A.England | B.France | C.America | D.Japan |
A.27. | B.26. | C.36. | D.37. |
A.Because his girlfriend needed money. |
B.Because his father asked him to do so. |
C.Because he wanted to give the car to his girlfriend. |
D.Because he didn't want to let his girlfriend know he was poor. |
A.She was very frightened. | B.She was very excited. |
C.She was curious about it. | D.She was very angry. |
A.The police would not arrest Simon because he didn't break the law. |
B.It was stupid of Simon to steal cars and make himself guilty. |
C.Simon's girlfriend would love him much more than before in the future. |
D.Love can make everyone mad. |
We use a dictionary for two main reasons: to find out how to spell a word and to find out the meaning of a word.
All the words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order (按字母顺序). If the first letter of a word is “a”, you can find the word at the front of the dictionary. And you will find the word at the end of the dictionary if its first letter is “z”.
The second letter of a word is also important. For example, the word “act” comes before the word “ant”. This is because the letter “c” comes before the letter “n” in the alphabet. For the same reason the word “bag” comes before the word “bat”. This is because the letter “g” comes before the letter “t” in the alphabet.
If you do not know the alphabet, you cannot use a dictionary, because you may not know how to find words.
One of the most famous dictionaries in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. It gives the meanings and spellings of English words. Most dictionaries do not have every word.
1.What are the reasons for using a dictionary?A.To find out how to spell a word only. |
B.To find out how to spell a word and the meaning of a word. |
C.To learn the alphabet and to find out how to spell a word. |
D.To learn the alphabet and to find out the meaning of a word. |
A.t | B.n | C.a | D.z |
A.Only the first two letters. | B.Only the first three letters. |
C.All the letters. | D.None of the letters. |
A.begin, being, bench, bend | B.bend, bench, begin, being |
C.bench, bend, being, begin | D.begin, being, bend, bench |
A.The reasons for using the dictionary. | B.The importance of learning the alphabet. |
C.The most famous dictionary in the world. | D.The way to use the dictionary. |
A.On foot. | B.By bike. | C.By tour train. |
A.In the Visitor Center. | B.In the dinning room. | C.In different places. |
A.The bear show. | B.The monkey show. | C.The elephant show. |
A.80 yuan. | B.120 yuan. | C.160 yuan. |
A.February. | B.March. | C.September. |
A.when will the winter vacation start | B.when the winter vacation will start |
C.when did the winter vacation start | D.when the winter vacation started |
Fluency in another language is a dream of a newcomer to another country. Besides, understanding the culture and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are as important as learning the rules of the language. Language learning and culture learning go together and may take a long time.
Sometimes people feel that they understand a culture after a few weeks or months. People do learn a lot when they first begin living in another culture, but this is only the first step of learning. It usually involves things like learning everyday activities and some basic customs.
To really understand another culture, people have to go beyond the first step. This is a challenge because it is often difficult to know what to learn. Much of what we call"culture" is hard to see.
Culture is like an iceberg. Imagine in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean. The only part of the iceberg that you see is the top. You don't see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water. It is easy to forget that it is there. Most of the iceberg is deep in the ocean, just as much of a culture is deep in the ocean, just as much of a culture is deep within its people.
When you meet someone from another culture, certain culture differences are obvious: You hear another language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent. You see different foods, clothes and sometimes physical characteristics of people. You watch new customs or habits, such as the use of chopsticks, and, bowing or kissing on both cheeks as a greeting. These differences are interesting and important, but they are usually not too difficult to understand. They can be seen easily and quickly.
The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists of assumptions (设想), communication styles, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrong. The hidden part of culture influences much of a person’s way of thinking and communicating. It is the meaning behind his or her verbal and nonverbal language. Learning to communicate well with people from another culture involves understanding the hidden part of culture.
1.To really understand another culture, people should .A.learn the rules of language | B.learn the hidden culture |
C.visit some local people | D.live with some local people |
A.Communication styles can be easily seen and learned |
B.Language learning is more important than culture learning |
C.Learning about culture is not easy and may take a long time |
D.People usually learn a culture after a few weeks or months. |
A.learning about culture. | B.learning about people |
C.the hidden part of the iceberg | D.fluency in another language |
Peter took a trip to Shenzhen during this summer holiday. One night, He stayed in the hotel. All the rooms in this hotel were single (单间的). Suddenly, Peter heard someone knocking (敲) at the door when he was watching TV. Then he opened the door and saw a man standing outside. He didn’t know the man at all. The man said to Peter, “I am so sorry, sir! I made a mistake and I thought this was my room.” Then he left. Peter closed the door and thought the man must be a thief (小偷). So he called the policeman at once. The policeman caught the man in the room next to Peter after a while.
The policeman asked Peter, “Did you see that man go into the room next to you?”
“No, he didn’t go into the room when I saw him,” answered Peter.
“But how do you know he is a thief?”
“All the rooms are single in the hotel. The man tries knocking at the door and wants to know whether there is someone in the room. If there is no one in it, he will go in the room. So he must be a thief, I think,” Peter said.
1.Who was the thief in the passage?A.Peter. | B.The man. | C.The policeman. | D.Peter’s friend. |
A.In another hotel. | B.Outside the door. | C.In Peter’s room. | D.In the room next to Peter’s. |
A.He was talking with a man. | B.He was standing at the door. |
C.He was watching TV. | D.He was reading the newspaper. |
A.Because he wanted to visit Peter. |
B.Because he wanted to know whether there was someone in the room. |
C.Because he thought it was his room. |
D.Because he wanted to get the money back from Peter’s room. |
A.Peter knew the man. |
B.There was no one in the room next to Peter’s. |
C.The room next to Peter’s was the man’s room. |
D.Some of the rooms were single but some were not. |
A.you can’t | B.mustn’t | C.needn’t | D.haven’to |
Thirty years ago, I walked into a bakery and asked for some bread to sell. At that time, I was 12 years old.
I took the bread and went out to sell them. It took me all day, but I sold them all.
The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit (定金) on a new bicycle. And then I started my job as a newspaper delivery boy. Soon I could pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine.
Today I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods all over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I don’t ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large and nice car.
A.I wanted to make money. |
B.I was so proud of myself. |
C.A young lady served me that day. |
D.I don’t know who that young lady was. |
E.At the end of the day, I had some money. |
Most of us fear failure. However, without failure, progress would be impossible. In fact, the word success comes from the Latin succedere, meaning “to come after”. And what does success usually come after? Failure. It seems that one cannot exist without the other.
A.show how bad things can become important lessons |
B.tell us that it's possible for anyone to be successful |
C.prove how bad things can happen in any situation |
D.teach us what not to do when climbing mountains |
A.unable | B.unsure | C.unwilling | D.uninterested |
A.An attitude towards failure. | B.The experience of success. |
C.A difficult way to success. | D.The rewards of failure. |