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浙江省杭州市四季青中学2016届九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷
If you want to learn English well. You have to practice speaking English! Use these sentences to help you start interesting conversations in English.
① We should try to do things independently, rather than wait for help. Do you think our schools stop us from thinking independently? How can we become more independent? Can we help our classmates to be more independent? How?
② I find this to be true with my students. If they only recite without understanding, they cannot use English well. Have you ever tried to recite many English words? What is the result? Do you know anyone that only follows but never thinks? What is that person like? Do you know anyone who is a clear thinker? What is that person like?
③ How can laughter help us in our daily life? Do you think humor is helpful if we are really sick? Do you know anyone who laughs all the time? What is that person like? Do you know someone who never laughs? Do you enjoy being around that person?
④ Do you have many friends or just a few very close friends? How did you meet your best friend? What advice would you give a newcomer to your school to help him or her meet new friends? What would you do to help your best friend?
⑤ How should we eat to stay healthy? What do you think is the healthiest food we can eat every day? Do you eat very healthy food? Or do you prefer delicious but not so healthy food? What food should we avoid eating? Besides eating well, what should we do for our health?
A. A friends in need is a friend indeed. B. Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing. C. He who laughs last laugh best. D. God helps those who help themselves. E. Laughter is the best medicine. F. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. |
British people pride themselves on their polite manners towards one another in public. They often use the word 'sorry'—even when they don't really mean it! Usually, if they want to ask a stranger for the time, they would start by saying 'Sorry to bother you. Do you know what time it is?' If they're five minutes late for an appointment (约会), they would generally greet the person by saying 'Sorry I'm late!'
They use the word 'sorry' in so many different situations that the meaning of the word has changed a little over time. The two main dictionary definitions (释义) of 'sorry' are: 1) feeling sad for someone else because of their problems or bad luck; 2) feeling regret because you've done something wrong. Now, think about this. Normally, when they want to ask a stranger a question, they start with 'Sorry to bother you'. In this situation, they aren't saying sorry because they feel sad for that person or because they feel regret.
So what does 'sorry' really mean? And why do British people use it so much? Well, in the British culture, saying 'sorry' is a way to be polite, especially to people who they don't know very well. It's also a very clever way to get what they want. In a recent experiment, an actor went up to a different strangers on a rainy day to ask if he could use their mobile phones in order to make a call. When he went up to one group of strangers and asked them without saying 'sorry' first, he was only 9 per cent successful in borrowing their phones. However, when he said 'sorry' to another group of strangers about the bad weather before asking if he could use their mobile phones, he was 47 per cent successful. So maybe saying 'sorry' is not just being polite, but it is also a good method to get what they want too!
Title: Why do {#blank#}1{#/blank#} people say sorry? | |
Main points | Detailed information |
The situations in which they say '{#blank#}2{#/blank#}' | Asking for the time Being {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for an appointment |
The change of the meaning of 'sorry' | The two main {#blank#}4{#/blank#} definitions of 'sorry'; Feeling sad for {#blank#}5{#/blank#} problems or bad luck Feeling regret {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of one's own mistakes When British people ask a stranger a question by {#blank#}7{#/blank#} with 'sorry', they are saying sorry neither because they feel sad for that person nor because they feel regret. |
The {#blank#}8{#/blank#} meaning of 'sorry' | A way to be polite A good way to get {#blank#}9{#/blank#} they want The result of an experiment shows it's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} for one to succeed in borrowing a mobile phone by saying 'sorry'. |
If you ask people of different countries "Could you tell me the way to the post office?" you will get different answers.
In Japan, people use landmarks(路标)instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The post office is across from the bus stop. "
In Kansas, America, there are no towns or buildings within miles. So instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say, "Go north two miles. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} "
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions. They will often say, "Follow me." {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Sometimes if a person doesn't know the answer to your question, he or she might say, "Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." {#blank#}4{#/blank#}They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. A visitor can often get lost in Yucatan!
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually point to the right direction. Go on in that direction and you may find the post office!
A. Turn east,and then go another mile. B. But one thing will help you everywhere. C. People there think "I don't know" is impolite. D. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. E. You have to walk after them all the time. F. Then she or he will take you through the streets of the city to the post office. |
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