeping monk.”
   4. D.
      She likes to give instructions everywhere
3. 3.

   What can we infer from the text?

   1. A.
      The sweeping old lady is always looking down on the people around her
   2. B.
      We should ask sweeping old lady for advice when meeting with difficulties
   3. C.
      People want to have a “Sweeping Old Lady” nearby to do the cleaning
   4. D.
      We shouldn’t judge a person by his or her appearance and we’d better respect everyone
4. 4.

   What does the author think of the “Sweeping Old Lady”?

   1. A.
      She should be praised and respected
   2. B.
      She shouldn’t mind others’ business
   3. C.
      She should go in for network
   4. D.
      She shouldn’t show off before professionals