阅读理解。 In Canada and United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. T
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a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home:
"Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday night?"
"Hey, we"re having a party on Friday. Can you come?"
To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you"re sorry and give an excuse: "Thanks, I"d love to. What time would you like me to come?" or "Oh, sorry. I"ve tickets for a movie,"
Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations.
For example:
"Please come over for a drink sometime."
"Let"s get together for lunch soon."
"Why don"t you come over and see us sometime soon?"
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don"t
mention a specific (具体的) time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to
expressions like these, people just say: "Sure, that would be great!" or "OK. Yes, thanks."
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the
person just being friendly?
B. Because they don"t like going out for entertainment.
C. Because they enjoy entertainment at home.
D. Because they can spend less money.
B. "Please go to the concert with me some day."
C. "I"ve two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me?"
D. "If you"re free, let"s go to Wang"s for a drink."
B. they"re trying to be honest
C. they"re trying to make friends with others
D. they have already prepared for a party
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growing up?"
"We didn"t have fast food when I was growing up," I told him. "All the food was slow.""Where did you
eat?""It was a place called "at home,"" I explained. "Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home
from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I didn"t like what she put on my plate I was
allowed to sit there until I did like it."
Some parents never owned their houses, set foot on a golf course, travelled out of the country or had a
credit card (信用卡).
My parents have never drove me to football practice. This was mostly because we never had heard of
football. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed. We didn"t have a television
in our house until I was 11. I was 13 when I tasted my first pizza; it was called "pizza pie." When I bit (咬)
into it, I burned the roof of my mouth (上颚) and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered (粘) itself
against my chin (下巴) and burned that, too. It"s still the best pizza I ever had.
I delivered newspapers, six days a week. The paper cost 7 cents, of which I got to keep 2 cents. I had
to get up at 4 a. m every morning. On Saturday, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers. My favorite
customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to keep the change.
If you grew up in a generation (一代) before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these
memories with your children and grandchildren.
Growing up isn"t what it used to be, is it?
B. he didn"t like fast food when he was growing up
C. his mother made food slowly
D. he had to wait for a long time for the fast food
B. the writer"s parents treated him badly
C. the writer had to sell pizza to support his family
D. life was harder for him than it is for his children
B. tell us that life has been changing
C. tell us how hard it is to deliver newspapers
D. make us understand the meaning of life
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will be much safer.
Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn"t walk alone outside.
1______. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.
Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back. 2______,
it is easy enough for a thief (小偷) to take away the things in the bag on your back.
If you are followed by someone you don"t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person
understand that you know he or she is after you. 3______. You are safer in the street than you are alone in
your home or in a lift.
If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus
leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don"t sit alone. 4______. Don"t sleep.
| A. When a bus is full of people B. Next, don"t go home alone C. Make sure where the public phones are. D. Sit behind the driver or with other people E. Bring your cell phone with you when you go out. | ||||||
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| For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, food, toys, and many other things. Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden (瑞典).The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year it made $100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels (频道), and the French spend about $20 million a year buying things through those channels. In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness. German businesses are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things. Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call teleshopping "junk (劣质货) on the air". Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV. The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person. | ||||||
| 1. Is teleshopping growing in Europe? _____________________________________________________ 2. How many European countries have already started teleshopping? _____________________________________________________ 3. What can help German businesses sell more things? _____________________________________________________ 4. Why do some Europeans prefer teleshopping? _____________________________________________________ 5. Why do many Europeans worry about things for sale on TV? _____________________________________________________ | ||||||
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| The weather was perfect. We were just out for a picnic. When lunch time came, we decided to go and get what each of us wanted, and meet back on the grass. Susan and I headed for a hot dog stand. We watched the seller put together the hot dog. But when Susan took out her 1 , the man surprised us. "It looks a little overdone," he said, "so you don"t have to pay me." We said our thanks, 2 our friends, and began to enjoy our food. But as we talked and ate, I noticed a man sitting alone nearby, in 3 clothes. I could tell that he hadn"t had a bath for days. Another homeless person, I thought. We finished eating but when Susan and I went to 4 away the lunch bag, I heard a voice ask, "There isn"t any 5 in that bag, is there?" It was the homeless man. 6 didn"t know what to say. "No, I ate it already." "Oh, really?" was his only answer. He was obviously (明显地) very 7 . I felt bad for him, 8 I didn"t know what to do. Suddenly Susan said,"I"ll be right back. Please wait for me a minute." I watched curiously (好奇地) as she went across to the hot dog stand. Then I 9 what she was doing. She bought a hot dog, crossed back, and gave the man the food. When she came back to us, Susan said simply, "I was just passing on the 10 that someone gave to me." That day I learned how generosity (慷慨) can go 11 than the person you give to. By giving, you 12 others how to give also. You never know what happiness a simple act of concern will bring about. | ||||||
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