America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
1.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.
A. keep out B. give upC. pay no attention toD. continue
2.Which of the following is the typical way of American hospitality?
A. Treating friends at home.
B. Taking days off to be with friends.
C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.
D. Sharing everything they have.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Americans are always generous with their time.
B. Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.
C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.
D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.
4.This passage is most probably written for _____ .
A. American students
B. Chinese students
C. Chinese visitors to America
D. American visitors to China
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED, 牛津英语词典) is thinking of adding the Chinese word tuhao (土豪) to its 2014 edition (版本).
The word has become popular in China during the past few months to describe newly rich people who spend money in extravagant（铺张的，浪费的）ways. Tuhao has caught on in Western countries, too, to describe similar people in their countries.
The adoption (采用) of the word by foreign countries is an example of China’s spreading influence in the world not just economically, but also socially and culturally. People are paying attention to what is happening in China and are picking up some Chinese words in the process, especially those words that express unique (独特的) Chinese ideas that cannot be easily translated (翻译) into English.
The OED is also thinking of adding hukou (户口) and dama (大妈) to the already 120 Chinese words in its dictionary. Hukou refers to (指的是) China’s system of residency permits (户籍系统) and dama refers to middle-aged Chinese women whose gold buying habits influence the global gold markets. The news that the OED was adding these words has met with some criticism (批评). Some people say the words embarrass (使人尴尬) China, but others insist that in a globalized (全球化的) society it’s natural for words to spread and be adopted elsewhere. In fact, a word like tuhao expresses the humor of China. It’s easy to pronounce (发音) and very accurate (精准的) at poking fun at (嘲弄) rich people who have more money than taste.
1._____ may be adopted in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2014 according to the passage.
A. Tuhao B. Hukou C. Dama D. All above
2._____can be called “tuhao” according to the passage.
A. All newly rich people
B. People who own their money easily
C. People who love money very much
D. Newly rich people who spend money in an extravagant way
3.The underlined word “caught on”
(in Paragraph 2) most probably means________.
A. 流行 B. 继续 C. 接受 D. 蔓延
4.The last paragraph mainly talks about __________________.
A. humor of Chinese style
B. criticism on the adoption of Chinese words into OED
C. support on the adoption of Chinese words into OED
D. different opinions on the adoption of Chinese words into OED
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1.When do they stop serving dinner?
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2.How much do a small hamburger and a large soft drink cost?
A. $3.9. B. $4.1. C. 3.95. D. $4.9
3.How many kinds of things have chocolate in them?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three D. Four.
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Summer is coming. The 1. becomes hotter and hotter. A lot of people like 2. in the swimming pools or in the sea. They think water makes them 3. cool. But some people are not careful enough. They often think they can swim 4. than others and they don’t have to worry about anything. So these years, many accidents happened and some people 5. their lives. Most of them were students. As we all know, safety is the most important. Do you know 6. to protect (保护) yourself? To protect yourself, you must be careful. Remember not to swim in a 7. place. Don’t swim alone, and when you see a “No Swimming” sign, don’t swim, 8. . Of course, you can swim 9. someone who can keep you safe. If you remember these, swimming 10. safer.
Do you worry about exam? How would you feel if you had the entrance exam to senior high school(中考)tomorrow? “I was surprised at __ I could get angry so easily with my parents before a big exam,” said Junior 3 student Wang Yangqian from Hefei, “I couldn’t ____ even after I’d been in bed for two hours.”
Not only exams but also other things, __ a big game, can also make you a bit__ from how you usually are.
You may be acting differently ___ you are stressed out. Stress is what you __ when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. Usually your hands get wet and your __ beats faster. You feel stressed because you might ask too much of yourself sometimes. Or, your parents, teachers or classmates put too much ____ on you. This can make you worried. But being stressed is not always a big ____. Everybody, even sports stars, can get a little worried before a big game.
Some kinds of stress are good. Good stress might show up when you’re called on in class or when you have to give a report. This kind of stress can__ you get things done. You may do a __ job in your book report if the anxiety pushes you to do more work before you read it to the class. Sometimes stress can turn into something ___ if you keep having stressful feeling over a long time. This kind of stress isn’t going to help you. It can make you ___. You may have trouble __ attention at school and forget things easily
So, remember to stay relaxed. It won’t be the __ of the world, even if you don’t pass the exam.
1.A. when B. where C. howD. what
2.A.do my homework B. solve problems
C. stop workingD. fall asleep
3.A. as B. like C. and D. such
4.A. angry B. different C. anxiousD. the same
5.A. so B. why C. howD. because
6.A. feel B. look C. soundD. seem
7.A. head B. heart C. breathD. friends
8.A. homework B. lessons C. hopesD. pressure
9.A. problem B. questions C. courageD. mistake
10.A. allow B. ask C. orderD. help
11.A. worse B. better C. harderD. fewer
12.A. helpful B. bad C. wonderfulD. useful
13.A. happy B.comfortable C. sickD. strong
14.A. making B. finding C. payingD. showing
---Would you like to go shopping with me?
---_________But I’m busy preparing for my test.
A. Don’t mention it. B. I’d love to.
C. That’s all right D. My pleasure
