The key to getting along with others is good communication skills. Communication is one of the biggest challenges in relationships between men and women. Researchers say that the main problem is different communication styles. Men and women have very different communication styles. 1. .

Men's communication style is more direct. They usually take a direct approach to a problem and suggest a solution. Men often make decisions more quickly than women. They also prefer to make decisions by themselves. Women's communication style is to discuss problems and ask other people for their opinions. Women like to talk with other people before they make a decision.

2.Women like to discuss personal issues and talk about their feelings. Talking about problems is important in friendships for women. Even at school or on the job, women are more comfortable talking about personal topics and feelings. 3. . Many men don't like to talk about emotions and feelings. Men like to talk about current events, business, and personal accomplishments. In conversations, it is important for men to see who is leader in the group. Men often talk about important things they have done. Men build friendships by doing activities together. 4.

5. . First, women may think it is important to discuss how they feel about a problem. Men, however, prefer to come to a solution. Second, men often think that women are complaining, because women want to continue talking about their feelings. Men offer a solution to a problem, and then want to talk about something else. The third problem is that women often think that men don' t want to discuss things. Actually, men just-want to discuss different things. As men and women learn more about their different communication styles. they can better understand each other.

A. On the other hand, women build friendships by sharing feelings.

B. There can hardly be any real friendships between men and women.

C. Men on the other hand, are less comfortable discussing their feelings.

D. The topics of conversation are also different between men and women.

E. Men must know that women have quite different communiC8tion styles.

F. Different communication styles cause problems in relationships in several ways.

G. Understanding the differences can help men and women communicate more effectively.

One night, Lottie Williams was walking alone through a park in Tulsa. Suddenly she saw a huge high up in the sky. She was surprised at that very moment. She thought she'd just a shooting star. Less than thirty minutes later, that surprise turned to .

"I was walking through the park when I felt a tap on my ." Williams explained. As a result of being , she started to run, thinking a stranger had appeared out of . Then she heard something hit the ground behind her. "The was similar to an empty glass jar, " Williams recalled. " Then I and found it looked like a piece of fabric (织物) , it sounded like metal. " Williams felt that she was just fine.

Excited by her , she took the fallen piece of sky to her local library where she was advised to the National Weather Service, who told her about that had entered the earth ' s atmosphere the night before. After what had happened, Williams took the piece to the University of Tulsa where Dr Winton Cornell it with an electron microscope.

"It had been partly when flying down at high speed. It appeared to be the kind of material used t0 fuel tanks," Williams said. She then sent it to a research center, where they did further analysis the material to be part of the fuel tank of a US spacecraft, the 0f which is to make sure fuel tanks can not be damaged easily. Lottie Williams has become perhaps the only person in history to ever get hit by falling space rubbish.

1.A. bird B. fireball C. star D. moon

2.A. drawn B. caught C. photographed D. witnessed

3.A. fear B. hope C. worry D. excitement

4.A. once B. ever C. still D. again

5.A. head B. back C. neck D. shoulder

6.A. frightened B. annoyed C. disturbed D. ashamed

7.A. breath B. danger C. anywhere D. nowhere

8.A. height B. weight C. shape D. strength

9.A. jumped up B. bent down C. showed off D. turned around

10.A. but B. 80 C. or D. since

11.A. nervous B. proud C. lucky D. guilty

12.A. invention B. discovery C. expectation D. prediction

13.A. join B. start C. run D. consult

14.A. a rocket B. an alien C. a UFO D. a planet

15.A. admitting B. explaining C. realizing D. remembering

16.A. repaired B. studied C. improved D. recovered

17.A. valued B. settled C. furnished D. melted

18.A. protect B. fill C. decorate D. examine

19.A. wishing B. imagining C. confirming D. announcing

20.A. result B. function C. future D. Source

在下列句子空白处填入适当单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

1.I found the map ____great value in helping me traveling around the city.

2.I sleep with window open ____it's really cold.

3.____(frighten) by the noise outside, they dared not sleep till late night.

4.The man told us ____a funny story that the whole crowd burst into laughter.

5.The boy likes playing jokes on his classmates, ____of course makes him unpopular.

6.____(gather) all my courage ,I ran into the burning house to rescue the baby.

7.The prisoner will never forget the days____ he was forced to work without pay.

8.- Tom, how was the film last night?

-It couldn't have been ____.Everybody was disappointed with it.

9.He found that it came from the river____(pollute) by the dirty water from the factories.

10.- Did you repair the computer yourself yesterday?

- No ,I had it____(repair).

John was studying when he heard1.（尖叫声）．When he rushed 2.（出来），he found Anne Slade was lying in her front garden bleeding 3..Her hands had almost been cut off. John immediately asked a number of nearby people for 4.（绷带），and, when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used these to 5.（治疗）the most severe injures to Ms Slade's hands. He 6.the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds 7.the police and ambulance arrived.

“I am proud of8.I did, but l was just doing what I'd been taught ,”John said.

“There is no doubt 9. John's quick thinking and the first aid skills he learned at school save Ms Slade's life. It shows that a 10.（知识）of first aid can make a real difference.”Mr. Alan Southerton said.

假如你的名字叫李鲁，你发现你的朋友小磊染上了抽烟的习惯。你不好意思当面劝说他。请你给他写一电子邮件劝他戒烟。内容包括：1．抽烟的危害。2．如何戒烟和健康生活。

词数要求：100-120词

Britain's most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using “sorry I had no signal" when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found．

Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year．Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend, on average at least twice a day．The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal, with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white lie．It usually came after they hit the “ignore" button when their mobile rang．

Three quarters of people think women are better liars．The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of men．

The second most common fib is “I haven't got any cash on me” when asked for money by beggars and Big Issue sellers．“Nothing's wrong – I'm fine” came third followed by “You look lovely” and “Nice to see you”．

Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with “I didn't get your text” in 18th, “Our server was down” in 20th and “My battery died” in 26th place．Other lies to make the top ten included “I'll give you a ring”, “We're just good friends” and “We'll have to meet up soon”．“I'm on my way” and “No, your bum doesn't look big in that” completed the top ten．

In many cases perhaps it is better to delight someone with a fib than destroy someone with the truth, according to a spokesman for One Poll, which carried out the research of 4,300 adults．He added: ‘As a nation we just like trying to be nice and not upsetting people．Often little white lies can cover what we actually want to say．Most of these were considered completely harmless．’

1.“You look lovely” and “Sorry, I had no signal” ranked __________ on the popular-lie list．

A．fourth and tenth B．fourth and first

C．third and tenth D．third and first

2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．sentence B．expression

C．excuse D．lie

3.How many lies does an average Briton tell on average every month?

A．About 120 B．About 360

C．About 1,500 D．About 4

Arthur Miller （1915-2005） is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary, attracted like so many others by the “Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.

Miller’s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as symbol of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sympathy: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.

When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.

Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.

1.Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?

A．He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.

B．He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”.

C．He hoped to make his son a dramatist.

D．His family business failed.

2.The play Death of a Salesman _______________.

A．exposes the cruelty of the American business world

B．discusses the ways to get promoted in a company

C．talks about the business career of Arthur Miller

D．focuses on the skills in doing business

3.What can we learn about Willy Loman?

A．He treats his employer badly.

B． He runs the Wagner Company.

C．He is a victim of the American system.

D．He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.

4.After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman __________.

A．achieved huge success

B．won the first Tony Award

C．was warmly welcomed by salesmen

D．was severely attacked by dramatists

Modeled after US hot website Groupon.com, group buying websites are now popular in China．These websites use the power of group buying to get competitive discounts （打折）for a daily deal on some best stuff to do, see, eat and buy in the cities across China．Discounts（打折） are available within just one click．Zhao lei, a software engineer in Beijing, loves the one-hour lunch break at noon as it is the best time for him to check “today’s special” at his favorite group buying websites ．Sometimes he searches for great deals at directory sites devoted to the new shopping space．Zhao spends around 800 yuan（$117.65） on group buying every month, mostly to buy food coupons （优惠劵）for eating at some nice restaurants and occasionally （偶尔的）to find something fun to do．“ I love group buying．In addition to the competitive discounts it offers, it helps me get something fun, exciting and new, and such surprises give me a reason to try something new,” he said．When he finds a really good bargain, he will send the link to friends or colleagues through MSN,QQ, or e-mail, or share the information at some social networking websites．In doing so, he often gets a certain cut off the price．At some sites, buyers are invited to leave notes about what they want to buy and the website will consider it if similar applications（申请）reach a certain number．That is how Zhao got her digital camera after waiting for two months．“It is cool．I want to buy a new digital camera for my trip to Switzerland this winter, but I never expected such cheap prices!” Zhao said.

1.We can learn from the passage that________．

A．China is the first country to start group buying

B．the price of group buying depends on the market

C．you can’t get the best you need through group buying

D．group buying is becoming popular in China

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Zhao Lei has to spend about 800 yuan on group buying per month.

B．Zhao Lei never surfs at other directory sites for group buying.

C．Zhao Lei finds it easy to do group buying.

D．Zhao Lei can’t buy food coupons to eat at a nice restaurant.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Zhao Lei`s online purchasing life.

B．Group buying

C．The US hot websites

D．A new digital camera

4.Zhao Lei succeeded in getting a certain cut off the price by__________．

A．bargaining face to face

B．discussing with the sellers

C．providing the link to others

D．inviting others to talk about the price

I was in a terrible mood．Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me．I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in．“Want to go for a ride，today，Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

“No ! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning．

My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later．I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table．My mother put it where I would be sure to see it．“Dad has had an accident．Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”．

When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God! If he had moved Daddy，there’s no telling what might have happened．A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung….”

My mother may have said more，but I didn’t hear．I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words：Leave me alone．My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more．How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation．I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him．

“Daddy… I am so sorry….”

“It’s okay，sweetheart．I'll be okay．”

“No，”I said，“I mean about what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”

My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly．He looked at me and said．“Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day，not before，during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before，though．”He managed a weak smile．

My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1.The author was in bad mood that morning because .

A．his father had a terrible accident

B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

2.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A．Because he didn’t go along with his father．

B．Because he was rude to his father that morning．

C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident．

D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital

3.The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that ．

A．he had a poor memory

B．he didn’t want to comfort his son

C．he just wanted to comfort his son

D．he lost his memory after the accident

4.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A．Don’t treat your parents badly．

B．Don’t hurt others with rude words．

C．Don’t move the injured in an accident．

D．Don’t be angry with friends at small thin

Children in kinder gardens have a lot of chances to interact（互动）with other children at their age．If your child is not in it, it can be fun and helpful to create chances to play with others．Here are some things you can do to support your child’s early partner relationship.

Schedule regular playmates.

Start when your child is around one year of age, set aside a few times a week for playtime with partners． 1. .Even so, you still might want to give your baby a chance observe and communicate with children who are at the same developmental level.

Join a playgroup.

Many communities have organized playgroups for young children． 2. ,and learn to feel comfortable in a new setting．As an added benefit, while your child plays, you can talk with other parents who have children the same age as your own.

3.

You can organize a playground in your own home．It may involve just one other child, or as many as three or four． 4. .Remember: safety first.

Offer guidance when needed.

If you see a child playing in a way that might hurt another, certainly you need to help her find a safer way to have fun． 5. ．But remember that some children need to watch for a while before they feel comfortable joining in ---encourage everyone to join the fun, but don’t push.

A．Make your home safe for play.

B．Make sure there are enough parents to talk with

C．You’ll need a safe space that has been carefully child-proofed.

D．It is also necessary to help a child who does not know how to get started.

E．This can be a great way for your child to interact with her partners

F．It is enough to have a few interesting and safe toys to help everyone feel comfortable.

G．If you have older children, of course, they will do a lot of playing with your younger ones.