Many Western people are not used to sitting on the floor any more. In Japan, however, sitting upright on the floor is common in different situations. For example, meals are traditionally had when people sit on the tatami (榻榻米) loor around a low table. Also during the tea ceremony and other traditional events, one sits on the floor.
The formal way of sitting for both men and women is kneeling upright. People who are not used to sitting in this style may feel uncomfortable after a few minutes, and their legs may go numb. However, foreigners are not usually expected to be able to sit in this style for a long time, and an increasing number of Japanese people themselves aren’t able to do so, owing to a more westernized lifestyle.
In other situations, men usually sit cross-legged, while women sit on their knees laying both legs to one side. The former sitting style is considered wholly male, while the latter is considered completely female.
The most important guest sits on the honored seat which is set farthest from the entrance. If there is a tokonoma (壁龛) in the room, the guest should be seated in front of it. The host or the least important person is supposed to sit next to the entrance. Of course, there are other things to be considered in each particular case.
1. Which of the following situations is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. When men and women meet.
B. When a tea ceremony is held.
C. When traditional events are held.
D. When meals are traditionally had.
2. According to the passage we can learn that ______.
A. more and more Japanese sit in the formal way
B. foreigners should always sit in the formal style in a Japanese home
C. men shouldn’t sit on their knees laying both legs to one side
D. men and women in Japan sit in the same informal way
3. When some guests are in a Japanese home, _______ should sit nearest to the entrance.
A. the host himself
B. both the host and the hostess
C. the host or the least important person
D. the most important guest
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How foreigners should sit in Japanese homes.
B. How foreigners should behave in Japanese homes.
C. Where to sit in Japanese homes.
D. How and where to sit in Japanese homes.

Many Western people are not used to sitting on the floor any more. In Japan, however, sitting upright on the floor is common in different situations. For example, meals are traditionally had when people sit on the tatami (榻榻米) loor around a low table. Also during the tea ceremony and other traditional events, one sits on the floor.

    The formal way of sitting for both men and women is kneeling upright. People who are not used to sitting in this style may feel uncomfortable after a few minutes, and their legs may go numb. However, foreigners are not usually expected to be able to sit in this style for a long time, and an increasing number of Japanese people themselves aren’t able to do so, owing to a more westernized lifestyle.

    In other situations, men usually sit cross-legged, while women sit on their knees laying both legs to one side. The former sitting style is considered wholly male, while the latter is considered completely female.

    The most important guest sits on the honored seat which is set farthest from the entrance. If there is a tokonoma (壁龛) in the room, the guest should be seated in front of it. The host or the least important person is supposed to sit next to the entrance. Of course, there are other things to be considered in each particular case.

1. Which of the following situations is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. When men and women meet.

B. When a tea ceremony is held.

C. When traditional events are held.

D. When meals are traditionally had.

2. According to the passage we can learn that ______.

A. more and more Japanese sit in the formal way

B. foreigners should always sit in the formal style in a Japanese home

C. men shouldn’t sit on their knees laying both legs to one side

D. men and women in Japan sit in the same informal way

3. When some guests are in a Japanese home, _______ should sit nearest to the entrance.

A. the host himself

B. both the host and the hostess

C. the host or the least important person

D. the most important guest

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How foreigners should sit in Japanese homes.

B. How foreigners should behave in Japanese homes.

C. Where to sit in Japanese homes.

D. How and where to sit in Japanese homes.

One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got the “Help Wanted Unskilled” section．A small advertisement held my  36 .It read, “Easy job．Good wages．No experience  37 .” It sounded like the job I was  38  ．Easy job．Good wages．Those four words  39  now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the  40  ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good wages．Easy ...
When I got to the place I saw a series of large  41 half filled with water, out of which I noticed  42  the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their  44 in the water of the basin, the left hand holding a  45  and the thumb nail of the right hand scratching（刮;擦） the labels on   46 .
I sat down on a  47  beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the  48  of the water started to  49  from my hand to my body．But  50   still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was  51  by the minute into a full­ blown tomato­ colored finger．A numb（麻木的）pain began to be felt  52  from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.
After three hours of this I told the manager I’d  53  .He figured I had  54  69 cents at 23 cents an hour．With the money, I left the working place．“Easy job．Good wages.” came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I  55   myself, “Can easy job get good wages？”

完型填空（共20题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section．A small advertisement held my   36 ．It read："Easy job．Good wages．No experience  37 ．"it sounded like the job I was   38  ．Easy job．Good Wages．Those four words  39  now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the   40 ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good Wages．Easy．．．
When I got to the place I saw a series of large  41  half filled with water, out of which I noticed   42  the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their   44  in the water of the basin．the left hand holding a   45 and the thumb（拇指）nail of the right hand   46  the labels（标签）on it．
I Sat down On a   47  beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the  48  0f the water started to   49  from my hand to my body．But   50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was   51  by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger．A numb（麻木）pain began to be felt   52  from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body．After three hours of this I told the manager I’d   53  ．He figured I had   54  69 cents at 23 cents an hour．
With the money, I left the working place．"Easy job．Good wages．．．．"came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I  55  myself, "Can easy job get good wages?"

One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got the “Help Wanted Unskilled” section．A small advertisement held my   36 .It read, “Easy job．Good wages．No experience   37  .” It sounded like the job I was   38   ．Easy job．Good wages．Those four words  39   now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the   40   ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good wages．Easy ...

    When I got to the place I saw a series of large  41  half filled with water, out of which I noticed   42   the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43  these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their  44  in the water of the basin, the left hand holding a  45  and the thumb nail of the right hand scratching（刮;擦） the labels on   46  .

    I sat down on a  47   beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the  48   of the water started to  49   from my hand to my body．But  50   still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was  51  by the minute into a full?? blown tomato?? colored finger．A numb（麻木的）pain began to be felt  52   from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.

    After three hours of this I told the manager I’d  53  .He figured I had  54  69 cents at 23 cents an hour．With the money, I left the working place．“Easy job．Good wages.” came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I  55    myself, “Can easy job get good wages？”

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A．necessary          B．relevant           C．practical           D．primitive

A．running after      B．looking for         C．heading for       D．looking after

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