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b.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaleader
c.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothers
d.youwouldliketobealeaderratherthanafollower
2.lfoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer.
a.redtoyellow
b.bluetoorange
c.redtogrey
d.bluetoyellow
3."
Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedon'
tchooseourfavouritecolours
aswegrowup."
"
Amongotherfacts"
a.besidesotherfacts
b.inregardtootherfacts
c.notconsideringotherfacts
d.accordingtootherfacts
4.Whichofthefollowingisfacts?
a.People'
sprefereneeofonecolourtoanotherisinstinet
b.People'
sprefereneeofonecolourtoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.
c.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawsomethingbrownwhentheywereborn
d.Colourshavelittleinfluenceonourmoods
5.ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernear
londontoothersbecauseof.
a.itsshape
b.itsstructure
c.itscolour
d.itsbuildingmaterials
答案：
bcaac十二
Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsidered
impolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonstreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.
Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftorthe
rightofawomaninyourcountry?
Ordoesn'
titmatter?
Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?
Shouldleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?
TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesameIanguagebutalsoshare
alargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeople
shakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawonmanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinner
invitationisfor7o'
clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothattime
orcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.
Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable——especiallyiftheyareyourguests.
Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstratedtoeathispeaswithaknife.
Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknife
andbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguest
feelfoolishoruncomfortable.
1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelate
forthedinner?
a.Heshouldfindanexcuse
b.Heshouldadkforexcuse.
c.Heshouldsaysorry
d.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.
2."
Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishor
uncomfortable."
Badmanners"
a.ugly
b.dishonest
c.impolite
d.shameful
3.whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttiltleforthispassage?
a.SocialCustomsandCustoms
b.SocialLife
c.AmericanandBritishCustoms
d.PromptnessIsImportant
4.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost.
a.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortable
b.makeshisguestsfeelexcited
c.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguests
d.triestoavoidbeingfoolish
5.Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing?
a.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknife
b.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshocked
c.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway
d.Noneoftheabove
dcaac十三
NewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestablishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.
ItslocationontheeastbankoftheMississippiRivergaveitcontrolofthe
Americanhinerlandanditbecamestrategicallyimportanttomanynations.ItwastransferredfromFrancetoSpain,returnedtoFrance,andfinallysoldbyNapoleontotheUnitedStatesin1803.Thecitywasthesiteofafamousbattlefoughtin1815betweentheBritish,whohopedtocontrolit,andtheAmericansunderGeneralAndrewJackson.
TheriverbedoftheMississippiisconstantlysiltingandtheriverisnow
actuallyhigherthanthecity.Leveesholdbacktheriverandgiantpumpsareused
tomovewaterfromthecityintotheriver.
AlthoughNewOrleanshaasbeenapartoftheUnitedStatesforalmosttwo
centuries,itspopulationtakesgreatprideinitsFrenchheritage.Louisianastill
retainspartsoftheCodeNapoleonwhich,formmanyyears,wasitsonlylaw.
NewOrleansiscarefreecityanditboastsitshot,spicyCreoleseafoodand
itsnativeDixielandJazz.ThejacksonSquareneighborhoodmaintainsitsFrench
colonialhomesandinothersectionsarepre-CivilWarmansions.Visitorsare
surprisedtofindthatbehindthisinterestingfacadeofyesteryear,isabusy
industrialandportcity.GrainandcoalcomefromtheMidwestandforeighcargoes
areunioadedhere.NewOrleansisnoIongerasleepySoutherntown----butit'
sstill
funtovisit.
1.WhataccountsfortheleveesandpumpsinNewOrleans?
a.TheMississippifrequentlyfloodsthecity.
b.Theriverbedhasraisedinthepast200years.
c.Thetorrentialrainsfloodthecityfrequently.
d.Thehighhumiditycannototherwisebecomtrolled.
2.ThebattleofNewOrleanswasfoughtbyjacksonagainst.
a.Franee
b.Britain
c.Spain
d.TheNorth
3.TheCodeNapoleonwas.
a.anagreementtosellLouisiana
b.abodyoflaws
c.acityplan
d.amilitarycodeforthearmy
4.Whichofthefollowingelementsdoesnotapplytotheattiudeofthe
inhabitantsofNewOrleans?
a.PrideintheirFrenchheritage.
b.Adesiretoretainpicturesquecolonialbuildings.
c.Arefusaltoengageintradeandcommerce
d.ApraisingofDixielandJazz.
5.TouristsvisitingNewOrleansaresurprisedtoencounter.
a.Creolefood
b.Dixielandjazz
c.bustlingcity
d.authenticcolonialhomes
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十四
TheUnitedStatesisonthevergeoflosingitsleadingplaceintheworld'
s
technology.Sosaysmorethanonestudyinrecentyears.Oneofthereasonsforthis
declineistheparalleldeclineinthenumberofU.S.scientistsandengineers.
Since1976,employmentofscientistsandengineersisup85percent.Thistrendisexpectedtocontinue.However,thetrendshowsthatthenumberof
22-year-olds--theneartermsourceoffuturePH.D.s-isdeclining.Furtheradding
totheproblemistheincreasedcompetitionforthesecandidatesfromother
fields-law,medicine,business,etc.WhilethenumberofU.S.PH.D.sinscienceand
engineeringdeclines,theawardofPH.D.stoforeignnationalsisincreasingrapidly.
Ourinabilitytomotivatestudentstopursuescienceandengineeringcareers
atthegraduateleveliscompoundedbecauseoftheintensedemandindustryhasfor
brightBachelor'
sandMaster'
sdegreeholders.Toooften,promisingPH.D.candidates,confrontingthecostandfinancialsacrificeofpursuingtheireducation,findtheattractionofindustryirresistible.
1.TheU.S.willcometoloseitsleadingplaceintechnologyprobablybecause
a.thenumberofPH.D.degreeholdersisdeclining
b.thenumberofscientistsandengineersisdecreasing
c.thenumberof22-year-ildsisdeclining
d.scientistsandengineersarenotemployed
2.Thefieldofscienceandengineeringisfacingacompetitionfrom
a.technology
b.foreignnationals
c.suchfieldsaslaw,medicineandbusiness
d.postgraduates
3.Large-scaleenterprisesnowneed.
a.brightgraduatesandpostgraduates
b.newinventions
c.advaneedtechnology
d.engineers
4.ManypromisingpostgraduatesareunwillingtopursueaPH.D.degreebecause
a.theyarenotencouragedtobeengagedinscienee
b.industrydoesnotrequirePH.D.holders
c.theyhavefinancialdifficulties
d.theywillspendmuchtimeandenergycompletingPH.D.
5.PH.D.candidates"
findtheattractionofindustryirresistible"
meansthat
a.theyfindindustryisattractingmoreandmorecollegestudents
b.theydon'
tthinktheycanpreventthemselvesfromworkingforindustry
c.theycannotresistanyattractionfromallsides
d.theycannotworkforindustryanyIonger
bcadb
十五
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