The English are often considered as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers．I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later．He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them：“Some very strange things happen late at night．The other day I was taking a woman home from a party．She had a little dog with her．When we got to her house she found that she'd lost her key．So, I waited in the cab with the dog while she climbed up the window．” “I waited…and waited…After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on．I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb up the window．The next thing I knew was that the police came．They thought that I was trying to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs, she'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog．I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare(车费)．”
(1)
In the writer’s opinion, London taxi drivers are _________．
[ ]
A．
unfriendly
B．
talkative
C．
helpful
D．
strange enough
(2)
From the passage we guess that the writer _________．
[ ]
A．
is the driver of the taxi
B．
often travels by taxi
C．
is a foreigner visiting London
D．
lives in London
(3)
What does the underlined word “cabbie” mean in this passage?
[ ]
A．
Conductor
B．
Stranger
C．
Taxi driver
D．
author
(4)
The man was waiting outside the woman's house because _________．
[ ]
A．
he began to like the woman and her dog at the first sight
B．
the woman had not paid him
C．
he wanted to know what would happen when the police came
The chart above shows Japanese direct investment(投资)in five Asian countries or areas(A, B, C, D and E)from 1951 till 1990．The value of Japanese investment in manufacturing(制造业)was roughly the same in Hong Kong and in China, but in commerce(商业)and services Hong Kong was over China by seven billion dollars(＝7,000million dollars)．In resources development, Japan didn't show great interest in Singapore and even smaller attention was paid to Taiwan which received exactly one third as much money as Singapore．In total the biggest investment by Japan was made in Indonesia．
(1)
In total Japan invested ________ more in Hong Kong than in Singapore．
[ ]
A．
about 3.2 billion dollars
B．
about 7.1 billion dollars
C．
about 8.7 billion dollars
D．
about 4.1 billion dollars
(2)
________ attracted Japan most in terms of resources development．
[ ]
A．
China
B．
Hong Kong
C．
Indonesia
D．
Singapore
(3)
Taiwan was the only area where Japan's investment was larger in ________ than in any other field．
[ ]
A．
commerce and service
B．
manufacturing
C．
"Others"
D．
resources development
(4)
Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
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A．
In total Japan invested more in Taiwan than in Singapore．
B．
Japan's investment in commerce and services in Singapore was about three times that in Indonesia．
C．
Regarding Indonesia, Japan invested more than twice as much money in resources development as in manufacturing．
D．
In the field of "Others", Hong Kong ranked second．
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The "Thumbs-Up"
While Western culture has become used to the thumbs-up as a good signal(probably coming from World War II pilots using the signal to show that they were "good to go" with ground crews), there are cultures where a thumbs-up may land you in trouble．In West Africa, as well as Greece, Italy and Middle East, the thumbs-up is pretty much the biggest insult(侮辱)．
Rather more interesting is a thumbs-up in Germany and in parts of Japan－they just see it as the hand signal for the number one．
The "A-OK"
This sign is mainly used by divers(潜水员)to mean "OK"(to prevent being confused with the thumbs-up sign, which means "rise")．Basically the meaning comes out as "great", or "completely fine"．However, in a few countries in Europe, people may think you抮e telling them that you think they抮e a 'zero挘?/P>
The "V Sign"
The sign comes in two formats：one with the palm(手掌)faced outwards, and one with the palm inwards．In America they mean the same thing －"victory"．However, if the outside of your hand is facing your target(目标), you抮e giving somebody a long-built insult in Great Britain and many English-speaking countries such as Australia, Ireland and New Zealand．Winston Churchill famously used the "incorrect" version of the V sign during the early years of the war, turning the outside inside later．The V sign is also considered rude in Italy．
The "Corna"
The corna hand gesture has most recently been adopted by fans of rock and heavy metal music．Nowadays many Americans use the gesture simply to mean "rock on", or in support of the University of Texas in Austin(known as the "Hook抏m Horns")．Today it is still popular in Spain, Brazil and Slovakia．Historically, however, the symbol possibly dates back to Ancient Greece．
(1)
Which of the following signs doesn抰 have an insulting meaning?
[ ]
A．
The "Thumbs-Up"．
B．
The "A-OK"．
C．
The "V Sign"．
D．
The "Corna"．
(2)
What information can we get from the passage?
[ ]
A．
The "V Sign" was first used by Winston Churchill．
B．
Italians often use the "Thumbs-Up" to praise others．
C．
You are most likely to see the "Corna" in a heavy metal music concert．
D．
The "A-OK" and the "Thumbs-Up" have the same meaning to divers．
(3)
If you travel abroad, you 抎 better not use the "V Sign" in ________．
