Passage 2Did you know that about 55% of commu...

Passage 2

Did you know that about 55% of communication is not using languages, so in fact, our bodies are actually saying more than our words. I find that the key to a successful conversation in any language is to speak to people not only in their spoken language but also with the body language they know best.

Britain is considered as a"non-touch"country, so personal space is very important. In a formal (正式的)situation, they would often greet each other by shaking hands. Informally, British friends would greet with a hug but hardly ever would greet with a kiss on the cheek(面颊)!

But in the south of Italy, and in many different parts of the world, people usually greet with two kisses on the cheek, use a lot of hand signs and often touch each other. In other words, little personal space is left between people when communicating. Sometimes you may find yourself not knowing what hand signs to use when expressing (表达) yourself. However, what you do know for sure is that using body language would make yourself get more chances to be loved by Italians and fully immerse yourself in their culture. To communicate very well, here are some body language tips in Italy.

※ Different signs: Try to use your head, arms and hands more.

※ Facial expressions: Always smile at people! Smiling is the most powerful way to show friendliness.

※ Eye contact(交流): Eyes are the windows to the heart.

※ Personal space: Keeping the distance is considered as being unfriendly.

1.In a formal situation, the British people usually greet each other with_________.

A.a handshake B.a polite bow C.a kiss on the cheek D.a warm hug

2.The writer uses Britain and Italy as examples to show________

A.people all over the world greet in the same way

B.Italians are more friendly than the British people

C.keeping personal space is important in any country

D.people in different countries use different body languages

3.The underlined part"fully immerse yourself" probably means “________”.

A.feel amazed B.enter deeply

C.satisfy yourself D.learn by yourself

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.What body language means B.When in Rome, do as Romans do

C.How to start a friendly talk D.Body language makes a better communication

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Did you know that about 55% of communication is unspoken, so in fact, our bodies are actually saying more than our words. I find that the key to a successful conversation in any language is to speak to people not only in their spoken language but also with the body language they know best.

Britain, along with much of Northern Europe, has a non-touch culture, so personal space is very important. In a formal(正式的) situation, we would usually greet each other with a handshake. Informally, but not so often, my British friends and I would greet with a hug. Hardly ever would we greet with a kiss on the cheek, let alone a hug and two kisses on the cheek!

Here in the south of Italy, and in many different parts of the world, both men and women greet with two kisses on the cheek, use a lot of hand signs and often touch each other. In other words, little personal space is left between people when communicating.

At university, I have learnt to successfully communicate in spoken Italian. And since I moved to live with the local people, I have also started to pick up their body language. Sometimes, I find myself not knowing what hand signs to use when expressing myself. However, what I know for sure is that I would miss the opportunity to fully put myself in the Italian culture if I keep my personal space unbroken.

Here are 5 body language tips in Italy;

● Use different signs; head, arms and hands.

● Use facial expressions. Always smile at people! It is said that smiling is the most powerful unspoken way to communicate friendliness.

● Use eye contact , because "the eyes are the window to the soul."

● Don't worry about personal space. Italians are a people who like to use the sense of touch, so moving away or keeping your distance may be considered as being unfriendly.

● Touch. When meeting and leaving, always shake hands.

1. In Britain, people usually greet each other with 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. a warm hug B. a handshake

C. a kiss on the cheek D. two kisses on the cheek

2. The writer uses Britain and Italy as examples to show 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. men and women greet in the same way

B. Italians are more friendly than the British people

C. keeping personal space is very important in any country

D. people in different countries use different body language

3. From Paragraph 3, we can learn that the writer 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. likes to keep his personal space

B. tries to learn Italian body language

C. knows little about Italian hand signs

D. keeps using British body language in Italy

4.What is the most powerful unspoken way to show friendliness in Italy?

A. Hand signs. B. Smiling. C. Eye contact. D. Touch.

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Do you know anything about email?

Email is a kind of communication that is changing, for the worse, the way we write and use language, say some communication experts. "Email has helped the spread of careless writing habits,” says Baron, a professor at an American university. She says the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure in emails show the growing unconcern about the way we write. Baron argues that we shouldn’t forgive and forget the poor writing in emails. “The more we use the email, the more it becomes the normal way of writing,” the professor says.

Others say that though it has poor writing, email has done what several generations (代）of English teachers couldn’t do. It has made writing fashionable again.

“Email is a new communication technology,” says Ian Lancashire, a professor of English at Toronto University. “It fills the gap (缺口）between spoken language and the formal (正式的）methods of writing. It is the purest form of written speech.”

Lancashire says email can help people who are usually afraid of writing to get their thoughts flowing easily onto a blank screen. He says this is because email is close to speech. “It’s like a circle of four or five people around a campfire,” he says.　　

Still, he accepts that this freedom to express themselves often gets people into trouble. The number of emails sent in a day almost is the number of letters mailed in a year. But more people are recognizing the content (内容）of a typical email message is not often exact.

1.What can we know according to Baron?

A. Email changes the way people communicate in everyday life.

B. People should check the email many times before sending it.

C. More people don’t take the mistakes seriously when writing an email.

D. Email has become a normal way of writing.

2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. Email. B. The poor writing. C. The good writing. D. The communication technology.

3.Ian Lancashire thinks

A. email makes writing become popular again B. it is helpful for people to use email to express themselves

C. emails are easier to write than letters D. people should remember the mistakes in emails

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. People should stop using email to communicate. B. People have different opinions about email.

C. People should learn to write email correctly. D. People have realized the importance of good writing.

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You should know that ____ body language is ___ important part of communication.

A.a; an                                       　　　　　　　　　 B./; an                                       　　　　　　　　　 C.the; a

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We all know that smoking is bad for people’s health. But not many people know about the danger of secondhand smoke.

Secondhand smoke is the smoke that comes from the smoker’s breath(呼吸). If people breathe in secondhand smoke from time to time, they could get sick from it.

But how serious is the problem of the secondhand smoke? The World Health Organization(WHO) did a study of 194 countries. They found that secondhand smoke causes about 600,000 deaths every year. That is about 1% of the world’s deaths.

Secondhand smoke is especially bad for children because their bodies are still growing. According to the study, around 165,000 children under the age of 5 die each year because of secondhand smoke. Most of these deaths happen in Africa and southern Asia.

You can do something to keep yourself and other people away from secondhand smoke. You can ask the smokers, such as your parents, to smoke outside. And, if someone smokes close to you, you’d better hold your breath or just walk away.

1.Children can easily get sick from secondhand smoke because __________.

A. they are from Africa　　　　　　　　　　　 B. their bodies are still growing

C. secondhand smoke is very dangerous　　 D. they are all under the age of 5

2.According to the study, children who die from secondhand smoke most come from_____.

A. Africa and Australia　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Africa and eastern Asia

C. southern Asia and Africa　　　　　　　　　 D. southern Africa and India

3.You can’t keep yourself away from the secondhand smoke by __________.

A. asking the smokers to smoke outside　　　 B. walking away

C. holding your breath　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. smoking with them

4.The best title of this article may be __________.

A. Smoking　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Secondhand Smoke

C. Giving up Smoking　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Children Are Dying

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A：Dad，how much do you know about China?

B： 1. China is a big country that has about 5，000 years of history. It attracts many tourists from all over the world every year.

A：Is that so? 2.

B：Yes. And many of them are famous，such as Mount Tai，Mount Huang and Mount Emei.

A： 3.

B：There are many rivers in China. Among them the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second longest one is the Yellow River. 4.

A：Anything else?

B：Sorry. That’s all I know. If you want to learn more，you can read Guide to China. 5.

A：Thanks. I’ll read it.

A. Just a little.

B. What about rivers？

C. I don’t know it at all.

D. Are there any beautiful mountains？

E. They’re the birthplaces of Chinese culture.

F. It’s a book which introduces China in detail.

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Have you heard of the term “etiquette” And do you know that etiquette is not only a useful word 46 very useful to understand?

Etiquette is not the same in every culture 47 in every situation. For example, standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries. However; if you do this in Europe, some 48 people might feel 49.Even in China, we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own homes is fine, but there are other places where talking loudly is 50 .For example ,most people would agree that talking loudly in a library, a museum, or a movie theater is 51 .Even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice 52 in public places. In fact, we should also 53 not to cough or sneeze loudly in public.

If we see someone 54 the rules of etiquette, we may politely give them some suggestions. Perhaps one of the most polite ways 55 ask someone, Would you mind doing this or Would you mindnot doing that. For example, if someone cuts 56 you in a line, you could ask them, Sorry, would you mind 57 the line? If someone is smoking on the bus you could ask, Excuse me, could you please 58 that cigarette? People don’t usually like 59 , so we have to be careful how we do this.

Although rules of etiquette can often be different, some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world! For example, 60 is almost never allowed. If you see someone you know doing this, you can ask them, Would you mind picking it up?

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Many of you have heard a Cinderella story, but what you may not know is that there are over a hundred different ways to tell the Cinderella story. Each of these stories is written by a different author. The story of Cinderella has many different versions.

The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France. This is the version where the birds help make Cinderella’s dress and the mice turn into carriage men and help Cinderella go to the ball in the pumpkin that turns into a carriage. In this version, many of the animals are Cinderella’s friends. They help her meet the Prince, who Cinderella marries, and together they live happily ever after.

In another version of this story, written in the 1850s by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany, there are birds that help Cinderella throughout the story. Cinderella’s mother is not living at the beginning of the story. She visits her mother’s grave three times a day to say a prayer for her.

Cinderella’s father has given her a brunch when he goes to the festival. She plants the brunch and her tears water the brunch until it grows into a tall tree.

The birds now live in the tree and they give Cinderella a dress of gold and silver and slippers of the same colours. Cinderella goes to the festival to meet and dance with the Prince. Later, Cinderella marries the Prince and they have a nice life ever after.

Have you read other versions of the Cinderella story? More than one author can tell a story in a different way from their viewpoints(观点). That is why there are many versions of the same story.

1.The first version of the Cinderella story was written by ______.

A. Jacob Grimm　　　 　　　 B. Charles Perrault

C. Wilhelm Grimm　　　 　　 D. Christian Andersen

2.The common part in the two versions of Cinderella mentioned in this passage is that ______.

A. both Cinderella and the Prince enjoy their marriage life

B. birds and mice help Cinderella meet the Prince at the ball

C. Cinderella wears a gold dress and silver shoes at the festival

D. Cinderella plants a small brunch and waters it with her tears

3.According to the passage, there can be many versions of the same story because ______.

A. there’re many authors who create stories

B. there’re many different kinds of old stories

C. there’re different ideas from different authors

D. there’re different stories by more than one author

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―How do you know about the young boy standing over there?

―Oh, I heard that he is 　　　　　　 captain of a football team in 　　　　　 university in our city.

A. the; the　　 B. a; an　　 C. /;a　　 D. /; an

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Children know that summer is probably the most fun of all seasons. However, experts say it is also the most dangerous, especially, for children aged 14 and under. In its first study of children’s safety in the US, the National Safe Kids Campaign(NSKC) founds that nearly half of the injury-related(与受伤相关的) deaths among children happened in summer.

Experts are not surprised by the study’s results. They always know summer is a dangerous season for children. During the summer, children are out of the school and spend more time outdoors. They are more likely to get into an accident or be injured. “While we encourage children to be active and spend more time outdoors, they need to understand the importance of safety,” said Everett Koop, an expert of the NSKC.

To help children say safe, the NSKC started a “Make it a Safe Kids Summer” campaign during National Safe Kids Week, from May 5 through May 12. Here are some important summer safety tips from the NSKC:

●Always wear your seat belt.

●Make sure there is an adult around when you decide to go swimming.

●Wear a life jacket when on a boat or doing water sports.

●Obey all traffic rules.

1.Why is summer the most dangerous season of the year in the US?

2.How long did the “Make it a Safe Kids Summer” Campaign last?

3.How many summer safety tips does the NSKC provide?

4.Must the children understand the importance of safety?

5.What’s the purpose in writing this passage

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