It's very hard for us ________the man from Africa.
A.understand B.understood C.understanding D.to understand
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Weather talk wins for people in US My Chinese friend is going to the US and he is nervous about what to talk about. "Talk about the weather," is my advice.
"How are you?" is often followed by comments(评论) about the weather. "Nice day today."
"Cold/hot enough for you?" "Will it ever stop raining?" "Some winter we're having." "Can't remember a winter/summer so cold/hot." "Whew, it's hot out there."
These statements are often followed by a long conversation entirely about weather conditions. Past, present and the future.
Our fascination with weather might seem silly, but the real purpose behind those endless discussions is small talk. Weather's a safe topic of conversation. As a group, we Americans seem to enjoy chatting with those around us. Whenever we stand in line at the grocery store, we like to take part in this kind of conversation with other people standing in line with us. If I were seated next to another American on any form of public transport, I'd expect both of us to make a harmless comment about the weather as a way of greeting each other. At parties, the weather is a common topic, especially with those you are meeting for the first time.
In contrast (相反),we are taught to avoid certain topics like religion (宗教)and politics. Weather is everywhere, it affects everybody and it's a fairly objective, neutral (中性的)topic； You don't have to have an opinion about it, just make a state of a fact. What is truly interesting is the fact that we can go on and on about it.
My Chinese friend has a hard time understanding why we put so much effort into this topic-and why I warn him about bringing up much more "interesting" subjects like salaries(薪资) or how much something costs.
Sometimes it is tricky (棘手的) to make one's on winding cultural roads, especially those that are never taught in books.
1.What does the underlined word "fascination" in Paragraph 4mean?
A.Advice B.Prediction
C.Strong interest. D.Wild imagination.
2.In the author's opinion, weather is a common conversation topic in America because ______.
A.Americans don't like to talk about other topics except weather
B.Weather affects everyday choices like clothes and changes a lot
C.Weather is quite an objective topic and doesn't cause bad feelings
D.Americans use it as a greeting when they can’t bring up much more interesting subjects
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Weather is a good topic of conversation all over the world.
B.Cultures that are not taught in books should be written about more.
C.Topics for conversation should be well considered in the United States
D.The more topics you are interested in, the better you can be at small talk.
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Who do you think __________ him angry？
A.make B.to make C.making D.made
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根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空
Jenny and John are my classmates. They come from different 1. (country) and they have different 2. (religion). They try 3. (understand) each other. They are good students. They work h4..
They are members 5. the student council. They take an active part 6.all kinds of activities which are held by the council. Sometimes the council organizes to r7. money to help the poor. They get money by 8. (sell) tickets, washing cars and so on. Sometimes there 9. (be) disputes between them.
Anyway, they are good 10. (friend).
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While I was doing my homework last night, my parents ________ videos in the living room.
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C.watched D.watch
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Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）
Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a meeting place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They discussed various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was _______ that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more precious to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language— new books, ancient books, _______ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old. She had asked the government for permission to move the books to a safe place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands, Secretly, she brought books home every night, _______ her car late after work. Her friends came to help her when the war _______. Anis who owned a restaurant agreed to hide some books. All though the night, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, passed them over the sever-foot wall and hid them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war _______. Then nine days later, a fire burned the library to the ground.
One day, the bombing stopped and the soldiers left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be moved again while the city was quiet. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs（郊区）. Now Alia waited for the war to end and _______ peace and a new library.
1.A.worried B.angry C.doubtful D.curious
2.A.then B.still C.even D.rather
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4.A.took off B.broke out C.went off D.broke up
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