1. A. humorous　　　　 B. private　　　　 C. reasonable　　　 D. valuable

60.　　　 B 推理判断题。根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选B。

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Hi, Grown-up,

As a student of your age, I understand your situation. The problem you are facing is common among our teenagers. However, it should be wise not to do anything that may hurt her feelings. First, it’s advisable to talk more with your mom as heart to heart talks help you understand each other better and they are also opportunities to let her know your ideas and attitudes toward many things. Second, you should learn to do your own things well, proving to your mom that you are already a “Grown-up”. It’s even better if you could share more of the housework, such as cleaning, washing and cooking, which I believe will move her eventually. Wish you success.

59.　　　 C 主旨大意题。由文章的主题段--第二自然段大意可知本题选C。

58.　　　 C 推理判断题。根据values and attitudes中第二句可知本题选C。

57.　　　 B 细节理解题。由第二自然段中的First, people can communicate easily一句可知本题选B。

51.　　　 B 推理判断题。根据文章第三，四自然段可知作者对于“老人言”持客观态度，故本题选B。

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成功的生意人之所以能取得成功，一个重要的原因在于他们理解不同民族的文化，并学会了根据不同的文化而改变自己的行为，即没有“民族优越感”。那么，怎样才能避免每个人心中由来已久的“民族优越感”呢？本文就语言，态度和价值观及风俗习惯等几个方面提出了一些建议。

50.　　　 A 词义猜测题。文章中本句意思是：即使科学能告诉我们那些“老人言”是(能容水的)值得相信的，但“老人言”中还有很多正确的东西，hold water在此处意思是：能装水的；值得相信的，选A。

49.　　　 D 推理判断题。通读第三自然段可知本自然段是通过举例进行说明的，故本题选D。

48.　　　 B 推理判断题。由第三自然段的最后一句可知本题选B。