Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s. It __1__ by the River Byre, in twenty-five
hectares of the best farmland in the southwest.
The house __2__ by Smithson, and the story goes __3__ to George, the son of the King of Whales,
who __4__ love with the beautiful lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham"s wild woods parties. Many
years ago many great men __5__ on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the
Green Room.
The house has eight bedrooms,three bathrooms, two living-rooms, and a dining-room __6__ a real
dam fireplace. Its library has a good __7__ over the park and the river. __8__ rooms are light and airy,
with good, high windows, and wood floors.
At the back of the house there is __9__ for four cars. The third Foulsham once kept horses there. In
many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the __10__ 0f the 1990s.
If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to: Harvey. Platt, Longford & Sons 6, Castle
Green, Giliam, Byreside. |
( )1. A. stands
( )2. A. put up
( )3. A. back
( )4. A. fell off
( )5. A. jumped
( )6. A. there is
( )7. A. view
( )8. A. Few
( )9. A. somewhere
( )10. A. sizes | B. sits
B. built
B. Away
B. fell down
B. Rode
B. Has
B. Photo
B. Some
B. Room
B. Colors | C. relaxes
C. were put up
C. close
C. fell in
C. drove
C. with
C. sound
C. Many
C. places
C. styles | D. sleeps
D. was built
D. next
D. fell onto
D. flew
D. and
D. music
D. All
D. spaces
D. needs | | 阅读理解。 | Different countries have different customs. when you travel to other countries, please follow their
customs, just as the saying goes, "_____.""
Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip (付小费). It is usual to tip porters
who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of
your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount. In England, make sure to stand in line even if
there are only two of you. It"s important to respect lines there. It"s a good idea to talk about the weather.
It"s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.
In Spain, it"s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner.
People have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.
In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek (睑颊). Your host may welcome you with a
kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.
In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first
time.When a person gives you a card, don"t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you
to readit.
Don"t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation. A kind of
body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another. | | 1. When you travel to the USA, you don"t need to tip _____. | A. porters
B. waiters
C. doctors
D. taxi drivers | | 2. The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be "_____." | A. Love me, love my dog
B. He who laughs last laughs best
C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do
D. Where there is a will, there is a way | | 3. The underlined word " porters " in the passage means _____. | A. 搬运工
B. 清洁工
C. 按线员
D. 售票员 | | 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ? | A. In Spain,people usually have dinner very early.
B. In England, it"s not polite to talk about the weather.
C. In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.
D. In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it. | | 5. What"s the best title of the passage? | A. How to Tip
B. Body Language
C. When to Have Dinner
D. Advice to International Travelers | | 用方框中所给单饲的适当形式完成短文。 | call, hold , interview , born, woman ,
win , remember , bear ,get, take | | 阅读理解。 | The Lantern Festival(元宵节) falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunarmonth, usually in February
or March. As early as the Western HanDynasty (206 BC～25 AD) , it had become afestival with
great meaning.
Yuanxiao is the special food for the LanternFestival. (2) It is believed that Yuanxiao is namedafter
a palace maid(宫女) , Yuan Xiao, of EmperorWudi of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind ofsweet
dumpling, which is made with sticky riceflour filled with sweet stuffing. And the Festival isnamed after
the famous dumpling. It is very easy tocook-simply dump them in a pot of boiling waterfor a few minutes
and eat them as a dessert.
"Guessing lantern riddles" is an importantpart of the Festival. (3) Lantern owners writeriddles on
pieces of paper and post them on thelanterns. If visitors have solutions to theriddles, they can pull the
paper out and go tothe lantern owners to(4) _______ their answers.If they are right, they will get a
small gift. Theactivity appeared during people"s enjoyment oflanterns in the Song Dynasty ( 960-1279).
Asriddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom(智慧), it has become more and more popular.
In the daytime of the Festival, performancessuch as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, aland boat
dance, walking on stilts(高跷) andbeating drums while dancing will be staged, Onthe night, besides
beautiful lanterns, fireworksform a beautiful scene. Most families spare somefireworks from the Spring
Festival and let themoff on that day. Some local governments willeven organize a fireworks party. On the
nightwhen the first full moon enters the New Year,people become really excited by the fireworksand the
bright moon in the sky. | 1. How do you cook Yuarixiao?
__________________________________.
2. 把文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
__________________________________.
3. 把文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
__________________________________.
4. 在文中空白处填上一个合适的词。
__________________________________.
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
__________________________________. | 阅读理解。
For most people, the word "fashion" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes
are in fashion?" And they use the adjective "fashionable" in the same way: "She was wearing a fashionable
color. "
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in
restaurants, in films, books and Internet. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see
that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson"s in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly
than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions send information from one country to
another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
1. What"s the meaning of the word "fashion" in this passage? _____
A. clothes
B. many things
C. most of the popular things
D. everything
2. Which of the following things is fashionable today?
A. Surfing on the Internet.
B. Having a family dinner on New Year"s Day.
C. Learning to sing songs on the radio.
D. Doing morning exercises at school.
3. Why do fashions change very quickly? Because _____.
A. people read newspapers every day
B. radios send information from one country to another
C. new things that people like are often shown on TV
D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world
4. What"s the meaning of the underlined sentence "There is money in fashion. "
A. Clothes are expensive.
B. Money comes from fashion.
C. People like new things.
D. There are no fashions without money.
5. The best title of this passage is _____ .
A. Fashions.
B. Fashion means clothes
C. Fashion means money
D. A fashionable color | 最新试题
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