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  When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During their first four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his book he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new friendships. “Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for tour minutes. A lot of people's whole lives would change it they did just that. ” 

  You may have noticed that the average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met. He keeps looking over the other person’s shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting ill another part of the room. If anyone has ever done this do you, you probably did not like him very much.

  When we are introduced to new people, the author suggests, we should try to appear friendly and self-confident (自信). In general, he says. “People like people who like themselves. ”

  On the other hand, we should not make the other person think we are too sure of ourselves. It is important to appear interested and sympathetic (同情的), realizing that the other person has his own needs, fears, and hopes.

  Hearing such advice, one might say, “But I’m not a friendly, self-confident person. That’s not my nature. It would be dishonest for me to act that way. ”

  In reply, Dr. Zunin would say that a little practice can help us feel comfortable about changing our social habits. We can become used to any changes we choose to make in our personality. “It’s like getting used to a new car. It may be unfamiliar at first, but it goes much better than the old one. ”

  But isn’t it dishonest to give the appearance of friendly self-confidence when we don’t actually feel that way? Perhaps, but according to Dr. Zunin. “total honesty” is not always good for social relationships, especially during the first few minutes of contact (接触). That is not the time to complain (抱怨) about one’s health or to mention faults one finds in other people. It is not the time to tell me the whole truth about one’s opinion and impressions.

1.What Dr. Zunin advises is that ________ .

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A.honesty is no help in making friends when you meet new people

B.keeping smiling will help you make someone a new friend

C.you don’t have to make much effort in making somebody a new friend

D.the first four minutes will decide if you would like to make a new friend

2.So if you to make a new friend, ________ .

[  ]

A.you will show you are interested in him and friendly to him

B.you should keep looking over his shoulder

C.you should try to learn what he needs in the first four minutes

D.don’t let the first four minutes pass so easily

3.Sometimes-will help you win new friends.

[  ]

A.pretending you are honest

B.appearing to be dishonest

C.changing your social habits

D.trying to get used to dishonesty

4.Pick out which people usually consider as good manners from the following?

[  ]

A.Look into the stranger’s eyes for minutes to start a friendship.

B.Never pretend to be interested in something if you are really not.

C.Show the other person that you need friendship from him.

D.Tell him that you are his true friend if he also thinks so.

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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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