“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. “said Dr. Johnson. You can never be bored in London, because there is so much to do.
| 1. The most modern place to watch a film is the London IMAX cinema, just south of the River Thames. It has a huge screen, 20m high and 26m wide. |
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| 2. The Music house is a great place to listen to music. Most of the young people always have a great time there on the weekends. |
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| 3. To enjoy the river, the best plan is to take a boat trip to Greenwich Maritime Museum. You'll see famous ships, and fantastic sights along the river. |
| 4. Harrod's is London's most famous shop, but young people think Camden market is the place to go shopping because it's cheaper and more fun. |
| 5. There are plenty of chances to try new food. London's restaurants have food from all over the world. Go to Chinatown for delicious food. |
Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
Do you know How to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave（挥手） to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（5分）
1.From the passage, we should give more personal space.
A. people in the Middle East B. people in North America
C. people in the South America D. people in North China
2.The underlined word “touch” means in Chinese.
A. 触碰 B. 打击 C. 感动 D. 震撼
3. We can’t wave to say goodbye in .
A. America B. Japan
C. Britain D. Greece
4. How many ways are given to communicate with foreign students?
A. Two B. Three
C. Four D. Five
5. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Saying goodbye B. Touching people
C. Looking at people D. communicating politely
It seems that everywhere around the world, people are spending more time at work 1. less time with their families and friends. People are 2. than ever before!
In the past in many countries , the father worked and the mother stayed home ,took 3. of the children ,and did the food shopping, cooking and cleaning. At present , in most of the families , parents need work on weekdays, so they 4. have to do the shopping, cooking and cleaning in their free time. Parents don’t have as much time with their 5. , however, they often had time in the past. There are also many single-parent（单亲的）families .In these families ,the single parents has to do everything.
These days ,many children come home 6. school to an empty apartment or house .A lot of children spend many hours 7. day in front of the television .Even the families are together, it is common for families members to do things by themselves. For example, they 8. programs on separate TVs in different rooms, they use the Internet, they 9. friends on the telephone, and they do other individual by themselves.
Isn’t it strange? Thanks to technology（科技）, people are able to communicate so 10. with people far away, but sometimes they don’t communicate with people their own homes.
A: Welcome to Weihua clothes Store, 1. ?
B: I’d like to buy a sweater for my mum. Her birthday is coming.
A: A happy mum! 2. ?
B: She likes white. It looks good on her.
A: All right. What size do you want for your mum?
B: Small is OK.
A: 3. this one?
B: It looks beautiful. How much does it cost?
A: Oh, it’s 398 yuan.
B: What! 398 yuan? I think it is too 4. .
A: But wait a minute! There’s a sale on today. Everything is half price.
B: Well, that’s great! I’ll 5. it. I’m sure she will like it.
Emma: What are you doing, Li Lin?
Li Lin: 1.
Emma: I have read it before, What do you think of the story?
Li Lin: 2. Yu Gong found a good way to deal with his problem.
Emma: Really? 3. It seems impossible to move a mountain.
Li Lin: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didn’t give up.
Emma: 4. I think we should try to find other ways to deal with a problem.
Li Lin: But what could YU Gong do instead of moving the mountains.
Emma: He could build a road. 5.
Li Lin: We have different options about the story, There’s many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
Emma: Yes, that’s fine.
— Shall we go to visit our teachers after this exam?
— .
A. Take it easy
B. Never mind
C. Sounds good
