【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 a moment to call a family member, are ways to express love and care and can keep us emotionally grounded. While the idea of offering loved ones the gift of our time may pale in parison to giving them a generous present, recent research shows shared human experiences can tighten social bonds. Despite personality differences， most people agree on what makes us feel loved—the presence of our loved ones. 28. What does the text mainly focus on? A. Gift and holiday economy. B. Social and personal relationships. A. Stress and human progress. D. Selfish and generous love. 29. What can we know about the questionaire? A. About 500 men participated in it. B. Participants disliked negative interactions. C. A wide range of age groups got involved. D. Participants had limited ways to feel love. 30. What does Dr. Carla Naumburg intend to tell us? A. People often find it difficult to stay with others. B. Face to face connection is a gift to show love. C. Reading to a child is the best way to convey love and care. D. Balancing holiday activities with relaxation is remended. 31. What might be the best title of the text? A. Giftgiving is already out of date. B. Social interaction lights up your holidays. C. It is not presents but presence that counts. D. Stress causes people to withdraw from others. D Think twice the next time you decide to copy your boss in an . That simple little “CC” box (抄送框 ) could send a message that ruins your relationship with the other receivers. A study in Harvard Business Review asked working adults to imagine that their coworker always, sometimes, or rarely CC?ed their boss in s. The study results show that employees felt less trusted when their coworker “always?? copied the boss than when they ??sometimes” or “almost never” did. The results of the survey aren?t surprising, says career expert Bruce Tulgan. Sometimes the boss really does need to stay in the loop (在圈內(nèi) ) with an chain. But most times, employees are purposely sending the message that they don?t think the receiver follow through with what they?re asking unless the boss gets involved, says Tulgan. “That is an expression of lack of trust,?? he says. Breaking down that trust level in your office can have serious consequences. Like in any relationship, coworkers need trust to keep things running smoothly. “When people have trust, there is a much higher level of wanting to deliver for each other,” says Tulgan. “When people have enthusiasm, they try harder.” That means more willingness to take risks and make decisions, he says. Even if you don?t trust your coworker to follow through for you, copying the boss in an is not the best strategy, says career expert Todd Dewett, PhD. “CC?ing is the adult version of being a tattletale (告密者 ),” he says. “It tells your colleague you didn?t agree without telling it to their face, and you want your boss to know without talking about it.” As a rule of thumb, only about 20 percent of what you do in the office is truly urgent, and those are the only times you should consider getting your boss involved in, says Tulgan. “The most important people, the most important project, key relationship,” she says. “That?s when you might consider the occasional use of CC.” 32. Why could CC?ing ruin your relationship with your coworkers? A. It makes the boss join the loop. B. Your coworkers would try harder. C. It makes the boss satisfied with you. D. Your coworkers would feel less trusted. 33. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A. When we can copy the boss in an . B. How lack of trust can lead to bad results. C. Why trust keeps people working smoothly. D. What can be done to avoid CC?ing the boss. 34. What does the underlined phrase “As a rule of thumb” in the last paragraph mean? A. Needless to say. B. Generally speaking. C. In conclusion. D. In turn. 35. What is Bruce Tulgan?s advice on the use of CC? A. Consider the use of CC accordingly. B. CC after negotiating with coworkers. C. It is wise for you to always copy the boss. D. You?d better never copy your boss in an . 第二節(jié)（共 5小題 。每小題 2分 ,滿分 10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填 入 空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng) 。 Shorts may feel nice and casual on your legs on a warm summer?s day, but they?re not so gentle on your wallet. 36 Usually the fact that one obviously uses less cloth than the other makes it hard to be accepted So what gives? It turns out clothing sellers aren?t trying to cheat you by charging you too much money. They?re jus