David did well in his other subjects except physics．Mr．Brown，his physics teacher，gave him his physics paper and said to him，“Show it to your dad and ask him to sign his name On the paper．”

◆ David played football until it was 7 o'clock．When he got home，his parents finished supper．His dad was watching TV and his mom was doing the dishes in the kitchen as usual．

◆“Dad，may I ask you some questions?” David asked happily．“Yes，of course，”said his dad．“If you can’t answer them，you’ll have to do something for me．”“OK，I’ll do as you tell me．”said his dad．“What is cooler，walking or sitting in the sun?” “Walking is cooler．It can make wind．”“Which clothes can keep out the sunlight，shins or coats?” “Coats can keep out the sunlight because they are much thicker than shirts．”

◆“Is a man smart if he wears a coat and walks in the sun in summer?” David looked at his dad and waited for his answer．His dad thought for a minute and shook his head．

◆ David took out his paper，“Now sign your name on me paper，please．”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．What does Mr．Brown teach at school?

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2．Who usually washes the dishes at David’s house?

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3．Was David’s father watching TV when he got home?

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4．What do you think David’s father has to do finally?

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5．What do you think of David?

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America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.

There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.

For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!

1.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.

A. keep out            B. give up        C. pay no attention to        D. continue

2.Which of the following is the typical way of American hospitality?        

 A. Treating friends at home.                  

B. Taking days off to be with friends.

C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.     

D. Sharing everything they have.

3.Which of the following statements in True according to the passage? 

A. Americans are always generous with their time.

B. Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.

4.This passage is most probably written for          .

A. American students                  B. Chinese students

C. Chinese visitors to America           D. American visitors to China

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong (终身的)feelings, extending (延伸) deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality (好客) at home and enjoy your visit in America! 
【小题1】The underlined phrase “pick up”in Paragraph 1 may mean“_____”.