The first Christmas I spent away from home happened to be in England. At that time, shops in Poland were still ______ bare and decorations didn’t appear in the shop windows until about a week before the actual celebration of Christmas. Therefore, I was _______ to see so many English shops _______ decorated from top to bottom as early as November. I was enchanted(喜悦) and I loved it. By the middle of December, however, it had started to _______ me and when I could hear Christmas carols in every ______ I went to, I started to feel sad and ______. Never mind, I thought, as I was really looking forward to ________ Christmas the English way.
I spent Christmas Eve with an English family. The house was tastefully ______, there was a Christmas tree and roaring fire in the fireplace. My first ________ on that day came when instead of going to church, everybody went to the local pub. Surely, I thought, there can’t be anything ______ about it as they go there every Friday, Saturday and ______ in the middle of the week. So I missed our Polish special moments that happen on Christmas Eve, our traditional supper, breaking the bread and ________ each other only good things.
At first I thought that I ______ spending Christmas the way we do it in Poland but looking back, I know that it was a(n) _______ experience. Now, whenever I happen to spend Christmas in England, the thing I ______ most is the way it differs from the Polish way of celebrating Christmas.
1.A. pretty B. hardly C. somehow D. unexpectedly
2.A. excited B. surprised C. pleased D. worried
3.A. actively B. surprisingly C. strangely D. beautifully
4.A. displease B. puzzle C. interest D. frighten
5.A. school B. church C. restaurant D. shop
6.A. angry B. homesick C. heartbroken D. astonished
7.A. experiencing B. accepting C. touching D. making
8.A. built B. celebrated C. decorated D. arranged
9.A. shock B. story C. sadness D. happiness
10.A. interesting B. ordinary C. special D. important
11.A. even B. often C. never D. seldom
12.A. explaining B. introducing C. wishing D. congratulating
13.A. regretted B. forgot C. complained D. missed
14.A. useful B. unforgettable C. unpleasant D. unfortunate
15.A. experienced B. enjoyed C. hated D. Disagreed
下面的表格是你一天的活动安排,请根据表格中的内容写一篇英语日记。
时间 | 地点 | 活动安排 |
8:00 | 校门口 | 欢迎美国学生(约50人)到校参观访问 |
8:30—9:30 | 图书馆阅览室 | 联欢会 |
9:30—10:30 | 校园内 | 参观教学楼、实验楼和游泳池 |
10:30—11:30 | 操场 | 友谊篮球赛 |
12:00 | 校门口 | 美国学生离开 |
要求:1.词数100左右,开头已经给出,不计入总词数;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇: 友谊篮球赛 Friendship Basketball Match联欢会get-together
March 6, 2013
About fifty American students came to visit our school today.
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Mary: Well, it’s a lovely room. It’s quite a nice size, but I don’t like green paint very much. Would 1. be all right if I painted the walls a different color?
White: Yes, that’s fine, as long as you don’t paint them a very dark color. One of my renters 2. (paint) them black a few years ago. That was terrible.
Mary: Is there anything I 3. know?
White: Well, I don’t allow cats 4. (go) upstairs at all.
Mary: Oh? Not at all?
White: No, 5. (absolute) not. I don’t like animals and I don’t allow smoking in bedrooms.
Mary: Oh, no, no. I agree 6. that. I don’t smoke anywhere. Can I use the kitchen if I want to 7. something?
White: Yes, but only before 7 o’clock in the evening. And I don’t allow people to stick pictures on the walls. You know when you take the pictures away, marks 8. (leave) on the walls.
Mary: OK. I see.
White: And one 9. thing if you don’t mind. I don’t want any big noisy parties, 10. only two or three friends at the same time, please.
Mary: Oh, right. I will do that. Well, it sounds fair. Thank you very much.
1. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize 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 —2.
Talks 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; 3. 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; 4. 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, 5. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
A. and sometimes these values are quite against each other.
B. people from both nations keep the rule that work comes first.
C. Meeting people from another culture can be difficult.
D. however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly.
E. instead there was an uncomfortable silence.
F. It is quite a common case to meet people from different cultures.
G. people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
I decided to cut my front lawn (草坪) today, especially since I live on a main street downtown with lots of traffic. I finished mine and decided to cut my neighbor — Joan’ grass while I was good at it. She is a sweet person who has gone through some trying times in the last year. Her brother passed away because of cancer last year, and her sister (who lives with her) was mentally challenged — yet so sweet!
It was a difficult time with physical and mental challenges that led her employer in our local hospital to let her go after 25 years of service! Lastly, my neighbor Joan, who is a nurse in our local hospital was diagnosed with esophageal(食道) cancer in December. She went through radiation and a long recovery — but thankfully she is in remission(缓解).
Anyway, in short I was leaving my house this afternoon and she stopped me to thank me for cutting her grass. She told me her dad passed away on Friday and she just arrived home from the funeral service, so she didn’t know when she would have time to cut her grass. So, when she arrived home and saw it cut she was more than happy and grateful! I said to her, "You are welcome.It’s just a small act of kindness for a neighbor."
I did it for exercise and pleasure, not knowing it meant more to her than just doing a neighbor a favor!
1.Although a lot of unfortunate matters happened to Joan, she is still .
A.pessimistic B.optimistic
C.depressed D.disappointed
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word "trying" in the first paragraph?
A.Happy. B.Exciting. C.Simple. D.Hard.
3.What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?
A.Joan is unlucky.
B.Joan lives happily.
C.Joan has retired.
D.Joan’ employer doesn’t like her.
4.How does Joan feel about the author’s helping her cut grass?
A.She feels sad.
B.She feels only happy.
C.She feels very happy and thankful.
D.She feels easy.
It can be hard to meet people from another culture. 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 cafes 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.keep each other company B.share the same Culture
C.get to know each other D.develop closer relations
2.The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.
A.even talk and silence can be culturally different
B.too many words are of no use
C.people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
D.the English prefer to make long speeches
3.According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?
A.By sharing different ways of life.
B.By recognizing different values.
C.By accepting different habits.
D.By speaking each other’s languages.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Multicultural Environment.
B.How to Understand Each Other.
C.Cross-Cultural Differences.
D.How to Build Up a Relationship.
