Amanda is an American filmmaker and actress. She came to China three years ago to study Performance at
Beijing Film Academy. Last month, she moved to Japan to study Economics at the University of Tokyo. On June
10th, She returned to the USA. She chatted with her parents about the cultural differences between the two
countries.
"The people in both countries are very friendly to foreigner. But they have different cultures. For example,
when I spoke Chinese in China, the people there always showed surprise on their faces. But when I came to
Japan, I found it was opposite. Most local people there hoped I could talk with them in Japanese, though I was
not good at it," she said.
Amanda thought this might have something to do with the fact that the western group in Japan is older than
the one in China. They have stayed in Japan for a long time. And most of them speak Japanese well. But
Westerners in China are still quite a new group. They"re usually treated as guests and tourists. |
阅读短文，完成下面表格，每空一词。
| | In Japan | In China | | Time Amanda spent | About one month | About 1 years | | Subjects Amanda 2 | Economics | Performance | | Different 3 | The Japanese expected the
Westerners to speak Japanese. | The Chinese felt 4 when
the Westerners spoke Chinese. |
答案
The reason of the
cultural difference | The western group in China is 5 than the one in Japan. |
解析 | 1. three / 32. studied / learnt / learned 3. cultures 4. surprised / amazed 5. younger / newer |
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| 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 | When my wife and I went to live in an Arab country, my friends told us to be prepared for a culture shock.
Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends was correct.
The culture shock started with the weather. Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute! The hot
weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at midday!
Another culture shock was the working week. We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including
Sundays. It was also strange to see people praying (祷告) in a certain direction! They have strict rules for
women. They do not let people see their faces in public. They do not let women drive cars, either. All dresses
worn by women have to cover the body completely. They believe that women cannot be seen in public.
At the weekends, we went camping in the desert. I will never forget watching the sun setting over the desert.
We also enjoyed riding on the camels.
In the end, we enjoyed living there, but their culture is very different from the American culture. | | 1. The writer experienced the culture shock . | | [ ] | A. before going to the Arab country
B. after camping in the desert
C. during stay in the Arab country
D. while watching the sunset | | 2. People in the Arab country do not go to work . | | [ ] | A. on Mondays and Tuesdays
B. on Saturdays and Sundays
C. on Wednesdays and Thursdays
D. on Thursdays and Fridays | 3. Which of the following is strict rules for women in the Arab country?
a. Cover faces in public. b. Don"t go outside.
c. Be dressed in white. d. Never drive cars. | | [ ] | A. a; c
B. a; d
C. b; c
D. b; d | | 4. What does the writer think of living in the Arab country? | | [ ] | A. He enjoyed living there.
B. He enjoyed the culture there.
C. He was interested in praying.
D. He felt strange to see the weather. | | 5. What does the underlined word "shock" mean in Chinese? | | [ ] | A. 理解
B. 打击
C. 渗透
D. 冲击 | | 完形填空。 | You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact an English dictionary
you 1 today wasn"t made until the Qing Dynasty (清朝). Three men did most of the important 2 work on
dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to 3 words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a
wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The 4 for this dictionary
came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to 5 . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself
while working in a bank. 6 he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small
house 7 in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o"clock and 8 in the
small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new
dictionary in the years. But after five years, he was 9 adding (增加) words for the letter "A"! He worked on the
dictionary 10 he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary. | ( ) 1. A. use
( ) 2. A. easy
( ) 3. A. spell
( ) 4. A. way
( ) 5. A. school
( ) 6. A. Later
( ) 7. A. sold
( ) 8. A. read
( ) 9. A. already
( ) 10. A. if | B. write
B. boring
B. invent
B. idea
B. cinema
B. before
B. built
B. wrote
B. still
B. because | C. copy
C. early
C. collect
C. use
C. village
C. So far
C. broken
C. worked
C. usually
C. until | D. miss
D. dangerous
D. make
D. prize
D. college
D. Ever since
D. drawn
D. thought
D. always
D. since | | 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 | This week, London will be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat. Every year, London "s
Chinatown holds the largest event outside of Asia to celebrate Chinese New Year.
This year in the UK, there seems to be a huge number of interest in Chinese culture. For the third year
running,the "China in London" season is being held. It will run from February to April, when the Beijing
Olympic flame (奥运圣火) will pass through London. The "China in London" season will have a huge number
of events, from art shows to modern dances, film festivals to tea tastings.
The main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Sunday 10th February, and about 300,000 visitors are
expected to join in. Both traditional and modern Chinese arts will be shown by British-born and Chinese
performers (表演者). The main event of the day is the huge parade (游行) through the streets of London, led
by a traditional dragon dance, followed by musicians, artists and children. It wouldn"t be Chinese New Year
without fireworks, so you will see fireworks all afternoon. Happy New Year to you! We hope you will enjoy
your celebrations as much as we will do in London. | | 1. The Chinese New Year celebration in London is _______. | | [ ] | A. held every year
B. the largest one in the world
C. held every three years
D. held for the Beijing Olympics | | 2. How long does the "China in London" season last? | | [ ] | A. For three years.
B. For one year.
C. For three months.
D. For one week. | | 3. Which event will be held in London"s Chinatown on Sunday 10th February? | | [ ] | A. Coffee tastings.
B. A modern dragon dance.
C. A huge parade.
D. British art shows. | | 4. From the passage we can know that _______. | | [ ] | A. the "China in Iρndon" season is held for the first time
B. people in the UK are a bit interested in Chinese culture
C. the firework is the only symbol of the Chinese New Year
D. the writer will join in the celebrations in London | | 5. Which is the best title (标题) of the article? | | [ ] | A. Chinatown in London
B. Waiting for the Olympic Flame in London
C. Chinese Culture in London
D. Welcoming the Year of the Rat in London | | 阅读理解。 | Today, there is no list of "wonder" for modern world. Still, there are some buildings or landmarks that are
called "wonders". These landmarks are easily recognized by people everywhere. Here are some of them.
 | | 1. How long did the workers spend on building the Tai Mahal? About . | | [ ] | A. 9 years
B. 15 years
C. 18 years
D. 150 years | | 2. What could the Pyramid at Chichen Itza be used for? | | [ ] | A. Studying the sky.
B. Protecting the northern borders.
C. The king"s wife.
D. Enjoying the opera. | | 3. Who built the Stature of Liberty? | | [ ] | A. The Americans.
B. The Englishmen.
C. The Frenchmen.
D. The Mayans. | | 4. What does the Sydney Opera House look like? | | [ ] | A. A sailing boat.
B. A big room.
C. A flying bird.
D. A wonderful palace. | | 5. How could it take you only three hours from Paris to London in 1995? | | [ ] | A. By taxi.
B. By underground.
C. By coach.
D. By high-speed train. | | 阅读理解。 | Easter Sunday, which falls on April 4th this year, dates back nearly 2,000 years. It is celebrated by hundreds
of millions of people around the world. For my family, it is considered the greatest holiday of the year.
Every Easter my brothers and I would wake up early and, like Christmas morning, run downstairs to see
what surprises were waiting for us. We were always excited when the Easter Bunny (兔子), who is like Father
Christmas, came and left us a basket of candy. It"s wonderful. It is like there is a miracle every Easter morning.
Our mother, however, would not let us eat the chocolates like we wanted. The chocolate bunnies, and candy
eggs would have to wait. Instead, we would have to get dressed in our new clothes.
Then my family would go to church. After church we would go to an elder family members" house for a
feast (盛会). My mother"s family came to the US from Eastern Europe, so we would often eat many traditional
dishes. My favorite was ham and a special potato salad. We usually had 20 or more family members at the
dinner.
After dinner my cousins, brothers and I would go outside. While we were sleeping the night before, our
parents had hidden plastic eggs throughout the back yard. We would always have a contest to see who could
find the most eggs. The winner would get a prize. It was our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Sometimes, in summer,
we would discover an egg we missed on Easter. | | 1. When does Easter come this year? | | [ ] | A. On April the fourth.
B. The last Sunday.
C. Nearly 2000 years ago.
D. Untold. | | 2. Who does the writer expect to come every Easter? | | [ ] | A. Father Christmas.
B. The Easter Bunny.
C. His cousins.
D. His relatives from Europe. | 3. In what order would the following happen?
a. We would have a big get-together. b. We would go to church.
c. We would dress ourselves in new clothes. d. Our parents would hide plastic eggs in the backyard.
e. We would have Easter Egg Hunt. | | [ ] | A. b-a-d-e-f
B. c-b-a-d-e
C. d-c-b-a-e
D. d-c-e-b-a | | 4. Which of the following is NOT true about Easter? | | [ ] | A. Easter falls on April 4th every year.
B. Children usually get a basket of candy on that day.
C. People often have a family dinner.
D. Traditional food like ham and salad is served. | | 5. What does the passage mainly talk about? | | [ ] | A. An introduction to Easter.
B. Easter traditions.
C. A moving story.
D. An Easter Egg Hunt. | 最新试题
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