If you thought handshakes were just a gesture of greeting, then think again! A handshake is not only a way of greeting; it can also show your personality. Since we all want to set a good first

第1题

Leaning back with your hands behind your head in deep thought while a person is talking___

___.

[A] shows you are interested in and listening to what the speaker is saying

[B] shows you want to keep some distance from the speaker

[C] makes him think you are thinking about something else

[D] makes him believe you are not interested in his talk

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第2题

If you thought handshakes were just a gesture of greeting, then think again! A handsha

ke is not only a way of greeting; it can also show your personality. Since we all want to set a good first impression, it is important to know the right shaking hands manners.

Stand up and maintain eye contact while shaking hands. If you are seated when someone comes for a handshake, stand up and shake his or her hand. It is impolite to be still seated. Keep right distance between the two of you; not too close, but enough distance to shake your hands well. Keeping eye contact makes the other person feel welcome and comfortable.

Keep a handshake brief and firm. You let go of each other's hand after 2-3 seconds. Make sure your handshake ends before your conversation does. One's handshake should show a feeling of strength and warmth. The hand should be firm and not lifeless like seaweed. Then, how firm should a handshake be？ Just grasp the person's hand completely and do not press it too hard.

1.Which of the following statements about the significance of handshakes is not true？()

A.Handshakes are just a gesture of greeting

B.Handshakes are more than a way of greeting

C.Handshakes can show our personality

2.If you are seated when someone comes for a handshake, you should().

A.stand up and shake his or her hand

B.keep seated and shake his or her hand

C.bow and say hello to him or her

3.Keeping eye contact while shaking hands makes, the other person feel ().

A.nervous

B.comfortable

C.afraid

4.How long does a handshake usually last？()

A.As long as the conversation lasts

B.5 minutes

C.23 seconds

5.Which of the following words can best describe a proper handshake？()

A.brief and strong

B.brief and firm

C.brief and soft

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第3题

Jim was a greedy boy. He enjoyed having good food....

Jim was a greedy boy. He enjoyed having good food. One day when he came to have breakfast, he found there was only bread and grufel(麦片粥). So he didn，t want to have any. Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat. He put his hands on his stomach and said，“ I’ ve got a stomachache，Mum，and I don’ t want any breakfast now. ” His mother said，“ I’ m sorry to hear that. Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine. You know his house. ”Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus. Jim got off the bus after five minutes, ride. He didn’ t go to see Dr. Jones. He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.

Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home. When he got home, his mother asked him,“What did Dr. Jones say,my boy？” Jim answered, “He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache. So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine.

Now Jim’ s mother knew what Jim ’ s stomachache meant.

What did Jim, s mother give him for the breakfast that day？

A.Bread

B.Cake

C.Gruel

D.Both A and C

______That day Dr. Jones.A.gave Jim some medicine

B.went to see Jim

C.didn’ t meet Jim at all

D.advised Jim to buy some cakes

______At last Jim’ s mother.A.gave her son some good food

B.knew her son had told a lie

C.bought some medicine for her son

D.bought some cakes for her son

Jim is a boy marked by his______.A.cleverness

B.honesty

C.greed

D.naughtiness

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第4题

Guangzhou, the hosting city of the 16th Asian Games is stretching its() to welcome you!

A.hands

B.arms

C.heart

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第5题

Which of your two hands do you use more？ Very few of us can use both hands equally well. M

ost of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but. in about two years they usually use their right hands. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as there are left-handed ones. Next time when you visit a zoo, you'll see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.

Most people ______.

A．are left-handed

B．are right-handed

C．can use both hands equally well

D．never use left hands

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第6题

It was Ann' s first experience of flying. She had always been afraid of heights and so was

pre pared to be frightened. Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for three years had given her the courage to make the flight.

She sat in her seat, her hands gripping its arms, her seat belt already fastened. The air hostess was talking, telling everyone what to do in case of emergency, showing them where their .life-jackets were. The plane was crowded, every seat was full. From her window seat, getting out in a hurry would be impossible, thought Ann. In any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air？

The engines began to shake--the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind. She looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed. She wanted to cry out--to stop the plane before it left the ground, but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine. I must scream, she told herself, and put her hands over her eyes.

There was a strange feeling as if she were going up in a lift. The noise died down. Carefully she opened her eyes. Through the window she saw a great carpet of cloud above, so beautiful that she stared in wonder, hardly turning away from the window till they touched down.

Ann thought she would be frightened because ______.

A．she had never flown before

B．she had a fear of being in high places

C．she hadn' t made proper preparations.

D．she was naturally timid

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第7题

I never expected you to ______ at the meeting．I thought you were abroad.A．turn onB．turn do

I never expected you to ______ at the meeting．I thought you were abroad.

A．turn on

B．turn down

C．turn off

D．turn up

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第8题

—Never thought to meet you here. —______.A．So did IB．It's a small worldC．I didn't soD．Glad

—Never thought to meet you here. —______.

A．So did I

B．It's a small world

C．I didn't so

D．Glad to meet you

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第9题

But Jerry, have you really thought this ______？ You would essentially be giving up the company that your great－grandfather built.

A through ;

B of ;

C about

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第10题

Longbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning，amiddle，andanend—withcommercialsthro

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning，a middle，and an end—with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste. ”“Drink Root Beer. ” “Fill up with Pacific Gas. ” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now !，’The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you've traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed—new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. (76) The bus driver has a style of driving and it ’ s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time？ Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane？ After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you ’ ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there ’ s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. (77) By now you ’ ve sat with your legs crossed，with your hands in your lap，with your hands on the armrests—even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.

According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip？

A.Buses on the road.

B.Films on television.

C.Advertisements on the board.

D.Gas stations.

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第11题

In the United States, a person can take credit only for what he has accomplished by hims

elf. Americans get no credit whatsoever for having been born into a rich or privileged family. (In the United States, that would be considered “an accident of birth.”) Americans pride themselves in having been born poor and, through their own hard work, having climbed the difficult ladder of success to whatever level they have achieved--all by themselves. The American social system has, of course, made it possible for Americans to move, relatively easily, up the social ladder, whereas this is impossible to do in many other countries. The “self-made man or woman” is still very much the ideal in present-day America. Americans believe that competition brings out the best in any individual. They claim that it challenges or forces each person to produce the very best that is humanly possible. Consequently, the foreign visitor will see if you come from competition being fostered in the American home and in the American classroom, even at the youngest level. You may find the value placed on the competition disagreeable, especially if you come from a society that promote cooperation rather than competition among individuals. But Americans teaching in Third World countries find the lack of competitiveness in a classroom situation equally distressing. They soon learn that what they had thought to be one of the universal human characteristics represented only a peculiarly American (or Western) value.

Americans, valuing competition, have devised an economic system to go with-free enterprise. Americans feel very strongly that a highly competitive economy will bring out the best in its people and ultimately, that the society which fosters competition will progress most rapidly. If you look for it, you will see evidence in all areas--in all fields as diverse as medicine, the arts, education, and sports--that free enterprise is the approach most often preferred in America.

16. What does the author mean by saying “The ‘self-made man or woman’ is still very much the ideal in present-day America”？

A. Americans no longer respect those who are born rich as they used to.

B. Americans still respect those who have climbed up the social ladder through hard work.

C. Americans think that an ideal man or woman should be born poor.

D. Americans think that only the self-made man or woman is worthy of respect.

17. What does the author think of the American social system？

A. It is a system that does not favor those who are born rich.

B. It is a system that makes social climbing very difficult, if not impossible.

C. It makes it comparatively easy for the poor to move up the social ladder.

D. It is the best system possible in the world

18. Americans teaching in Third World countries found that ___.

A. competition is a unique American (or Western ) value

B. competition must be fostered in the classroom for success in business

C. cooperation is more important than competition in bringing about progress

D. competition is one of the universal human characteristics

19. We can infer from the passage that free enterprise is ____.

A. an economic system allowing free competition among businesses

B. a belief that competition brings out the best in any individual

C. an attitude that values competition rather than cooperation

D. a theory that advocates competition as the source of all progress

20. Americans would most likely frown at you if you ____.

A. complain that you were born poor and had had no opportunities

B. tell then you were born poor and had to work with your hands

C. go around telling people that your father is a self-made man

D. tell them that their social system is not necessarily the best

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