In America when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like weather, family, work, school, or sports. They ask questions like “Do you have any brothers or sisters?” “Where do you work?” “What school do you go to?” and “Do you like sports?” They also ask questions like “Where do you come from?” and “Where do you live?” These are polite questions, not personal questions.

But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don’t ask questions about a person’s salary (薪水). They don’t ask how much someone paid for something. It is OK to ask children how old they are, but it is not polite to ask older people about their age. It is also not polite to ask people questions about politics (政治) or religion (宗教) if you don’t know them very well. People don’t ask unmarried people “Why are you single?” and they don’t ask a married couple with no children “Why don’t you have any children?”

1.According to this article, when you meet Americans, it is OK to ask them about their .

A. average salary B. favorite sports

C. religious beliefs D. age

2.When you meet Americans for the first time, the question such as is NOT polite.

A. “Do you come from a big family?” B. “Do you like playing baseball?”

C. “How much did your shoes cost?” D. “Where do you come from?”

3.In America, it’s OK to discuss politics with .

A. married couples (已婚夫妇) B. children

C. older people D. good friends

4.In America it is OK to ask a how old he/she is.

A. child B. man C. woman D. doctor

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 【解析】试题这是一篇说明文,介绍了在美国人们第一次见面时,可以谈论的话题以及不礼貌的问题。 1.题意:根据这篇文章,当你遇到美国人时,问他们 的问题是可以的。考查细节理解题。根据But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite...

Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to enter space. She was part of the crew (全体船员) of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in September, 1992.

Mae Jemison was born in Alabama in1956. A few years after her birth, the family moved to Chicago.

Mae began to go to school there. She was an excellent student and graduated from high school when she was 16. She went to Stanford University and studied engineering there, and then she went to Cornell University to study medicine.

After becoming a doctor, Mae joined the Peace Corps in 1983, working as a medical officer in the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia. NASA chose Dr. Mae Jemison for astronaut training in 1987. After training hard for a long time, she travelled into space for the first time in 1992.

Dr. Mae Jemison is an excellent dancer and is interested in the theatre. Some of her other hobbies are photography, skiing and studying foreign languages. She speaks Russian, Japanese and of course, English.

In 1993, Dr. Mae Jemison left NASA. She then works on projects to advance technology and improve healthcare in developing countries.

1.Where did Mae Jemison attend high school?

A. In Alabama. B. In Chicago. C. In Beijing. D. In New York.

2.When Mae Jemison joined the Peace Corps, how old was she?

A. 16 years old. B. 27 years old. C. 46 years old. D. We don’t know.

3.What does the underlined word “graduated” mean in Chinese?

A. 毕业 B. 向往 C. 进入 D. 错过

4.Which of the following is true?

A. Dr. Mae Jemison was the first American woman to enter space.

B. Mae Jemison lived in Alabama with her family for 16 years.

C. Mae Jemison studied medicine in Stanford University.

D. Dancing and skiing are Dr. Mae Jemison’s hobbies.

5.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. that Mae Jemison was an excellent astronaut

B. who Dr. Mae Jemison is

C. how to become an excellent woman

D. Mae Jemison did well in school

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 【解析】本篇文章难度适中,主要讲述第一个登上太空的女飞行员杰米森的生平事迹。 1.细节理解题。根据A few years after her birth, the family moved to Chicago. Mae began to go to school there. She was an excellen...

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