Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non-Chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants
from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-
language newspaper, China Daily. When Bowen ran with the Olympic torch, she was not only representing the
United States, but also representing thousands of Chinese orphans (孤儿).
Bowen, a mother of two adopted (收养) Chinese daughters, is director of Half the Sky Foundation, an
organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in China. In nearly
10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children. Half the Sky is now present
in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities. About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides
trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphans.
Bowen hoped that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China. She
was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents.
Beijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in Olympic history.
Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan designer,
live in China. Other countries represented were the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.
According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on an online vote, committee
selection, their "love of Chinese culture and history" and devotion to "communicating information of a real
China to their native countries". Each runner carried the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.
B. make Half the Sky Foundation well known
C. draw special attention to orphans in China
D. communicate information of America
B. founded the organization of Half the Sky
C. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years
D. loves Chinese culture and history
B. It has eight foreign runners, including an American, a German and a Venezuelan.
C. It will be the longest relay with the most runners in Olympic history.
D. It will be an opportunity to communicate information of a real China to the world.
B. A US Woman Carrying 2008 Olympic Torch in China
C. The Development of Half the Sky Foundation
D. The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History
bridge can be raised to permit river traffic to pass underneath.
Visitors to Tower Bridge can enjoy wonderful views of the River Thames from the bridge towers. There
is also a museum which explains how the bascule bridge operates and discusses its history. Tower Bridge is
often incorrectly referred to as London Bridge. London Bridge, however, is a different bridge that is located
directly upstream from Tower Bridge.
●The British Museum is a "must do" for all visitors to London, England. Treasures from around the world
can be found in Britain"s largest and most popular museum. To top it off, admission to the British Museum is
free of charge.
Due to the enormous size of the museums, visitors should be clear about what they wish to see. One
"must see" is the Rosetta Stone-a key puzzle piece in the recorded history of humankind. The British Museum
is located in the Bloomsbury district of London in London WC1.
●Greenwich Park is a beautiful large park located a few kilometers away from the centre of London.
Attractions in Greenwich include the Cutty Sark, the Gypsy Moth and the Old Royal Observatory. A painted
line at the observatory indicates zero degrees of longitude (经度).
Many visitors to Greenwich enjoy having their photos taken with one leg in the western hemisphere (半球)
and the other in the eastern hemisphere. Greenwich is the place where time was officially tracked -
"Greenwich Mean Time" or "GMT".
Greenwich is located in London SE10.
●The Eurostar high-speed train service provides fast connections between London and Paris and London
and Brussels. The Eurostar trains pass through the 32-mile Channel Tunnel under the English Channel. The
tunnel is also known as the "Euro Tunnel"or "Chunnel". The Channel Tunnel is considered to be one of the
world"s great engineering wonders.
Trains leave form the Waterloo Rail Station which is located in south London.
than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of a lift operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are
uniforms so popular in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more
professional than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to expect higher quality from
a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform is likely to inspire more trust
than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform.
What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a hairdresser, or a waiter to lose professional identity
(职业身份) than to step out of uniform?
Uniforms also have many practical good points. They are often more comfortable and more lasting than
civilian clothes.
Primary facts among the argument against uniforms is their lack of variety and the loss of individuality
experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any
particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they are
likely to think, speak, and act similarly on the job at least.
Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial
expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring
professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
B. think highly of uniforms
C. less prefer wearing civilian clothes
D. respect a elevator operator in uniform
B. shows his social position
C. appears to be more practical
D. looks more fresh and attractive
B. have little freedom
C. lose personal character
D. enjoy greater popularity
B. people enjoy wearing comfortable uniform
C. the cost of the uniform is acceptable to people
D. people wear uniforms to show they should be respected
People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial
expressions-and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀地) across
a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,"
Jack said. "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes
and neglect (忽略) the mouth."
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is
more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally
recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the
eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive
faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared
how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors
than did Westerners. "The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of
cultural difference in facial expressions," Jack said. "Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole
face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less."
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on,
examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human
emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners
will find themselves lost in translation.
B. consider facial expressions universally reliable
C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways
D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions
B. To get their faces impressive.
C. To classify some face pictures.
D. To observe the researchers" faces.
B. The researchers of the study.
C. The errors made during the study.
D. The data collected from the study.
B. study the mouth more frequently
C. examine the eyes more attentively
D. read facial expressions more correctly
B. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding
It is important for Americans to thank other people for favors even if what the other person did was very
small. Both children and older people should be thanked for any kind act. The person accepting the thanks
usually says something to make the favor seem small, or says that it was his pleasure to help you, or simply,
"You"re welcome."
It is equally important to apologize when you have hurt or disappointed someone. When possible, you
should always add a reasonable explanation or excuse for your behavior. When there is some loss or damage
to personal property (财产), the person responsible (负责) for the loss should both apologize and offer to pay
for the item.
Most of the time the other person accepts the apology graciously and doesn"t show any disappointment or
anger. But if the problem was really serious or it happened several times before, the person might say
something how he feels.
B. younger than you
C. the same age as you
D. all of the above
B. just apologize for what you have done.
C. say nothing and try to forget about it.
D. pay for the damage without saying a word.
B. try to explain the reason for your actions.
C. add an excuse even if it is not a good one.
D. none of the above
B. tell him how upset you are
C. take no notice of him.
D. give an angry reply and leave him alone.
B. Thanking
C. Habit of Americans
D. Thanking and Apologizing
from the Greeks. These pies were sometimes made in "reeds (芦苇叶)", which were used for the purpose
of holding the filling (馅), and were not eaten.
The Romans spread the word about pies around Europe and the word "pie" became a popular word in
the 14th century. The first pie recipe (食谱) was also published by the Romans.
Pies first appeared in England as early as the twelfth century. The early pies were mostly meat pies.
There was actually more crust (皮) than filling. Often these pies were made from fowl (家禽) and the fowl"s
legs were left to hang over the side of the dish and used as handles. Fruit pies were probably first made in
the 1500s. It is said that Queen Elizabeth I made the first cherry pie.
Pie came to America with the first English settlers. The early settlers cooked their pies in long narrow
pans. As in the Roman times, the early American pie crusts were often not eaten, but simply used to hold
the filling during baking (烘焙).
Over the years, pie has become what it is today-"the most traditional American dessert". Pie has
become so much a part of American culture that we now often use the phrase "as American as apple pie".
B. The Greeks.
C. The Englishmen.
D. The Americans.
B. Early Romans ate not only pies but also the crusts.
C. The Romans first published pie recipe.
D. The word "pie" became popular because of the Romans" efforts.
B. People use "as American as apple pie" to show something about American characteristics.
C. Americans don"t eat crusts but use them to hold the filling during baking.
D. Pies are the most traditional American dessert.
B. Pies, the Delicious Food
C. Pies, American Dessert
D. How to Make Pies
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