Sometimes, even the best friends have fights. They disagree with each other and begin to argue. Sometimes, they even stop talking to each other. What can be done to help the two friends make up? Finding a good friend who knows both of them very well to be a peacemaker is a good way. Maybe one day you will be a peacemaker for your good friends. Here are some useful communication strategies for you to use.
State your feelings clearly but don’t criticize them. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always…”.
Don’t stop or finish the other person’s sentences.
Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Try to see the other person’s side of the disagreement.
Look the other person in the eyes when you are talking.
Ask questions to make sure that you understand them.
Repeat the other person’s ideas as you understand them.
Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You’re stupid” makes communication difficult.
Try to find a solution that makes the two friends happy. Never decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, help them to find their own “win-win” solution. A “win-win” solution allows each of them to feel good. In this way, their friendship can be continued.
【小题1】Which of the following is the suitable language for a peacemaker?

A．“I feel …”

B．“You always…”

C．“You are stupid.”

D．“You are wrong.”

【小题2】How should the peacemaker behave when talking with the two friends?

A．Stop the other person’s sentences in time.

B．Repeat his own ideas to make himself understood.

C．Listen to the other person carefully and ask some questions.

D．Don’t look at the other when you are talking.

【小题3】What does the phrase “put anyone down” mean in the article?

A．令人失望

B．提醒人

C．把人放下

D．羞辱人

【小题4】How do you understand a “win-win” solution?

A．It is a way that helps make new friends.

B．It is a way that makes both people pleased.

C．It is a way that tells who is right and who is wrong.

D．It is a way to understand a person.

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and France. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94％ correct, depending on(依靠) how good the technology is. Some programs may only be right 51％ of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91％ of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!
【小题1】What is the advantage of using the eye-recognition program?

A．You needn’t use a machine.

B．You needn’t remember a number.

C．You needn’t look at the machine.

D．You needn’t take some money with you.

【小题2】How does the eye-recognition program work?

A．You type in your number.	B．You show your ID card.
C．You look at the machine.	D．You say your name.

【小题3】Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94％ correct?

A．Because eyes hardly change.

B．Because hands or fingers can get dirty.

C．Because people like the idea of the program.

D．Because the program is widely used around the world.

【小题4】Which recognition program has been already in use?

A．Remembering eyes.

B．Remembering smells.

C．Remembering fingerprints.

D．Remembering the shape of faces.

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.

The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and France. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.

However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.

Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94％ correct, depending on(依靠) how good the technology is. Some programs may only be right 51％ of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91％ of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!

1.What is the advantage of using the eye-recognition program?

A．You needn’t use a machine.

B．You needn’t remember a number.

C．You needn’t look at the machine.

D．You needn’t take some money with you.

2.How does the eye-recognition program work?

A．You type in your number.                 B．You show your ID card.

C．You look at the machine.                  D．You say your name.

3.Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94％ correct?

A．Because eyes hardly change.

B．Because hands or fingers can get dirty.

C．Because people like the idea of the program.

D．Because the program is widely used around the world.

4.Which recognition program has been already in use?

A．Remembering eyes.

B．Remembering smells.

C．Remembering fingerprints.

D．Remembering the shape of faces.

 

对话匹配。（10分）

(      ) 1.What time is it?                 A. No, you can’t. Look at the sign.

(      )2. What’s your name?                    B. They are black.

(      )3. How old is your friend?                 C. It’s on the first floor.

(      )4. Excuse me, Can I use a mobile here?       D. It’s seven fifteen.

(      )5. Are those your pictures?                 E. She’s eleven.

(      )6. Who’s that old woman?                F. I think she is Mrs. Zhang.

(      )7. What colour are these trousers?           G. My name is Kate. Glad to meet you.

(      )8. Are the twins English?                   H. Thanks.

(      )9. Excuse me, where is the teachers’office?   I. No, they are Americans.

(      )10. Happy Birthday!                       J. No, they are Li Ming’s

 

 

Sometimes, even the best friends have fights. They disagree with each other and begin to argue. Sometimes, they even stop talking to each other. What can be done to help the two friends make up? Finding a good friend who knows both of them very well to be a peacemaker is a good way. Maybe one day you will be a peacemaker for your good friends. Here are some useful communication strategies for you to use.
State your feelings clearly but don’t criticize them. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always…”.
Don’t stop or finish the other person’s sentences.
Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Try to see the other person’s side of the disagreement.
Look the other person in the eyes when you are talking.
Ask questions to make sure that you understand them.
Repeat the other person’s ideas as you understand them.
Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You’re stupid” makes communication difficult.
Try to find a solution that makes the two friends happy. Never decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, help them to find their own “win-win” solution. A “win-win” solution allows each of them to feel good. In this way, their friendship can be continued.
【小题1】Which of the following is the suitable language for a peacemaker?

A．“I feel …”

B．“You always…”

C．“You are stupid.”

D．“You are wrong.”

【小题2】How should the peacemaker behave when talking with the two friends?

A．Stop the other person’s sentences in time.

B．Repeat his own ideas to make himself understood.

C．Listen to the other person carefully and ask some questions.

D．Don’t look at the other when you are talking.

【小题3】What does the phrase “put anyone down” mean in the article?

A．令人失望

B．提醒人

C．把人放下

D．羞辱人

【小题4】How do you understand a “win-win” solution?

A．It is a way that helps make new friends.

B．It is a way that makes both people pleased.

C．It is a way that tells who is right and who is wrong.

D．It is a way to understand a person.