1、You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams （1860-1935）Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams h
2、elped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of munity （社区） by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson （1907-1964）If it werent for Rachel Carson, the environme
3、ntal movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans.Sandra Day OConnor （1930-present）When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law
4、 School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator （参议员） and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. OConnor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks （1913-2005）O
5、n December 1. 1995, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was
6、 tired of giving in,” said Parks.1. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A. Her social work. B. Her teaching skills.C. Her efforts to win a prize. D. Her munity background.2. What was the reason for OConnors being rejected by the law firm?A. Her lack of proper training in law.B. Her little work
7、experience in court.C. The discrimination against women.D. The poor financial conditions.3. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson.C. Sandra Day OConnor D. Rosa Parks.4. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?A. They a
8、re highly educated. B. They are truly creative.C. They are pioneers. D. They are peace-lovers. BThe meaning of silence carries among culture groups. Silence may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, o
9、r, worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely unfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap（间隙） with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a persons needs.Many Native Americans value silence and f
10、eel it is a basic part of municating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what may be implied（暗示） is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing.
11、 In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement
12、between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly
13、to an elder or a person in authority, persons in Asian culture may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they e across the personal anxiety their patients may be expe
14、riencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patients silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing（治愈） value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients f
15、rom their own and from other cultures.5. What does the author say about silence in conversations?A. It implies anger. B. It promotes friendship.C. It is culture-specific D. It is content-based6. Which of the following people might consider silence as a call for careful thought?A. The Chinese. B. The
16、 French.C. The Mexicans. D. The Russians.7. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?A. Let it continue as the patient pleases.B. Break it while treating patients.C. Evaluate its harm to patients.D. Make use of its healing effects.8. What may be the best title for the text?A. Sound and
17、 Silence B. What it means to be silentC. Silence to Native Americans D. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is GoldCMany people think that listening is a passive business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this, or b
18、ecause they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well.Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as “bracketing”Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices
19、 and desires, to experience as far as possible someone elses world from the inside, stepping_into_his_or_her_shoes. Moreover, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up
20、 the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. True munication is under way. The energy required for listening well is so great that it can be acplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth.Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or
21、 social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory
22、 to us. Many of us are far more interested in talking than in listening, or we simply refuse to listen to what we dont want to hear.It wasnt until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic （有疗效的）. In about a quart
23、er of the patients I saw, surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of the psychotherapy （心理疗法）, before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, I believe, was the patients sense that he or s
24、he was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.9The phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in Paragraph 2 probably means _Apreparing a topic list firstBfocusing on ones own mindCdirecting the talk to the desired resultsDexperiencing
25、the speakers inside world10 What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?AHow to listen well. BWhat to listen to.CBenefits of listening. DProblems in listening.11According to the author, the patients improved mainly because _Athey were taken good care of Bthey knew they were truly listened toCthey had pa
26、rtners to talk toDthey knew the roots of problems12What type of writing is the article likely to be?AScience fiction. BA news report.CA medical report. DPopular science.DJimmy always feared applying for a new job. One day, he gathered all his courage and finally decided to attend an interview. Dress
27、ed up in a neat white shirt and slacks （宽松的长裤）, he went on his way.While waiting for a bus, he saw an elderly man kicking the tire of his car frantically with anger on his face. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy offered to help the old man. While he was working on the car, Jimm
28、y told the old man that he was supposed to go to an interview as a mechanic in one pany but would probably miss it because he would not be able to make it on time.When Jimmy finished working on the old mans car, the old man wanted to pay him for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him b
29、ecause helping someone in need was his pleasure.“Well, I could offer to take you to the office for your interview. Its the least I could do，”said the old man. So Jimmy agreed.At the waiting room of the pany Jimmy had applied to, there was a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed, and he w
30、as told that the interviewer was also late. Jimmy made a sigh of relief. One by one, the applicants left the interviewers office with gloomy （沮丧的） looks on their faces. Jimmys heart sank, because he still had some grease （润滑油） left on him after the car repair. He knew he would fail like other applic
31、ants. Then his name was called. To Jimmys surprise, the interviewer was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. He turned out to be the general manager of the pany.“Sorry, I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure that I made the right decision of having you as part of our workforce bef
32、ore you even stepped into this office. I just know youd be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations！”said the old man.13What does the underlined word “frantically” mean?AExcitedly.BSlowly. C. Wildly. DUnwillingly. 14Jimmy decided to help the old man because _Ahe was always ready to help othersBhe was good at repairing different carsChe did
