Generally speaking, people like those who hav...

Generally speaking, people like those who have a good sense of humor.

Sometimes a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Brian’s being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.

Yes, the boss was, as Brian entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室): everyone was hard at work. Brian’s boss came up to him. Suddenly, Brian forced a smile and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Brian. I’m applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Doesn’t the early bird get the worm?”

The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.

Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.

1.Brian was late for his job because ________.

A. he got up late B. he was seriously ill

C. he was caught in a traffic jam D. he was busy applying for a new job

2.What can we infer about humor?

A. It is the early bird.

B. It is important in our lives.

C. Brian often saved his job with humor.

D. It can solve racial discriminations.

3.What does the underlined phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. charge B. tried to set

C. gave up D. tried to hold back

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. Many people lack in a sense of humor.

B. Brian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.

C. It wasn’t the first time that Brian came late for work.

D. Humor is the most interesting way of solving problems.

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I like _____ when I am with people like Mr. Smith, who has a good sense of humor.

A. this                                   B. it                              C. one                                  D. that

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Older adults with a better sense of smell may live longer than those who have a poor sense of smell, a new study suggests. The study was a project of researchers in the United States that was ongoing for over 13 years. They asked nearly 2,300 men and women to identify 12 common smells. All the subjects were from 71 to 82 years of age. The researchers gave the adults scores, from 0 to as high as 12, based on how many smells they identified correctly.

During the years of follow-up investigation, over 1,200 of the subjects died. When the study was launched, none of the adults were weak. They could walk a little under half a kilometer, climb 10 steps and independently complete daily activities. In the latest findings, the researchers noted that those with a weak nose were 30 percent more likely to die than people with a good sense of smell. The findings were reported last month in the scientific publication Annals of Internal Medicine.

Honglei Chen, a doctor with Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, was the lead writer of a report on the study. He said the connection between a poor sense of smell and an increased risk of dying was limited to adults who first reported good-to-excellent health. This suggests that a poor sense of smell is an early and sensitive sign for worsening health before it is recognizable in medical tests. With a poor sense of smell, people are more likely to die of brain and heart diseases, but not of cancer or breathing disorders.

The results also suggest that a poor sense of smell may be an early warning for poor health in older age that goes beyond dementia or other neurodegenerative(神经变性的) diseases. These often signal the beginning of a weakening of the mind or body.

1.What do you know about the study mentioned?

A.The study involved researchers from the world.

B.All the participants were of different ages.

C.The study began to be performed about 13 years ago.

D.2 ,300 men and women were young and healthy.

2.What was the situation like at the beginning of the study?

A.More than 1,200 of the participants passed away.

B.Many of the subjects were found with health problems.

C.All the subjects were independent of others when walking.

D.One third of the participants had a poor smell sense.

3.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A.People with a poor sense of smell have heart disease.

B.You should be careful with your health if you smell poorly.

C.People with a poor sense of smell won't suffer from cancer.

D.Most of the elder people may have the dementia disease.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Strong Sense of Smell May Be Linked to Longer Life

B.Old People Tend to Have a Poor Sense of Smell

C.A Number of Factors Result in Longer Life

D.Being Ill Means Losing the Sense of Smell

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We all hold _____ belief that those who have ____wonderful sense of humor are more popular.

A. a, the   B. /, a       C. the, /   D. the, a

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We all hold _____ belief that those who have ____wonderful sense of humor are more popular.

A. a, the   B. /, a C. the, /   D. the, a

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We all hold ________ belief that those who have ________ wonderful sense of humor are more popular.

A．the; a　 B．/; /　 C．the; /　 D．a; the

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Many Chinese like watching People Who Moved China, which honors those _____ contributions should be remembered and learned from.

A.whose　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　 D. Their

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Many Chinese like watching People Who Moved China, which honors those _____ contributions should be remembered and learned from.

A.whose            B. who                    C. that             D. Their

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What defines who we are? Our habits? Our tastes? Our memories? Like many other people who speak more than one language, I often sense that I’ m a slightly different person in each of my languages — more confident in English, more relaxed in French, more sensitive in Czech. Is it possible that, my moral compass also points in somewhat different directions depending on the language I’ m using at the time?

Psychologists who study moral judgments have become very interested in this question. In a research led by Albert Costa, volunteers were presented with a moral dilemma known as the “trolleybus problem”: imagine that a trolleybus is moving quickly towards a group of five people standing on the tracks, unable to move. You are next to a switch that can shift the trolleybus to a different set of tracks, therefore sparing the five people, but resulting in the death of one who is standing on the side tracks. Do you pull the switch?

Most people agree that they would. But what if the only way to stop the trolleybus is by pushing a large stranger off a footbridge into its path? People tend to be very hesitant to say they would do this, even though in both situations, one person is sacrificed to save five. But Costa and his colleagues found that putting the dilemma in a language that volunteers had learned as a foreign tongue dramatically increased their willingness to push the person off the footbridge, from fewer than 20% of respondents working in their native language to about 50% of those using the foreign one.

According to one explanation, such judgments involve two separate and competing ways of thinking—one of these, a quick, natural “feeling”, and the other, careful consideration about the greatest good for the greatest number. When we use a foreign language, we unconsciously sink into the more cautious way simply because the effort of operating in our non-native language signals our cognitive system to prepare for difficult situation.

An alternative explanation is the differences between native and foreign tongues. There’s strong evidence　 that memory connects a language with the experiences and interactions through which that language was learned. Our childhood languages, learned in the middle of passionate emotion, become filled with deep feeling. By comparison, languages acquired late in life, especially if they are learned through limited interactions in the classroom or dully delivered over computer screens and headphones, enter our minds lacking the emotionality that is present for their native speakers.

1.What does “this question” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.What can contribute to improving one’s foreign language?

B.Is it necessary to learn more than one foreign language?

C.How do people deal with moral dilemmas in a foreign language?

D.Does the language one uses influence one’s moral judgments?

2.When the “trolleybus problem” was presented in a foreign language, volunteers were more likely to ________.

A.sacrifice the stranger on the footbridge B.care less about the five people

C.pull the switch to the side tracks D.remain hesitant about what to do

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.People who speak more than one language are less emotional than others.

B.Native language learning involves greater emotional reactions.

C.Moral judgments made in a foreign language are more careless.

D.Foreign language learning can be promoted by academic settings.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To provide guidance on how to shape our life.

B.To stress the importance of judging in a foreign language.

C.To suggest a way of learning a foreign language.

D.To state the influence of a foreign language on moral judgments.

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In many developed countries, people who have high degrees begin to work longer than those who don’t. About 65% of American men aged 62－74 with a professional degree are in the workforce (劳动人口), compared with 32% of men who only finish high school. This gap is part of a deepening divide between the well-educated wealthy and the unskilled poor. Rapid technological advance has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while squeezing those of the unskilled. The consequences, for individuals and society, are profound .

The world is facing an astonishing rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600 million to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity (长寿) translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift (变化) will lead to slower economic growth, while the swelling (渐增的) ranks of pensioners will create government budget problems.

Policies are partly responsible. Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early. Even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement. But the changing nature of work also plays a big role. Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to reap (获得) rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the preceding (先前的) generation. Technological change may well reinforce (强化) that shift: the skills that complement (补充) computers, from management know-how to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.

1.What is the common phenomenon in the workforce in rich countries?

A.Younger people are replacing the elderly.

B.People with no college degree cannot find any job.

C.Well-educated people tend to work longer.

D.Unemployment rates are decreasing year after year.

2.In view of the experience of the 20th century, many observers predict that ________.

A.there will be more competition in the job market

B.government budgets will decrease

C.more people will try to receive higher education

D.economic growth will slow down

3.According to the text, what is the result of policy changes in European countries?

A.Unskilled workers may choose to retire early.

B.Even wealthy people must work longer to live comfortably in retirement.

C.People may be able to use computers to do more complicated work.

D.More and more people have to go abroad to hunt for jobs.

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