题目内容
Canadians all over the country don't speak the same way, and some people speak different from the rest of Canada.
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解析:
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different→differently 导解:因为句中different作状语而不是表语,要用副词形式;至于前句的the same way,介词in可要可不要。 |
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Temperature is part of my married romance. Coming to New York from Baltimore--where there is just one small snowstorm each year---I was 36 by a fireplace in my new home, with fires 37 all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.
My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario, where winter 38 from September to May and cold wind is 39. “When Canadians have 30 below, they 40 it.” He says. “Cold wind is for crybabies.”
So to marry this man I had to learn to 41 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me 42 jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots—comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a 43 we were getting serious
That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d 44. My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could 45 tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional 46 to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 47 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 48.
49, having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I 50 went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who 51 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am 52, in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.
The word comfortable did not 53 refer to being contented. Its Latin root, comfortare, means to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter: not to make us comfortable, but to make us 54. We 55 not be warm but we are indeed comforted.
| A. set down | B. set about | C. set up | D. set out |
| A. lighting | B. burning | C. going | D. flashing |
| A. appears | B. starts | C. keeps | D. runs |
| A. something | B. everything | C. nothing | D. none |
| A. suggest | B. mean | C. overlook | D. enjoy |
| A. wear | B. stand | C. dress | D. ride |
| A. under | B. over | C. inside | D. with |
| A. remark | B. sign | C. warning | D. show |
| A. sleep | B. forget | C. die | D. continue |
| A. hardly | B. easily | C. tightly | D. loosely |
| A. health | B. reaction | C. feelings | D. adaptation |
| A. rainy | B. freezing | C. sunny | D. happy |
| A. character | B. love | C. hope | D. hardship |
| A. Meanwhile | B. However | C. Therefore | D. Besides |
| A. merely | B. ever | C. never | D. just |
| A. wonders | B. knows | C. states | D. decides |
| A. unable | B. accustomed | C. interested | D. willing |
| A. originally | B. exactly | C. actually | D. namely |
| A. wild | B. cold | C. strong | D. warm |
| A. will | B. must | C. can | D. may |
Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada.Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.
Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival.This is why it is celebrated in late fall,after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest.On December 4,1619,the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City,Virginia.They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest.The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth,Massachusetts,in 1620.They had a difficult time
and the first winter was cruel.Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year,they had a good harvest.So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast (盛宴).The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.
In time,other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War,Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours.But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.
【小题1】Thanksgiving Day is celebrated .
| A.in spring | B.in summer |
| C.in autumn | D.in winter |
| A.some people from England |
| B.the American Indians |
| C.Sarah Josepha Hale |
| D.Governor Bradford |
A.in the U.S.A.
B.in Great Britain
C.in Canada
D.on some island off the Atlantic
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?
| A.Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest. |
| B.Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations. |
| C.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God. |
| D.There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. |
A.how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.
B.how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated
C.that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday
D.how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places
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You might think body language is universal. After all, we're the same species, right? But basics like what is considered a polite greeting and definitions of "personal space" vary widely from culture to culture. Americans, for instance, are considered rather reserved in the way they greet friends, and they define personal space more broadly than most other cultures. Knowing how another culture's basic body language differs from yours may be of use next time you travel internationally.
Mind how you meet and greet. Americans and Canadians, male and female, tend to greet each other with a nice firm handshake. In Asian countries, the polite form of greeting is to bow, and the lower you bow, the deeper respect you have for the person you are bowing to. In Spain, Portugal, Italy and Eastern Europe, men kiss each other on the cheek.
Be careful about eye contact. In America, intermittent(断断续续的) eye contact is preferable in a conversation--unless it's someone you care deeply for. In Middle Eastern countries, intense prolonged(持久的) eye contact is the norm, and the person you're speaking with will move very close to you to maintain it. The Japanese, on the other hand, consider it an invasion of privacy, and rarely look another person in the eye.
Americans, in general, smile when they meet or greet someone. Koreans, however, think it's rude for adults to smile in public--to them, smiling in public is a sign of embarrassment.
Don't point. Most Americans think nothing of pointing at an object or another person. Native Americans consider it extremely rude to point with a finger, and instead they point with their chin. It's also rude to point with a finger in China; the polite alternative is to use the whole hand, palm facing up.
Give the right amount of space. In Asian cultures, particularly China, the concept of personal space (generally defined in America as a three-to-four-foot circle for casual and business acquaintances) is nearly nonexistent. Strangers regularly touch bodies when standing in line for, say, movie tickets. People in Scandinavian countries, on the other hand, need more personal space than we do.
Title: How to (71)_______ Body Language in Different Cultures
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Items |
In America |
In some Asian countries |
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Meeting and greeting |
Both male and female have a (72)_______ to greet each other with a nice firm handshake. |
It’s polite for people to bow when they meet and greet. |
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Eye contact |
People (73)_______ to make an intermittent eye contact in a conversation. |
Considering intense prolonged eye contact unacceptable, Japanese won’t look another person in the eye. |
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Smiling |
It’s normal for Americans to smile when they meet and greet. |
In Korean, people seldom smile in public because it represents (74)_______. |
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Pointing |
Most Americans often point at an object or another person (76)_______ native Americans. |
Chinese always try to (75)_______ pointing with a finger because it’s a rude manner. |
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Personal space |
Americans (77)_______ to keep a three-to-four-foot distance when they are with casual and business acquaintances. |
It’s almost (78)_______ in China. |
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(79)_______ |
People behave great differently in different culture and knowing the differences of body language may be (80)_______ when you travel abroad. |