– We want to sit at the table near the window.– Im sorry, but（)already.

—We want to sit at the table near the window．

—I'm sorry, but it ______ (take)already．

From the time we were babies we have been taught our manners.(从婴儿时开始我们就被教以礼貌规矩。) We are taught how to hold a knife and a fork and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people.

Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating together means that you are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. They politely turn their backs on each other when they are taking food.

Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing(祝福). They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well, or to bless a new born baby. In most other places, spitting means just something completely different. It's something to do to show that you hate someone.

When we go to visit someone we say "Hello" and "How are you" and things like that. If you were visiting an East African village, everyone would be very careful not to pay any attention to you. The polite thing there would be for you to go quietly, without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You would wait until he had finished what he was doing and then he would begin talking to you.

In a village in Arab, a visitor walks behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passed in front，he would be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It was rude to refuse.

1.We have been taught________.

A.it's bad manners to stand and to sit

B.it's good manners to hold a knife and a fork

C.it's good manners not to talk with our mouths full

D.how to shake hands when we introduce people

2.In parts of Polynesia it's not polite________.

A.to be eating alone

B.to stand eating

C.to be seen eating

D.to take food away

3.In most places，spitting means________.

A.a kind of blessing

B.you want a sick person to get well

C.you give a new-born baby the blessing

D.you hate someone

4.If you visit an East African village, you________.

A.had better say "Hello" or "How are you" to others

B.will keep quiet and not to speak to anyone

C.should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others

D.must wait until the villagers have finished their work and then begin to talk to them

5.If you pass in front of the tents in Arab, ________.

A.you would be invited in and eat in each tent

B.you just refuse to go into the tent

C.you can walk behind all the tents

D.you can't get to the one you want to visit

听力原文：W: Dan，did you want to see me？

M: Oh，yes，Sue，please sit down．We need some help．

W: What can I do？

M：Look at this schedule．There are four conferences in April．And there aren't enough representatives to cover all of them．

W: But I am not on the executive staff．

M: I know，but you have studied management and merchandising．And we have openings for more managerial people．There is a good opportunity for you here．

W: That sounds wonderful．But what do you want me to do？

M: There's a conference in Seattle on the 18th of April．I want you to represent us．

W: That's a big responsibility

M: You'll do very well，and I'm pretty sure．

W: Is there a lot to learn？

M: There are a few things，but they aren't difficult．

W: There isn't much time left．Can I start now？

M: There are some reports on the previous conferences in the files．You can study those．

W: Can you give me any guidelines about etiquette in other countries？

M: There are several overall guidelines that apply to international conferences．

W: Then where can I find all the country-specific information？

M: Usually you can call that country's embassy or consulate．Most of them have printed materials for business visitors．And there are also travel books available at public libraries．If you don't have enough time，you can also ask Sally，as she attended the conference there last time．

W: Great．And will our company arrange for transportation？

M: Yes．Tell the travel department about what you think you'll need，and they can make arrangements for you．

W: Thank you．I will give it my best shot.

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A．There are not enough efficient managers.

B．It lacks in guidelines for new employees.

C．The conference schedule should change immediately.

D．It is short of representatives for conferences.

_1_ about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. We're _2_ with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity（肥胖）. Perhaps the _3_ to this ambivalence（矛盾情结）lies in our history. The first Europeans came to this continent searching for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop（经济作物）wasn't eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually encouraging more _4_ ways of doing it.

The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmony. Do as Romans do means eating what “real Americans” eat, but our nation's food has come to be _5_ by imports—pizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the country's most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles.

Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nation's defining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sitins at southern lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reasons or evades meat for political.

But strong opinions have not brought _7_ . Americans are ambivalent about what they put in their mouths. We have become _8_ of our foods, especially as we learn more about what they contain.

The _9_ in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. It's no coincidence, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage（束缚）. It's what we eat—and how we _10_ it with friends, family, and strangers—that help define America as a community today.

A. answer

I. creative

B. result

J. belief

C. share

K. suspicious

D. guilty

L. certainty

E. constant

M. obsessed

F. defined

N. identify

G. vanish

O. ideals

H. adapted

e control. It seems a dream in the future. It isn't.

In many ways such driverless cars are already with us. There is partial automation in many cars, such as intelligent braking, lane departure warning and automatic parking. The systems are there {A; B; C} cars can pretty much drive themselves. No one noticed the introduction of cruise control. We've got collision avoidance, and we'll soon have automatic lane change.

Improving this technology should make the roads safer. Machines are much better at following rules than humans. Driveway signs advise drivers to slow down to avoid {A; B; C} jams. They are often ignored by drivers. But it won't happen {A; B; C} a computer. Driverless cars could also choose the best route to avoid traffic jams.

Fewer jams will mean {A; B; C} stop-start driving. Maintaining smooth and constant speeds will improve fuel efficiency. Computers could also be programmed to take the greenest route, rather than the fastest one. Under computer control, cars could also travel much closer together.

They can effectively “slipstream” one another and use less fuel to move themselves forward. They can even form. multi-car “trains” going {A; B; C} high speeds. However, with driverless cars on the roads, there will be potential trust issues between people and machines. We could therefore see guard rails back on the sides of pavements. This would be a backwards step.

1. A. because B. so that C. such as

2. A. creating B. to creat C. creat

3. A. with B. to C. on

4. A. more B. little C. less

5. A. over B. in C. at

A.will sit

B.will be sitting

C.is sitting

D.sit

THRE THINGS TO BRING YOU MORE FRIENDS

Do you lack friends？ Do you want to make more friends？ If so，you may read on.".

There's a certain beauty in being a lone wolf.You have more time to do the things you want to do.But if you want to make more friends, and do things together with them, please consider these suggestions on how to meet people and form. strong, lasting friendships.

Spend more ti me around people and talk to them.If you want to make friends，you first need to put yourself out in order to meet people.Friends seldom come knocking on your door while you sit at home playing computer games.

Participate in an online community.You don' t necessarily need to have a lot of common interests with people in order to make friends with them.Social networking sites such as We chat, Facebook,Twitter, and My Space are great way to meet new people and learn more about the people you meet.

Join a sports team.A common misunderstanding about this is that you have to be really good at playing a particular sport in order to make friends with others on the team, but not all teams are so competitive, As long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates, joining a local team could be a great way to make new friends.

1.How many ways the author suggests on how to make more friends？

A.Three.

B.Four.

C.Two.

2.If you want to make more friends，first you need to()？

A.join a club.

B.chat on the internet.

C.put yourself out.

3.What is the meaning of the word online in paragraph3？

A.直线的

B.在线的

C.线下的

4.What is misunderstanding about joining a sports team？

A.You have to be good at playing a particular sport.

B.You must en joy the sport.

C.You must support your teammates.

5.The main point of this passage is about.

A.how to talk with friends.

B.how to make more friends.

C.how to study English well.

A.I need a round trip to Frankfurt

B.I’d prefer sit with my family

C.Here you are

D.I want to check in for the next flight

We shouldn’t() those people who need our help urgently.

A sit up

B sit for

C sit down

D sit on