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1、Passage 1A foreigners first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands(任务). Racing thr

2、ough daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you

3、dont, waiters will hurry you.You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain

4、 courtesy point. The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returns in terms of

5、pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life. Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they w

6、ill miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf or coffee house. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We

7、 seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆忙忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得匆忙忙忙不知疲乏的，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里舍命引起店员的留意或者

8、用胳膊肘推搡别人。白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个局部。工作时间被认为是很宝贵的。在一些公共饮食场所，其别人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家都可以得到效劳，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。假如你不这样，侍者会督促你的。你会发觉司机也都很匆忙，人们从你身边匆忙走过。你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和一些及生疏人的小礼节。不要在意，这是因为他们特别珍惜时间，而且他们认为一旦太留意这些社交礼节就是奢侈时间。对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐性的理解。在美国价值体系中，耐性并不是首要要考虑的。我们中的很多人被称为”短保险丝”。假如我们觉得时间在毫无意义的溜走，既没有消遣价值，

9、工作价值，也不在休息，那就会开场不停地彷徨。那些来自时间观念不同的国家的人发觉他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应。很多刚到美国来的人都会惦念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。举个例子，他们会惦念因欢送你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交礼仪，这在他们国家是常规礼仪。他们会惦念在咖啡屋悠然的会谈。而通常，美国人不会及来访者在这么悠然的环境中进展一些冗长的小会谈。对于同事，我们总是看他过去的表现而不是及他的社交礼仪。因为我们一般都是更留意专业性的，而不是社交性的，因此我们总是很快进入正题。1. Which of the following statements is wrong? _ 以

10、下哪项陈述是错误的？ A. Americans seem to be always under pressure. B. Americans attach less importance to patience. C. Americans dont care much about ritual socializing. D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.美国人对他们的同事不礼貌。2. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means _ 第四段中的“a high prio

11、rity”是什么意思？ A. a less important thing B. a first concern C. a good business D. an attractive gift要首要考虑的。3. Americans evaluate a business colleague _ 美国人评价他们的同事是依据 A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talks C. by establishing business relations D. by learning about their past perf

12、ormance他们过去的表现。24. This passage mainly talks about _ 本文主要讲了 A. how Americans treasure their time B. how busy Americans are every day C. how Americans do business with foreigners D. what American way of life is like美国人是怎样珍惜时间的。5. We can infer from the passage that the authors tone in writing is _ 从本文

13、我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是 A. critical B. ironical C. appreciative D. objective观赏的。Passage 2When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon lea

14、rned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or govern

15、ment officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couple people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes

16、. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have

17、a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people dont like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors migh

18、t think. (248words)6. Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses? _A. Selling home furnishings.B. Renting furnished apartments.C. Selling used furniture.D. Renting home furnishings.7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? _A. Because the furniture they get in

19、 this way is new.B. Because it saves them a lot of money.C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.8. What can you infer from the passage? _A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.B. Renting furniture is not popular

20、 in the couples home town.C. Only those who dont have enough money to rent furniture.D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.9. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? _A. Rent or Buy?B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.C. Furnished Apartments.D.

21、 A New Idea.10. Young people liked renting home furniture in that _.A. They have less moneyB. They dont want to buy old furnitureC. The new furniture is of good qualityD. They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniturePassage 3A million tourists go to Barcelona every year. They wa

22、nt to see Antonio Gaudes church. This unusual church has a strange history. Gaude was born in Spain in 1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he had to work, but one day he designed a very unusual show-case for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give hi

23、m work. He designed houses, offices and gardens. They were all very unusual. He was soon rich and famous. Then a rich bookseller said, Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops, too. They will help the people. I will do it, said Gaudi. H

24、e worked for forty years, but he could not finish the church. It was too big. He needed $10,000,000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when he died in 1926, and only the front of the church was finished. But architects, engineers and tourists from all over the world come to see

25、it. It is very strange, very modern and very revolutionary.11、Which of the following titles best fits the passage? A：Barcelona- a Famous City B：A Strange History of An Unusual Church C：A Poor Architects Unusual Works D：Antonio Gaudis Life答案： C 12、Which of the following is NOT true? A：Gaudi was a Spa

26、nish architect B：Gaudi devoted most of his life to the building of the church C：People all over the world admire the architect very much D：many tourists go to see Gaudis unfinished church答案： B 13、Gaudi sometimes missed classes because _. A：he didnt like it B：he had to work at the same time C：they we

27、re too difficult D：he had to build a church答案： B 14、The church is unusual because _. A：its unfinished B：its strange C：its modern D：all of the above答案： D 15、According to the passage, Gaude _. A：suffered a lot in his life B：was full of sympathy to the poor C：always created unusual works D：both B and C

28、答案： DPassage 4It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become “in”. Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4:30p.m., college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who cant wait to see the next episode in the

29、lives of their favorite characters.Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they are a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite

30、serials. During the 1960s, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The moon of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance. Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may

31、seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who like college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young

32、people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems. 16.What is soap opera? A. Plays based on science fiction stories. B. Plays based on non-fiction stories. C. The daytime serial dramas on TV. D. Popular documentary films on TV. 正确答案：C 17.What can be

33、 the best titles of the passage? A. College student viewers B. Favorite TV serials C. Soap opera fans D. College-age viewers 正确答案：C 18.Which are not the reason why the soap opera suddenly becomes “in” according to the passage? A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves. B. Becau

34、se the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people. C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters. D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles. 正确答案：D 19.What can we learn from the passage? A. College students like soap oper

35、as more than any other social groups. B. Young people of sixties liked soap operas more than people today. C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now. D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love bur in vain. 正确答案：C 20.What message does the

36、author want to convey to us? A. The peoples favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time. B. The peoples favorites to drama works change along with the times. C. The peoples favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera. D. The peoples favorites have changed the drama works. 正确

37、答案：B Passage 5If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory(记忆力) works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he r

38、eally means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance(时机) to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that h

39、e has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责怪), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people cant read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they

40、cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people：Practice remembering.21The main reason(主要缘由)for one is poor memory is that_.Ahis father or moth

41、er may have a poor memory.BHe does not use his name or legs for some time.Chis memory is not often usedDhe cant read or write 22If you do not use your arms or legs for some time_.Ayou cant use them any moreBthey will become strongerCthey become weak and wont become strong until you use them again.23

42、Which of the following is NOT true?AYour memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.BYour memory becomes weak if you dont give it enough chance for practice.CDont learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.DA good memory comes from more practice.24Some people cant read or

43、 write, but they usually have better memories, because _. Athey have saved much troubleBthey have saved much time to remember thingsCthey have to use their memories all the timeDthey cant write everything in a little notebook25Give a best title for this passage.ADont Stop Using Your Arms Or LegsBHow

44、 To Have a Good MemoryCStrong Arms And Good MemoriesDLearn from the PeoplePassage 6How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really known is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings,

45、actions, and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down, these sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words. The power of word

46、s, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds, Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that m

47、ean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style(文体). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefo