Knowing how to communicate well needs very personal attention between you and another human being. Is there a better way to learn how to communicate effectively? Yes, there is. Please follow the 3 basic steps below.

1. Relax and Breathe.

    Whether it's a business meeting or the first date, the first thing you must do in order to communicate is to relax. When you relax you are in control. You control your reactions and your reactions do not control you. Breathing is central to relaxation. Take a few deep breaths and your body will begin to be more at ease. This will help you apply what you already know about how to communicate well.

2. Think and you will be prepared.

    Have you ever heard the old saying, "think before you speak"? Well, it is true. By thinking ahead about how the conversation might flow, you will be better prepared, more at ease and more confident.

3. Follow the flow of the conversation.

   If you are uncomfortable, being silent will only make it worse and make the other person uncomfortable as well. So when all else fails, follow through with small talk until a common topic appears.

   A good way to keep a conversation going is to ask the other person questions. People love to talk about themselves and if you do this they will think very highly of you. Learning good communication skills is not something out of reach. If you make an effort, you will succeed.

1.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Preparation and Conversation     B. How to Communicate with Anyone You Meet

C. Personal attention and Communication  D. How to Keep Your Conversation Going

2.If you want to talk with others successfully, the most important thing you should do is       .

A. to follow the flow of the conversation. 

B. to take as many deep breaths as possible

C. to make a good preparation for the conversation

D. to keep calm and relax yourself fully

3.Why does relaxation play an important part in your good communication?

A. Because it can help you put your communication skills that you know into use.

B. Because it will help you organize good sentences for your communication.

C. Because it can help you keep excited and react quickly in the communication.

D. Because no one likes to communicate with a nervous person.

4. If you feel uncomfortable, you’d better        .

A. keep silence in order to give the chance of speaking to others

B. talk small things until you find a topic you both like

C. speak freely so as to run across the topic you like

D. ask questions which you are interested in

5. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?

A. Good communication skills can be learned if you try.

B. You will be good at communication if you try.

C. Not all people can learn good communication skills.

D. Communication skills can be improved easily.

Hot words on the Internet don’t stay hot for long. “Geili” and “fuyun”, last year’s biggest linguistic innovations, are practically prehistoric in Internet terms. What’s buzzing now is “hold steady”

The term comes from a segment (片段) on the Taiwanese TV show University which features Miss Lin(Xie Yilin) giving a lecture on how to behave like a fashion queen at parties or on the bus. The extremely funny lecture is mainly an over-the-top mockery(嘲笑) of the fashion world, but Miss Lin makes a point: We need to hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations.

Holding steady, Internet slang for “staying poised”, is one of the qualities the public has been looking for lately as pressures on marriage, work and money can easily drive people crazy. The quality was demonstrated by a girl named Su Miaoling this year. The contestant in the TV singing competition Super Girl carried herself with an air of confidence on stage and kept her cool when others got anxious. “I like your poise(淡定). Very few contestants on this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show’s judges, Hu Haiquan, to Su. Internet users dubbed Su “Sister Poise”.

Poise is also appreciated in Western culture as an essential quality of a well-mannered person. Each year, the National League of Junior Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People. Kate Middleton made it onto the list in 2011 “for the poise and dignity with which she conducts herself in the public spotlight”. The Duchess of Cambridge was also acclaimed earlier this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding.

Good news for many, poise is not genetic----it can be acquired with a bit of effort. A personal growth guidance gives tips on how to stay poised. “Take a few deep breaths when you are facing a situation that tests your patience; practice yoga regularly to calm your nerves; use self-affirmation by saying ‘I choose to be calm in any situation’; write down your affirmation daily to imprint the goal,” reads the site.

1.According to the passage, what does “hold steady” mean?

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

3.Which of the following is NOT the way to hold steady?

4.The purpose of this passage is to_______.

.

--- Is there anything wrong with my heart?

--- ______ . Take it easy.

— I have got a cough and my chest hurts.

—________. Let me examine you.

A．Don’t mind　　　　　　　　　　　

B．Take it easy

C．You should learn to protect yourself　

D．Keep calm. You will recover soon

  I am a mother of three，and have recently completed my college degree．The last class I had to  36  was Sociology．The teacher’s last  37  of the term was called“Smile．”The class was asked to  38  and smile at three people．My husband，youngest son and I headed for McDonald’s．It was just our  39  of sharing special playtime with our son．We were standing in line，waiting to be 40  when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away and then  41   my husband did．

    I sensed a 42  smell and turned around．and there 43  behind me were two poor homeless men．As I 4 4 down at the short gentleman 4 5  to me，he was“smiling”．The second man rubbed his hands stupidly as he stood   46   his friend．    。

    I was so touched by the   47 that I held my tears as I stood there with them．The young lady at the 48  asked him what they wanted．He said，“Coffee is all，Miss；”because that was all they could  49 ．Then I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a  50  tray．Then I walked to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot．I put the tray on the table and   51   my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand．He looked up at me，with   52   in his eyes，and said，“Thank you．”I started to cry as I walked away to  53  my husband and son．

    I returned to my  54  on the last evening of class，with this story in hand．I turned in“my project”．I   55  with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn．

36．A．teach            B．attend                  C．pass                D．turn

3 7．A．goal            B．paper                  C．project            D．degree

38．A．get together    B．go out                 C．stay inside       D．keep calm

39．A．field             B．way                     C．chance            D．interest

40．A．served          B．charged                C．expected         D．ordered

41．A．only             B．even                    C．just                 D．still

42．A．good            B．stressful               C．horrible          D．pleasant

43．A．standing       B．falling                 C．1ying              D．sitting

44．A．threw           B．headed                 C．looked            D．seated

45．A．generous       B．close                C．friendly          D．similar

46．A．before          B．behind                 C．after                   D．over

47．A．smell           B．condition          C．health          D．smiles

48．A．counter         B．chair                   C．door                   D．table

49．A．eat               B．afford                  C．find                D．cook

50．A．separate        B．beautiful              C．large               D．expensive

51．A．laid              B．set                       C．caught            D．stuck

52．A．smiles          B．surprises              C．pities              D．tears

53．A．search          B．join                     C．invite              D．get

54．A．home                  B．job                      C．college            D．work

55．A．dealt            B．did                      C．graduated        D．Dropped