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西安石油大学-石油工程技术-大学英语l(下）
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
(1). (单选题) The writer of this passage must be ______.( )(本题2.5分)
A、 an American
B、 a student
C、 a professor
D、 a
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. B、 Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. C、 Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. D、 Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. E、 their
) From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______. ( )(本题2.5分) A、 treated hospitably at his home B、 offered a ride to his home C、 warmly welcomed at the airport D、 treated to
The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______. ( )(本题2.5分) A、 strict with time B、 serious with time C、 willing to spend time D、 careful with time
) A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”. ( )(本题2.5分) A、 Friendships between Chinese B、 Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships C、 Americans’ hospitality D、 Friendships between Americans
)If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well --- especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father is a good trumpet player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael’s friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. (1). (单选题) Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 To neglect their child’s education. B、 To expect too much of their child. C、 To make their child become a musician. D、 To help their child to be a genius.
What should parents do in order to help their children succeed? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 They should push the children into achieving a lot. B、 They should understand and help their children in different times. C、 They should try to have their own successful careers. D、 They should arrange private lessons for their children.
Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 His father is a very poor player of trumpet. B、 His parents are quite rich and have a car. C、 His mother knows much about music. D、 His parents help him in a proper way.
Winston’s parents push their son so much that __________.( )(本题2.5分) A、 he is unhappy because he is not self-confident B、 he has succeeded in a lot of competitions C、 he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them D、 he has already become a better musician than his father
The two examples illustrate the principle that __________.( )(本题2.5分) A、 it is important to let children develop in the way they want B、 successful parents often have unsuccessful children C、 parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians D、 the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do
)The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “I never do anything right” into positive ones like “I can succeed.” But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking? Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are. The study’s authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your depressed friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you’re just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written. In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’ self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, “I am lovable.” Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better after the forced self-approval. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren’t urged to think positive thoughts. The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking. (1). (单选题) What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 It was established by Norman Vincent Peale. B、 It is based on the concept of positive thinking. C、 It is D、 It has brought positive results.
What is the finding of the Canadian researchers? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good. B、 The power of positive thinking is limited. C、 Unhappy people cannot think positively. D、 There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.
What does the author mean by “…you’re just underlining his faults”(Para. 3)? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 You are pointing out the errors he has made. B、 You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough. C、 You are trying to make him feel better about his faults. D、 You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.
What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 It is important for people to continually increase their self-esteem. B、 Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem. C、 Self-approval can bring a positive change to one’s mood. D、 People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings.
) What do we learn form the last paragraph? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 The effects of positive thinking vary form person to person. B、 Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy. C、 Different people tend to have different ways of thinking. D、 People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. B、 Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. C、 Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. D、 Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. E、 their
) From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______. ( )(本题2.5分) A、 treated hospitably at his home B、 offered a ride to his home C、 warmly welcomed at the airport D、 treated to
The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______. ( )(本题2.5分) A、 strict with time B、 serious with time C、 willing to spend time D、 careful with time
) A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”. ( )(本题2.5分) A、 Friendships between Chinese B、 Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships C、 Americans’ hospitality D、 Friendships between Americans
)If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well --- especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father is a good trumpet player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael’s friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. (1). (单选题) Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 To neglect their child’s education. B、 To expect too much of their child. C、 To make their child become a musician. D、 To help their child to be a genius.
What should parents do in order to help their children succeed? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 They should push the children into achieving a lot. B、 They should understand and help their children in different times. C、 They should try to have their own successful careers. D、 They should arrange private lessons for their children.
Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 His father is a very poor player of trumpet. B、 His parents are quite rich and have a car. C、 His mother knows much about music. D、 His parents help him in a proper way.
Winston’s parents push their son so much that __________.( )(本题2.5分) A、 he is unhappy because he is not self-confident B、 he has succeeded in a lot of competitions C、 he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them D、 he has already become a better musician than his father
The two examples illustrate the principle that __________.( )(本题2.5分) A、 it is important to let children develop in the way they want B、 successful parents often have unsuccessful children C、 parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians D、 the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do
)The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “I never do anything right” into positive ones like “I can succeed.” But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking? Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are. The study’s authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your depressed friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you’re just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written. In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’ self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, “I am lovable.” Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better after the forced self-approval. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren’t urged to think positive thoughts. The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking. (1). (单选题) What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 It was established by Norman Vincent Peale. B、 It is based on the concept of positive thinking. C、 It is D、 It has brought positive results.
What is the finding of the Canadian researchers? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good. B、 The power of positive thinking is limited. C、 Unhappy people cannot think positively. D、 There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.
What does the author mean by “…you’re just underlining his faults”(Para. 3)? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 You are pointing out the errors he has made. B、 You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough. C、 You are trying to make him feel better about his faults. D、 You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.
What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 It is important for people to continually increase their self-esteem. B、 Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem. C、 Self-approval can bring a positive change to one’s mood. D、 People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings.
) What do we learn form the last paragraph? ( )(本题2.5分) A、 The effects of positive thinking vary form person to person. B、 Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy. C、 Different people tend to have different ways of thinking. D、 People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.