Dear Jones,
You have asked me for suggestions on how to get along in the United States. It is difficult to give advice, but I have found the following "dos" and" don’ts" helpful.
As a (21) . it isn’t easy to find anyone to talk to in a big city. However, here are some suggestions. First, get or borrow a dog! Walk him several times a day! Americans love dogs and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a cafeteria. People generally (22) the same tables and will sometimes talk to you if they see that yon are a (23) . Next, take your dirty (24) to a laundry (洗衣店)! It takes about an hour to wash and dry, and many people wait there. They often pass the (25) talking to the other customers. (26) ask for information from a woman, if you are a (27) , and from a man, if you are a woman. It seems to get (28) results for a reason I can’t understand. Learn the
A. cards
B. time
C. clothes
D. discussion
Text 2 In cities all over the United States, workers spend several hours a day in cars crawling along in traffic to get to offices many miles from home. They experience stress, waste time, and pay a lot for gas, car maintenance, and parking. Once they get to work, they make their way through a maze of cubicles, each with its computer, phone, and file cabinet. Nancy Alley, human resources manager at TBWA Chiat/Day, doesn’t. She stays at home, talking with managers over the phone and faxing in paperwork. Instead of walking down the hall to chat with coworkers, she E-mails them. Nancy is a telecommuter, someone who works some or all of the time at home. Since 1990, the number of U. S. telecommuters has grown from 4.2 million to 9.2 million. Highway congestion, the high cost of office space, federal clean-air laws, reduced work forces, and lifestyle needs -- all these factors contribute to the growth of telecommuting. What makes it possible is technology. Desktop and lap
A. they don't like their working environment.
B. the development of technology enables them to work at home.
C. telecommuting can solve many social problems.
D. telecommuting is a trend that most people like to follow.
Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 More than two centuries after Benjamin Franklin used one to study lightning, a team of atmospheric scientists has found that kites are a potent research tool for studying air conditions at high altitudes. Ben Balsley and John Briks at the University of Colorado have developed a kite and instrument package to sample the atmosphere up to 3.5 kilometers high, for up to two days at a time. The kite is cheaper and more flexible than balloons and aircraft, the traditional vehicles for atmospheric research. Within two years the team expects to fly kites up to 10 kilometers high, and Briks hopes to use these to measure carbon dioxide and methane emissions over the Brazilian rainforest and the transport of air pollutants over the Atlantic Ocean. The kite is a 15-s
A. Kites have been found to be a useful tool in research on air conditions
B. Balloons and aircraft are traditional tools in research on air conditions
C. The kites are expected to fly higher and do more researches in the near future
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