The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would (1) if they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student (2) lateness as 19 minutes after the (3) time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university., students are expected to arrive at the appointed (4) Classes not only begin, but also end at the (5) time in the United States. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon; many (6) past 12:30 to discuss questions. (7) arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, (8) is staying late. The (9) for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American (10) have different feeling about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually (11) than a person who is always (12) . In fact, ..Brazilians expect a person with (13) or prestige to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually (14) disrespectful and unacceptable. (15) , if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American , the American may misinterpret the (16) and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being (17) to him. Instead, they were simply be having in the (18) way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. Eventually, the professor was able to (19) his own behavior so that he could feel (20) in the new culture.

7（）

A:defined B:regarded C:described D:expected

The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would (1) if they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student (2) lateness as 19 minutes after the (3) time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university., students are expected to arrive at the appointed (4) Classes not only begin, but also end at the (5) time in the United States. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon; many (6) past 12:30 to discuss questions. (7) arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, (8) is staying late. The (9) for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American (10) have different feeling about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually (11) than a person who is always (12) . In fact, ..Brazilians expect a person with (13) or prestige to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually (14) disrespectful and unacceptable. (15) , if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American , the American may misinterpret the (16) and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being (17) to him. Instead, they were simply be having in the (18) way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. Eventually, the professor was able to (19) his own behavior so that he could feel (20) in the new culture.

4（）

A:defined B:regarded C:described D:expected

America’s Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another quarter-point, to 3.75%. Wall Street, which had been (1) for a sixth half-point cut, was disappointed. The Dow fell by 2% (2) the week. The past week’s economic statistics gave mixed signals. Exports dropped by 2% in both March and April, largely (3) a decline in high-tech investment (4) ; the merchandise-trade (5) widened to $458 billion in the 12 months (6) April. (7) , the Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence was higher than (8) in June.
Concerns (9) inflation in the euro area (10) . Preliminary data (11) that German consumer- price inflation fell to 3.1% in the year to June, from 3.5% in May; wage growth (12) to 1.4% in April, a real pay cut of 1.5%. Some economists fear that Germany is on the (13) of recession. The IFO index of business confidence dropped more (14) than expected in May, and the institute has cut its forecast of GDP (15) this year to only 1.2%, well (16) the German government’s forecast of 2%.
The euro area’s current-account deficit narrowed to $30 billion in the 12 months to April. Britain’s deficit in the first quarter was its smallest (17) 1998, (18) record investment income.
There was more bad news from Japan, (19) retail sales in large stores fell by 3.2% in May, the 37th consecutive monthly fall. The yen fell (20) the dollar, touching almost Yen 125 on one point.

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A. B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.8（）

A:projected B:planned C:predicted D:expected

A:projected B:planned C:predicted D:expected

Globally, recovery is going slightly better than expected, according to the IMF, which released its latest World Economic Outlook today. After shrinking by 0.6% last year, the global economy is likely to expand by 4.2% in 2010, 0.3% faster than the IMF projected in January. But economic performances will continue to vary widely around the world. Much of the upward revision to global growth can be attributed to a better outlook for the American economy. The IMF revised its forecast for American economic expansion in 2010 up 0.4%, to 3.1%. There was no change, by contrast, for the euro area, which already faced a poorer growth outlook. The Euro area economy may only grow by 1% in 2010 and 1.5% in 2011. And much of the job of expansion will be handled by Germany and France, while southern European growth continues to lag. Spain’s economy will continue to shrink in 2010.
But the outlook is brightening for many emerging economies, including those in central and eastern Europe, for which growth forecasts were revised up by 0.8%. Developing Asia is enjoying a strong recovery, and the IMF indicated that both India and Brazil are likely to perform much better this year than initially anticipated, notching (赢得) growth rates of 8.8% and 5.5%, respectively.
The report suggested that planned stimulus measures for 2010 should be fully implemented, given the fragility of recovery, but it also noted that sovereign debt worries will become more severe as the year progresses. Debt issues are likely to prove especially problematic in Europe, which has the highest debt ratios and the slowest expected growth rates. The stressed southern European nations are in a damned-if-they-do-damned-if-they-don’t position. If little action is taken on debt, rising debt costs will choke of an already weak recovery. If aggressive action is taken, the blow to aggregate demand will likewise undermine growth.
Around the world, trade and production have recovered strongly, but employment remains well below prerecession levels in most countries. Labour market weakness is helping to keep inflation expectations in check; the IMF forecasts consumer price increases in developed nations of 1.5% in 2010 and 1.4% in 2011. But the return to strong growth is boosting commodity prices once more. Oil prices may increase by 30% in 2010, said the IMF, a rise 7% larger than projected in January.
The overall picture is of a remarkable turnaround in global fortunes, given the depth of the recession. The year’s performance is much better than many would have dared to hope early last year. But in parts of Europe, the future is somewhat less certain, and because that uncertain future could lead to sovereign debt crises that could potentially rattle financial markets, world leaders should remain vigilant.

According to the first paragraph, what is the situation of the world economy（）

A:The recovery of global economy is slower than expected B:Global economy is recovering somewhat better than expected C:Economy in Euro area will not grow any more in the future D:American economy faces a poorer growth outlook

An important factor of leadership is attraction. This does not mean attractiveness in the ordinary sense, for that is a born quality (1) our control.
The leader has, nevertheless, to be a magnet; a central figure towards whom people are (2) . Magnetism in that sense depends, first of all, (3) being seen. There is a type of authority which can be (4) from behind closed doors, but that is not leadership. (5) there is movement and action, the true leader is in the forefront and may seem, indeed, to be everywhere at once. He has to become a legend; the (6) for anecdotes, whether true or (7) ; character.
One of the simplest devices is to be absent (8) the occasion when the leader might be (9) to be there, enough in itself to start a rumor about the vital business (10) has detained him. To (11) up for this, he can appeal when least expected, giving rise to another story about the interest he can display (12) things which other folks might (13) as trivial.
With this gift for (14) curiosity the leader always combines a reluctance to talk about himself. His interest is (15) in other people; he questions them and encourages them to talk and then remembers all (16) is relevant. He never leaves a party (17) he has mentally field a minimum dossier (档案) on (18) present, ensuring that he knows (19) to say when he meets them again. He is not artificially extrovert but he would usually rather listen (20) talk. Others realize gradually that his importance needs no proof.

（9）（）

A:refused B:suspected C:expelled D:expected

Little did we (expected) that he (would) (fulfill) his task (so rapidly).（　）

A:expected B:would C:fulfill D:so rapidly

第一篇 Eye-tracker Lots You Drag and Drop Files with a Glance Bored of using a mouse? Soon you’ll be able to change stuff on your computer screen – and then move it directly onto your smartphone or tablet(平板电脑) –with nothing more than a glance. A system called EyeDrop uses a head-mounted eye tracker that simultaneously records your field of view so it knows where you are looking on the screen. Gazing at an object – a photo, say – and then pressing a key, selects that object. It can then be moved from the screen to a tablet or smartphone just by glancing at the second device, as long as the two are connected wirelessly. "The beauty of using gaze to support this is that our eyes naturally focus on content that we want to acquire, "says Jayson Turner, who developed the system with colleagues at Lancaster University, UK. Turner believes EyeDrop would be useful to transfer an interactive map or contact information from a public display to your smartphone or for sharing photos. A button needs to be used to select the object you are looking at otherwise you end up with the "Midas touch"(点石成金) effect, whereby everything you look at gets selected by your gaze, says Turner. "Imagine if your mouse clicked on everything it pointed at," he says. Christian Holz, a researcher in human-computer interaction at Yahoo Labs in Sunnyvale, California, says the system is a nice take on getting round this fundamental problem of using gaze-tracking to interact. "EyeDrop solves this in a slick (灵巧的)way by combining it with input on the touch devices we carry with us most of the time anyway and using touch input as a clutching mechanism," he says. "This now allows users to seamlessly(无缝地) interact across devices far and close in a very natural manner." 　　While current eye-trackers are rather bulky, mainstream consumer devices are not too far away. Swedish firm Tobii is developing gaze-tracking technology that can be installed in laptops and tablets and is expected to be available to buy next year. And the Google Glass headset is expected to include eye-tracking in the future. 　　Turner says he has also looked at how content can be cut and pasted or drag-and-dropped using a mix of gaze and taps on a touch screen. The system was presented at the Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia in Sweden, last week. Which of the following statement is true of eye-trackers for consumer devices.

A:They are costly. B:They are available. C:They are installed in Google Glass headset. D:They are expected to come out soon.

第二篇 Eye-tracker Lots You Drag and Drop Files with a Glance Bored of using a mouse? Soon you’ll be able to change stuff on your computer screen – and then move it directly onto your smartphone or tablet(平板电脑) –with nothing more than a glance. A system called EyeDrop uses a head-mounted eye tracker that simultaneously records your field of view so it knows where you are looking on the screen. Gazing at an object – a photo, say – and then pressing a key, selects that object. It can then be moved from the screen to a tablet or smartphone just by glancing at the second device, as long as the two are connected wirelessly. "The beauty of using gaze to support this is that our eyes naturally focus on content that we want to acquire," says Jayson Turner, who developed the system with colleagues at Lancaster University, UK. Turner believes EyeDrop would be useful to transfer an interactive map or contact information from a public display to your smartphone or for sharing photos. A button needs to be used to select the object you are looking at otherwise you end up with the "Midas touch"(点石成金) effect, whereby everything you look at gets selected by your gaze, says Turner. "Imagine if your mouse clicked on everything it pointed at," he says. Christian Holz, a researcher in human-computer interaction at Yahoo Labs in Sunnyvale, California, says the system is a nice take on getting round this fundamental problem of using gaze-tracking to interact. "EyeDrop solves this in a slick (灵巧的)way by combining it with input on the touch devices we carry with us most of the time anyway and using touch input as a clutching mechanism," he says. "This now allows users to seamlessly(无缝地) interact across devices far and close in a very natural manner." While current eye-trackers are rather bulky, mainstream consumer devices are not too far away. Swedish firm Tobii is developing gaze-tracking technology that can be installed in laptops and tablets and is expected to be available to buy next year. And the Google Glass headset is expected to include eye-tracking in the future. Turner says he has also looked at how content can be cut and pasted or drag-and-dropped using a mix of gaze and taps on a touchscreen. The system was presented at the Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia in Sweden, last week. Which of the following statement is true of eye-trackers for consumer devices.

A:They are costly. B:They are available. C:They are installed in Google Glass headset. D:They are expected to come out soon.

A presentation has two important components: what you say and (51) you deliver it. The term delivery covers a wide (52) of featares of speaking and eye contact is one of them.
The appropriate use of eye contact (53) from one culture to another. In some cultures, women are (54) to lower their eyes in most communication (55) ; in others, younger people must keep their eyes lowered when addressing older people. (56) in the United States, (57) you are addressing an individual, a small group of people, or a larger audience, you are expected to look at them. You do not have to stare (58) and continuously; (59) , it is appropriate when speaking to one person to (60) occasionally. In a small group you should look around at the different members of the group. (61) When addressing a larger audience, you should try to make eye contact with different people around the room. It is important to look at the (62) .
Audience, not just the people in the center of the room, (63) you will probably have to turn your head and/or your body in order to make proper eye contact with people (64) at the sides of the room. If you look at the ceiling, you will give the impression that you are not interested in your audience. A speaker establishes friendly relationship with the audience mainly (65) eye contact, and good relationship is essential to the success of any speech.

A:assumed B:proposed C:expected D:desired