Americans, generally speaking, make an effort...

Americans, generally speaking, make an effort to be friendly with their colleagues, neighbours and other people they often run into. This often takes the form of a simple greeting like “How’s it going?” or “What’s up ?” This is simply a way of saying I see you and I recognize you.

Americans also show this friendliness in “small talk”. Small talk is a casual conversation that Americans engage in when they meet on the street, in the shop or in the office before a meeting. Usually the topics of such small talk will be something that everyone is familiar with, the weather, sports, traffic, hobbies or what’s on television. The topic of the conversation is not as important as the effort make to spend a few minutes with the other person. Small talk shows that you are a considerate person who is interested in others and who is willing to take the time to get to know people.

Small talk is used in the business world to create a friendly atmosphere and to put everyone at ease before the serious matters of business are discussed. Often businessmen will spend a few minutes talking about the weather or sports before a meeting. This form of small talk only lasts a few minutes before the American businessman wants to “get down to business.”

Asians are very skilled at making casual conversation. However, they often find it difficult to make small talk with Americans because they don’t know what to say, how to say it and who to say it to. Americans may see Asians who are reluctant to make small talk as unfriendly and cold.

1. American people ask others how it is going because .

2.Businessmen talk about weather before a meeting .

3.The word “reluctant” means ________ .

4.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

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Theatre is a great activity to be a part of. It’s an excellent way to make friends, practice the art, show your talents, and explore your creative side. Here’s how to prepare yourself so that you can be your shining best.

Practice, practice, practice!

1.To improve your practice, ask directors for pointers. While no show is perfect, with persistence (意志力), you can create a very satisfying end result.

2.

When you are in bed, picture yourself on the stage having a great time. Go through your lines, songs, and dance moves, and picture them going perfectly. The key is to stay relaxed and create a positive image of yourself on the stage.

Don’t be nervous when you are on stage!

It will be dark where the audience is seated, and you won’t be able to see their faces. When you aren’t saying lines, take deep breaths. 3.Just have fun!

Remember to show expression.

Be proud of your performance and display the emotion that your character is feeling. 4.Keep in mind that you’re not only representing who you are as a performer, but also the rest of your cast and crew members and your directors as well! Smile (if you are supposed to) and have lots of fun!

Smile during the curtain call.

The curtain call is when the audience will take pictures, so wear a smile. Depending on the type of show, you might want to stay in character for a few extra seconds before you break out into a smile. Also, if you have one last song to sing at the end, sing it loud and proud.5.

A. Just make sure the audience can’t tell.

B. This is when all of your hard work pays off.

C. Get good sleep for the last few nights before the performance.

D. Go over every aspect of the performance until you are satisfied.

E. It’s also polite to introduce your supporters to the other cast members.

F. Talk about exactly what you want to do on stage, and what you don’t want to do.

G. If you are performing an emotional scene, pull the audience into your tale so that it’s an enjoyable experience.

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1.Every one of us can make a __________ (贡献) to our class if you make an effort.

2.Gloria has faith in the elderly man, because he has served the factory f__________ (忠实地) for 30 years.

3.Because of its p__________ (偏爱) for low temperatures, it is an ideal plant for the garden pool.

4.You can’t imagine a more __________ (尴尬的) scene when you can’t understand a single word someone says.

5.Although the chair looks __________ (不舒适的) , it is enjoyable when you sit in.

6.The center, dealing with children __________ (上瘾的) to computer games has achieved great success.

7.I thanked him for helping me out of trouble and I wrote a letter to express my a__________. (感激)

8.Let your child learn to be independent, for e__________ (最后) he will leave home to lead his own life as a fully independent adult.

9.The exercises are designed to __________ (加强) your stomach muscles and help you keep fit.

10.It was fairly e__________ (明显的) from her tone of voice that she disapproved.

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You can’t complain of being lonely _______ you don’t make any effort to meet people.

A. until            B. when        C. once      D. though

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One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1, he used an illustration.

As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.

When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”

“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(石子), dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!”  He replied.

He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.

Then the expert in time management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.

“No,” the speaker replied. “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don't put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what the ‘big rocks’ in your life are. Then put those in your 20 first. ”

1.                A．harder         B．rougher        C．clearer   D．wiser

2.                A．carefully        B．firmly          C．actively   D．unwillingly

3.A edge        B. bottom        C. wall        D. top

4.                A．full            B．pure           C．enough   D．smooth

5.                A．sent           B．reached        C．managed  D．felt

6.                A．delivered       B．shook          C．dropped  D．held

7.                A．beneath        B．across          C．beyond   D．between

8.                A．threw out       B．came out        C．brought out   D．set out

9.                A．spaces         B．caves          C．blanks    D．holes

10.               A．At last          B．shortly after     C．Later on   D．Once more

11.               A．unless         B．until           C．before    D．while

12.               A．result          B．opinion         C．point D．comment

13.               A．calm           B．awkward        C．nervous   D．eager

14.               A．add           B．fit             C．include    D．collect

15.               A．never          B．even           C．still   D．ever

16.               A．Whether       B．However       C．Whatever  D．Which

17.               A．conclude       B．encourage      C．achieve   D．value

18.               A．more          B．little           C．much D．less

19.               A．reflecting       B．counting        C．deciding   D．insisting

20.               A．packet         B．can            C．jar   D．luggage

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Be aware of,　　 be supposed to,　 rather than,　　 in particular,　 upside down,　 reflect on,　 make it

1.The speaker talked about sport in general and about football __________.

2.Teachers __________treat all the students alike.

3.---You have only 15 minutes to catch the train.

----All right. I guess I can __________.

4.She pretended to be reading because she was holding the book ___________.

5.He ______________ the risk, but he had no choice but to go ahead.

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All efforts of cloning an animal will be ________ if there is not enough diversity in the group to overcome illness.

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Before you make friends, you have to decide who you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the same kinds of things they do.

The quickest way to make a friend is to smile. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember most people will stay away from a scared or angry looking face.

One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Who’s their favorite singer, where do they live, what do they do after school are all good questions to start a conversation. Make sure you have something to add to the conversation, too. When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. There is nothing that will stop a conversation quicker than a shrugfor an answer.

Kids who show an interest in other kids and who are kind and friendly make good friends. Remember, everyone wants to be around people who like to do similar things and people who are nice to them.

1.This passage gives us some advice on_______.

A．how to make friends

B．what kind of person you can make friends with

C．how to start a conversation

D．the importance of smile

2.Most people like to make friends with those________.

A．who are sad every day

B．who share the same interest

C．who are fond of talking

D．who say bad things to them

3.According to the third paragraph, most people enjoy talking to one_______.

A．who is always smiling

B．who seems to be friendly

C．who praises them

D．who points out their shortcomings

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Today, innovations(创新) to make our lives more eco-friendly can be found everywhere. There are energy-efficient automobiles, eco-friendly light bulbs, and clothes made by fashion designers using sustainable(可持续的) environmental practices. Industries around the world have also begun to take a serious look at how their operations affect the local and global environment.

The university of Colorado has been named one of the top green colleges and universities in the United States. This university was one of the first to start a student-led recycling program in the 1970s and today supplies students with reusable shopping bags to use both on and off campus. The entire University of Colorado also uses low flow water fixtures(设备) and has reduced water usage by 40 percent since 2002.

When it comes to going green, Warren Wilson College has been recognized in many places. The Sierra Club and The Princeton Review have named the college as one of America’s greenest colleges and universities, while the school has also received the Outstanding College Recycling Award from the Carolina Recycling Association, as well as awards from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE). For a small college, Warren Wilson has made enormous efforts to be an eco-friendly campus since its beginning, and today owns a campus farm, a seeding program, and an extensive recycling program. Warren Wilson was also the first College to have an LEED platinum certified(白金认证的) residence hall, and its building services department is also 100 percent GreenSeal certified. According to College Stats, Warren Wilson College is one of the first institutions in the United States to be almost completely self-sufficient(自给自足的) while also engaging students to incorporate sustainability into all academic programs.

Going green efforts at Oberlin College have not gone unnoticed. Oberlin College spends 22 percent of its food budget on buying food from local farmers, with most of the food raised or harvested with organic and sustainable practices. Oberlin has also stopped selling bottled water on campus and offers discounts to students who use their own storage containers when purchasing beverages and food items. Among Oberlin’s other eco-friendly accomplishments is a green graduation ceremony, which includes programs printed on 100 percent recycled paper.

1.The author writes the first paragraph mainly to tell us that ____.

A. we can find new ways to be eco-friendly

B. everyone is aware of being eco-friendly

C. industries are reducing their influence on the environment

D. American colleges and universities care much about environmental issues

2.What do we know about the University of Colorado?

A. Its recycling program is followed by other universities.

B. It produces reusable shopping bags by itself.

C. It uses special systems to save water.

D. It is the most eco-friendly university.

3.Which of the following about Warren Wilson College is TRUE?

A. The Princeton Review praised it for its teaching methods.

B. Its residence hall’s building material is platinum.

C. It owns a campus garden and a seeding program.

D. It sustains itself almost without help from others.

4.Students in Oberlin College can _____.

A. grow their own food on campus

B. pay less with their own containers

C. help the college make its food budget

D. recycle paper at their graduation ceremony

5.How is the text organized?

A. Main idea – Comparison.

B. Opinion – Discussion – Description

C. Introduction – Supporting examples.

D. Introduction – Explanation – Conclusion.

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Making friends is a skill like most skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.

Joining a club or a group, talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity.

Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people comes from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. When you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile.

If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person—friendship is based on mutual liking and “give and take”. It takes time and effort to develop.

1. The best topic of the passage may be ________.

A. Friendship　　 　　　　　 B. Making friends

C. Meeting New People　　　 D. Facing the Unknown

2.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Making friends needs practicing.

B. Making friends needs to be more active in getting in touch with people.

C. When meeting someone, make him feel nice and easy.

D. Before making friends with someone, judge him if he’s too this or too that.

3. The development of friendship needs ________.

A. a lot of money　　 B. lots of conversation

C. time and effort　　 D. carefully judging

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