My first week in the United States was a cultural shock. Everything felt new to me, including the style of conversation, the community I lived in and even the type of food people ate.
In our community back home, people eat mutton and chicken. Pork and beef are also common among other communities, but eating beef is taken as an illegal act. Unlike Nepal, eating beef is common in the West where most of the people follow religions other than Hinduism.
Food is just an example. When people move from one part of the world to another, they should adapt（适应）themselves to the new culture. For example, going to the bars or getting drunk is not acceptable in my community, but it is common in the US after a certain age.
I was raised in a traditional Hindu family in Nepal. We have a conservative（保守的，谨慎的）opinion towards marriage. Arranged marriages（包办婚姻）are common in which families decide whether the two should get married. Free love marriages are not allowed and are seldom seen. Same-sex marriage is also considered impossible.
To me, culture is a matter of habit. The culture is so deep-rooted in people’s minds that most people are against changes. It is always easy for them to do what they have been doing throughout their life. It may be difficult for anyone to adapt to a new culture.
However, with travel being an unavoidable thing for modern people, one always comes across different cultures. In such cases, one should be respectful and adaptive to the culture other people follow. The world is always a better place to live in when we have spaces for people of all cultures.
1.What does the Nepal law forbid people to eat?
A. Pork. B. Beef.
C. Chicken. D. Mutton.
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Most westerners believe in Hinduism.
B. Getting drunk in Nepal is acceptable.
C. Anyone can enter the bars in the US.
D. The writer came across a cultural shock.
3.Which may be seen most in Nepal?
A. Open marriages. B. Free love marriages.
C. Same-sex marriage. D. Arranged marriages.
4.What is the writer’s attitude to different cultures?
A. Negative. B. Respectful.
C. Conservative. D. Indifferent.
It is not easy to become a doctor in the United States. The first step is getting into a medical college. More than one hundred and twenty American schools offer study programs for people wanting to be doctors.
People can get advice about medical schools from many resources. One of these is the Princeton Review. The publication provides information about colleges, study programs and jobs.
The Princeton Review says the competition to enter medical schools is strong. American medical schools have only about sixteen thousand of openings. But more than thirty-two thousand students may try it. Many of those are women.
Most applicants contact more than one medical school. Some contact many. An important part of the application usually is the Medical College Admission Test which is called MCAT. The Association of American Medical Colleges provides the test by computer. It is offered in the United States and other countries.
The people who want to enter medical schools are rated（评定）on reasoning, physical and biological sciences and an example of writing. Applicants for medical schools need to do well on the MCAT. They also need a good record in their college studies.
Some students work for a year or two in a medical or research job before they attempt to enter a medical school.
1.To enter medical schools is ______.
A. effortless B. not competitive
C. fiercely competitive D. easy
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the Princeton Review?
A. It can give us advice about medical schools.
B. It is a great resource for people who want to become doctors.
C. It can provide us information about study programs.
D. It provides the MCAT test.
3.The underlined word “those” in the third paragraph refers to ______.
A. people who want to be doctors
B. people who want to enter a medical school
C. people who are tested by MCAT
D. doctors in the United States
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How to be a good doctor in the United States.
B. The importance of the Princeton Review.
C. How to prepare for the MCAT.
D. How to get into a medical school.
With these tips you can finally get a solid night's sleep.
Reserve Your Bed
Get into bed just for sleeping. Avoid working, paying bills, reading, or watching television in bed. If you associate your bed only with sleep, you’ll be more likely to fall asleep.
Watch the Caffeine(咖啡因)
Too much caffeine throughout the day can cause interrupted sleep. Limit yourself to two cups of tea, coffee, or cola, taken at least 6 hours before bedtime.
Tap the Exercise Answer
In a study from Stanford University School of Medicine, a group of 50- to 76-year-olds who had complained of sleep problems began proper exercise for about half an hour four times a week. Compared with a similar group of people who didn’t exercise, the more active group slept an average of one hour more each night, took less time to fall asleep.
Take a Bath
Take a warm bath an hour or two before bed. Your body temperature will slowly drop after you get out of the tub（浴盆）, making you feel tired. Don’t bathe right before bed, however, because it can briefly stimulate you enough to make it hard to fall asleep.
Buy the Right Bed
A bed that’s too soft can cause poor sleep. Replace your mattress(床垫)if it’s more than ten years old, and buy one that’s as firm as you can tolerate but still comfortable.
If 30 minutes go by and you haven’t fallen asleep, don’t lie in bed feeling frustrated. Get up and do something relaxing.
1.Which of the following is the best choice if one wants to have a good sleep?
A. Drinking as much coffee as possible.
B. Taking a warm bath an hour or two before bed.
C. Watching TV in bed before going to sleep.
D. Buying a beautiful and soft bed.
2.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word in the last paragraph?
A. excited B. tired
C. interested D. encouraged
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Take a bath before sleeping B. The importance of a good sleep
C. Tips for a good sleep D. How to buy the best bed
假定你是李华，正在美国交流学习。你的美国老师Amy邀请你下周五下午3点到她的班里为美国小学生上一节课，介绍中国传统艺术——国画。请给她回复一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1. 接受邀请，表示感谢；
2. 国画简介（如艺术地位、绘画内容、著名画家等）；
3. 课前学生需做的绘画用具上的准备。
注意：1. 词数：100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Amy,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last summer, I got a part-time job like a waiter. I worked hardly and was very helpful. Everyone in the restaurant including some regular customer liked me. One day, a foreign couple, which were in their fifties, entered the restaurant. I was happy to have a chance to practice my spoken English. I went up to greet them warmly. After I took their order, I told them their food will be served quickly because us Chinese respect the elderly. Hearing my words, a look of displeasure was appeared on the wife’s face. Seen my confused look, her husband explained to me the westerners disliked the description “old”. I made a apology to them, keeping in mind the lesson cultural differences should never be ignored (忽视).
语法填空
If you go out to the fields at night in spring or summer, you can hear frogs singing 1. （joy） here and there．It seems as if they were performing a field symphony．
The frog is a good and useful creature that benefits human beings. They can catch fast-moving insects. Each frog eats a large number of pests that are harmful 2. crops．This little creature is regarded 3. the natural enemy of pests".
4. now frogs are getting fewer and fewer．This is because they are killed and put on the table as a delicious dish by their chief enemy, human beings. It is 5. shameless and cruel act，isn't it? 6. cause responsible for the rapid reduction of frogs is that farmers use insecticides （杀虫剂）to kill pests and frogs get killed as a result of drinking poisoned water7. eating poison-killed insects.
Something must be done without delay 8. （save）frogs. If we don't punish those 9. sell and kill frogs to make money,then one day all of us 10. （punish） by nature for failing to keep the balance of nature．
