第十二次周过关

1、完型:There was a very sp ecial teacher who made a fa-treach ing differe nee in my life.Fall,1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about beg in .“ Who”, I asked a seni or, is Mrs. McNamara, my 10 grade En glish teacher?He just _1_ and said something about my benig in _2_.

2、 Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs Men amara had a p atter n of3that she rep eated aga in and aga in. wewould have a literature read ing tadk for_4_. The n ext day, whe n we came to class, there would be two or three top ics on the blackboard 5 to the homework read ing. We were_6_to write an in

3、-class essay about one of the top ics. The followi ng day, she would _7_thd corrected and graded essays and each person would be called _8_to sta nd in front of the class and to _9hisher essay. The class were repuiredto critize（评论）that essay,10_the grade of every one in class would be redued.The fir

4、st time that I_11_her read -write crirtize method, I had not 12 to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant. _13_the extreme embarrassme nt I suffered, sta nding berore my classmates, _14_myself. No one laughed at me, no one would be15eno rgh, or foolsh eno ugh, to do

5、thatin Mrs .McNamara s ciasiss embarrassment came from16and along withit came a strong17not to let it happen aga in.Mrs.McNamara kept all of our writte n work in files; it was easy to see the _18 _in writ ing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner tran sformati on that had take

6、 n p lace, at least for me.What Mris .McNamar19me to do was tosee myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I20. Tha nk you,Mrs.McNama.B.laughedC. apo logizedD. shouted1.A.no dded2.A.troubleB. sorrowC.dangerD. anger3.A.behaviourB. evaluati onC. activityD. thought4.A.

7、reviewB. p erforma neeC. p racticeD. homework5.A.addedB. relatedC. con tributedD. comp ared6.A.ex pectedB. p ersuadedC.allowedD. advised7.A.collectB. returnC. sendD. receive8.A.on purp oseB. at firstC. by cha neeD. i n turn9.A.talk throughB.ha nd overC. read outD. show off10.A.soB.a ndC. butD.or11.A

8、.triedB.ad op tedC. exam inedD. exp erie need12.A.un dertake nB.atte mp tedC. botheredD. hesitated13.A.RememberB. P redictC. BearD. Imagi ne14.A.p lay ing jokes on C. sett ing a trap forB.maki ng a fool of D.tak ing adva ntage of15.A.braveB.carelessC. proudD.selfish16.A.aboveB.withinC.behi ndD.below

9、17.A.te ndencyB. prefere neeC.determ in ati onD.se nse18.A.i mp roveme nts B. pai nsC.difficultiesD.adva ntages19.A. trustedB. i nvitedC.forcedD.p ermitted20.A.didB.couldC.hadD.would阅读Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when youre doing your holiday shopping onl

10、ine, make sure you ding a largereglhaosls of iced tea.The p hysical sen sation感觉）of warmth en courages emoti onal warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisionsthose are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research bpysychologist John A. Bargh.Psychologists hav

11、e known that one person perception（感知）of another s“warmth ” a po werful determ iner in social relati onships. Judgi ng some one to be either “warm”or “cold i”s a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that acold ” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood expe

12、riences, Bargh argues, when babies nceptual sceonse of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations,particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies byHarry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a clothmother ” carried a foomother” rather than one made of wi

13、re, even when the wire bottle. Harlow s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.Feelings of“warmth” and “coldness ” in social judgments appear to be universal.

14、Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people aswarm”or “cold ”is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Barghconducted an experimen

15、t which involved 41 college students. A research assistant who was unaware of the study s hypo假设eshanded the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form: The drink was then handed back. After that, the students wereasked to r

16、ate the personality ofPerson A ” based on a particular description. Thosewho had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those whohad held the iced drink.We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,says Bargh. s emotion may be affe_c_t.ed by1. Accor

17、ding to Paragraph 1, a personA. the visitors to his officeB. the psychology lessons he hasC. his physical feeling of coldnessD. the things he has bought online2. The author mentions Harlow s experiment to show thatA. adults should develop social skillsB. babies need warm physical contactC. caregiver

18、s should be healthy adultsD. monkeys have social relationships3. In Bargh s experiment, the students were asked toA. evaluate someone s personalityB. write down their hypothesesC. fill out a personal information formD. hold coffee and cold drink alternatively 4. We can infer from the passage thatA.

19、abstract thinking does not come from physical experiencesB. feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwideC. physical temperature affects how we see othersD. capable persons are often cold to others 5. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Drinking for Better Social Relationships.B.

20、 Experiments of Personality Evaluation.C. Developing Better Drinking Habits.D. Physical Sensations and Emotions. 七选五：I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台)in her gen eral store.1I quickly lear ned the imp orta nee of treat ing customerspo litely and say ing“ tha nk yo

21、u. ”At first I was p aid in can dy.2I worked every day after school,and duri ng the summer and no weeke nds and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank acco unt.3By the time I was 12, my gran dmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetic

22、s(化妆品).I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such thi ngs as “ What color dohyohuI should wear? ” I took a real in terest in their questi ons and was able to tran slate what they wan ted into make up(化妆)ideas. 4The job taught

23、me a valuable less on: to be a successful sales person, you did n n eed to be a rocket scie ntis you n eeded to be a great liste ner.5Later I received 50 cents an hour.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.I en ded up selli ng a record amount of cosmetics.Today I still carry that less on with

24、me: I liste n to customers. My grandma s trust taught me how to handle responsibility. Soon I found myself look ing more beautiful tha n ever before.Watch ing my money grow was more rewardi ng tha n any thi ng I could have bought.Exce pt they are no Ion ger wome n pu rchas ing cosmetics from me; in

25、stead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see desig ned and devel op ed.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.Man : Hi, mama. Are you checking out now?Woman： Yes, sorry. I know we re a few minutesMan: That no p roblem. It always really busy at checkout time any way.Woman: Thattrue. The last hotel we st

26、ayed in 2 (charge) us for alate checkout.(book) this week, so itnot a p roblem.Man : The hotel isntfullywas everythi ng?Woman: The room was great. The beds were really comfortable, and we weretn(disa ppoint) that the pool wasno pen this5(ex pect) to have our own fridge in the room. Man : I m glad you liked it. Woman: The kids were 6morning, though.Man : I apologize for that. It requires a thorough cleaning dailt, and it does not open711am.Woman: Well, we had a nice swim last ni ght, an yhow.Man : 8 y