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完形填空。     Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example,
in the United States people give  1  for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school
or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and 2 . And in some countries
people give a person a gift when they visit the person"s home. But how do you choose the  3 gift?
     It"s not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone
from another  4 . In many Western countries watches and  5 are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not
like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many
Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad  6 .
     Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be  7 ! In
Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,
6, etc. ) is not okay. It"s only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is
the color for funerals. And don"t  8  red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them!
Red roses mean love in several cultures!

答案

举一反三

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(     )1. A. money
(     )2. A. person
(     )3. A. right
(     )4. A. country
(     )5. A. flowers
(     )6. A. luck
(     )7. A. a safe gift
(     )8. A. receive

B. gifts
B. place
B. wrong
B. city
B. books
B. lucky
B. a problem
B. accept

C. food
C. winter
C. shiny
C. village
C. clocks
C. unlucky
C. a good idea
C. give

1-4 BCAA 5-8 CABC

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     In North America, most students go to school by bus. The subway is also widely used in some cities.
In small towns and cities, walking is still popular.
     The yellow school bus is a familiar sight all over North America. It is a very convenient form of
transportation because it takes students right to the entrance to the school. It also gives students opportunity
to chat with their friends. However, the bus is slow and does not always pick up on time.
     The subway is a means of getting around quickly in many cities. However, it is expensive and can be
very crowded during rush hour. Another disadvantage of the subway is that the stops are not so close to the
school, and students often have to walk considerable distance or take a bus from the subway stop to the
school.
     Walking has a number of advantages for those who live reasonable close to school. It"s free and it provides
a form of exercise. However, it"s no fun if you have a large backpack full of books to carry. It"s also
unpleasant if the weather is either too hot or cold or wet.

1. In North America, most students usually go to school by ________.

A. school bus or subway
B. car or bicycle
C. taxi or car

2. For many students, the yellow school bus is convenient but it is ________.

A. too expensive
B. slow and sometimes late
C. crowded and dirty

3. Subways are fast but the stops are often a little bit ________ the school.

A. close to
B. busy for
C. far away from

4. Walking is a good way for the students that live reasonable close to school and it is ________.

A. not convenient
B. bad for health
C. good for health

5. This passage is about ________ in North America.

A. transportation
B. students
C. schools

阅读理解。

     When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only
way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when
I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, "No! You are going to college." He took
me by surprise when he said,"OK. We"ll go to the brick factory."
     Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had
imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and
singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
     When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside.
My father said, "Take your time. Look around." I walked around the factory looking at the building, the
workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my. father and said, "I want to go home."
     He asked me, "What do you think of the factory?"
     "It"s terrible," I replied.
     "And marriage is even worse!" he said.
     I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I
enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to
the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very
good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1. The writer lived in _________ when she was a teenager.

A. Russia
B. Japan
C. China

2. At first she thought life in the factory would be _________ than in school.

A. more careful
B. more colorful
C. more beautiful

3. When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement _________.

A. by doing nothing
B. in a special way
C. by saying nothing

4. After they visited the factory, the girl _________.

A. decided to work there
B. decided to get married
C. changed her mind

5. The underlined word "horrible" means "_________" in Chinese.

A. 糟糕的
B. 紧张的
C. 浪漫的

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     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!

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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 ?

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