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Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or less degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
28．In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.
A. get to know each other
B. share the same culture
C. keep each other company
D. develop closer relations
29． The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.
A. the English prefer to make long speeches
B. even talk and silence can be culturally different
C. too many words are of no use
D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
30．According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?
A. By recognizing different values.
B. By sharing different ways of life.
C. By accepting different habits.
D. By speaking each other’s languages.
31．What would be the best title for the text?
A. How to Understand Each Other.
B. Multicultural Environment.
C. How to Build Up a Relationship
D. Cross-Cultural Differences
 
Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.
I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.
Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration.
Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images—matching the music that you are listening to.
32．Music has magical power because it ________.
A. is a kind of language
B. can be played much louder than words
C. receives a personal radio signal
D. can influence a person's spirit
33．One can learn from the second paragraph that the Beatles ________．
A. were the biggest band in American history
B. are not accepted by modern American people
C. appeared at a special time in American politics
D. represented the roots of American culture
34．One will do all of the following while listening to music EXCEPT ________．
A. feeling very refreshed
B. having emotional changes
C. painting some vivid pictures
D. feeling inspired by the composer
35．It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________．
A. has been influenced by the Beatles
B. enjoys drinking tea in his spare time
C. admires President John Kennedy very much
D. likes to match his own feeling with that of the composer
第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired. So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time. She had a little bit of computer  _________  , so I just set it up for her and let her   _________  with it on her own.
As time went on, I   _________   the computer was hardly touched. She said she didn’t know   _________   to use it. I decided to teach her. I sat and   _________ everything and she seemed OK with what I said. Unfortunately, my sister called me at that moment   _________   we talked on the phone for an hour. Then when I saw her again, she was sitting in front of the computer, looking quite   _________   . The screen saver (屏幕保护) had appeared and she didn’t know how to  _________    it off. She had tried _________  every key and it didn’t work. I told her, “Just   _________   the mouse a little.” What I meant was that she just needed to move the mouse around to  _________ the computer up. What she did was to  _________   the mouse and start shaking it around in mid-air until the   _________    went completely black. I couldn’t help laughing because of her funny  _________  . The more I laughed the   _________  she got.
She thought that I was a (n)  _________   teacher and she decided to figure the thing out herself. Well, at least I helped her overcome her   _________  of breaking something and encouraged her to    _________  a little.
About a week later, I found a home-made   _________  card with a mouse on the front making a funny face   _________  to my door. It said, “Thanks for the computer lessons. Love, Mom.”
36．A. knowledge  B. theory     C. technology   D. history
37．A. watch      B. train      C. play         D. see
38．A. thought    B. heard      C. found        D. ignored
39．A. why        B. when       C. how          D. where
40．A. learned    B. described  C. explained    D. discussed
41．A. and        B. but        C. because      D. since
42．A. amusing    B. relaxed    C. interesting  D. discouraged
43．A. get        B. break      C. cut          D. turn
44．A. hitting    B. feeling    C. changing     D. removing
45．A. hang      B. shake      C. rub          D. push
46．A. clean     B. wake       C. bring        D. take
47．A. put up    B. cut off    C. pick up      D. put away
48．A. screen    B. curtain    C. cover        D. window
49．A. gesture   B. movement   C. action       D. expression
50．A. happier   B. ruder      C. better       D. angrier
51．A. impatient B. humorous   C. careful      D. helpful
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