1、 I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years? says Gin. Ive been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I dont see it as a lawless land. But rather see it as an area o
2、f freedom.2.What is Gins attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?A. Cautious. B. Doubtful. C. Uninterested. D. Appreciative. In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an int
3、eraction(互动) with its waiter, the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. its not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband.says Dunn
4、.But interactions with peripheral (边缘的)members of our social network matter for our well-being also.3.What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk?A. It improves family relationships. B. It raises peoples confidence.C. It matters as much as a formal talk. D. It makes people feel good.Des
5、pite recent advancements in 3D food printing, the industry has many challenges to overcome. Currently, most ingredients must be changed to a paste(糊状物) before a printer can use them, and the printing process is quite time-consuming, because ingredients interact with each other in very complete ways.
6、 On top of that, most of the 3D food printers now are restricted to dry ingredients, because meat and milk products may easily go bad. Some experts are skeptical about 3D food printers, believing they are better suited for fast food restaurants than homes and high-end restaurants.4.What is the main
7、factor that prevents 3D food printing from spreading widely?A. The printing process is complicated. B. 3D food printers are too expensive.C. Food materials have to be dry. D. Some experts doubt 3D food printing.The if it bleeds rule works for mass media, says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the Universit
8、y of Pennsylvania. They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.5.What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?A. Theyre socially inactive. B. They
9、re good at telling stories. C. Theyre inconsiderate of others. D. Theyre careful with their words.Dear Alfred, I want to tell you how important your help is to my life. Growing up, I had people telling me I was too stow, though, with an IQ of 150 + at 17, Iam anything but stupid. The fact was that I
10、 was found to have ADHD(注意力缺陷多动障碍).Anxious all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time. Thank you. Youve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myself because I m doing something, not because someone told me I was doing good. I
11、feel whole. This is why youre saving my life. Yours, Tanis 6.Tanis wrote this letter in order to_A. explain why she was interested in the computer B. share the ideas she had for her profession C. show how grateful she was to the center D. describe the courses she had taken so farConflict is on the m
12、enu tonight at the caf La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of Frances favorite pastimes, coffee drinking and the talking cure. Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings. It isnt always easy. They customers-some thirty Par
13、isians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session-care quick to intellectualize (高谈阔论), slow to open up and connect. You are forbidden to say one feels,or people think,Lehane told them. Say I think, Think me.7.What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?A. Learn a new subject B. Keep
14、in touch with friends. C. Show off their knowledge. D. Express their true feelings.In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics(策略).When it comes to
15、 the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the cu
16、stomer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.8.What is the California builders story intended to prove?A. The house structure is a key facto
17、r customers consider. B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.C. An ocean view is much to the customers taste. D. A good first impression increases sales.Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first autom
18、atic watch to show the day, month, and date. Today, it is so hard to get an original watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $200,000 for one. These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color, fashionable style, and new uses in the 1920s. Today, you are offered the
19、 same kind of watch with improvement. It has a 24-jewel mechanical movement. You can get the watch either in person or by mail all an affordable price. You will also receive good service from the watch seller. If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it, you may simply return it within
20、30 days. Dont miss the chance to realize your dream. 9.The passage is probably taken from a _A. report B. magazine C. text book D. science bookAbout twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our act would last only for a
21、 short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.The next scene was a complete contrast (对比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures in front taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood of the scene so that they looked as if
22、 they were at the waters edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees(棕榈树), sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be ex
23、periencing the excitement of being film stars!10.What would happen in the three minutes mentioned in the last paragraph?A. A new scene would be filmed. B. More stars would act in the film.C. The author would leave the studio. D. The next scene would be prepared.A new collection of photos brings an u
24、nsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.Frank Hurleys pictures would be outstanding-undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism-if they had been made last week. In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海滩), by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectati
25、on of survival. Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.11.What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley? A. They were made last week B. They showed undersea sceneries C. They were found by a cameraman D. They recorded a disastrous adventur
26、eSuccessful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures. They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions -mistaken ideas. One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the
27、belief that ones own cultures way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures. Its ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business. To avoid ethnocentrism, its necessary to study the different elements(组成部分) of culture: language, values and attitudes, and customs and manne
28、rs.A knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways. Values are peoples basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. An attitude is a way of thinking or acting. Values and attitudes influence international business. Customs are common
29、 social practices. Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite. 12.The authors purpose of writing this article is to tell people _.A. how to take a right attitude in business B. how to avoid misunderstandings in businessC. how to use a local language in business D. how to act politely and properly in businessBrrriiinnng. The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with h
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