【题目】

Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn't mean that we all behave in the same way.

How should we behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact () at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest. In both countries, eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect.

Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn't wear. In Korea, you should takeoff your shoes when entering a house. Remember to place them neatly together where you came in.

In Spain, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is a time to relax, and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it's not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.

In most countries, an exchange of business cards is necessary for all introductions. You should include your company name and your position. If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card printed in the local language. In China, you may present your card with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.

Title: Good 【1】______

Aspect

Country

Custom

【2】______

·America

·Japan

·【4】_ _____

·Shaking hands firmly

·【3】______to show respect

·Pressing both hands together at the chest

Dressing

·Korea

·Taking off your shoes at the 【5】______

Eating

·Spain

·Mexico

·【7】_ _____

·Having a light breakfast and a late dinner

·Relaxing while having 【6】______

·Holding a business meeting over breakfast

Doing business

·Most countries

·China

·Exchanging business card when 【8】_ _____

yourself

·Presenting a card to a person 【9】_ _____ its front facing him

Conclusion: When travelling【10】_ _____, we should follow local customs.

【题目】Michael Fish may soon be replaced as a weather forecaster by something truly fishier shark.

Research by a Britain biology student suggests that sharks could be used to predict storms.

Lauren Smith,24,is close to completing her study on shark’s ability to sense pressure.

If her studies prove the theory, scientists may be able to monitor the behavior of sharks to predict bad weather

Miss Smith had previously studied the behavior of lemon sharks.

She then used their close relatives, lesser spotted dogfish, for further research.

Her work—thought to be the first of its kind to test pressure theory—resulted from observation that juvenile sharks off Florida moved into deeper water ahead of a violent storm in 2001.

Miss Smith said, “I’ve always been crazy about travelling and diving and this led me to an interest in sharks.”

“I was delighted to gave been able to reach in the area for my degree. I know there’s so much more we need to understand—but it certainly opens the way to more research.” It has been discovered that a shark senses pressure using hair cells in its balanced system.

She is due to complete her study and graduate later this year. She says she will be looking for a job which will give her the chance to enrich her experience of shark research.

【1】The passage is most probably taken from______?

A short-story collection

A popular science magazine

A research paper

A personal diary

【2】What do we learn from the first four paragraphs of the passage?

Sharks may be used to predict bad weather

Shark’s behavior can be controlled

Michael Fish is not qualified for his job

Lauren Smith will become a weather forecaster

【3】Lauren Smith conducted her research by ______.

Removing hair cells from a shark’s balance system

Measuring the air pressure of weather fronts

Recording shark’s body temperature

Monitoring shark’s reaction to weather changes

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A popular way of forecasting weather

A new research effort in predicting storms

Biologist’ interest in the secrets of sharks.

Lauren Smith’s devotion to scientific research

【题目】Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for ___【1】___ robots is oversupplied now, and the driving force of the robotics revolution is __【2】__ to be with maker of machines that handle a few kilos at most.

Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty ___【3】___ finding customers. They are offering big ___【4】___ just to get in the door. There has been a ___【5】___ growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving ___【6】___or that the market is slowly growing,” said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. “The following things must happen ___【7】__ the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy. ___【8】___ there has been a computer ___【9】__program, there must be a robot literacy program. __【10】___, some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be ___【11】___.

Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small ___【12】__ with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others in departments in universities such as Sirrey, Manchester, and Durham possesses an advantage ___【13】__ the giants. The big companies sell very expensive ___【14】__to nosiness with expert knowledge of automation. The ___【15】__companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small, ___【16】__robots that they can meet.

The little companies either bring their educational machines ___【17】___ an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose ___【18】__ components when possible. The major cost making ___【19】___their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is __【20】___scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The use of standard parts, which are easily placed, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years.

A. small B. educational C. big D. business

A. claimed B. called C. thought D. told

A. to B. with C. over D. in

A. money B. discounts C. prices D. costs

A. exciting B. encouraging C. satisfying D. disappointing

A. ourselves B. customers C. companies D. us

A. to B. for C. in D. with

A. As if B. Even though C. Just as D. Although

A. custom B. literacy C. poem D. tradition

A. However B. Finally C. Whereas D. Because

A. capable B. possible C. probable D. available

A. compared B. comparing C. contrasted D. contrasting

A. than B. above C. over D. from

A. tools B. robots C. machines D. electronics

A. other B. big C. little D. robot

A. expensive B. artificial C. educational D. low-cost

A. up-to B. on C. in D. about

A. mechanical B. standard C. cheap D. small

A. much B. many C. both D. some

A. more B. less C. no D. least

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