【题目】Informal conversation is an important part of any business relationship. 1Latin 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. The French think of conversation as an art form. 2For them, arguments can be interesting---and they can cover pretty much or any topic---as long as they occur in a respectful and intelligent manner.

In the United States, business people like to discuss a wide range of topics, including opinions about work, family, hobbies, and politics. 3They do not share much about their thoughts, feelings, or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious 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.

4This can get you into trouble, even in the United States, where people hold different views. Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world, although be careful not to criticize a national sport.5

A.Instead, be friendly and praise your host’s team.

B.You may feel free to ask your Latin American friends similar questions.

C.Before you start a discussion, however, make sure you understand which topics are suitable in a particular culture.

D.In Japan, China, and Korea, however, people are much more private.

E.In addition, discussing one’s salary is usually considered unsuitable.

F.They enjoy the value of lively discussions as well as disagreements.

G.As a general rule, it’s best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends.

【题目】任务型阅读The Advantages of Hobbies
Hobbies provide entertainment and a chance lo continuously learn something new and develop a skill set.
Hobbies are praised as a key to stress reduction.Becoming lost in the mental concentration or physical action which you are deeply interested in helps you shift focus from the parts of life that are stressful. And in turn you are more peaceful when working on other work.
Many people set goals with their hobbies that provide them satisfaction when these goals have been achieved.These goals can be simple,like improving a golf score,writing a certain number of pages for a novel each day or seeing an entire collection of classic films.
Hobbies provide a sense of community when you meet other people who enjoy similar activities. More populated cities typically have numerous clubs or groups for people to share their knowledge and enthusiasm about a particular hobby.Becoming a member of one of these organizations allows greater growth within your hobby,as well as a chance to make new friends.
Having a hobby can develop a talent that makes a person feel proud and satisfied.For example,a tennis hobby developed at a young age can lead lo a career as a professional athlete one day. For example, writer Vladimir Nabokov also collected butterflies,which allowed him to do better in his chosen fields because he used learned skills from one to improve the other.
A.There are a variety of hobbies.
B.Hobbies provide a sense of achievement.
C.Some hobbies affect other aspects of your life.
D.Focusing on something enjoyable can calm the mind.
E.They also provide many other social and health benefits.
F.Having a hobby increases the chances to interact with like-minded people.
G.Some hobbies containing physical activities offer an enjoyable way to stay healthy.

【题目】阅读理解
As computers become more popular in China,Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters.But if they use the computer too much,they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each Chinese character when writing on paper.Experts suggest people,especially students,write by hand more.
Do you write by hand more or type more?In Beijing,students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widely spread among university students.Almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer.
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.
It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer.And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education.But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly,problems appear.
“When I'm writing with a pen,I find I often can't remember how to write a character,though I feel I'm familiar with it.”
“I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”
Many students don't feel this is something to worry about.Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer,why bother to handwrite?
Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said,“Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value.All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost.And handwriting contains the writer's emotion. Through one's handwriting,people can get to know one's thinking and personality.Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”
To encourage students to handwrite more,many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities,some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.
(1)The underlined expression “taking stock in” in paragraph 4 probably means.
A.getting bored with
B.getting dependent on
C.becoming crazy about
D.getting curious about
(2)The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because.
A.they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently
B.they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays
C.they find it not easy to remember how to write a character
D.computers have become a trend and fashion in China
(3)Which of the following statement is NOT true of the advantage of handwriting?
A.Handwriting contains the writer's emotions.
B.Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.
C.Handwriting can impress people well and build one's self-confidence.
D.The writer's thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting
(4)Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A.To Type or to Handwrite.
B.The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.
C.Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand.
D.Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.

【题目】The popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths(亭) set up in big cities across the country.

As the latest TV show to help people’s love for literature recover, CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems,essays and books,or even personal letters they wrote to their loved ones.Just as the weekly show has been well-received,its reading booths, equipped with professional recording devices and cameras,have become instant hits.

A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 a.m. on March 4 — the first day of the booth’s opening to the public in Shanghai. The deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 p.m. instead of the scheduled 5:30 p.m., as the number of waiting readers continued to grow. Some waited more than nine hours for a try-out in the booth, according to library management.

“There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opens. If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai, now I think another spring has arrived again.” library manager Zhou Deming, told the Shanghai-based The Paper.

The reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment, but more are expected to be put into use in the coming months, according to the library’s website.

The Readers program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Xi’an to appeal to more people to read and share their life stories.

With the recent boom of culture-themed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Competition,some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general.

1CCTV program Readers aims to

A. teach people what to read.

B. arouse people’s fresh enthusiasm for reading.

C. invite people to read aloud in the booth.

D. attract people’s attention to CCTV.

2We can learn from Paragraph 3 that

A. the time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours.

B. March 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai Library.

C. on March 4, 200 people read in the booth.

D. some people waited for a long time to read in the booth.

3The passage mainly tells us that

A. Readers has inspired more people to read aloud in reading booths.

B. more reading booths will be set up in the future.

C. Readers has become popular all over China.

D. many people line up to read aloud in reading booths.

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