Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in different cultural experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. But three typical characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear.
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm when things do not go as one wants them to, or as one hopes they would, or even as one was sure they would. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not.
A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reaction than a humorless person. The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to.
“The awareness of being unclear” is a more difficult concept to understand than patience and a sense of humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear as they are newcomers. That is, they do not know what is happening in a certain situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on. “It’s like that I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said. “Things are just so different here.”
1.The passage mainly tells us ______.
A. about some uneasy traveling experiences in foreign countries
B. about the three main ways to communicate with foreigners
C. about some typical characteristics in different cultural experiences
D. how to show your characters to foreigners
2.According to the passage, which characteristic should be focused on most?
A. The ability to keep cool. B. The sense of humor.
C. Patience. D. The awareness of being unclear.
3.“The awareness of being unclear” refers to “______” .
A. not knowing what is happening in a situation
B. not understanding the local language well enough
C. being aware that the situation is unclear
D. not knowing how some system or organization works
4.By what the Chinese graduate student said, we can learn that ______.
A. he is not used to the culture of America
B. he went to the United States to study the moon
C. he is a person with a sense of humor
D. he has just returned from the moon
The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States in the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses.
Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak to their operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories and to send bills to their customers. Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People also use computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.
One important new use of computers is for entertainment. Many new games have been designed to be played on computers. People of all ages play these games. People also buy home computers to watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.
1.Compared with those of today, computers used to ______.
A. work rapidly B. be used for fun
C. be large and expensive D. be easy to use
2.In recent years, computers have become ______.
A. more and more difficult to use B. slower and slower
C. more and more expensive D. smaller and smaller
3.Home computers can be used for ______.
A. doing business B. writing letters
C. playing games D. all of the above
4.Salesmen use computers mainly to ______.
A. talk with their friends
B. write letters
C. check the list of goods and send bills
D. play games for pleasure
On a Friday 11 , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was 12 , and many people 13 and put some money into the 14 of the young man.
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of 15 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 16 . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the 17 on that paper. “Last night ,a gentleman put a(n) 18 thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to 19 what it could be. After about half an hour, a man 20 there in a hurry and said ,“It can’t be true！You ...you ...”
The young violinist asked, “Did you 21 something?”
“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered 22 .
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it？”he asked.
The man was too 23 to say a word ...George Sang 24 a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he 25 50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would 26 to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Someone asked the violinist 27 he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “ 28 I don’t have much 29 , I live happily; but if I lose 30 I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. morning B. night C. afternoon D. noon
2.A. quiet B. exciting C. beautiful D. familiar
3.A. passed by B. went away C. slowed down D. speeded up
4.A. wallet B. box C. bag D. hat
5.A. paper B. cloth C. glass D. plastic
6.A. singing B. playing C. working D. waiting
7.A. poems B. articles C. words D. texts
8.A. important B. fantastic C. dangerous D. interesting
9.A. argue B. care C. expect D. guess
10.A. came B. rushed C. walked D. left
11.A. get B. find C. forget D. lose
12.A. quickly B. anxiously C. seriously D. carefully
13.A. confused B. anxiously C. excited D. surprised
14.A. bought B. made C. found D. sold
15.A. handed out B. took out C. hunted for D. picked up
16.A. forget B. remember C. return D. picked up
17.A. where B. why C. when D. how
18.A. Because B. Although C. If D. While
19.A. money B. food C. time D. luck
20.A. friendship B. honesty C. hope D. love
John told me he’d like to go hiking with me, his voice joy.
A. was heavy with B. was full of
C. heavy with D. full with.
Do you know that Britain trades many European countries furs and skins?
A. in; of B. with; in C. with; of D. in; with
you have tried yourself can you learn what an exciting game it is!
A. Only if B. Even if C. If only D. As if
