The words "sandwich" is an English word．Sandwich was an English  1 ．He lived in England about two hundred years ago．Sandwich had a lot of  2 ．He was very rich．He liked  3  cards．He often spent the  4  day and night on it．  5   day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping．He did not   6   the card table to eat．He asked others to   7    him some meat and  8 ．Then he put some meat between two pieces of bread．He did not want to stop  9   playing cards．From the name of this man．We have the name of the  10  --- sandwich．Have you ever heard of the story?

1．A．woman                  B．place                   C．man                  D．book

2．A．money                  B．food                   C．bread                  D．card

3．A．making                  B．keeping                C．playing                 D．selling

4．A．every                   B．only                   C．one                   D．whole

5．A．One                    B．Some                  C．Next                  D．This

6．A．hold                    B．leave                   C．put                    D．show

7．A．use                       B．cook                    C．bring                     D．throw

8．A．milk                      B．bread                   C．tea                         D．fruit

9．A．when                    B．before                  C．after                             D．because

10．A．man                    B．food                    C．drink                     D．woman

The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English 1. He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of 2. He was very rich(富有的). But he liked3cards for money. He often played4day and night.5day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He did not6the card table to eat. He asked his man to7him some meat and8. So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop9playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich” 10.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      woman
   2. B.
      man
   3. C.
      place
   4. D.
      book
2. 2.
   1. A.
      money
   2. B.
      food
   3. C.
      bread
   4. D.
      cards
3. 3.
   1. A.
      making
   2. B.
      keeping
   3. C.
      playing
   4. D.
      selling
4. 4.
   1. A.
      every
   2. B.
      only
   3. C.
      one
   4. D.
      all
5. 5.
   1. A.
      One
   2. B.
      Some
   3. C.
      Next
   4. D.
      This
6. 6.
   1. A.
      hold
   2. B.
      leave
   3. C.
      put
   4. D.
      show
7. 7.
   1. A.
      use
   2. B.
      take
   3. C.
      bring
   4. D.
      throw
8. 8.
   1. A.
      milk
   2. B.
      tea
   3. C.
      fruit
   4. D.
      bread
9. 9.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      when
   3. C.
      after
   4. D.
      because
10. 10.
    1. A.
       in shops
    2. B.
       at school
    3. C.
       today
    4. D.
       this year

Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

1.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____

A．make himself strong                     B．make himself rich

C．make himself comfortable                 D．cause himself to seem like a fool

2.According to the passage , the American and British _____

A．don’t speak the same language

B．don’t have social custom in common

C．do share a lot of social customs

D．do have the exactly same social customs

3.If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six

A．nearly a minute or two later than           B．a quarter to

C．a quarter to                            D．much later than

4.The last example in the passage shows____

A．The correct way to use a knife at table

B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable

C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D．promptness is important both in England and in America

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A．Social Customs and Customs               B．Social Life

C．American and British Customs              D．Promptness is Important

On April 10, 1912, the Titanic started her first trip from Southampton, England, to New York City, US. The ship was the world’s largest and most luxurious（豪华的）one at that time.
　 High-class facilities（设备）for passengers including restaurants, a library and a swimming pool made the ship like a floating hotel. More importantly, its owners and builders said it was unsinkable（不会下沉的）.

　 However, on April 15, the ship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and killed over 1,500 people.　

This April 15, on the 100th anniversary（周年纪念）of the sinking of the Titanic, people in the UK and US will hold activities to remember the event. James Cameron’s 1997 film, Titanic, was a huge hit all around the world. Now the 3-D film will come to Chinese theaters on April 10. It is a love story between a poor young man named Jack and a rich young woman named Rose on the unlucky ship. In Belfast, UK, the port of the Titanic’s birth, a museum called Titanic Belfast will open to the public.
　Today, the sinking of the Titanic is not just an accident. It has become a popular expression to mean a large disaster or mistake, usually because of too much confidence.
　In the UK, if somebody says that his or her mobile phone is really great and could never break, others might say, “Yeah, and people said the Titanic was unsinkable.” In other words, no matter how confident or proud people are about something, anything can go wrong.

43. The first and second paragraph mainly tells us _____.

A. Titanic had High-class facilities　　　　　　　　 B. the ship was built in 1912

C. what kind of ship Titanic was　　　　　　　　　 D. Titanic was like a hotel

44. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “hit” in Paragraph 4?

A. Success　　　　　　 B. Break　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Knock　　　　　　　　　　 D. Movie

45. In which situation can we say “The Titanic was unsinkable” to Tom?

A. He is worried about the result of his exam.　 B. He wants to make friends with Jack.

C. He is sure to win in the competition.　　　　 D. He is asking for a day off.

46. Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _____.

A. Titanic was an unlucky ship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. any mobile phone can go wrong

C. the 3-D film “Titanic” will be put on in China

D. never being too confident or proud about anything