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.
Hesays"
Please"
whenmakingarequest,and"
Thankyou"
whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupwhenspeakingtoaladyoranolderperson,andhedoesnotsitdownuntiltheotherpersonisseated.Hedoesnottalktoomuchabouthimself.Wheneating,hedoesnotspeakwithhismouthfulloffood.
1、Accordingtothepassage,aknowledgeofthecustomsofotherraces______.
A.isveryuseful
B.isunnecessary
C.isunimportant
D.doesnotmeanmuch
2、Apersonwithgoodmannersthinkof______.
A.theolderbeforehimself
B.himselfbeforeothers
C.noonebuthimself
D.hispersonalinterests
3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
Awell-manneredpersonusually______.
A.says"
whenmakingarequest
B.makesanapologyforbumpingintosomeoneaccidentally
C.sitswhereheiswhenspeakingtoalady
D.triestohelpthosewhoareintrouble
4、Ifyouwanttobewell-mannered,______.
A.youlaughatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble
B.it'
sallrighttospeakwithyourmouthfulloffood
C.youshouldstopsomeonewhenheistalking
D.youshouldspeakaftersomeoneelsehasfinishedtalking
5、Asdifferentcountrieshavedifferentmanners,______.
A.it'
sunnecessarytolearntheirmanners
B.weshouldtrytofindoutthedifferencesinthecustoms
C.itshouldbewrongtogooutofone'
swaytodoanything
D.learningalittlesecondlanguagewouldbehelpful
PassageTwo
IenteredSt.Thomas'
sHospitalasamedicalstudentattheageof18andspentfiveyearsthere.Iwasanunsatisfactorystudent,formyheartwasnotinit.Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermytea,Iwroteandread.Beforelong,Iwroteanovel,calledLizaofLambeth,whichIsenttothepublisherandwasaccepted.Itappearedduringmylastyearatthehospitalandhadsomethingofasuccess.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveupmedicineandmakewritingmyprofession;
so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IsetoutforSpaintowriteanotherbook.Lookingbacknow,andknowingtheterribledifficultiesofmakingalivingbywriting,IrealizeIwastakingafearfulrisk.
Thenexttenyearswereveryhard,andIearnedanaverageof£100ayear.ThenIhadabitofluck.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreputonaplaythatfailed;
thenextplayhehadarrangedtoputonwasnotready,andhewasathiswits'
end.Hereadaplayofmineand,thoughhedidnotmuchlikeit,hethoughtitmightjustrunforthesixweekstilltheplayhehadinmindtofollowitwithcouldbeproduced.Itranforfifteenmonths.Withinashortwhile,IhadfourplaysrunninginLondonatthesametime.Nothingofthekindhadeverhappenedbefore.Iwasthetalkofthetown.
6、Whentheauthorwasamedicalstudent,he______.
A.hadsometroublewithhisheart
B.wasaverygoodstudent
C.wantedtobeawriteraftergraduation
D.wassatisfiedwithwhathewasdoingatthetime
7、Whentheauthorwrotehisfirstnovel,______.
A.hesentittoapublisherbutitwasnotaccepted
B.hewasstillstudyingatthemedicalschool
C.hesucceededinpublishingitthoughtitwasnotasuccess
D.hehadgraduatedfromthemedicalschool
8、Theauthorgaveupmedicinebecauseatthattime______.
A.hethoughthecouldmakealivingbywriting
B.heknewthesuccessofthebookwasnatural
C.heknewitwasnorisktobeawriter
D.hewasquiterichafterthesuccessofhisbook
9、Forthefirsttenyearsofhiswritingcareerafterhisgraduation,theauthorearnedanaverageof£100ayear,whichwas______.
A.agreatsum
B.abitofluck
C.asmallsum
D.amoderatesuccess
10、ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreagreedtoputontheauthor'
splaybecause______.
A.hethoughttheauthorwasagoodplaywright
B.helikedtheauthor'
splaysverymuch
C.hefailedtoarrangeanewplayintime
D.heheardthattheauthorhadstudiedmedicinebefore
PassageThree
Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople—nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages—haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500'
s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.
ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe"
PotatoFamine"
of1845—1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld'
slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColumbiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400s.
AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredbyagoatherdnamedKaldi.Henoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe"
wide-awake"
feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld'
spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.
11、Accordingtothepassage,______haschangedthemostinthelast500years.
A.food
B.chocolate
C.potate
D.coffee
12、"
Some"
in"
Somestillexisttoday"
(Para.1)means______.
A.somecocoatrees
B.somechocolatedrinks
C.someshops
D.someSouthAmericanIndians
13、ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe"
because______.
A.theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse
B.theywereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica
C.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotato
D.thepotatoharvestwasbad
14、Coffeeoriginallycamefrom______.
A.Brazil
B.Columbia
C.Ethiopia
D.Arabia
15、TheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat______.
A.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi
B.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi'
sgoats
C.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredinSouthAmericancountries
D.coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs
PassageFour
Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures—thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediatethrillfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.
Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metresabovethegroundwithanelasticropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhourtilltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itisestimatedthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitiesasriskyasbungeejumpinginvolvejumpingfromtallbuildinganddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?
Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodemsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people'
sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.
Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparativelysafeenvironment;
theybuyfoodinshops;
andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.
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