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 (典型的) 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 is 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 |
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Nick has a vacation for 2 days. He can go .
| A．hiking in the mountain | B．fishing in the park |
| C．swimming in the lake | D．see the animals |
Mr and Mrs. King want to stay in Luoji Mountain with their seven-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter. They need to pay for the trip.
| A．$ 240 | B．$ 300 | C．$ 360 | D．$ 120 |
Lily likes the animals which can only be seen at night. Which of the following is her best choice?
| A．Trip 2. | B．Trip 3. |
| C．Trip 4. | D．Trip 1. |
You’d better take for the sightseeing in Trip 2.
| A．a sun hat | B．a digital camera |
| C．warm clothes | D．some water |
You should call if you want to enjoy the sunshine in one of the trips.
| A．3598432 | B．3497243 |
| C．3597543 | D．3497432 |
When I was young， my parents always told me that I should never talk to strangers. They told me it was dangerous. But now could we make new friends if we were like that ?
And then， how can we break ice? Don’t just look at your shoes. Go and say “Hi” to the person before you. It will easier to break the ice if you know more about different cultures.
British： Beautiful， isn’t it ?
The weather in Britain changes often. So， people often talk about it . Remember to say “yes” when others say this to you. It’s just a start of a friendly talk， not real question.
French： Where did you go on holiday?
To talk with a French person， the safest way is to ask his or her last holiday. French students enjoy a 10-to-15-day holiday every two months. French employees(雇员) get more than six weeks of holidays every year.
American： So， Where are you from?
The US is so big and people move so often. You can try to find something about the place they are form to talk about. For example， you could say， “Oh， I have a friend studying your city”.Why did the writer’s parents tell him not to talk to strangers?
| A．Because it could bring danger. |
| B．Because it was boring. |
| C．Because it was not part of the life. |
| D．Because their son didn’t like to talk to strangers. |
The best thing to talk with the British is _________.
| A．The food | B．the festival |
| C．the weather | D．the culture |
To talk with a French person， the safest way is to talk about _________.
| A．his or her family | B．His or her work |
| C．his or her friends | D．his or her last holiday |
Americans talk about places often because ________.
| A．They like traveling |
| B．it’s a beautiful country with amazing places. |
| C．they love their home |
| D．the country is so big and people often move |
The write seems to think _________.
| A．His parents were right |
| B．he can talk with strangers freely. |
| C．it is important to talk with strangers |
| D．he is afraid of strangers |
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师)， cards， special learning centers—in short， everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day， little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead， he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating， he went back to his room， without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time， day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally， little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise， little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心). She went to his room and asked， “Son，
what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head， “No.”
“Well then，” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said， “Well， on the first day of school， when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign， I knew they weren’t joking.”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “” in Chinese.
| A．用功 | B．捶 书 | C．发泄 | D．振作 |
49. The last sentence in the passage shows that .
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage， we can infer (推断) that .
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. She was wearing dirty， old clothes and no stockings (长袜) and her hair was not tidy. She looked dirty and tired. Her husband looked at her and said， “Is this what I come home to see after a hard day’s work?”
Mr Jones’ neighbour， Mrs Smith， was there. When she heard Mr Jones’ words， she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. Then she washed and combed (梳理) her hair carefully， put on her best dress and her most beautiful stockings， painted her face， and waited for her husband to come home.
When he arrived， he was tired. He walked slowly into the house， saw his wife and stopped. Then he shouted angrily， “ And where are you going this evening ?”What was Mrs Jones doing when her husband came back from work?
| A．She was cleaning the house. |
| B．She was making some cakes. |
| C．She was putting on her old clothes. |
| D．She was talking off her stockings. |
What did Mr Jones feel when he saw his wife?
| A．He felt very happy. |
| B．He felt nothing. |
| C．He was pleased to see his wife. |
| D．He felt unhappy. |
Why did Mrs Smith run back quickly to her house when she heard Mr Jones’ words?
| A．She was afraid of Mr Jones. |
| B．She didn’t like Mr Jones， so she didn’t want to see him any more. |
| C．She thought she should do something before her husband went back. |
| D．She wanted to watch TV. |
What did Mr Smith think when he saw his wife?
| A．He thought his wife was beautiful. |
| B．He thought his wife was waiting for him. |
| C．He thought his wife was not beautiful. |
| D．He thought his wife would go out that evening. |
From the passage we know that .
| A．Mrs Jones doesn’t like beautiful clothes |
| B．Mr Jones loved her wife so much |
| C．Mrs Smith dressed up herself before her husband came back |
| D．Mr Smith was angry because her wife didn’t look beautiful |
It' s Sunday morning. There are many people in the park, some boys are playing basketball. There are some girls under a big tree. They' re singing and dancing. What are those women doing? They are drinking tea. Look at the woman in a blue coat. Who' s she? She' s my mother. She is talking to Edward. Edward is her student. He is a good student. He studies hard . He' s good at all the subjects. And he' s friendly to all his teachers and his friends.The boys are___ .
| A．singing | B．playing basketball |
| C．dancing | D．drinking |
My mother is___ .
| A．a teacher | B．an office |
| C．a doctor | D．a woman |
Edward is in___ .
| A．my home | B．the classroom |
| C．the zoo | D．the park |
—— Who' s under a big tree? ——.
| A．Some people. | B．Some women. |
| C．Some girls. | D．Some boys. |
—— What color is my mother' s coat? ——It's___.
| A．blue | B．white | C．red | D．yellow |