( )1. A. merely ( )2. A. heart ( )3. A. demanding ( )4. A. so ( )5. A. study ( )6. A. separated ( )7. A. winner ( )8. A. support ( )9. A. flew away ( )10. A. deserved ( )11. A. spend ( )12. A. arrived ( )13. A. turn ( )14. A. take charge of ( )15. A. smiles ( )16. A. late ( )17. A. eyes ( )18. A. in ( )19. A. passed ( )20. A. strange | B. fully B. method B. promising B. and B. send B. crowded B. loser B. advertise B. went off B. desired B. save B. regained B. time B. make up for B. sweats B. nervous B. hands B. of B. kept B. touching | C. completely C. profession C. hopeless C. however C. give C. new C. old C. expect C. set aside C. financed C. draw C. returned C. top C. make use of C. tears C. tiring C. pictures C. upon C. remembered C. wonderful | D. entirely D. words D. careless D. but D. offer D. unusual D. younger D. require D. left behind D. envied D. earn D. got D. fate D. take care of D. hints D. tense D. mines D. with D. changed D. mysterious |
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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(强调) 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 caf?s 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. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________. | |||
A. the English prefer to make long speeches B. too many words are of no use C. even talk and silence can be culturally different D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature | |||
2. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better? | |||
A. By sharing different ways of life. B. By accepting different habits. C. By recognizing different values. D. By speaking each other"s languages. | |||
3. What would be the best title for the text? | |||
A. Multicultural Environment B. Cross-Cultural Differences C. How to Understand Each Other D. How to Build Up a Relationship | |||
At the beginning of the twentieth century,many people thought that the American family was falling apart.A century later,we know that this was not the case.However,although the family is still alive in the United States,its size and shape were very different from 100 years ago. In the late 1800s and early 1900s,there were mainly two types of families in the United States:the extended and the nuclear.The extended family usually includes grandparents, parents,and children living under the same roof.The nuclear family consists of only parents and children. Today there are many different kinds of families.Some people live in “traditional” families, that is,a stay?home mother,a working father,and their own biological children.Others live in two?paycheck families,single-parent families,adoptive or foster families,blended families (where men and women who were married before marry again and combine the children from previous marriages into the new families),child less families,and so on. What caused the structure of the family to change?In the early 1900s the birthrate began to fall and the divorce rate began to rise.Women were suddenly choosing to go to college and take jobs outside the home.In the 1930s and 1940s,many families faced serious financial, or money problems during the Great Depression,when many people lost their jobs.During World War Ⅱ(1939-1945),5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children.Because many men were at war,thousands of these “war widows” had to go to work outside their home. During the next ten years,the situation changed.There were fewer divorces,and people married at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation.It was unusual for a mother to work outside the home during the years whenher children were growing up. Families began leaving cities and moving into single-family homes in the suburbs.The traditional family seemed to be returning. In the years between 1960s and 1990s,there were many important changes in the structure of the family.From the 1960s to the early 1970s,the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half.The number of single-parent families tripled,and the number of couples living together without ?being? married doubled again.In fact,the single?parent household,once unusual,has replaced the “traditional” family as the typical family in the States.If we can judge from history, however,this will probably change again in the twenty-first century. The Changes of the American Family | |||
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Mouse potatoes joined couch potatoes (who spend much time watching TV on the couch), google officially became a verb and drama queens (extremely emotional persons) finally found the attention when they crossed over from popular culture to mainstream English language. The mouse potato, the himbo (attractive, empty-headed man) and drama queen were among 100 new words added to the 2006 update of America"s best-selling dictionary, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary《韦氏大词典》. The Internet search engine Google also found its way into the dictionary for the first time as a verb, meaning to find information quickly on the worldwide web. New words and phrases from the fields of science, technology, pop culture and industry are chosen each year by Merriam-Webster"s team of editors after months of looking through books, magazines and even food labels. "They are not tracking spoken language. They are looking for evidence that words have been used in the written English language," said Arthur Bicknell, senior editor of Merriam-Webster. Other words first coming into the dictionary this year were soul patch (a small growth of beard under a man"s lower lip), unibrow (two eyebrows joining together) and supersize - the fast food industry phrase for extra large meals. The technology world contributed ringtones (changeable incoming cellphone call signals) and spyware (software installed in a computer to track a user"s activities) while biodiesel (生物柴油) and avian influenza(禽流感) came from the world of science. America"s first dictionary-Noah Webster"s A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language -was published 200 years ago and also introduced some fresh words that have now become familiar. Those "new" words in 1806 included slang, surf, psychology, naturally and Americanize. | |||
1. The mouse potato refers to ____________. | |||
A. a mouse that lives by potatoes B. a person who spends much time on the computer C. a mouse that is shown on the screen of the computer D. a person who likes to eat mice and potatoes | |||
2. Which group of words and phrases is NOT the fresh words for the dictionary of this year? | |||
A. mouse potatoes, google, drama queen. B. himbo, soul patch, unibrow, supersize. C. ringtones, spyware, biodiesel, avian influenza. D. couch potatoes, surf, psychology, Americanize. | |||
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text? | |||
A. New words and phrases were introduced into the dictionary have close relationship with the time. B. New words and phrases chosen by the editors of the dictionary have been used in written English somewhere. C. Some words that are now familiar to us used to be fresh words collected in the dictionary. D. The Merriam-webster Collegiate Dictionary becomes the best-seller because 100 new words are added to it. | |||