Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another countries,please follow their customs,just as the saying goes,“ .”
Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip(付小费).It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags,taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.
In England,make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.
In Spain,it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late,and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.
In Arab countries,men kiss one another on the cheek(脸颊). Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.
In Japan,people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card,don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.
Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something In conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.When you travel to the USA,you don’t need to tip .
A.porters | B.waiters | C.bus drivers | D.taxi drivers |
The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be“ .”
A.Love me,love my dog |
B.He who laughs last laughs best |
C.When in Rome,do as the Romans do |
D.Where there is a will,there is a way |
The underline word “porters” in the passage means .
A.搬运工 | B.清洁工 | C.接线员 | D.售票员 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A.In Spain,People usually have dinner very early |
B.In England,It’s a not polite to talk about the weather |
C.In Arab countries,men kiss one another on the cheek |
D.In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it. |
What,s the best title of the passage ?
A. How to Tip B Body Language
C When to Have Dinner D Advice to International Travelers
Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewagesystem takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.You can most probably read the passage in _______.
A.a history book | B.a TV guide |
C.a science book | D.a telephone book |
The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_______.
A.排污 | B.染色 | C.洗涤 | D.吸尘 |
According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.
A.to feed animals |
B.to feed plants |
C.to build a house |
D.to make machines |
How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?
A.By burning it off. |
B.By putting it in water. |
C.By throwing it away. |
D.By reusing and recycling it. |
Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would .a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆)along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day 1 will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to know how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (门廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.During his break every morning, the small boy would _________.
A.fix the fence |
B.eat sandwiches |
C.climb up on the fence |
D.walk around the farm |
One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to_________.
A.go to the town |
B.play on the field |
C.go to see the house |
D.make the golden windows |
What did the boy find when he got there?
A.Nobody lived in the poor house. |
B.No golden windows were in the house. |
C.The house was so old as he expected. |
D.The house was nearer than he thought. |
The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought________ .
A.Like father, like son |
B.Love me, love my dog |
C.Every dog has its day |
D.The grass is greener somewhere else |
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Shawnee Mountain is a wonderful place for___________.
A.staying | B.skiing | C.climbing | D.visiting |
Two parents and a child of 45cm tall will pay ___________for the lifts on weekend,
A.$100 | B.$86 | C.$50 | D.$43 |
If a soldier goes to the mountain, ___________should be shown for a lift ticket.
A.the proof of age | B.the college ID |
C.the phone number | D.the active duty ID |
Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
Feb. 10, 2012
5:00 |
Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed bags. Took taxi to airport. |
7:30 |
Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather. |
8:30 |
Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport. |
9:45 |
Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest. |
10:00 |
Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters. |
11:00 |
Went to radio station to attend the live show. |
12:00 |
Had lunch with local producer. |
13:00 |
Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band(乐队) did poorly. |
17:00 |
Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band. |
18:00 |
Had supper, but eat little. |
18:30 |
Went to theatre again and got ready for show. |
19:00 |
Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little. |
22:00 |
Show was over. Very tired from it. |
23:00 |
Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV. |
0:00 |
Fell asleep, with TV on. |
According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.
A.singer | B.dancer | C.player | D.pianist |
According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.
A.6:30 | B.7:00 | C.7:30 | D.8:00 |
From this passage, we get to know that ________.
A.not all people like pop stars |
B.pop stars have their own bands |
C.fans are troublesome for pop stars |
D.to be a pop star is not all fun |
When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.
One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.
But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?
Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If you don’t care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself. How did the writer make a little pocket money?
A.By asking his father to give him. |
B.By stealing other’s money. |
C.By buying things for his father’s workmates. |
D.By asking in the street. |
What was the old man doing when I saw him?
A.He was selling roses. |
B.He was walking in the street. |
C.He was talking to the writer. |
D.He was smelling a rose. |
When did the writer have interest out of his family?
A.When he was a kid. |
B.When he met the old man with rose. |
C.When he went to school. |
D.When he went to work. |
What is the main idea of this passage?
A.If you care about others on your road of life, then you are having your life itself. |
B.If you care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself. |
C.If you meet an old man with a rose in the street, then you’ll have interest in your life. |
D.If you have interest in others, then you are having your life itself. |