阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely 1. cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color 2. represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 3. (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect 4. against evils（灾祸）.
People’s 5. (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be 6. most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally 7. physically. People 8. (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 9. (easy) catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So 10. you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
As the oldest and my mom’s “grown up” girl, I was not supposed to be so excited when Christmas came. But when I was alone, I liked to ________ each present under the tree. I ________ every tag(标签) and felt every package so that I could even ________ which present went to which person.
It had been a tough year for my family. When Mom was ________ the gifts, she sighed and warned us, “There won’t be much for Christmas this year. Try not to be ________.” In the past, the presents would pile up and ________ cover the living room floor.
On Christmas morning, we eagerly waited until Dad told us everything was __________ . We rushed into the living room and made the wrapping paper ________.
“Here’s another one for you,” said Mom as she ________ me a package. I looked at it, confused. Having ________ so much time examining the present before Christmas, I ________ this one. But it should have been Mom’s. A new ________ had been put on it, ________ my name written in my mother’s handwriting.
“Mom, I can’t…”
I was ________ by my mother’s joyful look- a look I could not really understand. “Let’s see ________ it is , honey. Hurry and open it. ”
It was a hair dryer. ________ this may be a simple gift for other people, to me it was so much more. Being an eleven-year-old girl, I was ________ . In my world, where ________ outweighed(比…..重要) giving, my mother’s act was hard for me to understand. Tears ________ my eyes. How much my mother must love me to _________ her Christmas so that I could have a few more presents! I still remember that Christmas and I’m sure I will never forget it.
1.A. keep B. check C. remove D. carry
2.A. read B. added C. copied D. destroyed
3.A. see B. notice C. tell D. smell
4.A. choosing B. sending C. finding D. preparing
5.A. satisfied B. disappointed C. worried D. excited
6.A. nearly B. hardly C. seriously D. slightly
7.A. correct B. ready C. returned D. changed
8.A. fly B. flow C. move D. race
9.A. threw B. dropped C. made D. handed
10.A. spent B. taken C. cost D. paid
11.A. realized B. recognized C. researched D. recovered
12.A. present B. sign C. tag D. page
13.A. of B. with C. by D. above
14.A. stopped B. lost C. decided D. reached
15.A. which B. where C. what D. why
16.A. Since B. Though C. Because D. Unless
17.A. interested B. annoyed C. shocked D. frightened
18.A. refusing B. offering C. borrowing D. receiving
19.A. attended B. filled C. decorated D. collected
20.A. put up B. take up C. give up D. pick up
根据短文内容，从短文后的A-G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
People with bad manners are rejected in the world of work. They do not get good jobs or promotions. Their business do not succeed. 1. They are liked and supported. They have friends, luck and success. When you improve your manners, you improve your chances of success. The following are several examples of good manners.
Be polite to everyone you meet. 2. For example, when you go on a job interview, be polite to the desk clerk as they can affect you chances of success. Use these magic words as often as possible: Hello, Please, Excuse me and Sorry, and use the two most important words: Thank you.
Use good manners in all of your communications. Examples: Return telephone and email messages within 24 hours; If you receive a rude message, do not respond with rudeness, but be polite; Do not interrupt people. 3.
4. Cutting in front of other cars only gains you a few seconds of time. If you are polite, patient and calm, you will arrive safely and feel more relaxed. A good sense of humor shows good manners. 5. Before starting important conversations, meals or meetings, turn off your mobile phone. Ignoring people while you use your phone is impolite.
A. Use good manners when driving.
B. People with good manners are accepted.
C. You will never regret being polite, but you might regret being rude.
D. You should learn good manners from people around you.
E. Tell jokes or pass on humorous stories that everyone will enjoy.
F. Make sure people are ready to listen to you before you start talking.
G. It is better to make a careful plan before you take action
The latest fashion in Japan is posing for photos with your hand pressed against your cheek as if you have toothache. The “cavity(牙疼) pose” is said to make the model’s face appear attractive, slimmer and smaller, which is considered more beautiful in Japan. The craze is sweeping Japanese social media, as well as fashion magazine front covers.
Just recently a model of a popular culture magazine, NYLON, did a pose which looked as if she had toothache. Twitter user, Okoge, spotted it among a range of similar magazines, with front cover models all doing the same pose. Okoge posted photos of the front cover models all with the exact same toothache pose, on the social media site, writing, “Does everyone have cavities?” The image has since been re-tweeted more than 35,000 times, but this is anything but an isolated incident(单一事件). Twitter and Instagram are going crazy for the pose, too.
The name, which means cavity pose, is called “mushiba no poozu” or “mushibapoozu” in Japanese. Some people also refer to it as the” mushibagaitaipoozu”, the “cavity hurts pose”, “mushibamitainapoozu” or “looks like a cavity pose”, or even, “mushibaninattapoozu” or “I got a cavity pose”.
According to the magazine, Kotaku, such photographs first appeared on Twitter last year in Japan. Many Japanese people said they are doing the cavity pose. And in only a few weeks, the trend has spread to art, popular cartoons and even national magazines.
There have been more and more photos cropping up online from earlier this year, but whether the trend will stand the test of time remains to be seen.
1.What is the strange thing regarding fashion models in Japan, according to the passage?
A. They are very dissatisfied with the shape of their face.
B. Most of them have an occupational disease, such as toothache.
C. They are competing to appear on fashion magazine front covers.
D. They like doing the toothache pose when being photographed.
2.For what purpose did Okoge post photos on the Internet?
A. To share interesting things with people.
B. To get more people to visit his Twitter page.
C. To show his sympathy for toothache patients.
D. To teach people how to take photographs.
3.It is not certain ____________________.
A. why the “cavity pose” becomes so popular
B. when the “cavity pose” happened on the Internet
C. how many names of “cavity pose” there are
D. whether people will continue to like the “cavity pose”
You can do it!
That’s a better way to motivate (激发) yourself than saying “I can do it, ” according to a new study that shows giving yourself advice and encouragement in the second-person before an upcoming task may actually improve your performance more than first-person self-talk.
“People are used to receiving and giving advice in the second-person, and they seem to prefer using the second-person pronoun to encourage themselves,” says study co-author, Dr. Sanda Dolcos, a researcher at the University of Illinois. “Self-advice expressed using ‘You’ probably enables people to have a broader perspective(观点), consider how others might view the event, and reproduce the kind of encouragements previously received from others.”
For the study, Dr. Dolcos and her colleague, Dr. Dolores, asked 143 undergraduate students to write down advice to themselves before completing a series of puzzles. Half of the students were asked to use the first-person, while the others wrote in the second-person.
What did the researchers find? The students who wrote in the second-person managed to complete more puzzles and appeared to have a more positive attitude.
The researchers also asked the students to write down advice to themselves in relation to exercising more often in the next two weeks. Those who wrote in the second-person, again, reported a more positive attitude toward the task and even planned to do more exercise than the students who referred to themselves in the first-person.
“We were not surprised and had previous research showing that people spontaneously use ‘You’ in situations that require high levels of self-control and action,” Dolcos said.
But why did the researchers ask students to write down their self-talk instead of saying it out loud? “ Writing as a tool of conversing with oneself has long been used as a therapeutical（治疗的）approach,” Dolcos explained. “However, further research is needed to determine which form of self-advice, written or spoken, is more beneficial.”
1. What did the researchers find?
A. Giving oneself advice and encouragement is very useful.
B. It is more encouraging to talk to oneself using the second-person.
C. First-person self-talk will not improve your performance.
D. A good way to motivate yourself is saying “I can do it”.
2.How did the students perform in the experiment?
A. The ones who wrote in the first-person had a better attitude.
B. The ones who talked to themselves completed the most puzzles.
C. The ones who encouraged themselves by writing in the second-person were better.
D. The ones who encouraged themselves in the first-person were more positive than others.
3. What does the underlined word “spontaneously” probably mean?
A. Against one’s will.
B. For one’s own interest.
C. On one’s own initiative (自发的).
D. Out of other peoples’ feelings.
4. What may the last two paragraphs imply?
A. Writing is a good style of conversation for oneself.
B. Writing can cure many diseases, and it has been proven by experts.
C. Whether written self-advice is better still needs to be tested.
D. Doctors prefer their patients to say things out loud when having problems.
There are some strange driving laws in different countries.
Countries | Laws |
Vietnam | If you’re in Vietnam without a Vietnamese driver’s license, you risk a prison sentence of up to three years. |
Russia | In Moscow, if your car is dirty enough to draw dust art, you will be fined about 2,000 rubles (about US 55 dollars). Worse yet, it’s illegal to wash your car by hand in public places – forcing you to take it to one of the few car wash facilities. |
Thailand | Drivers – male or female – can’t drive shirtless whether it’s a car, bus, or a tuk-tuk cab. |
France | France requires its drivers to carry a portable breathalyzer(便携式酒精测量仪) at all times when driving a car. The one-time breathalyzer cost around US 5 dollars, and if you don’t have one, you will be fined US 15 dollars. |
Cyprus
| Raising your hands in the car can get you fined of US 35 dollars. The law states a driver can be fined if the person “is in an irregular position inside the car or raises his hand from the steering wheel unnecessarily.” |
Japan
| Politeness isn’t just the culture in Japan; it is part of driving laws. Splashing(飞溅) a person by driving through a puddle（水坑) with your car will cost you over US 60 dollars. The country is also strict with its DUI (酒驾) laws – riding with or lending your car to a driver who gets caught drinking and driving can lead to a fine costing thousands of dollars. |
1.Where should you go to wash your car when you are in Moscow?
A. The car wash facilities. B. Any public place.
C. Your home. D. The forest.
2.What can you get fined for in Cyprus?
A. Forgetting to carry a portable breathalyzer.
B. Not having a Cyprus driver’s license.
C. Putting your hands above your head.
D. Driving without a shirt.
3.If you are fined thousands of dollars in Japan, you may have been ________________.
A. in an irregular position in your car
B. sitting in a car with a drunk driver
C. splashing a person with mud
D. impolite to other drivers
4.This passage can most likely be found in __________.
A. a law document
B. a fashion magazine
C. an international newspaper
D. a book on interesting cultures
