When we say the way of life. it means culture. It is the way people do things, for example, culture of eating. Festivals and holidays are also part of culture. Let’s have a look at the American way of life.
Fast food
Fast food is so popular in America. Every street in America has a fast food restaurant. You can find McDonald’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, Dominoes, 1Hop, Dennys and so on. McDonald’s is the most popular place to go to.
Greetings
Americans shake hands with each other when they are first introduced or when they meet again. Social kissing with a hug is also common between men and women who know each other well and among women. American men hardly hug or kiss each other.
Family
A family here includes a pet. Most families have a dog. It is a good friend in the house and it is part of the family. For some, it is even considered as one of their children.
Sports
Americans love sports. Soccer, baseball and basketball are the most famous sports here. Most of them like wrestling too, if you would consider that a sport.
1.How many names of fast food restaurants can you find from the passage?
A. Six. B. Seven.
C. Eight. D. Nine.
2.From the third paragraph, we call know that in America__________.
A. hugs are common between men
B. people usually shake hands when they say goodbye
C. men and women who know each other well may kiss
D. children usually hug each other when they first meet
3.What does the underlined word "includes" mean in Chinese?
A. 包括 B. 打败 C. 憎恨 D. 删除
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Most American families like to keep a cat as their pet.
B. Holidays aren’t part of American way of life
C. If Bob meets Tom for the first time in American, they should hug.
D. The writer talks about the American way of life from four aspects(方面)
Long long ago, there was a man who lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man fell in love with them at the first sight. So he bought them.
After he got home, he didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.
A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.
Then he smiled to himself and said, "Happiness is for me. Let sadness go."
1. He put his happiness into________.
A. the red box B. the yellow box
C. the black box D. the white box
2.A few days later, the black box was still__________.
A. light B. heavy
C. big D. small
3.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. To buy more boxes when we go to the market.
B. To put our memories into the box
C. To forget the sadness and remember the happiness.
D. To forget all the happy and sad things.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Yellow Box B. A good Market
C. A Silly Man D. Two Boxes
My name is Sue. I want to have a special party to celebrate my 12th birthday. After discussing it with my family, I decided to have a Hello Kitty theme birthday party.
Hello Kitty Birthday Invitations
An invitation in the shape of a skirt is a fun way to invite my friends to the party. My sister, Lisa, will help me make the invitations. My mom tells me to send out the invitations 3～5 weeks before the date of the party. My birthday party is on December 21, so I will send out the invitations before November 24.
Hello Kitty Theme Decorations
The party will be held in our garden. I plan to put some white and pink balloons around the garden. There will be a vase which is full of pink flowers on each table and a small Hello Kitty on each chair.
Hello Kitty Birthday Party Menu
My parents will cook some delicious food. All of them will be named after Hello Kitty’s friends, such as Rory and Fifi. I will book a birthday cake in the shape of a Hello Kitty at Mrs Green’S Cake Store at the beginning of December.
I hope my friends will enjoy themselves at the special party.
1.Sue will be___________ years old.
A. 5 B. 12 C. 11 D. 14
2.When will Sue send out the party invitations to her friends?
A. In September. B. In October.
C. In November. D. In December.
3.What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese?
A. 预订 B.书 C. 转达 D. 抓紧
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The birthday party will be held in a park.
B. Sue’s mother will make the party invitations.
C. Both Rory and Fifi are Hello Kitty’s cousins.
D. Sue will book a Hello Kitty—shaped birthday cake.
Dear Tommy, I’m having a party in my house. Please come to 403 Spring Road, Date :Sunday, 13th May Time:4:00 p~5:00pm Simon |
Dear Simon, Thank you for inviting me to your party, I’m afraid I can’t come, because I’m busy with my work on 13th May. I hope you will have a great party. Tommy
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1.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Simon wants Tommy to come to the party
B. Tommy wants Simon to come to the party.
C. Simon doesn’t want Tommy to come to the party.
D. Tommy doesn’t want Simon to come to the party.
2.The party will be on for____________
A. one hour B. two hours
C. three hours D. four hours
3.The party will be in_____________
A. Tommy’s home B. Simon’s house.
C. the school D. the park
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个填空。每个词限用一次。
interesting, worry, much, well, good, my, young, go, tired, reading, any, question
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Everyone has his own hobby. My hobby is 1. . When I was young, I didn’t have 2. hobbies. I watched TV at home all day and my parents were 3. about me.
One day, my father took me to my aunt’s home. When I got there, I saw my cousin reading in his room. I ran to him and said, "Reading books is so boring. Why not 4. out to play games? That’s more 5. ."
"I don’t think so. Reading is really interesting, and also I can get 6. . knowledge from my books." Then my cousin asked me some 7. , but I couldn’t answer most of them. He was two years 8. than me, but he knew much more. My face turned red.
That day he told me many interesting stories, I lost 9. in his stories. From then on, I became interested in reading. Now I have a room full of books. In my free time, I’m glad to be alone and read the books. I do 10. in my subjects because of all the books I’ve read, and I’m especially good at writing. I have won many prizes in writing contests. That makes me feel very proud.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(每小题1分)
Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate came to us from America last weekend. This was first time to come to Hong Kong. Yesterday my family showed them Hong Kong.
We got up early in the and had breakfast as home. First, we went to the tram(有轨电车) station and a tram. This was Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate’s first on a tram They thought that it was and they liked the "Ding! Ding!" sound. We the tram at Central. Then we took a boat to Tsui. The warm wing blew on our faces. We a lot.
having a rest, we went to a restaurant for . It has many nice food. We a lot of food. I liked pork pies best I ate three. Aunt Kate liked rice dumplings most. After lunch, we went to the Avenue of Stars. Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate were very when they saw the signature (签名)and handprints (手印)of some big stars. But it was a little fun to me. All in all, we a good time that day.
1.A. help B. visit C. teach D. ask
2.A. our B. his C. her D. their
3.A. in B. on C. over D. around
4.A. evening B. night C. morning D. afternoon
5.A. watched B. painted C. took D. bought
6.A. drive B. ride C. note D. report
7.A. interesting B. boring C. expensive D. noisy
8.A. listened to B. got off C. waited for D. looked for
9.A. thought B. hurried C. relaxed D. worried
10.A. Before B. After C. Because D. When
11.A. cakes B. candies C. breakfast D. lunch
12.A. brought B. ordered C. made D. showed
13.A. as B. if C. and D. but
14.A. shy B. angry C. tired D. excited
15.A. has B. have C. had D. having
