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The British love to think of themselves as polite and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleases"and “thank yous".Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires__65 seven or eight of these.Another __66 of our good manners is the queue.Newcomers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the__67 national sport.Finally,of course,motorists generally stop at crossings.But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbours?I think not. Take forms of address (称呼)for example.The average English person__68 he happens to work in a hotel or department store—would rather die than call a stranger “Sir" or“Madam".Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address.Our __69 “you" for everyone may appear more democratic,but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express __70 .I am all for returning to the use of “thee"and “thou"(Thee and thou are oldfashioned poetic words for“you");“you" would be__71 for strangers and professional relationships. And of course,the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying.Have you noticed how the British __72 ever touch?Personlly, I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming.Try kissing the average English person,and they will either take two steps backwards in horror;or,if their escape is__73 ,you will find your lips touching the back of their head.Now what could be__74 than that ? 65.A.at least B. at most C. less than D. not more than 66.A.signal B. scene C. sign D. sight 67.A.true B. original C. superior D. advanced 68.A.if B. whether C. when D. unless 69.A.universal B. unique C. regular D. normal 70.A.politeness B. gratitude C. democracy D. consideration 71.A.ordered B. reserved C. offered D. stocked 72.A.highly B. mostly C. hardly D. nearly 73.A.confirmed B. assured C. jammed D. blocked 74. A. better B. ruder C. more polite D. more frightening |
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65. 举这个例子是为了说明英国人对礼貌的注重程度,对于买火车票这一小事至少要说七八次“please”and“thank you”,因此答案选A更能体现作者的这种目的。B项at most“最多”;C项less than“不到,少于”;D项not more than“不比……更多”,均不合题意。答案为A。 66.sign是迹象、征兆或标志,目的是证明什么的正确性,这里说的是另一个表明good manners的标志是the queue,A项signal“信号”;B项scene“一场、一幕、风景”。D项sight“风景”,均不合题意。答案为C。 67.original意为原始的;superior意为优秀的;advanced意为先进的,但根据作者表达意图,主要是为了衬托the queue在英国人眼里的重要性,用football是用广为人知的民族运动来比较,答案为A。 68.这是一个插入语,起补充说明的作用。我们可以根据插入语与整个句子的关系来判断,一般人是宁死也不称呼陌生人“Sir”or“Madam”的,但在hotel or department工作的人除外,所以答案选D,意为“除非”。答案为D。 69.you对我们来说是个共同的,一致的称呼,而且此句也给出提示词:democratic,所以这里填universal更合适。B项unique“独一无二的”;C项regular“有规律的,有规则的”;D项normal“正常的”,均与题意无关。答案为A。 70.因为you是一个共同的,一致的称呼,所以很难找到一个词来表达礼貌,这样选A显得顺理成章。而且本文主要讲的是礼貌问题,而gratitude意为感激;consideration意为体贴,故选A更合适。答案为A。 71.thee and thou是古英语,一般用于熟悉、亲密的人之间。作者的意思是说,如果现在还用thee and thou的话,you也就只用于职业场所或陌生人了。order是预订的意思;offer意为提供;stock意为存储、储备;reserve有保留之意,相比较而言,reserve与原文意思相符,答案为B。 72.因为下文列举的是一些令人难以置信的例子,目的是证明作者的观点。下面的例子在人们看来显得不合情理,难以置信,这也正是作者的观点,于是这里选C项hardly意为不合情理,不大可能发生。答案为C。 73.block表示“阻塞”,这句话的意思是:如果你试图亲吻英国人,他们会惊骇地倒退两步,如果他们没有退路,你会发现你的嘴唇接触的是他们的后脑勺。答案为D。 74.that指的是前一句描述的“Your lips touching the back of the head”,这相对于polite来说是一种相当rude的行为,A项better“更好”;B项more polite“更有礼貌”;D项more frightening“更具有威胁性的”,均不合题意。答案为B。 |
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Several factors make a good newspaper story.First—obviously—it must be new.But since TV can react to events so quickly,this is often a problem for __61 .They usually respond to it in one of three ways. ● By providing __62 detail,comment or background information. ● By finding a new __63on the day"s major stories. ● By printing completely different stories which TV doesn"t broadcast. What else? Well—it also has to be __64 .People don"t want to read about ordinary,everyday life.Because of this,many stories __65 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be __66 news.“Plane lands safely—no one hurt”doesn"t sell newspapers.“Plane__67 —200 feared dead!”does. Next,there"s human interest. People are interested in other __68 particularly in the rich,famous and powerful.Stories about the private lives of pop singers,actors,models,politicians, __69 all appear regularly in certain newspapers. Finally,for many editors, __70 is an important factor,too.They prefer stories about people,places and events which their readers know.That"s why the stories in Tokyo"s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris,Cairo,New York or Buenos Aires. 61.A.newspapers B. publications C. reporters D. broadcasters 62.A.extra B. available C. inaccessible D. memorable 63.A.direction B. look C. angle D. section 64.A.tragic B. dramatic C. professional D. sensitive 65.A.quote B. neglect C. increase D. involve 66.A.good B. bad C. exciting D. informative 67.A.crashes B. bumps C. strikes D. drops 68.A.places B. people C. things D. news 69.A.in addition B. in any case C. for example D. after all 70.A.personality B. similarity C. uniqueness D. familiarity |
Chinese scientists are again becoming excited about the fact that a large hairy animal may live in central China. Now they hope it won"t be too long before they are able to __71 its existence. Their confidence is the __72 of a new discovery of the mystery animal in Hubei Province. Ten Chinese __73 , enjoying a holiday in a National Forest Park, were driving down a road. As their bus turned a corner, the men were suddenly __74 by what they saw. Three __75 animals, covered with long dark hair, were crossing the road. On seeing the animals, the engineers immediately stopped and __76them. __77 ,when they saw how the animals moved through the forest with great __78 and strength, they did not dare to follow any further. The men did not take any __79 . However, scientists are __80 by the discovery, because the engineers were all very educated people and scientists feel they can __81 what they described. After the discovery, scientists returned to the forest and __82 some hair and measured footprints. About 20 inches appears to be the length of the animal"s foot! Chinese scientists have now set up a special group to exchange information and make a __83 of the forest. But in the meantime,some people __84to believe that this halfman, halfmonkey exists. They will not believe that it is __85 until one of the animals has been caught. 71. A. prove B. analyze C. protect D. check 72. A. basis B. requirement C. result D. preparation 73. A. travellers B. engineers C. scientists D. explorers 74. A. frightened B. amazed C. upset D. inspired 75. A. trained B. rejected C. tall D. violent 76. A. shot at B. looked at C. fought with D. ran after 77. A. However B. Indeed C. Meanwhile D. Anyway 78. A. difficulty B. speed C. care D. pleasure 79. A. bullets B. tools C. medicines D. photographs 80. A. surprised B. delighted C. disturbed D. supported 81. A. rely on B. deal with C. write down D. pass on 82. A. cut B. pulled C. collected D. tore 83. A. film B. tour C. choice D. study 84. A. come B. refuse C. prefer D. have 85. A. wrong B. alive C. real D.correct |
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the __26 and have made up their minds to __27 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest(抗议) against heavy trucks which run __28through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it __29 to sleep at night, but they are __30 damage to our houses and shops of historical __31 ,”said John Norris, one of the protesters. “__32 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,”said Jean Lacey, a biology student.“Why don"t they build a new road that goes __33 the town? Burlington isn"t much more than a __34 village. Its streets were never __35 for heavy traffic.” Harry Fields also studying __36 said they wanted to make as much __37 as possible to force the __38 to realise what everybody was having to __39 .“ Most of them don"t __40 here anyway,” he said,“they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), _ 41they probably don"t __42the noise all that much. It"s high time they realised the _43 .” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were __44 on their side, and even if they weren"t they soon would be. __45 asked if they were __46 that the police might come to __47 them. “Not really,” she said,“actually we are __48 bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no __49 against practising.” I __50 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears. 26. A. college B. village C. town D. church 27. A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake 28. A. now and then B. day and night C. up and down D. over and over 29. A. terrible B. difficult C. Uncomfortable D. unpleasant 30. A. doing B. raising C. putting D. producing 31. A. scene B. period C. interest D. sense 32. A. If B. Although C. When D. Unless 33. A. to B. through C. over D. round 34. A. pretty B. quiet C. large D. modern 35. A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used 36. A. well B. hard C. biology D. education 37. A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise 38. A. towns people B. other students C. government officials D. truck drivers 39. A. stand B. accept C. know D. share 40. A. shop B. live C. come D. study 41. A. but B. so C. or D. for 42. A. notice B. mention C. fear D. control 43. A. event B. loss C. action D. problem 44. A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly D. usually 45. A. I B. We C. She D. They 46. A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined 47. A. seize B. fight C. search D. stop 48. A. proper B. experienced C. hopeful D. serious 49. A. point B. cause C. need D. law 50. A. left B. found C. reached D. passed |
There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese. That product is foreign words. Gairaigo-words that come from outside -- have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers. But in the last few years the trickle(涓涓细流)of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional(传统的)Japanese. “The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new,” says university lecturer and writer Takashi Saito. “By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media(媒体)to pick up.” “Experts(专家)often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,” said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute. “Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.” Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito’s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves. “We were expecting to sell the books to young people,” said the writer, “but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese.” 68.What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms? A.The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new. B.Foreign words are best suited for announcements. C.Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand. D.The use of foreign words makes the media more popular. 69.In the opinion of Takashi Saito, Japanese people ________. A.are good at learning foreign languages B.are willing to learn about new things C.trust the media D.respect experts 70.Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words? A.The media and government papers B.Best-selling Japanese textbooks. C.The interest of young Japanese. D.Foreign products and experts. 71.The book Japanese to Be Read Aloud ______________. A.sells very well in Japan B.is supported by the government C.is questioned by the old generation D.causes misunderstanding among the readers |
"My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy," says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. "Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course." These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more. The children don"t just plan any city. They map and analyze (分析) the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and foretell its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect ( 建筑师) who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. "Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom," says the teacher who developed this program. "They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected ‘official’ and ‘planning group’ make all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser." CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children"s own standards. 63. The Program is designed _____. A. to direct kids to build solar collectors B. to train young scientists for city planning C. to develop children"s problem-solving abilities D. to help young architects know more about designing 64. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom ______. A. to find out kids’ creative ideas B. to discuss with the teacher C. to give children lectures D. to help kids with their program 65. Who is the designer of the program? A. An official. B. An architect. C. A teacher. D. A scientist. 66. The children feel free in the program because______. A. they can design future buildings themselves B. they have new ideas and rich imagination C. they are given enough time to design models D. they need not worry about making mistakes |
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