Being shy keeps many Chinese people from getting to know westerners. You may feel nervous about making language mistakes in front of a native English speaker.
But remember, westerners living in Asia know how it feels to try to communicate in a foreign language. They have made many mistakes when speaking Chinese!
So don’t worry about speaking imperfect English. The important thing is just to communicate. Start talking, and make some foreign friends!
Many westerners value(注重) their privacy(隐私). Don’t be surprised if your new friend doesn’t want to include you in everything he does. This may seem strange to Chinese who worry about that their friends will get lonely.
Chinese people often expect their good friends to give advice and take care of them in many ways. If you expect this kind of care from westerners, you may be disappointed. Why? Because most westerners value independence. They feel insulted(侮辱的) if others think they can’t take care of themselves. They will assume(假设) you feel the same way.
Of course, these tips(小提示) are just rules of thumb(经验之谈) and may not apply(适用) to all westerners. Each person you meet will have his or her own ideas about friendship. When you get confused(不明白), don’t be shy and worry to ask questions. Your new western friends may also have many questions about Chinese culture, and they may be hesitant(犹豫) to ask. So encourage them to ask questions, too.
Be honest and open to your friends. Respect each other’s differences. The friendships you make can be lifelong treasure both for you and your new friends.
【小题1】.Why do many Chinese people feel worried to speak to the foreigners?

A．Being shy.	B．Making a lot of language mistakes.
C．Nothing to say.	D．Can’t speak a foreign language.

【小题2】.What do you think the foreigners may not be insulted with?

A．Giving advice.	B．Taking care of themselves.
C．Getting care from good friends.	D．Getting help.

【小题3】.What does the underlined word “independence” mean?

A．独立自主

B．依靠

C．失落感

D．伤心

【小题4】.What may help you to make lifelong friends?

A．Be honest.

B．Open to your friends.

C．Respect each other.

D．All of the above.

Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car.

Perhaps(可能) you have heard of Henry Ford. He first started making cars in large numbers. Perhaps he didn't know how much the car was going to be to American culture(文化). The car made the United States a nation on wheels(车轮). And it helped make the United States what it is now.

The car has become popular in the United States. The Americans like to move around in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

1.In the United States ____.

A．only rich people have cars

B．no poor people have cars

C．most people have cars

D．only a few people have beautiful cars

2.Who was Henry Ford? ____.

A．He was one of the famous car makers

B．He was the most popular man in the USA

C．He was the richest man in the USA

D．He was the first car maker in American history

3.Henry Ford started making cars in large numbers because ____.

A．he wanted to change the American culture

B．he knew cars would be make only in the United States

C．he thought Americans would like his cars best

D．he knew more and more people would buy cars

4.Which of the following do you think is true? ____.

A. There are too many people everywhere in the USA.  

B. There are a lot of cars everywhere in the USA . 

C. Car pollution(污染) is the biggest problem in the USA.  

D. Every family more or less has a car.

5.We can know from this passage(文章) that ____.

A．cars are cheaper in the USA

B．the Americans are the richest in the world

C．the Americans like to move around in cars

D．the USA makes the most cars

 

 

William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.

He was born in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582,he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins.In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.

At twenty-eight, he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He made almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.

At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired（退休）and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left the genius（天才）to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.

1.Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except        .

A. Hamlet   B. Macbeth  C. Romeo and Juliet           D. Man and Superman

2.Shakespeare decided to be an actor in        .

A.1578                                  B.1582                                  C.1599                         D.1616

3. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon        .

A. with his wife     B. with his daughter  C. with his wife and children   D. alone

4.Shakespeare got much money from        .

A. writing                              B. plays                                 C. acting                                D. retirement

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Shakespeare had two children.

B. Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.

C. Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.

D. Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.

 

Born in 1954 in Taiwan, Ang Lee（李安）has become one of today's greatest filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975. Later on, he went to the USA. for further study on art. And he got a Master Degree in Film Production at New York University.

During Ang’s film career, he has made a lot of successful films and honored himself with many international awards. Early in 1993, Ang’s film The Wedding Banquet (喜宴)won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, which drew the whole world’s attention to this Chinese director. In the following years, Ang’s talent got more brilliant. At the beginning of 2000, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon（Wo Hu Cang Long）, a kongfu film directed by Ang Lee, won Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards(奥斯卡金像奖). This surprised the world. However. what really takes Ang to the peak of the film world is the film Brokeback Mountain (2005). For this film, Ang Lee won the Best Director Academy Award. And he is the first Chinese director who’s ever won the golden statuette(小金人).

In 2012, Ang made a huge success again. His first 3D film Life of Pi came out. It was a story about the adventure of a brave Indian boy. This film helped him beat out Michael Haneke of "Amour", Benh Zeitlin of "Beasts of the Southern Wild", Steven Spielberg of "Lincoln" and David O. Russell of "Silver Linings Playbook". For the second time, Ang was honored as the Best Director at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013.

Along Ang Lee’s film road, we can say that he is really born for films and he is worth all the praise from the world, especially all the Chinese.

1.How old was Ang Lee when he won the Best Director Academy Award for the second time?

A．59.              B．58               C．51               D．39

2.Of the following films, which one is NOT made by Ang Lee?

A．The Wedding Banquet.                   B．Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

C．Beasts of the Southern Wild.               D．Life of Pi.

3.According to the passage, what is the correct order of the following events?

①. Life of Pi came up on the screen.

②. Ang Lee went to America for further study.

③. Ang Lee won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

④. Ang Lee won Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards.

⑤. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts.

A．②⑤①③④       B．②⑤④①③        C．⑤②③④①        D．⑤②④③①

4.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “peak” in the second paragraph？

A．边缘             B．顶峰             C．荣誉             D．成就

5.According to the passage, which statement is RIGHT?

A. Ang Lee was born in the USA.

B. Ang Lee only won the Best Director Academy Award once.

C. Life of Pi is Ang Lee’s second 3D film.

D. Ang Lee has great talent in making films.

 

Exchange Students’ Experience

Name:  Susan Lane	Exchange Country:  Iceland
I think it was a turning point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing a different culture in this country.

 

Name:     Sara Small	Exchange Country:  Germany
I enjoyed this trip. I found German people were not as serious as I thought before. Although I made a lot of German friends, I still missed my family and friends in Australia.

 

Name:     David Links	Exchange Country:  Australia
I wanted to try something that was very different from Australia in culture. In Australia everything was different, but I soon got used to it.

 

Name:    Tom Jennings	Exchange Country:  France
There were some challenges (挑战), but I liked them, experiencing a different culture. You just have to face each situation as it comes.

1.Where did Susan Lane study?

A．In Iceland.

B．In Germany.

C．In Australia.

D．In France.

2.Who made a lot of friends in Germany?

A．Susan Lane.

B．Sara Small.

C．David Links.

D．Tom Jennings.

3.How many students talk about their exchange experience?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.