We had an anxious couple of weeks ______ for the results of the experiment.
A. wait B. to be waiting C. waited D. waiting
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The playwright George Bernard Shaw once said humorously, “England and America are two nations divided by a common language. If he were writing today, he might add ‘divided by a common technology--- e-mail’”.
Two completely different styles of e-mail have formed on either side of the Atlantic-Euromail and Amerimail. Americail is informal and chatty. It’s likely to begin with a “Hi” and end with a “Bye”. The chances of Amerimail containing a smiley face or an “xoxo” are disturbingly high. We Americans are unwilling to dive into the meat of an e-mail. We feel we have to first inform recipients (收信人) about our vacation on the island which was really excellent except the jellyfish were biting and the kids caught a cold, so we had to skip the whale watching trip, but about that investors’ meeting in New York. Amerimail is a bundle of contradictions, casual and yet direct, respectful yet over proud. In other words, Amerimail is America.
Euromail is stiff and cold often beginning with a formal “Dear Mr. X” and ending with a simple “Sincerely”. You won’t find any mention of kids or the weather or jellyfish in Euromail. It’s all business. It’s also slow. Your correspondent might take days even weeks to answer a message. Euromail is exactly like the Europeans themselves.
Recently about 100 managers were asked on both sides of the Atlantic whether they noticed differences in e-mail styles. Most said yes. Here are a few of their observations:
“Americans tend to write (e-mail) exactly as they speak.”
“Why don’t you just call me instead of writing five e-mails back and forth?”
“Europeans are less interested in checking e-mail”.
“In general, Americans are much more responsive to e-mail—they respond faster and provide more information.”
So which is better, Euromail or Amerimail? I realized it’s not popular these days to suggest we have anything to learn from Europeans, but I’m fed up with an inbox filled with casual, barely meaningful e-mails from friends and colleagues. If the alternative is a few earnestly written, carefully worded bits of Euromail, then I say, “Bring it on.”
What did George Bernard Shaw mean by saying “England and America are two nations divided by a common language”?
A. There is not much difference between British English and American English.
B. Both England and America speak the common language, so they are much the same.
C. Either England or America is a divided nation, though they share a common language.
D. There is sharp difference between England and America despite their common language.
Which of the following is most likely to be the “meat” of an Amerimail?
A. The jellyfish were biting.
B. We had an excellent vacation on the island.
C. We had to skip the whale watching trip.
D. We were to attend the investors’ meeting in New York.
On receiving an e-mail, Europeans tend to __________.
A. respond to it immediately and earnestly
B. take more time than Americans to respond to it
C. respond by calling up their correspondent
D. never respond to it all
What are characteristics of Amerimail?
A. Informal and chatty B. Casual and indirect
C. Stiff and cold D. Formal and direc60
We can conclude from the passage that __________.
A. the different e-mail styles do much harm to the relationship between the two sides on Atlantic
B. Amerimail is more appreciated by the writer for being informative and casually written
C. Euromail always impresses the writer as something more pleasant to read
D. the writer doesn’t favor either e-mail style as both have their own shortcomings
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學年福建省泉州一中高二下學期期中考試英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：寫作題
假設你是李華。最近你班舉行了一次班會，班會的主題是：太空探險的意義。請結合下表內容，給校報用英語寫一篇文章，客觀地介紹討論的情況并表達你自己的觀點。
| 一些同學贊同 | 一些同學反對 | 你自己的觀點 |
| ●獲得新的知識 | ●耗資巨大 | ●？ |
| ●從太空取得新資源 | ●宇航員的安全問題 | |
| ●擴大人類的生存空間 | |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆甘肅省高一下學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
We had an anxious couple of weeks, _______ for the results of the experiment.
A．wait B．to be waiting C．waited D．waiting
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆福建省高二下學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：書面表達
假設你是李華。最近你班舉行了一次班會，班會的主題是：太空探險的意義。請結合下表內容，給校報用英語寫一篇文章，客觀地介紹討論的情況并表達你自己的觀點。
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一些同學贊同 |
一些同學反對 |
你自己的觀點 |
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●獲得新的知識 |
●耗資巨大 |
●？ |
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●從太空取得新資源 |
●宇航員的安全問題 |
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●擴大人類的生存空間 |
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注意：1. 字數：120字左右
2. 標題與開頭已寫好，不計入總詞數。
提示詞：新資源：new resources 宇航員：astronauts
Outer Space Explorations, YES or NO?
We had an argument over whether it was necessary to carry out outer space explorations at a class meeting the other day.
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科目：高中英語 來源：河北省2009-2010學年度高一下學期期中考試英語試題 題型：單詞拼寫
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第II卷（非選擇題共55分）
第一節 單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
根據下列句子及所給漢語注釋，在要求的位置上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式:
66.____________ Pages should not be copied without the_____(允許) of the publisher.
67.____The girl ___(給….印象) her boyfriend’s family with her liveliness and sense of humor.
68. ____________On blue days you feel like you are ____(漂浮) in an ocean of sadness.
69. ____________Ladies and gentlemen, good evening! Welcome______ (上、登) the1234 Train, the next station is the end of the line.
70.____________ The flowers were _______(打算) for my mother, but my sister thought they were for her and took them.
71. ___________ A long time ago, a great number of English people ______ (定居) in America and Australia.
72. ___________ They laid eggs too and ______(存在, 繼續生存) on the earth for more than 140 million years.
73. ____________We had an _______(爭論) with the waiter about the bill.
74. ____________They had learned that most Canadians live ______(在…之內) a few hundred kilometers of the USA border.
75. ____________ The new minister will be _______（批準）in office by the Queen.
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