“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　　　Nancy Johnson was a good friend with all the boys and girls in her class. She had a nice face and __1__ eyes. She spoke __2__ than the other girls, but she __3__ basket-ball better than most of them. Nancy __4__ everything at school, and she never thought she was __5__ from the other pupils __6__ she was a Negro girl.

　Miss Dietrich, Nancy's __7__ teacher, taught her drawing. She taught Nancy __8__ take an idea and make a __9__ out of it. “Your picture must be your idea, a part of __10__ ,” Miss Dietrich said. She __11__ Nancy that it is __12__ to draw a good picture. “Your picture must not __13__ look nice,” Miss Dietrich said. “You must work at it __14__ the picture begins to live, until it is not __15__ any other picture in the world.”

　　　Nancy __16__ Miss Dietrich, and she was always happy when she began to __17__ a new idea, Nancy had a secret that only Miss Dietrich __18__. She wanted to go to the City Art School when she finished __19__. She knew, of course, that __20__ didn't have enough money to __21__ her there. But every year there was a schoolchildren's __22__ competition at the Art School. The __23__ could go to the school and did not __24__ to pay for the first year. Miss Dietrich and Nancy wanted to sent Nancy's __25__ pictures to the Art School competition.

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳 答案。

(A)

　　    In 1962, A Russian woman told her doctor that she could see with　　 her fingers. 1 the doctor did not believe it 2 he saw with his own　　 eyes. The doctor 3 her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put　　 colored papers 4 newspapers under her hands. She was able to 5 one　　 color from 6 and read the newspaper by 7 and feeling them. The doctor　　 examined her many times and was 8 with the examination, so he sent 9　　 to Moscow, in which she was further examined by 10. Her unusual powers,　　 in the end, were 11.

　　     The early 12 into these unusual powers has shown that 13 man　　 trusts only his eyes he will 14 be able to see outside the limits of　　 time and into the 15.

(B)

(W=woman;P=policeman)

W: Excuse me. I want to buy an English dictionary for my daughter.　　 could you tell me 16 to get it?

P: I think you can get it from the book shop in the center　　 of the 17. There are all kinds of dictionaries there.

W: Thanks. But I don't know the way to the book shop. This is my 18　　 time to come here.

P: Oh, welcome to our city, madam. The book shop is a bit far from　　 here. I think it's 19 to go there by bus. The No. 4 bus will take you　　 there. The bus stop is just on the other side of the street.

W: But I want to 20 the city while I'm walking.

P: OK! Go up the road and turn right at the second 21, walk on until　　 you reach a big bridge. Go across it and take the first turning on　　 the left. Walk 22 the road with some flowers and trees on 23 sides. At the end of the road you'll find the book shop on your right, 24 the　　 museum and the Bank of China. You can't miss it.

W: Oh, it's really a long 25, But it doesn't matter. I like walking.　　 It's very kind of you, young man. Thanks a lot.

P: You're welcome.

A well-known speaker started off his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 202, he asked, “Who would 31 this $20 bill?”

Hands started 32 up. He said, “I am going to 33 this $20 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.”

He crumpled (压皱) the 20-dollar 34 . He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 35 and started to grind (磨碎)it into the floor with his 36 . He picked it up, now crumpled and 37 .

“Now, who still wants it?”　 38 the hands went into the air.

“My friends, you have all 39 a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did 40 the money, you still 41 it because it did not 42 in value. It was still worth $20.”

“Many times in our lives, we are 43 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 44 and the circumstances (环境) that come our way. We feel as though we are worth 45 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 46 lose your value (价值).”

“Dirty or 47 , crumpled or finely folded (折叠), you are still priceless to those who 48 you. The 49 of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.”

“You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.”

31　 A. admit　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciate 　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. react

32　 A. going　　　　　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　　　　　 C. putting 　　　　　　　　 D. raising

33　 A. give　　　　　　　　　　　 B. post　　　　　　　　　　　 C. send 　　　　　　　　　　 D. pay

34　 A. check　　　　　　　　　　 B. note　　　　　　　　　　　 C. paper　　　　　　　　　　 D. notice

35　 A. sofa　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chair　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　　　　　　　 D. table

36　 A. shoe　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trousers

37　 A. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fantastic　　　　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　　 D. dirty

38　 A. Thus　　　　　　　　　　 B. Still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Even　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

39　 A. known　　　　　　　　　 B. followed　　　　　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

40　 A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

41　 A. wanted　　　　　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　 C. brought　　　　　　　　 D. took

42　 A. raise　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fall　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　　　　　　　　 D. miss

43　 A. moved　　　　　　　　　 B. contacted　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　 D. fell

44　 A. imagine　　　　　　　　　 B. consider　　　　　　　　 C. form　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

45　 A. nothing　　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　　 D. something

46　 A. never　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　　　 D. possibly

47　 A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bright

48　 A. leave　　　　　　　　　　 B. push　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

49　 A. enjoyment　　　　　　　 B. worth　　　　　　　　　　 C. nature　　　　　　　　　　 D. luck

50　 A. common　　　　　　　　 B. average　　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　 D. ordinary