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    73．What can we learn from the passage? A．Americans benefit more from working in China． B．Chinese and American employees have the same experience． C．Young Chinese can benefit from cross-cultural partnerships． D．More Americans working in China cause higher jobless rate． 【查看更多】

     

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    　　More and more people sit for a long time every day．But experts are increasingly warning that it could be bad for their health．And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place－at the office, in the car or before a computer or TV－just the overall number of hours it occurs．Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die．

    　　Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that health officials rethink how they define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting．While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't sggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position．"After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals，" Ekblom-Bak said．

    　　However, some people argued that if they spent long stretches of time sitting but used their spare time to exercise, everything would be OK．Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert, didn't agree and said they might get more benefit if that exercise was spread across the day, rather than in a single activity．

    　　In a study that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, whether or not they exercised．"We don't have enough evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad，" said Peter Katzmarzyk who led the Canadian study．"But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this seated behavior, the better．"

    　　Figures from a US survey found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars．"People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefit，" Ekblom-Bak said．"But when they're in the office, they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible，" she said．

    (1)

    What's the best title of the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Do more exercise regularly

    B．

    Rethink physical activity

    C．

    Sitting too much could be deadly

    D．

    Find out a way to keep healthy

    (2)

    What can we learn about sitting too long from the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    It could probably do great harm to one's health．

    B．

    The body starts to send harmful signals in no time．

    C．

    It makes a great difference where the sitting takes place．

    D．

    It will certainly lead to one's death whoever does like this．

    (3)

    From the passage we can conclude that _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Exercising often while sitting long has much advantage for us

    B．

    You should have a break after two hours of sitting

    C．

    people at the office have a higher death risk than people in the car

    D．

    sitting for a long time is safer for drivers than those in the office

    (4)

    What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 actually mean?

    [　　]

    A．

    The longer you stop to stand, the more benefit you can get．

    B．

    It's better for you to get up more often while sitting long．

    C．

    The longer you sit to work, the more work you can do．

    D．

    You'd better interrupt the person who gets up more often．

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    　　Each year about a quarter of a million Americans study abroad．For many of them, a summer or a semester in a foreign country now involves more than just sitting in classrooms and hanging out with other American students．Instead, they are encouraged and sometimes required to be involved in the local communities they are studying in．

    　　“It's absolutely important that they know something about how people in other parts of the world live and think, and how they behave,” says William Finlay, head of the sociology department at the University of Georgia．In 2008, he co-founded a study abroad program with South Africa's Stellenbosch University．It combines traditional academic in-class learning with community involvement．

    　　“We've been working with a non-government organization in the township．Our students typically either work with little children in day care centers or work in the library and teach very basic computer skills to young children,” says Finlay．

    　　The three-week program proved to be an unforgettable experience for Hillary Kinsey．She says, “It was interesting to learn the history of the area and then talk to these people and see what the social dynamics were, and how certain groups felt about other groups．”

    　　When Hillary Kinsey returned home from South Africa, she and other students in the program established a non-profit group．Kinsey says the group wants to contribute to advancing education and development in South Africa．“One of the purposes of the group is that we hope to raise money and awareness about the situation where those people live and help to promote any sort of educational development that we can, ” Kinsey added．

    　　While many study abroad programs focus on helping Americans to learn foreign languages, others take a more intensive approach．“In all of our locations, we place students with local roommates,” says Mark Lenhart, director of CEF Academic Programs, which sends more than a thousand students to China, Korea and other countries each year．

    　　He says American students benefit from such one-on-one interactions, in spite of the challenges they face．Lenhart says, “They have to adjust to the local life．This will enable students to become more employable when they graduate．”

    (1)

    What is the main idea of this passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    How non-profit groups work in South Africa．

    B．

    How to take part in study abroad programs．

    C．

    Americans studying abroad pay more attention to working with local children．

    D．

    Americans combine community involvement with study while studying abroad．

    (2)

    The purposes of Hillary Kinsey's non-profit group include all of the following EXCEPT ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    learning more about South Africa

    B．

    raising money for local people

    C．

    helping to develop education in South Africa

    D．

    raising people's awareness of the local situation

    (3)

    Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe Hillary Kinsey's feelings about studying abroad?

    [　　]

    A．

    Interested．

    B．

    Surprised．

    C．

    Impressed．

    D．

    Unforgettable．

    (4)

    The advantages of studying abroad mentioned in this passage include ________．

    ①making more friends

    ②being qualified for more jobs

    ③learning a foreign language

    ④having the ability to adjust to a new environment

    [　　]

    A．

    ①②③

    B．

    ②③④

    C．

    ①③④

    D．

    ①②④

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    As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs，more Chinese and Americans are

    working side by side．These cross—cultural partnerships，while beneficial in many ways，are

    also highlighting tensions that expose differences in work experience，pay levels and communication．

    In the last few years，a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading

    to China for employment，attracted by its faster-growing economy and lower jobless rate．Their Chinese co-workers are often around the same age．But the two groups were raised differently．The Americans have had more exposure to free-market principles．“Young Americans were brought up in a commercial environment，” said Neng Zhao，28，a senior associate at Blue Oak Capital，a private firm based in Beijing．“We weren't．So the workplace is a unique learning process for my generation．”

    Managers hiring workers in China appear to be paying for Western experience．Foreigners tend to earn 10 to 15 percent more than their Chinese counterparts （persons working in similar positions），said Michael Norman，senior vice president at Sibson Consulting，an American firm．That imbalance does not go unnoticed by Chinese workers．“There is definitely the belief that Americans get paid more for the same work，”said Ting Wang，25，an associate at Wild China，a travel company based in Beijing．On the other hand，Chinese workers have a deeper  understanding of the influences，like．Confucianism and Communism，which play a part in their country’s culture and economy．

    It is important and necessary for Americans working in China to adjust，said Mr．Norman，who works on management and work force issues for multinational companies operating in Asia．

    “In the West，there is such a bonus on getting things done quickly，but when you come to work in China，you need to work on listening and being more patient and understanding of local ways of doing business，”he said．

    1．More Americans go to China to take jobs because            ．

    A．they want to experience different cultures

    B．Chinese workers are easier to cooperate

    C．they can’t find proper jobs in America

    D．the economy of China is developing rapidly

    2．What is mainly talked about in the passage?

    A．Cross-cultural conflicts．

    B．Cross—cultural partnerships．

    C．Multi—national companies in China．

    D．Different pays for the same work．

    3．What can we learn from the passage?   

    A．Americans benefit more from working in China．

    B．Chinese and American employees have the same experience．

    C．Young Chinese can benefit from cross—cultural partnerships．

    D．More Americans working in China cause higher jobless rate．

    4．What does the underlined word “imbalance” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

          A．Unfair pay levels．

          B．Different working experience．  

          C．Unequal opportunities．

          D．Different upbringing environment．

    5．We can infer from the last paragraph that         ．

           A．Americans working in China adjust very well

           B．ways of doing business in different countries differ

           C．doing business in China takes money and patience

           D．international companies need to understand each other

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