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161Monday

IwaslivinginNewYorkwhenmyfathercalled.Hewasworkinginthecityand.suggestedwemeetfordinner.Butmorepleasingandsurprisingtomewasthewaywehadthedinner.Forthistimehedidn’tspendthewholetimegivingadviceIdidn’t33.Hetalkedwithme.

Iwalkedhimtothebusstation.Whilewewerewaiting,hestoodagainstthewall.Myfatherhad34beenastrongandheavyman.NowIsawhowthinandweakhewas.Hethentoldmesomethingthatsurprisedme.Hesaidhestill35,insidehishead,likeayoungman,andcouldn’tbelievehe’dpassedsixty.

“Youdon’tknow,atyourage,howfasttimegoes,”hesaid.“IfIneverreallytalkedwithyouboysasmuchasI’dhavelikedto,itwasbecausetherewassolittletimeandsomuchIhadtoteachyou.Ijustdidn’twantyoutomakeallthemistakesIhadmade.Iwantedto36youfromsomeofthetroublesIhad.”

Iwantedtosay,“Thankyou,Dad,fortellingmethat.”IknewatlastIwasa37tomyfather.Wecouldtalkwitheachother.ButIwastoo38bytheeveningtosayhowIwasfeeling.

Itwasthelast39weeverhad.

IwasinFloridaonabusinesstripwhenI40home.Dadhadastroke（中风）lastnight,aftercominghomefromwork.He’dalwayssaidhewantedtoworktillthedayhedied.Hegothiswish.Mywish,foranothertalkwithmyfather,wouldgounfulfilled（未完成的）.

InowknowthingsIdidn’tknow41myfatherwasalive.Timedoesgoreallyfast.Thereissomuchtoteachmyboyandsolittletime:

I’ve42himchangefrombabytochildtoboyinlesstimecertainlythanItook.Iknowthetemptation（引诱）alwaystobetellinghimthings,thethingshe’ll43tosurvive（生存）,tobeagoodperson.

ButIremembermyfather’sfinallesson.MyboywilllearnbywhatIamandwhatIdofarmorethanbywhatItellhim.

WhenEric,agedeight,says,“Dad,canwetalk?

”I44mybookandsay,“Sure.”Ithinkforasecondhewantsmyadviceaboutsomething,butthenIremember.Hedoesn’twantadvice.Hejustwantstotalk.0805西

33．A．wantB．followC．understandD．know

34．A．onceB．justC．oftenD．sometimes

35．A．thoughtB．lookedC．wishedD．felt

36．A．avoidB．saveC．helpD．pull

37．A．manB．boyC．sonD．friend

38．A．nervousB．excitedC．thankfulD．frightened

39．A．chanceB．wordC．conversationD．dinner

40．A．arrivedB．wentC．calledD．missed

41．A．whenB．whatC．thoughD．because

42．A．noticedB．seenC．madeD．watched

43．A．haveB．needC．getD．try

44．A．lookatB．holdupC．putdownD．takeout

162

Day

From

To

Flight

Departure

Arrival

1-7

Beijing

Paris

AF129

09：

45

14：

20

1-7

Paris

Beijing

AF128

15：

55

07：

45+1*

1，2，4，5，7

Shanghai

Paris

AF111

11：

10

17：

05

3．6

Shanghai

Paris

AF115

10：

30

16：

30

1，3，4，6，7

Paris

Shanghai

AF112

16：

50

09：

00+l*

2，5

Paris

Shanghai

AF114

18：

15

12：

20+1*

1-7

HongKong

Paris

AF185

23：

35

06：

30+1*

1-7

Paris

HongKong

AF186

23：

15

17：

05+1*

+1*:

thefollowingdayAF:

AirFrance

45．WhenwillFlightAF114leave?

A．12:

20+1*.B．10:

30.C．16:

30.D．18:

15.

46．Whichflightfliesonlytwodaysaweek?

A．AF129.B．AF111.C．AF115.D．AF185.

47．Howmanyflightsarrivethefollowingday?

A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.

163

Haveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalkingtosomeoneyoumeet?

Wouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalkconfidently（自信地）toeveryguest？

Andareyounervousabouttheideaofbeingatasocialsituationinanothercountry?

Don’tworry—wecanhelpyou!

Youneedn’tworryaboutsituationsliketheseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn.Hereareafewideastohelpyou.

◆Learnhowtodosmalltalk

Smalltalkisveryimportantandpreparesformoreseriousconversations.Beprepared!

Havesomelow-risk（低风险）conversationopenersready.Forexample:

●thinkofarecentnewsstory—nottooserious,e.g.astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstar

●thinkof“safe”thingsyoucanaskpeople’sopinionsabout—music,sport,films,etc.

●thinkoftopicsthatyouwouldavoidifyouweretalkingtostrangers—andavoidtalkingaboutthem!

Thatway,youdon’tdamageyourconfidence!

◆Developyourlisteningskills

Listeningisaskillwhichmostpeopledon’thave,butcommunicationisatwo-wayprocess（过程）—itincludesspeakingandlistening.Alwaysremember—youwon’timpress（留下印象）peopleifyoutalktoomuch.Herearesomeideastomakeyouabetterlistener:

Do...

●showthatyouarelisteningbyusingencouragingnoisesandgestures——smiling,nodding,saying“uh-huh”and“OK”,etc.

●keepgoodeyecontact（交流）

●askformoreinformationtoshowyourinterest

Don’t...

●lookatyourwatch

●lookawayfromthepersonwhoistalkingtoyou

●changethesubject

●finishotherpeople’ssentencesforthem

Alwaysremember:

Talktoamanabouthimselfandhewillspeaktoyouforhours!

◆Learntherules

Ifyougotoasocialsituationinanothercountry,rememberthatsocialrulescanbedifferent.Insomecountries,forexample,youhavetoarriveontimeataparty；inothercountries,youdon’tneedto.Inmostplaces,youdon’thavetotakeagifttoaparty—butfindoutfirst!

48．Wecanencouragethespeakertogoontalkingby________.

A．saying“uh-huh”B．avoidingeyecontact

C．lookingatthewatchD．changingthesubject

49．Todevelopourlisteningskills,we’dbetter________.

A．thinkofanewsstoryaboutasportsstar

B．rememberthesocialrulesaredifferent

C．lookawayfromthepersontalkingtous

D．smilefromtimetotimetoshowourinterest

50．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencetellyouaboutpeople？

A．Menliketoshowoffthroughstories.

B．Peoplearemoreinterestedintopicsaboutthemselves.

C．Menaregoodatbeinggoodlisteners.

D．Peoplewillspeakiftheyknoweachotherverywell.

51．Wheremightyoureadapassagelikethis?

A．InanEnglishteachingbookonhowtohelpstudentstalk.

B．Inabusinesscourseonhowtomakepeoplehappy.

C．Inabookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialsituations.

D．Inabookwhichhelpsyouprepareforanopeningtalk.

164Tuesday

Learningexperienceshappentousinourlives.Notlongago,Ihadonethatlwouldliketoshare.

IwasgoingtoMarbleheadwithmysailboatteam.Theteamwasracingdownthehighway33werealizedwewerehungry.Luckily,wesawarestareaahead.Ihadabrand-new$20bill.Iwasso34becauseIhadneverhadthatkindofcashbefore.Butspendingitonfoodseemedlikethrowingitaway.Weallrushedintothepizzaline.35Igotapizzaandadrink,andwalkedtomytable.Abouthalfwaythroughthemeal,I36Ihadnothandedanymoneytothecashier（收银员）.Ihadjustwalkedout,and37hadnoticed.Ifeltterrible.

Myconscience（良心）openeditsmouthandswallowed（吞）meinonebigbite.Icouldn’t38overit.Ijustcouldn’tgobacktothecashierandpayformystolenpizza.Iwassoupset（不安的）thatI39togivemyselfthepleasureofanicecreamfor40thatsomeonewouldsay,“Hey,Jeff.Whydon’tyouusethechangefromthepizzainsteadofthatnice,new$20bill?

”Iwasnotso41ofmycashnow.

Forthenexttwoyears,wheneverthe“pizzathing”cameintomymind,Iwouldsaytomyself,“Don’tthinkaboutit...”

Ihavelearnedtwothingsfromthis42.MaybeIwasafoolgivingintomyconscience,andbeingtoostupidtohaveafreepizza.Butthereallessonisthatevenifyougetawayfromwhatyouhavedone,yourconsciencewill43you.

Thisgoeswiththesaying,“Acoward（懦夫）diesathousanddeaths,aherodiesone.”Iwasacowardandhavefeltterrible44thatatleastathousandtimes.IfIhadbeena“hero”andgonebacktopayforthepizza,Iwouldhavefeltalittleuncomfortableaboutitonlyonce,ormaybetwice.西0806

33．A．beforeB．whileC．afterD．when

34．A．excitedB．satisfiedC．interestedD．relaxed

35．A．ImmediatelyB．LuckilyC．FinallyD．Easily

36．A．noticedB．thoughtC．knewD．realized

37．A．nobodyB．somebodyC．ateammateD．thecashier

38．A．lookB．getC．turnD．think

39．A．wantedB．hopedC．refusedD．meant

40．A．hopeB．surpriseC．angerD．fear

41．A．sureB．pleasedC．proudD．upset

42．A．experienceB．storyC．thingD．mistake

43．A．gettoB．catchupwithC．goawayfromD．fallbehind

44．A．ofB．forC．withD．at

165

InternetActivities

About63%ofAmericanadultsgoonline.Thatisabout128millionpeople.HerearethekindsofthingstheydoandthepercentofthosewhocanusetheInternet.

Sende-mails

93％

Useasearchenginetofindinformation

84％

Lookforaproductbeforebuyingit

78％

Checktheweather

75％

Gettravelinformation

73％

Getnews

72％

Buyaproduct

65％

Playagame

39％

Listentomusic

34％

Chatinachatroom

25％

Downloadmusicfilestoyourcomputer

20％

45．HowmanyAmericanadultsgoonline?

A．About80million.B．About63million.

C．About128million.D．About200million.

46．MorepeopleusetheInternetto________thandoanythingelse.

A．sendemailsB．checktheweather

C.lookforaproductbeforebuyingitD．useasearchenginetofindinformation

47．Thenumberofpeoplewhodownloadmusicfilestotheircomputerisabout____

million.

A．5B．10C．20D．25

166

Aworldwidefoodshortageisgettingmoreandmoreseriousforthelivesofmillions.

Theperiodofcheapfoodisover.InCameroon,24peoplehavebeenkilledinfoodriots（暴乱）sinceFebruary.Inthepastmonth,therehavebeenfoodriotsineightothercountries.

BanKi-Moonsaidthathigherfoodpricesrisked（冒险）sweepingawayprogresstowardssolvingpoverty（beingpoor）problemsandcouldharmtheworld’sgrowthandsafety.WHATCAUSEDTHEPRICERISES?

Theriseinthepriceofcropsmayresultfrommanythings.Forexample,thesuddenneedoffoodcropsforuseinbiofuels（生物燃料）,inbothEuropeandtheUnitedStates.ThericegrowinglandincountriessuchasthePhilippinesisbeinglosttoindustrializationandurbanizatio