When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

     “We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

      I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign(标牌) outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

      We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole(洞).

      English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris when someone offered me some more coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more.  However, to my surprise,  the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’

1.My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A. learning English

B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads

D. going to England by car

2.I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.

A. they would be able to practise their English

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

3. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.

A. no free rooms          B. free rooms      C. not away on holiday    D. Holidays

4.If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.

A. fall into a hole

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

5.When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French, I ______.

A didn’t really want any more coffee

B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away

C. really wanted some more coffee

D. wanted to express my politeness

 

 

In Vietnam(越南), Tet-trung-Thu, or Mid- autumn Festival, is one of the most popular holidays. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in lunar calendar

Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. In a Vietnamese story, parents were working so hard to prepare for the harvest that they left the childen playing by themselves.  To make up for the lost time, parents would use the Aid-Autumn Festival as a chance to show their love and than for their children.

      As a result, the Mid- autumn Festival is also called the Children’s Festival.  In the USA, this tradition continues in many Vietnamese- American families.  Tet-trung-Thu, activities are often centered on Children and education.  Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can take part in a lantern parade at dawn.  Lanterns mean brightness, while the parade means success in school.  Vietnamese markets sell different kinds of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities includes arts and crafts(手工艺) in which children make face mas and lanterns.  Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dances for grown-ups and take part in contests for prizes and scholarships. Unicorn(麒麟) dancers are also very popular at Tet-trung-Thu festivities.

      Like the Chinese, Vietnamese parents tell their children folk stories and serve moon-cakes and other special treats under the bright moon. A favorite folk story is about a carp(鲤鱼) that wanted to bee a dragon.  The carp worked hard and finally changed itself into a dragon. Parents use this story to encourage their children to work hard so that they can bee whatever they want to be.

1. The Tet-trung-Thu Festival is held ________.

A. in China and other Asian countries.           B. in Vietnamese-American families.

C. all over the world, except Vietnam.            D. Across the United States.

2.In Both Vietnam and China, on Mid-autumn Festival people would ___________.

A. eat moon-cakes       B. buy lanterns for children.

C. take part in contests.   D. buy a carp

3.What is the center of the Mid-Autumn festival in Vietnam?

  A. Family get-together.                           B. Children on education.

  C. Relaxation and fun in the middle of the year.

  D. parents having more time with their children.

4.According to the passage, parents tell their children folk stories, because __________.

A. children like listening to folk stories in the evening.

B. parents want to show their love for their children.

C. parents want to teach the children to work hard.

D. parents want to make up for the lost time.

 

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on   36  hand.

One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the   37  desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.

  38  I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and   39  a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair,   40   me in it and pushed me down the hall.

“I’m not   41 ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”

“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll   42  him up to your room.”

In a minute I   43  myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things   44  me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”

“I want to get my   45   back.” I begged.

“Oh, you can   46    us,” a voice said, “Even if the   47  happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door   48   them.

I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his   49 .

“Thank God you finally came,” I said.

“It hurts that badly?” he asked.

“No, on the contrary, I am not ill   50 .”

Dr. Ward looked   51 . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more   52  than we expected.” Then he turned to his students: “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to   53  that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for   55  by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”

1.

A.another

B.the other

C.other

D.others

 

2.

A.meeting

B.office

C.information

D.medicine

 

3.

A.Before

B.After

C.While

D.When

 

4.

A.beat

B.struck

C.rang

D.took

 

5.

A.pushed

B.placed

C.pulled

D.invited

 

6.

A.well

B.sick

C.good

D.healthy

 

7.

A.command

B.carry

C.order

D.send

 

8.

A.felt

B.realized

C.found

D.understood

 

9.

A.on

B.from

C.up

D.to

 

10.

A.money

B.clothes

C.friend

D.form

 

11.

A.upset

B.expect

C.wonder

D.believe

 

12.

A.best

B.hardest

C.worst

D.easiest

 

13.

A.behind

B.before

C.beside

D.by

 

14.

A.friends

B.students

C.relatives

D.teachers

 

15.

A.at all

B.in all

C.after all

D.above all

 

16.

A.excited

B.worried

C.satisfied

D.surprised

 

17.

A.interesting

B.comfortable

C.serious

D.pleasant

 

18.

A.add

B.settle

C.concern

D.recognize

 

19.

A.Before

B.Since

C.When

D.As soon as

 

20.

A.himself

B.themselves

C.ourselves

D.yourselves

 

 

In Vietnam(越南), Tet-trung-Thu, or Mid- autumn Festival, is one of the most popular holidays. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in lunar calendar

Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. In a Vietnamese story, parents were working so hard to prepare for the harvest that they left the childen playing by themselves.  To make up for the lost time, parents would use the Aid-Autumn Festival as a chance to show their love and thanks for their children.

      As a result, the Mid- autumn Festival is also called the Children’s Festival.  In the USA, this tradition continues in many Vietnamese- American families.  Tet-trung-Thu, activities are often centered on Children and education.  Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can take part in a lantern parade at dawn.  Lanterns mean brightness, while the parade means success in school.  Vietnamese markets sell different kinds of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities includes arts and crafts(手工艺) in which children make face masks and lanterns.  Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dances for grown-ups and take part in contests for prizes and scholarships. Unicorn(麒麟) dancers are also very popular at Tet-trung-Thu festivities.

      Like the Chinese, Vietnamese parents tell their children folk stories and serve moon-cakes and other special treats under the bright moon. A favorite folk story is about a carp(鲤鱼) that wanted to become a dragon.  The carp worked hard and finally changed itself into a dragon. Parents use this story to encourage their children to work hard so that they can become whatever they want to be.

63. The Tet-trung-Thu Festival is held _______

A. in China and other Asian countries.          B. in Vietnamese-American families.

C. all over the world, except Vietnam.            D. Across the United States.

64.In Both Vietnam and China, on Mid-autumn Festival people would ___________.

A. eat moon-cakes       B. buy lanterns for children.

C. take part in contests.   D. buy a carp

65.What is the center of the Mid-Autumn festival in Vietnam?

  A. Family get-together.                           B. Children on education.

  C. Relaxation and fun in the middle of the year.

  D. parents having more time with their children.

66.According to the passage, parents tell their children folk stories, because __________.

A. children like listening to folk stories in the evening.

B. parents want to show their love for their children.

C. parents want to teach the children to work hard.

D. parents want to make up for the lost time.

 

A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty –six days in a life-raft (救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.

Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales (鲸鱼). “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.

For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water— two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw (生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks (鲨鱼) came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”

About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn’t stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.

 

1. Bill and Simone were traveling ______ when they met some whales.

A. in a life-raft    B. in Miami     C. in Simony     D. in Panama

2.During their days at sea, ______ saved their lives.

A. tins of food and bottles of water    B. a fishing-line and a machine

C. whales and sharks               D. Twenty passing ships

3.After their boat sank, the couple ______.

A. jumped into the life-raft          B. heard water

C. watched the boat go under water   D. stayed in the life-raft

 

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