In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them.
At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Serving in restaurants is often large; too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself.
Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.
Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.
小题1:Which statement is true?| A．American people like sitting with people they don’t know. | | B．A hostess always seats a small group at a large table. | | C．American people never sit with people they don’t know. | | D．American people will not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking. |
小题2:What is served before you order?| A．bread | B．butter | C．coffee | D．cold water |
小题3:What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?| A．They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs. | | B．They leave the food on the table and go away. | | C．They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later. | | D．They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them. |
小题4:Sunday dinner is_______.| A．a dinner in the evening | B．A big noon meal | | C．a big lunch on Sunday | D．A supper on Sunday |
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本文介绍了美国人在外就餐时的风俗习惯。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段及关键句 …it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them 可知 A、B、C 与原文不相符，同时关键句告诉我们“未经他人允许吸烟是不礼貌的”可知 D 为正确选项。
小题2:细节理解题。根据 At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order 可见在点菜之前提供的是自来水，据此选 D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据 If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag” 得知它与答案 C 的表达相符，故选 C。
小题4:细节理解题。根据 Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.可知它与答案 B 的表达一致，故选 B。 |
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“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __31___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __32__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not ___33__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __34__ my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same __35__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __36__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __37__.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__38__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __39__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __40__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __41__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __42__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___43__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __44___.
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __45__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __46__inside, and I could feel my tears __47__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __48__ on the couch.
__49__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__50__ than his whiskey bottle.
| 小题1: | | A．confidently | B．eagerly | C．proudly | D．fearfully |
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| 小题2: | | A．reach | B．keep | C．take | D．make |
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| 小题3: | | A．create | B．support | C．appreciate | D．accept |
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| 小题4: | | A．watch | B．avoid | C．attend | D．speed |
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| 小题5: | | A．excuse | B．reply | C．promise | D．trick |
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| 小题6: | | A．Besides | B．Thus | C．Otherwise | D．However |
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| 小题7: | | A．active | B．formal | C．different | D．serious |
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| 小题8: | | A．recognized | B．greeted | C．encouraged | D．showed |
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| 小题9: | | A．air | B．audience | C．school | D．playground |
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| 小题10: | | A．rather than | B．other than | C．except for | D．along with |
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| 小题11: | | A．stage | B．position | C．office | D．exit |
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| 小题12: | | A．Jill’s | B．teacher’s | C．mother’s | D．father’s |
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| 小题13: | | A．fixed | B．touched | C．hurt | D．inserted |
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| 小题14: | | A．successfully | B．disappointedly | C．delightedly | D．hopefully |
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| 小题15: | | A．drunk | B．woken | C．forgiven | D．hidden |
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| 小题16: | | A．stepped | B．noticed | C．examined | D．glanced |
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| 小题17: | | A．getting off | B．taking down | C．building up | D．turning around |
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| 小题18: | | A．learning | B．lying | C．putting | D．carrying |
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| 小题19: | | A．How | B．Where | C．Why | D．Whether |
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| 小题20: | | A．perfect | B．comfortable | C．fortunate | D．important |
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Opened in 1971, the Magic Kingdom was the first theme park at Walt Disney World. All Disney World theme parks are open 365 days a year, although opening and closing times for each park are different from day to day. If you are traveling without kids, try to visit it on a school day to avoid the largest crowds. If you need to visit it during a school vacation, try at least to avoid the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day and the Fourth of July.
If you are not staying at a Disney World hotel, avoid visiting the Magic Kingdom on its Extra Magic Hours days. The hotel guests get into the park early on those days, increasing the waiting time for visitors who arrive at the normal opening time.
Buy your Walt Disney World tickets online at Disney World’s website. There will be some advice on picking the right ticket. See the guide to Disney World tickets. You will also need to call in advance to make lunch or dinner reservations (预订). Disney accepts reservations, through 1-407-WDW-DINE, up to 180 days in advance. Time does pass quickly, so you should call six months before your trip to get a lunch reservation in the castle. We suggest you should have your lunch at Cinderella’s Royal Table for your tour. If you can’t get the reservation, ask for the Liberty Tree Tavern instead.
Keep in mind that to reach the Magic Kingdom, you must park at Disney World’s Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) parking lot, take a tram (有轨电车), and then take a boat across the Seven Seas Lagoon to the Magic Kingdom.
小题1:We learn from the passage that ______.| A．children are not allowed to visit Disney World on New Year’s Day | | B．Disney World theme parks have the same opening and closing times | | C．a single adult had better visit the Magic Kingdom on a school day | | D．the Magic Kingdom was the earliest theme park in the world |
小题2:If you want to have dinner in the Walt Disney World, you can ______.| A．see the guide to Disney World tickets to reserve a table | | B．make a call to reserve a table for dinner in advance | | C．use 1-407-WDW-DINE to reserve about 3 months in advance | | D．go to Cinderella’s Royal Table or the Liberty Tree Tavern at any time you like |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to passage?| A．Disney World theme parks will be closed on Christmas Day. | | B．The only way to get Walt Disney World tickets is to buy them online. | | C．Visitors have to reach the Magic Kingdom by tram and then boat. | | D．The Magic Kingdom has Extra Magic Hours every day. |
小题4:What would be the best title for this passage?| A．The History of the Magic Kingdom | | B．A Brief Introduction to the Magic Kingdom | | C．Advice on Making a Trip to the Magic Kingdom | | D．The Most Important Theme Park at Walt Disney World |
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Paparazzi, or "paps", are photographers who take pictures of famous people when they are not at the center of public attention. Paps are different from professional photographers or journalists because they never take ordinary photos.
The goal for paparazzi is to get pictures that no one else will get and then sell the pictures to the buyer who offers the most money —normally a small newspaper, magazine or website.
There is no law against paparazzi taking pictures in public places. However, there are laws that protect certain individuals. For example, child protection laws stop improper (不合适的) pictures of anyone under 16 from being published.
There is also no law that stops paparazzi from following celebrities (名人) and taking their pictures either. However, if paps are secretly following them and taking pictures of their faces, they could get into trouble.
Most paparazzi hang out on streets and hot spots for celebrities, waiting for the opportunity to take a picture of a star. Many stay on the streets until the early hours of the morning when celebrities are leaving nightclubs and looking a little worse for wear. However, some have other ways to make sure they get pictures. Many paps are in contact with "informers" who know the locations of celebrities at any given time. They then pass the information on to paparazzi. An informer could be anyone —from a restaurant waiter to a salesman.
Most of the time, paparazzi get a bad reputation for following celebrities. But sometimes stars or their managers will contact paps themselves and tell them exactly where and when they will go.
What a love-hate relationship between paparazzi and celebrities!
小题1:Which of the following things paparazzi might do would be against the law?| A．Taking pictures of famous people in public places. | | B．Getting unsuitable pictures of a 10-year-old actress published. | | C．Following a famous woman singer secretly and taking her pictures. | | D．Hanging out at the places where celebrities often appear. |
小题2:In order to earn big money a pap has to ________.| A．get the only first-hand pictures | | B．sell the pictures to a big newspaper | | C．make friends with famous people | | D．know the locations of celebrities |
小题3:The fifth paragraph mainly tells us ________.| A．how paparazzi get the pictures | | B．how dangerous paparazzi’s job is | | C．how much paparazzi pay for the pictures | | D．how paparazzi contact informers |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?| A．Paparazzi always take pictures when famous people are tired. | | B．Stars hate paparazzi and don’t want to be followed. | | C．Paparazzi and famous people rely on each other sometimes. | | D．Informers might get paparazzi into trouble. |
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For many years, Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. Their dreams always include at least one scene of a sunset over the ocean. In the tropical(热带的) lands, the sun drops, like a ball of golden fire, into the sea, and it droops so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow that lights the skies and shines in the quiet water.
People often have a quiet, peaceful time ---perfect for a leisurely(悠闲的) walk along the water. This scene is not too different from the dramatic(令人神往的) beauty that greeted the first strangers to these islands centuries ago. They were Polynesian people who came from Tahiti in canoes not much bigger than small boats.
They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees, but there were no giant hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now jet planes make it possible to fly to for a weekend from Tokyo. Wherever the people come from, they really want to see the original beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountain called Diamond Head which is almost hidden by the tall hotels.
小题1:Hawaii is a name _____.| A．given by people who like to travel | | B．attracting a lot of travelers | | C．with a magic story behind it | | D．liked by both the Japanese and Americans |
小题2:On these beautiful islands, one thing that every traveler won"t miss is_____.| A．to swim in the quiet water | | B．to see the tropical plants | | C．to see the sunset | | D．a leisurely walk along the beach |
小题3:Which of the following does not belong to "the original beauty of Hawaii"?| A．White sand beaches. | | B．Waving palm trees. | | C．Tall hotels. | | D．The Diamond Head Mountain. |
小题4:The last paragraph suggests_______| A．the scenery nowadays is not too different from the original beauty. | | B．it"s not quite easy to see the original beauty, because some of the scenery is almost hidden by tall hotels. | | C．it is easy to see the original beauty, but only by taking jet airplanes. | | D．it is not easy to see the original beauty because things have completely changed in the last 25 years. |
小题5:The best title of the passage is _______| A．Islands Scenery. | | B．Hawaii A Magic Name. | | C．Traveling In Hawaii. | | D．The Dramatic Beauty. |
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The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. 36 to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving , she had collected only $49. I said, “ You 37 have your pick from my bicycle 38 ”. “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old. ” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 39 choose.
As Christmas 40 near, Emily and I went bike shopping . As we left one store, she 41 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” She asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of 42 . ”
Throughout December, Emily continued to work hard. Then one day, she made a 43 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very 44 .
45 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 46 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 47 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow. Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 48 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 49 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 50 , sir . Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 51 away one chance to win a girl’s mountain bike. ”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 52 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 53 a little girl for a sacrifice 54 her year--while giving her dad a lesson in the 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．Promised | B．Amazed | C．Determined | D．Organized |
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| 小题2: | | A．need | B．should | C．must | D．can |
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| 小题3: | | A．collection | B．contribution | C．shop | D．club |
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| 小题4: | | A．seldom | B．likely | C．slightly | D．merely |
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| 小题5: | | A．drew | B．became | C．went | D．pulled |
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| 小题6: | | A．observed | B．sensed | C．watched | D．noticed |
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| 小题7: | | A．work | B．charge | C．time | D．change |
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| 小题8: | | A．disappointing | B．surprising | C．formal | D．public |
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| 小题9: | | A．agreeable | B．hopeful | C．thankful | D．pitiful |
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| 小题10: | | A．Moved | B．Shocked | C．Persuaded | D．Demanded |
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| 小题12: | | A．While | B．As | C．Because | D．Though |
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| 小题13: | | A．express | B．describe | C．explain | D．shake |
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| 小题14: | | A．returned | B．delivered | C．chose | D．shared |
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| 小题15: | | A．sweet | B．healthy | C．happy | D．fair |
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| 小题16: | | A．putting | B．giving | C．storing | D．signing |
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| 小题17: | | A．present | B．harvest | C．winner | D．chance |
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| 小题18: | | A．greeting | B．praising | C．sheltering | D．rewarding |
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| 小题19: | | A．under | B．before | C．beyond | D．within |
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| 小题20: | | A．process | B．project | C．struggle | D．communication |
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