【正文】 rol the national parliament. foreigner’s first impression of the . is likely to be that everyone is in a rushoften under pressure. 11. Which of the following statements is wrong? D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means B. a first concern 13. Americans evaluate a business colleague __ . by learning about their past performance 14. This passage mainly talks about ___ A__A. how Americans treasure their time 15. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is _ C . Appreciative Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. 6. Maria’s story happened ___ D_____. D. when she arrived at the airport 7. You believer that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to ___ at the . check people’s luggage 8. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _C. Unhappy 9. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _D. sorry for the man’s manners 10. The author mentioned Maria’s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _A. she was young but behaved properly and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. 11. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is ___ D__D. a mixture of love and hate 12. The war in Iraq does ____ D__ to the relationship between France and Britain. D. both good and harm 13. The British are not so friendly to _ A___ and the French are not so friendly to __A. Germany。Bs 9. If you are interested in traveling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay? C C. Hostels 10. Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage? B B. All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast. makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? 11. What makes a scientist according to the passage? B D. The various tools he uses. 12. “The scientist, however, goes one step further…” . The author says this to show ___ C__. C. the difference between scientists and ordinary people 5 13. A sound scientific theory should be one that ___ . works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also under the same conditions at other times 14. The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate ___ C__C. that the investigations are important in science 15. What is the main idea of the passage? D D. Exactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist. 18In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. 6. What is the main idea of this passage? ____B___ B. The role of time in social life over the world. 7. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? B__ B. A matter of life or death. 8. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? _ B B. at 4:00 pm. 9. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ____ D______D. Promptness is valued highly in American life. 10. From the passage we can safely infer that ___ B___. B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world are three kinds of goals: shortterm, mediumrange and longterm goals. Shortterm goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. 11. Our longterm goals mean a lot ___ . If we plete the shortterm goals 12. New shortterm goals are built upon ___ D___. D. the goals that have been pleted 13. When we plete each step of our goals, ____ C____C. we should build up confidence of success 14. What is the main idea of this passage? ___ C___ C. Different kinds of goals in life. 15. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _____ C___ C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a longterm goal to limit us or our course of action. men first learnt to invent words is unknown。 11. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?” B B. People’s shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. 12. According to the writer, selfawareness is ___ . a good quality 13. When being praised, shy people feel that it is ____ B___. B. unreal 14. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? C C. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life. 15. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people ____B . should understand themselves in the right way John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for oneyear stay, they did not bring very many things with them. 6. Which of the following has bee one of America’s fastest growing businesses? ___ D___D. Renting home furnishings. 7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? _____ C____C. Because it saves them much trouble and money. 8. What can you infer from the passage? ______ B______ B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town. 9. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? ___B__ B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings. 10. Young people liked renting home furniture in that ___ D . They don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture characteristic of American culture that has bee almost a tradition is to respect the selfmade man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. 11. From paragraph 1, we know that in America ____ A___.