学位英语完型

Aa 》》》 ( 一 )

Americans travel by air in much the same way as Europeans and the Japanese travel by train. There are, in fact, not many railroad stations left in the USA, although the track is still being used, since most of America's freight is still carried by train. As for passengers, these is a vast network of airlines and airports in easy reach of almost every American town. Airports, now the travel centers of the USA, are comfortable places with coffee shops and bars and clean restrooms.

Flying in America is less expensive than in many other countries, because the government subsidized (补助)air fares. Yet the different airlines are not state-owned and compete with one another for passengers.

Those who cannot afford either train or plane take the Greyhound bus. No transport system in the world carries so many passengers by night and by day. Drivers are highly aid and have a wonderful safety record.

Europeans tend to love their cars. But Americans treat their cars only as vehicles which are important to their lives - to take them to work, to shopping places, to picnics - or to their friends. Except when they take a vacation they rarely drive long distances.

There is another. form of travel which is widely used in the USA, - the rented car. Every city and town has at least one car rented firm, some of them are nationwide and have branches abroad as well.

Ii 》》》( 一)

It was an early morning in summer．In the streets，sleepy—eyed睡眼腥松的people were moving quickly，heading towards their（1 jobs ）.This was the beginning of another（2 ordinary）day in New York City.（3 But）this day was to be different．

Waiting ( 4 above ) the crowded streets，on top of a ( 5 building ) 110 stories high，was Philippe Petit．This daring大胆的Frenchman was about to正打算( 6 walk ) tightrope(绷索)between the two towers of the World Trade Center．

Philippe took his first ( 7 step ) with great care小心翼翼地．The wire held．Now he was ( 8 sure ) he could do it, ( 9 with ) only a balancing pole平衡杆，Philippe walked his way across，a ( 10 distance )of 131 feet．Soon the rush-hour高峰时期( 11 crowds ) began to notice．What a ( 12 wonder ) !There，1350 feet above the street，a ( 13 tiny ) figure角色was walking on air.

Philippe made seven ( 14 trips )，back and forth(来回)．He wasn’t satisfied满意with just ( 15 walking )．At times，he would turn，sit down，and ( 16 even ) go on his knees跪着．Once he had the astonishing ( 17 courage ) to lie down on the thin thread细丝．And thousands of（18 terrified）watchers stared盯着看with their hearts beating fast．

After the forty—five—minute（19 show ）.Philippe was taken to the police station．He was asked

（20 why）he did it．Philippe shrugged(耸肩)and said，“When I see two high buildings，I walk．”

Mm 》》》( 一)

Making friends is a skill. Like most skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home alone .

In a group, talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity.

Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people comes from doubts about ourselves . We imagine other people are judging us finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease.

Try to act self-confident even if you don' t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone you' d