Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.
The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社會), Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.
In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(請求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.
【小題1】What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?
A.Their different ways of doing business. |
B.Their different lifestyles. |
C.The fact that the Japanese never say “No”. |
D.The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action. |
A.cause foreign businessmen to change their minds. |
B.give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen. |
C.a(chǎn)ttract foreign businessmen’s attention. |
D.make foreign businessmen think wrongly. |
A.American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones. |
B.American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”. |
C.Americans usually say what they are thinking. |
D.Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly. |
A.Japanese businessmen are good at business |
B.foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business |
C.foreign businessmen must be more polite |
D.you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed |
【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
解析【小題1】根據(jù)第一段最后一句中的Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.可知是存在于日本和西方之間的不同的做生意的方式使得做生意有些困難,故答案選A。
【小題2】聯(lián)系上下文可知由于日本商人的委婉使得人們?nèi)菀酌曰螅蚀鸢高xD。
【小題3】根據(jù)第三段第一句In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do“在美國,很容易對不想做的事情說‘不’”可推知美國人怎么想就怎么說,故答案選C。
【小題4】通讀全文可知作者旨在讓我們了解日本不同于別國的做事風格,以免遇到了尷尬和迷糊,答案B正和此意,故答案選B。
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My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers for each hour!
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Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?
【小題1】What does the writer’s aunt think about cars and their drives?
A.Big people drive small cars. | B.Old people drive new cars. |
C.Poor people have expensive cars. | D.Rich people have dear cars. |
A.A fast new car. | B.A fast old car. |
C.A slow old car. | D.A fast small car. |
A.A person who is good at driving. | B.A person who does well in drawing. |
C.A person who likes drawing. | D.A person who is good at writing. |
A.Five. | B.Six. | C.Seven. | D.Eight. |
A.Does someone tell you something about your car? |
B.Does your car say something to you? |
C.Does your car show other people something about you? |
D.Do you tell other people something about your car? |
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【小題1】 What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?
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A.only in doing homework |
B.on studies, sports or music and public work |
C.only in working for the public |
D.only on sports or music |
A.The writer is now in US. |
B.American girls love to have white skin. |
C.US students are talented and hard working. |
D.The writer regrets that he gave up playing the piano. |
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“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.
“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.
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Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time.
【小題1】How did Sam feel after he woke?
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Happy.
【小題2】What did Sam have to do that day?
A. To have a baseball match.
B. To take a reading test.
C. To do something special.
【小題3】What does the underlined word “ sweat ” probably mean?
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【小題4】Which could be inferred(推斷) from this passage?
A. Sam hated chatting about baseball.
B. Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling.
C. The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much.
【小題5】Which is the best title for this passage?
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閱讀短文,回答問題
Do you know the pretty girl? Her name is Tian Wei. She was born on April 5, 1986. She was from Beijing. She had two big eyes and short hair. She was good at Chinese. And she loved writing.
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【小題1】What did Tian Wei do well in?
_____________________________.
【小題2】Did she love writing?
______________________________
【小題3】What happened to Tian Wei when she was in Grade 8?
_______________________________
【小題4】When did the book Hua Tian Ban Mu come out?
________________________________
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【小題1】In passage, the word “Internet” means .
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A.We won’t need any paper. |
B.Computers can keep many different books in them. |
C.We won’t have lots of pages. |
D.Computerized books won’t be very expensive. |
A.playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor |
B.making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films |
C.seeing films, buying food and going for holidays |
D.playing games, shopping and making telephone calls |
A.a(chǎn)bout computerized books |
B.a(chǎn)bout the old and new ways of shopping and communicating |
C.if the Internet will change our habits |
D.a(chǎn)bout future uses of computers |
A.Computers Will Do Everything For Man |
B.Computers Are The Future |
C.How Computers Change Our Habits |
D.Will Computers Replace Shops And Books |
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看圖選擇正確答案。
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Pan American | 226 | London | 11.20a.m. | 12 |
Pan American | 12 | Beijing | 11.43a.m. | 15 |
Air Canada | 178 | Tokyo | 12.32p.m. | 21 |
CAAC | 289 | Hong Kong | 12.32p.m. | 14 |
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● Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do----write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
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【小題1】What do children often worry most about?
A.Their hobbies. | B.Their homework. |
C.Their grades at school. | D.A fight with their friends. |
A.work hard | B.a(chǎn)sk for help and talk to someone |
C.get ready for class | D.do your homework |
A.Why are grades important? |
B.What do grades mean to me? |
C.How do I get ready for class? |
D.Why not give up(放棄) my studies? |
A.invite him or her to watch a game |
B.put the blame(責備)on him or her |
C.try to make new friends |
D.leave him or her alone |
A.Who is often worried. |
B.When people are worried. |
C.How to deal with worries. |
D.What kinds of worries people have. |
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