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Do we think only with the brain? Hardly. The brain is like a telephone exchange. It is the switchboard, but not the whole system. Its function is to receive incoming signals, make proper connections, and send the messages through to their destination. For efficient service, the body must function as a whole.
But where is the “mind”? Is it in the brain or perhaps in the nervous system? After all, can we say that the mind is in any particular place? It is not a thing, like a leg, or even the brain. It is a function, an activity. Aristotle, twenty-three hundred years ago, observed that the mind was to the body what cutting was to the ax. When the ax is not in use, there is no cutting. So it is with the mind. “Mind,” said Charles H. Woolbert, “is what the body is doing.”
If this activity is necessary for thinking, it is also necessary for carrying thought from one person to another. Observe how people go about the business of ordinary conversation. If you have never done this carefully, you have a surprise in store, for good conversationalists are almost constantly in motion. Their heads are continually nodding and shaking sometimes so vigorously that you wonder how their necks can stand the strain. Even the legs and feet are active. As for the hands and arms, they are seldom still for more than a few seconds at a time.
These people, remember, are not making speeches. They are only common people trying to make others understand what they have in mind. They are not conscious of movement. Their speech is not studies. They are just human creatures in a human environment, trying to adapt themselves to a social situation. Yet they converse, not only with oral language, but with visible actions that involve practically every muscle in the body. In short, because people really think all over, a speaker must talk all over if he succeeds in making people think.
67. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．Bodily Communication B．Spoken Language
C．Bodily Actions D．Conversations
68. Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
A．Thinking is a social phenomenon
B．Thinking is only a brain function
C．Thinking is a function of the nervous system
D．Thinking is the total sum of bodily activities
69. In communication, it is essential not only to employ speech, but also .
A．to speak directly to the other person
B．to use the variety of bodily movements
C．to be certain that the other person is listening
D．to pay great attention to the other person’s behavior
70. It can be inferred that the basic function of bodily activity in speech is to .
A．make the listener feel emotional
B．make the description vivid
C．intensify the speaker’s spoken words
D．carry the speaker’s implied meaning to the listener
71. Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The brain is compared to a telephone exchange.
B．The mind is an activity of the nervous system.
C．Some people remain still while talking to others.
D．Many people move their bodies on purpose while talking.
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As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have．It’s likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen will have a washing machine and a microwave oven．Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need． You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week．
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for．Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world．They feel that the long-hour work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes．Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting_is one of them．
Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year．One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz．They used to work in central London．He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank．They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs （郊区）, leaving their two children with a nanny（保姆）．Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings．They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by．
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales．“I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift．It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it．We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays．However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier．”
Liz, however, is not quite sure．“I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours．I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals．One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children．My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all．”
68．What do the first two paragraphs tell us?
A．People seldom work long hours to make money．
B．People hardly buy more things than necessary．
C．People are sure everything they own is in the right place．
D．People realize more is involved in life than just making money．
69．Daniel agrees that the move to the farm __________．
A．was easy to organize B．has improved family life
C．was extremely expensive D．has been a total success
70．The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph means ________．
A．repairing your car by yourself
B．spending money carefully
C．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life
D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week
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（D）
As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have．It’s likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen will have a washing machine and a microwave oven．Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need． You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week．
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for．Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world．They feel that the long-hour work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes．Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting_is one of them．
Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year．One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz．They used to work in central London．He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank．They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs （郊区）, leaving their two children with a nanny（保姆）．Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings．They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by．
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales．“I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift．It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it．We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays．However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier．”
Liz, however, is not quite sure．“I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours．I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals．One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children．My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all．”
68．What do the first two paragraphs tell us?
A．People seldom work long hours to make money．
B．People hardly buy more things than necessary．
C．People are sure everything they own is in the right place．
D．People realize more is involved in life than just making money．
69．Daniel agrees that the move to the farm __________．
A．was easy to organize B．has improved family life
C．was extremely expensive D．has been a total success
70．The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph means ________．
A．repairing your car by yourself
B．spending money carefully
C．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life
D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week
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阅读理解
What do we think with? Only the brain? Hardly, the brain is like a telephone exchange. It is the switch-board （电话总机） , but not the whole system. Its function （功能） , is to receive incoming signals, make proper connections, and send the messages through to their destination （目的地） . For efficient （有效的） service, the body must function as a whole.
But where is the “mind” ? Is it in the brain? Or perhaps in the nervous system? After all , can we say that the mind is in any particular place? It is a function , an activity. Aristotle , twenty-three hundred years ago , observed that the mind was to the body that cutting was to the ax （斧） . When the ax is not in use, there is no cutting. So with the mind , “Mind , ” said Charles H. Woolbert , “is what the body is doing. ”
If this activity is necessary for thinking, it is also necessary for carrying thought from one person to another. Observe how people go about the business of ordinary conversation. If you have never done this painstakingly , you have a surprise in store , for good conversationalists are almost constantly in motion. Their heads are continually nodding and shaking sometimes so vigorously （有力的） that you wonder how their necks can stand the strain （拉紧）.
Even the legs and feet are active. As for the hands and arms , they are seldom still for more than a few seconds at a time.
These people, remember, are not making speeches. They are merely common folk trying to make others understand what they have in mind. They are not conscious of （意识到） movement. Their speech is not studied. They are just human creatures in a human environment, trying to adapt （适应） themselves to a social situation. Yet they talk , not only with oral language , but with visible actions that involve （包括） practically every muscle in the body.
In short, because people really think all over, a speaker must talk all over if he succeeds in making people think.
1．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．Bodily Communication
B．Bodily Actions
C．Spoken Language
D．Conversations
2．Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
[ ]
A．Thinking is social phenomenon（现象）.
B．Thinking is only a brain function.
C．Thinking is a function of the nervous system.
D．Thinking is the sum total of bodily activity.
3．In communication , it is necessary not only to employ speech , but also ________.
[ ]
A．to speak directly to the other person
B．to employ a variety of bodily movements
C．to be certain that the other person is listening
D．to pay great attention to the other person's actions
4．It can be inferred from the passage that the basic function of bodily activity in speech is to ________.
[ ]
A．make the listener feel moved
B．make the speaker understood
C．emphasize .the speaker's spoken words
D．pass the speaker's implied meaning to the listener
5．Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．The brain is compared to a telephone exchange.
B．The mind is an activity of the nervous system.
C．Some people remain still while talking to others.
D．Many people move their bodies on purpose while talking.
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