Worksheet(readingcomprehensionA).doc

Reading Comprehension (Passage A)
(Work sheet)
Dec.2, 2014
1. Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。)
In classes, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important in your tests. You must take good written notes from what your teachers say. Here are the three stages of notetaking and what you should do during each stage.
Get Ready to Take Notes (Before Class)
l Review your notes from the previous(前) class before you come to class. This will help you remember what you have learned before and get you ready to understand new information.
l Complete the assigned (布置的) material before class. Your teacher will expect you to have done this for further understanding.
l Bring your pens and pencils as well as your notebook.
Take Notes (During Class)
l Focus on what your teacher is saying. Listen for "signal statements" such as "The most important point..." and "Remember that...". Be sure to write down what your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard.
l Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviated words such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences.
l Place a ? next to information you write in your notes but about whose meaning you are not sure.
Rewrite Your Notes (After Class)
l Rewrite your notes to make them more complete by changing abbreviated words into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences.
l Make your notes more accurate by using your textbook and reference sources. If necessary, ask your teacher or other students for help.
l Check with other students to be sure you did not leave out important information.

1. Review your notes from the previous class so that you can .
A) focus on what your teacher is saying B) remember better and learn better
C) write quickly D) ask your teacher for help
2. Your teacher will expect you to have done this. Here this refers to (指的是)________.
A) completing the assigned material B) reviewing your notes
C) bringing your pens and pencils D) taking notes
3. The underlined word “ abbreviated ” probably means____________________.
A) widened B) invented C) suggested D) shortened
4. We place a ? next to information when we ____________________________.
A) are not sure B) are writing C) review the notes D) check with friends
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A) Having good class notes will help you to be better prepared for tests.
B) Write quickly in your notes during class so that you waste time.
C) Reviewing your notes from the previous class is unnecessary.
D) You needn’t take good written notes from what your teachers say.
6. The best title for this passage is _____________________________________.
A) Preparing for tests B) Focusing on signal statements
C) Taking notes in class D) Listening carefully in class

2. Choose the best answer (根据论坛内容, 选择最恰当的答案)
This is online discussion group where people can post comments about a topic.
Read the post from the travel forum(论坛)
Answers To All Your Travel

Jun，
Korea
Posted:
3 days ago
Question: First trip to the USA
For my new job, I will travel to the United States next month and meet my American boss. This will be my first trip to the USA. I’m worried about correct business behavior and manners. My boss invited me to his home for dinner. Do you have any advice?
Reply

Sue,
Miami
Posted:

3 days ago
Re: First trip to the USA
It’s a good idea to bring a small gift or something from your country. Don’t be surprised if your boss opens the gift right away. In the USA, people often open a gift when they receive it. In Korea, that is not polite, but it’s appropriate in the USA.
Reply

Sam,
Los Angeles
Posted:
2 days ago
Re: First trip to the USA
Americans use their hands to eat some kinds of food, such as pizza and fried chicken. Watch your American hosts, and do what they do.
Reply

Kathryn,
New York
Posted:
12 hours ago
Re: First trip to the USA
In Korea and Japan, it’s the custom to remove your shoes before entering a house. In the United States, you usually don’t take your shoes off. Once I was travelling in Japan and entered a house with my shoes on by mistake. Oops!
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Lee,
Korea
Posted:
2 hours ago
Re: First trip to the USA
Many Americans are very informal at home. One time I went to dinner at the home of an American business partner, I was surprised that everyone stood and talked in the kitchen while the husband and wife cooked dinner. Besides, unlike in Korea, everyone took part in the dinner table conversation, even the man’s wife and children.
Reply

Andrew, Washington
Posted:
2 hours ago
Re: First trip to the USA
I agree with Lee. I was surprised that American men often cook and that both the husband and wife come to dinner table and talk. You probably won’t speak about business during dinner, so my advice is to know some good topics of conversation. For example, you can talk about travel, food, music, or sports. Of course, it’s good to ask about your boss’s family. But it’s not polite to question about age, salary, religion, or politics.

1. Who will go to the USA?
A) Sue B) Kathryn C) Sam D) Jun
2. People usually don’t need to remove shoes before entering a house in ________.
A) Korea B) the USA C) Japan D) Not mentioned
3. The underlined word appropriate in the first reply probably means ________.
A)complete B)impolite C) right D) happy
4. According to Andrew, it’s polite to talk about some topics during dinner except ________.
A) travel B) politics C) sports D) food
5. Which of the following statements is True? ________
A) Jun is worried about his English.
B) It’s not polite to bring a small gift when visiting a home in the USA.
C) It’s OK for you to use hands to eat pizza and fried chicken like your American hosts.
D) Lee found the husband talking with the guests while the wife cooked in the kitchen.
6. What can we infer from the online discussion? ________
A) Both Japanese and Korean are informal at home.
B) Only wives cook in the kitchen in the USA.
C) American customs are similar to Korean and Japanese customs.
D) Women and children don’t usually take part in the table conversation in Korea.

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