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It is a language all its own, and no words can say "Glad to meet you...glad to be doing business with you..."
quite like sharing a meal offered by your host.
Clearly, mealtime is not the time for you to say, "No, thanks." Acceptance of the food on your plate means
acceptance of host, country, and company. So, no matter how difficult it may be to swallow, swallow. Or,
as one experienced traveler says, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere."
Often, the food offered represents proudly your host country"s eating culture. What would Ataiericans think
of a French person who refused to take a bite of homemade apple pie or sirloin? Our discomfort comes not
so much from the thing itself; it comes from our unfamiliarity with it. After all, an oyster has remarkably the
same look as a sheep"s eye; and a first look at a lobster would remind almost anybody of a creature from a
science fiction movie, not something you dip in butter and eat. By the way, in Saudi Arabia sheep"s eyes are
a famous dish.
Can you refuse such food without being rude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not
before taking at least a few bites. It helps, though, to slice any item very thin. This way, you minimize the
taste and the reminder of where it came from. Or, "Swallow it quickly," as one traveler recommends. "I still
can"t tell you what sheep"s eyeballs taste like." As for dealing with taste, the old line that "It tastes just like
chicken" is often thankfully true. Even when "it" is really rat or snake.
Another useful piece of advice is not knowing what you are eating. What"s for dinner? Don"t ask. Avoid
glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menus. Your host will be pleased that you are eating
the food he offers, and who knows? Maybe it really is chicken in that soup.
B. share the writer"s personal experiences
C. suggest ways to overcome a cultural barrier in eating
D. advise on how to politely refuse to eat foreign food
B. safety worries
C. lack of information about it
D. the unfamiliar atmosphere
B. one should refuse strange food after a few bites
C. English-language menus are not always dependable
D. one needs a cast-iron stomach to travel in any country
B. greeting people with different dieting habits
C. evaluating chefs at an international food festival
D. getting someone to try a visually unpleasant meal
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试题【阅读理解。 It tastes just like chicken away from home, and eating is more than ju】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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that were owned by one person or a family. Women went from the bakery to the butcher"s to the grocer and
on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the week.
Then about sixty years ago, supermarkets were born. In a supermarket, people could get all the different
kinds of food they needed without going to different stores.
The next big change in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall. A shopping mall is a group of
stores under one roof. Because malls allowed people to shop without worrying about the weather, they soon
became very popular. The mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping. If you walk
through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffee. Malls are places for teenagers to
hang out. Many teens will often just "go to the mall" and spend time with their friends.
The recent change in American shopping was the superstore. Large chain stores such as Wal-Mart, Office
Depot and Toys "R" Us have been built all across the United States. Because they are so large, they can buy
goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores.
Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close. They just
cannot compete with their giant neighbors.
And now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States. People are too busy to
go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet. Online shopping has lots of advantages. For
instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day. Searching or browsing online shops can be faster
than browsing the physical stores. While, online shopping also has its disadvantages. People are at higher risk
of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store. And privacy of personal information
may be let out.
①small stores ②superstores ③shopping malls ④shopping online ⑤supermarkets
B. ①⑤②③④
C. ①⑤③②④
D. ②③④①⑤
B. Small stores.
C. Supermarkets.
D. Superstores.
B. Because they are across the United States.
C. Because they sell all kinds of products people need.
D. Because they can buy goods at a reduction in the prices.
B. Leaking personal information.
C. Fixed prices.
D. No chance to do physical activities.
more important to most Americans than being rich, according to a new survey.
Only 13 percent of more than 2,400 people questioned in the telephone survey ranked being wealthy
as most important to them, while 67 percent ranked free time as their top priority (优先考虑的事), higher
than having a successful career, getting married, and having children. "Everyone wants free time to do the
things they want to do, young, middle-aged or old," said Richard Morin, of the Pew Social & Demographic
Trends Project, which conducted the survey. "So our desire to play unites us."
The survey also showed that people who were educated in university valued career success over wealth,
so did middle-aged people. Not surprisingly, those who didn"t have money, ranked wealth very highly. This
included minorities, first generation Americans and less-educated people. The survey also revealed that a
disproportionate (不成比例的) number of people under the age of 30 and retired people in the group made
＄20,000 0r less a year. But the emphasis on wealth lessens with age, with younger people putting value on
it but hardly any seniors. "It just diminishes (减弱) with time as the reality sets in that you would never be
rich," Morin said. "But also, as for old people the reality sets in that you don"t have to be rich to lead a very
comfortable and fulfilling life."
While wealth was not at the top of people"s list of priorities, 43 percent still said it was somewhat important.
B. a successful career
C. marriage
D. free time
B. First generation Americans.
C. Old people.
D. Less-educated people.
B. Education level.
C. Wealth.
D. Comfort.
B. One needs to put money away for his retired life.
C. One doesn"t have to be rich to live a satisfying life.
D. One would never get rich until he retires.
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time to establish a good relationship with your neighbors has a good many benefits. The community will
be friendlier, the neighborhood safer, and the area a nicer place to live in.
There are some suggestions to develop a good relationship with your neighbors.
Whether you"re new in the neighborhood or new residents who have just moved into your block,
introduce yourself. Say hello, offer a welcoming gift and share or ask about the local area.
Sometimes, you can remedy (补救) problems before they even start; for example, if you do a lot of
yard work, let them know in advance and mention that if it"s getting too loud, they shouldn"t, hesitate to
let you know.
Be aware of the shared walls, if you and your neighbors share adjacent (相邻的) living spaces, and
try to put noisy household appliances such as washing machines and tumble dryers away from the shared
walls.
Keep your pet dog on a leash (皮带) if it has a habit of running rampant on your neighbor" lawns,
especially if they haye a pet cat or a pet dog of their own, and ensure to clean up alter it.
When you park your vehicle, be sure not to block anyone"s access, or make them have to pull out of
a very tight spot. Don"t slam (砰地关上) your car doors late at night.
Weed your garden in a regular way, because the presence of weeds in your yard is not only unsightly
but can also spread to your neighbor"s yard.
Really good neighbors watch out for each other. They offer to help, especially on matters that impact
the larger neighborhood and look for opportunities to communicate. Great neighbors make for great
neighborhoods.
| Topic: To be a good neighbor |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Car sharing is another way to drive green which is gaining in popularity, especially in urban areas. People who may not drive every day but still want a car to run errands (差事) or drive on weekends benefit most from car sharing. Car sharing is usually run by a service like Zipcar, though there are non-profit (非营利的) and informal car sharing services. Members pay a monthly fee and have access to an entire fleet of cars when they need one. The cars are parked in fixed spots around the city, so members only need to make a reservation, and then go to the pickup spot. Car sharing has major environmental benefits because it reduces the number of cars on the road. Members don"t drive just because they are in a car. They plan trips, and if they don"t need a car, they don"t use one. Still, a car is available to them if they need to make a big trip to the grocery store, pick someone up at the airport or if they want to go to the beach for the day. Members also benefit by having access to a car without any of the headaches of ownership. They usually don"t have to pay for the gas, insurance or maintenance (保养), and the monthly membership fee is less than a typical car payment. So if you really want to go green but aren"t ready to totally give up a car yet, car sharing may be the way to go. If you still need to get around, but want to go even greener than sharing a car, share a bus! |
| 1. The author intends to tell us that car sharing _____. |
| A. has become the most popular way to go to work B. has become the best way to cut living costs C. is becoming more and more popular in cities D. is becoming popular both in urban and rural (乡村的) areas |
| 2. We can learn from the passage that _____. |
| A. Zipcar can"t help you if you are running urgent errands B. Zipcar, different from other services, is aimed at green driving with no profit C. Zipcar is a company supplying car sharing services for a monthly payment D. Zipcar is a company providing formal car sharing free |
| 3. The second paragraph mainly tells us _____. |
| A. why people will share a car B. why car sharing benefits the environment C. why car sharing is cheaper than owning a car D. why a car is available to members |
| 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? |
| A. Car sharing has become a new trend (趋势). B. Car sharing can save you the headaches of ownership. C. Bus sharing is even greener than car sharing. D. Zipcar is the largest company offering car sharing services. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists (人类学家). Descriptions like "Palaeolithic (旧石器时代的) Man", "Neolithic" (新石器时代的) Man", etc. neatly sun up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label "Legless Man". Histories of the time will go something like this:"From the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. And the surprising thing is that they didn"t use their legs even when they went on holiday." The future history books might also record that we were deprived (剥夺) of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird"s-eye view of the world. When you travel by car or train, an unclear picture of the countryside constantly smears the windows. Car drivers, especially, are mixed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop. The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says "I"ve been there." You mention the remotest, and someone is bound to say "I"ve been there"-meaning, "I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else." When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical tiredness. He knows that sound, satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travelers. |
| 1. What"s the best title of the passage? |
| A. The advantages of travel B. The best way to travel C. The reward of true travel D. Possible ways to travel |
| 2. Anthropologists label man nowadays "Legless" because _____. |
| A. people forget how to use their legs B. lifts prevent people from walking C. modern vehicles have replaced walking D. people prefer cars, buses and trains |
| 3. While traveling at high speeds, _____. |
| A. people can get more pleasure from it B. people always focus on next destination C. people can enjoy the view of the destination D. people care much about the arrangement of the journey |
| 4. The author says "we are deprived of the use of our eyes" because _____. |
| A. people can"t get a clear picture of the view along B. eyes become useless in traveling at high speed C. people want to sleep during traveling D. people won"t use their eyes |
| 5. What does the author intend to tell us? |
| A. Legs become weaker. B. There is no need to use legs or eyes. C. Modern means of transportation make the world a small place. D. We should experience the present heart and soul while traveling. |