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the World. Many people want to visit this city. 2_____. Fifth Avenue is a very popular shopping street. It is
only for some people, because the things there are very expensive. If you don"t want to buy expensive things,
you can go to other streets. 3_____. In New York, Central Park is a very interesting and exciting place for
people to go. 4_____. Children love to watch nice and clever penguins (企鹅) there. If you want to go for a
walk there, you are wrong. Most people there are running or roller skating (滑旱冰). When people leave New
York, they may be tired, but they are not bored.
| A. It is large and open to everyone every day. B. It is a big and busy city in America. C. Many people like taking a walk there. D. They like to go shopping in New York. E. There are many nice and cheap things on other streets. | ||||||||||||||
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| Walking up to a stranger and starting a conversation matters much to making new friends. Making small talk can also lead to important business relationships, but it takes confidence, preparation and practice. Do it well, and people will feel relaxed with you and enjoy your company. So how can you learn the art of small talk? Before you go to a business convention (正式会议) or other social situation, prepare three things that you can talk about. They can be something in the news, a good movie or a popular sports team"s recent win. Then you have a topic to start with when you meet a new person. Also, don"t wait for someone to approach you. Look for someone who is standing alone, and start a conversation. Try a simple statement that you share something in common:"The food looks delicious." Or There sure are a lot of people here." Then introduce yourself, "Hi, I"m Helen. (Hold out your hand for a handshake.) I just moved here, and I love this weather." After you start a conversation, keep it going. Instead of asking questions that can be answered with a yes or no, ask open-ended questions like,"What do you think of the meeting?" It"s time to move on once you"ve made a good impression. Be bright (smart and cheerful), be brief (don"t talk too long), and be gone (there are more people to meet). Use a goodbye line. To someone you enjoyed meeting at a gathering, say,"I really must be going, but it was really nice to meet you. Here"s my card." If they hand you their card, be sure to show interest in it. Read it over briefly, and then put it in your pocket to show that it is valued. Making small talk will open doors to meeting many interesting people. When you show an interest in others, they become interested in talking to you. Listening carefully and remembering a fascinating (迷人的) bit of information about each person will come in use if you meet again. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. What is the passage mainly about? | ||||||||||||||
| A. How to make new friends. B. What"s good about small talk. C. The importance of business conversations. D. How to make small talk. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. According to the passage, being good at small talk ______. | ||||||||||||||
| A. decides the success of any business relationship B. is a key to making new friends C. doesn"t need any practice D. always makes people feel at home with strangers | ||||||||||||||
| 3. The underlined word "approach" in Paragraph 2 probably means "______". | ||||||||||||||
| A. reach B. introduce C. like D. teach | ||||||||||||||
| 4. We learn from the passage that ______. | ||||||||||||||
| A. in a way small talk is a big challenge B. most people like talking about food in small talk C. personal cards are necessary in small talk D. people can get much useful information in small talk | ||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||
 All over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who never eat meat. These people are called vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing. But they won"t eat meat for several different reasons. First, vegetarians have a big health advantage. One of the major health problems in modern world is too much food, especially in the form of animal fats. Medical study suggests that animal fats, including butter, quicken the development of cholesterol (胆固醇) in the human body. Too much cholesterol seems to be part of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol. Too much animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer, and vegetarians have less these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are. Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians. Another reason is religion (宗教). Eating of meat is never allowed in some religions. The largest of these is the Hindu religion, which has about 600 million believers in the world. Although not all Hindus are vegetarian, many are, and there are many believers of other religions, such as Buddhism and even some Christian religions that also do not eat meat. Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the taste of it. They have no religious or other reasons; they just do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly, there are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life, is valuable and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. According to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the reasons EXCEPT ________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. they think killing is bad and want to stay healthy B. they are too kind to put the idea of killing animals C. they live in areas where meat supply is short D. they shouldn"t eat meat because of religious belief | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters. B. Heart disease and cancer are caused by too much vegetables. C. There are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarians who die of cancer. D. There are fewer health problems in modern society nowadays. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. being a vegetarian may be a very strange thing B. vegetarians eat meat on some special occasions C. most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy D. all vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meat | ||||||||||||||
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| In 2009, what is the most popular English word in the website on the Internet? Maybe the answer is "unfriend". Is that true? In fact, "unfriend" is often used on social networking (社交的) websites. It has become so popular that Oxford University Press recently chose it as the 2009 word of the year. If you are a member of a social networking website such as QQ, My Space or Face book, you can add a new friend be sending someone a friend request (请求). If you later fall out with that person, what can you do? You can hit the "unfriend" button (操作框) and remove him or her from your friend list. That means you won"t talk, exchange information, or see each other"s updates on the website any more. Experts at Oxford University Press look at how the words of the English language change from year to year. They chose words that are popular and have important culture meanings. Christine Lindberg, editor for Oxford"s dictionary program, said the word "unfriend" is popular now and may stay popular for a long time. People understand its meaning in the online social networking context, and also "accept" it as a modern verb. So it makes an interesting choice for the Word of the year. How to use the word? You can say "I decided to unfriend my roommate on Face book after we had a fight" or "I unfriend Alice on My Space when she does something bad to me". | ||||||||||||||
| 1. How many social networking websites are mentioned in the passage? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. If you hit the "unfriend" button, you can _________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. remove a person from your friend list B. send a person a friend request C. send messages to a person D. share information with a person | ||||||||||||||
| 3. The underlined part "fall out with" in the passage probably means "_________". | ||||||||||||||
| A. 争吵 B. 迷恋 C. 与某人交友 D. 爱上某人 | ||||||||||||||
| 4. "Unfriend" was chosen as the 2009 word of the year because of the following EXCEPT _________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. it is widely used on the web B. it has important culture meaning C. it is a good way to solve problems between friends D. it is understood and accepted by many people | ||||||||||||||
| 5. The passage mainly tells us _________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. it is very easy to make friends on the Internet B. you can unfriend someone you don"t like on the social networking website C. how to use the word "unfriend" D. why the word "unfriend" became the most popular word in 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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| Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each 1 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 2 they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home. Now think for a minute 3 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition 4 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite 5 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are 6 , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 7 you want to be is at sea. Have you ever 8 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn"t mean that something is wrong with a person"s heart. People are heartsick when they are 9 deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 10 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study. | ||||||||||||||
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