阅读理解Passage OneWe often hear people say that travel broadens the mind: If you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas remain narrow; if you travel abroad you see new customs, meet new people, eat new food, do new things, and come back home more broad-minded.But does this always happen? An acquaintance of mine who lives in England had never been abroad; until last summer he decided to go to France for a trip. When he returned, I asked him how he liked it. “Terrible,” was his answer. “I couldn’t get a nice cup of tea anywhere. Thank goodness I’m back.” I asked him whether he had any good food while he was there. “Oh, the dinners were all right,” he said. “I found a little place where they made quite good fish and chips. Not as good as ours, mind you, but they were acceptable. But the breakfasts were terrible: no bacon or kippers. I had fried eggs and chips, but it was quite an effort getting them to make them. They expected me to eat rolls. And when I asked for marmalade, they brought strawberry jam. And do you know, they insisted that it was marmalade? The trouble is they don’t know English.”I thought it useless to explain that we borrowed the word “marmalade” from French, and that it means, in that language, any kind of jam. So I said, “But didn’t you eat any of the famous French food?” “What? Me?” he said. “Of course not! Give me good old English food every time! None of those fancy bits for me!” Clearly, traveling had not broadened his mind. He had gone to France determined to live there exactly as if he were in England and had judged it entirely from his own English viewpoints. 1.People who say travel broadens the mind think that ____________.______ A.if you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas become broaderB.if you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas remain narrowC.if you stay in other countries your whole life, you can make fortuneD.if you stay in other countries your whole life, you will lose everything2.The writer’s acquaintance stay in _____ for most of his time.______ A.England B.SwitzerlandC.Ethiopia D.Poland 3.How does writer’s acquaintance think of his travelling abroad?______ A.Excellent.B.Terrible.C.Marvelous.D.Pleasant.4.Which of the following is true according to the passage above?______ A.The writer’s acquaintance is broad-minded.B.The writer’s acquaintance often goes abroad.C.The writer’s acquaintance lost his wallet in Paris.D.The writer’s acquaintance judge things in a foreign country from his own English viewpoints.5.The word “marmalade” means a kind of _________.______ A.jam B.juiceC.teaD.ham

2022-06-08

阅读理解Passage OneWe often hear people say that travel broadens the mind: If you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas remain narrow; if you travel abroad you see new customs, meet new people, eat new food, do new things, and come back home more broad-minded.But does this always happen? An acquaintance of mine who lives in England had never been abroad; until last summer he decided to go to France for a trip. When he returned, I asked him how he liked it. “Terrible,” was his answer. “I couldn’t get a nice cup of tea anywhere. Thank goodness I’m back.” I asked him whether he had any good food while he was there. “Oh, the dinners were all right,” he said. “I found a little place where they made quite good fish and chips. Not as good as ours, mind you, but they were acceptable. But the breakfasts were terrible: no bacon or kippers. I had fried eggs and chips, but it was quite an effort getting them to make them. They expected me to eat rolls. And when I asked for marmalade, they brought strawberry jam. And do you know, they insisted that it was marmalade? The trouble is they don’t know English.”I thought it useless to explain that we borrowed the word “marmalade” from French, and that it means, in that language, any kind of jam. So I said, “But didn’t you eat any of the famous French food?” “What? Me?” he said. “Of course not! Give me good old English food every time! None of those fancy bits for me!” Clearly, traveling had not broadened his mind. He had gone to France determined to live there exactly as if he were in England and had judged it entirely from his own English viewpoints. 1.People who say travel broadens the mind think that ________. A.if you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas become broaderB.if you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas remain narrowC.if you stay in other countries your whole life, you can make fortuneD.if you stay in other countries your whole life, you will lose everything2.The writer’s acquaintance stay in _ for most of his time. A.England B.SwitzerlandC.Ethiopia D.Poland 3.How does writer’s acquaintance think of his travelling abroad? A.Excellent.B.Terrible.C.Marvelous.D.Pleasant.4.Which of the following is true according to the passage above? A.The writer’s acquaintance is broad-minded.B.The writer’s acquaintance often goes abroad.C.The writer’s acquaintance lost his wallet in Paris.D.The writer’s acquaintance judge things in a foreign country from his own English viewpoints.5.The word “marmalade” means a kind of _.__ A.jam B.juiceC.teaD.ham

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A successful man is always asked--"What is the secret of your success?" People never ask a man who is a failure "What is the secret of your failure?" It is quite easy to see that they are not interested. People all want to know how to open the secret door of success. For each man there is success, but it seems to be behind a door or wall. If you are a failure and resent the success of someone else, you are keeping away your own success. I have given the following statement toneutralize envy and resentment: What God has done for others. He now does for me and more. A good character and a smile, often opens the secret door. The Chinese say, "A man without a smiling face must not open a shop." The success of a smile was brought out in a French movie inwhich Chevalier took the lead; the movie was called With a Smile. One of the characters had become poor, dreary and frustrated. He said to Chevalier, "What good has my honesty done me?" Chevalier replied, "Even honesty won't help you, without a smile:" So the man changed on the spot, cheered up, and became very successful. Living in the past and complaining of your misfortunes build a thick wall keeping you away from your success .Talking too much about your affairs and scattering your complaints bring you up against a high wall. Here is a man of brains and ability, who was a complete failure. He lived with his mother and aunt, and every night when he went home to dinner, he told them all that had taken place during the day at the office; he discussed his hopes, his fears, and his failures. It was said to him, "You scatter your complaints by talking about your affairs. Don't discuss your business with your family. Silence is Golden!" He took the advice. During dinner he refused to talk about business. His mother and aunt were in despair. They loved to hear all about everything, but his silence proved golden! Not long after, he was given a position at 100dollars a week, and in a few years, he had a salary of 300 dollars a week. 1 Why is the secret of failure seldom asked?
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— How did you enjoy your visit? — ______ in my life had I received such good service from any business.
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Cloze:officialdignityturn his backvacantcompanionbotherhelplesslyscenecut me shorttreateddescribedeven ifHaving found a local____1___, I asked him if I couldn’t havesome poor little corner somewhere in a sleeping-car; but he ____2___with a sharp “No, you can’t. Every corner is full. Now don’t __3___me any more,” and with these words he ___4___on me and walked off.I hadnot expected to be __5____ like this, and my __6____was in a state not to be described. I said to my__7____, “They talk to me like this because theydon’t know who I am.” But my companion said, “Don’t talk such foolishness.___8___ they did know who you were, do you suppose it would help youto get a seat in a train which had no ___9__ seats in it?” And he also turned his back on me. That was too much. I found the same local official and said very politely that my name was Mark Twain and could I have — but he cut me short again, “I’ve told you notto bother me any more.” And again he turned hisback on me. I looked around__10___ and saw thatmy companion had been watching the whole___11__.The shame which I felt cannot be____12___. I said, “Hemay not have heard my name,” but my companion didn’t agree with me, saying, “He must have heard your name well enough. He does not care, that’s all.”
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When you want to compliment your young English friend’s new coat, you can say, “I like your new coat.”
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(At a party)Adam: This is a great apartment.Tammy: I think so, too.______Adam: No, I'm Adam. I came with Carl. I don't really know anyone here. Carl's told me about most of his friends, but I can't match the names with the faces. A: Excuse me, but do I know you B: Excuse me, could I know you C: Excuse me, do you mind telling me your name D: Excuse me, but do you know me