What is the most popular communication tool t...

What is the most popular communication tool today? 1. your answer is QQ or MSN, I must say you're a bit old fashioned. Today, a new form of communication “Wechat”，which 2.(own) a Chinese name Weixin, is becoming the most influential text and voicing tool all over the world.

What advantages do Wechat have? First, Wechat is 3. relative cheap way of communication; that is to say, it uses network traffic instead of telephone fare. Next, we can know 4.is going on at any time. And we can have 5.(easy) access to information available than other messaging tools.

What roles does it play 6. our daily life? According to the latest report, the registered users on Wechat platform has topped 200 million and expanded its business to overseas market. Can you imagine that a mobile phone ‘app’ is so 7.(appeal) that it reaches 200 million users within 8 months? Wechat itself has become the most popular mobile chat application in the world. A large 8. of people have become “Wechataholic”, which means they keep staring at the mobile phone all the time and can’t live without 9.

However, while enjoying its great convenience, people should not ignore the danger of 10.(cheat), for information on Wechat is publicly known.

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Many people think that the most popular way of communicating with other people is through the mouth. But what they don’t know is that actual communication using the mouth accounts for(占……比例)only around 10%(or even less)of all the means to communicate a message.

Moreover, you can never determine the truthfulness or honesty of people by what they say alone. In fact, words expressed through the mouth often do not reflect what people really think or feel. The more reliable way you can determine their true inner feelings and thoughts is by reading their body language. Everybody communicates using these gestures and if you understand the gestures and their meanings you will be able to read people and know what they are really communicating to you. One researcher even went as far as to say that we speak to hide what’s on our minds. But gestures cannot lie.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you can “see through” the emotions of other people? Let’s say you ask a person whether he can do an important task. He says “OK”. But deep inside, you are questioning yourself, “Is he really willing to do this job? ” or “Does he have the confidence in finishing this task? ”You can’t question him directly because that would be like belittling him. And even if you ask him those questions, his replies will not tell you what he really feels or thinks. So the most useful way is to observe his body language. Expressions like smiling, frowning(皱眉), pouting(撅嘴), facial reddening, sweating, toe curling and sideways glances are visible hints that can help you make a right judgment.

1. According to the passage, we know　　.

A. words through the mouth are the most common way in communication

B. body language is the quickest way to help people understand each other

C. expressions are the most powerful tool to judge whether a man is confident or not

D. you may know what a person really thinks with the help of reading his body language

2.What does the underlined sentence mean in the second paragraph?

A. We can express ourselves well by body language.

B. We use words to prevent others knowing our true thoughts.

C. Spoken words can fully reflect our true self.

D. We use body language to help express ourselves.

3.The underlined word in the third paragraph can be replaced with　　.

A. looking down upon　　        B. speaking highly of

C. laughing at                            D. believing in

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Coffee is one of the most popular drinks throughout the world today. In fact, according to some estimates, over 30% of all adults in the world drink coffee at least once a day on the average.　 Coffee contains a kind of drug called caffeine. Caffeine is a chemical that stimulates (刺激) the nerves of the body. Drinking coffee tends to make people a little bit more awake―at least for a short time―because of this stimulating effect on the nervous system. A cup of coffee has, on the average, about 3% caffeine in it.

One story of the discovery of the coffee plant relates to this effect of caffeine. According to the story, coffee was discovered in East Africa. The story says that coffee was first found by a goat farmer named Kaldi. This was about the year 850. Kaldi was leading his animals through the mountains and the goats were stopping repeatedly to eat the plants near the path. Suddenly, some of the goats started jumping up and down in a very strange way. Kaldi figured out that the goats were acting this way because of the plants they were eating. Kaldi himself tried eating some of the green beans (豆荚) that the goats had been eating. He, too, felt the stimulating effect of the beans.　　 Kaldi wanted to prove what had happened, so he picked some of the beans and took them back to the village, where he told his story.

The green bean got the name "Kaffa" and later "coffee" because the beans were discovered in a place called Kaffa in Africa. Then for years, people used to eat a few of the green Kaffa beans when they were in the mountains and needed extra energy to do their work. It was later found that the coffee beans could be picked and then dried until they turned brown, and then they could be stored. If the beans were dried and stored, they could be used at any time.

1.What is the purpose of drinking coffee?

A. To become more awake.　　　 B. To become more healthy.

C. To become more happy.　　　 D. To become more clever.

2.How did the goats react after eating the plants?

A. They fell asleep.

B. They could not find their way home.

C. They started jumping up and down.

D. They wanted to eat more.

3.Why did the green bean get the name "Kaffa"?

A. Because Kaldi loved his home village very much.

B. Because Kaldi's goats loved the green bean very much.

C. Because the beans were discovered in a place by this name.

D. Because the beans could be picked and dried.

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Facebook is one of the most popular websites that offer social networking today with more than l billion users around the world. Online social networking is just like-minded people coming together for some activities, forming groups, having discussions, sharing photographs, etc. Similarly, Facebook enables all these activities by various applications(运用程序) , for example, providing forums, photo sharing options. video updating, keeping a track on all the happenings in their formed communities, people they have approved to be linked to, etc. Online gaming is one of the biggest USPs(独特的卖点) of Facebook, and indeed, games like Farmville and Mafia Wars have attracted many users to the site. Facebook also offered a brilliant platform for business to reach out to their customers.

In the beginning, Facebook was just meant for Harvard University students to find and contact fellow students. It was meant to serve the purpose of keeping track of who was new to college to get in touch with each other for project purposes.　 It was an online directory(目录) , and was founded in 2004 0n the Harvard University campus. However, as soon as it was launched, almost two thirds of the total number of students registered themselves on Facebook. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, along with Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz. and Eduardo Saverin. helped in the launch of the site. To pursue this, Mark dropped out of Harvard and got into making Facebook a worldwide accessible site, and then to its current stand of being the top social networking site in the world.

Today, Facebook rules the social networking world, with one person in fourteen using it. It is also the second most popular site in the US, and is worth billions of dollars. And it has been a success story for the four co-founders, making them all accidental billionaires.

Title :　 Facebook-the most popular social networking site in the world

I . Definition :

*One popular website　　 　 1.　　

Ⅱ.　 　 2.　 :

* Enabling people to gather for 3.　　 　 0n it

* 　 4.　 　

* Offering a brilliant platform for businesses to reach out to their customers

Ⅲ　　 Birth :

* Time: in 2004

* Place: 　　 5.

lV. 　　 6.　　 :

* To help students contact each other

V.　 　 7.　　 :

* Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, along with Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz, and Eduardo Saverin

VI. Popularity:

* As an　　 　 8.　 　　 : having almost two thirds of the students on it

* As the top social networking site :

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ruling　 the social networking ;

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 having over　　　 9.　　 　 in the world;

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 being 　　 10.　　 　 billions of dollars

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Although cats may be one of the most popular pets today, little is known about how and when humans and cats set up their close relationship.

The earliest evidence for human–cat interaction dates back to prehistoric Cyprus（史前塞浦路斯）, where the remains of a wild cat and a human — dated 9,500 years old — were found buried together.

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has confirmed the first direct evidence of a human–domestic cat relationship among Chinese farmers 5,300 years ago. Researchers studied the bones of cats, dogs, deer and other animals unearthed in an excavation (挖掘) near a village in Central China. By using some ways, scientists showed that the cats were living on a mostly millet(黍)–based diet, just like the domesticated dogs and pigs from the site.

"The most reasonable explanation for a high consumption of millet–based food is that the cats had formed a stable and mutual relationship with humans and could easily feed on rodents (啮齿动物) around human villages, find leftover food or even have been fed by people intentionally," said Hu Yaowu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, whose research focuses on the relationship between humans and domesticated animals.

"It is very interesting for us to find the consumption of millet-based foods by the cats, since this kind of evidence had long been missing.” Hu explains. Since cats usually eat meat, such a diet would be unexpected, unless the cats were being fed by people, the study argues. The researchers also found that one of the cats survived to reach old age, implying that it had a safe place to live and enough to eat.

Why the farmers wanted to keep cats nearby or make them "pets" could be answered by other evidence. Chinese archaeologists found some storage containers were specifically designed to keep out rodents — a vermin (害兽) that cats could certainly have helped with.

The simplified theory is that rats were attracted to the food of farmers, and so were harmful to farmers. Cats were attracted to the rats, and so farmers formed a mutually beneficial relationship with cats, taking care of them in return for pest control.

1.The evidence found in the remains dating back to prehistoric Cyprus means 　　　　　 .

A. human made cats pets as early as 9,500 years ago

B. human interacted with cats very early

C. cats didn’t appear until prehistoric Cyprus

D. when cats became domesticated

2.Apart from cats, Hu Yaowu and his teams may also study 　　　　　 .

A. the preventions of pests from grains

B. the history of Chinese farming

C. the dogs and pigs

D. the ways to keep pets

3.Which of the following is NOT the evidence of Chinese farms’ keeping cats?

A. Cats didn’t feed on meat.

B. The cats consumed large amounts of millet–based foods.

C. One of the cats survived to reach old age.

D. Some storage containers were specifically designed to keep out rodents.

4.What are the reasons for farmers to keep cats?

A. Helping keep other domesticated animals.

B. Not letting cats eat food.

C. Supplying meat for human.

D. Helping reduce the amount of pests.

5.In which part of a newspaper would be the passage most probably appear　 　　　　　 .

A. Entertainment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Environment

C. Human and Science　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Life and fashion

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If Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is today one of the best-known and most popular figures of 20th-century Mexican art, it is undoubtedly because of her personality and the originality of a body of works. Her work is, above all, the expression of a life — a tragic and stormy life, one that challenged all traditions.

The mere mention of her name excites enthusiasm and admiration, but her work is rarely exhibited, and has not been shown in France for fifteen years. The selection to go on show at the Musée de l’Orangerie includes major works by the artist, with masterpieces from the Museo Dolores Olmedo.

The life and work of Frida Kahlo cannot be separated from those of her companion Diego Rivera (1886-1957). Together they became figures of legend(传奇), and both have a place in the pantheon of 20th-century Mexican artists. Famous for his large wall paintings, Rivera’s easel paintings, drawings and prints, which form a large part of his artistic production, are less well-known to the public in Europe. The exhibition aims to trace his artistic career from the early Cubist images, revealing his links with the Paris artists whose works are a key element in the Orangerie collections, to the paintings that established him as the founder of the 20th-century school of Mexican art. His travels throughout Europe influenced his vision and his skills without ever distancing him from his roots, thus confirming his place in history as the founder of the nationalist school.

The exhibition devoted to the legendary couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo presents their works together, as if to confirm the impossibility of their divorce that was in fact finalised but reconsidered after just one year apart. It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds, so different and yet so complementary(互补的), through the deep-rooted attachment they shared to their country.

1.Which of the following best describes Frida Kahlo’s work?

A. World-famous but unusual.　　 B. Practical and popular.

C. Creative and realistic.　　 D. Authentic but ordinary.

2.What does the underlined word "pantheon" in the third paragraph refer to?

A. Character.　　 B. Community.　　 C. School.　　 D. Society.

3.What can we infer about Rivera from the passage?

A. Rivera broke up with Kahlo finally.　　 B. Rivera’s works are popular in Europe.

C. Rivera’s works are the focus of the exhibition.　　 D. Rivera had his works rooted in his motherland.

4.Why does the author write the passage?

A. To praise the celebrities.　　 B. To introduce two famous artists.

C. To make an announcement.　　 D. To encourage people to learn art.

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Duplays Ramadan netball league

This is one of the most popular women’s leagues, so sign your team up now for five weeks of netball.

Price: Dhs 2,250 per team.

Time: Sun. and Mon., 7 pm-10:30 pm, June 8 to July 13.

Place: Emirates International School, Umm Suqeim 3.

www. duplays. com (04 447 2394)

Bounce’s first anniversary

The first national indoor trampoline (蹦床) park is celebrating its first anniversary with an After Dark Party. Fans of Bounce can come together on the trampolines and jump to party tunes from DJ Scott Forshaw.

Limited tickets available.

Price: Dhs 80.

Time: On Thursday June 4, 8 pm-midnight.

Place: Bounce, 4B Street, Al Quoz.

www. bounce. ae (04 3211 400)

Jump Boxx Beatz

Enjoy new Thursday night jump sessions at Jump Boxx indoor trampoline park. DJs will spin your favorite tracks as you bounce. Tickets are abundant on the spot.

Price: Dhs 69 per hour, plus Dhs 11 for grip (防滑力) socks.

Time: Thur. 7 pm-11 pm, July 8 to August 8.

Place：Uptown Mirdif.

www.jump-boxx.com (800 5867)

Fit Republik’s summer sports camp for kids

Sign your kids up now for a summer of sport at Fit Republik. The camp takes place from Sunday July 5 to Thursday August 27 and will offer children aged 4 to 14 a variety of daily activities including martial (军事的) arts, gymnastics, aquatics (水上的) sports and functional training. Call to register your child in advance.

Price: Dhs 270 per child, per day, Dhs 950 for five days. Prices include lunch.

Time: Sun.-Thur. 8:45 am-2:15pm, July 5 to August 27.

Place: Dubai Sports City.

www.fitrepublik.com (04 556 1800)

1.What makes the second and third events similar to each other?

A.They are both celebrations.

B.They are both intended for kids.

C.Music is to be played at the parties.

D.They both open at exactly the same time.

2.Which of the four events will last longest?

A.Duplays Ramadan netball league.

B.Bounce’s first anniversary.

C.Fit Republik’s summer sports camp for kids.

D.Jump Boxx Beatz.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.You have to pay to take part in the events.

B.Teamwork is a must in all the events.

C.Students of all ages can register for Fit Republik.

D.Tickets for the four events are to be booked ahead of time.

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A new tool of communication called the “drift diary” is doing the rounds among　　 young college graduates.

The “drift diary”, like those ancient paper messages put into a bottle left to drift on the high seas to reach hundreds of miles away, connects lonely hearts.

The “drift diary” was first started by a Beijing woman, who goes by the Net name Little S, in 2007. It has become the preferred tool of communication among youngsters afraid to reveal their innermost self to peers, but wanting to share their lives with others.

The way it works is that the initiator（发起人）of the diary mentions it on popular　 Internet forums such as Tianya and Douban. Those wanting to react or otherwise add to the diary then send their real names and addresses to the initiator via e-mails or text messages.

The numbers in one group are usually restricted to between 30 and 50. The diary then passes on to another by express delivery or personal handover. The diary writers are mostly anonymous but if they wish to reveal their identity they can do so by posting their contact information at the end of their postings.

The diary writers add not just words but also decorate the plain notebooks with cartoons, drawings or even dress it up with a ribbon or a new cover. Interesting experiences, travel journals, the simple joys of everyday living or sweet recollections of childhood, all find a place in these diaries. Most often, though, the writers set down their frustrations and predicaments.

It usually takes one year for a diary to return to the initiator. The last recorder is the luckiest one, with access to all previous entries, while others can request photocopies of these from the diary’s initiator.

1.The popularity of “drift diary” among youngsters is because __________.

A. they hate using the Internet

B. they like to show themselves to peers

C. they want to share their lives with strangers

D. they find it fashionable to be a diary writer

2.Which one shows the correct way a drift diary works?

① The diary then passes on between the recorders.

② The diary returns to the initiator.

③ The initiator of the diary makes a summon online.

④ Participants request photocopies of the diary from the diary’s initiator.

⑤ Those who want to participate in the program get in touch with the initiator.

A. ③⑤①④②.　　 B. ③⑤①②④.

C. ④⑤①②③.　　 D. ①③⑤②④.

3.The underlined word “predicament” probably means__________.

A. successful experiences　　 B. sense of achievement

C. difficult situations　　 D. favorable conditions

4.Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

A. Drift Diary--A New Tool of Communication

B. How a Drift Diary Works

C. Share Your Lives with Strangers

D. The Diary That Passes on

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------What game is popular with them?

-------- The________ most is tennis.

A. game they like it                                             B. best game they like

C. best game they like it                                   D. game they like

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---- What game is popular with them?

---- The ____ most is tennis.

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