成教第二冊(cè)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)

LoveThy(your)Neighbor barkBiblicalbibleboundaryBunchcommandmentComprisedecorationDefinedrivewayEmergencyestatefenceFolkloreGrandImpracticalLimitationlimitNeighborlinessNostalgiaOriginallyProximityShadesmall-talkWanderwonderCallupcomeandgoOutofstyleoutoffashionIncommonHavesth.(nothing)incommonOnorderRealestatesetfiretoTobeginwithItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfromwhomyouborrowedfoureggsoraladderhasmoved,andthepeopleintherenowarestrangers.Someoftheoldfolkloreofneighborlinessisimpracticalorsilly,anditislikelythatourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.Thebiblicalcommandmentto“LoveThyNeighbor”wasprobablyapoortranslationofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen“RespectThyNeighbor”.Lovecan’tbecalleduponorder.FewerthanhalfthepeopleintheUnitedStatesliveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago,sothere’snoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyoujustbecausetheyhappenedtowanderintoarealestateofficethatlistedtheplacenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommontobeginwithisproximity,andunlesssomethingmoredevelops,thatisn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.Itsometimeshappensnaturally,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyourchoiceasbestfriends.Orthatyouwillbetheirs,either.Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousayhello,yousmall-talkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsastheyariseandyouhelpeachotherinemergency.It’sthekindofarrangementwhereyouseemoreoftheminthesummerthaninthewinter.Thedrivewayorthefencebetweenyouisnotreallycoldshoulder,butaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearlydefinedboundariesforourselves.Ifneighborshavechanged,neighborhoodshavenot.Theystillcomprisethesameelements.Ifyouliveinarealneighborhoodyoucanbesuremostofthefollowingpeoplewillbefoundthere.Onefamilywithmorekidsthantheycantakecareof.Onegrandhomewithafamilysorichthattheyreallyaren’tpartoftheneighborhood.Abadkidwhostealsorsetsfiretothings,althoughnoonehaseverbeenabletoproveit.PeoplewholeavetheirChristmasdecorationsuntilMarch.Someonewhodoesn’tcuttheirgrassmorethantwiceasummer.Afamilythatneverseemstoturnoffanylightsinthehouse.Ateenagerwhoplaystheradiotooloudinthesummerwiththewindowsopen.Someonewholeavestheirbarkingdogoutuntil11:30mostnights.Acouplethathasloudpartiesallthetimewithgueststhattakeanhourtoleaveoncetheygetoutsideandstartshoutinggoodbyetoeachother.Someonewhodoesn’tpulltheshade.Itiseasiertoproducenostalgiaaboutaneighborhoodthanaboutacommunity,butacommunityisprobablyabetterunit.Aneighborhoodisjustabunchofindividualswholiveinproximity,butacommunityisagroupofpeoplewhoriseabovetheirindividuallimitationstogetsomethingsdoneintown.thisbookismoreinterestingthan___thatyouhavejustread.B.theseC.oneD.theones.Youwillbedismissed__youwillneverbelateagain.unlessB.untilC.whenD.after.Theboardofmanagement___sevenpersons.ConsistsB.comprisesmakesupD.composes.Theboyislonely;hecouldbehappierifhehadsomeone__hecouldplay.whob.withwhomc.whomd.thatThissong___memoriesofmychildhoodinthecountryside.callsforb.turnsoffcallsupd.turnsupMygrandfather’sideasarealways___.Heistoooldtokeepupwiththetimes.c.outofstyle7.It’ssurprisethatJohnandhistwinbrotherhavenothing___a.incommon8.Ifsomethingunexpected__attheoffice,Iwillbehomelate.a.risesb.comesc.arisesd.goes.9.Itis___torain.We’dbettertakeourumbrellawithus.a.likelyb.possiblec.liked.unlike10.Thevillageis___farfromthehighwaythatwefeelapartfromtheworldwhenwearethere.c.soUnitIIEarthquakePrecautionsBam!Thebathroomdoorslammingagainstthewallwokemeoutofasoundsleep.Unsteadilyworkingmywayinthedarktothebathroom,Isecuredthedoorlatchtomakesuremysleepwasnotinterruptedagain.Ithenwalkedbackintobedandstartedtodriftoff.Notforlong.Mybody,thebedandthewholebedroombeganshaking.Afterafewconfusedseconds,Irealized“Earthquake!”“Bigone,”Iadded,notingthattheneighborhooddogshadjoinedinthestrangesoundsthehillsaroundmyhouseweremaking.WithinmomentsIwasoutofbedandonmyfeet,consideringleavingthehouse.“I’llwait,”Icomfortedmyself.“Eventhesebigonespassinafewseconds.”Thisonewouldn’t.Itkeptcoming;everythingwasshakingandtrembling.Iheardapaneofglasscrashontothefloor.IthennoticedthatthestreetlightshadfailedandmyheartwaspoundingharderthanwhenIusedtoliftweights.Iacknowledgedmyfear.Realizingthattherewasnotimetofleethehouse,Isimplywaitedandwaited.Thenearlyone-minutelongtremblefinallysubsided,andmyreasoningcamebacktome.Allwaswell,orwellenough.Iwalkedunsteadilytoanotherroomandlookedoutside.Aneighborwithaflashlightwascheckingonhisandother’shomesfordamage.Iknewithadbeenamajorearthquake,thoughnotcenteredwhereIlived.ThenextdayIlearnedthata7.6Richter-scaleearthquakehaddestroyedmylovelyhometown.Orthenextfewweeks,everyone’slifewascenteredaroundtheearthquakeduetotheconstantmediacoverageandelectricityrationing.Myhometownisbutoneomanyplacesalongthe“RingofFire”encirclingnearlyhalftheglobearoundthePacificOcean.Constantvolcanicandearthquakeactionoccurshere,sometimeswithseriousresults.Inthiscenturyalone,majorearthquakehavetakenmorethanonemillionlives.Manymorehavebeeninjuredandmadehomeless.Theeconomic,socialandpersonalcostsareimmeasurable.Overthepastquartercentury,manycountriesinearthquake-proneareashavebeguntoeducatetheircitizensonhowtotakeappropriateprecautionsforearthquakes.Thefollowinglisthasbeentakenfromexperience.Beforetheearthquake.Preparean“earthquakekit”;neareveryone’sbed;thesekitsshouldincludedrinkingwater,aflashlightwithfreshbatteries,anddryfood.Placeanextrapillow,blanket,orquiltnearthebedtobeplacedovertheheadduringtheearthquakeandforwarmthiftrappedafterwards.Duringtheearthquake.Ifpossible,getoutofthebuildingyouareinsideofandintoacleararea.Ifescapingfromabuildingisimpossible,getawayfromwindowsanddoor;trytofindshelterunderstructuralbeamsorunderanyheavypieceoffurniture,likealargetableorbed.Afterthemajorearthquake(rememberthataftershockswilloccur):Whenshakingendsorsubsides,turnoffgaslines.Leavethebuilding(neveruseelevators)quicklybutnotinapanic.Ifnotinjured,bereadytohelprescueworkerswithinformationorlabor.Whenbigonehappens,thereislittleanyonecando.Theabovepreparations,however,couldmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.whentheresultsofthevotewereannouncedthePrimeMinister___defeat.acknowledgedthepassengersontheplane___theirseatbeltswhenittookoff.secureditwasonlywhenSimonfinally___tosleepthattheheadacheseased.driftedoff4.someonewasheard___thestairs.a.comeupb.tocomeupc.wentupd.goesup5.whenGrandmaturned85,hereyesbeganto___d.fail6.thepeoplewholivedneartheriverhadto__thefloodingwaters.c.flee7.Iambusyatthemoment.Youcanputthebook___youlike.c.wherever8.Iwonderifthereisanything___foryou.a.Icandob.whichIcando9.don’tbetoonervous.Dr.Smithwill__yourhealth.a.lookafterb.worryaboutc.checkon10.itseemsthatthepictureisnothanging___itshouldonthewall.b.where.Themobilemedicalteamcomprisesfivedoctorsandeightnurses.Beforewegothereitwouldbejustaswelltotelephonethem.peopletendtobecomeirrationalinanemergency.allthroughtheinterviewhecarefullyavoidedthesubjectofsalary.SusanacknowledgedthatitwastoolatetohelpTomnow.whenyouarelearningtodrive,havingagoodteacherwillmakeallthedifference.Iliketogotothemovieswithmyoldfriendsnowandthen.hissuccessisentirelyduetohishardwork.Unit3Aretherestrangersinspace?Wemustconcludefromtheworkofthosewhohavestudiedtheoriginoflife,thatgivenaplanetonlyapproximatelylikeourown,lifeisalmostcertaintostart.Ofalltheplanetsinourownsolarsystem,wearenowprettycertaintheEarthistheonlyoneonwhichlifecansurvive.Marsistoodryandpoorinoxygen.Venusfartoohot,andsoisMercury,andouterplanetshavetemperaturesnearabsolutezeroandhydrogen-dominatedatmospheres.Butothersuns,starsastheastronomerscallthem,areboundtohaveplanetslikeourown,andasthenumberofstarsintheuniverseissovast,thispossibilitybecomesvirtualcertainty.ThereareonehundredthousandmillionstarsinourownMilkyWayalone,andthentherearethreethousandmillionotherMilkyWays,orgalaxies,intheuniverse.Sothenumberofstarsthatweknowexistisnowestimatedatabout300millionmillionmillion.Ifwearesocertainthatotherintelligentlifeexistsintheuniverse,whyhavewehadnovisitorsfromouterspaceyet?Firstofall,theymayhavecometothisplanetofoursthousandsormillionsofyearsago,andfoundourthenprevailingprimitivestatecompletelyuninterestingtotheirownadvancedknowledge.Professor…,aleadingAmericanradioastronomer,arguedinNaturethatsuchasuperiorcivilization,onavisittoourownsolarsystem,mayhaveleftanautomaticmessengerbehindtoawaitthepossibleawakeningofanadvancedcivilization.Suchamessenger,receivingourradioandtelevisionsignals,mightwellre-transmitthembacktoitshome-planet,althoughwhatimpressionanyothercivilizationwouldthusgetfromusisbestleftunsaid.Butherewecomeupagainstthemostdifficultofallobstaclestocontactpeopleonotherplanets-theastronomicaldistanceswhichseparateus.Asareasonableguess,theymight,onanaverage,be100lightyearsaway(alightyearisthedistancewhichlighttravelsat186,000milespersecondinoneyear,namely6millionmillionmiles)radiowavesalsotravelatthespeedoflight,andassumingsuchanautomaticmessengerpickedupourfirstbroadcastsofthe1920s,themessagetoitshomeplanetisbarelyhalfwaythere.Similarly,ourownpresentprimitivechemicalrockets,thoughgoodenoughtoorbitmen,havenochanceoftransportingustothenearestotherstar,fourlightyearsaway,letalonedistancesoftensorhundredsoflightyears.Fortunately,thereisauniquelyrationalwayforustocommunicatewithotherintelligentbeingsas…h(huán)asputitinhisexcellentbook.Wearenotalone.ThisdependsonThepreciseradiofrequencyofthe21-cmwavelength.Or1420megacyclespersecond.Itisthenaturalfrequencyoemissionothehydrogenatomsinspaceandwasdiscoveredbyusin1951.itmustbeknowntoanykindofradioastronomerintheuniverse.Oncetheexistenceofthiswave-lengthhadbeendiscovered,itwasnotlongbeforeitsuseastheuniquelyrecognizablebroadcastingfrequencyorinterstellarcommunicationitisan___factthatMr.Johnsonhasgonebankrupt.absoluteourmanagerisalwaysout.thevicemanageristhe___headofthebusiness.virtual3.awarmwelcome__allourcustomersontheirarrival.a.awaitsb.waitsc,awaitsfordwaitson4.Ibettheweather__getbettertomorrow.a.isrealtob.issuretoc.iscertaind.isboundto5.thisresearchresultwillnotstandifwedonot__thereisnoforceoffriction.a.assistb.assignc.assumed.assert6.thisnewcountrydidn’tcomeinto__untiltheyear1918.a.exhibitionb.exceptionc.exchanged.existence.7.wemay___alotofoppositiontotheworkscheme.a.comeupagainst8.sheisthepersonwhocanbe___wheneverneeded.a.dependedon9.100peoplediedandonly5people___thisearthquake.c.survived10.thefamoussceneryspotattracts2,000visitorsperday___c.onanaverageUnit4ThepoliceandtheintelligenceagentsAmericanTVandmoviesoncegaveatoughandbrutalpictureoftheAmericanpolice,thoughmowthereareTVserieswhichhavecopsasheroesanddefendersofsociety.Thepolicearegratefulforthegoodpublicityandtheirnewimage,especiallyincitieswherethereareblackghettos.Thecop,orordinarypoliceman,isacityoraStateemployee.HecannotarrestanyoneoutsidehiscityorhisState.Hecannotevencrosstheborderintoaneighboringstatetolookforacriminal.Ifhedoes,hecanbechargedwithbreakingthelawofthatstate.Thepolicewhohavetobereallytougharethosethatoperateinbigcities,likeNY,ChicagoandDetroit,whichhavelargeghettosandorganizedcrimes.Sincethemajorityofcriminalsarearmed,AmericancopshavetousetheirgunsmoreoftenthanmostpolicemeninotherplacesandthecarchasesthroughthecrowdedstreetsofManhattan,whichareafavoritefeatureofgangstermovies,arenotsoexaggerated.Americancopsgetshotdown,runover,stabbed,beatenup,andtheirwivesalwaysfearthatonedaytheirmenwillnotcomehome.Manypolicemendoalottohelpchildrenwhoseparentsarecriminals.Theyunderstandbetterthanmostcitizenstheterriblemiseryoftheghettos.Theyfeelsorryforthedrugusers,butoftentreatroughlythe“pushers”whosellthedrugs-whentheycancatchthem.Theyhavebeenaccusedofmakingnoseriousattempttobreakupthevariousdrugrings.Theyclaimthatsuchataskwouldbenever-ending.Inbigcities,thePoliceCommissioner(Headoftheforce)isoftenappointedbyMayorandthereforeseniorpoliceofficerstendtobetoocloselylinkedtopolitics.Theirambitionssometimescausethemtoturnablindeye〔turnadeadearto〕ortoacceptbribes,whichlowerthemoraleofordinarycops.ThestructureofthemanydifferentAmericanpoliceforcesissaidtobethemostvariedinthewholeworld.ThecitypoliceoftencomeintoconflictwiththeFBI–theFederalBureauofInvestigation.FBImen,whodonotwearuniforms,havetherighttocrossstatebordersiftheyareafterasuspect.Theyareresponsibleto(for)theUSDepartmentofJustice,andhavetheirheadquartersinWashington,D.C.TheheadoftheFBImenaremoreconcernedwithspiesandagentshostiletotheUSA,radicalandMafiabossesthantheyarewithordinarycriminals,buttheydokeeparecordofallcrimes,whichcityandstatepolicecanconsultTheactivitiesoftheCIA-CentralIntelligenceAgency-arenowwellknownineverycountryintheworld.ThejobofCIAistokeeptheGovernmentinformedoftheactivitiesofforeignagentsandthesecretpreparationsofhostilepowers.CIAagentsalsoworkincountrieswhereitisfeltthataid,orthepromiseofaid,willmaintainsympathyfortheUSA.SometimestheCIA’sactiondojusttheopposite,andinmanypartsoftheworldincludingcountriesfriendlytotheUSA,theyaredislikedandevenhatedbythelocalpeople.thewholefamilylookedeverywhereinthevillage___thelostchild.c.for2.itwasreportedthatfivedriverswere___withdrunkdriving.b.chargeda.accused3.thepassengerswereaccused__notofferinghelpwhentheaccidenttookplace.a.of4.Idon’tlikethoseTVprograms___havestarsasclowns.d.which5.thenewgovernmenttriedhardto__thecriminalgroup.a.breakup6.thevillagersweregrateful__whatthemedicalteamhaddoneforthem.b.for7.Ifyou__thelaw,youmustexpecttobepunished.A.break8.thestudentsinterestedinplayingfootballareclosely__toeachotherb.linked9.wehavebeenmaking___tosaveenoughmoneytoopenashop.c.attempt10.thethiefwas__bytheangrycrowdyesterdayevening.d.beatenup我們?cè)盏侥羌茱w機(jī)失事前發(fā)出的無(wú)線電求救信號(hào)。1.wehadpickedupradiosignalsforhelpfromtheplanebeforeitcrashed.如果你堅(jiān)持努力，你必定會(huì)成功。2.youareboundtosucceedifyoukeeptrying.假定他沒有說真話，我們?cè)撛趺崔k？3.assumingheisnottellingthetruth,whatshallwedo?首先，我要說的是，我來到此地感到非?？鞓?。4.firstofall,letmesayhowgladIamtobehere.如果你有任何疑問，你可以查這本書。5.ifyouareinanydoubt,youcanconsultthisbook.有時(shí)，青少年會(huì)與父母起沖突。6.sometimesteenagersareinconflictwiththeirparents.警署發(fā)言人說，警察要對(duì)公眾負(fù)責(zé)。7.thepolicespokesmansaidthatthepoliceshouldberesponsibletothepublic.在調(diào)查嫌疑犯的時(shí)候，那個(gè)警察被一輛汽車撞到了。8.intheinvestigationintothesuspect,thepolicemanwasrunoverbyacar.unit5Englishsmalltalktopics:whatisokandwhatisnot?“wheninRome,doasRomansdo.”Whatmaybeperfectlyacceptabletotalkaboutinoneculturemayoffendorevenshockotherswheninadifferentculture.Accordingly,itisimportanttoknowwhattopicsare“safe”todiscusswithstrangersoracquaintancesfromadifferentbackground.Topicswhichcanbediscussedfreelywithinaculturearereferredtoas“smalltalk”.Aswithanyotherlanguage,Englishhasitsownstockofnon-offensivetopics.Amongthesearetheweather,occupation,familyandfamilylife,andschoolorwork.TopicsinEnglishwhichshouldneverbementionedincludeone’spersonallife,physicalappearance(unlesscomplimentary),income,andageaswellasreligious,orpoliticalviews.Eachofthesetopics–bothapprovedandtaboo---willbediscussedinmoredetaillater.Smalltalkisextremelyusefulwhenfirstmeetingothers.Actually,onepurposeofsmalltalkisnottofindouttheanswerstoquestionslike“Howareyou?”or“Niceday,isn’tit?”butrathertolearnwhetherthepersonisthesortwhomonewouldliketoknowbetter.Whiletalkingaboutessentiallyunimportantmatterssuchastheweather,lifeintheoffice,orhowmanychildren–ifany-onehas,eachspeakerhastheopportunitytodeterminewhethertheotheriscooperative,interesting,potentiallyusefulorfriendly,etc.Ifapersonanswerstheinquiryabouttheweatherwithagruntor“Ihatesunnydays”,nofurtherenergyneedbewasted.Anotherpurposeofsmalltalk,onceaspeakerissatisfiedthattheotherpersonisworthtalkingwith,istoexplorepossibleareasofinterestorcooperation.Bycarefullygoingthrough“safetopics,”someinformationmayberevealedwhichleadsthespeaker(s)intoadeeperdiscussion,especiallywhenatopicisasharedhobbyorinterest.Talkingabouttheweathermayrevealthatonespeakerenjoysrecreationlikecampingorhiking.Shootingthebreezeaboutone’sfamilymaydisclosesimilarsharedfamilyhobbieslikecardgamesandpicnics.“everybodycomplainsabouttheweather,butnobodyeverdoesanythingaboutit,”sogoesanoldsaying.Perhapsthesafestofallsmalltalktopicsistheweather.Commentingonthecrowdedtrafficorthelatebus,orhighpricesinthedepartmentstoreisalsoalwaysappropriate.Similarly,mostpeopledonotmindtalkingabouttheirwork,family,orschoollife,either,sinceformostpeopletheseareexperiencesheldincommon.Evenso,askingwhethersomeoneismarriedornotshouldbeavoided.Ifthespeakerhappenstomentionthatheorshehaschildrenorismarried,however,itisallrighttopursuethetopic.Itisnotagoodideatowearoutone’swelcome.Whenasubjecthasbeenturneddown,onlyatactlesspersonwouldpursueit.Beingsensitivetoothers’feelingsandsenseofprivacywillwinmorefriendsandinfluencemorepeoplethanarecklesslineofquestioning.Whencuriosityseemstobegettingtheupperhand,rememberthat“silenceisgolden.”itisessentialtoknow__youcantalkaboutwithdifferentpeople.c.what2.acomputertalent___apersonwhoisextremelygoodatcomputerscience.c.refersto3.thereisonlyfiveminutesleft.Haveyoufoundouttheanswers___allofthequestions?b.to4.whataninterestingpartyitis!Itisworth___.b.remembering5.webegantotrusteachotherafterwe___averydifficulttimetogether.d.wentthrough6.ifIhavetimethissummer,I’dliketo___someofthelesswell-knownpartsofthecountry.b.explore7.onlywhenhethinksheismature,__thinkaboutdating.a.Willhe8.howcanyouasksuchaquestionas“howmuchdoyouearn?”__myfather?b.of9.themanagersaidLindacouldworkinhiscompany,buthisofferwas___.Abroughtbackb.takenawayc.turneddownd.wornout10.thenurseinthehospitalshouldbe__toapatient’sneeds.A.carefulb.kindc.sensibled.sensitiveUnit6whoaretoday’simmigrants?EmigrantTodayanewfirstgenerationofimmigrantsispursuingitsdreamofanewlifeintheUnitedStates.Thisgeneration’sbackgroundexperienceareinsomewaysdifferentfromthoseofthetypicalEuropeanimmigrantsofthenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturies.ContemporaryimmigrantscomemostlyfromAsiaandLatinAmerica.Inaddition,somewritershaveclaimedthatamuchgreaterproportionofthemewimmigrantsarebusinesspeople,managers,andtechnicians,butthisclaimhasbeenchallengedandhasnotbeenproved.However,itisclearthatmanyofthebetter–trainedandmoreprosperousoftheseimmigrantsaremovingnotintotheirownethnicneighborhoodsbutintomiddle-classsuburbs.Last,theUnitedStatesthattheyareexperiencingisnolongeracountrythatisexpandingitsindustrialbase.Itisnolongercreatingthenumbersofnewfactoryjobsthatwereavailablefortheearlierimmigrants.ThedifferencesbetweenthesemodernimmigrantsandtheearlierEuropeanimmigrantscannotbeignoredinanythoroughanalysisofthetopic.Thedifferences,however,shouldnotbeinterpretedtomeanthatthebehaviorandexperienceofthemodernimmigrantsisverydifferentfromthoseoftheirEuropeanpredecessors.Infact,today’simmigrantsinmanywaysarefollowingthepatternsestablishedbyearlierimmigrants.Althoughsomenewimmigrantsliveinwhite,middle-classsuburbs,AsiaandLatinethnicneighborhoodsarealiveandwellincitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.Formanyimmigrants,theseneighborhoodsfunctioninthesamewaythatimmigrantneighborhoodstraditionallyfunctionedforEuropeans—astheplacewheretheycanfindemploymentorstartabusinessservingtheethniccommunity.Forthoseimmigrantswhodon’tliveindistinctethnicneighborhoods,theimmigrantcommunityremainsanimportantpartoftheirworkingandsociallives.Eachcommunity,althoughitsmembersmaylivesomedistancefromoneanother,hasorganizeditselftoprovideanetworkofconnectionsandcontactssimilartothosethatexistinethnicneighborhoods.Anethniccommunitymaynotbeidentifiedwithaspecificneighborhood,butitfunctionsasithasalwaysfunctioned.Itisthroughtheethniccommunitythatimmigrantsfindemployerswillingtohirenon-Englishspeakers.Itiswithmembersofthecommunitythattheysocializeandgotochurch.Finally,thenewimmigrantsarelikethoseofonehundredyearsagointhesacrificestheymake.Intheirbusiness,theyworklonghoursinordertocompetewitheconomicallymorepowerfulbusiness.Someacceptjobsoflowerstatusthanthejobstheyhadathome.Many,especiallythosewhoopenstoresinneighborhoodspopulatedmainlybyotherethnicandracialgroups,havetofacethehostilityofAmericanswhoperhapsresenttheirrelativeeconomicsuccessoreventheirmerepresenceintheneighborhood.Forthenewimmigrants,asfortheirEuropeanpredecessors,adjustingtolifeintheUnitedStatesisnotabedofroses.thebooksaresoldout.Wewillinformyouwhentheybecome__b.available2.successandwealthcannotbe__witheachother.a.identifiedb.idealizedc.intendedd.identical3.the__ofsunnydaystorainydayslastmonthwasfivetoone.a.rateb.percentc.proportiond.frequency4.neverbuyinganyexpensivethings,mymotherisvery__withhermoney.a.economicalb.economicc.economicsd.economy5.surprisingly,sheshowedmuch__tothisstrangerwhileothervillagerslikedhimverymuch.a.friendlinessb.affectionc.favord.hostility6.___tothenamesonthelist,therearesixotherapplicantstoourcollege.a.inreplyb.inadditionc.inaraged.incontrast7.Tomis___hisstudiesatOxforda.pushingb.punchingc.pursuingd.puzzling8.beingagreatmother,Mrs.Johnsonmadealotof___forherchildren.a.foodb.sacrificesc.safetyd.concerns 9.itwas__ofJerrytoarrivelaterforwork.a.seldomb.oftenc.neverd.typical10.themostdifficultthingforthesefootballplayersisto__thehotweatherofthecountry.c.adjustto叔叔主動(dòng)提出叫我去他的公司工作，但我沒有接受?！瞭urndown〕經(jīng)理的目的是使我們多做事。(getsomebodytodo)在經(jīng)歷了這段困難時(shí)期后，他變得很合作了。(gothrough)myuncleofferedmeajobathiscompany,butIturneditdown.themanager’saimistogetustodomorework.aftergoingthroughthisdifficulttime,hebecamemorecooperative.thistopicisapproved,andwecantalkaboutitindetail.heistoocloselyidentifiedwiththepreviousadministrationtobegivenapositioninthenewone.headjusted(himself)veryquicklytocustomsofthecountry.newinformationisavailablefromourheadoffice.itwasaNewYearcardthatJanesentme.Unit7AmericanbusinessvalueandattitudesAmericansdovaluetimehighly,workhardandcompetefiercelyforbusinesssuccess.Theyareveryseriousindecisionmakingandbusinessnegotiating.Moreover,theyattachgreatimportancetobuildingcorporateidentity.InthemindofAmericanbusinessman,timeismoney;thedollarisking.Itisapreciouscommodity.ManyAmericanshaveanacutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Theywanteveryminutetocount.Forexample,seldomdotheytaketheirvisitorsoutfordinner,oraroundonthegolfcoursewhiletheydevelopapre-businesssenseoftrust.Whattheycareforisusingeveryminuteoftheirtimeforbusiness.Inthebusinessworldtheyalwayshaveotherappointmentsfollowinghardontheheelsofwhatevertheyaredoing.Theycommunicaterapidlythroughtelexes,phonecalls,ormemosratherthanthroughpersonalcontactssoastosavetime.Abeliefinprogress,asenseofinfiniteresources,andemphasisontangibleresults,coupledwiththemuch-admiredcompetitivespirit,contributeimmenselytounboundedenthusiasmforundertakingnewprojects.Toworkhardandwellisahighvalue.Thosewhowanttocommandrespectapplythemselvesdiligently.Americansworklonghours.OntheWestCoast,workinghoursareoftenfrom