题目内容
Social situations don’t bother you .A. not at all B. in the slightest C. not all at D. at not all
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| 根本不,一点也不,前面有not。
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When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen---they can’t do both---and they don’t understand that women can. Besides(此外), women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships--not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring (盯着) at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.) and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally(情绪上). Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to connect to the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing(令人信服的)evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more. As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply.
【小题1】While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they ___________.
| A.are afraid of silence with their families and friends |
| B.can both talk and watch the screen at the same time |
| C.think they can have a good time and develop relationships |
| D.have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands |
| A.experience the happy time again |
| B.keep a close tie with her |
| C.recommend her a new wonderful place |
| D.remind her of something forgotten |
| A.Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication. |
| B.Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men. |
| C.Men do not like talking because they believe more in facts. |
| D.Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking. |
| A.Women Are Socially Trained to Talk |
| B.Talking Keeps Relationships |
| C.Women Love to Talk |
| D.Men Talk Differently from Women |
Teahouses in Chengdu
There is a saying, “China has the best teahouses in the world and Chengdu has the best teahouses in China.”Chengdu has not only many teahouses but also the special ways of serving and drinking tea.
As soon as the visitors enter the teahouses, the waiters or waitresses will greet them with teapots and cups in their hands. The cups often have special covers and saucers(茶碟). The covers can keep the water warm.
People who go to the teahouses are not all thirsty. Retired(退休)people pay a little money to the teahouses and then sit there all day long to chat with others. Sometimes, people have parties in the teahouses. They eat fruit and sunflower seeds(瓜子)while they chat and return home when they are tired. Teahouses are also good places for people to talk about businesses. Some of the teahouses even have stages for performances, such as storytelling, cross talk and Sichuan Opera. Sometimes when people have a quarrel, a mediator(调解员)will bring them to the teahouse. After their problem is solved, the person who is wrong will pay for the tea. It is interesting that as soon as the quarrelers enter the teahouse and sit down to drink tea, they have almost calmed down. With the help of the mediator, their problems can be easily solved then. Maybe we can say the teahouses have some special social functions.
【小题1】Chengdu has the best teahouses in China because _____.
| A.the serving of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special |
| B.there are many people in Chengdu teahouses |
| C.there are many old men in Chengdu teahouses |
| D.the cups in Chengdu teahouses are old |
| A.enjoy interesting stories | B.watch movies |
| C.listen to Beijing Opera | D.quarrel in loud voice |
| A.The mediator himself | B.The person who caused the problem |
| C.All the persons in the teahouse | D.The owner of the teahouse |
| A.The sports part. | B.The news part. |
| C.The culture part. | D.The education part. |
| A.how to make tea | B.how to open a teahouse |
| C.the special functions of the teahouses | D.the special way of enjoying tea |
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Beggars are often seen sitting under blankets as people walk past them in Cambridge’s market center. Some ask passers-by(路人) for change and some just sit and wait to be given money.
To solve the problem of begging, an “alternative giving” plan has been suggested. Ten blue money boxes will be placed in busy places such as the market and the railway station. The aim is to encourage people not to give money directly(直接地) to beggars but instead to give generously to the local people who are homeless.
Different people have different opinions.
Supporters of this plan think it will be a good way to solve the beggars’
alcohol and drug problems(酗酒和吸毒). But the police don’t
support it. They argue that beggars who do not receive cash(现金)may turn to criminality( 犯罪). The homeless charity “Crisis” said the success of
any plan will
depend on its style. They think that imaginative and positive(积极的) plans can help create local understanding and
sympathy(同情心). Most of the beggars don’t like the plan
because they think they will not get enough money from the boxes for their
showers, food, and clothes.
Begging is a big social problem both in developing and developed countries. Governments must play a big role in working out this problem. Training beggars to work and helping them to find jobs is a good way. This is true for developing countries where many simple jobs exist. People should also be educated to see beggars not as dirty and dangerous, but as people who need understanding and help.
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1.________ problem |
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Introduction to the begging problem |
Some beggars ask 2.________ for money. Some beggars just sit and wait to be given money. |
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An “alternative plan” to the problem |
I In some busy places, ten blue boxes will be placed to 3._____ people to give money to local homeless people. |
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Different 4.____ on the suggested plan
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Supporters think it very good to solve the problems. The police oppose(反对) the plan arguing that the beggars may turn to criminality5._____ of lack(缺少) of cash. T Most of the beggars 6._____ the plan because the money that they will get from the box will not be enough. They can’t 7.____ their showers, food and clothes. |
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8._____to deal with the problem |
Governments must be active in 9.____this problem by training beggars to work and helping them to find proper jobs. The public shouldn't look 10._____upon beggars but understand and help them. |