When people in the U.S. have company or when they're invited to (formal or informal)get-together, they usually make a point of trying to make others feel comfortable and relaxed.On the whole, they tend to be informal. Men shake hands, but usually only when they're introduced. Male friends and business associate who haven't seen each other in a while may shake hands when they say hello. Women usually don't shake hands when being introduced to each other. When a woman and man are introduced, shaking hands is up to the woman. Americans rarely shake hands to say goodbye, except on business occasions. American women are used to being independent. They are used to going to places by themselves, making their own money, and often living alone. Sometimes they will ask men for help, but they usually don't want to be protected. Since the women's movement started, it's not always clear whether women expect men to open doors or help them into their coats. American women may start conversations with men or even ask them to dance.
There are a lot of Americans who don't smoke or drink, and many who don't want people to do those things in their houses. It's always best to ask for permission before you,bring alcohol to a dinner or before you light up a cigarette, if you are with people you don't ,know very well. Non-smokers have become more militant (好战的) about smoking in public places. Many restaurants, for example, have set up special areas for smokers.
House guests may bring gifts when they come to visit, and they often offer to help in some way. As a guest, you may want to ask your host or hostess if there's anything you can do to help in the kitchen. In many cases, the gesture is more important than actually helping.
【小题1】"…the gesture is more important than actually helping." Here "gesture" means_________.

A．态度

B．话题

C．姿态

D．言行

【小题2】When American people are introduced to each other, ____________.

A．men seldom shake hands	B．women often shake hands
C．a woman decides if she will shake hands with a man
D．a man decides if he will shake hands with a woman

【小题3】___________is not mentioned in the passage.
A. How to visit an American family      B. When American women's movement started
C. American women are independentD Non-smokers hate smoking in public places.
【小题4】 Which one is NOT right? ________________.
A None of Americans want people to smoke or drink in their houses
B Many Americans don’t smoke or drink
C Many special areas for smokers have been set up in the US
D It’s best to ask before you smoke in America

When people in the U. S. have company or when they’re invited to (formal or informal) get-togethers, they usually make a point of trying to make others feel comfortable and relaxed. On the whole, they tend to be informal. Men shake hands, but usually only when they’re introduced. Male friends and business associated (同事) who haven’ t seen each other in a while may shake hands when they say hello. Women usually don’t shake hands when being introduced to each other. When a woman and man are introduced, shaking hands is up to the woman. Americans rarely shake hands to say goodbye, except on business occasions. American women are used to being independent. They are used to going to places by themselves, making their own money, and often living alone. Sometimes they will ask men for help, but they usually don” t want to be protected. Since the women’s movement started, it’s not always clear whether women expect men to open doors or help them into their coats. American women may start conversations with men or even ask them to dance.

There are a lot of Americans who don’t smoke or drink, and many who don’t want people to do those things in their houses. It” s always best to ask for permission before you bring alcohol to a dinner or before you light up a cigarette, if you are with people you don’t know very well. Non-smokers have become more militant (好战的) about smoking in public places. Many restaurants, for example, have set up special areas for smokers.

Houseguests may bring gifts when they come to visit, and they often offer to help in some way. As a guest, you may want to ask your host or hostess if there’s anything you can do to help in the kitchen. In many cases, the gesture is more important than actually helping.

“..., the gesture is more important than actually helping.” Here “gesture” means ________.

A．态度    B．话题    C．姿态    D．言行

．When American people are introduced to each other, _______.

A．men seldom shake hands

B．women often shake hands

C．a woman decides if she will shake hands with a man

D．a man decides if he will shake hands with a woman

______is not mentioned(提到)in the passage.

A．How to visit an American family   B．When American women’s movement started

C．American women are independent  D．Non-smokers hate smoking in public places

Which one is not right?

A．None of Americans want people to smoke or drink in their houses.

B．Many Americans don’t smoke or drink.

C．Many special areas for smokers have been set up in the U.S..

D．It’s best to ask before you smoke in America.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away．Life has   36  for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online．37   you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are 38   of a virtual community (虚拟社区)．

"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, 39   I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in China．"Eighty percent of my classmates use QQ   40   school．"

QQ is the biggest messaging  41  in China．A record 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October,   42   to Tencent, the company which developed QQ．

And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them．"I log in (登陆) on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel  43  ．I usually  44  about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said．"But I rarely talk with  45  , especially boys or men．"

Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making  46  with strangers online．"You don't know   47   you're talking to．You should  48   be careful about who you trust online．"

Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to  49  someone very well．Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face．It was a girl who was a comic fan like  50   and they went to a comic show together．

However, not all teenagers have been so  51  ．At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was raped（强奸） after meeting a friend she had found on QQ．The criminals weren't   52   until last month．

A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users．"I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking   53 ," he said．Now he chats online in English, using MSN．But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a  54    of time and money．"If you are really   55   to it, sometimes you just can't concentrate in class," he said．

36．A．improved                B．become                C．changed                D．increased 

37．A．Whether             B．If                    C．When                 D．Unless

38．A．member                  B．part                   C．partner                   D．number

39．A．but                         B．while                 C．when                      D．still．

40．A．before              B．at                     C．after                       D．since

41．A．service                B．product                C．structure             D．organization

42．A．granting                 B．depending             C．considering            D．according

43．A．sleepy                    B．tired                  C．bored                      D．busy

44．A．take                 B．cost                   C．pay                  D．spend

45．A．friends                     B．adults                 C．males                D．strangers

46．A．relation              B．touch                C．contact               D．friends

47．A．who                       B．what                       C．whose                D．which

48．A．often                      B．usually                   C．sometimes            D．always

49．A．know                            B．recognize              C．tell                        D．judge

50．A．herself                    B．him                  C．anybody else          D．everyone

51．A．good                      B．fortunate              C．safely               D．healthy

52．A．kept                       B．held                 C．caught                    D．killed

53．A．uselessness              B．noise                 C．nonsense             D．rubbish

54．A．short                      B．lack                  C．waste                      D．little

55．A．kept                       B．held                 C．addicted             D．stuck