Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
1. The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____
A.make himself strong | B.make himself rich |
C.make himself comfortable | D.cause himself to seem like a fool |
A.don’t speak the same language |
B.don’t have social custom in common |
C.do share a lot of social customs |
D.do have the exactly same social customs |
A.nearly a minute or two later than | B.a quarter to |
C.a quarter to | D.much later than |
A.The correct way to use a knife at table |
B.that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable |
C.that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
D.promptness is important both in England and in America |
A.Social Customs and Customs | B.Social Life |
C.American and British Customs | D.Promptness is Important |
Jolin Tsai’s New Book : OUT Now !
Jolin Tsai ( Cai Yilin ) , a famous singer from Taiwan , has become an English teacher ! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English . Instead , she has published(出版)a new book , Jolin’s English Dairy Book . It came out in Taiwan in March , 2005 . Jolin is helping you learn English in a light-hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks .
“ I hope it’s a happy English book , ” she said . “ When you learn English in a funny way , you will keep on doing it . ” This certainly doesn’t mean just reciting words . Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning . She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English . She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school . Because of this , she hosted(主持)an English news program on the radio herself .
Jolin knows it’s important to put English to good use . So , in her English diaries , she wrote something about her everyday life , like study , fashion(时尚), travel and family . After each diary , she gives you lots of notes . You can use them often , too ! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers .
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Welcome to our school. Our school is on Xianyang Street. It’s next to the Xinhua Library. There is a big garden across from our school. The payphone is between our school and the post office. There are three buildings in our school, the students’ building, the teachers’ building and a library. The teachers in our school are good. Our school yard is very beautiful. If you come to our school from the airport, take a taxi and go along the highway until you see a bridge. Go across the bridge and turn left. Then go straight along the Bridge Street. Our school is on the right.
1. Our school is between the post office and the garden.2. The big garden is on Xiangyang Street.
3. The pay phone is next to the post office.
4. If you go straight along the highway, you can get to our school.
5. The market is across from our school.
But in western countries, dogs are considered honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use dogs to describe positive behavior. For example, ”You are lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “Every dog has its day” means__________. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means “ very tired”. The words about animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how certain words are used.
1. The correct Chinese meaning about “ a homeless dog” is “_________”.
A.猎犬 | B.看门狗 | C.丧家犬 | D.家养犬 |
A.they have different culture |
B.they think dogs are honest and good friends of humans |
C.they like dogs very much |
D.dogs are very active |
A.every dog will die one day |
B.each person has bad luck at times |
C.each person has good luck at times |
D.every dog has good luck at times |
A.In English people use the dog to describe positive behavior. |
B.Most phrases in Chinese about the dog have negative meaning. |
C.We should pay attention to the words about animals that are used. |
D.“Sick as a dog” is used to describe a healthy person in western countries. |
A.Dogs |
B.Western Culture |
C.Chinese Culture |
D.Different Countries Have Different Culture |
Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud published a book called “The Interpretation(诠释) of Dreams” in 1900. Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can’t have. These dreams often have something to do with sex and aggression(侵犯). Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams could help people grow and understand themselves. He believed dreams provide solutions(解答) to problems we face when we are awake. He didn’t believe dreams hide our feelings about sex or aggression. Today we know more about the science of dreaming because researchers can take pictures of people’s brains while they are sleeping.
Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions(感情). Robert Stick gold is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University in Massachusetts. Doctor Stick Gold says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires(愿望).
Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Doctor Stick Gold says it has been more than one hundred years since Sigmund Freud published his important book about dreaming. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream.
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1. Dreams _________.
A.are remembered by everyone |
B.express all that we think in our mind |
C.include few senses and things we touch |
D.are sometimes nightmares that repeat and frighten us |
A.Sigmund Freud | B.Robert Stickgold | C.Carl Jung | D.the writer |
A.believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face |
B.think dreams always hide someone’s feelings about sex or aggression |
C.study dream and dreaming and have their own ideas |
D.have the same idea that people often dream about the things they want |
A.Jung thought that dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are sleeping |
B.Freud developed the idea that dreams are expressions of people’s hidden feelings |
C.scientists have known quite well why we dream because they can take pictures of our brains |
D.other researchers have discovered how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions |
A.The Explanations of Dreams | B.The Ways of Dreams |
C.The Solutions to Dreams | D.The Mystery(奥秘) of Dreams and Dreaming |