When referring to people’s skills, people sometimes refer to a person as being "______." T

完形填空Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, ___1___ must be willing to take actions. You must first go ___2____ there are people. You won’t make friends ___3___ home alone. ____4____ a club or group, for talking with those who like the same things as you do is ____5____. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human ____6____ to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, _____7__ us too tall or too short, too this or too that. Don’t forget that they must be feeling ___8___ way. Try to accept yourself ____9__ you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You will feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. __10___you enter a room full of strangers, such as new classroom, walk tall and straight, look ___11___ at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to ___12__ to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to ____13_ a conversation.

Just meeting someone doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person. Friendship is ___14__ on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. They take time and ___15__ to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1. A. you B. they C. it D. I

2. A. when B. whether C. where D. however

3. A. arriving B. returning C. staying D. leaving

4. A. Recognize B. Accept C. Share D. Join

5. A. more difficult B. easier C. ordinary D. uncomfortable

6. A. nature B. fault C. weakness D. manners

7. A. finding B. making C. stopping D. treating

8. A. in the B. a friendly C. different D. the same

9. A. what B. as C. how D. where

10. A. When B. As if C. So that D. In which

11. A. specially B. directly C. shyly D. strictly

12. A. refer B. write C. speak D. pay

13. A. start B. stop C. develop D. hold

14. A. depended B. lied C. taken D. based

15. A. money B. resource C. effort D. trouble

听力原文： For those of you who were born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year.

When talking to a Westerner, however, you've got to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. Chinese people view the pig as a smart and lucky animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative.

A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn't be smiling. When a person doesn't like someone, sometimes he will call that person a pig.

If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don't say "Oh, you're a pig!" Most Westerners will be understanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of a mistake. However, don't take any chances. You might just offend someone who does not share your positive ideas about pigs.

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A．Because they worship pigs best of all.

B．Because they consider pigs as bad animals.

C．Because they aren't used to talking about pigs.

D．Because they don' t like the topic about pigs at all.

In an article some Chinese scholars are described as being "tantalized by the mysterious dragon bone hieroglyphics." Tantalized is one of many English words that have their origins in myths and legends of the past (in this case, Greek and Roman ones). The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one : "to promise or show something desirable to a person and then take it away; to tease by arousing hope." Many (but not all) English dictionaries give you a brief indication of a word's origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning. For tantalize the following explanation is given: [＞Tantalus]. This means that you should look up the name Tantalus to find out the word's origins, and if you do, you will find out that in Greek mythology, Tantalus was a king who was punished in the lower world with eternal hunger and thirst; he was put up to his chin in water that always moved away when he tried to drink it and with fruit on branches above him placed just a little bit out of his reach. Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning "to tease or torment by arousing desire"?

Another example is the word siren, familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars, ambulances, or fire engines approach. This word also has its origins in Greek mythology. The traveler Odysseus (Ulysses to the Romans) made his men plug their ears so that they wouldn't hear the dangerous voices of the sirens, creatures who were half bird and half woman and who lured sailors to their deaths on sharp rocks. So the word came to be associated both with a loud sound and with danger!

When someone speaks of a "jovial mood" or a "herculean effort," he or she is using words with origins in mythology. Look these words up to find their meaning and relationship to myths.

Many common words, such as the names for the days of the week and the months of the year, also come from mythology. Wednesday derives from the ancient Norse king of the gods, Woden, and Thursday was originally Thor's day, in honour of Thor, the god of thunder. As a matter of fact, all the planets, except the one we live on, bear names that come from Roman mythology, including the planet that is farthest away from the sun and for that reason was called after the Roman god of the dead. This god has also given his name to one of the chemical elements. Several other elements have names that come from mythology, too.

It seems that myths and legends live on in the English language.

The purpose of the first sentence in Paragraph One is ______ .

A．to describe the work of some Chinese scholars

B．to arouse readers' interest in hieroglyphics

C．to lead readers onto the main theme

D．to link the preceding part to the present one

In an article some Chinese scholars are described as being "tantalized by the mysterious dragon bone hieroglyphics." Tantalized is one of many English words that have their origins in myths and legends of the past (in this case, Greek and Roman ones). The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one : "to promise or show something desirable to a person and then take it away; to tease by arousing hope." Many (but not all) English dictionaries give you a brief indication of a word's origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning. For tantalize the following explanation is given: [＞Tantalus]. This means that you should look up the name Tantalus to find out the word's origins, and if you do, you will find out that in Greek mythology, Tantalus was a king who was punished in the lower world with eternal hunger and thirst; he was put up to his chin in water that always moved away when he tried to drink it and with fruit on branches above him placed just a little bit out of his reach. Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning "to tease or torment by arousing desire"?

Another example is the word siren, familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars, ambulances, or fire engines approach. This word also has its origins in Greek mythology. The traveler Odysseus (Ulysses to the Romans) made his men plug their ears so that they wouldn't hear the dangerous voices of the sirens, creatures who were half bird and half woman and who lured sailors to their deaths on sharp rocks. So the word came to be associated both with a loud sound and with danger!

When someone speaks of a "jovial mood" or a "herculean effort," he or she is using words with origins in mythology. Look these words up to find their meaning and relationship to myths.

Many common words, such as the names for the days of the week and the months of the year, also come from mythology. Wednesday derives from the ancient Norse king of the gods, Woden, and Thursday was originally Thor's day, in honour of Thor, the god of thunder. As a matter of fact, all the planets, except the one we live on, bear names that come from Roman mythology, including the planet that is farthest away from the sun and for that reason was called after the Roman god of the dead. This god has also given his name to one of the chemical elements. Several other elements have names that come from mythology, too.

It seems that myths and legends live on in the English language.

The purpose of the first sentence in Paragraph One is ______ .

A．to describe the work of some Chinese scholars

B．to arouse readers' interest in hieroglyphics

C．to lead readers onto the main theme

D．to link the preceding part to the present one

Contrary to its rather negative reputation in the West, pigs in Chinese culture are a sign of kindness and generosity. Pigs care a great deal about friends and family and work hard to keep everyone in their life happy. Chinese people view the pig as a smart and prosperous animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative.

When talking to a Westerner, however, you have to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn't be smiling. When a person doesn't like someone, sometimes he will call that person a pig.

If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don't say, "Oh, you're a pig!" Most Westerners will be quite understanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of a mistake. However, don't take any chances. You might just offend someone who does not share your positive ideas about pigs.

You have to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because______.

A．they worship pigs best of all

B．they consider pigs as bad animals

C．they aren’t used to talking about pigs

D．they don't like the topic about pigs at all

Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (75 points)

Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.

Passage One

Contrary to its rather negative reputation in the West, pigs in Chinese culture are a sign of kindness and generosity. Pigs care a great deal about friends and family and work hard to keep everyone in their life happy. Chinese people view the pig as a smart and prosperous animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative.

When talking to a Westerner, however, you have to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn't be smiling. When a person doesn't like someone, sometimes he will call that person a pig.

If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don't say, "Oh, you're a pig!" Most Westerners will be quite understanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of a mistake. However, don't take any chances. You might just offend someone who does not share your positive ideas about pigs.

31. You have to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because______.

A. they worship pigs best of all

B. they consider pigs as bad animals

C. they aren’t used to talking about pigs

D. they don't like the topic about pigs at all