1、Jack:1Yes,Ihavesomebookstoread,butIcandoitlater.Jack:Iwantyoutodomeafavor.Frank:Goahead,2ProfessorSmithiscomingthisafternoon.Iamexpectedtomeethimattheairport,butIhaveanimportantmeetingtogoto.Icandoitforyou.3Hesaboutyourage,inhisearlythirties.Tallandhandsome.4Oh,aboutthreeoclock.Heistakingflightnumbe
2、r231fromDetroit.Thankyou.5A.Seeyouthisafternoon.B.HowcanIrecognizehim?2.Whydosomepeoplehavemanyfriendswhileothersdonot?1However,itisnotso.Letslookattwopsychologicalexperimentswhichwillgiveyouthekeytohappyinterpersonalrelations.1,3,5Thefirstexperimentiscalledthe“Hawthorneeffect”afterHawthorne,Illinoi
3、s,wheretheexperimenttookplace.AgroupofpsychologistsexaminedtheworkpatternsoftwogroupsofworkersintheWesternElectricCompany.2.Thepsychologistschangedtheworkingconditionsforonegrouptwicebutlefttheothergroupalone.Theyweresurprisedtofindthatproductivityincreaseonbothoccasionsandinbothgroups.Theyconcluded
4、thattheincreaseinproductivitycamefromtheattentiongiventotheworkersbythemanagement.Ithadincreasedtheirmotivation(积极性)andsotheyhadworkedharder.Inotherwords,ifyoutakeaninterestinothers,theywillwanttopleaseyouandyouwillhavegoodrelationswiththem.3AfterMartinLutherKing,Jrwaskilledinthe1960s,ateacher,JaneE
5、lliott,livinginanallwhitetowndecidedtohelpherclassofyoungchildrenunderstandwhytheCivilRightsMovementhadbeennecessaryinAmerica.Shedividedtheclassintotwogroups:onewithblueeyesandtheotherwithbrowneyes.Othereyecolourssuchashazelorgreenwereexcludedfromhisexercise.Thenshetoldtheclassthatbrowneyedpeoplewer
6、eclevererthanblueeyedonesbecauseofanagent(化学作用)forbrowncolourfoundintheirblood.Blueeyedpeoplewerestupid,lazyandnottobetrusted.JaneElliottdidnotneedtosayanymore.Thebrowneyedstudentsquicklygotusedtotheirnewroleastheleadersoftheclass.Theblueeyedstudentsbecamequietandwithdrawn.Thenshediscoveredsomething
7、veryinteresting.Fourpoorbrowneyedreadersbegantoreadfluentlyinawaytheyhadneverdonebefore.4.Soifyouwanttobesuccessfulandhappy,takeaninterestinotherswhethertheyareyourclassmatesorworkmates.Congratulatethemontheirsuccessesandsympathize(同情)withthemintheirtroubles.5.A.Beforetheexperimentthemanagementtalke
8、dtobothgroupsofworkersandexplainedthattheywantedtofindthebestworkingenvironmentforthem.B.Rememberthatthewayyoutreatotherswilldecidetheirattitudeandbehaviourtoyou.C.Thesecondexperimentshowswhathappenstopersonalrelationsifyouarerudetoorignore忽略others.D.Theoneswhohavemorefriendsusuallyarethosewhocareab
9、outothers.E.JaneElliotthadshownthatthewaypeoplearetreatedaffectsnotonlytheirbehaviourbutalsotheirconfidenceandtheirperformance.F.Youmayevenimaginethatthisabilitywassomethingtheywerebornwithbecauseitseemssoeffortlesstothem.G.Thesecondexperimenttellsuswhatteacherssaidhasagreateffectonthestudents.第II卷非
10、选择题请修改第II卷的文字说明【二】阅读理解3.SHEdressesinsaggy(宽松的)pantsandiscrazyaboutthepopstar,Rain.BinXueisinlovewithSouthKoreanculture.The19-year-oldfromSichuanProvincefeelsastrongconnectionwiththeneighbouringcountry.“Thetwonationshavealonghistoryoffriendshipandtherearemanysimilaritiesbetweenthem,”shesaid.“ButKorea
11、nsareiron-willed,andwecouldlearnthisqualityfromthem.”BinisnottheonlyChinesedeeplyaffectedbyKoreanculture.ArecentsurveyshowsthatmostChineseteenagersthinkhighlyoftheireasternneighbour.However,KoreansdonotviewtheChineseinthesamegoodlight.Inarecentsurvey,only5.5percentofKoreanteensthoughttheChinesepeopl
12、efriendly.ThesurveyamonghighschoolstudentsinChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStates,wasconductedin156highschools.Morethan7,000teenagerswerequestionedonsuccess,family,theirself-identity(自我意识),aswellastheiropinionsabouttheworldatlarge.ResultsshowedthatmostKoreanteensgavealowscoretotheChineseforpatrio
13、tism(爱国心),responsibilityandhonesty.Intheireyes,Chinesepeoplearenothard-workinganddontobeytherules.“Theresultissurprising,butitdoesreflectarealinformationgapbetweenteenagersinthetwocountries,”saidLeiLi,apsychologyprofessorfromtheCapitalNormalUniversity.ExpertssaythatChinesestudentspositivefeelingsabo
14、utSouthKoreawerearesultofthebooming(繁荣)popularityofKoreanpopmusic.KoreanmoviesandTVserieshavefloodedChina.And73percentoftheChineserespondentssaidtheywatchedKoreanTVserialsandcartoons.Ontheotherhand,Leiadded,KoreanteenagersdonthavemuchaccesstoChina.Thesurveyfoundthatonly6.7percentofKoreanstudentshave
15、everreadChinesebooksornewsmagazinesorwatchChineseTVprogrammes.1ProfessorLeithinksthatChineseteensshouldgivethemselvesabetterbasisforappreciatingtheculturesoftheirneighbours.Itsnotenoughtosimplyenjoytheirmusic,TVandfashionsense.“ThesurveyshowsthatChineseteensshouldmakefriendswiththeirforeignpeers.The
16、yshouldntjudgeothercountriesbytheirmediaalone,”saidLei.LuoXier,17,fromHunanProvince,hopesChinesepeoplecanimprovetheirimage.“Inmyopinion,itisthebadbehaviourofChinesetouristswhichhasdestroyedourimageabroad,”shesaid.ThegirlhasreadseveralonlinearticlesinwhichKoreansputChinesetouristsbadmannersunderthesp
17、otlight.“IwouldliketogotoSouthKoreasomedayandshowthemthatmostChinesearegood-mannered.”64.MostChineseteenagersthinkhighlyofSouthKoreabecause_.A.theyarecrazyaboutpopstarsinSouthKoreaB.KoreanpeoplehavecertainqualitiestheyrespectC.therearemanysimilaritiesbetweenChinaandSouthKoreaD.alloftheabove65.Korean
18、teensprobablyhavelowopinionsofChinesebecause_.A.theyarefriendlyandiron-willedB.theydontknowmuchaboutChinaC.theyhateChinesebecauseofhistoricalconflictsD.theyonlywatchKoreanTVserialsandcartoons66.AccordingtoprofessorLei,_.A.ChineseteensshouldnotenjoythepopmusicofSouthKoreaB.ChineseteensshouldhelpKorea
19、npeerslearnmoreaboutChinaC.weshouldpreventKoreanmoviesandTVseriesfromfloodinginChinaD.weshouldhaveabetterunderstandingofKoreanpeers67.Wecaninferfromthesurvey_.A.ChineseteenagersthinkhighlyofSouthKoreansB.mostKoreanteensgavealowscoretotheChineseC.itisnecessarytostrengthenculturalcommunicationsD.badbe
20、haviourofChinesetouristsdestroyedourimageabroad4.TheiPhone,theiPad:eachofApplesproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBCsiPlayerwhichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet-usedthetitlein2017.Alovely
21、bearpopularintheUSandUKthatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”.Aslimmed-downversionofLondonsIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthename“i”.Ingeneral,single-letterprefixes(前缀)havebeenpopularsincethe1990s,whentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcameintouse.Most“i”productsaretargetedat针对youngpeopl
22、eandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependents“i”,itsnosurprisethattheyveselectedthisfashionablename.Butitshardtoseewhatssospecialabouttheletter“i”.Whynotuse“a”,“b”,or“c”instead?AccordingtoTonyThorne,headoftheLanguageCenteratKingsCollege,London,“i”worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleuses
23、“i”,nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet,information,individualorinteractive,ThornetoldBBCMagazines.“EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod,itseemsitdidnthaveonecleardefinition定义,”hesays.“However,thankstoApple,thetermisnowconnectedwithportability(轻便).”addsThorne.Clearlytheletter“i”alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWeste
24、rnWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds,andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.Alongwith“Google”and“blog”,readersofBBCMagazinesvoted“i”asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade(十年).Butashistoryshows,peoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990s,productswi
25、th“2000”intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However,asweenteredthenewcentury,thefashiondisappeared.1.PeopleuseiPlayerto_.A.listentomusic B.makeacallC.watchTVprogramsonline D.readnewspapers2.WecaninferthattheIndependents“i”isdesignedfor_.A.youngreaders B.o
26、ldreaders C.fashionablewomen D.engineers3.Theunderlinedword“ambiguous”means“_”.A.popular B.uncertain C.clear D.unique4.Nowadays,the“i”termoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare_.A.portable B.environmentallyfriendly C.advanced D.recyclable5.Thewritersuggeststhat_.A.“i”productsareoftenofhighqualityB.
27、iTeddyisalivebearC.theletter“b”replacesletter“i”tonametheproductsD.thepopularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlong5.ImaChinesestudentstudyinginCanada.Ihavebeenaboarder寄宿生withtheCarsonsformorethanayearandahalf.TheCarsonsliveintheirownhouse,whichhasfourbedroomsincludingtheoneinthebasement底层whichIlivein.Judyd
28、oesalltheworkinthehouseandAndrewisresponsiblefortheworkinthegarden.Whentheygooutintheyevening,theyoftenaskmetolookaftertheirchildren.Judysparents,Mr.andMrs.Morris,livedinanothercity.Judywastheironlychildandnaturallytheydotedon溺爱Judyschildren.Theyoftensentthechildrenpresents.LastAprilMr.Morrisdied.No
29、wthatMrs.Morriswasquitealone,IexpectedthatJudywouldwanthertocomeandlivewiththem.Oneday,Margaret,Judysdaughter,toldmegrandmawascomingtolivewiththemandherdaddyandmummywouldwantmyroomback.ThenewsdidntsurprisemeandthenextdayIwenttoJudyandaskedheraboutit.IsaidIcouldntthinkoflivingintheirbasementroomanylo
30、ngerifitwasneededforMrs.Morris.Judyseemedsurprisedatfirst.Thenshetoldmetherewasnodeedformetomove,fortheyhadntyetcometoanydecisionabouthermothercomingtolivewiththem.“NaturallyImworriedaboutmymother.Shehasbeeninpoorhealth.”Shesmiledsadlyandadded.“Tobehonest,Andrewandmymotherhavenevergotonwell.Wellwait
31、abitandseewhathappens.PerhapsMohterwillbeallrightlivingherself,orperhapstheywillbothchangetheirminds.”Thatwassixmonthsago.DuringthistimeIveheardthatMrs.Morrishashadtwoillnessesandthatherhealthhasgotworse.Anursinghome护理室wasmentionedoncebutMrs.Morrisrefusedtogothere.SouptonowshesstilllivingaloneandImstilllivinginthebasementroom.1.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandtheCarsons?A.HeisabrotherofAndrewCarson.B.HeisaclosefriendoftheCarsons.C.Heis
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