At some point I noticed that people were staring at me. The box boys at the supermarket spoke to me with respect. People were mistaking me for somebody else. It had to be somebody who weighed close to 300 pounds and wore a full beard. I enjoyed the way people would suddenly turn to look at me as if I wore wings. Nobody mentioned my name， but naturally they assumed I knew who I was. I could hardly ask， “By the way， who am I？”

As a result of being in the public eye， I began to change myself. I kept my shoes shined. Also， I changed shirts every day. The more I changed， the more second looks I received. From enjoying the attention， I began to long for it. I’d always felt I was somebody special. Now others were finally realizing it.

But who did people think I was？ I must have been a movie star， or at least a television personality. Then one evening I was sitting at a bus stop in Westwood Village when two young men in an old car looked up at me with that expression I had come to recognize as a respect to my talent and success. One of them said， “Hello， Dom！” So that was who I was！ Once I imagined that well-known comedian， I realized I couldn’t have been anybody else. I gave my young fans a big celebrity grin and said， “Hello， boys！” I waved one hand with a welcome-to-Hollywood gesture they would be talking about for years.

I also realized that it was time to go on a diet. I ate more salads and vegetables. I laid off the carbohydrates. I walked a couple of miles every day. When I had lost about 40 pounds， I shaved off my beard. I didn’t realize that my barber had actually been trying to make me look like the fat Dom DeLuise. I waited for my clients to ask， “What did you do to yourself？” But nobody even noticed a change. I melted back into the general population.

90.Why was the author mistaken by people for somebody else？  (No more than 11 words)     (2 marks)

91.What did the author do to change himself as a result of being in the public eye？ (No more than 12words)     (2 marks)

92.Why did the young man greet the author？(No more than 10 words)        (3 marks)

93.What did the author expect his clients to do ？(No more than 11 words)(3 marks)

[1] At some point in your life you are bound to be required to give a speech. But are you capable of having the effect on an audience that you want to have? Here are some things to keep in mind.     

[2] You may think it's good to create an informal effect, or even that it' s cool to use filler words (填充词) such as “like” and “you know”. But in reality, these words add nothing, and create the danger of making you sound foolish and uninformed.

[3] Pauses can be of significant help in adding depth to your speech, but only when they are used at the right moments. Pausing suddenly and with a panicked look will just make your audience uneasy. Also, a very long silence is the last thing you need. Make sure that your pauses are nicely placed if you want to sound like a speaker who has absolute control of what he is talking about.

[4] You also need to be careful when you switch to a new idea during the course of a speech. Often speakers ________transition words such as “well”, “so”, and so on, when they move on to new ideas. My advice, however, is to avoid such words and to try to think of a way of making a transition that is unique to the topic of your speech.

[5] Finally, avoid “umming” and “ahhing” the way many people do when they give speeches. You want to sound confident and assured, and the way not to do so is to put an “urn” or an “ah” in the middle of every sentence.

1.What is the text mainly about? (No more than 8 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

2.Complete the following statement with proper words. (No more than 4 words)

It's careful to switch to ________________________ when you give a speech.

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (No more than 3 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

4.Why does the author say it' s not good to use filler words? (No more than 12 words)

______________________________________________________________________

5.What does the word "they" (paragraph 3) probably refer to? (No more than 2 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

[1] At some point in your life you are bound to be required to give a speech. But are you capable of having the effect on an audience that you want to have? Here are some things to keep in mind.     

[2] You may think it's good to create an informal effect, or even that it' s cool to use filler words (填充词) such as “like” and “you know”. But in reality, these words add nothing, and create the danger of making you sound foolish and uninformed.

[3] Pauses can be of significant help in adding depth to your speech, but only when they  are used at the right moments. Pausing suddenly and with a panicked look will just make your audience uneasy. Also, a very long silence is the last thing you need. Make sure that your pauses are nicely placed if you want to sound like a speaker who has absolute control of what he is talking about.

[4] You also need to be careful when you switch to a new idea during the course of a speech. Often speakers ________such as “well”, “so”, and so on, when they move on to new ideas. My advice, however, is to avoid such words and to try to think of a way of making a tradition that is unique to the topic of your speech.

[5] Finally, avoid “umming” and “ahhing” he way many people do when they give speeches. You want to sound confident and assured, and the way not to do so is to put an “urn” or an “ah” in the middle of every sentence.

1.What is the text mainly about? (No more than 8 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

2.Complete the following statement with proper words. (No more than 3 words)

It's careful to switch to ________________________ when you give a speech.

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (No more than 5 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

4.Why does the author say it' s not good to use filler words? (No more than 12 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

5.What does the word "they" (paragraph 3) probably refer to? (No more than 2 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

[1] At some point in your life you are bound to be required to give a speech. But are you capable of having the effect on an audience that you want to have? Here are some things to keep in mind.     

[2] You may think it's good to create an informal effect, or even that it' s cool to use filler words (填充词) such as “like” and “you know”. But in reality, these words add nothing, and create the danger of making you sound foolish and uninformed.

[3] Pauses can be of significant help in adding depth to your speech, but only when they  are used at the right moments. Pausing suddenly and with a panicked look will just make your audience uneasy. Also, a very long silence is the last thing you need. Make sure that your pauses are nicely placed if you want to sound like a speaker who has absolute control of what he is talking about.

[4] You also need to be careful when you switch to a new idea during the course of a speech. Often speakers ________such as “well”, “so”, and so on, when they move on to new ideas. My advice, however, is to avoid such words and to try to think of a way of making a tradition that is unique to the topic of your speech.

[5] Finally, avoid “umming” and “ahhing” he way many people do when they give speeches. You want to sound confident and assured, and the way not to do so is to put an “urn” or an “ah” in the middle of every sentence.

76. What is the text mainly about? (No more than 8 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

77. Complete the following statement with proper words. (No more than 3 words)

It's careful to switch to ________________________ when you give a speech.

78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (No more than 5 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

79. Why does the author say it' s not good to use filler words? (No more than 12 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

80. What does the word "they" (paragraph 3) probably refer to? (No more than 2 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don't act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo (禁忌的) behavior is how it can change over the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.

One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly. It's not taboo to talk about fat; it's taboo to be fat. The “in” look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline, and self-respect. In an image-conscious society like the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”.

It's not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have become obsessed (着迷) with staying slim and “in shape”. The pursuit of a youthful physical appearance is not, however, the sole reason for America's obsession with diet and exercise. Recent research has shown the critical importance of diet and exercise for personal health. As in most technologically developed nations, the life-style of North Americans has changed dramatically during the course of the last century. Modern machines do all the physical labor that people were once forced to do by hand. Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point. As a result of inactivity and disuse, people's bodies can easily become weak and vulnerable to disease. In an effort to avoid such a fate, millions of Americans are spending more of their time exercising every day.

72From the passage we can infer taboo is______ .

Aa strong desire to do something strange or terrible

Ba crime committed on impulse committed

Cbehavior considered unacceptable in society's eyes

Dan unfavorable impression left on other people

73Based on the ideas presented in the passage we can conclude being fat______ .

Awill always remain a taboo

Bis not considered a taboo by most people

Chas long been a taboo

Dmay no longer be a taboo some day

74In the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”, this means_______ .

Athin is “inside”, fat is “outside”

Bthin is “devoted”, fat is “lazy”

Cthin is “youthful”, fat is “spiritless”

Dthin is “fashionable”, fat is “unfashionable”

75. The main reason the passage gives for why so many Americans are exercising regularly is ________.

Atheir changed life-style

Btheir eagerness to stay thin and youthful

Ctheir appreciation of the importance of exercise

Dthe encouragement they have received from their companies