1、“Move ahead or fall behind“ is the American attitude that leads to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is a real and precious resource to them， so every minute must 1 . City people are always hurrying to get where they are going, seeking attention in a store and 2 others out of way as the
2、y try to complete their tasks. Brief conversations, little exchanges with strangers, relaxed business chats over coffee or a welcoming cup of tea dont occur because people hate “wasting“ too much time. Americans assess others professionally rather than socially, so they start talking business immedi
3、ately 3 they are always conscious of time. Because they work hard at saving time, they have meetings 4 communication equipment like television screens and telephones rather than personal contacts. In America, telephones save time and energy because telephone service is excellent 5 mail is less effic
4、ient. Usually, the more important a job is, the more effort will be poured into it to “get it moving“.1、 A、pushingB、throughC、countD、whereasE、since答案：C2、 A、pushingB、throughC、countD、whereasE、since答案：A3、 A、pushingB、throughC、countD、whereasE、since答案：E4、 A、pushingB、throughC、countD、whereasE、since答案：B5、 A、p
5、ushingB、throughC、countD、whereasE、since答案：DThere was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so _1_.The mother decided that she would herself ha
6、ve to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.One day, in Bens _2_, the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him _3_. “Why did Ben put up his hand?
7、” his classmates wondered. “He never said anything. What could he possibly want to say?”Well, Ben not only _4_ the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were surprised. Ben had learned all this
8、 from doing one of his book reports.Ben later went on to the _5_ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States1、 A、topB、slowC、classD、answerE、knew答案：B2、 A、topB、slowC、classD、answerE、knew答案：C3、 A、topB、slowC、classD、
9、answerE、knew答案：D4、 A、topB、slowC、classD、answerE、knew答案：E5、 A、topB、slowC、classD、answerE、knew答案：AThe last patient left his office. Mr. South had a look at the _1_ on the wall. It was a quarter to six. It meant that he had to stay there for fifteen minutes. A friend of his asked him to dinner that eveni
10、ng. Of course he should _2_ some flowers for her. He brought out the purse and counted the money in it. He had sixty dollars and it was enough to do that. And then he remembered he bought a newspaper on his way to the hospital after lunch. He was too busy to read it. Now he brought it out, but then
11、came in a man _3_ forty. He looked at him carefully. The man looked strange. Mr. South didnt know what he came for.“Whats wrong with you?“ asked Mr. South. “ Nothing,Mr. South,“ said the man, “But“The man began to smile and said, “Dont you _4_ me, Mr. South? You cured (治愈) my rheumatism(风湿病) three y
12、ears ago.“Mr. Bell?“Yes. Did you _5_ me not to get myself wet?“Yes, I did,“ answered the doctor.“Well. I come here to ask you if you think its OK for me to take a bath now?“1、 A、clockB、buyC、tellD、aboutE、remember答案：A2、 A、clockB、buyC、tellD、aboutE、remember答案：B3、 A、clockB、buyC、tellD、aboutE、remember答案：D4
13、、 A、clockB、buyC、tellD、aboutE、remember答案：E5、 A、clockB、buyC、tellD、aboutE、remember答案：CIts said that many years ago clothes were made of animal skins. People started to wear clothes _1_ they could keep themselves safe from the sun, wind, rain and cold. Today, we can use _2_ materials to make different k
14、inds of clothes. But clothes do more than keep us warm in modern society, and they can also _3_ about our culture, our life, our jobs, our hobbies and even our mood. For example, when we see a man in a uniform, we know his job from the uniform. When we see a woman in a kimono（日本和服） , we may think th
15、at she is Japanese. If a man always wears sportswear, we may think he is _4_ and likes doing exercise. If a person _5_ wears yellow or red clothes, maybe he or she is lively and easy-going. As the saying goes, “You are what you wear.”1、 A、alwaysB、so thatC、activeD、differentE、tell答案：B2、 A、alwaysB、so t
16、hatC、activeD、differentE、tell答案：D3、 A、alwaysB、so thatC、activeD、differentE、tell答案：E4、 A、alwaysB、so thatC、activeD、differentE、tell答案：C5、 A、alwaysB、so thatC、activeD、differentE、tell答案：ABlood is very important. When doctors understand how blood goes around inside the body, they try ways of giving blood to
17、people who need it. They take blood from the healthy people and give it to the patient in need of blood. This course is 1 “blood transfusion (输血) ”.But there are two problems. First, it does not always work. Sometimes people die when they 2 blood transfusion. Later, doctors find that we do not all h
18、ave the same kind of blood. There are four groups - O, A, B and AB. We all have blood of one of these groups. They also find that they can give any kind of blood to people of group AB. But they find that they 3 give A-group blood to A-group people and B-group blood to B-group people. If a person has
19、 O-group blood and the doctor could give his blood to anyone else safely.There is another problem. To give blood of the right kind, doctors have to find a person of the right blood group. Often they cannot find a person in time. At first they find they can keep the blood in bottles for fifteen to tw
20、enty days. They do this by 4 it very cold. They find how to keep it longer in the end.One day, when you grow up, you may decide to give blood to a “blood bank”. In this way, you may stop 5 dying. Or perhaps one day you may become ill and need some blood with the same kind as yours. Then the “blood b
21、ank” will give it back to you.1、 A、haveB、fromC、mustD、makingE、called答案：A2、 A、haveB、fromC、mustD、makingE、called答案：E3、 A、haveB、fromC、mustD、makingE、called答案：C4、 A、haveB、fromC、mustD、makingE、called答案：D5、 A、haveB、fromC、mustD、makingE、called答案：BMary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a rive
22、r when Mary shouted, “Look! Thats a spaceship up there and its going to land here.“Frightened by the strange spaceship, 1 of the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible. Peter loved Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more 2 than frightened, watched the spaceshi
23、p land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to look into it. In the center of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not 3 the door close behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost their consciousness.When they
24、came to life, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. There car was nearby.“What happened?“ asked Mary. Peter scratched his head, saying slowly, “Dont ask me. Perhaps we had a 4 . Come on. Its time to go home.“After driving about fifty meters, they
25、found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like glass. On the other side of the wall, a few strange beings stopped to 5 it and read a notice which, translated into English, said: “New arrivals at Zoo: a pair of earth inhabitants in their natural surroundings with their house on wheels
26、.“1、 A、mostB、hearC、curiousD、look throughE、dream答案：A2、 A、mostB、hearC、curiousD、look throughE、dream答案：C3、 A、mostB、hearC、curiousD、look throughE、dream答案：B4、 A、mostB、hearC、curiousD、look throughE、dream答案：E5、 A、mostB、hearC、curiousD、look throughE、dream答案：DAmerican people divide their days into several blocks
27、 of time, and plan different activities 1 different times.American time is “on the dot”(准确地). If something is supposed to happen at eight oclock, it will begin at eight. Americans value promptness(准时)and may become angry if a person is more than 15 minutes late 2 a good reason. If you know you are g
28、oing to be late, call in advance and let someone know. 3 you arrive late, you should apologize and explain why. Americans arrive 4 time for doctors appointments. The doctor may keep you 5 , but if you keep the doctor waiting, you may get a bill with the doctors time!1、 A、forB、waitingC、onD、ifE、withou
29、t答案：A2、 A、forB、waitingC、onD、ifE、without答案：E3、 A、ForB、WaitingC、OnD、IfE、Without答案：D4、 A、forB、waitingC、onD、ifE、without答案：C5、 A、forB、waitingC、onD、ifE、without答案：BScientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect 1 the “quality“ of the product and
30、 on how well it sells, because “Consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products,“ as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers feeling for packaging, noticed.Colors are one of the best tools in packaging.
31、 Studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human 2 quickly. Take V8 for example. For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body. And the word“green“ today can keep food prices 3 .Shapes are another attractio
32、n. Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. Thats 4 the round yellow M signs of McDonalds are inviting to both young and old.This new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that pe
33、ople 5 to satisfy both body and soul.1、 A、whyB、going upC、onD、attentionE、buy答案：C2、 A、whyB、going upC、onD、attentionE、buy答案：D3、 A、whyB、going upC、onD、attentionE、buy答案：B4、 A、whyB、going upC、onD、attentionE、buy答案：A5、 A、whyB、going upC、onD、attentionE、buy答案：EIn many businesses, computers have largely 1 paperwor
34、k because they are fast, flexible , and do not make mistakes. And they are honest. Many banks advertise that their transactions are “untouched by human hands“ and therefore safe from human temptation. Obviously, computers have no reason to steal money. But they also have no conscience (良心), and the
35、growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal. Computer criminals dont use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no 2 and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it; it simply does 3 it is told. The head teller at a New York
36、 City Bank used a computer to steal 4 one and a half million dollars in just four years. No one noticed this theft because he moved money from one account to another. Each time a customer questioned the balance (余额) in his account, the teller claimed a computer error, then replaced the 5 money from
37、someone elses account. This man was caught only because he was a gambler. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was in the records.1、 A、more thanB、whatC、replacedD、witnessesE、missing答案：C2、 A、more thanB、whatC、replacedD、witnessesE、missing答案：D3、 A、more thanB、whatC、replacedD、wi
38、tnessesE、missing答案：B4、 A、more thanB、whatC、replacedD、witnessesE、missing答案：A5、 A、more thanB、whatC、replacedD、witnessesE、missing答案：EA hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was, named after Frankfimer, a German food.You may hear “hot dog” used in other ways. People sometimes say “hot dog”
39、 to express _1_. For example, a friend may ask _2_ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great! I would love to go.” Or, you could say,“ Hot dog! I would love to go.”People _3_ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how great he is.
40、You often hear such _4_ called a “hot dog”. He may be a baseball player for example, who catches the ball with one hand, making a(n) _5_ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows to the crowd, hoping to win their cheers.1、 A、alsoB、a personC、ifD、e
41、asyE、pleasure答案：E2、 A、alsoB、a personC、ifD、easyE、pleasure答案：C3、 A、alsoB、a personC、ifD、easyE、pleasure答案：A4、 A、alsoB、a personC、ifD、easyE、pleasure答案：B5、 A、alsoB、a personC、ifD、easyE、pleasure答案：DShopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. Early in the
42、 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. The Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was lined on both sides with many _1_ businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. _2_, some shops o
43、ffered services. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and hairdressing shops. But in the 1950s, a change began to _3_. Too many automobiles had crowded into the Main Street while too few parking places were available to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchan
44、ts began to look with interest at the open spaces outside the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got _4_ the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers started as a collection of small new stores away from crowded city centers. _5_
45、by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from downtown areas to outlying malls. And the growing popularity of shopping centers led, in turn, to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. 1、 A、AttractedB、variousC、In additionD、take placeE、when答案：B2、 A、AttractedB、variousC、In
46、additionD、take placeE、when答案：C3、 A、AttractedB、variousC、In additionD、take placeE、when答案：D4、 A、AttractedB、variousC、In additionD、take placeE、when答案：E5、 A、AttractedB、variousC、In additionD、take placeE、when答案：AWhy is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do ,be, and experience everything you
47、 want in life. 1 just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen. Successful people 2 how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. Its like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There ar
48、e two drivers. One has a destination （目的地） in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any 3 time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver,but she drives aimles
49、sly around, never getting anywhere, just 4 gas. Which driver do you want to be?Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making 5 and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals arent difficult to set ad they arent difficult to reach. Its up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who m
