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During my stay at the University of Michigan, one of the senior professors asked me to join a seminar on culture and emotion. In a general ________ of self-introductions, I introduced myself in a(n) ________ Dutch way as one of those who are “interested in culture and emotion”. The professor supplemented (补充) my self-introduction to________ American standards, saying I was one of the world’s experts on the________. In response, I looked down in________, and thought that “expert” was a big word.

When I lived in North Carolina, my new friends came over to________. Conversations were full of interest and energy, and there was a lot of________. At the end of the evening, when my guests left, they thanked me for the dinner. My heart________, because I was born and raised in the Netherlands, where “thanking for dinner” means the relationship is ________. Emotions are different enough to feel out of________ when you move from one culture to another. The professor at the University of Michigan meant to make me feel________, but instead made me uncomfortable. My friends meant to show ________, but they made me think they were distancing themselves from me.

We think about emotions as feelings deep inside us, but in________, our emotions happen in interactions with others. In my own culture, it was hard to observe the________ emotions of others, but I was able to see them when I moved to the US—a different________ from where I was raised.

A．analysis

B．state

C．position

D．round

A．plain

B．passive

C．dramatic

D．proud

A．set

B．fit

C．gain

D．assist

A．spot

B．case

C．topic

D．basis

A．appointment

B．argument

C．disappointment

D．embarrassment

A．play

B．dine

C．work

D．perform

A．support

B．noise

C．fun

D．tension

A．sank

B．melted

C．raced

D．opened

A．romantic

B．normal

C．close

D．distant

10.

A．date

B．shape

C．place

D．sight

11.

A．reliable

B．good

C．serious

D．energetic

12.

A．gratitude

B．respect

C．admiration

D．affection

13.

A．despair

B．advance

C．detail

D．reality

14.

A．precious

B．external

C．invisible

D．powerful

15.

A．belief

B．culture

C．standard

D．value

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文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者效仿朋友，参加剃头活动来纪念自己的父亲以及帮助其他家庭。

【推荐1】A huge smile ________ across my face as I heard the shave (剃刀) near my head.

After seeing a family friend shave his head in Dad’s ________, I knew it was the right thing for me to do. When my dad died, I was ________.

Once a week, Dad would take me out for frozen yoghurt before we ________ to the local gym, lay down in the cool grass and listened to Coldplay’s songs. “Look at the stars,” he’d sing along, “look how they shine for you.” Dad was so ________ and funny. We were best friends.

When I ________ to shave my head, The Leukaemia Foundation (白血病基金会) wanted to share my story to raise ________. I was happy to help, went on TV and talked about it. As the day for the shave ________, I was so excited.

Mum helped to ________ the shave at a local cafe with other participants. But a week before it, we had to ________ it because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I still want to shave my head,” I told Mum.

We decided to set up a live stream on the Internet so it could go ahead with friends watching on. My family took turns shaving my long hair as my stepdad Michael read out encouraging ________ from the community. “You’re an inspiration, Tanisha,” one had ________.

After 25 minutes, my hair was all over the floor and my head was ________ bald (秃的)! Next day, I found out that I’d raised just under $3,500, which was a great feeling.

My dad was an incredible person and I’m so happy I did something he’d be proud of. Hair can grow back but Dad can never be ________. If I can help prevent just one family going through what we have, it would all be ________ it.

A．spread

B．came

C．cut

D．put

A．side

B．favor

C．opinion

D．honour

A．confused

B．patient

C．heartbroken

D．responsible

A．led

B．headed

C．preferred

D．referred

A．odd

B．tough

C．energetic

D．calm

A．signed up

B．turned down

C．settle down

D．gave in

A．doubt

B．inspiration

C．question

D．awareness

A．disappeared

B．passed

C．approached

D．postponed

A．organize

B．borrow

C．conduct

D．operate

10.

A．prove

B．design

C．observe

D．cancel

11.

A．behaviors

B．comments

C．issues

D．descriptions

12.

A．written

B．apologized

C．clicked

D．chatted

13.

A．typically

B．basically

C．equally

D．positively

14.

A．protected

B．cheated

C．discovered

D．replaced

15.

A．ashamed

B．confident

C．worth

D．favorable

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【推荐2】Watching my son Nathan play basketball for his school team, I felt ______ for myself and him. His team was ______ adversity (困境) on the court, ______ for three quarters of the game. As for me, I had just been ______ from my job.

Earlier in the day，I ______ up everything in a box, saying goodbye to my colleagues. During the drive home, I kept telling myself that I will find ______ again—I am ______ in my experience and abilities, ______ self-doubt was still sticking its foot in the door.

The game ______ the fourth quarter with Nathan’s team still trailing (落后的). I saw the ______ on his and his teammates’ faces as they fought back to go ahead by three ______. Then, a player from the other team made a(n) ______ shot and tied the game! With the ______ game and seconds on the clock, Nathan found himself with the ball and with ______ and confidence, he ______ the basket with a defender hanging all over him. The defender was called for a foul(犯规).

With Nathan preparing for a shot to put his team up by three points, I saw his determination again, no ______ for self-doubt. After he made the free ______, his team stopped the other team from ______, winning the game and moving on to the finals.

As I sat there, my heart burst with pride. That ______ moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was ______ away by the actions of my son on the basketball court. At this moment, we both won!

A．ready

B．eager

C．responsible

D．sorry

A．making

B．solving

C．facing

D．getting

A．going ahead

B．fighting back

C．playing hard

D．falling behind

A．dismissed

B．prevented

C．separated

D．discouraged

A．gave

B．packed

C．showed

D．brought

A．change

B．money

C．work

D．hobby

A．confident

B．poor

C．interested

D．lost

A．as

B．so

C．if

D．but

A．held

B．entered

C．lasted

D．won

10.

A．smile

B．determination

C．strength

D．sweat

11.

A．seconds

B．times

C．points

D．quarters

12.

A．clear

B．awful

C．reasonable

D．unbelievable

13.

A．tie

B．school

C．season

D．year

14.

A．rule

B．order

C．skill

D．hesitation

15.

A．watched

B．made

C．designed

D．changed

16.

A．room

B．court

C．hope

D．effort

17.

A．break

B．throw

C．activity

D．area

18.

A．scoring

B．performing

C．hanging

D．playing

19.

A．busy

B．happy

C．brief

D．tiring

20.

A．beaten

B．given

C．scared

D．blown

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【推荐3】We walked every evening and followed the route without incidents.

Though Peety had the same bright look in his eyes, I could tell he was walking ___than usual, struggling to keep up the________pace established over our previous walks. He still had too much life in him for me to________the idea that he was in his sunset years.

We were________east, away from the brightly lit street, when a man, large and drunken, stepped out of the________.

"You got money?" He said.

Peety stopped in his tracks,________at the man and growled(低吠).

"Sorry, man," I said, "nothing on me."

"Come on, boy." I pulled hard on the________, but he stood there, frozen, growling deeper.

"Money!" the man reached out to________me, and Peety barked, jumping-six feet in the air-mouth open and________the man. I dragged the chain and stopped him________his teeth made contact. The man __ and scrambled(爬)on all fours before __ back into the darkness.

Peety________, and tried to run after him, still________.

How close we had just come to the________of something terrible! Tears in my eyes, I looked at Peety, wondering where he found the________to jump so high to protect me! I took a deep breath and felt________that we were OK.

I got down and petted him. My voice________when I said "Let's go home".

Peety walked in front of me,________me like he had way back when the whole journey first________.

A．closer

B．slower

C．further

D．faster

A．comfortable

B．gentle

C．regular

D．shaky

A．reject

B．share

C．ignore

D．entertain

A．heading

B．driving

C．running

D．searching

A．pub

B．darkness

C．woods

D．garden

A．stared

B．fired

C．swore

D．tore

A．pole

B．rope

C．man

D．chain

A．catch

B．interrupt

C．touch

D．defeat

A．calling for

B．hunting for

C．charging at

D．looking at

10.

A．after

B．before

C．since

D．once

11.

A．fled away

B．sped up

C．lay down

D．fell over

12.

A．running

B．striking

C．holding

D．stepping

13.

A．sank

B．settled

C．landed

D．raced

14.

A．breathing

B．panicking

C．trembling

D．barking

15.

A．front

B．top

C．end

D．edge

16.

A．skill

B．chance

C．patience

D．strength

17.

A．strange

B．confident

C．grateful

D．doubtful

18.

A．calmed

B．broke

C．rose

D．disappeared

19.

A．guarding

B．guiding

C．comforting

D．watching

20.

A．continued

B．completed

C．changed

D．started

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【推荐1】An old saying goes, “When in Rome (罗马), do as the Romans do.” I learned the meaning of this when I studied in Russia.

One day I ______ some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were excited from visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting. We chatted ______ until the waiter told me that we were talking too loud. We turned our voices lower. But this didn’t last long. The waiter came over to us two more times with the same ______.

How bad an impression (印象) we must have left on the local people! In China, it’s natural and ______ for a host (主人) to make a lively atmosphere (气氛). However, in Russia and western countries, having a meal in a public place means you must ______ your voice low. You need to be polite to others.

I felt ______ about this. Even though we tried our best, it’s very difficult to form a new habit. Russians have their own special habits. My Russian friend, Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him ______ he did this. “Aha,” Andrey said, “In Russia, people always spend about a minute ______ things and plans in their minds before leaving. So they won’t leave ______ necessary behind.

Finding the differences between ______ is very interesting. I’d like to keep my eyes and mind open.

A．made

B．invited

C．told

D．taught

A．surprisingly

B．friendly

C．warmly

D．carefully

A．message

B．menu

C．meal

D．food

A．different

B．serious

C．important

D．interesting

A．take

B．remain

C．have

D．keep

A．bad

B．strange

C．angry

D．nervous

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．where

A．going around

B．going over

C．going on

D．going for

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

10.

A．friends

B．knowledge

C．people

D．cultures

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Your body language will give others a general ____ of you and it will also show your emotions. It's very difficult to make your body ____ It's easy to tell the difference between a ____ smile of pleasure and a false smile. So if you understand body language codes (密码), it is usually possible to know what someone really ____, whatever they may be saying with ____
Although much of our body language is universal, a lot is also ____ Culture codes vary from one country to another and they can ____misunderstandings. Even simple gestures may have a completely different meaning in other parts of the world. For example, the circle ____made with three raised fingers means " OK" in the United States. But it is not universal. In Brazil, Greece and Germany it is a ____gesture showing disrespect and in Japan it means "money"!
In many Asian cultures, it is not appropriate for men and women to touch in public. Therefore, displays of affection such as ____ hands or kissing are not ____ In some parts of Asia,____, it is common for people of the same sex to hold hands as a sign of ____
Greetings vary according to the country and the sex of the people involved. In the west, it is appropriate to shake hands when you ____ someone for the first time and both men and women can ____ a handshake. In Indonesia, for example, a man will not offer a handshake to an Indonesian woman ____they are in a business situation.
If you want to avoid making ______ mistakes when you travel to other countries, you should ____their basic cultures before you leave. If you do this, you are less likely to ____ people.1.

A．namely

B．particularly

C．importantly

D．practically

A．imagination

B．description

C．expression

D．impression

A．lie

B．talk

C．act

D．conduct

A．polite

B．shy

C．sincere

D．ready

A．cares

B．means

C．shows

D．considers

A．words

B．examples

C．feelings

D．movements

A．exact

B．foreign

C．cultural

D．similar

A．clear up

B．cut down

C．refer to

D．lead to

A．sign

B．mark

C．shape

D．figure

10.

A．helpless

B．rude

C．dangerous

D．casual

11.

A．shaking

B．touching

C．raising

D．holding

12.

A．comfortable

B．suitable

C．acceptable

D．reasonable

13.

A．therefore

B．otherwise

C．however

D．besides

14.

A．friendship

B．love

C．admiration

D．concern

15.

A．know

B．introduce

C．approach

D．meet

16.

A．suggest

B．start

C．demand

D．follow

17.

A．unless

B．until

C．if

D．while

18.

A．surprising

B．disappointing

C．embarrassing

D．laughing

19.

A．experience

B．develop

C．respect

D．understand

20.

A．worry

B．hurt

C．affect

D．Disturb

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【推荐3】A trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping culture you’ve never come across in China.

In the US, giving a little _______ money to service workers on top of your bill is a common _______.

Though US national law _______that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour, employees receiving tips—often waiters and waitresses—are the exceptions. They _______ only receive $2.13 an hour, and tips _______the difference. As the Wall Street Journal put it, “The American system of tipping holds the promise of great _______ for waiting staff.”

So how should you tip if you are in the US?

_______you pay tips as a percentage of the bill. Offering an extra 15 percent of the _______to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and _______. You can offer more for great service and less for ________ service.

Yet there is an________. For take-out food, you don’t have to ________tips for the sellers. Tipsare not expected at fast food restaurants, cafés or ice cream shops either, though a tip jar ________be right by the cash register (收银机). Don’t feel obligated to throw some money in, remembering that it doesn’t hurt. Those workers do not __________on tips.

Other service workers also receive tips. For taxi drivers, 15 percent is the norm (标准), ________if they help with your bags. The same goes for tour guides.

Today, you can even pay tips on a credit card. When receiving a copy of the bill to sign, you

are ________to fill in how much you’d like to tip.

________thinking about when to tip and how much you should tip causes a big ________for many Chinese people, it’s important to________in mind that as long as you show respect and use your reasoning, things will be just ________.

A．good

B．pocket

C．extra

D．lucky

A．method

B．practice

C．way

D．agreement

A．requires

B．believes

C．hopes

D．agrees

A．rarely

B．usually

C．seldom

D．always

A．put up

B．take up

C．hold up

D．make up

A．praises

B．prizes

C．awards

D．rewards

A．Fortunately

B．Naturally

C．Normally

D．Surprisingly

A．bill

B．note

C．check

D．tip

A．expected

B．limited

C．illegal

D．casual

10.

A．superb

B．poor

C．splendid

D．new

11.

A．example

B．incident

C．exception

D．opportunity

12.

A．provide

B．pay

C．charge

D．demand

13.

A．need

B．should

C．must

D．might

14.

A．put

B．live

C．work

D．rely

15.

A．less

B．bigger

C．more

D．smaller

16.

A．eager

B．free

C．willing

D．delighted

17.

A．Though

B．Now that

C．As if

D．When

18.

A．dilemma

B．enjoyment

C．headache

D．change

19.

A．stay

B．bear

C．bring

D．take

20.

A．terrible

B．various

C．valuable

D．fine

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