For the British, the home is private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person’s home. It is rude to knock on a person’s door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don’t ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in if cost.
To the American, most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.
Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.
【小题1】 British people _______ invite friends to their home.
A.oftenB.alwaysC.seldomD.never
【小题2】If your British friend invites you to his home, you can ____.
A.see anything you likeB.ask how much his house is
C.ask the cost of any of the items in itD.only see the downstairs that you are invited into
【小题3】When you show your interest and pleasure in American people’s house, they may be __.
A.angryB.happyC.sadD.worried
【小题4】What does the underlined “engage in” mean in Chinese?
A.陷入B.参与C.回避D.限制
【小题5】 What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Some manners on visiting British and American people’s home.
B.Different table manners between British and American people.
C.Different ideas about the home between British and American people
D.Different ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people
Near the village, there is an old famous temple. Some people want to build new house where the temple now stands, because they can find no other area to build them, while others disagree with them. They meet to decide how to solve the problem. Here are their opinions about it.
The expert wants to protect the temple and believes that there are some interesting things buried in the ground. If it is destroyed or moved, people may never learn about how people lived in the past.
The businessman thinks that the houses should be built. History is important, but we must think about the future. The village needs development and building new houses will offer jobs to hundreds of people.
Villager A says, “We should build the new houses because we need houses to live in.”
Villager B says, “We should protect the temple because it can attract many tourists to come for a visit. If the temple is destroyed or moved, we will lose a lot of business.”
The village leader thinks that he has a duty to make life better for the villagers. They need jobs and new houses. He also thinks the cultural site (遗迹) is important and they should be careful with it as well.
【小题1】The expert doesn’t want to _______ the old famous temple.
A.rebuildB.protectC.pull downD.fall down
【小题2】The businessman thinks building houses there can _______.
A.help the village develop
B.attract many tourists to come for a visit
C.help people learn about how people lived in the past
D.help people learn about the interesting things buried in the ground
【小题3】_______ agree that they should build new houses there.
A.The expert and the village leader
B.The businessman and Villager A
C.Villager A and Villager B
D.Villager B and the businessman
【小题4】The village leader thinks _______.
A.they should destroy the temple
B.they needn’t build new houses
C.They should build the temple to make life better
D.they should not only build new houses but also be careful with the temple
【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
A.It’s difficult to satisfy everyone.
B.The cultural site is not so important.
C.It’s easy to make a decision on the problem.
D.The villagers will lose their jobs with the development of their hometown

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