In the front of many American homes you can see a mat(脚垫).This mat is sometimes called “welcome mat”, because many of the mats have the word “welcome” on them.

Because Americans don’t take off their shoes before going into the house, they need a welcome mat to clean their shoes. If the children don’t clean their shoes on the mat, they may be scolded(被责骂) by their parents. If you go to an American home, please remember to clean your shoes on the mat, or you may be told to do so.“Different countries, different customs(习俗).”

1.There are many “welcome mats” in the front of an American home.

2.Every American home has a welcome mat.

3.When Americans go into the house, they often take off their shoes.

4.It’s better to clean your shoes before you go into an American home.

5.There are different customs in different countries.

 

in the front of;   rather than;   turn off;   neither;   enough;   turn down

Sometimes we make mistakes since we are not careful ________.

Mr. Wang is standing ________ the meeting room and giving a talk.

--I have never been to Disneyland before.

   -- Me ________.

I am gonging to be an artist ________ a bank clerk. 

Grandpa is sleeping. Could you please ________ the TV a bit.

in the front of;   rather than;   turn off;   neither;   enough;   turn down

Sometimes we make mistakes since we are not careful ________.

Mr. Wang is standing ________ the meeting room and giving a talk.

--I have never been to Disneyland before.

   -- Me ________.

I am gonging to be an artist ________ a bank clerk. 

Grandpa is sleeping. Could you please ________ the TV a bit.

In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. I call these things  1 and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did  2 the water. Any kind of 3 ride seemed to give him pleasure.  4 he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being  5 the water, moving through it, having it all around me. I was not a strong  6 , or one who learned to swim early, for I had my 7 . But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and  8 those summer days with my father, who  9 come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the  10 person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go  11 his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me  12 anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk while he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his 13 . But my father always showed up and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s fine.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get  14 an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is memory.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but  15 , in that childhood, look at us.

【小题1】

A．hope B．joy C．anger D．worry

【小题2】

A．hate B．refuse C．praise D．love

【小题3】

A．boat B．bus C．train D．bike

【小题4】

A．But B．Then C．And D．Still

【小题5】

A．on B．off C．by D．in

【小题6】

A．swimmer B．rider C．walker D．runner

【小题7】

A．hopes B．likes C．rights D．fears

【小题8】

A．spending B．saving C．wasting D．destroying

【小题9】

A．should B．would C．had to D．could

【小题10】

A．next B．only C．other D．last

【小题11】

A．away from B．out of C．by D．inside

【小题12】

A．put up B．break down C．play with D．work out

【小题13】

A．fishing net B．office things C．wooden chair D．lab equipment

【小题14】

A．the student B．the assistant C．myself D．himself

【小题15】

A．which B．who C．what D．whose

In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. I call these things  1 and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did  2 the water. Any kind of 3 ride seemed to give him pleasure.  4 he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being  5 the water, moving through it, having it all around me. I was not a strong  6 , or one who learned to swim early, for I had my 7 . But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and  8 those summer days with my father, who  9 come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the  0 person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go  11 his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me  12 anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk while he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his 13 . But my father always showed up and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s fine.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get  14 an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is memory.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but  15 , in that childhood, look at us.

【小题1】

A．hope B．joy C．anger D．worry

【小题2】

A．hate B．refuse C．praise D．love

【小题3】

A．boat B．bus C．train D．bike

【小题4】

A．But B．Then C．And D．Still

【小题5】

A．on B．off C．by D．in

【小题6】

A．swimmer B．rider C．walker D．runner

【小题7】

A．hopes B．likes C．rights D．fears

【小题8】

A．spending B．saving C．wasting D．destroying

【小题9】

A．should B．would C．had to D．could

【小题10】

A．next B．only C．other D．last

【小题11】

A．away from B．out of C．by D．inside

【小题12】

A．put up B．break down C．play with D．work out

【小题13】

A．fishing net B．office things C．wooden chair D．lab equipment

【小题14】

A．the student B．the assistant C．myself D．himself

【小题15】

A．which B．who C．what D．whose