One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building .But he was told that there was no one called Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact,the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor. But Americans would call it the second floor.

Not only in the story, but also in everyday life, we can find that_________________,though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with. The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans like to use soccer, rubber and post.

1.Which picture shows us where Ricks flat was?

A. B. C. D.

2.According to the passage, what do an American like to call an eraser?

A.A soccer B.A rubber C.A post D.Also an eraser

3.Which is the right missing sentence in Paragraph 2?

A.Americans are just like British

B.Simon didn't know Rick well though they were friends

C.there are some differences in culture between Britain and America

D.American and British people call the floors in quite different ways

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.Differences in culture.

B.Simon's funny story

C.Don’t have a foreign(外国) friend

D.How to express(表达)well

Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction ( 破 坏 ) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals…. these problems seem so huge.

So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive…

But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?

I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration(迁徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice. So the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time a few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since thousands of the others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.

Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before. then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be — thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once !

A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.

1.What problem is the writer talking about?

A.Jobs. B.Population. C.Environment. D.Health

2.In Paragraph 3 the underlined word “it” probably refers to .

A.the writer’s family take plastic bags to stores instead of using cloth bags

B.the writer’s family walk where they don't have to drive

C.the writer’s family take a bath with too much water

D.the writer’s family eat too much meat

3.What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A.worrying. B.amazing. C.terrible. D.harmful

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Even if we can walk there, we still drive over.

B.Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today.

C.Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more.

D.When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the others follow at once.

5.What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?

A.To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos.

B.To show that there are many problems in the world.

C.To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers.

D.To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference.

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