I ’ll help you put people at their ease, 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 sort of persPAN laon 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 occasion of parting. 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.

1. Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way _______.
A. for you to make more and more new friendsB. to begin your business talks
C. to get the conversation going smoothly D. for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others

2. After having asked somebody a question, it’ll be polite of you to _______.
A. make clear what kind of person he isB. listen to his reply attentively
C. wait quietly and patiently for his answerD. go on asking him more questions

3. Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who _______.
A. are good at making any topic interesting
B. never talk too much or too little
C. always speak in a gentle way
D. know how and when they should change the topic of the talk

4. If you really take delight in meeting someone again, _______.
A. you may take him as your lifelong trustworthy friend
B. it seems necessary for you to let him know it
C. it’s proper for you to give him a second handshake
D. it’ll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him

【答案与解析】文章主要教我们一些说话的技巧。1. C。推理判断题。从From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions可知问问题可以使谈话自然进行下去，故答案选C。

事实细节题。从And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively可知答案B正确。
事实细节题。从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可知答案D正确。4. B。事实细节题。从If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret可知答案B正确。
　　
—Teacher Organizationinvites you to attend our latest fund(基金)-raiser, The Fourth Annual(每年一次的) Haynes School Auction(拍卖)!Saturday, May 106:00 pm — 11:00 pm  in the school hall6:00 pm — 6:30 pm: All items for auction are previewed.6:30 pm — 7:00 pm: Silent auction begins.7:00 pm — 7:30 pm: Highest bidders(出价人) from silent auction are determined.7:30 pm — 11:00 pm: Main auction begins.Items up for bid in the silent auction range in value from $ 5.00 to $ 30.00.Items up for bid in the main auction include the following:●Airline tickets to a place of your choice●Weekend getaways at first-class hotels●Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game●$ 50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons●Theater tickets to The Merchant of VeniceDon’t miss the boat! Book your tickets today.Last year, tickets sold out in five days!Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.$ 15.00 per personAll the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab.

1. Which of the following is not mentioned as being up for bid at the auction?
A. A movie pass to the local cinema.
B. A weekend stay at a hotel.
C. A ticket to a restaurant.
D. Airline tickets.

2. The more items that are given or bought for auction, _______.
A. the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction
B. the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab
C. the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction
D. the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction

3. Which of the following is most likely to happen at the year’s auction?
A. The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.
B. All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.
C. More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.
D. Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.

4. The phrase “first-come, first-served” tells you that _______.
A. people can buy the tickets on the first day only
B. the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge
C. food and drinks will be served at the auction
D. tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them

【答案与解析】本文是介绍邀请人们参加第4届学校拍卖会的一张海报，时间、地点、程序、拍卖内容及目的等。1. A1.。推理判断题。此题可用排除法。Weekend getaways at first-class hotels可知B提到；根据 $ 50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons可知C提到；根据 Airline tickets to a place of your choice提到；根据可知D提到；故可判断答案为A。2. B。推理判断题。因为是拍卖会，成交的项目越多，集的钱就越多。再根据文章最后All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab 可推断答案为B可推断答案-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">。3. D。推理判断题。根据Last year, tickets sold out in five days!由去年的情况推知，票会在一周内卖完。故答案为D。4. D。推理判断题。Last year, tickets sold out in five days 和 Don’t miss the boat! Book your tickets today 根据去年的票卖情况和发起者的敬告：不要错过机会！今天买票吧！可推断是按谁先到谁先买的顺序卖票。故答案为D。
　　
“feedback”(反馈). Information about what is happening is feedback into the robot to tell what to do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like human beings in two ways.They work and they have feedback.In some ways robots are better than human beings. They work quickly and do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired. So robots are very useful in factories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brain must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robot’s “arms” and “hands” through each part of the job.The most intelligent robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their fingers can feel shapes and sizes of the objects. These robots have computer brains linked to their eyes and fingers, which control their actions. The expensiY: 'Times Nve robots are used in scientific research. They do such job as handling radioactive materials.

1. In this passage the author tells us that ________.
A. robots are very popularB. there are various kinds of robots
C. we see robots only at certain timesD. robots can be easily controlled

2. What does the author seem to inform you about robots?
A. They should be greatly improved.B. They will probably take over in the future.
C. They are very helpful and useful to humans.D. They are machines that break down a lot.

3. The author says that in industry ________.
A. robots break down a lot     B. robots can do many jobs
C. robots only get in the wayD. robots sometimes cause troubles

4. The fact that a robot never gets bored doing the same job means that _______.
A. it is very much like human beingsB. it can do boring jobs for people
C. it will never bore peopleD. it will work much better than human beings

5. The robots used for scientific research _______.
A. are not very clever      B. are very cheap 
C. are very big  D. are very costly

【答案与解析】本文介绍了机器人的特点以及它的优点。1. A。事实细节题。由There are robots all round us得出答案A答案正确。2. C。推理判断题。从 They work quickly and do not make mistakes …And they never get tired. So robots are very useful in factories(机器人工作快…不会觉得累)可知对人类有很大的帮助，故答案选C。3. B。事实细节题。由 They can be taught to do many different jobsB。4. B。语义理解题。They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again(机器人对做同一工作从不会感到厌烦)，此义与B 项较吻合。5. D。事实细节题。由原文The expensive robots are used in scientific research 可得知答案为D。
　　
“Gentleman James” victory in this match marked a turning point, for it showed scientific boxing was over strength. But Corbett’s title ended in 1897, when another boxer, Bob Fitzsimmons, in less than three seconds, achieved his feats and then Fitzsimmons knocked out an Irishman, won the heavyweight championship of the world, and invented the terrible “solar plexus punch.”

1. Boxing matches in the early days were ________.
A. short and bloody                        B. usually spare-time competitions
C. governed by strict rules              D. crue

l2. Sullivan held the world’s heavyweight title for ________.
A. at least seven years                    B. only a yearC. five years                                  D. twenty-one years

3. Sullivan’s fight with Kilrain was ________.
A. the first boxing championship matchB. a bare-fisted championship fight
C. the last boxing match to be fought bare-fistedD. a six-round match

4. Sullivan was so popular that his admirers ________.
A. encouraged him to be a governorB. raised twenty thousand dollars for him
C. advised him to take boxing tour of AustraliaD. refused to believe he could be defeated

【答案与解析】本文向我们介绍拳击手John Lsullivan的故事。1. D。推理判断题。根据 Boxing was long viewed sickly. Generally forbidden by law in earlier days, the fighting was usually done with bare fists, and matches often lasted forty or fifty rounds 可知拳击是一项很危险的运动，因此答案为D。2. A。事实细节题。根据 In 1882 John L. Sullivan, a fighter of great power, won the world heavyweight championship from paddy Ryan in a bare fisted battle marked by hitting和In 1889, Sullivan defeated Jade Kilrain with his bare fists in another championship fight, winning twenty thousand dollars and a diamond prize medal 可知答案为A。

事实细节题。根据In 1889, Sullivan defeated Jade Ki>。可知答案为B。
事实细节题。根据 His admirers talked then of running him for the next governor可知答案为A。
　　
“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good” —these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Clomps who says of her students—“so passive” —and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Clomps, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ vet never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.” Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’ s time to take the car aw; tab-stops: 1ay, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good. It’s s time to start telling them no again.

1. Children are becoming more inactive in study because _______.
A. they watch TV too often                        B. they have done too much homework
C. they have to fulfill too many duties          D. teachers are too strict with them

2. We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on _______.
A. learning Latin                                     B. disciplineC. natural development                              D. education at school

3. By “permissive period in education” (L.1, Para.2) the author means a time _______.
A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to  B. when everything can be taught at school
C. when every child can be educated  D. when children are permitted to receive education

4. The main idea of the passage is that _______.
A. parents should leave their children aloneB. kids should have more activities at school
C. it’s time to be more strict with our kidsD. parents should always set a good example to their kids

【答案与解析】本文介绍了父母亲对孩子疏于管理，听之任之对学习带来的负面影响。建议父母严格要求自己的孩子。1. A。事实细节题。从 Television, says Clomps, contributes to children passivity (passivity = inactivity)可得出答案。 Television, says Clomps, contributes to children 2. B。事实细节题。从This is for your own good —these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin…(几年前母亲经常说“这是为了你好”来要求我把事情做好)即作者的母亲过去是很注重纪律的，故答案选B。3. A。词义理解题。从The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy 可知此题答案为A。4. C。主旨大意题。从文章末尾 it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good. It’s s time to start telling them no again可知此题应选C。