题目内容
Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is just across the bus stop.”
In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. So people will tell you directions(方向) and distance. In Kansas(堪萨斯州), for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure(测量) distance by telling time. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
People in Greece(希腊) sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.
Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico(墨西哥), no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go on in that direction, and you may find the post office!
【小题1】What do you think of the word “landmarks” mean?
A.Names of streets or roads in a place. |
B.Hotels, markets and bus stops in a city. |
C.Buildings or places which are easily seen. |
D.Building or places with great importance. |
A.Four. | B.Five. |
C.Seven. | D.Eight. |
A.The Japanese often use landmarks when they give directions. |
B.People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance. |
C.People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. |
D.People in Greece often give wrong directions. |
A.There are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America. |
B.We needn’t carry a map when we travel around the world. |
C.People give directions in the same way in different parts of the world. |
D.There are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world. |
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
解析试题分析:本文通过介绍几个国家指路的例子,告诉我们在世界上不同的国家,人们指路的方式是不一样的。日本人会选择明显的地标指明道路,在美国的一些国家人们会通过说方向和距离指明道路,在希腊,人们会直接带你过去,在墨西哥,他们宁可告诉你错的路也不会说不知道。
【小题1】细节理解题。landmark意为“地标”,根据文中例子可知,在日本人们指路时都是选择一些比较明显的建筑物来说明。故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。通过阅读可知文中提到了四个国家,Japan,Kansas,Greece ,Mexico故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据原文Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.可知因为在希腊外地人听不懂他们的语言,所以他们经常会直接带你过去。D选项说法是错误的。故选D。
【小题4】细节理解题。通过阅读可知,本文介绍给我们,在不同的国家,人们指路的方式不同。故选D。
考点:社会现象类短文阅读。
Questionnaire Read the questions and answer Yes or No , then you will find out how good you are. 1. When you don’t understand something, you ask questions. 2. You like listening to older people talk about the past. 3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you. 4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don’t know. 5. You enjoy reading books about famous people. 6. You always see and talk to different people. 7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things. 8. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages. 9. You talk a lot about yourself. 10. Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions. 11. You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever. 12. Your parents don’t understand you, so you don’t talk to them much. |
SCORE NOW! Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO. Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose Yes. 18-24 You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You will probably learn all kinds of interesting things easily. Good for you! 10-16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful. 0-8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote , “No man is an island.” This is still true today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you. |
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If you say “YES” to all these questions , you’ll get ______ points.A.12 | B.16 | C.20 | D.24 |
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The writer thinks you should ______.A.always see and talk to the same people. |
B.make your own decision whenever you want |
C.enjoy teaching what you are good at |
D.talk much about yourself if you have a chance |
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“ No man is an island”. In the text probably means that _______.A.the famous writer was very clever |
B.everything is the same as 400 years ago |
C.you will feel lonely if on an island |
D.you can not live alone in the world |
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The questions are used to test whether you are willing to ______.A.learn from others | B.help other people |
C.do all by yourself | D.depend on others |
Your daughter has finally reached the age of 18, and you think perhaps your job will finally get a little easier. That could be wrong thinking - as the parent of any 18-year-old will tell you. Learning to cope with an ungrateful 18-year-old daughter takes patience, understanding and time.
_______ When she was a little girl, she wanted you to be involved(参和) in everything of her life from her daily activities to her friends. This is' no longer the case. She's a grown woman who needs her own personal life. Comment(评论) on her choices only when asked to do so - especially if you want to say no to her.
Allow her to make mistakes. No parent wants to see his or her child fall, but the days of protecting her all the time are at an end. Unless(除非) you see a train coming, let her fall when she makes poor choices. It will enable her to grow past the ungrateful "know it all" stage.
Encourage dialogue whenever you can, rather than planning talks. She's more likely to open up to you when talking over something trivial (琐碎的). Anytime she wants to talk, become a willing listener in the conversation. You never know when a deeper, more important conversation will develop.
【小题1】What does the underlined phrase "cope with" mean?
A.walk with | B.go with | C.talk with | D.deal with |
A.Never give your opinions to her. |
B.Give her the space she asks for. |
C.Never take part in her activities. |
D.Always say yes to her. |
A.can't protect their children every minute |
B.sometimes make mistakes |
C.should let their children fall as often as possible |
D.shouldn't allow their children to take the train alone |
A.daughters | B.students | C.parents | D.females |
For Rent A big apartment for a family of three people.¥650 a month. Call Mr. Zhang. Tel:(010)8838-7166. |
Wanted Looking for a quiet single room under $120 per month. Please call Harry at 138-7682-5856. |
Lost ID card Name:Dick Number:232324198804125510 Please call (010)8433-9211. | |
Found A red bag with some books. Come to Room 402 in the evening or call White at (010)6378-3021. |
A.(010)8838-7166 | B.138-7682-5856 |
C.(010)8433-9211 | D.(010)6378-3021 |
A.Dick | B.Harry |
C.White | D.Mr. Zhang |
A.White | B.Harry |
C.Dick | D.Mr. Zhang |
A.call (010)8433-9211 | B.go to Room 402 |
C.call Harry | D.go to look for a single room |
A.¥1 950 | B.$1 950 | C.¥650 | D.$650 |
Basketball is a very popular game the USA. People all 1ike it. Most(绝大多数的) people can it. A basketball is a round and big ball. It’s and than a football. It’s heaviest of all the balls. There are players in each team. Basketball is quite popular in China . Children often take a to school and play it after school. In China some girls can play basketball than boys. NBA games are very in the world. Many people like them on TV.
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Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road.
How can we lessen (减少) traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the pedestrians (行人), it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements(人行道). We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens(青少年) should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.
【小题1】Thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road every year, most of them are ______.
A.children and drivers | B.old people and children |
C.old people and blind people | D.teens and drivers |
A.run quickly |
B.walk quickly |
C.be sure that the road is clear |
D.look left, look right and look left again |
A.driving too fast | B.running across the road |
C.walking alone the pavements | D.playing in the street |
A.Because they don’t look and listen. |
B.Because they walk too fast. |
C.Because they are not careful. |
D.Because they can’t see or hear very well. |
A.Never play in the street. |
B.Being safe in the street. |
C.Look and listen before we cross the road |
D..Stop and look both ways before crossing the road. |
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up withthe Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant(仆人) and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’ s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
【小题1】Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _______.
A.want to be as rich as their neighbors |
B.want others to know or to think that they are rich |
C.don't want others to know they are rich |
D.want to make themselves happy |
A.live outside New York City | B.live in New York city |
C.live in apartments | D.have many neighbors |
A.correct | B.interesting |
C.impossible | D.good |
Volunteering means that you work to help people without getting paid. There are many different volunteers. They help people who really need help. There are many places where you can be volunteers. Here are just a few places for you.
Hospital---ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes what they need is someone to talk to, or someone to give them hope.
Orphanage (孤儿院) ---the children living there really need someone to play with them.
Food Shelter(救助站)---many food shelters need people to clean up the shelters and help give out food or water to those who need it.
Home for the elderly---help the elderly people clean up their homes.
Community (社区) Center ---a lot of community centers are very well run. However, some of them really need extra help, especially cleaning and repairs.
As a student you can also do a lot of things to help others at school. Maybe you could start a support group.
Here is some advice:
Help students give up smoking, drinking or other bad habits.
Help students who come from poor families.
Help new students get used to their school life soon.
Provide graduating students with information on future studies.
【小题1】Volunteers can’t get ________ when they help others.
A.anything | B.money |
C.some presents | D.a job |
A.Six | B.Five |
C.Four | D.Three |
A.make the sick hopeful | B.give out food or water |
C.play with the children | D.clean up the center |
A.helping students who come from poor families |
B.helping the students who have bad habits |
C.helping the student to copy others' homework |
D.helping the students in trouble with their studies |