Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as“yes”and“no”.

On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks? ”The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means” yes”.

Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today? ”He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means” no”.

Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean“yes”or“no”.

1. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ______ .

A. should go abroad for vacations

B. needed to learn foreign languages

C. should often discuss their experiences

D. had problems with communications

2.People in Micronesia show“yes”by ______ .

A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows

C. shaking heads D. saying “no”

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to(根據(jù))this passage?

A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no.

B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.

C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

D. In India, only shaking heads means” yes”.

4.The passage is mainly about ______ .

A. body language in foreign restaurants

B. class discussion in Indian schools

C. miscommunication in different cultures

D. English teaching in other countries

You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great. I believe it is a normal thought in today’s society to just let life happen to us. I also believe that we sometimes destroy（毀滅） our well-planned thoughts about success because it’s easier to just continue as usual rather than “try” with the possible failure in mind.

Most people never get moving because they don’t know what they want. Without a certain result already set in your mind, it’s really difficult to get going, and even if you do, your attention may soon disappear and you give up before long.

Why not consider what’s really important in your life? Write down what excites you, what would truly make you happy and what problems you have. At the end of the week, take a careful look at the notes you’ve taken .You’ll soon begin to see a clearer picture of what direction you should be going towards.

Knowledge is useless without action. You read many books but your life will stay the same if you don’t use the knowledge. Knowledge is fantastic but it will not change your life until it is used. I love to read personal development material to keep a positive attitude(積極的態(tài)度) towards my life , but I also realize that if I don’t set goals to achieve, then I will always be a talk the talk person who is great at giving advice but useless at realizing it .If you have no plans of practicing what you say, then it may be best to keep your mouth closed.

Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask, Act! Action will explain you. Whatever excuses we have for not living up to our talent, the fact is that time will always move forward. Be whatever you want to be and whatever you can be. Always remember the only limits(限制）we have are the ones we create for ourselves. Life is not what we think. It is what we experience when we behave according to the thoughts we have.

1. What will happen if you have the possible failure in your mind?

A．You will destroy your well-planned thoughts about success.

B．You’ll have great pressure and try not to make any mistakes.

C．You will try your best and come up with a much better plan,

D．You’ll put all the opportunities to good use to try your plan.

2. In Paragraph Two, the writer wants to .

A．tell us what people need to get success

B．show us what people set in their mind

C．talk about why people should practice

D．explain why people stop going ahead

3. Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?

A. Knowledge is fantastic when it’s used, or it’s useless.

B. Knowledge is useless without action.

C. Success always stop us from succeeding but ourselves.

D. Action will tell you who you are.

4.What is the best title (標(biāo)題) for the passage?

A．See a Clear Picture of Life

B．Taking Actions Leads to Success

C．Set Your Goals to Achieve

D．Actions Speak Louder than Words

語法填空

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Alice. When she was nine years old, her mother died of 1. (ill). Later, her father Mr. Hand got 2. (marry) again to a pretty woman called Linda. At first, Linda was 3. (friend) to Alice. Two years 4. , Linda’s daughter, Alice’s stepsister Helen was born. Alice’s life 5. (change) a lot. Linda didn’t allow Alice 6. ( go ) to school. Alice had to spend the whole day 7. (look) after Helen. From morning to evening, Alice had to stay with Helen. 8. Helen was hungry; she had to get food for her. When Helen was thirsty, she had to get her some water. When Helen felt sleepy , she needed to make the bed for her. But Alice didn’t have enough food to eat, enough water to drink or a good place to live. Six years passed. Helen grew up. Linda thought she didn’t need Alice’s help 9. more. One day Mr. Hand went to work, Linda invited a witch (女巫). She turned Alice 10. a stone. Oh, what a poor girl!

詞匯運(yùn)用

It was the day of the big match 1. (對…) the city’s best school team.

It was very important for us to 2. ( 戰(zhàn)勝 ) the other team . In the early part of the match , we made some 3. (錯誤). But in the end , we 4.(得分) and we won the match .

Information is coming in that there could be trouble because of heavy rain in the5. (北) . The government is 6. (警告) people about 7.(下落，跌落) rocks.

The 8. (人口) of the world is increasing quickly. Why is this happening? Because more 9. (嬰兒) are born every year and people also live 10. (長的).

改錯題,劃出錯誤的地方，在相對應(yīng)的橫線上改正錯誤。

1.She plays the piano more badly than her sister .

2.Some day it will become as busier as Hong Kong .

3.Alice sitting with her sister by the river .

4.The old man as well as his children were excited .

5.The boy mustn’t be Miss Lin’s son .

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---Where is Mr. Green now? I haven’t seen him for a few days.

---He _________ to Hong Kong.

A. goes B. will go C. is going D. has gone

---Excuse me, does Mr. Smith’s son live here?

---He _________ be here, but he has moved.

A. has to B. used to C. tried to D. happened to

She’s never been to the country before, ___________?

A. has she B. hasn’t she C. is she D. isn’t she

His grandfather __________ for thirty years.

A. died B. was dead C. has been dead D. has died