One day an American friend invited me to a party． It wasn’t a real party, it was some kind of informal get-together． Since it was summer time, he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before．

       It was the most embarrassing （令人尷尬） party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, while I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party．It was hard to explain my embarrassment to other guests．When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot with embarrassment． I did not answer at all． If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have come near me．But she did． Maybe she didn’t ask intentionally to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt．I could have told her I had to go to another party afterwards, but I did not want to continue the conversation．

       Many times I thought about going home and changing, but I knew that they would notice．It would be even worse for me, because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place．So I wanted to pretend that I was okay…

       I had already realized their customs were different from mine; but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more casual （休閑的，隨意的）．They care less about formality, unless it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation．

       In contrast, my culture is totally the opposite．For instance, in Cape Verdean culture, if a friend invited me to his house on a special day, even if it is not a real party, one should appear well dressed or otherwise the host will be annoyed thinking you are disrespectful to him or the other guests．We do dress casually for going on picnic or on ordinary days, but not normally to go over to a friend’s when invited, especially if other people will be there．

       After all, I think that my problem at the party wasn’t that I wasn’t accepted by the Americans; but my feeling was so bad that I couldn’t fit in the group even if nobody noticed, because I was the one who discovered the difference in the first place．It doesn’t matter if people dress differently, but I was the only one different in the group．I felt I was the one who should adjust to their customs．After that, I decided to learn more about American culture, so now I don’t have as many problems as I’ve had in the past．

1．Which of these statements describes the cookout in the story?

       A．It was very formal．                 B．People wore casual clothing．

C．It took place in a restaurant．        D．People care more about formality．

2．This story is mainly about _________．

       A．culture differences                        B．living in the United States

C．what to do at a cookout                 D．how to get prepared for a cookout

3．It can be inferred from the story that the author _________．

       A．left the cookout early                    B．probably didn’t enjoy the cookout

C．never wears blue jeans                  D．will never go to a cookout

4．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intentionally” in the second paragraph?

       A．Patiently．            B．Willingly．              C．Carefully．           D．On purpose．

練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

完形填空 （共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分） 

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第31至第40小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

One day an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. Immediately my mind traveled back many years.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of   31       on my shoulder. Finally, I came to that Company, whose ow ner, Mr. Rader, had taken me there to   __32 _ his workers whether they wanted any magazines.

Shaking off the rain, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he led me over to the fire place. Noticing the   33   in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” Then, he took me to a shoe store. Inside, a salesman   34   me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in   35  . “We’d like a pair of   36   socks, too.” Mr. Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a   37  , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately(深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to   38   I love you.”

I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed that somehow things would be   39  . With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a   40  .

A. newspapers   B. magazines   C. books    D. tools

A. tell        B. say    C. answer          D. ask

A. dirt     B. water    C. hole       D. mud

A. bought        B. fitted     C. sold     D. comforted

A. it        B. them     C. one     D. this

A. new     B. old     C. big        D. small

A. pen     B. paper     C. card     D. notebook

A. admit        B. know     C. consider    D. express

A. mistaken    B. right     C. all right    D. possible

A. rule     B. cake     C. thing    D. difference

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第31至第40小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

One day an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. Immediately my mind traveled back many years.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of   31       on my shoulder. Finally, I came to that Company, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had taken me there to   __32 _ his workers whether they wanted any magazines.

Shaking off the rain, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he led me over to the fire place. Noticing the   33   in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” Then, he took me to a shoe store. Inside, a salesman   34   me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in   35  . “We’d like a pair of   36   socks, too.” Mr. Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a   37  , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately(深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to   38   I love you.”

I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed that somehow things would be   39  . With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a   40  .

31. A. newspapers                B. magazines                C. books                       D. tools

32. A. tell                                B. say                          C. answer                      D. ask

33. A. dirt                           B. water                       C. hole                      D. mud

34. A. bought                          B. fitted                       C. sold                        D. comforted

35. A. it                           B. them                      C. one                         D. this

36. A. new                          B. old                          C. big                       D. small

37. A. pen                           B. paper                             C. card                        D. notebook

38. A. admit                     B. know                             C. consider                  D. express

39. A. mistaken                   B. right                       C. all right                   D. possible

40. A. rule                          B. cake                        C. thing                        D. difference

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：河北省衡水中學(xué)2009～2010學(xué)年度高三下學(xué)期第一次調(diào)研考試 題型：閱讀理解

People say time is relative．But relative to what．I do know that sometimes time“seems”to be moving slower．Remember Christmas Eve when you were a child? It was the longest night of the year．It lasted forever! And now it seems like I just paid my bill yesterday．．．a(chǎn)nd it’s due again!  
People tell me all too frequently…I need more time! Oh ，really?…Mother Teresa，Michelangelo，and Helen Keller all had 24 hours a day．Look what they did with their time!
Is it that we need to manage our time better…or our priorities(重點)?You’ve heard the expression“first things first．”The first step in understanding the power of time is to understand that it is limited．Why is it then that some people get a lot more done? We know the answer．They use their time smartly．   
One day an expert on time management was speaking to a group of students and announced a quiz．He pulled out a wide-mouthed jar．Next，he placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks，one at a time , into the jat, until no more would fit．“Is it full?” he asked．”Yes，”responds the class．”O(jiān)h really?” he asked．So he took out a bucket of gravel(砂礫), which he managed to work down into the spaces between the larger rocks．“Is it full now?” he asked．
Wising up，one answered，‘'Probably not．”Sure enough, he took out a bucket of sand，which he poured into the empty spaces．”Is it full now?” he asked．”No,” reply the students confidently．So he took a glass of water and filled it in．Then he asked，“What is my point?’’
One said，‘'No matter how full your schedule is，if you try really hard，you can always fit some more things into it！”
“No，”the speaker replied，“It tells us if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in at all．’’
What are the big rocks? The things you should put in to your jar first．
The rich don’t get 25 hours and the poor don’t get 23…we all get the same．Let’s use them wisely! Invest your time wisely!
49．What does the point of the quiz lie in_______.
A．How to put more things into ajar． B．How well the students learn the lesson．
C．How to get more done in limited time      D．The skill and order is very important．
50． “The big rocks”in this passage refers to_______?
A．difficult points．        B．a(chǎn)dvantages     C．minor things           D．focuses
51. How is the passage mainly developed?
A．By inferring．             B．By comparing．
C．By listing examples．        D．By giving facts．
52. The text is written mainly            
A．to explain the origin of the expression “first things first”
B．to call on us to use our time in a smart manner   
C．to introduce a meaningful class given by an expert
D．to tell us about the relativity and the power of time

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年黑龍江省雙鴨山一中高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解

One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.
The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”
“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.
The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.
“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”
The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”
The young man felt ashamed and left silently.
【小題1】How did the young man find the precious stone?

A．He found it in his food.B．He dug it out in a valley.
C．He saw it in the woman’s bag.D．He noticed it shining in the stream.
【小題2】What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Money.B．Worry. C．Health.D．Trouble.
【小題3】The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.
A．he found the stone was not precious
B．he understood the real meaning of joy
C．he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone
D．he wanted to get something even more precious
【小題4】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．A special stoneB．The joy of giving
C．A woman and a young manD．An experience in the mountains

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆黑龍江省高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語題 題型：閱讀理解

One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

 “Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”

The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1.How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.    B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag. D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

   A. Money.          B. Worry.        C. Health.        D. Trouble.

3.The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

   A. he found the stone was not precious

   B. he understood the real meaning of joy

   C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

   D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone             B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man  D. An experience in the mountains

 

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案