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One day an American friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a real party, it was some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.
It was the most embarrassing （令人尴尬） party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, while I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment to other guests. When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot with embarrassment. I did not answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have come near me. But she did. Maybe she didn’t ask intentionally to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt. I could have told her I had to go to another party afterwards, but I did not want to continue the conversation.
Many times I thought about going home and changing, but I knew that they would notice. It would be even worse for me, because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place. So I wanted to pretend that I was okay…
I had already realized their customs were different from mine; but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more casual （休闲的，随意的）. They care less about formality, unless it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation.
In contrast, my culture is totally the opposite. For instance, in Cape Verdean culture, if a friend invited me to his house on a special day, even if it is not a real party, one should appear well dressed or otherwise the host will be annoyed thinking you are disrespectful to him or the other guests. We do dress casually for going on picnic or on ordinary days, but not normally to go over to a friend’s when invited, especially if other people will be there.
After all, I think that my problem at the party wasn’t that I wasn’t accepted by the Americans; but my feeling was so bad that I couldn’t fit in the group even if nobody noticed, because I was the one who discovered the difference in the first place. It doesn’t matter if people dress differently, but I was the only one different in the group. I felt I was the one who should adjust to their customs. After that, I decided to learn more about American culture, so now I don’t have as many problems as I’ve had in the past.
1．Which of these statements describes the cookout in the story?
A．It was very formal. B．People wore casual clothing.
C．It took place in a restaurant. D．People care more about formality.
2．This story is mainly about _________.
A．culture differences B．living in the United States
C．what to do at a cookout D．how to get prepared for a cookout
3．It can be inferred from the story that the author _________.
A．left the cookout early B．probably didn’t enjoy the cookout
C．never wears blue jeans D．will never go to a cookout
4．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intentionally” in the second paragraph?
A．Patiently. B．Willingly. C．Carefully. D．On purpose.
查看习题详情和答案>>One day an American friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a real party, it was some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.
It was the most embarrassing (令人尴尬) party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, while I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment to other guests. When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot with embarrassment. I did not answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have come near me. But she did. Maybe she didn’t ask intentionally to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt. I could have told her I had to go to another party afterwards, but I did not want to continue the conversation.
Many times I thought about going home and changing, but I knew that they would notice. It would be even worse for me, because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place. So I wanted to pretend that I was okay…
I had already realized their customs were different from mine; but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more casual (休闲的，随意的). They care less about formality, unless it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation.
In contrast, my culture is totally the opposite. For instance, in Cape Verdean culture, if a friend invited me to his house on a special day, even if it is not a real party, one should appear well dressed or otherwise the host will be annoyed thinking you are disrespectful to him or the other guests. We do dress casually for going on picnic or on ordinary days, but not normally to go over to a friend’s when invited, especially if other people will be there.
After all, I think that my problem at the party wasn’t that I wasn’t accepted by the Americans; but my feeling was so bad that I couldn’t fit in the group even if nobody noticed, because I was the one who discovered the difference in the first place. It doesn’t matter if people dress differently, but I was the only one different in the group. I felt I was the one who should adjust to their customs. After that, I decided to learn more about American culture, so now I don’t have as many problems as I’ve had in the past.
48．Which of these statements describes the cookout in the story?
A. It was very formal.
B. People wore casual clothing.
C. It took place in a restaurant.
D.People care more about formality.
49．This story is mainly about _________.
A. culture differences
B. living in the United States
C. what to do at a cookout
D. how to get prepared for a cookout
50．It can be inferred from the story that the author _________.
A. left the cookout early
B. probably didn’t enjoy the cookout
C. never wears blue jeans
D. will never go to a cookout
51．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intentionally” in the second paragraph?
A. Patiently. B. Willingly. C. Carefully. D. On purpose.
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One day an American friend invited me to a party． It wasn’t a real party, it was some kind of informal get-together． Since it was summer time, he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before．
It was the most embarrassing （令人尴尬） party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, while I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party．It was hard to explain my embarrassment to other guests．When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot with embarrassment． I did not answer at all． If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have come near me．But she did． Maybe she didn’t ask intentionally to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt．I could have told her I had to go to another party afterwards, but I did not want to continue the conversation．
Many times I thought about going home and changing, but I knew that they would notice．It would be even worse for me, because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place．So I wanted to pretend that I was okay…
I had already realized their customs were different from mine; but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more casual （休闲的，随意的）．They care less about formality, unless it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation．
In contrast, my culture is totally the opposite．For instance, in Cape Verdean culture, if a friend invited me to his house on a special day, even if it is not a real party, one should appear well dressed or otherwise the host will be annoyed thinking you are disrespectful to him or the other guests．We do dress casually for going on picnic or on ordinary days, but not normally to go over to a friend’s when invited, especially if other people will be there．
After all, I think that my problem at the party wasn’t that I wasn’t accepted by the Americans; but my feeling was so bad that I couldn’t fit in the group even if nobody noticed, because I was the one who discovered the difference in the first place．It doesn’t matter if people dress differently, but I was the only one different in the group．I felt I was the one who should adjust to their customs．After that, I decided to learn more about American culture, so now I don’t have as many problems as I’ve had in the past．
1．Which of these statements describes the cookout in the story?
A．It was very formal． B．People wore casual clothing．
C．It took place in a restaurant． D．People care more about formality．
2．This story is mainly about _________．
A．culture differences B．living in the United States
C．what to do at a cookout D．how to get prepared for a cookout
3．It can be inferred from the story that the author _________．
A．left the cookout early B．probably didn’t enjoy the cookout
C．never wears blue jeans D．will never go to a cookout
4．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intentionally” in the second paragraph?
A．Patiently． B．Willingly． C．Carefully． D．On purpose．
查看习题详情和答案>>About fifteen years ago, when I was about seven years old, I took a trip with my father. Through this great trip I 1 my self-confidence and I could see beautiful 2 _and feel various 3 such as joy, sorrow, and appreciation.
My father liked climbing mountains very much. 4 he took a trip, he would 5 take me. At that time he was a good 46 . I also wanted to become a good climber. One 7 summer day my father and I took a 8 to Mt. Sol-Ak, one of the biggest mountains in Korea 9 in the eastern part of Korea.
After a few hours’ train 10 , we arrived at an entrance to the mountain. And then we started climbing. While I was climbing on the mountain, I 11 to sweat like rain. I wanted to take a 12 for only a minute, but my father said to me, “You need to put up with some 13 . If you can 14 this pain now, you will be a better climber than me.” He continued to 15 me.
The 16 I climbed to the top of the mountain, the more labored my breathing became. While I was climbing on a tough and narrow way, I could not 17 anything except my goal—that I 18 become a better climber than my father.
After two hours, I was able to get to the top of the mountain finally. I felt so 19 of myself. I thanked my father for helping and encouraging me. On the top of the mountain I could see the huge sun 20 in the west. It looked like a prize given by God.
1. A. gained B. found C. invented D. showed
2. A. mountains B. valleys C. landscapes D. forests
3. A. emotions B. attitudes C. response D. experience
4. A. Wherever B. Whatever C. However D. Whenever
5. A. probably B. occasionally C. always D. unwillingly
6. A. climber B. teacher C. trainer D. traveler
7. A. special B. proper C. hot D. ordinary
8. A. trip B. vacation C. journey D. voyage
9. A. settled B. lay C. stood D. located
10. A. tour B. travel C. seat D. ride
11. A. continued B. wanted C. seemed D. stopped
12. A. place B. rest C. pause D. breath
13. A. troubles B. hotness C. difficulties D. failure
14. A. manage B. tolerate C. change D. try
15. A. praise B. inform C. train D. encourage
16. A. more closely B. closely C. closer D. close
17. A. think about B. care for C. find out D. think out
18. A. might B. would C. can D. need
19. A. sure B. excited C. proud D. certain
20. A. going down B. going out C. going over D. going off
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