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An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him. You may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be some place cheap, as I have very little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.” This means that two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Johnson’s”, or “I want you to try the steak(牛排) there. It’s great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American customs about who pays for dates(约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her own way during the day. If a man asks her to dinner or a dance outside the working hours, it means “come as my guest”. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
小题1:In the old days _______ often paid for all the meals. | A．women | B．men | | C．university students | D．businessmen |
小题2: “To go Dutch” means to _______. | A．go to play outside | B．eat out | | C．pay for oneself | D．go to a cheaper eating place |
小题3: “McDonald’s” here means _______. | A．a tea house | B．a gate | | C．an office | D．an eating place |
小题4:If you feel friendly to the person, _______. | A．you should pay for him | B．you needn’t pay for him | | C．you can accept his invitation | D．you can’t accept his invitation |
小题5:We’d better know who will pay for the meal _______. | A．at the beginning | B．at the end | | C．in the middle of the meal | D．after drinking |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A |
解析
本文向我们介绍了有关朋友一起吃饭谁付账的约定俗成的习惯。
小题1:B。推理判断题。根据 In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals可知答案为B。
小题2:C。事实细节题。根据 this means that two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself可知答案为C。
小题3:D。推理判断题。根据 I’m afraid it’ll have to be some place cheap, as I have very little money. The other person may say, “OK, I will meet you at McDonald’s可推知McDonald’s是个吃东西的地方，因此答案为D。
小题4:C。事实细节题。根据 If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal可知答案为C。
小题5:A。推理判断题。根据 An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him. You may say something like this…可知在吃饭前弄清楚谁买单是非常必要的，因此答案为A。 |
举一反三
Connecting with Patients
Dr. Paris often treats several generations of a family over many years. “He’s seen us through two births, one operation, multiple earaches, a broken wrist and a recovery from a serious traffic crash,” says Jill Farrow, a 43-year-old lawyer whose first visit to Dr. Paris was as a teenager. During the birth of her younger son, Farrow began bleeding badly. Dr. Paris managed to solve the problem in a delicate procedure. “Twenty years ago, she probably would have died,” he says. Today, when he performs school sports physical examinations for the Farrow boys, 10 and 11, he is always reminded that lives are changed forever by doctors just doing their jobs.
To be a mix of country doc and somewhat adventurer, the 55-year-old family physician moved to Hailey after completing his residency（医生实习期）. He hoped to practice medicine there and ski at nearby Sun Valley. Unfortunately, the only job opening was for an emergency-room doctor in Missoula, Montana, 300 miles away. Dr. Paris took it. "I"d ski all day and then drive all night to be in Missoula for a 48-hour shift," he recalls. "I"m lucky to be alive." Knowing he couldn"t keep up with his eight-hour commute（通勤）, he began taking flying lessons.
In 1981, Dr. Paris joined a small medical practice in Hailey, a former mining town with a population at the time of 2,109. As Hailey grew in the shadow of Sun Valley"s booming popularity, Dr. Paris"s own practice expanded to seven physicians, including his wife, Kathryn Woods, who is also a family doctor. They met in 1986 at a certification exam in Denver when, in a room full of men in stodgy suits, Woods arrived wearing a Lycra biking outfit and carrying the front wheel of her bicycle (which she couldn"t lock up outside). Dr. Paris asked her out on the spot. In 1989, they married.
小题1:What Jill Farrow says is to indicate ________.| A．how weak the bodies of her family | | B．how hard it is to be a doctor | | C．how brilliant the physician’s skill is | | D．how easy it is to deal with such problems |
小题2:Dr. Paris often reminds himself that ________.| A．lives of people should not always stay the same | | B．people can rely on themselves to change their life | | C．doctors should change their own life | | D．it is the duty of a doctor to heal the patients |
小题3:Why did Dr. Paris move to Hailey?| A．Because he can be a doctor and an adventurer there. | | B．Because he has to finish his residency there. | | C．Because his children are fond of skiing at nearby Sun Valley. | | D．Because he has to be an emergency-room doctor there. |
小题4:We can infer the doctor got married probably at the age of ________.小题5:This passage is intended to ________.| A．introduce Dr. Paris | | B．praise the doctor’s excellent medical art | | C．describe the doctor’s adventurous experience | | D．tell the doctor’s love affairs |
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Help or Not
Dear editor,
During last year"s winter holiday, I went shopping with my grandmother. We saw several beggars. Some of them were disabled, which made me feel sad. Among them were old people, young people and even children! When I wanted to help them, my grandmother stopped me. She told me they were not worth showing mercy to because some beggars cheated people out of their money. Should I help them?
Yours,
Mary from Guangzhou
Dear Mary,
While I understand your grandmother’s point of view, I think that just because some beggars have cheated people, this doesn’t mean you should never help any beggars.
Showing mercy to people who are not as fortunate as us is one of the kindest things we can do. While some beggars may use dishonest means to get money, most beggars will not. Even those who use dishonest means are probably hungry for food and feel they have no choice but to cheat people. It is important to be careful for your own safety. But if you want to help, you don’t necessarily have to give it to beggars in the street.
Another way you can help is by donating money to the China Charity Federation. Visit its website at: www. china charity. cn.net.
18.From the grandmother’s point of view, we can learn that ________.
A. she has never helped the beggars.
B. she believes not all beggars are honest
C. she has surely been cheated by some beggars
D. she shows no pity for the poor
19. Mary felt sad for _______.
A. her grandmother B. the disabled beggars
C. the old people D. herself
20. The editor suggests that Mary should _______.
A. have her own mind B. follow her grandmother
C. do something for those unfortunate D. help the China Charity Federation
21. The underlined word “donating” probably means _______.
A. give out of kindness B. put into a business
C. earn through an organization D. give in return for some kindness |
From poor beginnings to most expensive player
ZINEDINE Zidane，who dreams of leading France to its second World Cup title in a row next month，has always preferred to express himself with a football rather than with words．
Last Wednesday Zidane scored the decisive goal when Real Madrid of Spain won the Champions League final against Germany"s Leverkusen 2一1．
He became one of the world’s most expensive players when he joined Real Madrid from Italy"s Juventus for US $ 66 million．And he has been a national hero since he scored twice in the 3-O defeat of Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final．
But despite his success，Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground．He leads a quite family life，there is hardly any gossip about him and he avoids putting his wife and two children in the spotlight．
“Just because I"m a public figure it doesn"t mean I have to express myself on everything．I don"t like to discuss some personal matters publicly．”he said．
Even as a child playing football in the slum area of Marseille，France，where he was raised by his Algerian parents，Zidane was shy．
He loved football even as a little kid．“I realized football is a wonderful mixture of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking，”he said．
Even when the match awards were just chocolate and bread，Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich．
Before he was 10 years old，it was obvious that he could become a great footballer．He was offered his first professional contract(合同)when he was just 20．Now，at the age of 29，he has already picked up two World Player of the year awards．
This quiet striker has not yet spoken of his hopes for the coming World Cup．But his fans across the world will be eagerly watching him to see what he"ll do this time．
小题1: What did Zidane learn from his childhood football experience? He learned that_____________.| A．he could become a great footballer | | B．he could become rich if he became a footballer | | C．football is a mixture of a sharp mind and hard training but not just talking | | D．football is a favorite sport in the future |
小题2:According to the article，what are Zidane’s main characteristics?| A．He is a shy but successful man． | | B．H e loves his wife and children． | | C．He doesn"t like to speak in public． | | D．He is a quiet，down—to earth person of few words． |
小题3: When the writer says“Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground”,he means_________.| A．Zidane spends more time standing than sitting most days | | B．Zidane is a down-to earth person | | C．Zidane has spent most of his time training on the pitch | | D．Zidane likes standing when he succeeds |
小题4:The sentence“Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich”means___________．| A．football made Zidane"s poor family wealthy when he was a child | | B．Zidane knew that football could bring him fame and wealth even when he was a child | | C．football brought happiness to Zidane when he was a child in a poor family | | D．Zidane knew that if he wanted to be rich he must play football from childhood |
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When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play. For
Weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines .But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator"s（解说者的）part for the play ,and asked me to change roles. Though I didn"t tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英）popping through the grass in bunches as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches." I think I am going to dig up all these weeds, "she said. "From now on, we"ll have only roses in this garden."
"But I like dandelions," I protested. "All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!"
My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn"t it? "she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. "And that is true of people, too, "she added.
When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator, ”she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.
1.The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because _______.
A. she felt nervous on the stage.
B. she lost her interest in that role.
C. she preferred the role of the narrator
D. she had difficulty memorizing her words
2.Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?
A. To remove the dandelions
B. To enjoy the garden scene
C. to have a talk with her daughter.
D. to help her daughter with the play.
3.What is the main idea of the story?
A. Everybody can find his or her own way to success.
B. Everybody has his or her own value in the world.
C. Everybody should learn to play different roles
D. Everybody has some unforgettable memory. |
The Quiet Hero 沉默的英雄
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll 1 that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I 2 to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t 3 my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what 4 kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were 5 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I 6 I had done for them. I just hoped they ___7 .
As I walked into the 8 quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 9 a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 10 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It 11 :
She took a day off from her busy 12 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early 13 he could see his hero take batting practice. 14 their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 15 his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to 16 his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy 17 one in the morning…
It took me long enough to 18 it, but I finally know who the 19 hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a 20 Mother’s Day, after all.
| 小题1: | | A．admit | B．adopt | C．deny | D．refuse |
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| 小题2: | | A．intended | B．liked | C．tended | D．hesitated |
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| 小题3: | | A．stress | B．spare | C．strengthen | D．spend |
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| 小题4: | | A．poor | B．great | C．faithless | D．pretty |
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| 小题5: | | A．merely | B．usually | C．never | D．often |
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| 小题6: | | A．wished | B．hoped | C．expected | D．desired |
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| 小题7: | | A．supported | B．understood | C．approved | D．disgusted |
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| 小题8: | | A．1iving-room | B．kitchen | C．bed loom | D．study |
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| 小题9: | | A．including | B．containing | C．possessing | D．pinning |
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| 小题10: | | A．handwriting | B．description | C．tone | D．scratch |
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| 小题11: | | A．wrote | B．recorded | C．memorized | D．read |
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| 小题12: | | A．event | B．content | C．schedule | D．circumstance |
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| 小题15: | | A．impressed | B．printed | C．presented | D．pressed |
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| 小题16: | | A．buy | B．abandon | C．get | D．swap |
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| 小题17: | | A．before | B．until | C．after | D．when |
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| 小题18: | | A．see | B．hear | C．realize | D．tell |
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| 小题19: | | A．actual | B．true | C．imaginary | D．visual |
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| 小题20: | | A．sad | B．bitter | C．happy | D．exciting |
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