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  Except for a few times. Americans are not big present-givers. There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents.

Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't. I don't often remember a fiend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner-that kind from his or her homeland-won't go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can't be given presents.

  You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, "It's so nice. Thanks..." when you get Christmas or birthday presents.

  You may want to bring a bottle of wine or flowers to a dinner party, but you're never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friends may not use it that evening.

  At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year-doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders—anyone who has often helped us.

77. What kind of presents don't Americans usually open in front of the givers?

A. The small presents.

B. Christmas or birthday presents.

C. The expensive presents.

D. The presents for dinner party.

78. Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?

  A. To pay them.         B. To help them.

  C. To thank them.         D. To make them work harder.

79. Which of the following do you think is right?

  A. American business people don't want presents because they are rich enough.

  B. The writer of this passage must be an American.

  C. Everyone must give presents to one's family and friends at Christmas.

  D. Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.

80. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Present-giving in the United States.

B. Customs (习俗) in the United States.

C. American people and present-giving.

D. When and how to give presents.

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  Yellow, orange, red and green- tree leaves make autumn a colourful time! Who paints all these colours? It is the leaves themselves. Inside a leaf, there are millions of little colourbags, they are green, yellow and orange. The green ones are called chlorophyll(叶绿素).The yellow ones are called xanthophylls(叶黄素). The orange ones are called carotene(胡萝卜素).

  In summer, the green chlorophyll is very, very busy. It makes food for the trees. It catches sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)into sugar. This sugar is the food for ther tree. It is so busy that it covers up all of the other colours in the leaf.

  When the weather grows colder in autumn, there is less light and water for trees. The trees will have a rest to get ready for winter. They've made enough food in summer! The leaves no longer need water to make food. Without the water, the green chlorophyll starts to go away. The other colours in the leaf-the yellow xanthophylls and orange carotene come out. So the leaves don't reallyturna certain colour. They just lose their green !

  But how about the red, purple and green leaves?

  The leaves look red or purple because they have some sugar in them. Theystealsome food from the tree! The green leaves are from the evergreen trees (常绿树). The evergreen trees stay green all year long. Their leaves don't lose water in winter.

  Read the passage then choose True(T) or false (F).

(1) The tree leaves have the following colourbags, such as green, yellow and orange except red.

(  )

(2) In summer, the green chlorophyll works hard for the tree leaves.

(  )

(3) In autumn, the tree leaves turn yellow or orange because the green chlorophyll stops working and goes away.

(  )

(4) Tree leaves no longer make food in summer.

(  )

(5) We can infer(推断)from the article that trees can clean the air.

(  )

阅读理解.

  Mr. Tortoise and Mr. Hare are friends. They often have a race together. Mr. Hare runs faster than Mr. Tortoise. But he doesn't often win the race, because Mr. Tortoise is very clever. He often thinks of some clever ideas to win the race.

  Yesterday, early in the morning, Mr. Hare went to see Mr. Tortoise again. Mr. Tortoise was making something in his house. When he saw Mr. Hare, he said happily, "Well, Mr. Hare. How are you? Do you feel like a race today?"

  "Sure, anytime ! Running is my favorite sport, you know."

  "Good. Can I still use my own way to finish the race?"

  "Of course. Let's run to see Mr. Elephant. He bought some interesting books last week. The first can read the books, and the second should cook lunch today. What do you think?"

  "Good idea! But I still have something to do. You can start running first."

  "What? I run first? Is there something wrong with you? I'm sure to win." Mr. Hare asked in great surprise.

  "Don't worry! Wait and you'll see." Mr. Tortoise said slowly.

  Mr. Hare said no more but started running very fast to Mr. Elephant's house. After a few minutes, he looked back. There was no one behind. He went on running.

  A few seconds later, he looked back again. Why! Mr. Tortoise was catching up quickly. He was not far behind. "How could he be so fast?"  Mr. Hare stopped to have a clear look.

Mr. TORTOISE WAS ON AN ELECTRICAL SCOOTER(电动滑板车) !

根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)误(F).

(1)Mr. Tortoise knew he would win the race.

(  )

(2)Mr. Hare is much cleverer than Mr. Tortoise.

(  )

(3)Mr. Tortoise cooked lunch yesterday.

(  )

(4)If Mr. Tortoise didn't use the electrical scooter, he would lose the race.

(  )

(5)Mr. Hare wins the race every time except yesterday.

(  )

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