阅读理解，，阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

What shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries.Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first come to India.When they talk to an Indian,they would find he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian doesn’t like what they say.But in fact,they would be completely wrong.

Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others.It doesn’t mean “No”.If someone wants to visit India,he should know this,or he will be in trouble.

One day,a foreign officer went to India on business.He hired a car and asked an Indian to drive him.When he told his driver to take him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again and the driver shook his head again.At last the officer,of course,got angry.

“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted,“Drive me to my office at once!”

The driver answered in quite a loud voice,too.“Yes,sir!” But to the officer’s surprise,the driver shook his head at the same time.

The car started and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word.He thought about it for a while,and then he nodded with a smile,“‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here!”

(    )1.What does shaking one’s head mean all over the world?

A.Yes.                   B.No.                    C.Glad.                 D.Yes or No.

(    )2.What should you do in India if you agree with somebody?

A.Shake your head.                                          B.Nod your head.

C.Speak in a loud voice.                                    D.Say it again and again.

(    )3.Why did the officer go to India?

A.He went there to visit his friend.                     B.He went there to buy a car.

C.He went there to learn driving.                        D.He went there because of his job.

(    )4.Why did the officer get angry?

A.Because the driver didn’t understand him.

B.Because the driver still shook his head after he said again.

C.Because the driver didn’t like the officer.

D.Because the driver didn’t answer in a loud voice.

(    )5.What can we learn from the story?

A.When you are in India,you should always shake your head.

B.You shouldn’t shake your head if you’re a driver.

C.Shaking head will make others get angry.

D.Different countries have different customs.

补全对话 ，根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个为多余选项。

A：What a beautiful photo it is!  1   

B：It’s Pattaya Beach in Thailand.

A：  2   

B：Yes,I have.I went there last year with my parents for the summer vacation.

A：  3   

B：We left Beijing for Bangkok by air.It’s easy to reach Pattaya Beach from Bangkok by bus.

A：  4   

B：Pattaya can provide tourists with lots of water sports,rich golf courses,fascinating scenery and colorful nightlife.And the weather is nice and pleasant.

A：  5   

B：Pattaya is a great place for people to relax.Beautiful sand,bright sun and great fun make Pattaya one of the most popular places for visitors across the world to Thailand.

A man died and was on his way to another world,either Heaven or Hell(地狱).He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 1 in the palace.

The man said,“I have been working hard 2 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.”

The owner of the palace said,“If so,there is nowhere else 3 than here for you.There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 4 you.Moreover,nothing needs to be done by you.” Then,the man stayed in the palace.

At the beginning,the man felt very 5 ,eating and sleeping,without thinking about other things. 6 gradually,he felt a bit lonely and bored.So he went to the owner and said,“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day.Now I have no 7 in this kind of life any more.Could you please help me find a job?” The owner replied,”Sorry,there is no 8 here at all.”

After another several months,the man could not 9 his present life and went to the owner again and said,“I really can not stand this sort of life any more. 10 you do not offer me a job,I would like to go to hell instead of living here.” The owner of the palace laughed loudly and then said,“Do you think it is Heaven here?It is actually Hell!

( ) 1.A.play B.rest C.stay D.visit

( ) 2.A.to B.during C.at D.for

( ) 3.A.better B.nearer C.safer D.funnier

( ) 4.A.paying B.serving C.stopping D.guiding

( ) 5.A.happy B.lonely C.surprised D.sad

( ) 6.A.But B.And C.Or D.So

( ) 7.A.confidence B.trouble C.interest D.doubt

( ) 8.A.job B.food C.fun D.worry

( ) 9.A.enjoy B.imagine C.believe D.stand

( )10.A.Though B.Until C.When D.If

完形填空 ，阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

In China,when a foreign guest is invited to have dinner at a restaurant,he will not be 1 to know all the traditional table manners.But the guest 2 knows some of them will get “face” and give “face” to his host.

3 ,foreign guests will be forgiven(原谅)for not knowing dining etiquette(礼仪).If they aren’t used to chopsticks,they will naturally be offered a fork.Chinese food,however,seems to taste better when it is eaten with 4 .

Although western customs have influenced Chinese dining habits,most of the 5 traditions still live on.The guest of honor will usually be seated facing the 6 .If the host can’t decide how to give a 7 seat to his guests,he will seat them according to age.The host sits 8 the door,as in the West,so that he is nearest to the kitchen. 9 they have dinner in the host’s home,what will the host do?He’ll go out of his way tobring each dish to the table.Each guest will feel 10 .The host will make them feel at home.

( ) 1.A.allowed B.found C.expected D.wanted

( ) 2.A.whose B.which C.whom D.who

( ) 3.A.Hardly B.Nearly C.Normally D.Especially

( ) 4.A.hands B.chopsticks C.forks D.spoons

( ) 5.A.difficult B.bad C.old D.new

( ) 6.A.door B.hall C.window D.kitchen

( ) 7.A.proper B.good C.clean D.big

( ) 8.A.behind B.above C.near D.under

( ) 9.A.Although B.If C.Because D.Unless

( )10.A.surprised B.sad C.relaxed D.tired

—Would you mind not playing soccer in the street?

—________.We’ll go and play in the park.

A.Of course           B.Thank you          C.Sorry                 D.It doesn’t matter

—If you can’t decide which of the two novels to borrow,why don’t you take________?

—I won’t read them this month.

A.all                      B.both                   C.any                    D.either

—Can you tell me________it is from home to school?

—Sure.It’s about ten minutes’ ride.

A.how long            B.how far              C.how much          D.how soon

—Granny,you look so weak.What’s wrong with you?

—The factory made________noise.It was________noisy that I couldn’t sleep well last night.

A.too much;so       B.much too;so              C.too much;too             D.many;much

—Look! It________be the new woman manager.

—It________be her.She has just left for Shanghai.

A.can;mustn’t        B.must;can’t          C.must;mustn’t      D.can’t;must

—When I am walking in the street,I________some ads every time.

—So am I.I hate it.It’s a waste of paper.

A.give B.am given C.gave D.was giving