浙江大学远程教育在线作业英语阅读理解.docx

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浙江大学远程教育在线作业英语阅读理解

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Beforeyougotoanothercountryitisagreathelpifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.

WhenpeoplemeeteachotherforthefirsttimeinBritain,theysay“Howdoyoudo?

”andshakehands.Usuallytheydonotshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.Buttheyshakehandsaftertheyhaven’tmetforalongtimeorwhentheywillbeawayfromeachotherforalongtime.

LastyearagroupofGermanstudentswenttoEnglandforaholiday.TheirteachertoldthemthattheEnglishpeoplehardlyshakehands.SowhentheymettheirEnglishfriendsatthestation,theykepttheirhandsbehindtheirbacks,theEnglishstudentshadlearnedthattheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossible,sotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotreadytoshakehandswiththem.Itmakebothofthemlaugh.

1.Itisveryhelpfulifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.

A.TB.F

2.Englishpeopleusuallyshakehandswhentheymeeteverytime.

A.TB.F

3.UsuallyEnglishpeopledon’tshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.

A.TB.F

4.Englishpeoplelikeshakinghandsverymuch.

A.TB.F

5.Thisstoryisaboutlanguagesandcustoms.

A.TB.F

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IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattached（附予）totelephonecallsmadeafter11:

00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociate（伙伴）waitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

6.Whatisthemainideaofthis?

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

7.Whatdoesitmeanintheifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

8.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?

B.At4:

00pm.

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe?

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

10.Fromthewecansafelyinferthat______________.

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld

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Whenamanistallerandstrongerthanothermen,heissometimescalledagiant.ManypeoplethinkofChamberlainasagiant.Heissotallthathehasaspecial,extra-longbedtosleepinandaspecialcarwithenoughspaceforhislonglegs.Duringhisplayingdays,Wiltwaspaidabout$200000ayear.ThatwaswhatthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesearnedforbeingpresident.Atthattime,itwasmorethananyotherathleteintheentirehistoryofsportshadeverbeenpaid.

WiltplayedfortheLosAngelesLakersteam.HehelpedtomakeitthebestteamintheWesternDivisionoftheNationalBasketballAssociation,whichisagroupoftheveryfinestprofessionalteamsintheworld.WiltownsabeautifulapartmentbuildinginLosAngelesandanotheroneinNewYork.Heownsracehorses（赛马）.Hewearsfineclothes.HeownsanEnglishBentleycar.

WhenWiltwasjustsevenyearsold,hetookajob.Hedidnottellhismotherorfather,butonedayhismotherfoundout.ShelookedoutintothestreetandsawWiltliftingcratesforamilkman.Mrs.ChamberlaintoldthemilkmanthatWiltwasonlyseven.Shesaidheshouldn’tbeliftingthoseheavymilkcrates.“Ithoughthewastwelve”,saidthemilkman.

11.Accordingtothe,peoplecalledWiltChamberlainagiant.

A.TB.F

12WiltChamberlainplayedfortheSeattleSeahawks.

A.TB.F

13.ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesearnedasmuchmoneydoinghisjobeachyearasWiltearnedplayingbasketball.

A.TB.F

14.WiltChamberlaincouldbesuchafamousbasketballplayeronlybecauseheplayedforthefinestprofessionalteam.

A.TB.F

15.Accordingtothe,theword“honesty”bestdescribesWilt’sdesiretoworkwhenhewasseven.

A.TB.F

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Therearethreekindsofgoals:

short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation.Long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastatic（静止的）thing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

B.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoals

17.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

D.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

18.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

C.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

19.Whatisthemainideaofthis?

C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.

20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothe?

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

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GladysHolmwasasecretary（秘书）.Sheworkedinanofficeallherlife.Gladysearned（挣）about$15,000ayear.Shediedwhenshewas86yearsold.Andsheleftabigsurprise–$18million!

Shegavethemoneytoachildren’shospital.

GladysHolmnevergotmarriedorhadanychildren.Butshealwayslikedchildren,andshewantedtohelpthem.Whenherfriend’sdaughterwasillinhospital,Gladysbroughtherateddybear.Afterthat,shevisitedthehospitalmanytimes.Everytimeshevisited,shebroughtteddybearsforthosechildren.Afterthat,peoplestartedtocallGladysthe“TeddyBearLady”.

Gladysalwaysgavetoysandpresentstoherfriendsandfamilybutnooneknewshehadalotofmoney.ShelivedinasmallhouseoutsideChicago.Everyonewasverysurprisedwhentheylearnedshewasamillionaire.Afamilyfriendsaid,“Shealwaysgaveusnicepresentsandthings,butwedidn’tknowshewasrich.

HowdidGladysgetsomuchmoney?

Sheaskedherbosshowtoearnmoremoney,andshelistenedtowhathesaid.Sheboughtthestocks（股票）thathetoldhertobuy,andshegotveryrich.Beforeshedied,shetalkedtoherfriendsabout“givingsomethingtothechildren’shospital”.Nooneknewthatthe“something”was$18million!

21.GladysHolmoftenvisitedthehospitalandgavechildrenteddybearsbecauseshehadalotofteddybears.

A.TB.F

22.PeoplestartedtocallGladysthe“TeddyBearLady”aftershedied.

A.TB.F

23.EveryonewassurprisedthatGladyshadsomuchmoney.

A.TB.F

24.Gladysdidwhatthebosstoldhertodo,soshegotrich.

A.TB.F

25.WhenGladysHolmbecameamillionaire,shestoppedworking.

A.TB.F

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BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthel00thanniversary（周年纪念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar—whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（拥抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.

Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（调查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFre