China is known as a state of manners and ceremony (礼节). Many proverbs have been passed down from generation to generation eg. “Polite behavior costs nothing” or “Showing respect demands reciprocity (相互)” and so on. For instance, there is an interesting short story. Once upon a time, a man went on a long tour to visit his friend with a swan as a gift. But it escaped from the cage on the way. Though he tried hard, he got hold of nothing but a feather (羽毛). Instead of returning home, he continued his journey with the swan feather. When his friend received this unexpected gift, he was deeply moved. And the saying “The gift is nothing much, but it’s the thought that counts” was spread far and wide.
Chinese used to cup one hand in the other before the chest as a greeting. This tradition has a history of more than 2, 000 years and nowadays it is seldom used except in the Spring Festival. And shaking hands is more popular on some formal occasions. Bowing, as to show respect to the higher level, is often used by the lower like subordinates (下级), students, and attendants. But at present Chinese youngsters prefer to simply nod as a greeting. To some degree this development shows the ever-increasing paces of modern life.
It is common social practice to introduce the junior to the senior, or the familiar to the unfamiliar. When you start a talk with a stranger, the topics such as weather, food, or hobbies may be good choices to break the ice. For a man, a chat about current affairs, sports, stock market or his job can usually go on smoothly. Similar to Western customs, you should be careful to ask a woman private questions. However, relaxing talks about her job or family life will never put you into danger. She is usually glad to offer you some advice on how to cook Chinese food or get used to local life. Things will be quite different when you’ve gotten to know them. Though Chinese are said to be implicit (含蓄的), they are actually humorous enough to be pleased about the jokes of Americans.
1.The author tells the story in the first paragraph in order to ______.
A. make fun of the stupid person
B. explain the meaning of a Chinese saying
C. show Chinese like valuable gifts very much
D. show Chinese value polite behavior greatly
2. In Paragraph 2, the author mainly wants to introduce ______.
A. the Chinese body language
B. the traditional Chinese manners
C. the development of Chinese manners
D. the way the lower show respect to the higher
3. Which of the following picture shows the gesture mentioned at the beginning of Paragraph 2?
4. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. Chinese proverbs
B. Chinese humour
C. Chinese manners
D. Chinese body languages
On a freezing cold day, a couple had to move into a small apartment because of their failure in business. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn't love me any more. He just cares about his business ...not me”．
One day, she was about to take a shower when he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay？”“Why not me first？” she asked. “I am tired, honey, you take it later, okay？”She was entirely unhappy.
One day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. A few words came into her sight. Reading them, she burst into tears. It was his diary：
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said to her, “I was exhausted”. She was unhappy. In her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but what could I do? I was not as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, and there was only one shower in the bathroom. It was so cold to take a shower in such a cold winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warmer. So every day I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, even if it was only 1℃.
Now I cannot give her a comfortable life, take her to good restaurants, or buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.
1.Why did the couple move to the small apartment?
A. Both of them were out of work.
B. They wanted to live a better life.
C. The man could take better care of his business.
D. They were too poor to live in the former house.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhausted”？
A. Devoted.B. Worried. C. Tired.D. Injured.
3. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. They would live a richer life soon.
B. The woman misunderstood her husband.
C. The man would care less about his business.
D. The woman would get angry after reading the diary.
4. What's the best title of the passage?
A.A Love Story
B.1℃ Love
C.A Suffering Couple
D. Fight for the Bathroom
假定你是李华，你的班级准备举行一场中秋诗会。请代表班级给外教Mr. Hill写一封英文邀请函。
主要内容包括：
1.活动时间：九月十五日晚七点至九点。
2.活动地点：南湖公园。
3.活动内容：赏月，品尝月饼，朗诵诗歌等。
参考词汇：诗歌朗诵会：poetry recital party南湖公园：South Lake Park.
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；。
Dear Mr Hill,
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Yours,Li Hua
假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
Dear Diary,
Here I am in the middle of a city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job, and as Mom explained, “He is lucky to find other one.” His new job meant I had to say goodbye to my classmate, my school or everything else I love in the world. To make matters bad, now I have to share a room to my younger sister, Maggie. Tomorrow is first day of school. I am very tiring, but I know I’ll never fall asleep.
Good night or remember, you, dear diary, is my only souvenir of my past life and my only friend.
Yours,
Rosemary
单句语法填空
1.Do you know _________ man standing there ?.
2.John ________ (play) basketball with his brothers at weekends.
3.The radio says it will be a bit ___________ (cold) tomorrow.
4.These results are _____________ (encourage), but you still have a long way to go.
5.The ____________ (abandon) house was pulled down to make way for a new road.
6.It is the third time Jack _________ (fail) his driving test.
7.Kids are not allowed ___________ (run) in the street.
8.The _________ (careful) you are, the better you learn.
9.Mary is always the first one ____________ (come) in our class.
10.He told a lie to avoid ___________ (punish) by the teacher
依据语境写出单词的正确形式
1.He is a little slow in understanding, so please be __________ (patience) with him.
2.Trees need water to grow. __________(similar), friendship needs our heart and passion to develop.
3.The __________ (scene) in the mountains is very beautiful.
4.Tom came and ________ (admit) breaking the window by accident.
5.He remains _____________(energy), no matter how hard he works.
6.The book gives a short ___________(describe) of the city.
7.They want to _________ (short) the time it takes to make the car.
8.The story of the Loch Ness Monster has attracted many _______ (tour) to the area.
9.The shop is easily ___________ (access) by public transport.
10.The city was a _________(mix) of old and new buildings.
