Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural(跨文化的)experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. But three characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness (意识, 认识)of being unclear.
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not.
A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reactions than a humorless person. The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to.
The awareness of being unclear is a more difficult concept than patience or a sense of humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers. That is, they do not know what is happening in the situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on. “It’s like I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said, “things are just so different here.”
1.The passage mainly tells us .
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A. that it’s not easy to travel abroad |
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B. that humor is very important in communication |
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C. of some characteristics in dealing with foreigners |
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D. of three main ways useful for communicating with foreigners |
2. According to the passage, what characteristic should be most focused on?
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A. Patience. |
B. The awareness of being unclear. |
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C. The sense of humor. |
D. Understanding each other. |
3.“The awareness of being unclear” refers to .
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A. knowing the meaning of an exact situation |
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B. not stating clearly what happens |
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C. realizing the possible misunderstanding in a situation |
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D. being aware of the unclear situation |
4.According to the writer, the Chinese students are .
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A. a hard-working student |
B. recently back from the moon |
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C. interested in the study of moon |
D. not used to the culture in America |
5.Which of the following can best sum up the passage?
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A. A. It is necessary to learn the language before you go to the country. |
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B. Americans are used to the culture of other countries. |
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C. One needs many characteristics to live in a foreign country. |
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D. To live in a foreign land one should get fully prepared. |
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “See, my dear,” father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to father for help, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly poured my luncheon（午餐）soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出）“ The cook must have gone mad！” Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.
1.The author’s father took her to the top of a church tower to ____________.
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A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town |
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B. find out how many ways lead to the square |
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C. inspire her to find out another way to solve her problem |
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D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day |
2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?.
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A. Do something delicious for lunch. |
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B. Taste her awful lunch. |
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C. Dismiss the mad cook. |
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D. Speak to the school about lunch. |
3.The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph suggests that__________________.
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A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to the writer’s mother. |
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B. the author’s mother was angry with the cook. |
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C. her father persuaded her mother successfully. |
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D. the method the author thought of was effective. |
4.What did the author’s mother think of her luncheon soup after she tasted it?
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A. It was delicious. |
B. It wasn’t so bad as the author said. |
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C. It is terrible.. |
D. It was as good as her cook did. |
5.By sharing her own experiences, the author tries to tell us ____________.
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A. when one road is blocked, try another |
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B. how bad the lunch of her school is |
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C. how wise her father is |
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D. about the church tower near her home |
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started 16 (act) in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is 17 (famous) for his Superman films.
Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 18 he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. 19 , he made 20 (amaze) progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe 21 a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great 22 (courageous).
The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about 23 experiences. This not only drew public attention 24 research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people 25 (live) with all kinds of problems.
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意, 然后从1-15各题所给出的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once a young man was in deep love with a girl. This man folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes (纸鹤) as a gift to his girl. Although he was a small branch manager in a company, and his __1__ didn’t seem too bright, they were very __2__ together until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and would never come back. She also told him that she couldn’t see any future for both of them, “so let’s go our own __3__ from now on…” The young man was __4__, but he agreed. When he regained his __5__, he worked hard day and night, just to make something out of himself. Finally with all the __6__ work, this man set up his own __7__.
One rainy day, while this man was __8__, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain, walking to somewhere. He __9__ that they were his ex-girlfriend’s (前女友)parents, so he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to find him in his expensive car and to know that he had his own company, car, etc.
To the man’s surprise, the couple were walking towards a cemetery (墓地). He got out of his car and followed them. And there he saw his ex-girlfriend — a photograph of her __10__ as sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone, and those precious paper cranes in a glass bottle! He walked over and asked the couple why this had happened. They explained that __11__ she did not leave for France at all. She fell ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he would __12__ some day. She didn’t not want her __13__ to be his barrier(障碍). Therefore, she chose to leave him. She asked her __14__ to put his paper cranes beside her, because if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him.
The man just cried __15__. He was heartbroken once again.
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1. A. appearance |
B. future |
C. salary |
D. apartment |
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2. A. happy |
B. pleasant |
C. worried |
D. sensitive |
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3. A. futures |
B. goals |
C. ways |
D. courses |
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4. A. excited |
B. mad |
C. heartbroken |
D. puzzling |
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5. A. position |
B. confidence |
C. independence |
D. freedom |
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6. A. main |
B. beautiful |
C. hard |
D. heavy |
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7. A. office |
B. family |
C. studio |
D. company |
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8. A. running |
B. driving |
C. walking |
D. wandering |
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9. A. recognized |
B. noticed |
C. understood |
D. memorized |
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10. A. glaring |
B. talking |
C. smiling |
D. crying |
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11. A. fortunately |
B. recently |
C. difficultly |
D. actually |
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12. A. come |
B. make |
C. suffer |
D. succeed |
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13. A. illness |
B. heart |
C. cranes |
D. sadness |
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14. A. husband |
B. parents |
C. friends |
D. son |
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15. A. heatedly |
B. hardly |
C. sadly |
D. excitedly |
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A little boy is telling his Grandma how everything is going wrong: School, family problems, severe health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks the child if he would like a snack, which of course he would.
"Here. Have some cooking oil."
"Terrible!" says the boy.
"How about a couple of raw eggs?"
" Terrible! Grandma."
"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"
"Grandma, those are all awful!"
To which the Grandma replies, "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake! Life works the same way. Many times we wonder why we have to go through such bad and difficult times, but when we put these things all in a suitable way, they always work for good!”
“The trials of life serve a meaningful purpose in making us stronger. Don’t lose heart if life is not easy for you right now, but encourage yourself and know you will be much stronger mentally and physically because of the trials of life.”
[写作内容]
1.以约30个词概括短文的内容；
2.然后用120个词以“Facing the Trials of Life”写一篇文章, 内容包括：
1）你阅读短文后的感受；
2）讲述你经历的一次困难或考验；
3）你认为应当如何看待生活中的考验。
[写作要求]
1）可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事, 也可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2）文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确, 语言规范, 内容合适, 篇章连贯。
某国际动物关爱协会面向全球中学生招募“动物代言人”，希望申请者选择一种自己喜欢的动物，为之代言（speak for）。假设你是南海育才中学的学生李华，有意参与该活动。下面是你的申请表：
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Name (姓名) |
LiHua |
Sex (性别) |
boy |
Age (年龄) |
18 |
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Statement of Application (申请陈述) |
l 表示有意参加 l 说明自己喜欢动物、关爱动物 l 介绍熊猫：可爱；国宝；珍稀动物；数量减少 l 打算为熊猫代言，理由：唤起动物保护意识 |
【写作内容】
现根据上面的申请表，写一封申请信。内容包括：
1.你的个人基本情况
2.申请陈述内容
【写作要求】
1.只能用5个句子表达全部内容
2.文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总句数。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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I hope I can do something for pandas. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours Sincerely,
LiHua
