He does not want to wait.The Japanese businessman，on the other hand，likes to arrive atdecisions after giving them serious thought.Another thing foreign businessmen havedifficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means“Yes”or“No”.This is because ofcultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会)，which make it difficult fora Japanese to say“No”directly.
In the USA，it is easy to say“No”to something one does not want to do.But in Japan，it is very difficult to say“No”.To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with“No”is feltto be impolite.It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly.So instead of saying“No”directly，the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying“No”.These can help themavoid hurting other people's feelings.However，this often makes their ways of doingbusiness rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.
37.What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan？
A.Their different ways of doing business.
B.Their different lifestyles.
C.The fact that the Japanese never say“No”.
D.The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action.
38.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression“bewilder foreign businessmen”in Paragraph One？
A.cause foreign businessmen to change their minds
B.give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen
C.attract foreign businessmen's attention
D.make foreign businessmen think wrongly
39.What fact does the passage lead you to believe？
A.American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones.
B.American businessmen like to say“Yes”and“No”.
C.Americans usually say what they are thinking.
D.Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly.
40.From the passage we can infer(推断) that.
A.Japanese businessmen are good at business
B.foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business
C.foreign businessmen must be more polite
D.you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed
第Ⅱ卷(主观题共45分)
四、词汇运用(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
(A)根据句意，在横线上写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.You can make a(choose) among those programmes.
2.The little girl came here by train all by(she).
3.The lady looks much younger in this(fashion) dress.
4.Of the winters in recent years，last winter was the(dry) one.
5.The doctors in the hospital are trying a new(treat) for cancer.
(B)根据句意和汉语注释，在横线上写出单词的正确形式。
6.As we know，oil always(飘浮) on water.
7.He(点头) to me in greeting when I entered the room.
8.We are very(自豪) that a pupil from our school has won the prize.
9.They all hurried(往楼上) to see what was going on.
10.There was(沉默) for a moment and then someone made a useful suggestion.
五、动词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在横线上。
1.Xiao Li promised to chat with me on the Internet，but so far he(not do) so.
2.At the moment we have too much to do(think) of doing anything else.
3.Last Friday afternoon the young man(hurt) in the traffic accident which happened on the highway.
4.Sound(travel) through air at a speed of about 340 metres per second.
5.Food cannot(keep) properly in a fridge at an unsuitable temperature.
6.The snow(stop) when she woke up and the sun was shining brightly.
7.Every one of us was excited，for in a few minutes we(see) Liu Xiang appear on the sports ground.
8.The Women's World Cup(not begin) until 1991 when China hosted it in Guangzhou.
9.Understanding yourself is very important to(build) selfconfidence.
10.On Earth，gravity keeps our feet on the ground and makes anything we drop(fall) towards the ground.
六、短文填空(共12小题；每格0.5分，满分6分)
先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当
的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在横线上完整写出。
In many countries，people t(1)_______ by car or by bike.They also get from placeto place using p(2)_______ transport such as buses and trains.However，some peoplelive in parts of the world where it is i(3)_______ to build roads.In these places，animalsor other f(4)_______ of transport have to be used.
It is difficult to w(5)_______ in snow but easy to ski over it.So in places likeAlaska，people use skis.If they want to go faster，they get dogs to p(6)_______ them onsleds(雪橇).Riding a snowmobile(雪地摩托) is a more m(7)_______，but expensiveway of getting around on snow.
In deserts(沙漠) like the Sahara in North Africa，people s(8)_______ get around oncamels.Camels survive w(9)_______ in the desert，not because they can s(10)_______water in their bodies though！ They can survive without water for two weeks and withoutf(11)_______ for up to a month.H(12)_______ can only go without water for about threeto five days.
七、完成句子(共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分)
按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在横线上。
1.在业余爱好上花些时间对我们来说是必要的。
It is necessaryon our hobbies.
2.那个报告使每一个听到的人感到振奋。
everybody who listened to it.
3.布朗先生已经离开无锡三个多月了，他将于一周后返回。
Mr Brownfor more than three months.He will come back in a week.
4.你认为今天报纸上的那幅卡通画与文章相配吗？
Do you think thatin today's newspaper？
5.校长正在伏案疾书，所以我们没有惊动他。
The principal was busy writing at his desk，so.
6.刚才没有人注意他所说的话。
Just now nohe said.
八、书面表达(满分10分)
请在指定的位置上，以“Saving Tigers”为题，为某中学生英文报《习作园地》专栏写一篇80词左右的征文稿，内容要点如下：
1.老虎是人们在动物园里最喜欢观看的动物之一；
2.现在世界上仅存大约3 200只老虎，数目日趋减少；
3.老虎处境危险的原因；
4.保护老虎的建议。
注意：1.征文稿须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2.第3，4要点的内容须用5至6句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；
3.征文稿的标题已给出，不计入总词数。
Saving Tigers