In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

1.In the driving test, one _______________________.

A.mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road

B.is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C.has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills

D.must drive around for more than an hour

2.When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?

A.a few years later

B.right after the first test

C.a few weeks later

D.never

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.

B.One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C.There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

D.A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.

4.The best title for the passage is _____________.

A.Driving Licenses in Britain

B.Tests for Britain People

C.Driving Cars

D.Young Men’s Driving Licenses

 

 “Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the popular singer Jay Chow is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.

1.The meaning of the word “cool” ______.

A. is always the same               B. changes a lot

C. is “wonderful or smart”            D. is “new and surprising”

2.“You may think the popular singer Jay Chow is cool”. Here “cool” means

A. a little cold    B. a little hot    C. new and surprising    D. good-looking

3.When some people use “cool” everywhere they don’t have other words, the writer seems a little ______.

 A. excited        B. happy      C. surprised     D. worried

4.The best title is _____.

 A. Meanings of the word “Cool”       B. “Cool”, the Best Word to Use

C. People use “Cool” Too Much        D. “Cool’ Is A New Word

 

Being shy keeps many Chinese people from getting to know westerners. You may feel nervous about making language mistakes in front of a native English speaker.

But remember, westerners living in Asia know how it feels to try to communicate in a foreign language. They have made many mistakes when speaking Chinese!

So don’t worry about speaking imperfect English. The important thing is just to communicate. Start talking, and make some foreign friends!

Many westerners value(注重) their privacy(隐私). Don’t be surprised if your new friend doesn’t want to include you in everything he does. This may seem strange to Chinese who worry about that their friends will get lonely.

Chinese people often expect their good friends to give advice and take care of them in many ways. If you expect this kind of care from westerners, you may be disappointed. Why? Because most westerners value independence. They feel insulted(侮辱的) if others think they can’t take care of themselves. They will assume(假设) you feel the same way.

Of course, these tips(小提示) are just rules of thumb(经验之谈) and may not apply(适用) to all westerners. Each person you meet will have his or her own ideas about friendship. When you get confused(不明白), don’t be shy and worry to ask questions. Your new western friends may also have many questions about Chinese culture, and they may be hesitant(犹豫) to ask. So encourage them to ask questions, too.

Be honest and open to your friends. Respect each other’s differences. The friendships you make can be lifelong treasure both for you and your new friends.

1..Why do many Chinese people feel worried to speak to the foreigners?

A.Being shy.

B.Making a lot of language mistakes.

C.Nothing to say.

D.Can’t speak a foreign language.

2..What do you think the foreigners may not be insulted with?

A.Giving advice.

B.Taking care of themselves.

C.Getting care from good friends.

D.Getting help.

3..What does the underlined word “independence” mean?

A.独立自主

B.依靠

C.失落感

D.伤心

4..What may help you to make lifelong friends?

A.Be honest.

B.Open to your friends.

C.Respect each other.

D.All of the above.

 

完形填空  阅读下面短文,从每题ABCD四个选项中,选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

Mr. and Mrs. Bell are very  56 . For example, Mr. Bell sometimes goes to his office for work on Sunday morning, for he thinks it is Monday. And Mrs. Bell sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.

One summer they planned to  57  to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes before the plane took   58  . So time was short. But suddenly Mrs. Bell said  59  must tell their daughter not to forget  to lock the front door  60  she went to school. As Alice was then at school, they couldn’t   61   her about it by telephone. So they hurried to the __62  . Mrs. Bell wrote a short   63   to Alice while Mr. Bell bought a stamp and an envelope. Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter box,   64   suddenly Mrs. Bell began to cry. The short note was   65   in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the envelope.

1.A. careful        B. friendly        C. forgetful           D. hard-working

2. A. drive          B. fly            C. walk              D. ride

3. A. off            B. away          C. out               D. place

4. A. I              B. you           C. he                D. she 

5. A. when          B. until           C. since              D. while

6. A. show          B. tell            C. ask                D. take

7.A. hospital     B. police station   C. bookstore           D. post office

8. A. story          B. note            C. book              D. play

9. A. so            B. or              C. but               D. though

10. A. ever           B. even            C. still              D. also

 

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