Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday．Today，more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns （客栈） instead of hotels．They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning．
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years．In the past five to ten years，these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States．Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms，others are much larger．Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms，others do．
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel．Usually the cost is much less．Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home．The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit．Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families．
1.Americans take a holiday trip _____．
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A．all the year round |
B．for years |
C．every year |
D．every other year |
2.According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？
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A．Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels． |
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B．The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers． |
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C．The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time． |
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D．The bed-and-breakfast inns owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night． |
3.Why do American travelers prefers staying at bed-and-breakfast inns？
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A．It is like visiting someone’s home． |
B．The money they spend there is much less． |
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C．They can meet local families． |
D．All of the above |
4.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns，_____．
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A．the travelers needn’t pay anything |
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B．the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television． |
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C．The travelers can meet and talk with the local people． |
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D．The owners will show the travelers around the area |
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混合)and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can‘t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：“Don‘t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
1.What should you do in learning English?
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A．Be careful not to make any mistake. |
B．Write as quickly as you can. |
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C．Speak English as much as you can. |
D．Laugh more often. |
2.When people laugh at your mistakes, you should______.
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A．not care |
B．be happy |
C．feel worried |
D．be unhappy |
3.When you make a mistake, you should______.
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A．keep quiet |
B．get angry |
C．be kind |
D．keep your sense of humor |
4.The story tells us: “________”
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A．Only foolish people make mistakes |
B．Few people make mistakes |
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C．People never make mistakes |
D．There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes |
Parents often believe that they have a good relationship（关系）with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut,” Joanna noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changed in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up (蜷伏) with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady.”
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list,” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years,” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”
Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break(休息), for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.
1.“The door to his room is always shut” suggests that the son ______.
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A．is always busy with his studies |
B．doesn’t want to be disturbed |
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C．keeps himself away from his parents |
D．begins to dislike his parents |
2. What troubles Tina and Mark most is that _____.
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A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before |
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B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly |
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C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter |
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D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help |
3. Which of the following best explains “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?
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A． Teenagers talk a lot with their friends |
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B． Teenagers do not want to understand their parents. |
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C． Teenagers do not talk much with their parents |
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D． Teenagers talk little about their own lives |
4.What can be learned from the passage?
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A． Parents are unhappy with their growing children. |
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B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers |
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C． Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers. |
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D． Parents should try to understand their teenagers. |
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I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 36 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd 37 ?" Just when I started to 38 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 40 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't 41. Somebody had thought 42 of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43 Christmas there special and memorable, I 44 remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 46 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 47 with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 49 them that they couldn't open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52 up the room. The 53 in the room was obvious, and 54 wasn’'t just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew 55 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
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It is reported that most of the people who are drugs used to be wealthy.
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B．addicted to |
C．looking forward to |
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― Is Peter there?
― ,please. I'll see if I can find him for you.
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A．Hold up |
B．Hold out |
C．Hold on |
D．Hold off |
