阅读与完型练习Week11.docx
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阅读与完型练习Week11
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
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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
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