Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it?
Many people are afraid to assert（维护，坚持） themselves. Dr. Robert Albert, author of STAND UP, SPEAK OUT and TALK BACK, thinks it is because their self-respect is low. “There’s always a superior around------ a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better.” But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves.
They offer assertiveness training courses, A. T. for short. In the A. T. course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.
In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A. T. course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive to share the need. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels.
Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If your face is more important than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. However, once you get to feel good about yourself, you can learn to speak out.
1.The problem the writer talks about is that ________________.
A. some people buy things they don’t want
B. some people are afraid to speak up for their rights
C. there are too many superiors
D. some people don’t think enough of themselves
2.The cause of the problem talked about in the text is that _________.
A. some people have a low self-respect
B. there is always someone around who knows better
C. salesmen talk people into buying things they don’t want
D. people don’t share enough
3. The underlined word “timid” probably means “___________” in Chinese
A. 胆小的 B. 优秀的
C. 勇敢的 D. 无知的
4.One thing the A.T. course doesn’t do is to _____________.
A. share the need of people B. show people they have a right to be themselves
C. help people overcome fear D. help people to assert themselves even if others suffer
This year 2,300 teenagers (young people aged from 13-19 ) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions (印象) of the real American teenagers. American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and have a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In return, George’s son, Mike, spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The family’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual (个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools.” he says. “It is far too easy by our level (水准). But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens (市民). There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”
1.The whole exchange program is mainly to ____.
A. help teenagers in other countries know the real America
B. send students in America to travel in Germany
C. let students learn something about other countries
D. have teenagers learn new languages
2. What did Fred and Mike agree on?
A. American food tasted better than German food.
B. German schools were harder than American schools.
C. Americans and Germans were both friendly.
D. There were more cars on the streets in America.
3. What is particular (特别的) in American schools?
A. There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings..
B. There are a lot of after-school activities.
C. Students usually take 14 subjects in all.
D. Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car.
4.What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?
A. A better education should include something good from both America and Germany.
B. German schools trained students to be better citizens.
C. American schools were not as good as German schools.
D. The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students.
Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.
If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you'll not move before the host says “Come in, please!”. After you enter the room, you wouldn’t sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea-table before you or sent to your hand, you’ll say “Thank you” and receive it with your two hands, not one hand, or they’ll think you are ill-mannered.
Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay (马来西亚的) house, a guest never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host, especially (尤其) the hostess pleased.
1. In China, when the host opens the door, ____ before he says “Come in, please!”
A. you won't leave
B. you won't walk
C. you won't stand in front of him
D. you won't get in
2. In European countries,____ when you get into a house.
A. you needn't take off your shoes B. you must take off your dirty shoes
C. you are not allowed to wear dirty shoes D. you should put on clean shoes
3.In a Malay house, a guest leaves a little food to show that ____.
A. he has enjoyed it B. he is quite full
C. he is not hungry at all D. he needs some drink
完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
There was once a boy who suffered from a deadly disease and could die anytime. One day, he 31 a CD store and saw a young girl about his age and he knew it was love at first 32 . He opened the door and walked in. she looked up and asked, “ 33 I help you?”
He said, “Uh…Yeah…Umm…I would like to 34 a CD.”
He picked one out and gave her 35 for it.
“Would you like me to 36 it for you?” she asked, smiling her cute smile.
He nodded and she went to the back.
She came_37_with the wrapped CD and gave it to him. _38 , he went to that store every day and bought a CD. He was still too 39 to ask her out and he really wanted to. His mother found out about this and 40 him to just ask her.
So the next day, he took all his courage and went to the store. He bought a CD 41 he did every day and when she wasn’t looking, he 42 his phone number on the desk and ran out…
RING…The mother 43 the phone and said, “Hello?”
It was the girl! She asked for the boy and the mother started to cry and said, “He passed 44 yesterday…”
The mother went into the boy’s room. She was face to face with piles and piles of 45 CDs. She picked one up and started to open it.
46 , there was a CD and as took it out of the wrapper, out 47 a piece of paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it.
It 48 : Hi…I think U R really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jacelyn.
The mother opened 49 CD…Again there was a piece of paper with the 50 words.
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1. A. examined |
B. admired |
C. passed |
D. searched |
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2. A. sight |
B. thought |
C. attempt |
D. time |
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3. A. Must |
B. Can |
C. Should |
D. Might |
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4. A. enjoy |
B. try |
C. use |
D. buy |
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5.A. attention |
B. care |
C. money |
D. service |
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6. A. wrap |
B. choose |
C. check |
D. play |
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7. A. across |
B. up |
C. out |
D. back |
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8.A. Ever since |
B. From then on |
C. In addition |
D. In case |
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9.A. shy |
B. anxious |
C. eager |
D. weak |
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10. A. forbad |
B. discouraged |
C. told |
D. forced |
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11. A. since |
B. once |
C. because |
D. like |
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12.A. left |
B. dropped |
C. marked |
D. threw |
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13.A. picked out |
B. held on |
C. picked up |
D. rang up |
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14.A. off |
B. away |
C. down |
D. up |
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15.A. used |
B. ordered |
C. torn |
D. unopened |
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16.A. Inside |
B. Outside |
C. Instead |
D. Somewhere |
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47. A. flew |
B. fell |
C. went |
D. appeared |
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17. A. wrote |
B. said |
C. signed |
D. underlined |
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18. A. other |
B. any |
C. no |
D. another |
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19. A. different |
B. encouraging |
C. same |
D. exciting |
He gave his daughter some money, ___________ she could buy an English-Chinesse dictionary.
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A. which |
B. about which |
C. with which |
D. for which |
This is the best way I could think of ______________ into the dangerous area.
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A. stopped people getting |
B. to protect people from getting |
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C. to prevent people getting |
D. keeping people from getting |
