We may know that there are four basic periods for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process(变化过程) helps you deal with culture shock(文化冲击).

    Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.

    Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t.  After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.

    The third period is called the "adjustment(调整) period". This is When you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor(善于求生者).

     The fourth period can be cal1ed "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language,but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.

1.According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you

A. get married to a foreigner             B. live in a big city

C. go to live in a foreign country         D. meet foreigners in your motherland

2.During the first period of the process, you feel

A. sad and lonely                     B. happy and excited

C. angry but strong                   D. easy but uncomfortable

3.You will find that you are a survivor in

A. the lst period     B. the 2nd period

C. the 3rd period    D. the 4th period

4.The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being

A. relaxing         B. worrying        C. tiring           D. adjustable

5.We can conclude(lgth$it) from the passage that

A. Living in another country is fun

B. it's boring to live in another country

C. knowing about culture shock is hard

D. it's not easy to dea1 with culture shock

 

Who wants to carry a bulky bag to school? No children. Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other, and paining（疼痛）too. In India, most of us would look at the reduction（减少）of textbooks as a way out. But in a country like America, there are always more choices. A company called goReader has created a "school bag" which is the size of a laptop computer（笔记本电脑）, weighing about 2.5 kg. The goReader has a color screen and can "hold" all the textbooks that a student may need, says a report in 'The Asian Age' newspaper.

The company plans to work closely with the publishers（出版商） of textbooks so that these books can be supplied on the Internet. All the students will have to do is to download（下载） their textbooks. Making notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before.

At present, the plan is being tested out in a university. Richard Katzmann, the owner of the company is having his creation tested at Chicago's DePaul University, where he studied. Does that mean it is goodbye to the new paper, and the smell of the black ink?

1.What does the underlined word “bulky” in the first line mean?

A. light                                 B. small                                C. big and heavy                D. old

2.What would Indians do to solve（解决）the problem?

A. They would reduce the textbooks.                         B. They would tell the parents to help students.

C. They would tell the teachers to help students.  D. They would take students to school by bus.

3. The writer may think that Americans have a ________ way to solve the problem.

A. more stupid                            B. worse                              C. better                              D. quicker

4.The goReader may be a machine ________.

A. that can work as a teacher                                      B. that can be used as textbooks

C. that can cheat students                                           D. that can hurt students

5.When the new machine is used, it is possible that ________.

A. students might study harder                                  

B. students might study at home

C. students might not need teachers                       

D. students might study without paper textbooks

 

Every day when Cora Castle, 14, from Indiana, US goes back home, she opens her computer and logs into a website（登录网站）called Fuel Up to Play 60.

    She puts on what she has eaten and what kind of activities she has played that day. Then the site decides whether Castle has eaten healthily and done enough exercise.

    All the seventh graders in Castle's school have done the same thing since the year started. It's part of their health class.

    If the site finds her habits are unhealthy, it will give her advice. If she does something good, the website will give her a star.

    Her health teacher set up a competition to see which student could get the most stars from the website. Castle has got 30 stars so far.

    Cameron Bartlett said she liked tracking（跟踪）the food and activities. "This is the first year we've done it," she said. "It's really interesting to see all of the different choices that we have."

The seventh grade health class is coming to an end. They won't be in health class, but the students all said that they would go on to take part in the Fuel Up to Play 60.

    "There's lots of bad food out there that we've all been eating," Bartlett said "This really helps all of us eat healthier food."

1.The passage is mainly about a website for helping people ________.

A. win in competitions                    B. eat more healthy food

C. do enough exercises                   D. have good living habits

2.Castle logs into the health website because ________.

A. it's part of her health class               B. her teacher set up a competition

C. she wants to know bad food             D. she can get lots of stars from it

3.From the passage we learn that all students ________.

A. are eating little bad food

B. have their classes at home

C. are interested in the website

D. are clear about unhealthy food

 

     People can find jobs in many ways. Sometimes you can find a job easily, by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board(布告栏). Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs telling the services that they need or they can provide.  Such services include looking after children or cleaning houses.

     Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet. For example, people around the world can

 use the Craigslist Web site to buy things, meet people or find a job. It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month.

     Another useful way to find a job is through a university. For example, students at the University

of Texas can go to the job center to get help. Many college students like this way better.

     At times, some experts(专业人士)can also help people find a job. Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find a job by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods to help them find the right job. So with her help, many people have succeeded in finding a good job.

1On the Craigslist Web site, you can't________ .

   A. find a job       B.meet people   C. sell your old things    D. do some shopping online

2According to the passage, college students prefer to find jobs by _________

   A.visiting the Internet                B. asking experts for help

  C. looking at the notice board           D. going to a job center in the university

3The underlined word "strengths" in the last paragraph means_________ .

  A. 长处        B. 强度          C. 力量      D.人数

4 Which of the following statements is TRUE.？

   A. Local stores have few areas for people to put signs

   B. You can only get one service on the notice board

   C. The Craigslist Web site can get two million new jobs each week

   D. Susan Miller has helped many people find a good job successfully

5 The main idea of this passage is about________ .

   A. how to find experts         B. ways of finding a job

   C. how to study and work      D. ways of setting up a job center

    We may know that there are four basic periods for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process(变化过程) helps you deal with culture shock(文化冲击).

    Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.

    Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t.  After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.

    The third period is called the "adjustment(调整) period". This is When you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor(善于求生者).

     The fourth period can be cal1ed "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language,but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.

6  According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you

   A. get married to a foreigner             B. live in a big city

   C. go to live in a foreign country         D. meet foreigners in your motherland

7  During the first period of the process, you feel

   A. sad and lonely                     B. happy and excited

   C. angry but strong                   D. easy but uncomfortable

8  You will find that you are a survivor in

   A. the lst period    B. the 2nd period   C. the 3rd period   D. the 4th period

9  The fourth period ean be regarded as a period of being

   A. relaxing         B. worrying        C. tiring           D. adjustable

10  We can conclude(lgth$it) from the passage that

   A. Living in another country is fun        

B. it's boring to live in another country

   C. knowing about culture shock is hard  

D. it's not easy to dea1 withculturshock

A young father was visiting an old man．They were standing in the old man's garden and  1   children．The young man said, How strict (严格) should parents be with  2  children?" The old man pointed to a line (绳子)  3  a big, strong tree and a thin,  4  one．"Please untie (解开) the line," he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent (弯曲) over to  5  side．

"Now tie it again．" said the old man．"But first pull the line tight (紧) so that the young tree is  6  again．"The young man  7  this．Then the old man said, "It is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the line to  8  how they are getting on．If they are not able to stand alone, you must tie the line tight  9 ．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the  10  away．

1．A．playing with            B．talking with          C．talking about        D．talking to

2．A．his                    B．their                C．her                D．one's

3．A．of                B．both                     C．among                D．between

4．A．tall                    B．old                   C．short                D．young

5．A．other                  B．another               C．the other             D．one

6．A．straight                 B．strong               C．tall                   D．young

7．A．pulled                  B．tied                 C．did                   D．made

8．A．bear                  B．see                   C．ask                 D．answer

9．A．again                    B．also                  C．too                  D．already

10．A．young tree             B．big tree                  C．old man              D．line