Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的)．A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences．They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no"．
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her．The day was hot．She went into a store and asked,“Do you have cold drinks．The woman there didn't say anything．Lisa repeated the question．Still the Woman said nothing．She later learned that the woman had answered her：She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes"．
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe．She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage．She asked the waiter, "Do, you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head．Jan waited, but the cabbage never came．In that country, a nod means no．
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India．After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood．They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head．He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again．When he asked again, they did the same thing~ He soon found out that his students did understand．In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from．You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no"．
(1)
These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ________．
[ ]
A．
should go abroad for vacations
B．
needed to learn foreign languages
C．
should often discuss their experiences
D．
had problems with communications
(2)
People in Micronesia show "yes" by ________．
[ ]
A．
nodding heads
B．
raising eyebrows
C．
shaking heads
D．
saying "no"
(3)
Tom misunderstood his class at first because
[ ]
A．
he did not know much about Indian culture
B．
he didn't explain everything clearly enough
C．
some students didn't understand his questions
D．
he didn't know where the students came from
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据)this passage?
Amanda has to get to school before 7∶00 this morning．On her way to school, where can she buy her breakfast?
[ ]
A．
At Papa Marko's．
B．
At Apple Tree Bakery．
C．
At Good Taste Fast Food．
D．
At Winnie's Sandwich Club．
(2)
Yesterday was Amanda's eleventh birthday．Her parents took her to Winnie's Sandwich Club for dinner．How much did they spend?
[ ]
A．
＄300．
B．
＄360．
C．
＄480．
D．
＄540．
(3)
Amanda can go to any place for lunch on Sundays except ________?
[ ]
A．
Papa Marko's．
B．
Apple Tree Bakery．
C．
Good Taste Fast Food．
D．
Winnie's Sandwich Club．
阅读理解
Is there someone you hate?Well, maybe you don't really hate them．But you get really angry every time you think of them．If you don't let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦)．
Bitterness appears when we can't forgive(原谅)someone who has hurt us or made us angry．Someone might say or do something that hurts us．But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside．Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow．We may think we're hurting that person by criticizing(指责)him or her often, but we're really only hurting ourselves．
Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members．No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long．
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it．
●Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it．See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it．
●Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be angry．You may think you're right and the other person is wrong．You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad．But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person．The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life．
●Forgive(原谅)and forget it
You probably can't completely put the anger out of your mind．But you can decide to forgive the other person．Forget it and move on．You'll enjoy better health and peace of mind．
(1)
According to the passage, we might get angry when someone ________．
[ ]
A．
holds us back
B．
forgets us
C．
doesn't like us
D．
does hurt us
(2)
Bitterness comes from ________．
[ ]
A．
our health problems like heart disease
B．
the anger that lives deep inside our mind
C．
the person who says something that hurts us
D．
our relationships with friends and family members
(3)
The underlined word“deny”in the passage means“________”．
[ ]
A．
误解
B．
否认
C．
疏远
D．
减轻
(4)
The best way to deal with the bitterness is to ________．
[ ]
A．
make the person who hurts us look bad
B．
hate the person who hurts us very often
C．
accept that you are hurting the other person
D．
forgive the person who hurts us and forget it
(5)
What can we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
We should enjoy someone who hurts us．
B．
We should pay more attention to our friends．
C．
The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself．
D．
It's better to let bitterness go along with the other person．
阅读理解。
Jess really felt very happy．When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk．It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip．This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity．Why were they asking him now?Nobody seemed to like him．In fact, he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food．As a result, he became much heavier than before, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him．
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick(恶作剧)had worked．Everyone was pleased that Jess thought that was true．But there was no camping trip．The whole thing was made up．
At first, Cindy thought it was fun．But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings(积蓄), Cindy had a second idea．She knew that Jess's family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use．Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth．Her close friends would be angry with her．What could she do now?
(1)
The sentence“…he drowned his feeling with food”means“________”．
[ ]
A．
he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely
B．
he asked for a lot of food from his classmates
C．
he brought his food to his classmates
D．
he had a lot of food to put on weight
(2)
What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?________．
A man is going to open a shop selling hats．He wanted a good sign to put over his shop．He wrote：
The first friend gave him the advice that the word“hatter”wasn't needed．So John crossed out the word“HATTER”．Then he came to another friend for advice．This friend said that it was not polite to say“for ready money”．So he crossed out“for ready money”．The sign now said：
One day a friend was passing his shop．He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn't care who made it．So John crossed out that word, too．
But when another friend saw“John Brown Sells Hats”, he said,“Of course you sell hats．No one thinks you give them away for free．”So, at last the sign read：
(1)
“For ready money”means ________．
[ ]
A．
pay for the hat here when you buy it
B．
if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days
C．
hats here are only for the people with much money
(2)
How many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?
[ ]
A．
Three．
B．
Four．
C．
Two．
(3)
________ was crossed out first．
[ ]
A．
“John Brown Sells Hats”
B．
“Hatter”
C．
“for Ready Money”
(4)
Each friend has ________ thought．
[ ]
A．
no
B．
the same
C．
his own
(5)
This story tells us that ________．
[ ]
A．
it isn't possible to please everybody
B．
it's easy to sell hats
C．
sellers must please everybody
阅读理解
Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them．In the early 1990s, about 50％ of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented(
租)their homes．The rented homes were usually apartments(公寓)．
74％ of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities．26％ live in the country．Dogs live in about 40％ of all homes in the US．About half that number have cats．
Families in the US are becoming smaller．On the average(
平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s．In 1960, the average was 3.5．
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms．
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life．In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times．
(1)
Most Americans live ________, according to the passage．
[ ]
A．
in or around the cities
B．
in cities
C．
around cities
D．
in the country
(2)
How many American families own a cat?
[ ]
A．
About 40％．
B．
About 20％．
C．
About 74％．
D．
About 26％．
(3)
On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994．
[ ]
A．
more than 3
B．
only 3.5
C．
less than 2
D．
about 2.64
(4)
________ in the US have their own bedrooms．
[ ]
A．
All of the people
B．
Most of the children
C．
Half of the teenagers
D．
Only some of the teenagers
(5)
What can we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes．
B．
Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger．
C．
A Japanese moves more often than an American．
D．
An American moves more often than an Englishman．
阅读理解
This summer , I went to visit my uncle and aunt in New York．They moved(搬家)there 15 years ago, and their daughter was born(出生)in the same year．My uncle has a shop in the China-town and my aunt helps him in the shop．
Their daughter's name is Lisa．She and I are both high school students．High schools in the USA are different from the ones in Beijing．Lisa told me that her class begins at nine in the morning and finishes at three in the afternoon．Lisa does not have much homework to do and she spends most of her free time in my uncle's shop or talking with her friends on the phone．But I have to begin my day at seven in the morning and go to crammer(补习学校)after school twice a week．
(1)
Where does the writer's uncle live now?
[ ]
A．
In China
B．
In the USA
C．
In England
D．
In France
(2)
How old is Lisa?
[ ]
A．
She is nine years old
B．
She is eleven years old
C．
She is thirteen years old
D．
She is fifteen years old
(3)
When does the class begin in American high school?
[ ]
A．
At 7∶00 am
B．
At 8∶00 am
C．
At 8∶30 am
D．
At 9∶00 am
(4)
What do the underlined words“the ones” refer to(指的是)?
[ ]
A．
Lisa's classmates
B．
Students
C．
High school
D．
English books
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
The writer spends most of her time in her uncle's shop
B．
The writer usually has to go to crammer after school．
C．
Lisa is a high school student．
D．
Lisa lives in New York with her parents
阅读理解
We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers．Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf．
It stood outside a furniture(家具)shop．“Buy it,” she said at once, “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架)．I’ve always wanted one like that．”
What could I do?Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack．It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too．
As it was getting darker, I drove slowly．Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening．The police even stopped traffic to let us through．Carrying furnit ure was a good idea．
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind．Why don’t they overtake(超车)?”
Just at that time a police car did overtake．The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past．But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic．The police car stopped at our village church．One of the officers came to me．
“Right, sir, ” he said．“Do you need any more help now?”
I didn’t quite understand．“Thanks, officer, ” I said．“You’ve been very kind．I live just down the road．”
He was looking at our things：first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf．“Well, well, ”he said and laughed．“It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there!We thought it was…or, something else．”
My wife began to laugh．Suddenly I understood why the police drove here．I smiled at the officer．“Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again．” I drove home as fast as I could．
(1)
From the story we know that ________．
[ ]
A．
the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife
B．
the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all
C．
the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D．
the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
(2)
What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?
[ ]
A．
He could drive slowly and it was safe．
B．
Other drivers would let him go first．
C．
His wife could use a new bookshelf．
D．
He could save a lot of money and time．
(3)
Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?
[ ]
A．
Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf．
B．
Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it．
C．
Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help．
D．
Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car．
(4)
Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?
[ ]
A．
Because now she knew what mistake the police had made．
B．
Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church．
C．
Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf．
D．
Because the police had helped them a lot．
(5)
When did the officers begin to realize(意识到)they had made a mistake?
[ ]
A．
Before they arrived at the church．
B．
Before they overtook the writer’s car．
C．
After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church．
