The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year,  we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night,  we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball,  the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转)of the earth. At the equator(赤道)day and night are sometimes the same length(长度). They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜)toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球)gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
【小题1】When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

A.both day and nightB.day
C.neither day nor nightD.night
【小题2】A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.
A.the pushingB.the pullingC.the spinningD.the passing
【小题3】.At the equator day is as long as night ________.
A.sometimesB.neverC.usuallyD.always
【小题4】When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.
A.lessB.moreC.allD.no
【小题5】.When it is winter in China,  ________.
A.the USA is tilted toward the sun
B.the South Pole is tilted away from the sun
C.the North Pole is tilted toward the sun
D.the North Pole is tilted away from the sun


Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts(努力) into charity work in China? Here let's know some of them.
Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation(基金会) for harelipped(兔唇的) children three years ago. It was named after their daughter. Its purpose is to help children under 14 to cure their harelips. The couple donated one million yuan (about $ 133,000) to start the organization.
Cong Fei was born in a poor family. He became a successful singer in Shenzhen. He helped 178 poor students and disabled people for more than 10 years. Before he died of an illness at the age of 37 in 2006, he decided to donate his cornea(角膜) to people with eye problems. He helped six people see the world.
Guan Mucun has donated money to Project Hope to help poor students finish primary education. Thirty of these poor students have already finished high school with her support. Guan has also helped with charity work for environment protection, HIV/AIDS prevention, blood donation and "Mother Water".
Guan had an unlucky childhood: her mother died when she was only 10 years old. With the help of the government and her neighbours, she grew up and was successful as a famous singer.
Action star Jackie Chan is a wholehearted supporter of charities including UNICEF, Operation Smile and his own Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation. In 2007, he used much of his spare time to visit the farthest parts of China on his Dragon's Heart Charity Missions. The Dragon's Heart Foundation aims to meet the needs of poor children and the elderly in the hardest-to-reach areas of the country. Chan has made several trips to these poor villages, bringing warm clothing, wheelchairs and school supplies, and helping to build schools.
【小题1】Who can get help from the Yan Ran Angel Foundation?

A.Harelipped children under 14.B.All disabled children.
C.All disabled children under 14.D.All harelipped children.
【小题2】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Faye Wong and Li Yapeng don't like their daughter.
B.More than 7 people's eyes were cured thanks to Cong Fei's Cornea.
C.Guan Mucun was once helped by the government and her neighbours.
D.Jackie Chan didn't have chance to visit the people he helped.
【小题3】What is the passage mainly about?
A.Chinese charity work.
B.Charity work of some Chinese artists.
C.Some famous Chinese artists,
D.Organizations started by Chinese artists.

I like __1__.Every Sunday I get up early and go to a river by bike three kilometers away from my home. This morning,my wife(妻子) _2__to go with me. We go by car first and then walk to the __3__. We began to fish. In two hours I catch(抓,捉) nothing.

“Why don' t you let me try?" my wife asks. “All right.” I  4_. She  5__ six big fish in half an hour.

“I __6__go home first and I will cook them for lunch. You can__7__the bus home,”she says.

I stay by the river __8_ catch only an old shoe. I  9_ a little angry with myself.   10_  is the fish man in the family? My wife or I?

1.                A.fish            B.fishing          C.fished    D.for fish

 

2.                A.wants          B.to want         C.like  D.likes

 

3.                A.bike           B.car            C.river D.home

 

4.                A.speak          B.says            C.tell  D.answer

 

5.                A.catch          B.catches         C.to catch  D.catching

 

6.                A.can’t         B.can            C.will  D.may

 

7.                A.gets           B.takes           C.get  D.take

 

8.                A.but            B.and            C.or   D.also

 

9.                A.feel           B.was            C.be   D.were

 

10.               A.What          B.Where         C.Who  D.Why

 

 

Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

1.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____

A.make himself strong                     B.make himself rich

C.make himself comfortable                 D.cause himself to seem like a fool

2.According to the passage , the American and British _____

A.don’t speak the same language

B.don’t have social custom in common

C.do share a lot of social customs

D.do have the exactly same social customs

3.If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six

A.nearly a minute or two later than           B.a quarter to

C.a quarter to                            D.much later than

4.The last example in the passage shows____

A.The correct way to use a knife at table

B.that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable

C.that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D.promptness is important both in England and in America

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A.Social Customs and Customs               B.Social Life

C.American and British Customs              D.Promptness is Important

 

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