听力原文:M: Can I have a single room for tonight, please?
W: Sorry, sir. All our rooms are fully occupied.
Where does this conversation most probably take place?
At a bus stop.
B. At a canteen.
C. At a hotel.
D. At a bank.
One of the most striking things about Americans is that they seem to expect everyone to like them【C1】______they go. Americans aren't of course the only people in the world who take【C2】______that their cultural standards are generally admired--monoculturalism is typical【C3】______every society in the world. But it isn't【C4】______that Americans seem to expect- they seem to expect【C5】______. This phenomenon, which the rest of the world finds both amusing and【C6】______, may be at least partly【C7】______to the American definition of friendliness. To Americans, friendliness means【C8】______informal and cheerful and open to other people, even before you know them【C9】______to be sure you like them. And it's important to note that【C10】______real friendship may certainly arise【C11】______acting friendly in this way, Americans don't mistake acting friendly【C12】______being friends. This can, of course, cause【C13】______when Americans meet people from more reserved cultures. But if you consider【C14】______American history, it's easier to see where this pattern of behavior. comes from. In the pioneer days, if you acted too reserved and formal, no one【C15】______any reason to help you if you got into trouble(【C16】______there was plenty of in the pioneer days). Having a wide circle of friendly acquaintances was a key【C17】______survival, so "friendliness" became a【C18】______pattern of behavior. that every generation of Americans is trained to【C19】______in a high degree. They're so good at being friendly and it works at home--so Americans'【C20】______is that it will work everywhere.
【C1】
A. wherever
B. anywhere
C. where
D. whenever
In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprises the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words【C1】______which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we【C2】______, that is to say, from the【C3】______of our own family and from our familiar associates, and【C4】______we should know and use【C5】______we could not read or write. They【C6】______the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who【C7】______the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people【C8】______and are not the exclusive【C9】______of a limited class.
On the other hand, our language【C10】______a multitude of words which are comparatively【C11】______used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little【C12】______to use them at home or in the market-place. Our【C13】______acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's【C14】______or from the talk of our schoolmates,【C15】______from books that we read, lectures that we【C16】______, or the more【C17】______conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular【C18】______in a style. appropriately elevated above the habitual【C19】______of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the【C20】______between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
【C1】
A. at
B. with
C. by
D. through
Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文:W: Today's November fifteenth. It's almost time for Thanksgiving.
M: What are your plans for Thanksgiving day?
W: The same as usual. My aunts and uncles and cousins come to our house for dinner.
M: Do you cook the turkey?
W: My mother cooks it. But I prepare the vegetables. My aunts usually bring the pies.
M: My father and I go to my married sister's every year. When my mother was alive, the whole family came to our house. The women cooked the meal, and the men washed the dishes.
W: In out family the kids wash the dishes. The whole thing is a lot of work.
M: Yes, but I like Thanksgiving. I was out of the country last year, and I really missed it. That's one time in the year when families get together.
How does the man usually spend Thanksgiving?
A. Going out with some of his friends.
B. Holding a big party in his house.
C. Staying at home with his wife.
D. He joins his family who get together.