America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America. Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
1.The underlined phrase "pick up" in Paragraph 1 may mean "_________________".
A.put down B.give up C.pay no attention to D.continue
2.From the passage, we can know_________________.
A.Americans are always generous with their time.
B.Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.
C.Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.
D.Chinese friendships develop faster than American friendships.
3.This passage is most probably written for __________________.
A.American students B.Chinese students
C.Chinese visitors to America D.American visitors to China
“Hire me! I’ll do the best for your company,” Lucas Stewart, with a sign on his back, shouted loudly on Bay Street in Toronto. Now it’s becoming more and more difficult to find a job. Do you want not to look foolish or do the wrong things at your new job?
It is important to make the right impression（印象）from the very first day. You will be in a new place. You will face new people. It may be difficult to know what to do. Here are five tips to help you make it through the first day at a new job.
First impression can last forever. Make sure you make a good one. Before your first day, find out if your new job has rules about what you can wear to work. If so, be sure to follow them. No matter what, always be neat and clean.
Get to work on time. Give yourself an extra（额外的）15 minutes to make sure you arrive on time. Pay attention to introductions. One of the first things that your supervisor may do is to introduce you to your co-workers. These co-workers will be important to you. They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around.
Ask questions. Make sure that your supervisor has told you what is expected of you. If he or she has not told you about your duties, ask for a list. Set daily and weekly goals（目标）for yourself.
Never be the first one to leave. Look at what your co-workers do. It does not look good for you to be eager to leave.
1.Before you arrive at work, you should________.
A.dress up the right way B.introduce yourself
C.know your duties D.know your co-workers well
2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.You should be the first to arrive at work. B.You should ask your co-workers for your duties.
C.You should not be eager to leave at the end of the day. D.You are required to arrive 15minutes earlier.
3.According to the passage, your supervisor is most likely your________.
A.visitor B.friend C.workmate D.leader
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A.Getting a New Job B.How to Work
C.Tips on the First Day at Work D.The Importance of Co-workers
Madam: I’m thinking about getting a pet. Can you give me some advice?
Vet: How much time can you devote to looking after your pet?
Madam: I’m really busy, so I can’t feed a dog. I don’t have time to walk it every day.
Vet: You are right.
Madam: Actually, I don’t want a pet with long hair, like a cat or a dog. I don’t want a pet that could be dangerous, either, like a spider or a snake.
Vet: How about ants? They are easy to look after. Come here and have a look. You only need to put the ants into a glass box. The box is filled with special soil, so you needn’t feed them. The most interesting part is that you can watch the ants dig roads in the soil.
Madam: It sounds good. How many ants should I get at least? How long can they live?
Vet: Eight at least. They can live three to six months.
Madam: Thanks a lot. I will try to find out more information on the Internet and come here next week.
Vet: That’s fine.
1.Where are the people in the dialogue?
A.In a hospital. B.At school. C.In a pet shop. D.In the post office.
2.What are the people in the dialogue talking about?
A.Making a movie. B.Raising a pet.
C.Having a trip. D.Taking a course.
3.What will Madam probably do next week?
A.She will buy some ants. B.She will go to Paris for a holiday.
C.She will visit a wild animal park. D.She will go hiking with her friends.
Here are some interesting places for you to enjoy yourself in while you are staying in Beijing.
Here is the timetable of science activities in the Children’s Palace.
Time table | ||
Monday(4 weeks) 19:00 — 21:30 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West Would you like to know more about the outer space? | Tuesday(5 weeks) 18:30—20:30 Photography Mr. Brown from Italy Learn to take good pictures, please bring your own camera. | Wednesday(12 weeks) 18:30 — 21:00 Computer Science Prof. Harry Morison From Oxford University Learn how to use Windows 2000. |
Thursday (4 weeks) 19:00 — 21:00 Modern Medicine Prof. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical advances? | Saturday(16 weeks) 14:00 — 17:00 Technical English Prof. Rose Beet Do you want to learn the technical words and articles? | Sunday (2 weeks) 8:30 — 11:30 Exhibition of Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. |
1.The teacher who teaches photography is from ______.
A. England B. Italy C. America D. China
2.The computer science class may last for about ________ .
A. 2 weeks B. 4 weeks C. 12 weeks D. 16 weeks
3.If you want to learn technical English, you should go to the Children’s Palace on ______.
A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Saturday D. Sunday
I live in Mexico. In my country, corn（玉米）is my favourite food. We use it to make many kinds of food. Most _________ eat a tortilla. It is my ___________meal because my mother makes delicious food. Dinner is the time that the family sits at table. Sometimes we have tamales(玉米粉蒸肉). Tamales come from corn and banana with some chicken.
Many Mexican___________ wear white T-shirts and pants. Sometimes, they wear hats called “sombreros”. The sombreros keep them from the sun and rain. The women in Mexico usually___________skirts and blouses.
Sports here are fun! They are___________ things to see! Our favourite sport is soccer! My father sometimes _________ me to watch soccer games. We can have a good time then.
We have seven to ten people in a_________. The mother usually does the cooking and the cleaning. I’m glad that I’m only fourteen, or I have to_______ my room. That’s what I’m talking about!
1.A.Mexicans B.Chinese C.Americans D.Japanese
2.A.cheap B.expensive C.favourite D.terrible
3.A.girls B.boys C.men D.women
4.A.take B.buy C.sell D.wear
5.A.important B.interesting C.boring D.difficult
6.A.spends B.helps C.takes D.brings
7.A.family B.room C.house D.home
8.A.wash B.make C.watch D.clean
Look at those clouds. It________soon, I’m afraid.
A.rain B.is raining C.will rain D.rains
