1 . When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to bear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?A.He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said. |
B.He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. |
C.He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true. |
D.He refused to take the list and have a look at it. |
A.Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. |
B.She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. |
C.I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. |
D.Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious. |
A.Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true. |
B.Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. |
C.Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. |
D.Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth. |
A.Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend |
B.The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had |
C.My Father |
D.My Childhood |
2 . Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy. "An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."
Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take informationfrom other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountand put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.
1. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.A.the classroom | B.the school office |
C.a bank near his house | D.his own house |
A.Johnny was good at math | B.Johnny loved computers |
C.Johnny could join one computer to another | D.they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer |
A.Johnny's parents | B.School headmasters, teachers and the police. |
C.The police. | D.School headmasters and teachers. |
A.Information | B.Back computer accounts |
C.Computers. | D.Grades. |
A.Johnny | B.computers |
C.hackers | D.moden |
3 . I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite
She was short and
She slowly placed her walking stick
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the
A.hard | B.early | C.easily | D.late |
A.rubbish | B.boxes | C.bottles | D.paper |
A.walk | B.pass | C.go | D.rush |
A.so | B.until | C.when | D.because |
A.back | B.act | C.mark | D.colour |
A.bike | B.stick | C.dog | D.umbrella |
A.weak | B.rich | C.clever | D.sad |
A.quickly | B.happily | C.angrily | D.slowly |
A.at midnight | B.at noon | C.at last | D.at first |
A.in | B.around | C.against | D.under |
A.searched for | B.threw away | C.reached for | D.looked at |
A.unable | B.difficult | C.different | D.impossible |
A.picked up | B.dropped down | C.put in | D.lifted up |
A.warm | B.enjoy | C.support | D.hide |
A.continued | B.started | C.enjoyed | D.remembered |
A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
A.feel | B.see | C.have | D.let |
A.busy | B.beautiful | C.dirty | D.clean |
A.keep | B.stop | C.mind | D.regret |
A.wall | B.desk | C.ground | D.classroom |
4 . Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries, like the UK or France, people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafe rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion, instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values, however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
1. What’s the probable meaning of the underlined word “emphasize”?A.To draw special attention to. | B.To ignore. |
C.To laugh at. | D.To get close to. |
A.the English prefer to make long speeches |
B.too many words are of no use |
C.people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature |
D.even talk and silence can be culturally different |
A.By sharing different ways of life. | B.By accepting different habits. |
C.By recognizing different values. | D.By speaking each other’s languages. |
A.Multicultural Environment. | B.Cross-Cultural Differences. |
C.How to Understand Each Other. | D.How to Build Up a Relationship. |
5 . Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities).Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to "read" people from another culture as we would "read" someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.
Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of "reading" the other person incorrectly.
1. What does the smile usually mean in America?A.Love. | B.Politeness. |
C.Joy. | D.Thankfulness. |
A.show friendliness to strangers |
B.be used to hide true feelings |
C.be used in the wrong places |
D.show personal habits |
A.Learn about their relations with others. |
B.Understand their cultural backgrounds. |
C.Find out about their past experience. |
D.Figure out what they will do next. |
A.Cultural Differences |
B.Smiles and Relationship |
C.Facial Expressiveness |
D.Habits and Emotions |
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I just come back from Britain last week. I was luckily enough to be one of the student from different countries to visit the UK from Feb. 16 to 28. We paid a visit to many places, like London, Oxford or the Lake District. I learned much about British culture and history in London, where was my favorite. I also liked Oxford, in which I saw much more old buildings. The Lake District was beautiful, but it was pity that it rained heavily when they were there. The most excited thing for me in the Britain was that I made a lot of friends there.
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,
At grocery store, we
“People are like apples. They come in all
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them,
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I
He took
He totally
A.although | B.so | C.because | D.if |
A.stop | B.start | C.turn | D.stay |
A.expressive | B.encouraging | C.informative | D.interesting |
A.bought | B.counted | C.saw | D.collected |
A.check | B.mention | C.answer | D.improve |
A.size | B.type | C.shape | D.class |
A.worried | B.satisfied | C.proud | D.curious |
A.ordinary | B.normal | C.different | D.regular |
A.outside | B.whole | C.table | D.inside |
A.still | B.even | C.only | D.ever |
A.examining | B.measuring | C.drawing | D.packing |
A.keeping | B.placing | C.pulling | D.giving |
A.on | B.toward | C.for | D.in |
A.mustn’t | B.can’t | C.shouldn’t | D.needn’t |
A.each one | B.each other | C.the other | D.one another |
A.admit | B.consider | C.decide | D.believe |
A.big bites | B.deep breaths | C.a firm hold | D.close look |
A.just | B.always | C.merely | D.seldom |
A.put away | B.get down | C.hand out | D.take off |
A.made | B.took | C.got | D.did |
8 . The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island, Robert
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the
So, thanks to a
A.However | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.Finally |
A.alone | B.next door | C.at home | D.abroad |
A.meeting | B.story | C.holiday | D.job |
A.Lloyd | B.Robert | C.Henley | D.John |
A.talk | B.rest | C.walk | D.game |
A.attempting | B.missing | C.planning | D.enjoying |
A.quiet | B.dull | C.busy | D.cold |
A.cleaning | B.writing | C.drawing | D.exercising |
A.doubted | B.noticed | C.decided | D.recognized |
A.the sea | B.the house | C.Scotland | D.the island |
A.forgotten | B.buried | C.discovered | D.unexpected |
A.saw | B.drew | C.made | D.learned |
A.book | B.reply | C.picture | D.mind |
A.star | B.hero | C.writer | D.child |
A.help | B.problem | C.use | D.bottom |
A.praise | B.produce | C.include | D.accept |
A.Yet | B.Also | C.But | D.Thus |
A.read | B.born | C.hired | D.written |
A.rainy | B.sunny | C.cool | D.windy |
A.news | B.love | C.real-life | D.adventure |
9 . We’ve heard it before-we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents-children and teenagers today are growing up too fast.There are not too many people that will
I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in
We are expected to work hard, get excellent
I hadn’t
We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 40 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time
A.argue | B.disagree | C.satisfy | D.discuss |
A.age | B.stage | C.year | D.grade |
A.certain | B.busy | C.careful | D.perfect |
A.companies | B.places | C.positions | D.offices |
A.study | B.speak | C.work | D.act |
A.last | B.other | C.rest | D.coming |
A.purposes | B.success | C.goals | D.jobs |
A.textbooks | B.grades | C.teachers | D.schools |
A.in life | B.in time | C.for ages | D.forever |
A.information | B.message | C.notice | D.idea |
A.ruining | B.correcting | C.envying | D.shortening |
A.respect | B.accept | C.learn | D.follow |
A.inspired | B.disappointed | C.affected | D.frightened |
A.valuable | B.serious | C.important | D.useful |
A.walked | B.flown back | C.gone back | D.driven |
A.furniture | B.improvements | C.equipment | D.arrangements |
A.moved | B.fixed | C.sold | D.broke |
A.played | B.caught | C.touched | D.held |
A.laughing | B.shouting | C.running | D.shooting |
A.a rest | B.a talk | C.fun | D.sports |
10 . Why play games?Because they are fun,and a lot more besides.Following the rules...planning your next move...acting as a team member...these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child,such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek.Such games are entertaining and fun.But perhaps more importantly,they translate life into exciting dreams that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives,such as taking turns and cooperating(合作).
Many children’s games have a practical side.Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups.For instance,some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones,which sharpens the hand-eye coordination(协调) needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride.The most famous games of all,the Olympic Games,bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition.People who watch the event wave flags,knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country,not just the athlete who earned it.For countries experiencing natural disasters or war,an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people.Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living.Nicolette Iribarne,a Califomian soccer player,has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer.He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport,think about why you enjoy it,what skills are needed,and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
1. Through playing hide-and-seek,children are expected to learn to .A.be a team leader |
B.obey the basic rules |
C.act as a grown-up |
D.predict possible danger |
A.describe life in an exciting way |
B.turn real-life experiences into a play |
C.make learning life skills more interesting |
D.change people’s views of sporting events |
A.It inspires people’s deep love for the country. |
B.It proves the exceptional skills of the winners. |
C.It helps the country out of natural disasters. |
D.It earns the winners fame and fortune. |
A.bring fun to poor kids |
B.provide soccer balls for children |
C.give poor kids a chance for a better life |
D.appeal to soccer players to help poor kids |
A.Games benefit people all their lives. |
B.Sports can get all athletes together. |
C.People are advised to play games for fun. |
D.Sports increase a country’s competitiveness. |