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The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture,and this is shown in traditional dress. You
often find three colours-red, gold and green-in the clothing．The first colour stands for (象征) the blood
of millions of people who suffered as slaves (奴隶); the second is for the rich resources (资源) of the
African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home．
Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It
would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For
example, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband (腰带) differently according to the importance
of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose (宽松的)
clothing. Tile climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges (变化), requires that the clothes are
comfortable for daily life.
Although many people wear Western clothes,particularly in the big cities in Africa,traditional African
dress is very highly valued. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
1. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. the history of clothes in Africa
B. modern fashion styles in Africa
C. the meanings of traditional dress in Africa
D. the materials used in traditional dress in Africa
2. According to the passage,red _____.
A. represents the setting sun
B. stands for the African earth
C. is chosen because it is a bright colour
D. is a reminder of the sad history in Africa
3. Traditional dress should also be practical because _____.
A. it needs to keep people dry in the rainy season
B. it needs to protect people from the climate
C. people wear it in the big cities
D. it has deep cultural meanings
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试题【阅读理解。 The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture,and this】；主要考察你对社会历史类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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culture. This process, which helps us to deal with culture shock(文化冲击), is the way our head and our personality
react to(对…做出反应) the strange new things we meet with when we move from one culture to another.
Culture begins with the "honeymoon stage". This is the time when we first arrive in which everything about the
new culture is strange and exciting. We see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This
stage can last for quite a long time because we feel we are very excited.
Unluckily, the second stage can be more difficult. After we have got used to our new life, we can become very
tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, friends, pets. All the little problems in life seem to be much
bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture. This time of cultural adjustment(调整) can be
very difficult and lead to pulling away from the new culture.
The third stage is called the "adjustment stage". This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in
the host culture. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger
by learning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor!
The fourth stage can be called "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal
with most problems that you have. You may still have problems with the language, but you know you are strong
enough to deal with them.
There is a fifth stage of culture shock which many people don"t know about. This is called "reverse culture shock".
Surprisingly, this happens when you go back to your own culture and find that you have changed and that things
there have changed while you have been away. Now you feel a little uncomfortable back home. Life is a struggle!
B. Bored and homesick.
C. Angry and impatient.
D. Happy and excited.
B. Pulling away.
C. Shock.
D. Anger.
B. relaxed
C. bad
D. nervous
B. Entering and living in a new culture is challenging(挑战).
C. It is much fun to live in a new culture.
D. Life in a new culture is a struggle.
B. British
C. Chinese.
D. Koreans.
B. Badminton.
C. Taekwondo.
D. Football.
camps in the forest..
Only about thirty people _1 in each camp. The men would go hunting while the women and children
_2 food from the trees around the camp. All the food was 3 between everyone in the group. Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food. It was a simple life, but people had to be _4 . They had to make everything that they needed, and they had to know a lot about plants and animals.
Nowadays most people live in towns and cities, and they work in offices and factories. Life is _5 than that in the old days. There are fewer _6 , but there is less excitement. Some people go _7 excitement-sailing round the world, climbing mountains, or exploring caves. Most people look forward to the _8 , a
time when they can enjoy a change from their normal life. For some people this means going camping. But camping today is _9 from camping in the past. Gas cookers, ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more _10 than they did in the old times.
( )2.A. planted
( )3.A. found
( )4.A. polite
( )5.A. worse
( )6.A. dangers
( )7.A. waiting for
( )8.A. dreams
( )9.A. away
( )10. A. slowly
B. collected
B. used
B. kind
B. faster
B. stories
B. looking for
B. gifts
B. different
B. terribly
C. watched
C. shared
C. careful
C. easier
C. people
C. turning on
C. meals
C. free
C. comfortably
D. bought
D. sold
D. clever
D. harder
D. animals
D. putting on
D. holidays
D. far
D. hopefully
April 27 is a special day in Britain. It"s called "Take Our Daughters to Work Day." It was __1__ to
Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day __2__ school and go with one of
their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can__3__girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at __4__ their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer
when they have to choose a __5__. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother"s office. This helped
her __6__ her mother"s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies. __7__ the activity, too. Some schools __8__ make the day a necessary
part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be __9__ than common girls.
__10__ parents can set" good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than
others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
| ( )1. A. sent ( )2. A. off ( )3. A. talk ( )4. A. which ( )5. A. place ( )6. A. thank ( )7. A. hold ( )8. A. just ( )9. A. successful ( )10. A. Because | B. given B. at B. keep B. what B. school B. understand B. refuse B. never B. polite B. If | C. brought C. away C. teach C. that C. friend C. praise C. choose C. even C. friendly C. While | D. taken D. of D. make D. whom D. job D. remember D. support D. ever D. knowledgeable D. Though |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的 ). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications(沟通误解) were always possible, even over something as simple as " yes " and " no ". On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific(太平洋), Lisa thought people weren"t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, " Do  you have cold drinks?" The woman there didn"t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛),which in Micronesia means "yes". Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was famous for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means "no". Tom had a similar problem when arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on(依据)where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no". | |||
| 1. The Americans teaching English in other countries found that they . | |||
| A. should go abroad for vacations B. needed to learn foreign languages C. should often discuss their experiences D. had problems with communications | |||
| 2. People in Micronesia show "yes" by . | |||
| A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows C. shaking heads D. saying "no" | |||
| 3. Tom misunderstood(误解) his class at first because . | |||
| A. he did not know much about Indian culture B. he didn"t explain everything clearly enough C. some students didn"t understand his questions D. he didn"t know where the students came from | |||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? | |||
| A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means "no". B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island. C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. D. In India, only shaking heads means "yes". | |||
| 5. The passage is mainly about . | |||
| A. body language in foreign restaurants B. class discussion in India schools C. miscommunication in different cultures D. Engl  ish teaching in other countries |