【正文】 t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else wastingit 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 bus。s first impression of the . is likely to be that everyone is in a rush often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to plete their errands (任務(wù)). Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating 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 don39。t have to be a champion in order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time. The record was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people played chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game in the world.(1)、Chess was played in India long before 900.A：T B：F答案：A(2)、One player has won the game when he attacks the other player39。the king is dead39。Shah mat39。check mate39。check39。 is interesting. When one player is attacking the other39。 Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400. The name 39。t watch TV.A：T B：F答案：B(4)、In Germany，teleshopping may have fewer buyers.A：T B：F答案：B(5)、The best title of this passage is Teleshopping in Europe .A：T B：F答案：A 5Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveller in India in the year 900 wrote that it was played 39。s clear that a tree would grow best in a climate with lots of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable (有利的) to an unfavorable climate can be reading the tree rings in tree trunk. To find out the weather of ten years ago，count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings，then we are sure that lots of sunny and rainy weather happened. If the rings are close together，then the climate was bad for the tree. Studying tree rings is important not only for the history of the weather，but also for the history of man. In a place of New Mexico you can find only sand－no trees and no people. However，many centuries ago a lot of people lived there. They left suddenly. Why? A scientist studied the dead tree rings which had grown there. He decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were used to make fires and buildings. So, after the people cut down the trees，they had to move. (1)、It is understood that in a favorable climate tree rings grow far from each other.A：T B：F 答案：A(2)、Trees brought lots of sunlight and rainfall.A：T B：F答案：B(3)、The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell whether the climate was favorable or not.A：T B：F答案：A(4)、Studying dead tree rings shows how the people left.A：T B：F答案：B(5)、The people had to leave the place of New Mexico because they had cut down all the trees.A：T B：F答案：A 5For several years，Americans have enjoyed teleshopping－watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries，people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes，jewelry，food，toys，and many other things. Teleshopping is being popular in Sweden，for example. The biggest Swedish pany sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries，and in one year it made $100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels，and the French spend about $20 million a year to buy things through those channels. In Germany，until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness，including the largest American teleshopping pany and a 24hour teleshopping pany. German businesses are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things. Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities，this is an important reason. But at the same time，other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They can do teleshopping junk on the air. Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them，and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV. The need for high quality means that European teleshopping panies will have to be different from the American panies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person. (1)、Teleshopping is cheap in Europe. A：T B：F答案：B(2)、People like teleshopping because it is easier.