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Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite “Why, thank you,” but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and had) reflect about your personal qualities?
Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy－the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart. We’re all able to do this; in fact, we’re born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced（加强）－by our parents, teachers, friends .When it isn’t, we’re not able to understand other people’s feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional（情感的）qualities.
Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping ,and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.
We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won’t make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.
1.The underlined expression “you had missed the mark” means “you had failed to ”.
A. make her feel better
B. keep your friendship
C. receive a present in return
D. get the expected effect
2.Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.
B. Emotional changes influence one’s choice of gifts.
C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.
D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.
3.In the third paragraph, the author tells us that .
A. attention should be paid to the receiver’s responses
B. one learns from what he did in the past
C. the choice of girls reflects one’s emotional qualities
D. one should spend more time choosing gifts
4.The best possible title for this passage is “ ”.
A. Ways of Choosing Gifts
B. An Important Tradition
C. Exchanging Presents
D. Message in a Gift
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此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
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注意：原行没有错的不要改。
After I finished the school this year, I began 1.__________
to look for work. Now several month later, I still 2.__________
hadn‘t found the job that I was interested. Last Sunday 3.__________
morning I received a phone call from a man calling him 4._________
Mr Smith. He said to me on the phone, "I hear that you do 5.__________
very well in your studies. I may have a job for you." 6.__________
I entered his office with a beaten heart. How I hoped 7._________
that I will go through the job-hunting talk today and he 8.___________
would take me on as a lab assistant. But to my surprised, 9.___________
what he said disappointing. He only needed a model. 10.___________
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第一节：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers(young people aged from 13-19)from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. homes. They will attend U. S. schools, meet U. S. teen-agers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange(交换)in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities(活动).
Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car. "Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools", he says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe you schools are better in training for citizens(公民). There ought to be some middle ground between the two. "
1. This year _____ teen-agers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.
A. twenty three hundred B. thirteen hundred
C. over three thousand D. less than two thousand
2. The whole exchange programme is mainly to _____ .
A. help teen-agers in other countries know the real America.
B. send students in America to travel in Germany
C. let students learn something about other countries
D. have teen-agers learn new languages
3. Fred and Mike agreed that _____ .
A. American food tasted better than German food
B. German schools were harder than American schools
C. Americans and Germans were both friendly
D. There were more cars on the streets in America
4. What is particular in American schools is that _____ .
A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings
B. there are a lot of after-school activities
C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all
D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car
5. After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought _____ .
A. a better education should include something good from both America and Germany
B. German schools trained students to be better citizens
C. American schools were not as good as German schools
D. the easy life in the American school was more helpful to students
查看习题详情和答案>>What will man be like in the future－in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now on？We can only make __1__，of course，but we can be sure that he will be __2__from what he is today.For man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an obvious __3__.Man，even five hundred years ago，was shorter than he is today.Now，on average，men are about three inches __4__.Five hundred years is relatively short period of time，so we may assume that man will __5__to grow taller.
Again，in the modern world we use our brains a great deal.__6__，we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity.With time going on，__7__，we shall have to use our brains more and more，and eventually we shall need __8__ones！This is likely to bring about a physical change too：the __9__，in particular the forehead，will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in __10__use.In fact，we use them so much that very often they become __11__and we have to wear glasses.__12__over very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand，we tend to make less use of our arms and legs.These，__13__，are likely to grow weaker.At the same time，however，our fingers will grow more __14__because they are used a great deal in modern life.
But what about hair？This will probably __15__from the body altogether in course of time because it doesn’t serve a useful purpose any longer.
Perhaps all this gives the __16__that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at！This may well be __17__.All the same，in spite of all these __18__，future man will still have a lot in common with us.__19__will still be a human being，with thoughts and emotions __20__to our own.
1．A.pictures B．guesses
C．explanations D．ideas
2．A.equal B．same
C．obvious D．different
3．A.example B．fantasy
C．model D．shape
4．A.fatter B．thinner
C．taller D．shorter
5．A.fail B．continue
C．manage D．stop
6．A.Even so B．If so
C．After all D．In time
7．A.besides B．otherwise
C．therefore D．however
8．A.larger B．smaller
C．sillier D．cleverer
9．A.eye B．nose
C．head D．hand
10．A.perfect B．constant
C．normal D．unique
11．A.stronger B．bigger
C．smaller D．weaker
12．A.But B．So
C．Then D．Though
13．A.in other words B．all in all
C．as a result D．in addition
14．A.effective B．optimistic
C．painful D．sensitive
15．A.disappear B．move
C．remove D．rise
16．A.expression B．impression
C．influence D．connection
17．A.false B．perfect
C．exact D．true
18．A.changes B．motivations
C．approaches D．adjustments
19．A.He B．They
C．We D．It
20．A.cautious B．rough
C．previous D．similar
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This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers（young people aged from13-19）from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. homes. They will attend U. S. schools, meet U. S. teen-agers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange（交换）in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities（活动）.
Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual（个人）. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car. "Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize（批评）American schools", he says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens（公民）. There ought to be some middle ground between the two. "
46. This year _____ teen-agers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.
A. twenty three hundred B. thirteen hundred
C. over three thousand D. less than two thousand
47. The whole exchange programme is mainly to _____ .
A. help teen-agers in other countries know the real America.
B. send students in America to travel in Germany
C. let students learn something about other countries
D. have teen-agers learn new languages
48. Fred and Mike agreed that _____ .
A. American food tasted better than German food
B. German schools were harder than American schools
C. Americans and Germans were both friendly
D. There were more cars on the streets in America
49. What is particular in American schools is that _____ .
A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings
B. there are a lot of after-school activities
C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all
D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car
50. After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought _____ .
A. a better education should include something good from both America and Germany
B. German schools trained students to be better citizens
C. American schools were not as good as German schools
D. the easy life in the American school was more helpful to students
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