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Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.

InBrazil

Braziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachother(particularlywomen)withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringface-to-facecommunicationovermailsorphonecalls.

InSingapore

Singaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency(效率)isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdeterminesbothpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeonewithahigherrank.

IntheUnitedArabEmirates

IntheUAE,statusisimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.So,donotpullawaythehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows(肘部)anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalwayssetoutorpresented.

InSwitzerland

TheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality(守時)isvital,somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisions,evenifothersmightdisagree.Neat,cleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

Amunicationtypes

B.theworkplaceatmosphere

C.customsandsocialmanners

D.livingconditionsandstandards

2.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?

A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace.

B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.

C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.

D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.

3.IntheUAE,whenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?

A.Whengreetingseniors

B.Whenmeetingthehostalone

C.Whenattendingapresentation

D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.

4.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?

A.InBrazil.

B.InSingapore.

C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.

D.InSwitzerland.2、FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane(賽道).CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy(辛辣),buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!1.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust_____.

A.wearvariousformalclothes

B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

2.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.

B.IntheCaribbean.

C.InAustralia.

D.InChina.

3.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts_______.

A.threedays

B.sevendays

C.lessthanthreedays

D.morethansevendays

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.3

、SinceIwasfirstinChinain2012,mylife,andChinaitself,havedevelopedandchangedalot.MyfirstChinainteractionwasin2012,whenIcameherewithafriend.WetraveledfromBeijingtoHongKong,allin5weeks.Wehadafantastictimemeetinglocalpeople,exploringbeautifulplacesandeatingdeliciousfood.AfterthisexperiencetravelingacrossChinaandeatinglocalfood,Ireallywondered“HowdidIlivewithouteatingdumplingsandeggplantonaweeklybasis?”Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for22years!

AsmyChineseimprovedduringmystudiesIbecamemoreindependentandmoreawareofthepossibilitiesofWaimai,orfoodhomedelivery.IsuddenlynoticedthethousandsofWaimaidriverszoomingacrosstheroadsontheirmotorcycles.Ondeep,darkBeijingwinterdaysandrainydays,WaimaiisliketheholygrailandasIenjoyedmytake-awaydumplingsIwouldthinkandlaughtomyself,“HowdidIlivebeforewithoutbeingabletogetWaimai?”Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for23years!

Inmid-2015,IwasbackinChinaagainformymaster'sdegree.That'swhenIcameacrossmyfirstMobike:“Oh,that’sauniquebikeandsurelyitwillgetstolensoon”,IthoughtasIpassedonmyownblackbike.ButoneweekpassedandIsawitstillthere.ThentheoneMobikesightingturnedintotwoandthree,andsoonthousandsandthenseeminglyovernightthestreetsofBeijingwerefloodedwithorangeandyellowwheels.Again,IponderedonhowIeverlivedwithoutmysharedbikeaccount.Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for25years!

Chinatodayisacountrystillsteepedinancientknowledgeandcustom,yetonethatisalsoburstingwithnewideasandchanges.Althoughsomethingswillalwaysstaythesame,somethingelseisconstantlychangingatapacebeyondcomprehension.I’msureasIcontinuemylifehereinBeijingIwillbesweptupinthenextnewconvenienceoflifethatChina’srapiddevelopmentisbringingout.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatimpressedtheauthormostmightbe________.

A.Chineseculture

B.Chinesefood

C.Chinesepeople

D.Chinesehistory

2.TheunderlinedwordsholygrailinParagraph2probablymeans________.

A.somethingprecious

B.somethingdelicious

C.somethingexpensive

D.somethingunavailable

3.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetowardsMobikeafteritboomed?

A.Doubtful.

B.Curious

C.Shocked.

D.Regretful.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Chineseancientwisdomhasbeenreplacedbynewideas.

B.Chinaischangingsteadilyandslowly.

C.Chinawillalwaysstayaswhatitwas.

D.PeopleinChinawillliveamoreconvenientlifeinthefuture.4、TravellingbycarinSwitzerlandisveryeasy,asvillagesandtownsareverywellmarkedandaccessible.Allgreenroadsignsindicateahighwayorautobahn,bluesignsaresecondaryroadsandwhitesignsbackroads.*Limitation

Thespeedlimitis120km/h(74mph)ontheautobahn,80km/h(50mph)onsecondaryroadsoutsideoftownsand50km/h(30mph)intownsifnotindicateddifferently.Roadsideautomaticradar-triggeredcamerashelpenforcetheselimits.Policeareempoweredtocollectfinesonthespot.Theminimumageofadriveris18years.Seatbeltsarecompulsoryforfrontandrear-seatpassengers.Thelegalbloodalcohollimitis0.08.*Gettingthrough

Fortravelerswithmotor-homes,it'sgoodthatevenlargemotor-homescantravelthroughthemountainpasses.Theroadsarewellmaintainedandlargeenoughevenfortrucks.Remember,SwitzerlandisaverysmallCountry(ca.250x400km)andyoucaneasilydrivefromoneendtoanotherin3-5hoursifyousticktothehighways.IfyouplantotraveltoSwitzerlandbycar,takeyourtime,youcanplantoseelotsofplacesinashortamountoftime.Plantodrivefordiving'ssake,andtrytominimallyconstrainyourselfwithtime-relatedissues.

ThemountainresorttownsofBraunwald,Murren,WengenandZermattcannotbereacheddirectlybyprivatemotorvehicle.Parkattherailwayorskytramstationandcompletethejourneyviapublictransport.Tramsalwayshavepriority.Buseshaveprioritywhenleavingabusstop.Trafficgoingupamountainhaspriority.Somemountainroadsrequireone-waytrafficduringcertainhoursonly;thesehourswillbepostedateitherendofsuchroads.*Fuel

Fuelstationsalongexpresswaysareusuallyopenfrom6:00a.m.to10pmormidnight.Outsideofopenhoursfueliscommonlyavailablefromautomaticpumpsthataccept10and20SwF(瑞士法郎)notesorcreditcards.ManystationsacceptmajorchargecardslikeVisa,MasterCardorAmericanExpress.FuelpricerangesfromSFr.1.75.-to1.95.-dependingontheoilprice.1.Whatcanyouknowfromthetext?

A.Themountainroadsarewideenoughformotor-homesortruckstogothrough.

B.TravelersshouldtrytosavetimetocovertheplacesofinterestinSwitzerland.

C.Travelerscanridemotor-homestovisitBraunwald,Murren,WengenandZermatt.

D.InSwitzerlandpeopleover16arepermittedtodrive.

2.WhatmightNOTbeavailablefortravelerstopayfuelinSwitzerland?

A.SwissFrancs

B.Ali-pay

C.MasterCard

D.AmericanExpress

3.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Geographyposter

B.Anactivityannouncement

C.Traveljournal

D.Travelguide5、

StudiesshowfarmlandinAfricaisoftenlackinginimportantnutrients.Butresearcherssayacombinationoffarmingmethodsmayhelp.

Researcherswonderhowtoincreaseproductionwithoutnecessarilyclearingmorelandtogrowadditionalcrops.Americanresearcherssaythatcanhappenwithgreateruseofanagriculturalsystemcalledperennation.Itmixesfoodcropswithtreesandperennialplants—thosethatreturnyearafteryear.

SoilscientistJohnReganoldsays,"Oneofthemajorproblemsisthatthesoilsarefairlypoorinmostoftheregions.Sohowdoyougrowfoodonpoorsoils?Therehavetobefoodproductionsystemsthatcanbuildthesoilandimprovethefield.”

Mr.Reganoldsayspoorsoilsmayhaveresultedfromyearsofweatheringthatwashedawaymanynutrients.Hesayssomefarmersmayhavedonemoreharmthangood.

“Theyhavebeenactuallyusingfarmingpracticeswherethey’renotputtinginorganicmatter.They'renotputtinginfertilizers.Theycan'taffordthosethings.Anditjustrunsthesoildown.Sothey’reworseningthesituation."

ThescientistsaysthewordperennationdefinesthreesystemsthatarealreadyusedinAfrica.Theoldestofthethree

iscalledevergreenagriculture.

This

is

where

farmersplanttreeswiththeir

crops.FarmersinAfricahave

beendoingthisforsixtyyears,

but

it

seems

to

begrowinginpopularity.

ThemethodisgainingwidespreaduseincountriessuchasNiger,BurkinaFaso,MalawiandZambia.Thetreesareplantedamongmaize(玉米),milletorsorghumcrops.Theynotonlyaddnitrogentothesoilthroughtheirroots,butalsothroughtheirleaveswhentheyfalloffandbreakdown.Atothertimesoftheyear,thetreescanprotectplantsfromstrongsunlight.

JohnReganoldsaysheknowsofonewomanwhohashadgreatsuccesswithperennation.

“She’sagrandmotherinherfifties.HernameisRhodaMangyanaandshestartedusingthissystemabouttwentyyearsago.Andheryieldsinitiallywereaboutatonofmaize.Nowwithagoodyearshegetsfourtonsperhectare,fourtimeswhatshewasgetting."1.Thepurposeofthepassageisto

________.

A.tellpeoplehowtoincreaseproduction

B.introduceanagriculturalsysteminAfrica

C.introducetheoldestfarmingmethodinAfrica

D.tellushowtopreventsoilsfrombeingpoor

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“weathering”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Beingexposedtowindandrain.

B.Growingdifferentcrops.

C.Beingpollutedseverely.

D.Beingploughedimproperly.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?

A.Perennationmixesfoodcropswithtreesandperennialplants.

B.Poorsoilisthemainprobleminincreasingfoodproduction.

C.Farmersmaybemoretoblameforthepresentsituation.

D.Americanresearchersfirstinventedperennation.

4.WhydoesJohnReganoldmentionRhodaMang'yana?

A.ToshowthemethodisverypopularinAfrica.

B.Becausesheisanexpertatfarmingproduction.

C.Toprovethefarmingmethodiseffective.

D.Becausesheproducedmoregrainsthananyoneelseinthecountry.6、

TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingonearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eater,itlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforesettingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat(棲息地).

Itistheelephant'sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunderbushes,andpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.

Taketherainforestsforexample.Intheirnaturalstate,thespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplants,elephantsmakeopenspaces,allowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituations,theforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.

WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.

B.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.

C.TheeffectofAfricanelephants'searchforfood.

D.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“settingtheterms”mostprobablymean?A.Fixingthetime.

B.Worseningthestate.

C.Improvingthequality.

D.Decidingtheconditions.3.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?A.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.

B.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.

C.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.

D.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby_____.A.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecauses

B.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences

C.describingthechangesinspaceorder

D.givingexamples7、

Ireadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourliveswaiting.Butwherearewedoingallofthiswaiting,andwhatdoesitmeantoanimpatientsocietylikeours?Tounderstandtheissue,let’stakealookatthreetypesof“waits”.

TheverypurestformofwaitingistheWatched-PotWait.Itiswithoutdoubtthemostannoyingofall.Takefillingupthekitchensink(洗碗池)asanexample.Thereisabsolutelynothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit’sfull.Duringthesewaits,thebrainslipsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks.Thiskindofwaitmakesthewaiterhelplessandmindless.

AcousintotheWatched-PotWaitistheForcedWait.Thisonerequiresabitofdiscipline.ProperlypreparingpackagednoodlesouprequiresaForcedWait.Directionsareveryspecific.“Bringthreecupsofwatertoboil,addmix,simmerthreeminutes,removefromheat,letstandfiveminutes.”Ihavemydoubtsthatanyonehasactuallyfollowedtheproceduresstrictly.Afterall,ForcedWaitingrequirespatience.

PerhapsthemostpowerfultypeofwaitingistheLucky-BreakWait.Thistypeofwaitisunusualinthatitisforthemostpartvoluntary.UnliketheForcedWait,whichisalsovoluntary,waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen.

Turningone’slifeintoawaitinggamerequiresfaithandhope,andisstrictlyfortheoptimistsamongus.Onthesurfaceitseemsasridiculousasfollowingthedirectionsonsoupmixes,buttheLucky-BreakWaitwellservesthosewhoarewillingtodoit.Aslongasonedoesn’tcometorelyonit,wishingforafewgoodthingstohappenneverhurtsanybody.

Wecertainlydospendagooddealofourtimewaiting.Thenexttimeyou’restandingatthesinkwaitingforittofillwhilecookingnoodlesoupthatyou’llhavetoeatuntilalargebagofcashfallsoutofthesky,don’tbedesperate.You’reprobablyjustasbusyasthenextguy.1.WhiledoingaWatched-PotWait,wetendto___________.

A.keepourselvesbusy

B.getabsent-minded

C.growanxious

D.stayfocused

2.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheForcedWaitandtheWatched-PotWait?

A.TheForcedWaitrequiressomeself-control.

B.TheForcedWaitmakespeoplepassive.

C.TheWatched-PotWaitneedsdirections.

D.TheWatched-PotWaitengagesbodyandbrain.3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheLucky-BreakWait?A.ItislessvoluntarythantheForcedWait.

B.Itdoesn'talwaysbringthedesiredresult.

C.ItismorefruitfulthantheForcedWait.

D.Itdoesn'tgivepeoplefaithandhope.4.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodothenexttimewearewaiting?A.Takeitseriously.

B.Don'trelyonothers.

C.Dosomethingelse.

D.Don’tloseheart.

5.Theauthorsupportshisviewby____________.

A.exploringvariouscausesof"waits"

B.describingdetailedprocessesof"waits"

C.analyzingdifferentcategoriesof"waits"

D.revealingfrustratingconsequencesof"waits"8、

Angerisnotwrong.Iknowthisstatementseemsshockingandchallengesthewildlypopular“PositiveThinking”movement,whichencouragesusto“befullofpositiveenergy”and

“l(fā)etgoofouranger”.However,thetruthisthatangerisjustanemotion,andemotionsareneitherrightnorwrong.Wedonotconsciouslychoosethem.Wedo,ontheotherhand,choosehowweexpressouremotionsandtherearedefinitelyrightandwrongmeansofexpression.

Thereasonwe'reoftenurgedto“keepalidon”ourangeristhatfewpeopleeverlearnproperandpositivewaystoexpressanger.Instead,wearetaughtthat“angeriswrong”and“youshouldkeepyourangerinside”.Butthesemessagesdon'tchangethefactthat,formostofus,angerexists.

Manypopular“PositiveThinking”programmesassumethatsuccesscomesfrom“controllingouremotions”andthatthiscanbedonebysimplyrepeatingpositivestatements.Interestingly,

thesepositiveslogansoftenincludealotofnegativity.“Onlyloserscomplain!Iamawinner!”isonepopularsaying.Thebeliefthatthosewhodisagreewithusarelosersisactuallyquitenegativeandisoftenusedasanexcuseforrudelanguageandpersonalattacks.

Whenitcomestodealingwithnegativesituationsinourdailylives,theabilitytoreasonablyexpressangerordisagreementisanimportantskill.Butwemustusebalancedand

non-violentmethodstoexpressourdissatisfaction.Frustrationatunfairpoliciesortreatmentcancertainlycauseanger,butourangercanneverbeanexcuseforabusingfamilymembers,

damaging

schools,attackingdoctorsormostseriously,engaginginterrorism.

Insteadofpretendingthatangerdoesn'texist,weshouldstartteachingappropriatemeansofdealingwithanger.Whenweexperienceangryfeelingsinourselvesorothers,whatweshould“l(fā)etgoof”isthesillyideathatwecanremoveangerwithjust

afew

sweet

words.Instead,weshouldfindreasonablesolutionstothecausesofthoseangryfeelings.Weneedtoacceptangerasanaturalemotionbutstopusingitasanexcuseforviolentanddestructivebehaviour.Angerisn'twrong,butfailuretodealwithitappropriatelyis.1.Whatisthewriter'sopinionaboutthe“PositiveThinking”movement?

A.Itcanhelppeoplecontroltheirnegativefeelings.

B.Itdoesnotofferusefulsolutionsfordealingwithanger.

C.Followingsuchadvicecanimprovepeople'schancesforsuccess.

D.Mostofthepeoplewhoparticipateinsuchprogrammesaredishonest.

2.Theunderlinedexpression“keepalidon”inParagraph

2isclosestinmeaningto“________”.

A.freelyexpress

B.alwaysforgive

C.holdinside

Dpletelyforget

3.Whatinformationwouldhavebeenusefultoaddtothefinalparagraph?

A.Thenamesofsomegoodbooksthattalkaboutangerissues.

B.Theviewpointsofpeoplewhoholdtheoppositeopiniontothewriter.

C.Differentstudiesthatprovidesomeevidencesupportingthewriter'sbeliefs.

D.Someexamplesofhowtodealwithangerinapositiveandbeneficialway.

4.Thecontentofthispassageismostlybasedon________.

A.fact

B.opinion

C.theory

D.story答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.C;2.D;3.B;4.D解析：1.本文是說明文,題材為社會文化類。主要列舉了在四個不同的國家中,從事商務(wù)活動時需留意的禮儀等。

主旨大意題。依據(jù)第一段中“Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.”可知講的是各個國家在社交上的風(fēng)俗和禮儀。故答案選C。

2.細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)“InSingapore”部分中“Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.”等級很重要,權(quán)威須要被敬重,可知答案選D。

3.細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)這一部分中“Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.”當(dāng)你和主子一對一的見面的時候,假如主子給你供應(yīng)咖啡,你應(yīng)當(dāng)拒絕。故答案選B。

4.細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)“InSwitzerland”部分,“Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.”可知答案選D。2答案及解析：答案：1.B;2.A;3.B;4.C解析：1.細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的Ontheway,they

mustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors’lane(賽道).以及disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones可知,參賽者必需在他們自己的跑道里滾動一個木制乳酪。

2.細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段第一句Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.可以知道這是在新墨西哥發(fā)生的事情,從段落中第三句TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestival可以知道人們到新墨西哥是為了參與Fieryfoodfestival。故選A。

3.細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章第三段其次句Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.可以知道,西紅柿大戰(zhàn)這個西班牙的節(jié)日的持續(xù)時間是一周,故選B。

4.細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章其次段倒數(shù)其次個破折號后面的文字oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.可以知道你可以隨意品嘗展出的上千種的食物。故選C。

【長難句分析】Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.戰(zhàn)斗持續(xù)半個多小時,有大約50,000公斤的西紅柿在西紅柿大戰(zhàn)中被扔向任何人或者任何移動著、跑著或者打回過來的東西。本句為復(fù)合句,inwhich引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句作battle的定語,在從句中anything后面that引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句。3答案及解析：答案：1.B;2.A;3.C;4.D解析：1.由文章第一段“AfterthisexperiencetravelingacrossChinaandeatinglocalfood,Ireallywondered“HowdidIlivewithouteatingdumplingsandeggplantonaweeklybasis?”可知:作者初到中國的時候,中國的美食給他留下了極為深刻的印象。

2.由文章其次段“Ondeep,darkBeijingwinterdaysandrainydays,WaimaiisliketheholygrailandasIenjoyedmytake-awaydumplingsIwouldthinkandlaughtomyself,“HowdidIlivebeforewithoutbeing