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25. We have got everything ready at once, with our guests _ to come in ten minutes. A. expected B. expecting C. are expecting D. to expect 26. -How many chairs do you still need? -Ten _ please. A. more B. another C. other D. the other 27. -Jack is ill, so he can’t be here. -Then we’ll have no choice but to give the performance _ him. A. except for B. apart from C. except D. without 28. _ most school teachers were men, but today there are more women teachers than men teachers. A. At one time B. At all times C. At a time D. At the time 29. Living in a highly _ society, you definitely have to arm yourselves with as much knowledge as possible. A. attractive B. favorable C. communicated D. competitive 30. I don’t think the way she thought of _ money is a good one. A. to raise B. raising C. being raised D. raised PART II READING COMPREHENSION Directions: In this section there are two passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Passage One When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on. " Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls. The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits. Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says. " I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.

But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches.in her book she describes that awful dav almost 40 years ago,when she received two pieces of life-chang ging news First,she had ost th baby she was carrying,and second,tests showed that she had diabetes.In a childlike act,she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts ()Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p-again-and take control of her diabetes,not let it control her.Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit.overcome her addiction to alcohol.and begin to follow a balanced die though her dis ase has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor,she refuses to fall into self-pity."Everybody on earth can ask,why me?about something or other."she insists."It doesn't do any good.No one is immune (to heartache.pain.and disappointments.Sometimes we can make things better by helping others.I've come to realize the importance of that asI've grown up this secnd time.I wantto eak out and be as helpful as i can be." 1.Why did Mary feel regretful? A.She didn't achieve her ambition B She didn't take care of her mothe C.She didn't low her mother's a 2.We can know that before 1995 Mary A had two books published B.received many career awards 3.Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her A.living with diabetes B successful show business C service for an organizatio 4.When Mary received the life-changing news,she A.lost control of herself B.began a balanced diet C Med to get atreatment D.behaved in an adult way 5.What can we know from the last paragraph? A.Mary feels pity for herself B.Mary has recovered from her disease C.Mary wants to help others as much as possible D.Mary determines to go back to the dance floor Passage Two People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why. Rachael Jack,University of Glasgow researcher,said that rather than scanning evenly() across a face as Westerners do,Easterners fix their attention on the eyes

But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p -again-and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet. Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be. " 1. Why did Mary feel regretful? A. She didn't achieve her ambition. B. She didn't take care of her mother. C. She didn't complete her high school. D. She didn't follow her mother's advice. 2, We can know that before 1995 Mary A. had two books published B. received many career awards C. knew how to use a computer D. supported the JDRF by writing 3. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her . A. living with diabetes B. successful show business C. service for an organization D. remembrance of her mother 4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she . A. lost control of herself B. began a balanced diet C. Med to get a treatment D. behaved in an adult way 5. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Mary feels pity for herself. B. Mary has recovered from her disease. C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible. D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor. Passage Two People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions — and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why. Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes

"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial ook a the the mouth whereas Easterners favor the eyes ar d neglec t(忽略)the mouth. According to Jack and her colleagues,the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed.As a result,facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations. recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories:happy,sad,surprised,fearful. disgusted,angry,or neutral.They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies. focused much greate attention on the eyes made significantly more than did cultural difference ineye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,"Jack said."Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion,Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less." In shor,the data show that facial not univer rsal signals of human emotion From here onexamining how cutral fa ctors have diversified these basic l ill help our understanding of human emotion.Otherwise,when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures,Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation. 6 The discovery shows that Westerners to the eyes and the mouth C.observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways D.have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions 7.What were the people asked to do in the study? A.To make a face at each other B.Toget their faces impressive C.To classify some face pictures D.To observe the researchers faces 8.What does the underlined word "they"in Paragraph 6 refer to? A.The participants in the studv B.The researchers of the study C.The errors made during the study. D.The data collected from the stud 9.Incomparison with Westerners,Easterners are likely to A.do translation more successfully B.study the mouth more frequently C.examine the eyes more attentively D read faciale 10.What can be the best title for the passage? A.The Eye as the Window to the Soul B.Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions C.Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills

"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions," Jack said. "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth. " According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations. The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of. expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies. It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. "The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions," Jack said. "Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less. " In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation. 6. The discovery shows that Westerners . A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth B. consider facial expressions universally reliable C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions 7. What were the people asked to do in the study? A. To make a face at each other. B. To get their faces impressive. C. To classify some face pictures. D. To observe the researchers' faces. 8. What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to? A. The participants in the study. B. The researchers of the study. C. The errors made during the study. D. The data collected from the study. 9. In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to . A. do translation more successfully B. study the mouth more frequently C. examine the eyes more attentively D. read facial expressions more correctly 10. What can be the best title for the passage? A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul B. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills

D.How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding PART III CLOZE Directions:Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. "It was all his own idea,"says Pat,the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters.Bob had 1 made a"motherhood contract()"-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would2the care of ther four cldren and all the hou usework 3he didn't even know how to ma offee when he signed,he was very confident After 40 of the 70 days,he was ready to4"I was beaten down,"admits Bob."Not only is motherhood a 5 task.it is an impossible job for any normal human being. Bob and Pat were married in 1991.After they married.Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university.7Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 0 children so much," she 10 ."I couldn talk to a grown-up."She continued to run the household.11-until Bot signed the contrac Bob tried hard to learn cooking,but the meals he prepared were 12.For the last three weeks,the family 13 a lot-sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner. 14 housekeeping.a home teacher had told Bob that a room always looks bed is made."I found16-I shut the doors,"he says.Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out "When we went to17Pat at work,I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean" Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong he is 20 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat 1.A.only B.just C.nearly D.ever 2.A.stick to B.set about C.think about D.takeover 3A If B.As C Since D.Although 4.A.carry on 5.A.strange B.give u C.break down D.find out B.pleasan C.difficul D.seriou 6.A.sent B.employed C.learned from D.worked as 7.A.In time B.Before long C.Since then D.Later on 8.A.Then B.Thus C.So D.Still 9.A.near B.after C about D around 10 A insists B sighs C.jokes D.apologize 11.A.beside B.therefore C.however D.otherwise 12.A.terrible B.tasty C.expensive D.special 13.A.starved B.traveled C.worked out D.ate out 14.A.Due to B.As for C.Along with D.Except for 15 A until B.before c if D.unless 16.A.an easier way B.acheaper way C.acleaner way D.a harder way 17.A.receive B.welcome C.greet D.fetch 18.A.good B.wrong C.right D.opposite

D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding PART III CLOZE Directions : Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. "It was all his own idea," says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had _1_ made a "motherhood contract(合同)" -declaring that for 70 days this summer he would _2_ the care of their four children and all the housework. _3_ he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident. After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to _4_. "I was beaten down," admits Bob. "Not only is motherhood a _5_ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being." Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After they married, Pat _6_ a secretary to help put him through university. _7_ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. _8_ two years ago Pat went back to work. "I had been _9_ children so much," she _10_, "I couldn't talk to a grown-up." She continued to run the household, _11_ - until Bob signed the contract. Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were _12_. For the last three weeks, the family _13_ a lot- sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner. _14_ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean _15_ the bed is made. "I found _16_ -I shut the doors," he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. "When we went to _17_ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts _18_ side out so they would look clean." Now that Bob has publicly _19_ he was wrong, he is _20_ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. 1. A. only B. just C. nearly D. ever 2. A. stick to B. set about C. think about D. take over 3. A. If B. As C. Since D. Although 4. A. carry on B. give up C. break down D. find out 5. A. strange B. pleasant C. difficult D. serious 6. A. sent B. employed C. learned from D. worked as 7. A. In time B. Before long C. Since then D. Later on 8. A. Then B. Thus C. So D. Still 9. A. near B. after C. about D. around 10. A. insists B. sighs C. jokes D. apologizes 11. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. otherwise 12. A. terrible B. tasty C. expensive D. special 13. A. starved B. traveled C. worked out D. ate out 14. A. Due to B. As for C. Along with D. Except for 15. A. until B. before C. if D. unless 16. A. an easier way B. a cheaper way C. a cleaner way D. a harder way 17. A. receive B. welcome C. greet D. fetch 18. A. good B. wrong C. right D. opposite