摘要: I hate it when people speak with their (嘴) full.

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  Gossip moves so quickly that few people have time to cover their ears, even if they want to.

  “I hate it when others gossip about me,”said Mandy Miraglia, 16, a high school student from California,“but to be honest, gossip about my friends makes me feel I am trusted and belong to the group.”Miraglia is not the only person feeling like that.

  Gossip has long been looked down on as little more than nonsense and bad manners.But recent research has shown that gossip has many positive effects on your social life.

  “There has been a trend among people to dislike gossip,”said David Sloan Wilson, Professor from the State University of New York in Binghamton, US,“but gossip appears to be a very important form of behavior in a group of friends, defining their group membership.”

  For 18 months, Kevin Kniffin, from the University of Wisconsin, US, researched the behavior of 50 people.He found that gossip levels peaked when a sports team included a slacker, someone who regularly missed practices or showed up late.Other members of the team would soon start to joke about the slacker's shortcomings behind his back, because they thought they were bad for the whole team.

  Gossip about the mistakes of senior members helps newcomers rebuild their confidence after a failure.

  It also helps relieve social and professional anxiety.Long-term studies show that people around the world devote from a fifth to two-thirds or more of their daily conversation to gossip, and men appear to be just as eager for gossip as women.

  It is hard to judge gossip, but it is more powerful than you think.

(1)

The author would probably agree that ________.

[  ]

A.

gossip is bad manners

B.

gossip has many good effects

C.

gossip is somewhat like nonsense

D.

gossip is more powerful than advice

(2)

What does the underlined word“slacker”mean according to the context?

[  ]

A.

Someone who values the team benefit much.

B.

Someone who does not do what they should well.

C.

Someone who is active in sports.

D.

Someone who shows no much interest in sports.

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Gossip is a useful way of building group membership.

B.

Gossip can possibly make someone confident.

C.

Generally, women are fonder of gossip than men.

D.

Actually, everyone gossips to some degree in their daily conversation.

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根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两个为多余选项.

  John:The final exam is coming; seems you are busy preparing for it.

  Mary:Of course.Nobody, except you, is idling around the whole day long.

  John:Don't say that.  1   In fact, I've been working very hard these days.

  Mary:  2  

  John:Believe me, I've really made good preparations this time and I'm staying up late every night…

  Mary:Very well, that's to say, you don't need my help any more.

  John:You may well say so, but en…en…, if possible, would you be kind enough to do me a little bit of favour?

  Mary:No way.Never expect me to do that.  3  

  John:I'm begging you, Mary, please, just this one time.  4   I'm remembering the new words time and time again but keeping forgetting them time and time again.Besides, it is so easy a job:just pass on a note, that's OK.

  Mary:It is everything but easy! I was almost caught last time!

  John:  5  

A.Truth to tell, I hate it.

B.You are always not believing me.

C.I am not so good at English as you.

D.You see, I was born with a poor memory.

E.I promise to buy you a lovely Barbie girl, OK?

F.You wrong me if you think I know nothing but fun.

G.You are always that way:making efforts at the last moment.

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What would I do for Carol’s 50th birthday? It was  36 that she didn’t want a party, certainly not a surprise party (that was an agreement at our marriage).

    “How about a small dinner with  37 ?” I asked.

    “No,” she said, “I hate being the center of  38 .”

    Still, the milestone had to be marked. 39 wasn’t going to let her get away with a Stouffer’s frozen dinner and a movie video,  40 this was all she said she wanted.

    I thought and thought, and  41 making my decision, I sent a letter to her friends, asking them for photos, poems, and letters.“Carol doesn’t 42 a party in person...but I’m hoping to    43 her a party in a book.” I bought a(n)  44 with a friend’s advice, and what I wanted  45 .For a few minutes at the end of every workday, I  46 pull out the marking pens and make up the  47 , Carol’s.

    Photos of her in junior high, pictures of us  48 the boys, original songs, notes, cards, and poems.It made me  49 for all the years we had had together.The  50 was more than the album.It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family.You could  51 it on every page.

    I wrapped it up and  52 it home.“Happy birthday, sweetie,” I said.“It’s not a frozen dinner or a video, but it’s  53 you deserve.” She cried.She doesn’t  54 like to cry, but I think she likes the book.She’s said so many times.And every time I remind her  55 putting it together was a gift to me.

36.A.amazing       B.clear          C.unusual     D.important

37.A.neighbours      B.children      C.friends        D.classmates

38.A.attention       B.comment      C.view          D.interest

39.A.She         B.It        C.He         D.I

40.A.for         B.or         C.and         D.when

41.A.before        B.after       C.when       D.once

42.A.want        B.have        C.hold       D.attend

43.A.make       B.choose       C.find       D.give

44.A.album        B.novel        C.mirror        D.overcoat

45.A.went on        B.poured in      C.turned back     D.got away

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

47.A.decision       B.story         C.mind          D.book

48.A.for         B.around          C.with       D.except

49.A.grateful       B.worried       C.nervous         D.special

50.A.meaning       B.gift          C.party          D.world

51.A.count       B.read            C.express       D.improve

52.A.took        B.sent         C.placed       D.packed

53.A.how        B.why        C.which        D.what

54.A.normally       B.merely       C.really         D.obviously

55.A.whether      B.that        C.when         D.who

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完形填空

  What would I do for Carol's 50th birthday?It was   1   that she didn't want a party, certainly not a surprise party(that was an agreement at our marriage).

  “How about a small dinner with   2  ?” I asked.

  “No,” she said, “I hate being the center of   3  .”

  Still, the milestone had to be marked.  4   wasn't going to let her get away with a Stouffer's frozen dinner and a movie video,   5   this was all she said she wanted.

  I thought and thought, and   6   making my decision, I sent a letter to her friends, asking them for photos, poems, and letters.“Carol doesn't   7   a party in person.but I'm hoping to   8   her a party in a book.” I bought a(n)  9   with a friend's advice, and what I wanted   10  .For a few minutes at the end of every workday, I   11   pull out the marking pens and make up the   12  , Carol's.

  Photos of her in junior high, pictures of us   13   the boys, original songs, notes, cards, and poems.It made me   14   for all the years we had had together.The   15   was more than the album.It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family.You could   16   it on every page.

  I wrapped it up and   17   it home.“Happy birthday, sweetie,” I said.“It's not a frozen dinner or a video, but it's   18   you deserve.” She cried.She doesn't   19   like to cry, but I think she likes the book.She's said so many times.And every time I remind her   20   putting it together was a gift to me.

(1)

[  ]

A.

amazing

B.

clear

C.

unusual

D.

important

(2)

[  ]

A.

neighbors

B.

children

C.

friends

D.

classmates

(3)

[  ]

A.

attention

B.

comment

C.

view

D.

interest

(4)

[  ]

A.

She

B.

It

C.

He

D.

I

(5)

[  ]

A.

for

B.

or

C.

and

D.

when

(6)

[  ]

A.

before

B.

after

C.

when

D.

once

(7)

[  ]

A.

want

B.

have

C.

hold

D.

attend

(8)

[  ]

A.

make

B.

choose

C.

find

D.

give

(9)

[  ]

A.

album

B.

novel

C.

mirror

D.

overcoat

(10)

[  ]

A.

went on

B.

poured in

C.

turned back

D.

got away

(11)

[  ]

A.

could

B.

should

C.

would

D.

might

(12)

[  ]

A.

decision

B.

story

C.

mind

D.

book

(13)

[  ]

A.

for

B.

around

C.

with

D.

except

(14)

[  ]

A.

grateful

B.

worried

C.

nervous

D.

special

(15)

[  ]

A.

meaning

B.

gift

C.

party

D.

world

(16)

[  ]

A.

count

B.

read

C.

express

D.

improve

(17)

[  ]

A.

took

B.

sent

C.

placed

D.

packed

(18)

[  ]

A.

how

B.

why

C.

which

D.

what

(19)

[  ]

A.

normally

B.

merely

C.

really

D.

obviously

(20)

[  ]

A.

whether

B.

that

C.

when

D.

who

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