Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device (装置) on your desk. And they’ve never actually ____ you. Everything they know about you ____ through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. ____ they feel they can know you ____ from the sound of your voice. That’s how powerful the ____ is.
Powerful, yes, but not always ____. For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I’d never met ____, got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really ____ me. I sometimes wished to ____ another agent.
One morning, I had to ____ an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani’s office ____. The woman sitting at the desk, ____ my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a ____ smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the ____ immediately. ＂What a wonderful lady! ＂ I thought.
Rushing out ____ I called out over my shoulder, ＂By the way, what’s your name?＂ ＂I’m Rani,＂ she said. I turned around and saw a ____ woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was ____! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so ____.
Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani’s ____ — her warm smile, her nods, her ‘I’m here for you’ ____ — were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires.
1.A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met
2.A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed
3.A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed
4.A. rather B. also C. just D. already
5.A. telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression
6.A. direct B. useful C. easy D. accurate
7.A. in person B. by myself C. in public D. on purpose
8.A. annoyed B. interested C. discouraged D. confused
9.A. promote B. train C. find D. know
10.A. arrange B. postpone C. confirm D. book
11.A. for the first time B. at any time C. from time to time D. in good time
12.A. expecting B. seeing C. testing D. avoiding
13.A. shy B. comforting C. familiar D. forced
14.A. bill B. form C. ticket D. list
15.A. hopefully B. disappointedly C. gratefully D. regretfully
16.A. careful B. serious C. nervous D. pleasant
17.A. amused B. worried C. helpless D. speechless
18.A. calm B. nice C. proud D. clever
19.A. forgiveness B. eagerness C. friendliness D. skillfulness
20.A. explanation B. attitude C. concept D. behavior
How to Choose a Good Book
You love reading, and you’re dying to get your hands on a book. But you’ve read all your books several times, and you’re getting tired of reading the same ones. You’re planning to go to the library, but don’t know what kind of books to get. With the right knowledge, it’s easy for you to choose a good book.
Make a list answering these questions:
What kind of books do you like? 1. Is there a type of book that you would like to try? What are your interests? By doing this you will find books that you might like.
2.
Very often good books are quietly collecting dust in your own house. Maybe you forget about one, or someone who is living with you has a couple of good books. Also by searching your house, you can find books that you can read, and they won’t even cost you any money.
3.
Read best-seller lists published in most newspapers or weekly magazines. Find out which new books are making headlines, and why.
4.
If it does, then use its search engine to find a certain book or books by a certain author, You can also do this at home.
5.
If you would rather have Book 1 over Book2，put Book2 back. If you would prefer Book 3 to Book 1, put Book 1 back.
A. Search your house.
B. What books have you read?
C. Ask someone to recommend a good book.
D. See if the library or bookstore has computers.
E. Read book reviews in newspapers and magazines.
F. Narrow down your choices.
G. What authors do you like?
When a child is told he is “uncool”, it can be very painful. He may say he doesn’t care, and even act in ways that are different from cool on purpose(故意地）. But these are simple ways to deal with sadness by pretending it’s not there.
Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, “Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn’t matter!” Children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, “I’m going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school.”
If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class things. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child’s popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.
There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider “super” .When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.
What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.
1.A child who has been informed of being “ uncool” may _________ .
A. care nothing about it B. do something uncool on purpose
C. develop a sense of anger D. pretend to get hurt very much
2.A teacher can help an unpopular child by _____________ .
A. seeing the child as the teacher’s favorite
B. asking the child to do something for partners
C. forcing other children to make friends with the child
D. offering the child chances to show his good qualities
3.How can parents help their child fit in better?
A. By taking him to have picnics in the park.
B. By being kind to his schoolmates.
C. By forcing him to invite friends home.
D. By cooking delicious food for him.
4.Which is the best title of the text?
A. How an Unpopular Child can be Helped
B. Why Some Children are Unpopular
C. What Good Qualities Unpopular Children Have
D. Who Care about Unpopular Children
People have been enjoying the benefits of cycling（骑自行车） in Amsterdam(阿姆斯特丹) for years. It is a good city for cycling because it is flat and there are plenty of places for bicycle parking. Today some people call Amsterdam “City of Bicycles” because of the convenience for bicycles there.
In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if cars weren’t allowed in the city center and only bicycles were. They were hopeful that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in lots of neighborhoods around Amsterdam for people to use. Then a problem came-- thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!
However, more than thirty years later, the “white bike’ is back in town--this time with a computer chip（芯片） to record its every move! To take a bicycle, you have to insert(插入) a special card. The new “ white bike” is not actually white but is an unusual design with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to another special parking place that has enough room.
There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam, because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Instead, thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars many years.
1.Amsterdam is called the “City of Bicycles” because of_________.
A. the cycling fans there B. the appearance for bicycles
C. the convenience of bicycles D. the quality of bicycles
2.In the 1960s, some cycling fans hoped bikes could_________．
A. be specially designed B. help to save energy
C. be placed anywhere D. be painted in different colours
3.Why did the first “white bike” plan fail?
A. There were not enough parking places.
B. The government allowed people to drive cars freely.
C. Thieves took all the bikes within weeks.
D. People were tired of riding bikes.
4.What do people use if they want to take a “white bike” in the city?
A. A special computer. B. A common chip.
C. A special card. D. A white key.
This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose weight. You don’t have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.
◆Wake-up
When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, lean forward(前俯) until you feel sore(酸痛的) in your back. It will use up 10 calories.
◆Start with soup
Order a clear soup, and have it before the main food. In this way, you’ll feel fuller, so you’ll eat less when the main food comes.
◆An apple or more a day
Apples are full of fiber(纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. Studies show that people who eat at least three apples or pears a day may lose weight.
◆Talk it up
Every time you use the cell phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn up 50 or more calories.Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.
1..The text is to encourage you to ______.
A. go on a diet B. give up your favorite foods
C. join a gym D. follow some habits of thin people
2.Which of the following ways is a good choice to become thin?
A. Sit up quickly in the morning. B. Have soup before the main food.
C. Eat rice instead of apples. D. Sit down when using a cell phone.
3.How many skills are there in the text for people to lose weight?
A. Two B. Three
C. Four D. Five
4.The text is most likely to be read ______.
A. in a magazine B. in a dictionary
C. in a story-book D. on a map
I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Towers of Pisa(比萨斜塔）. But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower must be the best place to buy pizza in the world.
Many years later, I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and no pizza and that the tower got its name because it really did lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid that it may fall over and they don’t want it to lean over the city.
I don’t think it a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down. It’s 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. It seems to say nothing is perfect. Imperfect things may be more interesting. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy but Pisa tower is the most famous.
1.The writer used to think the Tower of Pizza ______.
A. wasn’t famous B. needed fixing
C. had nothing to do with pizza D. was a place to buy pizza
2.One of the reasons why the tower got its name was that _____________.
A. “Pisa” sounded like “Pizza” B. it leaned to one side
C. it leaned to both sides D. it didn’t lean to any side
3.Which of the following is true about the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
A. The tower has fallen over the city of Pisa.
B. It’s a good idea to try to fix the Leaning Tower.
C. Pisa Tower is the oldest tower of all in Italy.
D. The writer likes it because of its being imperfect.
