题目内容
Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English, "Where are the restrooms?" and "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?" are similar requests—both are correct English, but the first could sound rude. It's important to use correct language, but sometimes this alone is not enough—we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.
In English, just like in Chinese, we change the way we speak when talking with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, "Where is my book?" this will sound rude. But if you say, "Excuse me, Mr West. Do you know where my book is?" your question will sound much more polite. On the other hand, it might be alright to say "Where is my book?" in some situations, perhaps with people you know well.
And you would not usually say, "Peter, lend me your pen. " A very direct order like this can sound rude in English. Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language, such as "Could you please...?" or "Can I ask...?" It sounds more polite to say, "Peter, could you please lend me your pen?" Sometimes we might even need to spend some time leading in to a question or request. For example, if you stop a stranger in the street, we might first say, "Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me. " or "I'm sorry to trouble you but," before asking them for help.
It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct, and in a way this may be true. However, in order not to offend people, learning about the language etiquette is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak.
1. It's important to know how to_ _in English when we visit a foreign country.
2. When you talk with different people, you need to__ _.
3. Extra words are used to help__ ___.
4.._ _is as important as learning language structure.
5. How do you say " Don't smoke here. " politely? "_ __*
1.ask for information politely
2.change the way you speak
3.make language more politely
4.Learning about language etiquette
5.Would you mind not smoke here?/Could you please not smoke here?
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| Asking for Leave May 10th Dear Miss Zhao, I'm sorry to tell you that I can't go to school today. Thank you! Your student, Zhang Qiang |
假如你叫张强，在昨天下午的篮球比赛中不小心伤了左臂，医生建议你在家休息两天, 因此你要向班主任赵老师请假。请根据以上信息写一则40词左右的请假条。
| Asking for Leave May 10th Dear Miss Zhao, I’m sorry to tell you that I can’t go to school today. Thank you! Your student, Zhang Qiang |
Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.
I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.
But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures (the opposite of success). JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat(打败) you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re struggling(奋斗), even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
1.Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph?
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A．To compare these two famous persons. |
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B．To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is. |
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C．If you want to be successful, you should fail first. |
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D．To show that failure is the mother of success. |
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．No one can be successful without working hard. |
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B．Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way. |
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C．Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help. |
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D．One should try his best to make his dream come true. |
3.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?
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A．One shouldn’t ask questions because it is a sign of strength. |
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B．One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty. |
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C．One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times. |
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D．One doesn’t have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness. |