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It was fifteen past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first Job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day.
Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked “Smith Enterprises”, she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no reply. She tapped on the door again, but still there was no answer. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in.
Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had the interview with Mr. Smith, it looked quite different now. In fart, it hardly looked like an office at all.
The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. In the front of the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her.
Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. Smith, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr. Smith arrived. Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9:35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.
1．Marie felt nervous when she knocked at the door became
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A．it was her first day in a new job
B．she was a little bit late for work
C．she was afraid that she had gone to the wrong place
D．there was no answer from inside the office
2．Marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as ________.
[ ]
A．she had been there only once
B．Mr. Smith was not in the office
C．nobody was doing any work
D．the office had a new appearance
3．The people in the office suddenly started working because
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A．they saw a stranger in the office
B．their morning break was ended
C．no one wanted to talk to Marie
D．the boss was about to arrive
4．We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise ________.
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A．would start their work by listening to a joke
B．were cold to newcomers
C．were always punctual for work
D．lacked devotion to the company
5．The best title for this text would be ________.
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A．Punctual Like A Clock
B．A Cold Welcome
C．An unpunctual Manager
D．Better Late Than Never
查看习题详情和答案>>Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.
In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast， but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different from London， Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk.
At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London’s Oxford Street. But the streets near the Ginze in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot， and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite； there are just too many of them.
The worst time to be in the street is at 11：30 at night. That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35,000 nightclubs in Tokyo， and you do not often see one that is empty.
During the day， most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations， trains arrive every two or three minutes， but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded， Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep， whether his journey is long or short.
In Tokyo， I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.
1.Tokyo is different from London in that .
A. there are many traffic jams
B. nightclubs are sometimes empty
C. wherever I want to be， it’s too crowded
D. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot
2. According to the passage， Japanese trains .
A. are always punctual
B. often delay at most situations
C. are crowded because they are often late
D. are the last means people use to travel to and from work
3.What is the story mainly about？
A. The writer’s impression of Tokyo.
B. The reasons why the writer loves Tokyo.
C. Different means of transportation in Tokyo.
D. Many surprises that Tokyo has brought to the writer.
4.Fires break out in Tokyo according to the writer.
A. very seldom B. quite frequently
C. three times a day D. the most often in the world
5.Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo？
A. Tokyo people are friendly.
B. There are more trains than cars.
C. Fire-engines are very busy in the city.
D. The streets become more crowded at 11：30 at night.
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In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled (制定) to begin at 10 a. m and end at 12 a. m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom Many students came after 10 a. m. Several arrived after 10:30 a. m. Two students came after 11 a. m. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students' behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined (定义) lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast, in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students leave the class at noon; many remain past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
The explanation for these differences isn't simple. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact, Brazilians expect a person with high social position to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually considered to be disrespectful and unacceptable. As a result, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misread the reason for the lateness and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. Instead, they were simply behaving in the appropriate (合适的) way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. In the end, the professor was able to change his own behavior so that he could feel comfortable in the new culture.
(1) What is the main idea of the passage?
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A．Lateness is a way of disrespect.
B．It is important to be on time for class.
C．The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
D．People should learn the importance of time when they are children.
(2) Why did the professor study the Brazilian students' behavior?
[ ]
A．To make the students polite.
B．To make the students come to class on time.
C．To understand why the students came late.
D．To change his own behavior.
(3) Which of the following is right according to the passage?
[ ]
A．Most North Americans think a person who is late is disrespectful.
B．Few American students leave immediately after the class is finished.
C．In a Brazilian class, the students leave immediately after the class is finished.
D．As a result of the study, the professor changed the Brazilian students' behavior.
(4) What do you think will happen according to the passage?
[ ]
A．An American host will feel unhappy if a guest arrives at the party 20 minutes late.
B．An American student will think he is more successful if he is late for class.
C．A Brazilian guest will say sorry to the host if he is 20 minutes late.
D．A Brazilian teacher will go on with his class after the ending time.
查看习题详情和答案>>Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.
In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast， but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different from London， Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk.
At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London’s Oxford Street. But the streets near the Ginze in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot， and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite； there are just too many of them.
The worst time to be in the street is at 11：30 at night. That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35,000 nightclubs in Tokyo， and you do not often see one that is empty.
During the day， most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations， trains arrive every two or three minutes， but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded， Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep， whether his journey is long or short.
In Tokyo， I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.
Tokyo is different from London in that .
A. there are many traffic jams
B. nightclubs are sometimes empty
C. wherever I want to be， it’s too crowded
D. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot
According to the passage， Japanese trains .
A. are always punctual
B. often delay at most situations
C. are crowded because they are often late
D. are the last means people use to travel to and from work
What is the story mainly about？
A. The writer’s impression of Tokyo.
B. The reasons why the writer loves Tokyo.
C. Different means of transportation in Tokyo.
D. Many surprises that Tokyo has brought to the writer.
Fires break out in Tokyo according to the writer.
A. very seldom B. quite frequently
C. three times a day D. the most often in the world
Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo？
A. Tokyo people are friendly.
B. There are more trains than cars.
C. Fire-engines are very busy in the city.
D. The streets become more crowded at 11：30 at night.
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