8. How does the author end this essay？ What kind of welcome might we expect Vingo to receive when he walks into his home？ Why didn't Hamill tell us about this？

What does the author tell us in this passage? 查看材料

A.How trees help prevent droughts and floods.

B.The relationship between trees and man.

C.How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.

D.A story of trees.

What does the author try to show with the "Cake Party" incident?

A．It was wrong of the police to interfere in the party.

B．The police were definitely looking at the website.

C．The students tried to protect their own right.

D．Parties like this one were dangerous.

What does the author tell us in this passage? 查看材料

A.How trees help prevent droughts and floods.

B.The relationship between trees and man.

C.How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.

D.A story of trees.

What does the author want to show by giving the two examples in paragraphs 2 and 3?

[A] How false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games.

[B] That sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be.

[C] That competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship.

[D] That unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games.

"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 dose 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 cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.

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 ail

D．he wants to encourage him to go further

"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, gender, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling "tricked". He thinks the man deliberately(故意地) cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well.

Had conditions been reversed (颠倒过来), 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 accurate (准确的)or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.

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

"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 deliberately (故意的) cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well.

Had conditions been reversed (颠倒过来), the American would have fell 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 accurate (准确的) or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of

different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.

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

Which question does the author try to answer?

A．What past experience is useful for businesses?

B．How much time is needed for making plans?

C．How can changes be made in businesses?

D．What kinds of employees are the best?

What does the author tell us in this passage?

A.How trees help prevent droughts and floods.

B.The relationship between trees and man.

C.How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.

D.A story of trees.