社会文化（时事新闻）篇
滚动组合训练（一）
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Ⅰ.完形填空。
In the USA, everybody has their own plates of food. However, in China, all the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. This is a big 1 in eating habits between China and America.
When you are treated 2 a Chinese host，be prepared for enjoying tons of(很多)food. Chinese people are very 3 of their food culture and will do their best to give you a taste of different types of cuisine(烹饪).When they take somebody out for dinner, they usually order one more dish than the number of 4 .When it is a business dinner, there is likely to be a huge amount of food that will be 5 to finish.
A typical Chinese meal usually starts with some cold dishes. These are followed by the main 6 ,meat dishes and vegetable dishes. And then soup is 7 .Many Chinese eat rice(or noodles or whatever)last. If you want to have your rice together with other dishes, you 8 say so early on.
When eating with a Chinese host, you may find that the person is using his or her own chopsticks to 9 food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say “Thank you!” 10 and leave the food there.
( )1.A.trouble B.difference
C.difficulty D.collection
( )2.A.by B.for C.as D.with
( )3.A.full B.afraid C.proud D.careful
( )4.A.hosts B.waiters
C.guests D.managers
( )5.A.important B.impossible
C.necessary D.believable
( )6.A.scenes B.subjects
C.themes D.courses
( )7.A.served B.ordered
C.cooked D.bought
( )8.A.would B.can’t
C.should D.mustn’t
( )9.A.offer B.put
C.enjoy D.feed
( )10.A.rudely B.politely
C.suddenly D.carelessly
Ⅱ.阅读理解。
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Seattle, Washington, may be called “Rain City”but its snow makes it famous. On January 12,2013,Seattle residents(居民)set the Guinness World Record for the largest snowball fight. More than 5,800 people showed up to throw snowballs at one another at the Seattle Center.
It didn’t snow in Seattle on that day,but there was snow in a small corner of the city—enough to make a lot of kids’ dreams come true.Trucks transported 34 loads of snow from Snoquahnie Pass to the Seattle Center.It took 162,000 pounds of snow to build the winter wonderland.
The event,which was called “Snow Day”,was organized by Seattle businessman Neil Bergquist,also the fundraiser(筹资者)for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.He spent three months organizing the playful activity.He wanted to raise money for kids “by remembering what it was like to feel like a kid.”
Although people in Seattle weren’t used to snow,they succeeded in getting enough people to come out and play.About 6,000 tickets were sold online and there were 130 judges for the official snowball fight.
A Guinness official said there were 5,834 people taking part in the activity.Seattle beat the earlier world record of about 5,400 at a 2010 snowball fight in South Korea.
“We had a lot of fun,set a Guinness record,raised some money for kids,and everyone had a chance to act like a kid for a day,” Bergquist said.
( )11.The largest snowball fight on January 12,2013 was held______ .
A.at the Seattle Center B.in Snoquahnie Pass
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C.in South Korea D.in Washington DC
( )12.It took _______ pounds of snow to build the winter wonderland.
A.5,800 B.162,000
C.6,000 D.5,400
( )13.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Bergquist spent two months organizing the snowball fight activity.
B.Bergquist is an official of the Guinness World Record.
C.There were 400 judges for the official snowball fight.
D.It didn’t snow in Seattle on that day when the snowball fight was held.
( )14.From the passage, we can infer that__________ .
A.there is a lot of rain in Seattle
B.people in Seattle don’t like throwing snowballs
C.adults were more interested in joining the snowball fight than kids
D.the first Guinness World Record for the snowball fight was set in London
( )15.Bergquist’s words tell us that _________ on “ Snow Day”.
A.many people got hurt
B.people got a lot of money
C.people enjoyed themselves
D.every adult played with a child
B
During the Winter Olympics in Sochi,25,000 volunteers from Russia and other countries provided services for athletes and guests.The student Oksana Verkholyak helped translate Russian into English and Korean at the Games.She told us about their usual day.
“We get up at 7:30 in the morning.Then we have breakfast.Usually we have porridge for breakfast.There is always tea,coffee,bread and pies.After breakfast,we head for a bus stop and get on a bus which runs to the media centre.It takes us 30 minutes to get there,” she said.
When volunteers arrived there,they went through the security(安全)check point.They couldn’t bring water or food with them.“Security guards check our bags.We are not allowed to have things made of metals.They check phones,video cameras,electric equipment and computers,” Oksana added.
In the evening volunteers got back to the apartment buildings.All of them were like one big family.They lived together and got some rest together—after dinner they went to the beach to watch the sunset.
Not only students helped organize the Sochi Olympics.There were many so-called silver volunteers who retired(退休)but didn’t lose interest in sports.Some of the volunteers had an experience working at the Olympic Games in other countries and even at the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
( )16.How many foreign languages did Oksana Verkholyak use at the Games?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
( )17.Where did the volunteers go first after breakfast?
A.To the apartment buildings. B.To the security check point.
C.To a bus stop. D.To the beach.
( )18.What couldn’t the volunteers take into the media centre?
A.Water and computers. B.Video cameras and phones.
C.Knives and hamburgers. D.Electric equipment.
( )19.Which is NOT true about the silver volunteers?
A.They’re all young people.
B.They love sports.
C.Some of them have volunteered for the Olympics before.
D.Some of them did volunteer work over 30 years ago.
( )20.What is the best title for this passage?
A.A Volunteer’s Day at Sochi Olympics.
B.2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
C.Different Jobs for Volunteers.
D.How to Be a Volunteer at Sochi Olympics.
Ⅲ.任务型阅读。
What is the meaning of the word-culture? Does it mean different festivals? Of course, the important differences between Western and Chinese people do not center around a few festivals. The big difference is the different ways we think: our different opinions on life, friendships, work and
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so on. Most people would probably agree that the differences between America and China are bigger. Now I will give you some examples about the differences between America and China.
I asked one of my Chinese classmates how she would spend her summer holiday. She told me she loved her mother and missed her，so she would go home.You probably think this is a common feeling.(24)But if a young American said that,American people might think she was mentally(精神上)sick.
Another difference: you always see lots of children walking,running around and laughing.But in Western cities you almost never see children out alone without their parents.American parents are afraid that their children would be kidnapped(绑架).
How about at restaurants?(25)In China people are pushed to drink wine even if they don’t want to drink. In America, at least we know that is not very smart.
I see some litter in Chinese beautiful parks sometimes.When I was climbing Xiangshan mountain,I saw some litter on it.In the West you never see waste in parks.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
任务一：回答下列问题。
21.What is the big difference between Chinese and Western people?
_________________________________________________
22.Why do children in Western cities never go out alone?
________________________________________________
23.What does the writer want to tell us?
________________________________________________
任务二：将文中画线的句子译成汉语。
24.______________________________________________
25._______________________________________________
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参考答案：
组合训练（一）
Ⅰ.1—5BACCB6—10DACBB
Ⅱ.11—15ABDAC16—20BCCAA
Ⅲ.21.They think differently.22.Because their parents are afraid that their children would be kidnapped.
23.Differences between China and America.24.但是，如果一个年轻的美国人这么回答，可能会被认为是精神上有问题。25.在中国，虽然有些人不愿意喝酒但是也会被逼着喝点。
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