More than 700 years ago,Scotland ( 苏格兰 ) was fighting with England . The king of England wanted to___16___Scotland. He had a strong army so it was___17___for the Scots to fight. They lost many times, King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army.

One rainy day, King Robert lay in an old house. He thought that he was not good enough to be king. He was so___18___ that he didn’t even see a spider(蜘蛛)near him. He ___19___when he saw the spider climbing. It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down.

“How sad” thought King Robert. “The spider is like me. It’s not ___20___enough.”He watched while the spider climbed up again. It fell down a second time.

“Be careful, little spider, or you might die,”he said. “Life is so hard. You’ll never get back to your web.”But the spider___21___again and again. King Robert watched while it___22___climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider got do the web.

“You are such a great___23___,”he said.“If you can keep trying. I can too. I must keep on fighting. I won’t let the English win.” His___24___grew strong and they___25___the English army. Scotland was free.

Nobody knows if this is a true story. Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying.

1.A. leave B. control C. help D. Visit

2.A. interesting B. difficult C. important D. necessary

3.A. surprised B. bored C. worried D. Lonely

4.A. looked ahead B. looked out C. looked on D. looked up

5.A. old B. strong C. fast D. free

6.A. tried B. fell C. practiced D. cheered

7.A. finally B. easily C. slowly D. suddenly

8.A. player B. fighter C. soldier D. spider

9.A. army B. feeling C. opinions D. family

10.A. kept B. raised C. stopped D. joined

Every year on my birthday since I was 11,a white gardenia (栀子花) was sent to my house.No card ever came with it.Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all.After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower,in soft pink paper.

I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be.Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming(幻想 )about the sender.My mother encouraged these daydreams.She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone.Perhaps it was one of my classmates Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped.As a girl,I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met.

A month before my high school graduation(毕业),my father died.I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance,and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not.My mother,in her own sadness,would not let me miss (过) any of those things.She wanted her children to feel loved.In fact,my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia:lovely,strong and perfect.

My mother died ten years after I was married.That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.The writer received on her birthday since she was 11.

A. a white gardenia

B. a card

C. a card and soft pink paper

D. a gardenia and a card

2.The writer was very when she was imagining who sent the flower.

A. happy B. sad

C. worried D. nervous

3.It can be inferred (椎断) from the passage that

A. the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance

B. the writer probably joined in the graduation dance

C. the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother

D. the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays

4.The writer got the gardenias from on her birthdays.

A. her classmate B. the old man C. the boy D. her mother

5.The passage mainly talks about

A. what a gardenia meant

B. what a girl dreamed about

C. how a mother loved her children

D. how a daughter missed her father.

In the eyes of many foreigners , Chinese are the best hosts(主人)and the worst guests in the world. They’re not really bad guests , but because the guest-host relationship in China is much different than in some western countries , it appears they are not nice guests. And western guests sometimes look rude(粗鲁的)in the eyes of Chinese guests.

In China , guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person’s home , there is always fruit on the table for me , and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west , generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host’s way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.

My wife’s mother , a very kind elderly Chinese lady , doesn’t smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house , as a non-smoker , I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly , but I must realize that in China , to be a good host , she must not do that. In most North American homes , if you are a guest , and the hosts are not smokers , you should not smoke in their house. At the very least , you could ask , “ Is it OK if I smoke?” But , don’t be surprised if they say , “ No , you can’t smoke. ” In our culture , if you smoke in their home , you are a bad guest , but if they don’t allow you to smoke in their house , they are not a rude host.

Guests in China also have special habits. Some western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese , so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However , giving a gift to a host is not always necessary in my country. So , if you invite international guests to your home , don’t be too surprised if they don’t bring you a gift.

In China , you probably won’t need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host , and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If western hosts invite you to their house , try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Many foreigners think that Chinese hosts are the ______ in the world.

A. best . B. worst

C. most natural D. most difficult

2.When a western guest visits a Chinese family , he often ______ .

A. buys some fruit

B. feels like a god

C. wants some gifts

D. takes a cup of tea

3.If the writer’s guests want to smoke in his house , what will he probably say?

A. It’s OK if you smoke here.

B. Let’s smoke together.

C. Sorry , you can’t smoke here.

D. Smoking is a bad habit.

4.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “ adapt to ” in the passage?

A. Think back to. B. Get used to.

C. Look forward to. D. Keep close to.

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Foreigners should learn from Chinese.

B. Hosts must do things in the guests’ way.

C. Western hosts are always nice to guests.

D. People should understand cultural differences.

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