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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's tummy.

The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital.

The little girl gets worse. The doctor tells the parents, \the worst.\—now they plan a funeral.

Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister,“I want to sing to her,” he says . But kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. However , Karen makes up her mind . She will take Michael whether they like it or not. “If he doesn’t’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.” She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and marches him into ICU. The head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows. “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother, the usually mild-mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse’s face, her lips a firm line. “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen tows Michael to his sister’s beside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing.

\” Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.

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The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.

Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the head nurse as well as Karen.

Funeral plans are scrapped. The next day—the very next day—the little girl is well enough to go home!

NEVER GIVE UP THE ONE WE LOVE!

1．How did Michael feel when he knew that he was going to have a sister? A. indifferent. B. worried. C. expectant. D. disappointed. 2．The doctor recommended the family ___________.

A. get ready for the worst result. B. wait for the hope in the near future.

C. prepare much more money for the infant. D. prepare for another chance in other hospitals. 3．What would be the best title of the article? A. An Unexpected Gift B. A Miracle of Love

C. An Iron-Mother D. A medical Success B

Being less than perfectly well-dressed in a business setting can result in a feeling of great discomfort that may well require treatment to eliminate（remove）. And the sad truth is that “clothing mismatches” on the job can ruin the day of the person who is wearing the inappropriate attire(着装)—and the people with whom he or she comes in contact.

Offices vary when it comes to dress codes. Some businesses have very high standards for their employees and set strict guidelines for office attire, while others maintain a more relaxed attitude.

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However, it is always important to remember that no matter what your company’s attitude is regarding what you wear, you are working in a business environment and you should dress properly. Certain items may be more appropriate for evening wear than for a business meeting, just as shorts and a T-shirt are better suited for the beach than for an office environment. Your attire should reflect both your environment and your position. A senior vice president has a different image to maintain than that of a secretary or sales assistant. Like it or not, you will be judged by your personal appearance.

This is never more apparent than on “dress-down days”, when what you wear can say more about you than any business suit ever could. In fact, people will pay more attention to what you wear on dress-down days than on “business professional” days. Thus, when dressing in “business casual” clothes, try to put some good taste into your wardrobe choices, and recognize that the “real” definition of business casual is to dress just one notch(等级) down from what you would normally wear of business-professional attire days.

Remember, there are borders between your career and our social life. You should dress one way for play and another way when you mean business. Always ask yourself where you are going and how other people will be dressed when you get there. Is the final destination the opera, the beach, or the office? Dress properly and you will discover the truth in the principle that clothes make the man—and the woman. Unless you are sure what to wear, it pays to dress slightly traditionally than the situation demands.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to dress properly in a business setting. B．The relationship between career and social life.

C．The differences between professional and casual dress. D．Dressing codes vary in different situations. 5.Which of the following statements is true?

A．Every company has strict rules regarding office dress.

B．You can wear whatever you like if your company doesn’t have high standards for it. C．You should dress according to the business setting even when there are no fixed rules. D．In companies with relaxed rules on office dress, you can’t spot a manager among others. 6.Which statement best describes “dress-down days”?

A．On dress-down days, you can wear whatever you like.

B．People’s clothes on dress-down days don’t receive much attention. C．We can’t judge a person’s taste by his clothes on dress-down days.

D．People are usually more careful about what they wear on dress-down days.

7.Which of the following is NOT the rule offered in the passage regarding business dress?

A．Remember to ask others for advice when you don’t know what to dress. B．Think about how other guests will wear if you are invited to a dinner. C．For a business meeting and a concert, you should dress differently. D．Dress a bit traditionally if you are not sure what to wear. C

It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.

In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.

But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion

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found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.

One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice, Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional city accents. These accents were seen as 'common' and 'ugly'. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice.

In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 2019 pop song 'Common People' puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may 'want to live like common people' they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.

8. A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain ________.

A. it is time to end class distinction B. most people belong to middle class

C. it is easy to recognize a person’s class D. people regard themselves socially different 9. The word stratification in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. variety B. division C. authority D. qualification

10. The study in the US showed that BBC English was regarded as _________.

A. regional B. educated C. prejudiced D. unattractive 11. British attitudes towards accent _________.

A. have a long tradition B. are based on regional status C. are shared by the Americans D. have changed in recent years 12. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The middle class is expanding B. A person’s accent reflects his class C. Class is a key part of British society D. Each class has unique characteristics 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

You and I agree to meet at four-thirty . I show up at 4:33 . I don’t say anything ,because that’s close enough to satisfy our social __13___. Only after five minutes do you ___14___ me to say , “sorry I’ m late .”At ten minutes I owe you an ___15_ : “the free way exit was closed . I had to go four miles out of my way .”After twenty minutes I have to make a full and serious __16__ .After forty minutes I’d better not ___17___ at all .

That sort of thing ------so formally ___18__ and never explicitly stated----- drives people from other cultures __19____ . Anthropologists (人类学家)list the __20___ things to cope with in a foreign land . Second only to the language barrier is the way we deal with __21___.

Now psychologists look at our __22__of time another way . They go into several countries and measure the ___23___ of life . They measure the accuracy of bank clocks and how fast city residents walk . They time transactions (交易)in banks and post offices . They see ___24___ people take to answer questions .

Japanese keep a ___25___of the fastest . Americans are a __26____ second . Italians and

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