I have been very lucky to make many trips to China. Though I have had some trouble with the language, I have never had a problem I couldn’t solve. As a native English speaker(土生土长的说英语的人),I can go almost everywhere in the world and find someone to communicate with. I never thought that someone who speaks only Chinese would have a lot of trouble in my country.

Recently, the King family that I had met in China moved to Canada. I met them at the airport. My wife and I made meals for them and showed them around where we live. Everything seemed to go smoothly for the first two days as we looked for a car for them, showed them the way to different stores and the nearest city, Victoria. Mr. and Mrs King had a two-year-old son and soon we became Nainai (grandmother) and Yeye (grandfather). We were having a good time but we didn’t realize Mr. King can’t speak English.

Luckily, Mrs. King can speak very good English. Many people with Chinese background live near us. In fact, none of them speak Chinese. Mr. King can’t even buy a mobile phone without his wife’s help. He can’t talk to me, of course. By the third day, he felt lonely and worried. And on the fourth day, we decided to take them to a large Chinese community.

Now, we often visit them and they visit us too. Sometimes Mrs. King would still like to live near us but Mr. King cannot. I feel bad because he seems very nice and smart but I can’t talk with him. It seems that neither of us will learn the other’s language because of our ages, maybe we will never have a friendly conversation. But we will think of each other as friends.

1.The writer doesn’t have any trouble in travelling around the world possibly because _______.

A. he’s very lucky

B. he speaks very good English

C. he’s good at speaking Chinese

D. he is good at communicating with others

2.How did the two families feel on the first two days?

A. Sad B. Happy. C. Worried D. Lonely.

3.Who can’t speak English in this passage?

A. Mr. King B. Mrs. King

C. The writer D. The writer’s wife

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. How the King family came to Canada.

B. How old Mr. and Mrs. King’s son was.

C. Why the King family moved to Canada.

D. Why the writer feels bad when he is with Mr. King.

5.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. Mr. King is not clever at all.

B. The writer has never been to China before.

C. Both the writer and Mr. King are quite young.

D. The two families live a little far away from each other now.

阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从短文生各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

At the present time, more and more people love travelling. It’s a very good of getting to know new people and cultures and acquiring (获得) experiences. It helps travelers a lot. Travel can make our minds become .

But travel does more than all that. It can also make us more creative. In recent years, some professors have been doing research on what many people have already learned from travel experiences. They believe that spending time abroad has the to affect (影响) people’s mind. For example, they found that the students who lived abroad for a longer period were better at problems creatively than those who did not. If you stay in the same place, you can’t experience new sights, new smells, new sounds and new cultures. All these can your mind and make it more active.

, that doesn’t mean the more places you’ve been, the more creative you’ll become. Another group of professors have been doing research. They found the people who often travelled from one place to another didn’t have enough to immerse(使……沉浸)themselves in a new place and a new culture. They weren’t as creative as the people who spent the time getting to know a place. You have to interact(相互影响)with the places you go to and then you can benefit(得益)from it.

If you go travelling. which do you prefer, staying in a place for a certain period or rushing all the way ?

1.A. way B. area C. sign D. state

2.A. present B. produce C. get D. check

3.A. thicker B. smoother C. wider D. healthier

4.A. ability B. possibility C. personality D. difficulty

5.A. solving B. causing C. controlling D. spreading

6.A. set up B. wake up C. turn up D. clean up

7.A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However

8.A. secret B. rapid C. common D. similar

9.A. interest B. money C. time D. quality

10.A. nearly B. probably C. hardly D. really

How do you talk with people when meeting them if you want to leave a good impression? Here a some tips for you/

Tip 1

You have to show up, which can be a challenge for many of us. You can show up as an observer(旁观者)of other interesting people and let that be a learning experience for you. Before you start talking, it’s important to just listen, even if you think you are a wise storyteller. If you are close to a group of people who are discussing a topic, watch their body language and see if they will let you join in their conversation.

Tip 2

You’d better go in the conversation with a couple of topics to keep it going, or questions to ask if there is a short stop. Simple things like “How do you know the host?” and “How did you get here?” are always good conversation starters to a certain extent(在一定程度上).

Tip 3

Don’t fear silences. Awkward(令人尴尬的)silences are common part of talking with people, just rush to fill them. If you don’t want to go on with the conversation, just say you are going to get another drink or something to eat, and find another group to talk with.

Tip 4

Relax. If you cannot keep a conversation going, or you don’t know what you should say next, give yourself a little time to clear your head. Relax, and then turn back into the discussion.

阅读以上信息,用恰当的词完成下面的短文,每空一词。

When you meet new people, you always want to leave a good impression. But do you know how to be a good speaker? Here is some advice for you.

The first advice is that you have to show up and observe or listen to others even if you can tell stories 1. . If you go near a group of people, watch their body language to see if they will offer you a 2. to talk with them. The second advice for you is that some topics should be 3. before the conversation. Next, you don’t need to be 4. of silences. You can rush to fill them or leave for another group. The last is relaxing. If you can’t keep a conversation going or you 5. what you should say next, take a break and clear your head, then return to the discussion.

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