Do you have any friends from other countries? Do you know what they are like?
The Germans (德国人) are very quiet and they don’t get excited easily. They don’t want to say more words. They look serious, but they like all kinds of amusements (娱乐). They work hard and like tidiness. Most German women like to keep their houses clean.
In some ways, the English look the same as the Germans. They are also quiet and never talk too much with others. They are really polite, so we often hear “Thank you” or “Sorry” from them.
The French has long holidays. They like travelling and usually spend their long time in other countries. The French are more outgoing(外向的) than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to ( 与…比较) the French, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener. They don’t like to depend on (依靠) others. So it is very popular that students in the USA do part-time jobs. In Americans’ eyes, working and success are important.
1.From the passage, we can learn that ______ are very quiet.
A. only the Germans
B. Only the Englishmen
C. only the French
D. Both the Germans and the English
2.What does the word “ tidiness” mean in Chinese?
A. 整洁 B. 安静 C. 随意 D. 时尚
3.______ are the most outgoing.
A. The Germans B. The French
C. The Englishmen D. The Americans
4.What can we learn about the French from the passage?
A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.
B. It is very easy to make friends with them.
C. They like traveling in their own country.
D. They don’t like to be too excited and are always hard-working.
5.What is the passage mainly(主要) about?
A. Different people’s hobbies.
B. Outgoing people
C. Hard-working people
D. Charactersitics (特征) of the people in different countries
When I was a boy，I was a football fan．I always played football with some other boys in the backyard（后院）all the time．My mom was worried that I would get ill in the hot summer．
One day my brother gave me a new football．I came into the yard and played it excitedly．But suddenly，the ball flew through the window and nearly hit my dad．Dad said nothing．He took my football and cut it in half．
I didn’t cry because I knew how terrible my mistake was．I didn’t expect to get another football．But to my surprise，Dad bought me another one the next month and told me to be more careful．I was really thankful for my father’s forgiveness（宽恕）．He showed me that even when I made a mistake。he still loved me and gave me another chance．
Parents always give us their unconditional（无条件的）love and forgiveness．We should always give our love and forgiveness to them，too．
1.The writer played football in the backyard all the time because _____．
A. he was easy to get ill
B．he was a football fan
C．his father was a football player
D．his mother was worried about him
2.How did the writer feel when he got the football from his brother?
A．Sad． B．Worried．
C．Terrible D．Excited．
3.The writer didn’t cry because _____．
A．he knew his mistake
B．his father cut the football in half
C．his father was very happy
D．he nearly hit his father
4.After his dad bought him another football，the writer ______．
A．forgot his mistake
B．was angry
C．was thankful to his father
D．didn’t like it
5.What can we learn from the story?
A．We should learn to play football．
B．We should love our parents．
C．We should play football with our parents．
D．We shouldn’t make mistakes．
Americans think much about time. From children they learn to value (珍视) time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants (仆人)of the clock.
1.What do the Americans mean by “ Time is money”?
A. If someone has time and works hard , he can make a lot of money.
B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.
C. Working hard can bring people health.
D. It is not easy to make money.
2. Americans think it wrong ________.
A. to work late
B. to get up early
C. to be on time to do everything
D. to be late for school
3. The passage says that a dying person ________.
A. is having a good time
B. thinks time goes easily
C. is living on a borrowed time
D. is saving time
4. From this passage we can be sure that _______.
A. Americans live in a quick rhythm(节奏)
B. Americans live a hard life
C. Americans are good at saving time
D. Americans always like time
5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Time is money
B. Americans’ ideas about time
C. Never waste any time
D. Learn to be on time
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Beverly Hills High School is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. It’s a famous school for stars. In this school, most students come from rich families and some of them have ________ parents. People from Hollywood ________ go to Beverly Hills High School to ________ future actors or actresses. There are lots of good things about going to this school. There ________ a television studio(演播室) , a radio station and two theatres in this school. The students make TV programmes and films in their drama(戏剧) classes. The biggest ________ of the school year is the school dance.
In California, children can learn to ________ three months before their sixteenth birthday. Lots of students in Beverly Hills High School have their own cars . But if they come to school ________ cars, they have to ________ a lot of money to park(停) their cars in the school parking area.
Most children ________ going to Beverly Hills High School because it is fun and there is much to do. But some children do not like the school ________ their parents don’t have enough money to buy them a fast car or expensive clothes.
1.A. famous B. common C. brave D. humorous
2.A. never B. seldom C. hardly D. sometimes
3.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look into
4.A. is B. are C. have D. has
5.A. lesson B. hobby C. activity D. dream
6.A. dive B. drive C. draw D. skate
7.A. by B. on C. in D. at
8.A. pay B. make C. take D. spend
9.A. want B. decide C. enjoy D. mind
10.A. if B. unless C. until D. so
-- I plan to take a boat trip to Hawaii next month. --- That’s great! ________.
A. I’m sorry to hear that B. Congratulations
C. Enjoy yourself D. I’d like to
Tom is taller than ______ in his class. He sits in the back row.
A. any student B. any other student
C. every student D. the other student
