In the United States, friendships can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a short time if circumstances (环境) change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greeting for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while --- then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left off and are delighted.
In the States, you can feel free to visit people’s homes, share their holidays, enjoy their children and their lives without fear that you are taking on a lasting obligation. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality because you cannot give it in return. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily.
Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full and warm and real. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain at home, offering what is felt as “merely” home cooked food, not “doing something” for your guest. It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for various other reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family custom, outsiders are not invited into homes.
In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one’s home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior (差的) treatment.
Don’t feel neglected (被忽视) if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery (递送，投递) is uncertain, arrival times are delayed, changed, or canceled – so flowers are not customarily (通常) sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signs vary in different lands; the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real.
1.In the United States, you will find friendships __________ if circumstances change.
A．die suddenly B．pass away
C．disappear gradually D．last forever
2.Americans _________ their foreign friends to make a return for their hospitality.
A．ask B．wish C．never allow D．don’t expect
3.In some other countries, giving a dinner party at home is considered _______ than in a restaurant.
A．less formal B．less hospitable
C．more natural D．more popular
4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．Flowers are available at all time.
B．Flowers are expensive.
C．Flowers are signs of outward welcome.
D．Flowers are not necessarily sent to guests.
5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A．American Hospitality B．American Friendships
C．American Invitation D．American Welcome
Remember how great exercise was when you were a little kid? Back then，racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours，you weren't thinking fitness，you were thinking entertainment．But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused(未充分利用的)gym memberships，the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten．Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find．
Although considered an excellent form of exercise，jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons．First，most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise，but they also believe that it is simply too difficult．In other words，they don't think they'll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical result．Second, many view it as somewhat boring and too repetitive-not as something fun or enjoyable．
As a matter of fact，jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practise it．Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again，people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps．A single bounce，a double bounce，a skip，a knee-up，side swings，as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping．
Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning．It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres(半球)to perform in parallel(并行地)to each other．In short，jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment，time and space，yet leading to a much healthier life．
1.From the first paragraph we learn that_______ ．
A．all people now have more advanced equipment
B．jumping rope has disappeared from people's memories
C．racing around the playground was preferred
D．people now like to have exercise in a gym
2.Rope jumping has not spread widely because_______ ．
A．it benefits the cardiovascular system
B．it requires little equipment，time and space
C．it is neither easy nor enjoyable
D．it is considered boring
3.The first sentence in the 3rd paragraph implies_____ ．
A．there are many ways to follow
B．the usual way should not be used
C．the easiest way is always the best
D．there is only one proper way to follow
4.According to the researchers, jumping rope _____.
A．only prepares the brain for learning.
B．is suitable for students only
C．helps both brain hemispheres work together
D．can be dangerous for old people
5.What is the author's attitude towards rope jumping?
A．He is arguing against it. B．He is sitting on the fence of it.
C．He is in favor of it. D．He is not clear about it.
The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1955. His___36__ now is in the central state of Kansas of the U.S. It belongs to a retired ___37__ doctor, Thomas Harvey. ___38__ did this happen? And why?
In the 1950s, Albert Einstein and Thomas Harvey __39__ each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University____40__ Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was __41__ to examine his body. It was then that he started to study __42__ has become a long time examination of Einstein's brain. His goal was to __43__ some physical evidence of the scientist's genius.
Doctor Harvey, ___44__, did not tell Einstein's family that he __45__ the great man's brain. It was only later ___46__ the family learned of Doctor Harvey's work. They did not ___47__ the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to __48__ him to study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked __49__ scientists to help. They cut the brain __50__ three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers __51__ chemical formaldehyde (甲醛) to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been ___52_ Einstein's brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists ___53__ study.
Only one researcher has found something ___54__. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein's brain has more certain cells (细胞) than __55__. Such cells are known to feed brain. This may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.
1. A．body B．heart C．brain D．head
2. A．actual B．chemical C．natural D．medical
3. A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
4. A．realized B．recognized C．learned D．knew
5. A．as B．because C．while D．since
6. A．called on B．called at C．sent up D．sent off
7. A．which B．how C．that D．what
8. A．invent B．discover C．prove D．examine
9. A．perhaps B．therefore C．thus D．however
10. A．bought B．sold C．kept D．made
11. A．that B．when C．before D．after
12. A．hear of B．like C．suggest D．offer
13. A．promise B．let C．have D．permit
14. A．other two B．two other C．more two D．two another
15. A．off B．by C．into D．about
16. A．for B．about C．of D．with
17. A．learning B．studying C．searching D．selling
18. A．for B．on C．into D．about
19. A．easy B．difficult C．particular D．common
20. A．ever B．enough C．usual D．normal
Without proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.
A．give up B．catch up C．pick up D．keep up
书面表达假如你叫李华，你的一位朋友（Peter）刚从国外归来，邀请你参加本周日在他家举办的朋友聚会，但你不能参加，请你根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件：
1. 表达想参加的意愿； 2. 由于感冒，身体不适不能参加聚会；3. 表示歉意并另约时间。
注意：1. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。 2. 词数100左右。
Dear Peter,
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My car just wouldn’t move any farther. It was complete dead, and I was a few
miles away from anywhere in that cold, wet night. I decided walk around a little before
accepting I’d have to spend the night in the car. Maybe I can find a telephone. Actually,
I didn’t have to walk far before I found the small house standing in a field with a light
shone from the sitting room. I knocked at the door and was delighting when a pleasant
old man opened the door but listened to my story carefully. He said he had no
telephone, and it wasn’t any within walking distance, but the old man who offered to
go to repair my car.
