Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English fiction, a phrase like he went pale and began to tremble suggests that the man is either very afraid or has just had a very nasty shock. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it conveys surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like "they stretched out their tongues". Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses disgust.
Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to interpret and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Disgust, contempt and suffering seem to be the most difficult emotions for people everywhere either to recognize or to express. Other studies have shown that older people usually find it easier to interpret body language (the way people stand or move etc. ) than younger people do. And psychologists such as E. G. Beicr have also shown that some people frequently give completely the wrong impression of how they feel. For instance, they try to show affection but in fact communicate dislike. Or when they want to show interest, they give the impression that they don't care. This can happen even among close friends and members of the same family. In other words, what we think we are communicating through language, voice, face and body movements may be the exact opposite of what other people understand.
What might be the reason for the behaviour patterns of animals and humans?
A. They learn them from their parents.
B. They develop the patterns as they grow older.
C. They are born with them.
D. They are taught about them by their elders.
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由于航行途中遇上特大暴雨和暗礁,货船及货物全部沉人大海的损失属()。
A. 实际全损
B. 推定全损
C. 共同海损
D. 部分损失
买方的损失如何得到补偿()。
A. 买方可凭保险单及有关载货船舶沉没的证明到保险公司索赔
B. 买方不可向保险公司索赔
C. 买方向卖方索赔
D. 买方向开证行索赔
Part A
Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
The number killed in the Bradford City football ground disaster has risen to 52; more than 70 police and spectators have also been detained in hospital. The match was being recorded by York shire TV when the fire began. When it first broke out, a few tongues of flame could be seen under the wooden seats in the G block of the stand. Some of the spectators walked away casually from the smoke. Then suddenly the fire spread with terrifying speed, and within minutes the whole stand was in flames. Most of the spectators rushed forwards onto the pits to avoid the blaze. In the panic, sever al spectators were crushed, and police and other fans ran back to the stands to help them. The rescuers' clothes and hair could be seen bursting into flames in the intense heat.
Most of the dead were found piled up at the back of the stand, where they had run to escape from the fire. However, the gates at the back of the stand had been locked before the start of the match. This had been done to prevent people from entering without paying. Eyewitnesses spoke of fans being crushed beneath the turnstile in a desperate attempt to escape.
Throughout the day, weeping relatives trailed into hospitals and police stations looking for missing members of their families. The police are faced with the problem of identifying the victims and dental records and jewelry are being collected to help with the task.
The alarmingly quick spread of the fire was of serious concern to police and fire-brigade investigators last night. They believe that paper and other rubbish that had accumulated over the years beneath the wooden stands provided ready-made fuel for the fire.
Police think that the blaze was started by a dropped cigarette. They also found out that fire extinguishers had been removed from the stands because they had been used in the past by fans as missiles.
The tragedy is the worst in football history since 66 fans died when part of stadium collapsed in Scotland in 1971.
What might be the title of the passage?
A. Tragedy in Human History.
B. Locked Gates and Timber Stand Create Death-trap.
C. Fire in the Bradford Theatre.
D. Football Causes Great Disaster.
Every day at dawn, two students from a Form. H class at Kung Lee College have headed for a block of luxury fiats in Tai Hang Road, to wash and mop private cars.
The students were not trying to make a few dollars for pocket money--they were trying to help a classmate.
This classmate's father, who worked as a cleaner at the building, was admitted to hospital recently with a serious heart disease.
His daughter, left by herself and with no other relative in Hong Kong, faced the biggest problem in her life.
To help her pay the medical expenses, the girl's classmates volunteered to help her by doing the cleaning job on her father's behalf.
However, the students' enthusiasm failed to change her tragic fortunes--her father died.
The students then chipped in with their savings to pay for the funeral expenses. They also called on residents of the building and asked them to contribute.
In addition, they took turns in taking their classmate to their homes to comfort and console her.
However, she recently returned to her home--a seventy square foot cubicle in the basement of the building--as she wanted to be independent.
"Although I've come across much misfortune I've not lost hope. I want to be a useful person and I want to find a meaningful job, "she said yesterday.
She said she had no immediate plans, although her ambition was to continue her studies and become a nurse.
Why did the students clean the cars?
A. They wanted to help the cleaner's daughter.
B. They wanted to earn some pocket money.
C. They needed money for their classmate's medical expenses.
D. They wanted to help a hospital.