1.You don’t show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control your behavior, but when you are asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. 2. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in．
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to displease people. So you never express your real feelings. 3.
If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person．You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset．You always stick to your own opinions or judgment，but you aren’t very ambitious(上进心)． 4. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up，you are probably a very nervous person．You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often delusive．You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people．You prefer to be on your own，You’re easily hurt．
If you sleep on your side, yon have usually got a well-balanced personality． 5. Yon’re usually careful．You believe in yourself．Yon sometimes feel anxious，but you don’t often get sad．You always say what you think even if it makes people rather angry.
A. You’re quite shy and you aren’t quite sure of yourself.
B. You know your strengths and weakness.
C. Normally people seldom change their sleeping position.
D. Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real.
E. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up.
F. You usually live for today not tomorrow.
G. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions.
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more pay
2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.
A. nervousB. satisfiedC. unhappyD. excited
3.In Jack’s hometown, _______.
A. people dislike being called “old”
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
4.After this experience, Jack _______.
A. lost his job in the restaurant
B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly
D. changed his way with older people
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
1.We know mosquitoes very well because ________.
A. they can be found easily
B. they fly here and there
C. there are many kinds of them
D. they can fly
2.If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________.
A. get angry with you
B. be afraid of you
C. make a lot of noise
D. choose another one
3.The mosquito bites you ________.
A. when you’re asleep
B. because you have chosen it
C. too quickly to let you know
D. but doesn’t like you
4.Which of the following sentences is wrong?
A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.
C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.
D. All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.
Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common (共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
1.Jean thought “David” was special because he ________.
A. made her quite happy on QQ
B. was from San Francisco
C. sent her a picture of himself
D. was tall and good-looking
2.When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?
A. “David”.
B. Both “David” and Jean.
C. Jean.
D. Neither “David” nor Jean.
3.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.
B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.
C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.
D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ.
Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare(敢) stay for dinner!”
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2.Henry came back home several days later because ________.
A. he didn’t like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm！
B. Have a good time
C. A short holiday
D. Henry and the farmer
If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a ________ reason, such as your job or your studies? ________ perhaps you’re interested in the ________,films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a ________ of the language.
Most people learn best using a variety of ________, but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的) start for many people. They ________ an environment where you can practice under the ________ of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead ________ lives and learning a language takes ________. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a ________. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes ________. Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too ________,”they say. Yes, children do learn languages more ________ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any ________. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people ________ about the mistakes they make when ________. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes ________ you’re much less likely to make them again.
Learning a new language is never ________. But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be ________ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in ________ own language.
Good luck!
1.A. technicalB. politicalC. practicalD. physical
2.A. AfterB. SoC. ThoughD. Or
3.A. literatureB. transportC. agricultureD. medicine
4.A. viewB. commandC. formD. database
5.A. paintingsB. regulations
C. methodsD. computers
6.A. protectB. changeC. respectD. provide
7.A. controlB. commandC. guidanceD. pressure
8.A. busyB. happyC. simpleD. normal
9.A. courageB. timeC. energyD. place
10.A. theoryB. businessC. routineD. project
11.A. some risksB. a lot less
C. some notesD. a lot more
12.A. oldB. nervousC. weakD. tired
13.A. closelyB. quicklyC. privatelyD. quietly
14.A. ageB. speedC. distanceD. school
15.A. worryB. hesitateC. thinkD. quarrel
16.A. singingB. workingC. bargainingD. learning
17.A. ifB. andC. butD. before
18.A. tiresomeB. hardC. interestingD. easy
19.A. blamedB. amazedC. interruptedD. informed
20.A. theirB. hisC. ourD. your
