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Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog.”that’s being friendly. But“lucky dog”?There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck. “Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for ”is another noise that says one thing and means another . It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up(包藏) in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s got a date for Saturday night? Good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture(姿态)?The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people to you may save another mistake. 60.This passage is mainly about_____. A. how to interpret(understand) what people say B. what to do when you listen to others talking C. how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people D. why we go wrong with people sometimes 61.According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that_______. A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk B. we tend to(倾向)doubt what our friends say C. people usually state one thing but means another D. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say 62.In the sentence“Maybe he doesn’t see it himself.”In the second paragraph, the pronoun“it”refers to____. A. being friendly B. a bit of envy C. lucky dog D. your luck 63.When we listen to a person talking , the most important thing for us to do is _______. A. notice the way the person is talking B. take a good look at the person talking C. mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes D. examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture C Mr Parker was born in a small village. His father was so poor that he couldn’t send him to school. The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and maths by himself when he was free. Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city. And as soon as war broke out, he joined the army(军队). He couldn’t forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely(勇敢的). So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers’ pay(克扣军饷). And his soldiers liked him very much. Once Mr Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp(军营)was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons. The old man went there at once without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers’ bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?” The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing. Only a new soldier said, “Very bad, sir!” “What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr Parker. “A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine(酒).” “Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “It’s the King’s(国王)lunch, I think!” “So do I, General,” said the young man. “But it’s my birthday today. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!” 64. Mr. Parker was respected because . A. he was strict with the officers B. he cared about his soldiers C. he was friendly to everybody D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters 65. Mr. Parker went to the military camp to . A. look for the soldier who wrote to him B. punish the cooks C. inspect the kitchens D. find out if the matter in the letter was true 66. The soldiers didn’t say anything because . A. they were afraid of the general B. they thought their foods were good C. the officer followed the general D. the general didn’t agree with them 67. Which of the following is true? A. Mr. Parker found nothing in the military camp. B. The new soldier had a birthday dinner in the restaurant. C. The officer wanted to frighten the soldiers. D. The general no longer believed the soldiers. D Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live- in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village the chances that you will be disturbed by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc, are almost everywhere. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working. Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓). The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas. One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration , what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’t change too much (music, for example ) may even help people to concentrate. 68. The best title for this passage is________. A. Noisy Life B. Background Noise C. Disturbed Concentration D. Changeable Noise 69. From this passage, the pollution of noise__________. A. doesn’t matter much B. has become worse everywhere C. has become better in big cities D. has become better in villages 70. “Background music” in the passage means___________. A. music played in the concert B. a kind of noise coming into your ears C. music helps people to concentrate D. music played while people are working (责任编辑：admin) |