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  Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home.But you should not be upset(难受的)if your English friends don’t invite you home.It doesn’t mean they don’t like you!

  Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11.Ask your hosts what time you should arrive.It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

  Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks(小吃).Do you want to be more polite?Say how much you like the room, or the picture on the wall.But remember-it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

  In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end.They eat with their guests.

  You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee.It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.

  Did you enjoy the evening?Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short thank-you letter.British and American people like to say“Thank you, thank you, thank you.”all the time!

(1)

If you are going to attend a dinner party, ________.

[  ]

A.

you’d better bring a certain present with you

B.

you must leave home for it at 7 p.m.

C.

you should ask your host when you should leave

D.

you must arrive at it before 8 p.m.

(2)

In which order will you eat or drink the following things at the meal?

[  ]

A.

Snacks, vegetables, meat and coffee.

B.

Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables and dessert.

C.

Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee.

D.

Drinks, soup, something small,fish and vegetables.

(3)

Which is the correct way in which you express your enjoyment of the evening?

[  ]

A.

Before leaving for home, you should say,“Thank you for inviting me.”

B.

When you shake hands with your host, you should say,“I did enjoy the evening.”

C.

You can write a thank-you letter to your host after that.

D.

You should finish everything on your plate and take more if you want it.

答案:1.A;2.C;3.C;
解析:

(1)

第二段提到了赶赴晚宴的注意事项“Ask your hosts what time you should arrive.It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift”:向宴客的主人询问到达的时间、给主人带些小礼品。

(2)

“You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee.”一句表明晚宴的顺序是soup or something small, meat or fish with vegetables, dessert和coffee。

(3)

“Call your hosts the next day,or write them a short thank-you letter.”(第二天给主人一个电话或写一封感谢信)可以表达自己对晚宴的喜爱。


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(1)

We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________.

[  ]

A.

Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents

B.

Japan's economic success is a result of its scientific achievements

C.

Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction

D.

Japan's higher education is superior to theirs

(2)

In Japan's preschool education, the focus is on ________.

[  ]

A.

preparing children academically

B.

developing children's artistic interests

C.

developing children's potential

D.

shaping children's character

(3)

Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?

[  ]

A.

They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.

B.

They can make more group experience grow there.

C.

They can be individually oriented when they grow up.

D.

They can do better in their future studies.

(4)

Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________.

[  ]

A.

broaden children's knowledge

B.

lighten children's study load

C.

train children's creativity

D.

enrich children's experience

(5)

Which of the following statements is true?

[  ]

A.

Most of the Japanese preschools pay much attention to academic instructions.

B.

Very few Japanese respondents don't agree to give children a start academically.

C.

In Japan it is common for parents to teach their children at home.

D.

American respondents don't agree to give children a start academically.

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[  ]

A.at any time
B.when they are old enough
C.at the age of seven
D.when they are five

2.________ between secondary school and high school.

[  ]

A.There is no difference
B.There is little difference
C.There is some difference
D.There is much difference

3.Most parents in the US ________ for their children's education.

[  ]

A.pay the school
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[  ]

A.tax money supports some colleges and universities

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[  ]

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(1)

The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us ________.

[  ]

A.

the differences between robots and men

B.

the reason why men need to sleep

C.

about the need for robots to save power

D.

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(2)

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[  ]

A.

keep up a regular pattern of life

B.

prevent trouble that comes looking for him

C.

avoid danger and inefficient labour

D.

restore his bodily functions

(3)

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[  ]

A.

are worrying about our safety

B.

are overworked

C.

are in a tent

D.

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(4)

Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats ________.

[  ]

A.

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B.

are unlikely to be attackers

C.

axe more active than homes when they are awake

D.

spend less time eating to get enough energy

(5)

Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking.

B.

The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory.

C.

Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots.

D.

The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats.

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(1)

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[  ]

A.

sad regret

B.

amusement

C.

happiness

D.

deep feeling

(2)

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[  ]

A.

that was one of his milestone

B.

he paid the bill but he didn’t want to

C.

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D.

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(3)

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[  ]

A.

suddenly they became older than I was

B.

suddenly I knew that they was neither bigger nor older than I was

C.

suddenly I realized that I made mistake

D.

suddenly I found myself no longer a kid

(4)

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[  ]

A.

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B.

To save time is to length life

C.

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D.

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