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  Americans are reputed to be friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other “friends” to be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans dislike to be dependent on other people. They incline to “compartmentalize”(划分)friendships, having “friends at work”, “friends on the softball team.” “family friends ” and so forth.

  Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem abrupt or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else. Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult is intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter. And the same goes for you. If you don’t understand certain American behavior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask them questions about themselves. Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything “American” in which you may be interested. So much so in fact that you may become weary of listening. It doesn’t matter because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation. They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for instance, than deal with silence.

  On the other hand, don’t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs, unless those subject directly involve the United Stated. Because the United States is geographically distant from many other nations, some Americans tend not to be aware of what goes on in other parts of the world.

(1)

According to the passage, Americans’ attitude towards friendship is________.

[  ]

A.

unusual to have only one intimate friend

B.

more informal than that in other countries

C.

to regard all friends as only social acquaintances

D.

to divide friends into several grades

(2)

The phrase “highly charged ” (Line2, Para.2) most probably means________.

[  ]

A.

extremely expensive

B.

much cheerful

C.

highly responsible

D.

full of mobility and change

(3)

What can we learn from the passage?

[  ]

A.

Americans know a lot about international affairs.

B.

Friendships among Americans tend to be more formal.

C.

Americans always seem to be on the move.

D.

Americans like to cooperate with other people.

(4)

It can be inferred from the passage that________.

[  ]

A.

Americans want to take part in all kinds of activities

B.

curiosity is the major characteristic of Americans

C.

Americans do not know how to deal with silence

D.

Americans’ characters are influenced by their social and geographical

environments.

(5)

Why do Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world?

[  ]

A.

Because they are not interested in other countries.

B.

Because their country doesn’t have many neighboring nations.

C.

Because they are too proud of themselves.

D.

Because they are too busy to learn about other countries.

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  For teenagers, everywhere we go and everything we do puts pressure on us.At home, we are under stress(紧张)to   1   in school, sports and other activities.At school, we are pressured to   2   and work hard by teachers.I, as a teenager, feel that   3   should ever be under so much pressure that it hurts.

  Stress   4   diving into a pool and feeling the pressure   5   you hit the water.The surface pushes against you hard   6   you are diving from a high distance.Teens think that to avoid pressure from parents and teachers they have to spend   7   their time working and studying.To avoid pressure from teachers, teens spend too much time exercising   8   their studies.To avoid pressure from other teens, we often do   9   they tell us, no matter how bad it is.If we try to spend all of our time studying, we will drive ourselves crazy! Easing(减轻)the   10   must be done in different ways.   11  , you should feel strong enough to tell your parents that they are putting   12   pressure on you.If you are not comfortable talking to your parents like this, try writing them   13   telling them how you feel.At school, you can talk to your teachers.If you   14   of talking to them, you can try doing something to help yourself.Get a notebook to help you keep a schedule(日程安排)of the things you have to do.This will   15   you putting things off,   16   you won’t need to do everything at the last minute.In social situations, you can take courses to learn   17   to say “No” and stick to your decision.Or, try to avoid places   18   you know there could be trouble.

  Stress is only bad when there is too much of it.   19   being under a little bit of stress will keep you on top of your tasks.This is   20   because it keeps you organized and gives you a push to do what you have to.

(1)

[  ]

A.

succeed

B.

play

C.

get

D.

interest

(2)

[  ]

A.

run fast

B.

make friends

C.

do well

D.

talk much

(3)

[  ]

A.

everybody

B.

it

C.

nobody

D.

children

(4)

[  ]

A.

looks as

B.

is like

C.

regards for

D.

is made

(5)

[  ]

A.

that

B.

and

C.

or

D.

as

(6)

[  ]

A.

but

B.

if

C.

unless

D.

as soon as

(7)

[  ]

A.

all

B.

a number of

C.

a little

D.

at least

(8)

[  ]

A.

making progress

B.

good at

C.

working hard

D.

to improve

(9)

[  ]

A.

no matter what

B.

whatever

C.

all what

D.

every

(10)

[  ]

A.

exercises

B.

money

C.

energy

D.

pressure

(11)

[  ]

A.

At home

B.

At night

C.

However

D.

In bed

(12)

[  ]

A.

much too

B.

too much

C.

so many

D.

so little

(13)

[  ]

A.

a sentence

B.

an advertisement

C.

a notice

D.

a note

(14)

[  ]

A.

are shy

B.

care

C.

are worrying

D.

is afraid

(15)

[  ]

A.

prevent

B.

keep

C.

make

D.

allow

(16)

[  ]

A.

but

B.

and

C.

so

D.

because

(17)

[  ]

A.

what

B.

how

C.

whether

D.

why

(18)

[  ]

A.

which

B.

if

C.

where

D.

though

(19)

[  ]

A.

Perhaps

B.

Luckily

C.

Never

D.

Sometimes

(20)

[  ]

A.

bad

B.

disappointing

C.

good

D.

little helpful

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     Every country has its own dining customs. Americans feel that the first rule of being a   1   guest is to be
on time. If a person is invited to dinner at six thirty,the hostess   2   him to be there at six thirty or  3   a few minutes after. Because she usually does the cooking, she has to time the meal   4   the hot rolls and the
coffee and the meat can be at their best when the guests come. If they are late,the food will not be so   5  ,
and the hostess will be   6  .  7     the guest cannot come on time, he should call his host or hostess on the
phone, give the reason,and tell   8    what time he can come.   9   the situations, guests sometimes bring a
box of candy, a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers to give to the hostess as a   10   of appreciation.
     As guests continue to arrive, it is usually considered polite for the   11   in the group to   12   when a
woman enters the room and continue to stand until she is seated.   13 , most young people and some
groups of elder people   14   stress equality of the sexes no longer observe the custom. A visitor should
be   15   to each situation and follow the lead of the Americans present.
     When the guests sit down at a dinner table,it is a   16    for the men to help the ladies by pushing their
chairs under them. However,some Americans   17   do this, so the visitors must notice what others do and
do the    18  .  19    the meal is under way and if the dinner is in a private home,a guest    20   avoid
embarrassment by leaving talk to someone else.
(     )1. A. polite      
(     )2. A. tells       
(     )3. A. at most     
(     )4. A. in case    
(     )5. A. tender     
(     )6. A. angry      
(     )7. A. If          
(     )8. A. at         
(     )9. A. Looking at  
(     )10. A. matter    
(     )11. A. host       
(     )12. A. smile     
(     )13. A. As a result
(     )14. A. whose     
(     )15. A. aware      
(     )16. A. custom    
(     )17. A. even      
(     )18. A. following  
(     )19. A. Unless    
(     )20. A. shouldn't  
B. elegant        
B. expects        
B. less than      
B. as long as    
B. nutritious    
B. nervous        
B. Unless        
B. in            
B. Combined with  
B. heart          
B. men            
B. stand          
B. Moreover      
B. what          
B. similar        
B. regulation    
B. no longer      
B. same          
B. Until          
B. must          
C. honored      
C. asks          
C. at least      
C. so that      
C. good          
C. shameful      
C. Whether      
C. on            
C. Depending on  
C. sense        
C. hostess      
C. applaud      
C. In addition  
C. who          
C. active        
C. habit        
C. still        
C. deed         
C. While        
C. needn't      
D. serious          
D. hopes            
D. more than        
D. on condition that
D. enough          
D. disappointed    
D. Although        
D. about            
D. Related to      
D. sign            
D. women            
D. nod              
D. However          
D. which            
D. sensitive        
D. principle        
D. no more          
D. example          
D. After            
D. may              
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     Every country has its own dining customs. Americans feel that the first rule of being a   1    guest is to
be on time. If a person is invited to dinner at six thirty, the hostess   2   him to be there at six thirty or
    3      a few minutes after. Because she usually does the cooking, she has to time the meal   4    the hot
rolls and the coffee and the meat can be at their best when the guests come. If they are late, the food will
not be so   5 , and the hostess will be   6  .  7   the guest cannot come on time, he should call his host or
hostess on the phone, give the reason, and tell    8   what time he can come.   9   the situations, guests
sometimes bring a box of candy, a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers to give to the hostess as a    10    
of appreciation.
     As guests continue to arrive, it is usually considered polite for the   11   in the group to   12   when a
woman enters the room and continue to stand until she is seated.    13  , most young people and some
groups of elder people   14    stress equality of the sexes no longer observe the custom. A visitor should
be   15   to each situation and follow the lead of the Americans present.
     When the guests sit down at a dinner table, it is a    16     for the men to help the ladies by pushing
their chairs under them. However, some Americans    17   do this, so the visitors must notice what others
do and do the   18  .  19   the meal is under way and if the dinner is in a private home, a guest    20 
 avoid embarrassment by leaving talk to someone else.
(     )1. A. polite      
(     )2. A. tells       
(     )3. A. at most     
(     )4. A. in case    
(     )5. A. tender     
(     )6. A. angry      
(     )7. A. If          
(     )8. A. at         
(     )9. A. Looking at  
(     )10. A. matter    
(     )11. A. host       
(     )12. A. smile     
(     )13. A. As a result
(     )14. A. whose     
(     )15. A. aware      
(     )16. A. custom    
(     )17. A. even      
(     )18. A. following  
(     )19. A. Unless    
(     )20. A. shouldn't  
B. elegant      
B. expects      
B. less than    
B. as long as  
B. nutritious  
B. nervous      
B. Unless      
B. in          
B. Combined with
B. heart        
B. men          
B. stand        
B. Moreover    
B. what        
B. similar      
B. regulation  
B. no longer    
B. same        
B. Until        
B. must        
C. honored    
C. asks        
C. at least    
C. so that    
C. good        
C. shameful    
C. Whether    
C. on         
C. Depending on
C. sense      
C. hostess    
C. applaud    
C. In addition  
C. who        
C. active      
C. habit      
C. still      
C. deed       
C. While      
C. needn't    
D. serious          
D. hopes            
D. more than        
D. on condition that
D. enough            
D. disappointed      
D. Although          
D. about            
D. Related to        
D. sign              
D. women            
D. nod              
D. However          
D. which            
D. sensitive        
D. principle        
D. no more          
D. example          
D. After            
D. may              
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Each Indian(印第安人) was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn one for himself. But his playmates(游戏伙伴) would always give him a name of their own. No matter what his parents called him, his childhood friends would use the name they had chosen. Often it was not pleasing, such as Bow Legs or Bad Boy. But sometimes a name fit so well that the youngster found it difficult to shake it off. If he could not earn a better one from a war later, he could be stuck with a name like Bow Legs for the rest of his life.

   The Indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his first fight against the enemy. His life name depended on how he acted during this first battle. When he returned from the war, the whole tribe would gather and observe the ceremony in which he would be given his name by the chief. If he had done well, he would get a good name. Otherwise he might be called Crazy Wolf or Man-Afraid-Of-a-Horse. So an Indian’s name told his record or described the kind of man he was.

A man was given many chances to improve his name, however. If in a later battle he was brave in fighting against the enemy, he was given a batter name. Some of our great fighters had as many as twelve names—all good and each better than the last.

An Indian’s names belonged to him for the rest of his life. No one else could use them. Even he himself could not give them away because names were assigned by the tribe, not the family. So no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so.

Sometimes an Indian would be asked to give his name to a son who had performed a noticed deed. I know of only three of four times when this happened. It is the rarest honor for a person—the honor of assuming(承担) his father’ name.

An Indian could be given the second name by__________.

A. his father       B. the enemy     C. the chief of the tribe    D. his childhood friends.

The greatest honor an Indian could earn was__________.

A. a victory in his first battle against the enemy.    B. a name given by the chief.

C. a ceremony to get his real name.              D. the right to use his father’ name.

If an Indian had more than ten names, it means that___________.

A. many people in the tribe liked him.            B. he was a great fighter.

C. he had a lot of friends.                      D. he had fought in fewer than ten battles.

Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

A. The names given by the playmates of an Indian were usually not pleasant.

B. The life name of an Indian was earned in battle.

C. An Indian could throw away his birth name when he was old enough to earn one for himself.

D. The Indians themselves were not allowed to give their names away.

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