59. How will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names?

A. They will be moved.　　　　　　　　　 　 B. They will be happy.

C. They will be angry.　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. They will be discouraged.

58．Which one means “laughing” in the text messages ?

　　　 A. :-(　　 　　 B. :-) 　　 　　　C. :-<　　 D. 8-|

答案：56-58 AAB　　

B

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 mad 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 associations.

　　 Link each person yon meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual. For example, you could make a mental note: "Vicki Cheng－tall, black hair.” To reinforce (加强) your associations, 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 every one. 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. K^S*5U.C#O

　　 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(自动的) review for you.

57．What do you think of this text message “Whr hv U bn ? Im wtng 4 U means ?

　　　 A. Where have you been ? I’m waiting for you .

　　　 B. Where have you been ? I’m looking for you .

　　　 C. What are you doing ? I’m waiting for you .

　　　 D. What are you dong ? I’m looking for you .

56．The underlined word “sideways” means　　　　 in this passage .

　　　 A．从侧面地 B．从外面地 C．斜眼地　　 D．颠倒地

70. The story shows us that ___________.

A. people rarely tell the truth

B. if you defend yourself, people will believe you

C. people should take the blame for something that they didn’t do

D. you can’t always make people believe the truth

答案：66-70 CCBAD

湖南省邵阳市二中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it even cheaper by shortening the words that you use. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2=to, 3=free, 4=for , 8=ate , h8= hate.etc.) Here is an example: Im 3 nw, why nt gv me a cll? (I’m free now, why not give me a call?)

Mobile phone users have developed a series of symbols to show how they feel. They are called emoticons(情感符号). To read an emoticon , you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message which is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why didt u cll me ? Im so sad. :-)

Here are some others. Can you think of these text messages where you could use them?

　 :-( sad　 :-< really sad　　 |-| asleep　 :-V shouting　　 8-| surprised

69. You can infer from the story that the daughter_______.

A. thought her father should tell the truth　　　　 B. knew why the thermos fell

C. knocked over the thermos　　　　　　　　　 D. understood why her father did so

68. It can be inferred from the story that the father _________.

A. didn’t know Mr. Li very well　　　　 B. didn’t think Mr. Li would believe the truth

C. was sorry that he told the truth　　　 D. was a stubborn man

67. The location of the thermos before it fell was __________.

A. on the floor of the inner room　　　　 B. on the windowpane

C. on a small table in the parlor　　　　 D. behind the father and daughter

66. The underlined words “ blurted out” in Paragraph 4 means “ _______”.

　　 A. said quietly　　 B. said mysteriously　 C. said quickly　　 D. said patiently

65. What may even let people concentrate?

A. Changeable noise.　 B. Fairly stable noise.　 C. Loud noise.　 D. Some discos.

答案：61-65 ADCBB

C

The host poured the tea into the cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Apparently thinking of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the thermos on the table. His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling.

　 They remained sitting in the parlor, the ten-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window, the father just about to take his cup, when the crash came, right there in the parlor. Something was hopelessly broken.

　 It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked over her shoulder abruptly, startled, staring. It was mysterious. Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. True, it hadn’t stood steadily when their host placed it on the table, but it hadn’t fallen then.

　 The crash of the thermos caused the host, with a box of sugar cubes in his hand, to rush back from the inner room. He gawked at the steaming floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter!”

　 The father started to say something. Then he muttered, “Sorry, I touched it and it fell.”

　 “It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “Daddy, did you touch it?”

　“No. But it stood so close to me.”

　“But you didn’t touch it. I saw your reflection in the windowpane. You were sitting perfectly still.”

The father laughed. “What then would you give as the cause of its fall?”

The thermos fell by itself. The floor is uneven. It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there. Daddy, why did you say that you… ?”

“That won’t do,” girl. It sounds more acceptable when I say I knocked it down. There are things which people accept less, the more you defend them. The truer the story you tell, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was lost in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you explain it only this way?”

“Only this way,” her father said.