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Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality. This is why you might hear someone saying "She is a typical (典型的) Australian" or "He is so French". It seems that people from a certain country share certain similar characteristics.
French
French people are often seen as romantic and outgoing people with a great love for life, food and wine. They are good at singing and dancing.
Chinese
Chinese are friendly people who are hard-working. They are polite because they are careful about "saving face" when dealing with other people”.
Australians
Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors. They enjoy a slower life.
They laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.
Germans
Germans are often described as being serious and careful. They are hard workers and pay a lot of attention to details. However, sometimes people say Germans have no sense of humour.
Nationalities may affect personalities.All these national types can be true for some people, but very wrong for others. For example, you might meet a German who is a confident singer
with a great sense of humour, or an Australian who is shy and quiet.!
Personalities and Nationalities | ||
Opinion | People from a certain country 1.________certain similar characteristics | |
Examples | French | ●Romantic and 2.________ ●Love life, food and wine ●Good singers and3.________ |
| 4.________ | ●Friendly, hard-working and polite ●Afraid of "5.________ face" before others. |
| Australians | ●Like to stay6.________,enjoy a slower life. ●7.________ a lot. ●Merry, sometimes loud and rude. |
| Germans | ●Pay attention to8.________. ●Serious and careful, not9.________. |
Conclusion | Nationalities may 10.________personalities, but not for all! | |
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man.” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir.” He said.
“A fig tree?” The rich man was very surprised. “How old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old.”
“What!” shouted the rich man, “You're ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, “Who planted the fig trees?”
“Well, I don’t know.”
“You see, sir.” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “You are right, my good man. We should do some things
for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.
1.The old man was planting _ when the rich man saw him.
A. an apple tree B. a fig tree
C. a pear tree D. a banana tree
2.The old man was planting the tree____________.
A. to get himself some fruit to eat
B. for the people after him
C. to make his garden more beautiful
D. just for fun
3. The sentence in the last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________.
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B. he didn't want to disturb the old man
C. he couldn't communicate with the old man
D. he understood why the old man planted the young tree
4.What kind of personality does the old man has?
A. creative B. brave C. wise D. curious
5. We can express the main idea of this passage “_________” in Chinese.
A. 前人栽树，后人乘凉 B. 光阴似箭，一去不返
C. 君子爱财，取之有道 D. 财多惹祸，树大招风
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant（(仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that. One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison（毒药） and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out. But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man B. the servant
C. both A and B D. neither A and B
2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat B. himself
C. nobody D. the servant
3. The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
B. did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat
D. he wanted to kill the servant
4. In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant B. cat
C. the rich man D. nobody
5. From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. Kind
Television is good. You'd like to watch it all day and all night. But too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can't focus on their work.
Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, they'll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people's health. People don't move much while watching TV. What's more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people "couch potatoes".
Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Young people are good at following. Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.
1.Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will __.
A. learn language skills more easily
B. be healthier
C. find it hard to learn to read
D. eat less food
2.Kids learn language skills best by__.
A. reading B. talking
C. playing with others D. all of the above
3.What will people do when they are watching TV?
A. Eat a lot of food.
B. Have more time for reading.
C. Move to keep healthy.
D. Focus on their work.
4.Which of the following is true?
A. An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on TV a year.
B. It's good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV.
C. Too much TV is good for people's health.
D. It's easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight.
5. "Couch potatoes" are people who watch too much TV and become_____.
A. thin B. healthy
C. fat D. Strong
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根据上下文内容，从所给的四个选项中选择一个合适的选项。
Charlie is twenty-three now. He ________ a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s ________and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he________ in a university. So he looks down upon (瞧不起) his ________ . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with ________. He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”
But once the young man couldn’t ________ a foreign instructions (说明书). An old worker studied it for two days and ________ Mr. White, the boss of the factory, ________it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for________ . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it ________ that you’ve never made a mistake?”
The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White ________and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”
Having _______ this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”
Charlie ________his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my ________ !”
“When?” the boss asked in surprise.
“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White ________ me acknowledge (承认)I was wrong!”
1.A．visited B．left C．built D．reached
2.A．small B．big C．new D．old
3.A．lived B．traveled C．arrived D．studied
4.A．parents B．teacher C．workmates D．classmates
5.A．another B．other C．the other D．others
6.A．see B．write C．understand D．read
7.A．told B．asked C．taught D．laughed at
8.A．when B．what C．how D．where
9.A．him B．himself C．them D．themselves
10.A．clever B．sure C．true D．able
11.A．sad B．sadder C．angry D．angrier
12.A．heard B．listened C．guessed D．reported
13.A．lost B．hated C．changed D．thought
14.A．life B．office C．family D．bedroom
15.A．helped B．made C．watched D．had
–Would you mind taking the underground to the theatre tonight?
--_________. It will take less time than driving a car.
A. Certainly B. You’re welcome
C. You’d better not D. of course not
