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2. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology.

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1. 句末的say Hancock可以看作插入成分，也可以看作是这种句式的主句部分（用倒装结构）。两个破折号中间的内容是插入语，是对前面内容的举例说明。…are more likely to lie… than if…是比较句，是把real time交际与if they have time to think of a response的交际进行对比。

2. in understanding…是介词短语做状语，表示“在明白……方面”。understanding后面有两个that引导的宾语从句。前一个从句中，as he does引导的是比较状语从句，修饰feel pain。后一个从句中，hitting…是动名词作主语，谓语动词是requires用单数形式。

I. 选词填空 A. B. C. reflect D. E. F. attached emphasize misunderstandinreferred privacy g G. H. oppose I. J. K. occurring civilization concerninsincerely g

The most difficult part of a Western-Chinese marriage is the cultural differences. The traditional Chinese culture is established on the Confucian philosophy, while the western culture is based on ancient Greek __1__. Cultural differences exist in almost every aspect and therefore __2__ also on relationships and marriage.

From the traditional Chinese point of view, marriage is a relationship __3__ many aspects such as family, friends and relatives, while from the Western point of view, marriage is a contract signed between two people that is based on trust and love. Furthermore, Westerners’ marriages __4__ more the independence and __5__ of the couple.

That is why Westerners sometimes cannot understand why we Chinese need to support our relatives if we are asked to do so. Chinese need to maintain their “face” and “relations”. Even in a relationship, we are somehow still __6__ to our family and

relatives. Our partner has to understand it and at least does not __7__ it.

It is not easy to maintain Chinese-Western relationship. Cultural differences may result in __8__. Young Asian ladies are fond of western men because they believe they are more gentlemanly and in addition their appearances are more attractive. Western men may think Chinese ladies are gentler and more feminine.

My suggestion for the cross-culture relationship is always trying to put yourself in other’s shoes: accepting rather than changing; always respecting your partner but clarifying your own red lines; showing your interest in his/her different culture and carefully commenting on it and so on.

There are more and more cross-culture marriages __9__ recently. I would like to take this chance to __10__ wish them the very best in their love journeys.

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1~5 I-C-J-A-E 6~10 F-H-B-G-K

I. 语法填空

A dress code is a set of rules governing __1__ is and is not appropriate attire for a given setting or event. Examples of dress codes include white tie, black tie, business formal and business casual. In traditional Western dressing, for men the more formal dress codes, such as “black tie”, are highly codified（成文的）with fixed definitions, mostly unchanged for more than fifty years, __2__ the more casual classifications change very quickly. For women, changes in fashion are __3__ (rapid).

Social events such as receptions and banquets usually have requirements for specific dress codes. For example, white tie, the most formal evening dress code, typically means tailcoats for men and full-length evening dresses for women. Black tie, a more common dress code for formal evening events, is __4__ (formal) than white one. For a man, the major component for a black tie event is a dinner jacket in the Commonwealth of Nations, or tuxedo (mainly in the United States), __5__ is usually black. For a woman, black tie attire ranges from a conservative cocktail dress to a long evening gown, __6__ (determine) by current fashion, local custom, and the occasion’s time.

The use of a dress code is also common in the workplace. The idea behind the dress code is __7__ if people are required to dress in a certain manner; they will have in a more business-like fashion. Business casual is a popular dress code in

professional and white-collar workplaces in Western countries. For a man, a combination of collared shirt (such as a polo shirt), cotton trousers with a belt, and dress shoes with socks is generally acceptable. For a woman, a reasonable length skirt or full-length trousers of a non-jeans material combined __8__ a top (such as a dress shirt) is considered acceptable.

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________ 7. __________ 8. __________

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1. what 2. while 3. more rapid 4. less formal 5. which 6. determined 7. that 8. with

II. 语篇阅读

(A) Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need．It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles．When a fragrant flavor（作料）was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it ,even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water．In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were．

In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them．They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in．We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet．

So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them．Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”, which humans soon lose．Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could．Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits．Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs．So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them．

1．In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rats’ drinking water to ____.

A. encourage rats to drink vitamins-enriched water B. find out rats’ preference in flavor

C. test whether rats know which drink is good for them D. demonstrate the vitamins are tasteless

2．According to the passage ,adults eating habits differ from those of babies because ____．

A．adults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their health B．adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods C．adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs D．adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns

3．The author implied in the passage that most of us ____． A．eat a balanced diet B．choose the food that is of nutrition

C．have the habits influenced by the surroundings D．like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor． 4．As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that ____． A．both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet B．both prefer flavored food and drink C．both have the same eating patterns

D．both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors

【Keys】： C C C A

(B)

Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) published Thursday.

The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 percent of interviewees use the internet for information, and 55.1 percent to read news on the internet. About 63 percent of the interviewees use e-mail. The average times spent surfing the net and watching TV were 2.73 hours and 1.29hours, respectively.

Only 10.4 percent reported use the internet primarily to send and receive email;