Ever since 1 was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoyed the hot chocolate. 
  1 , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother  2 it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions.   3 one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year,   4 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake(雪花). But there was no   5  . I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
By my sixteenth birthday, I   6 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for it.
During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly    7 . I  8 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow   9 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed   10 me, but I didn’t care.
When I   11 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was   12 because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(冰晶雪花)with a card that    13 , “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final   14 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was   15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.

【小题1】
A.CertainlyB.UnluckilyC.ImportantlyD.Luckily
【小题2】
A.whenB.howC.whether D.why
【小题3】
A.ButB.OrC.Then D.So
【小题4】
A.onB.afterC.before D.in
【小题5】
A.seasonB.snowC.breakfast D.winter
【小题6】
A.had gotB.had madeC.had found D.had lost
【小题7】
A.happyB.sadC.angry D.sorry
【小题8】
A.hadB.wasC.played D.feared
【小题9】
A.fellB.standingC.disappearingD.falling
【小题10】
A.withB.atC.from D.off
【小题11】
A.arrived atB.reached atC.got D.flew
【小题12】
A.excitedB.surprisedC.pleased D.sad
【小题13】
A.wroteB.saidC.explainedD.appeared
【小题14】
A.orderB.mistakeC.wish D.decision
【小题15】
A.sureB.angryC.sad D.confident


A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor. “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”
“I have a suggestion(建议),”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”
The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, and three— up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”
【小题1】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ____________________,

A.he was worried about his homework
B.he worked too hard and became ill
C.he didn’t finish doing his lessons
D.there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest
【小题2】The doctor asked the young man ________________________.
A.to get up to drink some tea
B.to take some medicine and go to bed earlier
C.to count numbers while he was lying in bed
D.to count numbers before he went to bed
【小题3】The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because______.
A.he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
B.he wanted to thank the doctor
C.he was better and wanted some more medicine
D.he still couldn’t go to sleep at night
【小题4】The young man _________.
A.counted from 569 to 1000
B.counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep
C.counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
D.counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
【小题5】The young man _____ in fact.
A.didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion
B.wasn’t ill at all
C.was not able to count numbers
D.didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion

Americans are very direct people. When they want something, they say“Yes”, and when they don’t, they say “No”.If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it.  Here’s an example : I arrive at someone’s house and he or she gives me wine, but I don’t want wine. Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No thanks”. If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask  for something else,“No thanks. But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some.” It’s a polite way to ask something you really want. If I really want wine, I just say “Yes, thank you”. Unless they happen know the Chinese customs(风俗;习惯),westerners will not ask you again and again after you to eat or drink something.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案,并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。(10分)

1.If Americans want something, they would say“__”.

A. yes, thank you   B. No, thanks   C. No, I’m sorry   D. Yes, why not

2.When Americans don’t want what is given, they would say“__”

A. No, I don’t    B. No,thanks     C. Yes, thanks        D. No, I’m sorry

3.In this passage,“westerners” means__.

A. the people who lives in the west of their county

B. the visitors who go to the western countries

C. the people who lives in the western countries

D. the people who know the customs of the west

4.The Chinese people might __if you don’t want something given.

A. be glad    B. say“thank you”   C. Get angry   D. Ask you again to take it

5.From this passage we know that __.

A. the Chinese people are direct

B. The Chinese customs are better

C. the westerners are more polite

D. Different countries have different customs

 

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