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    　　A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States．The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago．

    　　“I studied English before I left home,” she said．“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English．”

    　　Her problem is easy to understand．Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere．They have a language of their own．Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work．Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry．

    　　One such saying is “get your act together”．

    　　When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry．He may shout, “Stop making mistakes．Get your act together．

    　　Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together．” Either way, the meaning is the same．Getting your act together is getting organized．In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action．

    　　It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began．But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry．Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes．The director may have said, “Calm down, now．Get your act together．”

    　　Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s．Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978．The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together．

    　　Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet．One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together．”

    　　The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people．It is “cut to the chase”．

    　　She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company．One official was giving a very long report．It was not very interesting．In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep．

    　　Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase．”

    　　Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material．Hurry and get to the good part．

    　　Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies．Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies．Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot。

    　　Cut is the director's word for stop．The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now．

    　　So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly．

    (1)

    After the woman visited the United States she might feel that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    it's difficult to make money

    B．

    It's easy to master English

    C．

    her English was poor

    D．

    people there weren't very friendly

    (2)

    In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

    [　　]

    A．

    Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace．

    B．

    Players perform badly in a match．

    C．

    Audience is satisfied with the actor's performance in a movie．

    D．

    A task is completed successfully

    (3)

    According to the text, the expression “get one's act together” ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    was first used by a Japanese business woman

    B．

    was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978．

    C．

    originally came from a yearly report of a company

    D．

    was forbidden to be used in the government policy

    (4)

    What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

    [　　]

    A．

    their origins

    B．

    Their meanings

    C．

    Their uses

    D．

    their popularities

    (5)

    The text is most likely to be found in a book about ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    life attitude

    B．

    travel journals

    C．

    successful business

    D．

    language culture

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    A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States.The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.

    “I studied English before I left home，”she said.“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.”

    Her problem is easy to understand.Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere.They have a language of their own.Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work.Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.

    One such saying is “get your act together”．

    When things go wrong in a business，an employer may get angry.He may shout，“Stop making mistakes.Get your act together.”

    Or，if the employer is calmer，he may say，“Let us get our act together.”

    Either way，the meaning is the same.Getting your act together is getting organized.In business，it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.

    It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began.But，it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry.Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes.The director may have said，“Calm down，now.Get your act together.”

    Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s.Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978.The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.

    Now，this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet.One company even called its yearly report，“Getting Our Act Together.”

    The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people.It is cut to the chase.

    She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company.One official was giving a very long report.It was not very interesting.In fact，some people at the meeting were falling asleep.

    Finally，the president of the company said，“Cut to the chase.”

    Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.Hurry and get to the good part.

    Naturally，this saying was started by people who make movies.Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies.Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars，or in airplanes or on foot.

    Cut is the director’s word for stop.The director means to stop filming，leave out some material，and get to the chase scene now.

    So，if your employer tells you to cut to the chase，be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.

    1.After the woman visited the United States she might feel that ________.

    A．her English was poor

    B．it’s easy to master English

    C．it’s difficult to make money

    D．people there weren’t very friendly

    2.In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

    A．A task is completed successfully.

    B．Players perform badly in a match.

    C．Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie.

    D．Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.

    3.According to the text，the expression “get one’s act together” ________.

    A．was first used by a Japanese businesswoman

    B．was forbidden to be used in the government policy

    C．originally came from a yearly report of a company

    D．was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978

    4.What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

    A．Their use.? B．Their meaning.

    C．Their origin.? D．Their popularity.

     

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    　　A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States．The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago．

    　　“I studied English before I left home,” she said．“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English．”

    　　Her problem is easy to understand．Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere．They have a language of their own．Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work．Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry．

    　　One such saying is “get your act together”．

    　　When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry．He may shout, “Stop making mistakes．Get your act together．”

    　　Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together．”

    　　Either way, the meaning is the same．Getting your act together is getting organized．In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action．

    　　It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began．But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry．Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes．The director may have said, “Calm down, now．Get your act together．”

    　　Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s．Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978．The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together．

    　　Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet．One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together．”

    　　The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people．It is cut to the chase．

    　　She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company．One official was giving a very long report．It was not very interesting．In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep．

    　　Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase．”

    　　Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material．Hurry and get to the good part．

    　　Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies．Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies．Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot．

    　　Cut is the director’s word for stop．The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now．

    　　So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly．

    (1)

    After the woman visited the Untied States she might feel that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    her English was poor

    B．

    It’s easy to master English

    C．

    it’s difficult to make money

    D．

    people there weren’t very friendly

    (2)

    In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

    [　　]

    A．

    A task is completed successfully

    B．

    Players perform badly in a match．

    C．

    Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie．

    D．

    Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace．

    (3)

    According the text, the expression “get one’s act together” ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    was first used by a Japanese business woman

    B．

    was forbidden to be used in the government policy

    C．

    originally came from a yearly report of a company

    D．

    was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978．

    (4)

    What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

    [　　]

    A．

    Their uses

    B．

    Their meanings

    C．

    their origins

    D．

    their popularities

    (5)

    The text is most likely to be found in a book about ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    life attitude

    B．

    travel journals

    C．

    language culture

    D．

    successful business

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    阅读理解

    　　A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States．The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago．

    　　“I studied English before I left home,” she said．“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English．”

    　　Her problem is easy to understand．Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere．They have a language of their own．Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work．Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry．

    　　One such saying is “get your act together”．When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry．He may shout, “Stop making mistakes．Get your act together．” Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together．”

    　　Either way, the meaning is the same．Getting your act together is getting organized．In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action．

    　　It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began．But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry．Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes．The director may have said, “Calm down, now．Get your act together．” Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s．Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978．The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together．Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet．One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together．”

    　　The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people．It is “cut to the chase”．She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company．One official was giving a very long report．It was not very interesting．In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep．Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase．”

    　　Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material．Hurry and get to the good part．Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies．Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies．Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot．Cut is the director’s word for stop．The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now．

    　　So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly．

    (1)

    After the woman visited the Untied States she might feel that _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    her English was poor

    B．

    It’s easy to master English

    C．

    it’s difficult to make money

    D．

    people there weren’t very friendly

    (2)

    In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

    [　　]

    A．

    A task is completed successfully

    B．

    Players perform badly in a match．

    C．

    Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie．

    D．

    Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace．

    (3)

    What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

    [　　]

    A．

    Their uses

    B．

    Their meanings

    C．

    their origins

    D．

    their popularities

    (4)

    The text is most likely to be found in a book about _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    life attitude

    B．

    travel journals

    C．

    language culture

    D．

    successful business

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    听力(共两节，满分30分)

    第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

    听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

    1．What does the woman mean?

    A．His brother should let them use the car．

    B．The subway is fine with her．

    C．A car wouldn’t be any faster．

    2．What does the man have to do now?

    A．Complete the research．

    B．Write the research paper．

    C．Finish typing the paper．

    3．What do you know about the woman?

    A．Perhaps she is a doctor．

    B．She was seriously ill．

    C．She didn’t want to see the film．

    4．What does the woman mean?

    A．The light isn’t bright enough．

    B．The dining hall isn’t large enough．

    C．She agrees with the man．

    5．What does the man mean?

    A．His daughter is too old for the club．

    B．His daughter is too young to join the club．

    C．His daughter is the eldest．

    听力原文：(Text 1)

    M：I’d like to drive to the concert but my brother has the car tonight．

    W：Who needs a car?We can take the subway if we go a little earlier．

    (Text 2)

    W：How are you getting on with research paper?

    M：I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, therefore I haven’t begun the paper yet．

    (Text 3)

    M：What a pity you missed the film last night．It was wonderful．

    W：I would have gone to see it．But there was a patient seriously ill．

    M：No wonder you didn’t come．

    (Text 4)

    M：The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think so?

    W：I’d say it’s perfect for a football stadium．

    M：Quite right．

    (Text 5)

    W：Can I join your club, Dad?You know I’m interested in it, too．

    M：You can when you get a bit older．

    第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

    听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

    听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

    6．What time is it now?

    A．It’s 10∶10 p.m．

    B．It’s 10∶30 p.m．

    C．It’s 9∶50 p.m．

    7．How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

    A．Fifteen minutes or less．

    B．More than fifteen minutes．

    C．Less than fifty minutes．

    8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

    A．They had a tea party．

    B．They had a dinner party．

    C．They had a dancing party．

    听力原文：(Text 6)

    W：What’s the time by your watch, David?

    M：Just a minute．It’s ten to ten by my watch．

    W：Is it?I had no idea it was so late．I must be going now．

    M：Can’t you stay a bit longer?

    W：I’m afraid not．I must catch the ten-thirty train back．

    M：You’ve got plenty of time yet．The railway station’s very near．It won’t take you more than fifteen minutes to get there．

    W：Well, I hate to rush at the last minute．

    M：OK, drop in whenever you like．

    W：Yes, I’ll do that．Thank you for asking me to dinner．It was a nice dinner party and I’ve enjoyed your cooking．

    M：I’m glad you enjoyed yourself．Good night．

    W：Good night．

    听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

    9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

    A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time．

    B．Because he wants to complain about the food．

    C．Because he wants to pay the bill．

    10．What do we learn about the restaurant?

    A．It must be a new one．

    B．They don’t know how to serve the people．

    C．They need more waiters．

    11．If the head waitress had known about his situation, what would

    have happened?

    A．She would have served him much earlier．

    B．She would have brought another drink．

    C．She would have turned to her boss for help．

    听力原文：(Text 7)

    M：Head waitress！ I want to have a word with you．

    W：Yes, sir．I’ll be with you in a minute．Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?

    M：Anything else?We have been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal！

    W：I’m terribly sorry about that, sir．There might be something wrong．You see, we’re short of help today．I’ll see to it at once．Would you like to have a drink while waiting?

    M：Well, another martini．

    W：Yes, sir．One moment．Here you are．I’ll be back in a minute．Here are the dishes you ordered, sir．

    M：Thank you．

    W：I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting．I wish I could have known earlier．

    M：That’s all right．

    W：Thank you for your understanding．I assure you it won’t happen again．

    听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

    12．Who is Mary?

    A．A student．

    B．A worker．

    C．A teacher．

    13．What can we infer about Washington’s birthday from the conversation?

    A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day．

    B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in．

    C．It is perhaps a national holiday．

    14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington’s birthday?

    A．By bus．

    B．By car．

    C．By train．

    听力原文：(Text 8)

    M：Hey, Mary！You have really been gone a long time．Why is that?

    W：Hi！Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss．Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there．

    M：I thought she was your rich aunt．

    W：Not very．But she didn’t have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher．

    M：How was the holiday?

    W：Cold．．．at least three of the days while I was there．And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington’s birthday．

    M：The beaches were full on Washington’s birthday, too．It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming．

    W：Well, we should have stayed home that day．There were so many people．We took the train over to the mountain, so that at least we didn’t have to drive．It was a good thing we did－there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere．

    M：Just like the beaches here．

    听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

    15．When will the man come back from the trip?

    A．December 22．

    B．January 3．

    C．January 13．

    16．Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?

    A．Flight 220 and Flight 476．

    B．Flight 476 and Flight 220．

    C．Flight 220 and Flight 414．

    17．How much will the man probably pay for the tickets?

    A．About ＄952．

    B．About ＄414．

    C．About ＄476．

    听力原文：(Text 9)

    W：United Airlines．May I help you?

    M：Yes．I’d like to book some tickets on your Flight 220, departing for Honolulu on December 22 at 7：30 in the evening．

    W：Your name, please．

    M：Mr．Wang Lin and Mrs．Li Fang．

    W：Do you want to fly first or economy class?

    M：Economy, please．

    W：Yes, we still have room on that flight．Will this be a one-way trip?

    M：No, round trip back to Chicago－on January 3．By the way, do you have any direct flights coming back?

    W：Yes, we do．Flight 414, leaving Honolulu at 3∶00 p.m．flies non-stop back to Chicago．

    M：That’s perfect．What’s the exact air fare?

    W：Economy fare round trip from Chicago to Honolulu is ＄476 during busy season．

    M：I see,…then our tickets are confirmed．

    W：Yes, your seats are confirmed on those two flights．Please be at the airport at least one hour before departure．

    听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

    18．How long does Mr．Hill have to work every day?

    A．6 hours．

    B．7 hours．

    C．8 hours．

    19．What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?

    A．Having too many items to deal with a day．

    B．Going to work late in the morning．

    C．Delivering letters to people from abroad．

    20．How does Mr．Hill feel about his work?

    A．Boring．

    B．Dangerous．

    C．Satisfactory．

    听力原文：(Text 10)

    　　I’m Harley Hill．I was chosen as a postman of the year 1975．I have been a postman for 23 years．I love my work very much and it’s a fine life for me．Every week I work forty hours．I work from six o’clock in the morning to about two o’clock in the afternoon．The worst thing is being late in the morning．We handle 50 000 to 60 000 items a day．I deliver to probably 278 addresses．Some of them are from abroad．

    　　I’m happy to see the smile on their faces when I give them a letter from home．I think if there is anything I don’t like about the job, it’s the snow and ice and especially dogs．I’ve been bitten about half a dozen times．I have got 3 years before I retire．I’m going to miss the job when I retire．

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