A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual(體力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪華地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education. 

  1. 1.

    From paragraph 1, we can know that in America _________.

    1. A.
      people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man
    2. B.
      people can always rise to the top through their won efforts
    3. C.
      college professors win great respect from common workers
      C. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors.
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _________.

    1. A.
      servants in American are hard to get
    2. B.
      she takes pride in what she can do herself
    3. C.
      she can hardly afford servants
    4. D.
      It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
  3. 3.

    The expression “ wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_________”.

    1. A.
      work in a furniture shop
    2. B.
      keep accounts for a bar
    3. C.
      wait to lay the table
    4. D.
      serve customers in a restaurant
  4. 4.

    Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      A Respectable Self-made Family
    2. B.
      American Attitude toward Manual Labor
    3. C.
      Characteristics of American Culture
    4. D.
      The Development of Manual Labor
ABDB
本文介紹了崇尚自我奮斗，尊重體力勞動的美國文化。
1.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made made 我們可以了解到，“崇尚自我奮斗”是美國文化的特點。
2.推斷題。根據(jù)This attitude toward manual(體力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life.(在美國生活的方方面面，尊重體力勞動態(tài)度的現(xiàn)象仍然隨處可見)，可以推斷女主人親自下廚，是因為她以能做這樣的體力活而自豪。
3.詞義猜測題。wait on table 意為“服務(wù)顧客”，注意其后的 washing dishes 也有一定的暗示意義，故答案為 D。
4.主旨題。縱觀全文，文章主要講了美國崇尚自我奮斗，尊重體力勞動的文化習(xí)慣。故答案為B。
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  1. 1.

    The baby was sent to a hospital in London because __________.

    1. A.
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    1. A.
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  1. 1.

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  1. 1.

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  1. 1.

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Xinhua Sept.25,2008
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  1. 1.

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    1. A.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  3. 3.

    What is the great leap for China’s space technology during the space journey?

    1. A.
      The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off successfully.
    2. B.
      The astronauts will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit.
    3. C.
      Three astronauts are expected to orbit the earth for 3 days.
    4. D.
      The spaceship Shenzhou VII will release a small monitoring satellite.
  4. 4.

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    1. A.
      the release of a small monitoring satellite
    2. B.
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    3. C.
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Ever since farmers began to grow grain, they have had to protect their crops from birds. In the 1300's, English farmers hired children to protect their crops. They were called “bird scares”. The children chased birds and threw stones at them.
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Although they can prevent crops from being destroyed by insects and birds, some chemicals can be harmful to humans. Therefore, farmers are using fewer chemicals now than they did twenty years ago. Perhaps scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future.

  1. 1.

    English farmers began to hire children to get away birds since_____.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
      the sixteenth century
    4. D.
      the fourteenth century
  2. 2.

    “Bird scares” keep birds away from crops by_____.

    1. A.
      feeding them bitter grain
    2. B.
      pretending to be scarecrows
    3. C.
      spreading chemicals in the fields
    4. D.
      chasing them and throwing stones
  3. 3.

    Which statement from the passage supports the idea that scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future?

    1. A.
      Scarecrows could no longer protect fields.
    2. B.
      They were called “bird scares”.
    3. C.
      English farmers hired children.
    4. D.
      Farmers are using fewer chemicals.
  4. 4.

    The author's purpose is to ________.

    1. A.
      give information about children who worked as bird scares
    2. B.
      tell how crops have been protected from birds
    3. C.
      make the readers feel sorry for birds that eat poisoned grain
    4. D.
      entertain the readers with a funny story

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