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

 

 
【小题1】 If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may 　　　　　　　　　.

A．call Susan at 7328059	B．surf the website: www.music.com.au
C．telephone Mr. White at 5132683	D．e-mail

【小题2】Who is the owner of the lost dog?

A．Mr. White.

B．Larry.

C．Susan.

D．David.

【小题3】 If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should 　　　　　　　　　.

A．master at least three languages	B．know the city very well
C．be an experienced driver	D．both B and C

【小题4】 Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?

A．It has a beautiful view.	B．It has hot water in the daytime.
C．It has three floors.	D．It has a kitchen.

【小题5】 How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information?

A．By sending an e-mail.	B．By going to visit it.
C．By making a phone call.	D．By sending a fax.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may 　　　　　　　　　.

A. call Susan at 7328059　               B. surf the website: www.music.com.au

C. telephone Mr. White at 5132683　      D. e-mail

2.Who is the owner of the lost dog?

A. Mr. White.　          B. Larry.　         C. Susan.　     D. David.

3. If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should 　　　　　　　　　.

A. master at least three languages               B. know the city very well

C. be an experienced driver                  D. both B and C

4. Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?

A. It has a beautiful view.                  B. It has hot water in the daytime.

C. It has three floors.                      D. It has a kitchen.

5. How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information?

A. By sending an e-mail.                     B. By going to visit it.

C. By making a phone call.                   D. By sending a fax.

 

 

 

Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.

Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.

Don’t give your password (密码) to anyone else, and never leak out the following information---your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information. 

Check with your parents before giving out a credit (信用) card number.

Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it’s OK.

Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents must make sure it’s a right place for you.

Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s permission (允许). Never meet anyone you met on line alone.

Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.

If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.

Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.

Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.

1. If you want a true friend on the Internet , you can ____________ .

A. tell the people what your name is .

B. meet the people on line alone.

C. write an e-mail about yourself .

D. get your parent’s permission.

2.It’s good for children to ________ on the Internet.

A. give password to others

B. get useful knowledge and information

C. give out a credit card number

D. go into a chat room as they’d like to

3. The underlined phrase “leak out” in the third paragraph may mean “________.”

A. give away　   B. leave out

C. give out      D. put away

4.If your parents don’t agree, never ________.

A. read anything on the Internet

B. relax in your free time

C. have a face-to face meeting with anyone you met online

D. treat other people as you’d like to be treated

5. This passage is mainly about “________”.

A. How to use Computers

B. Surfing on the Internet

C. Information on the Interne

D. Internet Safety Rules

 

A young man was going to finish school. For a long time he was looking forward to getting a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well afford it, so he told him all he wanted.

Then on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. To his surprise, the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he said to his father “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

    Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. He thought he should go to see his father. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements（安排）, he received a phone telling him his father had passed away. He had to come home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him.

    When he began to search through his father's important papers, he saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌） dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret filled his heart.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What did the young man want to get from his father?

A. A sports car.        B. A beautiful bike.        C. A lovely Bible.

2.From the passage, we know the young man’s father was ________.

A. poor             B. rich                C. careless

3.The young man was angry with his father because _______.

A. he thought he only got a Bible      

B. he had to stay in his study

C. his father couldn't afford a car

4.The young man knew about his father’s death when _________.

A. someone wrote to him            

B. someone telephoned him   

C. he went back home

5.The words “PAID IN FULL” may mean _________ in Chinese.

A. 分期付款　　　　 B. 全款付清　　　　    C. 抵押付款