Visitors to the grounds of New College at England’s Oxford University pass under an iron gate with the advice: Manners make the man. Even after an appropriate update to: Manners make the person, it’s thought-provoking(引人深思的)—especially to today’s Americans.
When we think about what makes the person—it’s more likely the degree, the job, the salary. Since when do we count manners as a measure of success?
We do know that these would make life nicer, if more tolerable. Nevertheless, we forget or overlook our manners. So it seems, does everyone else—including, unluckily, our children.
As a university president, one of my great joys is to visit our campuses and see our students though we’re separated by different generations, interests, and, of course dressing, each student tells me something within the first few minutes that we meet: whether he or she has been taught manners. I sense this in different ways: through her words or her gestures, in the way she listens or how he refers to friends and faculty, how she greets and says goodbye, how he responds when an elderly person enters the room.
In the absence of manners, however, I make some allowances. For instance, the many ethnic(種族的)groups that students represent often have different explanations of what makes up good manners. In other cases, some students may reject what they’ve learned to break from their parents and be accepted by other students. Whether students are being different or openly opposing, a recent experience I had with them tells me that there’s some hope for reviving and good manners.
Good manners don’t just guarantee acceptance. Good manners open doors to deeper connections and more meaningful roles in our society. Good manners are gentle signals that show we care about one another and allow us to relate to another person in a thoughtful way but at a respectable distance.
1.Which of the following is seldom a mark of success to people today?
A. Handsome income. B. Polite behavior.
C. An academic degree. D. High ranks in the office
2.The main idea of paragraph 4 is more likely that ________.
A. manners can be taught in different ways
B. how the president of New College cares about his students
C. generation gap does exist between students and faculty members
D. what students say and do can indicate if they have mannered behavior
3.From the last paragraph we can learn that the biggest benefit by good manners would be that ________.
A. good manners guarantee acceptance of others
B. good manners inspire students to study harder
C. good manners help deeper connections with others
D. good manners guarantee students to get whatever they want
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The UP Series is a series of documentary films produced by Granada Television that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old. So far the documentary has had eight episodes(連續(xù)劇) lasting 49 years (one episode every seven years) and the documentary has been broadcast on both ITV and BBC.
The children were selected to represent the range of social economic backgrounds in Britain at that time, with the assumption that each child’s social class predetermines their future. Every seven years, the director, Michael Apted, films material from those of the fourteen who choose to participate. The aim of the series is stated at the beginning of 7 Up, as, "Why do we bring these children together? Because we want to get a glimpse of England in the year 2000. The shop assistant and the manager of the year 2000 are now seven years old."
The subjects are first seen on a group visit to London Zoo, where the narrator announces “We brought these 20 children together for the very first time.” The series, however, only follows fourteen. Because the show was not originally intended to become a repeating series, no long-term contract was signed with the participants. The interviews since 7 Up have been voluntary, although the participants have been paid an unknown sum for their appearance in each film.
Although the series began as a political documentary, it has become a film of human nature. In the director’s commentary for 42 Up, Apted comments that he did not realize the series had changed tone from political to personal until 21 Up. He also comments that this realization was a relief to him and allowed the films to breathe a little more.
1.When was the fourth episode of the series made?
A. 1985. B. 1992. C. 2000. D. 2005.
2.What was the goal of the Up Series at the beginning?
A. To research human nature.
B. To predict the future job changes.
C. To gather the 20 children together.
D. To foresee England in the year 2000.
3.What can we learn about the participants in the documentary?
A. They joined in it for free.
B. They were not on good terms.
C. They did not expect a repeating series.
D. They were praised for their appearance.
4.Why did Apted think the realization was a relief?
A. He could breathe a little more.
B. He could direct the films more freely.
C. He had finished the whole series finally.
D. He changed his idea about human nature.
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In the early spring of 1974, the now world-famous photographer Stephen Wilkes was a 16- year-old reporter and cameraman for his high school’s television station. His best friend was also a reporter for the _______, and together they came up with the wild idea of_______some of the great news broadcasters and journalists of the age. So they wrote personalized, hand-written letters to dozens of them.
Nobody _______but perhaps the greatest news broadcaster and journalist of them all: Walter Cronkite, who generously offered to spend a full _______ with the boys. Stephen and his friend understood that this would be the most _______reporting event of their lives, so they prepared_______for it.
They_______dozens of thoughtfully well-prepared questions and practiced the questions over and over again. When the day of the interview _______, they were ready. They sat with Mr. Cronkite and asked him one question after another, carefully_______each question on their notepad. And Mr. Cronkite was unbelievably__________ with his answers for the entire hour.
Then, as they were__________ things up, he said, “Boy, I’d like to ask you both an important question; Do you know what makes a __________interview?”
Stephen and his friend were caught off-guard, so they quickly began searching __________their notepad, which didn’t provide an obvious __________. Mr. Cronkite smiled and quickly rescued them, __________. “Being a good listener, boys. That’s what truly makes a great interview. Being a good __________will always lead you to the next best question.”
The boys looked up at the legendary broadcaster and suddenly __________ they had spent their whole hour robotically __________one scripted(照本宣科的) question after another meaninglessly, but not truly listening or __________to a single answer. And if they had listened, they could have allowed Mr. Cronkite’s answers to guide their question, and guide them to a far more __________ hour together.
1.A. company B. station C. town D. country
2.A. becoming B. knowing C. studying D. interviewing
3.A. replied B. cared C. accepted D. believed
4.A. minute B. hour C. day D. week
5.A. challenging B. fortunate C. important D. rewarding
6.A. separately B. anxiously C. independently D. carefully
7.A. gathered B. employed C. received D. composed
8.A. passed B. ended C. arrived D. occurred
9.A. looking at B. breaking down C. leaving up D. checking off
10.A. patient B. funny C. strange D. wise
11.A. making B. packing C. turning D. cleaning
12.A. slow B. peaceful C. great D. content
13.A. for B. inside C. through D. with
14.A. way B. answer C. favor D. chance
15.A. complaining B. warning C. declaring D. explaining
16.A. listener B. reporter C. broadcaster D. cameraman
17.A. mastered B. realized C. expected D. remembered
18.A. showing B. donating C. asking D. guiding
19.A. responding B. sticking C. objecting D. agreeing
20.A. effective B. unforgettable C. interesting D. meaningful
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When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to _______. I bought twenty chickens and asked him to _______ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would _______ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken _______ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was _______ would be his to keep. Gene was _______, thinking he would make his first _______.
After several weeks’ successful work, I began to _______ that egg production was going down, I _______ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ________ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ________ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ________ eggs.
Then I asked him if he had ________ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ________. It was like he did not think ________would ever know what he had done. After a long ________, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ________ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”
I was just astonished at the question in my own ________. I was dumbfounded(驚呆) at the significance of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, ________ you cannot “fool the chickens,” because ________, you will find out, as the saying goes, “What goes around comes around.”
1.A. cook B. share C. study D. work
2.A. take care of B. observe C. train D. pay attention to
3.A. enjoy B. borrow C. buy D. keep
4.A. nest B. soup C. meat D. feed
5.A. given back B. picked up C. left over D. brought in
6.A. thrilled B. worried C. satisfied D. discouraged
7.A. deal B. contribution C. fortune D. choice
8.A. hear B. notice C. predict D. imagine
9.A. said B. found C. thought D. recalled
10.A. prize B. lucky C. pocket D. enough
11.A. missed B. wasted C. saved D. finished
12.A. hatching B. laying C. bringing D. hiding
13.A. handed out B. checked out C. cut down D. put down
14.A. delighted B. shocked C. tired D. disappointed
15.A. nobody B. everybody C. someone D. anyone
16.A. silence B. absence C. discussion D. preparation
17.A. heavy B. fresher C. less D. solid
18.A. life B. job C. case D. mind
19.A. or B. but C. and D. so
20.A. in fact B. in the end C. in contrast D. in addition
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A 14-year-old Chinese boy overcame two of humankind’s most dreaded fears—getting stuck in an elevator and getting homework 1.(do) in a single night, owing to his calm-witted character.
Sun Yixiao was on his way up on Tuesday evening after school 2.the lift suddenly came to a stop. A moment of panic followed before the 3.(teenage) could find a way out.
Sun said he tried to open the elevator door, 4.(press) all the buttons in the hope to get the elevator to work again, but it didn’t work.
Without a cell phone at hand, Sun tried yelling to get attention of people outside, but no one responded as time passed by. He slipped a note through the door 5.the message “people stuck inside, please ask the property management for help,” and hoped someone 6.(pick) it up and act on it.
After exhausting all his options without knowing how long 7.would take before someone found him, he took out his textbooks and started to do his homework 8.(patient).
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As a child, Bill was untidy. It has been said that in order to _______this, his Mum drew up _______clothing plans for him. On Mondays he might go to school in blue…on Thursdays in black, and so on. Weekend meal _______might also be planned in detail.
People around Bill _______that he was exceptional. One of his friends recalled, “he was _______the kind of kid you didn’t want_______our team. We all knew Bill was _______than us. Even back then, when he was nine or ten years old, he talked like a(an) _______and could express himself in ways that none of us understood.”
Bill was also well _______his classmates in mathematics and science. He needed to go to a school that ________him, Lakeside, an all-boys’ school for ________students.
Lakeside allowed students to go after their own ________, to whatever extent they wished. The school ________itself on helping all its students to reach their ________potential. It was the ideal environment for someone like Bill Gates.
During his time at Lakeside, Bill scored a ________eight hundred on a mathematics test. It was extremely important to him to get this grade—he had to take the ________more than once in order to do it.
Computer time was expensive and, because he was anxious to get more ________and because Bill already had an understanding ________what he could achieve ________, he decided to ________a company: The Lakeside Programmers Group. “Let’s call the real world and try to sell something to it!” Bill announced.
1.A. balance B. keep C. watch D. control
2.A. certain B. strict C. weekly D. timely
3.A. dishes B. conferences C. places D. schedules
4.A. saw B. discussed C. confused D. recognized
5.A. ever B. never C. seldom D. always
6.A. for B. on C. among D. against
7.A. smarter B. older C. stronger D. braver
8.A. child B. teacher C. adult D. man
9.A. back off B. far from C. ahead of D. more than
10.A. defeated B. challenged C. entertained D. monitored
11.A. exceptional B. rich C. ordinary D. special
12.A. friends B. values C. careers D. interests
13.A. looked B. opened C. prided D. tricked
14.A. deep B. sacred C. full D. rich
15.A. logical B. tough C. imaginary D. perfect
16.A. test B. lesson C. task D. measure
17.A. time B. fund C. help D. grade
18.A. to B. of C. from D. behind
19.A. psychologically B. financially C. wisely D. universally
20.A. pick up B. take up C. send up D. set up
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He was _______(禁止)from attending the meeting.
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The new law has come into________; surely it will have ________ on industry of the country.
A. affect; an effect B. effect; affect
C. effect; an effect D. an effect; affect
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假如你是李華，你的美國朋友Sophie非常喜歡中國文化。 今年是雞年。 她想知道中國人怎么慶祝新年到來，也很好奇雞在中國文化象征意義。請根據(jù)以下提示，給Sophie回信解答她的困惑。
1.介紹迎接新年到來的活動；
2.說明雞的文化象征意義（如準(zhǔn)時、善斗等）；
3. 如有問題，表示愿意提供更多幫助。
注意：
①詞數(shù)100左右；
②適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫充實。
參考詞匯:雞年 the year of rooster
Dear Sophie,
I am glad to know that you are keen on Chinese culture.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________-
Yours, sincerely
Li Hua
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