PAGEPAGE7ReadingandThinkingⅠ.閱讀理解ANowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeoplehavethechancetogotoanothercountrytostudy.Studyingabroadwillenableyoutohavevariousexperiences.ThebestrecommendationI'dliketogiveyouistobeopentotheexperiencesandthecultureshock.Severalcommonnewexperiencesarearoundfood,locations,culture,andlanguage.Food:ThefoodinaforeigncountrywillnotonlybedifferentfromAmericanfood,butthecookingstylewillalsobedifferent.Forexample,whilemostAmericanvegetablesareusuallyboiled,inChina,whereIstudied,vegetablesareoftenfried,which,asfarasI'mconcerned,isterrible！Chinaactuallyhelpedmelikemyformerenemy,vegetables.So,haveanopenmind,andtrythelocalfood.Locations:Intermsoflocations,Imeanthatyourstudyabroadlocationdiffersfromyourhomelocationorcollegelocation.Forexample,comingfromSanFranciscoandgoingtoschoolatMountHolyoke.CollegeinSouthHadley,Masschusetts,wasalocationshockforme.Iwasnotusedtotheveryslowpublictransportandtheneedtodrive.Culture:Havinganopenmindwillbenefityouthemost.Inaglobaleducationprogram,wehadChineseroommates,andmyMountHolyokeClasswasmainlymadeupofChinesegraduatestudents.Therefore,hangingoutwiththemwasnottoomuchtrouble,butiffindinglocalfriendsisnotthateasy,joinclubs,sitatcoffeeshops,orstartconversationsatagatheringorparty.Beinginterestedinfleamarketsandartgalleries,Ilookedonlineforthosetypesofeventsandwenttothem.Attheseevents,Imetexpatriates(僑民)andlocalsalikeandbecamegoodfriendswiththem.Anotherwaytofitinwiththecultureistofindpeoplewhowillgotoculturaleventsandplaceswithyou.IwouldwalkaroundShanghai,takingintheChinesecultureeverywhereIwent.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。作者結(jié)合個(gè)人的切身體驗(yàn)給身在異國(guó)他鄉(xiāng)、置身于生疏環(huán)境中的莘莘學(xué)子從飲食、地點(diǎn)、文化等方面提出了很好的建議。1．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriter．A．madeonlyChinesefriendswheninShanghaiB．keptanopenmindwhenstudyinginChinaC．dislikedhisstudyexperienceinMasschusettsD．experiencedChineseculturebytravelingeverywhere解析：選B推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章第一段中的ThebestrecommendationI'dliketogiveyouistobeopentotheexperiencesandthecultureshock.及其次段中的inChina,whereIstudied可推想作者在中國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)，對(duì)中國(guó)的文化敞快樂(lè)扉，并從中受益，所以才會(huì)給其他人這個(gè)建議。故選B項(xiàng)。2．Whomaybeinterestedinthepassage?A．Parentsathomeandabroad.B．Teachersteachingforeignlanguages.C．Studentsstudyingortostudyabroad.D．Workersinserviceagencies.解析：選C推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章第一段，尤其是Studyingabroadwillenableyoutohavevariousexperiences.ThebestrecommendationI'dliketogiveyouistobeopentotheexperiencesandthecultureshock.可以推想文章是針對(duì)在國(guó)外留學(xué)或即將去國(guó)外留學(xué)的學(xué)生的。故選C項(xiàng)。3．Whichwillbemainlydiscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A．Friends. B．Language.C．Study. D．Chineseculture.解析：選B推理推斷題。文章第一段中的Severalcommonnewexperiencesarearoundfood,locations,culture,andlanguage.以及依據(jù)其次、第三、第四段段首的Food,Locations,Culture可推想接下來(lái)應(yīng)是談?wù)搇anguage方面的內(nèi)容。故選B項(xiàng)。4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MaketheMostofYourExperienceWhenStudyingAbroadB．GetFamiliarwithChineseCultureC．BeOpentotheChineseCultureShockD．MyWonderfulExperienceWhenStudyingAbroad解析：選A標(biāo)題歸納題。依據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其是第一段可知本文主要通過(guò)作者在國(guó)外的經(jīng)驗(yàn)給正在或即將去國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生供應(yīng)一些建議，讓他們敞快樂(lè)扉充分體驗(yàn)國(guó)外的學(xué)習(xí)生活。BWheninternationalstudentsarriveoncampus,theyareamazedatinvitationstoavarietyofwelcomeevents.Thefirstfewweeksarejampackedwithopportunitiestomeetnewpeople：bothinternationalstudentsandlocals.Youprobablyareawarethattherewillbeculturaldifferences，butmostpeopledon'trealizethatoneofthebiggestdifferencesmaybewhenitcomestoeating.Americandininghabitsarequitedifferentfrommanyothercountriesabroad，sohere'salittlepreviewofwhattoexpect.Inmanycountrieslunchtimeisasacredmeal：atimewhenfamiliescometogethertoeataheartymeal.However,asyouwillsoonnotice,lunchisnotthemostimportantmealofthedayintheUS.Formostpeoplelunchtimeissqueezedinwhereitcanbe，the30minutesgiventothembytheirjoborbeforetheirnextclass.Itisquitecommontoseepeopleeatingoutside，wherevertheycan,orevenhavingfoodwiththemtosnackonduringtheday.AnotherbigshockformanywhentheyarriveintheUSisthe“doggybag”culture.“Doggybag”culturereferstothefactthatwhenyougoouttoeatatarestaurantanddonotfinishyourmeal(becausetheportionsarehuge！)youcanaskforaboxtotaketheleftoverfoodhome.TheideaoftippingintheUSissupposedtobeanactofgenerosity.Ifyouhavefoundyourfavoriterestaurantnearcampusandwanttobecomearegularcustomer，makesuretotipateveryvisitoryoumaynotgetthebestservicethenexttimeyougo.Itisimportanttonotethatatfastfoodrestaurantstipsarenotexpected，anditisusuallyatanysit-downrestaurant.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。飲食習(xí)慣在世界各地迥異，文章主要介紹了如何做到像一個(gè)地道的美國(guó)人去餐館就餐。5．AccordingtoParagraph1，internationalstudentsarriveoncampusintheUSmayfeel．A．surprised B．nervousC．embarrassed D．upset解析：選A推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段第一句中的theyareamazedatinvitationstoavarietyofwelcomeevents可知，初到美國(guó)的國(guó)際生看到各種各樣的歡迎活動(dòng)會(huì)驚異不已。故選A。6．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．MostAmericanpeopleconsiderlunchtimeserious.B．MostAmericanpeoplearetoobusytohaveagoodmeal.C．Manypeopleinothercountrieshaveaquickmealduringlunchtime.D．Americanseatingonthestreetoreatingonthegoiscommon.解析：選D推理推斷題。其次段首先介紹了其他國(guó)家的人特別看重午餐，然后介紹了美國(guó)人卻不重視午餐。該段最終一句又點(diǎn)明，在外面吃飯很常見(jiàn)。綜上可推知，D項(xiàng)正確。7．Whatdoesthe“doggybag”culturemean?A．Eatlesswhenyouareinahurry.B．Cultureshockislikeabigbag.C．Takeunfinishedfoodhome.D．Bringabagwhileeating.解析：選C詞義揣測(cè)題。文章第三段介紹了另外一個(gè)文化沖擊，在美國(guó)，人們把沒(méi)有吃完的食物帶回家。所以“doggybag”culture是指飯館把客人吃剩的菜打包以便讓客人帶回家這種文化。故選C。8．Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Itisrequestedthatyougivethetipatfastfoodrestaurants.B．Tippingisthoughttobeanactofbeingagentlemen.C．You'dbettertipateveryvisitatyourregularrestaurant.D．NotippingisnotpermittedintheUSrestaurants.解析：選C細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。最終一段主要講在美國(guó)就餐后付小費(fèi)的習(xí)俗。依據(jù)最終一段其次句中的makesuretotipateveryvisitoryoumaynotgetthebestservicethenexttimeyougo可知，想要受到禮遇，作為一個(gè)常客，你最好每次去都付小費(fèi)。故選C。CIntoday'sdifficulteconomictime,it'snaturaltorethinkyourgoalofstudyingabroad.Doesthebenefitoutweighthecost？Theanswer,infact,isyes,whenyoulookattheroadahead.Whentheeconomybecomesmorechallenged,competitionfortheworkforceincreases,andemployerslookforemployeeswiththebestcredentials(資格).Havinganoverseasdegree—fromauniversitywherestrongEnglishskillsarerequired—canmakeallthedifference.Theaddedexpertiseofaforeigndegree,alongwithmoreculturalexperience,canmakeyoumorequalifiedformanyjobs.A50-yearstudyof3，400studentsshowsthatstudyingabroadisusuallyadefiningmomentinayoungperson'slifeandcontinuestoimpacttheparticipant'slifeforyearsaftertheexperience.82%saidthattheyacquiredskillsthatinfluencedtheircareerpath.70%statedthatitignited(點(diǎn)燃)aninterestinacareerdirectionthattheypursuedaftertheexperience.Andtheeffectonone'scareercanbeequallystrong.AstudybytheQueensland,Australiagovernmentshowed：61%ofemployersstatedoverseasstudyingexperiencewaspositiveonagraduateresume.72%ofemployersfeltthatasecondlanguagemadeagraduateamoreattractiveemployee.Still,there'sthequestionofhowtopayforstudyingoverseas.Butthecostdoesn'thavetobeashighasyouthink.Scholarshipsmaybeavailabletocoversomeorallofthesecosts.And,thereareplentyofwaystofurtheroffset(抵消)thecost—throughfinancialtips,adviceandgrants(補(bǔ)助金).語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。本文通過(guò)兩項(xiàng)調(diào)查，說(shuō)明白出國(guó)留學(xué)仍是一個(gè)明智的選擇，尤其是在就業(yè)市場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的今日。9．Thesecondstudyshowsthatstudyingabroad．A．helpsonetogetajobB．a(chǎn)ffectsone'swholelifeC．a(chǎn)ffectsone'scareerdirectionD．helpsonetomakemoremoney解析：選A細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第六段的內(nèi)容可知，有著海外留學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)和懂其次外語(yǔ)的求職者更具吸引力，說(shuō)明留學(xué)可以使求職者更簡(jiǎn)單找到工作。10．Theauthortriestoprovehisideaby．A．givingexamplesB．a(chǎn)nsweringquestionsC．listingfactsandnumbersD．offeringadviceandsolutions解析：選C推理推斷題。作者在第一、二段表明自己的觀點(diǎn)，從第四段及第六段的內(nèi)容可以看出，作者通過(guò)列舉事實(shí)及數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)證明自己的觀點(diǎn)。故選C項(xiàng)。11．Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttheuniversityfees?A．Financialtipsmustincreasetheuniversityfees.B．Scholarshipscancoversomeofthecosts.C．Moneyisaseriousproblemforstudyingabroad.D．Therearefewwaysforthestudentstoearnmoney.解析：選B細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章最終一段中Scholarshipsmaybeavailabletocoversomeorallofthesecosts.可知，獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金可以解決一些你的學(xué)費(fèi)問(wèn)題。故選B項(xiàng)。12．Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?A．Studyingabroadiseasy.B．Studyingabroadisrewarding.C．Theeffectsofstudyingabroad.D．Theproblemswithstudyingabroad.解析：選B寫(xiě)作意圖題。通讀全文可知，依據(jù)第一段可知，在當(dāng)今經(jīng)濟(jì)困難時(shí)期，重新考慮出國(guó)留學(xué)的目標(biāo)是很自然的。收益是否大于成本？事實(shí)上，當(dāng)你放眼將來(lái)，答案是確定的。以及本文通過(guò)兩項(xiàng)調(diào)查，說(shuō)明白出國(guó)留學(xué)是一個(gè)明智的選擇。故選B項(xiàng)。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五Ifyou'relookingforsomefunandfreeactivitiestodowithyourkidsthissummer,checkoutyourlocallibrary'seventscalendar.·SummerReadingProgramsMostlibrarieshaveasummerprogramtokeepkidsreadingwhilethey'renotinschoolandgivethemagoaltoworktoward.1Theyalsohavebookclubsanddiscussiongroupsforolderchildrenandteens.Eachsummerreadingprogramisalittledifferent,socheckandseewhattheyhavetooffer.·BookSalesLibrariestaketheiroverstocks(積壓庫(kù)存)fromdonations,oldbooks,andbest-sellersthatarenolongerinhighdemand.2Yourmoneygoestowardfundingprogramsandfuturebookpurchases.·CraftFairs3Takethekidsalongforafunfamilyoutingofperusingstallsandenjoyingthelocaltalent.Youmayevenfindthatone-of-a-kinditemyoudidn'tknowyouneeded.·EntertainmentDidyouknowthatsomelibrarieshavestartedhostingoutdoorevents,includingfilmfestivalsandlivemusicconcerts?Concertsusuallylastaboutanhour,sorelaxintheshadewithsomegreattunes.4