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Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthofourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoGetReadyforStudyingAbroad

Itwasallsomisleadinglysimple.IhadstudiedFrenchincollege,andmyuniversityofferedayearabroadinFrance.Myscholarshipwouldapply;

creditforcourseswasassured;

adviserswereavailableoncampustodiscusspassports,visas,shots,internationalstudentIDsanddriver'

slicenses.Acharterflighthadbeenbookedandhousinghadbeenarranged.Therewasevenalistofsuggestionsforpacking.Whatcouldbesimpler?

Ofcourse,weweretoldattheorientationmeetingsthatitmightbedifficulttoadjusttoaforeignlanguage,strangecustoms,andtheEuropeanacademicsystem.Irememberpayinginsufficientattention."

Thetourisarranged,"

Isaidtomyself."

Everythingworksout."

Andeverythingdidworkout--moreorless--butIcameacrosssomebigsurprises.Ifyouareplanningtostudyoverseas,letmesuggestafewkeypointstoconsiderbeforeyouleavetheUSA.

LearntheLanguage

InFrance,theyspeakFrench.Why,then,didInotstrivevigorouslytolearnthelanguagebeforeIarrived?

TherequirementoftwoyearsofcollegeFrenchisminimal.OneofmyteacherswarnedthatIwasonlymarginallygroundedinthelanguage.

ButlearningtospeakFrenchintheUSwashardwork,soIputitoffuntilIgottoFrance,whereIassumedlanguageskillscouldbeacquiredeffortlessly.Unfortunately,IwassoembarrassedbymypoorcommandofthelanguagethatIwasafraidtospeak.

HelpcameintheformofaGallicproverb:

"

InordertospeakgoodFrench,youhavetorelax;

andinordertorelax,youhavetodrinkwine."

Atleasthalfofthatadage（谚语）provedtobetrue.Thegreatestobstacletolearningaforeignlanguageisn'

tvocabularyorgrammarorpronunciation;

it'

sself-consciousness.Ieventuallylearnedtorelaxwhilemakingridiculousmistakes.

Don'

tInsistontheAmericanWay

Adjustingtoanothercountrydemandschangesinbehaviorandanopenmind.Dailybathing,forexample,isanAmericanwayoflife,whilemanyEuropeancannotimaginewhyanyonewouldwanttoshowermoreoftenthanonceaweek.BecauseIlivedinadorm,Icouldfollowmyhygienichabits,andtheFrenchtheirs.Butinsomestudenthousing,suchfreedomwasn'

tpossible,eitherbecausetheproprietors（经营者）considereddailyshowersextravagantorbecausetherewerenoshowersatall.

Socialinteractionscanbealotmorecomplex.InFrance,forinstance,awomanwillnotletamanpayforsomuchasacupofespresso（浓咖啡）--todosowouldbeequaltoinvitingamorous（性爱的）advances.Americanwomenwereassumedtoplaybythesamerules,whethertheyknewtherulesornot.

Ontheotherhand,theFrenchseeabsolutelynothingwrongwithagroupofyoungmendancingtogether.WemaleAmericanswerenotabouttodancewithoutwomen--untilonenightwhenwewentoutonthetownwithseveralmaleFrenchfriends,andthelotofthemtooktothedancefloor.Wheneversuchculturalcustomsconflicted,Ihadtochoosetoremainaloofandriskoffending,orembracetheirways.Idance.

Someoftheserulesandcustomscanbelearnedinadvance;

othersarepickedupeasilyabroad.Remainingflexibleisthekey.

BePreparedforIndependentStudy

Theculturaldifferencethatjoltedmethemostwasintheuniversitysystemitself.InEurope,theprofessorisamanonapedestal（显要地位）,expectingandreceivingdeference.Hiscontactwithstudentsisminimal.Evenintheclassroom,studentsneitherquestionnordiscussthematerialpresented.

Attendanceattheonce-a-weekclassesisentirelyvoluntary.Noassignmentsaregiven.Thefinalexamdoesnotconsistofmaterialspresentedinlectures.Thecourseisdefinednotbyhowmuchmaterialaprofessorcovers,butbyasyllabuswhichliststhetexts,periods,orliteraryworksthestudentisexpectedtobefamiliarwith.Theclassroomissupplemental,amodelforthekindofpreparationthestudentshouldbedoing.

Classroomdiscussion,mid-termexams,threatsofpopquizzes,anoccasionalpaper--inshort,allthosemethodsofforcingthestudentstodothework--aremissing.

GotheTouristRouteinModeration

Whenclassesmeetinfrequently,thelusttowanderishardtoresist.LivingabroadmeantthatIcouldusuallytakeshortexcursions--aweekhere,fourdaysthere.AtEasterIsplurged（挥霍）witha25-dayswing（twoweekswereaschoolholiday）throughsevenEuropeancountries.Afterthreeweeks,churches,museums,historicsites,evencountrysidesandpeoplebegantoruntogether.IcanstillrecallFlorence,oneofthefirststopsonthatmarathon,ingreatdetail;

Munich,oneofthelaststops,ishazy,indistinct.Allinall,thebrieftripsImadewerefarmoresatisfyingthanmylongerexpeditions.

Moreover,allthatartandhistorycanbecomeablur（模糊的东西）ifyoudon'

tknowwhatyouareseeing.WhentoutingNotreDame,SacreCoeurandMontmartre,theLouvre,Icouldrespondtotheirbeautywithconsiderablerespectbutnomuchunderstanding.IwishedIhadtakenageneralcourseinartandhistorybeforegoingtoEurope.

StayLoose

Becausewehadcomeforanextendedstayandspoke（atleasthaltingly）thelanguage,manyopportunitiesformakingfriendswereopeneduptous.WemetFrenchundergraduatesinuniversityclassesandatthestudentrestaurantswhereweateallourmeals.OtherscametothemeetingsofaFranco-Americanclub,whichalsoarrangedparties,dances,eveningsofentertainment,andsportingeventstobringAmericansandFrenchtogether.

Somestrongattachmentswereformed,butwenaturallymetwithsomeanti-Americansentimentaswell.Thebestcoursewastoignoreit,butdiscussionswithfellowstudentsaboutAmericanpoliticalactionsandpolicieswereinevitable.

1.TheauthorhadexpectedstudyinginFrancetobe______.

A）demandingB）extremelyeasyC）excitingD）fullofsurprises

2.Whydidn'

ttheauthorlearntospeakFrenchbeforegoingabroad?

A）BecausehethoughtEnglishisauniversallanguage.

B）Becausehewastalentedinlearninglocallanguage.

C）Becausehewouldhaveaninterpreter.

D）Becausehewouldliketopickitupwithouteffort.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,whatbehaviormighttheFrenchconsiderstrange?

A）Someyoungmendancingtogether.B）Mensplittingbillswithwomen.

C）Takingashowereveryday.D）Acoupleofstudentssharingdorm-rooms.

4.HowistheEuropeanuniversitysystemdifferentfromtheAmericanone?

A）Professorsarenotsohighlyrespectedastheydesire.

B）Studentsarenotundermuchacademicpressure.

C）Librariesareopenmainlyforindependentstudy.

D）Examinationsarereplacedbyquizzesandpaper-writing.

5.HowdidtheauthorspendhisEasterholidaywhenstudyingabroad?

A）Hetoured7Europeancountries.B）HestayedinFlorencefor7days.

C）Heenjoyedmanylongexpeditions.D）Hecelebratedthefestivalwithlocals.

6.WhatwilltheauthorsuggestthatavisitordobeforetouringNotreDameandtheLouvre?

A）Prepareadigitalcamera.B）Rentapairofbinoculars.

C）LearnsomeEuropeanartandhistory.D）FindanEnglish-speakingguide.

7.What'

sthepassagemainlyabout?

A）Howtolearnforeignlanguageseasily.

B）HowtoapplyforstudyinginFrance.

C）Howtoprepareforanindependentstudy.

D）Howtoensureanenjoyablestudyoverseas.

8.Whilelearningaforeignlanguage,thegreatestproblemisn'

tvocabularyorgrammarorpronunciation,but______.

9.Toadjusttoanothercountrycallsforchangesinbehaviorand______.

10.InFrance,thecourseisdefinedbya______.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Kitchendutiesmayhavetraditionallybeenviewedaswomen'

swork,butnotattheWhiteHouse.Untilnow:

CristetaComerfordhasbeennamedexecutivechef（厨师）.

Afteran（47）six-monthsearch,firstladyLauraBushannouncedSundaythatComerfordwaschosenfromhundredsof（48）toheadtheexecutivekitchen.AnaturalizedUScitizenfromthePhilippines,shewillbethefirstwomanandfirst（49）toholdthepost.The42-year-oldComerfordhasbeenanassistantchefattheWhiteHousefor10years.SheworkedunderformerexecutivechefWalterScheibⅢ,who（50）inFebruary.

ScheibsaidSundaythatComerfordwas（51）thebestassistanthehadinhis30-yearcareerandisawonderfulchoicetotakeover.Hesaidsheisagreatcookwithanartisticeyeandacalmmannerthatcan（52）thepressurecooker（高压锅）intheWhiteHousekitchen.

Comerfordhasabachelor'

sdegreeinFoodTechnologyfromtheUniversityofthePhilippines.ShehasworkedatLeCielinVienna,AustriaandatrestaurantsintwoWashingtonhotels.

WhilebeingexecutivechefattheWhiteHouseishonorable,thejobalsocanbe（53）.Comerfordwillbeinchargeofeverythingfromstatedinnersforworldleaderstodessertforthecommanderinchief,hisfamilyandguests.Theheadchefis（54）fordesigningandexecutingmenusforstatedinners,socialevents,holidayfunctions,receptionsandofficialluncheons（午宴）（55）bythepresidentandfirstlady.Thejobpays（56）$80000--$ayear.

A）responsibleB）minorityC）challengeD）extensive

E）approximatelyF）undoubtedlyG）identicalH）handle

I）resignedJ）convinceK）applicantsL）exhausting

M）skillfullyN）regaine