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1、1We know the kiss as a form of expressing affection （T青感，喜爱） .But long 1 it became it, it was customary in many countries to use it as a（n） 2 of respect. Some native Africans3 the ground over which a chief （首领）has walkeD. Kissing the hand and foot has been a mark of respect from the4 times.The early
2、 Romans kissed the mouth or eyes 5 a form of dignified（高贵的）greeting. One Roman emperor allowed his important nobles to kiss his lips, but the 6 important ones had to kiss his hands, and the 7 important ones were 8 allowed to kiss his feet!Most likely the kiss as a form of affection can be traced bac
3、k to primitive （上古的，原始的）times when a mother9 fondle（爱抚）her child, just as a mother 10 today. It only remained for society to 11 this as a custom for expressing affection between arms.We have evidence（根据）that this was already the 12 by the time of the sixth century, but we can only suppose it was 13
4、long before that. The first 14 where the kiss became accepted in courtship（ 求婚）was in France. From France the kiss spread rapidly all over Europe. Russia, which loved to 15 the customs of France, soon adopted it. A kiss from the Tsar（ 沙皇）became 16 of the highest forms of recognition from the Crown.I
5、n time, the kiss became a part of courtship. 17 marriage customs developed, the kiss became a part of the 18 ceremony （典礼， 仪式）.Today we regard it as an expression of love and tenderness.19 there are still manyplaces in the world where the kiss is 20 of formal ceremonies and is intended to show respe
6、ct.1. A. afterB. beforeC. untilD.since2. A. customB. traditionC. expressionD.affection3. A. watchB. touchC. kissD. greet4. A. earliestB. latestC. longestD.eldest5. A. ofB. asC. forD.in6. A. notB. littleC. lessD.least7. A. lastB. lessC. mostD.least8. A. tooB. alsoC. onlyD.ever9. A. wouldB. couldC. sh
7、ouldD.will10. A. wouldB. hasC. doingD.does11. A. expressB. allowC. kissD. accept12. A. caseB. eventC. historyD.evidence13. A. expressedB. practisedC. kissedD.discovered14. A. cityB. tribe （部落）C. societyD. country15. A. allowB. copyC. spreadD.use16. A. oneB. itC. thisD.that17. A. SinceB. OnceC. While
8、D.As18. A. meetingB. greetingC. marryingD. wedding19. A. AndB. ThusC. ButD.When20. A. bitB. partC. someD.any2One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our1 we cansee what has not yet happeneD. For example, while we are looking forward to 2 a new
9、place or country, we_3what it will be like. We predict（ 预料）the _4_ people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 5 . Things are often very different from the way we 6 them to be.One of the 7 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 8 t
10、o work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 9 and analyzed（分析）the problem from every angle（ 角度）for days, but there 10 to be no way of 11 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreameD. When he 12 up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 13 .The
11、hypnotist（催眠者）sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 14 : I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 15 . You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 16 will get heavier. Soon you ll be asleep.You will hear my voice and 17 my words, but your body will be asleep
12、, your eyes are too heavy. You are 18 asleep, and when you wake up you will 19 nothing.You will forget everything. Now I am going to 20 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.1. A. brainsB. sensesC. mindsD. sights2. A. visitingB. seekingC. reachingD. discovering3. A. imagineB. knowC. f
13、eelD. guess4. A. customB. habitC. styleD. way5. A. quicklyB. simplyC. correctlyD. neatly6. A. requiredB. wishedC. leftD. expected7. A. funnyB. dullC. famousD. silly8. A. managingB. tryingC. thinkingD. hoping9. A. studiedB. learnedC. discussedD. researched10. A. usedB. oughtC. seemedD. had11. A. maki
14、ngB. findingC. turningD. letting12. A. gaveB. satC.wokeD. got13. A. dreamB. lessonC.researchD. exercise14. A. softlyB. loudlyC. slowlyD. firmly15. A. everythingB. somethingC.nothingD. anything16. A. eyesB. feetC.headD. body17. A. believeB. repeatC. takeD. understand18. A. reallyB. extremelyC.actuall
15、yD. almost19. A. acceptB. rememberC.hearD. receive20. A. countB. sayC.addD.speak3I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know thats a 36 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 37 it.The 38 started when my friend Katy found Grandmas false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 39 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 40 to talk
