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One day, I came home after school and threw my volleyball down on the floor. I failed to join the school volleyball team. I felt so terrible that I didn't want to talk to anyone. My mother tried to cheer me up, but nothing she did worked.
Finally, my mother drove me to my uncle's. There I rang the bell. Suddenly, the door opened. “ARRRRGGHHH!”A monster mask(面具) appeared in front of me. It made me a little surprised. My uncle took the mask off and asked, “Still in a bad mood (情绪)?” I guessed my mother had told him about my not joining the volleyball team. To be honest, I did feel much better at that time.
Over cookies and tea, he gave me some advice. He said, “Tommy, I'm proud(自豪的) of you for trying out for the volleyball team. You know what I do? Every year, I make a promise to myself to try one new thing—like a new sport, a new book or a new hobby. Trying new things helps you grow as a person.”
That sounded interesting to me. I decided to try his advice that day. So I took a different way home. As I was walking by a school, I saw some kids playing baseball. I thought of my uncle's words, so I came up to the kids. It took some courage(勇气), but soon I was playing with them and having fun. From then on, I played with them every week.
A year later, I became a player on our school baseball team. And I'm still having fun playing baseball with my friends every week. I found this happiness because I tried something new.
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A. Because he lost the volleyball game.
B. Because he missed the volleyball activity.
C. Because he didn't want to talk to his mother.
D. Because he didn't become a school volleyball player.
(
A. terrible→surprised→interested→happy
B. tired→surprised→happy→interested
C. sad→terrible→surprised→interested
D. terrible→excited→interested→happy
(
A. The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
B. The future depends on what we do today.
C. As long as we can dream, we can make it.
D. We don't know what we can do until we try something new.
C
Body language is the act of communicating using anything other than your words. People all around the world use their bodies to express themselves: greeting someone with a hug or a handshake, smiling, frowning, waving, pointing, dancing and so much more. But gestures that mean one thing in your part of the world can mean the exact opposite somewhere else!
Bowing in the Republic of Korea
In the Republic of Korea, you bow when meeting a person for the first time, as well as to say “Hello” “Goodbye” “Thank you” or “I'm sorry”. Gener- ally, the lower you bow, the more respect you show to the other person. The long time you keep your head bowed means your seriousness. Depending on where you go, of course, the rules for bowing may be different.
Head Shaking in India
In Western cultures, when we say “yes”, we nod our heads up and down. “No” is swinging the head from left to right. People from India, however, use their heads to express so much more than a simple “yes” or “no”. In India, “yes” is expressed by tilting(使倾斜) the head from one side towards the shoul- der—the faster the shake, the more certain the “yes” is. This gesture is popular during a conversation to show that the listener is paying attention and being agreeable.
Counting in Russia
If you count on your fingers from one to five, you may start with a balled- up fist(握拳) and gradually uncurl(伸直) each finger. In Russia, people also count with their fingers. To count to five, Russians first open their palm(手掌), then curl their fingers one by one. By “five”, they have a balled-up fist.
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A. Different body language sometimes may mean the same thing.
B. The same body language means differently in different places.
C. Different people would like to use different body language.
D. More and more new body language will appear in the world.
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a. When bowing you can say “Thank you”.
b. To respect others, you can bow much lower.
c. To show seriousness, you can bow for a short time.
d. The rules for bowing are different in different places.
A. a, b, c B. b, c, d C. a, c, d D. a, b, d
(
A. Tilt my head from one side to the shoulder.
B. Nod my head up and down many times.
C. Move my head from one side to the middle.
D. Shake my head from left to right.
(
D
One day, I came home after school and threw my volleyball down on the floor. I failed to join the school volleyball team. I felt so terrible that I didn't want to talk to anyone. My mother tried to cheer me up, but nothing she did worked.
Finally, my mother drove me to my uncle's. There I rang the bell. Suddenly, the door opened. “ARRRRGGHHH!”A monster mask(面具) appeared in front of me. It made me a little surprised. My uncle took the mask off and asked, “Still in a bad mood (情绪)?” I guessed my mother had told him about my not joining the volleyball team. To be honest, I did feel much better at that time.
Over cookies and tea, he gave me some advice. He said, “Tommy, I'm proud(自豪的) of you for trying out for the volleyball team. You know what I do? Every year, I make a promise to myself to try one new thing—like a new sport, a new book or a new hobby. Trying new things helps you grow as a person.”
That sounded interesting to me. I decided to try his advice that day. So I took a different way home. As I was walking by a school, I saw some kids playing baseball. I thought of my uncle's words, so I came up to the kids. It took some courage(勇气), but soon I was playing with them and having fun. From then on, I played with them every week.
A year later, I became a player on our school baseball team. And I'm still having fun playing baseball with my friends every week. I found this happiness because I tried something new.
(
D
)24. Why did Tommy feel so terrible?A. Because he lost the volleyball game.
B. Because he missed the volleyball activity.
C. Because he didn't want to talk to his mother.
D. Because he didn't become a school volleyball player.
(
A
)25. Which of the following shows how Tommy's moods change correctly?A. terrible→surprised→interested→happy
B. tired→surprised→happy→interested
C. sad→terrible→surprised→interested
D. terrible→excited→interested→happy
(
D
)26. What can we learn from the story?A. The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
B. The future depends on what we do today.
C. As long as we can dream, we can make it.
D. We don't know what we can do until we try something new.
C
Body language is the act of communicating using anything other than your words. People all around the world use their bodies to express themselves: greeting someone with a hug or a handshake, smiling, frowning, waving, pointing, dancing and so much more. But gestures that mean one thing in your part of the world can mean the exact opposite somewhere else!
Bowing in the Republic of Korea
In the Republic of Korea, you bow when meeting a person for the first time, as well as to say “Hello” “Goodbye” “Thank you” or “I'm sorry”. Gener- ally, the lower you bow, the more respect you show to the other person. The long time you keep your head bowed means your seriousness. Depending on where you go, of course, the rules for bowing may be different.
Head Shaking in India
In Western cultures, when we say “yes”, we nod our heads up and down. “No” is swinging the head from left to right. People from India, however, use their heads to express so much more than a simple “yes” or “no”. In India, “yes” is expressed by tilting(使倾斜) the head from one side towards the shoul- der—the faster the shake, the more certain the “yes” is. This gesture is popular during a conversation to show that the listener is paying attention and being agreeable.
Counting in Russia
If you count on your fingers from one to five, you may start with a balled- up fist(握拳) and gradually uncurl(伸直) each finger. In Russia, people also count with their fingers. To count to five, Russians first open their palm(手掌), then curl their fingers one by one. By “five”, they have a balled-up fist.
(
B
)27. What do we know from the last sentence of the first paragraph?A. Different body language sometimes may mean the same thing.
B. The same body language means differently in different places.
C. Different people would like to use different body language.
D. More and more new body language will appear in the world.
(
D
)28. Which of the following is true about bowing in the Republic of Korea?a. When bowing you can say “Thank you”.
b. To respect others, you can bow much lower.
c. To show seriousness, you can bow for a short time.
d. The rules for bowing are different in different places.
A. a, b, c B. b, c, d C. a, c, d D. a, b, d
(
A
)29. If you live in India and you agree to attend your friend's party, what should you do?A. Tilt my head from one side to the shoulder.
B. Nod my head up and down many times.
C. Move my head from one side to the middle.
D. Shake my head from left to right.
(
C
)30. What is the structure of this passage? (P=Paragraph)D
答案
24. D 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C
