6-Day Trek (艰苦跋涉) in the Highland Nation...

The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had a few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or leave it there.

In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.

My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?

Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.

1.The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.

A．he wanted to talk to the author

B．he might think the author dropped the bread

C．the author appeared too nervous

D．the author was going to get off

2.The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A．easily obtained

B．strongly supported

C．purposely created

D．completely unaccepted

3.Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?

A．He noticed that no one was looking at him.

B．He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to waste.

C．He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.

D．He valued kindness more than his own pride.

Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks   1   than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more   2   than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际) makes up about 50% of what we really   3  . And body language is particularly   4   when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化). Indeed, what is called body language is so   5   a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.   6  , different societies treat the   7 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having   8   contact (接触) even with friends, certainly not with   9 .

People from Latin American countries,   10  , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in   11  , it may look like a Latino is   12  a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving   13  . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep   14   -which the Latino will in return regard as   15 _ .

Clearly, a great deal is going on when people   16  . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from   17  cultures, there’s a strong possibility of   18  . But whatever the situation, the best   19  is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be   20 _.

1.                A．straighter       B．louder          C．harder   D．further

2.                A．sounds         B．invitations       C．feelings   D．messages

3.                A．hope          B．receive         C．discover  D．mean

4.                A．immediate      B．misleading       C．important D．difficult

5.                A．well           B．far             C．much D．long

6.                A．For example     B．Thus           C．However  D．In short

7.                A．trade          B．distance        C．connections   D．greetings

8.                A．eye            B．verbal          C．bodily    D．telephone

9.                A．strangers       B．relatives        C．neighbours    D．enemies

10.                                A．in other words   B．on the other hand

C．in a similar way                    D．by all means

11.               A．trouble         B．conversation    C．silence    D．experiment

12.               A．disturbing       B．helping         C．guiding    D．following

13.               A．closer          B．faster          C．in    D．away

14.               A．stepping forward B．going on        C．backing away   D．coming out

15.               A．weakness       B．carelessness     C．friendliness    D．coldness

16.               A．talk            B．travel          C．laugh D．think

17.               A．different       B．European       C．Latino D．rich

18.               A．curiosity        B．excitement      C．misunderstanding    D．nervousness

19.               A．chance         B．time           C．result D．advice

20.               A．noticed        B．treated         C．respected D．pleased

——Alvin, are you coming with us?

—— I’d love to, but something unexpected _______.

A．has come up       B．was coming up      C．had come up       D．would come up

Walmart, which is one of the largest American supermarket chains, _______ some of its store open 24 hours on Mondays through Saturdays.

A．keep             B．keeps            C．have kept         D．had kept

He is a very careful man, but he ________ make mistakes which seem ridiculous

A．can              B．must             C．may              D．will