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阅读理解。     The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries.
Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India.When they talked to an Indian, he would often shake his head.The visitors might think.that the Indian did not like what they said.But, in fact,
they would be completely wrong.
     Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others.It does not have the same meaning as our "
No", if someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business.He hired (雇用) a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office, the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again, and
the driver shook his head again.At last, of course, the officer got angry.
     "What do you mean?" he shouted, "Drive me to my office at once!"
     The driver answered in quite a loud voice, too. "Yes,sirl" But to the officer"s surprise, the driver shook
his head at the same time.
     The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word.He thought about it for a while,and then nodded with a smile,is s No" means 6Yes" here! "根据短文内容,每空只填写一个单词。
      An Indian will 1.             his head when he agrees with others.  The foreign officer was 2.             that
the driver shook his head as he said "Yes".  When they see an Indian shaking his head, visitors may think
the Indian doesn"t 3.           what they are saying.  From the first sentence of the passage we know shaking the head means "Yes" in 4.             countries.  We can see at the end of the passage that the officer was
not 5.            with the driver any more.
答案
1. shake   2. surprised 3. like   4. some 5. angry
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阅读理解。     Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world, was invented by accident? Although tea
wasn"t brought to the western world until 1610, this beverage (饮料) was discovered over three thousand years before that.   According to an ancient Chinese legend c传说), the emperor Shen Nong discovered
tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire.  Some leaves from a nearby bush fell into the
water and remained there for some time. The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a
pleasant smell. Later he decided to taste the hot mixture. It was quite delicious.  And in this way, one of
the world"s favorite drinks was invented.根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
1.  When was tea invented?
___________________________
2.  Who was tea invented by?
___________________________
3.   How was it invented?
___________________________
4.  When was tea brought to the western world?
___________________________
5.What is the article about?
___________________________
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阅读理解。     Confucius was born on September 28, 551BC. Chinese regard (看待) Confucius as the greatest
thinker and teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more than 2,000 years, Confucius" ideas have
been around in people"s everyday life. Now they have gone far into east and south Asia. People can still
hear them today.
     Why are his ideas so popular? Because they help a lot in everyday life, Confucius said young people
should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great
teacher, Confucius said all should go to school if they could.
根文内容,选择正答案。
1. Confucius was born in               
A. September                
B. October
C. December                
D. November
2. Confucius" ideas have gone far into               .
A. east and south Asia                
B. north and west Asia
C. east and  south Africa                
D. north and west Africa
3. Confucius thought _            .
A. young people needn"t take care of the old
B. people should think of"  themselves
C. people should work for others
D. all the people could go to school
4. What do people think of Confucius _______
A. The greatest leader and teacher.      
B. The greatest thinker and teacher.
C. The greatest leader and thinker.      
D. The greatest doctor and teacher.
5. What"s the passage mainly about?
A. All should go to school.              
B. The old and the young.
C. Work for others.                    
D. Confucius and his ideas.
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阅读理解。     Before you to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs
(风俗) of the country.
     When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say "How do you do?" and shake
hands(捏手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake
hands when they haven"t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
      Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that
the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station,  they
kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as
often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both
of them laugh.根据短文内容,选择正确答案。  1.It is      _ if you know the language and some of the customs of a country before you pay a visit to that country.        A. not useful                
B. not helpful
C. very helpful              
D. very bad    2. English people usually shake hands when they     __.      A. meet every time
B. meet for the first time
C. say goodbye to each other
D. say hello to each other    3. Usually, English people don"t shake hands       __.        A. when they will be away for a long time
B. when they say "How do you do?"
C. when they just meet or say  goodbye
D. when they haven"t met for a long time  4. Which is RIGHT?       A. German people shake hands as often as possible.
B. English people like shaking hands very much.
C. German people hardly ever shake hands.
D. Both English people and Germans don"t like shaking hands.5. This story is about__      .A. shaking hands
B. languages
C. customs
D. languages and customs
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任务型阅读。     Many North Americans love sport. This does not necessarily mean that they get any exercise . What
they do is watch national teams on television. They watch baseball, football , basketball, hockey, golf and
tennis-which means that for most of the weekends they sit in front of the television.(4)they  are  watch  
with them.  their friends  If  friendly
     Baseball is the great American sport and every team has fans. Nearly every big city has a team , and
as each team plays. 162 games a year, following baseball can take up a lot of time. The playing season
begins in spring and finishes in the fall World series, when the two leading teams play each other. The first
to win four games wins the Serries. Although called the World Series, Canada is the only other country to
take part in it.
     Football ,played in the fall and winter , is also very popular. It is not at all like the game called soccer.
There isn’t much kicking in American football, which has more to do with running with the ball and
knocking people down. Each team only plays 16 games during the season, and these take place on
Sundays and Monday evenings . (5)Half the country watches the final game on a Sunday , in
January.
     When there are no good games on television , Americans watch college sports. Many colleges feel
that if they want their former students to give money to their old schools, they need a winning football
team. To our surprise , this seems to be true.
Answer the following questions according to passage.
1. When do Americana and their friends sit to watch games on TV?
                                                        _    
2. How many countries are there in the World Series?
_______________________________
3. Why are college teams important for colleges in America ?
                                                              
4. 连词成句
_______________________________
5. 句子翻译
_______________________________
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阅读填空。  Americans usually eat three     l    a day. Breakfast usually comes before
eight o"clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit
juice and coffee. Lunch is    2   
  twelve and one o"clock. It is like a light meal and working people must    3  
lunch with them or get it near their workplace.
  Children in school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies (饼干) with them or
have lunch in the school. Dinner, the main meal,   4    between six  and eight in
the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat such as chicken,
turkey and duck. They may have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink
is coffee, tea or milk. Then    5    the dessert.
1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____
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