Janice is an American engineer working in Nanjing. She and her husband George, who is teaching English at a university, have been eager to get to know Chinese people better, so they were pleased when Liu, Janice’s young co-worker, invited them to her home for dinner.
When they arrived, Liu introduced them to her husband Yang and asked them to sit down at a table containing eight plates of various cold dishes. Half an hour later she came back and sat down and the three began to eat. Yang came in from time to time, putting hot dishes on the table. Most of the food was wonderful, though neither George nor Janice could eat the fatty pork, and there was much more than they could eat. They kept wishing Yang would sit down so they could talk to him. Finally he did sit down to eat a bit, but soon it was time to go home.
Janice and George felt slightly depressed by this experience, but returned the invitation two weeks later. They decided to make a nice American meal and felt lucky to find olives, crackers(脆饼), tomato juice, and even some cheese in the shop. They put these out as appetizers（开胃品）. For the main course they prepared spaghetti and a salad.
When Liu and Yang arrived and began to have dinner, they took small tastes of the appetizers and seemed surprised when both George and Janice sat down with them. They ate only a little spaghetti and didn’t finish the salad on their plates. After a while, George cleared the table and served coffee and pastries(糕点). Yang and Liu each put four spoons of sugar into their coffee but didn’t drink much of it and ate only a bite or two of pastry.
After they left, George and Janice were upset. “ We left their place so full but they’re going to have to eat again when they get home. What went wrong?

1.
What do we know about the dinner at Liu’s home?
1. A.
  It lasted about half an hour
2. B.
  There were eight dishes in all
3. C.
  the hot dishes were mainly cooked by Yang
4. D.
  Many dishes were cooked in American style
2.
Why did the American couple feel a bit depressed after dinner at Liu’s home?
1. A.
  They received a cold welcome
2. B.
  The fatty pork was not delicious
3. C.
  The dinner was not well prepared
4. D.
  Yang spent little time talking with them
3.
During the dinner at Janice’s home, Liu and Yang _______
1. A.
  found little food to enjoy
2. B.
  ate much salad and pastry
3. C.
  drank a lot of coffee with much sugar
4. D.
  showed much interest in American food
4.
The text is most likely to be found in a book about _______
1. A.
  cooking skills
2. B.
  cultural differences
3. C.
  language learning
4. D.
  business management

Janice Fialka showed a new documentary（记录片）about her cognitively（认知地）disabled son at schools across the country. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, but one comment from a teacher proved to Fialka her family’s investment was a success. “In Baltimore an early childhood teacher came up and said ‘I have to apologize to the family of a 4 year old with Down Syndrome（先天愚型）’” Fialka said. “She said ‘I told them to be more realistic about their dreams for him. Now I have to tell them I’m sorry.’”

The story of Micah Fialka Feldman, a 22 year old Oakland University student, is meant to show parents, educators and the disabled anything is possible. Micah wrote in an essay titled “I wanted to go to college and my dream came true.” A lot of people didn’t think he could go to college, but because family and friends believed in him, he learned how to take public transportation to campus and found teachers who helped him pick the best classes. The title of the film “Through the same door ”came from a day when Micah, who was admitted to a first grade special education program, told his parents he wanted to walk through the same door as the rest of the kids at his school. It led to him becoming the first student with cognitive disabilities in mainstream classrooms in Berkley.

Though he can’t read or write on his own, Micah reached amazing heights with the help of voice recognition computer software.At Berkley High School, Micah won the Social Studies Department Award for civic（公民的）involvement. In 2004 she received the Michigan “Yes, I Can” award for self advocacy（自强）. He finished high school in 2003 with a certificate of attendance, and entered Oakland University through the Transitions Program.

Fialka said, “He’s the happiest kid in the world. Everyone should be so happy.”

56.What the early childhood teacher said suggests that .

A．disabled people should be realistic about their dreams

B．she used to believe we should not expect much from disabled people

C．she hadn’t given the 4 year old with Down Syndrome enough attention

D．the documentary about Micah encouraged the disabled

57.The documentary got its title because .

A．Micah was not allowed to go through the same door with other kids

B．Micah was the only cognitively disabled student in the school

C．Micah had a strong desire to do the same thing as other kids

D．the rest of kids were kind enough to let him through the same door

58.Which of the following best shows the order of events of Micah?

a．He received the Michigan “Yes, I Can” award.

b．His documentary was shown and welcomed.

c．He was admitted to a first grade special education program.

d．He finished high school with a certificate of attendance.

e．He entered Oakland University through the Transitions Program.

A．a c d e b B．b a c d e

C．c d e a b D．c d b e a

59.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Disabled man living his dream B．A documentary about Micah

C．Don’t look down upon the disabled D．Through the same door

What do we know about the dinner at Liu’s home?

Why did the American couple feel a bit depressed after dinner at Liu’s home?

During the dinner at Janice’s home, Liu and Yang _______

The text is most likely to be found in a book about _______

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