【正文】 places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point. The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those ing from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.Many newers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a weling cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf233。 or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)11. Which of the following statements is wrong? __________A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.B. Americans attach less importance to patience.C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing.D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means __________.A. a less important thing B. a first concernC. a good business D. an attractive gift13. Americans evaluate a business colleague __________.A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talksC. by establishing business relations D. by learning about their past performance14. This passage mainly talks about __________.A. how Americans treasure their time B. how busy Americans are every dayC. how Americans do business with foreigners D. what American way of life is like15. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is ___________.A. critical B. ironical C. praiseful D. objective第三部分：詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）此部分共有5個(gè)未完成的句子，針對(duì)每個(gè)句子中未完成的部分有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。32. 請(qǐng)把這本書給最先來的人。 Germany D. America。3．我們?nèi)绾喂?jié)約用水。 it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment. (208words)11. What’s the meaning for the underlined word “parchment”? ____________A. The skin of young animals.B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.C. The paper used by European countries.D. The paper of Egypt.12. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? ____________A. More jobs could be provided than before.B. More people could be educated than before.C. More books could be printed and distributed.D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.13. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? ____________A. Around 1400. B. Around 1900. C. Around 400. D. Around 900.14. Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year? ____________ A. China B. Sweden C. Egypt D. Japan15. What is the main idea of this short talk? ____________A. More and more paper is being consumed nowadays.B. Paper enables people to receive education more easily.C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man.D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.第三部分：詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）此部分共有5 個(gè)未完成的句子，針對(duì)每個(gè)句子中未完成的部分有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。32. 外語教系，用閱卷機(jī)給學(xué)生批卷。3．邀請(qǐng)對(duì)方參加。請(qǐng)從每個(gè)問題后的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。Water and Life1．隨著工業(yè)化（industrialization）的推進(jìn)，地球上的淡水（fresh water）越來越少。 America B. America。3．運(yùn)動(dòng)對(duì)你有什么益處（工作、學(xué)習(xí)和生活）。請(qǐng)從每個(gè)問題后的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[A] [B] [C] [D]1620 BAABC 16. Professor Smith promised to look ______ my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the defense.A. after B. over C. on D. into17. Our house is about a mile from the railway station and there are not many houses ______.A. in between B. far apart C. among them D. from each other18. As the bus came round the corner, it ran ______ a big tree by the roadside.A. into B. on C. over D. up19. When Lily came home at 5 . yesterday, her mother ______ dinner in the kitchen.A. cooked B. was cooking C. cooks D. has cooked20. Did you notice the guy ______ head looked like a big potato?A. who B. which C. whose D. whom第四部分：完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）以下短文中共包含10個(gè)未完成的句子，針對(duì)每給句子中空缺部分有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)從A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。33. 盡管已經(jīng)很晚了，他們還在繼續(xù)工作。 America14. ____________ are more interested in having holidays in ____________.A. American people…Britain B. British people … GermanyC. French people … Britain D. British people … France15. What does the last sentence mean?A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.第三部分：詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）此部分共有5 個(gè)未完成的句子，針對(duì)每個(gè)句子中未完成的部分有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，