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Meeting the English familyRosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day-her first day in England.
Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.
A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.
“Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand. “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac.”
“Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost!” said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.
The two children ran back into the living-room.
“Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”
“I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”
“This is your bedroom. There's a nice view(视野) of the football stadium(露天体育场) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”
“Excuse me. What's a kettle?”
“In England, we use a kettle to make hot water. We can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”
Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled(困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the weather hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology(心理学) book.
1.It was Ross's big day. She and her classmates were in ________.
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A.the west part of London
B.the middle of Spain
C.a big Victorian house
D.the living-room
2.Rosa's hostess(女主人) was called ________.
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3.What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?
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4.In this passage the underlined(划底线的) word “it” means ________.
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5.After reading the passage, we know that ________.
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A.Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess
B.the two children didn't like Rosa
C.Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help
D.Ross was happy with the new family, but she couldn't understand some of their customs
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The porter brings your bags to your room and helpfully explains all you want to know. Then he points to the phone and says:“If there's anything else you need, just call.” All this time you have been thinking about one thing; “How much should I tip(付小费) him?” To make your next trip a little easier, here's a guide to tipping across some Asian countries.
BangkokIn general, the more Westernized the place is, the more likely you will be expected to leave a tip. Some top-end restaurants will add a 10% service charge to the bill. If not, waiters will appreciate you tacking on(附加) the 10% yourself. However, if you're eating at lower-end(低档的) restaurant a tip is not necessary. If you're staying at one of Bangkok's many five-star hotels, expect to tip the porter 20 to 50 baths, depending on how many bags you have. Taxis are now metered in Bangkok. Local custom is to round the fare(车费) up to the nearest five baths.
Hong Kong
Tipping is customary in this money-made metropolis(大都市). Most restaurants add a 10% service charge to the bill, but the extra money often ends up in the pocket of the owner. If the service is good, add another l0% to the bill, up to HK $ 100 in an especially nice restaurant. For HK $ 10 hotel porters should do it at all but the nicest hotels where a new HK $ 20 bill may be more acceptable. When in a taxi, round up(凑整数) to the nearest dollar.
Kuala Lumpur
Tipping in Malaysia is limited to the expensive Westernized hotels, which often add a 10% service charge to your meal or hotel room. If you are at a hotel restaurant, expect a 10% service change. But at local restaurants, there's no need to add a tip. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit will content a porter. At lower-end buildings don't feel you have to tip. Like Bangkok, many taxis are now metered(打表) so you can just round up to the nearest ringgit.
Seoul
Tipping is not part of Korean culture, although it has become a matter of course in international hotels where a 10% service charge is often added. If you're at a Korean barbecue joint(烧烤处), there's no need to add extra. But a nice Italian restaurant may require a 10% contribution. If you're at a top-end hotel, so expect to add anything 500~1 000 won per bag. Taxi drivers don't accept a tip. Keep the change for yourself.
1.In which of the following cities is it unnecessary to tip the taxi-drivers?
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2.Which of the following is not the unit of money?
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3.From the text, we can infer tipping comes from ________.
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4.If you stay at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur, how much will you pay the porter at least?
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5.The writer seems ________.
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A.to tell the readers how to travel
B.to give the readers some advice on how to tip
C.to ask the readers to go on a travel to Asian cities
D.to make the trip more pleasant
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The Australians had a great idea to stop people from drinking and driving. The idea was that if a driver wanted to start the car, she or he would have to blow into a bag first. If there was too much alcohol(酒精) in their breath, the car wouldn’t start. It sounded like a great idea to me, but people said that they might need to drive the car in an emergency even if they had drunk too much alcohol. Another idea I liked was an invention by a scientist who thought his children watched too much TV. He linked the TV to an exercise bike so that the electricity to power the TV was generated(产出) by the bike. If the children wanted to watch a lot of TV, they had to pedal(踩踏板) very hard. I found another invention on the Internet which was intended (倾向于) to encourage good habits. Believe it or not, this invention was an ashtray(烟灰缸) which spoke to you when you lit a cigarette! The “voice” of the ashtray was activated (启动) by the heat from the cigarette and reminded you how dangerous it is to smoke.
One of the strangest inventions I have come across is a bicycle which can cross rivers! The idea was that when you came to a river, you could inflate a huge plastic ball all around the bike. You would then get into the ball which would float on the river while you pedaled the bike inside the ball! Why not use a bridge instead? A friend of mine at school once bought a strange pair of football shoes. On the bottom of the shoes there was a rotating pad of studs (转动钉垫). The idea was that you would change direction more quickly if the studs rotated with you. The problem was that every time you stopped you changed direction whether you wanted to or not! I think he wore those shoes twice! One thing I would like is a baseball cap with a built-in radio so you can listen to sport all day with your hands free. While we are on the subject of sport, the Americans invented a kind of robot for sports fans. If you were watching your team on TV on your own, you could press a button and the robot would do “high fives” with you! Fantastic! I wonder if you have any good ideas for inventions like these.
小题1:What’s the writer’s attitude towards the inventions mentioned in Paragraph 2?
| A.The writer regrets he knew nothing about the inventions. |
| B.The writer doubts if the inventions will be popular soon. |
| C.The writer thinks people will benefit from the inventions. |
| D.The writer finds these inventions are the strangest of all. |
| A.The father used his invention to stop children watching too much TV. |
| B.It was very bad for the drivers to blow into a bag before their driving. |
| C.The bike crossing rivers was considered one of the best inventions. |
| D.The invention of new shoes would make players run much faster. |
| A.check out | B.blow up |
| C.look into | D.turn over |
| A.Popular Inventions Today. |
| B.Technology and Invention. |
| C.The History of Invention. |
| D.Inventions with a Difference. |