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Passage1
Languagesaremarvelouslycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theyembodythequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylivesonelives.”Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;
whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningiswiththenon-verballinguisticelementsofthelanguage,itsgestures,itsbodylanguage.EyecontactisextremelyimportantinEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishmaxim(格言)hasit,seeingeye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookdirectlyintohiseyes.
1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.
A.OrgansofCultureB.BrainandBody
C.SeeingEye-to-EyeD.Non-VerbalLinguisticElements
2.Accordingtothispassage,thebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguageis________.
A.toreadtheworksofpoetsandphilosophers
B.tofindanativespeakerandlookdirectlyintohiseyes
C.tobeginbylearningitsbodylanguage
D.tovisitacountrywhereEnglishisspoken
3.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare________.
A.non-verbalaswellasnon-linguistic
B.verbalandlinguistic
C.non-verbalbutneverthelesslinguistic
D.verbalbutneverthelessnon-linguistic
4.“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives”means________.
A.ifoneleansmanyforeignlanguages,onewillhaveabetterunderstandingofhisownlanguage
lifeisricherandmoreinterestingifoneknowsseverallanguages
nomatterhowmanylanguagesoneknows,onecanneverknowmorethanone’sownculture
ifapersonspeaksonlyonelanguage,hewillliveaveryhappylife
5.Oneofthefollowingwhichisnotsynonymouswiththeothersis_______.
A.signsB.gesturesC.maximsD.bodylanguage
Passage2
IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.Americansgetnocreditwhatsoeverforhavingbeenbornintoarichorprivilegedfamily.(IntheUnitedStates,thatwouldbeconsidered“anaccidentofbirth”.)Americanspridethemselvesinhavingbeenbornpoorand,throughtheirownhardwork,havingclimbedthedifficultladderofsuccesstowhateverleveltheyhaveachieved—allbythemselves.TheAmericansocialsystemhas,ofcourse,madeitpossibleforAmericanstomove,relativelyeasily,uptothesocialladder,whereasthisisimpossibletodoinmanyothercountries.The“self-mademanorwoman”isstillverymuchtheidealinpresent-dayAmerica.
Americansbelievethatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinanyindividual.Consequently,theforeignvisitorwillseecompetitionbeingfosteredintheAmericanhomeandintheAmericanclassroom,evenattheyoungestagelevels.Youmayfindthevalueplacedoncompetitionamongindividuals.ButAmericansteachinginThirdWorldcountriesfindthelackofcompetitivenessinaclassroomsituationequallydistressing(令人苦恼的).TheysoonlearnthatwhattheyhadthoughttobeoneoftheuniversalhumancharacteristicsrepresentedonlyapeculiarlyAmerican(orWestern)value.
Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise(自由企业制).Americansfeelverystronglythatahighlycompetitiveeconomywillbringoutthebestinitspeopleandultimately,thatthesocietywhichfosterscompetitionwillprogressmostrapidly.Ifyoulookforit,youwillseeevidenceinallareas–inallfieldsasdiverseasmedicine,theart,education,andsports–thatfreeenterpriseistheapproachmostoftenpreferredinAmerica.
6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“self-mademanorwoman”isstillverymuchtheidealinpresent-dayAmerica?
A.Americansnolongerrespectthosewhoarebornrichastheyusedto.
Americansstillrespectthosewhohaveclimbedupthesocialladderthroughhardwork.
Americansthinkthatanidealmanorwomanshouldbebornpoor.
Americansthinkthatonlytheself-mademanorwomanisworthyofrespect.
7.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAmericansocialsystem?
A.Itisasystemthatdoesnotfavorthosewhoarebornrich.
B.Itisasystemthatmakessocialclimbingverydifficult,ifnotimpossible.
C.Itmakesitcomparativelyeasyforthepoortomoveupthesocialladder.
D.Itisthebestsystempossibleintheworld.
8.AmericansteachinginThirdWorldcountriesfoundthat_____.
A.competitionisauniqueAmerican(orWestern)value.
B.competitionmustbefosteredintheclassroomforsuccessinbusiness.
C.cooperationismoreimportantthancompetitioninb