Reseachers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes．“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，’’the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．

Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someone’s shoes．In the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study’s participants.Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire．

Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people．However，some of the more specific results are strange enough．For example，“practical and functional’’shoes were generally worn by more“pleasant"people，while ankle boots were more linked with ‘‘aggressive’’personalities．The strangest of all may be that those who wore‘‘uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities. And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from“attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal(主张变革的)types wearing“shabbier and less expensive” shoes．

The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities．

65．What does this text mainly tell us?

   A．People’s personalities call be judged by their shoes．

B．Shoes convey false information about the wearer．

C．People know little about their personalities．    

  D．Shoes Call hide people’s real personalities．

66．The participants were asked to       

A．look at pictures of different shoes          B．provide pictures of their shoes

C．hand in their commonly worn shoes         D．design a personality questionnaire

67．Which of the results is beyond people’s expectation?

A．Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes． 

B．Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes．

C．Flahshier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．

D．Aggressive people are likely to weal"ankle boots．

68．People suffering from“attachment anxiety” tend to       

A．become a political leader            B．have a calm character

C．worry about their appearance         D．wear strange shoes

69．The author wrote the text in order to       

A．teach how to choose shoes           B．describe different personalities

C．inform us of a new study            D．introduce a research method

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，每句中最多有两处错误。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：把多余的词用斜线( \ )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。

  My friends Mike has benefited great from humor. He is kind but overweight, that brings him a lot of problems. Once one of my classmates laughed him, “Why are you so fat?” We all stopped to stare at Mike, wonder how he would answer the question. He just said in the calm voice, “Well, because of my size must be large enough to hold my heart of love.” Hearing his word, we all burst into laughter. Not only does Mike take the joke, but he also managed to cope with the embarrassed situation. What an important part humor plays in ours daily life!

Daisy: Well, first of all, I found my wallet   63   (go) when I got on the bus. I turned   64   the guides for help, but they were impatient. I hate to say this,   65   they behaved impolitely towards us customers. Could you do something about this?

Travel agency: Hmm, I apologize. Did you find   66   wallet?

Daisy: No. And that’s not all. The bus was one hour late. Worse   67  , it picked up passengers   68 

the way to our destination. You really have to do something about it.

Travel agency: I’m so sorry, but sometimes the bus can   69   (delay) by some problems. We can’t always be sure that the bus will set out on time.

Daisy: Why didn’t you tell me the truth?   70   I booked the ticket, you promised to drive non-stop from Aye to Norwich.

Travel agency: I am terribly sorry to hear that. I will look into it immediately and give you a satisfactory reply.

For years people had told our founders,motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen,inspiring stories about themselves.Jack and Mark included these stories in their talks,and their audiences repeatedly asked if they had ever been published.Eventually,Jack and Mark decided to collect the best 101 stories they’d been told and put them in a book.They called it Chicken soup for the soul because they wanted it to provide comfort,just like their grandmothers’ cooking.

They took the book to New York,hoping to sell it to one of the big publishers,but every single one turned hem down.The project appeared to have stalled until they met Peter Vegso.Peter read some of the stories and loved them,so he decided to give the book a chance,becoming Chicken Soup for the Soul founding publisher.

Chicken Soup for the Soul turned into one of the most popular and loved books ever published,selling 11 million copies around the world.Today,we’ve published more than 250 books and Chicken Soup for the Soul has become the best-selling trade paperback book series of all time.

people have connected with Chicken Soup for the Soul books deeply.Years ago,we started getting letters from readers asking for more,not just more books,but other things,too.Jack and Mark recognized that Chicken Soup for the Soul had grown into something much bigger than the book series they had created.So,in 2008,William Rouhana,Amy Newmark and Robert Jacobs bought Chicken Soup for the Soul from them.Today,we have a line of comfort foods,including healthy and balanced pet foods,We’re online now with our forums,apps and a YouTube channel.We’re working hard on a new Chicken Soup for the Soul TV show and a movie.Meanwhile,we are still collecting stories from our readers and the public,just like what we’ve done since the beginning.We have new books coming out almost every mouth.We’re always looking for ways to share happiness,inspiration and wellness through everything we do.

24.The first Chicken Soup for the Soul         .

A.was published by Peter Vegso             B.was Jack and Mark’s own experiences

C.encouraged people to be speakers    D.told stories that happened in kitchens

25.The underlined word”stalled”in paragraph 2 means”        ”.

A.stopped making money                B.stopped following the original plan

C.stopped achieving progress                D.stopped attracting the attention of big publishers

26.Jack and Mark sold Chicken Soup for the Soul because         .

A.they lost interest in it                           B.it deserved expansion

C.readers got tired of the series             D.it could be sold at a high price

27.What’s the text mainly about?

A.The popularity of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

B.Publishing in different periods.

C.The importance of readers’ support.

D.The history of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

      heavy rain is arriving tomorrow and will last for       rest of the week.

     A. A; /                          B. A; the                     C. The; /                      D. The; the

 Teens take risks and while we want to encourage independence, sneaking out at night to hang out with friends or dates isn’t ________ parents see as being independent. 

A. where                    B. when                       C. which                         D. what  

In a few years，you might be able to speak Chinese，Korean，Japanese，French，and English-andall at the same time. This sounds incredible，but Alex Waibel，a computer science professor at US's Car-negie Mellon University (CMU) and Germany's University of Karlsruhe，announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier forpeople who speak different languages to understand each other.

One application，called Lecture Translation，can easily translate a speech from one language into an-other. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Us-ers also have to be trained how to use the programme.

Another machine can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what languagethey speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you，”Waibel said

Prefer to read? So- called Translation Glasses transcribe(转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal display(LCD) screen.

Then there's the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech.The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person's face，according to research-ers.

During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU's Pittsburgh campus，a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks，neck and throat. Then he mouthed-without speaking aloud- a few words in Mandarin(普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later，the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”

This particular instrument，when fully developed，might allow anyone to speak in any number of lan-guages or，as Waibel put it，“to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the universi-ty's prototypes is to create'good enough' bridges for cross- cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world，”Waibel said.

With spontaneous(自发的) translators，foreign drivers in Germany  could listen to traffic warnings on the radio; tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people;leaders of different coun-tries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.

71.What can't be learned from the text?

A.The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.

B. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.

C. Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.

D. A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.

72. What does the underlined word mean?

A. happening at the same time.          B. happening by itself.

C. similar in size.                      D. Similar in quality.

73.What's the final destination of inventing the language translators?

A. To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.

B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily.

C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.

D. To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.

74. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?

A. The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.

B. The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.

C. With the help of the translator，you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.

D.The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.

75. Where can we probably find this passage?

A.A newspaper.                           B.A magazine on science.

C .A fairy tale.                            D. A scientific fantasy book.

I gain a lot of rewarding experiences from some social activities. Our local Community Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town. I have been a member for four years now and I’ve taken part in a lot of interesting projects, _____41_____ include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have organized sports competitions and we have even made a video.

But it isn’t all just enjoyment, we have also started doing social work to help people in our neighborhood. We _____42_____(organize ) activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a special support group to help young people stop______43______(smoke).

We are particularly proud of the most recent group we have created. It organizes regular visits____44____the local old people’s home. My class spent an afternoon at a home and everyone found the visit very rewarding. The old people there were____45____ (talk) and they told us their personal stories_____46_____ (cheer) . During our visit, the home was filled with  ______47______(laugh).But we realized that life wasn’t always easy .Some of them were in poor health and were very_______48_______(happy).

Many young people like me do not live with our grandparents and we have little contact with elderly people. As a result, many young people don’t know____49____ they are like. After this visit, my friends and I decided that we should do ______50______ to help improve the quality of their lives.

The State of Marriage Today

    Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years, the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded: almost 50％of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse, if this trend continues. It will lead to the breakup of the family, according to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years, the average American will marry at least four times and extramarital affairs(婚外恋) will be even more common than they are now.

    But what are the reasons for this, and is the picture really so depressing? The answer to the first question is really quite simple: marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The practice of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn’t have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs, this is no longer the case, so they don’t feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage.

    In answer to the second question, the prospects may not be as pessimistic as they seem. While the rate of divorce has risen, the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much, so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this, many couples now cohabit(同居) and don’t bother to marry. These couples are effectively married, but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact, more than 50％of first marriages survive. The statistics are unreliable because there is a higher number of divorces in second and third marriages than in first marriages.

So is marriage really an outdated practice? The fact that most people still get married indicates that it isn’t. And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people: they suffer less from stress and its consequences, such as heart problems, and married men generally consider themselves more satisfied than their single counterparts. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!

65. What does “this is no longer the case” in paragraph two mean?

  A. It is not necessary to get married any more.

  B. Women do not need a husband any longer.

  C. Women are not economically dependent any more.

  D. Many wives do well-paying jobs outside home now.

66. Why may the prospects of marriage not be as depressing as it appears?

  A. Many people still like to get married.

  B. The rate of divorce has actually decreased.

  C. many couples would rather cohabit than marry

  D. The statistics of divorce is not quite true。

67. How do people usually feel in their marriage life?

  A. They are much safer.       B. They feel no longer single.

  C. They are more satisfied.     D. They suffer a lot less.

68. Which of the following about marriage is NOT mentioned in the passage?

  A. There will be more relationships outside marriage.

  B. Many people try to get married again after divorce.

  C. Marriage has long been partly an economic need.

  D. It is a fact that most people choose to get married.

1．In his article he ____________a beautiful scene of a countryside，and his ____________ attracted a lot of tourists to visit the area.(present)

2．We have laws that __________ pollution and the __________ will contribute to the protection of our environment.(restrict)

3．While it is ____________ for everyone to want the best for themselves，your action of abandoning yourself is ________．(normal)

4．The teacher emphasized this point in ________ and we had to pay attention to it ________．(particular)

5．He ________ a lot during the war and all the people were moved to tears by his ________．(suffer)

6．Every ___________ person would ________ with you.But do you think others'________ does matter so much？(sympathy)

7．The __________ of his newly－bought car made him feel ________，but it is typical of him to __________ everything around him.(loss)

8．Everyone will ____________ the ________ ideas.The person with such ideas will be treated by others with an __________ manner.Their __________ is really encouraging.(admire)

9．It is of great _____________ for teachers to choose a good way of education.It will become a ________ feature of a good teacher.And the students'________ shortened time spent in study will be more efficient.(significance)

10．—How can you ________ being treated like that，which is ____________ for me.

—Don't you treat it ________？(bear)

______ I can’t fully understand what his music really conveys, his performance is quite impressive.

A. While                      B. Since             C. If                                   D. As

From an early stage in your life, you are taught to respect others, and do kind things for them. However, in some cases, people begin to take advantage of your kind nature, expecting more from you.37． If you feel as if there are people in your life who take you for granted, it’s time to protect yourself.

Know that you have the right to feel respected. Social and cultural pressures may encourage you to believe that it’s rude to say “no” to others when they ask you for things. You may also have been taught to feel that your work is less valuable than others’ and does not deserve recognition 38．. Everyone has the right to be respected and appreciated, and it isn’t wrong to want to be treated that way.

Identify what has changed in the relationship. If you feel taken for granted, it may be because you once felt valued by the person who is now taking you for granted. It might also be because the knowledge that you should feel appreciated but do not 39．. It can also help you find a solution for the relationship.

40．You know that you don’t want to feel taken for granted. But what do you want It will be hard to see any change in your situation if you feel vague dissatisfaction but have no clear ideas on what would improve it. 41．Once you know the change about the relationship clearly, you’ll be able to take better action to get you there.

A. Think about what you want.

B. Practice what you want to say.

C. These things can lead to you feeling taken for granted.

D. Try making a list of things that you would like to see the change about the relationship.

E. If you feel taken for granted by others, you need to communicate that to the other person.

F. Such people may repeatedly ask you for favors without returning any favors or showing you any respect.

G. Whatever the cause is, identifying what has changed your interactions with the other person can help you feel better.

Although Wu Huifei was only a concubine (妃子) of Tang Xuanzong (AD 685-762), the sixth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, her influence was far greater than most in her position.

Historians say that the ruler loved her so much that, in AD 724, he banished his wife and made Wu a royal concubine.

"Although she was only a concubine, she was treated as an empress with palace etiquette (礼节)," explained Shi Xiaoqun, director of relics collection for Shaanxi History Museum. "Tang Xuanzong even wanted to make her his empress but was opposed by the ministers."

The emperor had thousands of concubines in his palace in Chang'an (now called Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province) but, according to Shi, he only loved Wu, the mother of seven of his children.

Wu died in the December of AD 737 at the age of 38 and was buried in Jingling Mausoleum. She was given the title Empress Zhenshun after her death.

"It's rare for a concubine to be given so much posthumous (死后获得的) honor in the history of Chinese feudal (封建) society," said Liu Daiyun, research director at the Shaanxi Archaeological Research Institute.

Her tomb ---53 meters wide by 56 meters long --- is located in the west of Pangliu village, which is part of Xi'an's Chang'an district.

The recovered sarcophagus (石棺) is 4 meters long, 2 meters wide and 2 meters tall and is decorated with flowers and maiden figures, which archaeologists say is a rare cultural relic of high scientific, historical and artistic value. In ancient times, a sarcophagus was used to house wood coffins in order to preserve the body of the noble person.

“I knew it was precious but I didn’t know it was so beautiful,” said Han Qinglong, who headed the team that brought the relic back to China four years after it was stolen and sold abroad by tomb raiders (盗墓者).

64. The underlined word “banished” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “      ”

  A. killed                   B. removed                 C. divorced                 D. persuaded

65. The passage mainly focuses on          .

  A. the life story of Wu Huifei.     B. the reason why Wu Huifei was favoured by Tang Xuanzong

  C. the scientific, historical and artistic value of the recovered sarcophagus of Wu Huifei.

  D. the influence of Wu Huifei and her posthumous honor.

66. Which of the following descriptions about Wu Huifei is true according to the passage?

  A. She wasn’t made empress by Tang Xuanzong because of the opposition from the ministers.

  B. She was born in 737 AD and died in 775 AD.

  C. No other woman has a greater influence on Chinese history than she does.

  D. Like many concubines, she was given much honor after her death.                      

      __36__

Outdoor activities for kids are fun and a learning experience for them as well as their parents. Kids are like pots of wet clay, whatever you teach them they will learn very quickly. So instead of giving them expensive video games, why not teach them and take part with them in some outdoor activities for kids. __37__ It's in this age that you should introduce some fun creative activities that help them in the long run. Every fourth kid in America suffers from obesity, being obese invites a lot of health problems. Outdoor activities for kids prove to be a fun and splendid exercise that kids would love.

__38__ In ancient times kids used to play outside and come home only at nights like cats. To get rid of the dullness，they played every game they ever saw or heard. These games were beneficial for their mind and body as they improved their creativity and gave them a healthy workout.

Water Balloons is one of the best outdoor games for children to play. To play this game you need a lot of balloons, two tubs and three or four water guns. Divide the kids in two equal groups and fill the balloons in water.__39__You have to throw it at your team member and he/she has to catch it and place it in a tub.

Pack your bags and head to the woods, camping can be a great way to spend some quality time with family and also see kids learn a lot of important things.__40__They get to learn many things and also see the beauty of nature closely.

A．Outdoor activities for kids.

B．Don't get too far from your sight.

C．You can play passing the balloons with your team member.

D．Sunny days are perfect for some outdoor activities for kids.

E．Teach them how to organize a tent, lay beds and carry wood.

F．Camping is a getaway chance for your kids from their normal life.

G．Children in their growing stage have very sharp and focused minds.

 ---- What do you think of the lecture made yesterday?

---- Excellent! _______ you missed such a wonderful lecture?

A. How is it that        B. Why it was that

C. How was it that      D. When was it that

You're busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; let's assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it highly attractive to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University?

More and more people are turning to complete deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week.

Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicant lying, most colleges are unwilling to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them impostors（骗子）; another refers to them as special cases. One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by no such people.

To avoid outright（彻底的）lies, some job-seekers claim that they attended or were associated with a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that attending means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that being associated with a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend.

If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony（假的）diploma. One company will put your name on a diploma from any number of non-existent colleges. The price begins at twenty dollars for a diploma, which seems rather high for one sheet of paper.

Job seekers’ lying is a social phenomenon, and therefore, the whole society should take its responsibility to deal with the problem.

25. The main idea of this passage is that ________.

  A. employers are checking more closely on applicants now

B. lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem

C. college degrees can now be purchased easily

D. employers are no longer interested in college degrees

26. According to the passage, special cases refer to cases where ________.

A. students attend a school only part-time

B. students lie about their diplomas on their applications

C. students purchase false degrees from commercial firms

D. students attend a famous school

27. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. performance is a better way to judge abilities than a college degree

B. experience is the best teacher for job seekers

C. past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees do

D. a degree from a famous school gives an applicant an advantage over others

28. What can we learn from the passage?

  A. Buying a false degree is not moral.

B. Personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schools.

C. Most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school.

D. Society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications.

China launched the Chang’e-3 last December, which includes a lander and a moon rover called “Yutu”, or “Jade Rabbit”, ________ a significant step toward deep space exploration.

A. marking                         B. promoting                   C. creating                            D. exploring

With some physical training in the morning，even after a couple of days，you will feel energetic，and  _____，you will benefit greatly from your perseverance.

A.    in a way B. on the other hand C. on the whole     D. in the long term

 The boss refused to sell the car for ________ he thought was not satisfactory.

A. that                      B. which                 C. how                    D. what