People from the West like to use such express...

People from the West like to use such expressions as “please” and “thank you” in cases ______ some people in Asia may not think it necessary.

A. what            B. which           C. that            D. where

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Copy the expression ___________, please, without any changes.

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The bed should be used as a place for sleep, but more and more people like to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.

Charles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and his coworkers got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, these people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, they took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin(褪黑激素) was in their blood at any time.

When the people read the iPad as compared to the paper books, they felt less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion(分泌) was delayed by an hour and a half.

The researchers concluded that because of the rise of e-readers and the widespread use of e-things among children and teenagers, more research into the "long-term influence of these e-things on health and safety is urgently needed." Czeisler and coworkers went on, in the research paper, to point out that reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.

However, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers, and there are also glasses that are made to reduce short wavelengths. While they seem like a logic solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.

1.In Charles Czeisler's experiment, the group of people were asked to_______.

A.sit in a row and receive the strict tests

B.have their sleep patterns observed all night

C.read a paper book and an iPad before sleep

D.have their blood tested per hour during the trial

2.The third paragraph tells us the iPad readers were likely to_______.

A.feel less sleepy and tired in the day

B.fall asleep more easily after reading

C.become less energetic the next morning

D.have a lot more melatonin secretion

3.The special software recently developed can _______.

A.reduce the blue light from the screens completely

B.help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelengths

C.reduce the harm caused by doing nighttime e-reading

D.be used in all the e-things widely and safely

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.No e-reading in bed before sleep

B.New software for night e-readers

C.Wrong things to do before bedtime

D.No games on iPad in bed

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Chinese netizens who like to create and use cyber words such as “geilivable” might find a new regulation very “ungeilivable”. The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication last week banned the use of Chinglish words created by netizens for publishing in the Chinese language.

“Geilivable”, combining the pinyin geili (giving strength) with the English suffix (后缀) for adjectives, literally means “giving power” or “cool”. Different suffixes and prefixes were then added to the word. “Hengeilivable” means “very cool”, and “ungeilivable” means “dull, not cool at all”.

Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create Chinglish words to reflect phenomenon in society. One example is “antizen”, which refers to college graduates who earn a meager salary and live in small rented apartments, like tiny and laborious ants.

David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University, said it’s very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. “English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences,” Tool said.

At the announcement of the regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication, netizens expressed their concern.

“The administration is totally ‘ungeilivable’,” said a netizen named laoda1713. “I know other netizens will shed tears with me... it is a good chance to enrich our language”.

“Language is always developing,” said a columnist, Wang Pei. “It needs to be updated to absorb foreign culture and folk wisdom.”

But an unnamed official with the administration said that, in fact, many senior staff from news media who supported the regulation were worried that years later, the younger generation would forget how to use formal Chinese expressions. The official also pointed out that the regulation was only for formal publications in Chinese language, and it only banned Chinglish words in the publication.

1.The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication may be aimed at ________.

A. simplifying the Chinese language  B. limiting the development of language

C. banning the use of Chinglish      D. making the netizens more serious

2.The underlined word meager in the third paragraph probably means________.

A. poor          B. flexible     C. high     D. plentiful

3. From this passage we can infer that ________.

A. the Chinese people like their own language only

B. the English words are considered informal in China

C. nobody in China will support the new regulation

D. “geilivable” will be popular among Chinese netizens

4. On which column of China Daily can you find this passage?

A. Entertainment B. Business     C. Travel           D. Opinion

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The nose is used in many popular expressions. Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do. Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions or positions on anything.

It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people’s business. They do not interfere (干涉). The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. Such people are interested in other people’s private matters. They’re considered nosy. Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone (磨石) works very hard. This can help a worker keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.

One unusual expression is that is no skin off my nose. This means that a situation doesn’t affect or concern me. We also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to spite his face. That is, he makes a situation bad for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.

More problems can develop if a person looks down his nose at someone or something. The person acts as if something is unimportant or worthless. This person might also turn up his nose at something that he considers not good enough. This person thinks he is better than everyone else. He has his nose in the air.

In school, some students thumb their nose at their teacher. They refuse to obey orders or do any work. Maybe the students do not know the correct answers. My mother always told me when I was a student, “If you study hard, the answers should be right under your nose or easily seen.”

1.If we say a wife leads her husband by the nose, we probably mean she _____.

A. loves her husband very much　　　　

B. controls her husband’s actions

C. gets on well with her husband　　　　

D. does whatever her husband wants her to do

2.Which of the following expressions could be used to tell someone to stay away from your private affairs?

A. Don’t keep your nose to the grindstone.

B. Keep your nose out of my business.

C. Please keep your nose clean.

D. You are really hard-nosed.

3.We can use the expression “has his/her nose in the air” to describe someone _____.

A. who is too proud of himself/herself　　　　

B. who is very angry about something

C. who often makes a situation bad　　　　　　

D. who doesn’t care about anything

4.If a student thumbs his/her nose at his/her teacher, the teacher would most probably feel _____.

A. happy　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　 C. angry　　　　　 D. relaxed

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When the expression first came into being, people refused （拒绝）to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

A. usually       B. gradually   C. entirely     D. quickly

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When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

A. usually　　 　　 B. gradually

C. frequently 　　 D. quickly

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When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

A. usually　　 　　　　　 B. gradually

C. frequently　　　　　　 D. quickly

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I’d appreciate _________ if you would like to teach me how to use the expression once more and I always appreciate _________ me with my English in the past.

A. that; you to help　　 B. this; your helping

C. it; you to help　　 D. it; your helping

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From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face a cold prospect of losing their jobs as a global recession(衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.

　　　 Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help Asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devoted group.

　　　 "In the Confucian mindset(儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden（负担）, which is the sense of collective responsibility. While in the West, it's more about individual survival," said Michael Benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU).

　　　 In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.

　　　 Japan's jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong's was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.

　　　 Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals(对手) from abroad.

1.The underlined word "prospect" in the first paragraph most probably means _________.

A. future　　　　　　　 B. scene

C. weather　　　　　　　 D. place

2.Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that _________.

A. it's helpful to the economy recovery

B. it can form a team working harder and more loyally

C. it will keep the experienced and skilled workers

D. it costs the company less money to survive

3.According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on _________.

A. human rights

B. personal profits

C. sharing responsibility

D. individual survival

4.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. the difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with today

B. the different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession

C. the ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downturn

D. the cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at present

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