Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.
1. Take pictures
One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or a party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “If you’d like I can email it to you”. This can be the seed that leads to new connections.
2. Eat alone in public
You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach(接近) when you are alone. People may be afraid of disturbing you or being rude if you talk with someone else. Bring a book or newspaper to read. Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse tostart a conversation if they’ve read it.
3. Join a class, sports team, or club
Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, Toastmasters (a public speaking club), a class for work, etc. Choose a new hobby or continue an old one!
These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be made to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are made to see each other again.
【小題1】How many tricks are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小題2】________ will give you an excuse to make friends with the person.

A．Taking photos	B．Eating alone in public
C．Joining a class	D．Reading an interesting book

【小題3】The writer wants to tell you ______________.

A．how to make as many friends as you can

B．how to make friends in a new city quickly

C．how to build a social circle

D．how to start a conversation with others

Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.

1. Take pictures

One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or a party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “If you’d like I can email it to you”. This can be the seed that leads to new connections.

2. Eat alone in public

You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach(接近) when you are alone. People may be afraid of disturbing you or being rude if you talk with someone else. Bring a book or newspaper to read. Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse tostart a conversation if they’ve read it.

3. Join a class, sports team, or club

Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, Toastmasters (a public speaking club), a class for work, etc. Choose a new hobby or continue an old one!

These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be made to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are made to see each other again.

1.How many tricks are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three.            B．Four.             C．Five.             D．Six.

2.________ will give you an excuse to make friends with the person.

A．Taking photos                          B．Eating alone in public

C．Joining a class                          D．Reading an interesting book

3.The writer wants to tell you ______________.

A．how to make as many friends as you can

B．how to make friends in a new city quickly

C．how to build a social circle

D．how to start a conversation with others

 

先閱讀短文，掌握其大意。然后從方框中所給的詞中選出恰當(dāng)?shù)?0個(gè)，并用其適當(dāng)形式填空，每個(gè)詞限用一次。（每小題1分）

finish,  advice,  on,  be,  excited,  in slow,  like  interest,  open,  real,  friend

If you are a teenager and you have lost interest in reading or never like it so much, this is for you. Here is some   1. on finding your favorite books:

★ Ask around. Ask your   2. or favorite teachers to suggest books they enjoy.

★ Go to the library. Don’t be shy about it. You can ask a librarian(圖書(shū)管理員) a question  3. this: Do you have any books   4. rock music?

★ Try a few pages. If a book doesn’t interest you after you read a few pages, leave it and try another, until you find an   5. one.

★ Read at your own pace(速度). Reading isn’t a test. So when you read   6., you can have a look at words here and there and think. If you   7. interested in it, you’ll read to the end quickly. Then you can read another one.

★ Let one good thing lead to another. When you read something that   8. interests you, you may be sorry when you   9. it. Because the end is never really the end for a person who reads. You can always   10. another book, and another, and another.

 

For a long time being happy was considered natural，and there was nothing special to do about it. Now we know that we can work at getting along well with other people. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better.
One way is being unselfish，not wanting everything your own way or asking for the best share of everything, including the attention of your friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad ones in other people.
You don’t have to be spineless(無(wú)骨氣的)in order to be popular. In fact，you will be liked and respected(尊重)if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights(權(quán)利). But do it politely and pleasantly. One way to develop a good character is being friendly and polite to your own group,  to older people，to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you.
You cannot expect to be perfect,  so you must learn not to be too unhappy when you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed unless he refuses to learn from them. Many young people become discouraged(泄氣的) when they know their unpleasant qualities—selfishness，laziness，etc. Just remember that we all have some of these faults and have to fight against them.
When sometMng is wrong，it is best to try to make it right. Perhaps you don’t like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why，and look at yourself，too. Make sure that you are not doing something to make others dislike you. In time, things may turn out all right, then you simply have to learn to get along the best you can with the situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you can’t change.
【小題1】Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined part?

A．Not sharing anything with others.

B．Not thinking too much of yourself.

C．Not attracting the attention of your friends.

D．Not making friends with people who have bad points.

【小題2】How can we get along well with others according to the passage?

A．We should find out unpleasant qualities in others and in ourselves.

B．We should show others our unpleasant qualities.

C．We should stand up for our rights in any way we like.

D．We should fight against our unpleasant qualities.

【小題3】What can we know from the passage?

A．Even if we don’t have good relationships with others，we needn’t work at it.

B．Even if someone is not important to us，we still need to treat him politely.

C．Even if we are willing to learn from ouy mistakes，we are still to be blamed.

D．Even if the situation cannot be changed, we still need to worry much about it.

If you want to deal with the association(交往) between boys and girls properly, here are some ‘dos and don’ts’ for you to follow.
Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. We should make as many friends as possible. We should get along with the other sex in public instead of in secret.
Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.
Don’t fall into the ditch of early love. Boys and girls in adolescence (青春期) are rich in feelings. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of early love.
【小題1】The main idea of the passage is to _______.

A．tell students to keep away from early love

B．give some advice on how to associate(交往) between boys and girls

C．tell students how to make friends

D．teach boys how to talk with girls

【小題2】We should get along with the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT _______.

A．with a good state of mind	B．in real friendship
C．in public	D．in secret

【小題3】If you are a shy person, you can _______.

A．find friends with the same interest and hobby first

B．only have a few friends of the same sex

C．not make friends with the other sex

D．not fall in love with other students easily I

【小題4】The underlined word ‘ditch’ in the passage means‘_______’ in Chinese.

A．波浪

B．泥潭

C．圈套

D．樹(shù)枝

【小題5】A person at adolescence is _______.

A．complicated(復(fù)雜的) in feelings

B．good at making friends with each other

C．old enough to fall in love

D．easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love