26、Americans are very direct people．When they want something they say “yes” and when they don’t they say “no”． If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it． Here’s an example．I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine． Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it．I will say “No, thanks．” If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks．But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some．” If I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you．” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it．

1． If Americans want something, they would say “________”．

A． Yes, thank you．                           B． No, thanks．

C． No, I’m sorry．                            D． Yes, why not．

2． When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “_______”．

A． No, I don’t．                               B． No, thanks．

C． Yes, thank you．                                 D． No, I’m sorry．

3． In this passage, “westerners” means____．

      A． the people who live in the west of their country   

B． the visitors who go to the Western countries

      C． the people who live in the Western countries

D． the people who know the customs of the West

4． The Chinese people might____if you don’t want something given．

       A． be glad                                        B． say “thank you”

      C． get angry                                     D． ask you again to take it

5． From this passage we know that____．

      A． the Chinese people are direct            B． the Chinese customs are better

      C． the westerners are more polite           D． different countries have different customs

25、You may know the word “astronaut”．But do you know the word “taikonaut”? It means “Chinese astronaut” in English．It comes from the Chinese pinyin “taikong” and the English word “astronaut”．In 1998, a Malaysian Chinese scientist used the word for the first time．Since then, because of the fast development of China’s space industry（工业）, more and more people all over the world have known the word．In September, 2008, taikonauts caught many people’s eyes again．

The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft（宇宙飞船）that carried three taikonauts took off from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 25th．It’s the third time for China to send people into space．During the flight in space, some tasks were completed and the 20-minute spacewalk was the most exciting one．With the help of his two teammates Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng, Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed China’s first spacewalk．China has become the third country to finish such an outer space activity following Russia and the U．S．A．All the Chinese people are proud of our country．

1． What does “taikonaut” mean in English?

A． Chinese astronaut．                      B． Chinese scientist．

C． Chinese center．                            D． Chinese space industry．

2． Who completed China’s first spacewalk?

      A． Jing Haipeng．                          B． Liu Boming.

C． Zhai Zhigang．                                 D． Yang Liwei．

3． Which countries have finished such an outer space activity?

A． Russia and the U．S．A．             B． Russia and China．

C． China and the U．S．A．               D． Russia, the U．S．A． and China．

4． Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

      A． It’s the third time for China to send people into space．

      B． Russia and the U．S．A． have already finished outer space activity．

C． The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft was sent into space on September 25th, 2008．

D． Zhai Zhigang completed 20-minute spacewalk without the help of his two teammates．

5． The best title of this passage is _________．

      A． The Shenzhou-7 Spacecraft

B． Chinese Taikonaut’s First Spacewalk

      C． How the Word “taikonaunt” Comes from

      D． The Fast Development of China’s Space Industry

24、When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful．When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words．When you read, it gives you a good example for writing．

Good reading tips．

Try to read at the right level（水平）．Read something that you can （more or less） understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting．

Try to increase the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook．But you don’t have to write them while you read．Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read： mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book．Then try to remember them．

Try to read regularly．For example, read for a short time once a day．Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix（固定）a time to read and keep to it．You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime．

Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it．So, choose an interesting book．You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．For example, 21st Century Teens．It is easy enough for you to understand it．There is something interesting in it．

1． According to the passage, how many reading tips does the writer give us?

A． Three．            B． Four．              C． Five．              D． Six．

2． Which of the following sentences is right?

A． Reading a lot can help you write better．

B． When you read, you can only learn some new words．

C． It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary．

D． Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better．

3． If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, ________．

      A． give up reading                             B． guess the meaning at first

C． write them down at once                 D． look them up in a dictionary at once

4． To make your reading better, _________．

A． it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens

B． only read a magazine about a subject that you like

C． you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least

D． reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better than for a short time once a day

5． The passage is mainly about _________．

A． what to read                                        B． reading is very helpful

C． when to read                                        D． how to make reading better

22、根据对话内容, 在空格中填写一个句子, 使对话完整、正确、达意。

Jack： Hi, Kate, What are you going to do this weekend?

Kate： I’m going to Wuhan．

Jack： Wuhan?  1                                  ?

Kate： Because there is going to be a match between China and Russia．

Jack： How wonderful!

Kate： Would you like to go with me?

Jack： I’d like to very much．  2                          ?

Kate： It’s a volleyball match．

Jack：  3                              ?

Kate： It will be held in Wuhan Gym．

Jack： By the way．  4                              ?

Kate： Let’s take the bus there tomorrow, shall we?

Jack： 5                            ． Good-bye!

Kate： Good-bye!

21、In Nanjing, we stayed at a very nice hotel．But I can’t remember ________ name of it．

 A． the             B． a           C． an            D． /

20、— There is a wrong word in line _________．

— Where?

— In the ________ line．

A． two; two        B． two; second              C． second; two       D．second; second

19、All the _______ teachers enjoyed themselves on March 8th, because it was their own holiday．

A． man            B． men           C． woman            D． women

18、Anna hasn’t come to school today．I think she ________ be ill．

A． can                B． has to            C． may            D． should

17、— ________ do you go for a trip with your family?

— About once a year．

A． How often          B． How soon            C． How much          D． How long