Several years ago，a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker， another owned one of the largest companies in the world， and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.
The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d be important only if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”
“No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.‘ ”
1.This story happened in _______.
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A．America |
B．England |
C．Japan |
D．Australia |
2.There are _______ in this passage.
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A．two men and two women |
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B．three men and one woman |
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C．three women and one man |
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D．four women |
3.The banker thought _______.
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A．he was really important because he was a rich banker |
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B．the reporter was really important |
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C．the visitor who met the President of the United States |
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D．the visitor to the White House was really important |
4.The owner of many buildings thought _______.
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A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York |
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B．the owner of the very large company was really important |
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C．the visitor was really important if the President received a telephone call for the visitor |
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D．the person who worked in the White House was really important |
Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have ___36__ with a Chinese host, he always presses(硬塞给)___37__ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping(份额). That often makes me ___38___awkward(尴尬). I have to eat the food even if I don’t ___39___ it, because it is ___40___ manners in the West to _41__ one’s food on the plate. I have also ___42__ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often ___43___ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or ___44___. This might be good manners in China, but it is
certainly__45___ in the West. In the United States, it is___46___ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ___47___. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “__48__” Here’s an example: When an American is offered ___49_ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll ___50___ some Pepsi-Cola （百事可乐）if you have it.” That is ___51__ an American will do. ___52___are taught that “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚) might be more important than ___53___. So when I am here in China, I have to observe（遵循） the __54__ here. But when you go to ___55___, you had better “Do as the Romans do.”
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Of all the things our wisdom tells us will make life entirely happy, the greatest is the possession of friendship. One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
On the first Sunday in August, it’s time to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. The first Sunday in August was fixed as National Friendship Day by the U.S. Congress in 1935, and remains a tradition observed in many countries and cultures. In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship.
Apparently, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on fixed dates.
National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August
Women’s Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in September
International Friendship Month is February
Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May
People show their appreciation for friendship in various ways. Some expressions may be practical ones, such as flowers, particularly the pink friendship roses, cookies, chocolates, souvenirs from their vacations, a tape of favorite songs, farewell dinners, and welcome balloons.
Recipe for Friendship 2 cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handfuls of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, A dash of laughter. Mix them all well. Spray generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.
Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe, another great reason to celebrate! Although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day of the year, what better day to honor them than Friendship Day!!
1.Which of the following proverbs supports the main idea of the first paragraph?
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A．Friendship cannot stand always on one side. |
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B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
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C．A friend without faults will never be found. |
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D．A life without a friend is a life without a sun. |
2.Which of the holidays happens first in a year?
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A．National Friendship Day. |
B．Women’s Friendship Day. |
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C．International Friendship Month. |
D．Old Friends, New Friends Week. |
3.What is most needed to make friendship grow, develop and last?
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A．Inviting your friends over for a party. |
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B．Looking on your friends as relatives. |
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C．Honoring your friends on Friendship Day. |
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D．Being loyal and generous to your friends. |
4.“Recipe for Friendship” here actually means .
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A．a prescription for curing friends |
B．a method of keeping a friendship |
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C．the pleasure of having friends |
D．the importance of friendship |
How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the US.
For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as danger. With good guides, some education, and a few precautions(预防 ), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated. “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they can’t be allowed to surf the Internet, we’re cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.
Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way would be to use what is known as a “content screener”. But this can’t be wholly reliable(可靠 ), and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.
A few other tips:
—Do not put the PC in a child’s room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.
—Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.
―Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.
And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.
1.What is the best way to protect children from improper material?
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A．To talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from wrong. |
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B．To be nearby when the children are surfing the Internet. |
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C．To fix a content screener on the computer. |
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D．To buy some search engines for children. |
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
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A．Surfing the Internet is the best way of educating children. |
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B．Using a content screener is most reliable for keeping children from having ways to the Internet. |
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C．Searching engines can help children to select materials fit for them. |
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D．Children’s not having chances to go to the Internet may have effect on their progress. |
3.According to the passage, we can infer that ____.
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A．softwares that are fit for children who want programming |
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B．the Internet contains a lot of harmful sites |
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C．the Internet will be protected by law |
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D．a child who is on-line is in danger |
4.What does the passage tell us most?
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A．Education |
B．Good guides |
C．Precautions |
D．Software |
A lawyer and a young lady were sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer asked if she would like to play a fun game. The lady just wanted to take a nap, so she politely refused.
The lawyer explained that the game was actually very easy. He explained “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me, and vice versa（反之亦然）.” Again, the lady politely refused and tried to get some sleep.
The lawyer added eagerly, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $50!” Considering that there would be no end to this suffering unless she played, the lady agreed.
The lawyer asked the first question, “What is the distance from the earth to the moon?” The young lady didn't say a word, pulled out five dollars from her purse and handed it to the lawyer.
Now, it was the lady’s turn. She asked the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?” The lawyer was greatly puzzled. He took out his computer and searched all of his references. He searched the Net and sent e-mails to all of his friends, but it was all to no avail. After over an hour, he woke up the lady and handed her $50. The lady politely took the money and turned away to get back to sleep.
The lawyer, very puzzled now, woke the lady up again and asked, “Well, what on earth is the answer?” Without a word, the lady reached into her purse, handed the lawyer another $5 and went back to sleep.
1.The lawyer tried to persuade the lady to play the game because he .
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A．knew he could win |
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B．wanted to have fun with the lady |
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C．wanted to lose money to her |
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D．liked to chat with young ladies |
2.Which of the following best describes the meaning of the underlined words?
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A．No messages arrived |
B．No one could help him |
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C．The Net failed to work |
D．Nobody answered his e-mails |
3.We may infer from the story that .
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A．the lawyer and the lady used to be lovers. |
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B．there was no answer to the lady’s question. |
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C．the lady didn't like playing games with strangers. |
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D．the lawyer was too stupid to answer the question. |
4.The author’s purpose for writing the story is to .
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A．tell us how clever the lady is |
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B．describe the rules of playing games |
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C．show that it is interesting to play games |
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D．make fun of the lawyer |
Dear editor,
I am writing to ask what has happened to our young people.They are not as polite or hard-working as my generation（一代人I will give you two examples.
Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. It was very crowded so there was no free seat.There were some boys sitting on the seats near me.I didn't know why they were not at school.They were talking and laughing loudly. It was difficult for me to read my newspaper with all the noise.At the next stop, a pregnant（怀孕的）woman and her daughter got on with lots of shopping bags.I expected the boys to let them sit down.They saw the woman but they did nothing.I had to ask them to give the woman and her daughter seats. They did so but gave me a rude look.
Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend’s family.I was glad to see his children, who I hadn't seen for ten years.During the dinner, I started talking about world politics with the children.It soon became clear that they didn't know much about it.They couldn't tell me the name of the King of Spain or President of Italy.All they knew about was the Internet or which singers were the most beautiful.In my days, students knew the kings, the queens and the presidents of every country in Europe.
I worry about the future of Germany.How could these young people become good workers and parents? They sit around McDonald's after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age.Maybe they have too much money.Perhaps some readers can give us some ideas about what to do with this “lost generation”.
Yours sincerely,
Frantz Vogts.
1.Mr. Vogts writes this letter to the editor to _______.
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A．show how rude the boys were |
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B．express his worry about his friend’s children’s future |
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C．show how lazy young people nowadays are |
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D．complain the way some young people acted |
2.When Mr Vogts met the boys on the underground , he_______.
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A．knew there was no hope for him to get a seat |
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B．felt he would be in trouble |
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C．thought they should have been studying instead of staying there |
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D．expected that they would get off at the next stop |
3.Mr Vogts was disappointed at the dinner because _______.
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A．he was not politely treated |
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B．he had different opinions on the world politics from his friend |
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C．the children cared more about the Internet than he |
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D．the children did not know much about world politics |
4.By saying “lost generation”, Mr Vogts refers to ________.
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A．the fact that he is angry with young people today |
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B．the people at his age |
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C．his worry about these young people |
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D．today’s young people |
