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Safety information for study abroad

Remember you are responsible for the choices you make regarding your safety! Be careful all the time. Not knowing about the culture, language, people and situations may put you at higher risk. Learn what women and men do in the culture to protect themselves.

☆ Avoid walking alone at night. Do not agree to meet a person whom you do not know in a lonely place. Be cautious when meeting new people. Don’t give out your address and phone number to strangers or let out too much personal information about yourself.

☆ Do not attract attention to yourself by speaking English loudly in public in America or wearing expensive jewelry. These manners will certainly attract thieves, or worse. Do not be afraid to be impolite when faced with unwanted situations. Do not let anyone push you into taking risks. If you feel unsafe, you probably are.

☆ Taxis are not safe everywhere, especially late at night. Men and women are often robbed by taxi drivers. In many cities, taxis have gotten so dangerous that people use Radio Taxis to get the names of good companies.

☆ When using public telephones, especially in a lonely place, stand facing out so you can see your surroundings. If someone stops you to ask for the time or to ask for directions, step away to a distance that is safer. Why would they consider asking an obviously foreign person for directions?

☆ Your life will always be more important than any of your possessions (财产). Let them go and run away if necessary.

1. For whom is the passage written?

A．Parents who worry about the safety of their children.

B．Foreign people who are traveling in the USA.

C．Those students who are studying abroad.

D．People who are interested in foreign culture.

2. What does the underlined word “cautious” probably mean?

A．Friendly.

B．Careful.

C．Active.

D．Calm.

3. You are advised not to speak English loudly in public in America because _______.

A．others will laugh at your bad English

B．it is bad manners to speak loudly in American culture

C．you will attract too much attention to yourself

D．other people will ask more information about yourself

4. What should you do to protect yourself while studying abroad?

A．Taking public transportation whenever you go out.

B．Not considering others’ feelings as long as you like.

C．Not offering help to anyone in the street.

D．Having a high sense of safety at any time.

【推荐2】“Funny”, a made-in-China emoji, seems to have recently moved beyond China. Now, it is more than an emoji, but a cultural expansion.

● Reaching Global Markets

A series of “funny” emoji-based bolsters (抱枕) have attracted the attention of Japanese customers. Even if one bolster is more than three times as expensive as in China, it doesn’t kill their desires to buy it. One Japanese customer Miki said, “They are just so cute and I bought three bolsters at one time for my family. And every time I see them, my mood just brightens suddenly.”

A Japanese netizen Kiro Kara said, “I think the emoji implies very complicated meanings. My dad will send it when he doesn’t agree with someone but he has to say something and behave politely.”

● Addition to Domestic Social Media

Compared with Japanese impressions of the “funny” emoji, Chinese netizens prefer to use emoji to tease one another on social media.

One commonly seen online comment is, “We strongly suggest stopping the usage of the emoji. Because every time other people send me the emoji, I feel very uncomfortable and consider myself as a fool.”

Regarded as the most popular emoji, the “funny” emoji has received much attention since its release in 2013. In fact, the “funny” emoji is the updated version of its original one; “funny” has a smiley mouth, two eyebrows and a naughty look. All these characteristics present users a sense of satire (讽刺).

● In Everyday Use Abroad

It's not the first time the Chinese emoji takes the world stage. Earlier this year, one emoji from the Chinese basketball celebrity Yao Ming has been spread through the Middle East region. In a city in southern Egypt, Yao’s smiling emoji has appeared frequently in local traffic signs to remind people the road ahead is one-way. Many locals do not know Yao Ming but are familiar with his emoji and nickname “Chinese Funny Face”.

As a new online language, emojis have become a necessary part of people’s daily life, helping people express their views in a more vivid and precise way. Also, it can help foreigners learn about Chinese culture. But how to properly use “the fifth innovation in China” without hurting others and turn them into commercial advantages still need answers.

1. Why do the bolsters attract Miki’s attention?

A．They are inexpensive.

B．They help reach an agreement.

C．They help brighten the mood.

D．They are helpful to express desire.

2. According to the passage, which of following is the latest “funny” emoji?

A．	B．
C．	D．

3. The main purpose of the text is to         .

A．promote the emoji worldwide

B．teach us how to use the emoji

C．explain the meaning of emoji

D．show us the popularity of the emoji

【推荐3】Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Husbands and wives use doghouse when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for forgetting their wedding anniversary (周年纪念). She might tell him that he is in the doghouse and treats him badly. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.

Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

1. The underlined expression “work like a dog” in Paragraph 2 means _______.

A．be hard-working	B．have an unhappy life
C．compete for the same things	D．become successful

2. If a man comes home late, his wife might say angrily, “______________”.

A．it will rain cats and dogs	B．every dog has its day
C．you lead a dog’s life	D．you are in the doghouse

3. “Leave things untouched” has the same meaning as “____________”.

A．become a sick dog	B．teach an old dog new tricks\
C．let sleeping dogs lie	D．make people dog-tired

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Expressions in American culture.	B．Some expressions with the word dog.
C．A good way to learn English well.	D．Dogs’ influence on American culture.

【推荐2】Staffan Lindeberg is a professor in the department of medicine at the University of Lund in Sweden. He was interested in a Stone Age diet. In the early 1990s he travelled to Papua New Guinea to study the diet of the people on the island of Kitava as it was very close to the Stone Age diet. While there, he found that people did not suffer from heart attacks, diabetes(糖尿病), being overweight and many other diseases common in western countries.

As a result of his findings, he decided to test patients in Sweden to see how such a diet would affect   them.   Fourteen   patients   followed   a   Stone   Age   diet   while   another   fifteen   followed   a Mediterranean(地中海) diet, also healthy with lots of fruit and vegetables. All of the patients in the tests had high blood sugar levels, most suffered from diabetes and all had heart problems.

At the end of three months, the group following the Mediterranean diet had reduced their blood sugar levels by a small amount but those following the Stone Age diet had much lower levels of sugar in their blood. The patients in both groups also lost weight although the level of sugar in the blood and the patients’ weight didn’t seem to be related.

So, what is it about the Stone Age diet that can make us more healthy? The diet contains some meat, fish, vegetables and nuts(坚果) but it doesn’t contain any dairy products(乳制品) or grains(谷 物), and there is no salt.

The next question is whether the Kitava people are healthier than us. After all, their life expectancy(预期寿命) is much lower. According to Professor Lindeberg, this is not as simple as we may think. Because of their poor health care, there is more chance of them dying at a young age. However, if people on Kitava manage to reach fifty, they are likely to live as long as people in more developed countries.

1. What did Staffan Lindeberg find about the Kitava people on the island of Kitava?

A．They followed the Stone Age diet.

B．They lived a simple life.

C．They had no diseases common in western countries.

D．They had poor medical conditions.

2. What did the tests in Sweden show?

A．The Stone Age diet could help people lose weight quickly.

B．High blood sugar levels could cause people to be overweight.

C．The Mediterranean diet could not help reduce blood sugar levels.

D．People following the Stone Age diet had a low blood sugar level.

3. What did the Stone Age diet contain?

A．Fish, nuts, grains and salt.

B．Nuts, dairy products and grains.

C．Meat, fish, vegetables and nuts.

D．Vegetables, nuts and dairy products.

4. Why is Kitava people’s life expectancy low?

A．They have unhealthy eating habits

B．Their living conditions are poor.

C．They don’t have good health care.

D．They tend to suffer from a rare disease at a young age.