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I’llhelpyouputpeopleattheirease,andmakefriendswiththemquickly.Firstofall,goodtalkersaskquestions.Almostanyone,nomatterhowshyheis,willansweraquestion.Onewell-knownbusinesswomansays,“Atbusinesslunches,Ialwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning.It’sacommonquestion,butitwillgetthingsgoing.”Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters—sometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Andhowheanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.Second,oncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestions,theylistentotheanswers.Thispointseemsclear,butitisn’t.YourquestionsshouldhaveapointandhelptotellwhatsortofpersPANlaonyouaretalkingto.Andtofindout,youreallyhavetolistencarefullyandattentively.Reallisteningatleastmeanssomethings.Firstitmeansnottochangethesubjectofconversation.Ifsomeonestickstoonetopic,youcantakeitasafactthathe’sreallyinterestedinit.Reallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowords,buttotonesofvoice.Ifthevoicesoundsdull,then,it’stimeforyoutochangethesubject.Finally,goodtalkersknowwellhowtodealwiththeoccasionofparting.Ifyou’resayinggood-bye,youmaygivehimafirmhandshakeandsay,“I’vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou.”Ifyouwanttoseethatpersonagain,don’tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowwhatyoufeel,andtheymaywalkawayfeelingasifthey’veknownyouhalftheirlife.
1.Askingquestionsmightbeaquitegoodandsuitableway_______.
A.foryoutomakemoreandmorenewfriendsB.tobeginyourbusinesstalks
C.togettheconversationgoingsmoothlyD.foryoutomakeadeepandlastingimpressiononothers
2.Afterhavingaskedsomebodyaquestion,it’llbepoliteofyouto_______.
A.makeclearwhatkindofpersonheisB.listentohisreplyattentively
C.waitquietlyandpatientlyforhisanswerD.goonaskinghimmorequestions
3.Generallyspeaking,goodtalkersarepersonswho_______.
A.aregoodatmakinganytopicinteresting
B.nevertalktoomuchortoolittle
C.alwaysspeakinagentleway
D.knowhowandwhentheyshouldchangethetopicofthetalk
4.Ifyoureallytakedelightinmeetingsomeoneagain,_______.
A.youmaytakehimasyourlifelongtrustworthyfriend
B.itseemsnecessaryforyoutolethimknowit
C.it’sproperforyoutogivehimasecondhandshake
D.it’llbehelpfulforyoutohavefurtherunderstandingofhim
【答案与解析】文章主要教我们一些说话的技巧。
1.C。
推理判断题。
从Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters—sometimestoreallypersonalquestions可知问问题可以使谈话自然进行下去,故答案选C。
事实细节题。
从Andtofindout,youreallyhavetolistencarefullyandattentively可知答案B正确。
事实细节题。
从Reallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowords,buttotonesofvoice.Ifthevoicesoundsdull,then,it’stimeforyoutochangethesubject可知答案D正确。
4.B。
事实细节题。
从Ifyouwanttoseethatpersonagain,don’tkeepitasecret可知答案B正确。
—TeacherOrganizationinvitesyoutoattendourlatestfund(基金)-raiser,TheFourthAnnual(每年一次的)HaynesSchoolAuction(拍卖)!
Saturday,May106:
00pm—11:
00pm intheschoolhall6:
00pm—6:
30pm:
Allitemsforauctionarepreviewed.6:
30pm—7:
00pm:
Silentauctionbegins.7:
00pm—7:
30pm:
Highestbidders(出价人)fromsilentauctionaredetermined.7:
30pm—11:
00pm:
Mainauctionbegins.Itemsupforbidinthesilentauctionrangeinvaluefrom$5.00to$30.00.Itemsupforbidinthemainauctionincludethefollowing:
●Airlineticketstoaplaceofyourchoice●Weekendgetawaysatfirst-classhotels●SeasonticketstotheChicagoBearsfootballgame●$50giftticketstolocalgiftshops,restaurants,andsalons●TheaterticketstoTheMerchantofVeniceDon’tmisstheboat!
Bookyourticketstoday.Lastyear,ticketssoldoutinfivedays!
Ticketsaresoldonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.$15.00perpersonAllthemoneyfromtheauctionwillbegiventotheHaynesSchoolcomputerlab.
1.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasbeingupforbidattheauction?
A.Amoviepasstothelocalcinema.
B.Aweekendstayatahotel.
C.Atickettoarestaurant.
D.Airlinetickets.
2.Themoreitemsthataregivenorboughtforauction,_______.
A.thelessmoneythatwillbechargedfortheticketstotheauction
B.themoremoneythatcanberaisedtosupportthecomputerlab
C.thefastertheticketwillbesoldtotheauction
D.thehigherthevaluethatwillbeplacedontheitemsinthesilentauction
3.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytohappenattheyear’sauction?
A.Theairlineticketswillreceivehigherbidsthananyotheritem.
B.Allitemsupforbidwillbesoldforatleasttwicetheirvalue.
C.Moremoneywillberaisedthisyearthaninanyotheryearbefore.
D.Ticketsfortheeventwillbesoldoutinlessthanoneweek.
4.Thephrase“first-come,first-served”tellsyouthat_______.
A.peoplecanbuytheticketsonthefirstdayonly
B.thepersonwhoisfirsttoarrivewillreceiveaticketatnocharge
C.foodanddrinkswillbeservedattheauction
D.ticketsaresoldintheorderofwhoarrivesfirsttobuythem
【答案与解析】本文是介绍邀请人们参加第4届学校拍卖会的一张海报,时间、地点、程序、拍卖内容及目的等。
1.A1.。
推理判断题。
此题可用排除法。
Weekendgetawaysatfirst-classhotels可知B提到;根据$50giftticketstolocalgiftshops,restaurants,andsalons可知C提到;根据Airlineticketstoaplaceofyourchoice提到;根据可知D提到;故可判断答案为A。
2.B。
推理判断题。
因为是拍卖会,成交的项目越多,集的钱就越多。
再根据文章最后AllthemoneyfromtheauctionwillbegiventotheHaynesSchoolcomputerlab可推断答案为B可推断答案-font-family:
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3.D。
推理判断题。
根据Lastyear,ticketssoldoutinfivedays!
由去年的情况推知,票会在一周内卖完。
故答案为D。
4.D。
推理判断题。
Lastyear,ticketssoldoutinfivedays和Don’tmisstheboat!
Bookyourticketstoday根据去年的票卖情况和发起者的敬告:
不要错过机会!
今天买票吧!
可推断是按谁先到谁先买的顺序卖票。
故答案为D。
“feedback”(反馈).Informationaboutwhatishappeningisfeedbackintotherobottotellwhattodonext.Oureyes,earsandothersensesareourfeedback.Theytelluswhatisgoingonaroundus.Sorobotsarelikehumanbeingsintwoways.Theyworkandtheyhavefeedback.Insomewaysrobotsarebetterthanhumanbeings.Theyworkquicklyanddonotmakemistakes.Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain.Andtheynevergettired.Sorobotsareveryusefulinfactories.Theycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobs.Firsttheirelectronicbrainmustbeshownhowthejobisdone.Apersonmovestherobot’s“arms”and“hands”througheachpartofthejob.Themostintelligentrobotscanmoveandsee.Theireyesarecameras.Theirfingerscanfeelshapesandsizesoftheobjects.Theserobotshavecomputerbrainslinkedtotheireyesandfingers,whichcontroltheiractions.TheexpensiY:
'TimesNverobotsareusedinscientificresearch.Theydosuchjobashandlingradioactivematerials.
1.Inthispassagetheauthortellsusthat________.
A.robotsareverypopularB.therearevariouskindsofrobots
C.weseerobotsonlyatcertaintimesD.robotscanbeeasilycontrolled
2.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoinformyouaboutrobots?
A.Theyshouldbegreatlyimproved.B.Theywillprobablytakeoverinthefuture.
C.Theyareveryhelpfulandusefultohumans.D.Theyaremachinesthatbreakdownalot.
3.Theauthorsaysthatinindustry________.
A.robotsbreakdownalot B.robotscandomanyjobs
C.robotsonlygetinthewayD.robotssometimescausetroubles
4.Thefactthatarobotnevergetsboreddoingthesamejobmeansthat_______.
A.itisverymuchlikehumanbeingsB.itcandoboringjobsforpeople
C.itwillneverborepeopleD.itwillworkmuchbetterthanhumanbeings
5.Therobotsusedforscientificresearch_______.
A.arenotveryclever B.areverycheap
C.areverybig D.areverycostly
【答案与解析】本文介绍了机器人的特点以及它的优点。
1.A。
事实细节题。
由Therearerobotsallroundus得出答案A答案正确。
2.C。
推理判断题。
从Theyworkquicklyanddonotmakemistakes…Andtheynevergettired.Sorobotsareveryusefulinfactories(机器人工作快…不会觉得累)可知对人类有很大的帮助,故答案选C。
3.B。
事实细节题。
由TheycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobsB。
4.B。
语义理解题。
Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain(机器人对做同一工作从不会感到厌烦),此义与B项较吻合。
5.D。
事实细节题。
由原文Theexpensiverobotsareusedinscientificresearch可得知答案为D。
“GentlemanJames”victoryinthismatchmarkedaturningpoint,foritshowedscientificboxingwasoverstrength.ButCorbett’stitleendedin1897,whenanotherboxer,BobFitzsimmons,inlessthanthreeseconds,achievedhisfeatsandthenFitzsimmonsknockedoutanIrishman,wontheheavyweightchampionshipoftheworld,andinventedtheterrible“solarplexuspunch.”
1.Boxingmatchesintheearlydayswere________.
A.shortandbloody B.usuallyspare-timecompetitions
C.governedbystrictrules D.crue
l2.Sullivanheldtheworld’sheavyweighttitlefor________.
A.atleastsevenyears B.onlyayearC.fiveyears D.twenty-oneyears
3.Sullivan’sfightwithKilrainwas________.
A.thefirstboxingchampionshipmatchB.abare-fistedchampionshipfight
C.thelastboxingmatchtobefoughtbare-fistedD.asix-roundmatch
4.Sullivanwassopopularthathisadmirers________.
A.encouragedhimtobeagovernorB.raisedtwentythousanddollarsforhim
C.advisedhimtotakeboxingtourofAustraliaD.refusedtobelievehecouldbedefeated
【答案与解析】本文向我们介绍拳击手JohnLsullivan的故事。
1.D。
推理判断题。
根据Boxingwaslongviewedsickly.Generallyforbiddenbylawinearlierdays,thefightingwasusuallydonewithbarefists,andmatchesoftenlastedfortyorfiftyrounds可知拳击是一项很危险的运动,因此答案为D。
2.A。
事实细节题。
根据In1882JohnL.Sullivan,afighterofgreatpower,wontheworldheavyweightchampionshipfrompaddyRyaninabarefistedbattlemarkedbyhitting和In1889,SullivandefeatedJadeKilrainwithhisbarefistsinanotherchampionshipfight,winningtwentythousanddollarsandadiamondpri