Ⅴ.阅读理解
( A )
Letter A
Dear Roes,
I like your programmes very much. I’m now writing to ask you something about American social customs(社交习惯). My American friend want me to join them in their dinner party. I am very happy and have decided to go, but I’m a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, so I’m afraid of making mistakes.
Should I bring a present, such as sweet or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork(叉子)or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I’m thankful for their kindness?
Wang Lin
Letter B
Dear Wang Lin,
It’s a good idea to bring a small present when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine(葡萄酒)if you know that your friends drink it.
You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you’re going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.
Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don’t know about choosing the right fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do. ask the person next to you.
If you like the food, say so. Of course, you’ll thank them for the meal and for their kindness. It’s also a good idea to send a thank-you card the day after.
( ) 1. Wang Lin wants to .
A. make friends with Rose
B. know some social customs for a dinner party
C. make her friends happy
D. give her friends a surprise
( ) 2. Rose is possibly .
A. a good housewife B. a TV hostess(主持人)
C. a member of the dinner party D. a friend of Wang Lin’s
( ) 3. If you’re asked to a dinner party but not sure about what to bring as a present. It’s good to bring .
A. some fruits B. a bottle wine
C. some flowers D. a knife and fork
( ) 4. Which of the following is NOT proper(适当的)for joining in a dinner party?
A. Get there 15 minutes earlier
B. Make yourself at home
C. Follow others to use forks and knives
D. Thank your friends for the meal
( ) 5. From the letters we’re learned that it’s very to know something about American social customs.
A. difficult B. friendly C. enjoyable D. helpful
( B )
In elementary school(小学), Guadalupe Quintanilla was often referred to(认为)as a “slow learner” by her teachers. But she really wasn’t slow at all. She just didn’t understand the language used in the classroom. Her problem was that she didn’t speak English. So she left school after the fourth grade.
When Guadalupe grew up, married(结婚), and had children of her own, she knew that her children were clever. But some of their teachers didn’t think so. The children were having trouble in school because they didn’t speak English. Mrs Quintanilla was angry. She didn’t want people to think that her children were slow learners. So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them. She practised English. She looked up words in the dictionary. She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on classes. It wasn’t easy, but she passed all her exams. She said that many of the other students helped her.
Mrs Quintanilla has helped her children with their lessons. Her two sons have won success (成功). One is a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a university(大学).
( )1. Guadalupe was called as low learner .
A. to make her study harder B. because she wasn’t clever
C. because she stayed at home D. because she didn’t speak English
( )2. According to(根据)the story, children who don’t speak English .
A. may have more trouble in school B. have trouble playing football
C. often write a diary D. grow up to be teachers
( )3. Which happened first?
A. Guadalupe passed all her exams.
B. Guadalupe left school after the fourth grade.
C. Guadalupe had three children.
D. Her two sons won success.
( )4. The story is mainly(主要的)about .
A. learning to sing and dance B. the problem of slow learning
C. going to a university D. Mrs Quintanilla’s success
Ⅵ. 任务型阅读
根据短文内容完成句子
Newspapers and televisions often present the bad side of life to us. Life is, however, not so bad. The world is, on the whole, full of kind people and friendly strangers. Recently, a tourist in France was given a bunch of roses by a gardener as a token(标记)of friendship. In California, when a tourist’s car was badly damaged, a man who came by offered to tow(拖)the car to a repair shop. The repairman was so nice that he not only charged(收费)the tourist very little, but lent him a car to drive while he was repairing the tourist’s car. We can say that if you are friendly and expect to meet friendly people, you will most certainly meet them.
1. In California, let the use his own car when his car was damaged.
2. We get a wrong impression and the bad side of life from .
3. is taken from the garden as a token of .
4. We can be sure that being brings you friendship.
5. This passage mainly tells us that the world .
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