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1．An elderly carpenter was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife，enjoying his extended family．He would miss the pay check，but he needed to retire．
The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor．The carpenter said yes，but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He used shoddy materials to build the house．It was an unfortunate way to end his career．
When the carpenter finished his work and the employer came to inspect the house，he handed the front-door key to the carpenter．"This is your house，"he said，"my gift to you．"
What a shock!What a shame!If he had only known he was building his own house，he would have done it all so differently．Now he had to live in a home he hadn't built very well．
It is the same with us．We build our lives in a distracted way，reacting rather than acting，willing to put up with less than the best．At important points，we don't give the job our best effort．Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built．If we had realized that，we would have done it differently．
Think of yourself as the carpenter．Think about your house．Each day you hammer a nail，place a board，or erect a wall，build wisely．It is the only life you ever build．Even if you live it for only one day more，that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity．The plague （牌匾） on the wall says，"Life is a do-it-yourself project．"
Who could say it more clearly？Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past．Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today．

21．Why was the carpenter ready to retire？A
A．He wanted to have a relaxed life．
B．He found a better-paid job．
C．He could still survive without working．
D．He was tired of his job．
22．What does the underlined word"shoddy"in the second paragraph probably mean？C
A．Beautiful．
B．Best．
C．Bad．
D．General．
23．What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph？C
A．We should build a good house to live in．
B．We always regret what we have done．
C．We should try our best to do things well．
D．We prefer to react，rather than act．
24．What does the author mainly want to tell us in the text？D
A．We should build a house wisely．
B．Life is a do-it-yourself project．
C．Building a house is like building a life．
D．We should have the right attitude towards life．

7．Culture Shock
Culture shock refers to the anxiety and feelings （of surprise，uncertainty，confusion，etc．） felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown cultural or social environment，such as a foreign country．
Generally speaking，we could say that there are four stages of culture shock．The first stage is called"the honeymoon"．In this stage，you are excited about living in a different place．（36）G
The next stage is"the hostility（敌意）stage"．In this stage，you begin to notice not everything is as good as you originally thought it was．（37）DMoreover，people don't treat you like a guest anymore．
Then you come to the third stage called"recovery"．In this stage，you start to feel more positive．（38）BThe whole situation starts to become more favorable and you begin to learn to adapt yourself to it．
The last stage of culture shock is called"adjustment"．In this stage，you have reached a point where you actually feel good．（39）EThe things that originally made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand．Now you have adjusted to the new culture and you feel comfortable．
Not all individuals visiting another country will experience all these four stages．
（40）CIt also occurs within cultures as individuals move from place to place or from one setting to another （e．g．，from high school to college）．

A．You feel that friends should help each other to deal with culture shock．
B．And you try to develop comprehension of everything you don't understand．
C．In addition，culture shock is not limited to the overseas visitor．
D．You become tired of many things about the new culture．
E．You have learned enough to understand the new culture．
F．You begin to understand you need to travel a lot．
G．And everything seems to be marvelous and everybody seems to be so nice to you．

8．你会一览这个飞速发展的城市的美丽风景．You'll have a good view of the rapidly changing city．．

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