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新视野大学英语读写教程第二版第二册考试段落

Unit1

AforeignersfirstimpressionoftheUSislikelytobethateveryoneisina

rush—oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwhere

theyaregoing,restlesslyseekingattentioninastore,orelbowingothersasthey

trytocompletetheirshopping.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepace

oflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpublic

eating-placesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetback

toworkwithinthetimeallowed.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeople

willpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallexchanges

withstrangers.Donttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,withstrangers.Donttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,

外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是，每个人都匆匆忙忙──常常处于压力之

下。城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地

指望店员能马上来为他们服务，或者为了赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他人。白天

吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙，这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。人们认为工作

时间是宝贵的。在公共用餐场所，人们都等着别人尽快吃完，以便他们也能及时

用餐，你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽，人们推搡着在你身边过去。你会怀念微笑、

简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。不要觉得这是针对你个人的，这是因为人

们都非常珍惜时间，而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。

Unit3

marriage,prejudicesyoumightevencallthem.ButwhenImetMarkIfoundhima

charmingandintelligentyoungguy.Anymotherwouldbeproudtohavehimfora

son-in-law.So,colorhasnothingtodowithit.Yes,myfriendstalk.Someeven

expressshockatwhatyouaredoing.Buttheyliveinadifferentworld.Soyousee,

Markscolorisnottheproblem.MybiggestworryisthatyoumaybemarryingMark

forthesamewrongreasonsthatImarriedyourfather.WhenwemetIsawhimas

mybeloved,intelligent,charming,andcaring.Itwasallsonew,allsoexciting,and

weboththought,onthesurfaceatleast,thatourswasanidealmarriagewithevery

indicationthatitwouldlastforever.IrealizedonlylaterthatIdidntknowmyindicationthatitwouldlastforever.IrealizedonlylaterthatIdidntk