Being shy keeps many Chinese people from getting to know westerners. You may feel nervous about making language mistakes in front of a native English speaker.
But remember, westerners living in Asia know how it feels to try to communicate in a foreign language. They have made many mistakes when speaking Chinese!
So don’t worry about speaking imperfect English. The important thing is just to communicate. Start talking, and make some foreign friends!
Many westerners value(注重) their privacy(隐私). Don’t be surprised if your new friend doesn’t want to include you in everything he does. This may seem strange to Chinese who worry about that their friends will get lonely.
Chinese people often expect their good friends to give advice and take care of them in many ways. If you expect this kind of care from westerners, you may be disappointed. Why? Because most westerners value independence. They feel insulted(侮辱的) if others think they can’t take care of themselves. They will assume(假设) you feel the same way.
Of course, these tips(小提示) are just rules of thumb(经验之谈) and may not apply(适用) to all westerners. Each person you meet will have his or her own ideas about friendship. When you get confused(不明白), don’t be shy and worry to ask questions. Your new western friends may also have many questions about Chinese culture, and they may be hesitant(犹豫) to ask. So encourage them to ask questions, too.
Be honest and open to your friends. Respect each other’s differences. The friendships you make can be lifelong treasure both for you and your new friends.Why do many Chinese people feel worried to speak to the foreigners?
| A．Being shy. |
| B．Making a lot of language mistakes. |
| C．Nothing to say. |
| D．Can’t speak a foreign language. |
What does the underlined word “independence” mean?
| A．独立自主 | B．依靠 | C．失落感 | D．伤心 |
What is the important thing to speak perfect English?
| A．Starting talking. |
| B．Meeting foreigners. |
| C．Communicating. |
| D．Studying English. |
What do you think the foreigners may not be insulted with?
| A．Giving advice. |
| B．Taking care of themselves. |
| C．Getting care from good friends. |
| D．Getting help. |
What may help you to make lifelong friends?
| A．Be honest. |
| B．Open to your friends. |
| C．Respect each other. |
| D．All of the above. |
Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers（顾客） all over the world.
He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则) of his father came into play . It made him a person who studied and explored （探索）the secrets in the food business.
Walter’s learning never stops. He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind.” So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.
Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I’m a happy man.”The underlined phrase “came into play” means
| A．played a joke on him | B．needed to be used |
| C．gave him much help | D．began to be studied |
The secret of Walter’s success is .
| A．building a bridge to the country |
| B．keeping on learning without any stops |
| C．getting new cooking ideas from his family |
| D．bringing the Italian cooking culture into America |
From the last sentence of the passage, we can know that it is .
| A．happy to make a lot of money |
| B．exciting to have more and more customers |
| C．important to make the customers pleased |
| D．impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day |
We can learn from the passage that .
| A．the lifetime education is important |
| B．creative spirit always comes first |
| C．exploring the food business is difficult |
| D．new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant |
The best title of this passage may be “”
| A．Culture is Important for Cooks |
| B．A Cook and His Customers |
| C．The Story of Three Restaurants |
| D．A Winner is Made, not Born |
One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”
There were only a few coins（硬币） in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask,“Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said,“I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was,“Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure(珍惜)what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way. From the passage we know that______.
| A．the boy is the man’s son. | B．the man is one of his neighbors. |
| C．the boy is blind and needs help. | D．the boy works for the man. |
On the sign what the man wrote was,“_______.”
| A．Treasure what we have already had. |
| B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it. |
| C．We are so lucky that we are not blind. |
| D．Try your best to help those who need your help. |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign. |
| B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat. |
| C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school. |
| D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy. |
The word“recognized”here in Chinese means______.
| A．承认 | B．接受 |
| C．表扬 | D．认出 |
“____”is the best title for this story.
| A．Be careful. |
| B．Be creative. There is always a better way! |
| C．Be kind to the blind! |
| D．Do not always get, but offer! |
“Millions of young people will lose their hearing in five years if they listen to MP3 or MP4 players at a too high voice every day,” scientists say recently.
Do you often listen to MP3 players at a too high voice? Are you frightened to hear this?
The sizes of MP3 players are very small, but small MP3 players make it easy to take hundreds of songs with you. So many young people carry them and listen to music every day. MP3 players are very popular among students.
The scientists say teenagers should be far from high volume (音量), including mobile phones’ noise. A study says, “High volume and long listening time can cause hearing problems.” They think if young people listen at more than 89 decibels (分贝) every day, they will lose their hearing in five years. A scientist said, “So many young people often use personal music players and mobile phones at a high voice. I am afraid that they may be losing their hearing.
So let’s turn our MP3 players down!According to the passage, which of the following is true?
| A．Scientists tell young people to turn off their MP3 players. |
| B．Teenagers will lose their hearing if they listen to hundreds of songs in MP3 players. |
| C．A person will lose hearing in 5 years if he or she listens to an MP3 player every day. |
| D．The mobile phone can also cause hearing problems if we don’t use it correctly. |
The underlined word “they” (Paragraph 4) most probably refers to ______.
| A．scientists | B．MP3 players | C．mobile phones | D．teenagers |
Which might be the best title for this passage?
| A．Turn your MP3 players down! | B．Never use MP3! |
| C．How to protect your hearing. | D．Young people’s hearing. |
Food is very important．Everyone needs to eat well if he wants to have a strong body．Our minds also need a kind of food．This kind of food is knowledge（知识）．
When we are very young，we start getting knowledge．Kids like watching and listening．Color pictures especially interest them．When kids are older，they enjoy reading．When something interests them，they love to ask questions．
Our minds，like our bodies，always need the best food．Studying on our own brings the most knowledge．
If someone is always telling us answers，we never learn well．When we study correctly（正确地）and get knowledge on our own，we learn more and understand better．Everyone needs to eat well because it can help people _____________.
| A．to be healthy | B．to study well |
| C．to enjoy learning | D．to have a happy life |
Our bodies need _____________.
| A．books | B．rice | C．food | D．drink |
We start getting knowledge _________.
| A．when we are old | B．when we are very young |
| C．when we are pupils | D．when we are parents |
How do kids get knowledge?
| A．They watch. | B．They eat． |
| C．They listen to the teacher． | D．They just learn by themselves. |
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