話題閱讀：城市與國家
A. Choose the best answer (根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢?/span>)
The ancient city is in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province. The city wall was first built during the Zhou Dynasty and was rebuilt in 1370.?Since 1997, it has been listed as a World Heritage Site. Now Pingyao city is the only one in China completely protected as it was hundreds of years ago, no modern buildings, only narrow stone? plate streets with many Chinese ?style shops on both?sides.
The perimeter(周長)of this square city is 6.4 km long and the city wall is one of the oldest city walls in China.?It is 12m high with an average width of 5m.?The wall was built with earth and covered with bricks.?Outside the city wall there is a river,?4m wide and 4m deep.
There are several gates of the city, two each on the east and the west and one each on the south and the north.?Each gate has two doors.?This has given the city the name?“Turtle City”?with the two gates on the south and the north standing for the head and the tail of the turtle and four gates on the east and west standing for the four legs.?The doors on the south and the north stand opposite each other, like the head of the turtle extending out and two wells just beyond the southern gate are like the turtle's two eyes.
Located on the trade route between Beijing and Xi'an, Pingyao developed into a financial(金融的)center where the local people set up the nation's earliest banks.?These banks were the first in China to use checks.?Several old courtyards have been turned into museums; most of them are homes and offices of Pingyao's old banks.?One of the most remarkable aspects of visiting here is realizing that this place was very important in China's financial history.
1. What does the passage mainly talk about? ________
A. An ancient city--Pingyao. B. The development of Pingyao.
C. The city wall of Pingyao. ???D. The museums in Pingyao.
2. We know from the passage that________.
A. the city wall of Pingyao was first built in 1370
B. Pingyao city is the only protected city in China
C. Pingyao's streets are wide and made of earth
D. Pingyao city is well protected
3. Which gate of Pingyao city stands for the head of the turtle??________
A. The gate on the north. B. The gate on the south.
C. The gate on the east. ???????D. The gate on the west.
4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.
A. old banks in ancient Pingyao city used checks only
B. Pingyao city was one of the largest cities in ancient China
C. all the museums in Pingyao city are used as bank offices now
D. Pingyao city played an important role in ancient China's finance
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D
Post-reading:連詞成句
the most remarkable, visiting here, this place, China’s finacial history, very important, was, that, one of, of, is, realizing, aspects, in
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bricks, with, earth, and, the wall, was, built, with, covered
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【答案】One of the most remarkable aspects of visiting here is realizing that this place was very important
in China's financial history.
The wall was built with earth and covered with bricks.
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B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.(選擇最恰當?shù)倪x項完成短文)
If you ever have a chance to go to Finland, you’ll probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.
????Take the taxi drivers for example．You can go anywhere?on a journey, tell the driver to ____1____ you at any place, say that you have some business to deal with, and that you will pay the taxi driver later. He will agree without any worry?but just accept your words in good faith.
????The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also provide food for outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they ____2____ go to the free dining rooms to have their meals, and the most?they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of ____3____.
????Finnish workers are paid by the hour. ____4____ you work in Finland and have agreed with?the boss on the hourly rate, then you just say how many hours you have worked and you’ll be paid accordingly.
????With so many loop holes in everyday life, surely Finland must be a good country to those who love?to take “petty advantages”. But the ____5____?thing is, all the taxi passengers always come back to pay their fare?after they have attended to their business; not a single?outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms; workers always give the exact hours they have put in…?As the Finns always act on good faith and always have a (an) ____6____ of “right is right” and “wrong is wrong” in everything they do, so to live in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.
????What we regarded as “foolish” is actually the Finnish people’s way of life.
1.?A. stop B. pass C. drop D. pick
2. A. naturally B. quickly C. secretly D. especially
3. A. registration B. care C. charge D. noise
4. A. Because B. When C. Although D. If
5. A. strange B. confusing C. familiar D. funny
6. A. religion B. law C. idiom D. attitude
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.D
Post-reading:
in good faith ?真誠地，誠心誠意地
accordingly??adv. 相應(yīng)地，因此
petty advantages??小便宜
regard as ??v. 把……當作
registration card???登記卡
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C. Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）
A place of interest: San Francisco
Many people would list San Francisco as one of the most delightful cities in the world. Being an inland city, there’s a f_____1_____?of the sea in the air; the sea breezes wake you up, make you eat well and sleep well. The city was p_____2_____?with straight roads, and these roads cross each other at right angles, making circles as they do in may American cities. Very often you can find yourself on top of a hill in the city, looking down one of these straight roads as it rises and falls on its journey t_____3_____?the town. It’s a beautiful sight. A?good way to travel these roads is by cable car. These are buses that run on rails in the ground up and down the steep hills. There are only three lines but they are fun to ride and get you round the center of the countryside quite fast.
The food is d_____4_____?in San Francisco. This is because of two things. Firstly, being on the coast, the meat is first class—there are prawns as big as a man’s hand. S_____5_____, San Francisco has an enormous population of Chinese and Latin Americans. As a result, there is a multicultural flavor?to the c_____6_____. San Franciscans talk about the weather a lot! All in all, San Francisco—or SF, as those who live there call it—is a fine city, one you mustn’t avoid if you can.
1. ________ ?2. ________ ?3. ________ ?4. ________ ?5. ________ ?6. ________ ?
【答案】1.feeling 2. planned 3. through 4. delicious 5. Secondly 6.cooking
Post-reading
Oral English task: please share us with one of your favourite cities or countries. ( at least 2 minutes)
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D. Answer the questions（根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答問題）
Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another countries, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “__________________”.?
???? Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip. It is usual to tip?porters?who?help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.?
???? In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It's important to respect lines there. It's a good idea to talk about the weather. It's a favorite subject of conversation with the British.?
???? In Spain, it's a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People?have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.?
???? In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek (臉頰). Your host may welcome you with a kiss?on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.?
???? In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time.?When a person gives you a card, don't put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.?
???? Don't forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation. A kind of body?language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.
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When you travel to America, what kind of people do you usually tip to?
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Fill the blank in the first paragraph.
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If you are invited for dinner in Spain, what should you do?
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How do people in Arab countries greet each other?
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Can you use the same body language in different countries? Why?
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6. What’s the best title of this passage? (write down within six words)
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【答案】1. Porters, drivers and waiters.
2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
3. It will be good for me to have a light meal in the afternoon .
4. They kiss one another on the cheek.
5. No, I can’t. Because the same body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite
in another
6. Advice to international travellers.( Any reasonable answer is OK)
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Post-reading.
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express, in conversation, to, be careful, something, your, of, forget, body language, don’t, to
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【答案】1. Make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you
2. Don't forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation
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