1、Read the text quickly and answer the following questions.1.How do people in other countries view American friendships?American friendships develop quickly and change quickly.Skimming2.What does the phrase“left off”in the last sentence of the text mean?Stop.Fast ReadingA.American people think friends
2、hip should be a lifelong affair.B.Americans use the word“friend”in a very general way and take it for granted that friendships fade away in a short time as situations change.Read the text to decide which of the following statements summarize how Americans view friendship.C.Americans view friendship
3、as something very important and friends should spend as much time as possible with each other.D.Americas think that friendship should never be resumed after it stops.The answer is:B Read the text carefully and complete the following passage,only one word for each blank.Steve and Yaser first met at a
4、n American _.Yaser was glad to make _ with Steve,because he wanted to learn more about American_.universityfriendscultureAt the beginning,Steve was very _ and they even had _ together.But after the term was over,Steve seemed _.Yaserwas _ because he thought they should be friends forever.Actually,Yas
5、er doesnt understand the way that Americans friendlylunchdistanthurt_friendship.In America,friendships are based on common _.When the activity ends,the friendship may _ away.fadeinterestsview_1 Steve and Yaser first met at their history class at an American university._2 When the term was over,Steve
6、 seems to be less friendly to Yaserthan before.Read the text again and decide whether each of the following statement is true or false.Correct the false ones.FTchemistry_3 Yaser could not understand why Steve changed his attitude towards him._4 In the eyes of American people,friends may be either cl
7、ose or not very close.TT_5 Friendship plays a more important role in some cultures than in others._6 In American culture,friendship means a strong lifelong bond between two people.FTdoesnt mean_7 In America,friendship may disappear gradually as situations change._8 The same two persons will act as s
8、tranger years later if they meet again.FTIf the same two persons meet again by chance,even yeas later,they pick up the friendship where is left off and are delighted.1.At first,Steve seemed very friendly.A.好心地B.友好的(Line 4,para 1)2.Cancer is a deadly disease now.A.致命的B.死亡地3.Mr Liu is a rather womanly
9、 man.A.女人气的B.女人气地 Guess the meaning of the underlined words.4.The lonely man lives in a lonelymountain village.A.寂寞地B.偏僻的5.I like his brotherly smile.A.兄弟般地B.兄弟般的6.He always greeted Yaser warmlybefore class.A.温暖的B.热情地(Line 5,para 1)7.The good man is always speakinghighly of others.A.很高的B.很高地8.The ba
10、by is sleeping soundly in bed.A.声音的B.有声地9.He is an outsider to American culture.A.局外人B.外边(Line 2,para 2)10.He doesnt understand the way Americans view friendship.A.友谊B.朋友船(Line 5,para 2)11.They may call both casual acquaintances and close companions friends.Someone you know.(Line 6,para 2)Someone yo
11、u depend on.10.In the United States,as situations change,friendships may fade away in a short time.A.to disappear gradually B.to become more and more 11.they pick up the friendship where it left off and are delighted.A.stopped B.went away(Line 16,para 2)(Line 20,para 2)chemistry class Jordan friendl
12、y distant hurt change of attitude lifelong bondWork with your partner to describe the development of the friendship between Steve and Yaser by using the words and phrases in the following box.Steve and Yaser began their friendship in a chemistry class at an American university.Yaser was a student fr
13、om Jordan,where people think friendship is a life-long bond.At first,they were vey friendly to each other.The greeted each other,studied together and even had lunch with each other.But after theExampleterm was over,the situation seemed to be changing.Steve looked cold;they didnt see each other as of
14、ten as they had.When Yaser called Steve,Steve didnt seem very interested in talking with Yaser.Steves change of attitude hurt Yaser and made him confused.Work in groups to discuss the following questions.1.If you were Yaser,what would you do in this case?2.Do you think that friendship should be a lifelong bond?Why or why not?3.Does Chinese culture hold the same view of friendship as American culture?Give examples to support your answer.No,I dont think so.Generally speaking,Chinese people cherish strong life-long friendship.Thank You!Thank You!
