Generally speaking, American food is not very thick in taste. Salads are much liked and are served all year round. Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight. This is shown in menus offering “low calorie(卡路里)” or “weight watchers” meals. In markets, one can find “No Cal” drinks (meaning without calories) such as cola.
Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal. If a waiter in an American restaurant asks “Now or later?”, what he means is “Do you want coffee with your meal or later?” When eating out in the USA, we can ask for tea, milk, beer, and so on, if we prefer these to coffee. American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so.
The main dish in American meals is usually meat, chicken or fish, but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal.
Most Americans eat quickly during the day—that is, breakfast and lunch—unless it is a social, business, or family situation. The evening meal, however, is usually a family time. Racing through daytime meals is part of the “American pace” of life, for working hours are considered important.
The nationwide fast-food restaurants are suitable for the ways of American eating. The standard(标准的) products, of nearly the same price, are served quickly, and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles.
McDonald’s is a popular restaurant. It offers many choices of hamburgers, French fries and “cokes”. These foods are rich in fats, sugar and salt. Often, they are the major meal of the day of many young working people.
“Weight watchers” most probably means in Chinese.
A.减肥者 | B.观察者 | C.称重者 | D.参与者 |
In American restaurants which of the following is NOT true?
A.Many American people like salads. |
B.Coffee can be served after a meal. |
C.One can order tea if he doesn’t like coffee. |
D.All restaurants can sell beer and wine. |
At the same meal, American people usually .
A.have meat, chicken and fish together |
B.have either meat or chicken or fish |
C.drink a lot of beer, wine or liquor |
D.sit down together around a table |
In American restaurants, the standard foods .
A.have different prices |
B.taste different from place to place |
C.are very expensive |
D.can be served quickly |
This passage mainly talks about .
A.American restaurants and people |
B.American eating culture |
C.American working situation |
D.American food and price |
C
It was at least tow months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Barbi bike was just too old, and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, so we thought, for she didn’t mention it again. We were busy buying some beautiful storybooks, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then much to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else.
Now we didn’t know what to do. It was just toot late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing children’s presents, parents’ presents, a brother’s present and friends’ presents till midnight.So there was no time to take to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their children unhappy, we felt guilty and sad.
Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of clay(泥土) and write a note(便条) that she could trade in(交换) the model bike for a real one?” So he spent the next five hours carefully working with the clay to make a small bike.
On Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the note loudly.
She looked at me and Ron and said, ”So does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.”
Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the Earth.Rose’s wish was to____ on Christmas Day.
A.get a new bike | B.make a clay bike |
C.receive a doll house | D.repair her old Barbi bike |
Rose’s parents didn’t buy her a bike because she____.
A.didn’t want a bike any more |
B.changed her idea to some story books |
C.didn’t mention it in the last tow months |
D.asked for it only on December 24 |
The word “guilty” in the third paragraph(段落) means____.
A.unhappy | B.worried | C.happy | D.sorry |
Rose’s father got a good idea to____.
A.spend five hours finishing making a small bike with clay |
B.make a small bike red and white |
C.make her old bike red and white |
D.put the present in the box |
From Rose’s words in the last passage , we know that she____
A.still wanted to get a real bike |
B.didn’t know the meaning of the note |
C.preferred a real bike to a model bike |
D.was greatly moved by what her father had done |
Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____
A.make himself strong | B.make himself rich |
C.make himself comfortable | D.cause himself to seem like a fool |
According to the passage , the American and British _____
A.don’t speak the same language |
B.don’t have social custom in common |
C.do share a lot of social customs |
D.do have the exactly same social customs |
If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six
A.nearly a minute or two later than | B.a quarter to |
C.a quarter to | D.much later than |
The last example in the passage shows____
A.The correct way to use a knife at table |
B.that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable |
C.that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
D.promptness is important both in England and in America |
Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?
A.Social Customs and Customs | B.Social Life |
C.American and British Customs | D.Promptness is Important |
A
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What do people want to do at Nancy’s Gym?
A. to enjoy swimming
B. to learn skating
C. to becoming thinnerA Lucy likes skating . What ad is she probably interested in?
A. Icy World B.Water World C. Nancy’s GymYou can call ____ when you want to swim
A. 4556223 B. 88682526 C. 21518296You can go to swim in Water World at ____
A. 8:00AMB. 9:30AM C. 10:00pmWhich costs the most for an adult?
A. Keeping fit at Nancy’s Gym
B. Skating in Icy World
C. Swimming in Water World
根据短文内容,完成所给任务。
Four notes
Mr and Mrs Brown have two children: Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes for each other. Look at these four notes of today.
① 3:30 pm To Mike Mr Tyler rang. No football practice today. I’m going to Donna’s house to play and be back at 5:00 pm. Liz |
② 4:00 pm To Liz It’s your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to play with Teddy when you get home! Mike |
③ 6:45 pm Has anyone seen my tennis shoes? I’m in my bedroom doing my homework. Mike |
④ 9:00 pm I saw your shoes this morning. They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door. Good night, dears! Mum |
Liz will be back home at .
should walk the dog today.
Mike is doing his at 6:45 pm.
Mike’s tennis shoes are the back door.
According to the notes. Teddy is the in the family.
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This ad is for_____________.
A.a job | B.a shop | C.sweaters | D.computers |
If you buy something ________, the first thing you need is a computer.
A.online | B.at school | C.on TV | D.in a shop |
After you find sweaters online, you want a small black one and you can click
on “__________”.
A.clothes | B.small | C.black | D.small and black |
What don’t you need to enter into the computer?
A.Your name. | B.Your address. |
C.Your ID card number. | D.Your age. |
What does the underlined word “click” mean?
A.查找 | B.点击 | C.选择 | D.勾出 |