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  Mianzi(literally “face”)has long been observed by most Chinese.As a famous saying goes, “Men live for face as trees grow for bark.”

  In a recent survey conducted by China Youth Daily, over 93 percent of the polled(接受测试的)people(1150)said they pay much attention to their mianzi, which concerns people’s decency, personality, and dignity.

  When asked what the most humiliating(不光彩的)thing is, a heavy number accounting for 74.9 percent of the total chose public gaffes(失态)with the failed fulfillment of one’s promise coming in as second.More than a half of the people feel ashamed of being shown as ignorant before others.A total 47.5 percent of the polled considered it a loss of face to have no enough money on them when treating friends out to a dinner.

  What would enhance one’s face then? In a ranking on this question, the survey revealed that doing what others cannot do topped the list, taking up a high proportion of 83.7 percent.Following at the second, with 53.9 percent, was being praised in public.Being outstandingly knowledgeable was third on the list for sharpening one’s mianzi, accounting for 51.7 percent.

  According to the survey, face usually comes at a price.To pay or not to pay, it’s a problem.Deeply troubled with the face concept, many “fight” each other for the chance to foot the bill despite a barren pocket.Some 80.7 percent of those taking the poll thought it a tough life to always hold the face concept.Surprisingly, only 8.7 percent of the polled insisted that it tarnish(损害)a man’s authority and face in a family where the wife is the major breadwinner.

  Armed to the teeth with the luxury name brand clothes, a limited 7.7 percent among all the polled prefer pricey cloths in order to gain more face.

  Taking the social status into consideration, 82.9 percent of the polled nod at the opinion that those holding a superior position care far more than the general public about face.In another comparison, the manual labors pay less attention to face than brainworkers.The survey also revealed that men focus more on face than women and the senior more than the young.

  While most people hold a neutral viewpoint about those who value mianzi a lot, nearly 80 percent of all the polled are willing to make friends with them.

(1)

According to the survey, which of the following most enhances one’s face?

[  ]

A.

Having enough money to treat friends out to a dinner.

B.

Being praised by others in public.

C.

Doing what others can’t.

D.

Affording to buy luxury name brand clothes.

(2)

You didn’t lose face when ________.

[  ]

A.

you broke your word after you offered to help your friends

B.

you made a big mistake in your speech to the public

C.

you let out that you know little about what your friends are talking about

D.

you managed to get your friend’s car started

(3)

Who cares most about face?

[  ]

A.

A young brainworker.

B.

A senior manual laborer.

C.

A person in high position.

D.

A senior woman brainworker.

(4)

The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to ________.

[  ]

A.

show how the Chinese care about face

B.

report on the findings of the survey

C.

give information about how to prevent losing face

D.

teach people how to enhance face

答案:1.C;2.D;3.C;4.B;
解析:

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细节理解题。根据文章的第四段前两句话得出答案。

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分析判断题。可以根据文章内容来逐一排除前三项。

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分析判断题。根据文章倒数第二段后两句话作出判断。

(4)

判断作者写作目的。可以根据整篇文章的内容来判断作者写这篇文章的目的是为了告诉读者调查结果。


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  Coffee is one of the world's most widely-enjoyed drinks.Now, a new research suggests that if you drink enough coffee, it might help you avoid certain kinds of cancer.

  Dr.Mia Hashibe of the University of Utah School of Medicine was interested in the connection between coffee drinking and certain cancers of the head and neck.Researchers have looked into this before, but without reaching any firm conclusions.She said, "So this finding from our new study was quite a surprise.We didn't really have any expectation of which direction it could go into."

  To sort out the confusion, Hashibe and her assistants used statistical(统计学)techniques to, in effect, make one big study out of the earlier smaller studies.She explained, "Thanks to the earlier studies, we have a lot more power than earlier studies that looked at this.And we included 4, 000 cancer patients who have cancer of the mouth and throat.And then 9, 000 controls, people who do not have cancer.'

  Those studies--in Europe and the United States--found that people who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to develop cancers of the mouth and throat."We saw a protective effect for drinking more than 4 cups of coffee per day, " Hashibe said."This was the 40 percent decrease in risk.We did not see the same effect for drinking three cups or less per day."

  Mia Hashibe said there was a weak connection between cancer risk and drinking coffee without caffeine.And she and her assistants found no proof that drinking tea provided the same protection as drinking Coffee.Their research is published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

  Hashibe says it is not clear how coffee might protect drinkers from certain cancers."There are a few chemicals that are known to be antioxidants(抗氧化物)in coffee.So we are thinking perhaps they are playing some sort of protective role against several cancers."

(1)

This passage is probably taken from _________

[  ]

A.

a literature book

B.

a travel journal

C.

an old directory

D.

a medical magazine

(2)

Dr.Hashibe expected nothing of her research because _________

[  ]

A.

it was impossible to get the desired result

B.

the research was much surprising in fact

C.

no conclusions had been reached before

D.

the research team lacked faith in success

(3)

Which of the following might have something to do with the protection against mouth cancer?

[  ]

A.

Coffee without chemicals.

B.

Coffee without caffeine.

C.

Four cups of tea a day.

D.

Antioxidants in coffee.

(4)

What do we know about Dr.Mia Hashibe and her research?

[  ]

A.

She knew for sure how coffee may affect drinkers.

B.

She included 4, 000 people without cancer in study.

C.

She found an effect for three cups of coffee a day.

D.

She based her research on several earlier studies.

(5)

What would be the best title for the text?

[  ]

A.

Drinking Coffee May Protect Some Cancers

B.

Drinking Coffee May Prevent Some Cancers

C.

Drinking Coffee May Cure Some Cancers

D.

Drinking Coffee May Cause Some Cancers

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