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Safety information for study abroad

Remember you are responsible for the choices you make regarding your safety! Be careful all the time. Not knowing about the culture, language, people and situations may put you at higher risk. Learn what women and men do in the culture to protect themselves.

☆ Avoid walking alone at night. Do not agree to meet a person whom you do not know in a lonely place. Be cautious when meeting new people. Don’t give out your address and phone number to strangers or let out too much personal information about yourself.

☆ Do not attract attention to yourself by speaking English loudly in public in America or wearing expensive jewelry. These manners will certainly attract thieves, or worse. Do not be afraid to be impolite when faced with unwanted situations. Do not let anyone push you into taking risks. If you feel unsafe, you probably are.

☆ Taxis are not safe everywhere, especially late at night. Men and women are often robbed by taxi drivers. In many cities, taxis have gotten so dangerous that people use Radio Taxis to get the names of good companies.

☆ When using public telephones, especially in a lonely place, stand facing out so you can see your surroundings. If someone stops you to ask for the time or to ask for directions, step away to a distance that is safer. Why would they consider asking an obviously foreign person for directions?

☆ Your life will always be more important than any of your possessions (财产). Let them go and run away if necessary.

57. For whom is the passage written?

A. Parents who worry about the safety of their children.

B. Foreign people who are traveling in the USA.

C. Those students who are studying abroad.   

D. People who are interested in foreign culture.

58. What does the underlined word “cautious” probably mean?

A. Friendly.     B. Careful.       C. Active.       D. Calm.

59. You are advised not to speak English loudly in public in America because _______.

A. others will laugh at your bad English  

B. it is bad manners to speak loudly in American culture

C. you will attract too much attention to yourself

D. other people will ask more information about yourself

60. What should you do to protect yourself while studying abroad?

A. Taking public transportation whenever you go out.

B. Not considering others’ feelings as long as you like.

C. Not offering help to anyone in the street. 

D. Having a high sense of safety at any time.

 

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Safety information for study abroad

Remember you are responsible for the choices you make regarding your safety! Be careful all the time. Not knowing about the culture, language, people and situations may put you at higher risk. Learn what women and men do in the culture to protect themselves.

☆ Avoid walking alone at night. Do not agree to meet a person whom you do not know in a lonely place. Be cautious when meeting new people. Don’t give out your address and phone number to strangers or let out too much personal information about yourself.

☆ Do not attract attention to yourself by speaking English loudly in public in America or wearing expensive jewelry. These manners will certainly attract thieves, or worse. Do not be afraid to be impolite when faced with unwanted situations. Do not let anyone push you into taking risks. If you feel unsafe, you probably are.

☆ Taxis are not safe everywhere, especially late at night. Men and women are often robbed by taxi drivers. In many cities, taxis have gotten so dangerous that people use Radio Taxis to get the names of good companies.

☆ When using public telephones, especially in a lonely place, stand facing out so you can see your surroundings. If someone stops you to ask for the time or to ask for directions, step away to a distance that is safer. Why would they consider asking an obviously foreign person for directions?

☆ Your life will always be more important than any of your possessions (财产). Let them go and run away if necessary.

57. For whom is the passage written?

A. Parents who worry about the safety of their children.

B. Foreign people who are traveling in the USA.

C. Those students who are studying abroad.   

D. People who are interested in foreign culture.

58. What does the underlined word “cautious” probably mean?

A. Friendly.     B. Careful.       C. Active.       D. Calm.

59. You are advised not to speak English loudly in public in America because _______.

A. others will laugh at your bad English  

B. it is bad manners to speak loudly in American culture

C. you will attract too much attention to yourself

D. other people will ask more information about yourself

60. What should you do to protect yourself while studying abroad?

A. Taking public transportation whenever you go out.

B. Not considering others’ feelings as long as you like.

C. Not offering help to anyone in the street. 

D. Having a high sense of safety at any time.

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   71   But science may have just proved them right – because beautiful women are more likely to have daughters than their plainer counterparts, according to a study.

As parents tend to pass on genes that determine looks, this could result in handsome men becoming rather thin on the ground.    72   For example, Yasmin Le Bon is signed to the same modelling agency as daughter Amber, and Jerry Hall’s daughters Elizabeth and Georgia Jagger have both taken to the catwalk.  

Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, of the London School of Economics, analysed data from a survey of 17,000 babies born in Britain in March 1958 and tracked them throughout their lives.    73     When they reached 45, they were asked about the gender of any children they had.

Those rated as attractive were equally likely to have a son or daughter as their first child – but the unattractive sorts were more likely to have a son.    74  

Dr Kanazawa believes that parents tend to produce children who benefit from their own features.   75   So it pays for attractive women to have daughters. But couples blessed with strength and aggression rather than looks are better off having boys, as these characteristics are of more use to males.

A．Women are becoming more beautiful over the generations because attractive women have more children than plain ones.

B．Single girls have always complained that good-looking men are difficult to find.

C．Beauty is of more benefit to a woman than a man.

D．At the age of seven, their attractiveness was rated by their teachers.

E. Put another way, the beautiful women were more likely to have daughters.

F. And it may also explain why many models have daughters who follow in their fascinating footsteps.

G. Famously good-looking parents like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are more likely to have girls than uglier couples.

 

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Sure, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. Maybe we wound never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named in this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There is more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people who don’t have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.
【小题1】 The first paragraph tells us_______

A．what is the feeling of having no friends

B．how to communicate with friends

C．making friends is a need in people’s life

D．we need to be alone in our life

【小题2】According to the author, why sometimes friends don’t get along well? Because________

A．friends move away

B．we don’t call them and write to them

C．we have made new friends

D．no two people are the same

【小题3】 Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．A town

B．A room

C．A school

D．A library

【小题4】Why do people who have friends live longer?

A．They feel happier and healthier.

B．They know more about friendship.

C．They take less care of themselves.

D．They care more about their friends.

【小题5】This passage mainly tells us ______

A．that people are all friends	B．that people need friends
C．how to get to know friends	D．how to name a place

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Sure, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. Maybe we wound never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named in this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There is more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people who don’t have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

1. The first paragraph tells us_______

A.what is the feeling of having no friends

B.how to communicate with friends

C.making friends is a need in people’s life

D.we need to be alone in our life

2.According to the author, why sometimes friends don’t get along well? Because________

A.friends move away

B.we don’t call them and write to them

C.we have made new friends

D.no two people are the same

3. Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. A town    B. A room     C.A school     D.A library

4.Why do people who have friends live longer?

A.They feel happier and healthier.

B.They know more about friendship.

C.They take less care of themselves.

D.They care more about their friends.

5.This passage mainly tells us ______

A.that people are all friends        B. that people need friends

C. how to get to know friends       D.how to name a place