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For as long as humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a spoken language problem, communication can be carried out through sign language, in which gestures stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and people unable to hear or speak have often had to turn to this form of expression. When gestures describe words or ideas, they can often be used internationally. When used for spelling words however, where each gesture stands for a single letter, people must share the same written language.

Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not. A wink can be a way of showing that the person is only joking. A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement.

Other forms of language can be found in Braille (a reading system of raised dots read with the fingertips used by the blind), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

1.Which of the following ways can not be used as a form of communication?

A. oral speech  B. sign language         C. body language       D. thought

2.What does the author mainly want to say?

A. People can communicate in many different ways.

B. Everybody uses only one form of communication.

C. Language is invaluable to foreigners.

D. Non-spoken communication is of little value.

3.According to the text, which part of the body can be used to show you are joking?

A. Fingers B. Eyes      C. Head    D. Feet

4.What can’t be effectively communicated by sign language when people belong to different language groups?

A. Spelling        B. Idea       C. Whole words         D. Expressions

5.How many different forms of communication are mentioned in the text?

A. Three   B. Five       C. Six        D. Nine

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Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication．Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech．When there is a language barrier(障碍), communication is completed through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas．Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to turn to this form of expression．Many of these symbols of whole words are very lively and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot．

Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not．A wink（眨眼）can be a way of showing that the party is only joking．A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement．

Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals．Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people．While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings．

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．There are many forms of communication in use today．

B．Language is the most common form of communication．

C．Tourists are unable to use an oral form of communication．

D．Ideas and thoughts can be expressed by body language．

2.Which form other than oral speech could be most commonly used among blind people?

A．Picture signs．                      B．Braille

C．Body language                      D．Signal flags．

3.Sign language is said to be very lively and exact and can be used meaningfully except for ______．

A．spelling            B．idea            C．whole words      D．expressions

4.How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?

A．Five           B．Seven         C．Nine             D．Three

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Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication．Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech．When there is a language barrier(障碍), communication is completed through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas．Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to turn to this form of expression．Many of these symbols of whole words are very lively and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot．

Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not．A wink(眨眼) can be a way of showing that the party is only joking．A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement．

Other forms of nonlinguistic(非语言的) language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals．Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people．While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings．

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

2.Which form other than oral speech could be most commonly used among deaf people?

3.Sign language is said to be very lively and exact and can be used meaningfully except for ____．

4.How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?

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Ever since humans lived on the earth,they have made use1.various forms of communication.In general,the major form of expressing thoughts and feelings2.(be) spoken language.3.there is a language barrier, communication is completed through body language.Smile is the most universal4.(face) expression,which shows happiness and puts people a ease.But sometimes,it is likely to hide other feelings,like5.(angry) and worry.There　 6.(be) different ways to greet someone in different countries.People from Columbia like approaching others and kiss them on7.cheek.In France,if adults meet people they know,they can kiss each other twice on each cheek. Being polite to others is8.(object),but we'd better not give a hug to a person with higher rank.Body language is　 9.(real) complex, so we should study international customs10.(avoid) difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads.

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Ever since humans lived on the earth, they have made v 1.________ forms of communication. In general, the major form of expressing thoughts and feelings has been s_2.__ language. But when there is a language barrier(障碍), that is, people ­­­m 3.________each other , communication is completed through body language where gestures  r 4.________letters , words and ideas. Here are many forms of body language in the world, each having its own f 5. .

Smile is the most u 6.________ facial expression, which shows happiness and put people at

e 7.________. When someone gets angry, he may f 8._, turn his back to others or make a fist shaking it.

There are also different ways to g 9.__ someone in different countries. In a word, We should study international customs to avoid difficulties in today’s world c 10.________ crossroads.

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My aunt, a s 11.__ in women’s disease, devoted all her life to her w 12. career without  e 13.________. She often worked far into the night to d 14.  babies for the poor . It was her kindness and c 15.________ she showed to her patients that made her successful . Despite of being a success as a doctor, she was m 16.________, not proud.

Her devotion to medical science i 17.________me greatly. Suddenly a bright idea came c 18.________ in  my mind, “why not c 19.________ on her career and work as an o 20. doctor?”

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As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it.

We take fishes from the ocean — millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. 1. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates(蒸发). 2. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation. Other gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. 3. Seaweed becomes food of many kinds— even candy, and ice cream — as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another gift from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. 4. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future，we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. What do we give the sea? Garbage. 5. Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the water that we pour into it. Dumping garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life2. Yet as the world population grows, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.

We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late.

A. Natural sponges become cleaning aids.

B. We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump.

C. The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller.

D. Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation.

E. We even use their bones for fertilizer.

F. Some of its contents may cause illness.

G. We take a lot from the ocean and give little to the sea.

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----when on earth will the bus come? We have been waiting here for what seemed long ages.

----- Look , ___________.

A. There comes the bus　　　　　　　 B. There is the bus coming

C. There the bus comes　　　　　　 D. There is coming the bus

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Sharks have been swimming in the ocean for millions of years. They were on Earth even before dinosaurs! At the top of the world’s ocean’s food chain, sharks help keep the population of other ocean animals in balance. A large drop in the number of sharks can cause serious problems for all ocean animals. Saving sharks makes sense!

Many people are afraid of sharks. But most sharks are harmless. Only a small percentage of sharks are known to attack humans. It adapt(适应) well to new habitats and eat whatever is available. However, today, sharks are in trouble. Nearly one-third of the 400 shark species are in danger of extinction, largely due to over-fishing. Each year, tens of millions of sharks are caught and killed just for their fins(鳍). The fins are used to make shark fin soup.

Humane Society International (HSI) joined with the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots and Shoots program and Beijing Zoo to protect sharks. An exhibit at the zoo, “the Price Behind the Taste-----Protect Sharks. Don’t Eat Shark Fins”, was designed to tell people that shark finning is cruel and unnecessary. It’s hoped that the activity will help put an end to the practice.

Shark fin soup is also eaten in the United States. In fact, the numbers of some shark species in US waters have dropped 90 percent in the last 30 years. To slow the fall, laws against the sale of shark fins have been passed in several states, including Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and California.

1.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Ocean animals are at the top of the food chain.

B. Sharks play an important role in the ocean

C. Sharks are an old species in the ocean.

D. Sharks are being caught and killed.

2.According to paragraph 2, sharks are in trouble because ______.

A. they often attack humans.

B. their food is being polluted.

C. they are being caught for food.

D. their habitat is being destroyed.

3.The underlined part “the practice” in Paragraph 3 refers to _______.

A. shark finning　　　　　 B. shark protection

C. the program of HIS　　 D. the exhibit at Beijing Zoo

4.What do we know from the text?

A. There are 400 shark species in the United States.

B. It’s illegal to eat shark fin soup in the United States.

C. Most sharks are not interested in a human for dinner.

D. Sharks are very particular about their habitats and food

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Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main   1  to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.

But the latest news may 2  turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles 3   a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause __4__ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat.

In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are 5  by the United States law, which makes it 6  to harm or kill these amazing animals. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first 7  was to save turtles; now we must save 8  too.”

Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger 9   that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all  10 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”

1.A. doubt            B. stream                              C. danger                            D. worry

2.A. accelerate     B. slow               C. improve          D. change

3.A. cause        B. expand            C. absorb           D. reduce

4.A. accidental     B. occasional          C. unknown         D. serious

5.A. qualified      B. protected           C. restricted         D. produced

6.A. impossible       B. difficult           C. illegal            D. abnormal

7.A. goal                   B. impression         C. difficulty         D. cost

8.A. Earth            B. ocean             C. people           D. animals

9.A. advertisement     B. message          C. sign             D. problem

10.A. concerned          B. disturbed         C. developed         D. connected

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For as long as there have been gifts, we naturally make choices based on the recipient (接受者). But what if we have been wrong all along and we could turn things around, which not only made gift buying easier, but the recipient happier?

In 2015, psychologists Lauren Human and Lara Aknin conducted an online survey, which suggested that when people buy gifts, they prefer to choose something based on the recipient’s personality and tastes. Most people also said that they preferred receiving gifts bought with them in mind: gifts for them.

But Human and Aknin wondered if this approach to giving failed to take advantage of the way we connect as people. So they sent 78 volunteers into a shopping centre before Mother’s Day. Half were told to buy a card that “reveals (揭示) your knowledge of the recipient” while the others set out to buy a card that “reveals your true self”. After the purchase, the givers who had thought partly of themselves reported feeling emotionally closer to their mothers.

To find out how that approach goes down with recipients, the psychologists did another test, asking more than 100 students to choose a song on iTunes to give to a friend, partner or family member. Each half of the group received the same instructions as the card buyers. Results revealed that recipients of songs that revealed something of the givers felt closer to them than those who received gifts bought only with them in mind.

Human and Aknin suggest it might apply to all gifts. “If building stronger social connections is the underlying (潜在的) goal” of a gift and surely it should be — then we “may well be advised to offer more self-reflective gifts”. In short, for a present to be meaningful, you need to give away a bit of yourself, even if there is a risk that the gift might not so closely suit the recipient’s practical needs or tastes as one acquired purely with that in mind.

Moreover, giving something of oneself can be a safer act, the psychologists added. Because it reduces the risk of revealing poor knowledge of a recipient by attempting to buy something that fits their character — and failing.

But a note of caution here: what the research does not examine is the potential risk in repeated, unsympathetic giver-centered giving, which, according to Human and Aknin “could signal self-obsession”— and nobody wants to reveal that about themselves.

1.From the Mother’s Day card test, we can conclude that _______.

A.gifts chosen with the giver in mind work well on the giver

B.most people choose gifts with the recipient in mind

C.most people choose gifts based on their personal tastes

D.gifts chosen with the giver in mind work well on the recipient

2.What do the underlined words “them, them” refer to in order of appearance?

A.The recipients; the givers.

B.The givers; the recipients.

C.The givers; the givers.

D.The recipients; the recipients.

3.Which of the following is Human and Aknin’s advice on gift giving?

A.Choose gifts that reflect more of yourself.

B.Just focus on your own tastes when choosing gifts.

C.Buy something that fits the recipient’s character most.

D.Be careful not to signal your true personality.

4.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.The tradition of gift giving.

B.The purpose of gift giving.

C.The effect of gift giving.

D.The psychology of gift giving.

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