These simple ways can increase(增加)your popularity and win you more friends，so why not try them?

    ●PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You'll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good-people will love the fact that you're paying attention to them while you don't have to worry about what people think of you.

    ●LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE Making eye contact is very important because it shows you're interested in them. If you let your eyes wander(游移)or keep looking over their shoulders，people will feel slighted(轻视)，and they'll like you less they would otherwise.

    ●ASKING QUESTIONS Doing this gives you two advantages，It shows other people that you are indeed paying attention to and that you consider what they are telling you important. Being sure to follow up when you've shared a conversation with someone about something important in his / her life，be sure to ask about it later. This shows that you listen and you care.

    ●MAKING AN EFFORT TO SMILE A smile means acceptance，and that makes people open up to you. Make a conscious(有意识的)effort(努力)one day to smile at the people you stay or work with and watch how well they respond (作出反应)to you；

    ●BEING RELIABLE(可靠的)People like those who help them，and they quickly begin to hate those who don't.

1.By fixing your attention on others，you will _______.

      A. be more worried and tired           B. feel more confident

      C. be paid less attention to           D. feel less liked

2.When having a conversation with people，you'd better NOT _______.

      A. be open up to them                B. fix your eyes on them

      C. ask questions about them          D. look at them

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

      A. Showing continuous care for others is highly valued.

      B. Smiling at others can often be misunderstood.

      C. Looking people in the eye will make them uncomfortable.

      D. You don't have to continue helping others if you don't want to.

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

      A. Ways to Make You More Natural          B. Trying to Be a Polite Person

      C. Making as Many Friends as Possible       D. Ways to Make You More Popular

 

If someone says to you: “ Give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person’s not asking for your money, but your fingers.

In the US, “ give me five” or “ give me the high five” is a popular gesture ( 动作 ). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping ( 拍  ) of each other’s raised right hands together.

People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket ( 彩票  ). If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the king. This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword ( 剑 ) in his hand.

Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

1.“ Give me five” is a gesture to ______________.

A．ask for money                          B．celebrate success

C．search one’s pocket                    D．play

2.The gesture “ give me five” is the clapping of _________.

A．toes             B．hands            C．arms             D．legs

3.When you ________, you give your friends high fives.

A．lose your money                        B．go back home

C．win a football game                      D．do badly in exams

4.The gesture started in _______ according to the story.

A．Rome            B．America           C．China             D．Britain

5.Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor?  Because ________.

A．they were proud of their emperor

B．they were happy to see the emperor

C．they wanted to show there were no swords in their hands

D．We don’t know

 

If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.

In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture (动作). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping (拍) of each other's raised (举起的) right hands together.

People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票).If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword (刀) in his hand.

Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

1.“Give me five” is a gesture to _______.

A．make people laugh                      B．ask for money

C．celebrate success                       D．search one’s pocket

2.The gesture “give me five” is the clapping of _______.

A．toes             B．hands            C．arms             D．legs

3.The gesture started in _______ according to the story.

A．Rome            B．America           C．China             D．Britain

4.What is double “high fives”?

A．Both kids clap their left hands.

B．Both kids clap their right hands.

C．Both kids do high fives several times.

D．Both kids do high fives with both right and left hands.

 

If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia(百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.

What is more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008 over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.

However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet.

So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?

1.Wikipedia is ___________.

A．a computer game                       B．an online magazine

C．a free university                        D．a website encyclopedia

2.People who write on Wikipedia__________.

A．know much about a certain subject          B．likes writing different stories

C．can’t be university professors             D．are usually famous scientists

3.The underlined word “accurate” means __________.

A．错误的           B．准确的           C．有条理的         D．逻辑的

4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?  

A．Wikipedia includes articles written in about 253 languages.

B．People can find information about different subjects on Wikipedia.

C．Wikipedia is the only truly international website on the Internet.

D．Half of the articles on Wikipedia are written in English.

 

These simple ways can increase(增加)your popularity and win you more friends，so why not try them?
●PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You’ll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good-people will love the fact that you’re paying attention to them while you don’t have to worry about what people think of you.
●LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE Making eye contact is very important because it shows you’re interested in them. If you let your eyes wander(游移)or keep looking over their shoulders，people will feel slighted(轻视)，and they’ll like you less they would otherwise.
●ASKING QUESTIONS Doing this gives you two advantages，It shows other people that you are indeed paying attention to and that you consider what they are telling you important. Being sure to follow up when you’ve shared a conversation with someone about something important in his / her life，be sure to ask about it later. This shows that you listen and you care.
●MAKING AN EFFORT TO SMILE A smile means acceptance，and that makes people open up to you. Make a conscious(有意识的)effort(努力)one day to smile at the people you stay or work with and watch how well they respond (作出反应)to you；
●BEING RELIABLE(可靠的)People like those who help them，and they quickly begin to hate those who don’t.
【小题1】By fixing your attention on others，you will _______.

A．be more worried and tired	B．feel more confident
C．be paid less attention to	D．feel less liked

【小题2】When having a conversation with people，you’d better NOT _______.

A．be open up to them	B．fix your eyes on them
C．ask questions about them	D．look at them

【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Showing continuous care for others is highly valued.

B．Smiling at others can often be misunderstood.

C．Looking people in the eye will make them uncomfortable.

D．You don’t have to continue helping others if you don’t want to.

【小题4】Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Ways to Make You More Natural	B．Trying to Be a Polite Person
C．Making as Many Friends as Possible	D．Ways to Make You More Popular