阅读理解。 In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining at home. They
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often invite friends to come over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and a
conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their
home:
"Would you like to come over for dinner this 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 to 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."
"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 (确定的) 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 can spend less money.
C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.
D. Because they have modern and beautiful houses.
B. Please go to the cinema with me some day.
C. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime?
D. I"ve two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me tonight?
B. How about this weekend?
C. Oh, sorry. I"m very busy.
D. That"s great. I"ll be there on time.
B. they"re trying to be helpful
C. they"re trying to make friends
D. they"re trying to be useful
B. real invitations or not
C. expressions of starting a conversation
D. ways of ending a conversation
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talking with other people.Today, well-mannered children have more freedom.
Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in another place.
Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia. Some friends ask you to
eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to
give a loud "burp" after you finish eating. Burping will show that you like your
food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say, "Excuse me,
please. "
In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia, it
is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by
turning their back on others while they eat.
What are good manners like in an East African town? The people try not to
see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all.
If you"re polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes
what he is doing. Then he will talk to you.
Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia. You should walk behind the tents until
you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked into
them. The people will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say
no.
parents were talking about something.
( )2. Sometimes good manners in one place don"t mean the same in another
place.
( )3. It is a bad manner that you give a loud "burp" after you finish eating in
Mongolia.
( )4. It is bad manners to be seen eating at all in Polynesia.
( )5. It is good manners that sitting down beside your friend if he doesn"t see
you " and waiting until he finishes what he is doing in an East African town.
When it was time for the games, the rulers (统治者) of Elis sent the massage all over Greece. They declared a truce(宣布休战) throughout the Greek world for a month. No matter whom they had a war with,they had to stop the war and let their players go through their city state safely to get to the Olympic Games. Each city state paid for a few players from their city to travel to Elis. But the player had to promise that they had already practiced for at least ten months.
B. time
C. places
D. sports
B. south
C. west
D. north
B. 684 BC
C. 688 BC
D. 692 BC
B. A week.
C. A month.
D. A year.
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| Mothers" Day is coming near.I am 1 what present I should give to my mother. She is a factory worker and 2 very hard. She has to do all the housework herself because my father is a pilot and he is 3 at home. My family is not rich but my mother tries her best to 4 my old grandparents. Also she 5 a lot of attention to my studies. She doesn"t buy 6 new clothes for herself but she saved money to buy a computer for me.I love her very much. Just flowers or a card can not show my love to my mother and she will be unhappy with me if I spend money 7 such things. And I think my prize in the English competition (竞赛) must be the best 8 for her.I will show her my prize and say,"I am very 9 to you and you are the greatest mother in the world. " 10 I will give her a long,deep kiss. I"ll tell her I will love her forever. | |||
| ( )1. A. replying ( )2. A. works ( )3. A. always ( )4. A. look after ( )5. A. shows ( )6. A. some ( )7. A. at ( )8. A. housework ( )9. A. sorry ( )10. A. At the same time | B. causing B. plays B. seldom B. pray for B. draws B. no B. for B. present B. sad B. In time | C. remaining C. pracdces C. often C. hold to C. attracts C. few C. on C. clothes C. grateful C. On time | D. considering D. decides D. sometimes D. pick up D. pays D. any D. in D. computer D. frightened D. At times |
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| Boxing Day When is it? | |||
| December 26th. Boxing Day takes place on December 26th or the following Monday if December 26th falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Where did it come from? Boxing Day began in England, in the middle of the nineteenth century. Where is Boxing Day celebrated? Boxing Day is celebrated in Australia, Britain, New Zealand,and Canada. How is Boxing Day celebrated? There seems to be two thoughts on the beginning of Boxing Day and why it is celebrated. One of them is that centuries ago, on the day after Christmas, bosses would give boxes full of food and fruit, clothing,or money to their servants (仆人). The presents were much like the bonuses(奖金) people receive today. These presents, given in boxes,gave the holiday its name," Boxing Day". Today, Boxing Day is spent with family and friends with lots of food and share of friendship and love. Government buildings and small businesses are closed but the malls ( 购物商场) are open and filled with people exchanging presents or buying cheaper Christmas presents,cards and so on. | |||
| 1. If December 26th is a Saturday,when Boxing Day will be celebrated? | |||
| A. On December 25th. B. On December 26th. C. On December 27th. D. On December 28th. | |||
| 2. How many countries does the passage mention celebrate Boxing Day? | |||
| A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. | |||
| 3. What does the underlined word" them" refer to? | |||
| A. The boxes full of things. B. The countries which celebrate Boxing Day. C. Two thoughts on the beginning of Boxing Day and why it is celebrated. D. The presents that bosses gave their servants. | |||
| 4. People have a day off on Boxing Day except those who work in _____. | |||
| A. government buildings B. small companies C. malls D. post offices | |||