Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.

At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

1.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

2.This passage mainly discusses_____________.

3.Tea became a popular drink in Britain.

4.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because.

5.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of　________.

Cars are very popular in America. When the kids are fourteen years old, they dream of having their own ____1___. Many students take a part-time job after school to ___2___ a car. In most places ____3___ people learn to drive in high school. They have to take a ___4____ test to get a license. Learning to drive and getting a driver’s ___5___ may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. For many, that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups.

Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. People almost never go to see a doctor when they are ____6_____. But they will take ____7____ cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem. At weekends, people ___8___ most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡) their cars. For some families it is not enough to have ___9___ car. They often have two or even three. Husbands need a car to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or ___10____ activities. 

1.                A．cars           B．computers      C．bikes D．houses

2.                A．borrow         B．buy            C．lend D．sell

3.                A．old            B．tall            C．strong    D．young

4.                A．language        B．listening        C．driving   D．body

5.                A．address        B．book           C．license   D．name

6.                A．sick            B．healthy         C．pleased   D．angry

7.                A．his            B．her            C．your D．their

8.                A．cost           B．take           C．spend    D．pay

9.                A．no            B．one            C．some D．several

10.               A．other          B．another        C．one  D．else

So you have been called for an interview---well done?Your effort has been paid off? You will feeI better at the interview if you show an understanding of the nature of the organization．

Ask someone who already does it，or check it with one of the advisers．

Ask a member of your family or a friend to act as the employer and to give you an unreal interview．Be as realistic as possible，answer the questions seriously．Afterwards discuss how it went．Think about how the employer would prefer to see your look．Remember---the majority of employers are over 30.

It is not wise to rush out and buy new clothes.which will be worn for the first time at the interview．You’ll feel more at ease in a familiar dress．

Carelessness in any of these could cost you the job．Arrive at least 15 minutes before time，this will give you a chance to have a look around，read the notice board and get the feel of the place．Being late at the interview produces a bad impression．The first impression that the interviewer gets of you is formed as you walk through the door，so take a couple of deep breaths．

Be ready to shake hands if the interviewer offers．

Don’t take a seat until asked．Then sit comfortably．

Make eye contact  when you are greeted and again if you shake hands．And during questioning,eye contact is a form of non-verbal greeting．

Remember the interviewer’s name and use it from time to time．

Be ready for the question “Is there anything you want to ask?” Before the interview you should get ready for two or three such questions．Look on these not just as a chance to get information but as a means to give your employer a better impression．Asking can show knowledge but avoid asking about holidays，pensions(养老金)and so on．It looks as if you are tired even before you begin．You can check on these later，when the hope for job is offered．

And if you fail, look upon the interview as an experience in itself．Learn from it．We wish you good luck and good job hunting．

1.Before you go to see the employer，you’d better      .

2.What does the phrase“eye contact”means?

3.People usually do the following things before a job interview．Which is the right order for doing them?

a．Asking a friend to give you an unreal interview．

b．Understanding the nature of the organization．

c．Paying attention to your clothes．

d．Arriving at the place of the interview ahead of time．

e．Getting some information from the advisers．

4.Why do you prepare yourself for some Is--there·-anything·-you·-want--to-say questions?

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever . He sent his camera crew（摄制组）out one evening to film the sunset for him .

The next morning he said to the men , “ Have you provided me with that sunset ? ”

“ No , sir . ” the men answered .

The director was angry . “ Why not ? ” he asked .

“ Well , sir , ” one of the men answered . “ we’re on the east coast here , and the sets in the west . We can get you a sunrise over the sea , if necessary , but not a sunset . ”

“ But I want a sunset ! ” the director shouted . “ Go to the airport . take the next flight to the west coast , and get one . ”

But then a young secretary had an idea . “ Why don’t you photograph a sunrise . ” she suggested . “ and then play it backwards ? Then it’ll look like a sunset . ”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay（海湾）. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director . “ Here it is sir . ” they said , and gave it to him . He was very pleased .

They all went into the studio（摄影棚）. “ All right . ” the director explained . “ now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye . Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘ sunset behind them . ’ ”

The “ sunset ” began , but after a quarter of a minute , the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop .

The birds in the film were flying backwards . and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach .

1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out       .

A. to watch a beautiful sunset             

B. to find an actor and an actress

C. to film a sunset scene on the sea       

D. to meet the audience

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast ?

A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset .

B. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset .

C. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion .

D. Because he was angry with his crew .

3.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice .

B. If you want to see a sunrise , the east coast is the place to go to .

C. The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day .

D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “ sunset ” .

4.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because       .

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

5.After the “ sunset ” began , the director suddenly put his face in his hands       .

A. because he was moved to tears

B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

Why People Get Tattoos

Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed （刺） him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg．Jack was getting a tattoo．His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one too．Peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today．

       The desire to be accepted by one’s friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does．Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group．Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group．Some of these groups wear only brand – name clothes．Others wear tattoos．When a person’s friends are all doing something, that person is more likely to do the same thing．

       The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America．A wide variety of media images show tattoos－people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars, famous sports heroes with tattoos in magazines, fashion models wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colorful patterns．These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status．As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status value．

       Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, or their feelings－in other words, to show their individuality（个性）．A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm．Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders．A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person's life．

       As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos．A tattoo can be part of a group's uniform, a sign of fashion, or an expression of individuality．The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself．For Jack, it was a mixture of all three．

Jack has got tattoos in order to           ．

       A．show his great bravery         B．gain a special experience

       C．make himself more healthy     D．be different from others

According to the passage, media images are linked to         ．

       A．traditional lifestyle  B．social position

       C．cultural background D．public interest

We can infer from the passage that          ．

       A．some people get tattoos out of pressure  B．tattoo is related to religious belief

       C．getting tattoos costs a lot of money D．most people with tattoos are artists

Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP: Central Point     P: Point      SP: Sub-Point     C: Conclusion