A

（浙江、广东题型）第1至5题描述了我们在生活中可能遇到的五类人，以及同他们交流时会出现的问题。请从A、B、C、D、E和F中选出针对这些类型的人最合适的解决办法。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1. The low talker: You find yourself nodding to nothing in particular.

2. The close talker: You can see their teeth – and smell their breath.

3. The improper talker: They are talking about someone behind their back. You don’t want to talk to these people!

4. The continual talker: The person won’t let you get a word in.

5. The interrupter: They finish your sentences or try to have the advantage of you before you’re done with your story.

A. How to deal with them: If it’s a person you talk regularly with, you need to train them on how to talk to you. Say: “Just a moment, I’d like to complete my thought.”

B. How to deal with them: Ask the person to speak up. It is rude to stand and pretend you can hear someone when you can’t, so let them know you can’t understand them.

C. How to deal with them: In a social setting, you don’t need to stay and try to talk to them. The person may be sad, or having a bad day. Just say, “It’s been nice talking to you,” and move on.

D. How to deal with them: Just nod happily until you can get away. At least you get a break from talking for a while. Excusing yourself to the restroom is often the perfect getaway – unless, of course, they decide to follow you there.

E. How to deal with them: If it’s really offensive, say, “I’m sorry, this topic makes me uncomfortable.” But be careful not to attack the person.

F. How to deal with them: Move your body and stand with your shoulder near the person, which creates a bit of distance. Also, speak up. If you speak louder, the other person will usually back up.

B

（山东题型）阅读表达:阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Impatient drivers, pushy people on the subway, kids shouting into their mobile phones… we see these unpleasant incidents almost every day. This is why Canadian filmmaker John Curtin’s new documentary, To Hell With Manners! The Decline of Civility, couldn’t be more timely.

He puts these impolite behaviors under a microscope in an attempt to explain why we seem to have become so much ruder in recent years.

Curtin travels to New York and London to record rude and sometimes not-so-rude behaviors. “I’m not actually saying that everyone is impolite. I would say we are becoming less kind to each other simply because we’re not paying attention to one another,” he said.

Curtin attributes people’s indifference (冷漠) largely to the modern technology we have: iPods, cellphones and stuff like that.

Montreal Gazette columnist Josh Freed, who talks in the film, agrees with Curtin. “We’ve become less human as a result of these technological advances and by the fact that, so often, we’re now surrounded by strangers,” Freed said.

Curtin wanted at all costs to make sure his film was not full of older people talking about how impolite young people have become. Instead, ________. “We just live in a very rushed, stressed-out society and it’s very easy to feel you’re under pressure and you’ve got to take care of yourself. So we imagine ourselves in some kind of Darwinian struggle where you have got to take care of number one.” Curtin said.

1. Why does the author think Curtin’s new documentary couldn’t be more timely? (Please answer within 20 words)

______________________________________________________________

2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Curtin examines these unpleasant incidents carefully, trying to make clear what leads to our worsening manners.

______________________________________________________________

3. According to Curtin, what results in people’s indifference? (Please answer within 15 words)

______________________________________________________________

4. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

______________________________________________________________

5. Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words. (Please answer within 5 words)

______________________________________________________________

C

（北京、海南和宁夏题型）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. But in fact, a lot of guys spend plenty of time in front of the mirror. They care just as much as girls do about their body image.

Body image is a person’s opinions and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance. 1.________. You appreciate your body for its capabilities (能力) and accept its imperfections.

2.________ Here are some ideas:

Recognize your strengths. Different body types are good for different things. What does your body do well? Maybe your speed, strength, or coordination (协调性) makes you better than others at a certain sport. That may be basketball, table tennis, mountain biking, dancing, or even running. Or perhaps you have non-sports skills, like drawing, painting, singing, playing a musical instrument, writing, or acting. 3.________

Exercise regularly. Exercise can help you look good and feel good about yourself. Good physiques (体形) don’t just happen. 4.________. A healthy habit can be as simple as exercising 20 minutes to 1 hour three days a week. Working out can also lift your spirits.

Respect your body! Practicing good habits; regular showering; taking care of your teeth, hair, and skin; wearing clean clothes, and so on – can help you build a positive body image.

5.________ Your body is just one part of who you are. Your talent for comedy, a quick wit (智慧), and all the other things make you unique. So try not to let small imperfections take over.

A. Use this as an opportunity to discover what you're good at. B. Be yourself. C. Having a positive body image means feeling satisfied with the way you look. D. Just explore talents that you feel good about. E. They take hard work, regular workouts, and a healthy diet. F. The good news is that self-image and body image can be changed. G. So, what can you do to develop a positive body image?

D

（湖南题型）阅读填空:阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第1至第10小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3个单词。

We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But did you know that some facial expressions may also be confusing in cross-cultural situations?

According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans look across a person’s whole face while people from East Asia focus mainly on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive (生动的) faces. They were asked to put the pictures into the following categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted (厌烦的), angry, or neutral (中性的).

The team found East Asians focus much more attention on the eyes and also make a larger number of mistakes. Compared to Europeans, they tend to have a more difficult time telling the difference between a face that looks fearful as opposed to (相对) surprised, and disgusted as opposed to angry.

“Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth,” said researcher Rachael Jack. “This means that Easterners have difficulty telling apart facial expressions that look similar around the eye region.”

Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a cultural gap in the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth less.

The difference in the use of text message “emoticons” (表情符号) supports the idea. Easterners use the eyes to convey (传达) emotion, for example “^.^” for happy and “;–;” for sad. Westerners, on the other hand, use the mouth, for example “:)” for happy and “:(” for sad.

The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more complicated (复杂的) than previously thought. When it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselves lost in translation.

Research by Glasgow University
Participants	13 Westerners and 13 East Asians.
Requirement	Observe pictures of expressive faces and put them into different categories of _________ (2).
Research _________ (1)	■Europeans look across a person’s whole face with _________ (3) attention to the eyes and mouth, while East Asians focus mainly on ________ (4) and neglect _________ (5). ■Easterners have difficulty telling apart facial expressions that look ________(6) around the eye region and tend to make _________ (7) mistakes.
Significance	■It reflects a _________(8) gap in the way people use their faces to express themselves. Supporting detail: The _________ (9) in the use of text message “emoticons”. ■The results show that _________ (10) between people is much more complicated than previously thought.

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