The world we live is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
Food usually goes bad easily in summer but you don’t need to worry about how to keep honey (蜂蜜) because honey doesn’t go bad.
Most animals will die soon without the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days without the head.
Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).

Like many people ,I have no clear idea about heroes . A t some point , we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.
Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics (特点) which give us courage  and make us want to learn from them.
A hero does something worth (值) talking about, A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just person with great fame (声誉).
A hero has power(力量) larger than himself . Some people want to live like a hero. And they have to experience life with new and further meaning .A sure test for would- be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If their answer suggests they serve only own fames, they may be famous persons but not heroes.
A hero has a vision from the mountain top .He has the power to move people . He creates new possibility. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain, Without Martin Luther King .Jr, Americans might take different parks , and shop in different stores of the different colors of their skins.
There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of the change would be rather slow . Thanks to heroes in history ,they make the society develop so rapidly

1. 1.

   ` According to this passage , a hero is a person who always ____

   1. A.
      gives us courage
   2. B.
      thinks highly of others
   3. C.
      shares great fames
   4. D.
      stands on the mountain top
2. 2.

   I f you want to live like a hero , you should ____|

   1. A.
      experience a new and meaningful life
   2. B.
      listen to something worth talking about
   3. C.
      serve your own fame and try to be famous
   4. D.
      know where and how you want to live and die
3. 3.

   The underlined word” vision” in the passage means____

   1. A.
      风景
   2. B.
      想象
   3. C.
      远见
   4. D.
      形象
4. 4.

   Black people in American used to ___ before Martin Luther King Jr

   1. A.
      shop at the white’s store
   2. B.
      drive buses with the white
   3. C.
      take walks in the white’s park
   4. D.
      eat in restaurants without the white
5. 5.

   What can we learn from the passage ?

   1. A.
      we don’t need heroes anymore at some point now
   2. B.
      heroes are all the same though different in culture
   3. C.
      people get power from heroes to move to a new place
   4. D.
      our society has developed faster because of heroes in history

For the British, the home is private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person’s home. It is rude to knock on a person’s door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don’t ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in if cost.

To the American, most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.

Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.

1.If your British friend invites you to his home, you can _________.

A．see anything you like

B．ask how much his house is

C．ask the cost of any of the items in it

D．only see the downstairs that you are invited into

2.When you show your interest and pleasure in American people’s house, they may be _________.

A．angry            B．happy            C．sad              D．worried

3.What does the underlined “engage in” mean in Chinese?

A．陷入             B．参与             C．回避             D．限制

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Some manners on visiting British and American people’s home.

B．Different table manners between British and American people.

C．Different ideas about the home between British and American people.

D．Different ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people.