74．It can be inferred from the passage that 　　　.

　 A．Americans want to take part in all kinds of activities

　 B．curiosity is the major characteristic of Americans

　 C．Americans do not know how to deal with silence

D. Americans’ characters are influenced by their social and geographical environments.

73．What can we learn from the passage?

　 A．Americans know a lot about international affairs.

　 B．Friendships among Americans tend to be more formal.

　 C．Americans always seem to be on the move.

　 D．Americans like to cooperate with other people.

72．According to the passage, Americans’ attitude towards friendship is 　　.

　 A．unusual to have only one intimate friend

　 B．more informal than that in other countries

　 C．to regard all friends as only social acquaintances

　 D．to divide friends into several grades

71．What is the best title for this passage?

　　　 A．“Wugging”, A New Technology for the Internet

　　　 B．British People Show Strong Interest in Charities

　　　 C．More Britain Charities Benefit from the Internet

　　　 D．Students Raise Money for Charity by “Wugging”

E

　　　 Americans are reputed to be friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual(随意的) than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other “friends” to be just social acquaintances(泛泛之交). This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans dislike to be dependent on other people. They incline to “compartmentalize”(划分)friendships, having “friends at work”, “friends on the softball team.” “family friends ” and so forth.

　　　 Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem abrupt(鲁莽的)or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else. Sometimes, early on(在开始阶段), they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult is intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter. And the same goes for you. If you don’t understand certain American behavior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask them questions about themselves. Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything “American” in which you may be interested. They talk so much that you may become tired of listening. It doesn’t matter because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation. They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for instance, than deal with silence.

　　　 On the other hand, don’t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs, unless those subject directly involve the United States. Because the United States is geographically distant from many other nations, some Americans tend not to be aware of what goes on in other parts of the world.

70．The underlined work “means”(in Para 4) probably refers to　　　　　 .

　　　 A．time ^{Blog/?UserId=997609 Blog/?UserId=997609 Blog/?UserId=997609} B．money ^{Blog/?UserId=997609 Blog/?UserId=997609 Blog/?UserId=997609} C．method　　　　　　　　　 D．interest

69．How does Beth Truman think of the“wugging”?

　　　 A．It makes giving to charity easy.

　　　 B．It is easier to search for information.

　　　 C．It stresses the importance of charity in people’s daily lives.

　　　 D．It is a common way to promote the students’social awareness.

68．According to the passage, “wugging” is actually a _______.

　　　 A．website for charity

　　　 B．school organization

　　　 C．charity-related action

　　　 D．popular part-time job

67．If you plan to attend one of the activities on Christmas Day, you will have at least __________.

　 　　 A．one choice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．two choices　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．three choices　　　　　 D．four choices

D

Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity(慈善), which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK this week , students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.

　　 Research shows that students are enthusiastic about supporting charity, 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This figure is high, considering this age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 years old have short-term debts of more than ￡ 5，000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible.

Beth Truman, a 21-year-old recent university graduate has used Everyclick. com to donate to her chosen charity(慈善团体), the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” movement grow popular with students. “When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself.” says Beth. “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give it to charity, without costing them a single penny.”

　　 Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can generate money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.

Everyclick. com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can identify which of the UK’s 170， is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.

66．If you want to learn something about agriculture heritage, you will possibly attend_________.

　　 A．Argosy Christmas Ship Festival.　　　　　 B．Holiday Island Lights Festival.

　　 C．Christmas Lighting Festival.　　　　　　　　 D．Holiday with Lights.

65．If you want to attend a Lighted Boat Parade, you should go to _________.

　　 A．Seattle 　　　　　　　 B．Leavenworth　　　　 C．Friday Harbor 　　 D．Federal Way