WorldofSmilesAbouttenyearsagowhenIwasanundergraduateincollege,IwasworkingasaninternatmyUniversity'sMuseumofNaturalHistory.Onedaywhileworkingatthecashregisterinthegiftshop,Isawanelderlycouplecomeinwithalittlegirlinawheelchair.AsIlookedcloseratthisgirl,Isawthatshewaskindofperchedonherchair.Ithenrealizedshehadnoarmsorlegs,justahead,neckandtorso.Shewaswearingalittlewhitedresswithredpolkadots.AsthecouplewheeledheruptomeIwaslookingdownattheregister.Iturnedmyheadtowardthegirlandgaveherawink.AsItookthemoneyfromhergrandparents,Ilookedbackatthegirl,whowasgivingmethecutest,largestsmileIhaveeverseen.AllofasuddenherhandicapwasgoneandallIsawwasthisbeautifulgirl,whosesmilejustmeltedmeandalmostinstantlygavemeacompletelynewsenseofwhatlifeisallabout.Shetookmefromapoor,unhappycollegestudentandbroughtmeintoherworld;aworldofsmiles,loveandwarmth.Thatwastenyearsago.I'masuccessfulbusinesspersonnowandwheneverIgetdownandthinkaboutthetroublesoftheworld,Ithinkaboutthatlittlegirlandtheremarkablelessonaboutlifethatshetaughtme.夯基篇夯基篇單詞拼寫1.Nottoolongago,ani________thathappenedtoWaltDisneytouchedmegreatly.2.Thedamagethatthebigfiredidtothebuildingwasa________at4,000dollars.3.Inat_____(審判),ajudgemustdecidewhichwitnessestobelieveandwhichnottobelieve.4.Whenfinished,thehallwillcontainabout1,000guestswithatot?l______(內部的)areaofabout500squaremetres.5.Fastfoodisfulloffatandsalt;by________(eat)morefastfoodpeoplewillgetmoresaltandfatthantheyneedintheirdiet.6.Manyofusequate(視……等同于)“commitment”withsuch“caring”_________(occupy)asteachingandnursing.7.Noonewillneverknowwhatmixoftalent,ambition,energyandluckmadeDickenssucha__________(distinguish)writer.閱讀理解

Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasily,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage.ButthenIrealizedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.ImanagedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren'sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.1.Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A.Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B.Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C.Becauseshelikedchildren’sliterature.D.Becauseshecouldn’trememberanywords.2.Whatcankidsgetfromchildren’sbooksaccordingtothepassage?A.Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B.Learningmethods.C.Wordsandstructures.D.Designingskills.3.Whatcausestheauthortofeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildren’sbooks?A.Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B.Lookingupthedefinitionsofwordsfromadictionary.C.Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D.Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ReadingChildren’sBooksB.TheWayofLearningLanguagesC.TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD.MyGoodReadingHabits七選五Fromthemomentweseeaperson，webegintoformanopinionabouthim.Yourbodylanguageplaysahugeroleingivingpeoplethefirstimpressionofyou.1._________FaceFaceisthemirrorofemotions.Ifyouarenervousthenyouwillbeuninterested.2.______Asmileisthebiggesttoolthatcanbreaktheicewhenyoumeetnewpeople.EyesEyesalsoshowthefeelingswearegoingthrough.Avoidingeyecontactshowsyournervousness,guiltorshyness.Ifyouareneithergazingnoravoidingyoureyecontactitshowsthatyouareateaseandinterested.HandsHandgesturesareaveryexpressiveformofcommunication.3.______Usingyourfingertodrawattentiontoapointcanbeusedtostressapoint.Ifusedproperly,theycanbeusedtoshowthatyouareenergeticandsincereinyourwork.PostureYourposturewillgiveothersindicationifyouareinterestedandattentivetoatopic.4.______Ifyouleantowardssomeone,itshowsyourinterestinwhatheorsheissaying.Byleaningawayfromthemyoushowthatyouarenotinterestedinthatperson.5._______Beingconsciousofbodylanguagewecancorrectanynegativemessagesthatwearegivingout.A.Itisimportanttobefilledwithconfidence.B.Youcanbreakthisbyhavingasmileonyourface.C.Remembernevertogetinvolvedinuninterestingthings.D.Bodylanguageisbuiltinusandwealldoitunconsciously.E.Inconclusion,itisourbodylanguagethatspeaksalotthanourwords.F.Opengesturesshowthatyouareanopenpersonandsincereinyourwork.G.Italsotellswhatpositionyouholdinthegroupthatisdiscussingaparticulartopic.語法填空

Cultureshockisn’taclinicalterm(臨床術語)oramedicalcondition.It’s1.________(simple)acommonwaytodescribetheconfusedandnervousfeelings2.______apersonhasafterleavingafamiliarculturetoliveinanewanddifferentculture.Tounderstandcultureshock,itisvitaltounderstandwhatcultureis.Youmayknowthatgenesdetermineabigpartof3._______youlooklike.Whatyoumightnotknowisthatyourenvironmenthasabigeffectonyour4._______(appear)andbehaviouraswell.Yourenvironmentisn’tjusttheairyoubreatheandthefoodyoueat,though;abigpartofyourenvironmentisculture.Culture5._______(include)thecommonthingsthatmembersofacommunitylearnfromtheirfamily,friends,media,literature,andevenstrangers.Often,youdon’tevenknowyouarelearningthesethingsbecausetheybecomesecond-naturetoyou----forinstance,thewayyoufollow6._______(shake)handswithsomeone,thekindofthingsyoufind7.________(interest),orhowyouviewsomeeventsinsociety.Thedifferencesbetweenculturescanmake8._________verydifficulttoadjusttothenewsurroundings.Whenyougotoanewplace,suchasanewcountryorevenanewcity,youoftenenteraculturethatisdifferent9.________whereyouusedtolive.Sometimesyourcultureandthenewculturearesimilar.Sometimes,theycanbeverydifferent.Whatmightbeperfectlynormalinoneculture----forexample,spendinghourseatingamealwithyourfamily----mightbeunusualinaculture10.________(value)amorefast-pacedlifestyle.ExpandingyourworldExpandingyourworldwworld句子改寫害怕：Atthesightoftheferociouswolf,Ifeltveryscared.1）Atthesightoftheferociouswolf,Ifeltsoscaredthatmythroattightenedandmykneesfeltweak.(嗓子發緊，膝蓋發軟)2）Atthesightoftheferociouswolf,Ifrozewithterror,tooscaredtomoveaninch.(嚇呆了，不敢動彈)3）Atthesightoftheferociouswolf,Iwasseizedbyastrongsenseofhorrorandmypalmsweresweating.