If you want to succeed in life, you need to express the proper body language, with or without having to say anything else. You will certainly notice a whole new reaction from people if you use the power of body language.

Relax your shoulders, keep your hands at your sides (never inside your pockets) and breathe slowly. Have a warm, welcoming facial expression as if you look forward to communicating. Depending on the situation, you may smile when appropriate.

Face the other person or your audience and keep eye contact as much as possible throughout the talk. Nodding and tilting(倾斜) your head closer can show that you are listening.

Do not fold(交叉) your arms, look down at the floor or put your hands in your pockets. These can show that you are uninterested. If you have any comments, you can show them in negative but respectful ways like raising your eyebrows.

A lot of your body language can show how confident, interested, bored, angry or nervous you are. Keeping your head up throughout the entire conversation can show that you are very much into the conversation at hand.

You may feel free to use a few hand gestures to emphasize(强调) a point. If you are enumerating things, it’s better to use each of your fingers as you mention each item to help your audience keep track.

Pacing will help you create more ground if you have a larger crowd to communicate with. It will also show confidence on your part as you think of more things to say.

Be very careful when touching the other person since you are crossing the boundaries(界限) of body language through actual contact. Remember that in body language, it is your body that does the talking for you.

28. According to the text, if you find a listener raising his eyebrows, he may _______.

A. try to show his anger          B. want to give his own opinion

C. not understand what you say    D. want to prove his confidence

29. What is the most suitable title for the text?

A. The power of body language

B. The attraction of body language

C. The origin of body language

D. The understanding of body language

30. _______________ can show that you are listening.

A. Folding your arms

B. Putting your hands in your pockets

C. Looking down at the ground

D. Nodding and tilting your head closer

31. If you want to show confidence in your communication, you should pay more attention to ___________________.

A. pacing

B. keeping up your head

C. touching the other person

D. keeping your hands at your side

 A tropical storm hit the island, ______ the power supply

   A. knocking over            B. knocking down

   C. knocking out             D. knocking on

假设你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：1. 乐观的人生态度；  2. 努力学习；  3. 参加体育锻炼。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 文章的开头已给出不计入总次数。

       We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things.

Don’t take _____for granted____everyone should respect you.

A.that ,what    B.that ,which     C.it ,what      D.it ,that

Surprisingly，no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals，still less the content or quality of that education.Proper records are just not kept.We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year，and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital.We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.

Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country.It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher.A further quarter have only a part­time teacher.The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best；general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off.From this survey，one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day.Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all.They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school.If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work；without a teacher they would only play games.

Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and   maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied，and the latter is of ten all the teacher can do.The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”．Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work.Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school.Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching，and are told to catch up as best as they can.

Many short­stay child­patients catch up quickly.But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.

29. The author points out at the beginning that________.

A．every child in hospital receives some teaching  

B．not enough is known about hospital teaching

   C．hospital teaching is of poor quality           

   D．the special children’s hospitals are worst off

30. It can be inferred from the latest survey that________.

   A．hospital teaching across the country is similar 

   B．each hospital has at least one part­time teacher

   C．all hospitals surveyed offer education to children

   D．only one­fourth of the hospitals have full­time teachers

31. Children in hospital usually turn to________in order to catch up with their school work.

A．hospital teachers    B．schoolmates    C．parents    D．school teachers

32. We can conclude from the passage that the author is________.

A．unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitals

B．in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitals

C．unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching

D．satisfied with the results of the latest survey

It is commonly believed that all over the world, boys and girls attend a mixed school, where they study together. But boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.

Always boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to correspond to(和…相符) the "boy code" of hiding their emotions to be a "real man".

Surprisingly, the findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.

George Carl, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.

The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when girls do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.

But in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study's author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around. "Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine（女性的) and prefer the modern genre (类型) in which violence and sexism are major themes," James wrote.

Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel that they had to be "masterful and in charge" in relationships. "In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means," the study reported.

28. The writer argues that a single-sex school would __________.

A. encourage boys to express their emotions more freely

B. help boys to be more competitive in schools.

C. force boys to be their emotions to be "real men"

D. naturally strengthen boys’ traditional image of a man

29.  Traditionally, in a mixed school boys __________.

A. behave more responsibly.                         B. perform relatively better.

C. grow up more healthily.                      D. receive a better education.

30. In Abigail James’ opinion, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _____.

A. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in

B. boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted

C. teaching can be adjusted to suiting the characteristics of boys

D. teaching can be designed to promote boys' team spirit

31. The underlined word “acute” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______ .

A. lovely                      B. serious            C. sharp               D. dull

 After quarelling with her best friends, Mary has got herself into a situation ______ she is likely to turn to nobody for help.

    A. where        B. which          C. that             D. why

 ______ finished his exercises, he had to sit at desk all the night.   

 A. Being not         B .Having not       C. Not having        D. Having not been 

Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule，I thought to myself，“We don’t have time for this.”  41  ，the two words I most commonly spoke to my child were：“Hurry up.” But my promise to   42   was made almost three years ago，and I began my journey to grasp what   43   in life.My younger daughter is my living   44   of why I must keep trying.In fact，the other day，she reminded me once again.

The two of us had taken a bike ride to the   45  .After buying a cool treat for my daughter，she sat down at a table in   46   admiring the ice cream she held in her hand.Suddenly a look of worry   47   on her face.“Do I have to rush，Mama？”

I could have   48  .Perhaps the pains of a   49   life don’t ever completely disappear，I thought sadly.As my child looked up at me waiting to know   50   she could take her time，I knew I had a(n)  51  .I could sit there   52   about the number of times when I rushed my child through life...or I could celebrate the fact that today I’m trying to do things   53  .I chose to live in today.

“You don’t have to rush.Just take your time，”I said in a(n)  54   way.Her whole face instantly brightened and her shoulders   55  .And so we sat side by side talking about things that interested us.

When she got to the last bite，she held out a spoonful of ice crystals and sweet juice for me.“I   56   the last bite for you，Mama，” my daughter said   57  .As I let the icy goodness put out my thirst，I   58   I just got the deal of a lifetime.I gave my child a little time...and   59  ，she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love is   60   to get when you stop rushing through life.

41．A.However  B．Instead      C．Therefore  D．Besides

42．A.speed up  B．slow down   C．give up     D．keep on

43．A.works    B．happens     C．minds    D．matters

44．A.reminder  B．message     C．example     D．guide

45．A.church    B．park        C．supermarket    D．school

46．A.relief     B．sorrow      C．advance    D．delight

47．A.brought in  B．turned up     C．went by    D．made up

48．A.cried    B．hated         C．wondered  D．regretted

49．A.difficult  B．desperate    C．hurried  D．terrified

50．A.when    B．if           C．how  D．what

51．A.duty     B．chance        C．choice     D．idea

52．A.thinking  B．complaining   C．worrying     D．talking

53．A.differently  B．vividly     C．perfectly  D．casually

54．A.angry      B．obvious       C．gentle  D．cautious

55．A.raised     B．relaxed     C．shook      D．trembled

56．A.saved  B．tasted       C．purchased     D．rushed

57．A.frequently  B．carefully     C．proudly    D．slowly

58．A.realized  B．imagined    C．expected    D．remembered

59．A.in contrast  B．in return   C．in charge  D．in control

60．A.harder  B．better          C．closer    D．easier

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

 One day, little Tony went to a shopping center with his parent. It was very crowded.Tony saw

 a toy on a shop window. He liked it so very much that he quickly walked into the shop. After

looks at the toy for some time,he turned around and found where his parents were missing.

 Tony was scared and begun to cry. A woman saw him crying and telling him to wait outside a

shop. Five minutes later.Tony saw parents.Mom said,”How nice to see you again!Dad and I

were terrible worried.”Tony promised her that this would never happen again.

 — Matthew, do you know much about body language in countries around the world?

     — Sure, I’ve        a lot about that for I often travel around the world for work. Why?

   A. made up        B. picked up        C. set up                       D. held up

The fact that trees are vital to our life is no secret. They provide us with food, wood and most importantly, oxygen. Now there is one more thing you can add to this list -blocking out harmful bacteria from water.

    The discovery was pointed out by a team made up of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and high school student who were seeking a natural water filter — one that would help communities in developing countries that are not equipped with modern water systems.

    The researchers, led by Rohit Karnik, a professor at MIT, decided to turn to trees for help because they allow liquid to flow through, while blocking out air bubbles.

    They began by cutting 1.5-inch-wide sections of tree bark from the branches of a white pine tree. The researchers then tested the wood's filtering ability by pouring water containing red dye particles (粒子) of different sizes, through. To their astonishment, they found that it was effective in trapping all the particles. Encouraged, the team conducted another experiment, this time with water that contained bacteria. Sure enough, the sapwood (边材) held back 99% of the bacteria, allowing only 1% to flow through.

   Mr. Karnik says that the bark was able to filter water containing much smaller particles. This means that barks can be used to get rid of a majority of bacteria, since most are at least 10 times as wide. However, what troubles them is that tree barks aren’t blocking out viruses, which tend to be much smaller.

    Also, while the pine sapwood is effective, we must remember one thing—it only works when it is moist. This means that before this natural filter can be put to practical use, the researchers will have to figure out how to keep the wood damp, or find a way to keep the bark's great filtering capability even when it's dry!

   But the team is not done yet. They plan on testing other types of sapwood, including those from flowering trees which have smaller pores (气孔). They think that these may be more effective in trapping smaller particles and even viruses

32. How could the scientists’ discovery about trees affect some developing countries?

  A. More pine trees will be planted.               B. Bacteria will be removed from water.

  C. People won’t worry about water pollution.       D. Clean water will become more accessible.

33. In the experiments, the researchers ________.

  A. found tree barks can’t get rid of viruses          B. used water containing particles of similar size

  C. were surprised tree barks remove all the bacteria   D. made sure most particles were bigger than bacteria

24. The underlined word “moist” in the passage probably means ________.

  A. hot                                       B. cold

  C. dry                                       D. wet

35. The team is going to conduct other experiments to ________.

  A. search for more kinds of wood barks             B. find a way to keep the wood damp

  C. improve the filtering ability of trees              D. test the filtering ability of other trees

Four most important eye expressions

The language of our eyes is one of the most powerful and useful tools of non-verbal (非语言的) communication.   36   Here are four most important eye expressions that we see every day.

1. Smiling eyes

Researchers have long noticed that a sincere smile starts with our eyes. When we are sincerely happy, the skin around the corners of our eyes crinkles (出现皱纹). But a social, polite smile touches only our lips (嘴唇).   37   For example, when a shop assistant smiles at you, offering help, you will immediately get the feeling that they are just trying to sell you something.

2.   38  

People who avoid eye contact during a conversation are often considered as insincere. What does little or no eye contact mean then? Anything from shyness to nervousness.

3. Friendly eyes

When you are carrying on a conversation, looking the speaker straight in the eyes sends a clear message to him:   39   This is why so many public speaking experts advise keeping eye contact with the speaker.

4. “Shut” eyes

Covering the eyes for a long period of time sends a message that you are trying to block out something that you do not want to hear. For example, a man who is asked to work on the weekend may cover his eyes with his fingers as he answers, “No problem.”   40    

A . So it is important to learn how to read the body language of the eyes.

B. Empty eyes

C. Such behavior is seen with liars.

D. You are paying attention to the talk.

E. The smile you are given is not in the eyes.

F. What his gestures are showing is that he is not happy about it at all.

G. Shy eyes

The arts, especially music, should be part of every school's lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.

Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (团伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their children's music instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.

Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression, and that helps develop their self-confidence.

Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.

(   ) 21．According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _______________.

A. improving their classroom skills and paying attention

B. improving their classroom skills and imagination

C. improving their attention, direction and imagination

D. learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas

(      )22．What does the underlined phrase "glued to" in the second paragraph mean?

A. unwilling to turn on                               B. always looking

C. unwilling to leave                                  D. always playing

(      ) 23．The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could _______________.

A. give children self-expression and self-confidence

B. bring to children achievement and success

C. give children something to be proud of

D. develop children's self-confidence

(      ) 24．What's the best title of this passage？

A. Music is a must as a course at school             B. Music builds children's self-confidence

C. Music makes students much smarter              D. Learning music and making music

The matter _______ our study surely requires ________ carefully.

A. related to; dealing with         B. relating to; dealt with

C. related to; being dealt with      D. relating to; having dealt with

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

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删除：把多余的词用(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Jim

I'd like to tell you something more about our school sports meet．It was holding on Oct 6，that was a fine day．There were over 1,000 students and teachers attend it．Wang Lin，a student from my class ，won the 100-meter race．He finish a race in 12.6 seconds and broke in the school record．The sports meet was really successfully .That was because we were all trying to do my best． Although I was not one of the winner, I was proud of what we had done． Looking forward to receive your letter.

Yours，

Li Ping

—Look, the paint is starting to come off ________ the wall is damp.

—Well, we'd better have the wall repainted some day.

A. when         B. where          C. if          D. once

   If you’re going to do something，my dad used to say，do it right．

   Mostly he said that after my half-hearted(不尽力的)   4l  to weed the vegetable garden．For some reason，he knew that there were white roots still  42__ deep in the ground without looking around the garden．So I would be in the  43  again the next day with a spade dig deep and  44__  the roots of our garden．As I tried to focus my attention on   45  ，Dad’s words kept echoing in my mind：“Do it right．”

   I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was__ 46  ．All of us were sad to see them go．They were good friends and  47  ，and we worried about them．And __48  ，at such times you always wonder：am I next?

   But as we watched them during the week they were given to  49  ，  many of us noticed that they weren't handling this in quite the way we expected them to．  50  none of them found another job，there was also no bitterness or __51  in their departure．I didn’t hear a negative word．I didn’t see any  52  or unhappy faces-at least，not from them．Instead，I saw grace．

  “It’s  53  ，”one of my colleagues whispered．“I went over there to offer comfort and support to them，and they  54  comforting me．”

   Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their  55  ．I don't know if my departing friends  56  their ending as a“swan song”or not，but the calm，quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and  57  us．   

   Lee，a man who has seen and  58__ lots of lay-offs during almost 40 up-and-down，on-again-off-again years with the company，  59  nicely for all of us．

   “Now, that’s doing it right，”he said．

Somewhere，I just know Dad was smiling his _60  ．

  41．A．attempts                B．judgments       C．expectations       D．requests  

  42．A．planted                 B．buried            C．grown              D．stuck  

  43．A．house                  B．school            C．garden            D．company 

  44．A．look forward to          B．come up with            C．fit in with            D．get down to

  45．A．watching        B．thinking         C．digging            D．working   

  46．A．turned down      B．1aid off                 C．cut down           D．given up

  47．A．competitors       B．colleagues             C．directors           D．consultants

  48．A．frankly            B．naturally                C．equally             D．generally

  49．A．hurry up          B．turn up          C．pack up           D. come up

  50．A．Since             B．When           C．Unless             D．While 

  5l. A．sadness            B．puzzle                  C．anger             D．delight

  52．A．tears             B．smiles                  C．dangers          D．fears

  53．A．up setting         B．exciting           C．disappointing      D．amazing

  54．A．objected to        B．insisted on              C．ended up         D．kept on

  55．A．birth              B．death           C．arrival            D．party

  56．A．view               B．recognize               C．choose           D．describe

  57．A．discouraged      B．warned                 C．inspired           D.  amused

  58．A．celebrated        B．witnessed               C．resisted           D．survived

  59．A．made up           B．summed up          C．picked up      D．sped up

  60．A．disagreement     B．indifference          C．admiration     D．approval

    Recently some American scientists have given a piece of useful advice to people in industrialized nations. They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.   36 

    The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly. Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses.   37   So they are called “diseases of civilization”. Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.

    Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none.   38   However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.

    Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones. They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains.   39   We eat six times more salt than our ancestors. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.

      40   But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way as our ancestors did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.

A. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.

B. People today probably do not want to live the way people thousands of years ago did.

C. Ancient people also lived in large groups.

D. But today, we eat a lot of these.

E. Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise.

F. In that case, they would live much healthier.

G. People today probably live the same life as people thousands of years ago.

The day of my holiday arrived, but I wasn’t looking forward to it. I had little money and had only been able to afford to stay with my Aunt Rosa in Spain. So, I wasn’t really excited as I knew exactly what it was going to be like; Lots of noisy cousins and Aunt Rosa begged me to take her for a ride.

After I had checked in, I made my way slowly to the departure gate. As I was waiting to board the plan, I kept thinking about my ideal holiday destination; Jamaica, with its long, sandy beaches and crystal clear water.

As soon as the plane took off, I fell fast asleep and only woke to the sound of the announcement; “ Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts, as we will shortly be landing in Kingston.” I froze in my seat. Was I dreaming? Kingston? Jamaica? I had boarded the wrong plane!

Immediately after the plane landed, I explained the situation to the authorities. It seems there were also three of other passengers heading for Spain. Apparently it had been the airline’s fault, since the flight numbers for Spain and Jamaica were exactly the same! Therefore, with no flight to London for a week, the airline had no choice except to pay for our stay.

So there I was, lying on the beach, enjoying the music and marvelous food of Jamaica! As for Aunt Rosa, I suppose she just had to live without me!

33.   Why did the waiter choose to spend her holiday with her aunt in Spain?

A.  She could hardly afford any better trip.  B. Her aunt begged her to go there.

C. She missed her cousins very much. D. Spain was her ideal destination.

34.   In the story, the writer ended up   .

A.  heading for Spain from Jamaica     B. flying to London immediately

C. enjoying a free beach holiday     D. complaining to the authorities

35.   Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A.  Terrible Adventure                 B. Nice Dream

C. A Well-Planned                    D. Lucky Mistake