Introduction: Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar. To use English effectively, you need to understand the culture in which it is spoken. Here are a number of important tips to remember when speaking English in the United States.
General Points to Remember Most Americans only speak English. While it is true that more and more Americans speak Spanish, most Americans only speak English. Don't expect them to understand your native language. Americans have difficulty understanding foreign accents. Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from both of you!	Conversation Tips Speak about location. Talk about work. Americans commonly ask "What do you do?" It's not considered impolite（as in some countries）and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers. Talk about sports. Be careful when expressing ideas about race, religion or other sensitive topics.
Addressing People Use last names with people you do not know. Always use “Ms.” when addressing women. Many Americans prefer first names. Americans prefer informal greetings and using first names or nicknames when speaking with colleagues and acquaintances.	Public Behavior Always shake hands. Look your partner in the eye. Don't hold hands: Same sex friends do not usually hold hands or put their arms around each other in public in the United States.

【小题1】"When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they are from and then make a connection with that place”can be used as a supporting sentence to _____.

A．talk about sports	B．address people
C．talk about work	D．speak about location

【小题2】If you are introduced to a woman called Pearl S. Buck, how should you address her usually?

A．What are you doing, Madam Buck?

B．How do you do, Ms. Buck?

C．How are you doing, Mrs. Pearl?

D．How are you, Miss Pearl S.?

【小题3】The underlined word “acquaintance” in the table may probably mean______.

A．things that are precious

B．foreigners that you can talk to

C．persons who you are familiar with

D．languages that you can speak

【小题4】We can infer from the text that ______.

A．smoking is allowed in public in the modern United States

B．different sex friends should hold hands during the first meeting

C．when you speak to others, it's polite not to look into their eyes

D．Americans shake hands when greeting the same sex friends

 

Introduction:

Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar. To use English effectively, you

need to understand the culture in which it is spoken. Here are a number of important tips to

remember when speaking English in the United States.

General Points to Remember

Most Americans only speak English.

While it is true that more and more Americans

speak Spanish, most Americans only speak

English. Don't expect them to understand

your native language.

Americans have difficulty understanding

foreign accents. Many Americans are not used

to foreign accents. This requires patience from

both of you!                               Conversation Tips

Speak about location.

Talk about work. Americans commonly

ask "What do you do?" It's not considered

impolite（as in some countries）and is a

popular topic of discussion between strangers.

Talk about sports.

Be careful when expressing ideas about

race, religion or other sensitive topics.

Addressing People

Use last names with people you do not

know.

Always use “Ms.” when addressing

women.

Many Americans prefer first names.

Americans prefer informal greetings and

using first names or nicknames when speaking

with colleagues and acquaintances.              Public Behavior

Always shake hands.

Look your partner in the eye.

Don't hold hands: Same sex friends do

not usually hold hands or put their arms

around each other in public in the United

States.

1."When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they are from and then make a connection with that place”can be used as a supporting sentence to _____.

A．talk about sports                        B．address people

C．talk about work                         D．speak about location

2.If you are introduced to a woman called Pearl S. Buck, how should you address her usually?

A．What are you doing, Madam Buck?

B．How do you do, Ms. Buck?

C．How are you doing, Mrs. Pearl?

D．How are you, Miss Pearl S.?

3.The underlined word “acquaintance” in the table may probably mean______.

A．things that are precious

B．foreigners that you can talk to

C．persons who you are familiar with

D．languages that you can speak

4.We can infer from the text that ______.

A．smoking is allowed in public in the modern United States

B．different sex friends should hold hands during the first meeting

C．when you speak to others, it's polite not to look into their eyes

D．Americans shake hands when greeting the same sex friends

 

Introduction

Pear Lake is 1 kilometer west to Zhuwo Village, Yanchi Town, Mentougou District ,Beijing, its altitude is about 400 meters. In 1958 ,a reservoir was built, which was called as Zhuwo Reservoir at that time. Explored by Mentougou Tourism Office, the reservoir turned into a tour scenic spot and changed its name as “Zhenzhu lake”. Go upward along the lake, and you can experience the dam style, Xinghua Village,Sanxian Cave, Huxinshuangliu Island, 55 kilometers lake station, 24 Dongmingtielong, Asia’s first bridge ,Tongxin Islang,Shifang Bridge ,Hengliu Bay, Camping Island, Pearl Villas and Pear Lake.

Highlights

You can also visit an ago-old cave, “Gaibuyan” and frontier fortress ancient city, “Yanhe City”; ruins of the Great Wall “Seven Floor”, Xianren Cave, site of Boshan Temple and other attractions. At the same time, while viewing the sight-seeing, you can go fishing,play in the water, hunt, andtake leisure(空暇) and have a taste of delicious farm special disher. Water there is clear and as calm as a mirror; blue sky , white clouds , mountains and tree shadows are reflected in the water .It is known as Yanjing’s three small gorges (峡谷) of the north or Small Lijiang. It is surely a shining pearl of the valey of Yongding River of the western Beijing.

Traffic

Take bus 336 from Pingguoyuan Subway to Hetan; take Mid-size bus to Zhaitang and then transfer to small public bus to Zhenzhu Lake.

Pearl lake fee and opening hours

Admission 15yuan    Opening hours 8:00-17:30

Tips

① You had better use sun lotion (润肤霜) and sun glasses to avoid sun burn..

② Please bring enough memory card of your camera.

③ Please pay attention to climb mountain or walking in resort.

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A.Pearl Lake is one kilometers from Beijing.

B. Pearl Lake has been a reservoir nearly half a century.

C. Pearl Lake is surrounded by mountains.

D. Pearl Lake has a good place for picnics.

2.When we go to Pearl Lake ,we can ______.

A.enjoy scenes like those of South China	B.see it’s near a river of Western Beijing
C.get many delicious things to eat	D.drink the pure sweet water from the lake

3.What we should pay attention to if we go to visit Pearl Lake?

A.Traffic difficulties.	B.The weather.
C.Mountain view.	D.A tight schedule.

4.The passage must come from ______.

A.a text

B.a magazine

C.a newspaper

D.an advertisement

 

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

    Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my   21 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been  22  ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the  23  to tell Sam what I had  24  .

    For years I have been hosting a program on the  25  and writing articles for a magazine.  Being  26 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart  27 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and  28  . So when Sam was born, I  29  to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these  30 . I hope that Sam would  31  them sooner or later.

    However, that expectation  32  when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He  33  to communicate with others, even the family members. That was  34  for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even   35  now to tell him. I wanted him to  36  what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll  37  as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just  38  if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

     Now,   39  the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a   40  .

                                                             Daniel Gottlieb

1.A. son            B. nephew           C. brother          D. grandson

2. A. seriously  B. mentally             C. slightly         D. quietly

3.A. ability        B. time             C. courage          D. responsibility

4.A. written        B. suffered         C. observed         D. lost

5.A. radio          B. television       C. stage            D. bed

6.A. ready          B. unable           C. anxious          D. eager

7.A. warm           B. broken           C. closed           D. open

8.A. hosts          B. visitors         C. readers          D. reporters

9. A. began         B. stopped          C. forgot           D. decided

10.A. letters       B. emails           C. books            D. diaries

11.A. find          B. read             C. collect          D. keep

12.A. developed     B. disappeared      C. changed          D. arrived

13.A. tried         B. refused          C. regretted        D. hoped

14.A. exciting      B. acceptable       C. strange          D. heartbreaking

15.A. less          B. everything       C. more             D. nothing

16. A. understand   B. explain          C. believe          D. question

17. A. fear         B. face             C. know             D. cause

18. A. felt         B. guessed          C. saw              D. doubted

19.A. as            B. once             C. though           D. if

20.A. teacher   B. child             C. man              D. writer

 

Introduction to anger

Anger is a natural reaction which comes out when we feel that we have not been given a fair treatment. The positive side of this negative emotion is that it has helped us to evolve as humans and cope in a better manner with our surroundings. However, it tends to become a problem when we fail to control it. Many a time it happens that your anger has hurt others or has spoiled one of your relationships for which you regret later. It has some bad effects on the health, too.

We should control anger so that it does not cause harm to us or to those around us whom we love. One of the best ways to control anger is to get help from others. If you feel that you are unable to manage your anger, it can make you more upset. So tell someone that is close to you, a friend or a family member, about your problem. When you discuss a matter with others, there is a better chance of finding a solution to your problem. Besides, there are no better stress relievers than humor. When you feel that it is because of stress that your anger is becoming unmanageable, you can use humor. It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way and you will feel better about the things around you.

    Anger tends to make us have a lot of negative thoughts. Therefore, we have to change the negative thoughts into positive ones. For this you have to first refuse all the negative thoughts that are in your mind one by one. This can be done with a lot of practice. Once you are successful in that, you have to maintain your focus only on the positive things of life.

Meditation (冥想) is an excellent anger management technique. In addition, what we do is disconnect ourselves from the outer world and focus all our attention into the inner world. This helps us develop a sense of controlling our thoughts that tend to cause anger.

(71) ______	Anger is a natural reaction which comes out when we have been treated  (72) ______.
Positive sides	﹡Help us evolve as humans. ﹡Help us deal with our surroundings  (73) ______.
(74) ______  sides	﹡Hurt others. ﹡Spoil your  (75) ______. ﹡Have some bad effects on your health.
Some ways to  (76) ______ your anger	Get help from others	Discuss your problems with your friend or a (77) ______ member.
	Use humor	It can help you  (78) ______ difficult things in a lighter way.
	Think  (79) ______	Refuse all the negative thoughts and focus only on positive things.
	(80) ______  meditation	Help us control our thoughts which tend to cause anger.