( )1. A. straighter ( )2. A. sounds ( )3. A. hope ( )4. A. immediate ( )5. A. well ( )6. A. For example ( )7. A. trade ( )8. A. eye ( )9. A. strangers ( )10. A. in other words ( )11. A. trouble ( )12. A. disturbing ( )13. A. closer ( )14. A. stepping forward ( )15. A. weakness ( )16. A. talk ( )17. A. different ( )18. A. curiosity ( )19. A. chance ( )20. A. noticed | B. louder B. invitations B. receive B. misleading B. far B. Thus B. distance B. verbal B. relatives B. on the other hand B. conversation B. helping B. faster B. going on B. carelessness B. travel B. European B. excitement B. time B. treated | C. harder C. feelings C. discover C. important C. much C. However C. connection C. bodily C. neighbour C. in a similar way C. silence C. guiding C. in C. backing away C. friendliness C. laugh C. Latino C. misunderstanding C. result C respected | D. further D. messages D. mean D. difficult D. long D. In short D. greetings D. telephone D. enemies D. by all means D. experimem D. following D. away D. coming out D. coldness D. think D. rich D. nervousness D. advice D. pleased |
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"Have a nice day!" may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless. When my friend Maxie says "Have a nice day" with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well. "Have a nice day. Next!" This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone (腔调) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else"s is the management"s attempt to increase business. The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don"t know what to say "oh, you may have a tooth out? I"m terribly sorry, but have a nice day." The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says "Have a nice day" to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don"t know has tried to be nice to you. Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it"s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don"t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like. | |||
1. How does the author understand Maxie"s words? | |||
A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author. B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day. C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy. D. Maxie really worries about the author"s security. | |||
2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean? | |||
A. The salesgirl is rude. B. The salesgirl is bored. C. The salesgirl cares about me. D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine | |||
3. By saying "Have a nice day," a stranger may _____. | |||
A. try to be polite to you B. express respect to you C. give his blessing to you D. share his pleasure with you | |||
4. According to the last paragraph, people say "Have a nice day"_______. | |||
A. sincerely B. as thanks C. as a habit D. encouragingly | |||
5. What is the best title of the passage? | |||
A. Have a Nice Day-a Social Custom. B. Have a Nice Day-a Pleasant Gesture. C. Have a Nice Day-a Heart-warming Greeting. D. Have a Nice Day-a Polite Ending of a Conversation. | |||
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Usually,when your teacher asks a question,there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of correct answers. That question is "What"s your name?" Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct. Have you ever wondered about people"s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean? People"s first names,or given names,are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith;a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones. Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means "bright" ; Beatrice means "one who gives happiness" ;Donald means "world ruler" ;Leonard means " as brave as a lion". The earliest last names,or sumames,were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near a brook (小溪) ;someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long,paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest. Other early sumames came from people"s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith,which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past,smiths were very important workers in every town andvillage. Some other occupational names are: Carter-a person who owned or drove a cart;Potter-a person who made pots and pans. The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter"s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture. Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin,or their size,or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village,the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John who was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Light-foot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer. Some family names were made by adding something to the father"s name. English-speaking people added-s or -son. The Johnsons are descendants of John;the Roberts family"s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or 0. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O"Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell. | |||
1. Which of the following aspects do the sumames in the passage NOT cover? | |||
A. Places where people lived. B. People"s characters. C. Talents that people possessed. D. People"s occupations. | |||
2. According to the passage,the ancestors of the Potter family n.ost probably ____. | |||
A. owned or drove a cart B. made things with metals C. made kitchen tools or contains D. built houses and fumiture | |||
3. Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-bom son "o become a world leader,the baby might be named ______ | |||
A. Beatrice Smith B. Leonard Carter C. George Longstreet D. Donald Greenwood | |||
4. The underlined word "descendants" in the last paragraph means a person"s _____ | |||
A. later generations B. friends and relatives C. colleagues and partners D. later sponsors | |||
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What brings a nation together? Of the four choices - shared values, language, history, and religion, it"s shared values. In our latest poll (民意调査), seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor (因索)bringing a nation | |||
1. According to the poll, what was the most important factor in bringing a nation together? | |||
A. Language. B. Values. C. History. D. Religion. | |||
2.In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride? | |||
A. Canada. B. Mexico. C. France. D. America. | |||
3.According to the charts, shared values and language were considered equally important in . | |||
A. Australia B. Brazil C. China D. India |