While many modern forms of communication like phone calls, e-mail, and letters, are extremely convenient. In my opinion, nothing beats speaking to another person face to face.
The first and most obvious advantage that a face communication has over a letter and e-mail is that there is the ability to interactively(相互作用地)converse. If the sender of a letter or an email does not write clearly, then much time must be spent to clear up the misunderstanding. In a face-to-face conversation, misunderstandings are easily dealt with because of the interactive nature of it.
I would still argue that the face-to-face conversation is better because you can see the other person. Not all communication is verbal(口头的); the meaning of much of what we say depends on our body language and the tone of voice. Joking and irony are particularly difficult to express and enjoy without seeing the expression on someone’s face, or watching the movements of their body.
Finally, if the goal of communication is to maintain or deepen the relationship(关系)with someone, the face-to-face communication offers the choice of communication by touch even if we could communicate by the video. Trust and respect between business partners can be established with a firm handshake. No amount of body language can convey the excitement of a high five between friends, and no number of words can communicate the comforting embrace of a loved one. Touch is the first basic method of our human relationships, before spoken language, and it is only available when people communicate face to face.
小题1:Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | A．How to communicate more effectively(有效率地) | | B．The importance of using body language in communication | | C．Face-to-face communication, the best way of communicating | | D．Comparison(比较)of different communication forms |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．A letter or e-mail is always written unclearly. | | B．Business partners can show trust through a firm handshake. | | C．During a conversation, body language is also important. | | D．The face-to-face conversation is a way of communication. |
小题3:Which of the following can communicate the feeling a loved one perfectly?| A．letter | B．e-mail | C．phone | D．face to face communication |
小题4:The author’s attitude towards forms of communication is .| A．Modern forms of communication like phone calls and e-mail are extremely convenient. | | B．Traditional ways of communication are out of date and should fall into disuse. | | C．Face-to-face communication can only be used among strangers. | | D．Face-to-face communication has advantages over the other ways of communication. |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D |
试题分析：
小题1:根据In my opinion, nothing beats speaking to another person face to face，故选C。
小题2:文中只提到写信和发电子邮件很方便，并没有说它写不清楚，故选 A。
小题3:根据No amount of body language can convey the excitement of a high five between friends, and no number of words can communicate the comforting embrace of a loved one.故选D。
小题4:全文内容主要讲了面对面交流是最好的交流方式，故选D。
点评：文中介绍了面对面交流是最好的交流方式，。这篇阅读很简单，读懂全文后，不难选出正确答案。根据问题直接从文中寻找有效信息。 |
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Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.
The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
小题1:If a person has his nose in the air, he ____. | A．is down to the earth | | B．is easy to deal with | | C．always thinks he is more important than others | | D．is confident |
小题2:If a person has both feet on the ground, he ____. | A．is in touch with reality, and doesn’t have any dreams | | B．has some dreams but he is realistic | | C．is honest, open and easy to deal with | | D．is honest, open but hard to deal with |
小题3:The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.| A．the person who has his nose in the air is not true | | B．a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent | | C．the opposite direction is always wrong | | D．a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth |
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Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is 31 to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming 32 . In the United States, people 33 over US $ 2.5 billion on Internet Shopping in 2010. This figure is expected to 34 US $ 18 billion by the year 2012.
People can 35 for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical（物质的）products 36 items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. You can also buy 37 products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer 38 through the Internet. Services such as 39 airline tickets, reserving (预订) hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line 40 .
Internet shopping offers a number of 41 for the shoppers. One of the most important advantages is 42 . You can shop whenever you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day and you don’t have to 43 with other shoppers at the checkout counters. Secondly, it is easy to 44 what you are looking for on the Internet. Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it is often 45 to buy goods through the Internet, because you can pay less money for what you want than in a real supermarket.
| 小题1: | | A．joined | | B．connected | | C．tied | | D．united |
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| | 小题2: | | A．rare | | B．important | | C．popular | | D．necessary |
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| | 小题3: | | A．paid | | B．cost | | C．took | | D．spent |
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| | 小题4: | | A．reach | | B．arrive | | C．add | | D．become |
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| | 小题5: | | A．buy | | B．shop | | C．see | | D．research |
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| | 小题6: | | A．contain | | B．sell | | C．include | | D．conclude |
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| | 小题7: | | A．paper | | B．information | | C．technology | | D．language |
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| | 小题8: | | A．software | | B．hardware | | C．screen | | D．website |
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| | 小题9: | | A．offering | | B．finding | | C．booking | | D．selling |
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| | 小题10: | | A．games | | B．groups | | C．teams | | D．sports |
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| | 小题11: | | A．goods | | B．shops | | C．products | | D．benefits |
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| | 小题12: | | A．convenience | | B．pleasure | | C．fashion | | D．comfort |
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| | 小题13: | | A．argue | | B．queue | | C．discuss | | D．deal |
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| | 小题14: | | A．exchange | | B．find | | C．transport | | D．print |
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| | 小题15: | | A．safer | | B．quicker | | C．happier | | D．cheaper |
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The united States has about 475,000 school buses — all painted yellow. Each day they carry more than 25,000,000 children, half of all schoolchildren in the country. But these buses, on average, use four liters of diesel (柴油) fuel to travel less than sixteen kilometers. When the school year began last fall, diesel averaged 55 cents a liter nationally. The price nearly doubled, to a dollar and 8 cents, by the end of school in June.
Bob Riley speaks for the American School Bus Council. He says fuel prices for schools are not much lower than others have to pay. As a result, schools are looking for ways to reduce transportation costs. Bus routes are being redrawn or, in some cases, canceled. Some areas are buying buses that use natural gas or other alternative fuels. Other steps include fewer field trips and less travel by sports teams. And some school districts may end any bus service not required by law.
Studies show that school buses are the safest form of transportation to and from school. The American School Bus Council says cuts in bus service are bad for children and possibly the environment. It says removing buses from the road will mean an increase in other vehicles transporting students. Spokesman Bob Riley says another concern is that reducing bus services might reduce attendance.
But it could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school. And that would surely make people happy at the National Center for Safe Routes to School. More kids walking or biking safely to school is the aim of a three-year-old federal program, part of an international movement. The goal is to increase physical activity and reduce air pollution. The United States will celebrate Walk to School Day on October eighth this year. But for some students, high fuel prices could make every day a walk-to-school day.
小题1:What does this passage mainly tell us?| A．High fuel prices’ influences on school buses. | | B．New measures to transport school students. | | C．The safest form of student transportation. | | D．The origin of Walk to School Day. |
小题2:In order to cut down transportation cost, many schools take the following measures EXCEPT_____.| A．changing some bus routes | | B．stopping some bus routes | | C．asking parents to drive children to and from school | | D．using other types of fuels |
小题3:The National Center for Safe Routes to School encourages more children to walk or bike to school in order to ____.| A．save more fuels and diesel for the country | | B．keep the children safe on their way to school | | C．make the children live a simple life | | D．keep the children healthy and the environment clean |
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Listening to music can help me focus better. Since I discovered it two years ago，I"ve used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively. I"ve found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.
I first noticed the good effects of music while playing video games. It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 and I was playing online video games. My parents had just given me a new MP3，so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played. After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play. I was playing more naturally. The music relaxed me，and，to a certain extent，distracted me from the game，allowing my subconscious(潜意识的)talent to come through. The music also helped me block out the outside world. With those headphones on I was like a machine，moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions.
Music can also have a great effect on mood. If I"m in a bad mood at work，I"ll listen to some of Bob Marley"s and get down to business. It always takes my mind off what I"m doing and makes me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer，I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background，I would have hated life.
Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you"ll finally discover your best choice.
I"m always looking for new concentration aids，so I"d love to know what type of music works best for me.
小题1:We can infer that the passage was written in ________. | A．2005 | B．2006 | C．2007 | D．2008 |
小题2:The author first discovered the effects of music ________. | A．from his parents | B．by chance | C．at work | D．when he was a child |
小题3:The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to ________.| A．tell us that life is dull | B．prove that music affects mood | | C．tell us how to seek happiness | D．tell us bad mood can affect work |
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The story is told about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. The passenger rang and told the air hostess (乘务员) that he needed a cup of __36__to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would_37__him the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for_38__sounded, the air hostess was in a hurry. She was kept so_39__that she forgot to deliver (送) him the water. As a result, the passenger was_40__to take his medicine.She_41__over to him with a cup of water, but he_42__it.
In the following hours on the_43__, each time the air hostess passed by the _44__ she would ask him with a smile_45__he needed help or not. But the passenger__46_paid attention to her.
When the passenger was going to get__47__the plane, he asked the air hostess to__48_him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄). She was very__49__. She knew he would write down_50_words, which might result in the loss of her job. _51__with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she_52_the booklet, and cracked a smile, _53_the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times_54_. How can I refuse your twelve sincere（真诚的） smiles?”
That’s__55__! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
| 小题1: | | A．coffee | B．tea | C．water | D．cola |
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| 小题2: | | A．take | B．bring | C．carry | D．hold |
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| 小题3: | | A．food | B．drink | C．service | D．medicine |
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| 小题4: | | A．tired | B．silent | C．calm | D．busy |
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| 小题5: | | A．delaying | B．delayed | C．delays | D．delay |
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| 小题6: | | A．hurried | B．went | C．came | D．got |
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| 小题7: | | A．refused | B．accepted | C．liked | D．hated |
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| 小题8: | | A．seat | B．air | C．floor | D．flight |
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| 小题9: | | A．customer | B．passenger | C．guest | D．visitor |
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| 小题10: | | A．whether | B．when | C．what | D．that |
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| 小题11: | | A．never | B．often | C．always | D．seldom |
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| 小题13: | | A．hand | B．take | C．throw | D．lend |
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| 小题14: | | A．glad | B．angry | C．curious | D．sad |
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| 小题15: | | A．good | B．sharp | C．polite | D．nice |
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| 小题17: | | A．hid | B．tore | C．opened | D．closed |
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| 小题19: | | A．in all | B．above all | C．or else | D．orso |
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| 小题20: | | A．wrong | B．wonderful | C．impossible | D．right |
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