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9．Unfortunately，he lost his wife and daughter in the fire．（fortunate）

分析不幸的是，他在这次火灾中失去了他的妻子和女儿．

解答答案Unfortunately；考查副词的用法，此处应使用副词修饰这个句子，根据语境应是"不幸地"，故答案为unfortunately．

点评对于单词填空这种题，要分析句子意思，再从结构上和意义上对答案进行确定．

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20．Several years ago，Jeremy Clarkson，presenter of the famous BBC television programme‘Top Gear'，discovered that one of his guests was half German and half Irish．Immediately，he said："That's quite an odd combination．It's like，‘this must be done absolutely perfectly…tomorrow'"．
This joke played on stereotypes （刻板印象） of the Germans as efficient and the Irish as lazy．Many people could understandably be offended by these kinds of assertions．We do not know every Irish person，so how can we then conclude that every Irish person is lazy？
I recently read on a website that Irish business people were described as being‘generally rather casual'and‘more outwardly friendly than many European countries''．German business people，on the other hand，are considered to be very direct and according to the website，they‘do not need a personal relationship in order to do business'．Once you hear advice like this，it becomes easier to understand where jokes like the one in the first paragraph come from．
So why do some people disapprove of the kind of stereotypes as seen in Clarkson's joke，but not batting an eyelid when it comes to generalisations．What is the difference between the two？
By definition，a stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing．A cultural characteristic，on the other hand，is a pattern of behaviour that is typical of a certain group．
So what does this really mean？Stereotypes are simply overstated assumptions about groups of people．Imagine if a tourist visited a small town in Switzerland and saw a number of locals playing the alphorn instrument，and then claimed that Swiss people can play the alphorn．This would be a stereotype!This is an overstated image of the Swiss which is based on one tourist's experience．
If，however，this tourist were to say that the Swiss are very punctual，this could be seen as a cultural characteristic．This is because it is a pattern of behaviour which is very typical in Switzerland：from their transport system to their business meetings．
In this way，some people argue that generalising another culture is not just useful，but important．Politicians always have to be mindful of the cultural characteristics of different countries．By becoming aware of different cultural characteristics，they can avoid causing offence in those cultures．
However，others argue that generalising cultures will always lead to offensive stereotypes．They argue that the best thing we can do is to stop generalising cultures and start treating people as individuals．
All this raises important questions：can making generalisations about groups of people be a positive thing？Or should we always avoid making broad assumptions about different groups？
29．When he said，"It's like，‘this must be done absolutely perfectly…tomorrow'"，Jeremy Clarkson really meantC．
A．the Germans will do it perfectly tomorrow while the Irish won't
B．the combination of half German and half Irish is interesting
C．the characteristics of the Germans and the Irish are opposite
D．the stereotypes of the Germans and the Irish are not so good
30．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．The Irish people are considered as lazy，direct and casual．
B．The Germans are thought to be efficient，friendly and direct．
C．The Swiss can play the alphorn quite well．
D．It's typical of the Swiss to be punctual．
31．Politicians think it important to generalize another culture becauseB．
A．they think different cultural characteristics are useful
B．they don't want to offend other people
C．cultural characteristics are better than stereotypes
D．generalizing will lead to offensive stereotypes
32．The main purpose of this passage is toA．
A．discuss whether it is good to make generalizations about groups of people
B．tell us the differences between stereotypes and cultural characteristics
C．illustrate the importance of making generalizations
D．show it is wrong to play jokes on stereotypes of different people．

17．Testing the five-second rule
You may have seen a friend drop food on the floor，pick it up，and eat it，while declaring，"Five-second rule!"It's said that food dropped on the floor for five seconds or less is still likely to be clean．（33）A．
Students at Britain's Aston University，led by microbiology professor Anthony Hilton，tested the rule and found it to have some scientific basis．The study's results show that food dropped for five seconds is less likely to contain bacteria than if it sits there for longer，according to Hilton．
The students also found that the type of flooring where the dropped food lands has an effect．（34）B Bacteria are most likely to transfer from tiled （铺瓷砖的） surfaces to moist food when the food has stood there for more than five seconds．
（35）F Therefore，consumers should still be cautious．"However，the findings of this study will bring some light relief to those who have been employing the five-second rule for years，despite a general consensus that it is purely a myth，"professor Hilton said in a statement．
The research team at Aston also surveyed 500people to find out who employs the five-second rule．Of the people surveyed，87% said they would eat food dropped on the floor，or have done so in the past．（36）C"Our study showed people are also more likely to follow the five-second rule，which our research has shown to be much more than an old wives'tale，"Hilton says．
Still，scientists say you should be careful about eating food dropped on the floor，especially if you have doubts about the cleanliness of the surface．（37）G
A．But is that true？
B．Carpeted surfaces posed the lowest risk．
C．Of those people，the majority were women．
D．We've just lost our last excuse to eat food off the floor．
E．Usually people recover from the infection in five to ten days．
F．There is still a risk of infection if certain bacteria are present on the dropped surface．
G．A biologist points out that one in six Americans get sick from food poisoning every year．

4．Visitors to central Austin，Texas，would easy to miss a small．old house called the O．Henry Museum．William Sydney Porter（1862-1910）-better known as O．Henry，was one of American best loved writers of short stories．Beginning in 1893，he lived here．It was saved from destruction，moved，and turned into a museum in 1934．The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of him．
William Porter rented the house and lived with his wife Athol and daughter Margaret for about two years．Many objects in the museum belonged to the Porters．Others didn't，but are in the house to recreate the way it looked during their lifetime．
Porter worked at a pharmacy，farm，land office and bank．He also loved words and writing．The museum has special proof of Porter's love of language-his dictionary．It is said that he read every word in it．Porter stared a small publication called"The Rolling Stone"．He wasn't being published early on，so he published himself．His funny storied，poems，and drawings were published in the magazine．But it was too costly to continue for long，so he closed the project about one year．
Other troubles would lead the Porters to leave Austin．Porter was accused（起诉） of financial（经济的） wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job．Fearing a trial（审判），he fled the country．But he returned because his wife was dying．After her death，he faced the trial and was found guilty．He served three and a half years in a federal prison in Ohio．
Porter would keep his time in prison a secret．But there was one good thing about it．It provided him with time to write．By the time of his release，he had published 14stories and was becoming well-known as O．Henry．
Porter would later move to New York City and find great success there．He published over 380stories in the last eight years of his life．
25．what does the writer want to tell us in the passage、D
A．O．Henry's experience in prison．
B．The object in the O．Henry Museum．
C．O．Henry's achievements in literature
D．A brief account of O．Henry's life．
26．What is the writer's purpose of writing paragraph 3？C
A．To attract more visitors to the O．Henry Museum．
B．To show the jobs O．Henry once did．
C．To show O．Henry's early love of words and language．
D．To introduce O．Henry's publication called"The Rolling Stone"．
27．The reason why O．Henry was put into prison was thatC．
A．he killed his wif3e by mistake
B．he didn't find a good position at the bank
C．he had financial wrongdoing at the bank
D．he wanted to devote himself to writing．
28．Which of the following shows the right order about O．Henry？A
①．He was committed to prison．
②．He settled down in Austin．Texas．
③．His wife died．
④．He started a small publication．
⑤．He moved to New York City．
A．②④③①⑤
B．②③①④⑤
C．②④③⑤①
D．②①③④⑤

14．Sorry，I am so late，but you can't imaginewhat great trouble I had finding your house．

1．As the development of China，Chinese is becoming more and more important．As改为With．

18．Where will the man probably be working next Monday？
A．At the airport nearby．
B．In the studio next door，
C．At the store downtown．

19．A．He lost his classmate's homework．
B．He can't help the woman with her math．
C．He broke the woman's calculator．
D．He doesn't know where the"on"button is．

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