We always want to prepare ourselves to the changes we may face when we go to a different country. Well, I have to say that for me, even after living in the US for one year and a half, I am still not used to the changes of weather, or how to manage my money well. There are many things that can give us culture shocks, but it is up to us whether to make it a big shock or a small one.
I know that changing schools was a big thing for me. It helped me to be stronger and open towards meeting new people. Sometimes it feels like everybody is already in a group. This makes it harder for someone else to go in. But, it is not that hard. Actually many people know that you are from another country. They feel curious about your “history”, and would often think you are a different man.
Another thing that can produce a shock to me is the sudden change of weather. During the last couple of days, there was an ice-snow storm. It was the biggest in 15 years in the state of Missouri. It was raining ice, really, and you could hear sounds outside the window like little pieces of rocks hitting it, of course it was the ice. It started accumulating so heavily that the University had to close down for two days, and it got worse when it started snowing after the ice storm.
As international students, you may at times find something very difficult, but hey, anyone can beat and overcome it to make studying aboard an unforgettable experience.
1.The author has been in the US for .
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A．one year |
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B．one and a half years |
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C．two years |
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D．two and a half years |
2.Changing schools .
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A．was just a small thing for the author |
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B．made it harder for the author to go into new people’s group |
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C．helped the author to be stronger and open towards meeting new people |
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D．made all people think the author was a different man |
3.The underlined word “accumulating” means in Chinese.
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A．堆积 |
B．融化 |
C．结冰 |
D．移动 |
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned to be a shock for the author when he studied in the US?
A. The big changes of weather.
B. B.Managing money.
C.Changing schools.
D.Difference in language.
5.What is the main idea of this article?
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A．We may often change school to get used to living in a different country. |
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B．The author exercised a lot during the ice-snow storm and became stronger. |
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C．Students form other countries are curious about American history. |
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D．Studying abroad is cool though there are difficulties. |
Will Smith is famous for his movies. He thinks it's 26 that people like his movies. The actor admitted that he was touched 27 by the warm welcome from his fans.
He said that he judged(评价) the 28 of the material by how it was liked by people. People worked hard to make a living and then on a Friday night they went to the 29 , and a lot of the time they 30 his movies over a lot of other movies. So he thought that was very ,very crazy.
Will— who made the most money in Hollywood in 2008 — 31 almost an hour talking to the thousands of exciting fans who came all the way to see him though it was a freezing cold day.
Huge letters, "W-I-L-L S-M-I-T-H", also made a deep 32 upon the married actor.
The "Men in Black" star was deeply moved and said, "Oh this is so fantastic.You see that? It's beautiful you know. I told them I wanted my 33 40 metres high!"
In his new movie, Will 34 a man with a secret who starts out to set himself free by changing the 35 of seven strangers,but unexpectedly falls in love with one of them．
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Once upon time, a man taught some monkeys how to dance. The monkeys were 16 clever that they began to dance well very soon.
The man was happy. He 17 the monkeys up in special clothes and masks(面具). Then he took them to 18 party. He wanted people 19 his dancing monkeys.
The dancing monkeys were very popular at the party. 20 knew they were monkeys, and everyone enjoyed 21 them dance.
Then a naughty boy threw some bananas in front of the dancing monkeys. 22 the sight of the bananas,the monkeys forgot all about 23 . They tore off 24 masks and rushed over to the bananas and began to eat.
All the people at the party began to laugh. "They aren't dancers at all," said one person. "They are just monkeys! I guess not everything you see is 25 it appe- ars to be!"
"And," said another, "you should never try to be something you're not."
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现在shopping on line(网上购物) 已经成为一种时尚，特别是年轻人特别喜欢在网上购物。 你对shopping on line 有什么看法呢？请你谈一谈。（60—70词）。
参考词汇： the quality of the product , cost less money , convenient , save time , get our money back , lead ….
Shopping On Line
用所给词的适当形式填空.(1´10=10)
1.The bridge is famous . It _______ (build) thousands of years ago
2.E-mail English is a kind of _____ (write) English, not spoken English .
3._______ you ever______ (sing) a song in front of other people?
Yes , I _______ one last term .
4.Danny writes __________ (careful) of all the boys.
5.He studies science very hard because he wants to be a _________ (science).
6.Swimming makes me __________ (health) than before.
7.It’s your turn___________ (take) out the trash.
8.Tina is looking forward to _________(spend) holidays with her family in Paris .
根据句意，从下面的方框中选择适当的短语，有些词语需要变形。
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drop by , in order to , shake hands , aim at , keep out |
1.The rain coat is used for ___________ the rain .
2.The book __________ educating teenagers
3.___________ my home , when you have time .
4.You are supposed to ________ when you meet someone for the first time in China .
5.He studies hard ________ go to a good university .
