If ________mankind is trying to find new plac...

If ________mankind  is trying to find new places in________space to live and get new resources, it is fine.

A．the; the         B．/; /             C．a; the           D．the; a

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Are you trying to learn a new language in a foreign land? You might be better off if you stopped looking at that picture of your family and friends.

New research from Columbia University found that prompting (提示) someone who is learning a new language with images and reminders of their own culture could temporarily ruin everything that the brain was trying to build.

When native Chinese students were asked to talk with a Caucasian avatar (白种人的虚拟头像) and a Chinese avatar, their English skills were so different. Simply exposing students to a Chinese person affected their ability to speak English. Subjects who talked with the Chinese version felt more comfortable in their speech, but they produced 11% fewer words per minute. They actually became less fluent speakers.

To make sure it wasn’t just the avatar, researchers also showed people random images of China while the participants told a story. When pictures of their homeland appeared, fluency dropped 16% and volunteers were 85% more likely to use a literal (照字面的) translation, for example, calling pistachios “happy nuts”, because that’s literally what the Chinese word for pistachio means.

When the students were shown pictures of fish with one swimming ahead of the others, their culture would change how they look at the photo. With Chinese prompt, like photos of the Great Wall or Chinese Dragon, etc. they saw more students thinking that the fish was being chased, while an American prompt, like pictures of Marilyn Monroe or Superman, saw those students believing that it was a leader fish.

The bottom line is: when attempting to learn a new culture it is far better to surround yourself with that culture than create an island of the old one.

1.Why does the author use a question in the first paragraph?

A. To raise a question.

B. To arouse readers’ awareness.

C. To introduce the topic.

D. To tell a story.

2.The underlined word “pistachios” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.

A. pictures　 B. volunteers

C. an image　 D. a kind of food

3.From the passage we can infer that ______.

A. different images would change with different people

B. different cultures would affect how students look at the photo

C. with Chinese prompts, more students thought that it was a leader fish

D. with an American prompt, more students thought that the fish was being chased

4.According to the research, which is a better way for a student in a foreign land to learn a new culture?

A. To surround himself with that culture.

B. To create an island of the old one.

C. To see random images of China.

D. To talk with a Caucasian avatar.

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Experts say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. "Culture shock" is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. "There are three stages of culture shock," say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the laststage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more. 

There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems the telephone, post office, or transportation may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity（身份）。

They have to build a new self image.

Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create and escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience are the long term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

1.The main purpose of the text is____________________

A. to take pity on the homesick

B. to share his feeling about staying abroad

C. to introduce the knowledge of culture shock

D. to encourage and cheer up the culture shock sufferers

2.What does the expression "adjust to" in the first paragragh probably mean?

A. Get used to    B. Get tired of    C. Protect    D. Appreciate

3.If one feels homesick, he should____________________

A. stay inside all the time for safety

B. phone his parents or friends in his home country for comfort

C. work hard to build a new self image

D. get to know the new surroundings and gain experience

4.Which of the following facts about culture shock is true?

A. The successful ones in their community have less difficulty in a foreign environment.

B. Culture shock doesn't include such factors as customs, one's native language and so on.

C. Culture shock gives rise to the feeling of being lost.

D. The specialists going abroad won't experience the stages of culture shock

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Time is the most valuable thing that mankind has. __1.__.Many people try to manage their time. They arrange information and tips in order to effectively do so.

__2.__.Time can be managed easily by finding out what is important and arranging these things in the order of importance. In this way you know your direction before making any plans and do not waste time and energy unnecessarily.

Now comes the next question. _3.__.The answer is that you need to find out what steps you need to take to do and what you want to do. Then you know how much time to spend for each thing. These steps are like goals.

__4.__.Not having them is like walking blindly in a dark room, trying to find the door.

Time management also demands a set schedule that works best for you. In this way you will be able to arrange your tasks based on their importance and finish them. In this way you will not waste your time in beating around the bush.（做事情绕圈子）

__5.__.There are a lot of things that we need to do in a short time. Therefore, having good time management skills is at the top of the list of things we all need.

A.We all live in a fast-paced world now.

B.Using every passing second effectively can benefit us.

C.Could you divide your time equally while doing your work?

D.How do you manage time and what type of information is needed to do so?

E.Setting goals is the most important part of tome management.

F.Managing time is not that hard.

G.The aim of time management is to give us a feeling of satisfaction.

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Finding a suitable place to live is not easy for a student who first arrived in a strange place. I was lucky because I had booked a dormitory with the school before I arrived. It was a flat with seven independent rooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen. All of my flatmates are students from Britain. I thought I was lucky to be part of this flat with these energetic young men. However, I found myself unhappy with them only a few days after I stayed there. These young people seemed never to be quiet. Usually they would not come back until late into the night. They even played football in the room whenever they like, whether it was early morning or late night. Worse still, they always had parties. Those loud music and laughter made me sleepless the whole night. Finally, I had no choice but to ask the authority to move me to another flat where most of the students were international students pursuing their master degrees. They were older in age and held heavier study burdens. So they were quieter.

My advice for those who want to study in the UK is to get in touch with the international student accommodation service of your school first and tell them to arrange for you to share a flat with graduates before you come here.

1.What’s the main subject discussed in this passage?

A. Housing hunting while studying abroad

B. Living with young British students

C. Living in a dormitory

D. Living with students with heavy study burden

2.What was the trouble while living with the British students?

A. They loved football too much

B. They often held parties

C. They disturbed the writer’s living greatly

D. They went to bed too late and got up too early

3.The measure the writer took to solve the problem was _______ .

A. asking some older students for help

B. giving the British students heavier study burden

C. asking the authority to make the British student burden

D. changing a place to live

4.The advice the writer gave us was _______ .

A. don’t live with young British students

B. live with students who have study burden

C. get your housing fixed before your arrival

D. better live in your school

5.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______ .

A. the room     B. football     C. time      D. the night

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After decades of effort, the city is still trying to _____ how to ban smoking in public places.

A. look through              B. get through

C. figure out                D. take out

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After decades of effort, the city is still trying to _____ how to ban smoking in public places.

A．look through      B．get through        C．figure out  D．take out

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Afer decades of effort, the city is still trying to_______ how to ban smoking in public places.

A. look through     B. get through    C. figure out   D.take out

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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes (失礼) for the newcomers. A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs-starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters-you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.

Pub culture is designed to promote sociability (社交) in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite normal behavior. “If you haven't been to a pub, you haven't been to Britain.” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists' Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers' rule of conduct for those wanting to sample “a central part of British life and culture”．

The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.

1. The underlined word “sample” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．

2.The culture of pub in Britain is so developed to ______.

3.If you don't follow the local rules in a pub, ________.

4.What may be the best title for the passage?

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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub．But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes（失礼）for the newcomers．

A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs - starting with the difficulty of getting a drink．Most pubs have no waiters - you have to go to the bar to buy drinks．A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own．This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose．

Pub culture is designed to promote sociability（社交）in a society known for its reserve．Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served．The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite normal behavior．“If you haven’t been to a pub, you haven’t been to Britain．” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists’ Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers’ rule of conduct for those wanting to sample “a central part of British life and culture”．

The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat．For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks．Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order．

1.The underlined word “sample” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．

A．taste                         B．experience

C．test                      D．record

2.The culture of pub in Britain is so developed to ________．

A．encourage people to communicate with each other

B．encourage more people to consume drinks

C．attract more tourists to the pubs

D．form its own character of culture

3.If you don’t follow the local rules in a pub, ________．

A．you won’t buy good local drinks

B．you may annoy the regular customers and bar staff

C．you may fail to feel the local culture

D．you might get into a dangerous place

4.What may be the best title for the passage?

A．Self-service Pubs in Britain

B．British Local Pubs: Special Chat Places

C．Local Pub Culture in Britain

D．Manners in British Local Pubs

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