题目内容
--You're too careless．
-- _________
A．I am very glad． B．Very sorry． C．Certainly． D．That's all right．
B
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 friend’ 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 (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you’re never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend 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 like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners , newspaper senders — anyone who has often helped us.
1.What do the underlined words ‘close friends’ mean in the passage?
A．The friends who are very kind.
B．The friends who live close to each other.
C．The friends who were once classmates.
D．The friends who you like most.
2.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.
3.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.
4.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.
5.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.
Do your parents ever say, “act like a lady” or “be a gentleman” to you? But in the eyes of today’s teenagers, what should a lady or a gentleman be like? Let’s take a look.
What is a gentleman? The girls have their ideas:
Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou: A gentleman doesn’t always get angry. He wants others to be well and happy. He is always ready to help. There is a boy in my class and I think he is a gentleman. If I don’t do well in the English exam, he will say, “You will do better next time.” That makes me feel happy.
Chen Tingting of Shenzhen: A gentleman always says, “Ladies first” When students clean up the classroom, he does the heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There are no gentlemen in my class. When there is something to eat, the boys in my class always get them before girls !
What is a lady？ Boys tell us what they think a lady is:
Wu Yifan of Dalian: A lady is quiet and kind, but she’s not shy(害羞) and she can talk about her ideas in front of others. To me, Dong Jie, a film star, is a lady. She is pretty and she kind. She does a lot for others.
Wang Lichao of Tianjin: A lady is not just beautiful but clever. She never says bad words. She is quiet and kind to others. I don’t think there is a lady in my class. Most of the girls are “wild beauties”, I think.
1. A gentleman doesn’t ________.
A．care about others’ feeling
B．always say “ladies first”
C．do the heavy work
D．get angry easily
2. What does Huang Xiaoyu think a gentleman will do if she doesn’t do well in the English exam?
A．He will say “You’ll do better next time”
B．He will get angry
C．He will say “You’re so careless.”
D．He will laugh at her
3.Why does Wu Yifan think Dong Jie is a lady?
A．Because she is quiet.
B．Because she likes expressing(表现) herself
C．Because she is pretty and kind.
D．Because she is very shy.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A．Wang Lichao thinks pretty-looking is enough for a lady.
B．Huang Xiaoyu thinks there is a gentleman in his class
C．Chen Tingting thinks there is a gentleman in his class
D．Wu Yufan thinks a lady can’t talk about her ideas in front of others.
5. What does the underlined words “wild beauties” mean in this passage?
A．Beautiful and kind girls
B．Pretty- looking but rude girls
C．Gentle and shy girls
D．Clever girls
阅读理解
One day a farmer went out for a walk with his little son. The farmer wore a pair of wrong shoes. One had thick sole(厚鞋底) but the other didn’t. He began to walk and then his feet hurt. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his son and said, “Why is one of my legs longer than the other today?”
The son looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy. Your legs are all right. You’re wearing the wrong shoes.” The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever son!” Then he asked his son to go back and got the other pair of shoes for him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.
When the son ran back to the house, he found that the other pair was also a wrong pair. He had to return to his father with nothing in his hands and said, “It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home are not a pair, either!”
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
1.One day a farmer wore _____________ to walk with his son.
2. Was one of his legs longer than the other?
______________________________________________________________________
3. ____ found the farmer’s legs were all right.
4. The son came back to his father with ____.
5. Is the son really clever or not?
缺词填空（根据短文内容及首字母提示，填入所缺单词）（共10空，每空1分，满分10分）
Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. But what about the art of r 1 ? Sometimes, receiving a gift can be difficult, especially when someone buys you a gift you don’t want!
“I remember when I was about twelve years old, my parents b 2 me a purple purse,” laughs Guo Xiaojing. “It really made me feel embarrassed(尴尬), because I thought the purse was really ugly！Still, I pretended (假装)that I liked it b 3 I knew it would make my parents happy!”
Han Ling agrees. “That sounds like my grandparents！A few years ago, my grandparents gave me an orange sweater f 4 my birthday. I used to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I took it off! Of course, this made me feel g 5 . It was a very nice thought, but my grandparents have different taste from me! I think it’s hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people.”
To make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, h 6 , receiving money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it j 7 makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that counts. When s 8 gives me money, I feel they don’t think at all. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it. I don’t mind if it’s something I don’t need. If someone has thought about a g 9 for me, it always makes me happy.”
Different people have very different thoughts on this subject! So maybe the art of receiving is e 10 more difficult than the art of giving! What do you think?
