When I was a foreign teacher in China,every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China.One day the topic mined to saying “I love you”.I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers,nor had their mothers said it to them.“Does your mom love you?” “Of course,”they answered.
“How do you know?” was my logical question.They responded that their moms cooked and Always told them what they were doing wrong to show their earning.I was strummed. So mom's cooking and criticizing read our as “I love you”.”Then how do you say ‘I love you to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough,so I repeated these queries in clauses over time.Gradually,I began to get different responses.Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl.When she came home from university,her mother met her at the door and hugged(拥抱)her.This had never happened before,but her mom said,“Now that you have gone I have more time to myself.I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot.While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment,it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning,even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the lax words we say to or hear from those we love.
【小题1】The foreign teacher _________.
A.comes from AmericaB.is a young woman
C.is expressive enoughD.knows much about China
【小题2】Chinese people prefer to show love by __________.
A.saying “I love you”B.cooking
C.getting good grades D.doing something helpful
【小题3】In paragraph 4, what's the real meaning of the mom's hugging?
A.She is meeting her daughter at the dour.
B.She loves her daughter and misses her.
C.She is glad that she has more time to herself.
D.She finds it interesting to hug her daughter.
【小题4】What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Say “I love you” more to your family.
B.Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people.
C.Say “I love you” as a greeting to others.
D.Say “I love you” without great depth of feelings.

请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并将其填到答题卷的相应位置。(每小题1分)

Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This       always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the        to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there        4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon        the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over. I suddenly remembered my uncle and        to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would be        with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not(不敢)        my uncle and my father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say       . Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He        very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an ever        voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not        my uncle. This will        happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to        and said. “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”

The watch has been with me for twelve years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of        I learned from it. It tells me to respect        and never be late to do what I have promised to.

1.A. watch                            B. clock                        C. bell                                    D. time

2.A. hotel                        B. station                      C. bus stop                           D. airport

3.A. before                          B. from                        C. after                                  D. to

4.A. though                          B. because                  C. and                                    D. so

5.A. moved                          B. turned                     C. hurried                   D. flew

6.A. happy                            B. angry                       C. sorry                                 D. lucky

7.A. look up                         B. look for                   C. look at                         D. look after

8.A. anything                  B. something                C. nothing                   D. everything

9.A. is                                    B. was                          C. does                                  D. did

10.A. funnier                       B. louder                     C. happier                            D. lower

11.A. waking up                  B. giving up                 C. picking up                   D. putting up

12.A. always                         B. never                      C. often                      D. usually

13.A. you                    B. him                          C. them                            D. me

14.A. what                            B. that                          C. which                          D. who

15.A. culture                       B. friendship               C. time                                  D. family

 

There are many unusual hotels around the world .In Greenland ,there is a hotel made out of ice ,open between December and April every year .In Turkey ,there is a cave hotel with a television ,furniture ,and a bathroom in each room .And in Bolivia ,there is the Salt Palace Hotel .

Thousands of years ago ,the area has the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake . But over time ,all the water disappeared . Today ,the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts .

The larger of the two deserts the Uyuni salt desert ,is 12000 square kilometers .During the day ,the desert is bright white because of the salt .There are no roads across the Uyuni desert ,so local people must show guests the way to the hotel .

In the early 1900s ,a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel .He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made out of salt ;the walls , the roof , the chairs , the tables ,the beds ,and the hotels bar .

The Sun heats the walls and the roof during the day . At night is very cold , but the rooms stay warm . The hotel has twelve rooms . A single room costs 40 dollars a night .and a double room costs 60 dollars .

A sign on the hotels wall tells guests ,Please do not lick ??the walls.

1.What is unique about the Salt palace hotel ?

A. Its long history

B. The  price  of the rooms.

C. The guests that stay there

D. What it is made of

2.Which sentences about the area around the Salt palace hotel  is  NOT true?

A. It was a lake many years ago .

B. It is white during the day .

C. There are several roads to the hotel.

D. It is more than 10,000 square kilome ters.

3.Who is Juan Quesada?

A. A hotel guest           B. A guide

C. The hotels owner        D. An expert .

4.who keeps the rooms warm at night ?

A. Heat from the walls.       B. The desert air ,

C. The sun.                 D. The furniture .

 

It was Friday. Andy Barton was in a bad mood . At six o’clock his __1__ programme, “Travel with us”, was on TV. Andy liked to get home in ___2___ for that. But then, just as he was leaving his office a little earlier , a customer (顾客) rang up with a few complaints for the next fif­teen minutes. “I can ___3__ get home in time if I hurry,” Andy told himself as he___4___out of the office. As he drove off in his car, he ___5___ that he was almost out of petrol(汽油). “I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s”, Andy thought. He ___6___Fenton’s because it was a self-service petrol station. “You do all the work yourself, but you pay___7____for the petrol,” he used to complain. At Fenton’s, the pump (泵) was not working properly and it ___8__ much time to get petrol. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I answer it?” Andy thought. He tried to___9__ his attention on the programme and forget the phone. But it kept ringing and finally he picked it up.

“Mr Barton?”__10__said. “Fenton’s Ga­rage here.”“Fenton’s?” Andy said. “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, getting some petrol. Did I _11_ something behind or what?” “No, you didn’t, Mr Bar­ton.” And the voice went on. “That’s just the __12__ ! You went off without paying for your petrol, you __13___! Now normally, when that happens, we ring up the police. But Luckily I knew you and I know it was a _14__.” “I’m really very sorry,” Andy said. “Oh, that’s all right, Mr Barton. But could you __15__round now and pay for your petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!”

1.                A.favourite       B.funny          C.popular   D.lovely

 

2.                A.chance         B.time           C.seat D.spirit

 

3.                A.surely          B.obviously       C.normally  D.still

 

4.                A.stepped        B.climbed         C.looked   D.rushed

 

5.                A.observed       B.noticed         C.thought   D.suggested

 

6.                A.hated          B.liked           C.meant    D.promised

 

7.                A.a little          B.the same        C.a lot D.the bill

 

8.                A.cost           B.spent          C.took D.spared

 

9.                A.draw           B.pay            C.fix   D.force

 

10.               A.a woman       B.a man          C.a recorder D.a voice

 

11.               A.lose           B.leave          C.forget D.destroy

 

12.               A.trouble         B.worry          C.excuse    D.reason

 

13.               A.remember      B.see            C.do   D.drive

 

14.               A.mistake        B.joke           C.trick  D.truth

 

15.               A.look           B.come          C.show D.turn

 

 

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