题目
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Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the
Personnel Department that started, "Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.
"That "quite"saddened me. I thought he was saying "we"re kind of pleased you decided to join us although
I wish we had hired someone else. "Then I discovered that in American English "quite"sometimes means
"very", while in British English it means "fairly".
So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don"t just
mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way
people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures(文化).
Some of these differences may be only on the surface-dress, food and hours of work-while others
may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate(气候), while getting on with business.
Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you
ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences
can be troubling, like punctuality(准时). If you invite people to a party at 7 o"clock your guests will
consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest,
an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some
time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word "late" because there is nothing wrong with the
times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.
1. The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought________.
A. the American bank didn"t think much of him
B. the American bank might hire another person
C. it"s difficult to get used to American culture
D. it"s easy to misunderstand Americans
2. The word"highlights"in Paragraph 2 probably means________.
A. encourages
B. helps to narrow
C. increases
D. draws attention to
3. According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?
A. Ask the native people for help.
B. Understand and accept them.
C. Do things in our own way.
D. Do indepth research.
4. When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are________.
A. Italians
B. Germans
C. Greeks
D. the British
答案
核心考点
举一反三
home at one in the morning after a(n) __2__ practice at the theatre. With __3__ night only a week
away, I was still learning my __4__. I was having __5__ dealing with my parttime job at the bank
and my acting at theatre at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about __6__ both acting
and San Francisco. __7__ had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very __8__ and cold. I began running,
both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robber(抢劫犯). Very few people were
still out except a few sadlooking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a __9__ behind me. I 10 quickly, half expecting
to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was 11 . All I saw was a streetlight. 12 , the
noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and
unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my 13 falling to the sidewalk.
14 I wasn"t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I"d heard the noise.
Although I searched the sidewalk 15 for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) 16 to the sidewalk
next to me. When a voice called from the inside, "Alisa Camacho?" I thought I was 17 . How could
this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small redhaired man with a(n) 18
look in his eyes. "Is this what you"re looking for?" he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 am by the time I got into bed. I wouldn"t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten
my wallet back. I also had gotten back some 19 of city life. I realized that the city couldn"t be a bad
place 20 people were willing to help each other.
| ( )1. A. flying ( )2. A. exciting ( )3. A. opening ( )4. A. lines ( )5. A. ability ( )6. A. picking up ( )7. A. City life ( )8. A. sad ( )9. A. shout ( )10. A. ran ( )11. A. empty ( )12. A. Still ( )13. A. note ( )14. A. Surprisingly ( )15. A. anxiously ( )16. A. pull up ( )17. A. awake ( )18. A. surprising ( )19. A. comfort ( )20. A. as a result | B. driving B. tiring B. closing B. positions B. trouble B. turning up B. Performances B. happy B. cry B. turned B. quietly B. But B. cap B. Suddenly B. nervously B. turn over B. dreaming B. surprised B. enjoyment B. as far as | C. moving C. fascinating C. dancing C. orders C. possibility C. thinking of C. Accountant C. small C. song C. jumped C. noisy C. Also C. key C. Ridiculously C. whole?heartedly C. pass by C. beaten C. amused C. pressure C. as long as | D. walking D. enjoyable D. important D. characters D. worry D. giving up D. Job searching D. great D. noise D. stepped D. deserted D. Furthermore D. wallet D. Absurdly D. sadly D. go away D. stolen D. amusing D. excitement D. as if | |||||||||||||||
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| Goldie"s Secret She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We"re moving house." "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done?She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen. I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner"s. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire. That"s why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn"t hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could. By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn"t know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her. I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I"ve got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I"ve learnt a good lesson: not to judge people. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house? | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. Shocked. B. Sympathetic. C. Annoyed. D. Upset. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. In her first few days at the author"s house, Goldie________. | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. felt worried B. was angry C. ate a little D. sat by the fire | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she ________. | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. saw her puppies B. heard familiar barkings C. wanted to leave the author D. found her way to her old home | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. The passage is organized in order of ________. | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. time B. effectiveness C. importance D. complexity | ||||||||||||||||||
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| She walked into the room and his eyes lit up. She didn"t have to say a word. Just being there was a proof enough to show that she __1__ him. They had both __2__ someone they loved. So this day, of all days, was a __3__ one. She wanted to make this work. She was hurt, __4__ and afraid. It wasn"t supposed to be this way. But the fact was that he knew how she felt. There was an obvious __5__ in his heart, too. So the one thing that __6__ their love for each other was heartache-the most sorrowful kind. Their eyes locked. He __7__ and she responded. He had a special way of __8__ a smile to her face. She stood there in the doorway and he motioned(示意) to her to sit next to him. Not __9__ the childish grin he now had on his face, she hesitated for a moment, but 10 . There was an awkward moment of silence between them. Then suddenly he 11 behind the pillow placed strategically nearby. He pulled out a large red 12 and nervously handed it to her. She snapped back with a look of 13 because she really hadn"t expected this. "Wait, this 14 with it, " he said. Then he handed her a small box, 15 perfectly in white tissue paper of hearts and flowers. "Now, " he said, " 16 the card. " It reads as follows: I know that Valentine"s Day is a 17 day for people in love. I am sure that you would rather be out at a 18 dinner, I"m sorry. But I want you to know that…I love you. I am so sorry that Dad 19 us, Mom. But I just wanted you to know we 20 have each other. Happy Valentine"s Day! Love, Your son, Adam | ||||||||||||||||||
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