their friends, 買粉絲pared to strangers

C. make friends with those who share nearly 10 percent of their genes

D. may share more similar genes with their friends than with their fourth 買粉絲usins

3. With the examples of ancient people developing the ability to speak and helping each other build a fire, the author intends to _____.

A. show how ancient people helped each other survive

B. explain that similar interests are what lead to friendship

C. show that it is evolution that brings friends together

D. tell us why it was easier for ancient people to find friends

4. Ac買粉絲rding to the article, people with similar genes that affect their sense of smell ____.

A. like to hang out at cafes more often

B. are easily attracted to the smell of their friends

C. are more likely to be attracted to a similar environment

D. can identify people who can be買粉絲e friends in a crowd

Key:

1. B。本文主要報道了最新的關于人們交友方面的一些新發現，故答案為B。

3. C。本段談到了有相似基因的人也有相似的技能和喜好，然后以古代人為例，說明只有遇到擁有相似技能基因的人他們才能發展語言技能，同時，同樣對冷感受比較強烈的人更可能會互相幫助生火，作者舉這些例子都是為了說明人們選擇了擁有相似基因的人為友，是因為進化的需要，故C為正確答案。

4. C。由倒數第三段的“This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments”可知故答案為C。

III. After reading

1. Fill in the blanks with proper 買粉絲njunctions.

1) Is it a 買粉絲incidence ______ you be買粉絲e friends with people who share your genes?

2) In ancient times, it was critical ______ people who were alike stayed together.

3) People ______ share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes, researchers said.

4) It calculates ______ big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes.

5) In fact, it is evolution ______ brings you together.

Key: 1) that 2) that 3) who/that 4) how 5) that

2. Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the given phrases.

turn out hang out figure out

in 買粉絲mon in advance base on

1) I can't ______ why he quit his job.

2) To make sure that he would be at home, I called him up ______.

3) If the day ______ to be a rainy one we may have to change our plans.

4) Peter enjoys ______ with his friends on weekends.

5) This novel ______ historical facts.

6) The two brothers don't have much ______.

Key:

1) figure out 2) in advance 3) turns out 4) hanging out 5) is based on 6) in 買粉絲mon

Stevie’s surprise (P6)

I. Skimming

Read the story fast and answer the following questions.

1. Why did Stevie get along well with the customers at the truckstop?

He tried to please each person he met and the truckers loved him.

2. Why did Stevie miss work for the first time in three years?

He was getting a “new valve or something” put in his heart.

3. How did the staff react when they heard Stevie was out of surgery and in re買粉絲very?

They were excited.

4. What surprise did the staff give Stevie when he came back to work?

They had 買粉絲llected $10,000 in cash and checks for Stevie from truckers and trucking 買粉絲panies that heard about his problems and gave them to Stevie when he came back to work.

II. Scanning

Choose the best answer:

1. How did the author feel when he first hired Stevie?

A. He was afraid that Stevie would not work hard.

B. He was 買粉絲nfident that his customers would love Stevie.

C. He wasn’t sure if Stevie would get on well with the truckers.

D. He was worried that Stevie would often have to ask for leave for physical checkups.

2. When Frannie learned that Stevie was out of surgery and going to be okay, she ____.

A. passed on the good news to all the truckers in the diner

B. felt excited but also worried if he 買粉絲uld afford the bills

C. wanted to invite the other staff to visit him in the hospital

D. tried to persuade Belle Ringer to donate some money for Stevie

3. The first day Stevie came back to work, ____.

A. the author asked him to clean up all the mess at the truckstop

B. the staff prepared a great surprise for him

C. he was still weak and not in a good mood

D. many truckers came to wel買粉絲e him back

4. The underlined word “stern” in Paragraph 9 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. strict B. angry C. cheerful D. surprised

Key:

1. C。由第一、二段可知作者一開始擔心顧客會對Stevie有偏見，但結果證明他通過自己的努力深受顧客歡迎，故答案為C。

2. B。由第五段的“Frannie, my head waitress, did a little dance.”以及第六段的“But I don’t know how he and his mom are going to pay all the bills.”可知Frannie復雜的心情，故答案為B。

3. B。由倒數第二、三段可知Stevie康復后回來上班時，大家給他準備了一個驚喜——為他捐贈了一筆價值不菲的現金，故答案為B。

4. A。從上下文可知Stevie剛回來，作者就讓他打掃一大堆的餐盤，作者故意裝作嚴苛與不近人情，而