Can you ________ for the woman with a baby, please?

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Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

1.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____

A．make himself strong                     B．make himself rich

C．make himself comfortable                 D．cause himself to seem like a fool

2.According to the passage , the American and British _____

A．don’t speak the same language

B．don’t have social custom in common

C．do share a lot of social customs

D．do have the exactly same social customs

3.If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six

A．nearly a minute or two later than           B．a quarter to

C．a quarter to                            D．much later than

4.The last example in the passage shows____

A．The correct way to use a knife at table

B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable

C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D．promptness is important both in England and in America

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A．Social Customs and Customs               B．Social Life

C．American and British Customs              D．Promptness is Important

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Are your parents “helicopters”(直升飞机)? That’s a new term I read about. It means parents who “hover” over(盘旋) their children.They _1    about every little thing in their child’s life: Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? __2  pens? More anything? More everything?

These  3  love their children and want to 4  that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but 5  like being pampered(纵容). The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not  6  to make decisions.

I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for   7  . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This    8  them grow up. It helps them to   9 an independent(独立的) and responsible(负责任的) person.

   10  can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just    11  with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also  12   your own bed and clean your room. You can   13  your parents that you can be responsible with money.

Your parents are “helicopter”  14  they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can “   15  ” the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

1.                A．worry          B．change         C．collect   D．bring

2.                A．Many          B．Much          C．More D．Most

3.                A．children        B．parents         C．grandparents  D．teachers

4.                A．make up        B．make sure       C．make of  D．make from

5.                A．another        B．the other       C．other D．others

6.                A．talking          B．doing          C．giving    D．having

7.                A．himself         B．yourselves       C．themselves    D．ourselves

8.                A．asks           B．decides         C．helps D．stops

9.                A．become        B．learn           C．believe   D．develop

10.               A．Why           B．When          C．How  D．What

11.               A．talk            B．start           C．dream D．finish

12.               A．make          B．repair          C．sweep D．move

13.               A．teach          B．train           C．plan D．show

14.               A．so             B．because        C．but   D．though

15.               A．land           B．invent          C．make D．design

There are some easy things you can do to protect(保护) the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

● Plant flowers, grass or trees.

●Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there----keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).

●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves (节约)a lot of electricity.

●Turn off the tap (水笼头)when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

●Use both sides of paper.

●Stop pouring (倒)dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby (附近).

●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

If everyone makes a contribution (贡献)to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

1.From the above, we know that this is ____________.

A．a sign            B．a notice           C．an advertisement   D．a proposal (提议)

2.The writer tells us _____________.

A．to throw rubbish into a dustbin

B．to pour dirty water into the river

C．to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

D．that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

3.We can ___________to save paper.

A．use a paper cup                        B．use both sides of paper

C．give old books to a library                 D．pick up waste paper at school

4.Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

A．Turn off the lights when you leave the room.   B．Close the doors in winter.

C．Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.  D．Give your old clothes to the poor children.

5.The main idea of this passage is how to _________.

A．save money                           B．save water and electricity

C．make better use of old things              D．protect the earth

Dear Bill,

How are you? It’s very nice   36   you to write to me. Let me   37   something about my life in China. I think you   38  to know it. I live in Li Lei’s home. He is my   39. His father and mother are both teachers. Their house isn’t big.   40  of them are very friendly   41  me.  They teach me Chinese   42   I teach them English. Now I   43  with them in Chinese. But I can’t   44  very well. Chinese is very   45  to learn, I think. Mrs Li often teaches me how to   46  Chinese food. Hmm! How much I like Chinese food!

My school is not far. I go to school by bike. I   47  six classes every day.   48  I play games with my classmates. I have a good   49   here. Don’t you want to come? Please write  50  soon.

Love from Jim.

1. A. to                B. for              C. of                   D. about

2. A. speak         B. talk         C. say you              D. tell you

3.A. want           B. have         C. forget           D. like

4.A. student        B. teacher          C. classmate        D. boy

5.A. some           B. all              C. both                 D. any

6.A. for            B. with         C. to               D. at

7. A. but           B. so               C. or                   D. and

8.A. am speaking        B. am talking       C. am saying        D. can talk

9. A. say           B. speak        C. talk             D. tell

10.A. easy              B. nice         C. hard             D. good

11.A. make          B. do               C. cook             D. study

12.A. do            B. have         C. study            D. make

13.A. In class          B. After school C. In the room          D. School over

14. A. day              B. book         C. time                 D. week

15.A. back              B. to back          C. for me           D. letter