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IntheUnitedStates84collegesnowacceptjustwomen.Mostofthesecollegeswereestablished
inthe19thcentury;theyweredesignedtoofferwomentheeducationtheycouldnotreceive
anywhereelse.Atthattimemajoruniversitiesandcollegesacceptedonlymen.Inthepast20
yearsmanyyoungwomenhavechosentostudyatcollegesthatacceptbothmenandwomen.As
aresultsomewomen'scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentstoo.Others,however,refusedto
change.Nowtheseschoolsarepopular(流彳『的)again.
ThepresidentofTrinityCollege(二一——大学)inWashington,D.C.saidthatbytheendofthe1980s
womenbegantorecognizethatstudyingatthesameschoolwithmendidnotmeanwomen
werehavinganequalchancetolearn.ThepresidentofSmithCollegeinMassachusettssaysa
women'scohegepermitswomentochooseclassesandactivitiesfreely.Forexample,shesays
thatinawomen'scollegeahigherpercentageofstudentsstudiesmathematicsthaninacollege
withbothmenandwomen.
EducationalexpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStatesusuallyspeakinclassmorethan
womenstudentsdo.Inawomen'scollege,womenfeelfreertosaywhattheythink.Women's
schoolsalsobringoutleadershipcapabilitiesinmanywomen.Womenarerepresented
everywhere.Forexample,atawomen'scoliegeeverygoverningofficeisheldbyawoman.
Recentstudiesreportedlyshowthatthisleadershipcontinuesaftercollege.Americanwomen
whowenttowomen'scollegesaremorelikelytoholdsuccessfuljobslaterinlife.
1.Women'scollegeswereestablishedto.
A.givewomenthesamerightofeducationthatmenenjoy
B.makechangestothetraditionaleducationalsystem(.系统)
C.defymen'sprivilege(特权)insociety
D.trainwomeninparticularfields
2.Studyingatthesameschoolwithmendoesnotmean.
A.womencandothesamethingasmen
B.thatwomenaregiventhesamechanceasmen
C,womenareallowedmorefreedomtodevelopthemselves
D.thepresenteducationalsystemdoesnotallowotherchoices
3.Accordingtothepassage,inwomen'sschools.
A.womenarefreerthaniftheystudyatthesameschoolwithmen
B.womencoulddoanythingtheywant
C,theyteachthingspeculiartowomen
D.menareopenlychaflenged
4.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutwomen'scollege?
A.Womenfeelfreertosaywhattheythink.
B.Morewomencanparticipateinthemanagementofthecollege.
C.Averyhighpercentageofwomenwillbecomeleaderslater.
D.Womenaremorelikelytobesuccessfulintheirlatercareers.
5.Thetitleofthispassageismostlikelytobe.
A.FemaleEducationintheUnitedStates
B.Women*sSchoolsintheUnitedStates
C.WomenShouldbeGiventheSameEducationasMen
D.EducationinAmerica
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.
Coffeeisoneofthemostpopular(流行的)drinksthroughouttheworldtoday.Infact,according
tosomeestimates,over30%ofalladultsintheworlddrinkcoffeeatleastonceadayonthe
average.
Coffeecontainsakindofdrugcalledcaffeine(咖啡因).Caffeineisachemicalthatstimulates(刺
激)thenervesofthebody.Drinkingcoffeetendstomakepeoplealittlebitmoreawake-atleast
forashorttime-becauseofthisstimulatingeffectonthenervoussystem(系统).Acupofcoffee
has,ontheaverage,about3%caffeineinit.
Onestoryofthediscoveryofthecoffeeplantrelatestothiseffectofcaffeine.Accordingtothe
story,coffeewasdiscoveredinEastAfrica.Thestorysaysthatcoffeewasfirstfoundbyagoat
farmernamedKaldi.Thiswasabouttheyear850.
Kaldiwasleadinghisanimalsthroughthemountainsandthegoatswerestoppingrepeatedlyto
eattheplantsnearthepath.Suddenly,someofthegoatsstartedjumpingupanddowninavery
strangeway.
Kaldifiguredoutthatthegoatswereactingthiswaybecauseoftheplantstheywereeating.Kaldi
himselftriedeatingsomeofthegreenbeans(豆荚)thatthegoatshadbeeneating.He,too,felt
thestimulatingeffectofthebeans.
Kaldiwantedtoprovewhathadhappened,sohepickedsomeofthebeansandtookthemback
tohishomevillage,wherehetoldhisstory.Thegreenbeangotthename"Kaffanandlater
"coffee"becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacecalledKaffainAfrica.
Thenforyears,peopleusedtoeatafewofthegreenKaffabeanswhentheywereinthe
mountainsandneededextraenergytodotheirwork.Itwaslaterfoundthatthecoffeebeans
couldbepickedandthendrieduntiltheyturnedbrown,andthentheycouldbestored.Ifthe
beansweredriedandstored,theycouldbeusedatanytime.
6.Whatiscaffeine?
A.Akindofseed.
B.Akindofplant.
C.Akindofdrug.
D.Akindofnut.
7.Whatisthepurposeofdrinkingcoffee?
A.Tobecomemoreawake.
B.Tobecomemorehealthy.
C.Tobecomemorehappy.
D.Tobecomemoreclever.
8.Coffeewasfirstfoundbya.
A.doctor
B.farmer
C.druggist(药剂师)
D.chemist(化学家)
9.Howdidthegoatsreactaftereatingtheplants?
A.Theyfellasleep.
B.Theycouldnotfindtheirwayhome.
C.Theystartedjumpingupanddown.
D.Theywantedtoeatmore.
10.WhydidthegreenbeangetthenamenKaffa"?
A.BecauseKaldilovedhishomevillageverymuch.
B.BecauseKaldi'sgoatslovedthegreenbeanverymuch.
C.Becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacebythisname.
D.Becausethebeanscouldbepickedanddried.
CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworld
laughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.
MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.But
perhapsthosewhocalledhim"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.
Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisan
artfilledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbut
becomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattracted
generationaftergeneration.
AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsinthe
areainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentand
onthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs(|可T乙录),Themore
onereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhad
alastinginfluenceonhim.
Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.Hegavea
humorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefrom
WorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.So
perfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibleto
hateitanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeen
anunpleasantreality.Chaplingavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,
satirizing(讽刺)thecrueltyofthemachineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.
Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplin
continuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorous
presentationsthatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.
1.AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept.
A.hewasbornintheUSA
B.hewasagreatfilmactor
C.hehadanunhappyearlylife
D.hemadefunofHitlerinoneofhisfilms
2.Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergeneration
because.
A.hesetthewholeworldlaughing
B.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolved
C,hisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiods
D.bothBandC
3.AccordingtothewritersofCharlieChaplin'slifehistory,hadastronginfluence
onthetypeoffilmshemade.
A.thesocietyinwhichhelived
B,theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhim
C.hisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondon
D.thosewhocalledhimagenius
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin'sworkbecausehedidnrtinvolvehimselfinpolitical
affairs.
B.Chaplinbecamewelllovedyearsafterhisdeath.
C.Chaplin'sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadelements.
D.Chaplin'sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsadelements.
5.Thispassagewas.
A.writtenbyCharlieChapfin
B.writtenaboutCharlieChaplin
C.advertisingoneofCharlieChaplin'sfilms
D.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-making
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.
AlthoughBeethovencouldsitdownandcomposeeasily,hisreallygreatcompositionsdidnot
comeeasilyatall.Theycosthimagreatdealofhardworkandhealwaysfoundithardtosatisfy
himself.
Whenhewas28,hebegantonoticeastrangenoiseinhisears.Asitgrewworse,hewenttosee
doctors,andwastoldthathewasgoingdeaf.Thiswastoomuchforanycomposertobear.
Beethovenwaswithouthope;hewassurethathewasgoingtodie.Hewenttothecountryside
wherehewrotealonggood-byelettertohisbrothers,describinghowsadandlonelyhis
deafnessmadehim.Helongedtodie,andsaidtodeath,"Comewhenyouwill;Ishallmeetyou
bravely."
Infact,Beethovendidsomethingbraverthandying.Hegatheredhiscourageandwentonwriting
music,thoughhecouldhearwhathewrotemoreandmorefaintly.Hewrotethemusicforwhich
werememberhimbestafterhebecamedeaf.Thismusicwasverydifferentfromanythathad
beencomposedbefore.Insteadoftheartisticandbeautifulmusicthatearliercomposershad
writtenfortheirrichlisteners,Beethovenwrotestormy,excitingmusicwhichremindsusofhis
troubledandcourageous(勇敢的)life.HisHeroic(英雄的)Symphony(交响乐)andFifth
Symphonybothshowhiscourageinstrugglingwithhisfate.
Intimehewentcompletelydeaf,buthewrotemorecreativelythanever,forhecould"hear"his
musicinhismind.Hewaslonelyandoftenunhappybutinspiteofthis,heoftenwrotejoyful
music,suchashislastsymphony,theNinth.Becauseofhiscourageandstrongwilltotriumph,
hismusichasgivenjoyandencouragementtomillionsofpeople.
6.HowdidBeethoven'sdeafnessaffecthim?
A,Itkilledhim.
B.Itstoppedhiswritingmusic.
C.Itdrovehimmad.
D.Ithelpedhimcreategreatmusic.
7.WhichofthefollowingmusicworkswrittenbyBeethovenwasjoyful?
A.No.9Symphony,
B.No.7Symphony.
C.No.5Symphony.
D.No.3Symphony.
8.Beethovenlongedtodiebecause.
A.hehadtolddeathhewouldmeetitbravely
B.hefelthisdeafnesswastoomuchforhimtobearasacomposer
C.hewouldn'tbeabletowritemusicforrichlistenersafterbecomingdeaf
D.hewouldn'tbeabletosupporthisfamily
9.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.MusicandSymphony
B.HardtoSatisfy
C.TheMusicofFate
D.DeafnessinMusic.
10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Whenhewaspartlydeaf,Beethoven'smusicbecamemoreandmoregentle.
B.Hismusicbecamemoreandmoreartisticalthoughhewasdeaf.
C.Hewrotefainterandfaintermusicafterhewentdeaf.
D.Hecomposedexcitingandencouragingmusicthatreflectedhisstrugglewithhisfate.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.
Cultureshockmightbecalledanexpecteddiseaseofpeoplewhohavesuddenlymovedtosome
foreigncountries.Likemostdiseases,ithasitsownsymptomsandcure.
Cultureshockisstartedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsightsof
socialactivities.Thosesignsorcues(提示)includethethousandandonewaysinwhichwefind
ourplaceinthesituationofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeet
people,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandwhentorefuse
invitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues,whichmaybewords,
gestures,expressionswiththeface,customs,ornorms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseof
growingupandareasmuchapartofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefswe
accept.Allofusdependforourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues,
mostofwhichwedonotcarryonthelevelofconsciousawareness.
Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.
Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybe,
anumberofsupportshavebeenknockedoutfromunderyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustration
andanxiety.Peoplerespondtothefrustrationinmuchthesameway.Firsttheyrejectthe
environmentwhichcausesthediscomfort."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausethey
makemefeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogethertocomplainaboutthehost
countryanditspeople,youcanbesuretheyaresufferingfromcultureshock.Anotherstageof
cultureshockisregression.Thehomecountrysuddenlyassumesagreatimportance.Tothe
foreignereverythingbecomesmuchgreaterthanitreallyis.Allthedifficultiesandproblemsare
forgottenandonlythegoodthingsbackhomeareremembered.Itusuallytakesatriphometo
bringonebacktoreality.
11.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis.
A.anexpecteddiseaseofforeignpeople
B.mayleadtoveryserioussymptoms
C.actuallynotadisease
D.somethingthatcan'tbechanged
12.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultsfrom.
A.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsightsofsocialactivities
B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits
C.thesuddenchangeofthesocialsituationandcustoms
D.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner
13.WhichoneofthefollowingmayNOTbethesymptomsofcultureshock?
A.Youdon'tknowhowtoexpressyourthanks.
B.Youdon'tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.
C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.
D.Youdon'tunderstandwhyaforeigneractsinacertainway.
14.Howwouldapersonwhostaysabroadmostprobablyactwhenheisfrustratedbytheculture
shockaccordingtothepassage?
A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst.
B.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim.
C.Heisreadytoacceptthechangeandchangehimselftothenewenvironment.
D.Althoughhetakestheculturaldifferencestoberegular,hestilldoesn'tknowwhattodowith
them.
15.Thispassageismostlikelytakenfrom.
A.anewsreport
B.agrammarbook
C.abookonmedicineandpsychology
D.anessayonhumancustoms
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.
IusedtogotoStarbucks(星巴克)fortheircoffee,butthat'schangedsinceIdiscoveredtheir
comforting,tastyteas,whicharebetterthancoffeeanytime.Teaiscoolevenwhenit'shot.
Peopledrinkmoreteathananyotherdrinkintheworld,exceptforwater.
Whetherit'sservedhotorcold,naturalandflavoredteasaredrinksthathavebeenconsumed
。肖费)forcenturies.Everywhereyoulook,you'dfindvariouskindsofteas-inrestaurants,
grocerystores,televisionadvertisements,andgiftshops.
Whyisthereallthisexcitementabouttea?What'sitsattraction?Well,therearemany
possibilitiesforwhymoreandmorepeoplearedrinkingtea.Onepossibilityisthatpeopleare
comingtonoticethebenefitsofdrinkingtea;particularlygreentea.Studiesshowthatdrinking
fourcupsofgreenteaadaycanreducetheriskofdevelopingvarioustypesofcancer,aswellas
heartdisease.Thekeytotea'seffectsofcureseemstolieinchemicalsfoundinteawhich
preventaprocessthatleadstothegrowthofcancers.Greenteamayalsopreventskincancer.It
hasalsobeenlinkedwithhelpingthebodytoriditselfofharmfulmaterials,andgreenteais
thoughttopossiblyprotectagainstcoldsandParkinson's(帕金森)disease.
Anotherexplanationforwhypeoplearedrinkingmoreteamaybeduetothecomfortingprocess
ofjustmakingacupoftea.Thetimeittakestopreparetealeavesinhotwaterandenjoyits
gentleflavorforcesdrinkerstoslowdownandrelaxawhile,makingittheperfectwaytoimprove
aworldwherepeoplearesocrazyaboutcappuccino(热牛奶咖啡),ahotcoffeewithmilkinit.
So,whetheryoudrinktea,eatitinfoods,wearittosmellgood,ortakeitinpills,onethingis
certain,theuseofteaismorethanatrend-itisahabitofourpastandifstudiesprovethe
benefitofitsuse,itwillundoubtedlybeanimportantelementofourfuture.
16.Nowadays,amongallthedrinksintheworld,teais.
A.themostwidelyconsumeddrink
B.aswidespreadascoffee
C.evenmorewidelyconsumedthanwater
D.thesecondmostwidelyconsumeddrink
17.Thepassagedoesnotmentionasapossiblebenefitofdrinkingtea.
A.preventingskincancer
B.helpingthebodytoriditselfofharmfulmaterial
C.curingParkinson'sdisease
D,reducingtheriskofdevelopingcancer
18.Itisgoodtodrinkteabecausethetimeittakestoprepareacupoftea.
A.allowsthetealeavestoabsorbenoughwater
B.enablesdrinkerstorelax
C.issuitableforpeopletogetsomenews
D.canimprovethequalityofcappuccino
19.Thewritersuggeststhatinthefuturepeoplewillprobably.
A.followthetrendandgoondrinkingtea
B,drinkmorewaterthantea
C.formthehabitofeatingtealeavesinfoods
D.taketeaasanimportantpartoftheirlife
20,Thepassageismainlyabout
A.thebenefitsofdrinkingtea
B.thebenefitsofdrinkingcoffee
C.usingtealeavesinfortunetelling
D.advisingpeopletodrinkteaandwater
Timespentinabookshopcanbemostpleasant,whetheryouareabook-loverormerelythereto
buyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasudden
shower.Whateverthereason,youcansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.You
soonfocusonsomebookorother,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealizeyouhave
spenttoomuchtimethereandmusthurryofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment.
Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeisthemainattractionofabookshop.A
musicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcanrangeroundsuchplacestoyourheart's
content.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththegreeting,"CanIhelpyou?11
Youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twant.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthe
backgrounduntilyouhavefinishedreading.Then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary.
Onceamedicalstudenthadtoreadatextbookwhichwasfartooexpensiveforhimtobuy.He
couldn'tobtainitfromthelibraryandtheonlycopyhecouldfindwasinabookshop.Every
afternoon,therefore,hewouldgototheshopandreadalittleofthebookatatime.Oneday,
however,hewasdisappointedtofindthebookmissingfromitsusualplace.Hewasaboutto
leave,whenhenoticedtheowneroftheshopmakingagesturetohimwithhishand.Expecting
tobescolded,hewenttowardshim.Tohissurprise,theownerpointedtothebookwhichwas
putawayinacorner."Iputitthereincaseanyonehadadesiretobuyit!"hesaid,andleftthe
delightedstudenttocontinuehisreading.
1.Timespentinabookshopcanbemostpleasant.
A.onlywhenyoucanfindthebookyouwanttobuy
B.onlywhenyouareabook-lover
C.evenwhenyouenterittoavoidasuddenshower
D.evenwhenyouknowyouarelateforanappointment
2.Abookshopisofmuchattractionbecause.
A.itoffersyouanopportunitytoforgetabouteverydaylife
B.itoffersyouanopportunitytolistentoasmuchmusicaspossible
C.itallowsyoutolearnaboutnewideasandwaysofdoingthings
D.itallowsyoutohaveagoodexcuseforbeinglateforanappointment
3.Inagoodbookshop.
A.anassistantshouldalwaysfollowyou
B.anassistantshouldfrequentlyapproachyouandofferhelp
C.youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twant
D.youcancommunicatefreelywithanassistant
4.Themedicalstudentwenttoabookshopeveryday.
A.tolookforusefulbooks
B,toreadatextbook
C.totalkwiththeshopowner
D.tousethecomputerattheshop
5.Theownerofthebookshopputawaythebook.
A.incaseotherpeoplewantedtobuyit
B.incasethemedicalstudentwantedtobuyit
C.becausehewantedtosellitatahighprice
D.becausehewantedtokeepitforhimself
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.
IntheUnitedStates,itisnotnormaltotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyou
telephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshows
thatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningis
attachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleeping
hours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeanddeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesits
importance.
Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantrole.IntheUSgueststendtofeeltheyarenothighly
regardediftheinvitation(邀「清)toadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethe
partydate.Butthisisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworlditmaybeconsidered
foolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadate
morethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.
Themeaningoftimeisdifferentindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarise
betweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.Tobeontimeisvaluedhighlyin
Americanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotontime,theymayberegardedasnotpoliteornot
fullyresponsible.IntheUSnoonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforan
hour;itwouldbebad-mannered.Apersonwhoisfiveminuteslateisexpectedtoapologize.Ifhe
islessthanfiveminuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnot
completethesentence.
6.Ifyoutelephonesomeoneearlyintheday,itmeans.
A.youareexpectedtoexplainwhy
B,youarenotkindenough
C.youwanttoshowyourconcernforhim
D.youhaveaveryimportantmattertodiscuss
7.Theexpression"amatteroflifeanddeath"means.
A.anissueofthegreatestimportanceandemergency
B.averyimportantappointment
C.amatterofwhethersomeoneshouldliveordie
D.astrongdesiretocommunicate
8.IntheUSgueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregarded.
A.iftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisnotextendedearlyenough
B.iftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedtoofarinadvance
C.iftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisnotextendedrepeatedly
D.iftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedtotoomanypeople
9.Theword"misunderstanding"canbeexplainedas.
A.failingtoattendaparty
B.failingtounderstandcorrectly
C.standinginone'sway
D.standingonone'sownfeet
10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.IntheUSit'snormaltokeepsomeonewaitingforsometime.
B.IntheUSit'snotpolitetokeepsomeonewaitingforanhour.
C.IntheUSoneisalwaysexpectedtobeontime.
D.IntheUSoneisexpectedtoapologizeifheisfiveminuteslate
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.
Oursisabigworld,andfullofmanydifferentpeople.Peoplewithmanyvarying(彳、同的)points
ofviewareoftenrunningupagainstotherswhohavedifferentopinions.Thoseofuswhosmoke
arejustonegroupofmany.Recently,theactivism(采取行动)ofnon-smokershasremindedusof
theneedtobeconsiderate(体谅的}ofotherswhenwesmokeinpublic.
But,please!Enoughisenough!Weshouldliketoremindnon-smokersthatbeingpoliteisa
two-waystreet.Ifyoupolitelyrequestthatsomeonenotsmokeyouaremorelikelytoreceivean
agreeableresponsethanifyougiveanuglylookandsaysomethingunkind.Ifyouspeakdirectly
tosomeone,youaremorelikelytogetwhatyouwantthanifyoucomplaintothemanagement.
Manyofushavebeensmokingforsolongthatwesometimesforgetthatothersarenotusedto
thesmellofburningtobacco.We'rehuman,andlikeeveryoneelse,weoccasionallyoffend
unknowingly.Butmostofusareopentofriendlysuggestionsandcomments,andquitewillingto
changeourbehaviortoaccommodateothers.
Smokersarepeople,too.Welaughandcry.Wehavehopes,dreams,andaspirations.Wehave
children,mothers,andpets.Weeatourhamburgers(汉堡包)witheverythingonthemandgive
respecttotheflagatFourthofJulypicnics.Wehopeyou'llrememberthatthenexttimea
smokerlightupinpublic.
11.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphis.
A.toinformthereaderofthebignessoftheworld
B.todeclarethattheauthorbelongstothegroupofsmokers
C.totellnon-smokersthatsmokerswillbeconsiderate
D.torevealtheauthor'sreasonforwritingthisessay
12.Whatdoesthesecondsentenceinthesecondparagraphimply?
A.Weshouldgoontwodifferentroads.
B.Wehavedifferentwaysofdoingthings.
C.Beingpolitetoeachotherisamutualthing.
D.Wecansmokeandsometimeswewillnotsmoke.
13.Accordingtotheauthor;howcanyougetanagreeableresponsefromsmokersifyoudon't
feellikesomeonesmokingbesideyou?
A.Complaintohisboss.
B.Tellhimdirectlythatyouhatesmokers.
C.Keepfromcomplainingbutdosomethingtosuggestyourfeelings.
D.Tellhimpolitelythatyouarenotusedtosmoke.
14.Accordingtotheauthor,whydosomesmokerssmokeinpublic?
A.Becausetheycannotstopfromsmoking.
B.Becausetheyforgetthatothersdonotlikethesmellcigarettes.
C.Becausetheyarehumansandtheycannotavoidoffendingpeople.
D.Becausethereisnolawagainstit.
15.Howdoestheauthortrytopersuadethereader?
A.Heusesreasons.
B.Heappealstopeople'sfeelings.
C.Hegive
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