International travel has become popular. So, what can we do to enjoy ourselves and also leave a lasting, good impression on the people and places we visit? It goes without saying that we should respect local customs and beliefs. Therefore, a little research into the area where you are travelling may help you.
Pay attention to how people greet each other. In Western countries such as America, it is common to shake hands and look at one another in the eyes when you are greeting someone. In other countries people prefer not to touch each other when they meet.
For example, in Thailand, it is considered to be discourteous to put your hand on someone’s head, especially children’s. The head is considered sacred(神圣的) and by touching someone on their head you can prevent their spiritual growth.
Everyone likes to relax when traveling. This can also include wearing more casual or different clothing. It is always good to keep in mind the local culture about dressing. For example, if you go to a country with strong religious beliefs such as those in the Middle East, all of above are banned. So, it is always good to dress modestly, such as in dark-colored clothes.
The better you prepare the more fun you will have. If you are aware of the special foods and customs and have learnt some simple expressions, you might be lucky enough to find yourself invited to a local festival of gathering where you can experience something very special. By meeting some local people you could also discover some special attractions or places of interest.
1.The author raises a question in Paragraph 1 to ________ .
A. make readers answer it
B. introduce the topic of the text
C. help readers choose where to go
D. prove the popularity of international travel
2.According to the text, when greeting a man from America, ________ .
A. staring at him should be avoided
B. you’d better wear dark-colored clothes
C. you may shake hands firmly with him
D. you are very likely to be invited to a gathering
3.The underlined word “discourteous” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. polite B. evil C. welcome D. rude
近年来，随着私家车的增加，城市交通越来越拥挤。在中、小学生上学或放学时，校门口以及学校附近拥挤问题更加严重。这给学生、教师、家长和其他市民带来许多不便。尤其值得注意的是，学校附近的交通堵塞也存在不可忽略的隐患。为此，这引起了不少民众的担忧。你作为一名在校学生，署名张小明，根据以下要点写一封英语信，向本校英语报投稿。
1．为什么要写这封英语信。
2．你们学校门口及附近交通拥挤的原因。
3．提出二至三条建议。
注意：词数120字左右
Dear Editor,
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Li Hua,
I’m familiar to your situation. As computers become more and more popular, some students cannot help but playing online games and chat. It is not only a problem of wasting time, but serious problem for their future！What you should do at first is to find out what make her addicted to computer games. Lack of love from parents? Poor score? Then having a heart-to-heart talk with her. Secondly, you should help herself with her study to build up her confidence and make her interesting in it. Thirdly, find something else for her to do instead computer games. Your efforts will surely help change her life.
Yours,
Jack
The air we breathe is freely available, without 1. we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while 2. (sit) around and feel sorry for themselves. 3. breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make 4. magnificent life.
Opportunity is in the same way; it is everywhere. It is so freely available that we take it 5. granted. Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success; it must 6. (seize) and acted upon in order to have value. So many people are so 7. (anxiety) to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”, as if the opportunity will do all the work. That’s 8. (possible).
Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. 9. , it takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity. You must make use of it. That’s not up to the opportunity; that’s up to you. It doesn’t matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but 10. matters is what you do with it.
根据句意或用所给单词的正确形式完成句子。
1. When are you going to get married and _______________(安定下来)?
2._____________ (dress) in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.
3.He is a responsible writer, and he ___________________(理应受人尊敬).
4.The picture ____________ (hang) on the wall was painted by my nephew.
5.It was a dictionary _____________(为…而设计的) non-native learners.
6.The job market has changed and _____________(我们找工作的方法) must change as well.
7.It is almost five years _______ we saw each other last time.
8.He commanded that the troops ________________(not, cross) the water without his order.
9.________(base) an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret sooner or later
10.Generally speaking, _____ we have seen seems more believable than _____we have been told.
A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a to catch a train, she a quick way to reach it. “ I have been a taxi driver for 15 years ! ” the driver said . “ You don’t think I know the best way to go?”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t to annoy him, but the driver kept . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be , so she changed her .“ You know, you are right,” she told him. “ It must seem for me not to think you know the best way the city.”
, the driver glanced at his in the rearview mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “ He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “ I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or marriage. I have discovered one simple extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from 57 in a disaster.
The is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the in what that person is saying. Find a way to , and the result may surprise you.
1.A. hurry B. rush C. moment D. way
2.A. chose B. made C. found D. suggested
3.A. jokingly B. angrily C. anxiously D. curiously
4.A. supposed B. expected C. meant D. decided
5.A. apologizing B. driving C. asking D.shouting
6.A. reasonable B. thoughtful C. normal D. practical
7.A. road B. mind C. direction D. manner
8.A. strange B. wrong C. terrible D. stupid
9.A. across B. in C. through D. along
10.A. Surprised B. Worried C. Annoyed D. Disappointed
11.A. rider B. speaker C. helper D. comer
12.A. until B. after C. because D. since
13.A. satisfied B. concerned C. crowded D. faced
14.A. give up B. turn down C. stick to D. point to
15.A. combine B. destroy C. suffer D. divide
16.A. and B. that C. but D. though
17.A. lying B. resulting C. setting D. leading
18.A. problem B. importance C. key D. reply
19.A. fact B. meaning C. expression D. truth
20.A. agree B. argue C. explain D. escape
