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1、Duringthemeal,you'dbetterbecarefulnottoleaveaspooninasoupbowlorcoffeecuporanyotherdish.Thecoffeespoonoughttobeonthesaucer,thesoupspoonoughttobeontheplateunderthebowl.Whenyouarehavingsoup,maketheleastnoisesandusethesideofyourspooninsideoutthisway,notthetip.Andyoumustn'tpickupyoursoupbowlssoastodrinkawaythelastdropsofyoursoupfromthebottomofthebowl.
Veryoftenthereisonlyonemaincourseandsalad,followedbyyoursweet.Ifyoufindthemealnotenough,say"Oh,it'sdelicious!
"andaskforsomemoreofthechickenorsteakorwhateveryouhavejusthad.Thehostesswillbeverygladthatyouappreciatehercookingandwillgiveyouanextraportion.ButifyouobservetheChinesewayofbeingpoliteandsay"No,thankyou"whenthehostessoffersyoumore,youwillmostprobablystarvelater,becauseAmericanswillneverpressfoodonyou.Yetitisnotpolitetokeepsilentandnottotalkwiththepersonnexttoyou.Itwouldbeconsideredgoodmannersifyouhandleyoursilverwarewithcaresothattheydon'tmakeanynoise.Whencoffeecomes,drinkitfromyourcup.Thecoffeespoonshouldrestonthesaucerwhileyouaredrinking.Andsmoking,ofcourse,israrelyseenatadinnertable.Well,whenthemealisfinished,theguestsputtheirnapkinsonthetableandstandup,themenagainhelpingtheladieswiththeirchairs.
Afterthedinner,theguestsusuallystayforanhourortwo,thentheywouldsay,"Well,I'mafraidImustbegoingnow."Thehostandhostesswouldofcourseurgeeveryonetostaylonger."What,already?
Won'tyouhaveanothercoffee?
"Theguests,forinstance,wouldsay,"I'dloveto,butIhavetobeupearlytomorrowmorning.Thankyouforamostenjoyableevening.Good-night."
Andifyoustayovernightorovertheweekend,itwillbecourteoustosendathank-younotetothehostorhostessthefollowingday,veryoftenwithasmallgiftsuchasaboxofchocolateorsomeflowersasatokenofappreciationoftheirhospitality.
（1）、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A：
HowtoPrepareforaMeal.B：
NeverPressFoodonYourGuest.C：
TableMannersintheU.S.A.
D：
HowtoEnjoyaDinner.答案：
C
（2）、Thepassagesuggeststhat______.
A：
tomakethehostesshappyyoushouldaskformorefoodevenifyouarefull
B：
youshouldkeepsilentatadinnertableinordertobepolite
C：
ifyouwanttobefriendlywiththepersonnexttoyou,youshouldpressfoodonhim
D：
talkingisnecessaryatadinnertable答案：
D
（3）、Atadinnertable,youdoallofthefollowingexcept______.
A：
makingtheleastnoisepossibleB：
pickingupyoursoupbowltodrinkawaythelastdrop
C：
handlingyoursilverwarewithcareD：
drinkingthecoffeefromyourcup答案：
B
（4）、Whatdoes"courteous"inthelastparagraphmean?
A：
Friendly.B：
GenerousC：
PoliteD：
Noble.答案：
C
（5）、Thepassageimpliesthat______.
A：
differentnationshavedifferentcustomsB：
ChinesecustomsarequitesimilartoAmericanones
C：
bothChineseandAmericanshavesoupbeforethemaincourse
D：
ifyouarepolite,thehostesswillpressmorefoodonyou答案：
A
2、Mr.Stevensonwastheownerofageneralappliancestore.Hehadseenmanynewlywedscomingintohisstoretoshopfortheirfirstrefrigerator,washeranddryer,andair-conditioner.Penandpencilinhand,theywouldaskhimalotofquestionsaboutprice,featuresandafter-saleservices,buttheywouldusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry.
Theotherdayayoungcouplecameintohisstore.Theyaskedhimalltheusualquestionsandheansweredallofthempatiently.Butwhenhesuggestedanorderattheend,theyrepliedfirmly,"We'llhavetolookaroundplacesfirst."
Althoughfeelingabitdisappointed,Mr.Stevensondidnotshowit.Instead,hesmiled,movedcloserandsaid,"IknowyouwillgotoDiscountDantolookatthepricetags.That'sperfectlyunderstandable.Idothesame.Infact,theysellthesamestuffaswedo.Butifyoubuythingsthere,thereissomethingyouwillnotget.Andthatisme.IcomewitheverythingIsell.I'vebeeninthebusinessforthirtyyearsandinafewyears'timeI'mgoingtogivemystoretomydaughterandson-in-law.Ihopetheywillcarryonthefamilybusiness.IstandbehindeverythingIsellandIwillmakesurethatyouwillneverregretbuyingthingsfromme."
AfterthisshortspeechMr.Stevensonofferedtheyoungcouplesomeicecreamtothankfortheirinterest.
Impressedbyhishonestyandsincerity,theyoungcoupledecidedtoplaceanorder.
（1）、WhatdidMr.Stevenson'sstoresell?
A：
Familyfurniture.B：
Sportsapparatus.C：
Householdappliances.D：
Thingsfornewlyweds.答案：
C
（2）、Whydidmanynewlywedsusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry?
A：
Theyknewtheycouldbuybetterqualityapplianceselsewhere.B：
Theyareboredwiththeowner'sspeech.
C：
Theywantedtocomparepricesatotherstores.D：
Theythoughtthestorecouldnotmeettheirneeds.答案：
C
（3）、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMr.Stevenson'sattitudetowardshiscustomers?
A：
Politeandpatient.B：
Politeandinflexible.C：
Generousandflexible.D：
Snobbishandrude.答案：
A
（4）、WhatwasMr.Stevenson'sresponsetotheyoungcouple'srefusal?
A：
Hewasnotdisappointedatallbecausehewasaccustomedtoit.B：
Hecouldnothidehisdisappointment.
C：
Hefeltdisappointedbutsmiledandthenwalkedaway.D：
Hesmiledandstartedtousehispowerofpersuasion.
答案：
D
（5）、Whydidtheyoungcouplefinallydecidetoplaceanorder?
A：
Theyrealizedhowimportantafter-saleserviceswere.B：
Theybecameinterestedintheownerandhisfamily.
C：
Theyweretouchedbytheowner'shospitality.D：
Theywereconvincedoftheowner'shonestyandsincerity.答案：
D
3、Theskillinbeingastudentconsistsingettingone'sdailystudyasneartheoptimum（最佳的）pointaspossible.Icannottellyouwhattheoptimumis.Itdifferswiththetypeofwork,itdiffersfrompersontoperson,andeveninthesamepersonitvariesfromweektoweek.Youmusttrytofindyourown.Everydayyoustudy,bearthisprincipleoftheoptimuminmind.Whenyoufeelyourselfgettingfatigued,ifyoufindyourselfrepeatedlyreadingoverthesameparagraphandnottakingitin,that'saprettygoodsignyou'vereachedthecrest（最高点）forthedayandshouldstop.
Mostordinarystudentsfindtheiroptimumataboutfivehoursaday.Yoursmaybealittlemoreoralittleless-butifyougetinfivehours'goodworkaday,youwillbedoingwell.
Now,whatareyoudoingwithyourselfwhenyouaren'tworking?
Beforeexaminationssomestudentsdonothingatallexceptsitinachairandworry.Thisisamisunderstanding.Peopletooeasilythinkofthemindasifitworkedlikethebody;itdoesnot.Ifonewantedtoconservephysicalenergytocutthemaximumamountoffirewood,onewouldlieflatonabedandrestwhenonewasn'tchopping.Butthemindcannotrest.Eveninsleepyoudream,evenifyouforgetyourdreams.Themindisalwaysturning.Itgetsitsrelaxationonlybyvariety.Thatiswhatmakesmentalrest.Sowhenyou'vereachedyouroptimumpointyoumuststop.Youmustgooutanddosomething.Itdoesn'tmatterwhat-anythingsolongasyouareactivelydoingsomethingelsebutwork.
（1）、Forastudentwhowantstobeanefficientlearner,it'susefulto______.
A：
spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonstudyeverydayB：
makegooduseofthesparetime
C：
gethisstudyasneartheoptimumpointaspossibleD：
strikeabalancebetweenworkandplay答案：
C
（2）、______isagoodsignthatastudentshasreachedthecrestfortheday.
A：
HavingtroublesleepingB：
Readingwithoutabsorbingthematerial
C：
Gettingtiredofone'sreadingassignmentD：
Feelingunabletofollowtheteacher答案：
B
（3）、People'smisunderstandingaboutthemindisthat______.
A：
themindworksthesamewayasthebodyB：
theminddoesn'tneedtohavearest
C：
havingagoodrestwilldoharmtothemindD：
ahealthybodyresultsfromahealthymind答案：
A
（4）、Thebodyisdifferentfromthemindbecause______.
A：
itneedsresttoregainenergyB：
performingdifferenttaskscanhelpthebodyregainenergy
C：
ithastheenergyoptimumpointD：
beingtiredwillaffectitsperformance答案：
A
（5）、Thebestwaytorelaxthemindafterstudyisto______.
A：
gotobedandhaveagoodsleepB：
gooverthelessononehaslearned
C：
refertothenotebookagainandagainforbetterunderstandingD：
trysomethingdifferentinanactiveway答案：
D
4、Humanneedsseemendless.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.
Themanyneedsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.
Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarII,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.
By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:
the"life-enriching"level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyofwhichcouldbecalled"luxury"items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.
Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonserv
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