【题目】 If a friend helps us, it’s a good idea to write him a thank-you note. But in fact, how many of us sit down to do this? “People don’ t seem to walk around giving thanks to people quite often,” Professor Kumar said. Why don’t people like to send thank-you notes? And how do people feel when they get one?

Kumar and his team asked some students to write a thank-you note to another person by email. Then, they asked both the writer and the receiver how sending or getting these notes made them feel. Here is the result.

They found that these writers didn’t like to write the notes because they felt like they had to think too much about them. They worried about what to say and how to say it. The receivers, however felt enjoyable when they got the notes. When you are a receiver, you really care about the warmth of the note, “Kumar says. “How friendly and warm was it?”

Also, the writers didn’t like to write the notes because they thought it might be awkward (尴尬的) for the receiver to get a thank-you note. But in fact, it’s not true. “They feel quite happy,” Kumar says. “They don’t really feel awkward at all.” If people knew that writing a thank-you note could be so important to others, they would do it more often, Kumar says.

In a word, simple and small changes in our everyday lives can make a big difference in how we treat (对待) other people and how we feel.

1We know from the passage that if a friend helps us, it’s a good idea to ________.

A.just say thank youB.write him a thank-you note

C.sit down with himD.get a thank-you note from him

2According to the passage, ________ can make a big difference in how we treat other people and how we feel.

A.the warmth of notesB.not writing and sending thank-you letters

C.the writers and receiversD.simple and small changes in our daily lives

3According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Writing a thank-you note isn’t important to others at all.

B.People like to write thank-you notes when someone helps them.

C.Kumar says that people don’t feel awkward getting thank-you notes.

D.When getting thank- you notes, people don’t care about the warmth of them.

4If you are to put the passage into parts, which of the following is the best?

(=Para. (自然段)1;②=Para.2;③=Para. 3;④=Para. 4;⑤=Para. 5

A.B.C.D.

【题目】Paula and his noodles with tomato soup

Dear Allen,

How’s it going? I’m in Beijing now, at Beijing International School. I’m in Class 2 with twelve other students. They’re from different countries.

I’m living with a Chinese family. They are very friendly. They like to eat dumplings, noodles and rice. Now I'm very interested in cooking. Yesterday they taught me to make noodles with tomato soup—their favorite food. Now, let me tell you how to make them.

First, cut up some green onions and two tomatoes. Turn on the gas cooker and heat about three teaspoons of oil in a pan. Put in the green onions, then the tomatoes, mix well with the oil and cook for about five minutes. Next pour two bowls of water into the pan and cook for about eight minutes. Then crack two eggs into a bowl, beat it up and pour it slowly into the pan. After one or two minutes, add one teaspoon of salt. Now the soup is OK. Finally, pour the soup over the noodles. It's very delicious! Do you want to have a try?

Write to me soon.

Love, Paula

1From the letter we know there are _____ students in Paula's class.

A.twelveB.thirteenC.fourteenD.fifteen

2Paula needs ____ to make the tomato soup.

A.green onions, tomatoes, eggs, oil, water and salt

B.green onions, oil, tomatoes, eggs and yogurt

C.green onionstomatoes, relish, water and salt

D.tomatoes, eggs, butter, oil and salt

3The undrained phrase “gas cooker” probably means “______ in Chinese.

A.搅拌机B.平底锅C.水龙头D.煤气灶

4It takes Paula _______ to make the tomato soup.

A.an hourB.about five minutesC.about fifteen minutesD.less than ten minutes

5Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Dumplings are the Chinese family's favorite food.

B.Paula is studying in China now.

C.Paula is very interested in cooking.

D.Paula's classmates are from different countries.

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