America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.
| A．keep out | B．give up | C．pay no attention to | D．continue |
Which of the following is the typical way of American hospitality?
| A．Treating friends at home. |
| B．Taking days off to be with friends. |
| C．Meeting friends at the airport at midnight. |
| D．Sharing everything they have. |
Which of the following statements in True according to the passage?
| A．Americans are always generous with their time. |
| B．Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. |
| C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. |
| D．Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships. |
This passage is most probably written for .
| A．American students | B．Chinese students |
| C．Chinese visitors to America | D．American visitors to China |
Do you know anything about the way of shopping in western countries? People there usually make shopping lists first and then go shopping. Most people like to go to supermarkets because they can get many things in one supermarket such as clothes, food, drinks. The things in supermarkets are cheaper.
When they get into a supermarket, they get a basket. Then they buy things and put them in the basket. After they get everything they want, they pay the money. Most people go to the supermarket once a week.People like to go to the supermarket for reason(s) (原因) .
| A．three | B．two |
| C．one | D．many |
Things in the supermarket are a little .
| A．cheaper | B．better |
| C．more expensive | D．more |
People can buy from the supermarkets.
| A．food | B．milk |
| C．clothes | D．A, B, and C |
Many children think mobile phones are cool. They come in fun colours and you can talk with a friend anytime and anywhere.
In the USA, more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of those people are children. For children, mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable.
Most mobile phone users don’t think about the health problems caused by mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation(辐射) that might be bad for users. One recent study shows that mobile phone radiation might raise a person’s chance of getting some kinds of cancer. Other scientists say mobile phones are not bad for people’s health. They say that they didn’t find any link between mobile phone use and cancer.
Scientists say that people can protect themselves from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone, or people can make shorter calls.Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are _________.
| A．cool | B．colourful |
| C．cheap | D．their toys |
In the USA, who thinks mobile phones are more than phone calls?
| A．women | B．men |
| C．scientists | D．children |
Which of the following sentences is true?
| A．All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users. |
| B．Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users. |
| C．Mobile phones can make people die. |
| D．Mobile phones are only bad for children. |
A good way to pass the exam is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam.
Do not remember only grammar when you are learning English. Try to read stories in English and speak in English as often as you can. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not study late at night. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the exam paper. Try to understand the meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your exam, read your answers again. Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure you have not missed anything out.If you want to do well in an exam, you must _____.
| A．work hard every day in the year |
| B．study hard a few days before the exam |
| C．get up early a few days before the exam |
| D．go to bed late every night |
It is _____ to go to bed late at night before the exam.
| A．useful |
| B．not helpful |
| C．important |
| D．difficult |
Do your best to get the meaning of each question _____.
| A．after you write down your answers |
| B．before you write down your answers |
| C．as soon as you write down the answers |
| D．while you are writing down the answers |
In the last sentence “miss… out” means_____
| A．think it hard |
| B．be important enough |
| C．be wrong |
| D．forget to answer |
You don’t think you have a great friend? Don’t worry. Maybe you can find one here. We have over300,000 members in more than 192 countries.
International Pen Friends (IPF) started in Ireland in 1967. Our IPF head Julie Delbridge is from Australia. We welcome everyone who is no younger than 8. You can write to your pen friends in English, French, German, Greek, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. IPE members include people such as singers, clerks, students, teachers, waiters, writers, and more.
IPE pen pals are free, but we need a processing(处理) fee to pay for our computer service and phone calls.
IPE gives you 10 to 14 other IPE friends .We will send e-mails to you from IPE in Australia. Also, your name will be given to 10 to 14 other IPE members. The pen friend you will get will be in your age group. You will have the same interests. Why not try it out now?
Please answer the following question with No more than 7 words.When and where did IPE start?
Which country is the IPE head from?
How many languages can you use to write to your friends in IPE?
How old may be the youngest member of IPE?
What’s the passage about?
Do you want to save(节省) money when you take our train to travel? Here aresome ways.
Day Returns
This kind of ticket can save you 45% on the fare. You have to travel before 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, but you can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.
Big City Savers
You can save much money with these tickets. You have to buy them by 4:00 p.m. the day before you travel.
Monthly Returns
You can use these tickets for most journeys over 65 miles(英里). Go any day and return within(在…之内) a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare.
Family Returns
You can get a card of Family Returns for $20. After you buy it, you need to pay only $3 for each of the other family members. You can travel as often as you like within two months.How many kinds of tickets are mentioned(提及) in the passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Four. | D．Five. |
Which kind of ticket will you choose if you want to go to another city 75miles away this afternoon and stay there for four days?
| A．Big City Savers. |
| B．Monthly Returns. |
| C．Day Returns. |
| D．Family Returns. |
Mr Wu has a card of Family Returns. He and his family members are going to travel. How much will he pay for the tickets for his three family members?
| A．$29. | B．$12. |
| C．$9. | D．$15 |
Which of the following is true?
| A．A card of Family Returns can only be used for two months. |
| B．If you want to travel to Paris by air, you can use Big City Savers. |
| C．If you travel to Tokyo for three months, you can use Monthly Returns. |
| D．You can only use Day Returns from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the weekend. |
The passage is maybe taken from(取材于) _________ .
| A．a dictionary | B．a notebook | C．a newspaper | D．a storybook |