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It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be ___5___. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car until the right time.
Though it’s often ___6___ to arrive at a party on time, on the other hand, the host or hostess ___7___ guests to arrive and leave between certain times, so you can ___8___ at any time between the times he or she gives you.
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring ___9___ present. The present should not cost a lot, or you might make the host or hostess ___10___. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will be fine. ___11___ bring money as a present. In an introduction, the ___12___ of a name is: (1) the given name; (2) the family name. In other ___13___, the given name comes ___14___. It’s important not only to learn and remember ___15___, but to repeat them often in conversation. After the introduction, we usually call friends by their ___16___ names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “Mrs Smith”, “Mr Johnson”, “Dr. Brown”.
A maiden(闺女) name is a ___17___ family name at birth. In theUnited States and Canada, after a woman ___18___, she takes the family name of her ___19___ in place of her maiden name. It is now becoming common, however, for women to ___20___ their maiden names after they get married.
1. A. guests B. visitors C. customs D. passengers
2. A. or B. so C. but D. yet
3. A. tired B. hungry C. late D. early
4. A. without B. for C. with D. after
5. A. awake B. ready C. up D. friendly
6. A. useless B. impossible C. unable D. important
7. A. forces B. invites C. begs D. orders
8. A. play B. fly C. arrive D. start
9. A. a big B. a small C. a good D. an expensive
10. A. pleased B. satisfied C. interested D. uneasy
11. A. Never B. Always C. Do D. Be sure to
12. A. spelling B. calling C. order D. pronunciation
13. A. words B. letters C. idioms D. sentences
14. A. last B. first C. finally D. in the middle
15. A. expressions B. appearances C. names D. addresses
16. A. given B. family C. middle D. pen
17. A. gentleman’s B. boy’s C. woman’s D. man’s
18. A. works B. marries C. bears D. dies
19. A. husband B. mother C. father D. sister
20. A. stop B. give up C. keep D. find
答案
解析
1. A。guests 意为“客人”,与前面的the host(男主人)和hostess(女主人)相对应。
2. B。此句用so表示重复前面句子的意思,但两句的主语不同。句意为:食物可能变味,主人的兴致(spirits)也可能变味。
3. C。由上文提到不能迟到,此句表示:如果不得不迟到的话,就得先打电话告诉他们开始。
4. A。without 在此表示:没有你在场。
5. B。朋友聚餐一般都约定了时间。如果去早了,主人还没有作好准备。
6. D。由上文提到聚餐既不能迟到,也不能早到,此句可断定:准时到达是重要的。
7. B。由四个动词的意义结合上下文可知:只有选 invites 才正确。
8. D。start 意为“出发”,指在主人约定的到达和离开的时间之间任何时间出发都可以。
9. B。由下文提到的flowers,wine,a box of candy等可知:给主人送小(small)礼物较好。
10. D。由or可知:如果送花钱太多的礼物,主人只会感觉不安。
11. A。前面提到送小礼物好,送花钱太多的礼物,主人只会感觉不安,那么用钱作礼物就会使主人感到更加不安,所以千万别送钱。
12. C。由下文可知:在作介绍时,要注意名字的顺序(order)(www.nmet168.com)。
13. A。后面是对前面的话进行进一步地解释,故选words ,in other words意为“换句话说”。
14. B。first name或given name 指(欧美人的)名字。family name意为“姓”。
15. C。上文谈到的名字,所以此句意为:不仅要了解和记住名字(names),而且在谈话时还要经常提到这些名字。
16. A。在下句提到,老年人想要你称呼他们的头衔(title)和姓(family name),那么在一般朋友之间则可直呼其名(given name)。
17. C。/ 18. A。/ 19. A。在西方一些国家,未婚女子的姓用女人出生时的姓即woman’s family name,结婚(marries),就得将自己的family name改为她丈夫(husband)的姓。
20. C。前面提到女人结婚后,其姓改为她丈夫的。此句提到现在情况正在变化:女人结婚后仍然保持(keep)少女时的姓(maiden name)。选keep切合句意,其他动词均不符。
核心考点
试题【It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
There is nothing like this American expression of will in England or France, India or Russia. Only one other major nation in modern history has tried to elect its leader directly by mass, free, popular vote. This was the Weiman Republic of Germany, which modeled its unitary vote for national leaders on the American practice. Out of its experiment with the system it got Hitler. Americans have had Lincoln, Wilson and two Roosevelts. Nothing can be done when the voting returns are flooding in; the White House and its power will move to one or another of the two candidates, and all will know about it in the morning. But for these hours history stops.
小题1:Between ten P.M. and midnight the United States is politically leaderless because ________.
A.the president has been murdered |
B.the general strike for power has ended |
C.the government has resigned |
D.the general vote is being held |
A.the strike of the government members |
B.the great vote |
C.the election campaign |
D.the strike of the government employees |
A.lead to a civil war | B.result in a general strike |
C.cause violence and blood | D.be defended by all Americans |
A.there would be a civil war | B.there would be a general strike |
C.there would be an election campaign | D.there would be a fierce debate |
The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.
Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood—our jobs, the Industries we work in, relationships and love as well.
With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face more changes and challenges. So what should we do once this “cheese” on which we are so dependent is moved?
whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely, Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.
Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”
“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese.” Zhang smiled confidently.
小题1:The whole passage is about _______.
A.people’s opinions about a bestseller of the US |
B.what people think about China’s entry into the WTO |
C.the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges |
D.how a book influences the Chinese |
A.be more competitive with foreign firms |
B.find an excuse for their job cuts |
C.let the workers make a living on their own |
D.encourage the fired workers |
A.something we depend on for a living |
B.a most important kind of food |
C.change or challenge |
D.way of life |
A.they have different opinions on changes and challenges |
B.people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies |
C.the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges |
D.they are both greatly encouraged by the book |
Things can go wrong on-a number of people on the road. During the rush hour one evening, two cars hit each other and both drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She suddenly went into a panic and stopped her car. This made the driver following her stop suddenly. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake. As she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road’. Seeing a cake-flying through the air, a truck driver had to stop his truck all of a sudden. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck and fell onto the road. This led to yet another angry argument. Meanwhile, the traffic piled up behind. It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic to move again. In the meanwhile, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves from the accident; for they were happily having what was left of the cake. It was just one of those days.
小题1:What does the writer mainly tell us?
A.Troubles always happen at the same time. |
B.Everyone may have trouble every day. |
C.A small matter can cause great trouble. |
D.Only the lucky man won’t have any trouble every day. |
(1) The woman driver stopped her car suddenly. •
(2) The driver’s wife dropped her cake on the road.
(3) Only two dogs were happy.
(4) Two cars hit each other.
(5) The truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles.
A.(2)(3)(3)(5)(1) | B.(4)(1)(2)(5)(3) |
C.(3)(5)(2)(4)(1) | D.(1)(4)(2)(3)(5) |
A.The woman’s husband brought three guests home to dinner unexpectedly. |
B.The meal got burnt. |
C.Her baby pulled the table-cloth off the table. |
D.It is not strange to experience such accidents. |
A. Your husband brings three guests to dinner unexpectedly.
B. The meal gets burnt.
C. The baby pulls the table-cloth off the table.
D. Both B and C.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents, he is not so free to do what he wishes to do. He is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong. When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
小题1:according to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that _______.
A.life for a child is comparatively easy |
B.a child is always loved whatever he does |
C.if much is given to a child, he must do something in return |
D.only children are interested in life |
A.will have little time playing |
B.has to be successful in finding a job |
C.can still ask for help in time of trouble |
D.should be able to take care of himself |
A.People are often satisfied with their life. |
B.Life is less interesting for old people. |
C.Adults are freer to do what they want to do. |
D.Adults should no longer rely on others. |
A.life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains |
B.young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard |
C.childhood is the most enjoyable time in one’s life |
D.one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life |
A.examples of successful young men |
B.how to build up one’s position in society |
C.joys and pains of old people |
D.what to do when one has problems in life |
B is for being extremely busy.
C is for the conscientious(勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.
You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.
Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn’t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics—a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable or unwilling—to “play the game”.
“People assume that office politics involves some manipulative(工于心计的) behavior,” says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. “But politics derives from the word ‘polite’. It can mean lobbying(游说) and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying, to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.”
In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one’s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form of socializing within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.
“The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,” says Neil P. Lewis, a management psychologist. “But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It’s simple human nature.”
Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery(奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.
Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.
小题1:“Office politics” is used in the passage to refer to________.
A.the political views and beliefs of office workers |
B.the interpersonal relationships within a company |
C.the various qualities required for a successful career |
D. the code of behavior for company staff |
A.avoid being too outstanding |
B.get along well with his colleagues |
C.honest and loyal to his company |
D.give his boss a good impression |
A.unwelcome at the workplace |
B.bad for interpersonal relationships |
C.an important factor for personal advancement |
D.indispensable to the development of company culture |
A.self-promotion does not necessarily mean flattery |
B.hard work contributes very little to one’s promotion |
C.many employees fail to recognize the need of flattery |
D.speaking up for oneself is part of human nature |
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