The Wilsons decided to go overseas for vacation．They had a family meeting to plan the vacation．"First, " Mr．Wilson said, "we should decide where we are going．"
"I don't agree, " Mrs．Wilson said, "I think we should decide when we are going first．We don't want to go to places when they are cold．"
Mr．Wilson agreed, so the family's first decision was when to go on vacation．They decided to go in July．"Now we can decide where to go, " said Mr．Wilson．"But, Dad, " Ben said, "don't you think that where we go depends on(依赖，取决于)how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way．If we plan to drive, we can't go far．"
Again, Mr．Wilson agreed, and they discussed this．At last they agreed to travel by plane．And so the planning meeting went on．The next day, one of Mr．Wilson's friends at work asked, "Where are you going for vacation? "
"Well, " Mr．Wilson told him, "we are going in summer by plane, but I don't know where we are going!
Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm．They don't like to speak more words．They look very serious．They like different kinds of amusements．The Germans are very hard-working．They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean．
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans．They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers．They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you．” Or “Sorry．” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen．
The French's holidays are very long．They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries．The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans．It is very easy to make friends with them．
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing．And they are even opener than all of the Europeans．They don't like to depend on others．So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time．And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life．
(1)
According to the passage, ________ are very quiet．
[ ]
A．
only the Germans
B．
only the Englishmen
C．
only the Frenchmen
D．
both the Germans and the Englishmen
(2)
What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?
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A．
整洁
B．
安静
C．
时尚
D．
随意
(3)
In the writer's eyes, the gentlemen are ________．
[ ]
A．
the Germans
B．
the Frenchmen
C．
the Englishmen
D．
the Americans
(4)
What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?
[ ]
A．
They are more outgoing than the Americans．
B．
It is very easy to make friends with them．
C．
They like traveling in their own country．
D．
They look serious and are always hard-working．
(5)
Which is the best title of the passage?
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A．
Foreigners’ hobbies．
B．
Who are more outgoing?
C．
Characteristics of the foreigners．
D．
Success is an important part in Americans’ life．
阅读理解选择题
One evening two young men were walking in the street together．They tried to find a chance to steal something．The clock struck twelve．Most of the people went to bed．Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep．Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, "You wait here．I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house．"Sud denly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them．The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could．Finally, they stopped at a lonely place．The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad．I hadn't expected(期望)that the dog could understand English．"
(1)
Why did the two men walk in the street one evening? Because．________．
[ ]
A．
they couldn't fall asleep
B．
they wanted to steal something
C．
they would like to take a walk
D．
they went to visit their friends
(2)
"One said in English to the other in a low voice．"From the above sentence we know ________．
[ ]
A．
he didn't know English
B．
he liked speaking English quietly
C．
he couldn't speak aloud
D．
he was afraid of waking up others
(3)
The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because．________．
[ ]
A．
it understood English
B．
it knew them
C．
it found someone outside
D．
Both B and C
(4)
At last the two young men ________．
[ ]
A．
stole nothing
B．
stole something expensive
C．
were bitten by the dog
D．
were caught by the police
(5)
What did the owners do while the dog was barking?
[ ]
A．
They stopped it．
B．
They got up quickly．
C．
They shouted for help．
D．
The story didn't tell us．
阅读理解选择题
A few years ago, Dave Stirling had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet．The business he started from his home in Ohio, the USA, now sells 500, 000 CDs a year and has made him into a millionaire(百万富翁)at the age of 24．
“I could see that this was the future of shopping, ” says Stirling．“Why should you pay ＄15 for a CD and spend the time and the money getting into the store and parking your car? You can have the same CD for half of the price by clicking(敲击)on your computer．And we can find any CD you want and bring it to your door in 24 hours! ”
According to Stirling, this is the only beginning, “I believe that one day we'll do our shopping over the net：it's easier, quicker and cheaper．Shops and supermarkets will be the past．”
(1)
Dave Stiring started his business from ________．
[ ]
A．
his home
B．
his company
C．
the office
D．
the country
(2)
How has Stirling become so rich?
[ ]
A．
By making ice cream．
B．
By making advertisements．
C．
By selling ideas to others．
D．
By selling CDs over the Internet．
(3)
If you pay ＄15 for a CD in the store, how much should you pay for it over the net?
[ ]
A．
＄15．
B．
＄12．
C．
＄7.5.
D．
＄30．
(4)
By shopping over the net, you won't ________．
[ ]
A．
spend the time and the money
B．
drive your car any more
C．
click on your computer
D．
get into the store by yourself
(5)
What can we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
More than half of the Americans prefer to shop over the net．
B．
Shops and supermarkets will be the past in the future．
C．
Some people don't like to go shopping over the Internet．
D．
It's easier, quicker and more expensive to do our shopping over the net．
阅读理解选择题
Scientists say there are seven kinds of food that people should eat every day．They are：(1)green and yellow vegetables of all kind;(2)citrus(柑橘类)fruits and tomatoes;(3)potatoes and other fruits and vegetables;(4)meat of all kinds, fish and eggs;(5)milk and foods made of milk, like cheese and ice-cream;(6)bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of foods;(7)butter, or something like butter, with fat(脂肪)。
People in different countries in the world eat different kinds of things．They also eat in different kinds the day．In some place people eat once or twice a day; in other countries, people eat three or four times a day．Scientists say that these differences are not important．It doesn't matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night．The important thing is that every day a person must eat something from each of the seven kind of food．The most important thing is that we must find some way to help the hungry people and make the people have right kinds of food, make them strong and healthy
(1)
It is important that people should ________．
[ ]
A．
eat three times a day
B．
eat cooked food
C．
eat dinner at 4 o’clock
D．
eat something from each of the seven kinds of food every day
(2)
Which sentence is right?
[ ]
A．
People should eat ice-cream every day
B．
We should eat chicken every day
C．
Oranges belong to second kind of food
D．
We should never eat fat
(3)
In different countries people ________．
[ ]
A．
eat the same kinds of food
B．
cook their food in the same way
C．
eat different kinds of food
D．
eat the food in the same way
(4)
The most important thing is ________．
[ ]
A．
many people in the world are hungry
B．
we must eat the seven kinds of food
C．
many people are too heavy
D．
people eat too much food
(5)
What is the meaning of “strong” in the last paragraph(最后一段)?
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