A
This is the only book that offers valuable study guide designed by experienced teachers. | B
This is one of the most popular and effective American history textbook, tracing the
history of the United States from the arrival of first Indian people to the present day. It
includes numerous interesting history stories. | C
This book is designed as a 12-week program in memory of an artist. The author
introduces the artist"s dates and others tools. Each week follows a particular theme. The
12 weeks described in the Artists Studios are: safety, power, honesty, connection, strength,
self-protection, independence, faith and so on. | D
This book just tells stories of how people cook at a particular point in time. It is a
must-have in your kitchen. It is the excellent reference guide that you want to use for
years. | E
This book encourages students and weaknesses, and causes them to recognize themselves in ways they probably haven"t thought before, It is really helpful to those who have difficulty with studying and time management. | F
This is the most widely used music textbooks that presents a solid foundation in musical
theory while conveying the importance of music in life. It helps students understand
essential roles of music in other fields. | | 阅读理解。 | Do you remember the game "Telephone"? A message gets passed from person to person, and everyone
laughs at how distorted (曲解) it becomes. As a game, telephone can be fun. In real life, sending messages
through third parties fouls things up. It is important for family members who have "business" with other
family members to take it up directly.
When tension arises in a relationship between two people, a frequent way of dealing with this is to send
messages through a third person. Family doctors refer to the process as triangulation. Following a quarrel,
a mother may say to her son, "Tell your father to pass the salt," which may be answered by, "Tell your
mother to get her own salt." In many long cases of triangulation, the middleman becomes severely disturbed.
Two years ago, Ruth and Ralph Gordon brought their 17-year-old daughter for treatment. Lucille was
not doing well in school, using drugs heavily. When I began to work with her, she was uncommunicative
and aggressive. After some time, however, she opened up and told me her parents rarely talked to each other,
but both used her as a middleman. Mrs. Cordon was sexually unsatisfied and suggested to Lucille that she
ask her father to go for marriage advice. Mr. Cordon told Lucille that he was seeing another woman, and he
urged Lucille to speak to her mother about improving her behaviour. Caught in this confusing situation, Lucille
became more and more troubled. It wasn"t until she refused to play middleman that she began to improve.
When either parent began to send a message through her, she learned to say, "Tell him/her yourself!"
You"ll find that when family members learn to dial each other directly, there"s rarely a busy signal or wrong
number. With direct dialing, a sense of freshness is created. | | 1. The underlined words "fouls things up" in the 1st paragraph means, ____. | A. create things
B. improve things
C. remove things
D. ruins things | | 2. "triangulation" in the second sentence of the 2nd paragraph refers to ____. | A. the process of sending messages through a 3rd person
B. the middleman who becomes severely disturbed
C. the tension in a relationship between two people
D. the argument between a mother and a father | | 3. Through the example of Lucille and her parents, the writer hopes to tell the readers that ____. | A. family members should learn to get their messages across directly
B. parents should send their children taking drugs for treatment
C. children can hardly get used to their parents" troubles
D. children should refuse the requests of their parents | | 完形填空。 | What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be 1 . They 2
that cities will become more and more crowded. 3 the number of people increases, there will be less space for
each person. This 4 will cause other problems-more crimes, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic
50 we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity), and
housing? 6 life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. 7 these
reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.
How can we 8 such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people
are already 9 in the streets because there is so little suitable housing-and because 10 are so high. The crime
rate isn"t going down. 11 , it is, 12 so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic jams are so
bad that cars don"t move at all for several blocks. These 13 problems have been getting worse, not better, so
many people see no 14 for the future of the city.
However, not all people believe in the horrible 15 for cities of the future. Instead, they feel that they can
solve present urban problems and 16 future ones.
The disadvantages of any modem city are not unique (独特的) to that city. 17 , all the cities in the world
have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water and overcrowding. Yet many
cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm,
Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that 18 people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers,
green space, entertainment and transportation. Many U.S. cities are building their downtown areas. Urban 19
can learn from one another. They can 20 solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world. | ( )1. A. horrible
( )2. A. ensure
( )3. A. With
( )4. A. room
( )5. A. than
( )6. A. While
( )7. A. With
( )8. A. deal
( )9. A. begging
( )10. A. fiats
( )11. A. Instead
( )12. A. raising
( )13. A. rural
( )14. A. reality
( )15. A. predictions
( )16. A. reform
( )17. A. That"s to say
( )18. A. provide
( )19. A. consumers
( )20. A. identify | B. amazing
B. predict
B. Though
B. overcrowding
B. which
B. Once
B. For
B. manage
B. starving
B. rents
B. Thus
B. changing
B. urban
B. trend
B. definitions
B. remain
B. For example
B. satisfy
B. systems
B. try | C. regular
C. indicate
C. As
C. future
C. what
C. Therefore
C. Because of
C. cause
C. robbing
C. cars
C. Yet
C. dropping
C. crime
C. hope
C. identification
C. cure
C. What"s more
C. offer
C. planners
C. cure | D. virtual
D. require
D. Unless
D. number
D. as
D. Because
D. Thanks to
D. solve
D. sleeping
D. crimes
D. However
D. increasing
D. traffic
D. prediction
D. indication
D. prevent
D. On the other hand
D. require
D. physicians
D. forecast | | 阅读理解。 | One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of
the thousands of pubs across the country.
Pubs play an important part in the social structure of the country. They are places where all ages and social
classes mix to talk, do business, or just spend a couple of quiet hours before heading home in the evening.
There are many different types of beer available in pubs. Traditional British beer is called bitter, or ale, and
is usually served at room temperature. As a result, the British are famous for their "warm beer"!
If you prefer a cold beer, ask for lager. This beer is a light yellow in colour whereas bitter is usually a darker
brown. Another type of beer is stout-you may have heard of Guinness, which is a type of stout. This is a cold,
black beer and takes a long time to pour, so don"t be surprised if you have to wait for it.
All beers are served as pints (500 ml) or halves (250 ml). To order, you need to ask for a pint or half, and
then name the beer. So, you could say "_____".
Another drink is cider. This is like beer, but it is made from apples so it can taste sweet. Wine, red or white,
is normally available in all pubs, as are spirits such as whisky, gin or vodka. These are served as singles (25ml) o
r doubles (50 ml).
It is not, however, necessary to drink alcohol. Non-alcoholic drinks are called soft drinks. You can have
juice, lemonade or cola, among others.
If you visit a pub in a group, it is important to pay for your "round". This means that you buy a drink for
everyone in your group. Not buying your round is a big social mistake. Remember that you need to order and
pay for your drinks at the bar.
So, follow these tips if you want to get the most out of visiting a pub, and, "cheers!" | 1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? If you don"t buy a drink for everyone
in your group, you are socially wrong.
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3. Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please
answer within 10 words.)
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4. If you are in a pub, what would you like to drink? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 阅读理解。 | It tastes just like chicken away from home, and eating is more than just a way to keep your stomach full.
It is a language all its own, and no words can say "Glad to meet you...glad to be doing business with you..."
quite like sharing a meal offered by your host.
Clearly, mealtime is not the time for you to say, "No, thanks." Acceptance of the food on your plate means
acceptance of host, country, and company. So, no matter how difficult it may be to swallow, swallow. Or,
as one experienced traveler says, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere."
Often, the food offered represents proudly your host country"s eating culture. What would Ataiericans think
of a French person who refused to take a bite of homemade apple pie or sirloin? Our discomfort comes not
so much from the thing itself; it comes from our unfamiliarity with it. After all, an oyster has remarkably the
same look as a sheep"s eye; and a first look at a lobster would remind almost anybody of a creature from a
science fiction movie, not something you dip in butter and eat. By the way, in Saudi Arabia sheep"s eyes are
a famous dish.
Can you refuse such food without being rude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not
before taking at least a few bites. It helps, though, to slice any item very thin. This way, you minimize the
taste and the reminder of where it came from. Or, "Swallow it quickly," as one traveler recommends. "I still
can"t tell you what sheep"s eyeballs taste like." As for dealing with taste, the old line that "It tastes just like
chicken" is often thankfully true. Even when "it" is really rat or snake.
Another useful piece of advice is not knowing what you are eating. What"s for dinner? Don"t ask. Avoid
glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menus. Your host will be pleased that you are eating
the food he offers, and who knows? Maybe it really is chicken in that soup. | | 1. The purpose of the article is to _____. | A. introduce unfamiliar food
B. share the writer"s personal experiences
C. suggest ways to overcome a cultural barrier in eating
D. advise on how to politely refuse to eat foreign food | | 2. According to the writer, people hesitate at strange food mainly due to _____. | A. the way it looks
B. safety worries
C. lack of information about it
D. the unfamiliar atmosphere | | 3. From the article we can infer that _____. | A. an American may feel comfortable with sirloin
B. one should refuse strange food after a few bites
C. English-language menus are not always dependable
D. one needs a cast-iron stomach to travel in any country | | 4. One may say "It tastes just like chicken" when _____. | A. showing respect for chicken-loving nations
B. greeting people with different dieting habits
C. evaluating chefs at an international food festival
D. getting someone to try a visually unpleasant meal | 最新试题
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