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Whatdoesthewomanmean?

3.M:

IbrokemyanklelastTuesday,andnowIhavetobeoncrutchesforsixweeks.

I'

msorrytohearthat.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?

Whathappenedtotheman?

4.W:

Whydidn'

tyoucallmelastnightlikeyouweresupposedto?

Idid.Yourlinewasbusy.

Whatdidthemantrytodolastnight?

5.M:

Sue,wouldyoulikeasandwichorsomething?

Oh,pleasedon'

tbother.Icangetsomethinglater.

6.M:

ThislookslikethewaytoSusan'

shouse,butIdon'

tknow.IwishI'

dwrittendownthedirections.

Atthisrate,we'

llbeluckytogetthereintimefordessert.

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

7.W:

So,didyoupickupthatorangejuiceformelikeyousaidyouwould?

Imeantto,butIwasshortoncash.I'

llbegoingbacklater,though,afterIstopbythebank,ifyoucanwaitthatlong.

Whatdoesthemanimplyhewilldo?

8.M:

That'

sagreatdress,Cindy.Idon'

tthinkI'

veeverseenyouwearitbefore.

Oh,Ihaven'

t.It'

sjustbeenatthebackofmycloset.MysistergaveittomeagesagoandIhadtotallyforgottenaboutit.

Q:

Whyhasn’tthewomanwornthedressbefore?

9.W:

Justlookatthisapartment,Karen.Whatamess!

Yourstuffisallover.Howdoesyourroommateputupwithit.

Iknow.Ihaven'

tbeendoingmysharethisweek,butIhavethreereportsdueonFridayandIhaven'

tevenstartedoneofthem.

WhatcanbeinferredaboutKaren?

10.W:

Iwishwehadbetterstufftoreadforourliteratureclass.Thatnovelsheassignedusissoboring.

Really?

IstartedityesterdayafternoonandIcouldn'

tputitdownuntilIfinishedit.

Howdoesthemanlikethenovel?

11.W:

Wow.Youseemtobeinareallygoodmoodtoday.What'

sthesecret?

Don'

tknow.Iguesssomemorningsyouwakeupfeelinggreat,somemorningsyoudon'

t.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

12.W:

Ifyou'

replanningtotakethetrainwhenyouleavenextFriday,rememberthatIdriverightpastthestationonmywayhomefromcampus.

Say,IthinkI'

lltakeyouuponthat.

WhatwillthemanprobablydonextFriday?

13.M:

IneedtoaskJohnabouttheChemistryassignmentfortomorrow,buthisphonehasbeenbusyforthelasthourandahalf.Whocouldhebetalkingtoforsolong?

Itmaynotbehim,youknow.Itcouldbeoneofhishousemates.Whydon'

tyoujustgooverthereifit'

simportant?

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

14.W:

Jim,Idon'

tknowifyouknowthis,butI'

vedecidedtorunforclasspresident,andIwaswonderingifI...,ifIcouldcountonyourvote.

Oh.Maybeifyou'

daskedmesoonerbutmyroommateisrunningtoo,andI'

vealreadypromisedhimmysupport.

Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

15.M:

Imightarguewithsomeofthedetails,butIbasicallyagreewiththisauthor'

sthesisaboutmanagingtheeconomy.

Sure,itsoundsgreatintheory.Myconcerniswhetheritappliesinpractice.

Whatisthewoman’implication?

PARTB

PassageI:

Beijing’sHutongs

AhutongisanancientcityalleytypicalofBeijing.SurroundingtheForbiddenCity,manywerebuiltduringtheYuan,MingandQingdynasties.Intheprimeofthesedynastiestheemperors,inordertoestablishsupremepowerforthemselves,plannedthecityandarrangedtheresidentialareasaccordingtotheetiquettesystemsoftheZhouDynasty.ThecenterofthecityofBeijingwastheroyalpalace--theForbiddenCity.Onekindofhutong,usuallyreferredtoastheregularhutong,wasnearthepalacetotheeastandwestandarrangedinorderlyfashionalongthestreets.Mostoftheresidentsofthesehutongswereimperialkinsmenandaristocrats.Anotherkind,thesimpleandcrudehutong,wasmostlylocatedfartothenorthandsouthofthepalace.

Themainbuildingsinthehutongwerealmostallquadrangles--abuildingcomplexformedbyfourhousesaroundaquadrangularcourtyard.Thequadranglesvariedinsizeanddesignaccordingtothesocialstatusoftheresidents.Thebigquadranglesofhigh-rankingofficialsandwealthymerchantswerespeciallybuiltwithroofbeamsandpillarsallbeautifullycarvedandpainted,eachwithafrontyardandbackyard.However,theordinarypeople'

squadranglesweresimplybuiltwithsmallgatesandlowhouses.Hutongs,infact,arepassagewaysformedbymanycloselyarrangedquadranglesofdifferentsizes.Thespeciallybuiltquadranglesallfacesouthforbetterlighting;

asaresult,alotofhutongsrunfromeasttowest.Betweenthebigbutongsmanysmallonesgonorthandsouthforconvenientpassage.

Inrecentyears,thehousesinmanyhutongshavebeenpulleddownandreplacedbymodernbuildings.Manyhutongdwellershavemovedtonewhousing.IntheurbandistrictofBeijingtoday,housesalonghutongsstilloccupyonethirdofthetotalarea.Thehutongtodayisfadingintotheshadeforbothtouristsandinhabitants.

I

1.Howdidtheemperorsplanthecityandarrangetheresidentialareas?

2.Wholivednearthepalacetotheeastandwest?

3.Whereweresimpleandcrudehutongsmostlylocated?

4.Whatdoyouknowabouttheordinarypeople'

squadrangles?

5.WhatisthepercentageofthehousesalonghutongsintheurbandistrictofBeijingtoday?

II

1.（T）ManyhutongssurroundingtheForbiddenCitywerebuiltduringtheYuan,MingandQingdynasties.

2.（F）AHutongisabuildingcomplexformedbyfourhousesaroundaquadrangularcourtyard.

3.（T）Thespeciallybuiltquadranglesofhighrankingofficialsandwealthymerchantsallfacedsouthforbetterlighting.

4.（T）Smallhutongsbetweenbigonesgonorthandsouthforconvenientpassage.

5.（F）Thehutongtodayisonlyreservedfortourists.

PassageII:

TheWhiteWeddingDress

MostAmericanbrideschoosetobemarriedinwhite.Thecolorhaslongbeenassociatedwithweddingbecauseofitssupposedsymboliclinktovirginity.Viewedhistorically,thelinkbetweenwhiteandvirginityisnotasabsoluteasisoftensupposed.BridesinancientRomemarriedinwhite,butbecausethecolorsignifiedjoy.Theywereveiledinabrightorangeveil,whichsuggestedtheflamesofpassion.InthewesternCatholictradition,too,whitehasalwaysbeenthecolorofjoy.Insomeothersocieties,whiteisusedtodenotethesignificanceofvariousceremonies,amongthemfuneralsaswellasweddings.Forexample,amongtheAndamanIslanders,whiteindicatessimplyachangeofstatus;

andforthetraditionalChineseitisasymbolicrepresentationofhopeinfunerals.Chinesebridesusuallywearareddressintheweddingceremony.

The"

traditional"

whiteweddingdress,moreover,isarecentinnovation.Itdidnotbecomepopularuntilabouttheearly19thcentury.Itspopularitymaybeduelesstoitsassociationwithvirginitythantoshowingoffone'

sprivilege.MostVictorianbridesworetraditionalnationalcostumes.Thewhitedress,animpracticalinnovation,becamepopularamongtheupperclassespreciselybecauseofitsdefects:

Victorianbridesfromprivilegedbackgroundsworewhitetoindicatethattheywererichenoughtowearadressforonedayonly.Later,thewhiteweddingdressalsobecamepopularamongbridesfromsomewhatlessprivilegedbackgrounds,buttillthefirstpartofthe20thcenturytheywouldputontheirwhitedressonspecialoccasionsthroughoutthefirstyearoftheirmarriage.Thecustomoflockingitawayaftertheweddingislessthanahundredyearsold.

1.Whatis"

white"

oftensupposedtobeassociatedwith?

2.Whatdoes"

indicateinthewesternCatholictradition?

3.Whendidthewhiteweddingdressbecomepopular?

4.Whywasthewhiteweddingdresspopularamongtheupperclasspeople?

5.Whendidthecustombeginoflockingthewhiteweddingdressawayafterthewedding?

1.（T）MostAmericanbrideschoosetobemarriedinwhite.

2.（F）BridesinancientRomemarriedinwhitebecausethecolorsignifiedhope.

3.（T）ForthetraditionalChinese"

isasymbolicrepresentationofhopeinfunerals.

4.（F）MostVictorianbridesworeawhiteweddingdressduringtheirweddingceremonies.

5.（T）Thewhiteweddingdresshasnowbecomepopularamongordinarypeople.

PassageIII:

CustomaryBehaviorforGuests

Presentsifyou'

reinvitedtosomeone'

shomeforamealitiscustomarytotakesomeflowersoraboxofchocolates.Itisnotcustomarytotakeabottleofwineunlessyouknowyourhostwell.Althoughchocolatesandflowersarequiteacceptableitwouldbeveryniceifyoucouldtakesomethingfromyourcountry.Itisdifferentifyouareinvitedtoaparty,anditalsodependsonwhatkindofpartyitis.Manypartiesthesedaysare"

bringabottle"

parties.

DressIfyouaren'

tsurewhatyoushouldwearthenaskyourhostoryourfriends.UsuallydressisinformalinBritainforpartiesandforinvitationstodinnerinpeople'

shomes.Ifyouaregoingtoanexpensiverestaurantthemenmayhavetowearajacketandtie,jeanswouldn'

tbeallowed.

PunctualityIfyouareinvitedtodinneratsomeone'

shomeyoushouldn'

tarriveearlierthanthetimegivenandyoushouldn'

tarrivemorethan15minuteslate.Ifyouaregoingtobelatetelephoneandletyourhostknowsothatthemealcanbedelayed.Dinnerisusuallyservedbetween8pmand9pm.Veryoftenguestsareinvitedtoarriveearlierthanthissothattheycanhaveadrinkandbeintroducedtoth