题目内容
In ________ (通常), cars of this kind are reliable and breakdowns are rare.
general
In the United States, friendships can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a short time if circumstances (环境) change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greeting for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while --- then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left off and are delighted.
In the States, you can feel free to visit people’s homes, share their holidays, enjoy their children and their lives without fear that you are taking on a lasting obligation. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality because you cannot give it in return. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily.
Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full and warm and real. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain at home, offering what is felt as “merely” home cooked food, not “doing something” for your guest. It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for various other reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family custom, outsiders are not invited into homes.
In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one’s home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior (差的) treatment.
Don’t feel neglected (被忽视) if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery (递送,投递) is uncertain, arrival times are delayed, changed, or canceled – so flowers are not customarily (通常) sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signs vary in different lands; the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real.
【小题1】In the United States, you will find friendships __________ if circumstances change.
| A.die suddenly | B.pass away |
| C.disappear gradually | D.last forever |
| A.ask | B.wish | C.never allow | D.don’t expect |
| A.less formal | B.less hospitable |
| C.more natural | D.more popular |
| A.Flowers are available at all time. |
| B.Flowers are expensive. |
| C.Flowers are signs of outward welcome. |
| D.Flowers are not necessarily sent to guests. |
| A.American Hospitality | B.American Friendships |
| C.American Invitation | D.American Welcome |
In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常)see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神)tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
1.Which of the following is best to outline(概括)the article?
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A.Research on the Brain |
B.Differences between Men and Women |
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C.People’s Different Brains |
D.Who Are Better, Boys or Girls |
2.______ men and women think differently.
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A.Sex makes |
B.The different brains make |
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C.The different experiences make |
D.The influences of society make |
3.According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at ______ in your school.
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A.Mathematics |
B.Physics |
C.English |
D.Chemistry |
4.Which of the following is true?
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A.The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls. |
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B.The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys. |
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C.Men are better than women in all things. |
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D.The area in girls used for language skills develops better. |
5.In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain _______.
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A.is the same |
B.is different |
C.is zero |
D.can’t be found out |