C

When men get together，they seldom talk about their feelings or inner thoughts．However，they talk about a lot，like their newest computer，how to repair their car，or even business.

Talk might move to the best place to find fish or women，jump to computer games，then continue to the sport of the season．They also like to tell jokes each other and spend a fair amount of time playing one-up and boasting(吹牛)．Men seldom call each other to chat.

When man meets woman，he usually wants to make a good impression．Many single men try hard to carry on amusing，fun，and pleasant conversations．They use conversation to discover her interests and feelings in order to learn how to be attractive to her.

Some men，either out of nervousness or ignorance，spend most of the time talking about themselves，often appearing to brag about their achievements or talk endlessly about their problems or work．Even the quietest man talks to his woman when love is new.

When women get together，they talk about feelings and relationships，their work and their family．They enjoy talking but also want the give and take of talk，then listen. Women often call each other to chat．Conversation is an important part of most women s 1ives．    

As relationships progress，however，many a man turns on the television and forgets how to talk．This raises anger and cry from his woman partner who says，“You never talk to me  anymore．”Some men start talking．Many，however，mainly discuss their own achievements and problems．    

When the woman starts talking about her favorite subjects：feelings，family，relationships，friends and her work，many men lose interest or bring the conversation back to themselves．Pretty soon，the man is back to staring at the television each night，wondering where his relationship has gone．The woman is talking to her friends，mom，sister，or neighbor，often about that very relationship and how she is hurting.

28．What can we know about men from the first two paragraphs?

A．They like to talk about practical matters．

B．They are willing to expose their inner thoughts．

C．They prefer to take adventurous travels．

D．They often call each other to chat about work．

29．Which of the following can replace the underlined part“brag about”in Paragraph 4 ?

A．Show off．     B．Dream about．   C．Put forward． D．Care for．

30．What is the same topic in both men’s and women’s talk?

A．Family．     B．Work．     C．Friends． D．Jokes.

31．What is the best title of this passage?

A．How a man makes a good impression to a woman.

B．Good relationship between men and women．

C．Talking，the women’s main tool in communication.

D．Men talk；women talk；do they talk together?

 

D

    Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS to1d them they could drive from the mainland to an island，failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between．

    As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay to nearby North Stradbroke Island，they started to notice the firm surface they were driving on giving way to the well-known bay mud．However，being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon，they decided to drive on，managing to travel around 500 metres before their car was up to its tires in mud．To make matters worse，the tide(潮汐)started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle．Just four hours later the car was trapped m two metres of water —to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries．

    Yuzu Noda，21，said she was listening to the GPS and“it told us we could drive down there．It kept saying it would navigate(导航)US to a road．But we got stuck…there's lots of mud”．She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki，22，and Keita Osada，21,instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck(吊车)driver who was called to the trapped car. No such luck for the hired car，though—after assessing the situation，no attempt was made to recover it．The  students from Tokyo，who are due to return home tomorrow，said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit. Mr•Tomonari said，“It has rained every day on our six day holiday．Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny．”

The car was covered by insurance，but the tourists will have to pay up to about $1500 in extra charges．

32．Why did the three Japanese tourists get stuck?

A．There was no way to the island．

B．Their GPS had given the wrong information．

C．Their GPS was broken during their journey．

D．Their car was not made in Japan．

33．What did the tourists abandon their car?

A．Some onlookers went to save them．    

B．They got stuck in the mud．    

C．There came the tide．

D．They managed to travel around 500 metres．

 

34．How did these Japanese students get back?

A．They had to walk back to their living place．

B．They had to repair their GPS and drove back．

C．They had to turn to passengers on boats and ferries．    

D．They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver．

35．What can we know from the passage?

A．The car was left where it was trapped．

B．The passengers saved these students in the end．

C．Mr．Tomonari got very down after the journey．

D．No money has to be paid thanks to insurance．

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If you’re leading a group of people towards success，you must learn how to motivate others．Try one or more of the following ways of motivating people．

Treat people kindly．As a leader，you need to treat others helping you with the utmost respect and kindness． 36  you might not know it，but it’s one kind of important motivation when people are treated right．People enjoy knowing that they’re doing a good job and enjoy working with people that treat them with kindness．

  37  When people are fully responsible，they’11 be more likely to find the motivation to complete the task．This is because，as a part of a group，they may not feel like their hard work matters，but when they’re responsible it certainly matters．They also know that they make a difference to the success of the project．

Be a good listener．No one likes to feel like they don’t matter．Having the final say doesn’t mean that you needn’t get any help with important decision making.  38  Always keep an open ear and you’11 be motivating your team to come up with good solutions and creative ideas．

Set realistic goals．Think long and hard about how your goal setting abilities can teach you to motivate others．You don’t want to set goals that are too easy．Your team might reach them quickly but they won’t be pushed to become the best they can be．  39  Your team will quickly lose motivation because they’11 never get the feeling of having met their goals． 高考英语模拟试题库  http://www.17xuexiba.com/yy/