A new research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when interpreting facial emotions （情感）. The study reveals that in cultures where emotional control is the standard, such as Japan, focus is placed on the eyes to interpret emotions. Whereas in cultures where emotion is  openly expressed, such as the United States, the focus is on the mouth to interpret emotion.

"These findings go against the popular theory that the facial expressions of basic emotions can be universally recognized,” said University of Alberta researcher Dr. Takahiko Masuda. "A person's culture plays a very strong role in determining how they will read emotions and needs to be considered when interpreting facial expression."    

These cultural differences are even noticeable in computer emoticons （情感符号）, which are used to convey a writer's emotions over email and text messaging. The Japanese emoticons for happiness and sadness vary in terms of how the eyes are drawn, while American emoticons vary with the direction of the mouth. In the United States the emoticons :） and :-） show a happy face, whereas the emoticons  : （ or : -（  show a sad face. However, Japanese tend to use the symbol （ ‘ ‘ ） to indicate a happy face, and （ ;_; ）to indicate a sad face.     

"We think it is quite interesting and appropriate that a culture tends to mask its emotions. The Japanese would focus on a person's eyes when determining emotion, as eyes tend to be quite subtle （微妙的）," said Masuda. "In the United States, where open emotion is quite common, it makes sense to focus on the mouth, which is the most expressive feature on a person's face."

1．The text mainly tells us that __________.

       A．cultural differences are expressed in emotions

     B．culture is the key to interpreting facial emotions

     C．different emoticons are preferred in different cultures

     D．people from different cultures express emotions differently

2．Which emoticon is used by Americans to show a happy face?

      A．（;_;）               B．:-）               C．:-（                D．: （

3．People used to believe that ___________.

       A．some facial expressions of emotions were too complex to be recognized

       B．people in the world interpreted basic emotions in different ways

       C．people could only recognize the facial expressions of basic emotions

       D．people all over the world understood basic emotions in the same way

Someone asked me this week if I thought we really can have "at all". My immediate answer was "of course", but after thinking it over, I concluded that it depends on a lot of things. In my opinion, the answer of whether or not you can have "it all" has to vary from person to person because we are all so different, and everyone has a differing definition （定义）of "it all". In fact, I believe that even the same individual’s definition of "it all" varies over their life. Most babies believe they have "it all" when they are in the arms of their mommy enjoying a good meal. That’s all it takes! But, as that baby matures, their definitions become more complex, and finding "it all" becomes increasingly a private matter.

I have learned a lot of important life lessons during my search to have "it all". It began in Junior High School, when to have "it all" meant having my own room, getting HBO, and being on the "A" volleyball team at school. And, yes, I achieved those goals and had "it all". At least for a little while. Because the first lesson I learned about having "it all" is that as soon as you get "it all", you want more!

In High School, I thought I only needed one thing to have "it all". I wanted so badly to be a member of the Madrigal Singers, a famous choir sponsored by our school. I finally worked up the nerve to audition（试唱）, despite the fact that no one had ever told me I had a special singing talent of that my voice was unique. At least, until my audition, when the director of the choir had no problem telling me how LITTLE talent I had! When I didn’t make the choir, I learned that if my definition of having "it all" means having something that isn’t a god-given gift, I will always be defeated. If, however, I choose to pursue goals that fit with the talents I have, the chance to have "it all" is unlimited!

1．What is mainly discussed in the passage?

       A．How we can have "it all".

       B．Everyone has a differing definition of "it all".

       C．The author’s own experience in having "it all".

       D．Whether we can have "it all" depends on a lot of things.

2．What can we conclude from the second paragraph?

       A．People just can’t get satisfaction from having "it all".

       B．People can have "it all" only when all the goals are met.

       C．It is hard to get a permanent sense of having "it all".

       D．It is easy for the young to get a feeling of having "it all".

3．By his experience of audition for the choir, the author intends to tell us          .

       A．one shouldn’t be discouraged if one fails in having "it all".

       B．having "it all" can’t go beyond one’s own talents

       C．one’s chance of having "it all" is unlimited

       D．having "it all" is just a beautiful fantasy

4．The author believes that           .

       A．the same person always has the same definition of having "it all"

       B．different people have a different definition of having "it all"

       C．not all people can have "it all"

       D．having "it all" takes treat efforts

5．We can infer from the passage that             .

       A．the author has had "it all" in his life

       B．the author doesn’t believe that people can have "it all"

       C．the author has a better idea of having "it all" than before

       D．having "it all" doesn’t have anything to do with one’s age

M: Hello, International Friends Club. Can I help you?

W: Oh, hello. I read about your club in the n       today.                  1．         

 And I thought﹍I phone to find out a bit more.

M: Yes, certainly, Well we're a sort of social club for people                

from different c         . It's quite a new club. We have             2．         

about fifty members at the moment but we're growing all the time.

W: That sounds i     . I'm British actually, and I came                       3．         

to Washington about three months ago. I'm looking for

w     to meet people. Err,                                                         4．         

what kind of events do you o      ?                                           5．        

M: Well, we have social g      and sports events and                       6．         

we also have language evenings.

W: Could you tell me something about the language evenings?

M: Yes. every day except T          we have a language                 7．         

evening. People can come and practise their languages

You know, over a drink or something. We have different

languages on different evenings. Monday, Spanish; Tuesday,

Italian; Wednesday, German; and Friday, French. On Thursday

we usually have a meal in a restaurant for anyone who wants to come.

W: Well, that sounds great. I really need to p       my French.            8．         

M: OK. Well, if you can just give me your name and a      ,         9．         

I'll send you the form and some more information. If you j                  10．         

now, you can have the first month free.

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-- Shall I pick you up tonight?

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