【推荐1】In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity.The most interesting example is that of a so – called “banana”, which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values.

In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad.They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate（文盲）.Jack is such an example.He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult.From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from.“But when I am in the States, I feel that’s not my home either,” he said.

At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting – room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels.He was refused entry into several countries.But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport.His reason was very simple—“I am sure who I am.I need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interview.For th is reason   he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity.”

As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious.In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names.In the Internet chat room, even one’s gender（性别） is hard to determine.It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to.

What will be the next crisis（危机） of identity? With the development of cloning technology, it might be: who is the real “I”?

1. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The importance of identity.

B．The crisis of identity.

C．Differences between Eastern and Western cultures.

D．Difficulty in living in foreign counties.

2. The Swiss man had to live in De Gaulle Airport in France because ____.

A．he needed to board a plane at any time

B．he couldn’t afford to live in a hotel

C．he needed others acknowledgement

D．he couldn’t prove who he was

3. A "banana" in the passage is in fact an ____   .

A．American traveling to Asia	B．American keeping Eastern culture
C．American born in Asia	D．America-born Asian

4. We can infer from the passage that the author believes ____ .

A．there will be more problems relating to identity in the future

B．Internet technology helps solve problems of identity

C．only people traveling abroad have problems of identity

D．people don’t need to worry about identity

【推荐2】Where do you think the world's happiest people live? Somewhere hot with sandy beaches?A country with a tradition of the fine food and culture? Not according to a recent study by the University of Leicester.Who are the happiest people on Earth?    1    Surprised? Well you'll be more surprised when you hear that the Danes pay some of the highest taxes in the world.So what is the secret of their success?

Let's start with all that tax they pay.The Danish government provides its people with one of the finest education and health systems in the world.It spends more on children and elderly people per capita（人均）than any other country.

    2    Thanks to the tax policy,a shop assistant's final salary is not that much less than someone who works in a bank.As a result,Danes don't choose their careers based on money or status as people in other countries do.They choose the job they want to do.There's a philosophy in Denmark known as "Jante-lov",which translates as "you're no better than anybody else."    3    But workers in other countries are not used to looking at life in this way.

Money doesn't seem as important in Denmark.It has been called a “post consumerist” society.    4    What is more important is the sense of society and it's no surprise that Danes are very used to socializing.92% of Danes belong to some kind of social club and these clubs are even paid for by the government.
    5    They also show an amazing amount of trust in each other and their government.You can see signs of this all over the country.You'll find vegetable stalls with no assistant.You take what you want and leave the money in a basket.Perhaps the bike is a good symbol for Denmark.The Danes can afford cars but they choose bikes-simple, economical,non-polluting machines that show no status and help keep people fit.

A．In a list ranking countries by the happiness of their citizens,it put tropical Fiji 50 places below freezing Iceland.

B．The street sweeper can hold his head up high as he proudly does his job.

C．Danish people aren't as suspicious as many other nations.

D．High taxes in Denmark widen the gap between different jobs.

E．Those 5.5 million people who call Denmark their home.

F．People have nice things in their houses,but they don't attach too much importance to shopping and spending. G And there's another advantage to those high taxes.

【推荐3】Everybody knows that different nationalities have their own special behavior when they go on holiday. But how differently would different nationalities behave? Psychologists created some tests to show the best and worst sides of tourists from four countries.

The Germans were the only group to send back a bottle of wine tasting of vinegar, the British did not mind when people jumped the queue, and the Japanese were so shocked when an actor began showering with nothing on that they turned their backs on him. The most upsetting thing for the Americans was finding someone had burned their flag.

There were also surprising reactions to a “drunk” coach driver. The British

were the least accepting and refused to get on the bus. The Japanese weren’t worried until their group leader noticed that the driver still had a bottle of alcohol. The Germans were by far the most understanding and did not want to complain in case the driver lost his job.

When the tourists had a free afternoon the British played football in the pouring rain, the Germans went walking, the Japanese hired a coach to go sight-seeing, and the Americans played pool (桌球).

In one situation an actor started smoking on a non-smoking bus. The British politely asked him to smoke outside, the Japanese were far more concerned with maintaining harmony and said nothing, the Germans had a vote and asked him to put it out, while the Americans were the least bothered, and actually started smoking themselves.

All four nationalities were equally accepting when they were served deliberately poor food. When an actor pretended to steal beer from the bar, the British and Americans were no better than each other and started to join in, the Germans refused to take part, while the Japanese were so horrified that they told the bar staff.

1. Psychologists filmed tourists for the purpose of__________.

A．proving how many different sides tourists had

B．finding all four nationalities are equally accepting

C．seeing how tourists from different countries did differently

D．preparing for a film about tourists from different countries.

2. According to the passage, which of the following descriptions is true?

A．The Japanese were indifferent when seeing a naked actor.

B．The British can't put up with the poor.

C．The American behaved best when seeing someone stealing beer.

D．The Germans were most considerate towards the drunk driver.

3. We could infer from the passage that the American tourists feel distressed when_______.

A．it becomes stormy	B．beer is not available at a hotel
C．smoking is not allowed	D．their country is insulted

4. Who seems to be more likely to join in when someone is involved in lawless behavior?

A．The Americans and British.	B．The Germans and Japanese.
C．The British and Germans.	D．The Japanese and Americans.