Two Letters Letter A
Dear Etty Kit,
My roommate’s family wants me to have a thanksgiving dinner with them in their home. I accepted the invitation, and fm 成cited about going, but I,m a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, so I’m a little afraid of making mistakes.
Should I bring a gift, such as candy or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I’m thankful for their kindness?
Confused
Letter B
Dear Confused,
It's a good idea to bring a small gift when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you might bring a bottle of wine if you know that the family drinks it.
You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you’re going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.
Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don’t know about choosing the correct fork, knife, or spoon, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, don't be shy about asking the person next to you. It’s better to ask than to be quietly uncomfortable and nervous.
If you like the food, say so. Of course, you’ll thank the host and hostess for the meal and for their kindness. It’s so a good idea to spend a card or thank—you note the day after.
EttyKit
小题1:From the two letters we can see that Confused        .
A.doesn’t want to have dinner with his roommates family
B.refuses Etty Kit’s advice
C.has never been to a thanksgiving dinner before
D.isn’t a newcomer in his class
小题2:Etty Kit may be        .
A.Confused's close friend
B.a person who gives advice about personal problems
C.a person who always holds parties
D.a flower or a candy seller
小题3:Letter B was written to tell that       .
A.you always bring a nice gift when you go to a dinner party
B.you just watch the quests at a party and follow them, and do not be shy about asking questions
C.the Americans and Canadians like having a lot of dinner parties
D.if you follow a few rules of dinnerparties you will have a good time at the party
小题4:the words ''host and hostess" in the last paragraph of Letter B mean.
A.people who go to a party
B.peoplewhocookdinner
C.people who hold a party
D.peoplewhosendinvitation

第二节:完型填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30 分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21--40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出能填入空格中的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish(区别)each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems____21___.
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___22___. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River___23___ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were ___24___ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture___25___ went overseas to Japan, ___26___ into the Japanese society and ___27___ the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it ___28___ to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave ___29___ to the eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain--- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well- known as the ___30___ of the European culture. ___31___ the Chinese culture, the European one also ___32___waters. When the colonists of England ___33___down in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t ___34___ from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the ___35___ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic languages while the Western languages are ___36___ based on the Latin system, for example, the one I ‘m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference ___37___ as well. However, ____38___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom ___39__ until recent centuries.___40___ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference (干扰) from the other.
21. A. above all            B. on the whole      C. in all                        D. first of all
22. A. mountains           B. plains                C. lakes               D. rivers
23. A. since          B. when         C. while               D. as
24. A. developed      B. improved          C. created             D. protected
25. A. suddenly             B. quietly                     C. gradually         D. naturally
26. A. mixed          B. flowed        C. moved               D. forced
27. A. expanded       B. enriched       C. influenced         D. shaped
28. A. comes           B. belongs       C. amounts           D. adds
29. A. birth                  B. way           C. root               D. origin
30. A. characteristics   B. sign          C. base                  D. content
31. As                  B. Unlike         C. With              D. Like
32. A. passed               B. spread         C. crossed           D. formed
33. A. fell            B. went         C. broke             D. settled
34. A. separate        B. grow         C. move             D. distinguish
35. A. difference            B. use               C. appearance        D. change
36. A. properly        B. partly          C. simply                  D. mostly
37. A. include         B. counts        C. depends           D. worked
38. A. in terms of      B. due to              C. as to              D. in case of
39. A. help            B. connect       C. communicate       D. meet
40. A. But            B. Because       C. So                      D. Yet
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