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1、Duringthemeal,you'dbetterbecarefulnottoleaveaspooninasoupbowlorcoffeecuporanyotherdish.Thecoffeespoonoughttobeonthesaucer,thesoupspoonoughttobeontheplateunderthebowl.Whenyouarehavingsoup,maketheleastnoisesandusethesideofyourspooninsideoutthisway,notthetip.Andyoumustn'tpickupyoursoupbowlssoastodrinkawaythelastdropsofyoursoupfromthebottomofthebowl.
Veryoftenthereisonlyonemaincourseandsalad,followedbyyoursweet.Ifyoufindthemealnotenough,say"Oh,it'sdelicious!
"andaskforsomemoreofthechickenorsteakorwhateveryouhavejusthad.Thehostesswillbeverygladthatyouappreciatehercookingandwillgiveyouanextraportion.ButifyouobservetheChinesewayofbeingpoliteandsay"No,thankyou"whenthehostessoffersyoumore,youwillmostprobablystarvelater,becauseAmericanswillneverpressfoodonyou.Yetitisnotpolitetokeepsilentandnottotalkwiththepersonnexttoyou.Itwouldbeconsideredgoodmannersifyouhandleyoursilverwarewithcaresothattheydon'tmakeanynoise.Whencoffeecomes,drinkitfromyourcup.Thecoffeespoonshouldrestonthesaucerwhileyouaredrinking.Andsmoking,ofcourse,israrelyseenatadinnertable.Well,whenthemealisfinished,theguestsputtheirnapkinsonthetableandstandup,themenagainhelpingtheladieswiththeirchairs.
Afterthedinner,theguestsusuallystayforanhourortwo,thentheywouldsay,"Well,I'mafraidImustbegoingnow."Thehostandhostesswouldofcourseurgeeveryonetostaylonger."What,already?
Won'tyouhaveanothercoffee?
"Theguests,forinstance,wouldsay,"I'dloveto,butIhavetobeupearlytomorrowmorning.Thankyouforamostenjoyableevening.Good-night."
Andifyoustayovernightorovertheweekend,itwillbecourteoustosendathank-younotetothehostorhostessthefollowingday,veryoftenwithasmallgiftsuchasaboxofchocolateorsomeflowersasatokenofappreciationoftheirhospitality.
(1)、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A:
HowtoPrepareforaMeal.B:
NeverPressFoodonYourGuest.C:
TableMannersintheU.S.A.
D:
HowtoEnjoyaDinner.答案:
C
(2)、Thepassagesuggeststhat______.
A:
tomakethehostesshappyyoushouldaskformorefoodevenifyouarefull
B:
youshouldkeepsilentatadinnertableinordertobepolite
C:
ifyouwanttobefriendlywiththepersonnexttoyou,youshouldpressfoodonhim
D:
talkingisnecessaryatadinnertable答案:
D
(3)、Atadinnertable,youdoallofthefollowingexcept______.
A:
makingtheleastnoisepossibleB:
pickingupyoursoupbowltodrinkawaythelastdrop
C:
handlingyoursilverwarewithcareD:
drinkingthecoffeefromyourcup答案:
B
(4)、Whatdoes"courteous"inthelastparagraphmean?
A:
Friendly.B:
GenerousC:
PoliteD:
Noble.答案:
C
(5)、Thepassageimpliesthat______.
A:
differentnationshavedifferentcustomsB:
ChinesecustomsarequitesimilartoAmericanones
C:
bothChineseandAmericanshavesoupbeforethemaincourse
D:
ifyouarepolite,thehostesswillpressmorefoodonyou答案:
A
2、Mr.Stevensonwastheownerofageneralappliancestore.Hehadseenmanynewlywedscomingintohisstoretoshopfortheirfirstrefrigerator,washeranddryer,andair-conditioner.Penandpencilinhand,theywouldaskhimalotofquestionsaboutprice,featuresandafter-saleservices,buttheywouldusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry.
Theotherdayayoungcouplecameintohisstore.Theyaskedhimalltheusualquestionsandheansweredallofthempatiently.Butwhenhesuggestedanorderattheend,theyrepliedfirmly,"We'llhavetolookaroundplacesfirst."
Althoughfeelingabitdisappointed,Mr.Stevensondidnotshowit.Instead,hesmiled,movedcloserandsaid,"IknowyouwillgotoDiscountDantolookatthepricetags.That'sperfectlyunderstandable.Idothesame.Infact,theysellthesamestuffaswedo.Butifyoubuythingsthere,thereissomethingyouwillnotget.Andthatisme.IcomewitheverythingIsell.I'vebeeninthebusinessforthirtyyearsandinafewyears'timeI'mgoingtogivemystoretomydaughterandson-in-law.Ihopetheywillcarryonthefamilybusiness.IstandbehindeverythingIsellandIwillmakesurethatyouwillneverregretbuyingthingsfromme."
AfterthisshortspeechMr.Stevensonofferedtheyoungcouplesomeicecreamtothankfortheirinterest.
Impressedbyhishonestyandsincerity,theyoungcoupledecidedtoplaceanorder.
(1)、WhatdidMr.Stevenson'sstoresell?
A:
Familyfurniture.B:
Sportsapparatus.C:
Householdappliances.D:
Thingsfornewlyweds.答案:
C
(2)、Whydidmanynewlywedsusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry?
A:
Theyknewtheycouldbuybetterqualityapplianceselsewhere.B:
Theyareboredwiththeowner'sspeech.
C:
Theywantedtocomparepricesatotherstores.D:
Theythoughtthestorecouldnotmeettheirneeds.答案:
C
(3)、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMr.Stevenson'sattitudetowardshiscustomers?
A:
Politeandpatient.B:
Politeandinflexible.C:
Generousandflexible.D:
Snobbishandrude.答案:
A
(4)、WhatwasMr.Stevenson'sresponsetotheyoungcouple'srefusal?
A:
Hewasnotdisappointedatallbecausehewasaccustomedtoit.B:
Hecouldnothidehisdisappointment.
C:
Hefeltdisappointedbutsmiledandthenwalkedaway.D:
Hesmiledandstartedtousehispowerofpersuasion.
答案:
D
(5)、Whydidtheyoungcouplefinallydecidetoplaceanorder?
A:
Theyrealizedhowimportantafter-saleserviceswere.B:
Theybecameinterestedintheownerandhisfamily.
C:
Theyweretouchedbytheowner'shospitality.D:
Theywereconvincedoftheowner'shonestyandsincerity.答案:
D
3、Theskillinbeingastudentconsistsingettingone'sdailystudyasneartheoptimum(最佳的)pointaspossible.Icannottellyouwhattheoptimumis.Itdifferswiththetypeofwork,itdiffersfrompersontoperson,andeveninthesamepersonitvariesfromweektoweek.Youmusttrytofindyourown.Everydayyoustudy,bearthisprincipleoftheoptimuminmind.Whenyoufeelyourselfgettingfatigued,ifyoufindyourselfrepeatedlyreadingoverthesameparagraphandnottakingitin,that'saprettygoodsignyou'vereachedthecrest(最高点)forthedayandshouldstop.
Mostordinarystudentsfindtheiroptimumataboutfivehoursaday.Yoursmaybealittlemoreoralittleless-butifyougetinfivehours'goodworkaday,youwillbedoingwell.
Now,whatareyoudoingwithyourselfwhenyouaren'tworking?
Beforeexaminationssomestudentsdonothingatallexceptsitinachairandworry.Thisisamisunderstanding.Peopletooeasilythinkofthemindasifitworkedlikethebody。
itdoesnot.Ifonewantedtoconservephysicalenergytocutthemaximumamountoffirewood,onewouldlieflatonabedandrestwhenonewasn'tchopping.Butthemindcannotrest.Eveninsleepyoudream,evenifyouforgetyourdreams.Themindisalwaysturning.Itgetsitsrelaxationonlybyvariety.Thatiswhatmakesmentalrest.Sowhenyou'vereachedyouroptimumpointyoumuststop.Youmustgooutanddosomething.Itdoesn'tmatterwhat-anythingsolongasyouareactivelydoingsomethingelsebutwork.
(1)、Forastudentwhowantstobeanefficientlearner,it'susefulto______.
A:
spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonstudyeverydayB:
makegooduseofthesparetime
C:
gethisstudyasneartheoptimumpointaspossibleD:
strikeabalancebetweenworkandplay答案:
C
(2)、______isagoodsignthatastudentshasreachedthecrestfortheday.
A:
HavingtroublesleepingB:
Readingwithoutabsorbingthematerial
C:
Gettingtiredofone'sreadingassignmentD:
Feelingunabletofollowtheteacher答案:
B
(3)、People'smisunderstandingaboutthemindisthat______.
A:
themindworksthesamewayasthebodyB:
theminddoesn'tneedtohavearest
C:
havingagoodrestwilldoharmtothemindD:
ahealthybodyresultsfromahealthymind答案:
A
(4)、Thebodyisdifferentfromthemindbecause______.
A:
itneedsresttoregainenergyB:
performingdifferenttaskscanhelpthebodyregainenergy
C:
ithastheenergyoptimumpointD:
beingtiredwillaffectitsperformance答案:
A
(5)、Thebestwaytorelaxthemindafterstudyisto______.
A:
gotobedandhaveagoodsleepB:
gooverthelessononehaslearned
C:
refertothenotebookagainandagainforbetterunderstandingD:
trysomethingdifferentinanactiveway答案:
D
4、Humanneedsseemendless.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.
Themanyneedsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.
Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarII,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.
By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:
the"life-enriching"level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyofwhichcouldbecalled"luxury"items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.
Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsume