配对阅读 左栏是对五个人的描述,右栏是外国八种文化的介绍,从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。

1. Mr. Zhang is

the first time to drive a car with his friends in America.

2. Chen Fang has celebrated Chinese New Year’s Day for times. Now she is curious about other countries.

3. Tong Da He was asked to an American friend’s home for dinner. It’s new to him.

4. Edison He is falling love in a beautiful lady, but she doesn’t know it.

5. Miss. Xie She is going to have a trip in London. She is not sure what kind of clothes she should take.

A. New Year’s Day

January 1st. A large celebration. Stay up late to welcome the coming of the new year. Enjoy drink, food, clothing and sweet music. Visit friends.

B. Valentine’s Day

Feb. 14th. Sweethearts’ day, on which people in love with each other express their love message.

C. Traffic Rules in America

Keep left! Don’t use your horn(喇叭) to express anger or complain.

D. Weather in England

Changeable(变化多端). Don’t be surprised to see Englishmen leave home on a bright, sunny morning with a raincoat or an umbrella.

E. Names and Tittles

What is in a name? Can we say Teacher Chen? How to use Mr. Miss. Dr. or Prof?

F. Eating in America

How to use knife and fork? Arrive on time or earlier?

G. TOEFL

Two kinds of TOEFL tests: one is the traditional written test and the other is given on a computer. The best way to get ready for it is to use English and listen to English as much as possible.

H. Christmas

Dec. 25th. The biggest and best-loved holiday in the USA. Hanging a stocking, Christmas Tree, get presents from Santa Claus.

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文):

The word that has changed the world

Apple is one of the most popular fruits in our life, and people eat apples every day. But there are ________ apples that are especially important to the history of our human beings and they have changed the whole world.

Long long ago when the world just started, apple was a forbidden(被禁止的) fruit in the Garden of Eden, however, a girl named Eve stole and ate it. Unfortunately, she was discovered by God, and was driven away from the Garden together with a boy called Adam. After they left the garden, Adam and Eve had their own babies and became the ancestors(祖先) of all of us. This is the ________ of our world.

In the Autumn of 1665, there was a young man sitting under an apple tree in his garden. His name was Newton. While he was thinking of one problem, suddenly, an apple dropped down from the tree and fell on his head. ________ this, Newton discovered gravitation(引力) on that day and his new idea of science made people really surprised and happy, also he changed our opinions about nature and the way we think, then people began to ________ what science was at that time.

And today, Jobs Steve, this crazy old man changed the world by his apple products. For example, iPhones can be found ________ in the street. Young people feel cool when they use this kind of new high-tech(技术) product. Don’t you think that apple products have become a symbol of our time? As Jobs Steve often said he was born to change the world and he made it. ________ he has died, people remember him and miss him. It is because he made our life more colorful and amazing.

1.A. one B. two C. three D. four

2.A. top B. beginning C. disaster D. end

3.A. Because of B. In favour of C. Instead of D. With the help of

4.A. watch B. talk C. share D. know

5.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. everywhere D. anywhere

6.A. However B. Although C. Since D. Unless

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