My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I____older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep_______the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the____score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The____and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me____that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour____from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and____saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He tried to make the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I____up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the____way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my____in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. I’ll always remember that!

1.

A.went B.changed C.turned D.grew

2.

A.when B.although C.because D.before

3.

A.public B.final C.official D.lucky

4.

A.smell B.color C.taste D.shape

5.

A.happily B.sadly C.slowly D.simply

6.

A.ride B.walk C.race D.drive

7.

A.successfully B.peacefully C.surprisingly D.unusually

8.

A.set B.picked C.put D.hung

9.

A.strange B.safe C.same D.special

10.

A.pleasure B.purpose C.problem D.progress

If you've been joining in chat room conversation, or trading e-mail with net pals(网友 ), you have become one of the millions who write in a special short form of English.

Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are "talking" online - many of them all talking at the same time.

It's fast: try talking to six people at once. It's easy: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, and quick fingers.

And it requires very simple language. There’s neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(=be right back) will do?

Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI(=pardon me for jumping in).

Interested in whom you're talking to? A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal's age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.

If something makes you laugh, say you're OTF(=on the floor), or LOL(=laughing out loud), or combine the two into ROTFL(=rolling on the floor laughing).

And when it's time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG(got to go) or TTYL(=talk to you later).People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters(大写字母) are left in the dust, except when expressing strong feelings, as it takes more time to hold down the "shift" key and use capitals. Punctuation (标点) is going, too.

1.The sentence , “There’s neither time nor space for explanations” means that_______.

A. people should use words properly

B. people should know what time it is when they are talking

C. people online can express themselves in a simple way

D. people should communicate in a funny way

2.If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means ______.

A. the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine

B. you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York

C. you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York

D. the people you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl.

3.Which of the following is a way to save online time?

A. People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.

B. People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard.

C. Many people draw pictures.

D. People never use the “shift” key.

Teachers say that the digital(数字) age has had a good influence and a not-so-good influence on American teenagers. More than 2,000 middle and high school teachers took an online survey. Researchers also spoke with teachers in some groups. Most teachers think the Internet and digital search tools have had a mostly positive influence on their students' research habits and skills. But at the same time,some teachers also point out some problems in teenagers' using digital search tools.

The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the College Board and the National Writing Project. Judy Buchanan is the director of the National Writing Project and a co-writer of the report. She says digital research tools are helping students learn more, and learn faster. "Both teachers and students really welcome these tools because they make learning exciting. And the goal is to really help students become creators of something meaningful, and not just users of the online information.”

But one problem the survey found is that these technologies make teenagers have short attention spans(持续时间). As there is huge amount of information about different subjects on the Internet, teenagers' attention is easily drawn away from their research.

Another problem the survey found is that many students trust the information they find on the Internet too much. Judy Buchanan says these students have not developed the skills to judge the online information. They need to learn a lot to tell if the information is believable. It's something that really has to be paid attention to.

One more problem the survey found is something that might not seem like a problem at all: being able to quickly find information online. Many students think "doing research" now means just doing a quick search on Google. Teachers say the result is a drop in the wish and ability of their students to work hard to find answers. That is, they are overly dependent on search engines and do not make enough use of printed books or research librarians.

Many teachers also say that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities.

1.The result of the survey shows .

A.digital search tools need to be greatly improved

B.digital search tools are generally good for teenagers

C.teenagers have difficulty in using digital search tools

D.American teachers enjoy using digital search tools

2.Using digital search tools makes teenagers .

A.less trusting of online information B.more independent in doing research

C.more willing to work hard to find answers D.less able to pay full attention while searching

3.To do better in research, teenagers should .

A.spend more time searching online B.ask their teachers for more advice

C.make better use of printed materials D.learn more knowledge of search tools

Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something that has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand what he wants to teach them, and what he wants them to learn from him.

What visual(视觉的)artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain,

because painters translate their experience into shapes and colours, not words. They seem to feel that a

certain selection of shapes and colours, out of countless billions of, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular Shapes and colours. or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.

Most artists take their shapes and colours from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and at rest; their choices indicate(指示)that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary(当代的)artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.

If one painter chooses to paint a decaying(腐烂)leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something-all of which means that, consciously(有意识地)or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.

1.An artist hopes that the public will .

A.understand him and learn from him

B.notice only shapes and colours in his work

C.teach him something

D.believe what he says in his work

2.It is hard to explain what a painter is saying because he/she .

A.does not express himself/herself well

B.uses unusual words and phrases

C.uses shapes and colours instead of words

D.does not say anything clearly

3.The writer points out that the contemporary artists might say their choices of subject .

A.carry a message to the public

B.only provide interesting pattern

C.have no pattern or form

D.teach the public important truths

4.What do you know from the passage?

A.A painting is more easily understood that music.

B.Art is merely the arranging of shape and colours.

C.Every artist tries to say something consciously to the public.

D.One must look beyond shape and colour to find what the artist is saying.

Good communication skills are key to success in life, work and relationships. Without effective(有效的) communication, a message can turn into error, misunderstanding, or even disaster.

Communication is the process by which we exchange information between people. To communicate well is to understand and to be understood. Communication can be successful only when both the sender and the receiver understand the same information.

In today's highly informational and technological environment, it has become more important to have good communication skills. Here are some important steps to communicate effectively.

Know what you want to say and why. Understand clearly the purpose of your message. Know to whom you are communicating and why.

How will you say it? We all know that it's not always what you say, but how you say it , that matters. Begin by making eye contact. You show trust and confidence when you look at others in the eyes when you speak. Second, pay attention to your body language, since it can say so much more than your words. By standing with your arms easily at your side, you tell others that you are open to hearing what they have to say.

Communication is a two-way street. After you have said what you have to say, stop and listen. Practise your listening skills. Be considerate of others are talking, listen carefully and never cut them off.

Definition of communication

Communication is the process by which we exchange information   1.people.

Some 2.for pay attention to communication skills.

●key to success in life, work and relationships

●helping to understand each oyher

●being of much3.at present as a result of the highly information and technological environment

Some steps to have an effective communication.

●Have a4.understanding of what your purposes, listeners and reasons are.

●Know how you say it because it is sometimes more important than what you say.

●Stop to listen after you have 5.your talk.

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