The man said that the big stone___on the road was___there by a______stranger,but he wa
A.lain;laid;lying
B.lying;lain;laying
C.lying;laid;lying
D.lain ;lain;lied
A.lain;laid;lying
B.lying;lain;laying
C.lying;laid;lying
D.lain ;lain;lied
B
" How far is it to the next village?" the American asks a man sitting by the side of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to get to his destination (目的地) , he will politely say " Just down the road. " He thinks this is more encouraging , gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling " tricked". He thinks the man purposely cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well.
Had conditions been turned over, the American would have felt he was "cheating" the driver if he had said the next town was close when he knew it was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too, would be sympathetic(同情的)to the weary driver, he would say "You have a good way to go
yet; it is at least 15 miles. "The driver might be disappointed, but he would know what to expect.
Whether to be correct or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of different
cul-tures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.
61. The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because
[ A] he is playing a trick on him
[ B ] the American expects the answer
[ C] he doesn ' t know the exact distance at all
[D]he wants to encourage him to go further
听力原文: Today when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct, In 1904, the Wrights built a second machine. They called it Flyer No. 2. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. Unfortunately, there was some mechanical trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The reporters went away. They were disappointed and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905, they built an even better machine, Flyer No. 3. They were able to stay up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine. They were able to turn and climb in the air. Farmers, travelers on the roads around Dayton often saw them flying. But when these people told reporters about it, they refused to believe them.
The Wrights offered Flyer No. 3 to the United States Government. The Government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build an airplane, They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their plane to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden case. It seemed nobody was interested.
(20)
A.They were able to fly it in the air.
B.They were able to stay up in the air for half an hour and more in the machine.
C.They were able to carry travelers.
D.They were able to fly in around Dayton.
What can we learn from what tile speaker said?
A.He is a retired teacher of history.
B.He thinks children were happier in the past.
C.He lives on a farm far away from cities.
听力原文:(A) The man is telling people the time.
(B) The man is talking to himself.
(C) The man is directing people to follow his instructions.
(D) The man is talking through the cell phone.
What does the woman suggest that the man do?
A.Bring the old computer to the store
B.Sell the old computer to the store
C.Stop driving the old car
D.Copy the contents of the old computer
听力原文:(A) The man is ripping the book.
(B) The man is trying to get out of a room.
(C) The man is holding a book,
(D) The man is putting on a pair of sneakers.
What will the man probably (大概,或许) do?
A.Walk to the station slowly.
B.Hurry to catch the train.
C.Sit down to have a rest.
Where does the man ask the woman to see him?
A.Near the garden.
B.In the garden.
C.Outside the park.
What lesson should the man learn?
A.Pay the phone call on time.
B.Learn about the charge in advance.
C.Ask permission to use the telephone.
听力原文:(A) The man is wearing protective gloves.
(B) There are no bottles at all.
(C) The man focuses on his book.
(D) The room is used for conservation.