It is commonly believed among many Chinese that Westerners who take “Yes’,and “No” by their facial expressions are more straightforward than Chinese. Normally Westerners don * t have to adopt Chinese ways like sweeping the floor or constantly checking the clock to indicate to a guest that it’ s time to leave. They don’ t have to hesitate in saying “No” when they are not able to, or don’ t want to, offer help to a friend in need. There is no embarrassment attached to this behavior. But it is too simple to conclude that Westerners are more direct speakers than the Chinese.
There are many occasions when the way Westerners express themselves makes Chinese look more straightforward and honest. When I was a fresh international student,the director of our program once asked students in an e-mail what we thought about a young professor. I simply said ’ “She seems to know a lot but doesn* t know how to teach. ” And the director replied with “Thank you for being honest. ”
Only years later when I better understood the new culture,I realized why I had gone too far. If that question were asked now,the reply would have three paragraphs devoted to the qualities of the professor before the last line came out — ” There are some gaps in her teaching method. ” Still tough, but at least it wouldn't be considered rude.
Indeed, the reserved social norms and the deeply - rooted “face issue" make honest speaking risky in China ; Americans have their own ways of being polite. This results partly from political correctness. It also results from several generations of people who have been told they have done well even when they have failed. It may not be unfair to suggest that many Americans are oversensitive and obsessed with a perfect self image.
So,the next time you hear about indirect Chinese,it would be worth challenging the source and pointing out that the cultural comparisons are much more complex. But maybe you should do it in a roundabout way,to be polite.
1.The passage mainly aims to •
A. tell us something about culture distinctions
B. remind us of the conflicts between cultures
C. ask us to take positive attitudes to Chinese cultures
D. keep us informed of the various communications
2.According to the passage, the young professor lacked .
A. confidence in her job
B. teaching experience
C. interaction with her students
m D. responsibility for her students
3. The underlined words “obsessed with" (para.4) probably means .
A. satisfied with B. proud of C. addicted to D. stuck in
4. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the writer has a good knowledge of American culture
B. Americans are much more straightforward than Chinese
C. the new professor was very angry with the writer' s comments
D. different culture backgrounds make cultures comparison complicated
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
It is commonly believed among many Chinese that Westerners who take “Yes’,and “No” by their facial expressions are more straightforward than Chinese. Normally Westerners don * t have to adopt Chinese ways like sweeping the floor or constantly checking the clock to indicate to a guest that it’ s time to leave. They don’ t have to hesitate in saying “No” when they are not able to, or don’ t want to, offer help to a friend in need. There is no embarrassment attached to this behavior. But it is too simple to conclude that Westerners are more direct speakers than the Chinese.
There are many occasions when the way Westerners express themselves makes Chinese look more straightforward and honest. When I was a fresh international student,the director of our program once asked students in an e-mail what we thought about a young professor. I simply said ’ “She seems to know a lot but doesn* t know how to teach. ” And the director replied with “Thank you for being honest. ”
Only years later when I better understood the new culture,I realized why I had gone too far. If that question were asked now,the reply would have three paragraphs devoted to the qualities of the professor before the last line came out — ” There are some gaps in her teaching method. ” Still tough, but at least it wouldn't be considered rude.
Indeed, the reserved social norms and the deeply - rooted “face issue" make honest speaking risky in China ; Americans have their own ways of being polite. This results partly from political correctness. It also results from several generations of people who have been told they have done well even when they have failed. It may not be unfair to suggest that many Americans are oversensitive and obsessed with a perfect self image.
So,the next time you hear about indirect Chinese,it would be worth challenging the source and pointing out that the cultural comparisons are much more complex. But maybe you should do it in a roundabout way,to be polite.
1.The passage mainly aims to •
A. tell us something about culture distinctions
B. remind us of the conflicts between cultures
C. ask us to take positive attitudes to Chinese cultures
D. keep us informed of the various communications
2.According to the passage, the young professor lacked .
A. confidence in her job
B. teaching experience
C. interaction with her students
m D. responsibility for her students
3. The underlined words “obsessed with" (para.4) probably means .
A. satisfied with B. proud of C. addicted to D. stuck in
4. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the writer has a good knowledge of American culture
B. Americans are much more straightforward than Chinese
C. the new professor was very angry with the writer' s comments
D. different culture backgrounds make cultures comparison complicated
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
-----I heard that many westerners prefer vegetables to meat.
-----It is true.Americans eat ___ vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago.
A.more than twice B.as twice as many
C.twice as many D.that twice as many
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
.-----I heard that many westerners prefer vegetables to meat.
-----It is true. Americans eat ___ vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago.
A.more than twice | B.as twice as many | C.twice as many | D.that twice as many |
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is commonly believed that all over 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.
Always 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".
Surprisingly, the findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.
George Carl, headmaster of Eton, warned 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 adjust 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 writer argues that a single-sex school would ________.
A. encourage boys to express their emotions more freely
B. help boys to be more competitive in schools.
C. force boys to he their emotions to be "real men".
D. naturally strengthen boys’ traditional image of a man.
2.Traditionally, in a mixed school boys ________.
A. behave more responsibly
B. perform relatively better
C. grow up more healthily
D. receive a better education
3.In Abigail James’ opinion, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is ________.
A. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in
B. boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted
C. teaching can be adjusted to suiting the characteristics of boys
D. teaching can be designed to promote boys' team spirit
4.The underlined word “acute” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. lovely B. serious C. sharp D. dull
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意.然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education.1, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The 2between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is 3, compared with schooling. Education knows no edges. It can take place 4, whether in the school or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 5learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.6the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces surprises. A chance talk with a 7may lead to a person to discover how 8he knows of another country. People obtain education from 9on. Education, then, is a very 10and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 11the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a 12experience, whose style changes 13from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 14seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and 15, and so on. Schooling has usually been limited by the edges of the subjects being taught.
1.A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore
2.A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem
3.A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple
4.A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. somewhere D. somewhere else
5.A. part-time B. public C. standard D. strict
6.A. If B. Because C. So D. Though
7.A. neighbour B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher
8.A. wonderful B. well C. greatly D. little
9.A. babies B. grown-ups C. women D. men
10.A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short
11.A. that B. when C. after D. before
12.A. basic B. strict C. final D. irregular
13.A. unusually B. differently C. little D .frequently
14.A. large B. new C. fixed D. small
15.A take exams B. hold exams C. mark papers D. read papers
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
C
What comes as a shock to many Westerners may be the unfriendly way that some Chinese treat waiters and waitresses in restaurants and bars. Over the last few years,as many in Beijing have made fortunes,I and many of my foreign friends have noticed a downturn in the treatment of those who work all hours and often live in terrible conditions to bring us our food,guard our homes and sell us clothes.It's not the common citizens,but the young nouveau riches(暴发户) Chinese in Beijing who are mostly guilty of this both social and human misbehavior.
It is not unusual to see and hear these people,especially the young women among their ranks,speaking rudely to the waiters and waitresses,as they sit there in the misguided belief that the latest mobile phone,a new car and designer clothes give them the right to talk to people like dirt.In one recent incident(事件) in an expensive restaurant near where I live ,I overheard the table next to me,two guys and a girl,tell the waitress "You really are stupid ",because she had brought them two glasses instead of three.They all burst into loud laughter as the young girl ran away to fetch another.In anther incident I saw a waitress reduced to tears as four well-dressed girls criticized everything from her accent to her looks.
Lately I have noticed that this rather unpleasant aspect of the nouveau riches has been taken up by many of their foreign peers(同类人).So I ask Beijing's bright young things to set a good example,and treat all people with equal respect.And I urge foreigners to follow the good examples of their Chinese language teachers and textbooks while adding some of the pleasantries of their own cultures,so that cultural interpenetration(相互渗透) has a positive influence and not a negative one.
Here I'd like to leave you with the words from Confucius:"What you do not wish for yourself, do not "do to others."
64.The writer has noticed that less respect is shown to _______ in Beijing in recent years.
A.common citizens B.waiters and the like
C.young nouveau riches D.some foreigners
65.The two incidents mentioned in Paragraph 2 are used to show ______.
A.waiters and waitresses can make excusable mistakes
B.waitresses are usually too shy to be laughed at
C.some Beijingers are too particular about restaurant service
D.what's being talked about is not rare
66.The young Beijingers are asked to set a good example in order to ______
A.have good influence over foreigners
B.leave a good impression on foreigners
C.educate younger Chinese
D.develop traditional Chinese culture
67.The origial title of the article is most likely to be _______.
A.One Dark Side of the Bright Chinese Capital
B.Beijing's Young Nouveau Riches,Watch Out
C.Dno't Throw Away Good Manners,Please
D.People Like Waiters Live at Bottom of Society
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Stress is so common that many people choose to ignore it. But without right management, stress can be something much more serious. 1. They allow you to continue living your life in a healthy, happy manner.
Breathe
The stress-relief technique that pretty much everyone’s heard of, the act of breathing nonetheless remains an important point as any when it comes to cooling down the angry blood that’s raging (发怒)around your body. 2.
Write
3.Scribble (涂写) your feelings onto a piece of paper. They don’t even have to make sense. Just punch (按键) away at your computer on a day-to-day basis for five or ten minutes, and you might be surprised at how light, and carefree you feel afterwards.
4.Laughing allows us to take in a momentous supply of fresh oxygen from the air, stimulating (刺激) the muscles and providing our system with some healthy shock treatment that eases tension brought on by stress. Laughing is something we need to do everyday to stay healthy, and is a great way to keep the bad effects of stress at bay.
Sleep
Sleep is absolutely essential for avoiding high stress levels. Everyone needs good amounts of rest, and by remaining glued (寸步不离) to a computer screen for the entire day without taking a break, your body will suffer the consequences, and stress will rise as a result. 5.
A. Cry
B. Laugh
C. Stress can build up in anyone.
D. Listed here are 4 ways to cope with stress.
E. Type away at your desk and channel your emotions into your hard-drive.
F. Taking along, deep breath to calm yourself is medically proven to be beneficial.
G. Take frequent breaks away from the screen, get some sleep, and see your stress ease up,
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
With the development of society,it is common that many people are rushing all the way and all day,tired and subhealthy.A patient came to see me about the stress in her life.1.One was to make her bed—from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work.I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked,probably thinking I'd been brought up by wolves in a forest.2.
Two weeks later she went into my office merrily.She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years—and nothing bad had happened."And you know what?"she said.“I don't dry my dishes anymore,either.”
3.One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before.The other was giving herself permission to be less than perfect.This story shows an important principle about managing time: No one can do it all.Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs(利弊权衡).The problem is that many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last.They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves.4.
So what is the solution?There's an easy way.Decide what you want in your life,and put that first.On a daily basis,that should include regular meals,enough sleep and time with your family.Exercise,leisure,friendships and hobbies should also he regular aspects of life.5.The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life.Take a nap.Take a walk.Take time to play the piano.Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers.Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos.
A.However,she went along with my idea.
B.She described all the things she had to do.
C.This woman had made two major breakthroughs.
D.Most people do not take time to relax themselves.
E.They put everyone else's needs ahead of their own.
F.The point is to do something for yourself every day.
G.Above all,you needn't do anything for yourself regularly.
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is a common theme in many fiction stories that the world may one day be ________ by insects.
A. broken in B. run over C. taken over D. filled in
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing countries.________, it is a problem all over the world.
A.For one thing B.In addition
C.As well D.On the contrary
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析