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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,and

decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.At8:30.B.At9:30.C.At10:00.D.At10:30.

2.A.Inalibrary.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Inasupermarket.

3.A.Bob.B.Dave.C.Melisa.D.Lisa.

4.A.He'llgoandcatchabus.B.He'dliketogototheparty.

C.He'lldohiswork.D.He'llhelpwiththeparty.

5.A.Goforashorttripinthecountryside.B.Workwiththechildren.

C.visitsomechildreninthecountryside.D.Liveinthecountrysideforawhile.

6.A.Makingdinner.B.Shoppingforaparty.

C.Doinggrocery.D.Orderingfood

7.A.He'sannoying.B.He'sbrave.C.He'shelpless.D.He'snervous.

8.A.Tomdoesn'tlikehiking.B.Tomisn'tingoodcondition.

C.Tomdoesn'tknowIdkingwell.D.Tomneedshardtraining.

9.A.Confused.B.Dull.C.Interesting.D.Difficult.

10.A.Herfatherlikespopularmusic.

B.Teaisherfather'sfavoritebirthdaygift.

C.Herfatherhasmanyrecordsofpopmusic.

D.Shewon'tbuyherfatherarecordofpopmusic.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveral

questionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperand

decidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage

11.A.Lengthenitssleeptime.B.Increaseitstrust.

C.Reduceitsanxiety.D.Addtoitssmartness.

12.A.Peacefully.B.Soundlessly.

C.Secretly.D.Discontinuously.

13.A.Possibleproblemscausedbypets.B.Benefitsofpeopleandpetssleepingtogether.

C.Depressionandpetraising.D.Waystokeeppets'sleepquality.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.AtQueen?sPark.B.AtKing'sPark.

C.AtPublicPark.D.AtRoyalPark.

15.A.Watchanawardsceremony.B.Buyticketsinadvance.

C.Gotoaparty.D.Attendapicnic.

16.A.Fourteamswilltakepartinit.

B.Playerswillwearredshirtsthisyear.

C.Moreteamswilljoininseniorcompetition.

D.ThegameswillbeplayedonSundays.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Askingforadvice.B.Choosingasweater.

C.Exchangingsomething.D.Makingacomplaint.

18.A.Itistootight.B.Itiswrongincolor.

C.Itisover-priced.D.Itisbrokensomewhere.

19.A.Bypayingbackthemoneytothewoman.

B.Bypromisingtomaketheskirtalittlelarger.

C.Byexchangingtheskirtforadifferentcolor.

D.Bysendingtheskirltothewomanforfree.

20.A.Sheisgrateful.B.Sheisamused.

C.Sheisangry.D.Sheissatisfied.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Ihaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcanremember.Iwasalwaysanenthusiastic

reader,sometimes(21)(read)uptothreebooksadayasachild.Storieswerelikeairtomeand(22)

otherkidsplayedballorwenttoparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksIcheckedoutfromthelibrary.

MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrary(23)Iwas16yearsold.ItwasadreamjobandIdid

everythingfrom(24)(shelve)bookstoreadingtothechildrenforstorytime.

AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarytookonanewplaceand(25)addedmeaninginmylife.

Ihadseveralchildrenandbookswereourmainsourceofentertainment.Itwasabigdealforustoloadupandgoto

thelocallibrary,(26)mykidscouldpickoutbookstoreadorbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.

Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,(27)Iwereactingoutthestorieswithmyvoiceandthey

lovedit!Itwasaspecialtimetobondwithmychildrenanditfilledthemwiththewonderofbooks.

Now,IseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothelibraryandIlovethattheexcitementofgoingtothelibrary

livesonfromgenerationtogeneration.

(28)anovelist,I'vefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheirlocal

librarywhentheycan'tafford(29)(purchase)abook.Iseelibrariesasasafehaven(避風(fēng)港)forreadersand

writers,abridgewhich(30)(help)puttogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirownway,helpfight

bookpiracy(盜版行為)andIthinkallwritersshouldsupportlibrariesinasignificantwaywhentheycan.Encourage

readerstousethelibrary.Sharelibraryannouncementsonyoursocialmedia.Frequentthemandtalkaboutthemwhen

youcan.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.guessesB.availableC.supportedD.leftE.collectionF.paradise

G.fencedH.studiesI.linkedJ.namedK.journey

Theloneliesthouseintheworld

InIcelandthereisasmallislandafewmilesfromthecoastcalledEllidaeyIsland.Photographssurfacedonthe

internetalittlewhileagowithasmalldotthatlookedlikeastructure.Peoplewereimmediatelyfascinatedandstarted

carryingout(31)onthislonelyisland.Itturnsoutthattheislandwasinhabited(居住)by5familiesover300

yearsago.

Thelastpermanentinhabitantslefttheislandaround1930andtheonlything(32)wasonesinglehouse.The

families(33)themselvesbyhuntingpuffins,fishing,andraisingcattle.

Therehavebeenalotof(34)astowhoownsthehousenow.Manyhavesaidthatasecretbillionairehas

purchasedtheislandandnowlivesthere.Butinfact,thehouseservesasashelterforpeoplehuntingontheisland

today.

Nobodylivestherebutitprovidesasafeandpeacefulplaceforthosewho(35)tothemagicalandlonely

island.Thislookslikeoneoftheloneliestplacesintheworld.Itlookslikeforafewweeksatatimethisplacewould

be(36).

Thelodge(小屋)thatcanbeseenonthisislandwasbuiltin1953bytheEllidaeyHuntingAssociation.People

withtheassociationhave(37)this“TheHuntingLodge”.Thebuildingdoesnothaveanysupplyofelectricity

orindoorplumbing(水暖).However,theHuntingLodgedoeshave加z(桑拿)，soyoucanrelaxafterhunting.

Thereissomewater(38),whichcanbeusedforthesauna,cooking,andalsofordrinking.Thiswatercomes

fromarain(39)system.Additionally,(40)withspecialmaterials,thislodgeisonlyusedforhunting

throughtheEllidaeyHuntingAssociation.

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingsentencesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordintheboxcanonlybeused

once.Therearetwowordsmorethanyouneed.

A.stagedB.blamedC.determined

D.partneredE.quotedF.symbolized

41.ThetorchtheancientGreekathleticideals,anditburntthroughouttheGames.

42.TheStudentUnionanexhibitiontopopularizefineartworksfromstudents.

43.Afamouslinefromthewell-receivedmovieisinthediscussion

44.Theywithtechnologycompaniestoenhanceteachingefficiency.

DI.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Procrastination(M)isoneoftheworld'sworsttime:Youhavesomuchthatyouneedtodo,butwhenitcomes

toactuallysittingdownandgettingitdone,itseemsbasically(45).ButwhatifItoldyouthatthe(46)of

procrastination,aphenomenoncalledpre-crastination,couldbejustasbad?Anewstudyconductedbyresearchers

fromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniarecentlydealtwiththetopicofpre-crastination-anditturnsoutthatitcouldbe

ahugeproblemformanyofus.

Ifyou'rewonderinghowthecontraryofprocrastinationcouldbea(47)thing,it'sbecauseitmeanswe're

completingtasksjustinorderto(48)them.Pre-crastinationreferstothedesiretodothings(49),but

onlytoeasetheanxietyoverleavingaparticulartaskundone.

(50),imaginethatyouhavetorespondtoanemail.Inyour(51)togettheemailoutofyourinbox,

youmakeabunchofspellingandgrammarerrorsinyourresponsebecauseyoutypeditoutsoquickly.Thatwouldbe

asituationofpre-crastination.Iknowthatinmyownlife,Iliketo(52)theeasytasksonmyto-dolistfirst,

sincetheycanbecheckedoffmorequickly,makingmefeelalotmoreaccomplishedintheprocess.IjustthoughtI

was(53),butInowknowthatthisisanactionofpre-crastinatingtheeasytaskssoIcouldsayIgotthemdone,

whileatthesametimeprocrastinatingthemore(54)tasksIleftatthebottomofmylist.

Thediscoveryofpre-crastinationleadstoallkindsofquestionsabout(55)andproductivity.Nowitseems

thatwehavetonotonlyworryabout(56)thingsunnecessarily,butalsodoingthingstoofastorcompleting

easytaskssothatwecangetthemdone.

Theresearchersmentionedthisintheirarticle,publishedinScientificAmerican,inwhichtheyadvise(57)

procrastinationandpre-crastinationbydividingyourlargetasksintosmallerones.Thatway,youcanfinishseemingly

difficulttasks,butalsoavoidcompletingallofthesimpleones(58).IknowthatI'lldefinitelybemorecareful

whenitcomestohowI(59)myto-dolistfromnowon.

45.A.meaningfulB.impossibleC.practicalD.terrible

46.A.functionB.accountC.effectD.opposite

47.A.negativeB.dangerousC.creativeD.beneficial

48.A.ignoreB.completeC.faceD.develop

49.A.successfullyB.immediatelyC.creativelyD.positively

50.A.HoweverB.ForinstanceC.InadditionD.Inshort

51.A.memoryB.dutyC.hurryD.exchange

52.A.comeacrossB.lookthroughC.getoverD.getthrough

53.A.prioritizingB.choosingC.savingD.quoting

54.A.labor-savingB.helpfulC.complexD.rewarding

55.A.suggestionB.behaviorC.to-dolistD.task

56.A.reflectingonB.settingupC.respondingtoD.puttingoff

57.A.avoidingB.updatingC.observingD.encouraging

58.A.entirelyB.carelesslyC.firstD.last

59.A.summarizeB.masterC.organizeD.recall

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingto

theinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

(Youmayreadthequestionsfirst.)

SCREENGRABS

BBC1ITV1

PLANETEARTHAGATHACHRISTIESPOIROT

9PM9PM

FreshWaterprovidesanexpensivesubjectforthethirdCardsontheTable.Tonighfsmysteryconcernsthe

programmeintheBBC'sfascinatingnewnatural-deathofoneoftherichestandmostmysteriousmen,Mr

historyseries.Broadly,weinvestigatetheworld'slakesShaitana(AlexanderSiddig)whohasafascinationwith

andriversandthecreatureswhichinhabitthem.Thuscrime.Shaitanahostsdinnerandagameofbridgeinhis

wevisitthedeepestlakeontheplanet,LakeBaikalinapartment,butwhenthetimecomesthefirstgueststo

Siberia.WeobservelargecolonicsofIndiansmooth-taketheirleave,theydiscoverthattheirhosthasbeen

coatedotters(水獺)lookingaround.Amagicalserieskilledbyaknifethroughhisheart.

whichgiveusarealsenseofcontextinrelationtothe

planetweinhabit.

BBC2CHANNEL4

FAMILYGUYTHEGAMES:LIVE

11.45PM9PM

RoadtoEurope.Withoutproperidentification,BrainForthefirsttimeonTheGames,themenfightina

andStewieWowawayonaplanetheythinkisleavingKendoTournament,using1.2mshinai(Bamboo

forEngland.They5rewrong,andsoonthey'reinSaudiswords).Thewomancompeteinthecycling,racing

Arabia(Brain:"OhmyGod,wearefinished.Wearewheel-towheeloncompetitionbikeswithnobrakes.

lostinthedesert.^^)atabeginningofalongtriphome.PlusothernewstheEnglishInstituteofsportsin

Sheffield.

60.TheFreshWaterseriesat9PM.

A.exploresthelakes,riversandthecreaturesinthem

B.isdevotedtothefreshwatercreaturesintheworld

C.explainstherelationshipamonginhabitantsontheearth

D.focusesonthedeepestriverontheplanet

61.Thephrase"stowaway"mostprobablymeans"'

A.hidesecretlyB.talkexcitedlyC.operateeasilyD.guidesuccessfully

62.AmysterystoryadaptedfromAgathaChristie'snovelwillbeshownon.

A.BBC1B.BBC2C.ITV1D.Channel4

（B）

WhenIwasabout12yearsold,myolderbrother,James,smuggled（偷運(yùn)）aBBgunintothehouse.Ourparents

hadtoldusmanytimesthatwewerenotallowedtobringhomegunsorknives,eveniftheywerejusttoys.Having

anyformofwe印。〃小兵器）inourhomewasstrictlyforbidden.

Jamesbroughtmetohisroom.Heopenedhisclosetdoorandtookoutashoeboxthatwasburiedbeneathaheap

ofclothes.TheBBgunwasinside.Iwasimmediatelyattractedbytheshinybarrel（槍管）.

"CanIshootit,James?951asked,hopefully.

“Noway,“Jamessaid,takingitfrommeandputtingitback.

Oneday,whennoonewashome,IwentintoJames'closetandtookitout.Forsomeincomprehensiblereason-1

havenoideawhatIwasthinking-1wenttothefrontwindowofthesecondfloorinourrowhouse.Icrackedthe

windowopen.Ipointedthegunoutsideandshot.Iquicklyshutthewindowandlookedoutsidesecretly.

Inamatterofseconds,oldMr.Schlosbergcameoutofhisgrocerystore.Helookedbackathisstorewindow.He

lookedupthestreet.Helookeddownthestreet.Thenhelookedstraightacrosstoourhouse.

Thankfully,JamesmadeithomebeforeMotherorFather.

Ashesteppedthroughthedoor,IcouldhearoldMr.Schlosbergcallhisname."James,James,“hecalled.ctCome

here,son,^^

Afterseveralminutes,Jamesranbackacrossthestreetandintothelivingroom.Ihadretreatedintothekitchen.

"Alma!”hescreamed.ccGetouthere!YoucrackedMr.Schlosberg^windowwithmyBBgun!^^

“Oh,please,James,9,1begged."Don'tlethimtellMother.Shewillhitmybottomrealgood!,,Jamessighed.He

wipedmytearsandwentbackacrossthestreettoMr.Schlosberg^.Idon'tknowwhatJamessaidtothatman,but

therewasneveramentionoftheincidentagain.

Yearslater,IfoundoutJameshadusedthemoneyhegotfromhisnewspaperroutetopayforMr.Schlosberg^

crackedwindow.Heonlygotonecentforeverypaperhedelivered.Hemanagedtopaybackthedebtjustbeforehe

wentofftofightinWorldWarII.

Sincethatday,Ihavenevertouchedagun:aBBgun,awatergun,arealgun,oranyothertype.

63.Whywasthegunhiddeninthecloset?

A.Thegunwastooexpensive.

B.Thefamilyhadonlyonegun.

C.Thelawdidn'tallowanyonetohaveagun.

D.Theparentsdidn'tallowaguntoappearathome.

64.Theword“retreated"inthemiddleofthepassageisclosestinmeaningto"

A.rushedhappilyB.movedexcitedly

C.wanderedunhurriedlyD.escapedquietly

65.WhatdidAlmaexpectfromJamesafterheshotMr.Schlosberg5swindow?

A.Todealwiththeproblem.B.Totalkwithhisparents.

C.Tothrowawaythegun.D.Totellthetruth.

66.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJamesasabrother?

A.Responsibleandstrict.B.Braveanddetermined.

C.Responsibleandcaring.D.Naughtyanddetermined.

67.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.AWarmheartedBrotherB.ABBGun

C.ACrackedwindowD.AnIncident

(C)

Youeitherhaveitoryoudon't——asenseofdirection,thatis.Butwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirway

acrosstheSaharawithoutamap,whileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?

Scientistssaywe'reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheory

isthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.Researchbeingcarriedoutat

LiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon'tuseit,weloseit.

""Childrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround,9,saysJimMartland,ResearchDirectorof

theproject."However,iftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycar,theyneverdeveloptheskills.^^

JimMartlandalsoemphasizesthatyoungpeopleshouldbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseof

direction.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:

?Ifyouareusingamap,turnitsoitrelatestothewayyouarefacing.

?Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,putitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratree.

Notelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbike.Whenyoureturn,gobackalongthesameroute.

?Simplifythewayoffindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatown,streams,orwallsinthe

countrysidetoguideyou.Countyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchas

towerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouare.

Nowyouwillnevergetlostagain!

68.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsbelievethat.

A.somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirection

B.peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolder

C.peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirection

D.everybodyobtainsasenseofdirectionfrombirth

69.Whatistrueofseven-year-oldchildrenaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyneverhaveasenseofdirectionwithoutmaps.

B.Theyshouldneverbeallowedoutaloneiftheylackasenseofdirection.

C.Theyhaveasenseofdirectionandcanfindtheirwayaround.

D.Theycandevelopagoodsenseofdirectioniftheyaredrivenaroundinacar.

70.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,youshould.

A.tieittoatreesoastopreventitfrombeingstolen

B.drawamapoftheroutetohelprememberwhereitis

C.avoidtakingthesameroutewhenyoucomebacktoit

D.remembersomethingeasilyrecognizableontheroute

71.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytofindyourwayaroundisto.

A.askpolicemenfordirections

B.usewalls,stream,andstreetstoguideyourself

C.rememberyourroutebylookingoutforstepsandstairs

D.countthenumberoflandmarksthatyousee

（D）

Challengingworkthatrequireslotsofanalyticalthinking,planningandothermanagerialskillsmighthelpyour

brainstaysharpasyouage,astudypublishedWednesdayinthejournalNeurologysuggests.

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofLeipziginGermanygatheredmorethan1,000retiredworkerswhowereover

age75andassessedthevolunteers9memoryandthinkingskillsthroughaseriesoftests.Foreightyears,thescientists

askedthesamegrouptocomebacktothelabevery18monthstotakethesamesortsoftests.

Thosewhobadheldmentallystimulating（刺激），demandingjobsbeforeretirementtendedtodothebestonthe

tests.Andtheytendedtolosecognitive（認(rèn)知）functionatamuchslowerratethanthosewiththeleastmentally

challengingjobs.Theresultsheldtrueevenafterthescientistsaccountedfbrtheparticipants9overallhealthstatus.

“Thisworksjustlikephysicalexercise,saysFranciscaThen,wholedthestudy."Afteralongrun,youmayfeel

likeyou'reinpain,youmayfeeltired.Butitmakesyoufit.Afteralongdayatwork——sure,youwillfeeltired,butit

canhelpyourbrainstayhealthy.9,

Ifsnotjustcorporatejobs,orevenpaidworkthatcanhelpkeepyourbrainfit,Thenpointsout.Awaiter'sjob,

forexample,thatrequiresmultitasking,teamworkanddecision-makingcouldbejustasstimulatingasanyhigh-level

officework.And""runningafamilyhouseholdrequireshigh-levelplanningandcoordinating^^）shesays."You

havetoorganizetheactivitiesofthechildrenandtakecareofthebillsandgroceries.^^

Ofcourse,ourbrainscandeclineaswegrowolderforlotsofreasons-includingotherenvironmental

influencesorgeneticfactors.Still,continuingtochallengeyourselfmentallyandkeepingyourmindbusycanonly

help.

72.Whydidthescientistsaskthevolunteerstotakethetests?

A.Toassesstheirhealthstatus.B.Toevaluatetheirworkhabits.

C.Toanalyzetheirpersonality.D.Tomeasuretheirmentalability.

73.HowdoesFranciscaThenexplainherfindingsinparagraph4?

A.Byusinganexpert5swords.B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Byreferringtoanotherstudy.D.Byintroducingaconcept.

74.Accordingtoparagraph5,itcanbeconcludedthat.

A.unlessyouworkforthecorporate,youcannotkeepyourbrainfit

B.workingasawaitercouldbeasmentallychallengingasbeinganofficeclerk

C.anyjobthatchallengesyourbrainisgoodforyourbrain

D.runningafamilyhouseholdwithoutpaycan'thelpyourbrainstayhealthy

75.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.RetiredWorkersCanPickUpNewSkills

B.OldPeopleShouldTakeChallengingJobs

C.YourToughJobMightHelpKeepYouSharp

D.CognitiveFunctionMayDeclineAsYbuAge

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwishapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecan

beusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Nonverbaltaboosusuallyrelatetobodylanguage.

B.InVietnamandArgentina,however,itisarudegesture.

C.Inspiteofwhatsomepeoplemaythink,taboosarenotuniversal.

D.Cancerisataboosubjectandpeoplearefrightenedtotalkopenlyaboutit.

E.Learnacountry'scustomssothatyoudon'thurtthelocalpeopleunconsciously.

F.Theymightthinkthatsomeonewhoisspeakingorlaughingloudlyisrudeoraggressive.

TravelManners

Everyculturehasitsownunwrittenlistofbehaviorthatisacceptable.Everysocietyalsohasitstaboos,ortypes

ofbehaviorthatareconsideredaviolation(違反)ofgoodmanners.

ThewordtaboocomesfromtheTonganlanguageandisusedinmodemEnglishtodescribeverbalandnonverbal

behaviorthatisforbiddenortobeavoided.76Theytendtobespecifictoacultureorcountry,andusuallyform

aroundagroup?svaluesandbeliefs.Whatisconsideredacceptablebehaviorinonecountrymaybeaserioustabooin

another.

Verbaltaboosusuallyinvolvetopicsthatpeoplebelievearetooprivatetotalkaboutpublicly,orrelatetoone's

mannerofspeaking.Inmanycultures,forexample,itisconsideredbadmannerstodiscusssubjectssuchassexor

religioninpublic.Insomecountries,thevolumeofone'svoicemayannoypeople.77

78.Forexample,oneofthebiggestdifferencesamongmanyWestern,Asian,andAfricanculturesisthe

useofeyecontact.IntheUS,peoplemakeeyecontactwhentheytalktoothers.Ifapersonavoidseyecontact,others

mightthinktheyarebeingdishonestorunconfident.InmanyAsianandAfricancultures,however,childrenaretaught

tolowertheireyeswhentalkingtotheirelders,orthoseofhigherrank,asawaytoshowrespect.

Certaingesturesmadewiththehandscanhaveverydifferentmeaningsdependingonthecountryyouarein.

Crossingyourmiddlefingeroveryourforefingeristhesignforgoodluckinmanywesterncountries79Also,

insomeAsiancountries,movingyourhandsalotwhiletalking,or"talkingwithyourhands9,isconsideredunsuitable.

Behaviorthatisacceptableandnon-offensiveinoneculturecanbehighlyoffensiveinanother.Whenvisitinga

foreigncountry,beawareofsomeofthebasicdifferences,asthiswillhelptoensureamoreenjoyabletrip.

IV.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

80.我很想念我童年時(shí)居住過(guò)的地方.(where)

81.你是否意識(shí)到了好奇心和興趣的重要性?(aware)

82.很多青少年主動(dòng)為盲人學(xué)生捐贈(zèng)有聲讀物.(volunteer