Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. He hurries through the busy   36  every day.
One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his  37  .
“To the station as 38 as you can,” shouted the man in a very  39  way. “My 40  leaves at three o’clock.”
Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a  41  light.
The young man said,” Hurry up, man! I don’t want to  42  my train.”
“And I don’t want to have an  43  ,” replied Mr. Hart quickly.
While he was  44 , Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man’s  45 . He was a 46 . The police were looking for him. His picture was in the  47  that he read.
Mr. Hart raced through the streets and  48  through red lights. Soon there was a police car  49  him. Mr. Hart raced on until he  50  the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes  51  three. The young man quickly jumped out of the taxi, and ran into the station.
 52 !” cried Mr. Hart. At the moment the police car stopped, too. “Quick! He is the thief!” shouted Mr. Hart. Two policeman  53  into the station. Three minutes later they  54  with the young man.
“well  55 !” a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.

【小题1】
A.stationsB.streetsC.buildingD.shops
【小题2】
A.houseB.truckC.bedD.taxi
【小题3】
A.fastB.slowlyC.quietlyD.early
【小题4】
A.kindB.friendlyC.unfriendlyD.lovely
【小题5】
A.trainB.busC.planD.ship
【小题6】
A.greenB.yellowC.redD.black
【小题7】
A.catchB.getC.leaveD.miss
【小题8】
A.interestB.accidentC.answerD.example
【小题9】
A.drivingB.listeningC.beggingD.walking
【小题10】
A.faceB.eyeC.coatD.back
【小题11】
A.driverB.runnerC.thiefD.worker
【小题12】
A.filmsB.newspapersC.stationsD.offices
【小题13】
A.walkedB.droveC.flewD.ran
【小题14】
A.beforeB.besideC.behindD.near
【小题15】
A.reachedB.passedC.hitD.entered
【小题16】
A.afterB.toC.pastD.at
【小题17】
A.LookB.StandC.StopD.Hands up
【小题18】
A.brokeB.wentC.walkedD.rushed
【小题19】
A.disappearedB.leftC.metD.returned
【小题20】
A.finishedB.doneC.knownD.take

In the spring of 1919, Princess Bazaar of Luxembour’s royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made ___36___ for Bazaar. They always talked about the good times ___37___they were having ice-cream. They soon fell in love. But ___38___ their different social status, both of them buried the ___39___.
Soon, Bazaar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazaar, he was___40___ with impatience. Finally, Bazaar ___41___ at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon ___42___ the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar’s ice-cream. Leon ___43___ that Bazaar could understand his feelings.
A few days later, Bazaar got ___44___ . One year later, Leon could not ___45___ the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family ___46___ a candy store.
Many years later, they met again. Bazaar ___47___ that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn’t see the ___48___ letters then.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past ___49___ .If that chocolate had been___50___, those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to ___51___ a solid chocolate which can ___52___ a long time.
After lots of ___53___ , the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was___54___engraved(刻有) with the letters “DOVE”. It’s a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the___55___ of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?

【小题1】
A.dishesB.chocolateC.ice-creamD.cakes
【小题2】
A.untilB.ifC.whileD.once
【小题3】
A.because ofB.thanks to C.apart fromD.regardless of
【小题4】
A.feelingsB.difference C.silenceD.needs
【小题5】
A.calling B.burningC.workingD.talking
【小题6】
A.stood upB.turned upC.stayed up D.dressed up
【小题7】
A.wroteB.sent C.mixedD.noticed
【小题8】
A.expectedB.declared C.allowedD.promised
【小题9】
A.sickB.angryC.marriedD.bored
【小题10】
A.reduce B.stop C.repeatD.bear
【小题11】
A.leftB.visitedC.ranD.found
【小题12】
A.realizedB.rememberedC.wondered D.thought
【小题13】
A.confusingB.interestingC.meltingD.annoying
【小题14】
A.misunderstandingsB.competitionsC.judgment D.prejudice
【小题15】
A.stable B.powerful C.frozenD.solid
【小题16】
A.buyB.discover C.createD.enjoy
【小题17】
A.standB.spareC.take D.preserve
【小题18】
A.breaks B.research C.pressure D.problems
【小题19】
A.luckilyB.immediatelyC.quicklyD.firmly
【小题20】
A.storyB.memoryC.whisperD.secret

How the Americans view love
An old song says that " love makes the world go around" If you watch Americans on Valentine's Day, you can believe it. The whole country breaks out with little red hearts. Lovestruck people give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts.
The American concept of love and romance begins with dating. Young people date in several ways. At first they might have group dates with several boys and girls together. Later, they start going on single date - just one boy and one girl.
When two couples go out together, it's called double dating. A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you don't know who your partner will be until the time of the date.
American young people see a date as a time just to have fun. They don't always have a romantic interest in mind. Someone may go out with one person this week, and another the next. After a while, a boy and a girl may decide they want to go steady. This means they think of each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. It also means they don't want to date anyone else. Romance is beginning to bloom.
Romance love is very much a part of American culture. Movies, TV shows and books in America all picture people falling in love. Actually, people all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship. Maybe love does make the world go around.
【小题1】 How do you understand the understand sentence in the first paragraph?

A.Many young people's hearts break in America that day.
B.You can see many pictures of little red hearts all over America that day.
C.People all over the world show their hearts to each other that day.
D.people go out with their warm hearts that day
【小题2】How many kinds of dates are mentioned in the passage?
A.2B.3C.4D.5
【小题3】What does blind date mean?
A.You can not see who is your partner during the date.
B.The partner of your date is a stranger.
C.Your date is arranged secretly.
D.You will not know your partner until the date begins.
【小题4】 Which of the following statement is true about American's view of romantic?
A.Romance love is the most important thing in the world
B.People all over the world search for romance love
C.Date is one thing, romantic is another.
D.They can find their ideal love in movies, TV shows and books

Apollo 11, carrying Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins, was launched on 16 July, 1969. Five days later they stepped down onto the moon.
Neil Armstrong
On the way there: Of all the wonderful views we had, the most impressive to me was on the way to the Moon when we flew through its shadow. We were still thousands of miles away, but close enough so that the Moon almost filled our window. The moon appeared blue-grey. It seemed almost as if it were showing us its roundness, its similarity in shape to our Earth, in a sort of welcome. I was sure it would be a hospitable(好客的) host. It had been waiting for its first visitors for a long time.
After touch down: The sky is black, you know. It’s a very dark sky, but it still seemed more like daylight than darkness as we looked out the window. It’s a very strange thing but the surface looked very warm and inviting. It seemed to be tan(棕褐色). It’s hard to explain that, because later when I held the material in my hand, it wasn’t tan at all. It was black, grey and so on.
Edwin Aldrin
On the Moon: The blue color of my boots has completely disappeared now into this soil—still don’t know what color to describe this other than grayish(灰色的) cocoa.
Back on board: The moon was a very natural and pleasant environment in which to work. On the Moon, in one-sixth gravity, you have a strong feeling of being somewhere. As we did our experiments, some objects we threw away would go in a slow, lazy manner.
【小题1】What impressed Neil Armstrong most?

A.The moon filling their window.
B.Seeing the shape of the moon
C.Flying through the shadow of the moon.
D.The five—day flight to the moon.
【小题2】What did Armstrong find very strange on the moon?
A.The color of the sky.B.The surface of the moon
C.The gravity on the moon.D.The daylight on the moon.
【小题3】Edward Aldrin described the soil as ________.
A.tanB.grayC.blackD.grayish cocoa.
【小题4】What can be said about Edward Aldrin?      
A.He landed on the moon alone.
B.He was sent to the moon by Apollo 11.
C.He didn’t notice the gravity of the moon.
D.He found it impossible to work on the moon.

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(好客).
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
【小题1】The writer of this passage must be ______.

A.an AmericanB.a ChineseC.a professorD.a student
【小题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.
【小题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
【小题4】 The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.
A.strict with timeB.serious with time
C.careful with timeD.willing to spend time
【小题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

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