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Many visitors find the pace at which American people move very troubling. One’s first   41   is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always   42   to be hurrying to get where they are going and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment.

      43  , this may seem unfriendly to you. But drivers will   44   you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they   45   you; people will push you   46   they walk along the street. You will   47   smiles, brief conversations with people as you shop or dine away from home. Do not   48   that because Americans are in such a hurry they are   49  . Often, life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries  50  .

    Americans who live in cities such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, often think that everyone is   51   in a hurry to get things done; they   52   others to “push back”, just as city people do in Tokyo, Singapore or Paris, for example.   53   when they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kind and will take great   54   to help you. Mary of them first came to the city as   55   and they remember how frightening a new city can be. If you need help or want to ask a question,   56    a friendly-looking person and say, “I am a stranger here. Can you help me?”

Most people will stop, smile at you, and help you find your   57   or answer your questions. But you must let them know that you need help. Otherwise they are   58   to pass you by, not noticing that you are new to the city and in   59   of help. Occasionally, you may find someone too busy or perhaps too rushed to give you aid. If this happens, don’t be   60  ; just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.

41. A. mistake               B. discovery                 C. experience                D. impression

42. A. chance                B. appear                      C. pause                       D. come

43. A. At times              B. In the end                 C. At first                            D. Now and then

44. A. rush                   B. load                         C. remind                            D. send

45. A. drive                   B. persuade                   C. employ                     D. serve

46. A. because                     B. as                            C. although                   D. before

47. A. wear                   B. enjoy                        C. miss                        D. trust

48. A. think                   B. shock                       C. watch                      D. attract

49. A. unhappy              B. unexpected               C. uncertain                  D. unfriendly

50. A. as usual                     B. as well                            C. in need                     D. in reply

51. A. equally                B. generally                   C. endlessly                  D. frequently

52. A. forbid                 B. limit                         C. expect                      D. choose

53. A. Even if                B. So                           C. And                         D. But

54. A. temper                B. care                         C. step                         D. energy

55. A. rebellers              B. experts                     C. strangers                  D. patients

56. A. choose                B. reject                       C. disturb                            D. avoid

57. A. hotel                   B. way                         C. necessity                  D. duty

58. A. likely                  B. unable                      C. nervous                    D. terrible

59. A. face                    B. charge                      C. front                        D. need

60. A. gentle                 B. tired                         C. discouraged                     D. surprised

【回答】

41~45 DBCAD       46~50 BCADB     51~55 ACDBC       56~60 ABADC

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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