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A.to be praised.
B.to be disliked.
C.to be hated.
D.to be fighted
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26.What will happen if you make a thumb up toward a man in northern Greece
each week designed to meet your needs.Tuesday to Thursday evenings:8:30 pm to 10:30 pm.60 per day.
A.He will stop to give you a lift.
B.He will get annoyed and fight against you.
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C.He will ask you to give him a lift.
D.He will make the same signal toward you.
If you are interested in some One on One lessons with TIES teachers,we can design a course to meet your needs.One 27.What's the purpose of the passage
on One lessons can improve your English language skills more quickly and help students who want to take TOEFL.
A.To explain the meanings of different gestures
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C.To advise us to have an understanding of cultural differences.
21.Which course would be helpful for an English beginner
D.To persuade people from different countries to live in harmony.
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D.Academic English.
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On November24,l868,Scott Joplin was born in Texas.Ie became famous as a ragtime(拉格泰姆音乐)composer and
A.$360.
B.S300.
C.5600.
D.$240.
piano player.Ragtime music was an early form of jazz.This music has a lively beat and was developed from the music of
23.If you want to learn more about the courses mentioned in the text,you can
African Americans
A.make a call
B.write an email
C.visit the website
D.make an application
Ragtime became popular in the early 1890s,and the music was played on the piano.The piano player usually made up
B
a melody ()then changed it a little bit every time he played.Scott Joplin was very good at composing,or making up
In a foreign country,a man visited a local restaurant.He didn't speak their language.He ordered something
music and playing the piano.When he was growing up,Joplin's home was filled with music.Still,Joplin's father did not
indecipherable(无法解释的，难以辨认的)off the menu.When the waiter brought him a plate of delicious looking fried
want him to be a musician.When he was about 14 years old,Joplin left home to travel and start a life of his own.He traveled
noodles,he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb(大拇指)and forefinger(食指）linked in a
all over the Midwest playing the piano and composing music.Sometimes he played with music groups.Other times he sang
circle.Looking angry,the waiter then picked up the dish and threw it to his lap (What he did wrong,he
by himself in noisy saloons and bars.In 1899,Joplin wrote Maple Leaf Rag,a ragtime song that became a big hit and earned
wondered.Well,nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to using hand gesture in another country.
Joplin the title of The King of Ragtime.In all,he wrote more than 500 songs.Joplin's biggest dream was to compose a
Gestures have been used to replace words in many countries,and they are often specific to a given culture.Gesture
ragtime opera.Finally after 10 years,Joplin completed a ragtime opera which he called Treemonisha.This opera was about
may mean something complimentary in one culture,but is highly impolite in another.
a young black woman who became a leader of her people.She tried to help her people gain their freedom and their rights.
The gesture“thumbup”(竖起大拇指)is commonly misinterpreted(误解)，In English,it is popularly known as
In 1916,Joplin became very sick.He had a disease that made him forget things and become easily afraid of things.In
thumbs up",despite the fact that the action is commonly performed with only one hand.Englishspeaking Caucasians 1917,he was put in the hospital.He finally died there on April 1,1917.Scott Joplin's music became popular again in the
种人)use it to signal“OK”，which is the same meaning as OK ring gesture..The two can in fact be used almost
early 1970s when it was used in a movie called The Sting.
interchangeably.
28.Which of the following best describes ragtime
Avoid using this gesture in northern Greece unless you want to invite a fight.While American,British and Australian A.It is a kind of jazz music.
B.It was born in Texas.
would use the thumbup to signal hitchhiking to the drivers,this message will not encourage a Greek driver or
C.It sounds slow and sad.
D.It is played on the guitar.
motorist to stop to give them a ride.
29.Joplin took up ragtime
There are no right or wrong signals,but only cultural differences.Lack of cultural understanding will lead to
A.with strong family support
B.against his father's will
disharmony among people from different cultures.When we know what to look for,such encounters with other cultures are
C.for a richer and happier life
D.with the hope of traveling
actually very interesting,fascinating and fun.It is certainly a great topic to discuss over a cup of coffee and cakes.
30.What can we know about Maple Leaf Rag
24.What did the man in the first paragraph do wrong
A.It was a ragtime opera.
B.It was attacked by other composers.
A.He misunderstood the waiter.
B.He didn't realize cultural differences
C.It was used in a movie.
D.It won the composer great honor.
C.He ordered something off the menu
D.He made the signal in a rude way
31.Which of the words can best describe Scott Joplin
25.What does the underlined word "complimentary"in the second paragraph mean
A.Talented and traditional.
B.Determined and productive.
C.Stubborn and cautious.
D.Patient and generous.
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