America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

1.The writer of this passage must be ________.

A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

3.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ________.

A. warmly welcomed at the airport

B. offered a ride to his home

C. treated hospitably at his home

D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

4.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ________.

A. strict with time B. serious with time

C. careful with time D. willing to spend time

5.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “________”.

A. Friendships between Chinese

B. Friendships between Americans

C. Americans’ hospitality

D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships

Unchangeable Love

One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet of the splendid artwork.

A young viewing the paintings ahead of me nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s for putting up with her stream of words. by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away .

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a when the couple approached the . Before they left, the man into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the to get his wife’s jacket.

“He’s a man.” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in there is a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see! You’re . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without and the courage of a husband who would not blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand.

1.A. viewB. touchC. wander D. scenery

2.A. lady B. man C. clerk D. couple

3.A. spokeB. argued C. discussedD. chatted

4.A. knowledge B. confidence C. patience D. wisdom

5.A. vivid B. tastelessC. constant D. exciting

6.A. adopted B. disturbed C. surprised D. discouraged

7.A. towards B. in C. through D. from

8.A. anxiouslyB. seriouslyC. quickly D. sadly

9.A. comment B. purchase C. decision D. list

10.A. exit B. entrance C. front D. queue

11.A. put B. held C. turned D. reached

12.A. lengthened B. made C. brought D. changed

13.A. shop B. coatroom C. hall D. counter

14.A. braveB. kind C. roughD. blind

15.A. whereverB. whateverC. whenever D. whichever

16.A. humorous B. sillyC. wrong D. unique

17.A. describesB. drawsC. showsD. tells

18.A. curiosityB. courageC. enthusiasm D. pride

19.A. support B. hesitation C. expectation D. sight

20.A. get B. hope C. stop D. allow

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