Our school has a big library. We often go there. Today is Sunday. Lily and I are in the li

听力原文：M: Could you tell me where our library is?

W: It's in the building next to ours.

M: Is it the big white one?

W: Yes, a great number of books are kept in the library. It has books in Chinese, English, Russian, German, French and many other languages.

M: Are there any reading rooms in the building?

W: Of course. How can it be a library without reading moms? There are quite a number of reading rooms with newspapers and magazines in them on the first and second floors.

M: When is it open?

W: It is open every clay except Sunday.

M: I see. Library is always a busy place. I want to borrow an English hook. I hear "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is very interesting. Have you read it?

W: Yes, I enjoyed it very much. It's worth reading.

M: I wonder if you could tell me how to look it up in the card 'catalogue?

W: Certainly. It is written by Mark Twain. So you can either look it up under "A" for the writer, or "T" for the title.

M: Thank you for your great help to me. How long can I keep it?

W: You're welcome. You can keep it for two weeks. When it is due, it should be returned.

Where is the library?

A．It is the big white building.

B．It is next to their building.

C．It is in the school.

D．It is very far from their home.

We often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways.

It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language.So does laughter or crying .Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world.In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like ?he went pale and began to tremble' suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock.However, ?he opened his eyes wide' is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise.In Chinese, surprise can be described in a phrase like ?they stretched out their tongues! ―’Stretching out your tongue ‖in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.

Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings.Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people'faces.Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.We can easily understand what people's gestures mean.

B.Words can be better understood by older people.

C.Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not.

D.It is difficult to tell what people' gestures really mean sometimes.

2.People's facial expression may be misunderstood in different cultures because ().

A.people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently

B.people speaking different languages have different facial expressions

C.people of different ages may have different interpretations

D.people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions

3.From the passage, we can conclude that().

A.gestures can be used to express feelings

B.gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feelings

C.words are often more difficult to understand than gestures

D.gestures are used as frequently as words to express feelings

4.In the same culture, people().

A .hardly ever fail to understand each other's ideas and feelings

B.are equally intelligent even if they have different backgrounds

C.almost all have the same understanding of the same thing

D.may have different abilities to understand and express feelings

5.The best title for this passage can be ().

A.Gestures B.Feelings

C.Gestures and Feelings D.Culture and Understanding

听力原文： Professional sports are very popular in the United States,and they are big business.The most popular sports are baseball,football and basketball.Each has its own season,and millions of supporters.Professional teams are named after the cities where they are located Their strongest supporters live in these cities When a team plays in a championship game,most people in the city follow the game with interest and enthusiasm.Basketball is well known around the world.Professioal basketball games in the United States are played indoors during the winter months. From November to April one can find a professional basketball game several nights a week in most large American cities.Baseball is an American sport.It has been called the national pastime.The game is played in the evenings nearly every day of the week and on weekends as well.The season begins in April and finishes with the World Series in October.Football has become the most popular professional sport in the U.S.It is played on Sundays during the fall from August to January.American football is different from interational football,which Americans call soccer.Both games require strength and specialized skills. Professional athletes are very well paid.The most famous athletes make millions of dollars for their playing skill. America'S best athfetes have higher salaries than the country's president.

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A．They are supported by the local government.

B．They are named after the cities where they live.

C．Their players gathered from all over the country.

D．They play professional basketball games in November only.

8 Ways to Cope with Your Mum

Like most big projects, learning to manage your mother is best tacked in smaller stages. Here are what I believe the eight best steps towards a better relationship with her. They are not necessarily surprising or revolutionary, but they have worked for many people. Try them.

Remember Your Mother's Age

As children, we often do not think of our mother as having an age. Even when we become conscious of her as an individual, age does not alter our view; she is still, primarily, our mother. Becoming aware of our mother's age, not just in number of years but in terms of her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.

Even if our mother is relatively young--perhaps only in their thirties--she grew up a generation earlier than we. She has probably lived her formative years (性格形成期) in a social environment in which attitudes towards matters such as divorce, abortion, higher education, unemployment and working mothers were different from those we have experienced. Her values may seem dated, but all the influences she had from her parents and peers have had an impact on the way she evolved as a person. It is unreasonable to expect her to change totally from the way she was brought up.

Listen to Your Mother

As we grow up, what our mother has told us often sounds not sophisticated enough for theworld we live in today. Yet I have found that sometimes the things my mother told me long ago are remarkably useful. So if your mother is still offering maxims (哲理) for your life, try to resist the temptation to reject them automatically.

Of course, she will sometimes tell you things with which you disagree, but if you can listen with an open mind you will encourage her to open up to you more fully. If your mother knows that you respect her point of view, even if you do not share it, it will help her feel close to you.

Remember That Your Mother Has a Past

A key step in managing our relationship with our mother is to find out about her early life.

Sometimes, in learning about our mother's past, we can construct her story by piecing together what we learn about her upbringing (成长)and her memories, and then, into this vision, placing our own observations of her. This encourages us to think about her life as her experience rather than as a mere recounting of events.

Ask Your Mother Simply and Directly How You Can Make Her Life Better

When I was 15 my mother was dying of cancer. I was aware that she was ill, but not know how seriously. That year I was determined to give her the best possible time for her birthday. I bought her a beautiful red dress and announced that I was going to take her out on the town, drive her up and down to see the sights and then to go see a film. But the driving made her feel sick, and finally she said, "Honey, I don't think I want to go to the movies after all. But I've had just the best time coming out with you." It was her last birthday. She died the following year.

This memory is painful for me, because in trying to Do the right thing, I got wrong: I did not ask her what she wanted, but just did what I thought was best. I was young, but even when were adults many of us remain trapped in childlike (and self-centered) conception of what our mother wants.

Ask Your Mother About Your Childhood History

Understanding your roots can help you know more clearly who you are, as part of a family which you share with your mother.

My husband and I made a "roots" journey to Arizona so that he could meet my 96-year-old Aunt Flossie before she died. Talking to her, we puzzled over why six children in the family had produced only two grandchildren--a question I had never before thought to ask. She said, "Oh, that's easy--my father (who was bo

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