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What must you do when you receive a present of your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note. The words "Thank you" are very important. We have to use them on so many occasions. We say them when someone gives us a drink, helps up to pick up things, hand us a letter, lends us a book or gives us a lift.

Another important word is "Please". Many people forget to use it. It's rude to ask someone to do something without saying "Please".  We have to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book or a pencil, more rice or more soup, help or advice. It may be in the classroom, at home, at the bus-stop or the counter. We have to use "Please" to make request pleasant.

We have to learn to say "sorry" too. When we have hurt someone's feelings, we'll have to go up and say we're sorry. When we have told a lie and feel sorry, we will have to use the same word. When we have forgotten something or broken a promise, we will have to explain with that word, too. "sorry" is a healing (和解的)word. We can make people forget wrongs by using it sincerely.

There three words are simple but important. Man had to use them long ago. We have to use them now. Our children will have to use them again. They are pleasing words to use in any language.

1．When we receive a birthday present, we have to ________.

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2．When someone helps us to do something, we should ________.

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3．One of the important words in any language is ________.

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4．We have to use the word "please" when we ________.

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5．The three important words in any language are ________.

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A．thanks  , hello and goodbye

B．yes , no and really

C．thanks , please and sorry

D．well , please and pardon

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。

I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang．  36  voice on the other end spoke to me, "Dad, please come back soon．I miss you so much! "I judged that it was a   37_  number．A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely   38   , "You've dialed the wrong number! " and then   39

    During the following days, I got the same call   40   ．But I didn't care much about it．

    Then one day she constantly called me,   41   I didn't answer．Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, "Dad, please come back．I miss you so much!  Dad, I'm   42   so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take   43  of me．But, dad, please   44  me again, OK?" The innocent   45  was difficult to reject．I made a   46  kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, "Thank you．．．Dad, I am so．．．happy, so．．．happy．．．"

    Shortly after this, I became   47   about who had been on the other end of my phone．So I called back, and a woman answered, "Sorry, sir．I am really sorry to have   48   you．My daughter has suffered from bone cancer   49   she was born．And her father．．．died in an    50   a short while ago．I dare not tell her this   51   ．Poor baby．When she couldn't   52  the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always   53  her．I really couldn't bear it, so I gave her a random phone number．．．"

    "How is your daughter now?" I couldn't wait to   54

    "She has   55   ．You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone．．．"

Tears blurred my eyes．．．

36．A．A boy' s           B．A child' s         C．My daughter' s         D．My son' s

37．A．bad               B．different          C．new                      D．wrong

38．A．screamed        B．blamed            C．returned                D．replied

39．A．hung up          B．hung on           C．held on                 D．held up

40．A．here and there  B．now and then   C．more or less          D．sooner or later

41．A．so that            B．in case       C．as if                   D．even if

42．A．near               B．on                   C．in                    D．at

43．A．care               B．control            C．notice                 D．charge

44．A． comfort         B．kiss                 C．pat                     D．encourage

45．A．application   B．command         C．request               D．appetite

46．A．soft               B．sweet           C．low                    D．loud

47．A．surprised       B．curious            C．interested             D．amazed

48．A．bothered         B．confused          C．interrupted           D．reached

49．A．when               B．since           C．as                        D．while

50．A．invitation         B．event           C．accident               D．invention

51．A．fate                 B．reason             C．story                   D．news

52．A．receive            B．fight                C．bear                    D．face

53．A．encouraged     B．amused            C．satisfied                  D．supported

54．A．hear                B．ask                  C．tell                         D．see

55．A．gone               B．passed             C．gone by                  D．passed by

A long time ago, a little boy loved to play around an apple tree. After eating some apples, he took a nap under the (1)_______. He and the tree loved each other. When the boy grew up, he(2)_______ played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the (3)_______. The tree (4)_______ the boy to play with him. “I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees any more." The boy replied, "I want (5)_______. I need money to buy them." "Sorry, but I don’t have money, but you can sell all my apples and have money to buy." The boy was so (6)_______ that he picked all the apples and (7)_______ happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was (8)_______.

Later, the boy needed a house for (9)_______, so he turned to the tree. And the tree asked himto  cut off all his branches. So the boy did. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again (10)_______and sad.

1. A. sunshine        B. screen        C. shadow                    D. shelf

2. A. no longer              B. no more            C. no farther                 D. no better

3. A. top                       B. area                  C. tree                          D. village

4. A. asked                   B. told                   C. inspired                    D. added

5. A. pleasure         B. help                  C. toys                         D. fruits

6. A. shamed                 B. excited              C. embarrassed             D. trouble

7. A. played                  B. sang                  C. sold                        D. left

8. A. sad                B. happy         C. concerned         D. forgettable

9. A. shelter                  B. sale                   C. example                   D. preparation

10. A. angry                  B. lovely         C. friendly                    D. lonely

It's really true what people say about English politeness: it's everywhere．When squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle, people say "sorry"．When getting off a bus, English passengers say "thank you" rather than the driver．In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things．

After all, squeezing past others sometimes can't be avoided．and the bus driver is merely doing his job．I used lo think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles and came to appreciate some more polite ways of communicating with people．

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time．When people buy something in a shop, customer and retail assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more．In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation．British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room．English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs as opposed to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough．

Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others．Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me．my employers stressed several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism．It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable．This also is shown in other ways．British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men．However, 1 do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men' Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted．

1.What is the author's attitude towards English politeness?

    A．He appreciates it                    B．He gives no personal opinion

    C．He thinks it is artificial             D．He thinks it goes too far．

2.What can we learn about customers and retail assistants in Germany?

    A．It's always a retail assistant who says thank you．

    B．A customer never says thank you to a retail assistant．

    C．They always say thank you to each other．

    D．They may say thank you only once．

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men _____．

    A．are more likely to be involved in a fighting．

    B．are not so willing to spend money for women．

    C．are more polite than English men.

    D．treat women in a polite way.

4.The author develops the text through the method of         .

    A．giving comments                      B．telling stories

    C．making comparisons       D．giving reasons

单词拼写（10分）

1.He's trying to i________ (说明) that there are things that we can't really know in a scientific way but we can glimpse.   

2.They may ________ (申请) to join the organization.   

3.Since 1978 our country has been adopting the opening and ________ (改革) policy.

4.It ________ (想起) me that he's right a tough nut to crack. 

5.Turkin tapped him on the shoulder. "Sorry to________ (插话) , Colonel."   

6.Many people feared that the governor would use the troops to________(逮捕) the leaders.   

7.Test 1 will be a week from________(星期三) , and I will say something about that later in the week.  

8.His ________(志向) is to sail around the world.  

9.It was not surprising that the North showed little ________(同情心) when the fighting stopped and the South lay in ruins.  

10.He is ________(年纪轻的) to me by two years.