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14视听说原文unit2Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.A:Howareyougettingalong,Julie?B:Afterthevacation?Muchrefreshed.A．Itisinteresting.B．Itistiring.C．Itisexciting.D．Itisrefreshing.A:WhyareyousocheerfulwhileI'msostressedallday?B:Well,youshouldworkoffyourstress.A．worknotsohardB．workoneasierproblemsC．eathealthyD．getridofherstressA:Hey,Penny!What'ssofunny?Iseeyoulaughingallthetime.B:OhEric.I'm...readingacomicbook.A:Comicbook?Ididn'tknowyouareinterestedinit.B:Well,it'sarecentinterest.WhenIwaslowinspiritthreemonthsago,afriendgavemeacomicbooktoread.AndIbecameinstantlyaddictedtosuchbooks.Youknow...thepicturesaresofunny...nowIfeelmuchbetter.A:Ididn'tknowthat.Nowonderyouarealwaysingoodspiritsthesedays.B:Yes,andmaybeyoushouldreadthem,too,Eric.A:I...Idon'tknow.I'mjusttoobusywithmythesis.It'sformymaster'sdegreeandtimeisrunningout...Ah,prettymuchstressonme.B:NowyouseeEric?That'swhyyouneedtogiveyourselfabreaktoreadsomethingamusing.Ithelps,Ipromise.A:Really?Canreadingcomicbooksreduceyourstress?B:Ofcourse.I'malivingexample.ActuallyI'mhavingstresstoo...youknow,thetests,thejob,thingslikethat.Butwhenreadingthefunstuff,Ijustforgotallmyworries.LaterIfindmyselfmorepowerfultodealwiththeissuesinmylife.A:Thatsoundsmagical.I'dliketotry.Er...whatareyoureadingnow?B:iGarfields/i,thecat.It'sgood.There'sanotheroneandyoucanborrowit.A:Oh,thankyou,Penny.You'reveryhelpful.Questions3to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.Threemonthsago,afriendgavePenny_____whenshewasinlowspirits.（岭师分享群391337364发布）A．aflowerB．acomicbookC．acomicDVDD．ahat2.Ericisworkingonhis_____.A．finalexaminationsB．novelC．master'sthesisD．familyproblem3.Whathappensattheendoftheconversation?A．PennylendsEricacomicbook.B．EriclendsPennyacomicbook.C．Theygotothelibrary.D．Theyreadthebooktogether.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).PassageOneThegesturesareusedtoemphasizeanideaoremotion,especiallywhilespeaking.Gesturesareofgreathelpaspeopleareinalackofwordswhiletryingtoexpresstheirthoughts,emotionsandfeelings.Whileoneistalking,heorsheconsiderseverysentenceandword.Beforeonesayssomewords,hethinksthemoverinordernottohurtsomeoneorsaysomethingwrong.Thevocabularyofapersonisratherbroadandcontainsmillionsofwordsthathelpustoexpressanythingwewant.Accordingtothescientists,theaveragepersonusesaboutthirteenthousandofwordsinhiseverydaycommunication.Onemaysaythatthirteenthousandisaratherbignumber,butconsiderthefactthattheaveragedictionaryofacertainlanguagecontainsabout600,000words.Thatmeanswedon'tuseevenahalfofthewordsinourlanguage.So,itiscommonthatsometimesweareinalackofwordstoexpresssomething.Asithappens,westarttoexpressourfeelingsthroughdifferentgestures.Gesturesarethereflectionofinnerfeelingswehavebutnotabletoexpressortrytohide.So,thegesturesareasilentlanguage.Duringourentirelifewearewearingmasksthathelpustohidethefeelingsandthoughts.But,nomatterwhataskilfulliarapersonis,nooneisabletocontrolhisgestures.Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.1.Gestureswillhelppeople_____toexpresstheirthoughtsandfeelings.A．whocannotspeakaforeignlanguageB．whoarenotwelleducatedC．whoarenotgoodspeakersD．whoareinalackofwords2.Beforeonesayssomewords,_____.A．onemakessuretheywon'thurtpeopleB．onetriestousethesimplestwordsC．onemakessurethatthegrammariscorrectD．oneusesgesturestotellwhatistobesaid3.Onaverage,howmanywordsdoesoneuseinhisdailycommunication?A．13,000.B．16,000.C30,000.D．60,000.4.Gesturesarethereflectionsof_____.A．spokenlanguageB．dailyproblemsC．ourmoodsD．hiddenfeelings5.Whatcan'tbecontrollednomatterhowskillfuloneis?A．Manners.B．Behaviors.C．Gestures.D．Pronunciations.PassageTwoItmaybeaquestionwhetherworkisacauseofhappiness.Thereiscertainlymuchworkwhichistroublesome,andtoomuchworkisalwaysverypainful.ButIthinkthateventhemostboringworkislesspainfultomostpeoplethannoworkatall.Therearedifferentkindsofwork,accordingtothenatureoftheworkandtheabilitiesoftheworker.Mostoftheworkthatmostpeoplehavetodoisnotinitselfinteresting,butevensuchworkhascertaingreatadvantages.Tobeginwith,itfillsthedaywithouttheneedofdecidingwhatoneshalldo.Mostpeople,whentheyareleftfreetofilltheirowntime,areatalosstothinkofanythingpleasanttobeworthdoing.Andwhatevertheydecideon,theyaretroubledbythefeelingthatsomethingelsewouldhavebeenmorepleasant.What'smore,alwayshavingtomakeachoiceisverytroublesome.Formanycommonpeople,itisbettertobetoldwhattodoateachhouroftheday.Mostoftherichpeoplewhohavenoworktodosufferakindofboredom.AttimestheymayfindreliefbyhuntinginAfrica,orbyflyingroundtheworld,butthenumberofsuchexperiencesislimited.Sothecleverrichpeopleworkashardasiftheywerepoortokillt