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Informal conversation is an important part of any business relationship. Before you start a discussion, however, make sure you understand which topics are suitable and which are considered taboos (禁忌) in a particular culture. Latin Americans enjoy sharing information about their local history, art, and customs. They expect questions about their family and are sure to show pictures of their children. You may feel free to ask similar questions of your Latin American friends. The French think of conersation as an art form, and they enjoy the value of lively discussions as well as disagreements. For them, arguments can be interesting — and they can cover pretty much or any topic — as long as they occur in a respectful and intelligent (智慧的) manner.

In the United States, business people like to discuss a wide range of topics, including opinions about work, family, hobbies, and politics. In Japan, China and Korea, however, people are much more private. They do not share much about their thoughts, feelings, or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious (和谐的) business relationship they're trying to build. Middle Easterners are also private about their personal lives and family matters. It is considered rude, for example, to ask a businessman from Saudi Arabia about his wife or children.

As a general rule, it's best not to talk about politics or religion (宗教) with your business friends. This can get you into trouble, even in the United States, where people hold different views. In addition, discussing one's salary is usually considered unsuitable. Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world, although be careful not to criticize a national sport. Instead, be friendly and praise your host's team.

1.The author considers politics and religion______.

A．cheerful topics B．taboos

C．rude topics D．too serious

2.We typically talk about______in a friendly way in most places according to the author.

A．sports B．children

C．personal feelings D．families

3.Why are people from Asia more private in their conversation with others?

A．They don't want to talk with others much.

B．They don't want to have their good relationship with others harmed by informal conversation.

C．They are afraid to argue with their colleagues.

D．They want to keep their feelings to themselves.

4.In which country may it be suitable to talk about the family with your business friends?

A．In France. B．In Saudi Arabia.

C．In Korea. D．In the USA.

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Inky was a gentle cat, _________ the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did _________ that would set her apart from _________ cats forever.

Kruger had gone down to the basement (地下室) to _________ the wood stove(炉子) for the night. When he finished, he _________ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped (滑到) and _________his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.

_________in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt _________ going into shock(休克). He shouted for help , _________ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. _________ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.

“Go get Brenda, ” Kruger said to Inky.

Inky _________to the bedroom door and scratched(抓，挠) _________ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the _________ . Brenda found her husband _________ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months_________ there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has _________ left Kruger’ s side.

1.A. gave B. named C. chose D. remembered

2.A. like B. except C. as D. Among

3.A. sound B. alarm C. noise D. voice

4.A. friends B. animals C. farmers D. neighbors

5.A. dividing B. visiting C. sharing D. discovering

6.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something

7.A. familiar B. lovely C. ordinary D. outstanding

8.A. shut out B. shut off C. shut down D. shut up

9.A. marched B. flew C. struggled D. climbed

10.A. hit B. bent C. shook D. pulled

11.A. Falling B. Lying C. Appearing D. Thinking

12.A. it B. itself C. him D. himself

13.A. but B. and C. or D. so

14.A. Otherwise B. Then C. Thus D. Rather

15.A. walked B. ran C. returned D. withdrew

16.A. madly B. suddenly C. rapidly D. urgently

17.A. bedroom B. basement C. yard D. house

18.A. at the bottom of B. in the middle ofC. at the top of D. in the front of

19.A. regretting B. recovering C. relaxing D. resting

20.A. ever B. never C. still D. already

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A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruit?eater, ________ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but ________ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ________ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe, ________ as high as he could, but even as his tallest ________ he was unable to touch it. He began to ________up and down, as high as he could, at the ________ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ________.

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to ________ on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to ________ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game Boy. Looking ________， he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or _________ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think, ________ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk_________. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ________ and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ________ like this, the more unhappy he became.

_________， the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get what he wanted. He soon started to say to himself, “This isn't __________. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's _________ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to ________my feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better？”

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2.A.as long as B．as if C．when D．as

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4.A.expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling

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6.A.run B．jump C．walk D．glance

7.A.tip B．stage C．level D．top

8.A.hope B．control C．sight D．reach

9.A.put B．stand C．get D．sit

10.A.break B．shake C．take D．strike

11.A.up B．around C．down D．forward

12.A.for B．on C．with D．of

13.A.after B．through C．without D．upon

14.A.away B．back C．up D．down

15.A.wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals

16.A.imagined B．thought C．tried D．claimed

17.A.Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise

18.A.skillful B．cheerful C．helpful D．harmful

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I met my friend when we were in graduate school, and we enjoyed hanging out together outside of class. After receiving our degrees, we both left school to live in different states. That was 10 years ago.

We've kept in touch, but our phone conversations and twice?a?year visits became opportunities for my friend to talk endlessly about her problems. When I tried to fill her in on my own life, she obviously ignored.

In the past few years I've not visited her at all and been afraid of her occasional phone calls and visits to my house. She invites herself now because I no longer invite her. When she's at my home, she literally follows me from room to room, talking nonstop, until I make an excuse to get away from her. I tell her I need to take a nap, but I don't sleep. I sit in my room and read or enjoy the quiet.

Here's the worst part. She and her family, including two young children, are moving to our city. Her family has a small income, and they are buying a house in a grand neighborhood they can't afford. She asked if she and her husband and her children could stay at my home on their trips to our town to deal with house matters.

My husband and I have no children. Even though our home is tiny and perfectly sized for us, I let them stay. She told me her husband would start his new job before they finished purchasing this house. I felt obligated to offer her our guest room. If I hadn't offered, she would have asked anyway.

Now he's here, and it turns out he'll be staying on through the weekends. I am seething.

I would never under any circumstances impose on a friendship this way. I feel used, resentful, and don't care if I ever see her again. Should I end this friendship? I'm getting absolutely nothing from it but a knot in my stomach.

1.Every time they got in touch, the author's friend __________.

A．had little to share with the author

B．was eager to know about the author's life

C．expressed her contentment with her own life

D．showed no interest in listening to the author's story

2.The author is afraid of her friend's phone calls and visits because ________.

A．she is engaged in her own life

B．she hates her friend's nonstop talking

C．her friend always borrows money from her

D．her friend always wants to show off before her

3.We can know from the text that the author ________.

A．is a selfish and jealous woman

B．has a larger house than her friend

C．has more children than her friend

D．is unwilling to share her house with her friend

4.What is the author's attitude towards their friendship?

A．Favorable. B．Appreciative.

C．Dissatisfied. D．Indifferent.

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg 1. (recent) surprised Chinese students when he spoke to 2. in Chinese. In a talk at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30 minutes. 3.his Chinese was far from perfect, students and faculty cheered his effort.

Clayton Dube is the head of the U．S.?China Institute at the University of Southern California. He praises Zuckerberg's effort and thinks more American CEOs should learn foreign 4. (language)．

“To speak Chinese 5. (mean) you begin to think as Chinese people do. You begin to understand how Chinese speakers have the world _6. (organize), and how they understand things. And that is a vital step if you're going to be culturally qualified.”

Zuckerberg's talk raises a larger question: Is Chinese the language of the future? Could it replace English 7. the world's international language? Chinese already has the most native speakers of any language. And, China may soon pass the United States as the world's 8. (large) economy.

The study of 9. Chinese language is increasing in the United States and around the world. In 2009, about 60,000 _10. (America) college students were studying Chinese. That is three times as many as in 1990.

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Washington: NASA has announced evidence that Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, has a saltwater ocean under its icy surface. The ocean seems to have more water than all the water on Earth's surface, according to new Hubble observations.

New Hubble observations of Ganymede's magnetic field strongly suggest that the moon, which is the largest in our whole solar system, is home to a subsurface ocean.

Scientists estimate that the oceanis 95 kilometres thick, which is about 10 times deeper than Earth's oceans. But unlike our salty waters, Ganymede's ocean is buried under 150 kilometres of ice.

While scientists have speculated (推测) since the 1970s about the presence of an ocean on Ganymede — the largest moon in our solar system — until now the only observational evidence came from a brief flyby by the Galileo spacecraft, which didn't observe the moon long enough to confirm a liquid ocean.

This discovery marks an important milestone, highlighting what only Hubble can accomplish. In its 25 years in orbit, Hubble has made many scientific discoveries in our own solar system. A deep ocean under the icy surface of Ganymede opens up further exciting possibilities for life beyond Earth.

Scientists_have_already_confirmed_the_existence_of_an_ocean_on_Europa,_another moon orbiting Jupiter, and NASA has announced plans to send an unmanned mission there searching for the life that might come with liquid water.

Hubble is a telescope that orbits Earth, but because of its impressive gravitational analyses it can be used to study the inside of far distant planets. Using these same principles, scientists could theoretically detect oceans on distant exoplanets as well.

1.What can we learn about Ganymede from the passage?

A．It is a planet with the largest moon in our whole solar system.

B．Its ocean adds to people's excitement about life beyond Earth.

C．It will be used by NASA as a base for the Hubble telescope.

D．Its liquid ocean was first proved by the Galileo spacecraft.

2.Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude towards Hubble?

A．Cautious. B．Doubtful.

C．Negative. D．Favourable.

3.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 6 mean?

A．An underground ocean has been found in Europa.

B．The presence of an underground ocean in Europa is not possible.

C．It is now certain that there is an ocean on Europa.

D．No evidence has shown the existence of an ocean on Europa.

4.What type of writing does this passage belong to?

A．A term essay.

B．A news report.

C．An experiment report.

D．An exploration review.

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Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life. 1.

Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.

First of all, good talkers ask questions. _2. One wellknown businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matters — sometimes to really personal questions. 3. Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.

_4. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it's time for you to change the subject.

Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you're saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “I've really enjoyed meeting you.” 5. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.

A．Real listening at least means some things.

B．You can become a popular person.

C．Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question.

D．And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.

E．If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret.

F．It's polite to listen to others with a smile.

G．These people have something in common.

Learn to ______ your knowledge with your experience, and you are sure to succeed.

A.join B. unit C. connect D. combine

A new building _____ next week.

A. will build B. will be built

C. is built D. was built

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