Friends play an important role in our lives, and although we can’t be more familiar with the fact of friendship, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends, especially with Americans. Here are some pieces of advice on making friends with Americans:
  1. Visiting places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, restaurants, parks and sports clubs.
  2. Be willing to take the first step. Don’t wait for them to get close to you. Americans in China may not know you speak English. They may be uncomfortable if they can’t speak your language.
 3. Use small talks to open the conversation. Ask them where they’re from, why they come to China, etc. . Remember: Be careful not to ask personal questions about age, salary and so on.
  4. Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves!
  5. Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific(明确的)time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Let’s go out for dinner sometime. ”Often this is just a way to be friendly. It is not always a real invitation.
  6. Don’t expect too much at first. Maybe they’re being friendly. But maybe they want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell.
【小题1】According to the text, Americans like to visit the following places except____.

A.shopping centersB.parks
C.sports clubsD.churches
【小题2】What should you say when meeting an American for the first time?
A.What’s your age?
B.How much do you get in a month?
C.Nice to meet you! Are you from America?
D.Let’s get together sometime. I want to ask you some questions.
【小题3】What is mainly discussed in the text?
A.It’s very important to be a good friend of an American.
B.Some advice on how to make friends with Americans.
C.Something about the friendship in America.
D.Friendship is the most important in our life.
【小题4】Which is the best way to make friends with an American?
A.To ask him if he is willing to make friends with you.
B.To spend a long time learning about him.
C.To wait until he tells you his thoughts.
D.To ask him to join you for dinner.

In the new book The Education of MillionairesMichael Ellsberg suggests that althoughthere are many wonderful things you can learn in college,”few of them are applied to real life So Ellsberg has written the book to tell“the capabilities and attitudes that will get you improved outside the classroom.”

??? I welcome the kind of debate about the value of higher education.It is necessary to rememberhoweverthat Ellsberg also tells how important it is to make moneyHe mentions a number of college dropoutssuch as Bill Gates and Michael Dellto show how successful they have become without the benefit of a college degreeWhile Ellsberg stresses the achievements of dropoutshe includes degree holders who have become wealthy and famousFor exampleof the current Fortune 500 CEOssome 99have a college degreeSimilarlyof the Forbes 400 richest people in America81hold postseconda.ry(高等)degrees.

??? But in the discussionwhat is forgotten about the value is that the purpose of education is not simply to enable one to earn a living but to prepare one for living over the course of life What is also left out of the debate about higher education is that its purpose is not just to provide a pathway covered with gold for the nations elites(精英).If we have the discussion that waywe may look down upon the people who devote themselves to other ordinary jobs that form the basic structures(结构)of our societyThough these individuals may not be reaching for the kind of stars that Michael Ellsberg and others would have them graspmost are doing something even more importantthey are involved in the useful tasks of good citizens and contributing to the common welfareincluding providing for their families

1.In the book The Education of MillionairesMichael Ellsberg___.

Aapproves of the value of education

Bexplains the reasons for dropping out

Ctells the way of getting out of college

D. discusses the practical value of college degrees

2.The second paragraph suggests a fact that____

Athe value of higher education is never challenged

Bhigher education ensures people making more money

Cmost of the richest people received college education

Dsuccess of dropouts proves the value of higher education

3.From the last paragraph we can learn that the author___

Ais keen on society charity work? Bcalls for the equality of all man

Cspeaks highly of the nations elites Dshows respect to common people

4.The passage is written mainly to.___

Apersuade people to go to university

B. make a comment on a new book

Ccomplain about the college education

Dpraise Michael Ellsberg for his hard work

 

In order to learn a foreign language well,four things are necessary. First,we must understand the language when we hear it spoken.Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, with confidence and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly,we must do much reading. Finally, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.

There are no shortcuts to success in language learning. A good memory is a great help,but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book.It is not much learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings,studying the dictionary and so on.We must learn by using the language.

If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized,we are not really learning the language.We must “learn through use.” Practice is important.We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.

1.The most important things to learn a foreign language are _____.

A. understanding and speaking

B. listening,speaking,reading and writing

C. writing and understanding

D. memorizing and listening

2.Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because _____.

A.he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken

B.he doesn’t have a good memory

C.he always remembers lists of words and their meanings

D.he often hesitates(犹豫)to practise speaking it

3.One can never learn a foreign language well by  ____。

A. doing much practice    B. studying the dictionary

C. learning through use   D. using the language

4.Which is the most important in learning a foreign language?

A. good memory   B. Speaking. C. Practice.   D.Writing

 

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