WhatdoyouthinkofBritishpeopleandAmericanpeopleYoumightthinkthattherearenodifferencesbetweenthepeopleinthetwocountries.Afteralltheyspeakthesamelanguage,don'ttheyButifyouaskaBritishoranAmericanperson,thedifferencesarequitegreat.
WhatdoBritishpeoplethinkAmericansarelikeTheBritishthinkAmericansareverystrange.Theymakealotofnoiseandtheylaughtooloudly.Theyarerich,andtheyonlythinkaboutmoney.ButtheBritishdosaythatAmericansarekind,friendlypeople.①Theyarehappytohelpyouifyouareintrouble.
WhatdoAmericansthinkoftheBritishWell,theythinktheBritisharecoldandveryunfriendly.Theyarenotinterestedinsuccessorinmakinglotsofmoney.TheythinkBritainisthebestcountryintheworld.Theylookdownuponothercountries.ButAmericanssaythattheBritisharequitegoodworkers.Theyarebraveandhonest.Andintimeoftroubletheyfacedifficultieshappily.
YoucanseethattheseideascancausemisunderstandingbetweentheBritishandAmericans.②ButwhenAmericanandBritishpeoplebecomefriends,theyusuallyfindthingsarenotasbadastheyexpected.
1.WhatdoyouthinkofthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanpeople
A.Theirdifferencesareverysmall.
B.Thedifferencesareverygreat.
C.Therearenodifferencesbetweenthem.
D.Somepeoplethinkthereare,butsomepeopledontthinkso.
2.WhatdotheBritishthinkAmericansarelike
A.Theyarestrangebutfriendly.B.Theyarepoor.
C.Theyarerichbutunfriendly.D.Theyarehappyintrouble.
3.TheAmericanandBritishpeopleusuallygetalongquitewell____.
A.whenmisunderstandingiscausedbetweenthem
B.oncetheybecomefriends
C.aftertheyfight
D.whentheyhelpeachother
难句注释
①ButtheBritishdosaythatAmericansarekind,friendlypeople.
但是英国人的确认为美国人是可亲的、友善的。do在句中是为了表示强调。
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②YoucanseethattheseideascancausemisunderstandingbetweentheBritishandAmericans.
你会发现这些想法可能会在英国人和美国人之间引起误解。
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SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathome.Butyoushouldnotbeupset(难受的)ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou!
Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrive.It'spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.
Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks(小吃).①DoyouwanttobemorepoliteSayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepictureonthewall.Butremember—itsnotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.
Inmanyfamilies,thehusbandsitsatoneendofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherend.Theyeatwiththeirguests.
You'llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmall,thenyou'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthendessert,followedbycoffee.It'spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.②
DidyouenjoytheeveningCallyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashortthankyouletter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosay“Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou.”allthetime!
1.Ifyouaregoingtoattendadinnerparty,____.
A.youdbetterbringacertainpresentwithyou
B.youmustleavehomeforitat7p.m.
C.youshouldaskyourhostwhenyoushouldleave
D.youmustarriveatitbefore8p.m.
2.Inwhichorderwillyoueatordrinkthefollowingthingsatthemeal
A.Snacks,vegetables,meatandcoffee.
B.Coffee,drinks,soup,fish,vegetablesanddessert.
C.Soup,meatwithvegetables,dessertandcoffee.
D.Drinks,soup,somethingsmall,fishandvegetables.
3.Whichisthecorrectwayinwhichyouexpressyourenjoymentoftheevening
A.Beforeleavingforhome,youshouldsay,“Thankyouforinvitingme.”
B.Whenyoushakehandswithyourhost,youshouldsay,“Ididenjoytheevening.”
C.Youcanwriteathankyoulettertoyourhostafterthat.
D.Youshouldfinisheverythingonyourplateandtakemoreifyouwantit.
①Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks.
通常晚宴都是以一些饮料和小吃开始的。
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②Itspolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.
礼貌的做法是吃完你盘里的所有食物，如果还想吃的话再添一些。
句首的it是形式主语。
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Ifyouasksomepeople,“HowdidyoulearnEnglishsowell”youmaygetasurprisinganswer:“Inmysleep!”
Thesearepeoplewhohavetakenpartinoneoftherecentexperiments(实验)totestthelearnwhileyousleepmethod(方法),whichisnowbeingtriedinseveralcountries,andwithseveralsubjects.Englishisamongthem.
Scientistssaythatthissleepstudymethodgreatlyspeedslanguagelearning.Theysaythattheordinarypersoncanlearntwoorthreetimesasmuchduringsleepasinthesameperiodduringtheday—andthisdoesnotaffect(影响)hisrestinanyway.However,sleepteachingwillonlyputintoyourheadwhatyouhavestudiedalreadywhileyouareawake.①
Inoneexperiment,tenlessonswerebroadcastovertheradiofortwoweeks.Eachlessonlastedtwelvehours—from8p.m.to8a.m.ThefirstthreehoursofEnglishgrammarandvocabulary(词汇)weregivenwiththestudentsawake.At11p.m.alullaby(催眠曲)wasbroadcasttosendthestudenttosleepandforthenextthreehourstheradioinasoftandlowvoicebroadcastthelessonagainintohissleepingears.At2a.m.asharpnoisewassentovertheradiotowakethesleepingstudentupforafewminutestogooverthelesson.Thesoftmusicsenthimbacktorestagainwhiletheradiowenton.②At5oclockhissleependedandhehadtogothroughthelessonagainforthreehoursbeforebreakfast.
1.Bythelearnwhileyousleepmethod,one____.
A.startstolearnanewlessoninsleep
B.learnshowtosleepbetter
C.ismadetorememberhislessoninsleep
D.canlistentotheradiobroadcastwhilelyinginbed
2.Intheexperiment,lessonsweregiven____.
A.inthenighttime
B.afterlullabieswerebroadcast
C.whilethestudentwasawake
D.allthroughthetwelvehours
3.Beforeeachlessonfinishes,thestudenthasto____.
A.getupandtakebreakfast
B.bewokenupbyaloudvoice
C.listentothelessonagaininsleep
D.review(复习)thelessonbyhimself
4.Thesleepstudymethodisbeingtriedinmanycountriestoteach____.
A.theEnglishlanguage
B.grammarandvocabulary
C.anumberofsubjects
D.foreignlanguages
①However,sleepteachingwillonlyputintoyourheadwhatyouhavestudiedalreadywhileyouareawake.然而，睡眠教学法只会使你记住清醒时已学过的东西。
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②Thesoftmusicsenthimbacktorestagainwhiletheradiowenton.
轻音乐又一次使他入眠而收音机在继续播放。
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ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonwanttoliveoutsideitandtogototheiroffices,factoriesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthis1theyhavetogetupearlierinthemorningandreach2laterintheevening.①
Onebenefit(好处)oflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesare3.Evenasmallflat(公寓)inLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealot4.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenof5own.Then,inthecountryonecanbe6fromthenoiseandhurryofthetown.7onehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleep8atnight,and,duringweekendsand9summerevenings,onecanenjoythe10cleanairofthecountry.Ifone11gardens,onecanspendone's12timedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichare13inthegarden.②Then,whentheflowersandvegetables14,onehasthereward(回报)ofapersonwhohassharedthesecretsof15.
Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings;③forthem,16liesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dancehallsandrestaurants.Suchpeoplewould17thattheirlifewasnotworth18iftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Awalkinoneoftheparksandavisit19theseaeverysummerisallthecountrythey20.
1.A.showsB.expressesC.meansD.needs
2.A.homeB.familyC.flatD.house
3.A.cleanerB.nicerC.biggerD.cheaper
4.A.moneyB.tolendC.toborrowD.tohire
5.A.himB.itsC.onesD.their
6.A.freeB.farC.outD.absent
7.A.IfB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.After
8.A.littleB.lessC.longerD.better
9.A.onB.forC.atD.by
10.A.coldB.warmC.freshD.pleasant
11.A.prefersB.likesC.wantsD.interests
12.A.dayB.restC.spareD.whole
13.A.madeB.broughtC.carriedD.needed
14.A.comeonB.cometoC.comeupD.comeover
15.A.workB.societyC.scienceD.nature
16.A.healthB.happinessC.wealthD.future
17.A.knowB.feelC.understandD.hope
18.A.wastingB.findingC.livingD.spending
19.A.forB.toC.ofD.at
20.A.hopeB.wishC.askD.want
①ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonwanttoliveoutsideit...,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlierinthemorningandreachhomelaterintheevening.
很多在伦敦市区工作的人想住郊外……，尽管这意味着他们不得不早出晚归。
②...doingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinthegarden.
……做花园里需要干的其他许多活。
③Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings.
然而，一些人对乡下的事物却不感兴趣。
本文讲述了英美两国人对彼此的看法。
1B.根据第一段最后一句可知差异是相当大的。
2A.第二段提出英国人认为美国人是奇怪而友好的。
3B.依据是全文最后一句话。
本文主要介绍了应邀参加英美人举办的家庭晚宴需注意的一些礼节。
1.A.由第二段“Itspolitetobring...asagift.”得知。
2.C.按第三、五两段中提出的进餐顺序可选出答案。
3.C.四个选项中只有C符合文末提出的感谢宴请的方式。
本文介绍了一种通过睡眠来学习外语的新方法。
1.C.据第三段最后一句可知。
2.A.据第四段可知，收音机授课是从晚上八点到早晨八点。
3.C.据第四段第四句“...theradio...broadcastthelessonagainintohissleepingears”可推知。
4.C.据第二段可知这种方法正在好几门功课中进行尝试。
许多人乐意住在伦敦的郊区。本文对比了住在市中心和郊区的一些利弊。
1.C.住在郊外就意味着早晨早起去上班。
2.A.到家用reachhome，其他词需用the。
3.D.从下文看，郊外的房屋便宜。
4.D.房子不是借而是租用。
5.C.与句子主语一致，ofonesown意为“属于自己的”。
6.B.意为“远离……”。
7.B.根据下文应是转折让步关系。
8.D.从上文“...farfromthenoiseandhurryofthetown.”可看出，睡得好。
9.A.具体哪一天的上午、下午、晚上，要用on。
10.C.乡下的空气清新、无污染。
11.B.喜欢花园才会有下文的种花。
13.D.前面列举的“...digging...thehundredandoneotherjobs.”都是花园里所需要干的活。
14.C.comeup意为“长出来”。
15.D.在花园中养花、种花，涉及的是大自然的奥秘。
16.B.在城市中才有快乐。liein...意为“在于……”。
17.B.此处强调的是“感受”。
18.C.beworthdoing意为“值得做……”。livea...life意为“过着……的生活”。
19.B.avisittosomeplace意为“去某地游览”。
20.D.不可以说hope,wish或asksth.。
1.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks.通常晚宴都是以饮料和小吃开始的。(Line7,PassageB)
“以……开始”可用startwith...或beginwith...来表达；“以……结束”可用end(up)with...或closewith...来表达。如：Atthedinnerweusuallybeginwithsoupandendupwithfruit.在宴会上，开始的一道菜通常是汤，最后的一道是水果。Inaword,thelongMarchended(up)withvictoryforusanddefeatfortheenemy.总而言之，长征以我们的胜利，敌人的失败而告终。
2.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone'sown.用同样的钱，一个人可以在乡下买到一幢有属于自己的花园的小屋子。(Line5,PassageD)