When you are talking to somebody at a party, do you focus entirely on the person you are speaking with or does your attention keep jumping around the room to all the other people there? General1y, if the person is someone you really want to talk to, you will focus on him. Most other people will only get about half of your attention.
You may think that this is OK, because if you don’t really want to talk to him, then what does it matter if you don’t give him your full attention? Consider two things. First, you may just not realize the importance of that conversation. If you are at a networking meeting and you hope to meet the CEO of Company X, but you end up talking to someone who has a low-level job at a different company, then you may let your attention wander（走神）as you speak to him. But maybe you don’t realize that this person has already met the CEO and could introduce you. Do you think he will do that if he feels you don’t really care about speaking to him? This doesn’t mean you need to spend the whole time talking to him. Five or ten minutes of real attentive（专心的）conversation can be worth 30 minutes to an hour of partial attention.
Second, whether you want to speak to someone is based on the situation. You can love your wife, but if she tries to talk to you while you are watching something you like on TV, where is your attention going? Make your own decision, but if you want her to feel valued, give her your 100% attention. The nice thing is that in many cases you can give her your attention for a few minutes and then return to what you were doing. You miss very little, she feels valued, and all is good.
【小题1】The author’s opinion is made believable mainly by ________.
A using figures    B. giving examples    C. asking questions     D. description
【小题2】The second paragraph mainly tells you that ________.

I was born and raised in Hong Kong．For the past six years, I've been living in the United States．I work as a salesgirl in a large department store．Right now I'm going through a difficult period of my life which is hard for me to talk about．
A few months ago, I went to Hong Kong for a visit．It was the first time I'd gone back there since coming to the United States．I was eager to see my parents, my brothers, my sisters and my friends．
I really got a shock when I arrived．Hong Kong was not the same city as I left six years ago．Things had changed so much that I didn't recognize parts of it．My primary school was gone．The houses on the street where I used to live had been torn down and replaced by office buildings．
The shock from the physical changes in the city, however, was nothing compares to the confusion and hurt I soon began to feel in my parents' home．My family greeted warmly when I arrived．While my mother was busy preparing a special dinner in my honor, the rest of the family eagerly asked me questions about my life in the United States．I felt happy that day and for a couple of days after, but then I began to feel that something was wrong．I noticed that my family, especially my mother, would sometimes glance at me in a strange way when I was speaking．They gradually became less warm and friendly towards me, I became uncomfortable and confused as to why they were behaving that day．
I decided to talk to my mother．She asked me, "Have you forgotten your Chinese way?" I asked her what she meant．She asked, "You've forgotten the place of women in a Chinese home．You talk when you should remain silent．You speak on matters that of concern only to men．You speak openly of your inner feelings and desires．That's not the way of a Chinese woman．We keep our thoughts and feelings to ourselves．
【小题1】I was born and raised in Hong Kong．Here raise means______．

第二节   完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I am a mother of three，and have recently completed my college degree．The last class I had to  36 was Sociology．The teacher’s last  37 of the term was called“Smile．”The class was asked to  38 and smile at three people．My husband，youngest son and I headed for McDonald’s．It was just our  39 of sharing special playtime with our son．We were standing in line，waiting to be 40  when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away and then 41  my husband did．
I sensed a 42 smell and turned around．and there 43  behind me were two poor homeless men．As I 4 4 down at the short gentleman 4 5  to me，he was“smiling”．The second man rubbed his hands stupidly as he stood   46  his friend．   。
I was so touched by the   47 that I held my tears as I stood there with them．The young lady at the 48 asked him what they wanted．He said，“Coffee is all，Miss；”because that was all they could  49 ．Then I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a  50  tray．Then I walked to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot．I put the tray on the table and   51  my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand．He looked up at me，with   52  in his eyes，and said，“Thank you．”I started to cry as I walked away to  53 my husband and son．
I returned to my  54 on the last evening of class，with this story in hand．I turned in“my project”．I   55 with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn．
36．A．teach           B．attend                 C．pass                D．turn
3 7．A．goal           B．paper                C．project            D．degree
38．A．get together   B．go out                C．stay inside       D．keep calm
39．A．field            B．way                    C．chance            D．interest
40．A．served         B．charged               C．expected         D．ordered
41．A．only            B．even                   C．just                 D．still
42．A．good           B．stressful              C．horrible          D．pleasant
43．A．standing      B．falling                C．1ying              D．sitting
44．A．threw          B．headed                C．looked            D．seated
45．A．generous      B．close              C．friendly          D．similar
46．A．before         B．behind                C．after                  D．over
47．A．smell           B．condition        C．health         D．smiles
48．A．counter        B．chair                  C．door                  D．table
49．A．eat              B．afford                 C．find                D．cook
50．A．separate       B．beautiful             C．large               D．expensive
51．A．laid             B．set                      C．caught            D．stuck
52．A．smiles         B．surprises             C．pities              D．tears
53．A．search         B．join                    C．invite              D．get
54．A．home                 B．job                     C．college            D．work
55．A．dealt           B．did                     C．graduated        D．dropped

Questionnaire(调查表，问卷)
　Read the questions and answer YES or NO, then you will find out how good you are.
1. When you don 't understand something, you ask questions.                □
2. You like listening to older people talk about the past.                         □
3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you. □
4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don't know.        □
5. You enjoy reading books about famous people.                            □
6. You always see and talk to different people.                                □
7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things.                    □
8. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages. □
9.You talk a lot about yourself.                                               □
10. Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions.                  □
11.You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever.           □
12.Your parents don't understand you, so you don't talk to them much.          □
　SCORE(打分数) NOW!
Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO.
Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose YES.
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18—24 You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You'll probably succeed in learning al1 kinds of interesting things. Good for you!
10--16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful.
0- 8  About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote, "No man is an island. "This is still useful today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you.
【小题1】If you say "YES" to all these questions , you'll get ____ points.

A
There were smiling children all the way. Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave hack.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey.
【小题1】The author expected the train trip to be _______.