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   Every Chinese-language textbook starts out with the standard phrases for greeting people. But as an American, I always found myself unable to speak freely when it came to _____ guests at the door. Just a goodbye would not do, yet that was all I had ever _____ the books. So I would smile and nod, bowing like a Japanese and searching _____ for words that would smooth over(缓和)the visitors' leaving and make them feel they would be _____ to come again. In my unease, I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband's kindness.

Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that _____ relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully.

The parting for the Chinese includes a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although as a _____ I'm not expected to observe or even know all the rules, I've had to learn the expressions of politeness and _____ at a leave-taking.

The Chinese feel they are _____ to see a guest off to the farthest possible point-down the flight of stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the _____bus stop. I've sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to ______ from seeing a guest off, ______ he's gone to the bus stop and waited for the next bus to arrive.

That's all very well, but when I'm the guest being seen off, my polite refusals are always ______ .My hostess or host, or both, insist on ______ me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating the "Don't ______ to see me off" at every landing. If I try to go fast to ______ them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after me. Better to ______ the inevitable(不可避免的).

Besides, that's going against Chinese ______ , because haste(doing things quickly)is to be avoided. What do you say when you ______ someone?People often say "Go slowly" ______ "Farewell". To the Chinese it means" Take care" or" Watch your ______ ", or some such caution, but translated literally(按字面)it means "Go slowly".

【小题1】
A.taking overB.talking aboutC.seeing offD.worrying about
【小题2】
A.picked upB.learned fromC.known ofD.referred to
【小题3】
A.madlyB.explicitlyC.endlesslyD.cautiously
【小题4】
A.contentB.readyC.welcomeD.eager
【小题5】
A.spedB.brokeC.stressedD.eased
【小题6】
A.wifeB.guestC.hostessD.foreigner
【小题7】
A.declineB.laughC.explainD.weep
【小题8】
A.likelyB.responsibleC.certainD.supposed
【小题9】
A.farthestB.nearestC.biggestD.shortest
【小题10】
A.disappearB.recoverC.returnD.escape
【小题11】
A.althoughB.unlessC.ifD.since
【小题12】
A.effectiveB.unnecessaryC.uselessD.adequate
【小题13】
A.bringingB.seeingC.invitingD.pushing
【小题14】
A.troubleB.guaranteeC.decideD.refuse
【小题15】
A.forbidB.protectC.discourageD.separate
【小题16】
A.acceptB.ignoreC.attainD.inform
【小题17】
A.lawsB.customsC.traditionsD.beliefs
【小题18】
A.speak withB.meet withC.part fromD.call on
【小题19】
A.in case ofB.other thanC.instead ofD.as well as
【小题20】
A.footB.healthC.itemD.step
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同类题4

   Heads turned, tears dropped, and gossip-filled whispers went on and on from the hospital passages to the house windows. There was a problem: a daughter had been born. She wasn’t the first disappointment born to her family. Although my aunt didn’t care about giving birth to a girl, her mother-in-law constantly reminded her of the criticism she would have to face if she gave birth to a daughter. In India, most people held these views.

When I visited my relatives during the summer, one sentence managed to fill me with anger and start arguments with my so-called relatives. “You are a girl, stay within your limits.” They simply don’t know how different it is living in the US. Anyway, comparisons to my cousins led me to end the arguments for the moment and accept the way they lived their lives.

My words didn’t make sense to them so my mind was set on proving them wrong.

Although their words didn’t tear me apart, their actions managed to. The amount of sexism(性别歧视) in this culture, especially my hometown, made me feel bad. It was the 21st century, yet women had to eat after the men at family gatherings. They had to cook all the family meals and were asked to take jobs that required little skill or education. It was time to change these views.

As I was growing older, the same relatives repeatedly questioned me about my future: “What do you want to be?” And the answer was always the same:electrical engineer. I have a passion for electronics; as clichéd(陈词滥调的) as it sounds, I was born to do it. When I connect wires together to repair something, I can’t contain my excitement. But when I tried to explain this to my relatives, all of them, except for my parents and grandparents, would be shocked and laugh at me — laugh because they didn’t think I could live up to my goals, being a “girl and all”. It was time to change these views.

In my world, being a girl is not a problem. Rather, it is an opportunity to allow passion, not stereotypes(成见), to shape my future. I decided to channel my relatives’ views into positive energy. Rather than letting them bring me down, I let them be motivation to achieve my goal of becoming an engineer. I, a female, will become a successful engineer.

【小题1】The first paragraph was mainly written to    .
A.describe how bad the author’s aunt felt for having a baby girl
B.describe the pressure the author’s aunt had to face when she was going to have a baby
C.show that most Indian people are strongly prejudiced against women
D.show that the author’s aunt’s generation is fighting against prejudice against women
【小题2】From the second and third paragraphs, it can be concluded that    .
A.the author realized that just using words couldn’t change the relatives’ sexism
B.the author’s friends and relatives were jealous about her life in the US
C.the author got used to being reminded to stay within her limits after she was born
D.the author often argued with her relatives because she believed US lifestyles were right
【小题3】According to the text, the author decided to change her relatives’ views by    .
A.achieving her ambition of changing her hometown
B.using her relatives’ comments as motivation
C.letting stereotypes influence her future decisions
D.achieving her dream of becoming an engineer
【小题4】In the article, in what way does the author show how serious the amount of sexism was in her hometown?
A.By describing feeling defeated after arguments.
B.By describing people’s words, behavior and common practices.
C.By stressing the conflicts she had with her relatives.
D.By giving examples of how her goals were laughed at repeatedly.

同类题5

If Confucius(孔子) were alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But that doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up the drawbacks of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
【小题1】The purpose or the first paragraph is mainly to ________.
A.attract the readers’ interest in the subject
B.provide some key facts about Confucius
C.show great respect for the ancient thinker
D.prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
【小题2】We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students ________.
A.take an active part in Chinese competitions
B.try to get high scores in Chinese exams
C.fight for a chance to learn Chinese
D.show great interest in studying Chinese nowadays
【小题3】What is the best title for this passage?
A.Forgotten Wisdom in America
B.Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C.Old Thinker with a Big Future
D.Chinese Culture for Westerners