Chinese Culture

Every Chinese language textbook starts out with the standard phrase for greeting people; but as an American, I always found myself   16   to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door. Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the
  17   books. So I would smile and nod, bowing like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would   18   over the visitors’ leaving and make them feel they would be   19   to come again. In my unease, I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband’s kindness.

Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that   20   relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully.   21   for the Chinese includes a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although as a   22  , I’m not expected to learn the expressions of politeness and   23   at leaving-taking.

The Chinese feel they   24   see a guest off to the farther possible point－down the stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the   25   bus stop. I’ve sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off,   26   he has gone to the bus stop and waited for the next bus to arrive.

That’s very well, but when I’m the guest being seen off, my protests are always   27  . My hostess or   28  , or both, insists on   29   me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating the “Don’t   30   to see me off at every landing.” If I try to go fast to   31   them from following, they simply run after me. Better to accept it.

Besides, that’s going against Chinese   32  , because rushing is to be avoided. What do you say when you   33   someone? Not “Farewell” or “Don’t rush”,   34   “Go slowly.” To the Chinese it means “Take care” or “Watch your   35  ” or some such caution, but translated literally it means “Go slowly”.

16. A. easy                   B. difficult                    C. unable               D. effective

17. A. useful                 B. terrible                     C. priceless            D. cheap

18. A. smooth               B. talk                          C. calm                 D. take

19. A. content               B. ready                     C. welcome           D. sad

20. A. damaged             B. broke                C. destroyed                 D. eased

21. A. Leaving              B. Dividing            C. Separating                D. Interviewing

22. A. wife                   B. guest                 C. hostess                    D. foreigner

23. A. protest                B. refuse               C. explain                     D. state

24. A. can                     B. will                  C. may                         D. must

25. A. farther                B. nearest                     C. easiest                      D. shortest

26. A. although              B. unless               C. if                             D. because

27. A. effective             B. unnecessary       C. useless                     D. troublesome

28. A. neighbour            B. host                  C. relative                     D. friend

29. A. leading                B. seeing               C. inviting                     D. pushing

30. A. trouble                B. have                  C. decide                      D. walk

31. A. protect                B. make                 C. discourage                D. dismiss

32. A. rule                    B. custom              C. design                      D. opinion

33. A. meet with            B. talk with            C. part with                  D. call on

34. A. and                     B. or                     C. but                          D. even

35. A. foot                    B. health                C. shoe                        D. step

A boy of 14 has become the youngest student to win a place at Cambridge University. Arran Fernandez, who was  16 at home by his father, Neil, will 17  a mathematics degree at Fitzwilliam College next month and he hopes to have a career as a research mathematician to 18  the Riemann hypothesis(黎曼猜想) that has confused the brightest minds. It will make him the youngest Cambridge student  19 14-year-old William Pitt the Younger studied there in 1773.

Last night the child genius said: “I am looking forward to going to the  20  . I have started the first-year books  21   and it is all right, not too  22  . I can understand it. I am excited about going to Cambridge,  23  I am used to making records about being the youngest in education. It isn’t the youngest moment that is so important to me--  24  I’m more interested in going to Cambridge than comparing   25  with other people who go there.”

But  26 his age he will not be able to    27  many of the alcohol-fuelled festivities(庆典) traditionally  28  to Freshers’ Week. “I don’t think I’m missing too much fun,” he insisted. “Even if I was 18, I wouldn’t want to go out  29 . ”

Arran,  30   plans to join the bird-watching society instead and go boating while at university, was five when he  31  the youngest person to be  32   a GCSE (General Certificated of Secondary Education), after passing maths. He was offered the   33  to learn at Cambridge in 2010, when he was 14, on the condition he gained an A-level in physics, which he  34  with an A+ grade. Arran had already gained an A grade in further maths last year.

Cambridge also asked him to attend three GCSEs in subjects which were not related to maths and physics to  35   his knowledge. He gained A+s in English literature and French and an A in English language this summer.

1.	A．educated B．equipped C．arranged D．evaluated

 

2.	A．run B．operate C．end D．start

 

3.	A．work out B．make out C．help out D．break out

 

4.	A．before B．after C．since D．but

 

5.	A．festivities B．lectures C．contests D．literature

 

6.	A．especially B．already C．hardly D．gradually

 

7.	A．difficult B．easy C．interesting D．boring

 

8.	A．therefore B．but C．additionally D．and

 

9.	A．fortunately B．merely C．actually D．mentally

 

10.	A．it B．them C．themselves D．myself

 

11.	A．because of B．instead of C．except for D．as for

 

12.	A．pick out B．join in C．pick up D．join up

 

13.	A．added B．addicted C．related D．encouraged

 

14.	A．smoking B．singing C．drinking D．dancing

 

15.	A．who B．which C．that D．he

 

16.	A．turned B．seemed C．grew D．became

 

17.	A．presented B．awarded C．rewarded D．submitted

 

18.	A．tendency B．treaty C．profit D．opportunity

 

19.	A．improved B．achieved C．reserved D．represented

 

20.	A．reduce B．improve C．broaden D．insure

 

How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the   1.  of many readers with this question. The    2.   news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month    3.   you win the lottery (彩票) or some prize.

We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to find out how they become   4.  rich, you will learn that they worked very    5.  for the money. That is what most   6.  have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went   7.  hardships before they succeeded    8.   .

There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it   9.    for themselves. In this article, I am going to    10. passion (热情) which I think is the most    11.   quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one was to   12.   the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.

Take J.K Rowling for    13.  . Her first Harry Potter was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which    14.  to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small    15. , which paid 15.000. and the  16. from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little  17.   of making a living by writing children’s books. If you want to make a million dollars, find something that    18.   you really passionate (热情的) and work hard at it. It doesn’t    19.   what it is. Let me know how you    20.   ! 

21.               A．consideration    B．attention       C．surprise   D．happiness

 

22.               A．disappointing    B．surprising       C．good D．funny

 

23.               A．if             B．although        C．unless D．when

 

24.               A．such           B．too            C．this   D．that

 

25.               A．happily         B．hard           C．long D．less

 

26.               A．teachers        B．rich           C．millionaires D．poor

 

27.               A．through        B．back           C．on   D．under

 

28.               A．at first         B．at last          C．by chance D．on end

 

29.               A．happen        B．cause          C．change    D．rise

 

30.               A．refer to        B．object to        C．talk about D．agree with

 

31.               A．good           B．interesting      C．exciting   D．important

 

32.               A．discuss         B．like            C．study D．visit

 

33.               A．granted        B．experiment     C．example   D．experience

 

34.               A．refused        B．agreed         C．promised  D．loved

 

35.               A．school         B．factory         C．bank  D．publisher

 

36.               A．praise          B．word           C．comment  D．advice

 

37.               A．chance         B．time           C．dollar D．energy

 

38.               A．makes         B．matter         C．drives D．forces

 

39.               A．care           B．matter         C．work D．tell

 

40.               A．begin          B．finish          C．go   D．understand

 

 

完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

The sun didn’t come out. The 15 – year – old girl Razeena said goodbye to her mother and left for school. She was thinking about the coming Christmas and   21  the holiday lights at the nearby senior citizens’ apartment   22  she noticed some smoke through the door.

The building is on fire ! She looked around wildly,  23   not a soul was in   24    .

Razeena   25  .“Fire ! ” she yelled, running into the hallway and striking on every door she saw, “Everybody get   26  !” The building had two floors, she pulled herself   27  ,where the thick   28  was hanging just a few feet   29  the floor. She could see pairs of slippered feet——but no one was moving. She   30  they couldn’t see where to go ! “Down here ! and follow me !” she yelled.   31  a sleeve over her mouth, she led the elderly residents (居民) down the stairs.

So she pounded up and down the stairs, weaving through the smoke and heat to   32  more people. “ Take my arm,” she told the extremely   33  residents. Her eyes burned and flames were hissing louder. Finally, she led the last person out.   34  stood on the side walk, dazed and crying. “Thank you so much,” they told her over and over, “ Without you, we never would have   35 .”

When Razeena walked home, shaking and   36  with dirt, mother cried, “ What happened?!”

“ There was a fire…so many people … I think I   37  them all.” She burst into tears, “ I   38  my uniform. I thought you might be mad! ” Mother   39  her head, tears in her eyes, “Oh honey, I’m so   40  of you,” she whispered.

1.	A．seeing B．admiring C．lighting D．noticing

 

2.	A．when B．while C．as D．for

 

3.	A．and B．so C．but D．however

 

4.	A．public B．bed C．school D．sight

 

5.	A．panicked B．looked C．delighted D．watched

 

6.	A．up B．down C．out D．in

 

7.	A．downstairs B．upstairs C．forward D．back

 

8.	A．smoke B．fire C．flame D．dirt

 

9.	A．in B．on C．beyond D．above

 

10.	A．asked B．wondered C．realized D．cried

 

11.	A．Folding B．Holding C．Cutting D．Finding

 

12.	A．search B．bring C．care D．fetch

 

13.	A．excited B．moved C．frightened D．surprised

 

14.	A．She B．He C．You D．They

 

15.	A．carried out B．made it C．gone ahead D．set free

 

16.	A．covered B．mixed C．connected D．pleased

 

17.	A．saved B．satisfied C．led D．dismissed

 

18.	A．lost B．injured C．ruined D．tore

 

19.	A．dropped B．shook C．nodded D．bent

 

20.	A．thankful B．tired C．kind D．proud