C
Haveyoueverarguedwithyourlovedonesoversimplemisunderstandings（誤解）？Littlewonder.Weoftenbelievewe’remoreskillfulingettingourpointacrossthanweactuallyare,accordingtoBozaKeysar,aprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.Inhisrecentstudy,speakerstriedtoexpresstheirmeaningsusingunclearsentences.Speakerswhothoughtlistenersunderstoodwerewrongnearlyhalfthetime.Here’ssomegoodadvicetoreducemisunderstanding:
（1）Don’ttrustwhatyouseefromthelistener.Listenersoftennod,lookatyouorsay“uhhuh”tobepoliteormovetheconversationalong.Butit’seasytoconsidertheseassignsofunderstanding.
（2）Traintheeditor（編輯）inyourhead.Ifyousay,“Bethdiscussesherproblemswithherhusband,”it’snotclearwhethershe’stalkingtoherhusbandorabouthim.Tryinstead,“Bethtalkstoherhusbandaboutherproblems.”or“Bethtalkstoothersabouttheproblemswithherhusband.”
（3）Asklistenerstorepeatyourmessage.Introduceyourrequestbysaying“IwanttobesureIsaidthatright.”Questionslike“Howdoesthatsound?”or“Doesthatmakesense?”mayalsowork.　
（4）Listenwell.Whenonthereceivingend,askquestionstobesureyou’reonthesamepage.Afterall,itisn’tjustthespeaker’sjobtomakehisspeechunderstood.
58.Whydoesthewritergiveustheadvice?
A.We’renotskillfulenoughtomakeclearsentences.
B.Misunderstandingisdamagingournormallives.
C.Misunderstandingoccursnowandthen.
D.It’simpolitetosayNOtoothers.
59.Thewritersuggeststhatwhentalkingtoothers,thespeakershould______.
A.knowthatlistenerswillshowhimthattheyunderstandhiswords
B.expresshimselfclearlyevenwhenheseessignsofunderstanding
C.noticelistener’ssignsofunderstanding
D.lookdirectlyintohislistener’seyes
60.ByTraintheeditorinyourhead,thespeakersareadvised_______.
A.togetthemselvestrainedbyagoodeditor
B.todiscussproblemswiththeirhusbandsorwives
C.toexpressthemselvesinlongbutsimplesentences
D.tomakesureeachsentencehasonlyonemeaning
61.Inthelastparagraph,thewordsyou’reonthesamepagemeanthat______.
A.you’refollowingthespeakersclosely
B.you’rereadingthesamepageasthespeakerdoes
C.youshouldknowwhichpagethespeakerrefersto
D.yourstoryiswrittenonthesamepageasthespeaker’s
B
Whileactingmayruninthefamily,itwasn’tAngelinaJolie’sonlychoicewhenthinkingaboutherfuture.AlthoughJoliehasstudiedhercraft（技藝）sincechildhood,atonepointthe26-year-old,whostarsthismonthinTombRaiderwithherfather,actorJohnVoight,wantedtobeafuneral（殯葬）director.“Ithoughtthatthecrossingovercouldbeabeautifulthingandatimeofcomfortwhenpeoplecouldreachouttoeachother.”
Tradition（傳統）isalwaysattractiveandinterestingtoJolie,whomovedwithhermother,MarchelineBertand,andbrotherafterherparentsseparatedwhenshewastwo.“Ineverhadonehome.Ineverhadanattic（閣樓）thathadoldthingsinit.Wealwaysmoved,soIwasneverrootedanywhere.AndIalwaysdreamedofhavingthatatticofthingsthatIcouldgobackandhavealook.I’mverydrawntosomethingsthataretradition,thatareroots,andIthinkthatmaybewhyIpaidsuchspecialattentiontofunerals.”
Finally,shechoseacting.“Followinginmyfather’sfootsteps,”shesays,“isaninterestingthing,becauseIthinkwespeaktoeachotherthroughourwork.Youdon’treallyknowyourparentsinacertainway,andtheydon’treallyknowyou.SohecanwatchafilmandseehowIamasawoman,thewayI’mdealingwithahusbandwho’sbeenhurt,orthewayI’mcryingalone.”
“Andit’sthesameforme:Icanwatchfilmsofhisandjustseewhoheis.I’velearnedtounderstandhimasaperson.”
62.Thepassageisaboutawomanwho_______.
A.wasonceafuneraldirector
B.istheleadingactressinTombRaider
C.wantsanattictolivein
D.washurtbyherhusband
63.WhichofthefollowingcanbestsupportTraditionisalwaysattractiveandinterestingtoJolie?
A.Jolielongedtohaveoldthingsfromherchildhood.
B.HavingmorethanonehomeisalwaysinterestingtoJolie.
C.Jolie’sparentsseparatedwhenshewasveryyoung.
D.Traditionisalwaysrootedsomewhere.
64.ThewordsFollowinginmyfather’sfootstepsmostprobablymean______.
A.listeningtomyfather’sadvice
B.takingmyfatherasanexample
C.walkingaftermyfather
D.lookingformyfather’sfootsteps
65.AngelinaJoliefinallychoseactingbecauseshethoughtsheandherfathercould_______.
A.worktogetherseveralmonthsayear
B.bringintomemorywhathappenedinthepast
C.payattentiontothingstheyareinterestedin
D.gettoknoweachotherthroughtheirfilms
　　五.補全對話（共5句；每句滿分為3分，共15分。）
　　根據中文提示，將對話中缺少的內容寫在線上。這些句子必須符合英語表達習慣。打句號的地方，用陳述句；打問號的地方，用疑問句。
　　提示：Jane和Michael商量周末去野餐。他們討論要去什么地方，帶些什么。Michael建議邀請John和他的女朋友參加。后他們決定星期六早上8點出發。
Jane:HowdoyouliketheideaofhavingapicnicthisSaturday?
Michael:Wonderful.But66?
Jane:WhataboutgoingtotheWesternHills?It’squitecoolthere.
Michael:That’sagoodidea.67togowithus?
Jane:OK.Andwecanaskthemtopreparesomedrinks.
Michael:68?
Jane:You’dbetterbuysomefruit,andsandwiches.
Michael:69?
Jane:Ilikeoranges,watermelons,grapes,andbananas.
Michael:70?
Jane:Howabout8inthemorning?Wecangetthereinanhourandahalf.
Michael:OK.I’llcallJohnandtellhimaboutourplan.
　　六.書面表達（滿分30分）
　　假定你是John，將去上海旅游。寫一封信給你在上海的朋友張強，告訴他你將乘火車于10月21日上午8點到達上海，請他接站，并請他幫你安排21至24日的住宿（旅館靠近市中心，房間可以小一些，但不要太貴）。此外，你還要他幫你訂24日返回北京的火車票。
　　注意：詞數應為100左右。
Oct.15
DearZhangQiang,
__________________________________________________________________________
Allthebest,
John