People express their personalities in their clothes, their cars, and their homes．Because we might choose certain foods to“tell”people something about us, our diets can also be an expression of our personalities．For example, some people eat mainly gourmet(供美食家享用的)foods, such as caviar(鱼子酱)and lobster(龙虾), and they eat only in expensive restaurants(never in cafeterias or snack bars)．They know about the“better things in life.”
Human beings can eat many different kinds of foods, but some people choose not to eat meat．Vegetarians often have more in common than just their diet．Their personalities might be similar, too．For example, vegetarians in the United States and Canada may be creative people, and they might not enjoy competitive sports or jobs．They worry about the health of the world, and they are probably strongly opposed(反对的)to war．
Some people eat mostly fast food．One study shows that many fast－food eaters have a lot in common with one another, but they are very different from vegetarians．They are competitive and good at business．They are also usually in a hurry．Many fast－food eaters might not agree with this description of their personalities, but it is a common picture of them．
Some people also believe that people of the same astrological sign(星座)have similar food personalities．Aries(born under the sign of Aries, between March 21 and April 20)usually like spicy(辛辣的)foods, with a lot of onions and pepper．People with the sign of Taurus(April 21 to May 22)prefer healthful fruits and vegetables, but they often eat too much．Sagittarius(November 22 to December 22)like ethnic foods from many different countries．Aquarius(January 21 to February 19)can eat as much meat and fish as they want, but sugar and cholesterol are sometimes problems for them．
What is your food personality?
(1)
Why do some people mainly eat gourmet foods?
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A．
Because they want to show off their wealth．
B．
Because foods can show their social position．
C．
Because they want to enjoy the better things in life．
D．
Because they are wiser than any other person．
(2)
According to the passage, a vegetarian may be a person ________．
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A．
who is a peace－lover
B．
who values the importance of success
C．
who cares little about the future of the world
D．
who shows their gifts in earning money
(3)
According to the passage, if you were born on January 30, you may choose ________．
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A．
food which tastes spicy
B．
apples, bananas, carrots and so on
C．
foods from different countries
D．
meat and fish
(4)
From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that ________．
Practise speaking as often as you can．Speaking to yourself is good practice．
Try recording yourself whenever you can．
Compare your pronunciation with the master version(原版)to see how you can do better and have another go．If you do this several times, you will find that each time is better than last．
Why not learn with someone else?
It helps if you can learn with someone else．If you can persuade a friend or family member to study with you, it will make you keep working．
Don't get stuck by a word you don't know．
Practise improving ways of getting your meaning across when speaking spontaneously(本能地)，even if you don't know the exact words or phrases．Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time．Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to make yourself understood．
Language learning is also about intuition(直觉)．
Guesswork is an important way to learn a new language．When listening to recorded material, you aren't expected to understand everything first time round．If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time．
Build up your vocabulary．
A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning but don’t try to learn too much at once．It’s best to study frequently, for short periods of time．Take at most six or seven items of vocabulary and learn them．Put them into sentences to fix them in your mind, and then come back to them later．
And above all, have fun!
(1)
What’s the purpose of this passage?
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A．
To tell us the importance of practicing speaking as often as we can．
B．
To tell us a few tips to help us learn a new language well．
C．
To tell us that guesswork is an important way to learn a new language．
D．
To tell us that a wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning．
(2)
What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase in the first part?
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A．
Have another try or attempt．
B．
Move away from a place to another．
C．
Enter a certain state or condition．
D．
Follow or take a certain course．
(3)
To learn English well, we shouldn’t ________ according to the passage．
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A．
practice speaking as often as possible
B．
study frequently, for short periods of time to build up our vocabulary
C．
try to understand everything and stop when we meet a new word
D．
try to persuade a friend or family member to study with us
(4)
According to the passage, to learn a new language well, the most important thing is ________．
Sometimes people call each other“scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression?When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood－stream．
Although the cat doesn’t 1 this, its body is getting ready for action．
If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things．It will 2 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can．
3 , When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies go through many 4 changes．Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense．All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react．We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 5 run．
Human beings, 6 , have a problem that animals never face．If we give way to our feelings and let them 7 , we can get into trouble．Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later?Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 8 later you had kept your mouth shut?It isn’t always 9 to express your feelings freely．
Does this mean that it’s smarter always to 10 our feelings?No!If you 11 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays 12 ．Physical illnesses can develop．It can actually be 13 for your health．
Feeling that you keep all bottled up inside, don抰 just 14 ．It抯 as if bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard．You might not be able to see them, but 15 you抎 smell them, if you opened the cupboard, you抎 16 little fruit flies hovering all over them．They抎 be rotten．
You can try to treat emotions 17 they were bananas in the cupboard．You can hide them and you can 18 they don’t exist, but they’ll still be 19 ．And at last you’ll have to 20 them, just like those bananas．
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything．I didn't understand and wondered why 1 had such a big influence 2 a person．I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now, 3 I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel 4 to express my own opinion on this saying．I know that I am just a high school student with very few experiences．There are still many things waiting for me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice．
I once read this sentence, “To make this world a happy place in which to live, you had better 5 yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world．” I was shocked．It made me think about 6 itself．There are so many things around us that 7 our will．We can't force life to follow our wishes．The earth won't stop turning no matter whether we 8 it or not．What we can do is just to make 9 suit the world．I think we should learn to accept 10 life gives us, no matter whether it's the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy．
The pop song Grandmother by Jay Chou is my favorite．I'm deeply moved by this beautiful song．I always try to 11 every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see that I don't catch most of the pleasant moments．It is more likely that they slip by(流逝)and leave you 12 regretful．I realize that I'm not just living for myself and that there are others I should 13 such as my parents, friends, and so on．They all pay attention to my growing up, 14 it's just a little progress．
Everyone has his or her own 15 towards life, positive or negative．It doesn't matter, I think．There is one rule that should be obeyed and that's to make this world better．