提示詞語: harmful, history, culture, volunteer, famous sights

提示問題:

●When will we hold the speech?

●What would you like to share with Jack about making the speech?

Dear Jack,

I'm glad to receive your letter.

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If there is anything more that I can help with, please let me know.

Yours,

Li Hua.

For example, how close you stand to someone when you are speaking to him is different in different cultures. Surveys in most countries tell us that the proper distance（距離）of two people standing in a social situation is between 1. 2 metres and 3.5 metres. But in China, this distance seems to be smaller, while in Sweden, people usually stand farther.

The message sent by the way you stand or sit is another condition. For example, it is quite common in European countries to sit with your legs crossed. But people in Arab countries hardly ever sit in this way—because they might show you the bottom of their shoes, and it is thought to be impolite.

Such information fills the pages of guides for travellers and international business people. Clearly it is important to know a little about eating customs and the rules about basic greetings—whether you should bow or shake someone's hands. But under the surface, we are not so different. There are many signs that are common in the emotions（情感）that they communicate.

Smiling is the best known of these, but not the only one. Scientists have proven that all over the world, people show sadness in a similar way. People look down with their face “falling” and mouth corner turning down. There are also common factors when people are bored. They will look at other things in an distracted（漫不經心的） way--their watches, for example. Their feet will begin to move restlessly showing that they want to escape.

Understanding these body languages and acting properly is the real key to cross-cultural communication. If we all pay just a little attention, it is impossible that we will cause lasting inconvenience by using the wrong body language or standing too near to strangers and then make them feel uncomfortable.

【1】Where do people in England buy bus tickets?

【2】What is the proper distance of two people standing in most countries?

【3】Why do people in Arab countries hardly sit with their legs crossed?

【4】How do people around the world show sadness in a similar way?

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

A stereotype is a group that we put people into. Our human brains do this all the time; it's one of the ways that our brain has learned to deal with the world. We see someone and put that person into a group—for example, the old or the young, a boy or a girl. Is that a bad thing? No, it's not.

One advantage of a stereotype is that it enables us to deal with situations rapidly because we may have had a similar experience before. The use of stereotypes is a major way in which we simplify our social world; since they cut down the amount of processing（i.e. thinking）we have to do when we meet a new person.

Although grouping itself isn't bad, it can be harmful sometimes. It makes us ignore differences between each single person, that is, we usually think all the people in one group are the same but that might not be true.

When we stereotype, we think of a group and give everyone in that group certain characteristics. For example, the fast food restaurant believed that all boys like to play with vehicles and all girls prefer toy animals. They did that based only on whether they were boys or girls.

Stereotypes are problems when beliefs that people have about groups are not necessarily true. Have you ever heard anyone say that "Men are better drivers than women"? Statements like this take a group of people and give all of them the same behaviors or characteristics. I know men who are good drivers, and I know women who are good drivers. It's not fair to judge all people in a group by a stereotype. We need to remember that everyone in the group is an individual who has different abilities, interests, strengths and behaviors.

【1】The example of different toys for boys and girls is mentioned to show that_________.

A.boys and girls prefer different toys

B.boys and girls are treated unfairly

C.people sometimes mix children's likes

D.people have fixed ideas on things

【2】Which of the following stereotypes is useful?

A.Making friends by his appearance.

B.Boys do better in science than girls.

C.Youth easily do unreasonable things.

D.Red signs on the road warn us of danger.

【3】The underlined word “ignore” in Paragraph 4 probably means _________.

A.fail to noticeB.fail to trustC.fail to searchD.fail to face

【4】What does the writer want to tell us about stereotyping?

A.Stereotyping is like a coin which has two sides.

B.It helps our brain learn to deal with similar situations.

C.Judging people by stereotyping them makes things hard.

D.Trying to learn about and form some kinds of them stereotypes.

I've been feeling stressed out since I found out I wasn't able to enter the swim team. Now I'll have to_______ for a whole year to try out again; that might as well be a million years.

I think Dad knew I was feeling _______. He asked me how things were going. I said OK, even though I didn't feel OK at all. He looked at me for a moment, and then he said it was time for me to help.

Dad headed to the kitchen and took out his large mixing bowl and told me to stir（攪拌）while he was _______ the materials. He threw in a large handful of flour（面粉）. He then put salt into the bowl. Dad isn't big on measuring. He knows exactly how much of each thing to use without thinking, and the bread always turns out great.

After we mixed everything and made a dough（生面團）, we waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly double in size. Next, we deflated（放氣）the risen dough. We divided it into two and waited for it to_______ again. Afterward, we put the dough into pans and waited another hour for the dough to double one last time. Dad said the waiting was always the hardest part because of the sharp, sweet smell coming from the yeast. "You can't help putting the dough _______ into the oven, but if you do, the bread will be small and hard. The most important lesson of all is learning to be_______, "Dad explained.

While we waited, we sat and talked. It felt good to open up and share our_______. I started enjoying the quiet time with Dad. My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned to appreciate the slow passing of time. I learned to_______and let the bread rise.

【1】A.restB.waitC.searchD.race

【2】A.safeB.stupidC.seriousD.stressful

【3】A.addingB.countingC.tastingD.touching

【4】A.dryB.riseC.softenD.change

【5】A.carefullyB.cleverlyC.directlyD.successfully

【6】A.honestB.patientC.helpfulD.creative

【7】A.mistakesB.backgroundsC.dreamsD.thoughts

【8】A.relaxB.trainC.imagineD.compete

—It's hard to say now. It won't reopen until it's safe for us to get together.

A.when the cinema will reopenB.when did the cinema reopen

C.when will the cinema reopenD.when the cinema reopened

A.were sentB.sentC.is sentD.send

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2,詞數(shù)：90-120詞。開頭己給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

I am Wu Li. I am a college student from Beijing.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

—Sure. It’ll be on at Town Cinema.

A.when will it be onB.when it will be on

C.where will it be onD.where it will be on