Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere．Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I’m going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.
The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications．In fact in any public space．
Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about．Now, say you need to use the restroom．The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can’t walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.
So, a cellphone．Any cellphone．Just pick it up．Don’t dial．Just hold that phone to your face and start talking．Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to evade.
For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business:
"Yes, I’m glad you called, because we really need to think about the details．What’s that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right there."
Be animated．Be engaged in your fake fone conversation．Make eye contact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.
Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce department pinching （用手捏） unripe peaches．Without your phone at your face, you’d be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.
One important caution about fake foning．The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention．I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished．I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor．"So I don’t need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news."
And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face．My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped．"What is the matter with this thing?" I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.
"Hello? Are you still there?"
Oops.
1．What is fake foning?
A．A strategy to avoid people. B．A device newly produced.
C．A service provided everywhere. D．A skill of communication.
2．In the author’s opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has to________
A．talk about interesting matters.
B．behave politely to people passing by.
C．hold the phone while walking.
D．appear absorbed in conversation.
3．What does the last example show?
A．One effective way is to fake fone one’s doctor.
B．One has to be careful while fake foning.
C．Fake foning may not deceive people.
D．Fake foning is always quite successful.
4．After his phone suddenly began ringing, the author________
A．immediately started talking to the caller.
B．immediately started talking to his colleague.
C．put the phone away and stopped talking.
D．continued with his fake conversation.
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There are three branches of medicine. One is called “doctor medicine,” or “scientific medicine.” Scientific doctors try to observe sicknesses, look for logical patterns, and then find out how the human body works. From there they figure out what treatments may work. This kind of medicine is believed to date from the 4th century BC. Although nowadays it is successful, in the ancient world this approach probably did not cure many patients.
A second kind of medicine is called “natural cures,” or “folk medicine,” in which less educated people try to cure sicknesses with various herbs(中草藥). These folk healers also use observation and logic, but they are not so aware of it. They try things until they find something that seems to work, and then keep doing that. Folk medicine flourished long before the development of scientific medicine and was more successful in ancient times than doctor medicine.
The third kind is called “health spas,” or “faith healing.” Sometimes this may be as simple as touching the holy man and being immediately healed. Other times, a magician may make you a magic charm, or say a spell, to cure you. Some religious groups organize special healing shrines for the sick. In these places people rest, get plenty of sleep, eat healthy food, drink water instead of wine, and exercise in various ways. They also talk to the priests and pray to the gods. If you are feeling depressed or you have been working too hard, going to these places may be just the right thing to make you feel better.
1. Doctor medicine ________.
A. has a longer history than folk medicine
B. has been practiced for around 1,600 years
C. bases its treatments on observation and logic
D. was very successful in curing sicknesses in ancient times.
2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT used in health spas?
A. Magic power. B. Various herbs.
C. Religious faith. D. A healthy life style.
3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Folk healers choose different herbs to cure diseases without any sound basis.
B. People who practice folk medicine need lots of formal education on herbs.
C. The success of folk medicine led to the development of doctor medicine.
D. Natural cures worked better than scientific medicine in ancient times.
4. The author’s primary purpose in this passage is to _______.
A. describe different types of medicine
B. argue for the importance of medicine in health care.
C. show the crucial(決定性的) role religion plays in medical treatments.
D. compare the educational background of three different types of patients.
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New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities… Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. “Start early, finish strong,” some of them say.
More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend’s international education exposition.
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| A．Canada | B．the UK | C．the US | D．Australia |
| A．it is very difficult for them to get a student visa |
| B．it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE |
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| D．they think they can receive good university education |
| A．Australia or the UK | B．Canada or Australia |
| C．the US or the UK | D．Canada or the UK |
| A．The US &- the UK． | B．The UK &- Canada． |
| C．The UK &- Australia． | D．Canada &- the US． |
| A．information for foreign study |
| B．advice on job seeking |
| C．suggestions on traveling abroad |
| D．tips on getting-visas |
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請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當的單詞。
注意：每空格一個單詞。
Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society. We should return to the old traditions of family and community, and then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?
In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people traditionally prioritize(區分優先次序) caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.
Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences.
In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned(譴責) then. But we cannot ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern twins.
Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.
In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a mutually beneficial relationship with others.
Title: Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?
| Main comparisons | Contexts |
| | In the past people put caring, sharing and generosity in the (2)_________ place. |
| Nowadays, people seem to be more (3)_________ about themselves. | |
| | People in the past appeared to be modest and self-effacing(謙讓). |
| People may strive to achieve their own (5)_________, even at the price of their coworkers. | |
| The author’s understanding | |
| (6)_________ for the changes in author’s eyes | Fierce (7)_________ and great (8)_________ on modern people may be responsible for the changes. |
| The author’s (9)_________ towards topic | A relationship which can (10)_________ both sides should be established. |
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Nowadays almost everyone prefers to use a smart mobile phone functions are more practical.
A. which B. where C. what D.whose
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