B

Even a child knows that nodding(点头) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.

The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.

If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

61. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.

A. Yes, No             B. No, Yes             C. Yes, Yes            D. No, No

62. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _______.

A. nod his head                B. shake his head

C. neither nods his head nor shakes his head

D. either nod his head or shake his head

63. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _______.

A. the Indian driver has something important to do

B. the foreigner promised to give him only a little money

C. The driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D. In India shaking the head means agreement

64. Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.

A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office

B. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

C. He misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India

D. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the driver didn’t say any words

Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.

1. Take pictures

   One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “If you’d like I can email it to you”. This can be the seed that leads to new connections. The next time you hear about a fun event email your new contacts to let them know about it.

2. Eat alone in public

   You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach when you are alone. People may be afraid of interrupting you or being rude if you are in a conversation with someone else. Bring a book or newspaper to read (this will make you feel less self-conscious). Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.

3. Join a class, sports team, or club

   Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, Toastmasters (a public speaking club), a class for work, etc. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one!

These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be forced to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are forced to see each other again.

Tips:

* In the beginning, never turn down an invitation from someone, even if it’s something you wouldn’t normally do.

* Email your new friends with fun things to do instead of always asking what their plans are. If they have a better plan you can drop yours and join them. This will help establish you as someone who is contributing value instead of just taking it (people want this in a friend).

* Don’t let little things in life upset you or be a negative person. People don’t want to be around someone like that!

____ can give you an excuse to start new connections.

  A. Taking pictures of others          B. Eating by yourself in public  

 C. Reading interesting books          D. Joining group activities

When having meals, you’d better ____ if you want to make new friends.

  A. sit on your own in public places

  B. start a conversation with those who have friends aside

  C. invite others to your apartment to eat together

  D. approach others to show conscious friendliness

According to the text, which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of joining a   class?

  A. It helps you find out your interest and take up a new hobby.

  B. It helps you find out people who share a common interest with you.

  C. It offers an opportunity to meet the same people repeatedly.

  D. It is a good way to meet new people and make friends in a new city.

Which of the following pieces of advice is a tip from the text?

A. Try to be outgoing and talkative instead of being shy.

B. Never turn down an invitation from your friends.

  C. Offer suggestions on how to spend time together.

  D. Don’t give a negative response to any request.

By writing the text, the author intends to tell us ____.

A. why you should change when you move to a new city

B. why you should make new friends in a new city

C. how you can make new friends in a new city

D. how you can keep in touch with strangers

A week ago, I had the great pleasure of reading an e-book, When Money Talks, Listen! By Rich Ezzo．It took only about an hour to read.

   When I first received a copy, I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication．Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick, but my mind just doesn’t chase after dreams of wealth．I think that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse.

   When I began reading When Money Talks, Listen!, I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isn’t money hungry either．He, too, is hungry far more important than money．

Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the review? Simple．I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper．After reading the last word of the e-book, I totally agreed with the subtitle which promised to forever change the way we thought about money．I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install(安装) a stoplight to stop some while others made their way into the picture, then I yielded(让路) them as a few ones arrived in town．I had a mental traffic jam, which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is．

   It has been a week and the effect is the same．I truly do look at money differently and have even done a few things differently this week．This is an e-book you’ll want to read, I promise．I often recommend books to my daughter, and this is one that I didn’t just “suggest”---I left it open at the bottom of the computer and told each one, “Read it, you’ll love it.”

   I would never point someone in a direction I wouldn’t go myself．I urge you to visit the author’s website, Myster Money, and to download the e-book．You won’t regret it.

The author wrote this passage to _________　

       A．strongly recommend an e-book.

　    B．show the author's attitude to money.

　    C．introduce the general idea of an e-book.

　    D．point out Rich Ezzo isn't money hungry.

According to the passage, a Get Rich Quick type of publication ______.

       A．is what the author really cares for

       B．deals with how to make money

       C．is also an e-book written by Rich Ezzo

       D．is more popular than e-books

The author didn't write the review as soon as he finished reading the book because________．

　    A．he was too excited to write anything

　    B．he was not sure whether he did well

　    C．he had to wait for Rich Ezzo's permission

　    D．he wondered if the book would have long influence on him

By saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4, the author probably __________.

　    A．shows that the book brought him many new thoughts

　    B．shows how bad the traffic is in town

　    C．describes the difficulty in understanding the book

　    D．explains it's hard to change one's attitude to money

Which of the following is supported by the passage?

      A．The author had known Rich Ezzo before.

　    B．The author hasn't dreamed of getting rich immediately.

　    C．The author always prefers e-books to paper books.

　    D．The author likes Get Rich Quick-type of publications.

If you look for a book as a present for a child. You will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Patten J.K Powling’s wizard is not alone the past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books, which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The lard of the Rings.

Yet despite that , reading is increasingly unpopular among children. According to statistics in 1997 23% said they didn’t like reading in all. In 2003, 35% did . And around 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.

Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes games. Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class. In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.

Reading Recovery is wined at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacher. An evaluation either this year reported that children on the school made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.    

International research tends to find that when British children leave primacy school they read well, but read text often for fun than those elsewhere. Reading for fun matters because children who are been on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success. According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage

Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1?

A. Marry children’s books have been adapted from films.

B. Marry high-quality children’s books have been published.

C. The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films.

D. The sales of presents for children have increased.

Statistics suggested that        .  

A. the number of top students increased with the use of computers

B. a decreasing number of children showed interest in reading

C. a minority of primacy school children read properly

D. a huge percentage of children read regularly

What do we know about Reading Recovery?

A. An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year.

B. Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking.

C. It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading.

D. Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading.

Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _______.

A. take greater advantage of the project

B. show the potential to enjoy a long life

C. are likely to succeed in their education.  

D. would make excellent future researchers

The aim of this text would probably be _______.

A. to overcome primary school pupils reading difficulty.

B. to encourage the publication of more children’s books

C. to remind children of the importance of reading for fun

D. to introduce a way to improve early children reading

 When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’11 most certainly be right．”It made a deep  36  on me．and since then。for the  past 33 years，I have  37  in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，  38  I want to do what I am about to do today?”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a  39  ，I know I need to change something．

    Remembering that I’ll be  40  soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big  41  in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death，  42 only what is truly important

    About a year ago I was  43  with cancer My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs  44  order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I  45  with that diagnosis all day．  46  ，at last an advanced test showed that i。。t was a very rare cancer that is  47  with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now

     48  wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all  49  ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of  50  ．It is life's change agent It clears out the old to  51  for the new．Right now the new is you．but someday not too  52  from n6w，you will．gradually’become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．

    Your time is  53  ，so don’t waste it living，someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be  54  by dogma（教条） —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’opinions drown out your own inner  55  ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart

36．A．impression         B．curse               C． decision                   D．joke

37．A．seen               B．looked             C．found               D．1ost

38．A．would              B．should             C．might                D．could

39．A．hurry               B．1ine               C．moment              D．row

40．A．successful           B．rich               C．dead              D．frustrated

41．A．apologies           B．fortune            C．impressions           D．choices

42．A．proving            B．leaving             C．confirming          D．telling

43．A．diagnosed           B．cured             C．treated               D．round

44．A．on                 B．for               C． in                 D．at

45．A．met                B．got               C．did                        D．1ived

46．A．However           B．But               C．Therefore          D．So

47．A．incurable           B．curable               C．fatal               D．changeable

48．A．Anyone            B．Someone          C．No one            D．Everyone

49．A．want              B．avoid              C．share            D．escape

50．A．destination         B．1ife               C．science             D．disease

51．A．make up              B．make for           C．make our           D．make wav

 52．A．distant              B．short               C．long               D．away   

 53．A．1imited             B．rare                C．enough            D．1ost

54．A．wasted               B．cheated             C．excited             D．trapped

55．A．voice                B．love               C．direction           D．confusion