题目
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In the United States,business people like to discuss a wide range of topics,including opinions about work,family,hobbies,and politics. In Japan,China,and Korea,however,people are much more private.They do not share much about their thoughts,feelings,or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious business relationship they’re trying to build.Middle Easterners are also private about their personal lives and family matters.It is considered rude,for example,to ask a businessman from Saudi Arabia about his wife or children.
As a general rule,it’s best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends.This can get you into trouble,even in the United States,where people hold different religious views.In addition,discussing one’s salary is usually considered unsuitable.Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world,although be careful not to criticize national sport.Instead,be friendly and praise your host’s team.
小题1:The author considers politics and religion ___________.
A.cheerful topics |
B.taboo |
C.rude topics |
D.topics that can never be talked about |
A.Sports. | B.Children. |
C.Personal feelings. | D.Families. |
A.They don’t want to talk much with others. |
B.They don’t want to have their good relationship with others harmed by informal conversation。 |
C.They are afraid to argue with their colleagues. |
D.They want to keep their feelings to themselves. |
A.Praising your own country’s sports. |
B.Criticizing your own country’s sports. |
C.Praising the sports of your colleagues’ country. |
D.Criticizing the sports of your colleagues’ country. |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
试题分析:本文介绍了在非正式场合中,尤其是生意人之间闲聊时所要注意的一些问题。比如说首先要知道对方的文化禁忌和文化习俗,而且不要谈论和政治、收入有关的问题。但是作者同时也指出无论在哪里谈论运动都是比较安全的话题。
小题1:B推理判断题。根据文章末段it’s best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends.This can get you into trouble可知政治、宗教是人们谈论的禁忌,所以答案选B。
小题2:A细节理解题。根据文章末段Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world可知运动是人们之间安全友好的谈论话题,故A选项正确。
小题3:B细节理解题。根据文章第二段They do not share much about their thoughts,feelings,or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious business relationship they’re trying to build.可知亚洲人唯恐谈论私人话题影响了他们努力营造的和谐氛围,所以B选项正确。
小题4:D细节理解题。由文章末句be careful not to criticize national sport.Instead,be friendly and praise your host’s team.可知在谈论运动时不要批判指责对方的国家队,所以D选项正确。
核心考点
试题【Informal conversation is an important part of any business relationship.Before y】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The African Development Bank says. "Aging is highly linked with long-term physical and mental disability and a number of long-term chronic (慢性的) conditions."
"Africa is not well prepared to care for its aging population right now. And it needs to prepare for this fact." said Professor Mthuli Ncube. the African Development Bank"s chief economist. African nations spend far less on healthcare than developed nations do___ about $26per person per year. Not so many countries have well developed medical aid plans for the elderly, whether they are privately provided plans or indeed government plans. If you look at the pension plans, you will find the pension industries are not well developed in some of the countries.
Professor Mthuli Ncube said African governments failed to take action on health insurance
and pensions because they were busy with economic reforms.
Another challenge for Africa is the worsening of informal systems of social protection. That is cash and support from both the extended family and community sources.
. The African Development Bank recommends governments help carry out health insurance and pension plans. Ncube said African governments didn"t have to handle the health insurance burden alone. "It is not only a must but also an opportunity for private companies to add their bit in this regard", he said. The report also recommends that African governments consider providing ways of free health services. medications and long-term health care facilities for the elderly.
小题1: From the first paragraph we know the facts except that ____
A.the speed of people aging is becoming quicker |
B.Africa has the largest aging population |
C.African governments are not well prepared to deal with the aging population |
D.the shortage of health insurance and pensions adds to African governments" difficulty in dealing With the aging population |
A.Long-term physical disability. | B.Long-term mental disability. |
C.Long-term chronic illnesses. | D.Long-term shortage of care and love. |
A.The economic reforms. | B.Too many old people. |
C.The shortage of land. | D.The development of the economy. |
A.African governments should spend as much money on healthcare as developed countries |
B.African people should save enough money to insure their health. |
C.African governments should combine with private companies to finish health insurance and pension pains. |
D.Private sources should take the main responsibility to help the elderly. |
A.in a story book | B.in a newspaper | C.on a TV program | D.in a textbook |
American Dreams in China is a film purely for Chinese audiences, but how it plays there remains to be seen. It sends the right messages, but whether that’s enough to make it a hit is everyone’s guess. Mainland audiences aren’t quite that easy to “speak” to.
The film began during the period of economic reforms in China in the 1980s. The bookish farm boy Cheng Dongqing (Huang Xiaoming), the ambitious and confident boy Meng Xiaojun (Deng Chao) and the poetic Wang Yang(Tong Dawei), were three friends at university in Beijing and preparing for American visa interviews. Wang was the first to be granted the visa but he gave it up for his western girlfriend, and Cheng was repeatedly denied. Only Meng actually got a study visa. As he was leaving, he told his friends that he wouldn’t come back.
Several years later, Cheng and Wang built a successful school, New Dream, from the ashes of Cheng’s misfortune(his girlfriend got a visa too, and Cheng lost his university teaching job) and Wang’s ability to connect with students often through Hollywood movies. In America, Meng suffered a lot. Disappointed, he went home and joined his friends at New Dream. Later, the three friends’ relationship became worsened, but finally was improved under the weight of their common goals.
小题1:Which of the following films made Peter Chan a most influential director in Hong Kong?
A.American Dreams in China |
B.Comrades: Almost a Love Story |
C.New Dream |
D.He’s a Woman, She’s a Man |
A.prepared | B.given | C.involved | D.permitted |
A.None | B.One. | C.Three. | D.Two |
A.The connection with Hollywood movies. |
B.The weight of their common goals. |
C.Cheng’s misfortune and Wang’s ability. |
D.Meng’s disappointment and sufferings. |
What are the signs by which we may recognize a great book? The four I will mention may not be all there are, but they are the ones I’ve found most useful in explaining my choices over the years.
Great books are probably the most widely read. They are not best sellers for a year or two. They are enduring best sellers. GONE WITH THE WIND has had relatively few readers compared to the plays of Shakespeare or DONQUIXOTE. It would be reasonable to estimate that Homer Iliad has been read by at least 25,000,000 people in the last 3000 years.
Great books are popular, not pedantic(卖弄学问的). They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. Whether they are philosophy or science, or history or poetry, they treat of human, not academic problems. They are written for men, not professors. To read a textbook for advanced students, you have to read an elementary textbook first. But the great books can be considered elementary in the sense that they treat the elements of any subject matter. They are not related to one another as a series of textbooks, graded in difficulty or in the technicality of the problems with which they deal.
Great books are always contemporary, the most readable and instructive.
Great books deal with the persistently unsolved problems of human life. There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Great minds acknowledge mysteries honestly. Wisdom is fortified (加强), not destroyed, by understanding its limitations.
小题1:Which is NOT the standard in the following when evaluating a great book?
A.Although not a best seller for a year or two, it must be the most widely read. |
B.A great book can be read without any effort. |
C.Great books are never out of date. |
D.Great books will not disappoint you if you try to read them well. |
A.a best seller |
B.disgusted by readers who like Shakespeare |
C.read more often than Don Quixote |
D.a great book |
A.different periods have different lists of best books because there are many books for people to choose from |
B.if you don’t read an elementary textbook, you may have difficulty in understanding an advanced one |
C.Homer Iliad must be a best seller when it came out |
D.great books often deal with unsolved problems of human life for the writers have confidence in settling them |
A.Great Books in Your Life | B.Great Books in Your Specialty |
C.How to Find a Great Book? | D.What Is a Great Book? |
More than 270 tons of kimchi were produced and handed out to needy neighbours.
In the ROK, kimchi is more than a dish to be eaten with every meal, even though Koreans are said to eat about 40 pounds(around 18kg) of kimchi per person each year.
According to Korean.net, the country’s official multilingual website, kimchi represents
“the spirit” of the Koreans.
Kimchi traditionally has a rosy color. Korea.net says: “The color red wards off (避开) evil spirits. The color represents the spirit of the Korean people and kimchi is more than just a food. It’s a culture.”
A meal without kimchi is unthinkable. So what is kimchi?
Joan Raymond, food writer for US website health.com, writes: “It’s a reddish, fermented (发酵的) cabbage dish , made with a mix of garlic salt, vinegar, chili peppers and other spices.
It is served at every meal, either along with or mixed with rice and noodles. It is part of a high-fiber, low fat diet, which has kept obesity(肥胖) at bay.”
Kimchi is used in everything from soups to pancakes and as a topping (配料) on pizza and burgers.
Health.com named kimchi in its list of the world’s top five healthiest foods as it is rich in vitamins, aids digestion and may even reduce the risk of cancer.
A study conducted by Seoul National University claimed that chickens infected with the H5N1 virus (bird flu) recovered after eating food containing the same bacteria found in kimchi.
When Koreans pose for photos, they say “kimchi”, instead of “cheese”.
小题1:According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Kimchi contains something that can kill the H5N1 virus. |
B.Kimchi is rated as the healthiest food in the world. |
C.Kimchi is a cultural treasure for Koreans. |
D.Each person eats 40 pounds of kimchi per month. |
A.predict | B.prevent | C.overcome | D.develop |
A.The nutritional value of kimchi. |
B.Ways of making kimchi. |
C.The origin of kimchi. |
D.Kimchi and what it means to Koreans. |
The Chunnel is actually the English nickname for the Channel Tunnel. In French, it is called le tunnel sous la Manche. It is a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. It connects Cheriton in Kent, England with Sangatte in northern France. It is the second longest rail tunnel in the world.
Did you know that the British and the French had a race whi1e they were building the Chunnel? The race was to see who could get to the middle of the tunnel first. The British won by a little bit. It took 15,000 workers over seven years to dig the tunnel. The tunnel was finished in 1994.
The completed Chunnel cost about $ 21 billion. But it all paid off, because it became very popular, very quick. Millions of people use it. Now it is getting even more popular.
There are three complete tunnels in the Chunnel. The two outside ones are the passenger trains. The small inner one is a guidance train. The guidance train is not used for transportation. Each track is exactly parallel to each other.
There are four different train systems in the Chunnel. The Eurostar is a high speed passenger service that connects London, Paris, Brussels, and Lille. The Eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry service. These shuttles carry cars. These are railcars that allow drivers to drive their vehicles on and off. There are also two Eurotunnel goods service trains.
Now you know more about the Chunnel. Everybody off, this is the last stop.
小题1:The Channel Tunnel links ______ with _______.
A.Dover; Kent | B.London; Paris | C.Lille; Brussels | D.Cheriton; Sangatte |
小题3:The Eurotunnel shuttle is intended to carry _________.
A.passengers | B.drivers and their vehicles |
C.goods | D.staff members of the Chunnel |
A.found in a textbook | B.read in a magazine |
C.broadcast on a train | D.heard in a railway station |
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