Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new culture．This process begins with the “honeymoon stage”．This is the period of time when we first arrive in which everything about the new culture is strange and exciting．We may be suffering from “jet lag” but we are thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds of food．This stage can last for quite a long time because we feel we are involved in some kind of great adventure．
Unfortunately, the second stage can be more difficult．After we have settled down into our new life, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, friends, pets．All the little problems in life seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture．This period of cultural adjustment can be very difficult and lead to rejecting or pulling away from the new culture．
The third stage is called the “adjustment stage”．This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture．Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place．Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor!
The fourth stage can be called “at ease at last”．Now you feel quite comfortable in your new surroundings．You can cope(deal)with most problems that occur．You may still have problems with the language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them．
(1)
This passage mainly talks about _________．
[ ]
A．
culture and foreign language learning
B．
adventures in a foreign land
C．
getting used to a new culture
D．
the interaction of different cultures
(2)
Which of the following best describes the first stage?
[ ]
A．
Lonely and depressed
B．
Bored and homesick
C．
Happy and excited
D．
Angry and frustrated
(3)
According to the passage, people are most likely to return to their own culture at the _________ stage．
[ ]
A．
1st
B．
2nd
C．
third
D．
fourth
(4)
It can be concluded from the passage that _________．
[ ]
A．
people feel better in their own culture
B．
it is not easy to adapt to a new culture
C．
culture shock doesn’t occur at the beginning
D．
it is human nature to long for adventures
阅读理解
He's an old cobbler(修鞋匠)with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris．When I took him my shoes, he at first told me：“I haven't time．Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he'll fix them for you right away．”
But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time．Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman．“No,” I replied, “the other fellow can't do it well．”
“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait”－without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys．They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带)you might as well just throw away the pair．
My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled．He wiped his hands on his blue apron(围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week．”
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf．
“See what I can do?” he said with pride．“Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work．”
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me．He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft．
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption(消费)rather than a way to realize their own abilities．In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done．
(1)
Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?
[ ]
A．
He was equipped with the best repairing tools．
B．
He was the only cobbler in the Marais．
C．
He was proud of his skills．
D．
He was a native Parisian．
(2)
The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend．”(paragraph 7)implies that _________
[ ]
A．
nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him
B．
it was difficult to communicate with this man
C．
the man was very strange
D．
the man was too old
(3)
According to the author, many people work just to _________．
[ ]
A．
realize their abilities
B．
gain happiness
C．
make money
D．
gain respect
(4)
This story wants to tell us that _________．
[ ]
A．
craftsmen make a lot of money
B．
whatever you do, do it well
C．
craftsmen need self-respect
D．
people are born equal
阅读理解。
Since the early 1990s, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate．But some teachers think the changes are not all for the better．
Eleanor Johnson, an English professor at Columbia University in New York, says, “Ｉthink text messaging has made students believe that it is far more acceptable than it actually is to just make spelling and grammatical mistakes．” She says her students over the past several years have increasingly used less formal English in their writing．She says words and phrases like “you know” now appearing research papers．And she now has to talk about another problem in class－incorrect word use．
Professor Johnson doubts a strong connection between the rise of communication online and an increase in writing mistakes．But she admits there may not be much scientific proof, at least not yet．
David Crystal, a British language expert, says the actively changing nature of the Internet makes it difficult to stay unchanged in studying its effects．But he believes its effect on language is small．He says, “The main effect of the Internet on language has been to increase the expressive richness of language, providing the language with a new set of communicative content that didn’t exist in the past．”
Erin Jansen, founder of an online dictionary of Internet and text messaging terms, says his new technology has not changed existing language but has greatly added to the vocabulary．“Basically it is a freedom of expression,” she says, “If it is helping them write more or communicate more, that is great．That is what teachers and educators want---to get students communicating．”
But Erin Jansen and David Crystal agree with Eleanor Jonson on at least one thing．Teachers need to make sure students understand the uses and rules of language．
(1)
According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
David Crystal thinks the Internet makes the language expression richer．
B．
David Crystal believes the Internet’s effects on language use are clear
C．
Eleanor Johnson thinks writing mistakes has much to do with the Internet
D．
Eleanor Johnson thinks all the Internet effects on language use are good
(2)
Eleanor Johnson is mentioned to _________．
[ ]
A．
share her idea of the great effects of using the Internet
B．
tell people a way to correct students’ writing mistakes
C．
serve as an example of teachers’ blaming the Internet
D．
warn people against the dangers of using the Internet
(3)
What do the three experts have in common as to the Internet effect?
[ ]
A．
The possibilities of avoiding the use of less formal words
B．
The causes of the Internet’s great effects on language
C．
The necessity of helping students reduce writing mistakes
D．
The importance of students’ knowing how to use language
(4)
What could be the best title for the text?
[ ]
A．
Students’ Learning and the Internet：Good or Bad?
B．
Students’ Writing and the Internet：Good or Bad?
C．
Students’ Papers and the Internet：Good or Bad?
D．
Students’ Mistakes and the Internet：Good or Bad?
阅读理解。
There are two kinds of physical activity which require special training．The first demands exact, careful movements of the muscles(肌肉)．This kind of activity must be strictly controlled because even a slight movement in the wrong direction will lead to a mistake．To type quickly, for example, a person needs training; the slightest movement of a finger in the wrong direction may cause a spelling mistake．A dancer who has to dance on the point of her shoes or turn around on one foot must be trained for a long period of time before she can sense her own center and balance herself．You may have seen a girl walking on a rope across an empty space, which, too, requires a lot of practice．
The second kind of physical activity needs greater strength or extra effort．Most of us get tired if we try to run half a mile without stopping, but a specially-trained person can do this without much effort．Three years ago, some scientists carried out experiments, which produced meaningful and unexpected results．They wanted to find out whether a certain amount of physical exercise would injure those suffering from heart problems．They selected some male patients and trained them in continuous bicycle riding．They were surprised to find that the harmful effect of a given amount of physical effort was actually less on the hearts of these trained patients than on those of the patients who were not similarly trained．This is important because it shows that regular physical exercise enables us to make better use of the oxygen we breathe in and that this training, in fact, reduces the amount of work our hearts do．Many tasks which are hard for untrained people are not hard at all for trained people．
(1)
The first kind of physical activity must be strictly controlled because _________．
[ ]
A．
a mistake in the wrong direction is dangerous to the fingers
B．
a wrong movement in a direction will cause no mistakes
C．
a movement in the wrong direction will cause a mistake
D．
a slight movement of a finger will lead to a mistake
(2)
What must a dancer do before she can balance herself?
[ ]
A．
she must dance on the point of her shoes
B．
she must receive long-time training
C．
she must turn around on one foot
D．
she must perform again and again
(3)
The experiments done by some scientists showed that _________．
[ ]
A．
some male patients were asked to ride bicycles regularly in the experiments
B．
the physical exercise had more harmful effect on the hearts of the untrained patients
C．
the physical exercise was harmless to the male patients with heart trouble
D．
the physical exercise could be helpful for the patients to take in more oxygen
(4)
What would be the best title for this text?
[ ]
A．
Training Our Bodies
B．
Physical Activities
C．
Movement Training
D．
Extra Body Effort
阅读理解。
Recently a professor of philosophy(哲学)in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day to day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he has asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week．From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value(重视)in life．
The professor says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined(明确)when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money．If he does，it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before．Otherwise it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t．
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who are rich to be very important．The professor interviews some rich people in his research for his book．
Question：What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich?
Answer：The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect(尊重)．I am nothing．I don’t know much．All I am is rich．
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much money do I need for any given purpose in my life? In his book，the professor uncovered an important need in modern society：to bring back the idea that money is a tool rather than the end．Money plays an important role in the material world，but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life．
(1)
The students are asked to keep a record of every penny they spend to _________．
[ ]
A．
learn how to spend money
B．
learn how to make more money
C．
know what to write in a record
D．
know what is important in life
(2)
In the second paragraph, the professor mainly tells us _________．
[ ]
A．
never to borrow money from a friend
B．
friendship disappears when it comes to money
C．
money can influence friendship
D．
money can weaken friendship
(3)
Through his book，the professor seems to tell us ________．
[ ]
A．
money is very important in the material world
B．
the purpose of our life is to make money
C．
money does not surely mean happiness
D．
we should value money in our life
(4)
We consider rich people important because ________．
[ ]
A．
they have a meaningful life
B．
they are successful people
C．
we sometimes borrow money from them
D．
we think money is important in life
(5)
Which of the following might the author disagree?
[ ]
A．
Money is important in modern society．
B．
The meaning of life does not completely lie in money．
C．
Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness．
D．
Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth．
阅读理解。
An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son．Suddenly a crow(乌鸦)landed on their window．
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow．”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is that?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now．It is a crow．”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already．‘IT IS A CROW．’ Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born．On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page：
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge．My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow．I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question．I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son．
If you parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them．From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever．They have cared for me ever since I was a little child．They have always showered me with love．I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave．”
(1)
The writer mainly intends to _________．
[ ]
A．
tell us the function of a diary
B．
call on us to love our parents
C．
teach us what a crow is
D．
introduce a pair of son and father
(2)
According to the passage, the son felt _________ when his father kept asking the same question．
[ ]
A．
puzzled
B．
angry
C．
grateful
D．
surprised
(3)
We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of _________．
[ ]
A．
eighty
B．
forty-give
C．
thirty-eight
D．
thirty-five
(4)
The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because _________．
[ ]
A．
he forgot what had happened
B．
he would like his son to read it
C．
it could remind himself of the past
D．
he wanted to find what a crow was in his diary
阅读理解。
Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life．Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen．
Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals．By setting goals you are taking control of your life．It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go．Think of it this way．There are two drivers．One has a destination in mind(her goal)which can be found on a map．She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns．The other driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas．Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set foals and follow through on them．They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals．Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident．Goals aren’t difficult to set－and they aren’t difficult to reach．It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are．You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life．
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it．Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power．Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget．Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goals．
(1)
The article is written to throw light on _________．
[ ]
A．
the importance of setting goals
B．
the way of setting goals
C．
the winners of competitions
D．
the goals in life
(2)
The example of two drivers is adopted in order to _________．
[ ]
A．
compare the difference of goals
B．
explain the traffic rules
C．
help readers understand the importance of goals
D．
tell the function of a map
(3)
The main idea of the fourth paragraph is that _________．
[ ]
A．
it’s better to write a goal down
B．
written goals can’t be forgotten easily
C．
try to make yourself aware of your goals
D．
written goals can be reviewed regularly
阅读理解
Perhaps the most wonderful buildings put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851．The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings of all the time．It was made of iron and glass and a lot of people from many countries came to see it．Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world．There was also a great deal to machinery on show．Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel Europe．On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train．There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges．Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London．It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936．
(1)
The Crystal Palace was build up ________．
[ ]
A．
in the 1950s
B．
in the 1900s
C．
shortly before 1851
D．
before 1951
(2)
People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to ________．
[ ]
A．
buy goods
B．
visit an exhibition
C．
travel
D．
enjoy the Crystal Palace itself
(3)
What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?
[ ]
A．
It caught a terrible fire
B．
It disappeared suddenly
C．
It was moved away to the south of London
D．
It was rebuilt．
阅读理解
Nearly everyone is shy in some ways．If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence．You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists．
Make a decision not to hold back in conversations．What you have to say is just as important as what other people say．And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness．
Prepare yourself for being with others in groups．Make a list of the good qualities you have．Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people．Think about what you would like to say in advance．Then say it．
If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people．Remember, you are not alone．Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too．
No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness．Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy．They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public．Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards．But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you．
(1)
Where would this article probably appear?
[ ]
A．
On the front page of a newspaper．
B．
In a popular magazine．
C．
In a science textbook．
D．
In an encyclopedia．
(2)
The main purpose of the article is to ________．
[ ]
A．
explain how shyness developed
B．
prove that shyness can overcome
C．
persuade readers that shyness is natural
D．
recommend ways of dealing with shyness
(3)
Which of the following statements can you conclude from reading the article?
[ ]
A．
The attempts to overcome shyness is always worthwhile．
B．
Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness．
C．
The attempts to overcome shyness is always successful．
D．
Shy people never have any fun．
(4)
What is the source of the suggestions for fighting shyness?
[ ]
A．
The author of the article．
B．
Shy men and women
C．
Popular entertainers
D．
Doctors and psychologists．
阅读理解
A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter．They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago．They both had jobs, so it was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day．Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel．There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis．However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error．
In the mean time：In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s funeral．He was a minister who had been “called home to glory”, following a heart attack．The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends．Upon reading the first message, she fainted and fell to the floor．Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read：
To：My Loving Wife
From：Your Departed Husband
Subject：I’ve arrived!
I’ve just arrived and have been checked in．I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow．Looking forward to seeing you then．Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静的)as mine was．
P．S：Sure is hot down here．
(1)
What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?
[ ]
A．
He checked into a wrong hotel．
B．
He forgot to bring the laptop．
C．
He misspelled her wife’s address．
D．
He forgot to mail his letter．
(2)
The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had ________．
[ ]
A．
gone back to his hometown
B．
called his family to say hello
C．
been awarded an honor
D．
died and gone to heaven
(3)
How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?
[ ]
A．
Pleased
B．
Amazed
C．
Frightened
D．
Moved
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
[ ]
A．
The second woman’s husband died of a heart attack．
B．
The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail．
C．
The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago．