The word hug is of uncertain origin. The Oxford English Dictionary cautions against confusing it with hugge—another word of the Middle English ug, meaning “to inspire with fear or disgust”. Nevertheless, I find myself drawn to the possibility that hug does, in fact, have some connection with ug. It seems to me that at the thought of a tight embrace(拥抱), fear and disgust do come to mind.

So why is it that when I go over to your house for dinner, you wrap your arms around me, even though I saw you last Friday at the movies? One arm or two? Should there be space between us? Should I brush my cheek against yours? Maybe even kiss your cheek?

I’m willing to believe that some people really love to hug. They rush to enfold not only family and friends but also friends of friends and near strangers. They delight in applying pressure and rocking from side to side. Yet most people are just going through the motions; they’re looking for a way to say hello or goodbye. Not wanting to seem rude, I open my arms, too, submitting to the ceremony of friendship.

After one particularly confusing interaction, I looked for advice from experts. Emily Yoffe, an advice columnist, offered her sympathy: “I’m with you on this, but I’ve become a non-hugger who hugs. Recently after breakfast with a new friend, I went in to hug her goodbye, and I could see a kind of horror in her eyes, but it was too late to back off.” That’s me: The girl with the look of horror in her eyes.

The Emily Post Institute, which specializes in manners, explains that when greeting someone, you should look him or her in the eyes and smile, speak clearly, add a “glad to see you” and then shake hands with a firm grip, pump two or three times, and then release. The institute suggests adding a hug “if it’s a relative or close friend.” Nor any specific information on what a proper hug entails.

There are several hug alternatives, among them: the handshake, the cheek kiss, the wave, the arm squeeze, and the nod. Handshakes seem formal, cheek kisses un-American. Arm squeezing would be a good solution if it were not for the danger of getting pulled into something more full-bodied. The nod, though, can be very effective when combined with a smile, especially when executed with confidence and with one hand already grasping the door handle.

67. What do the first two paragraphs indicate about “hug”?

A. The word causes common disfavor. 　 B. The behavior appears disgusting.

C. The action is somewhat confusing.　 D. The manner is unsuitable for friends.

68. About the way of embrace, the experts ______.

A. have a standard concept　　　　　　 B. feel embarrassed and uneasy

C. advise people to use other ways　　　 D. fail to give an explicit definition

69. What’s the author’s attitude towards hug?

A. Cautious. 　　　　　 B. Hesitant.　 　　　 C. Puzzled.　　 　　 D. Opposed.

70. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Specialized opinions on daily manners. 　 B. In-depth research into hug.

C. Appropriateness of daily manners.　　 D. Important reform of greeting manners.

A couple of years ago, I received a $ 600 insurance dividend (保险股息).Sitting at the kitchen table, my wife and I discussed what we might do with the money. I realized now that the refrigerator overheard our talk. The very next day it went wrong. The repairman told us we needed a new unit. Cost:$600. Not long after that, we got a refund（赔偿金）from the shop, enough to pay for a trip to Mexico. “I’ve something to tell you,” I said to my wife in a low voice. “How about the living-room?” she suggested. I remembered the color TV set was there. “No, not there. Let’s go out.” I showed her the check as we stood on the driveway. We held each other excitedly and hardly noticed the rain. My car was parked within5 meters. I didn’t think anything about it at the time. As I started for the airport the next day, the car began making strange sounds. Changing the engine cost about $ 1, 000.

Then I looked through our financial records. I discovered that during the last ten years we spent all our “found money” repairing a hot water heater, a television and a stove.

I never mention money in front of our mechanical equipment. But if this article is published and I am paid for, the word processor（文字信息处理机）is going to go for sure. It’ll know.

1.What went wrong first as the writer’s?

   A. The refrigerator          B. The stove

   C. The TV set              D. The engine of the car

2. What has been repaired and still remains all right?

   A. The car                 B. The color TV set

   C. The stove               D. The hot water heater

3.Which statement is wrong according to the passage?

1. There are many pieces of modern equipment in the writer’s home
2. The writer often discusses with his wife on how to spend their money.
3. The writer has gone into a lot of trouble to repair his things
4. The writer’s refrigerator can overhear him

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

       阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

         At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be easy and stress-free. I   36   myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with   37   customers.

         But I wasn't   38    the people with enormous orders, the women who   39  that the coffee was much too creamy (全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees   40  again and again until they reached perfection. I couldn't seem to   41 anyone.

         One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking  42  . He said he felt like getting in bed,pulling the   43  up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

      44   he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was   45  , since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.

“It’s   46  me,” I told him. “have a nice day.”

He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the  47  .

The next day, it was still raining. I   48  my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their  49   . I was completely wet and freezing cold.   50  , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our   51   tip jar, I grew more depressed.

In the evening, the customer fromm the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a  52 ．He said that not many people took time to  53  others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

         Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It's so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely （真诚地） nice．Please don ' t change your   54  ! Have a great day !——Hank

         After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high,   55   my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?"

36．A．believed              B．hoped                C．pictured            D．supposed

37．A．particular         B．regular    C．special            D．common

38．A．thinking  B．considering            C．guessing           D．expecting

39．A．complained     B．praised     C．doubted            D．explained

40．A．repeated          B．returned         C．recovered        D．remade

41．A．fit          B．please   C．suit       D．meet

42．A．satisfied         B．happy     C．upset             D．anxious

43．A．hat              B．sheet           C．coat        D．pillow

44．A．Before         B．After         C．Until            D．While

45．A．embarrassed    B．angry           C．surprised D．glad

46．A．on                   B．in       C．for      D．after

47．A．crowd          B．street     C．shop              D．rain

48．A．spent      B．took   C．cost     D．wasted

49．A．doughnuts      B．coffees          C．orders      D．bags

50．A．Better               B．Worse               C．Further            D．Later

51．A．old            B．full               C．broken          D．empty

52．A．letter          B．bill            C．note              D．gift

53．A．talk about      B．care about    C．hear about             D．know about

54．A．way     B．job        C．mind             D．product

55．A．cut                   B．force        C．raise         D．clear

短文改错（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，并在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

On the first day when I went to work in a very famous	1. __________
restaurant, my boss complained that there were very a few	2. __________
people come for dinner. So I was “invited” to have a meal in	3. __________
the restaurant. Before ordering two French dishes and some	4.. __________
food, I began to look frequently my watch timing the serving	5. __________
of the meal. Meanwhile, I looked around to see that there was	6. __________
anything wrong there. I wrote down the problems secret. My meal	7. __________
was not served yet. I looked at my watch: 32 minute had	8.__________
passed! I realized that wait too long for service was the main	9. __________
reason why the business was poor. Then I write a report about my findings and presented it to the boss.	10.__________

 

 

By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me   36   . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.

  　The morning bell rang. I walked   37   through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces   38   me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to   39   their smiles. Back into the classroom, they   40  , comparing plans for the   41  . I had to remove one student from each arm   42   I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with   43   and gifts followed by a   44   of “Merry Christmas” wishes.

  　“Oh, thank you,” I must have   45   a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my   46   mood. It was kind of them to   47   me. After a while, I heard a small nervous   48   say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing   49   by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”

  　“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.

  　“Um, could you   50   it now?”

  　I gently tore at the paper and tape. “  51  ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already   52  . It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my   53   back.

   Later that day, I sat   54   the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I   55   pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

1.A. excited        B. tired               C. amazed           D. relaxed

2.A. eagerly         B. aimlessly           C. gently           D. heavily

3.A. watched        B. greeted         C. delighted            D. warned

4. A. return            B. forget          C. ignore           D. refuse

5.A. calmed     B. settled         C. chatted          D. argued

6.A. study           B. weekend         C. vacation         D. lesson

7. A. before             B. when            C. after                D. because

8.A. letters            B. books           C. chalks           D. cards

9.A. knowledge      B. collection          C. series               D. bunch

10.A. confirmed     B. assessed            C. responded        D. explained

11.A. pleased       B. low             C. thrilled         D. angry

12. A. talk about       B. think of            C. turn to          D. connect with

13.A. call          B. sound           C. shout                D. voice

14. A. shyly             B. bravely         C. rudely           D. sadly

15.A. classify      B. collect         C. open             D. check

16. A. Careful      B. Dangerous       C. Patient          D. Hasty

17.A. exposed       B. adapted         C. adjusted         D. attached

18.A. trees         B. hooks           C. gifts                D. tears

19.A. looking into      B. turning over        C. giving away      D. packing up

20.A. anxiously     B. hurriedly           C. delicately           D. casually