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* 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 needs 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* at home and enjoy your visit in America!
| A．an American |
| B．a Chinese |
| C．a professor |
| D．a student |
| A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. |
| B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. |
| C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. |
| D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. |
| A．warmly welcomed at the airport |
| B．offered a ride to his home |
| C．treated hospitably at his home |
| D．treated to dinner in a restaurant |
| A．strict with time |
| B．serious with time |
| C．careful with time |
| D．willing to spend time |
| A．Friendships between Chinese |
| B．Friendships between Americans |
| C．Americans’ hospitality |
| D．Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships |
Hello, I’m Allan Peterson. I’m an English boy. But I am in China. I have a good friend. Let me tell you something about him. His name is Li Ming. He is a student. He is in class Two, Grade One, No.5 middle school. We are classmates. Li Ming is 14 years old. He likes basketball and English. We often play basketball after school.What school is Alan in?
| A．No.4 middle school. |
| B．No.5 middle school. |
| C．No.14 middle school. |
| D．No.1 middle school. |
what does Li Ming like?
| A．He likes basketball and English. |
| B．He likes baseball and English. |
| C．He likes basketball and Chinese. |
| D．He likes baseball and Chinese. |
What does Li Ming do after school?
| A．He goes home. |
| B．He has dinner. |
| C．He plays basketball. |
| D．He reads English. |
Dear Joan,
How are you? I’m in Beijing now. I study at Yu Lin High School. I like Beijing very much, and I have two good friends here. They are Tom and Wei Hua. Tom is from Canada and Wei Hua is from China. We are in the same class. They often help me with my Chinese. I can speak a little Chinese now. The teachers are kind to me. I like Chinese food here, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food, and Hu’nan food. They are nice. Some times we go out to eat. Jiaozi is my favorite food. I often have jiaozi for lunch and have noodles for supper. I have milk and bread for breakfast. What about you?
Yours,
LilyWhere is Lily now？
A. In Beijing.
B. In Canada.
C. In the U.S.A.
D. In England.Where is Wei Hua from？
A. the U.S.A.
B. China.
C. Japan.
D. Shanghai.Can Lily speak Chinese？
| A．Yes, she can. |
| B．No, she can’t. |
| C．Yes, but a little. |
| D．No, she can’t speak it at all. |
What’s Lily’s favorite food？
| A．Bread. | B．Jiaozi. |
| C．Noodles. | D．Chicken. |
What does Lily have for supper？
| A．Bread. | B．Jiaozi. |
| C．Milk. | D．Noodles. |
Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in twenty years.
Cars will run on solar power(太阳能) and will be much cleaner and safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself.
New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels (层). People will live on the upper level, the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.
Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illnesses (病虫害) will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
Many new ways to cure (治愈) illnesses will be found. People will use products of genetic engineering (基因产品) to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.
| Things |
To happen in |
| Cars |
To run on solar power; to be much |
| New cities |
To be |
| Biotechnology |
To make food better and healthier, plants will not have |
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?”
“I don’t know,” says Fred, “What do you think?” “Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess.” “In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time. ” “A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too.” “Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.” “I’m looking forward (期待) to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon!” “And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea.” says Fred, “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish!”Tom and Fred talked about ______.
| A．their school life |
| B．some interesting news |
| C．their life in the past |
| D．their life in the future |
Machines will ______.
| A．do most of the work instead of people |
| B．do some of the work instead of people |
| C．do as much work as people |
| D．do as little work as people |
From their talk, we know that ______.
| A．only Fred hopes to fly to the moon |
| B．both of them hope to fly to the moon |
| C．one of them hopes to fly to the moon |
| D．neither of them hopes to fly to the moon |
Fred said ______.
| A．he liked fish very much |
| B．he would like to live under the sea like a fish |
| C．he would go fishing under the sea |
| D．he would spend a few days on the moon |
Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned?
| A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. |
| B．People will have more holidays. |
| C．Many people will live and work under the sea. |
| D．All the factories and farms will be built under the sea. |
| What’s on? |
| Medusa Disco The best dance music in the town! Every night Tickets: $10 |
| Concerts Mason Park Stadium Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $ 25~ $ 50 |
| Basketball Games Saturday and Sunday Games start at 1:00 p.m. Ticket: $ 20 |
| Italian Restaurant Perfect pasta and pizza Live music Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00a.m.~ 11:00 p.m. |
| Hudson Theater Shakespeare’s Macbeth Hudson Theater and Dance School Thursday to Friday, 8:00 p.m. Ticket:$ 3(Students); $7.5 (Adults) |
If you go to dance at Medusa Disco, you should pay ________ .
| A．$ 2 | B．$ 3 |
| C．$ 10 | D．$ 25 |
When can you see basketball games?
| A．On Tuesday and Sunday |
| B．On Thursday and Friday |
| C．On Friday and Saturday |
| D．On Saturday and Sunday |
Where can you enjoy the live music on Tuesday?
| A．At Italian Restaurant |
| B．At Medusa Disco |
| C．At Hudson Theater. |
| D．At Dance School |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．We can enjoy the best dance music every night. |
| B．We need to pay $25~$50 for the concerts. |
| C．The basketball games start at 2:00 p.m. |
| D．If you are a student, you need to pay $ 3 for Shakespeare’s Macbeth. |
The passage is probably _________ .
| A．a menu of a restaurant |
| B．a news report |
| C．a basketball poster |
| D．an advertisement |