In the USA, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don't know. If you're sitting at a table with people you don't know, it's impolite to smoke without first asking if it will disturb them.
In American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served cold water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(再注满).
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing times for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Servings in restaurants are often large, too large for many people. If you can't finish your meal but would like to have the food later, ask your waiter or waitress for a—' doggie bag". It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you're taking the food for yourself.
Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have " Sunday dinner". This is an especially big noon meal.
Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What is served before you order?
| A．Bread | B．Butter |
| C．Colder water | D．Coffee |
What do American people mean by asking for a “doggie bag”?
| A．They will leave the food on the table. |
| B．They will take the food home. |
| C．They will give the food to a dog. |
| D．They will share the food with friends. |
“Sunday dinner”in this passage is____.
| A．a big supper on Sunday |
| B．a big lunch on Sunday |
| C．a big lunch on the weekends |
| D．a big dinner every day |
If you spend ＄80 on your meal,you will probably leave a tip of_____for the waiter.?
| A．＄12. | B．＄30. |
| C．＄50. | D．＄18. |
What does the passage mainly want to tell us ?
| A．Rules for US bars and restaurants. |
| B．Ways of sitting with people you don’t know. |
| C．Doggie bags for keeping food for yourselves . |
| D．Dinner customs in the US restaurants. |
What do you eat every day? Some people think about it. And some people will not make plans for their meals.
Many people like to have fast food near their offices. This kind of food can make them fat and it is bad for their health. Even it will make them ill when they are old.
What should a healthy person eat every day? Well, I will tell you the ‘healthy eating habit’. It comes from doctors.
When people do a lot of work, the energy is burning(燃烧). So you need noodles, rice, milk, bread and eggs. If you don’t eat them, you will feel tired. You should eat fruits and vegetables, too. There are a lot of vitamins in them. They can make you strong. And they can give you water.People like to eat fast food near their ___________.
| A．offices | B．schools | C．homes | D．shops |
Fast food can make people ____________ .
| A．strong | B．healthy | C．tired | D．fat and ill |
In fruits and vegetables, what can make you strong?
| A．Water. | B．Vitamins. | C．Energy. | D．Calories. |
On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station. The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.
The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said，“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领)it.”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist’s shoulders and said，“I knew you would certainly come here.”The violinist asked，“Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).”The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000.But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education. However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费).He said“Although I don’t have much money，I live happily. If I lose honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever.”The young man played the violin for________ at the entrance of the subway station.
| A．pleasure | B．money | C．Love | D．friends |
George Sang put__________into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night by mistake.
| A．money | B．1ottery | C．money and lottery | D．nothing |
George Sang was very__________to see the young violinist the next day.
| A．worried | B．sorry | C．exciting | D．happy |
The underlined word“cancelled”means__________.
| A．取消 | B．延误 | C．预定 | D．结束 |
What’s the best title(标题)for this passage?
| A．The meaning of honesty |
| B．An office worker and a lottery ticket |
| C．The importance of being honest |
| D．A violinist and an office worker |
It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”
After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because _____.
| A．there were not enough roses in the shop |
| B．carnations were much nicer than roses |
| C．roses were more expensive than carnations |
| D．carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day |
John spent _______ in the flower shop that day.
| A．$5 | B．$25 | C．$ 45 | D．$ 55 |
The young man cried at the cemetery because he _______.
| A．had spent all his money on the roses |
| B．wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself |
| C．felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers |
| D．hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother |
At last John decided to take the roses home himself because he wanted to _______.
| A．tell his mother he loved her |
| B．ask his mother for more money |
| C．tell his mother the young man’s story |
| D．ask his mother if she liked roses |
The writer wrote this passage to tell us “_______”.
| A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill |
| B．Let your mother know how much you love her |
| C．Work hard to get more money for your mother |
| D．Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day |
阅读下面的短文，选出正确答案。
One day a tiger caught a fox(狐狸) in the forest（森林）. Before the tiger eat him , the fox said, “You can’t eat me, I’m king (王)of the forest. If you eat me , all the other animals in the forest will be angry with you.” The tiger didn’t believe him. The fox said, “If you don’t believe me, then take a walk with me in the forest. You can see whether(是否)they are afraid of me.”
The tiger thought it was a good idea, so they started together. The fox walked in front and the tiger went behind. When the other animals saw the tiger coming, they ran away as fast as they could. The fox called out, “ Mr Tiger, you see, all the animals are afraid of me.” The tiger said, “Yes, you are quite right.” He let the fox go .One day a tiger caught a ________.
| A．dog | B．pig | C．cat | D．fox |
The fox walked _____ the tiger.
| A．in front of | B．in the middle of | C．behind | D．beside |
In fact the other animals are afraid of the _____
| A．fox | B．tiger | C．dog | D．elephant |
When the other animals saw the tiger, they_____
| A．were angry | B．were happy | C．ran off | D．were sad |
The tiger didn’t eat the fox at last, did he ?
| A．Yes, he didn’t | B．No, he did | C．No, he didn’t | D．Yes, he did |
阅读下面的短文，判断正误.（正确的用T，错误的用F）
Lin Fei’s home is about 10 kilometers from school. He gets up at six o’clock every day, showers, and has a quick breakfast. Then he leaves for school at around six-thirty. First, he rides his bicycle to the bus station. That takes about ten minutes. Then the early bus takes him to school. The bus ride usually takes about 25 minutes.It’s about ten kilometers from Lin Fei’s home to school.
He sometimes gets up at six o’clock.
He leaves for school at about half past six.
He gets to the bus station by subway.
It takes him about 20 minutes to the bus station.