35．Make
sure that your computer room is 100% of
insects because they can really cause trouble to your machine.
A．absent B．rare C．free D．short
SECTION B(18分)
Directions:
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked
A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context．
Handshaking, though a European way of
greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when
the practice 36 in Europe.
It is said that long long ago in Europe
when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of 37 . As time went on and trade in
cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make
a (an) 38 or to reach an agreement. This was later
changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or 39 each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on
it” sometimes means agreement reached.
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go
and with whomever they meet? 40 . Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach
out their hands too often to be 41 . It is really very impolite to 42 your hand when the other party,
especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you
and when the meeting does not 43 anything to him or her. 44 , for politeness, he holds out his
unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There
is generally a misunderstanding among the 45 that westerners are usually open and
straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (矜持的)
46 . But the truth is
that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese
today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner 47 when he shows interest in further
relations with you.
