Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we can’t be more familiar with the fact of friendship, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends, especially with Americans. Here are some pieces of advice on making friends with Americans:

* Visiting places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, restaurants, parks and sports clubs.

* Be willing to take the first step. Don’t wait for them to get close to you. Americans in China may not know you speak English. They may be uncomfortable if they can’t speak your language.

* Use small talks to open the conversation. Ask them where they’re from, why they come to China, etc. Remember: Be careful not to ask personal questions about age, salary and so on.

* Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves.

* Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific （明确的）time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Let’s go out for a dinner sometime.” Often this is just a way to be friendly. It’s not always a real invitation.

* Don’t expect too much at first. Maybe they’re being friendly. But maybe they want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell.

1.According to the passage, Americans like to visit the following places except ______.

A．shopping centers   B．parks             C．sport clubs        D．churches

2.How many pieces of advice does the writer offer on making friends with Americans?

A．Four.             B．Five.             C．Six.              D．Seven.

3.What should you say when you meet an American for the first time?

A．What’s your age?

B．How much do you get in a month?

C．Nice to meet you! Are you from America?

D．Let’s get together sometime. I want to ask you some questions.

4.Which is the best way to make friends with an American?

A．To ask him if he is willing to make friends with you.

B．To spend a long time learning about him.

C．To wait until he tells you his thoughts.

D．To ask him to join you for dinner.

5.What do we know from the passage?

A．It’s very important to be a good friend of an American.

B．It’s difficult to get on with Americans.

C．Different peoples have different customs and cultures.

D．Friendship is the most important in our daily life.

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American Classroom Rules

1. If the teacher asks a question, you should give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you don’t know the answer , it’s all right to tell the teacher that you don’t know . Then he or she knows what you need to learn.

2. There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you can not go to school, you should call your teacher or your classmate and ask for the homework. It is your responsibility to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teacher’s job to remind you of missed homework.

3. You must not be absent(缺席) on a test day. If you are badly ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you to take a makeup , you should take the test within one or two days after you return to class. Bad illness is the only reason for missing a test.

4. Be on time! It’s not polite to be late. Also, it bothers other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books out of your bag before you come into the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the US, it is not necessary to knock at the door before you come into the classroom.

1. If you can not go to school,          .

A.     the teacher will remind you of the homework

B.     the teacher will call you what your homework is

C.     you should find out what your homework is

D.     you don’t have to do your homework

2.. If you are badly ill,          .

A. you can’t be absent on a test day

B. you should take the test within one or two days

C. you should let your teacher know that you will be there for the test

D. you can miss the test

3.. In the US ,           if you are late.

A.     it’s all right to come into the classroom within knocking at the door

B.     take your books out of your bag after you come into the classroom

C.     it’s not necessary to keep quiet when you enter the classroom

D.     it’s not polite to knock at the door

4. The underline word “makeup” in the 3rd paragraph means          .

A.     化妆        B. 编造    C. 组成       D.补考

5.. The main idea of the passage is          .

A. that you should answer the teacher’s questions in class

B. that you have the responsibility to do your homework

C. the rules you should follow as an American student

D. that it’s polite to be on time for class

Here’s how you can take the taxi in Japan

●From train station or airports(机场), go to the taxi stand and wait there.

●In the street, look for a taxi that has a red light in the front window. It means the taxi has no passengers(乘客). ( If the light is green, the taxi has passengers. )

●When you see an empty taxi, wave(挥动) your hand and call it.

●The back door opens automatically(自动地), so stand back and wait until the door opens.

●Get in the taxi and tell the driver where you want to go.

●Before you get out of the taxi, pay it.

●Wait until the door opens and get out of the taxi.

1.According to the text, “taxi stand” means____in Chinese.

2.If you want to take a taxi, you should____after you come out of the airport.

3. If you see____, you can wave your hand and call it.

4.Before you get in the taxi, you should____.

5.After you get in the taxi, ____.

单词拼写 (共10小题，计10分)
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的完全形式 (每空限填一词)。
【小题1】The shortest month of the year is F         .
【小题2】Bruce can’t work out the math problem w          your help.
【小题3】I couldn’t find my mobile phone, so Mum asked me to use h         .
【小题4】Cindy didn’t wear jeans yesterday. She wore a fancy dress i         .
【小题5】Uncle Tom was so busy that he h          noticed the days pass by fast.
【小题6】Jessica won’t watch TV until she f           her homework.
【小题7】We should take an active attitude towards our life and never give up our d         .
【小题8】Daddy’s suggestion was really h          for me to make a right decision.
【小题9】W          you may say, I’ll hold on my plan to study abroad.
【小题10】When online shopping first came into being, many people r         to use it, but gradually they began to accept it.