Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at 36. When I made my first visit 37 the Unites States, I was 38 I could have a nice easy holiday without any 39 problem. But how 40 I was!
At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to 41 my friend Jenny I had 41 . A worker asked if he could 43 me. “Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s nice. Are you getting married?” he asked. “No,” I answered. “I just want to tell her 44 the phone I have arrived.” “Oh,” he said, “there is a 45 downstairs on the first floor.” “But we’re on the first floor now,” I said. “Well, I don’t know what you are 46 about. Maybe you aren’t feeling too well after your 47,” he said. “You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better.” And he went 48 , 49 me wondering where on earth I was: at home we wash up after a 50 to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?
At last we did 51. She 52 the misunderstanding(誤會): American say “to give someone a 53 ”, but we English say “ to give someone a ring”. When we say “to wash your hands”, they say “to wash 54”. And Englishmen start numbering from the floor, so the 55 floor is the second for Americans.
小題1:
A．workB．schoolC．homeD．table
小題2:
A．to B．byC．fromD．on
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)fraidB．worriedC．wonderingD．sure
小題4:
A．foodB．lifeC．languageD．travel
小題5:
A．lateB．wrongC．rightD．early
小題6:
A．sayB．tellC．mean D．call
小題7:
A．got B．worked C．spoken D．a(chǎn)rrived
小題8:
A．help B．stay with C．lift D．drive
小題9:
A．by B．in C．with D．on
小題10:
A．policemanB．shopC．phoneD．gate
小題11:
A．listeningB．talkingC．saying D．coming
小題12:
A．phoningB．a(chǎn)rrivingC．journeyD．drive
小題13:
A．offB．backC．insideD．down
小題14:
A．watchingB．learningC．bringingD．leaving
小題15:
A．walkB．sleepC．restD．meal
小題16:
A．meetB．quarrelC．get outD．phone
小題17:
A．showedB．calledC．explainedD．pardoned
小題18:
A．visitB．presentC．callD．meal
小題19:
A．downB．upC．outD．back
小題20:
A．oneB．firstC．a(chǎn)notherD．down

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:A
小題14:D
小題15:D
小題16:A
小題17:C
小題18:C
小題19:B
小題20:B

試題分析：小題1:B 名詞辨析。At school在校。和大部分的英國孩子一樣，都是在校學習英語
小題2:A 固定詞組。Pay a visit to 參觀…
小題3:D 詞義辨析。A害怕；B擔心；C想知道；D確信；我確信自己會有一個很好的假期，而且沒有任何的語言問題。
小題4:C名詞辨析。A食物；B生活；C語言；D旅游；解析同上。
小題5:B 上下文串聯(lián)。我原以為我沒有語言問題，但是實際上我遇見了語言的障礙。
小題6:B 句意理解。我想打電話給朋友，告訴他我已經(jīng)到了。Tell告訴。
小題7:D 動詞辨析。A得到；B工作；C講；D到達。解析同上、
小題8:A 動詞辨析。A幫助；B和…一起；C舉起；D駕駛；機場服務人員問是否可以幫助我。
小題9:D 固定詞組.on the phone在電話中。
小題10:C 上下文串聯(lián)。他告訴我在一樓有電話。
小題11:B 固定詞組。talk about談論。我不知道我們在談論什么。
小題12:C 名詞辨析。A電話；B到達；C旅行；D駕駛；句意：也許在旅行以后，你感覺不是很好。
小題13:A 固定詞組。Go off走開。他走開以后，讓我呆在那里想我究竟在什么地方。
小題14:D 動詞辨析。Leave使…處于某種狀態(tài)。解析同上。
小題15:D 上下文串聯(lián)。在家里我們吃飯以后才洗盤子碗，把他們洗干凈。
小題16:A 動詞辨析。A見面；B爭吵；C出去；D打電話。朋友和我終于見了面。
小題17:C 動詞辨析。A展示；B打電話；C解釋；D原諒；他向我解釋了這個誤會。
小題18:C 上下文串聯(lián)，美國人說：to give someone a call.英國人說to give someone a ring.這兩句話是一樣的意思，不過是在兩個不同的國家使用。
小題19:B 固定詞組.wash up就是指wash your hands.
小題20:B 上下文串聯(lián)。英國的一樓就是美國的二樓。
點評：文章講述了我到美國以后在機場遇見的語言方面的障礙。本文的內(nèi)容比較簡單，要注意上下文詞義辨析和語境的串聯(lián)。
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"Thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski．
The findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive．The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status．
"This research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressions of how good-looking you are," said Lewandowski．
小題1:In the study the participants were required to _____．
A．try to make friends with each other
B．try to prove positive characters make people more attractive
C．exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness
D．rate one's attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality
小題2:What's the CORRECT order of how cognitive processes modify judgments of attractiveness?
a．find a person with a positive personality
b．view the person more physically attractive
c．want to make friends with the person
d．want to be his/ her romantic partner
A．a(chǎn)→c→d→bB．d→c→b→aC．c→b→a→dD．a(chǎn)→d→c→b
小題3:Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A．The research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality．
B．Personality can change people's impressions of one's appearance．
C．The judgment of one's attractiveness always stays unchanged．
D．Positive personality may lead to more friends．
小題4:The passage is written in a（n） _____ tone．
A．subjectiveB．objectiveC．scepticalD．negative
小題5:Who are the intended readers of this passage?
A．People with positive characteristics．
B．Good-looking people．
C．People with negative characteristics．
D．General people．

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