A firm handshake is the key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
A US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock（模拟）interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their general performance, five “handshake raters（评估人）” also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with “wimpy” shakes were judged to be more timid（胆怯的）and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: “We’ve always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don’t consciously remember a person’s handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal（非语言的）clues we get about the person’s general personality, and that impression is what we remember.”
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, —as an overenthusiastic “bone crusher” handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of reliability.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons.
【小题1】The passage is probably intended for_______.

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D．Fill each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．

In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36   .

Today things are 37  , and the world has become too  38  . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are   39   our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.

Everyone 40   today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 41   , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we   42  to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.

We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die.  43  , in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 44   laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the 45   of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food . What can we do to solve these problems? 

If we eat more vegetables and less meat there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops   46   five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.

Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 47    in the future.

1.A. beautiful       B. unlimited       C. rare              D. valuable

2.A. common       B. the same         C. changeable         D. different

3.A. crowded       B. small            C. dirty             D. busy

4.A. protecting      B. saving           C. polluting           D. fighting

5.A. wonders       B. realizes          C. considers          D. discovers

6.A. poles         B. boats            C. methods            D. ideas

7.A. continue       B. have             C. ought                 D. go on

8.A. Thus              B. However       C. Generally speaking    D. Therefore

9.A. too many      B. a few           C. some                 D. few

10.A. production     B. pollution           C. population             D. revolution

11.A. feeds          B. increases           C. supplies          D. helps

12.A. nature         B. sea             C. planet            D. forest

单词拼写(共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分)

1.Generally speaking, snow announces the a__________ of winter.

2.The students can’t enter the lab without the chemistry teacher’s a___________.

3. What can you do to c____________ to the poor?

4.The twins are s__________ to each other in appearance, but they have nothing in common in nature.

5.Charlie Chaplin, a famous actor, often appeared on the stage, s________ his stick in the air.

6.Unfortunately, he was d_________ in the last election.

7.The soldiers fought bravely to d________ against the enemies for their homeland.

8.The news that our team won spread t_________ the whole school.

9.In my opinion, parents should be s________ with their kids about table manners.

10.Children have a natural c_________ about the world around them.

11.When he came to life, he found himself lying on the bed, s_________ by many people.

12.Learning English as a second language can be a big c__________.

13.The pigeon r________ peace, which is the most important thing for human being.

14.Whenever he is late, he always has v_______ reasons for his being late.

15.Everyone was silent as he a__________ the winner of competition.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡上相应题号的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

1.In the        (生物)class today ,the teacher did an interesting experiment.

2.We all hope the peace process will          (成功)

3.Tom changed into his sports shoes to walk more         (舒服)

4.Generally speaking ,         (书面)English is more formal than oral English .

5.Green        (屋顶) are designed to save energy .

6.The whole village was completely         (摧毁)in the terrible earthquake in 2008.

7.Who is your          （最喜欢的）film  director  in China

8.How many wedding            （请柬）have you sent to your friends?

9.Tom, a           （某一） Mr. Smith came to see just now .

10.They         （控制） the fire and put it out in the end .

--- Can you tell me how many study groups there are in a class?              

--- Generally speaking, a class often ___ 8 study groups, each with 7 group members.