Why do most American homes have built-in closets and shelves, added dressers etc?
Why do we say that lawyers are one of the most reactionary forces in American society?
A.They practice the art of distortion in an effort to win legal games where we need honest communications.
B.They promote conflict and blame when we need cooperation and self-responsibility.
C.They promote division where we need unity.
D.All of the above.
A.Because they are unfriendly to other people.
B.Because they live overseas or travel internationally in a large number each year.
C.Because they are indeed the richest people in the world.
D.Because they manage most of the insurance and security companies.
15. Why do American young people usually leave their families at eighteen or nineteen?A. Their working place is too far away from their families.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The speaker's opinion about American society.
B.The relationship between American parents and their children.
C.American young people's independence.
D.American social values.
But today, the typical American family looks very different. Consider these statistics: in 1965, only 35% of American women worked outside the home. Ten years later, in 1975, it jumped to 55%. And today, close to 80% of American women work outside the home.
Why is that? Well, there are two important reasons why most American women now work. The first one, very simply, is that they need the money. These days the cost of living is so high that most families need two paychecks in order to make ends meet.
The other reason why women are working in larger and larger numbers is that they have more opportunities than they did 30 or 40 years ago. There are laws in the United States that give women the same opportunity as men to go to college and get jobs. As a result, women today are working in professions that were not as open to them 30 or 40 years ago. To give just one example, today more than half the students in American medical schools are women.
So, to summarize so far, we've seen that the American family has changed dramatically since the days of those old television shows. In the typical family both the father and the mother have jobs. This means that most American homes don't have a full-time homemaker anymore, and that creates new problems for families, such as who takes care of babies and old people; who shops, cooks, and cleans; who volunteers at the children's school and so on.
Now, as the American family has changed, American businesses have changed too. More and more companies understand that people can't do good work if they're worried about their kids or if they're under a lot of stress. As a result, some companies are trying to help their workers with flexible policies and new programs that benefit working families.
For most people, trying to work and taking care of a family at the same time is still very, very difficult. In my opinion, our government and our society need to do a lot more to help working parents and their children.
23. What was the percentage of American women worked outside home in 1975?
24.Which statement is NOT the reason why most American women work now?
25.Which one is NOT a problem for two-paycheck families?
26.What are some companies trying to do for their workers?
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A.35%0.
B.45%.
C.55%.
D.80%.
A.From religious organisations.
B.From public sources.
C.From corporate sources.
D.From research grants.
听力原文:W: The Americans came from America. That's easy, isn't it?
M: I'm sorry to say you are wrong! The Americans came from almost every part of the world. That's to say, mare than 230 million people now call America home, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. That's why America has long been known as a "melting pot". It is believed that the first to arrive were the American Indians. They came titan Asia in very ancient times, more than 10,000 years ago. There used to be millions of them, but today they only number about 850,000. Half of them live on special land of their own in 31 states, while the others have "melted" in with the rest of America's 230 million people.
W: Do the American Indians have anything to do with the Indians of India?
M: No, nothing. As a matter of fact, the American Indiana came from Siberia.
W: Then, why do people call them Indians?
M: Because when Christopher Columbus made his historic voyage in 1492, he expected to reach India. So he called the people of the New World "Indians" and Indian is the name that has remained till now.
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A.Because Americans love melting pot.
B.Because Americans came from almost every part of the world.
C.Because America is famous for melting pot.
D.Because America contains a large number of people.
M: Nana is the most popular comic series because Japanese people can sympathize with this love story. Why Japanese people love comics is probably because riley do not show much of what they think or feel. So, they project their thoughts and feelings in comics.
W: Which part of Japan is the most famous? And why?
M: The most famous part in Japan is Tokyo, the center of modern culture in Japan and all Japanese trends are born there.
W: What is the most important festival in Japan and why does it become so significant for the Japanese?
M: In Japan, the most important festival is the New Year's Holidays. Japanese people visit a shrine on New Year's day to pray for health and good future. Also, family gets together and many children receive money. Also, people clean the house before the New Year and eat toshikoshi soba for long life. And on New Year's day people eat osechi ryori, which is very special and delicious. I like New Year very much.
W: If I want to skiing, where should I go?
M: I think Nagano(长野) is the best place to ski in Japan. The reason is because the Winter Olympics were held in Nagano in 1998. The snow there is very soft and beautiful.
W: What kind of food do you like besides Japanese food? Like American food, Chinese food?
M: Recently, young Japanese people eat with their friends at fast food restaurants like McDonalds or Yoshinoya. There are not many university students eating meals at home. I think that I am the same as those students. Also, Japanese like Italian, Chinese, and Korean food. But I like Japanese food the best because foreign food is too strong for me.
W: What do you think about Junlehiro Koizumi? Is he handsome or look old?
M: I think Prime Minister Koizumi is a progressive person rather than a traditional one. He is active and has made good diplomacy, but his idea of tax increase is not good. I think capitalism is going to do big damage to poor people. Koizmni's capitalism is just like that of President George Bush. Is Koizumi handsome? Well, I think he looks not all that bad.
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A.Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because it's a love story.
B.Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because its plot is attractive.
C.Japanese people do not like to express their thoughts and feelings before others.
D.Japanese people love comics because they are very funny and interesting.
听力原文:W: I'm free this afternoon. Shall we go to the movies
M: OK.But I hate love stories. Any films about war on today
W: I'm afraid not. How about the theatre
M: Well, most plays are badly written, though they're cheap.
W: Let's go to a concert. You like music very much, don't you
M: Yes, light music. But now you can only hear noisy music, American songs or songs where you can't understand a single word.
W: What are you going to do then
M: Why not go to the library to borrow some books. You like reading as much as I do, don't you
W: OK, let's go.
What is the woman going to do this afternoon?
A.Go shopping.
B.Go to the library.
C.Go to the cinema.
Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write down the answers on the Answer Sheet. Lin had traveled 20 hours from Beijing to New York. He needed a good meal. His American friend, mike, met him. But Mike only offered him a plate of roasted chicken and a glass of orange juice. Lin was used to having a main course, and asked Mike if he had any rice. Mike said he only had fried noodles, and Lin had to make do with it. Thought Lin knew American didn’t care very much about what food they ate, he still felt surprised because he had taken Mike to the most famous duck restaurant in Beijing-Quanjude-when he arrived in Beijing. Questions to think about when you write your analysis: 1. Why did Lin feel surprised? 2. Offer some advice to him about adjusting to his new environment in American.
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