Some² 300 meters up, near the EiffelTower"s wind-whipped summit the world comes to scribble³. Japanese, Brazilians, Americans — they graffiti⁴ their names, loves and politics on the cold iron — transforming the most French of monuments into symbol of a world on the move. ⁵

    With Paris laid out in miniature6 below，it seems strange that visitors would rather waste time marking their presence than admiring the view7. But the graffiti also raises a question ： Why, nearly 114 years after it was completed, and decades after it ceased to be the world, s tallest structure, is la Tour Eiffel still so popular8?

    The reasons are as complex as the iron work that graces9 a structure some 90 stories high. But part of the answer is, no doubt, its agelessness. Regularly maintained, it should never rust away. Graffiti is regularly painted over,but the tower lives on.

    "Eiffel representsParisandParisisFrance. It is very symbolic”，says Hugues Richard10, a 31- year-old Frenchman who holds the record for cycling up to the tower"s second floor 一 747 steps in 19 minutes and 4 seconds, without touching the floor with his feet. "It"s iron lady，It inspires us11 ”， he says.

    But to what12? After all, the tower doesn" t have a purpose. It ceased to be the world’ s tallest in 1930 when the Chrysler Building13 went up inNew York. Yes，television and radio signals are beamed from the top, and Gustave Eiffel, a frenetic builder who died on December 27，aged 91 ,used its height for conducting research into weather, aerodynamics and radio communication.

    But in essence the tower inspires simply by being there _ a blank canvas for visitors to make of it what they will14. To the technically minded15, it"s an engineering triumph. For lovers, it"s romantic.

    "The tower will outlast all of us, and by a long way16”，says Isabelle Esnous, whose company manages Eiffel Tower.

词汇：

Eiffel /"aifel/ Tower (法国巴黎的)埃菲尔铁塔

eyeful /"aiful/ n.引人注目的景象

scribble /"skribl/ v.乱涂，乱画

graffiti /grs"fizti：/ 涂写,涂画

iron work 铁制品；铁工

agelessness /"eid3lisnis/ n.永恒，永不过日寸

rust /rASt/ v.生锈（rust away 锈烂掉）

frenetic /frs"netik/ a办极度激动的

tinker /"tiqko/ n.白铁匠，能做各种小修小补的人

aerodynamics /leorsudai"naemiks/ 空气动力学

注释：

1.Eiffel Is an Eyeful:引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔。由于Eiffel和Eyeful读音相似，使用Eyeful而 不是其他的词是有其修辞效果的。埃菲尔铁塔是古斯塔夫?埃菲尔（Gustave Eiffel，1832— 1923，法国工程师)为1889年的巴黎博览会设计的。该塔在塞纳河南岸，高300公尺（984 英尺）。埃菲尔铁塔的法文是第二段最后一句中的“la Tour Eiffel"。
2.some:意为“approximately; about，，（大约，将近）。如它 40 people attended the rally.大约 有40个人参加了集会。
3.the world comes to scribble:世界各地的人们来此涂鸦。
4.graffiti:在此用作graffito的动词形式，意思是“涂鸦，在墙或其他表面上创作的画或铭刻”。
5.transforming the most French of monuments into symbol of a world on the move.使最有法兰西 色彩的纪念碑成为动感世界的象征。the most + adj. + of + n.意为“在……中最为…… 的” 如：Beethoven is the greatest of musicians.贝多芬是最伟大的音乐家。on the move:在 运动中。
6.in miniature:小型的，小规模的，缩影的
7.would rather waste time marking their presence than admiring the view.宁愿花时间留下到此一游的痕迹,而不去观赏风景。would rather…than:宁愿……而不……： He would rather stay at home watching DVD than going to the cinema.他宁愿待在家里看 DVD,而不愿到电影院去看电影。
8.在原句Why is la Tour Eiffel still so popular?的 Why 与 la Tour Eiffel still so popular?之间插 AT nearly 114 years after it was completed, and decades after it ceased to be the world"s tallest structure.
9.graces:在此作动词，意为“to give beauty, elegance, or charm to”（使……优美，优雅或具有魅力）
10.Hugues Richard:法国自行车运动员，多次打破自行车运动的世界纪录，于2002年4月8日 以19分钟零4秒的成绩骑自行车登上埃菲尔铁塔的第二层，第六次打破自行车运动的世 界纪录。
11.“It’s iron lady, it inspires us. ”：“这是铁娘子，能让人产生灵感。”It指埃菲尔铁塔。
12.But to what?这是一个省略句,接着上段Hugues Richard的话发问，完整的句子可以是:But what does it inspire people to?
13.the Chrysler Building:是美国纽约帝国大厦（the Empire State Building)建成之前，世界第一 高楼，共77层，设计师是William Van Alen。
14.a blank canvas for visitors to make of it what they will:—张空白的画布，任游客自由遐想
15.To the technically minded:对于那些善于从技术角度考虑问题的人来说，从技术的角度来说。
16."The tower will outlast all of us, and by a long way. ”：“这座塔将在我们所有的人离去后长 久存在。”outlast：意为“ to last longer than”（比……持久）。out-：前缀，意思是“比…… 更…”。如：Women are said to outlive men.据说女人比男人长寿。by a long way ：副词，意思是“大大地”。

What seems strange to the author?

A:Visitors prefer wasting time scribbling to enjoying the view. B:Visitors spends much time watching other people scribbling. C:Only Japanese,Brazilians and Americans like to mark their presence. D:Scribbling spread from country to country.

Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most ailments, it has its own (1) and cure.
Culture shock is (2) by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one (3) in which we orient ourselves to the (4) of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to (5) purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statement seriously and when not. These cues, (6) may be words, gestures, facial (7) customs, or norms, are (8) by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a (9) of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us (10) for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, (11) of which we do not carry on the (12) of conscious awareness.
Now when an individual (13) a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or (14) of goodwill you may be, a series of props have been (15) under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and (16) . People react to the frustration in much the (17) way. First they reject the environment which causes the (18) . "The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad." When foreigners in a strange land get together to (19) about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are (20) from culture shock.

A:finite B:strange C:same D:familiar

Text 2
There was great public interest when a big hole mysteriously appeared in the middle of a field. Army mechanics and engineers were called in to explain how it had got there. They orrered various explanations but were not at all sure how the hole had’been caused. It was thought that a large shell which must have lain buried under the ground for many years had suddenly exploded, but it was not possible to prove this.
A “simple", but highly improbable, explanation was offered by a man who claims to be especially well-informed about "flying saucers —the strange objects which are round in shape and are said to visit the earth occasionally from outer space. The man’s explanation may have been nonsense, but at least it was imaginative. At any rate, it was far more interesting than the one given by the army.
After examing the ground carefully, the man claimed to have seen special marks on the soil quite near the hole. These, he said, could only have been caused by a flying saucer. Moreover, the leaves on some bushes nearby had turned yellow because of a strange hot gas which had come from the saucer just before it landed. Even a small tree some way off appeared to have been burnt slightly. A small piece of metal found in the hole itself provided further proof that a strange object had been there. According to the man, it was quite clear that people from another world had been circling the earth trying to pick up information, when something had gone wrong. Because of this they had been forced to land in a field so that the damage could be repaired. The hole had been caused when the saucer struck the earth, while the strange marks nearby were made when it took off again. This, said the man, was the simplest explanation of how the hole had appeared. Judging from the interest the public took in the matter, there must be quite a few people who secretly believe or hope that this "simple" explanation is the true one.

A:strange marks close to the hole B:strange hot gas C:a slightly burnt small tree D:a tiny piece of metal in the hole

Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most ailments, it has its own (1) and cure.
Culture shock is (2) by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one (3) in which we orient ourselves to the (4) of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to (5) purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statement seriously and when not. These cues, (6) may be words, gestures, facial (7) customs, or norms, are (8) by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a (9) of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us (10) for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, (11) of which we do not carry on the (12) of conscious awareness.
Now when an individual (13) a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or (14) of goodwill you may be, a series of props have been (15) under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and (16) . People react to the frustration in much the (17) way. First they reject the environment which causes the (18) . "The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad." When foreigners in a strange land get together to (19) about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are (20) from culture shock.

A:finite B:strange C:same D:familiar

Section Ⅰ Use of English Directions: Read the following text, Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most ailments, it has its own (1) and cure. Culture shock is (2) by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one (3) in which we orient ourselves to the (4) of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to (5) purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statement seriously and when not. These cues, (6) may be words, gestures, facial (7) customs, or norms, are (8) by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a (9) of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us (10) for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, (11) of which we do not carry on the (12) of conscious awareness. Now when an individual (13) a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or (14) of goodwill you may be, a series of props have been (15) under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and (16) . People react to the frustration in much the (17) way. First they reject the environment which causes the (18) . "The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad." When foreigners in a strange land get together to (19) about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are (20) from culture shock.

A:finite B:strange C:same D:familiar

Passage Four
Henry was worried. This was his first time to go traveling by air. He did not know how to find his seat, so he went to the airhostess (空姐) and asked ,"Could you help me I can’t find my scat. "The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat (系好安全带). She told Henry not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry’s ears might feel a little strange, but he didn’t need to worry about it because many people felt like that. When the plane was flying very high, Henry could stand up and walk round. He could either read books, newspapers or see films. The airhostess would bring food and drinks. Henry, could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon.

A:the plane B:the strange feeling C:his seat D:his health

Passage Four
Henry was worried. This was his first time to go traveling by air. He did not know how to find his seat, so he went to the airhostess (空姐) and asked Could you help me I can’t find my seat. "The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat (系好安全带). She told Henry- not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry’s ears might feel a little strange, but he didn’t need to worry about it because many people felt like that. When the plane was flying very high, Henry could stand up and walk round. He could either read b6oks, newspapers or see films. The airhostess would bring food and drinks. Henry could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon.

A:the plane B:the strange feeling C:his seat D:his health

Passage Four
Henry was worried. This was his first time to go traveling by air. He did not know how to find his seat, so he went to the airhostess (空姐) and asked ,"Could you help me I can’t find my scat. "The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat (系好安全带). She told Henry not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry’s ears might feel a little strange, but he didn’t need to worry about it because many people felt like that. When the plane was flying very high, Henry could stand up and walk round. He could either read books, newspapers or see films. The airhostess would bring food and drinks. Henry, could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon.

A:the plane B:the strange feeling C:his seat D:his health