One very cold and rainy night in the winter of 2012, my husband and I were in a fast food restaurant. We were about to begin our meal  36 a man walked in. He was completely  37 from the rain and went into the men's room.

I watched him go by, then I said to my husband, "That man must have had nothing to eat in a long time." When the man came out of the men's room, he just  38 himself in a chair, not going anywhere near the food counter. I  39 that he didn't have any money for food and  40 wanted to dry off for a while.

I just couldn't eat my food knowing that someone else was sitting  41 only a few tables away. So, I  42 a $20.00 bill from my shopping money to my husband. "Please get him dinner," I said. "We can do with less money this week."

My husband  43 the man and quietly asked if he needed some food. The man    44  at us. "A small cup of coffee would be great," he said. "Thank you so much!" He   45  wasn't going to take advantage of us, but we 46  that he should have a full meal, which he gratefully(感激地)  47 .

After he  48 the food, he thanked my husband and my husband said, "No. Thank my  49 . She noticed that you were  50 ." 

The man asked me, " 51 did you know I haven't eaten in a long time?" I smiled at him and said nothing , just asking him to  52 the change(零钱) from the $20.00.

Giving others a  53  whenever they’re in trouble not only brings happiness to the ones who  54 it but also to the ones who give it. I am so grateful that I was able to  55 with someone truly in need. It is a little bit of extra warmth on a rainy day.

1.                A．while          B．when          C．after D．as

 

2.                A．angry          B．cold           C．wet  D．energetic

 

3.                A．devoted        B．found          C．helped   D．seated

 

4.                A．doubted        B．guessed        C．imagined  D．hoped

 

5.                A．only           B．completely      C．occasionally   D．hardly

 

6.                A．sad            B．quiet           C．hungry   D．silent

 

7.                A．handed         B．took           C．borrowed D．saved

 

8.                A．respected       B．approached     C．begged   D．invited

 

9.                A．shouted        B．laughed         C．smiled    D．cried

 

10.               A．rarely          B．easily          C．clearly    D．immediately

 

11.               A．instructed      B．insisted         C．admitted  D．observed

 

12.               A．accepted       B．expressed      C．refused   D．expected

 

13.               A．ordered        B．revised         C．booked   D．fetched

 

14.               A．friend          B．children        C．wife  D．boss

 

15.               A．in surprise      B．in shock        C．in danger  D．in need

 

16.               A．Why           B．When          C．What D．How

 

17.               A．return         B．lend           C．keep D．give

 

18.               A．gift            B．face           C．heart D．hand

 

19.               A．take           B．bring          C．refuse D．receive

 

20.               A．connect        B．share          C．talk   D．communicate

 

 

Boys need friends, suffer when they don't believe they have any, and worry over the ups and downs of relationships. Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do, in truth, though, no boy is an island; boys value their friends throughout childhood and adolescence and are happier and healthier when they have solid relationships with peers.

Despite the common belief that girls are better at relationships, most boys consider their friends a very important part of their lives, and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. A recent study of 10 to 15­year­old boys and girls found that girls' friendships are actually more fragile. Girls tend to say and do hurtful things to each other more frequently than boys, and girls are more hurt by the end of a friendship.

Boys are the living definition of the phrase “peer group”; they love games with rules, competition, and doing things together. Boys seem to enjoy, even need the opportunity to test themselves against others, and many lasting friendships begin in karate (空手道) class or on the basketball court. Competence and skill are widely respected; being picked last for a team or left out altogether is an experience that can haunt (萦绕心头) a boy for years.

As boys mature, the friendship becomes even more important, and it frequently widens to include girls. During the teen years, friends can become the most important part of a boy's life—and a part in which his parents are not included. The confusion of being a teenager leads boys to form close bonds with friends. There is the sense for many boys that a friend is someone who is “always there for me”， someone he can trust. They may be partners in crime or partners in study, but the friendship of adolescent boys can run surprisingly deep.

1.According to the text, boys' friendship________.

A. is usually built around active play                 

B. tends to be in small groups

C. can bear mutual hurt between friends              

D. doesn't suffer from failure

2.The author mentions the study in the second paragraph to prove ________.

A. many people believe girls are better at relationships

B. most boys consider their friends very important

C. boys may be better at keeping friendships than girls

D. boys may be more active in a friendship

3.As a boy gets older, he tends to________.

A. widen his circle of friends to include different kinds of people

B. shift his focus from his friends to himself

C. leave his parents out of his friendship

D. be confused about what a friendship is

4.What's the best title for the text?

A. Friendships between Boys and Girls         

B. Boys and Their Friendship

C. Childhood and Adolescent Friendship        

D. Tips on Making Friends with Boys

 

Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks   1   than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more   2   than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际) makes up about 50% of what we really   3  . And body language is particularly   4   when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化). Indeed, what is called body language is so   5   a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.   6  , different societies treat the   7 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having   8   contact (接触) even with friends, certainly not with   9 .

People from Latin American countries,   10  , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in   11  , it may look like a Latino is   12  a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving   13  . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep   14   -which the Latino will in return regard as   15 _ .

Clearly, a great deal is going on when people   16  . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from   17  cultures, there’s a strong possibility of   18  . But whatever the situation, the best   19  is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be   20 _.

1.                A．straighter       B．louder          C．harder   D．further

 

2.                A．sounds         B．invitations       C．feelings   D．messages

 

3.                A．hope          B．receive         C．discover  D．mean

 

4.                A．immediate      B．misleading       C．important D．difficult

 

5.                A．well           B．far             C．much D．long

 

6.                A．For example     B．Thus           C．However  D．In short

 

7.                A．trade          B．distance        C．connections   D．greetings

 

8.                A．eye            B．verbal          C．bodily    D．telephone

 

9.                A．strangers       B．relatives        C．neighbours    D．enemies

 

10.                                A．in other words   B．on the other hand

C．in a similar way                    D．by all means

 

11.               A．trouble         B．conversation    C．silence    D．experiment

 

12.               A．disturbing       B．helping         C．guiding    D．following

 

13.               A．closer          B．faster          C．in    D．away

 

14.               A．stepping forward B．going on        C．backing away   D．coming out

 

15.               A．weakness       B．carelessness     C．friendliness    D．coldness

 

16.               A．talk            B．travel          C．laugh D．think

 

17.               A．different       B．European       C．Latino D．rich

 

18.               A．curiosity        B．excitement      C．misunderstanding    D．nervousness

 

19.               A．chance         B．time           C．result D．advice

 

20.               A．noticed        B．treated         C．respected D．pleased

 

 

 

A. Set a Good Example for Your Kids

B. Build Your Kids’ Work Skills

C. Place Time Limits on Leisure Activities

D. Talk about the Future on a Regular Basis

E. Help Kids Develop Strategies of dealing with different things

F. Help Your Kids Figure Out Who They Are

G. Build Your Kids’ Sense of Responsibility

How Can a Parent Help?

Mothers and fathers can do a lot to ensure a safe landing in early adulthood for their kids. Even if a job’s starting salary seems too small to satisfy an emerging adult’s need for rapid content, the transition from school to work can be less of a setback if the start-up adult is ready for the move. Here are a few measures, drawn from my book Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, which parents can take to prevent what I call “work-life unreadiness.”

1._________You can start this process when they are 11 or 12. Regularly review their emerging strengths and weaknesses with them and work together on any shortcomings, like difficulty in communicating well or cooperating. Also, identify the kinds of interests they keep coming back to, as these offer clues to the careers that will fit them best.

2.________Kids need a range of real role models. Have regular dinner-table discussions about people the family knows and how they got where they are. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of your own career and encourage your kids to form some ideas about their own future. When asked what they want to do, they should be discouraged from saying “I have no idea.” They can change their minds 200 times, but having only a foggy view of the future is of little good.

3._______Teachers are responsible for teaching kids how to learn; parents should be responsible for teaching them how to work. Assign responsibilities around the house and make sure homework deadlines are met. Encourage teenagers to take a part-time job. Kids need plenty of practice developing effective organizational skills, such as managing time and setting priorities(优先).

4._________Playing video games encourages immediate content（满足）. And hours of watching TV shows with canned laughter only teaches kids to process information in a passive way. At the same time, listening through earphones to the songs for a long time encourages kids to stay inside instead of participating in other outdoor activities. All these activities can prevent the growth of children’s communication and thinking skills and make it difficult for kids to develop the kind of sustained (持续的) concentration they will need for most jobs.

5._________They should know how to deal with setbacks, stresses and feelings of inadequacy. They should also learn how to solve problems and resolve conflicts, ways to brainstorm and think critically. Discussions at home can help kids practice doing these things and help them apply these skills to everyday life situations.

What about the son or daughter who is grown but seems to be struggling and wandering aimlessly through early adulthood? Parents still have a major role to play, but now it is more delicate. Most of all, these new adults must feel that they are respected and supported by a family that appreciates them.

 

President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today—that business institutions have more prestige（威望）in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?

    One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.

    Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly（垄断）of power. In contrast to one all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollars, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.

    A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy（民主）in preserving freedom.

    Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic（贵族的）idea of inherited privilege.

1.The statement “The business of America is business” probably means ________.

A. America is a great power in world business

B. Business is of primary concern to Americans

C. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce

D. Business problems are of great importance to the American government

2.Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only _______.

A. by protecting their individual freedom

B. when given equality of opportunity

C. by way of competition

D. through doing business

3.Who can benefit from business competition?

A. People with ideals of equality and freedom.

B. Both business institutions and government.

C. Honest businessmen.

D. Both businessmen and their customers.

4.Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ________.

A. its role in protecting basic American values

B. its absolute control of power

C. its democratic way of exercising leadership

D. its function in preserving personal freedom

5.It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes ___________.

A. in many countries success often depends on one’s social status

B. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America

C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries

D. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries