America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real，yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings 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. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand，because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes，share their holidays，and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

    Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes，the welcome will be full，warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

    For the Americans，it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants，except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?　　

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.　　                

C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.　　

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.　　

2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend，we will probably be ______.

A. warmly welcomed at the airport            

B. offered a ride to his home

C. treated hospitably at his home                        

D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

3.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A. strict with time　　　       B. willing to spend time　　

C. careful with time                               D. serious with time

4.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A. Friendships between Chinese       

B. Friendships between Americans　　

C. Americans’hospitality                

D. Americans’and Chinese’s views of friendships

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real，yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings 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. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand，because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes，share their holidays，and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes，the welcome will be full，warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans，it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants，except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
【小题1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?　　

Now satellites are  1  to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in space, and they can    2  any part of the world．The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）， 3 this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these  4  to the weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world．From the pictures, the scientists can often say 5    the weather will change.

Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier  6 . Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the    7    on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great    8    to the meteorologists.    9 __satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may     10    forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.

1．A．help              B．to help         C．helped               D．helping

2．A．reach             B．arrive          C．get                  D．go

3．A．so               B．because        C．even                D．and

4．A．satellites          B．pictures        C．weather              D．space

5．A．that              B．for            C．where               D．how

6．A．it                B．one            C．ones                D．them

7．A．clouds           B．weather        C．pictures              D．trees

8．A．report           B．luck            C．helpful               D．help

9．A．Before           B．After           C．Since                D．If

10．A．can           B．be             C．be able to            D．could

When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words 16 a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate 　　17 words? A smile 18 your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell 19 　 that you are sad. When you 　20 your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something 　21 ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod and people know you are saying 　22 .

Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus 23　 .A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you 24 to go in or out. 25 you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages 　26 them all the time? People can communicate 　27 many other ways. 28 artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books 29 to tell you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us to know 30 is going on in the world.

（ ）16.A. take　　 　　 B. bring　　 　　　 C. carry　　　 　　　 D. gives

（ ）17.A. by　　　 　　 B. with　　　 　　 C. use　　　　 　　　 D. without

（ ）18. A. in　　　 　　 B. on　　　 　　　 C. at　　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. over

（ ）19.A. others　 　　 B. the others　　　　 C. other　　　 　 　　　 D. the other

（ ）20. A. put on　 　　 B. put out　　　　　　 　 C. put up　　　 　　　 D. put down

（ ）21. A. when　 　　 B. or　　　 　　　 C. but　　　　 　　　 D. if

（ ）22. A. no　　　 　　 B. hello　　 　　　　 C. yes　　　 　　　 　　　 D. nothing

（ ）23. A. to get　　 　 B. to choose 　　　　 C. to have　　　 　　　 D. to take

（ ）24. A. which　 　　 B. where　　 　　 C. how　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. what

（ ）25. A. Do　　 　　 B. Did　　　 　　　 C. Had　　　　 　　　 D. Have

（ ）26.A. from　　 　　 B. of　　　 　　　 C. about　　　 　 　　　 D. for

（ ）27. A. with　　 　　 B. by　　　 　　　 C. without　　 　 　　　 D. in

（ ）28. A. The　　 　 B. An　　　 　　　 C. A　　　　 　　 　　　 D. Some

（ ）29. A. write　　 　 B. wrote　　　　　　　 C. is written　　 　　　 D. are written

（ ）30.A. what　 　　　　 B. which　　 　　　 C. that　　　　 　　　 D. who