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Fail the speech competition ________ he did, he still accumulate much precious experience．

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A．as

B．since

C．unless

D．when

答案：A
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Sometimes we rarely make eye contact or make small talk with the people who are just beside or around you, so we act sometimes as if they don’t exist.

Here is an example. At nine most mornings the same scene is repeated in office buildings around the world. An employee walks into the elevator with his boss and apart from a mumbled “good morning” the junior is lost for other words. “That’s an opportunity missed”, says experts, who believe that such an obviously dull 30 – second conversation can be invaluable for those who want to climb the career ladder.

“Small talk can help build relationship on which you can build,” says Dusseldorf communication advisor Thorsten Knobble, whose company customizes curriculum vitae(个人简历) and job references.

As a matter of fact, the importance of small talk goes far beyond the relationship to one’s boss. People who fail the art of speaking a lot without actually saying anything find it harder to cultivate relationships in the workplace, believes Levy, director of the senior management association.

“Small talk is an essential part of networking,” he says.

Virtually every conversation begins and ends with small talk, according to Wolf Lasko, who has written a book on the topic and its bearing on career prospects.

Not everyone is good at small talk. It takes skill to pick the right moment and the right topic with which to start a conversation. There are plenty of topics although some are not suitable for informal chat. “Anything to do with sex is taboo,” cautions Knobble. “Care is needed with politics, religion, money, health or personal feelings or lives.” Safe topics include weather, holidays, movies, jobs, sports or past experiences.

Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

    A. Small Talk Difficult to Start    B. Small Talk and Safe Topics

    C. Small Talk Easy Or Not   D. Small Talk Essential to Your Career 

Small talk can do all the following except that _________.

    A. it can be an important part of the Internet

    B. it can make you successful in your career

    C. it can help you get along with the people you work with

    D. it can be an opportunity to start your relationship with your boss

Which of the following is True according to the passage?

    A. Try to avoid the embarrassing time of meeting your boss.

    B. Small talk takes place every morning at nine in office buildings.

    C. All the people can start a conversation with the right topic at the right moment.

    D. Everyone is not skilled at small talk.

What word do you think can replace the underlined word “taboo”?

    A. allowed         B. attracted          C. forbidden        D. discussed

Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others.

The first is called the “tank test”. A modern airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure (结构) of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure (压力) on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger.

The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机) are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot’s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.

By doing the “tank test”, the engineers can find out ___________.

A. the pressure inside and outside the plane               

B. the strength of the plane structure

C. the amount of air in the plane                              

D. the power of the airplane engines

What will happen to the plane under the “tank test”?

A. It will be broken.                                              

B. It will be made stronger.

C. It will be filled with water.                                         

D. It will be tested by pilots.

According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?

A. The engines may be damaged.               

B. The pilot may lose control of the plane.

C. The plane may explode in the air.           

D. Too much air may get into the plane.

What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Two Important Tests on Airplanes                

B. The Danger of Testing Airplanes

C. The Importance of Flying Safely                  

D. How Airplanes Are Made and Tested

Some students get so nervous before a test, they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock has studied these highly anxious test-takers.
Sian Beilock: “They start worrying about the consequences. They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources.I talk about it as your cognitive horsepower that you could otherwise be using to focus on the exam.”
Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.
Sian Beilock: “what we think happens is when students put it down on paper , they think about the worst that could happen and they reappraise the situation. They might realize it’s not as had as they might think it was before and, in essence(本质上), it prevents these thoughts from popping up when they’re actually taking a test.”
The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.
The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second test would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.
Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of twelve percent worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of five percent.
Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test.
Prefessor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B- for those who did not.
Sian Beilock: “What we showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, who’d done our writing intervention, all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. Those students most likely to worry were performing just as well as their classmates who don’t normally get nervous in these testing situations.”
But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance. 
【小题1】What may happen if students have the problem of test anxiety?

A．Test anxiety can improve students’ performance to some degree.
B．Students’ attention and memory resources run out when worried.
C．Students may not be admitted into their favorite college if worried
D．Test anxiety is sure to cause students to fail the test.
【小题2】Which of the following if TRUE?
A．In the first math test, students who sat quietly performed better.
B．In the second math test, students who wrote about their feelings did worse.
C．Some college students are highly anxious test-takers while others are not in the tests.
D．The result in the math test agrees with that in the biology test.
【小题3】What does the underlined phrase “popping up” mean?
A．Giving outB．Fading awayC．Becoming clearly D．Appearing suddenly
【小题4】what is most probably Sian Beilock?
A．A psychology professor.B．A philosophy researcher.
C．A politics professor D．A tutor
【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?
A．It is a common practice for students being worried before a test.
B．Being worried before tests does harm to students’ performance.
C．Anxious students overcome test anxiety by writing down fears.
D．It is important for students to overcome test anxiety.

Some students get so nervous before a test, and they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock has studied these highly anxious test-takers.

Sian Beilock: “They start worrying about the consequences. They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources. I talk about it as your cognitive horsepower that you could otherwise be using to focus on the exam.”

Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.

Sian Beilock: “what we think happens is when students put it down on paper , they think about the worst that could happen and they reassess the situation. They might realize it’s not as hard as they might think it was before and, in essence, it prevents these thoughts from popping up when they’re actually taking a test.”

The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.

The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second test would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.

Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of twelve percent worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of five percent.

Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test.Prefessor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B- for those who did not.

Sian Beilock: “What we showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, who’d done our writing intervention, all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. Those students most likely to worry were performing just as well as their classmates who don’t normally get nervous in these testing situations.”

But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.

1.What may happen if students have the problem of test anxiety?

A．Test anxiety can improve students’ performance to some degree.

B．Students’ attention and memory resources run out when worried.

C．Students may not be admitted into their favorite college if worried

D．Test anxiety is sure to cause students to fail the test.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The result in the math test agrees with that in the biology test.

B．In the first math test, students who sat quietly performed better.

C．In the second math test, students who wrote about their feelings did worse.

D．Some college students are highly anxious test-takers while others are not..

3.What does the underlined phrase “popping up” mean?

A．Giving out                             B．Fading away

C．Becoming clear                         D．Appearing suddenly

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．It is a common practice for students to get worried before a test.

B．Being worried before tests does harm to students’ performance.

C．Anxious students overcome test anxiety by writing down fears.

D．It is important for students to overcome test anxiety.

 

Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others.

The first is called the " tank(贮水池) test". A modem airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure (结构)of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure (压力) on a small window is like a huge foot that is try­ing to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode (爆炸)in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air.  The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger. 

The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机) are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot’s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.

1.By doing the "tank test", the engineers can find out _______.

A．the amount of air in the plane

B．the strength of the plane structure

C．the pressure inside and outside the plane

D．the power of the airplane engines

2.What will happen to the plane under the "tank test"?

A．It will be broken.

B．It will be made stronger.

C．It will be filled with water.

D．It will be tested by pilots,

3.According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?

A．The plane may explode in the air.

B．The pilot may lose control of the plane.

C．The engines may be damaged.

D．Too much air may get into the plane.

4.What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A．Two Important Tests on Airplanes

B．The Importance of Flying Safely

C．The Danger of Testing Airplanes

D．How Airplanes Are Made and Tested

 

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