“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and sad. We all need friends.
For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.
Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book.
1. Be friendly and polite. Always greet with a smile. Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.
2. Go out of your way to be nice. Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.
3. Remember names. They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.
4. Be open-minded. Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.
5. Listen patiently. When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.
1.The underlined sentence “No one can live a completely isolated life” means “______” in this passage.
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A．No one can live a hard life |
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B．No one can live without difficulty |
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C．No one can live alone |
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D．No one can live on an island |
2.Some of us feel it not easy to make friends because ________.
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A．we are afraid to make bad friends |
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B．we are too shy to take the first action |
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C．we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends |
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D．we feel sure that we already have enough friends |
3.We can learn from this passage that ________.
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A．John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie |
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B．friends are always friends |
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C．few people bought Carnegie’s book |
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D．the writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie |
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Carnegie’s book?
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A．Say “excuse me” before you ask. |
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B．Don’t visit your neighbor too often. |
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C．Think more about others. |
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D．People enjoy hearing their own names. |
5.The best possible title for this passage should be “________”.
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A．How to Make Friends |
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B．A Famous Book |
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C．About Friendship |
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D．John Donne and Dale Carnegie |
配对阅读。左栏是对5个学生做演讲时存在问题的描述，请在右栏为每个学生选择一个合适的建议，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
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1.Paul: I don’t think I can talk fluently(流利) because it’s difficult for me to remember all the words. 2.Billy: When I come face to face with the audience, where should my eyes fall upon? Do I have to look front, or look around from time to time? 3.Amy: When I am talking, I can’t help waving my hands, for I think it can help me express what I want to say better. But my classmates say I look funny and foolish by doing this. 4.Betty: I know that it’s not right to speak fast. But I am afraid that I can’t finish my talk in the given time if I speak slowly. 5.Tony: Should I talk in American English or British English? |
E. You should know you and most of the people you talk to are different in many ways. Some of them may not know what you are talking about. Then speak to them on their terms and in their languages. F. Concentrate on what you want to say. If you are always paying attention to gestures(手势),you will feel uncomfortable. G. It’s true that there are some differences between American English and British English, but they’ll not cause much difficulty for listeners, so just speak the way you’re used to. |
下面是一些同学对课外活动的看法，请仔细阅读下列短文，按信息卡内容要求填入相关信息。
Mike Smith: We have many after-class activities in school—English corner, hand-writing lessons, playing basketball, playing chess, dancing and so on. Students in our school can choose any kind of activities they like.
Jane White: I’m a member of the music club in our school. I can learn different kind of music instruments. It’s fun.
Frank Green: I take park in drawing and English corner after class. I benefit a lot from the activities. I can not only improve my abilities of drawing and spoken English, but also make some new friends who have the same hobbies as me.
Amy young: Some teachers think after-class activities take up too much time. But as a student, I think it’s necessary for schools to give us the chance to improve our other abilities after class. We are under great pressure with too much homework and exams. We need time to relax.
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Kinds of after-class activities |
1 , hand-writing lessons, playing basketball, 2 , dancing, instrument playing and 3 |
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Advantages of after-class activities |
●a good chance to improve students’ other abilities ●a good chance to 4 ●to help students to 5 |