55.            are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025.

A. No countries                    B. 18 countries

C. 28 countries                     D. 46 countries

56. All the following are true except            .

A. Lack of water may cause conflict between countries

B. Egypt now has enough fresh water

C. There are solutions to the water problem

D. New industries need a lot of water

57. It can be learned that           .

A. Lack of water may also result from international conflict

B. There is connection between providing clean water and slowing population growth

C. The ability of developing has nothing to do with lack of water.

D. It is not known whether diseases have something to do with lack of water

58. The best title of the passage would be          .

A. World Conflict                     B. Diseases and Water

C. World Water Shortage               D. Population and Water

C

People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions--and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.

Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.

“We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said.“Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”

According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed.As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.

The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.

It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did.“The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said.“Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth less.”

In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion.From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion.Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.

59.The discovery shows that Westerners ________.

A.pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth

B.consider facial expressions universally reliable

C.observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways

D.have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions

60.What were the people asked to do in the study?

A.To make a face at each other.  B.To get their faces impressive.

C.To classify some face pictures.  D.To observe the researchers' faces.

61.What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A.The participants in the study.  B.The researchers of the study.

C.The errors made during the study.  D.The data collected from the study.

62.In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to ______.

A.do translation more successfully  B.study the mouth more frequently

C.examine the eyes more attentively      D.read facial expressions more correctly

D

Sri Lanka is known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and it is easy to see why. This little country never fails to please visitors.

Arrive

The national airline is Sri Lankan Airlines, which flies from Colombo to London and a couple of other European cities. The country’s main airport is Colombo Bandaranaike, located 29km north of the capital city.

Why now?

The best time to visit Sri Lanka’s southern beaches is from November to April. So by going early in the season, you’ll get the best weather. Also in November, Deepavali, known as “Diwali” or the “Festival of Lights”, is Sri Lanka’s main religious festival, celebrated throughout the country.

See

There is plenty to see in Sri Lanka. The ancient capital cities of Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura are worth seeing, and so are many outstanding ruins. Other mustsees are the rock fortress (要塞) of Sigiriya, towering over the jungle as far as the eye can see, and Dambulla’s cave temple, the country’s largest and best preserved. Both are UNESCO World Heritage (遗产) Sites. Kandy is a picture-like town, which was the last stronghold of the Kandyan Kings. Today it is a cultural relic centre where age-old customs, arts, and crafts remain.

Do

Sri Lanka owns about 1,600km of beautiful palm-shaded beaches as well as warm, pure seas and colourful coral reefs. You can explore the underwater world, and surfing and diving are available too. Away from the shore, wildlife is a big draw for Sri Lanka, and Yala National Park is one of the best places in the world to see wild animals including leopards (豹) and elephants.

Taste

Sri Lanka is celebrated for its excellent food, with a particular emphasis on fresh fruit and vegetables on menus everywhere. Fish and seafood are a big part of the local diet.

Did you know?

Sri Lanka is known for its tea, but it is also the world’s largest producer and exporter of cinnamon(肉桂).

63.Which of the following is a cultural relic centre of Sri Lanka?

A. Kandy.          B. Anuradhapura.     C. Polonnaruwa.    D. Colombo.

64.If you want to know something about “Diwali”, you’d better go there in           .

A. September.       B. October.           C. November.      D. May.

65.We can learn from the passage that Sri Lanka           .

A. is in the Pacific Ocean                  B. is famous for its excellent food

C. is the world’s largest producer of tea       D. has only flights to London

66.The author wrote the article in order to           .

A. introduce the picturesque landscape of Sri Lanka

B. let readers know what is famous in Sri Lanka

C. make Sri Lanka well known throughout the world

D. let people get more travel information about Sri Lanka

E

Culture is one of the most challenging elements of the international marketplace. This system of learned behavior patterns characteristic of the members of a given society is constantly shaped by a set of dynamic variables(变量): language, religion, values and attitudes, manners and customs, aesthetics, technology, education, and social institutions. To deal with this system, an international manager needs both factual and interpretive knowledge of culture. To some extent, the factual knowledge can be learned; its interpretation comes only through experience.

The most complicated problems in dealing with the cultural environment lie in the fact that one cannot learn culture—one has to live it. Two schools of thought exist in the business world on how to deal with cultural differences. One is that business is business the world around, following the model of Pepsi and McDonald’s. In some cases, globalization is a fact of life; however, cultural differences are still far from disappearing.

The other school suggests that companies must adjust business approaches to individual cultures. Setting up policies and procedures in each country has been compared to an organ transplant; the critical question centers around acceptance or rejection. The major challenge to the international manager is to make sure that rejection is not a result of cultural myopia(近视) or even blindness.

Fortune examined the international performance of a dozen large companies that earn 20 percent or more of their revenue overseas. The internationally successful companies all share an important quality: patience. They have not rushed into situations but rather built their operations carefully by following the most basic business principles. These principles are to know your rivals, know your audience, and know your customer.

67.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. All international managers can learn culture.

B. Business diversity is not necessary.

C. Views differ on how to treat culture in business world.

D. Most people do not know foreign culture well.

68.According to the author, the model of Pepsi                .

A. reflect the idea that business is business.

B. is different from the model of McDonald’s .

C. shows the reverse of globalization .

D. has converged cultural differences .

69.The two schools of thought               .

A. both propose that companies should tailor business approaches to individual cultures.

B. both advocate that different policies be set up in different countries.

C. both admit the existence of cultural diversity in business world.

D.both think dealing with cultural environment is the most complicated problem in business.

70. This article is supposed to be most useful for those                 .

A. who are interested in researching the topic of cultural diversity

B. who have connections to more than one type of culture

C. who want to travel abroad

D. who want to run business in other countries

第四部分 书面表达(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 完成句子(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号里的英语单词完成句子。

71.The fact ____                __ (他没上过大学)made it difficult for him to get a job in that country. ( attend)

72..I feel it is your husband _______________________(该受责备) for the spoiled child. (blame)

73.The police examined carefully ______________________________(所残留的) of the meal, hoping to find if there were any poisonous chemicals. ( remain, vi. )

74. Do you want to ________________________________ (把字典寄到) your house or would

you prefer to come to the shop? (deliver)

75. It took the court a long time _______________(相信)his innocence, which made him very annoyed.   (convince)

76. _______________ (不管那里有)a Disneyland, the tourism is sure to be increasing. (wherever)

77. My roommate , in the past two years, ___________ (习惯) the hot summer weather in Wuhan and now he is coming to love the city.  ( accustomed )

78.The flowers _____________ (显得鲜艳) might be poisonous in the wild, so do be careful.  (appear)

79.So                         (如此专注) reading a novel that he found time passed quickly in the summer vacation. ( absorb )

80.                      (如果订阅)Chutian Metropolis Daily for over a half year ,you would have received a free limited-edition calendar last week . (subscribe)

第二节：短文写作(满分25分)

假设你是李明，你在美国的朋友杰克将于明年七月到武汉来旅游，请你介绍武汉的一些情况。请根据下列要点，用英文回一封电子邮件。

要点：

1.地理位置(交通便利)

2.风景名胜

3.特色风味

注意：1. 词数为120左右;

2. 参考词汇：黄鹤楼-  the Yellow Crane Tower

编钟-  Chime Bells

热干面   hot and dry noodles

3.  电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入你所写词数)。

Hi Jack ,

Nice to read your e-mail today. I am only too glad to hear that.....

_____________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Hope you’ll enjoy your visit in Wuhan.

Yours  Li Ming

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