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Duringthevisit,wediscoveredthatrealItalianpizzawasverydifferentfromanythingwehadtastedbefore.Itwascheap,savory(美味的)andhadasofttexture(质地).Myfavoritewasaplainonewithjustacheesetopping.OnceIateawholeone,almost20cmindiameter(直径).Isostuffed(塞满)myselfthatIfeltillattheendofthemeal.
Tobehonest,unliketheother,Ididn'
tmuchlikethepasta.PerhapsIamtoomuchinlovewithChinesenoodlestoreallytaketothem.
MyfriendandIwalkedthewholeofthetowntryingoutdifferentkindsofpastry(糕饼).Thecombinationofsugar,creamandchocolatemadethemdelicious.Butifyouhadn'
thadasweet
tongue,youwouldnothavelikedthem,sincetheywereverysweet.
Everyday,lastthingintheevening,wehadicecreamatalocalstore.Wetriedalltheflavors!
Itwassosatisfyingtogotobedonafullstomachwiththememoryofawholedayofeatingfreshinyourmind.Here'
shopingthatyoutoogettosamplethewonderfulfoodofItaly!
1.Inthearticle,thewritermainlytellsusabout.
A.ItalianpizzaB.herexperienceoftryingItalianfoods
C.thebeautifulsightsofItalyD.Italy'
smysterioustraditions
2.OnthefistdayinItaly,thedinnerwasdelayedby20minutesprobablybecause.
A.thefoodtheyorderedwasdifficulttoprepare
B.waitingwouldgivethemabiggerappetite
C.Italianshavearelaxedattitudetolife
D.theItaliansweren'
tverywelcoming
3.DuringtheirstayinItaly,thewriterenjoyedallofthefollowingItalianfoodsEXCEPT.
A.pastaB.pizzaC.sea-foodsaladD.pastries
4.Thearticletellsusthatthewriter.
A.fellinlovewithItaliancheesesatherfirstbite
B.feltillaftertryingmanyflavorsoficecream
C.doesn'
thaveasweettongue
D.wasnotallowedtodrinkalcoholinItaly
2.HardRoadtoSuccess(BADC)
IhadmyfistjobatalocaldinercalledtheButtercupBakerywhenIwas22.1workedthereforsevenyearsandlearnedsomanylessons,especiallyfromafellowwaitressHelen,whodidwhatsheloved—ervingpeople.Shemadeeveryonesmileandfeelgood.
Beingawaitresschangedmylife.OneofmyregularcustomerswasFredHasbrook,anelectronicssalesman.WhenIsawhimwalkingtowardthediner,Itriedtohaveitonhistableassoonashesatdown.
ThankstotheconfideneeIpickedupfromHelen,Idreamedofhavingmyownrestaurant.ButwhenIcalledmyparentstoaskforaloan(贷款),theysaid:
Wejustdon'
havethemoney.“
Thenextday,Fredsawmeandasked;
"
What'
wrong,sunshine"
Isharedmydreamwithhimandsaid:
Fred,IknowIcandomoreifsomebodywouldjusthavefaithinme.“
Hewalkedovertosomeoftheotherdinerregularsandthenextdayhandedmecheckstotaling$50,000---alongwithanote.Itreads:
Theonlycollateral(担保物)onthisloanismytrustinyourhonestyasaperson.Goodpeoplewithadreamshouldhavetheopportunitytomakethatdreamcometrue."
ItookthecheckstoMerrillLynch,abrokeragehouse(经纪人事务所),wherethemoneywasinvested(投资)forme.Butmyinvestmentssoured(变坏,令人失望)andIlostthemoney.
Ifoundmyselfthinkingaboutwhatitwouldbeliketobeastockbroker(股票经纪人).Idecidedtoapplyfor(申请)ajobatMerrillLynch.EventhoughIhadnoexperienee,Iwashiredandendedupbecomingaprettygoodbroker.IpaidbackFredandmycustomersthe$50,000,plus14-percentannualinterest.
Igotathank-younotefromFred,whichwillbeimprinted(铭记)onmyheartforever.Hehadbeensickandwrotethatmycheckhadhelpedcoverhismedicalbills.Hisletterread:
'
Thatloan
mayhavebeenoneofmybestinvestments.Whoelsecouldhaveinvestedinacounter(柜台)girl'
andwatchthatinvestmentmature(成熟)intoaverysuccessfulcareerwoman”
5.Whichchoicegivestheeventsbelowinthecorrectorder
a.Theauthorgotsomecheckstotaling$50,000fromFred.
b.Theauthorcalledherparentstoaskforaloan.
c.Theauthor'
investmentsfailedandshelostallthemoney.
d.Theauthorbecameagoodbroker.
e.Theauthorpaidoffherdebts.
A.a-b-d-c-eB.b-a-c-d-eC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-a-d-e-c
6.Fromtheunderlinedsentencesinthe5thparagraph,wecanconcludethat.
A.Fredbelievedanhonestpersonliketheauthorshouldhaveachaneeatgreatersuccess.
B.Fredthoughtthattheauthorshouldpayoffherdebtsbeforeshewentafterherdream.
C.Fredadvisedtheauthornottohavetoobigadreamanddothingsinapracticalway.
D.Fredwassurethattheauthorwouldmakeafortunebeforehedecidedtoinvestinher.
7.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothewordcoverinthelastparagraph
A.spreadoverB.protectsomeonefrom
C.freefromworriesofD.provedpaymentfor
8.Thelasttwoparagraphsmaysuggestthat.
A.theauthorwouldeventuallyleaveMerrillLynchtoopenherownbrokeragehouse
B.Fredwouldpromisetheauthormoreloansinthefuture
C.Fred'
trustintheauthorhadpaidoff
D.theauthorpaidbackFred$50,000inall
3.AroundtheWorldfromSofatoSofa(4.12)
JusthowcomfortableisyoursofaWouldyoubepreparedtoletastrangercrash(夜宿)out
thereforthenightJustonthebasisofashorte-mailcorrespondence(通信)andseeingaphotoofthesofa,wouldyoutravelhalfwayacrosstheworldtodothesameItmightsoundcrazy,butthisisexactlywhatmillionsofpeoplearedoing-itsknownascouch(沙发)surfing.
Couchsurfingistravelingonabudget,usingabroadnetworkofcontactsinordertogetovernightaccommodationforfree,orataslittlecostaspossible.Participantsjoindedicated(专业的)websites,providingasmuchinformationaboutthemselvesaspossibleinordertomakeothersfeelcomfortablehostingthem,orusingthemasahost.
Varioussafetyfeaturesareavailableinsuchonlinenetworks,likeverification(确认)ofnamesandaddresses,personalreferences,and“vouching(担保)for”aparticularmemberasareliablehostorguest.
Aswellasthefinancialadvantagesofcouchsurfing,participantsalsoclaimthatthepracticegivesthemamoreunique,authentictravelexperience,allowingthemtogettoknowcultureandcuisine(美食)throughthelocals,ratherthanthroughtouragents.“CouchSurfingisnotjustaboutfindingfreeaccommodation.Weopenourmindsandlivesandwelcometheknowledgethatbecomesavailablethroughculturalexchange,”saidCaseyFenton,founderofCouchS.“CouchSurfingwantstochangenotonlythewaywetravel,buthowwerelatetotheworld.”
1.Whatistherightorderforsomeoneplanningtotravelasacouchsurfer
a.Provideasmuchinformationaboutthemselvesaspossible.
b.Travletothehost'
shousetousethecouch.
c.Joindedicatedwebsites.
d.Sendemailsandcheckphotosofsofas.
A.d-b-a-cB.b-c-a-dC.a-d-c-bD.c-a-d-b
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTasafetyfeatureofonlinenetworks
A.Verificationofidentity.B.Aphotocopyofthepassport.
C.Personalreferences.D.“Vouchingfor”thememberasreliable
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruedaccordingtothearticle
A.Amorepersonal,local,realtravelexperienceispossibleasacouchsurfer.
B.Couchsurfingtestshowmuchastrangercanbetrusted.
C.Peoplecouchsurfsimplyforfinancialreasons.
D.Couchsurfingleadstotrustbetweenpeople.
4.WhyLaughterMatters(4.12)
Soascientistwalksintoashoppingmalltowatchpeoplelaugh.There'
snopunchline(笑点).
Laughterisaserousscientificsubject,onethatresearchersarestilltryingtofigureout.
Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunication.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesyouhowtolaugh.Youjustdo.
Youmaylaughataprank(恶作剧)onAprilFools'
Day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke,saysBaltimoreneuroscientist(神经科学家)RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesratherthanreactiontoajoke.
“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,"
Provinesays.Overtheyears,Provinehasboiledlaughterdowntoitsbasics.
“Alllanguagegroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha'
basicallythesameway,”hesaid,“WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.There'
sapatterngenerator(发生器)inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”
Each“ha”isaboutone-15thofasecond,repeatedeveryfifthofasecond,repeatedeveryfifthofasecond,hesaid.
Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearing,andpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,showingthatlaughterisn'
tdependentonasinglesensebutonsocialinteraction(交流)withlife,”saidJaakPanksepp,aBowlingGreenUniversitypsychologyprofessor.“It'
sdeeplysocial.”
Andit'
snotjustapeoplethingeither.Chimpstickle(挠痒