Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have 36 with a Chinese host, he always presses 37 food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it of the previous helping. That often makes me 38 very awkward. I have to eat the food even if I don’t 39 it, because it is considered 　40 manners in the West to 41 one’s food on the plate.

I have also 42 that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often 43 the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or 44 . This might be good manners in China, but it is certainly 45 in the West.

In the United States, it is 46 to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very 47 . If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “ 48 ” Here’s an example: When an American is offered 49 by the host, and he doesn’t like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll 50 some diet Pepsi-Cola if you have it. ” That is 51 an American will do.

52 are taught that “Honesty is the best policy. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚)might be more important than 53 . So when I am here in China, I have to observe the 54 here. But when you go to 55 , you had better “do as the Romans do”.

36. A. trouble　　　　　　　 B. dinner　　　　　　　 C. words　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

37. A. more　　　　　　　　 B. a little　　　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　　　　D. little

38. A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. taste　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. feel　　　　　　 D. smell

39. A. eat　　　　　　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　　 D. help

40. A. important　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　 C. polite　　　　　　　　 D. rude

41. A. take　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. forget　　　　　　　 D. pass

42. A. noticed　　　　　　　　 B. minded　　　　　　 C. heard　　　　　　　 D. informed

43. A. accepts　　　　　　　　B. refuses　　　　　　 C. nods　　　　　　　　 D. gives

44. A. thirsty　　　　　　　　 B. angry　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　 D. full

45. A. so　　　　　　　　　　 B. kind　　　　　　　　 C. not　　　　　　　　　　D. right

46. A. impolite　　　　　　 B. good　　　　　　　　C. kind　　　　　　　　　D. sad

47. A. friendly　　　　　　 B. direct　　　　　　　 C. short　　　　　　　　 D. kind

48. A. I’m sorry　　　　　B. Yes, I want　　　 C. No, thanks　　　　D. Yes, please

49. A. food　　　　　　　　 B. beer　　　　　　　　　 C. coffee　　　　　　　 D. tea

50. A. bring　　　　　　　　B. offer　　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　 D. take

51. A. that　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. how

52. A. Englishmen　　　 B. Frenchmen　　　　C. Americans　　　　　　　 D. Australians

53. A. manners　　　　　 B. honesty　　　　　　 C. request　　　　　　　　　　D. order

54. A. customs　　　　　 B. habits　　　　　　　 C. action　　　　　　　　　　　D. ways

55. A. China　　　　　　　B. Rome　　　　　　　　C. the United States　　 D. the United Nations

Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have ___36__ with a Chinese host, he always presses(硬塞给)___37__ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping(份额). That often makes me ___38___awkward(尴尬). I have to eat the food even if I don’t ___39___ it, because it is ___40___ manners in the  West to _41__ one’s food on the plate. I have also ___42__ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he  often ___43___ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or  ___44___.  This might be good manners in China,  but it is

certainly__45___ in the West. In the United States,  it is___46___ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ___47___.  If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “__48__” Here’s an example:  When an American is offered ___49_ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll  ___50___  some Pepsi-Cola （百事可乐）if you have it.” That is ___51__ an American will do. ___52___are taught that  “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚) might be more important than ___53___. So when I am here in China, I have to observe（遵循） the __54__ here. But when you go to ___55___, you had better “Do as the Romans do.”

       Before I came to China, I had heard that, although North Americans eat more than Chinese, Chinese eat better．Since I have come to China, I have been able to experience these differences first-hand．A whole new world of food has been opened up to me．

       Along with these new experiences came the quite unexpected introduction to the rituals（惯例） associated with eating．For example, shortly after arriving, I was gently criticized for filling somebody’s teacup all the way up instead of half way．This was a signal to the person that I desired that he leave．

       There may be mixed messages about what it means when you do something associated with food．But the fact is that there may be a message contained in the preparation, serving and consumption（吃喝） of food in China．This was an idea that was totally new to me!

       More than one Chinese has made the comment to me that they were unhappy with the results of inviting a foreigner to a meal．They told me that the foreigner was not appreciative of the meal that was served to him or her and was hard to please．

       Having played the part of the foreigner at more than one Chinese buffet, I can understand where the misunderstandings come from．I myself have felt very uncomfortable during some of the dinners I have been invited to．

       One time I was invited to a dinner in a famous restaurant in Tianjin．Its menu was based on seafood．I was still relatively new to the concept （概念） that your fish would be brought live to your table．In Canada you are never introduced to your meal before hand．Something we don’t like is considering what our food looks before the actual consumption．

       However, having been in China for one year, I went along and helped point out some of the selections for the evening’s meal．I hesitated at the scorpions（蝎子）, but swallowed my distaste and indeed found later that they were tasty．

       The meal was winding its way（蜿蜒向前） along without any problems．Then they brought out the lobster（龙虾）．I looked at it and then looked at it again and noticed that it was still moving! It had been brought out live to show that our raw lobster was indeed very fresh．

       At that point, I nearly lost it．It took all my composure（镇定） for me to stay seated at the table and hurl（冲进） myself in the bathroom and bring up the contents of the previous dishes．

       Now the interesting thing is that when I tell that story to a foreigner, the reaction is always the same: Horror, sympathy, shock．When I tell the same story to Chinese, they don’t understand my point of view．In fact, I often think that they believe that there is something truly wrong with me and not with the fact a lobster had been served live at the table．

1．According to the author of the passage, it is the Chinese custom ___________．

       A．to fill somebody’s teacup all the way up

       B．not to fill somebody’s teacup full

       C．not to fill somebody’s teacup half way

       D．not to desire the guest to leave

2．The author felt very uncomfortable during some of the dinners because _________．

       A．she disliked scorpions and lobster

       B．the service in the restaurants were not good enough

       C．she disliked that the things were brought live to the table

       D．she thought the food was not fresh enough

3．It can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage that___________．

       A．the author can get support from foreigners

       B．Chinese don’t understand the author’s point of view

       C．something is truly wrong with the author

       D．different countries may have different rituals of consumption

4．The word “buffet” in the fifth paragraph means __________．

       A．meal             B．party            C．food             D．service

When I opened my E-mail the other day，a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen．She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm（热情）．Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss．She was reading to me an E-mail from my brother．It was pretty cool．

Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail．Facemail lets you send E-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown（小丑）．The software，which is free，can be downloaded at www.facemail.com．

Facemail faces are lifelike，and they simulate（模仿）emotions based on emotions-- for example，type in：--X，and Rachel blows a kiss．

Life FX，the company that develops the Facemail，is sure that facemail has broad business uses．The reason E-mail is not popular，the company says，is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch．But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name，waited on you and personally closed the sale? And wouldn't it feel better when the kids get back from school but Mom can't be back and she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat?

Facemail could get hot fast．Personally，I'm a fan．But Facemail should be used with care．The clown looks lively and funny at first．But if you select the clown，put a few rude words in an E-mail and add some angry emotions，you've got Psycho-mail（疯人性电子邮件）．

1．The pretty woman that appears on the writer's computer screen was __________．

A．a woman working on the Internet            B．his brother's girlfriend

C．not a real person                          D．the picture of his penfriend

2．The main advantage of Facemail is that __________．

A．you can hire a beautiful woman to read the E-mail to you

B．you can see the person who sends you the E-mail

C．you can put your own emotions in the E-mail as you like

D．E-mail can be read in a more lovely way

3．We can infer from the passage that facemail __________．

A．is likely to be used in other aspects of our daily life

B．can destroy your E-mail if not properly used

C．can be downloaded free of charge

D．will take the place of the E-mail system

4．The writer mentioned Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that __________．

A．famous people like Michael Jordan also like to，use facemail

B．can make shopping on the Internet more interesting

C．Nike website will increase its sales by Jordan

D．Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website

5．What is the writer's attitude towards facemail?

A．He think it needs further improvement．

B．lie thinks it cool and funny

C．He thinks it a danger to the Internet．

D．tie thinks people should be careful with facemail．

 (07·辽宁D篇)

All her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain at all times clean and tidy.

You could turn your hack for a moment in my mother’ s house, leave a half-written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had put it back where it belonged,” as she explained.

My wife, on one of her first visits to my mother’ s house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Confused (疑惑的), she set down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better.

These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We were all inclined to(有```的倾向)forgetfulness. And it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom, to find that every sigh of his work in progress had disappeared suddenly. “Do you remember what I was doing was a question frequently asked, but rarely answered.

Now my sister has developed a second-hand love of clean windows, and my brother does the cleaning in his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one to hit his feet. I try not to think about it too much, but I have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week

68. Which of the following is TRUE about my mother?

A. She enjoyed removing others drinks.

B. She became more and more forgetful.

C. She preferred to do everything by herself.

D. She wanted to keep her house in good order.

69. Sly wife could not find her biscuits and drink in my mother’ a house because

A. she had already finished them

B. my mother had taken them away

C. she forgot where she had left them

D. someone in my family was holding them

70. The underlined part in the fifth paragraph suggests that my sister _______

A. is happy to clean windows

B. loves to dean used windows

C. is fond of clean used windows

D. likes clean windows as my mother did

71. This passage mainly tells us that _______

A. my mother often made us confused

B. my family members had a poor memory

C. my mother helped us to form a good habit

D. my wife was surprised when she visited my mother.