-They may be getting married soon. -How did you know it? A. A little bird told me B. I have butterflies in my heart C. It's a piece of cake D. Beauty lies in love’s eyes 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Did you know that body language accounts for(占) over 90% of a conversation? That’s 【小题1】_______communicating face-to-face is always better than a telephone conversation-【小题2】 _______(especial) if you are trying to sell something!
Your body language will give others a general 【小题3】_______(impressive) of you and it will also show your emotions. It’s very difficult to make your body lie. It’s easy to tell the difference between a genuine(真诚的) smile of pleasure and a false smile. So if you understand body language codes, it is usually possible to know【小题4】_______someone really means, whatever they may be saying with words.
However, not all of our body language is universal, it’s different from one country to 【小题5】_____and they can lead to【小题6】______(misunderstand). Even simple gestures may have a 【小题7】_______(complete)different meaning in other parts of the world.

England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century, many people worked as household servants for the , "Mothering Sunday" was _ for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．

In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n） holiday until 1915．Its establishment was due to the perseverance and love of one , Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania her father served as a minister．

When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道） memory of her mother．

On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n) Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state it．

On Mother' s Day morning some American children the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers which they have made themselves or bought in ．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers , they may bring white carnations to their grave（坟墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American ．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!

1.A．before B．since C．when D．until

2.A．rich B．poor C．living D．injured

3.A．protected B．reserved C．changed D．persuaded

4.A．form B．custom C．habit D．plan

5.A．Monday B．Wednesday C．Sunday D．Friday

6.A．ordinary B．common C．regular D．official

7.A．nearly B．largely C．deeply D．highly

8.A．mother B．sister C．daughter D．waitress

9.A．destroyed B．found C．made D．left

10.A．where B. when C．why D．how

11.A．reward B．honour C．award D．inspire

12.A．on B．at C．in D．for

13.A．special B．expensive C．simple D．easy

14.A．put off B．give up C．take on D．set aside

15.A．understood B．received C．celebrated D．prevented

16.A．follow B．refuse C．accept D．support

17.A．letters B．gifts C．calls D．toys

18.A．schools B．churches C．stores D．hospitals

19.A．went ahead B．moved on C．stayed up D．passed away

20.A．restaurants B．departments C．offices D．markets

Men and women are still treated unequally in the workplace. Women continue to earn less, on average, for the same performance. Research has shown that both conscious(有意识的) and subconscious biases (偏见) contribute to this problem. But we’ve discovered another source of inequality: Women often don’t get what they want and deserve because they don’t ask for it. In three separate studies, we found that men are more likely than women to negotiate for what they want.

The first study found that the starting salaries of male MBAs who had recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon were 7.6%, or almost $4,000, higher on average than those of female MBAs from the same program. That’s because most of the women had simply accepted the employer’s salary offer; in fact, only 7% had attempted to negotiate. But 57% of their male counterparts--or eight times as many men as women—had asked for more.

Another study tested this gender difference in the lab. Subjects were told that they would be observed playing a word game and that they would be paid between $3 and $10 for playing. After each subject completed the task, an experimenter thanked the participant and said, “Here’s $3. Is $3 OK?” For the men, it was not OK, and they said so. Their requests for more money are nine times as many as the women’s.

The largest of the three studies surveyed several hundred people over the Internet, asking them about the most recent negotiations they’d attempted or started and when they expected to negotiate next. The study showed that men place themselves in negotiation situations much more often than women do.

There are several reasons accounting for the phenomenon. First, women often are taught from an early age not to promote their own interests and to focus instead on the needs of others. The messages girls receive—from parents, teachers, other children, the media, and society in general—can be so powerful that when they grow up they may not realize that they’ve made this behavior part of them, or they may realize it but not understand how it affects their willingness to negotiate. Women tend to think that they will be recognized and rewarded for working hard and doing a good job. Unlike men, they haven’t been taught that they can ask for more.

1.According to this passage, what causes the inequality in the workplace?

A. social bias

B. women’s poorer working ability

C. women’s worse academic background

D. women’s less negotiating

2.Which can be the result of the following survey, according to Para 4?

When do you expect to negotiate next?

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Women are more likely to accept the employer’s salary offer.

B. Men tend to ask for more money than woman.

C. Women care more about other’s interest instead of themselves’.

D. Men believe that the better they work, the better they’re paid.

4.What will be discussed in the following paragraph?

A. The suggestions given to women.

B. The warnings to men.

C. Another reason for women’s not asking.

D. Another reason for men’s asking.

Scientists in Colombia have trained a team of rats to help remove land mines from the countryside. Land mines are small bombs hidden in the ground and designed to explode(爆炸) when someone steps on them.

When trained, the rats can smell special metals in the mines and then signal(发信号) to their human team. Then why use rats for such an important job?

In the past, dogs have been used to find bombs. Rats have a good sense of smell and can respond to orders, just like dogs do. But rats are much lighter than dogs. They stand less of a chance of setting off the mines, which explode under a certain amount of weight. What’s more, the best rats are cheaper to keep than dogs. It costs about the same amount of money to take care of one dog as it does 70 rats.

The rats have already been used in Tanzania, an African country with many land mines. Luisa Fernanda Méndez and her team in Colombia are training the even lighter Wistar rats. These are the white rats with red eyes that scientists often use in laboratory experiments. “They even train their babies to perform their jobs, which saves us a lot of time, ” Méndez said.

Colombia has the second-highest rate(比率) of deaths from land mine accidents in the world. Last year, land mines killed 695 people — 56 of whom were children. A criminal group called the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, as well as other organizations, have placed the mines. FARC are strongly against Colombia’s government. The group has placed mines all around its own bases and in many places in the countryside.

In the past, the Colombian government hired peasants and poor farmers to find mines. Many of them died trying to find the well-hidden bombs.

Colombian police official Erick Guzmán hopes the team of rats can come to the rescue(援救). “These rats will be a great help,” he said.

1.How do rats help to find land mines?

A．By their special sight. B．By their light weight.

C．By their sense of smell. D．By their excellent hearing.

2.The advantage of rats over dogs in finding bombs is that _____.

A．they are cleverer.

B．they run faster

C．they have a better sense of smell

D．they don’t make mines explode as easily

3.The underlined word “They” may refer to ______.

A．scientists B．Wistar rats

C．dogs D．Méndez and her team

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Specially-trained rats help clear land mines.

B．People in Tanzania are suffering from land mines.

C．Dogs are no longer used to find land mines.

D．Land mines have become a great danger to Colombians.

There are many stories about people who did not let age stop them in the pursuit of their goals. I’m sure you have heard of recent 70-year-old college graduates, or teenagers who are 1 of many useful things or owners of companies. Actually, it can be done; it just 2 your attitude.

Michael had wanted to run his own business from an early age, but he was 3 a big risk taker. After many years of working for others, he put a business plan together and was about to make the 4 , but his friends told him that at 45 he was too 5 to start his own construction business. They thought it was a young man’s business while Michael needed a steady income to support his family. Michael was discouraged. 6 many of his friends worked in the very field that he was considering starting his business in, he 7 that they knew what was best, so he decided to give up his 8 . But his wife told him that he was foolish to do so. They discussed it and Michael 9 that he’d been using his age as a(n) 10 instead of as an advantage.

Have you put off a goal 11 age or another limiting factor? Does the limiting 12really have as much influence as you think? Age is just a number and each challenge is an opportunity. Your attitude 13 . You’re not too old to try something 14 and never too old to give up on your dreams. They may 15 a bit of adjustment, but if you want something enough, believe in yourself and your desires will have no bounds.

1. A．owners B．discoverers C．inventors D．users

2. A．depends on B．turns down C．makes up D．leads to

3. A．never B．hardly C．nearly D．surely

4. A．decision B．leap C．conclusion D．contribution

5. A．early B．old C．hard D．wise

6. A．If B．Before C．Even D．Since

7. A．hoped B．learnt C．thought D．heard

8. A．plan B．job C．belief D．method

9. A．stressed B．decided C．realized D．Dreamed

10. A．response B．reply C．answer D．excuse

11. A．instead of B．regardless of C．because of D．in spite of

12. A．result B．factor C．pressure D．strength

13. A．changes B．helps C．begins D．matters

14. A．opposite B．impossible C．strange D．valuable

15. A．make B．suggest C．require D．follow

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