Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的)．A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences．They decided that miscommunications(沟通误解)were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”．
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific(太平洋), Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her．The day was hot．She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn't say anything．Lisa repeated the question．Still the woman said nothing．She later learned that the woman had answered her：She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛)，which in Micronesia means “yes”．
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe．She went to a restaurant that was famous for its cabbage．She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head．Jan waited, but the cabbage never came．In that country, a nod means “no”．
Tom had a similar problem when arrived in India．After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood．They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head．He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again．When he asked again, they did the same thing．He soon found out that his students did understand．In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on(依据)where they come from．You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”．
(1)
The Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ________．
[ ]
A．
should go abroad for vacations
B．
needed to learn foreign languages
C．
should often discuss their experiences
D．
had problems with communications
(2)
People in Micronesia show “yes” by ________．
[ ]
A．
nodding heads
B．
raising eyebrows
C．
shaking heads
D．
saying “no”
(3)
Tom misunderstood(误解)his class at first because ________．
[ ]
A．
he did not know much about Indian culture
B．
he didn't explain everything clearly enough
C．
some students didn't understand his questions
D．
he didn't know where the students came from
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body：DNA．DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do．DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own．
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time．In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family．It is because of small things named “genes” in our body．In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language．
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell(细胞)to build its parts．Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do．By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses．
Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people．Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs．Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technic wasn't limited in use．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
(1)
When did we first know why we look like other people in our family?
[ ]
A．
In 1860．
B．
In 1953．
C．
In 1961．
D．
In 2000．
(2)
What does the underlined word “gene” mean?
[ ]
A．
The “map” of DNA．
B．
A special language．
C．
Small parts of DNA．
D．
DNA．
(3)
What did the two scientists first discover in 1961?
[ ]
A．
The “map” of DNA．
B．
A new illness．
C．
The language of DNA．
D．
A message of DNA．
(4)
What can we do if we understand some “words” of the language inside the body?
[ ]
A．
Make people get new jobs．
B．
Make medicine for illnesses．
C．
Make maps of human．
D．
Make people less attractive．
(5)
What do people think about this work?
[ ]
A．
It can cause good or bad results．
B．
It can cause only good results．
C．
It can cause good results but won't work．
D．
It can cause only bad results．
阅读理解
How to say hello in Japanese depends on when you say it．This is very much like different greetings used in English at different times of the day or night．In Japanese culture, it also depends on whether you are on the phone or meeting somebody or whether you are close to the person you are greeting．We seldom greet them with “good morning” or “Good evening”．A “Hi” is enough．
Although the most popular and most well-known translation for “Hello” is still “Konnichiwa”, it is not exactly how to say hello in Japanese．Perhaps it is not the most suitable work for it．Actually, the correct greeting in English for “Konnichiwa” is “Good day” or “Good noon”, and I am sure you wouldn't like greeting people with a “Good day” at any time, and neither do Japanese like saying “Konnichiwa” when they want to say “Hello”．
So what to do? Let's do it the way the Japanese do．Use “Ohaiyo Gonzaimasu” for “Good morning”, “Konnichiwa” when it's noon and “Konbanwa” to greet somebody in the afternoon．Things differ when you are on the phone．Just say “Moshi, Moshi”, which is actually similar to saying “Hello” over the phone, because one hardly ever uses “Good morning” or “Good afternoon or “Good evening” right after picking up the phone．It is invariably the sweet old “Hello”．
Next time, I'll tell something about my life in Japan．
(1)
How do Japanese people greet each other in the afternoon?
[ ]
A．
By saying “Konbanwa”．
B．
By saying “Moshi, Moshi”．
C．
By saying “Konnichiwa”．
D．
By saying “Ohaiyo Gonzaimasu”．
(2)
Which of the following is true according to the writer?
[ ]
A．
Japanese people are very friendly to each other．
B．
Japanese culture is similar to American culture．
C．
Japanese people don't like using “Konnichiwa” as a greeting for the whole day．
D．
People don't need to be polite to their close friends．
(3)
The underlined word “invariably” may mean ________．
[ ]
A．
hardly
B．
probably
C．
always
D．
sometimes
(4)
Form the passage we know that the writer ________．
[ ]
A．
is from Britain
B．
lived in Japan for some time
C．
is working in a radio station now
D．
knows both Japanese and Chinese
(5)
The best title for the passage should be ________．
[ ]
A．
How to say hello
B．
How to greet close friends in Japanese
C．
How to greet people in Japanese
D．
some differences between English and Japanese
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Have you ever heard the song called "Is there anyone who told you"? It may be impossible for you not to know the song and its singer．It is sung by the famous "Happy Boy" Chen Chusheng, who appeared on Hunan Satellite TV．He caught everyone's attention．Before the competition he was just a farmer's son who had never got professional trainings of any kind．As a child, Chusheng wasn't a good student, but he was very interested in music．He liked to listen to and sing his favorite songs again and again．Like many other parents, his parents also wanted him to go to college, but he failed．Chusheng had no choice but to help his brother repair bicycles and motorbikes．In Sanya, a small city in Hainan Province, Chen worked during the daytime while singing in different bars in the evening．He lived like that until the year 2000．
In 2000, Chen went to Shenzhen．He never expected that his first job in this new place would be delivering food．He went on working in the daytime while singing in the evenings．His life was hard at that time．In the bar called Star-making Factories he met many famous local musicians．In the following several years, Chen, with his musical dream, attended many music contests throughout the country, winning prizes many times．Today, when we think about his success, we cannot help thinking that if one wants to be successful, he should work harder than others．
(1)
From the passage we know that ________．
[ ]
A．
Chen Chusheng wasn't very lucky
B．
Chen Chusheng's parents wanted him to be a singer
C．
Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he worked hard
D．
Chen Chusheng got more money
(2)
What did his parents want him to do?
[ ]
A．
They wanted him to go to college．
B．
They wanted him to be a doctor．
C．
They wanted him to repair bikes for his brother．
D．
They wanted him to go to bars．
(3)
What was Chen Chusheng's life in Shenzhen like?
[ ]
A．
Enjoyable．
B．
Interesting．
C．
Comfortable．
D．
Hard．
(4)
What's the meaning of the word "delivering"?
[ ]
A．
烹饪
B．
递送
C．
品尝
D．
购买
(5)
Where did he work in the evening in Shenzhen?
[ ]
A．
In a bar．
B．
In a factory．
C．
In a restaurant．
D．
In a supermarket．
阅读理解
Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible．According to a new study, a baby's cry can make adults react(反应)very quickly, even if they are not related．
Oxford University researchers used the classic game whack-a-mole for the study．Whack-a-mole(打鼹鼠游戏)requires people to hit one of nine buttons(按钮)．The players must react as quickly as they can to whichever of the buttons lights up at random(随机)．It is a game that requires speed and accuracy(准确度)．
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59．Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time．They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birdsong played at a similar pitch to the babies' cries．
The volunteers' scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies．Men and women had similar scores overall．The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention．
"Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby," said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford's psychiatry(精神病学)department, who led the study．"For example, it's almost impossible to ignore(忽视，不理)crying babies on planes．This is true even though there are so many other noises around．"
He added that a baby's cry can increase adults' heart rate and blood pressure．This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution(进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults．When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry．As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby's cry．
(1)
According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
There were 80 volunteers who took part in the study．
B．
The youngest volunteer was 19 and the oldest was 59．
C．
Some volunteers had babies at that time in the study．
D．
The volunteers were affected by the sound of a baby's cry．
(2)
The game “whack-a-mole” shows ________．
[ ]
A．
a baby's cry can get special attention from adults
B．
men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy
C．
adults without babies react less quickly to a baby's cry
D．
women react to a baby's cry more quickly than men
(3)
“Whack-a-mole” requires people to hit ________ at a time．
[ ]
A．
one button
B．
one of nine buttons
C．
nine buttons
D．
ten buttons
(4)
According to the passage, a baby's cry ________．
[ ]
A．
has the same pitch as birdsong
B．
is the noisiest sound there is
C．
can increase adults' heart rate and blood pressure
D．
is good for its health
(5)
From the last paragraph, we learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past
B．
human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies
C．
baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly
D．
baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution
阅读理解
What's the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck．
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number．So hard-work becomes 8＋1＋18＋4＋23＋15＋18＋11＝98, meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge：11＋14＋15＋23＋12＋5＋4＋7＋5＝96, while love：12＋15＋22＋5＝54, and luck：12＋21＋3＋11＝47, a small mark．None of these words can give one a full mark．What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can't, either．
Then what else? Don't be worried．You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度)．Yes, attitude is the word．See for yourself：attitude：1＋20＋20＋9＋20＋21＋4＋5＝100, a full mark．
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life．Most times people hope for a better life．It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one's attitude．
When you change your manner and become friendly towards others, you'll meet more smiling faces towards you．In the same way, if you take a positive(积极地)attitude towards failure(失败), you'll find it's also rewarding though it has caused you losses．
(1)
In the writer's opinion, what is the most important thing in a person's life?
[ ]
A．
Hard-work．
B．
Knowledge．
C．
Money．
D．
Attitude．
(2)
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to ________．
[ ]
A．
ask for help from others
B．
say your prayers to God
C．
change your attitude
D．
try Maths-solving methods
(3)
From the passage we can learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
different attitudes come from different courses of life．
B．
mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life
C．
failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude
D．
none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more
阅读理解
Drunk driving has become a serious problem not only in China but also in other countries．In America, a local organization is taking action to stop it．Now, it is looking for 50 musicians and performers to make a series of CDs named Kids Saving Kids．
If your music is chosen, it will be nationally promoted(提升，促销)and sold on the market．Thousands of music fans around the world will hear it．You don't need to pay for all this．It is a chance for young performers to use their songs to save lives．People can get the music on the Internet for free．When they visit the website, they will see information about drunk driving．This will make people pay more attention to the great danger of drunk driving．The information is made by students from all over America．This project is the first of its kind．
“It's a good idea to use music to save other children's lives．Drunk driving influences everyone．I hope you will join me in this fight．Together we can all make a difference,” said one of the organizers．
You can send your music to the organization at ksksubmit@stopddnow.com．At the same time, you should provide MP3s of your songs．Also, you should write down your age, address and your parents' phone numbers．
Besides the above requirements, there are some additional requirements：
☆You must want to make a difference with your music．
☆You must be younger than 18 years old．
☆You must have at least one song written by yourself．
(1)
The local organization is looking for musicians and performers ________．
[ ]
A．
to sell music on the market
B．
to form another organization
C．
to make a series of CDs
D．
to stop them from drunk drinking
(2)
For young performers, it is a good chance to use their songs for ________．
[ ]
A．
making money
B．
saving kids' lives
C．
helping the poor
D．
supporting their families
(3)
The musicians and performers are required to ________ by the local organization．
[ ]
A．
make their music different
B．
be at least 18 years old
C．
write all the songs by themselves
D．
write down their phone numbers
(4)
Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
Joining the Organization's Fight．
B．
Using Music to Save Kids' Lives．
C．
A Series of CDs by Young Performers．
D．
The Danger of Drunk Driving．
阅读理解
As the sun rose, a dewdrop(露珠)woke up．There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight．Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy．Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves．The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all．
Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop．
The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping(使倾斜)the leaf．The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf．Why was this happening? Things were comfortable．Things were safe．Why did they have to change? Why? Why?
The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf．It was sure that this was the end．The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly．It seemed so unfair．It seemed so meaningless．It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use．
Finally, it fell．Below there was a mirror．A reflection(反射)of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it．Closer and closer they came together until finally…the little dewdrop became a part of the great pond(池塘)．Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed．
It had become one with the whole．
(1)
According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop ________．
[ ]
A．
didn't get on well with other dewdrops
B．
thought its beauty was too simple
C．
regarded itself as the best dewdrop
D．
couldn't get any sunlight
(2)
The dewdrop became ________ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf．
[ ]
A．
afraid
B．
happy
C．
proud
D．
comfortable
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
[ ]
A．
There was only one dewdrop on the leaf．
B．
The dewdrop did nothing before falling．
C．
The mirror in the story refers to(指)the pond．
D．
The dewdrop was actually destroyed．
(4)
The story mainly tells us that ________．
[ ]
A．
we should work together against difficulties
B．
people should not be too proud of themselves
C．
one should work hard for his/her goals
D．
it's good to become one with the whole
阅读理解
(Zhang Tao has a pen pal in Australia．His name is Henry．Zhang Tao is talking with Henry on QQ．)
Zhang：Hi Henry．How's it going?
Henry：So-so．It's cold outside．
Zhang：Really?It's cold in your country?
Henry：Yes．It is snowy．It's white everywhere．
It is beautiful but cold outside．
Zhang：But it's really hot here in China．Mother doesn't let me go out in this heat．We use an air-conditioner to keep cool．
Henry：It's winter here．Winter is from June to August in Australia．We can go skating(溜冰)during this time．
Zhang：Oh,I see．You are in the south of the earth(地球),but I am in the north of it．When you are in winter,I am in summer．
(1)
Where are Zhang Tao and Henry talking?
[ ]
A．
On the phone．
B．
On QQ．
C．
In the classroom．
D．
At home．
(2)
What's the weather like in Australia?
[ ]
A．
It's cold
B．
It's warm．
C．
It's hot．
D．
It's humid．
(3)
文中划线单词“air-conditioner”的中文意思是“________”
[ ]
A．
空气
B．
暖气
C．
空调
D．
灯光
(4)
What may Zhang Tao like to do at this time of the year?
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