Informal conversation is an important part of any business relationship. 1.Latin Americans enjoy sharing information about their local history, art, and customs. They expect questions about their family and are sure to show pictures of their children. The French think of conversation as an art form. 2.For them, arguments can be interesting---and they can cover pretty much or any topic---as long as they occur in a respectful and intelligent manner.
In the United States, business people like to discuss a wide range of topics, including opinions about work, family, hobbies, and politics. 3.They do not share much about their thoughts, feelings, or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious business relationship they’re trying to build. Middle Easterners are also private about their personal lives and family matters. It is considered rude, for example, to ask a businessman from Saudi Arabia about his wife or children.
4.This can get you into trouble, even in the United States, where people hold different views. Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world, although be careful not to criticize a national sport.5.
A.Instead, be friendly and praise your host’s team.
B.You may feel free to ask your Latin American friends similar questions.
C.Before you start a discussion, however, make sure you understand which topics are suitable in a particular culture.
D.In Japan, China, and Korea, however, people are much more private.
E.In addition, discussing one’s salary is usually considered unsuitable.
F.They enjoy the value of lively discussions as well as disagreements.
G.As a general rule, it’s best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends.
Traditionally, across the world, boys and girls attend a mixed school, where they study together. But boys’ schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.
Boys at single—sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to correspond to（和……相符）the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.
The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.
Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warmed that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.
The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when girls do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.
But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys’ learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study’s author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.
Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around. “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine（女性的）and prefer the modern genre（类型）in which violence and sexism are major themes,” James wrote.
Single—sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel that they had to be “masterful and in charge” in relationships. “In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,” the study reported.
1.The author believes that a single-sex school would ________.
A.force boys to hide their emotions to be “real men”
B.help boys to be more competitive in schools
C.encourage boys to express their emotions more freely
D.naturally strengthen boys traditional image of a man
2.It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys ________.
A.behave more responsibly
B.grow up more healthily
C.perform relatively better
D.receive a better education
3.According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single—sex schools is that ________.
A.teaching can be tailored to suit the characteristics of boys
B.boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted
C.boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in
D.teaching can be designed to promote boys' team spirit
4.What does the underlined word “acute” in Paragraph 7 mean?
A.lovely.. B.sharp.
C.serious. D.dull
If you ever travel to Italy, don't miss a chance to eat the pizza in Rome.At least, that's what Ayonnah Tinsley would probably tell you. "The cheese is totally delicious. In fact I think it is the best cheese there is!" Ayonnah wrote.
She wrote this review on a kid-friendly travel website—a website she started herself. And in the past three years, it has taken off like a transatlantic flight. She started a travel blog when she was only eight. The website, called YaYa Stars, grew out of that blog. "YaYa" is Ayonnah's nickname, and" Stars" refers to her five-star rating system. She made the site for kids who want to go to places and kids who have been to places.
Ayonnah and her family have travelled a lot. But when she looked for information and reviews about their destinations, she didn't find any that was written by or for kids. At first she just wanted a website where she could write about the places she had visited. But her friends wanted to share their adventures, too. So now, she lets other kids rate the places they've been to as well.
" The website has taken off beyond our wildest dreams," said Ayonnah's mother. " We get anywhere between 25,000 and 75,000 unique visitors in a month worldwide. This was all her idea. She was young and that was great for that age and we just gave her our basic support.
Ayonnah's website contains shop and restaurant reviews, too—including her views about the pizza in Rome. But she was not as impressed by a restaurant at a major U. S. theme park. She discovered a toothpick inside one of the French fries. However, she did soften the review by calling the restaurant's decoration' wonderful",
Ayonnah has a number of other hobbies, but she.still finds time to write and post her reviews. "To all you kids everywhere—YaYa Stars is for you," she says. " Hope to see where you have been!"
1.What do we know about Ayonnah's website according to the passage?
A.She writes all the reviews on her own.
B.A free transatlantic flight is offered to its users.
C.It acts as a platform for kids to make friends with others.
D.Users can rate the places which they have visited on the website.
2.Ayonnah's website came into being mainly because .
A.she had a lot of words to write about her travelling
B.no travel websites were written specially by or for kids
C.she found nothing about the destinations she visited online
D.kids didn't like to review the destinations they had ever visited
3.What is implied in Ayonnah's mother's words in Paragraph 4?
A.Ayonnah's mother is worried that she is too young to operate the website well.
B.Ayonnah knew her website would be successful at the beginning.
C.More adult visitors are welcome to the website from now on.
D.Ayonnah's mother takes pride in her achievement.
4.Ayonnah's review on a restaurant at a U. S. theme park was written in a tone.
A.critical B.favourable
C.mild D.frank
5.All the following reviews may be seen on Ayonnah's website except .
A.reviews on transportation
B.reviews on restaurants
C.reviews on destinations
D.reviews on shops
单句语法填空
1._________ is a pity that we can't go to Hainan for a trip this winter holiday.
2.I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella. That is_________I got wet through.
3.Exactly_________the potato was introduced into Europe is uncertain, but it was probably around 1565.
4.I'd like to start my own business—that's_________I'd do if I had money.
5._________ fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural differences from one aspect.
6.Why not try your luck downtown. Bob? That's_________the best jobs are.
7.Every year,_________ makes the most beautiful kite will win a prize in the Kite Festival.
8.Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer_________it was 20 years ago, when it was so poorly equipped.
9._________ makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.
10.The question is_________they will support the plan.
单句改错
1.It is often the case what anything is possible for those who hang on to hope.
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2.What made the doctor upset was that he should tell the patient the truth.
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3.I think that impresses me about his paintings is the colours he uses.
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4.If we will go to the zoo tomorrow depends on the weather.
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5.The reason why Tom failed in the exam was because he didn't work hard.
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6.This is which my father has taught me—to always face difficulties and hope for the best.
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7.It is by no means clear that the president can do to end the strike.
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8.You always make mistakes about pronunciation in your speech. I think that is why you are too nervous.
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短文改错
Three years ago I failed a important exam in my life and became a student in an ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the strange campus and the new classmates, I found the teachers patient and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmospheres in class. I decided make the best of it. I worked hard and got along good with my teachers and classmates. Wherever I had difficulties, they were always available. Soon, I became one of the top students in my class, and which greatly increased my confidence and got me motivating.
My experience tell me that it is not what you are given but how you make use for it that determines who you are.
