A few weeks ago, we attended a lesson given by our classmate Wu Ruijie who talked about some of her experiences in America. It was very interesting and lively, we all listened carefully and were moved by the lesson.
During the lesson, she shared some stories about her daily life in the United States with us and some culture shocks(文化冲突) that she experienced. I still remember the story she told which took place in the New York subway. One day, she was talking to her Chinese friend on her mobile phone while a black woman was standing beside her. She often used a Chinese word whose pronunciation was similar to the rude N-word, so the black woman started to very angrily glare at (怒视) her. This was only one of her stories.
Ms. Tang also shared a story she had experienced when she was in Australia. On a hot sunny day, while she was walking on the street holding an umbrella to protect her from the strong sunlight, suddenly a man behind her said to her, “is it raining?” The reason is that in Australia people don’t use umbrellas on sunny days, so the man thought it was strange and asked Ms Tang.
Through the embarrassing stories, we can see many differences from country to country to decide how we should face these situations when we go abroad. Here are some suggestions: First, we should respect everyone wherever we are. Second, learn some local culture before you get there. Third, if you make some mistakes, you should explain the reasons. Finally, keep a kind heart at all times.
All in all, culture shock is not a big deal as long as we treat others kindly. Please pay attention to learning Western culture.
1. If you say a word similar to the N-word to a black man, he will think__________.| A．you are interesting |
| B．you are boring |
| C．you are lonely |
| D．You are unfriendly |
| A．should only respect the local people |
| B．should leave the country at once |
| C．should keep a kind heart at all times |
| D．should take a lot of money with us |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．show people how to respect the black woman |
| B．encourage people to be more active |
| C．give suggestions to deal with the culture shock |
| D．share some interesting stories with people |
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【推荐1】China impressed the world in the year 2022. In the past months, we have seen several important events that showed the world a strong China. Here we take a look back at them.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games closed on February 20th. Themed “Together for a Shared Future”, the Games drew attention of the world successfully. Athletes competed bravely on the ice and snow, achieving their dreams. They encouraged people around the world with their spirits. Behind stage, Chinese food and culture impressed international athletes. Many shared photos and videos of their life on social media, telling Chinese stories to the world. Beijing 2022 gave the world a window on China.
While Beijing 2022 reflects rich Chinese culture, the great progress in science and technology shows the ability to innovate. On April 16. China welcomed three heroic astronauts home. After flying around Earth for six months, they came back home safely. During the stay in space, they gave lively science lesson from the Tiangong space station. That made millions of children fall in love with space science. What’s more, on June 5, the Shenzhou XIV spacecraft rose into space and another three astronauts were sent into the space station. They will make a further step in the exploration of space.
All these great achievements show the power of China. We’re proud of our country. We strongly believe that China will surely move forward to an even brighter future.
1. What attracted foreign athletes most in 2022 Winter Olympic Games?| A．Ice and snow. | B．Photos and videos. | C．Food and culture. |
| A．改革 | B．驱动 | C．吸引 |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．A Window to the World on China |
| B．Winter Olympic Games in Beijing |
| C．Shenzhou XIV spacecraft rises into space |
1. has the largest population (人口) among these countries.
| A．Italy | B．Australia | C．China | D．Italy |
| A．Rome | B．London | C．Beijing | D．Canberra |
| A．the Opera House | B．the Great Wall |
| C．the Leaning Tower of Pisa | D．Big Ben |
| A．one country | B．two countries | C．three countries | D．four countries |
| A．Australia isn't English-speaking countries. |
| B．Rome is a city in Southern Europe. |
| C．Canberra is the capital of Italy. |
| D．London has a population of 56 million. |
A study showed that people born (出生) in the Netherlands are some of the tallest in the world, but the Dutch people born in 2001 are shorter than those born in 1980. 21-year-old Dutch men now are an average (平均) of 182.9 cm tall, and women are on average 169.3 cm tall. However, men born in 2001 are on average 1 cm shorter than the men born in 1980 and women are 1.4 cm shorter. The result of the study was from 719,000 Dutch people aged between 19 and 60.
“We became taller and taller over the last century (世纪), but since 1980 the growth (增长) has stopped,” the study said. “Immigration (移民) and food are the reasons behind this.”
Those changes to the country are often shorter than the average Dutch people. That is to say, they probably have shorter children. The study also showed that height growth slowed down for those parents and grandparents both born in the Netherlands. However, people in the Netherlands are still the tallest in the world.
Though Dutch people are very tall now, they weren’t always tall in the past. In fact, at the start of the 19th century, they were small and only started to get taller in the 1840s. Just a century ago, it was the United States, Norway, Sweden and Denmark that had the tallest people. The Dutch became the tallest in the late 1950s.
1. How tall were the women in the Netherlands on average in 1980?| A．169.3cm. | B．170.7cm. | C．182.9cm. | D．183.9cm. |
| A．动力 | B．结果 | C．原因 | D．过程 |
| A．People with Dutch grandparents grew fast. |
| B．More people moved to the Netherlands. |
| C．People in America became the tallest. |
| D．The height growth in Dutch slowed down. |
| A．The Dutch are always the tallest in the world. |
| B．The Dutch are the fifth tallest in Europe. |
| C．The Dutch stopped getting taller after the 1840s. |
| D．The Dutch became the tallest about 70 years ago. |
| A．Why the Dutch people are so tall. | B．Where the Dutch people came from. |
| C．How the Dutch people got taller and taller. | D．What the Dutch people think of getting taller. |
【推荐1】Nobody laughed when the UK comedy show Little Britain toured the US. One character was a woman who was sick whenever she saw a foreigner. Another was a loud and rude 15-year-old girl cursing at her teachers. But back home British people were laughing thinking “Yes! That’s exactly what we’re like!”
A laugh is a laugh in any language but the reasons for it can be very different. Britons and Americans speak the same language but humor does not always translate.
The Office, a UK TV series(连续剧), was changed for the US. Both the US and UK series are set in a boring workplace in a boring town. But David Brent the boss of the UK office is not a nice guy like Michael Scott in the US version. “We had to make Michael Scott a slightly nicer guy.” wrote series creator Ricky Gervais. “He couldn’t be too mean.”
Gervais said British people are different from Americans because “ Britons make fun of people we like or dislike”. He believes the differences between the American and British senses of humor come from different education background.
“Americans are brought up to believe they can be the next president of the United States” he wrote. “ Britons are told ‘It won’t happen to you’.”
Things usually turn out fine at the end of every US Office episode(集). But in David Brent’s office - and in lots of UK comedies -the last scene is often sad. You are often left with the feeling that things just couldn’t get worse.
Cultural differences are no laughing matter. But comic differences can be a window into a Culture.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To show that British humor is not funny at all. |
| B．To show that American people don't understand British people. |
| C．To show that Britain and America have different stereotypes. |
| D．To show how humor may mean different things in different cultures. |
| A．David Brent is quite a nice guy. |
| B．Michael Scott is a rather a mean guy. |
| C．Episodes in the UK version often end on a hopeless note. |
| D．Episodes in the US version often end in a boring way. |
| A．They are slight differences that can be ignored. | B．They can partly show cultural differences. |
| C．They show stereotypes of different cultures. | D．They help people communicate with each other. |
| A．Answering questions | B．Making surveys | C．Giving examples | D．Telling stories. |
【推荐2】When I walk down the street in Beijing during the summer, I often find it quite difficult to get where I’m going. Why? Because of all the umbrellas in my way.
Before I came to China, I never saw people carrying umbrellas on sunny days.
But in China, women carry umbrellas when it’s not raining. “What is the purpose?” I wanted to know.
I find that there are many reasons for this. Firstly, umbrellas protect people from the sun. Many Chinese cities get hot in summer. People sometimes carry umbrellas to keep cool.
But wait a second. If umbrellas can help us keep cool, why don’t I ever see men carrying them? That brings us to the second reason—umbrellas help women’s skin stay fair(白皙的).
In China, people think fair skin is more beautiful than tanned(深褐色的) skin. Cosmetics(化妆品) companies even sell special creams and powder(粉) to make skin look whiter.
Women in the US, however, like tanned skin better. They think it more beautiful there. Some people will lie outdoors in the sun for hours to get a tan. But doing this too much can be dangerous, because the sun’s light is sometimes bad for your skin.
And it shows China isn’t the only place where women carry umbrellas during the summer. Women in Greece also carry umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun. So there you have it—umbrellas aren’t just for rainy days. But I don’t think I’m going to start carrying one anytime soon.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
| A．It’s not wise to walk alone in Beijing. |
| B．The writer can’t remember how to get home. |
| C．Umbrellas often get in the writer’s way. |
| A．Strange. | B．Nervous. | C．Scared. |
| A．Chinese women carry umbrellas on sunny days in order to use less cosmetics. |
| B．Carrying umbrellas is also a tradition for men in Greece to keep their skin white. |
| C．The writer doesn’t have the idea of using umbrellas on sunny days now. |
| A．How to Have Fair Skin | B．Umbrellas for Rainy Days | C．Women and Umbrellas |
【推荐3】Autumn is a good time for children to go outside and see the changing colors of nature. The wind is cool, the days are short and the leaves are changing colors. Autumn is a great season for kids to play outside. What outdoor activities do children like?
In China, students often have an autumn school picnic. Usually, they will go to an amusement park or to places that are close to nature.
What kinds of autumn activities are there for children in other countries?
Japanese students often go hiking. It is a perfect way to get exercise while enjoying the outdoors. Mountain climbing in such nice weather is also a good choice.
Children in the US like to go for bike rides in autumn. Take a mountain bike ride and you can explore new trails (小路). Playing in a leaf pile (落叶层) is popular, too. Kids jump into the leaf pile to see the colorful leaves fly all around. They also make leaf beds—all a lot of fun.
In the UK, school kids like to camp outside with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell ghost stories.
1. Autumn is a good time for children to go outside because ________ .| A．the wind is cool and strong | B．the colors of nature are changing |
| C．kids can save money by selling leaf beds | D．they can eat many kinds of fruits |
| A．Stay at home. | B．Go hiking. | C．Go camping | D．Have a picnic. |
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．by bike | D．on foot |
| A．Japanese kids like to climb mountains in autumn |
| B．American parents enjoy making snacks at home |
| C．kids in the UK like to fly colorful leaves |
| D．Chinese students like to have a picnic in autumn by themselves |
| A．parks and places close to nature | B．autumn outdoor activities for kids |
| C．ghost stories from the autumn camp | D．what children like to do |
【推荐1】Tomato Festival is a very popular food fight in Spain.
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| A．People usually wear T-shirts, and some even take them off. |
| B．The tomato fight begins in the center of town. |
| C．And tomato juice on the streets of town makes a tomato sea. |
| D．This festival has a history of over 60 years. |
| E．There is one rule for the game. |
【推荐2】These days, most people in the UK and the US wear informal（非正式的）clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing. Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. When they go to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything.
At theatres（戏院）, cinemas and concerts you can put on anything you like: from beautiful suits（套装）and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, but you should look clean and tidy（整洁的）. But in the UK and in the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties and women wear dresses or skirts（not trousers）. Doctors and business（生意）people always wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women have to wear tidy dresses.
In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people. but they are more careful with their clothes. At home, or on holiday most Americans wear informal or sports clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women have to wear pretty clothes.
It is difficult to say exactly（确切的）what people wear in the UK and the US, because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You’ll feel good if you don’t look too different from everyone else.
1. People in the UK and the US wear informal clothes when they ________.| A．are in big restaurants | B．are in offices |
| C．should wear suits and ties | D．go out to enjoy themselves |
| A．should wear sweaters | B．can wear anything they like |
| C．should wear suits and ties | D．have to wear sports clothes |
| A．in offices | B．meeting friends at home |
| C．at a party in a nice hotel | D．having dinner in some top restaurants |
| A．Women can’t wear trousers in officers. |
| B．What British and American people wear today. |
| C．We should wear differently because everyone is different. |
| D．British people are more careful with their clothes than American people. |
1. In England, afternoon tea is usually taken_______________ .
| A．between breakfast and lunch | B．in the middle of a day |
| C．early in the afternoon | D．late in the afternoon |
| A．tea only | B．both tea and food |
| C．tea, food and vegetables | D．the same things as other meals |
| A．you must send a message before you go |
| B．you must take food with you |
| C．you must go only when he asks you to |
| D．you may put only one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time |
| A．cakes first | B．bread and butter first |
| C．either bread first or cake first | D．only one piece of bread or cakes . |
| A．People don't use the same spoon for afternoon tea. |
| B．Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room. |
| C．For afternoon tea, people use cups only. |
| D．Afternoon tea is often taken with bread and cakes. |
【推荐1】It's late at night. David is sitting on his bed and he's looking at his clock. His neighbors are making a lot of noises and David is very angry.
The people in Apartment 2 are dancing. The man in Apartment 3 is singing. The woman in Apartment 4 is practicing the violin. The teenagers in Apartment 5 are listening to loud rock music (摇滚乐). The dog in Apartment 6 is barking (叫). And the people in Apartment 7 are having a big argument (争吵).
It's very late and David is tired and angry. What a terrible night!
1. David’s neighbors are ________.| A．noisy | B．angry | C．singing | D．sleeping |
| A．painting his apartment | B．singing | C．fixing the apartment | D．moving |
| A．young | B．old | C．women | D．men |
| A．sleeping | B．making noise | C．noisy | D．friendly |
| A．playing cards | B．practicing the violin | C．playing computers | D．playing balls |
【推荐2】George is a little monkey. He lives in a deep forest. He likes jumping and climbing trees. He is happy every day. But he has a shortage (缺点). He is too curious (好奇的).
One day, an old man went by (经过) the forest. He carried a lot of hats. Little George saw the old man, and the old man saw George, too. The old man said to himself, “What a lovely monkey! I will catch him and take him home.”
The old man sat down and thought over. George saw and also sat down. The old man had an idea (主意). He put a hat on his head, and put the other hats on the ground. Then he pretended (假装) to sleep.
George was curious and looked at the hats. I will be nice if I put a hat on my head.” George thought. Then he climbed down from the tree, picked up a hat and put it on. The hat was too big, and covered George’s eyes, George couldn’t see anything. And the old man got up at once and caught him quickly.
Poor George!
1. From the passage, we can know ______.a. George is a little monkey
b. George likes trying something new
e. George likes staying in trees all day long
d. George is unhappy in the forest sometimes
| A．ab | B．ac | C．bd | D．cd |
| A．Because George hurt the old man’s head. |
| B．Because George took away the old man’s hats. |
| C．Because the old man wanted to sell George for money. |
| D．Because the old man would like to take George home. |
| A．伤害 | B．遮盖 | C．保护 | D．冲洗 |
| A．Curious. | B．Lovely. | C．Clever. | D．Careful. |
| A．George looked nice in the hat |
| B．George must feel sorry for what he did |
| C．there was something wrong with George’s eyes |
| D．the old man liked to sleep with a hat on his head |
【推荐3】Tom has a happy family.There are some rules in his family.
Keep healthy.
Being healthy is important.Tom's family do sports for one hour every day. Tom is in the school swimming club. And his parents run every morning.
Evening time is family time.
They can't watch TV or play computer games after dinner. The family usually sit on the sofa and talk.Tom always talks about his school and friends. Sometimes they take a walk together.
Always say"I love you"and"Thank you”.
Tom says“I love you"to his parents in the morning before he goes to school,and in the evening before he goes to bed. His parents say it to him, too.When Tom helps his mother,she says"Thank you”.They show their love and thanks all the time.
1. What does Tom's parents do every morning?| A．Swimming . | B．Running . |
| C．Playing tennis . | D．Playing soccer . |
| A．Before he gets up. | B．In the morning and in the evening |
| C．In the afternoon. | D．Before his parents go to bed. |
| A．Tom's father doesn't exercise every day. |
| B．Tom can't watch TV at home in the afternoon. |
| C．Tom has many good friends. |
| D．Tom always says“I love you”at home. |
| A．Exercise and being healthy. | B．How to talk with your parents. |
| C．Some rules in a happy family. | D．Showing love and thanks often. |
