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holidays in ________. A.American people … Britain B.British people … Germany C.French people … Britain D.British people … FranceWhat does the last sentence mean? ____C____ 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.Passage 3No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon and part of it taken out. Today, however, we needn’t worry about feeling pain during the operation. The sick person falls into a kind of sleep, and when he awakes, the operation is finished. But these happy conditions are fairly new. It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain.Long ago, operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything. Soon after 1770, Josept Priestleg discovered a gas which is now called “l(fā)aughing gas”. Laughing gas became known in America. Young men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didn’t seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself. He asked a friend to help him.Wells took some of the gas, and his friend pulled out one of Well’s teeth. Wells felt no pain at all.As he didn’t know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of the gas, and the man died. Wells never forgot this terrible event.1It is __B__ since a man felt all the pain while being operated. A.a(chǎn) few more years B.not long C.few years D.two thousand years1Long ago, when the sick man was operated on, he _C___. A.could feel nothing B.could not want anything C.could feel all the pain D.could do anything1Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to _B___. A.be afraid of anything B.feel pain C.want to go to the parties D.be ill1If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he _C__. A.felt nothing B.felt very fortable C.still felt pain D.would die1One who took too much of the laughing gas __A_. A.would die B.would laugh all the time C.would never feel pain D.would be very calmPassage 4A foreigner’s first impression of the . is likely to be that everyone is in a rushoften 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 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 cal1, 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。t care much about ritual socializing. D.Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.1In the fourth paragraph, a high priority means ___B_____. A.a(chǎn) less important thing B.a(chǎn) first concern C.a(chǎn) good business D.a(chǎn)n attractive gift1Americans evaluate a business colleague __D______. A.through social courtesy B.through prolonged business talks C.by establishing business relations D.by learning about their past performance1This passage mainly talks about __A______. A.how Americans treasure their time B.how busy Americans are every day C.how Americans do business with foreigners D.what American way of life is likeWe can infer from the passage that the author39。s brain of all ages remains young and growing is_B___. A.impossible B.a(chǎn) scientific fact C.a(chǎn) secret D.a(chǎn) wrong conclusion 2It is wrong for the old to____A__. A.think himself too old to go back to school B.keep his mind awake C.try to stay young D.lead an active life2The passage says that the man who entered college at 70 ___D____. A.was unthinkable B.became tired of his life C.wanted to be a highlypaid man D.became famous in the medical circle2The only way to keep young is__D____. A.to go back to school B.not to consider one39。s mind awake and alive2The writer suggests that you should __C___learning at least one new thing every day. A.take care of B.set out C.keep on D.turn toPassage 6By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by unmon courage, achievement, and self sacrifice made most for the benefits of other—they are people against whom we measure others. The