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strategies to build a social life.

C) A fulfilling social life looks differently for different people.

Some of us need lots of friends and a large social circle. Some of us

are more fond of having just a few friends, but who are very close to

us. And some prefer a mix of the two. What is your preference Do you

know Take some time to think about this and visualize what your ideal

social circle would look like.

D) Another aspect to think about is what kind of people you want in

your social circle. Do you prefer people who are artistic, or people

who

are

tech-oriented

People

who

are

outdoorsy

or

prefer

to

be

indoors

Usually,

you

will

get

along

best

with

individuals

who

are

similar to you. So I advise you to consider your dominant traits and

consciously

decide

which

of

these

traits

are

important

for

you

to

find in others. If you know what kind of people you want in your life,

you’re much more likely to find them.

E)

Once

you

know

how

many

and

what

kind

of

friends

you’re

looking

for, it’s time to take action in order to meet them. This may s

eem

obvious, but it’s something many of us ignore: If you just wait for

others to come to you, you’ll never build a social circle. You must

have the initiative and go to them.

F) My recommendation here is to think about activities where you are

likely to

meet people you’d enjoy interacting with, and get involved

in

a

few

of

them.

For

instance,

you

may

take

a

class

on

a

topic

you’re interested

in. You may volunteer for a charity organization

or

join

some

sort

of

club.

Even

if

you

don’t

have

any

friends

whatsoever

at

this

point,

you

can

apply

this

strategy.

You

can

get

involved in such activities all by yourself, and you’ll meet others

there.

G)

In

using

this

strategy,

the

Internet

is

your

friend.

You

can

discover all sorts of classes, social events, clubs and organizations

near you online. But keep in mind that this is only the first step.

Then

you

need

to

actually

get

out

of

the

house,

go

there

and

participate.

H) So you attend a training program on, let’s say, urban photography.

There are lots of other people there. What do you do In general, the

passive approach tends to prevail. Many of us just sit around doing

nothing and expect others to come talk to us, ask us questions, and

be chatty. And this may happen, or it may not. One thing I’m certain

of,

thou

gh,

is

that

it’s

not

the

best

approach.

You

want

to

be

friendly first. Be the one to break the ice.

I) Walk up to other people and introduce yourself to them. Then start

chatting

with

them.

For

example,

ask

them

how

they

found

out

about

the

event,

how

lon

g

they’ve

been

interested

in

urban

photography,

change

from

there

into

other

topics,

and

if

they

seem

to

enjoy

talking to you (which they almost always will), keep the conversation

going. Doing this may not be easy at first, especially if you’re not

used t

o being this outgoing, but it’s something you get used to with

practice.

The

trick

is

not

to

let

hesitancy

prevent

you

from

being

social.

And

I

can

tell

from

experience

that

if

you

are

social

and

friendly with new people first, they’ll love you for it.

J)

If you’re building a new social life from scratch, the beginning

is always the hardest part. However, once you’ve met a few people,

it gets a lot easier because you can then make use of them to meet

even

more

people.

You

can

then

meet

some

of

their

friends

and

acquaintances, and expand your social circle further.

K) Again, a proactive approach works miracles. Let your friends know

that you’re interested in meeting new people and you’d love to be

introduced to other people they know. If they indeed are your friends,

they’ll love to help you out. They may invite you to come with them

to parties they go

to, they may call other people to join you when

you go out, and they’ll introduce you to new people. But you have to

let them know their help is desired.

L) The best part is that the bigger your social circle becomes, the

easier

it

is

to

employ

this

strategy.

Your

social

life

will

expand

faster and faster, and you’ll find it progressively easier to find

people you match well with.

M)

Your

social

life

is

completely

in

your

hands.

You

can

have

a

social life as rich, connected and diverse as you want. All you need

is

to

do

a

bit

of

smart

planning

in

this

area,

and

take

massive

action.

There

is

certainly

no

shortage

of

possibilities

to

meet

people and make friends

. It’s up to you to capitalize on them. Good

luck!

1)

You

will

meet

some

people

you

would

like

to

interact

with

when

you

take part in some activities.

F

2)

People’s

ideas

of

a

satisfying

social

life

vary

from

person

to

person.

C

3)

You

can

enlarge

your

social

circle

by

taking

advantage

of

your

current friends.

J

4)

Nowadays many people lack a happy and satisfying social life because

their

social

life

doesn’t

always

develop

naturally

as

they

think.

A

5)

You

have

complete

control

over

your

social

life

and

you

can

have

a

fulfilling one by making plans and taking actions.

M

6)

The common thing between building a social life and building a career

is

that

they

both

require

using

some

methods

and

strategies

actively.

B

7)

It’s

not

easy

to

be

outgoing

and

sociable

among

the

people

you

don’t know, but you’ll be used to it with practice.

I

8)

It will be helpful in building your ideal social circle if you know

your major characteristics and personality.

D

9)

Many people often ignore that they should go to find friends actively

and not simply wait for others to come to them.

E

10)

Suppose you participate in a training program, you are advised to be

friendly and break the silence first.

H

参考答案：

1)

F

2)

C

3)

J

4)

A

5)

M

6)

B

7)

I

8)

D

9)

E

10)

H

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15

题，总分值：

30

分

Directions

：

Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is

followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them

there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer

to each question.

When the telephone rings late at night, most women guess it must be

one of only four or five people calling. A sister Maybe. An emergency

Possibly.

A

mother

Probably

not

at

that

time

of

night.

Much

more

likely it is a close female friend

—

someone calling to tell you that

she

has

split

up

with

her

boyfriend

again

or

perhaps

simply

that

a

good movie has just started on TV.

At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often

end in divorce, friendships of intimacy and trust are becoming more

and more important. Erika, a 32-year- old lawyer, is strengthened by

her

ten-

year

friendship

with

her

married

friend

Jane.

“I

was

very

sick one night, and so I called Jane at about 3:. to talk about it,”

she says. “Sh

e was very supportive and even came over to take me to

the doctor’s the next morning.”

As American TV shows like

Friends

, which follows the lives of a very

close

group

of

young

friends,

have

become

very

popular,

many

of

us

are

beginning

to

see

the

value

of

such

friendships.

TV

shows

like

this

tell

us

that

our

romantic

relationships

may

not

last,

but

we

need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive.

Also,

a

TV

show

called

Real

Women

is

about

the

lives

and

relationships

of

five

former

school

friends.

In

this

show,

family,

husbands,

and

work

are

all

less

important

than

friendships.

Friendship is about commitment and loyalty.

This

is

true

of

Erika

and

Jane’s

friendship.

With

Erica’s

family

200 miles away, it is Jane who keeps a spare set

of keys to Erika’s

apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away. “Having Jane

around gives me a certain amount of freedom. It is not the kind of

thing that you could ask anyone to do, but she knows I would do the

same

for

her.”

Jane,

who

may

move

to

a

different

city

soon,

is

worried about leaving such a support system of friends. “My friends

have more to do with my life than my parents and, therefore, I don’t

have

to

spend

a

lot

of

time

explaining

things

to

them.

Friends

are

more up to date with wh

at is happening.”

11)

Friendship is becoming more important because ________.

A.

people often do not live near their families

do

not

get

along

with

their

families

dependable as friends

B.

people

C.

families

are

not

as

D.

all marriages end in divorce

12)

Friends have become more important than family because ________.

A.

friends are more intimate than family members

need to be together all the time

people

need

help

other

13)

Good friends usually ________.

A.

see

each

other

after

a

long

time

and

are

still

friends

other

B.

trust

and

say

“thank

you”

to

each

B.

friends

C.

friends are there when these

D.

friends

can

talk

about

anything

to

each

C.

trust each other and treat each other nicely

D.

do

not always have to tell each other truth

14)

Why does the author mention two TV shows about friendship

A.

Friends

need

to

be

loyal

to

each

commitment

and

.

Friendship

means

.

Friends

shouldn’t

keep

secret

to

each

.

Friendship is becoming more important nowadays.

15)

What can you infer from the passage

A.

Nothing is more important than

a

new

family

in

many

establish

.

Friends are just like

.

People

should

help

each

other

to

.

Friends are those who can help when they are needed.

参考答案：

11)

A

12)

C

13)

C

14)

D

1

5)

B

Can you imagine life without French fries Potatoes are very popular

today.

They

are

the

fourth

most

important

crop

in

the

world,

after

wheat,

rice,

and

corn.

But

in

the

past,

potatoes

were

not

always

popular. People in Europe started to eat them only 200 years ago!

In

the

1500s,

the

Spanish

went

to

South

America

to

look

for

gold.

There, they found people eating potatoes for 7000 years! The Spanish

brought the potato back to Europe with them. But people in Europe did

not like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that if you ate

potatoes,

your

skin

would

look

like

the

skin

of

a

potato.

Other

people

could

not

believe

that

you

ate

the

underground

part

of

the

plant,

so

they

ate

the

leaves

instead.

This

made

them

sick

because

there is poison in the leaves. Others grew potatoes for their flowers.

At one time in France, potato flowers were one of the most expensive

flowers.

Around

1780,

the

people

of

Ireland

started

to

eat

potatoes.

They

found that potatoes had many advantages. The potato grew on poor land,

and it grew well in their cold and rainy climate. It gave more food

than any other plant, and it needed little work. All they had to do

was to plant the potatoes, and then they could do other work on the

farm. On a small piece of land, a farmer could grow enough potatoes

to

feed

his

family.

A

person

could

eat

eight

to

ten

pounds

of

potatoes a day, with some milk or cheese, and be very healthy. Soon,

potatoes became the main food in Ireland. In 1845, a disease killed

all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger. Many

Irish who did not die came to the United States at this time.

In

other

parts

of

Europe,

people

did

not

want

to

change

their

old

food habits. Some preferred to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes.

Today,

many

countries

have

their

own

potato

dishes.

Germans

eat

potato salad, the United States has the baked potato, and the French

invented French fries.

16)

Which statement is true

A.

Potatoes

are

only

popular

in

popular

.

Potatoes

are

not

very

.

Potatoes

are

the

most

important

crop

in

the

.

Potatoes were not very popular in the past.

17)

In the 1500s, people in Europe ________.

A.

found

gold

and

potatoes

from

Peru

could

harm

people’s

skin

vegetables

B.

found

potatoes

C.

found

potatoes

were

strange

D.

found potatoes and invented French fries

18)

Only in about 1780 did people start to ________.