Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal (信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or café’s rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment (多元文化环境) will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
1.In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.
A. develop closer relations B. share the same culture
C. get to know each other D. keep each other company
2.The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.
A. the English prefer to make long speeches
B. too many words are of no use
C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
D. even talk and silence can be culturally different
3.According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?
A. By sharing different ways of life.
B. By accepting different habits.
C. By recognizing different values.
D. By speaking each other' s languages.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Multicultural Environment. B. Cross-Cultural Differences.
C. How to Understand Each Other. D. How to Build Up a Relationship.
After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom“ Why doesn't Dad love me!” Mom frowned. “Who said he doesn't love you!” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us.” Then Mom held me by the shoulders and asked, “Do you understand?’’ I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap（片）metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. I always hoped he'd ask me to help and then praise me for what I did. He never asked. His tasks were too dangerous for a young boy to attempt, and Mom was already worried enough that he'd hurt himself. Dad hand fed scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn't feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don't you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don't you hire a cook? ”Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. I just couldn’t understand my father
B. My father never loved me
C. Silent fatherly love
D. My hard-working father
2.The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because _______
that was the author’s favorite
he was sure the author would be thirsty
the author was always complaining
that was a gesture of love
3.The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because________
his job was too dangerous
his job required high skills
C. he wanted to save money
D. he was not good at communicating with others
4.We can infer from the passage that_______
the author’s father lacked a sense of humor
the author quite understand his father as time went on
C. the author’s father didn’t love him very much
D. the author’s father was too strict with him
Jack was happily trying his new car. The car was good and there wasn’t__ traffic on the roads. Suddenly, a flower shop_32 his attention. He stopped his car and took a closer look at the flowers___ _ there. The beautiful “Mother’s Day” card___ him it was Mother’ Day.
Jack thought about his loving ___ who lived two hundred miles away. So he___ a nice bouquet(束) of pink roses, signed the card and___ the shopkeeper to send it express to his mother. Just___ he got into his car, he noticed a girl standing outside the shop. She was___ the money in her hand. She seemed a little___ . Jack asked, “Can I help you?” She replied in a___ voice, “I want to buy some___ for my mother, but I don’t have enough money.”
Jack asked her to go to the shop with him and____ a big bouquet of red roses for her. She____ him. While leaving the shop, Jack offered her a___ _. She was pleased and her eyes were shining with____ .
On the way, she told him that her mother was dead. So when they arrived, she ran to her mother’s____ _ and placed the bouquet there. Jack was silent for a minute. Then he made a U-turn_____ and drove back to the____ flower shop to take the flowers. He decided to drive down to meet his mother.
He handed his mother the bouquet and said, “I love you, Ma.” She kissed him and asked, “Why did you___ down all the way? You could have simply sent the bouquet to me.” He understood this was a Mother’s Love: mothers think only about their children’s comforts.
1.A. much B. enough C. any D. little
2.A. caught B. turned C. kept D. paid
3.A. planted B. displayed C. transported D. repaired
4.A. answered B. stopped C. reminded D. failed
5.A. father B. mother C. brother D. sister
6.A. discovered B. invented C. chose D. made
7.A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. invited
8.A. while B. since C. after D .before
9.A. counting B. touching C. taking D. wasting
10.A. curious B. excited C. angry D. upset
11.A. pleased B. satisfied C. low D. gentle
12.A. cards B. candies C. roses D. clothes
13.A. bought B. lent C. packed D. grew
14.A. thanked B. praised C. ignored D. respected
15.A. walk B. present C. ride D. rest
16.A. happiness B. sadness C. weakness D. kindness
17.A. grave B. house C.car D. shop
18.A. nervously B. immediately C. carefully D. painfully
19.A. old B. beautiful C. same D. only
20.A. break B. drive C. run D.fly
写作：明天的英语课轮到你进行课前英语小演讲。请根据以下信息，以“健康早餐”为主题写一份演讲稿。
［写作内容］ 1. 现象： 有些同学不吃早餐； 有些同学吃早餐，但营养不均衡。
2. 后果： 严重影响身体健康； 影响学习效率。
3. 建议： （1）早起，吃营养均衡的早餐。
（2）营养均衡的早餐包括：含有碳水化合物的谷类，以提供每天所需的能量； 鸡蛋、牛奶等提供蛋白质； 蔬菜、水果等帮助消化。谷类：grain；碳水化合物：carbohydrates；蛋白质：protein； 消化：digestion
I’m very much honored to give you a speech on healthy breakfast.______________
文中共有10处语言错误，其中一处需要加一词，一处需要删一词，其他八处需要修改，每句最多两处错误。
Mr Wang is my physics teacher. He has 1.75 meters in the height. He was born in November 4, 1952. So he is a middle-aged man. He graduated Qinghua University in 1983. After graduation, he becomes a middle school teacher. He has been taught physics for more than 20 years. He is very succeed as a teacher. He has been given a lot of honor. He not only is a good teacher in physics but also speak English and Russian very well. In his spare time, he likes reading books, collect stamps and listening to music. Also, Mr Smith is kind-hearted.
1.Don’t be particular about food. A________(平衡) diet is very important for health.
2.Eating too many desserts can be________(有害的) to one’s teeth.
3.You’d better________(道歉) to Mary for having kept her waiting for hours outside.
4.In g__________，your plan is good.
5.The m__________ subjects in senior high schools are Chinese，English and mathematics.
6.He has been elected an __________(先进的) teacher because of his achievements in teaching.
7.The brand－new style of teaching is a continuous source of __________(amuse) and delight to us.
8.The company in Nanjing e__________ about 20,000 boxes of wine to the UK last year.
9.A __________ (化学的) change takes place in paper when it burns.
10.There is now __________(令人信服的)evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.
