the post office?"
Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in
Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the
Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a
fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop."
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no
mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead
of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will
say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile."
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in
time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it’s about five minutes
from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a
situation? A new Yorker might say, "Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I
don’t know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don’t know" is impolite. They usually give an answer,
often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
B. show him a map of the place
C. tell him the names of the streets
D. refer to recognizable buildings and places
B. Los Angeles.
C. Kansas.
D. Iowa.
B. as a test
C. so as to be polite
D. for fun
B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C. People have similar understandings of politeness.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas (地区). Among the leading
countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale . The
three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Mcintosh.
Apples are different in color, size, and taste . The color of the skin may be red, green, or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart (酸的). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make apple sauce (苹果酱).
Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres . They do best in areas that have very cold winters.
Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.
B. sold everywhere
C. very big
D. quite sweet
B. producing large apples
C. improving the taste of apples
D. the increase of water in apples
B. be large producers of applesauce
C. have the longest history in apple production
D. have the coldest winter among apple producing countries
B. increased
C. produced
D. sold
the water had 3 and the other houses were 4 there with no roof and no walls and all covered
with mud (泥), her house was just all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children, 5 Anna took in one
of the families that had lost 6 in the flood and she 7 her home with them until it was 8 for them
to rebuild their house.
Anna"s friends were puzzled when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand 9 Anna wanted to give 10 so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 11 . "Well," Anna 12 her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very 13 , because her husband had been killed in the 14 and she had a lot of
children, 15 I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, "We won"t be
able to have much for Christmas this year, so I"m going to 16 only one gift to all of us. Now I"ll go
and get it." She came back with a 17 who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents.
"Here"s our 18 ," she said to her children.
The children were 19 and happy to get such a gift. They 20 the little girl, and she grew up as
their sister. I was just that Christmas gift."
( )1. A. earthquake ( )2. A. below ( )3. A. reduced ( )4. A. rising ( )5. A. so ( )6. A. nothing ( )7. A. gave ( )8. A. possible ( )9. A. when ( )10. A. them ( )11. A. support ( )12. A. explained to ( )13. A. sad ( )14. A. war ( )15. A. because ( )16. A. get ( )17. A. boy ( )18. A. child ( )19. A. angry ( )20. A. disliked | B. accident B. high B. come B. flowing B. but B. everything B. found B. necessary B. how B. herself B. supply B. asked for B. rich B. storm B. as B. send B. girl B. daughter B. sorry B. gained | C. flood C. big C. appeared C. falling C. for C. anything C. shared C. important C. why C. him C. grow C. talked with C. poor C. rain C. which C. buy C. student C. sister C. lovely C. welcomed | D. fire D. small D. disappeared D. standing D. since D. something D. built D. obvious D. that D. us D. educate D. turned up D. happy D. flood D. that D. make D. teacher D. gift D. excited D. led |
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There"re five people at our table, including myself. I"ve already learnt a great deal about them in the short time we"ve been at sea, although we rarely meet except at meal times. First of all, there"s Dr Stone. He"s a man of about sixty five, with gray hair and a friendly face. He gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quiet country village. As a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the Army and visited many countries. He"s told us a lot about the city to which we are going. Then there"s "Grandmother". I call her that because her name escapes me. In spite of being a grandmother, she looks rather young, not more than fifty, She"s on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years ago. Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and her three grandchildren, whom she has never seen. Then there"s a man I don"t care for very much, an engineer by the name of Barlow. He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore. The other person who sits at our table is Mrs. Hunt. I"ve found out hardly anything about her. She"s extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult (咨询) the doctor about children"s various illness. She"s on her way to join her husband in India. | |||
1. What can we know about Mr. Stone? | |||
A. He is a doctor in the Army now. B. He is going to give up his work. C. He knows a lot about the city the author is going to. D. He has been retired for many years. | |||
2. The writer calls the second person "Grandmother" because_______. | |||
A. she looks old B. She has three daughters C. he respects her D. he can"t think of her name | |||
3. Which of the following is TRUE? | |||
A. Dr Stone lives in a quiet village now. B. "Grandmother" is an Australian. C. Barlow works in Singapore D. Mrs Hunt is a woman of many words. | |||
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What is "Walk to School"? | |||
1. Who are encouraged to take part in the programme of "Walk to School"? | |||
A. Children. B. Parents and children. C. Bus drivers. D. Teachers. | |||
2. By walking to and from school, children can learn ________. | |||
A. driving skills B. road safety and life skills C. running skills D. knowledge about science | |||
3. What is the first thing to do if you want to enjoy your walking to school? | |||
A. Plan a safe route with your children. B. Learn what a kerb is and its meaning. C. Choose the safest places to cross the road. D. Find road signs and know their meanings. | |||
4. According to the writer, you can learn more about "Walk to School" by________. | |||
A. reading a newspaper B. making a phone call C. going to the Internet D. having a traffic lesson | |||
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I travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" (风格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?" Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop." In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile." People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it’s about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don’t know. It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A new Yorker might say, "Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don’t know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don’t know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan! | |||
1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______. | |||
A. describe the place carefully B. show him a map of the place C. tell him the names of the streets D. refer to recognizable buildings and places | |||
2. What is the place where people measure distance in time? | |||
A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. Kansas. D. Iowa. | |||
3. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______. | |||
A. in order to save time B. as a test C. so as to be polite D. for fun | |||
4. What can we infer from the text? | |||
A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. C. People have similar understandings of politeness. D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. |