A couple of years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane after the meeting ended. The drive was going to take four days and most of it was across the desert, 1______ The first day was a lot of fun as we were excited and laughing at each other"s stupid jokes. By the third day of driving in the seemingly endless desert, we began to get bored. We had been quiet for a few hours when in the distance Chris found some kangaroos. We were both excited and decided to get a closer look. 2______ We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos-too close-when we heard a loud BANG! Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a larger kangaroo lying completely still on the ground. 3______ He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then, he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. 4______ While I was focusing the camera, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything. I started laughing but Chris looked very serious. 5______ I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, however, when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket!
A. Chris speeded up to catch up with the kangaroos. B. He said his wallet and passport were in the jacket. C. In order to get there in three days, we drove very fast. D. so we had to take food, water, and extra gas with us. E. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its head. F. I was still surprised, but I took out my camera. | 阅读理解。 | Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English, "Where are the restrooms?" and "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?" are similar requests-both are correct English, but the first could sound rude. It"s important to use correct language, but sometimes this alone is not enough-we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests. In English, just like in Chinese, we change the way we speak when talking with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, "Where is my book?" this will sound rude. But if you say, "Excuse me, Mr West. Do you know where my book is?" your question will sound much more polite. On the other hand, it might be alright to say "Where is my book?" in some situations, perhaps with people you know well. And you would not usually say, "Peter, lend me your pen." A very direct order like this can sound rude in English. Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language, such as "Could you please...?" or "Can I ask...?" It sounds more polite to say, "Peter, could you please lend me your pen?" Sometimes we might even need to spend some time leading in to a question or request. For example, if you stop a stranger in the street, we might first say, "Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me." or "I"m sorry to trouble you but," before asking them for help. It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct, and in a way this may be true. However, in order not to offend people, learning about the language etiquette is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak. | 1. It"s important to know how to ______ in English when we visit a foreign country. 2. When you talk with different people, you need to ______. 3. Extra words are used to help ______. 4. ______ is as important as learning language structure. 5. How do you say "Don"t smoke here." politely? ______ | 完形填空。 | I like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate. So when mother had bought one, I couldn"t help thinking about 1 . I was helping father in the yard when suddenly I got an idea. I could cut a piece 2 that chocolate without anyone knowing it. I waited 3 mother went outside feeding the chickens. Then I told father I wanted to go for a drink of water. I went into the room and got the 4 down. Just when I had the knife ready to cut, I heard mother coming. So I had to put the chocolate 5 into my shirt, went to my mom and 6 the chocolate there. And then I went back to 7 Father. All the rest of the afternoon, I didn"t dare to look at father. Every time he spoke, it made me jump. My hands began shaking and my heart started 8 fast. I didn"t want the chocolate any more. I 9 wanted to get a chance to put it back. Have you ever had a similar 10 ? | ( )1. A. him ( )2. A. off ( )3. A. while ( )4. A. water ( )5. A. silently ( )6. A. hid ( )7. A. tell ( )8. A. falling ( )9. A. still ( )10. A. experience
| B. her B. into B. after B. chocolate B. easily B. ate B. help B. breaking B. hardly B. excuse
| C. it C. on C. since C. chicken C. slowly C. held C. find C. beating C. just C. mistake
| D. this D. along D. until D. shirt D. quickly D. returned D. call D. jumping D. never D. moment
| 阅读理解。 | When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket. I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face. Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms."You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman."It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now." Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us. I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on. | 1. When did the story probably happen? | A. On Christmas Day. B. Before Christmas Day. C. On New Year"s Day. D. After New Year"s Day. | 2. When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in . | A. with the writer B. by himself C. with the woman D. with his friends | 3. What happened to Mark in the supermarket? | A. His gifts were stolen. B. He broke his basket. C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way. | 4. Why did the writer want to say "thank you" to the woman? | A. Because she bought Mark a nice present. B. Because she always paid money for others. C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless. D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need. | 5. What"s the best title for this passage? | A. A big supermarket B. A kind woman C. A happy family D. A wonderful gift |
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