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I travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" (风格) of directions every time 1 ask "How can I get to
the post office?"
Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don"t have names; in
Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market.
The post office is across from the bus stop."
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no
mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. lnstead of
landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile."
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it"s about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don"t know.
It"s true that a person doesn"t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a
situation? A New Yorker might say, "Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I
don"t know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don"t know" is impolite, They usually give an answer,
often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________
A. describe the place carefully
B. show him a map of the place
C. tell him the names of the streets
D. refer to recognizable(可辨认的) buildings and places
2. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. New York.
B. Los Angeles.
C. Kansas.
D. Iowa.
3. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________
A. in order to save time
B. as a test
C. so as to be polite
D. for fun
4. What can we infer from the text?
A. It"s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
B. It"s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C. People have similar understandings of politeness.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. |
答案
| 1-4: DBCA |
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Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean
something good. This may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purity.
However, that is not always the case. Did you know that the same one color may mean something
differently in different places of the world?
In the English-speaking world, black is the color of mourning-people wear black at the funeral. Red is
concerned with danger or bloodshed(伤亡). Yellow is the word for fear. If you are afraid, you are yellow. Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world. In China and Korea white is the color of mourning. In Russia, China and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellence. In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear.
Even within the English-speaking area, it is not difficult to find color contradictions(矛盾). A redcap in
the United States is a porter in a railway station. In Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman. Both names are logical, because both men wear red caps. Similarly, the British term for an American
white-collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker.
One does not have to cross an area to find color differences. Would you rather be red-blooded or a
blue-blooded? If we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest. The expression "blueblood" comes from Spain, where some noble families proudly told the world that they had "blue blood". Actually they meant that they had no Moorish or Jewish blood. But then why "blue" blood?
Because they were fair-skinned, and it is only natural that their blood vessels (血管) stood out appearing
blue. |
| 1. Yellow is concerned with anger in _____. |
A. India
B. Britain
C. China
D. Italy |
| 2. Both Britain and America would probably agree that _____. |
A. a redcap is a porter in a station
B. black is the color of mourning
C. red stands for beauty and excellence
D. a black-coated worker is employed in an office |
| 3. In Britain , a redcap is a _____. |
A. porter
B. nobleman
C. clerk
D. military policeman |
| 4. The best title for this reading selection is _____. |
A. The Origin of Blue Blood
B. Colors that Carry Bad Meanings
C. The Meaning Concerned with Certain Colors
D. The Development of the Symbolic Use of Colors |
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Tattoos and body piercings(穿孔)have moved up on the trend list in recent years. Around Western
schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and "flesh ink"(纹身). As with all other subjects, the Chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their children. To get a better view of what has
happened in the West, 1et"s sit down and hear what they say.
Tiara from Indiana:
I personally think body piercing is sickening. If there were supposed to be holes in your body,you
would have been born with them. I do,however,think that ear piercing is not wrong. There is a difference
between ear piercing and belly button piercing. Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous. I would be sick if
someone stuck a needle in my belly button.
Lee from Illinois:
Hi! I live in Illinois. I am 23. I have 12 tattoos and three piercings. I love my tattoos and consider
myself an art collector. You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art work.
People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg. Most of them don"t know what it is. They
just think the work itself is great.
Subotai from California:
I"m not prohibitive(禁止)of self-expression,but when I see high school students getting these piercings,
I really wonder. In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion. A friend of mine tried
piercing her own tongue with a safety pin. It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cow"s.
Jackson from Ohio:
I don"t think it is wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything-I think
that"s ridiculous. People who get the big "dragons that cover the whole body-I don"t think that"s necessary." When I see naked chicks on guys, I think, "You have no respect for women." |
| 1. According to the passage, we can infer that . |
A. Tiara might have body piercings
B. Subotai won"t have body piercing
C. Lee thinks tattoos are art
D. Jackson likes tattoos and piercings |
| 2.Who doesn"t think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful? |
A. Jackson
B. Lee
C. Tiara
D. Subotai |
| 3. We can conclude that . |
A. tattoos and piercings are a new kind of elegant art
B. all the teachers in the West are in favour of tattoos and piercings
C. everything is changeable as time goes on
D. it is necessary to live with different views of beauty |
| 4. The best title for this passage is probably . |
A. Body Art or Causing Damage
B. Doing Damage to the Young People"s Bodies
C. Young People"s Different Curiosities
D. The Latest Fad(时尚) |
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Here is some general information about Edison Elementary School. For more information, you
can visit our website which is printed on the cover.
Attendance:
Please contact the office at 480. 472. 5282 if your child is going to be absent.
Renaissance Reading:
The Accelerated Reader (AR) Program is a computerized reading enrichment program that combines
great children"s literature with computer skills. As an individualized reading program, it is designed to
motivate students to read more and to read good literature. Students of different abilities can use this
program. It is not a competitive program but one that improves any student"s reading ability.
Here is how it works. Students select books in their reading range from our Accelerated Reader
Selection and read it at their own pace. Once the student has completed the book, he/she is ready to
take an AR quiz. Each quiz consists of 5, 10, or 20 multiple choice comprehensive questions about
the book.
After taking the quiz, the computer shows the student how many questions he/she answered
correctly, shows the correct answers for missed questions, and praises the students" efforts with an
onscreen personalized message. Passing the quiz assures the teacher and the parent that the child
actually read and understood the book. Each student tests independently-reading the quiz questions
himself/herself.
The computer keeps track of reading points, books, and average test scores, as well as other
data. A student may test on a book only once and should, therefore, have thoroughly read and
understood the contents before taking the quiz. Each student is responsible for reading the screen
to be sure the quiz, by title and author, is the correct one he/she wishes to take.
Students are recognized for their accomplishments with praise from the teachers and special
recognition at the classroom level when individual and/or classroom goals are met.
P. T. O.
We have an active ParentTeacher Organization. They have monthly meetings, check the calendar
for the meeting times and places. |
| 1. The passage may be selected from ________. |
A. a magazine
B. a newspaper
C. a website
D. a novel |
| 2. The passage is written for ________. |
A. general readers
B. parents
C. teachers
D. primary students |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE about how Renaissance Reading works? |
A. Students select books based on the instruction of the computer.
B. Students take the quiz without others" arrangements.
C. The result of the quiz will be kept by teachers.
D. The summary of the book to be selected is shown on the screen. |
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. |
A. students won"t be punished if they don"t pass the quiz
B. students only have one chance to test on a book
C. students won"t be praised if they reach their goals
D. parents meet the teachers once a term |
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Cultural differences in business entertaining include problems such as whom one entertains and
where and how one entertains. In countries where status is important, it is not advisable to invite
people of different statuses to the same dinner party. Americans will often invite people to their homes.
However, in some societies the home is considered too personal, unworthy, or too small to serve as
a proper place for business entertaining. In some countries there is a "help yourself" method of
entertaining done in the home. This method does not work well when entertaining people whose culture
teaches them to wait to be asked three times before accepting an offer of food. For example, a Chinese
guest went hungry all the evening without eating though he was quite hungry because he was too shy to
take food after only being asked to do so once. In another case, an American woman executive(负责人) was being entertained in London. After having the tea served, the American woman helped herself to
cream and sugar rather than waiting to be served. The English hostess was upset by the thought that she
was not serving quickly enough.
As a general rule, a small gift from your home country is OK. A gift that is tied to the particular
interest of the person is especially good. Gifts for children are also well received. Be careful that the
"hometown" gift you are bringing to Singapore is not made in Hong Kong. Because many gifts carry
symbolic meanings, it is always best to seek the advice of a cultural information before selecting gifts.
The giving of large gifts, or payments for special service, should only be carried out after talking with
legal department in the home and host culture. |
| 1. It is no good inviting people of different social positions to the same party in the country where _____. |
A. people don"t pay any attention to your positions
B. people care much about their statuses
C. entertainment is important
D. entertainment is not advisable |
| 2. The Chinese guest is taken for an example to show ________. |
A. that offering food should not be made too early
B. a "help yourself" method works well in this case
C. that accepting an offer of food should be made later
D. a "help yourself" method does not work well in some cases |
| 3. The passage infers that American women like _________. |
A. a "help yourself" method
B. waiting to be served
C. a slow service
D. cream and sugar |
| 4. _________ is especially proper, when you are invited to a dinner party. |
A. A big gift
B. Large payment as a gift
C. A small gift from one"s home
D. A gift form Singapore |
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As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North
America were building with adobe-sunbaked brick plastered with mud. Their homes
looked remarkably like modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained
quarters for perhaps thousand people, along with store rooms for grain and other goods.
These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for
defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers
must have realized since they called them "pueblos", which is Spanish for town.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called "the three sisters"-corn, beans, and
squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they
could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The
Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation
ditches. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed
elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.
The way of life of lesssettled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature.
Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between
the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals
such as rabbits and snakes.In the Far North the ancestors of today"s Inuit hunted seals,
walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos
built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the
lordly caribou.
The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the
grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison
commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was
used to make their clothing and the covering of their tents and tipis.
1. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings.
B. The movement of American Indians across North America.
C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians.
D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America.
2. It can be inferred from the text that the buildings of the Hopi and Zuni were ________.
A. very small
B. highly advanced
C. difficult to defend
D. quickly constructed
3. Which of the following is true?
A. The Spanish explorers didn"t know what the buildings really was, as they called it "pueblos".
B. The Hopi and Zuni had no idea of how to farm.
C. The people of the pueblos were good at weaving.
D. Since water was so important, the people of the pueblos wove baskets to carry water.
4. What information can you get from the text?
A. The Plains Indians lived on bison.
B. The majority of the American Indians lived in igloos.
C. The Hopi and Zuni had a smaller population.
D. The lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River were dry.
5. How many tribes are mentioned in the text?
A. 8.
B. 7.
C. 6.
D. 5. |
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