用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空
1.Xiao Li promised to chat with me on the Internet, but so far he __________ (not do) so.
2.At the moment we have too much to do __________ (think) of doing anything else.
3.Last Friday afternoon the young man __________ (hurt) in the traffic accident which happened on the highway.
4.Sound __________ (travel) through air at a speed of about 340 meters per second.
5.Food cannot __________ (keep) properly in a fridge at an unsuitable temperature.
6.The snow __________ (stop) when she woke up and the sun was shining brightly.
7.Every one of us was excited, for in a few minutes we __________ (see) Liu Xiang appear on the sports ground.
8.The Women’s World Cup __________ (not begin) until 1991 when China hosted it in Guangzhou.
9.Understanding yourself is very important to __________ (build) self-confidence.
10.On Earth, gravity keeps our feet on the ground and makes anything we drop __________ (fall) towards the ground.
根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
1.As we know, oil always __________ (漂浮) on water.
2.He __________ (点头) to me in greeting when I entered the room.
3.We are very __________ (自豪) that a pupil from our school has won the prize.
4.They all hurried __________ (往楼上) to see what was going on.
5.There was __________ (沉默) for a moment and then someone made a useful suggestion.
根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.You can make a __________ (choose) among those programmes.
2.The little girl came here by train all by __________ (she).
3.The lady looks much younger in this __________ (fashion) dress.
4.Of the winters in recent years, last winter was the __________ (dry) one.
5.The doctors in the hospital are trying a new __________ (treat) for cancer.
Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.
The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会), Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.
In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.
1.What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?
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A．Their different ways of doing business. |
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B．Their different lifestyles. |
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C．The fact that the Japanese never say “No”. |
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D．The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action. |
2.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign businessmen” in Paragraph One?
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A．cause foreign businessmen to change their minds. |
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B．give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen. |
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C．attract foreign businessmen’s attention. |
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D．make foreign businessmen think wrongly. |
3.What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
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A．American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones. |
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B．American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”. |
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C．Americans usually say what they are thinking. |
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D．Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly. |
4.From the passage we can infer(推断) that __________.
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A．Japanese businessmen are good at business |
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B．foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business |
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C．foreign businessmen must be more polite |
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D．you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed |
Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go. But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
1.London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________.
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A．they make a living by driving |
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B．they prefer to work for themselves |
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C．they want to help more passengers |
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D．they are used to working deep into the night |
2.How do London taxi drivers “give”?
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A．They give the poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer. |
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B．They give poor children the chance to meet the maor. |
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C．They pay for some poor children’s rides for a day’s tour each summer. |
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D．They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer. |
3.Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers?
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A．Brave and careful |
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B．Rich and generous |
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C．Modest and easy-going |
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D．Hard-working and kind |
4.The passage is most likely to be found from __________.
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A．an advertisement of a taxi company |
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B．an online travel guide |
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C．a website about the taxi drivers in London |
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D．a report about living conditions in London |
Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
1.Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.
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A．a visit to a zoo |
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B．an elephant expert from India |
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C．the photos of elephant |
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D．an old friend who lived in India |
2.The elephant expert told Chris __________.
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A．when to buy an elephant |
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B．how to feed an elephant |
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C．where to sell his elephant |
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D．how to ride an elephant |
3.Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.
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A．it is a very interesting place |
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B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily |
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C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else |
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D．it would take only a short time to get there |
4.When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.
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A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara |
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B．he visited some shopkeepers |
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C．he sold Tara to a national park |
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D．he decided to take Tara home with him |
