2月29日周末综合训练三

1、第1页 共4页2月29日周末测试ALiving in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience. The followingare 6 cultural differences between China and the USA to help promoting mutual understanding.MoneyAs is well known, the Chinese are conservative when they are planning

2、 to spend money, but far fewer American familiesare saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts 对等 人.PrivacyChinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as American do. They talk about topic such as ages, incomeor mahtal始姻的status, which Americans think is ann

3、oying and disturbing.FamilyIn China, elders are traditionally treated with great respect while young are cared for. In America, the goal ofthe family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children. Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldomliFriendsChinese people have di not friends

4、hip.Friendshipm whatever help might seem r offriendsisgeneralanddifffriends.EducationChinesepeoplevalueeimportance to good charactBasicallyChinavaluessomethingintheUSA,itbecause the team, or familywhile in American individual1. What can be inferred from thepassage?A. Americans lay morestress on fait

5、h and goodpersonality.B. Americans think much of the individual and the community.C. Americans are mean with money to spend while Chinese are not.D. Americans define friendship almost the same.2. Which of the following can best describe the last difference?A. AchievementsC. Team VS Individual3. What

6、 is the purpose of writing the passage?A. To promote friendship between China and theUSA.B. To help Chinese live well in the USA.C. To have a complete understanding of the USA.D. To introduce the cultural differences between China and the USABLike many young people, I dreamed of growing up and becom

7、ing a successful writer one day. My first part-time jobcame when I was 18 years old. I was working in a paint factory. Because of the terrible smell of pain, it because normalB. IndividualD. Teamworkcommunitycompany ihievements are celebrated.d the USA values th ouare great. While i eat.Everything y

8、oation andnd faith, weanienns lifelong fired. Amernt. There aith theirchildro defids wging out together time to time isessary to give each other y meetfriends, so the definition ds, schoolfriends and drinkingns always call people orkfriends, playing fs, who in turn attach more greatvalue in their li

9、fe.dividual. If you achieve hina, if youachieve something, it gets owed to thegreater whole,er more thmeri theythink are of grriends. Juseel it deeplyfor me to temporarily pass out during my lunch time.All of my spare time was spent writing and sending stories to any publisher that would read them,

10、dreaming that oneday losing consciousness while eating my ham sandwiches would no longer be a part of my daily routine.I discovered content mills, where a writer could devote his time to writing soul-destroying online copy. It provideda little pay, but I wouldn t faint. So I quit my day job. But it

11、is difficult to workhome. At times, I would lose all passion for writing 500 words about a bed for a few pounds, but the terrible smell ofpaint reminded me to get back to writing.Several months later, the money got better. I was given consistent work writing for one of the largest entertainmentwebsi

12、tes in the world. The job was simple: I complained about everything that was wrong with society and they paid me50 for eac h article. A guy from the website asked if I would be interested in leaving my small town life to move to thebig city of Manchester to become a professional writer for them. I a

13、ccepted.After a pretty successful year, I was offered a promotion. Just 18 months earlier, I was suffering from the smellof paint on a daily basis and now I was managing a team of nine writers. I had come a long way.4. What happened to the writer when he was in a paint factory?A. He passed out for a

14、 long time.B. He lost his breath during lunch time.C. He loved his part-time job.D. He became unconscious due to the bad smell of paint.5. Which of the following can be learned according to the text?A. The writer quit his job to get a higher salary.B. The writer declined to become an in-house writer

15、.C. The writer was in charge of a team of 9 writers now.D. The writer fainted daily due to the bad pay.6. Why did the writer once lose love for writing?A. He was given a little pay for writing.B. He lost consciousness while writing.C. He was given consistent work.D. The smell of paint was unpleasant

16、.7. What does the writer mainly want to express?A. A man can do no more than he can.B. Follow dreams and never give up.C. The last leg of a journey just marks the halfway point.D. No pains, no gains.Tips for Confident Decision MakingAre you a good decision maker? Do you sit on the fence? 16 f you d

17、like to be more content and confident with yourdecision making, then these four tips are just the things you need.Do your“homeworkMake choices based on what is the most important to you. 17 You may even want to speak to someone else who has beenthrough this before. Then when you are ready, just deci

18、de.You are in charge.18 By blaming others you give your power away. Just believe you have made the right choice and take responsibilityfor the result. This will be a real encouragement to your self-confidence.19It s great to stick with your decisions. There are times however when you need to change

19、your mind. Don t worryabout making a wrong choice. The good thing about being wrong is that you will know where to correct yourself and whento take action.You re going to make it.Sometimes it is going to be hard to be persistenJtE持不懈.You know you are doing the right thing and it sjust taking so much

20、 time, effort, money and energy. After making bold choice, remember you have a reason why. 20 Say toyourself out loud“ No matter how hard it is, I m goiiX力it.Decision making takes courage and there are many things you can do to decide more confidently. So don t delay,you can start right now by decid

21、ing tahm this new habit.A. The more confident, the better decision.B. This will mean you have to do a research and look at all theavailable options.C. Whatever result you get, you can t blame others.D. Confident decision making is of great significance.E. Or are you constantly changing your mind?F.

22、It s OK to change your mind.G. Remember you are taking yourself to the next level.完形填空It was a very cold Friday. When I observed the21 falling onto my car, I really began to wonder if I was going to22 it on lime. Of course I must, because I have no23 .About two weeks ago, what my24 Ellen bad talked

23、about was her Christmas concert to be held in her school and somerumors about it. Mom,25achetow：asg alone, but she not! sLinda will replace her to do it.“ Mom, you won26j belexie e it, s whole family is comingto the concert, even from another 27 ! Making a long way out of state to see third graders

24、sing Christmas carob seemedto be a pretty big dea待遇for her.When I sat in traffic, I thought about all the school 28 I had attended alone. Ellen never mentioned it, but I wonder29 she fell about me being the only one who ever came to her events. My own family lived out of town, and her father andhis

25、family 30 quite succeeded in filling those things into their schedules. I31 if it bothered her.At eight o clock th 32 was scheduled to begin. With only a few minutes to33 , I found myself running: first,though the snow-drifted parking lot, then through the school passage. I entered the 34 hall and f

26、ound a vacant seal nearthe front. From her place onstage, Ellen saw me 35 for the chair, and she smiled. 1 was 36 enough to hear the loud conversationof the children onstage.“ Look, Ellen, there is my uncle and my cousin. They came all the way from West Virginia. I can believe my wholefamily is here!3g en at Lexie and said, “ My whole family is here, too!Look, there she is! Ellen gabignsmae. I smile back at her, never once 38 the melting snow dripping off my head. It39 occurred to me that w