Hold more eye contact

Most people keep eye contact about 2/3 of the time or less when they talk. ___20___ This will convey confidence and interest in communicating with them. ___21___

People with good conversation skills tend to notice the kind of things that the average person doesn’t notice, and to bring such details into the conversation. They may notice and point out an interesting ring on the other person’s hand, a certain foreign accent, or a certain voice tone they use when saying a name. Thus, such individuals impress people in a very elegant manner.

Express your emotions

___22___ Express your feelings about those facts. Keep in mind that it is at the emotional level that people connect best. Use the best words

The ability to talk smoothly has a lot to do with choosing the right words to convey your feelings or thoughts. ___23___ It will help you develop a way with words and allow you to express yourself more easily.

Conversational skills don’t improve just like that. It takes time, practice and the ability to learn at a rapid rate from your own experiences.

A. Don’t just present the facts, you’re not a newspaper.

B. It’s a very good idea to hold eye contact just a bit more than that. C. Notice the details.

D. It is important to improve conversational skills. E. Offer interesting news.

F. They take their time when they think something over and when they say it out loud. G. Develop your vocabulary and practice communicating as accurately as possible. 第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There is an old Spanish proverb which says, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.” How many times have we ___24___ dreams until tomorrow? I’d say too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot ___25___. We have to go for them now! Here is why.

As you know, tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about death, but the ___26___ is: everybody is going to die at one point. ___27___ of us know the day, or the hour. ___28___, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave(坟墓) with ___29___ dreams. Make the ___30___ to go after every dream, big or small right away.

Unless you take the first step, your dreams will never ___31___. You can ___32___ about writing the great American play, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to ___33___. You can dream about finding a key ___34___ solving a troublesome problem, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to learn what you need to find that key.

___35___, dreams don’t work unless you do. They ___36___ you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen.

You can’t let fear win. One of the biggest dream ___37___ is fear. There are so many people who could have ___38___ amazing things if they weren’t afraid. Just think about all ___39___ you’ve wanted to do, but allowed fear to make you believe the fact that you weren’t capable, or good enough. In the movie After Earth, Will Smith’s character says, “Fear is not ___40___. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is what exists. But fear is a choice.” Choose not to let fear ___41___ you from achieving your dreams. Imagine how ___42___ you’ll be if you’re living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing that is stopping you is you. There are so many amazing ___43___ and people waiting for you. So don’t keep your dreams waiting. Go after them today! 24. A. gone off B. put off C. set off D. given off 25. A. stop B. flow C. wait D. add 26. A. voyage B. view C. concern D. fact 27. A. Nobody B. None C. All D. Neither 28. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Moreover 29. A. undone B. unorganized C. unfinished D. unsettled 30. A. decision B. choice C. pace D. power 31. A. come true B. come out C. realize D. recognize 32. A. think B. discuss C. consider D. dream 33. A. wood B. paper C. book D. wool 34. A. of B. as C. for D. to 35. A. For this purpose B. In other words C. In the end D. In addition 36. A. request B. command C. order D. require 37. A. killers B. forecasters C. supporters D. survivors 38. A. failed B. achieved C. succeeded D. lost 39. A. what B. which C. when D. that 40. A. frequent B. useless C. wrong D. real 41. A. shelter B. stop C. save D. protect 42. A. crazy B. calm C. happy D. upset 43. A. advantages B. challenges C. opportunities D. sufferings 第二节：单词拼写（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

44. I would be extremely g___________ to you if you could help me solve the problem. 45. To live a happy life, one should hold a positive a___________ to difficulties.

46. The family are trying their best to p___________ the father out of smoking, but the father

just won’t listen to them.

47. When the war finally came to an end two years later, the whole city lay in r___________. 48. Tom’s leg got i___________ during work time, and the company paid all his medical fees. 49. The film, b___________ on a real love story, is very popular among the teenagers.

50. Every day at d___________ when most people get off work, these policemen began their

work.

51. On seeing the terrible accident, the little girl was so f___________ that she burst into tears. 52. When he was a middle school student, he p___________ to cycle to school rather than take

a bus.

53. After g___________ from high school, she went abroad for further study. 54. The accident caused a s___________ of events that nobody had expected. 55. We all agree that these harmful pillows should be d___________ right away. 56. Because of your timely help, we completed the task ahead of s___________.

57. —Is Baidu a r___________ source of information? —Sometimes yes, Sometimes no. 58. Mary was so b___________ in deep thought that she didn’t notice the noise outdoors. 第四部分：写作 (满分14分)

为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEART—TO—HEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Jamie，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。

内容要点如下：

1. 表示理解并给予安慰；

2. 提出建议并说明理由：向朋友倾诉，加强户外运动，保持积极心态等。 注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：temper脾气 Hi, Worried,

I’m sorry to know that you’re having such a bad time at the moment. __________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

I hope you’ll soon feel calmer and carry on as normal.

Yours, Jamie