By pretending to be ill, the candidate tried to run away from _______ issues, which always aroused too much debate．
A．confidential B．controversial
C．contemporary D．contradictory
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It’s 5pm on a Friday and I'm standing in a coffee shop above Shibuya crossing - one of the most busiest place in Japan where more than a thousand of Tokyo’s smartly dressed people gather at eight points, ready to cross - then rush straight for each other. It looks like they must bump into each other, but It’s amazing that they all manage to reach the other side safely.
But the real reason I'm here is that I want to see people crash. I want businessmen to knock into each other, their umbrellas flying off their arms, and uniformed schoolchildren hitting grannies. Why may I see this now, but wouldn't have had the chance even a year ago? It’s very simple - smartphones.
Smartphone use is booming in Japan. In 2012, only about a quarter of Japanese used them, most being perfectly happy with their everyday mobiles. But now more than half of all Japanese now own a smartphone and the number is rising fast. But with that rise has grown another phenomenon - the smartphone walk. Those people who're staring at a phone screen adopt this kind of pace- their head down, arms outreached, looking like zombies（僵尸）trying to find human prey(猎食).
Surprisingly, an American named Michael Cucek who has lived here for more than 20 years told me smartphone walk probably wouldn’t be a long-term problem. Japanese phone manner is in fact better than anywhere else in the world - hardly anyone speaks on their phones on trains, and teenagers wouldn't dare broadcast music out of one. If things got truly bad at Shibuya, the police would just start shouting at people to look up.
But really, is the smartphone walk such an annoying problem? There's only one way to find out. So I leave the coffee shop, head down to the crossing and start typing an email, promising myself I won't look up until I get to the other side. When they start walking past me, it's my time to cross. As I step forward, the experience quickly becomes nervous - legs jump in and out of my vision without warning, while shopping bags fly towards my face before being pulled away at the last moment. I'm sure I'm going to get hit, but after a few seconds I relax. It’s OK. Everyone's reacting for me.
I expect to see two smartphone walkers just like me. But instead I find a young couple, very much in love and very much refusing to let each other’s hands go just to give way to a fool on his smartphone. The girl gives me such a look of dislike that I quickly apologize and rush round them. That look was enough to ensure I'll never be smartphone walking again.
1. From paragraph 1, we can know _____________.
A. people at Shibuya crossing always bump into each other.
B. more than a thousand of people gather at Shibuya crossing every day.
C. more than a thousand of people are ready to rush in a competition every day.
D. more than a thousand of people at Shibuya crossing make it a busy one in Japan.
2.Why does the author stand in a coffee shop above Shibuya crossing?
A. Because he is waiting for somebody.
B. Because he can have a good view from there.
C. Because he wants to see what would happen because of smartphones.
D. Because it’s interesting to see businessmen’s umbrellas flying off their arms
3. How does Michael Cucek find smartphone walk in Japan?
A. He found it by accident when he lives here.
B. Japanese pay much attention to their phone manner in public.
C. The police in Shibuya are too strict with people’s phone manner.
D. Smartphone walk in Japan has a deep root.
4. How does the author confirm whether smartphone walk is annoying or not?
A. By personal experimenting
B. By comparing with other way of walk
C. By giving example.
D. By explaining the traffic rules patiently
5.After smartphone walking himself, the author thinks___________.
A. it’s exciting to walk while sending emails
B. it’s really dangerous to walk while sending emails
C. there are some others smartphone walking like him
D. other passers-by give way to him although they dislike.
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– You left your umbrella.
– ______. I’m becoming so forgetful these days.
A. So did I B. So I did
C. So was I D. So I was
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— Do you know how Chinese acupuncture reduces pain?
— Well, well, _______． I’ve never read about that．
A．I can’t tell you B．you really have me there
C．there is some doubt D．what a shame
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We attend lectures in the school meeting room at weekend _______ seats more than 800 students．
A．which B．whose C．where D．it
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“I love myself.” That sounds a bit _____ and I doubt if anyone would ever say it out loud, but finding the confidence to succeed is very _____ if you don’t love yourself. If you’re ready to love yourself, keep on reading.
Think Positively
Focus on your ______ instead of your weaknesses. Leap out of bed; don’t ______ out of it. Look at every day as a new _____, not the same old story.
Be Thankful
Be ______of all the things you should be thankful for. Make a note of the people, places, things and ______ that bring you the most joy. If you ______, you’ll realize you have an awful lot to be thankful for.
Learn and Grow
Developing your ______ and skills will help you develop ______ that you can do anything.
Accept Your Flaws （缺点）
My handwriting looks ______, I can’t ride a bike, and I have an unexplained _____ of bees, which is so bad that I once drove my car into a stop sign after____flew into my car through an open window on a summer day. And you know what? I wouldn’t ____ any of them. Be confident in yourself, no matter how “weird” (interesting and unique) you____be.
Use Your Strengths
Think about the top three ______ in your life. I don’t care how big or little they are. It could be graduating from college, landing a sweet job, losing weight, or ______. Now write down the strengths you used to accomplish those three things, and do you see any common threads that ______ achievement? If so, the path to more success is right in front of you.
No More Comparisons
Forget about the celebrities you ______ your body to, the relationships you contrast yours with. Life is not a ______. Your only goal is to become a better version of yourself.
1.A. comfortable B. silly C. enthusiastic D. impressive
2.A. convenient B. difficult C. pleasant D. probable
3.A. behavior B. energy C. hobbies D. strengths
4.A. drop B. roll C. crawl D. pull
5.A. possibility B. fortune C. advantage D. opportunity
6.A. aware B. careful C. certain D. sensible
7.A. desires B. characters C. activities D. gatherings
8.A. slow down B. speed up C. rise up D. fix on
9.A. ability B. knowledge C. emotions D. information
10.A. Responsibility B. appreciation C. imagination D. confidence
11.A. terrible B. attractive C. creative D. outstanding
12.A. fancy B. fear C. preference D. fright
13.A. one B. something C. it D. such
14.A. accept B. believe C. change D. continue
15.A. must B. may C. should D. could
16.A. Experiences B. memories C. accomplishmentsD. expectations
17.A. however B. wherever C. whichever D. whatever
18.A. led to B. referred to C. took to D. stuck to
19.A. Imitate B. compare C. prefer D. adapt
20.A. struggle B. campaign C. competition D. Challenge
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Simon Sinek is naturally shy and doesn’t like speaking to crowds. At parties, he says he hides alone in the corner or doesn’t even show up in the first place. He prefers the latter. Yet, with some 22 million video views under his belt, the optimistic ethnographer also happens to be the third most-watched TED Talks presenter of all time.
Sinek’s unlikely success as both an inspirational speaker and a bestselling author isn’t just dumb luck. It’s the result of fears faced and erased, trial and error and tireless practice, on and off stage. Here are his secrets for delivering speeches that inspire, inform and entertain.
Don’t talk right away.
Sinek says you should never talk as you walk out on stage. “A lot of people start talking right away, and it’s out of nerves,” Sinek says. “That communicates a little bit of insecurity and fear.”
Instead, quietly walk out on stage. Then take a deep breath, find your place, wait a few seconds and begin. “I know it sounds long and tedious and it feels excruciatingly awkward when you do it,” Sinek says, “but it shows the audience you’re totally confident and in charge of the situation.”
Show up to give, not to take.
Often people give presentations to sell products or ideas, to get people to follow them on social media, buy their books or even just to like them. Sinek calls these kinds of speakers “takers,” and he says audiences can see through these people right away. And, when they do, they disengage.
“We are highly social animals,” says Sinek. “Even at a distance on stage, we can tell if you’re a giver or a taker, and people are more likely to trust a giver — a speaker that gives them value, that teaches them something new, that inspires them — than a taker.”
Speak unusually slowly.
When you get nervous, it’s not just your heart beat that quickens. Your words also tend to speed up. Luckily Sinek says audiences are more patient and forgiving than we know.
“They want you to succeed up there, but the more you rush, the more you turn them off,” he says. “If you just go quiet for a moment and take a long, deep breath, they’ll wait for you. It’s kind of amazing.”
Turn nervousness into excitement.
Sinek learned this trick from watching the Olympics. A few years ago he noticed that reporters interviewing Olympic athletes before and after competing were all asking the same question. “Were you nervous?” And all of the athletes gave the same answer: “No, I was excited.” These competitors were taking the body’s signs of nervousness — clammy hands, pounding heart and tense nerves — and reinterpreting them as side effects of excitement and exhilaration.
When you’re up on stage you will likely go through the same thing. That’s when Sinek says you should say to yourself out loud, “I’m not nervous, I’m excited!”
Say thank you when you’re done.
Applause is a gift, and when you receive a gift, it’s only right to express how grateful you are for it. This is why Sinek always closes out his presentations with these two simple yet powerful words: thank you.
“They gave you their time, and they’re giving you their applause.” Says Sinek. “That’s a gift, and you have to be grateful.”
Passage outline | Supporting details |
1.to Simon Sinek | ●He is by2.shy and dislikes making speeches in public. ●Through his3.effort, he enjoys great success in giving speeches. |
Tips on delivering speeches | ●Avoid talking 4.for it indicates you’re nervous. ●Keep calm and wait a few seconds before talking, which will create an 5.that you are confident. |
●Try to be a giver rather than a taker because in6.with a taker, a giver can get more popular and accepted. ●Teach audience something new that they can7.from. | |
●Speak a bit slowly just to help you stay calm. ●Never speed up while speaking in case you8.the audience. | |
●Switch nervousness to excitement by 9.the example of Olympic athletes. | |
●Express your 10.to the audience for their time and applause to conclude your speech. |
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— Could you please explain the assignment for Monday, Miss Smith?
— Certainly. Read the next chapter and come to class ________ to discuss what you’ve read.
A. preparing B. prepared
C. to prepare D. to be prepared
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Jack Ma is the richest man in China now and has ______ $3billion to invest in environment and education．
A.set aside B．set about
C．set down D．set up
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