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After a few weeks in China, I started to notice something strange at the dinner table. I was in a restaurant with my friends when, beside us on another table, a group of four men were s____1. at each other and waving their money around. I finally learned that they were “fighting” to pay the bill!
This scene made me think of what it would look like in Britain where things are completely d______ 2..British food culture usually means that you pay for w____3.you ordered. In a British restaurant, you usually just pay for yourself. It’s c____4. “splitting (分开) the bill” or “going Dutch (AA制)”.
I guess there is one reason that could e______5. some of the differences between East and West. How you pay the bill depends on how you order, as well as h____6. you eat. Usually in Chinese restaurants, the group decides on each dish, and the group eats all of the dishes. Can you imagine trying to work out how m_____7.each person needs to pay if you’re all sharing?
In Britain, each person chooses the food that he or she wants. So it’s simple to pay for what you ordered. The same is t______8.for eating out in other countries in the West.
I personally enjoy both practices. (惯例) It’s nice to treat your friends to dinner sometimes. And it’s a_______9. nice to be treated. And when I order Western food in Britain, I know there’ll be n_______10.“fighting” over who should pay!
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Mayme Clayton collected books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son, Avery Clayton, thought her collection was important. Unlike most books, these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.
One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave (奴隶)who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Claytons’ collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.
By the time she passed away at age 83, Mrs. Clayton had more than 30,000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves, photos, movies, sheet music, and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.
Avery Clayton’s dream was to create a museum for his mother’s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton’s collection is very important. Without her work, part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. “We didn’t know these things existed（存在）,” a man from California’s library says.
The collections new home is likely to be in Culver City, California. Part of Avery Clayton’s dream is to share the cultural riches(财富) his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection. “At present African American culture is being explained by pop culture,” he says, “It’s important to offer a more complete picture.”
Mayme Clayton and Her Collection | |
Personal information | ● She liked 1. books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. ●She 2.when she was 83years old. |
Her collection | ● Compared with other books, the books she collected couldn’t be found3. . ● The only copy4.and signed by Phillis Wheatley was in her collection. ● She had a large collection , 5.books, paper, photographs and other things by black leaders and artists. ● Her collections is of great 6.to African American history and culture. |
Her 7. dream | ● A 8.for the treasure would be created. ● He hopes to 9. the culture riches collected by his mother with more people, especially 10. |
词汇运用
1.Did you pay attention to ____________ to the curious kid’s question? (答复)
2.The Chinese government has ___________to help the poor countries to develop. (承诺 )
3. __________ are used more and more often when we enter junior high.(字典)
4.Anyone who is ___________ the school rules should be punished. ( 违反)
5.The more mistakes he made, the _____________ he got. (发疯的)
6.Strong coffee or tea will make you keep _____________ during the whole night. (wake)
7.My English teacher told me to think ____________ (two) before writing.
8.He said nothing but _____________ nodded, as if he knew everything perfectly. (simple)
9.Mr. Green explained it again and again to make _________understood, but no one knew what he really meant. ( he)
10.---- With _____________ did you talk just now ? ---- A famous scientist. (who)
I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually(逐渐地) going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle.（填字游戏） However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces（侄女）would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again,” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.
1.What was mentioned to make Grandma happy in the passage?
A. My parents moved to live with her.
B. The writer did the crossword puzzle with her.
C. Her two nieces would come.
D. We tried to make her live comfortably.
2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Grandma preferred looking after others to being looked after.
B. The fair usually lasts for about a week.
C. Grandma was kind and educated very well.
D. Grandma liked to stay in the room for hours without saying a word.
3.What does the underlined word“appreciated”mean?
A. 领会 B. 欣赏 C. 鉴别 D. （使）增值
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Fairtime B. My “Old” Grandma
C. A Small Town D. Grandma’s Family
My sister Alli and I have been trying to get people to stop dropping cigarette butts(烟蒂) for seven years. One day, we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground. They made the town look so ugly that we decided to start a group to make people stop dropping butts. We called it “No Butts About It”. At first, we drew pictures with “The Earth is Not Your Ashtray(烟灰缸)” written on them. We put the pictures around our hometown---in parks, by beaches, and along roads. We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts hurts the environment. Most smokers don’t think that dropping butts hurts the earth. But it does! All rubbish does. Later, we wrote to companies and asked them for money to help us. We used the money to buy ashtrays to give smokers. We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didn’t have to drop butts. At the moment, we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes. Some companies want to do it.
Many people have started to join our group since it began. Today there are 45 other “No Butts About It” groups in America. And there are even groups in England, Australia and India! Many newspapers have written about my sister and I over the last seven years. And we have won many prizes for our good work.
But we are not interested in prizes. We just want to make the earth a better and cleaner place for animals, plants and people. One day it will be.
1.Why did they start the group?
A. Because they don’t like cigarette.
B. Because they want to make money.
C. Because they want people to know them.
D. Because they want to protect the environment.
2.How many “No Butts About It” groups are there in America?
A. 7 B. 45 C. 46 D. 49.
3.The writer lives in_________
A. America. B. England. C. Australia. D. India.
4.What did the writer do the following EXCEPT__________?
A. starting a group called “No Butts About It”
B. asking newspapers to write about her sister and her
C. writing to companies to ask them for help
D. managing to get some cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each cigarette pack
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, the king’s castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.
“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.
Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.
A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.
“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him.!”
The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again. I’ll come with you this time.”
The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.
“Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”
The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.
“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.
“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.
The little boy broke into a huge smile.
1.Why did the boy want to see the king?
A. To get some help from the king.
B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.
C. To share wonderful things with the king.
D. To ask the king to play with him.
2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?
A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards words at first.
B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.
C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.
D. The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.
3.According to the passage, the man is .
A. kind B. stupid C. rude D. selfish(自私)
4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?
A. Never judge a book by its cover.
B. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.
C. Life can sometimes be unfair(不公平).
D. Make new friends and keep the old.
