【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 erved 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 return — be 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 that 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. The statement that Americans are impolite to their business colleagues is wrong. A、TB、F參考答案:A解析: 【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。文章中提到美國人不太有耐心，不在乎社交禮節(jié)等是他們珍惜時間的表現(xiàn)，不是對同事不禮貌。 In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means “a first concern”. A、TB、F參考答案:A解析: 【答案】A【解析】詞義判斷題。根據(jù)前、后段的實(shí)例判斷為首要考慮之事，故a first concern Americans evaluate a business colleague by establishing business relations. A、TB、F參考答案:B解析: 【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)本文倒數(shù)第二句“We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies.” This passage mainly talks about how Americans do business with foreigners. A、TB、F 參考答案:B解析: 【答案】B【解析】要旨判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“A foreigner’s first impression of the . is likely to be that everyone is in a rush often under pressure.” We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is praiseful. A、TB、F參考答案:A解析: 【答案】A【解析】作者語氣判斷題。本文作者是一個美國人，他在講述自己同胞的特征、性格、為人準(zhǔn)則等時充滿了自豪，故判斷C “贊美的”為答案。 Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman. He used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time. When he was 65, the normal retirement age, he decided that he didn39。t want to stop, so he carried on working for another two years. Eventually, when he was nearly 68, his wife, Dolly, asked him to retire because she wanted to enjoy their old age together. Reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son.But he was unhappy. He didn39。t know what to do with himself. Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife, he was bored and began to get depressed because he hated being retired.Then one day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper and, without telling his wife, he bought a small crockery (陶器) factory. The next week he told his family. They were horrified and worried. They thought he was too old at 71 to start work again.He is now 76 and he has expanded the pany considerably. He has increased the number of staff from 6 to 24 and he has found many new customers for the products. He has developed the export market and has improved profits by 200%. He has opened a new design office and employed three young designers. They have been all over the world to get new ideas, and one of them has gone to France this week to a major trade fair. Most importantly, he hasn39。t been bored since he bought the factory. 1The topic sentence of Para. 1 is ______. A、Morgan Rees has always been a good businessmanB、he used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the timeC、when Morgan Rees was 65, he got retiredD、reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son參考答案:A解析: 【答案】A【解析】主旨題。從文章的第1句可知：答案為A。 1The topic sentence of Para. 2 is ______. A、he didn39。t know what to do with himself B、he went on holiday to interesting places with his wifeC、he was unhappy after he got retiredD、none of them參考答案:C解析: 【答案】C【解析】主旨題。文章第二段第一句回答了這一問題。 1Which of the following statements can best express the main idea of Para. 3? A、One day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper.B、He bought a small crockery factory in secret and started work again.C、He told his family he bought a small crockery factory.D、His family was horrified and worried when they learned he bought the small factory.參考答案:B解析: 【答案】B【解析】主旨題。文章的第三段解釋了第三段的主題。 1What is the central idea of the last paragraph? A、Morgan Rees has worked until he is 76.B、Morgan Rees has developed the export market and improved the profits by 200%.C、Morgan Rees hasn39。t been bored since he bought the factory.D、Since he started working again, Morgan Rees has expanded the pany considerably, which has enriched his retired life.參考答案:D解析: 【答案】D【解析】主旨題。第四段就是這個問題答案出處。 1The passage mainly deals with ______. A、why Morgan Rees bought a small crockery factoryB、how Morgan Rees lived his retired life more happily by turning to work againC、how Moran Rees became a good businessmanD、how Moran Rees expanded the pany considerably參考答案:B解析: 【答案】B【解析】主旨題。A、C、D項(xiàng)均只談到了具體的事項(xiàng)。只有B項(xiàng)全面概括了文章的主題。 三、詞匯與語法1We came finally _________ the conclusion that she has been telling lies all the time. A、ofB、intoC、toD、at參考答案:C解析: 考點(diǎn)：動詞短語。e to the conclusion為固定搭配，“得出結(jié)論”。句意：我們最終得出結(jié)論：她一直在撒謊。1Will you_________ me a favor, please? A、doB、makeC、bringD、give參考答案:A解析: 考點(diǎn)：（短語）固定搭配。do sb. a favor “幫某人一個忙”。 句意：請幫個忙好嗎？1If she wants to keep slim, she must make a _____ in her diet