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5．Sometimes we find it hard to accept the customs in other countries，especially if they have differences from ours．Here are some tips about accepting foreign cultures．
Develop an open mind．Open the door of your mind to accept what other people believe．Try not to think that a custom is bad when you haven't taken a close look at it．You may not agree with it，but you should try to respect it．
Take a look at history．From that you can learn a lot about other countries．When you start doing this，you will understand how things have gathered to form the world we live in today．
Talk to people．If you know people from different cultures，talk to them．Therefore，you can get to know the way they think about things．
Try their way of doing things．With their traditional food，you will get closer to their culture．

Some Information about （86）ForeignCultures
It's hard to accept foreign customs	Especially if they are（87）differentfrom ours．
Some useful tips	1．You may not agree with it，but you are （88）supposedto try to respect it． 2．Take a look at history． 3．Talk to people from different cultures．Therefore，you can know the way （89）they think about things． 4．Trying their traditional food will help you get（90）closerto their culture．

4．A：Hello，Sally!Congratulations to you on winning the firsr prize in the speech contest!
B：（71）F
A：I'm a reporter from School Daily．Could you answer some questions？
B：（72）B
A：I heard you used to be shy when you talked to others．（73）J
B：Yeah，I used to be shy．And my mother was really worried about it．She told me I must have confidence in everything．She encouraged me to do that，
A：（74）G
B：I practiced the speech every day．In order to make it good，I practiced it hundreds of times．
A：（75）C
B：I got excited and couldn't help crying when I won the prize，
but at first I could hardly believe I was winner．
A：（76）I
B：Yes，it changed me a lot．And it made me feel confident．（77）E
A：Thanks for answering my questions．
B：（78）A

A．You're welcome．
B．Yes，I'd love to．
C．How did you feel when you won the first prize？
D．Thank you all the same．
E．I'm very thankful to all the people who helped me．
F．Thank you very much．
G．How could you do such a job？
H．Has it changed you？
I．Did it change you？
J．Why did you take part in the speech contest．

3．Susan had long blonde hair and big blue eyes．So did most of the other girls in her school class，which troubled her a lot．"I look like everyone else!I'm not special!I'm boring!"Susan complained（抱怨） to her mother．
She decided to try to make herself look different．She painted big pink spots on her neck and when she didn't get attention，she stuck a long plastic nose on top of her real nose．Nobody noticed that，either．She took ink and poured it all over her hair．She wore clown（小丑）clothes to school and stuck leaves in her ears．But no matter what she did，she still didn't get any attention and nobody thought she was special．
One morning her mother went to wake her up as usual and told her to get ready for school．She made Susan wash the ink out of her hair and clean her neck．"I'm not going to school today!I'm boring!"She buried（埋藏） her head under the quilt and cried．
"Susan，"her mother said，"you are different．You are unique（独一无二） and special．Nobody in the world looks just like you．Some people have blonde hair like you and some have blue eyes like you，but none of them has your smile or the twinkle（闪烁） in your eyes or your pink face．Nobody laughs like you，either．Now get up and get ready for school．"
Susan went to school that day and looked at all the other kids in her class．"Mom was right．Nobody looks just like me．"Susan smiled．"I am special．I am unique and I am not boring any longer!"

根据短文内容判断正、误．正确的填"A"，错误的填"B"
56．Everyone in Susan's class has long blonde hair and big blue eyesB
57．No one thought Susan was different，no matter what Susan did．A
58．Susan's smile looked more beautiful than the others'B
59 Susan's father woke her up every morningB
60．From the story，we know just be yourself，you are the unique one in the worldA．

2．How many apples from China can I get with the money that I spend on 2 kg bananas from Thailand？（　　）

1．Babar Ali is a 16-year-old student from West Bengal，India．He takes his schoolwork very seriously．Every day after a six-mile journey to school，he works hard to write down what his teachers say into his notebook．
Ali is not only a model student and gets good grades，he also wants to help the other children in his village．They are too poor to go to school．
So every day，Ali runs home after his lessons are over．There are hundreds of children from his village waiting in his backyard．Most of the children can't get jobs for the rest of their lives．It's almost impossible for them to make a living in the future if they are not taught knowledge．Thanks to Ali's help，they may have a chance to live a better life．
Ali never thought of creating his own school．He began giving lessons to his friends at the age of nine．Soon，other children began coming to see what he could teach them．More and more people have heard about Ali over the last seven years．Today，more than 800 students go to Ali's backyard to learn．He also has nine other volunteer teachers．
45．How far is it from Ali's home to school？C
A．Sixteen miles．
B．Six kilometers．
C．Six miles．
46．Some children can't go to school becauseA．
A．they can't pay for school
B．they hate school
C．they live far away from the school
47．How many volunteer teachers are there？A
A．Nine．
B．Ten．
C．Eleven．
48．From the passage we know Ali isC．
A．handsome and hard-working
B．funny and helpful
C．hard-working and helpful．

20．按要求完成句子（每空1分，共20分）．A）句型转换，按括号内的要求转换下列句型，每空填一词．
Read the exam questions carefully，or you'll make some mistakes．（改为复合句）
You'll make some mistakesifyoudon'tread the exam questions carefully．

19．句型转换按括号内的要求转换下列句型，每空填一词
Peter often helps old people as a volunteer on weekends．（改为一般疑问句）
DoesPeter oftenhelpold people as a volunteer on weekends？

18．语言运用（共5小题，每小题2分，满分l0分）根据A句完成B句，使其意思相同或相近，每空填写一词．
A：He joined the soccer club three years ago．
B：He hasbeen in the soccer clubsince three years ago．

17．In England，people don't talk very much．You can go on a bus or in a train，and everyone（16）sitsand looks out of the（17）window．Sometimes they read books or newspapers．When the English people meet，they often talk about one thing-the（18）weather．So when you meet someone in England，you can say"It's a fine day today．"When you talk like this，the English people think you are very（19）friendly．But remember，Please don't ask them the（20）age，or they will be not happy．

16．英汉互译．阅读短文，将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语或英语．
（71）The Internet is becoming more and more popular．It brings us a lot of fun and convenience，（72）但它也引起一些新的问题．Children like the Internet．They would rather communicate with others online than talk with their parents．
On the one hand，in my opinion，the Internet brings people closer．On the other hand，（73）如果我们花太多的时间在网络上，we will have less time with our families and friends in the real world．
（74）Parents are always staying with us．So why not talk to them face to face when we have problems．If so，（75）I'm sure that we can get on well with our parents．
71．网络变得越来越流行了；72．But it also causes some new problems；73．If we spend too much time on the Internet；74．父母总是我们在一起；75．我相信，我们能够和我们的父母相处融洽．．

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