题目
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When the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited Geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). While sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, it’s beautiful!”
At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. Poor Geri was left astonished. What did she do wrong?
Everything! Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if you’re coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet c1ients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Geri’s handling of their business cards rudely. In Japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. It is always presented and accepted respectfully with both hands. However, Geri put their cards away much too quickly. In Japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. You chat about each other’s cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safekeeping. Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.
Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they received. What is worse, Geri hadn’t even given them a gift!
小题1:In the four Japanese gentlemen’s eyes, Geri took their cards _____________.
| A．excitedly | B．embarrassingly | C．politely | D．disrespectfully |
| A．Because they couldn’t bear Geri’s behavior any longer. |
| B．Because they had finished the task. |
| C．Because Geri had something more important to do. |
| D．Because Geri felt embarrassed. |
| A．ignorance | B．sadness | C．mistake | D．carelessness |
| A．used her own card as a conversation starter |
| B．took her clients’ cards with one hand |
| C．kept her clients’ cards in a wrong place |
| D．met her clients in jeans |
| A．Honesty is the best policy. |
| B．Think twice before you take any action. |
| C．When in Rome, do as the Romans do. |
| D．Don"t claim to know what you don"t know. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:C
解析
试题分析：本文通过讲述美国女士Geri在日本的尴尬遭遇，介绍了一些日本的礼仪。比如在日本，名片被看做是最重要的交流工具，当别人递给你名片时必须双手接过，而且要等别人把你的名片收好后，你才可以小心恭敬的把别人的名片收起来。
小题1:D细节理解题。根据The second mistake was Geri’s handling of their business cards rudely.可知他们认为Geri对待他们的名片不恭敬，不尊重，所以答案选D。
小题2:A推理判断题。根据文章第四段和第五段的讲述可知在这些男士看来Geri的做法极为不礼貌，已经无法忍受，所以离开了，故答案选A。
小题3:C词义猜测题。根据What did she do wrong?和下文the second mistake以及对Geri行为的分析可知这些都是列举她的错误所在，所以gaffe意思应该是“错误”，故答案选C。
小题4:C细节理解题。根据文中Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.可以判断答案为C。
小题5:C推理判断题。A诚实才是上策；B三思而后行；C入乡随俗；D不要不懂装懂。根据Geri的做法可知因为她不了解当地的习俗而犯下了这样的错误，所以答案选C。
核心考点
试题【A fellow speaker from California named Geri flew to Japan, in her favorite jeans】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
In most cases, those new plans, programs and employees enter a company with an existing culture (文化). And plans, programs and new employees have a way of conforming to(顺应)the existing culture. The culture of your business is the result of a particular mindset, or a particular way of thinking and the general feelings about certain things. Most often, it is the mindset of the founder or people managing the business.
The founder has gotten to where he is because of his skill sets, knowledge base and personal beliefs, which unfortunately all come with inherent (固有的)limits. Why Skills, knowledge and beliefs come from what he or she already knows or has experienced. In other words, it comes from the past. We (people) try to make the past fit the future. Just because something worked in the past, doesn"t mean it is suitable for the future. As the saying goes, if you do and think what you have always done and thought, you will have what you have always had.
Therefore, lasting changes have to start with the way people think. To make changes in the way you think, you will be required to set goals beyond your basic abilities and continuously think them through. It is a way to train yourself and people to get out of the comfort zone where you feel happy with your knowledge and skills.
小题1:Which question does the author try to answer?
| A．What past experience is useful for businesses |
| B．How much time is needed for making plans |
| C．How can changes be made in businesses |
| D．What kinds of employees are the best |
| A．The founder | B．The progress | C．The new employees | D．The collective effort |
| A．It can prevent the enrichment of experience |
| B．It is useful far skill and knowledge learning |
| C．It is important for personal beliefs build-up |
| D．It may limit the company"s development |
The money making process begins when a yearly order is sent by the Federal Reserve Board. That order will then be divided in half. Half will be done here in Washington, D.C. and the other half will be done in Fort Worth, Texas. Next, the Bureau orders special paper which is actually cloth since it is 75% cotton and 25% linen．
This paper is made so that it can last a long time. And, it is made with details that make it hard to copy. For example, bills contain security threads. These narrow pieces of plastic are inside the paper and run along the width of the bill. This special paper is also made with very small blue and red fibers．
Once the money is printed, guillotine cutters (切纸机) separate the sheets into two notes, then into individual notes．The notes are organized in "bricks," each of which contains forty one-hundred-note packages. The bricks then go to one of twelve Federal Reserve Districts, which then give the money to local banks. Ninety-five percent of the bills printed each year are used to replace money that is in circulation, or that has already been removed from circulation．
You may know that America"s first president, George Washington, is pictured on the one- dollar bill. But do you know whose face is on the two, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred-dollar bills? They are, in order. President Thomas Jefferson, President Abraham Lincoln, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, President Andrew Jackson, President Ulysses Grant and statesman Benjamin Franklin．
The average life span of a one-dollar bill is twenty-one months. But a ten-dollar bill lasts only about eighteen months．The one hundred-dollar bill lasts the longest, eighty-nine months．One popular question is about the two-dollar bill. This bill is not printed very often. This is because many Americans believe two-dollar bills are lucky, so they keep them．
小题1:During money production, we must consider all EXCEPT that it must .
| A．last a long time | B．be hard to copy |
| C．be done by the president"s order | D．be interesting to look at |
| A．are narrow pieces of plastic |
| B．are pressed outside the bills |
| C．are longer than the width of the bills |
| D．are actually made of cotton and linen |
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
| A．Because no one wants them． |
| B．Because they aren"t damaged quickly like other bills． |
| C．Because they aren"t used in America any more． |
| D．Because their material is a bit more expensive． |
Various myths offer the hope of great longevity. In the imaginary land of Shangri-La, for example, people are said to lead a charmed existence for a thousand years. The Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon was convinced that he would find the Foundation of Youth in what is now the state of Florida. According to the Bible, Methuselah lived to be more than 900 years old.
The subject of longevity is fascinating, and scientists study individuals such as Jeanne Calment to learn about the aging process. Calment died in 1997 in Arles, France, at the age of 122. She never married, and she lived in her own apartment until moving to a retirement community when she was 109.
Most scientists agree that bodies will last, at best, about 125 years. This potential has changed little since modern human beings appeared more than 100 thousand years age. Recent improvements in medicine and the environment have extended life expectancy, especially for those from poorer parts of the world. It is not clear, however, whether such improvements will lengthen life expectancy beyond a certain point.
Life expectancy is the number of years an infant can be expected to live, given the conditions into which it is born. Life expectancy, therefore, is affected by nutrition, medical care, and social and political circumstances. An individual’s genetic makeup is also an important factor. Children from long-lived families can hope to enjoy long lives themselves. According to recent data, the average life expectancy worldwide in 1998 was 67 years. This can be compared with an average life expectancy of 77 in the United States.
In 1970 the average life expectancy worldwide was 61 years, or 6 years less than it was in 1998. This same period saw a drop in infant mortality -— the death of a child before the first birthday-—from 80 births out of 1,000 to 54 births out of 1,000. According to some researchers, the rise in the average life expectancy is due primarily to the drop in infant mortality. It is not so much that adults are living to an older age. It is, rather, that more people are living into adulthood because more children are surviving beyond their first birthdays.
小题1:Infant mortality is defined as ________ .
| A．the number of children born alive |
| B．the kinds of behavior typical of very young children |
| C．the number of children, out of 1,000 births, who die before their first birthday |
| D．the typical and obvious thoughts of very young children |
| A．it is more difficult to affect the rate of infant mortality |
| B．it is unlikely that one will be able to extend the potential life span of human beings in general |
| C．the process of evolution is extending the potential life span beyond 125 years |
| D．the potential that bodies will last, at best, about 125 years has changed much since modern human beings appeared |
| A．people live longer in the state of Florida |
| B．a long life is a burden rather than a blessing |
| C．it is possible to find a way to live for centuries |
| D．life expectancy is affected by a couple of factors |
| A．the aging process can be stopped. |
| B．the aging process is inevitable. |
| C．life expectancy in the United States will soon reach 125 years. |
| D．the average life expectancy worldwide is decreasing |
South Australia is the driest of all the states, but it does have the Murray River. The river brings greenness and life to the state"s southeast corner. In the early days of Australian history, the Murray River was South Australia"s main road. Before real roads and railways came, the river carried people and goods from the coast up into the country. Some towns on the Murray still keep the old riverboats, and visitors can ride on them.
小题1:People sometimes call Australia “the lucky country”, because ____ .
| A．the people in Australia are very lucky |
| B．Australia has a large number of industries |
| C．there is the biggest oil fields of the world |
| D．the country has very rich natural resources |
| A．It"s a scene of desolation（荒凉）. | B．It"s a scene of desert. |
| C．The land is full of life. | D．The land lies waste. |
a．It lies in the south of the country.
b．It is the largest river of the country.
c．It irrigates the driest of the country.
d．It brings greenness and life to the southeast corner.
e．It is still an important passageway to carry people and goods.
| A．a, b, c and d | B．b, c, d and e | C．c, d, e and a | D．d, e, a and b |
DMainland England and Wales have the largest number of protected parks. The first established area was the l,438 kilometer Peak District. The first national park lies in northern and central England. The Peak District with vast beauty is thought to be the world"s most visited national park after Japan"s Mount Fuji.
In the northwest area of Wales lies Snowdonia National Park. This attractive, mysterious ancient landscape is home to steep mountains. Walking trails to Mount Snowdon is only one of several exciting activities for hikers.
National parks in the UK can also boast of having Britain"s largest protected wetland "The Broad", just outside the village of Homing. An ideal spot for families, this 200-mile area combines waterways with an interesting intersection(交叉) of windmills, castles and an ancient Normal church.
Spreading across 885 miles of truly impressive rocky land is Lake District National Park. England"s largest park attraction is spread between Edinburgh to the north and Manchester to the south. Although the land itself seems wild, almost 40,000 people live within the park. Within this district"s vast borders we can find over 6,000 archaeological(考古的) sites and monuments dating back to prehistory.
The United Kingdom has taken great care to preserve its wilderness areas for the future generations, and all the parks are adventures waiting to De found which can be enjoyed by both natives and visitors.
小题1:Who is in charge of the National parks in the UK? (no more than 3 words)
小题2:According to the passage, which is thought to be the world"s most visited national park? (no more than 5 words)
小题3:If you want to see ancient monuments, where would you go? (no more than 4 words)
小题4:For whom are the wild areas preserved in the UK? (no more than 4 words)
小题5:What"s the text mainly about? (no more than 6 words)
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