【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 A. using examples B. following time order C. making classification D. describing a process 10. What can be learned about technology from Paragraph 4? A. It can destroy old traditions. B. It can be used to preserve old products. C. It can lead to social progress. D. It can be used to correct mistakes. II:閱讀理解七選五 : 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后所給的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項 .（共 5 小題，每小題 2 分，滿分 10分） If you live in the world, there are always many people around you. Some people give you a feeling of disgust, but some people make you feel fortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them a nd feel as if you have known them half your life. 11 . Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they’ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. First of all, good talkers ask questions. 12 . One wellknown businesswoman says, ―At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It’s a mon question, but it will get things going. ‖ From there you can move on to other matterssometimes to really personal questions. 1 3 . Second, once go od talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn’t. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully. 14 . If some one sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he is really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it’s time for you to change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you are saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, ―I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.‖ 15 . Let people know what you feel, and they may feel as if they’ve known you half their life. A. These people have something in mon. B. If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret. C. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go. D. You can bee a popular person. E. Real listening at least means some things. F. It’s polite to listen to others with a smile. G. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. III：完型填空：閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項（共 20 小題，每小題 1分，滿分 20分） Are you learning languages? When you are learning languages, what do you think is the most interesting? One of the most interesting of all studies is the study of words and word origins. Each language is 16 of several earlier languages and the words of a language can sometimes be traced 17 through two or three different languages to their 18 . Again a word from one language may pass into other languages and 19 a new meaning. The word ―etiquette,‖ which is 20 French origin and originally meant a label, 21 a sign, passed into Spanish and kept its original meaning. So in Spanish the word ―etiquette‖ today is used to 22 the small tags (標簽 ) which a store 23 to a suit, a dress or a bottle. The word ―etiquette‖ in French, 24 , gradually developed a different meaning. It 25 became the custom to write directions on small cards, or ―etiquette‖, as to how visitors should dress themselves and 26 during an important ceremony at the royal court. 27 the word ―etiquette‖ began to indicate a system of correct manners for people to follow. 28 this meaning, the word passed into English. Consider the word ―breakfast‖. ―To fast‖ is to go for some period of time without 29 . Thus in the morning after many hours 30 the night without food, one 31 one’s fast. Consider the everyday English 32 ―Goodbye‖. Many many years ago, people 33 say to each other on parting ―God be with you.‖ As this was 34 over and over millions of times, it gradually became 35 to ―Goodbye‖. 16. A. collected B. made C. posed D. contained 17. A. to B. on C. in D. back 18. A. ends B. backgrounds C. bases D. origins 19. A.. pick B. develop C. change D. choose 20. A. of B. with C. on D. by 21. A. with B. and C. or