根据短文内容，从下面的A---F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。

The people below are all looking for a course on Chinese to study. Read the following information about the six courses. Decide which course would be the most suitable for the people mentioned in questions 1～5 and then mark the correct letter (A～F) on your answer sheet. You can choose any letter more than once，and some of the letters may not be chosen.

1．________Mathew majors in media and hopes to understand Chinese broadcasting and TV News and communicate with the Chinese people.

2．________Sarah is a learner of Chinese with a fairly good knowledge of basic Chinese grammar and a vocabulary of 2,500，hoping to improve her Chinese ability in speaking，reading and writing.

3．________Lois majors in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and hopes to improve her ability in translation.

4．________Dennis once has taught himself Chinese and can speak a little Chinese but with poor pronunciation and grammar，hoping to meet the needs of everyday life and study，and understand each other in basic communication through training.

5．________Georgia specializes in the Chinese language and culture at the average. He plans to have a tour in China.

A．Comprehensive language skill training 100 lessons in total focusing on pronunciation，grammar and discourse (语段)．To enable the learner to master the basic knowledge of the Chinese language，to have the basic ability of listening，speaking，reading and writing，so that they are able to communicate with others and to meet the needs of everyday life，study and sociality. This will lay a foundation for further study of Chinese.

B．Intermediate (中等) Chinese Comprehensive Course 40 lessons in all，focusing on the training of the comprehensive skills of listening，speaking，reading and writing of intermediate Chinese. To enable the students to recognize，understand and use the active and less active words，to improve their ability of expressing themselves in paragraphs and discourse，to master the new words，patterns，grammatical structures，paragraphs and discourse and means of connections so as to express the meaning of the texts correctly and fluently in paragraphs and discourse.

C．News Listening Based on frequently used words，typical sentences and information and concentrating on improving the ability of listening comprehension. To improve the ability of collecting information，to grasp the knowledge and skills they have learned and to understand the broadcasting and TV news of similar themes and relevant level of difficulty with the correctness of 80%.To build up the foundation for further study.

D．Elementary English­Chinese Translation

25 classes in total，including various styles such as poems，popular science，political comments and news，about every aspect of everyday life. The texts vary from easy to difficult and combine theory with practice as well as translation and interpretation. About 185 hours are needed. To familiarize the learner with the equivalent (对应的) Chinese expressions of English. To enable them to know usage of Chinese and English words and sentences，cultural differences and the background knowledge.

E．Elementary Spoken Chinese in Business

24 units in all. Chinese words and expressions in business and trade are introduced in the form of vivid situational dialogues，notes and exercises. To enable the learner to master the words and expressions of elementary spoken business Chinese and to communicate with others in trade and business.

F．Chinese Human Geography

Introduction to geographic environment and cultural phenomena in various parts of China，such as natural features，historical backgrounds，religious sites，ancient battle fields，dramas and arts，traditional products，and special food，etc. Through the introduction to historical and cultural sites and scenery，the learner will have a general view about Chinese geography，history，culture and regional features.

Getting away for a short time always seems like a great idea—until you have to pack. But packing won’t be a problem if you keep in mind one simple rule. Whether you’ll be sleeping overnight at a friend’s house，or visiting a relative for a week，the rule is：pack light. Here are some tips to help you pack.

 

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No, sir,” the men answered.

The director was angry, “Why not?” he asked.

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one”

But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise?” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

“That’s a good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir.” They said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”

The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of minute, the director suddenly put his face in the hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out ______________.

A．to watch a beautiful sunset                B．to find an actor and an actress

C．to film a scene on the sea                 D．to meet the audience

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

B．Because he was angry with his crew.

C．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

D．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because___________.

A．it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C．it was more moving than a sunrise

D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

4.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands __________.

A．because he was moved to tears

B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

5.Which of the following is not true?

A．The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.

B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.

C．The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the sunrise.

 

 

The plan has to be _______ to meet the real situation.

A. adjusted            B. adapted            C. produced      D. refounded

 

Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly form the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”

1.Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.

   A. earn more money for his family    B. learn something from a salesman

   C. get away from the farm           D. get enough to eat.

2.Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _____________.

   A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods.

B. he cut down the price by half

   C. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.

   D. the sign he put on the table was well designed.

3.The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.

   A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.

   B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.

   C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour (劳动力) was cheap.

   D. the knives were produced in one factory.

4._____________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.

   A. His business skills and his wealth.

B. The low price of the goods he sold.

   C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.   

D. His natural skill for showing things.

5.The belief that : “ The customer is always right” suggests that _______________.

   A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.

   B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.

   C. stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money.

   D. stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father  __36__  me to her with these words: “ I would like you to meet the fellow who is ­­­­­__37__ for being the worst boy in this country and will probably start throwing rocks at you no __38__ than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, __39__ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are __40__. This is not the worst boy at all, __41__ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.

That statement began a(n) __42__ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my __43__ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She __44__ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more __45__ and my brother and I could be better __46__.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand __47__ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I __48__ it, and I saw how it had improved our lives. I accepted her __49__ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of _ 50__ that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the __51__ beneficiary (受益者). My father became the __52__ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power _53__ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is __54__ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never __55__ .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.                A．rushed         B．sent           C．carried   D．introduced

 

2.                A．distinguished    B．favored         C．mistaken  D．rewarded

 

3.                A．sooner         B．later           C．longer    D．earlier

 

4.                A．dragged        B．shook          C．raised    D．bent

 

5.                A．perfect         B．right           C．wrong    D．impolite

 

6.                A．but            B．so             C．and  D．or

 

7.                A．agreement      B．friendship       C．gap  D．relationship

 

8.                A．opinion         B．image          C．expectation   D．mind

 

9.                A．begged         B．persuaded      C．ordered  D．invited

 

10.               A．successful      B．meaningful      C．helpful    D．useful

 

11.               A．treated         B．entertained     C．educated  D．respected

 

12.               A．camera         B．radio          C．bicycle    D．typewriter

 

13.               A．considered      B．suspected       C．ignored   D．appreciated

 

14.               A．belief          B．request        C．criticism   D．description

 

15.               A．teaching        B．writing         C．studying   D．reading

 

16.               A．next           B．same          C．only  D．real

 

17.               A．cleverest       B．wealthiest       C．strongest  D．healthiest

 

18.               A．enthusiasm      B．sympathy       C．fortune   D．confidence

 

19.               A．deliberately     B．happily         C．traditionally    D．constantly

 

20.               A．win            B．reach          C．match D．doubt