题目内容
根据所掌握的文化或背景知识,选择最佳选项。
1.Yellow River Fisherman is _________.
A.Hong Tao’s latest movie |
B.Lu Xun’s novel |
C.Han Han’s new book |
D.Zhang Yimou’s new movie |
2.____________on April 47, 1968.
A.Man first walked on the moon |
B.Dr. Martin Luther King was murdered |
C.The World Trade Center was destroyed. |
D.Dr. James Naismith invented basketball. |
3.In _______, special gifts are usually not opened. Later, the same gift may be given a-way to someone else.
A.the USA |
B.Sweden |
C.Canada |
D.Japan |
4.Among the following cities, which one is NOT a capital city of a country?
A.London |
B.Tokyo |
C.Sydney |
D.Moscow |
5.The In Search of Roots summer camp program started in ______. The young members are usually between _____ and _____ years old.
A.1980; 16;25 |
B.1980; 10; 20 |
C.1970;16; 26 |
D.1970; 15; 25 |
6.In Beijing, people drive on the ______ side of the road, while in London, people drive on the _______ side of the road.
A.left; left |
B.right; right |
C.left; right |
D.right; left |
1.A
2.B
3.D
4.C
5.A
6.D
【解析】
1.考查书籍、电影等文化知识。本句来自于新目标9年级Unit 6的一篇文章。
2.考查历史事件的常识。本句来自于新目标8年级下Unit 3的一篇文章。
3.考查各地的文化差异。句中所写情况,发生在日本。本句来自于新目标8年级下Unit8的一篇文章。
4.考查地理知识的运用。Sydney只是Australia的一个大城市,其首都是Canberra。
5.考查课本内容的掌握情况。本句来自于新目标9年级第十四单元的一篇文章,题目是:He's already visited the place where his ancestors lived.
6.考查中西方文化差异。在中国,靠右行驶;在英语,靠左行驶。
-Do you have Jay’s CDs?
-sorry,they are ______.But we’ll get some more next week
because they___.
A.sold well;are on sale |
B.sold out;sell well |
C.selling well;sell well |
D.for sale;sell well |
-______ I do the laundry first?
-No,you _____. You can do your homework first.
A.Must;mustn’t |
B.Can;mustn’t |
C.Must;needn’t |
D.May;needn’t |
用下面方框中单词的适当形式填入短文空格内,使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。
research common they fun before compare sudden social same find affect exact |
Worried That People Are Laughing at You?
Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But 1 they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something 2 that one of them said? Or, to be honest with yourself, would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.
Being laughed at is a 3 fear. But a major study published(公布)in 2009 found that this fear is not the 4 around the world, It differs from culture to culture.
Some people in the study said they felt unsure of 5 in social situations and hid their feelings of insecurity (不安全). Others said they avoided (回避) social situations where they had been laughed at 6 .
Shy people often avoid situations that would make them get into close contact (接触) with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them, It can be truly sad for those who live with the fear of laughter. It can 7 how they lead their lives.
In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety 8 from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true fear of being laughed at. Another purpose of the study was 9 the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The scientists surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The 10 would appear in Scientific Humor.