Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn't mean that we all behave in the same way.
How should we behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact () at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest. In both countries, eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect.
Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn't wear. In Korea, you should takeoff your shoes when entering a house. Remember to place them neatly together where you came in.
In Spain, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is a time to relax, and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it's not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.
In most countries, an exchange of business cards is necessary for all introductions. You should include your company name and your position. If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card printed in the local language. In China, you may present your card with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.
| Title: Good |
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| Aspect |
Country |
Custom |
| ·America ·Japan · |
·Shaking hands firmly · ·Pressing both hands together at the chest |
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| Dressing |
·Korea |
·Taking off your shoes at the |
| Eating |
·Spain ·Mexico · |
·Having a light breakfast and a late dinner ·Relaxing while having ·Holding a business meeting over breakfast |
| Doing business |
·Most countries ·China |
·Exchanging business card when yourself ·Presenting a card to a person |
| Conclusion: When travelling |
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第二卷(共35分)
第二节短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）SECTION C (12 points)
Direction: Complete the following passage by using one word that best fits the context.
Winter swimming has become popular in Beijing. Many years ago,48people would go swimming in the city waters. But now there is a winter swimming club, 49 has more than 2,000 members. The oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all walks of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers and students. Even though it is now the coldest ti
me of the season and the water 50is around 0℃, many winter swimmers still swim in the icy waters. They enjoy 51 in the lake, while people by the water are wearing 52clothes.
Why are so many people interested in winter swimming? Because it can do 53to your health.
Bei Sha is 54good example, he is 69 years old, and he once suffered from heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter swimming, he is now 55good health.
SECTION C
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Baby survives after train hits pram
The CCTV footage (片段）shows a baby’s pram (婴儿车)rolling off a train platform as the mother makes a mad rush to save her son, 48 she is too late and it falls 49 the rails in front of an incoming train. This heart-stopping scene happened yesterday at Ashburton station in Melbourne, Australia. But the story has a 50 ending: the six-month-old baby survived with just 51 cut on his forehead, although the pram was dragged about 35 meters by the braking train. The nurse Jon Wright said the boy just “needed a feed and a sleep”.
“Luckily, he was strapped (绑) into his pram at the time, which probably saved 52 life. I think the child is extremely 53 ,” Wright told the Herald Sun newspaper after the baby was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The footage shows the mother taking her hands off the three-wheeled pram, which begins to roll 54the platform edge.
The driver put on the brakes 55 he saw the pram fall in front of him and fortunately the train was already slowing down to stop at the station. Rail firm Connex is to look into how the pram rolled off the platform. The accident came one day after Connex started a child safety awareness campaign warning parents to keep babies strapped into their prams at all times while on platforms.
第三节完形填空（2）（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）
根据所学课文语段，在41-48题所在的空格处填入适当的词，每空一词，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
We leave London 41 15th July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to travel on 42 , through the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world---about 43 size of the US! I 44 it will be very hot, dry and dusty there.
However, not long 45 the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die 46 . Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, 47 had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also 48 when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.
第四部分写作技能（共两节，满分26 分）
第一节阅读填空（共5 小题，每小题1 分，满分5 分）
阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。注意：每个空格不超过3个单词。
We’ve all been hurt by another person at one time or another. This pain causes problems. It not only causes us to be unhappy, but can ruin relatioships, distract(使分心) us from work and family and other important things, make us unwilling to open up new things.
We need to learn to let go. We need to be able to forgive, so we can move on and be happy. Forgiveness does not mean you erase the past, or forget what has happened. All it means is that you are letting go of the anger and pain, and moving on to a better place.
It’s not easy, but you can learn to do it.
Think about the advantages and disadvanges. Think of all the problems this pain causes you, and realize you need to change. Then think of the benefits of forgiveness—— how it will make you happier, free you from the past and the pain, and improve your relationships and life in general.
Try to put yourself in that person’s situation. Try to understand why the person did what he did. What could he have felt as he did it, and what did he feel afterward? How does he feel now? You aren’t saying what he did is right, but are trying to understand instead.
Understand your responsibility. Try to figure out how you could have been partly responsible for what happened. This isn’t to say you’re taking all the blame, or taking responsibility away from the other person, but to realize that we are not victims but participants in life.
Allow peace to enter your life. As you focus on the present, try focusing on your breathing. Imagine each breath going out is the pain and the past, and imagine each breath coming in is peace, entering you and filling you up.
Title: How to let go and forgive
| 65. _____ caused by being hurt |
Making us unhappy; distracting from daily life; Ruining relationships; making us close to new things. |
| Definition of forgiveness |
Letting go of the 66.______ Moving on to a better place. |
| Benefits of forgiveness |
Making you happier; 67.______ from the past and the pain; Improving your relationships and life in general |
| 68._____ |
Thinking about the advantages and disavantages; Trying to understand the other person as if you were in the same situation； Figuring out 69._____ Allowing peace to enter your life. |