阅读理解 It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers(生产商) follow certain
题型:福建省月考题难度:来源:
阅读理解 |
It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers(生产商) follow certain uniform standards for various features(特征) of clothes. What seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Men"s clothes tend to button from the right, and women"s form the left. Considering most of the word"s population----men and women----are right-handed, the men"s standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do women"s clothes button from the left? History really seems to matter here. Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women"s shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having men"s shirts button form the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt. Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning form the left is still the standard for them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all women"s shirts buttoned form the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer women"s shirts that buttoned from the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men"s shirts. |
1. What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry? |
A. It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years. B. It is different for men"s clothing and women"s. C. It woks better with men than with women. D. It fails to consider right-handed people. |
2. What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century? |
A. They tended to wear clothes without buttons. B. They were interested in the historical matters. C. They were mostly dressed by servants. D. They drew their swords from the left. |
3. Women"s clothes still button from the left today because . |
A. adopting men"s style is improper for women B. manufacturers should follow standards C. modern women dress themselves D. customs are hard to change |
4. The passage is mainly developed by . |
A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons C. examining differences D. following the time order |
答案
1-4 BDDA |
举一反三
完型填空 |
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said, "The best house is in the U.S.A., the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China. "So I took __1__ and pleasure to __2__ "the best food" for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking,I performed(表演)my play in __3__ way:changing the dishes" colour,the meat"s type or the soup"s style(风味).Thus,my American friends could discover the __4__ of eating Chinese food. Because of my"__5__" job,I was often rewarded(奖励)by their __6__ of appreciation (感激) such as "very tasty","excellent", etc. But the joke was here: yesterday, I cooked Sichuan-style __7__ for dinner. I was __8__ at my achievement(成就). When all the family members arrived at the table,they first looked __9__ at the fish,then looked at me. "Why do all the fish have their __10__?" they asked,"It"s horrible!" Horrible or beautiful? I don"t know. But I __11__ know that fish heads are delicious. The __12__is the best part of fish; in __13__ only the respectable(受敬重的)guest can have the special __14__of enjoying it. Another __15__thing is:the American friends often said to me" __16__ "as they __17__ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition(传统),I would simply smile in answer to their kindness __18__ actually helping myself to any of the food. __19__I said "help yourself" to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me,no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste,they __20__ hesitated(犹豫) to use their hands to "help themselves" until all was finished. |
( )1. A. worry ( )2. A. buy ( )3. A. their ( )4. A. way ( )5. A. hard ( )6. A. expressions ( )7. A. meat ( )8. A. praised ( )9. A. pleasedly ( )10. A. bones ( )11. A. do ( )12. A. tail ( )13. A. fact ( )14. A. honour ( )15. A. real ( )16. A. please help us ( )17. A. brought home ( )18. A. not ( )19. A. At last ( )20. A. usual | B. attention B. fetch B. a new B. joy B. daily B. sentence B. fish B. pleased B. excitedly B. flesh(肉) B. will B. head B. China B. seat B. exciting B. excuse me B. wanted B. but not B. Above all B. often | C. delight C. cook C. the same C. trouble C. good C. doing C. soup C. bad C. surprisedly C. tails C. want to C. soup C. USA C. table C. interesting C. help yourself C. were buying C. without C. After all C. never | D. pride(自豪) D. leave D. a simple D. importance D. new D. smile D. egg D. surprise D. worriedly D. heads D. should D. flesh D. the West D. plate D. easy D. eat them please D. were eating D. nor D. In return D. had |
语法填空。 |
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.For thousands of years,the festival 1._____(mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan,who is said to have committed suicide(自***) by drowning himself. Qu was a minister of the State of Chu 2._____(situate) in the presentday Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period (战国时期).He was upright,loyal and highly respected.3._____,he was dismissed from office.4._____(realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials,Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month.Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were 5._____(able) to recover his body. The people of Chu 6._____mourned Qu"s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost 7._____ year on the day of his death.But one year,the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile (爬行动物)in the river had stolen the rice.The spirit then advised 8._____to wrap the rice and bind it 9._____throwing it into the river. During the Duanwu Festival,zong zi is eaten to symbolize (象征,表示) the rice offerings to Qu.And the dragonboat races symbolize 10._____many attempts to rescue and recover Qu"s body. |
信息匹配 首先请阅读下列深圳书城的畅销书的封面及基本信息: A. Foreword The Antidepressant Survival Guide: Beat the Side Effects of Your Medication by Robert J. Hedaya, M. D, Robert J. Hedaya, M. D. , is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Hospital"s Department of Psychiatry. Motto: Live well. B. How Fear Limits Us On Becoming Fearless. . . in Love, Work, and Life by Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington was raised in Greece by her fearless mother. She has written this book for her two daughters in the hope that they will lead fearless lives. Motto:Overcome the obstacle, get over the next hill. C. Determination: How to Set Goals and Go After Them Fight Your Fear and Win by Don Greene, Ph. D. Don Greene, Ph. D. , was a nationally ranked high school diver. He was the sports psychologist for the U. S. Olympic Diving Team. Motto: Determination is drive. D. The Anger Business Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion by Carol Tavris, Ph. D. Carol Tavris, Ph. D. , was senior editor, she now teaches from time to time in the department of psychology at UCLA Motto: Reduce Stress! E. In the Presence of Danger The Gift of Fear by Davin de Becker Davin de Becker, America"s leading expert on violence, is the bestselling author of the Gift of Fear: Survival Signals. Motto: Trust and act on our straight instincts. F. Moving from Fear to Freedom Transforming Anxiety, Transcending Shame by Rex Briggs, M. S. W. REX BRIGGS, M. S. W. , has been a selected speaker at the National Anxiety Disorders Association of America"s conferences since 1986. Motto: Weaken anxiety. 下面是这些书的简要内容, 请匹配相关的书名. 1. This useful, popular book shows that if you are gone broke and lose love, please hold yourself back. If you look fat, just face it calmly. If you are in survival thinking, the most important is that you get rid of all the difficulties in front of us, life will be safe, perfect. If your daughters are to take their rightful place in society, they must become fearless. 2. In this book, the author calls the nation"s leading experts on violent behavior, and shows you how to spot even tiny signs of danger before it"s too late. Most violent acts are unpredictable. It points out that true fear is often a signal that can save your life. Believe the threat of violence surrounds us every day. But we can protect ourselves by straight judgement. 3. This book based on his years of clinical experience. It says about twentyfive million Americans take medicine to avoid depression. Despite the advances in the treatment of depression in recent years, many patients, even with the best medical care, feel that they are not living rich and fulfilling lives. This book will direct you how to survive well. 4. This interesting book tells us that annoyance is as much a political matter as a biological one. And anger is a definite message: Pay attention to me. I don"t like what you are doing. Restore my pride. You"re in my way. Give me justice. This book suggests that when you"re angry, just let it right out. 5. This valuable book states that nervousness has become a constant factor in today"s society like a sign of the times, but it is sometimes difficult to recognize the effects of anxiety on our mental health. The only way to feel better about ourselves is to go out and do it. |
完形填空。 |
You must burst into laughter when you hear your friends express their wishes to you by saying:"Good good study,day day up",which is a most interesting sentence.When I first read the similar sentence "Long time no see" from an American friend"s Email,I also laughed.I thought it was a perfect __1__ of Chinglish.Later on,my friend told me that it is a standard American __2__.I was too surprised.Her words could not __3__ me at all.So I did a search on www.google,com.To my surprise,there are over 60 thousand web pages __4__"long time no see".This sentence has been __5__ used in Emails,newspapers or any other __6__ places.Though it is informal,it is part of the language that Americans use daily. __7__,if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word,the software will tell you that the grammar needs correcting. Nobody knows the __8__ of this Chinglish sentence.Some people __9__that it came from Charlie Chan"s movies.In the 1930s,Hollywood movie makers successfully __10__ a famous Chinese detective named "Charlie Chan" on wide screens,__11__ liked to teach Americans some Chinese __12__."Long time no see" was his trademark. Soon it became a__13__phrase. Some scholars __14__ America to a huge pot of stew.All kinds of culture are mixed together,and they change the color and taste of each other.Language is usually the first thing to be __15__ in the mixed stew.
|
( )1.A.word ( )2.A.custom ( )3.A.ensure ( )4.A.publishing ( )5.A.seldom ( )6.A.important ( )7.A.Unfortunately ( )8.A.use ( )9.A.believe ( )10.A.did ( )11.A.who ( )12.A.sayings ( )13.A.popular ( )14.A.treat ( )15.A.mentioned
| B .sign B .greeting B .persuade B .printing B .hardly B .possible B .Luckily B .meaning B .suggest B .published B .which B .words B .important B .compare B .used
| C.example C.habit C.convince C.containing C.widely C.interesting C.Suddenly C.expression C.advise C.created C.whom C.customs C.useful C.lead C.considered
| D.signal D.proverb D.convey D.expressing D.deeply D.pleasant D.However D.origin D.tell D.discovered D.that D.telling D.useless D.take D.influenced
|
阅读理解 |
Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures.They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions-mistaken ideas. One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the belief that one"s own culture"s way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures.It"s ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business.To avoid ethnocentrism, it"s necessary to study the different elements(组成部分) of culture: language, values and attitudes,and customs and manners. Language A knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways.First, people can communicate directly.Second, people are usually more open in their communication with someone who speaks their language.Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said directly.Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better. Values and Attitudes Values are people"s basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad.An attitude is a way of thinking or acting.Values and attitudes influence international business.For example, many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and they buy a lot of it. Customs and Manners Customs are common social practices.Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite. For example, in the United States, it is the custom to have salad(色拉) before the main course at dinner, not after.It"s not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table.Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products.Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesn"t sell well because the French don"t usually drink juice with breakfast. |
1. A knowledge of the local language allows international business people ________. A. to be more open with their customers B. to communicate without outside help C. to express their thoughts indirectly D. to have a better idea of their own culture 2. The act of many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role of ________. A. manners B. values C. attitudes D. customs 3. What would be the best title for the text? A. Misconceptions in Business B. Basic Beliefs in Business C. International Business Culture D. Successful International Business 4. The author"s purpose of writing this article is to tell people ________. A. how to take a right attitude in business B. how to avoid misunderstandings in business C. how to use a local language in business D. how to act politely and properly in business |
最新试题
热门考点