Frank

I used to have long hair and look really thin. And I was kind of serious, too. But now I have short blond hair and I'm of medium build. I've become more outgoing and I like to smile a lot. The only problem is that I have to wear glasses because I watch too much TV.

Cindy

Do you think I'm a smart and nice girl? But I used to be kind of fat because I exercised little and ate lots of junk food. Now I usually do more sports every day and I hardly eat junk food. I used to be active, but now I'm a little serious. Maybe that's because I always have too much stress from my school!

Peter

You can't imagine how much I've changed these years. I used to play online games, but now I like exercising. And soccer is my favorite sport. I used to hate all my subjects, but now I'm one of the top students in my class. I used to eat so much junk food and get sick easily, but now I only like healthy food.

Helen

I used to be too shy to speak in public. So I had few close friends. But now I love talking and many true friends are around me. I used to be afraid of the dark, but now I'm brave enough to stay at home alone for a week. If you'd like to change yourself, ask me!

1.What are the four young people mainly talking about?

A.Looks. B.Changes C.Hobbies D.Problems

2.Who is good at his/her subjects now?

A.Frank B.Cindy. C.Peter D.Helen

3.What can we know from the passage?

A.Frank has become more outgoing now. B.Cindy is active and likes exercising.

C.Others are ready to help Helen to change. D.Peter used to be in good health and exercise much.

It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time. “How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.

When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didn’t dare to hand in her work.

Meanwhile, Grace was struggling(挣扎) in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t copy what others are doing.”

When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not. It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side.

根据短文内容,选择最佳选项,并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

1.When did the twins get up on Saturdays?

A.At six. B.At seven. C.At half past six. D.At half past seven.

2.What was the twins’ plan when they decided to do something different?

A.They decided to go to ballet lesson together.

B.They decided to go to art lesson together.

C.They decided not to go to have lessons.

D.They decided to exchange their roles for a day.

3.How did Karen feel at the art lesson?

A.Excited. B.Happy. C.Lost. D.Confident.

4.Why did the ballet teacher become impatient?

A.Because “Karen” couldn’t remember the basic steps.

B.Because a classmate kept knocking into to “Karen”.

C.Because “Karen” didn’t copy what others were doing.

D.Because “Karen” dance very well.

5.What does the underlined part “the grass was not always greener on the other side” at the end of the story try to tell us?

A.Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

B.No pains, no gains.

C.It’s true that the other people own better things than what we own.

D.People always think what the other people own are better than theirs. But it isn’t true.

China is a nation of etiquette(礼仪), Chinese people are the most hospitable people in the world.If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.

When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you.Then he will serve you snacks(小吃)like biscuits or candy.Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.

At the same time, other family members will prepare for a meal for you.Chinese people treat their guests with a big meal.They always present more food than the guest can eat.On the table, the guests must be the first to eat.Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which wont happen at Western tables.The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home.As you finish eating, the host usually says: " It seems that you didn't eat much.Please have more."Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.

Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition, As Confucious said thousands of years ago:

To meet friends from afar

How happy we are.

1.What does the underlined word"hospitable"mean in Chinese?

A.好客的 B.勤劳的 C.朴实的 D.纯洁的

2.As a guest in a Chinese family, what are you usually offered by the host?

A.coffee and snacks B.juice and snacks C.tea and snacks D.coffee and juice

3.Why does a Western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?

A.Because he thinks it's not polite. B.Because he thinks it's not necessary.

C.Because he thinks he is independent. D.Because it won't happen in Western countries.

4.What's the passage mainly about?

A.Foreigners don t like eating in China. B.Chinese people are always polite.

C.Chinese people are warm and hospitable. D.Differences between Western and Chinese food.

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