2017年重庆市梁平实验中学高中英语《Unit1 Learning》Reading课件 重庆大学版必修2.pptVIP

* Read the text quickly and answer the following questions. 1. How do people in other countries view American friendships? American friendships develop quickly and change quickly. Skimming 2. What does the phrase “left off” in the last sentence of the text mean? Stop. Fast Reading A. American people think friendship should be a lifelong affair. B. Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way and take it for granted that friendships fade away in a short time as situations change. Read the text to decide which of the following statements summarize how Americans view friendship. C. Americans view friendship as something very important and friends should spend as much time as possible with each other. D. Americas think that friendship should never be resumed after it stops. The answer is: B Read the text carefully and complete the following passage, only one word for each blank . Steve and Yaser first met at an American _________. Yaser was glad to make ______ with Steve, because he wanted to learn more about American__________ . university friends culture At the beginning, Steve was very _______ and they even had _____ together. But after the term was over, Steve seemed ______. Yaser was _____ because he thought they should be friends forever. Actually, Yaser doesn’t understand the way that Americans friendly lunch distant hurt ________friendship. In America, friendships are based on common ________. When the activity ends, the friendship may _____ away. fade interests view _____1 Steve and Yaser first met at their history class at an American university. _____2 When the term was over, Steve seems to be less friendly to Yaser than before. Read the text again and decide whether each of the following statement is true or false. Correct the false ones. F T chemistry _____3 Yaser could not understand why Steve changed his attitude towards him. _____4 In the eyes of American people, fr