Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people __1  don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “  2  of conversation” — events   3  individuals sit in pairs with persons they don’ t know for three hours of  4  talk designed to help people know better about each other.
Mr. Zeldin heads Oxford Muse, a l0-year-old foundation based on the  _5  that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks  6 at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes  7   fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of _8  ” includes topics like “How have your concerns changed   9  the years?” Or, “What have you done against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite  _10  communications like QQ and MSN in a globalized age, issues of human heart   11 . Many people are lonely, or occupied in dealing with their daily businesses that discourage knowing the _ 12 _ of one another. “We are trapped in _ 13 _ conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,”he says. “But   14 _ interaction is what separates us from other species, __15  maybe dogs that do have interactions with humans.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t   16 _ with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of people of different ages, in sun hats, ties and   __17_, looked to see   18  they would talk with for hours.   19  15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
Some said they felt free to talk on   20   topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”

—Have you got ready for the fashion show？

—Not yet．We need three more people ________ them to take care of the customers．

1. A.
   except
2. B.
   except for
3. C.
   or
4. D.
   besides

第二部分：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If 36, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews 37.
In his book, Matthews  38  us how to have a happy life and answer the  39  of teenagers.
There are many  40  such as parents and friends, and the book  41  we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills 42  how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to  43 your memory better.
Many teenagers think  44  happiness comes from a good exam result  45  praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can  46  be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from a(n) 47  attitude（态度）. If you 48 from problems, you will have success in the future.
Some school students have  49 such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that  50 comes from thinking about things in a positive(积极的)51 . If you are  52 , people notice you and you can get a  53  view(视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes  54 less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 55 : you choose to be happy!
36. A. so         B. not         C. it            D. do
37. A. wise       B. smart       C. useful        D. simple
38. A. orders      B. tells       C. asks          D. argues
39. A. problems   B. questions   C. ideas         D. comments
40. A. roles       B. classes     C. courses       D. subjects
41. A. says       B. writes      C. reads         D. thinks
42. A. for example     B. such as    C. so as      D. so that
43. A. make      B. turn         C. let           D. change
44. A. what      B. how          C. that          D. whether
45. A. and       B. but          C. so            D. or
46. A. yet       B. already      C. still         D. forever
47. A. bad       B. good         C. independent   D. normal
48. A. learn     B. rescue       C. struggle      D. separate
49. A. experiences    B. difficulties    C. fears      D. problems
50. A. success    B. happiness    C. failure       D. height
51. A. way       B. means        C. manners       D. spirit
52. A. short     B. small        C. tall          D. fat
53. A. lower     B. higher       C. worse         D. better
54. A. take      B. spend        C. cover         D. cost
55. A. work      B. lesson       C. teaching      D. study

----Where_____the recorder ?I can not see it anywhere.
-----I_____it right here.But now it is gone!

Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people  21  that it’s their job to show others how their positions, statements, and points of view are   22  , and that on doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow  _23 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been  _24 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right”? Or, has anyone you know ever   25 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their  26  ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us   27 to be corrected. We all want our position to be   28  and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest  29  of the human heart. And those who learn to  30  are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the   31 of correcting others are often resented(怨恨 ) and   32   .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice   33   others the joy of being right ---give them the glory.   34 correcting. When someone says, “ I really feel it’s important to …”, rather than breaking   35  and saying, “No, it’s more important to…“, simply let it go and allow their statement to  36  . The people in your life will become less defensive and more   37  . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have   38  . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s   39  , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos( 自我 ). Starting today, let others be  “ 40 ” , most of the time.