题目内容
Your clothes are a _________of your personality.
A. image B. reflection C. opposition D. impression
B
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The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be 1 for an important person in the village. He certainly 2 to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, “ 3 me at the donkey fair (集市) on 4 . I shall sell her at that time. I shall 5 my donkey to the one who will treat her most 6 .”
Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah 7 out a plan. He wanted to 8 his word and also to keep his donkey.
On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 9 .No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.
On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.
They found a 10 tied with a piece of rope 11 the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked 12 .
“It is 13 , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,” said the Mullah. “Just one 14 , though, my donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be 15 . The kind man who 16 my donkey must buy my cat also.”
“How much is your cat?” asked many 17 .
“Oh, my cat is a very 18 animal,” said the Mullah. “Her father 19 a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 10 .She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars”.
The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.
1．A. right B. wrong C. impossible D. strange
2. A. didn’t want B. wanted
C. hadn’t decided D. intended
3. A. Meet B. Pay C. Talk D. Help
4. A. tomorrow afternoon
B. the day after tomorrow
C. the evening
D. Saturday
5. A. give B. take C. sell D. show
6. A. cruelly B. warmly C. kindly D. carefully.
7. A. put B. thought C. carried D. made
8．A. say B. keep C. break D. send
9．A. bread B. paper C. cloth D. rope
10．A. cat B. dog C. cock D. rope
11．A. with B. on C. to D. around
12．A sad B happy C tired D fine
13．A. a lie B. true C. real D. a pity
14．A. matter B. problem C. thing D. question
15．A. killed B. sold C. beaten D. parted
16．A. sees B. buys C. likes D. wants
17．A. voices B. sounds C. noises D. cries
18．A. pretty B. cruel C. strong D. important
19．A. looked after B. caught C. drove D. grasped
20．A. me B. her father C. the Queen D. her
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注意：每空不超过3个单词。
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Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation（感觉） of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions—those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A. Bargh.
Psychologists have known that one person’s perception（感知） of another’s “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.
Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal. Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.
To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistant who was unaware of the study’s hypotheses（假设）, handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form: The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “Person A” based on a particular description. Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.
“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,” says Bargh.
51. According to Paragraph 1, a person’s emotion may be affected by ______.
A. the visitors to his office
B. the psychology lessons he has
C. his physical feeling of coldness
D. the things he has bought online
52. The author mentions Harlow’s experiment to show that ______.
A. adults should develop social skills
B. babies need warm physical contact
C. caregivers should be healthy adults
D. monkeys have social relationships
53. In Bargh’s experiment, the students were asked to ______.
A. evaluate someone’s personality
B. write down their hypotheses
C. fill out a personal information form
D. hold coffee and cold drink alternatively
54. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences
B. feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide
C. physical temperature affects how we see others
D. capable persons are often cold to others
55. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Drinking for Better Social Relationships.
B. Experiments of Personality Evaluation.
C. Developing Better Drinking Habits.
D. Physical Sensations and Emotions.
“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint（晕倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.
1.
According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ______.
A. a family honor B. a family secret
C. a family story D. a family treasure
2.
What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors from Paragraph 2?
A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.
C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.
3.
Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
A. She was curious about it. B. She planned to keep it for fun.
C. She needed it for her school task. D. She intended to scare her parents.
4.
. Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ______.
A. they were crazy
B. they were over excited
C. they realized their misunderstanding
D. they both thought they had won the quarrel
