Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.
How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they’ll help people feel relaxed and make friends with them quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It’s a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn’t. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what type of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of conversation. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he’s really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it’s time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the moment of saying goodbye. If you’re saying good-bye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.” If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they’ve known you half their life.Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way _______.
| A．for you to make new friends |
| B．to begin your business talks |
| C．to get the conversation going smoothly |
| D．for you to impress others with your questions |
After having asked somebody a question, it’ll be polite of you to _______.
| A．make clear what kind of person he is |
| B．listen to his or her reply carefully |
| C．sit quietly without saying anything |
| D．go on asking him more questions |
Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who _______.
| A．know how to change the topic properly |
| B．are good at making any topic interesting |
| C．always speak in a gentle way |
| D．never talk too much or too little |
If you really want to meet someone again, _______.
| A．you may take him as your lifelong true friend |
| B．it seems necessary for you to let him know it |
| C．you are sure to have further understanding of him |
| D．it’s proper for you to give him a second handshake |
You may have noticed that the world’s population is not evenly distributed (分布) around our planet. There are more countries where people seem to be living nearly on top of each other because conditions are overcrowded . Then there are others where it seems that hardly anybody lives. What influences this unequal distribution of people ? There are specific advantages and disadvantages of living in a certain area.
The two main factors (因素) that influence people’s choice of location are climate and resources. Climate is the usual weather conditions in a region. Areas that have bad weather are generally less ideal as places to live in . The north and south poles at the top and bottom of the world may be beautiful in their rugged, natural way , but the disadvantage of the bitterly cold and windy conditions usually keeps people away. When it comes to climates, warm conditions and a normal amount of rainfall are advantages that attract people.
Natural resources are tings that we get from nature that help us survive. Each region offers different resources, and therefore attracts different groups of people. People who enjoy the beach can make their living by catching and selling the ocean’s many fish and other sea creature. Those who prefer farming can take advantage of rich soil in valleys near rivers. Some people are willing to accept the disadvantages of the terrible conditions of deserts or mountains in order to take advantages of the resources like oil or woods.The underlined part “on top of ” in the first paragraph most likely means .
| A．very close to | B．on the highest part of |
| C．in control of | D．on the surface of |
What are the main factors that influence the distribution of people ?
| A．Resources and oceans. | B．Climate and rivers. |
| C．Climate and resources. | D．Warm conditions and rainfall. |
The writer thinks many people don’t live near the north or south pole because .
| A．they can’t get enough food there |
| B．the natural sights there don’t arrract people |
| C．the unpleasant weather keeps them away |
| D．the length of nighttime keeps them away |
Why do people go and live in valleys near rives ?
| A．The temperature isn’t too low in winter. |
| B．The resources like oil can bring them much money. |
| C．People can make their living by catching and selling fish. |
| D．It’s easier for people to grow plants or keep animals. |
The purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us
| A．people cannot survive in cold conditions. |
| B．different resources attract different groups of people. |
| C．people usually prefer living at the seaside to living mountains. |
| D．a normal amount of rainfall is necessary for people to live in the desert. |
Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine and then he could help people.
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found there were many mistakes in some of the old medical books. So his wish was to write a new one.
He tried to study medical science. He studied both the herbs in his own garden and the wild ones. He had long trips many times to collect herbs and talk with old working people and leaned a lot of from them.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great book “ Ben Cao Gang Mu ” . At that time he was 60. His book is now one of the greatest contributions (贡献) of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world. Li Shizhen’s father was a .
| A．worker | B．shopkeeper |
| C．doctor | D．teacher |
Li Shizhen wanted to study medicine to .
| A．get some money | B．be famous |
| C．help the sick people | D．write a new book |
Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because .
| A．he was a doctor when he was sixty |
| B．he likes writing something |
| C．he was a popular writer at that time |
| D．he found many mistakes in the old medical books |
“ Ben Cao Gang Mu ” is .
| A．a medical book | B．a medical worker |
| C．a herb | D．a dictionary |
Li Shizhen collected a lot of on his long trip.
| A．flowers | B．herbs |
| C．plants | D．Animals |
I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the windows were too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall. But I don’t think I was worried or unhappy at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept quiet at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.
More and more students came in , but the boy didn’t stop crying “ Mom, I want to go home. ” He cried again and again. Later , the teacher came in . She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile.
To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.What did the writer do in the passage ?
| A．A write | B．A reporter |
| C．A pupil | D．A student |
What is the big room ?
| A．It’s a hall. | B．It’s the classroom. |
| C．It’s a bedroom. | D．It’s a school. |
Why he couldn’t see anything ?
| A．Because he was short. |
| B．Because the window was too high. |
| C．Because he was short seeing. |
| D．Because he was blind. |
What did the little boy do at first ?
| A．He was quiet. | B．He was happy. |
| C．He was crying. | D．He was shy. |
Who made the little boy stop crying ?
| A．The students | B．The mother |
| C．The writer | D．The teacher |
Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to connect the brain with computers. Braincomputer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
Recently, two scientists, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytehnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, show a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
“Our brain has billions of body cells(细胞). These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the body part to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries(脊柱受伤) or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the body part.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with outer world and also to control machines.”
The scientists designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer finds meanings of the signals and commands the wheelchair with an engine. The wheelchair also has two cameras that tell objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.
Prof. Millan , the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that finds meanings of brain signals and turns them into simple commands.” The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two kinds: communication, and controlling objects. One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can get advantages from. And the other is sure that they can use the technology for long. BCI is a technology that can________.
| A．help to make computer systems more modern |
| B．connect the human brain with computers |
| C．help the disabled to be healthier |
| D．control a person’s thoughts |
Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?
| A．scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair |
| B．computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair |
| C．scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair |
| D．cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair |
The team will test with real patients to_________.
| A．make money from them |
| B．prove the technology useful to them |
| C．make them live longer |
| D．learn about their physical condition |
Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
| A．Switzerland, the BCI research Center |
| B．New Findings About How the Human Brain Works |
| C．BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled |
| D．Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Sickness |
Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother’s poor health.
School was difficult for Susan and she was bulled(凌辱) because of her different behaviour. Her siblings, who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. From the time of her birth, Susan was a screamer. The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. There she would hang posters of her musical heroes on the walls and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone.
One by one her brothers and sisters moved away from home and then Susan’s father died. This left her alone with an old mother and a cat. She tried volunteer work. Her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation(欣赏)from the crowd.
When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning to take part in the Britain’s Got Talent competition, her brothers and sisters tried to discourage her. It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition(试唱) considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place.
The Woman I Was Born to Be is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author, Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner.
I love this book ! In fact, I read the whole thing in one day! There is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also encourage us to reach for our dreams—no matter how impossible they may seem to be!What does the underlined part “Her siblings” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
| A．Susan’s parents | B．Susan’s friend |
| C．Susan’s classmates | D．Susan’s brothers and sisters |
What can we learn about Susan from Paragraph 3?
| A．She liked being alone | B．She was good at singing |
| C．She had various hobbies | D．She disliked volunteer work. |
We learn that the book The Woman I Was Born to Be_______.
| A．is based on Susan’s life stories |
| B．is written to educate readers |
| C．is very sad to read |
| D．is difficult to read |
What does the author probably think of Susan’s life stories?
| A．Encouraging | B．Discouraging |
| C．Worried | D．Boring |
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