Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills t

A.firm

B.tight

C.tense

D.close

Does everyone in your office always agree all the time？ When someone makes a suggestion, does everyone just smile and nod in agreement？ When you bring forward an idea, do people just accept it？ Well, if you answered“yes”to any of these questions, you are in an extremely unusual workplace. People are people. And people butt heads. They disagree, they argue, and they fight. You can't get around it. But you can learn to deal with it.

To hold your own, you need to learn how to argue effectively. If you've got an opinion, you need to defend it. And if you have a problem with something a colleague has done, you need to let them know. This can make for some difficult discussions and meetings, but this is just a part of life and business.

So how can you argue effectively？ Well, you need several skills.

21. From the first paragraph we can know that in the office().

A. people sometimes argue

B. people always agree

C. people always get around it

22. "And people butt head" means().

A. people hit you with the top of their head

B. people dislike each other

C. people don't always agree well with each other

23. The writer suggests that if you get an opinion, you need to().

A. get around it

B. learn how to deal with it

C. argue in support of it

24. You need several skills to().

A. let your colleagues know

B. argue effectively

C. make for discussions and meetings

25. The main point of this passage is about().

A. the fact of disagreement and argument in the office

B. how to avoid disagreement and argument in the office

C. how to argue effectively in the office

, does everyone just smile and nod in agreement When you bring forward an idea, do people just accept it Well, if you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you are in an extremely unusual workplace. People are people. And people butt heads. They disagree, they argue, and they fight. You can’t get around it. But you can learn to deal with it. To hold your own, you need to learn how to argue effectively. If you’ve got an opinion, you need to defend it. And if you have a problem with something a colleague has done, you need to let them know. This can make for some difficult discussions and meetings, but this is just a part of life and business. So how can you argue effectively Well, you need several skills.

1.From the first paragraph we can know that in the office ().

A.people sometimes argue

B.people always agree

C.people always get around it

2.“And people butt head” means ().

A.people hit you with the top of their head

B.people dislike each other

C.people don’t always agree well with each other

3.The writer suggests that if you get an opinion, you need to().

A.get around it

B.learn how to deal with it

C.argue in support of it

4.You need several skills to ().

A.let your colleagues know

B.argue effectively C.make for discussions and meetings

5.The main point of this passage is about().

A.the fact of disagreement and argument in the office

B.how to avoid disagreement and argument in the office

C.how to argue effectively in the office

rted a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.

Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.

There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.

A．America has put 2 million people in prison

B．the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising

C．billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners

D．the prisoner population is the largest in the world

Bilingual education Bilingual education has always been and continues to be a/an __________(1) subject. Some critics argue that bilingual education places an unfair burden on schools, and that taxpayers’ money should not be spent teaching immigrants in their native language. Many people _________(2) bilingual education agree that some bilingual programs are better than others, and not all of them are successful. ________(3), research has proven that students __________(4) are literate in their first language will learn how to read and write a second language more easily. ________(5), students who learn important concepts in math and science in their native language will be able to understand these concepts much more easily when they move into all-English courses.

1.

A、major

B、official

C、neutral

D、controversial

2.

A、in terms of

B、in favour of

C、in line with

D、in case of

3.

A、Therefore

B、Obviously

C、However

D、Moreover

4.

A、whose

B、who

C、whom

D、which

5.

A、Consequently

B、Lastly

C、In addition

D、Whatever

Passage Two

America put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.

Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.

36. There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.

A. America has put 2 million people in prison

B. the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising

C. billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners

D. the prisoner population is the largest in the world

and see if there is something wrong with your personality.

Maybe you have social faults such as snobbishness, talkativeness, using slang, etc., which drive away your new acquaintances. Whatever your social faults may be, look at them honestly, and make a real effort to correct them.

To be friendly you must feel friendly. Cheerfulness is the basis of friendliness. A cheerful person smiles. A smile is a magnet which draws people. Smile at someone and you are almost sure to get a smile in return.

A friendly person does his best to make a stranger feel at home, wherever he happens to be. Put yourself in the other fellow's place and make him feel welcome.

Try to remember names. It makes your new acquaintances feel happy when you call them by their names. It gives them the feeling that they have made an impression on you and that must mean something to them because you remember them.

If you do not agree with other people on a certain matter, you should appear to be friendly. Do not argue, but discuss. You always lose friends if you argue too much.

A friendly person thinks of others, and does not insist on his own “rights”. People who refuse to consider others have few friends.

Finally, don't treat people only according to their social position. Really friendly people respect everyone at all times.

(1)Those who fail to make friends may ______.

A、discuss with others rather than argue with others

B、remember the names of new acquaintances

C、insist on his own rights and fail to stand in others' shoes

D、make a stranger feel at home

(2)What does the word “magnet” mean in the third paragraph？

A、brush

B、sth. beautiful

C、sign

D、sth. attractive

(3)What can we infer from this passage？

A、Others will smile at you if you smile at them.

B、If you respect people no matter who they are, you'll make more friends.

C、Snobbishness, talkativeness and using slang are some social faults.

D、None of the above.

(4)According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true？

A、Making friends has sth. to do with your personality.

B、Cheerful smiles can make you friendly in others' eyes.

C、Friendly people will treat others according to their social position.

D、Thinking of others can bring you more friends.

(5)The purpose of the passage is ________.

A、how to correct social faults

B、how to build good personality

C、how to feel at home with strangers

D、how to make friends

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap，a division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience，while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong？ Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared？ Actually，the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric of our society.

One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life styles. In more traditional societies，when children grow up，they are expected to live in the same area as their parents，to marry people that their parents know and approve of，and often to continue the family occupation. In our society，young people often travel great distances for their educations，move out of the family home at an early age，marry-or live with-people whom their parents have never met，and choose occupations different from those of their parents.

In our upwardly mobile society，parents often expect their children to do better than they did：to find better jobs，to make more money，and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often，however，the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often，they discover that they have very little in common with each other.

Finally，the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture，elderly people are valued for their wisdom，but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds，separated by different skills and abilities.

No doubt，the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society，and in the rapid pace at which society changes.

The main idea of the first paragraph is that______.

A. the generation gap suddenly appeared

B. the generation gap is a feature of American life

C. how people can reduce the generation gap

D. many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap

Some people argue that pressures on international sportsmen and sportswomen kill the essence of sport-the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country can not afford to think about enjoying himself or herself; he or she has to think only about winning; he or she is responsible for an entire nation' s hopes, dreams and reputation.

A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world' s most important sport. lt is even more important now that the United States is seriously taking it up. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention "Argentina" to someone and the chances are that he'll think of football. ln a sense, winning the World Cup "put Argentina on the map. "

Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played. So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport？ Certainly not! Do the Argentinians really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football , their nation is better in every thing else than all other nations？ Not really？ But it's nice to know that you won ,and that in one way at least your country it best.

26. What is the author's main purpose in the passage？ ___________.

A. To prove that football is better than all others.

B. To show that Argentina is better than all others.

C. To compare Scotland with Argentina.

D. To explain the role of sport.

27. In the second paragraph, the world's summit means ___________.

A. highest point

B. mountain top

C. award

D. summary

28. According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its ___________.

A.large number of sports fans and supporters

B. successes in the football W orld Cup

C. obvious position on the map

D. excellence at all important sports

29. According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will ___________.

A. fail to succeed

C. lose enjoyment

B. be successful

D. be irrational

30. What is the author's attitude towards international games？ ___________.

A. Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.

B. Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.

C. Nations that win in international games prove best on the sports field at least.

D. Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.