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A few months after we moved to a small city in France, I wanted to meet my husband for lunch at the university where he worked. I got lost. I had to call him for help. One of his friends said to him later, “How could she get lost? She just needed to go straight.”
Well, no. That’s the problem. You never “just go straight”, because France is the land of roundabouts (弯道). Highways, major streets, little village lanes – if you go straight long enough, you’ll end up going in circles.
Even after a year here, I’d still get lost going to the grocery store, or just about anywhere that wasn’t within a hundred yards of my house.
I admit I have a horrible sense of direction, can’t read a map, and am not such a good driver. Plus, I’ve been spoiled (宠坏) by living in American cities, where you just indeed need to “go straight”. But in France, driving became my nightmare — the roads are roundabouts within roundabouts.
Finally I found a solution: a GPS program on my smart phone. I rely on it to get anywhere, even places I’ve been.
But it does leave me feeling very bad and helpless when, often, the program doesn’t work, can’t find a GPS signal, or gives wrong information. I’d have to wait until my GPS gets recovered, or else I use my old solution: I call my husband. Is the GPS making us more stupid, or helping us going around more? In my case, it’s probably both.
1.The friend of the writer’s husband’s thought ________.
A. the roundabouts were confusing B. the way to the university was simple
C. she didn’t lose her way D. she was a foolish woman
2.The writer thinks if one just “goes straight” in France, he will probably ________.
A. arrive at his destination at last B. come back to where he starts
C. find his way out of the city D. end up in a grocery store
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the writer?
A. She lacks the sense of direction.
B. She once lived in a different country.
C. She has stayed in France for more than a year.
D. She has already got used to the French way of life.
4.What does the writer think of the GPS program?
A. It’s a satisfactory solution to her problem.
B. It improves her sense of direction.
C. It doesn’t always work very well.
D. It is a useless device for her.
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根据所给汉语完成下列各句
1.我们搬到法国后，孩子们很快就适应了这个变化。
After we moved to France, the children ____________ ___________ the change very quickly.
2.我们十分明白学习英语的重要性。
We ___________ fully _____________ ____________ the importance of learning English.
3.花钱雇你来可不是让你闲坐着不干活。
We do not pay you to __________ ____________ doing nothing.
4.我在入境时遭遇了一些困难。
I ___________ ____________ some difficulties when I tried to enter the country.
5.他习惯于每周留出一个晚上和家人一起共度美好时光。
He is used to ___________ ___________ an evening each week to spend quality time with his family.
6.她不介意被单独留在家里。
She doesn’t mind ____________ left ____________ at home.
7.他转过身，发现他的阿姨正站在门口向他招手。
He __________ ___________ and found that his aunt was standing at the gate waving to him.
8.我不会允许你那样对待你的母亲。
I won’t ____________ you ____________ your mother like that.
9.正是他的非同一般的想象力赋予了他探究未来世界的能力。
__________ ___________ his extraordinary imagination __________ gave him the ability to explore future worlds.
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Some so-called climate travelers ________ in one place for a few months and then move on to some other places as the weather changes.
A. have stayed B. are staying
C. stay D. stayed
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A few months after1.(return) to the U.S. from Germany, I2.(take) part in a college course in French. Since I had learned to speak German well in Germany, I thought it might be interesting3.(begin) studying another language.4.the first class, a teacher asked us to do a pronunciation exercise, in which he would say a word5.two in French, and each student would do6.(they) best to copy. When my turn came, he7.(keep) having me say8.(many) words, and I finally asked him why. “I find it great9. (funny),” he explained. “In 25 years of teaching at school, it’s the first time I have heard10.American speak French with a German accent.”
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A few months after return to the U. S. from Germany, I took part a college course in French. Since I have learned to say German well in Germany, I thought it might be interested to begin studying another language. At the first class, the teacher asked us to do a pronunciation exercise, in it he would say a word or two in French, and each student would do their best to copy. When my turn came, he kept having me to say more words, and I finally asked him why. "I find great fun, "he explained . "In 25 years of teaching at school, it's the first time that I have heard a American speak French with a German accent(口音) ."
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When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by taking exercise, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more money
2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.
A. nervous B. satisfied
C. unhappy D. excited
3.In Jack’s hometown, _______.
A. people dislike being called “old”
B. young people can learn from old people’s experience
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
4.After this experience, Jack _______.
A. lost his job in the restaurant
B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly
D. changed his way with old people
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
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When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed an
d were no longer angry.In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because[_______________.
A．the manager asked him to do so B．he respected the elderly
C．the couple wanted him to do so D．he wanted more pay
2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became[____________.
A．nervous B．satisfied
C．unhappy D．excited
3.In Jack’s hometown,______________.
A．people dislike being called “old”
B．people are proud of being old
C．many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D．the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
4.After this experie
nce, Jack___________.A．lost his job in the restaurant
B．made friends with the couple
C．no longer respected the elderly
D．changed his way with older people
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B．Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D．From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
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We have moved to live in the countryside, because we get tired _________ the city life. ^*
A．with
B．of
C．at
D．on
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We have moved to live in the countryside, because we get tired _________ the city life.
A. with B. of C. at D. on
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime. We ______ from the city to the suburbs，from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job ______, from the home where we ______ our children to the home where we plan to live in ______. With each move we are ______ making new friends, who become part of our new life.
For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new ______. Today, millions of Americans go on vocation ______, and they go not only to see new sights but also — in those places where they do not feel too ______ — with the hope of meeting new people. No one really ______ a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. Surely in every country people ______ friendship？
The word “friend” to American people can be ______ to a wide range of relationships — to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a ______ colleague. There are real ______ among these relations for Americans — a friendship may be ______, casual, situational or deep and lasting. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior, the differences are not clear.
As Europeans see it, all kinds of “friends” flow ______ of Americans' homes with little ceremony. They may be parents of the children's friends, house guests of neighbors, members of a committee, business associates from another town or even another country. ______ as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no ______ differences. The atmosphere is ______. Most people, old and young, are called ______ first names. Americans’ characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel ______.
1.A. drive B. commute C. move D. settle
2.A. abroad B. elsewhere C. somewhere D. nowhere
3.A. deliver B. protect C. educate D. raise
4.A. retirement B. death C. illness D. sadness
5.A. mostly B. mainly C. rarely D. forever
6.A. championships B. friendships C. hardships D. leaderships
7.A. along B. freely C. together D. abroad
8.A. alone B. strange C. scared D. remote
9.A. allows B. desires C. expects D. imagines
10.A. form B. develop C. ignore D. value
11.A. used B. applied C. stuck D. dedicated
12.A. kind B. generous C. trusted D. helpful
13.A. differences B. varieties C. distinctions D. diversities
14.A. informal B. reliable C. shallow D. fragile
15.A. in and out B. on and on C. by and by D. up and down
16.A. Moving B. Flowing C. Going D. Coming
17.A. obvious B. heavy C. apparent D. strong
18.A. weird B. stressed C. relaxed D. strange
19.A. with B. on C. for D. by
20.A. at best B. at home C. at heart D. at hand
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d were no longer angry.