There is a definite（绝对的） possibility that the climate（气候） of the world may be changing. Some scientists imagine that this could even mean the beginning of another ice age. The effects of such a change in climate on the human population of the world would be startling（惊人的）.

Recent research suggests that the general warming trend（趋势） of the past hundred years or so may be coming to an end. During the past ten years, meteorologists tell us the average temperature of the earth has dropped about one degree Fahrenheit. This does not seem like much, but it could have effects on wind and rain patterns which influence the overall weather picture. If these patterns（形式） change a lot, it could mean that certain regions of the world may continue to have long droughts（干旱） while others will possibly suffer from widespread flooding.

What regulates（调节）the climate is not exactly known. Meteorologists believe that clouds may be an important factor（因素） in regulating the amount of solar（太阳的）heat held by the earth, which in turn determines the temperature of the planet. Another possibility is that man’s industrial and agricultural methods may be affecting the natural weather patterns. However, the weather is not understood well enough for scientists to say for certain what is happening to the climate and what side effects this will actually have on the word’s population.

1．According to the text, the climate of the world seems to ______.

A．be getting colder

B．be getting warmer

C．remain the same in the past ten years

D．have good effects on the world’s population

2．According to what you have read, which of the following is true?

A．Man’s activities have no effect on the climate.

B．Another ice age will come soon.

C．People don’t care about the changing climate.

D．Scientists are not yet sure about the reason for the changing climate.

3．A meteorologist is a person who ______.

A．reads weather forecasts on radio or television

B．thinks there will be another ice age

C．studies and knows about the weather

D．believes there will be widespread flooding

4．Which of the following may be factors that affect the natural weather patterns?

A．Clouds

B．The amount of heat the earth receives

C．Man’s industrial and agricultural methods

D．All of the above

5．A best title for the text would be ______.

A．Droughts and Floods           B．Meteorologists 

C．Changing Climate             D．Solar Heat

Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.

Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.

The same is in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s stare at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.

However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time; in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to hat the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive. 

If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usually expose s himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes the false ides that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.

In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.

Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and specific situation.

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

A. It is always very rude and aggressive to look at others for a long time.

B. One’s feelings can be shown through their eyes.

C. If a stranger looks at you for some time, he must be attracted at you..

D. If you are stared at by a stranger, you must look very awkward.

2.How can we tell if someone possibly lying?

A. If he looks at you directly in the eye for too long.

B. If he looks at you occasionally.

C. If he looks honest.

D. If he looks attentive.

3.What is suggested if you ate talking to others?

A. You’d better look at the listener all the time.

B. You are advised to try to dominate the listeners.

C. You are supposed to look at the listeners from time to time.

D. You should not make eye contact with listeners.

4.If two persons exchange eye contact gently for long, what is probably their relationship?

A. Father and son.      B. Strangers.       C. Lovers.        D. Teacher and student.

5.Where can we read this passage?

A. In a textbook. .     B. In a science journal.   C. In a magazine.   D. In a psychology report.

Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same is in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s stare at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time; in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to hat the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive. 
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usually expose s himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes the false ides that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and specific situation.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

Recently, in the hope of earning both money and social experience, I became a door-to-door salesman．

I once read a saying: “If somebody wants something of yours, you will be treated as warmly as spring, but if they don’t, you may be treated as coldly as winter．” You may consider this an exaggeration (夸张), but if you are a salesman, it is clearly correct．

You would never have found it to be so true if you hadn’t been a salesman．You needn’t stand doubtful looks and unfriendly comments; you needn’t listen to something completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right; you needn’t worry about being refused time after time; you needn’t always keep patience and a smile; you needn’t repeat the same sentences over and over again; you needn’t talk to somebody you dislike…

I did this work for a month, then I decided to give it up．Apart from the reasons above, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time．The latest test result proved that my grades were getting worse．

Even worse, I hadn’t enough time to join my classmates in college activities．Sometimes I felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part-time job．Now I don’t think it is worth doing such a thing ,for even though I was earning money , it came at great cost．

Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about excellent students who do part-time work while also keeping high scores in class．But according to my experience, part-time work can have some strong negative influences on study．

Most students don’t view the relationship between study and work correctly．In my opinion, if it isn’t a must for financial reasons, students should be careful about taking up a part-time job．

41. From the text, we can tell that the writer is _____．

A. an unemployed man         B. a middle-school student

C. a college student              D. a door-to-door salesman

42. Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrificing”?

A. losing      B. using   C. wasting   D. getting

43. In the writer’s opinion, ______．

A. part-time jobs had good effect upon students’ study

B. part-time jobs would be good for every college student

C. it was hard to deal with the relationship between study and work correctly

D. to do a part-time job was unnecessary for most of the college students

44. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Part-time Jobs Are Useful

B. Part-time Jobs Can Cost Dear

C. Students shouldn’t Take Part-time Jobs

D. Part-time Jobs Are Important to Many Students

A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.
In the same time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s funeral(葬礼). He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I’ve arrived!
I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静)as mine was.
P.S. Sure is hot down here.

1. 1.

   Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?

   1. A.
      To visit their family and friends
   2. B.
      To escape from the cold winter
   3. C.
      To escape from their busy work
   4. D.
      To attend a friend’s funeral
2. 2.

   What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?

   1. A.
      He checked into a wrong hotel
   2. B.
      He forget to bring the laptop
   3. C.
      He misspelled her wife’s address
   4. D.
      He forgot to mail his letter
3. 3.

   The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had          .

   1. A.
      gone back to his hometown
   2. B.
      called his family to say hello
   3. C.
      been awarded a prize
   4. D.
      died and gone to heaven
4. 4.

   How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?

   1. A.
      Pleased
   2. B.
      Amazed
   3. C.
      Frightened
   4. D.
      Moved
5. 5.

   Which of the following is true according to the text?

   1. A.
      The woman’s husband died of a heart attack
   2. B.
      The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail
   3. C.
      The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.
   4. D.
      His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error.