He appears （interest) ______ in the sports news on the back package of his paper.

s are only【C1】______helps which ignorance assumes in order to【C2】______politeness, which is the result of good sense and good【C3】______. A person possessed of those qualities, though he had never seen a court, is truly【C4】______;and if without them, would continue a clown,【C5】______he had been all his life a gentleman usher. He who【C6】______airs of importance exhibits his credentials(证明)of【C7】______. There is no policy like politeness; and a good manner is the best thing in the world to get a good name, or to【C8】______the want of it. Good manners are a part of good morals, and it is【C9】______much our duty as our interest to practice in both. Good manners are the art of making those around us easy.【C10】______makes the fewest persons【C11】______is the best bred man in the company. Good manners should begin at home. A person【C12】______appears so ridiculous by the qualities he has, as by those he

【C13】______to have. He gains more by being【C14】______to be seen as he is, than by attempting to appear【C15】______he is not. Good manners are the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial, for the【C16】______of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them. "【C17】______make the man," says the proverb. It may be true that some men% manners have been the making of them;【C18】______as manners are rather the expression of the man, it would be more【C19】______to say the man makes the manners. Social courtesies should arise from the heart; the worth of manners consist【C20】______being the sincere expressions of feelings.

【C1】

A．artificial

B．provincial

C．controversial

D．substantial

It appears that offers from media giants

A．do not interest Mr Zuckerberg.

B．are not large enough for Mr Zuckerberg.

C．are not large enough for Mr Zuckerberg's sisters.

s finds a difference between westerns and crime plays. Westerns are "black and white" simplifications,【B1】crime plays pretend to represent "real life". The【B2】of westerns is that good can defeat bad through【B3】the manly way of doing thing.【B4】is no interest in the villain(反派角色), and the【B5】is often trying to help others rather than himself. In crime stories, 【B6】there are three important differences. Firstly, that criminal does not pay. Secondly, that what criminals do is not very different【B7】what the police do. Both sides【B8】and trick each other if necessary. Thirdly, that you cannot judge somebody by【B9】he appears: a person may look【B10】but be a criminal. Though the【B11】wins in a crime play, we are sometimes shown the criminal's point-of-view.

There is【B12】important difference between westerns and crime plays. In the【B13】, there are not close-ups(特写镜头) at a kill, and the fighting is between groups rather than single people. This【B14】the effect of the violence. But in crime plays, the【B15】stays on a man who has been【B16】; we see blood on his hands and pain on his face.

The third question, about a possible difference between what writers say they feel and what they【B17】show on the screen, has not been studied【B18】. In many "real-life" plays and films there may be a wide【B19】between the "good man wins" ending and the【B20】that people have when watching the scenes. For example, a criminal may be shown in several scenes, enjoying the money he has stolen, before (in one last scene) he is caught.

【B1】

A．because

B．whereas

C．therefore

D．nevertheless

s are only【C1】______ helps which ignorance assumes in order to【C2】______ politeness, which is the result of good sense and good【C3】______ A person possessed of those qualities, though he had never seen a court, is truly【C4】______ ; and if without them, would continue a clown,【C5】______ he had been all his life a gentleman usher. He who【C6】______ airs of importance exhibits his credentials (证明)of【C7】______ . There is no policy like politeness; and a good manner is the best thing in the world to get a good name, or to 【C8】______ the want of it. Good manners are a part of good morals, and it is【C9】______ much our duty as our interest to practice in both. Good manners are the art of making those around us easy.【C10】______ makes the fewest persons【C11】______ is the best bred man in the company. Good manners should begin at home. A person【C12】______ appears so ridiculous by the qualities he has, as by those he【C13】______ to have. He gains more by being【C15】______ to be seen as he is, than by attempting to appear【C14】______ he is not. Good manners is the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial, for the【C16】______of others, and with a view to obtain the same indulgence from them. "【C17】______ make the man," says the proverb. It may be true that some men's man hers have been the making of them;【C18】______ as manners are rather the expression of the man, it would be more【C19】______ to say the man makes the manners. Social courtesies should arise from the heart; the worth of manners consists【C20】______ being the sincere expressions of feelings.

【C1】

A．artificial

B．provincial

C．controversial

D．substantial

______ he knew nothing about the matter.

A．He appears as if

B．It seems that

C．It appears as if

D．It seems as if

Text 2

A smile is a strong sign of a friendly and open attitude and a willingness to communicate. It is a positive, silent sign sent with the hope the other person will smile back. When you smile, you show you have noticed the person in a positive way. The result？ That person will usually smile back.

You might not realize a closed position is the cause of many conversational problems. A common closed position is sitting with your arms and legs crossed and your hand covering your mouth or chin. This is often called the "thinking pose". Ask yourself this question: Are you going to interrupt someone who appears to be deep in thought？ This position gives off "stay away" signs and prevents your main "sign sender" (your mouth) from being seen by others looking for inviting conversational signs.

The open body position is most effective when you place yourself within communicating distance of the other person—that is, within about five feet. Take care, however, not to enter someone's "personal space" by getting too close, too soon.

Leaning forward a little while a person is talking shows your interest and how you are listening to what the person is saying. By doing this, you are saying: I hear what you're saying, and I'm interested in—keep talking!

Often people will lean back with their hands over their mouth, chin, or behind their head in the "thinking" pose. This position gives off signs of judgment, doubt, and lack of interest from the listener. Since most people do not feel comfortable when they think they are being judged, this leaning-back position serves to prevent the speaker from continuing.

In many cultures the most common form. of first contact between two people is a handshake. Be the first to extend your hand in greeting. Couple this with a friendly "Hello", a nice smile, and your name and you have made the first step to open the lines of communication.

Eye contact should be natural, not forced or overdone. Direct eye contact shows you are listening to the other person and that you want to know about her.

A person smiles to show______.

[A] he is kind and useful

[B] he is happy all the time

[C] he is ready to talk with you

[D] he sees something funny

A.decisive

B.decided

C.indecisive

D.undecided

haracter.

A．indifferent

B．unconcerned

C．detached

D．incurious

be ______.

scientists. After all, there is no natural reason why 2,500 people should accidentally shoot themselves each year or why 7,000 should drown or 55,000 die in their cars. No one establishes a quota for each type of death. It just happens that they follow a consistent pattern year after year.

A few years ago a Canadian psychologist named Gerald Wilde became interested in this phenomenon. He noticed that mortality rates for violent and accidental deaths throughout the Western world have remained oddly static throughout the whole of the century, despite all the technological advances and increases in safety standards that have happened in that time. Wilde developed an intriguing theory called “risk homeostasis”. According to this theory, people instinctively live with a certain level of risk. When something is made safer, people will get around the measure in some way to reassert the original level of danger. If, for instance, they are required to wear seat belts, they will feel safer and thus will drive a little faster and a little more recklessly, thereby statistically canceling out the benefits that the seat belt confers. Other studies have shown that where an intersection is made safer, the accident rate invariably falls there but rises to a compensating level elsewhere along the same stretch of road. It appears, then, that we have an innate need for danger.

In all events, it is becoming clearer and clearer to scientists that the factors influencing our lifespan are far more subtle and complex than had been previously thought. It now appears that if you wish to live a long life, it isn't simply a matter of adhering to certain precautions... eating the right foods, not smoking, driving with care. You must also have the right attitude. Scientists at the Duke University Medical Center made a 15-year study of 500 persons' personalities and found, somewhat to their surprise, that people with a suspicious or mistrustful nature die prematurely far more often than people with a sunny disposition. Looking on the bright side, it seems, can add years to your life span.

According to the theory of “risk homeostasis”, some traffic accidents result from .

A、our innate desire for risk

B、our fast and reckless driving

C、our ignorance of seat belt benefits

D、our instinctive interest in speeding