Going to an American friend’s house is very exciting. But you must remember to be polite.
When to arrive  If your friend tells you to come “ around 3:00”, that means you can go there a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.
What to bring   It’s nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet   When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I call his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. You can also call them Madam or Sir.
It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!
【小题1】If you are told to get to an American friend’s house around 5:00pm, it is polite to arrive at ______ pm.

A.5:02B.4:50C.4:30D.6:00
【小题2】If you go to a friend’s house, you’d better take _____ with you.
A.some moneyB.some flowersC.a carD.a knife
【小题3】When the writer want to visit his friend Paul, he called his friend’s father ___.
A.Mr SmithB.JohnC.MaryD.Mrs Smith
【小题4】The passage mainly tells us ______.
A.when to arrive at your friend’s home
B.how to greet people
C.what to bring to your friend
D.how to be a good visitor
【小题5】The passage may be from ______
A.a notice on the wall
B.a letter to a friend
C.an article in a magazine
D.a news story in a paper

The warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door and went to the yard, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.

    “Hi! My name is Robert,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Robert. I’m Charlene.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to look after her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Charlene to be one of my best friends.

    One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will(遗嘱), which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.

   Although it has been a long time, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.

1.The writer came out of the house to ____________.

A. look at the old lady              B. enjoy some flowers

C. enjoy the sunshine               D. clean the house nearby

2.Through visiting the old lady, the writer learned that the old lady__________.

A. disliked all her relatives         

B. had no one to look after her

C. didn’t want to live with her family 

D. was looking for someone to look after her

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The old lady was not kind to others except Robert.

B. The writer didn’t have any other good friends .

C. The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D. The writer got along very well with the old lady.

 

Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap.

The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly(蚊子) touches one of the hairs, the leaf close quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses(挤压) the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.

How can that happen? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!

1.What kind of plant is the Venus flytrap?

A.It is the plant that can be eaten as vegetables

B.It is the plant that can eat people

C.It is the plant that can eat meat.

D.It is the plant that is poisonous(有毒的)

2.What are inside its leaves?

A.some small leaves                       B.some pages of books

C.some flowers                          D.some hairs

3.The Venus flytrap eats flies because__________.

A.It grows in dry parts                     B.It hates flies

C.It’ll be eaten by flies                    D.It needs air and water

 

Mr. Zhang was a sports fan. He worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn't go on working. He decided to spend a week's holiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small railway station and soon got to a quiet village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal.

At first Mr. Zhang enjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and went wherever he liked. Nobody disturbed him and knocked at the door at midnight. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found him and flew away ans soon as gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long he lost his way.

The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr. Zhang found a small restaurant in another village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of tea. After a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.

“ What's in my tea?” Mr. Zhang called out, “ A fly”

“ It's impossible, sir.” said the owner of the restaurant, “ I had told them to pick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!”

1.From the story we can guess Mr. Zhang may be a        .

   A. engineer    B. doctor    C. tour guide    D. translator

2.Mr. Zhang decided to take this holiday because        .

   A. he was too tired to go on working     B. he was very busy all the time

   C. he was paid a lot of money          D. he liked swimming and fishing

3.Mr. Zhang hoped to spend a week's holiday by        ..

    A. catching birds    B. swimming or fishing

    C. picking flowers   D. having good meals every day

4.Mr. Zhang went to the village from home        ..

    A. by bus    B. by car    C. on foot   D. by train

5.Mr. Zhang didn't enjoy himself in the village, did he?

    A. No, he wasn't.     B. Yes, he was

C. No, he didn't      D. Yes, he did.

 

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