题目内容
. If a teacher gives a student _______ hearty smile, the student will treat the teacher as _______ agony aunt.
A. The; the B. 不填; an C. 不填; the D. a; an
D
Moving to a new city and state was difficult for me, especially in winter. Little did I know that a Colorado snowstorm would greet me after I had been in my new home for only a week.
I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach, I missed Stacey, my best friend. And I missed our lovely tea. Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered was a special treat for us. The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. The hat shelf near the front door swept us back to childhood. Stacey and I became little girls, trying on different hats until we found the perfect one for our dress-up tea party. We would then choose a lovely table and order our tea. That was a precious time, filled with laughter between scones(煎饼) and sharing our lives between tiny cucumber sandwiches.
Springtime descended upon Denver, and the sun lightened my heart. But I still fought loneliness almost every day. I decided to explore the Denver area. While my husband went to the office, I took time to see what our new area had to offer.
One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words "Tea Leaves" caught my eye. A tea room? Here, in the land of loneliness and pain?
I walked through the doors, and tears came to my eyes. It was a beautiful room, not Victorian, but simple and lovely.
I sat down and ordered a pot of tea, a cucumber sandwich, and some scones.It felt silly and wonderful --- and it felt like home. For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here.
I lifted my cup and made a silent toast. I toasted Stacey, whom I missed ly, and I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain.
【小题1】 The author's hometown ______________.
A.never snows |
B.is still warm in winter |
C.has a long history |
D.is in an area by the sea |
A.delicious food | B.something pleasant |
C.service | D.a kind of tea party |
A.didn't adapt to the new life |
B.felt comfortable in the new environment in spring |
C.didn't feel lonely any more in spring |
D.wanted to actively adapt to the new environment |
A.It made the author recall her childhood. |
B.It looks silly and wonderful. |
C.Cucumber sandwiches and scones are its specialties. |
D.It touched the author. |
A.open her own teahouse |
B.ask the owner of the teahouse to decorate it like a home |
C.make new friends in Denver |
D.go back to her hometown to visit Stacey |
Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.
If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you’ll not move before the host says “Come in, please!”. After you enter the room, you wouldn’t sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea-table before you or sent to your hand, you’ll say “Thank you” and receive it with your two hands, not one hand, or they’ll think you are ill-mannered.
Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay (马来西亚的) house, a guest never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host, especially (尤其) the hostess pleased.
【小题1】In China, when the host opens the door, ____ before he says “Come in, please!”
A.you won’t leave |
B.you won’t walk |
C.you won’t stand in front of him |
D.you won’t get in |
A.you needn’t take off your shoes | B.you must take off your dirty shoes |
C.you are not allowed to wear dirty shoes | D.you should put on clean shoes |
A.he has enjoyed it | B.he is quite full |
C.he is not hungry at all | D.he needs some drink |