It's good manners ______.

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　　A. to be rude (粗鲁的) to people

　　B. to be late for class

　　C. to be kind to others

　　D. to spit (吐痰，吐唾沫) in public

阅读理解.

　  Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese. But she is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand (明白) because she can't speak Chinese very well. It's Sunday morning, she goes out. She is walking in the street. She is going to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She stops a Chinese schoolboy and asks him the way. The boy can't understand her. She looks worried． Then she finds a way to express (表达) what she wants to say. She takes out a pen and some paper. She draws an elephant on it and shows the picture to the boy, The boy has a careful look at the picture, reads it and smiles and then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案.

（1） This article mainly tells us a story of __________.

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A．the picture to the boy

B．the way to the zoo

C．how to learn Chinese in China

D．an American girl Mary in Beijing

（2） The underlined phrase "understand her" in paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.

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（3） The underlined word "express" in paragraph 2 can be replaced by________.

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（4） Why does Mary stop a schoolboy in the street?

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A．Because she takes the boy to see her picture.

B．Because she wants to have a talk with a Chinese boy.

C．Because the schoolboy is on his way to the zoo.

D．Because she wants to know the way to the zoo from him.

（5） She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy, because ________.

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A．she is good at drawing

B．she wants the boy to know where she wants to go

C．she doesn't know how to say "elephant" in Chinese

D．she wants to help the boy say "elephant" in English

　　When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying: “We have to go to work now,” you're left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools and that the work “they go off” is to go on the stage in a theater.

　　Stage schools often act as agencies (代理机构) to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name “stage school” are those few places where children attend full time, with training for the theatre and a general education. A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?

　　Then of course there is time for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year and those over 13 to 40 days.

　　The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.

(1) People would stop feeling uneasy when realizing that the children they're talking to ________.

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A．attend stage school

B．are going to the theatre

C．have got some work to do

D．love singing and dancing

(2) In the writer's opinion, a good stage school should ________.

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A．produce star performers

B．help pupils improve their study skills

C．train pupils in language and performing arts

D．provide a general education and training

(3) “Professional work” used in the text means ________.

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A．ordinary school work

B．money-making performances

C．stage training at school

D．acting, singing, or dancing after class

(4) Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?

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A．He thinks highly of hat they have to offer.

B．He favors an early start in the training of performing arts.

C．He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows.

D．He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached.

(5) The word “unthinkable” in the first paragraph means: ________.

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