Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.
Recite and repeat in conversation
When you hear a person’s name, repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips .You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.
Ask the other person to recite and repeat
You can let other people help you remember their names. After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.
Admit you don’t know
Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say, “I’m working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again？”
Use association
Link each person you meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual. For example, you could make a mental note: “Vicki Cheng-tall，black hair”. To reinforce your association, write them on a small card as soon as possible.
Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.
When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering everyone. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.
Go early
Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. That’s fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others-an automatic review for you.
小题1:If you can’t remember someone’s name, you may________| A．tell them the truth | B．tell them a white lie | | C．ask him for pity | D．ask others to help you |
小题2:The underlined word “reinforce” mostly means “______”.| A．get | B．simplify | C．strengthen | D．collect |
小题3:When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember______| A．all their names | B．a couple of names first | | C．just their last names | D．as many names as possible |
小题4:What does the text mainly tell us?| A．How to recite and repeat names | B．Importance of attending parties | | C．How to make use of associations | D．Tips on an important social skill |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
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试题分析：本文主要讲述的是几个记忆人名的方法和建议。
小题1:A 细节题。根据第三部分Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed.可知承认你不知道是一个很好的方法，所以当你记不到人名的时候，就直接承认。故A正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据本句To reinforce your association, write them on a small card as soon as possible本段讲述的是在记人名的时候，要学会使用联系的方法，把某个事情和某个人名联系在一起记忆的效果比较好。句义：为了加强你们的联系，要尽可能早地把他们之间的联系写在纸上。故该词是指C项含义。
小题3:B 推理题。根据第五部分第一句When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names.可知当我们遇见一群人的时候，我们不需要记得所有人的名字，只需要记得其中的几个就可以了。故B正确。
小题4:D 主旨大意题。根据第一段Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.可知本文主要讲述的是几个记忆人名的方法和建议。故D正确。 |
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试题【Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.】；主要考察你对
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Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. My family’s last vacation was a good to prove it. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were home from Fort Lauderdale after a week-long trip. The flight was , and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to . But that didn"t mean my husband and my son couldn"t stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.
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Now some people may think I"m a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a . And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to .
I"ve made living looking for the best deals and the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC"s Today show for over a decade. So far, I feel proud that I have written a couple of including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I in.
I tell you this because there is no in getting your money’s worth. Honestly, I’m also when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn"t hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it"s the first thing people . And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. lasts.
| 小题1: | | A．sample | B．excuse | C．situation | D．example |
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| 小题2: | | A．leaving | B．heading | C．getting | D．arriving |
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| 小题3: | | A．overbooked | B．overcrowded | C．overworked | D．overpowered |
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| 小题4: | | A．get on | B．get over | C．get back | D．get away |
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| 小题5: | | A．seats | B．credits | C．bargain | D．value |
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| 小题6: | | A．flight | B．office | C．school | D．airport |
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| 小题7: | | A．dollar | B．time | C．family | D．work |
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| 小题8: | | A．pass up | B．pass down | C．pass along | D．pass on |
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| 小题9: | | A．expanding | B．expecting | C．exposing | D．explaining |
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| 小题10: | | A．dictionaries | B．newspapers | C．novels | D．books |
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| 小题11: | | A．believe | B．put | C．give | D．come |
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| 小题12: | | A．harm | B．shame | C．doubt | D．shock |
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| 小题13: | | A．generous | B．tightfisted | C．joyful | D．patient |
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| 小题14: | | A．notice | B．realize | C．know | D．understand |
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| 小题15: | | A．Satisfactory | B．Quantity | C．Ability | D．Quality |
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It was once unheard-of to be a businessman in China. Nowadays, though, it’s quite common to become your own boss. Let’s say you have an idea. Maybe you want to open an English school or sell Japanese comics. First, you need a business plan. It sets out what you’ll sell and how much everything will cost. Most businesses that fail didn’t have this. If you need to borrow money at the start, banks will ask for a detailed plan.
The best starting place for a business plan is the 4Ps: product, place, price and promotion. All these must be strong to be successful.
□Product
Your product must have something unique. What makes it special compared to other similar products? If you want to start a noodle shop that has nothing new, don’t expect people to show much interest. You can research your product. For food, let people try it for free. For toys, let a few children play with them to see if they like them.
□Place
There’s no point having a product that people want to buy if your shop is in an empty mall. Think about which type of person is going to buy what you sell. Where do they usually go shopping? When looking at possible places, spend the day there. See how many people pass by. Also, are there other shops nearby selling similar products? If so, how can you be better than them?
□Price
Work out how much it costs to make or provide your product. As a general rule, your price will be double the cost. After all, you’re also paying for rent, staff and you need to eat too!
□Promotion
How can you attract people to your shop? Advertising in newspapers and on TV is expensive. Perhaps you can get free advertising by getting a newspaper to write about your business.
小题1:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．How to start a business. | | B．Starting a business soon. | | C．Starting your own business. | | D．Preparations for starting a business. |
小题2:According to the author, the reason why most businesses fail is due to lack of ________.| A．a business plan | B． a shop | C． money | D．successful businessmen |
小题3:If you want to start a noodle shop, you should ________.| A．expect people to show much interest | | B．research your noodles | | C．let people try it at a low price | | D．let children have a try |
小题4:What does “If so” in Paragraph 4 refer to? | A．There are shops selling the goods like yours. | | B．Many people pass by. | | C．You should think about which type of person is going to buy what you sell. | | D．You should spend the day on possible places. |
小题5:You are selling toys to children. It costs 5 yuan to make each one. How much should you charge the children for each toy?| A．15 yuan. | B． 5 yuan. | C． 10 yuan. | D． 50 yuan. |
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Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.
The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.
Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.
Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire (帝国). This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.
小题1:According to the passage, we know that _____________. | A．Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain | | B．all the names refer to England | | C．the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England | | D．all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning |
小题2: It is clear that the British isles refer to _____________. | A．Britain, England and the UK | | B．the two main islands and thousands of small ones | | C．three countries and several islands | | D．Great Britain or the United Kingdom |
小题3:We can infer that .| A．The country hasn’t an exact name. | | B．Few people know its real name. | | C．All the names have exact meaning. | | D．Generally speaking,the names can all be used to stand for the country. |
小题4:Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?
A. B>BI>E.B. BI>E>B. C. E>B>BI. D. BI>B>E.
小题5:If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as _____________. | A．Edinburgh, England | | B．Edinburgh, Scotland ,Great Britain | | C．Scotland, Edinburgh, England | | D．Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh |
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From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections(选举), I would win. But the reality proved that I hadn"t had a chance. I wasn"t pretty. Girls in the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it to win a school election. I was .
As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn"t stop dreaming. I decided that I would for elections again in my final year at school—and I would the election.
I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor. What were in favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me from my heading forward. That evening, I my election plans a whole year ahead of time.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to win. In order to learn how to give a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the headmaster announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the and love of my schoolmates and they me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.
| 小题1: | | A．admired | B．remembered | C．praised | D．believed |
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| 小题2: | | A．hoping | B．planning | C．pretending | D．judging |
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| 小题3: | | A．offered | B．provided | C．meant | D．took |
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| 小题4: | | A．concerned | B．upset | C．surprised | D．angry |
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| 小题5: | | A．pay | B．speak | C．enter | D．wait |
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| 小题6: | | A．beat | B．win | C．defeat | D．earn |
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| 小题7: | | A．competitors | B．classmates | C．enemies | D．schoolmates |
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| 小题8: | | A．their | B．your | C．our | D．my |
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| 小题9: | | A．problem | B．strength | C．worry | D．dream |
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| 小题11: | | A．began | B．discussed | C．announced | D．challenged |
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| 小题12: | | A．consider | B．accompany | C．represent | D．support |
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| 小题14: | | A．research | B．speech | C．meeting | D．promise |
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| 小题15: | | A．nodded | B．gathered | C．cheered | D．cried |
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| 小题16: | | A．only | B．still | C．almost | D．also |
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| 小题17: | | A．achieved | B．avoided | C．devoted | D．developed |
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| 小题18: | | A．announcement | B．recognition | C．communication | D．excitement |
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| 小题19: | | A．consider | B．speak | C．tell | D．say |
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| 小题20: | | A．enlarge | B．wish | C．brighten | D．experience |
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Having spent two and a half years in China over several visits, I don’t remember ever going through a phase we in the United States call “cultural shock”. This period of difficulty in adjusting to a new culture would probably have set in during my semester at Peking University. Of course, this is not to say that I didn’t notice any differences between the American and Chinese cultures upon my arrival at Peking University, I did notice the differences. Looking back, I remember one of the first differences I noticed: Chinese universities are surrounded by walls.
To an American, this is one of the most striking aspects of a Chinese university which immediately sets it apart from an American campus. Having grown up in the United States, I had never seen a university surrounded by high, cement(水泥) walls. My idea of a university, based on having seen scores of them in different states of the U.S., was a place of life and learning, an inseparable part of the community in which it was located, open not only to the students of the school itself, but also fully accessible to students from other schools and to the broader public.
My idea of a university was that it was a center of cultural life, a resource for the entire community. In all my twenty-one years, it had never occurred to me that a school would have a wall around it. Walls enclose and separate; schools expand and integrate(合并). The very idea seemed fundamentally incompatible. I asked a Chinese friend if all Chinese universities have walls around them. “You know, I have never really thought about it. I guess so. I guess all Chinese schools have walls around them, not just universities.” “Why?” I asked, “What’s the point?” “I don’t know. To protect us, I suppose.” “From whom?” “I don’t know. Don’t you have walls around your schools in the United States?” I thought carefully before answering. “No, I’ve never seen or heard of a university encircled by a wall.” My Chinese friend seemed puzzled. Walls around schools came to strike me as more than just an architectural difference between the United States and China. As China continues to open up to the outside world, these walls seem increasingly out of place.
小题1:The author felt strange about Chinese culture when he ___________.| A．studied in Peking University | | B．talked with his friends about the walls | | C．experienced the “cultural shock” at his arrival | | D．spent two and a half years in China over several visits |
小题2:In the author’s opinion, a university is a place ___________.| A．where only students can come to study | | B．which is similar everywhere in the world | | C．that should be surrounded by high cement walls | | D．that is an inseparable part of and a resource for the community |
小题3:What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?| A．The two ideas are fundamental. | | B．The two ideas are basically different. | | C．The two ideas about “school” and “wall” are suitable. | | D．The two ideas about “school” and “wall” are conflicting. |
小题4:What did the author’s friend feel about the walls around universities?| A．He thought it a good idea to have walls encircling schools. | | B．He was shocked that American universities are not enclosed. | | C．He thought they were necessary to protect students from being hurt. | | D．He thought the difference between two countries is only architectural styles. |
小题5:We can infer from the passage that the author thinks _____________.| A．walls are really useful in the universities | | B．he can never really understand the Chinese culture | | C．Chinese universities should work as public scenic spots | | D．walls around the universities are inappropriate in an open China |
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