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　　Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers．There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe(贿赂)him．Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents．

　　Even friends may never exchange presents．When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't．I don't often remember a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine．If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant．But a present from a foreigner-that kind from his or her homeland-won't go wrong, except to government employees(政府职员)who can't be given presents．

　　You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents．You should only say, ‘It's so nice．Thanks…’when you get Christ mas or birthday presents．

　　You may want to bring a bottle of wine(葡萄酒)or flowers to a dinner party, but you’re never asked to．Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening．

　　At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends．We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders-anyone who has often helped us．

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　　You probably know you should say ‘please’ and 'thank you’ at restaurants．You probably know the rules of a library．You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates．But do you have music manners?

　　Keep it down! You have to notice the volume of your music．You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it．Some people might even get angry．Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can't hear the words of the song．They just hear a loud sound．Not one wants to listen to this．Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldn't have it turned up too high．

　　Take them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away．Libraries and schools don't allow MP3 players．There are other places, like museums, that don't have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on．Sometimes, it just doesn't make sense to listen to your MP3 player at event．Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came．

　　Take one out! Sometimes it's okay just to take out one earphone and not the other．Imagine you are listening to your MP3 player when someone asks you the way．It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening．You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it's not for you．

　　It's your choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best．For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing．In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you．

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　　One day we invited some friends to dinner．When it was about six o’clock, my wife found that we had little bread．So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some．

　　‘Here's a dollar, ’ my wife said, ‘ get two loaves of bread, if they have it．If they don't have it, get anything．But hurry! ’

　　Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited．By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived．But Kathy had not returned．Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop(呼啦圈)whirling(旋转)round her middle．

　　“Kathy! ” her mother cried．“Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread? ”

　　“Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold out all their bread, ” answered Kathy．“And you said ‘If they don't have that, get anything! ’”

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　　In the opinion of many people, the two-parent family is the correct way to raise children．Traditionally, this has been as the most natural way, but single-parent families have had to face prejudices(偏见)against their life-style．However, the single-parent family is the fastest growing type of family．In the United States, a national survey showed that at least 50％ of children will be members of a single-parent family．So we think it is important to throw prejudices away and to see the advantages of single-parent families．

　　When compared to two-parent families, single-parent families are usually at a disadvantage in some ways．They are often in short of money, and children receive less attention．What's more, single parents can find themselves under too much pressure(压力)of both work and home．Despite(尽管)these disadvantages, it is possible for single-parent families to look for support from friends, schools, communities or other organizations．They need to remember that nobody can do it alone．

　　Surprisingly, single-parent families also have some advantages over two-parent families．Single parents have greater flexibility(灵活性)in spending time with children, because they don't have to consider the needs of a husband or wife．So they can develop closer relationships with their children．Another advantage comes from the fact that single parents often work together with their children to solve problems, which makes children feel more needed and valued．

　　It's important to remember that single-parent families have, until now suffered prejudices from some people．They think that it's easier for the children in single-parent families to drop out of school in teens, and to be jobless in their early twenties．But, with the support from friends, schools and communities, single-parent families become more accepted by society, and this situation is certain to improve．In the future we will probably see these prejudices disappear．

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　　If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit．It is very important in American culture．American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees．He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country．

　　One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away．” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy．If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”．This, however, is not a good name．If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”．

　　Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣经)never says so．The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America．

　　An apple is also delicious．Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice．

　　In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples．Washington,D．C．and New York are both famous for their apples．

　　Finally, when it's time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities．

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　　Comets(彗星)are parts of our solar system．Like the planets, they go around the sun．

　　But comets are not made of solid rocks like planets．A comet is a ball of dust, stones, and ice．Many people call comets dirty snowballs．

　　The “snowball” may be only a few miles across．But when the sun heats the “snowball, ” much of it is changed to gases．The gases spread out and form the comet's head, which may be thousands of miles across．

　　A comet moves fast in its trip around the sun．But when we see it, the comet does not seem to move．That's because it is so far away．The moon moves fast, but when you look at it, you can't see any motion(运动)．That's because the moon is far away．

　　Each year astronomers(天文学家)discover new comets．Some of them are seen only once．They make one trip around the sun and then go away out into space．The sun's gravity cannot hold them．

　　Other comets, like Halley, keep returning．They have been captured by the sun．Halley's earliest visit was probably 3, 000 years ago．It may keep returning for another 3, 000 years．

　　But every time a comet goes around the sun, the comet loses part of itself．Gases and dust are pulled out of the comet．That's why Halley is now dimmer(暗淡的)than it used to be．Next time it visits us, in 2062, it may be even dimmer．Each visit it may get dimmer and dimmer, until it finally disappears．

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　　In the mid 1990s, people started doing business on the Internet．At that time, there were two kinds of companies．First, there were traditional companies which sold things in stores．Then, there were Internet companies which didn't have stores, they sold things only over the Net．

　　Traditional companies didn't want to lose any business．Quickly, they created their own websites and began selling things over the Net．These are the so-called “brick and click” companies．Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer．That's where the name “brick and click” comes from．

　　By the late 1990s, e-businesses like Amazon．com, Buy．com, and eToys．com were in trouble．Their profits(利润)were not very high, and there was a lot of competition．Many of these businesses lost a lot of money, and in 2000, many e-businesses were out of business．

　　In the world of e-commerce(电子商务), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer．Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell．

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　　When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what's happening in their lives．When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up．Men can either talk or watch the screen-they can't do both-and they don't understand that women can．Besides(此外), women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships-not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring(盯着)at the screen．

　　During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc．)and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going．He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally(情绪上)．Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships．For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose： to build relationships and make friends．For men, to talk is to connect to the facts．

　　Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship．A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours．

　　There is no convincing(令人信服的)evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys．Psychiatrist Dr．Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys．Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children．Since a girl's brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more．As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply．

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　　Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway．It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just head east．A bus pulled up(减速停车), and I asked the driver how far she was going．“Four more traffic lights, ” she said．There was another bus I could take from there．This clearly was going to be a long night．She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus pulled up．There was no lighted number above its　windshield(挡风玻璃)．It was out of service．But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver．“I just can't leave you here, ” she said．“This isn't the nicest place．I'll give you a ride home．” “You'll drive me home in the bus? ” I asked in surprise．“No, I'll take you in my car, ” she said．“It's a long way, ” I refused．“Come on, ” She said．“I have nothing else to do．”

　　As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story．A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas(汽油)．A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I'm just passing the favor(善意的行为)along, ” she said．When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it．“That wouldn't make it a favor, ” She said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．”

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