1 . Tips for Travelling Abroad
Everyone loves travelling abroad. It gives us the chance to see some sights, have some fun and relax. However, travelling isn’t always a great experience. Follow these tips to make sure you enjoy your trip.
Have you packed your passport? Your tickets? Every year, thousands of people miss flights because they’ve forgotten their passports. They arrive at the airports too late, or they even go to the wrong airports!
How much do you know about the place you are going to visit? Learning something about the culture of the foreign city will help you understand the people. Learning a few expressions of another language can also help you make new friends.
Try to reduce the pollution you cause. Travel by train if you can. Flying produces much more carbon dioxide than travelling by train. After you arrive, use buses or trains instead of taxis.
You can help a local community a lot by staying in local hotels and eating in local restaurants. This means that your money will go to local people rather than to a large international company.
You don’t want to forget your trips. Make a scrapbook — a book of memories about your trips. You can show it to friends, or just use it to remember all the good times you had! And don’t forget the new friends you made during your trips. Did you promise to send them pictures or presents? Don’t forget to do it. Then next time you go on a trip, you can visit them again.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。| A．Protect the environment |
| B．Remember the trips |
| C．Help the local population |
| D．Do some research |
| E．Get organized |
Visitors often get lost in a foreign (外国的) country.
In Japan, people don’t use street names, but they use landmarks (地标) in their directions (指引). For example, when you ask the way to a bank, the Japanese can say, “Go along the street.
How do people in California show the way?
People in Greece (希腊) are very kind.
| A．Turn left at the hospital and you can see a fruit market. |
| B．Most visitors cannot understand Greek. |
| C．They use time, not miles. |
| D．So knowing the way is very important. |
| E．In the countryside of America, usually, there are not many landmarks. |
3 . Table manners are about how to behave when you eat a meal. Different countries have different table manners. Now let’s see some table manners in the following countries:
Japan
It is OK to make some noises when you eat noodles in Japan. Making some noises is not rude but is praise to the cook. The Japanese also say it tastes better if you make some noises while eating.
What else to watch: it’s important to say “Thanks” before and after a meal.
France
In France, a meal is like a ceremony. People enjoy it and make it a special event. You should never discuss money over dinner. And “going Dutch (各自付账)” is not polite.
What else to watch: you need to finish everything on your plate.
Mexico
In Mexico, whenever you catch the eyes of someone who’s eating, even a stranger, it’s good manners to say “provecho”, which means “enjoy”.
What else to watch: where you sit is important in this country. Before you get seated, look for place cards, or wait until the host seats you. And you must say “Enjoy your meal” before you leave the table.
1. ________ is a polite way to eat noodles in Japan.| A．Eating quietly | B．Eating quickly | C．Leaving some | D．Making some noises |
| A．Money. | B．Weather. | C．Sports. | D．News. |
| A．Goodbye. | B．Enjoy your meal. | C．Thank you. | D．The food is delicious. |
| A．sports stars | B．dinner parties | C．eating habits | D．table manners |
4 . When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on 18 November, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.
On 18 November, 1979, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who with a pair of ears is more famous than Mickey?
1. How many cartoons with Mickey did Walt Disney make in the 1930s?| A．80. | B．87. |
| C．18. | D．28. |
| A．Steamboat Willie. |
| B．Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. |
| C．Sleeping Beauty. |
| D．Cinderella． |
| A．Mickey is very cute. |
| B．Mickey has a famous pair of ears. |
| C．Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face the danger. |
| D．Mickey is the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| A．Steamboat Willie came out in New York on 18 November, 1979. |
| B．Minnie is Mickey's sister. |
| C．Today’s cartoons are usually as simple as Mickey Mouse. |
| D．Mickey was always ready to try his best. |
5 . There is no doubt that technology has had a big influence on our lives. People from all around the world can now talk to each other almost at once on mobile phones and the Internet. People can easily solve their problems with the help of computers and the World Wide Web. With the technology, it seems that the world is more connected now than ever before. Even so, there have been worries about technology making people feel lonely and disconnected from others around them.
So does this mean that technology makes us lonely?
In my opinion, it is hard to say “Yes” or “No”.
It’s true that humans need communication with each other. If we depend on technology too much to communicate, this can badly impact our mental (心理的) health. For me, technology is a tool. And just like any other kind of tool—like scissors, a pencil or a ruler. For example, it depends on how we use it: in a right way or in a right place. Take social media (社交媒体) as an example. If you only use it to compare yourself with others, you might feel sad and lonely. But if you use it as a tool to connect with friends and family or to start a new community to talk about your hobbies and interests, the loneliness will turn into love and friendship.
When you feel lonely after staring at your computer screen all day, maybe you can use that technology to reach out to a reliable (可靠的) friend and invite him or her out for lunch or a coffee.
1. According to the passage, if people depend on technology too much, they may ________.| A．sleep less | B．live longer | C．feel lonely | D．get more jobs |
| A．帮助 | B．促进 | C．影响 | D．进入 |
| A．a tool | B．an influence |
| C．a pair of scissors | D．a way of communication |
| A．argue with | B．compete with | C．connect with | D．compare with |
| A．Social media is important to us. |
| B．Technology can be both good and bad. |
| C．People need to communicate with each other. |
| D．Computers and the Internet help us with our work. |
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| Sally: I love R & B. It was first played by African Americans in the 1940s. And now it is popular all over the world. Mariah Carey is my favourite American R & B singer. |
| Grandpa: I love Beijing Opera. I often watch it on TV. At weekends, I always go to the park and sing Beijing Opera with my friends. |
| Dad: I love almost all kinds of music. Sarah Brightman is my favourite singer, because she has a beautiful voice. I think no one compares with her. But I can’t stand (忍受) rock music. It’s just too noisy. |
| Mum: I’m a dancer. I started dancing at the age of seven. Of course I love __▲__. It is so beautiful. I listen to it when I dance and wherever I go. |
| A．Australians |
| B．Chinese people |
| C．Germans |
| D．African Americans |
| A．she has a beautiful voice |
| B．she’s kind and nice |
| C．she can write songs |
| D．she’s beautiful |
| A．pop music | B．country music |
| C．dance music | D．rock music |
| A．Sally’s dad thinks rock music is noisy. |
| B．Mariah Carey is an American singer. |
| C．Sally’s grandpa can’t sing Beijing Opera. |
| D．Sally’s mum often listens to music. |
Dear Jack,
How are you? I know you will come to my city to visit me next Sunday. Let me tell you the way to my house. When you walk out of the airport, go down Long Street. You will pass a bank on your right. The bank is opposite a famous theatre. Go on and cross White Street and Black Street. When you see a big supermarket, turn left. Then go down High Street and turn right at Sunshine Park. Go down Centre Street and you will go past a square. My house is on your left. It’s about 15 minutes’ walk.
I’m looking forward to seeing you soon and I hope you’ll have a good trip.
Yours,
Michael
1. Jack will meet Michael ________.| A．this Sunday | B．this Monday |
| C．next Sunday | D．next Monday |
| A．ride a bike | B．walk |
| C．take a bus | D．fly |
| A．传递 | B．错过 |
| C．进入 | D．经过 |
| A．It is next to a library. |
| B．It is opposite a theatre. |
| C．It is in front of a supermarket. |
| D．It is between the airport and a theatre. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five. | D．Six. |
8 . Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
Do you know how to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy. Wave to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
1. From the passage, we should give ________ more personal space.| A．people in the Middle East |
| B．people in North America |
| C．people in the South America |
| D．people in North China |
| A．触摸 | B．打击 | C．感动 | D．震撼 |
| A．America | B．Japan | C．Britain | D．Greece |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Saying goodbye |
| B．Touching people |
| C．Looking at people |
| D．Communicating politely |
9 . Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978— January 26, 2020) was born in the US and he was the youngest child and only son in the family. Kobe was good at playing basketball and named himself “Black Mamba”. He won many basketball events. He was one of the best scorers (得分手) in the NBA. On April 14, 2016, Kobe retired (退役).
On January 26, 2020, basketball star Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crashed (坠毁) in Calabasas, California. The crash killed him, his 13years old daughter and seven others including the pilot.
The people on the helicopter wanted to go to a basketball event in Thousand Oaks, California.
1. Kobe named himself “Black Mamba” because ________.| A．he was the only son in his family |
| B．he retired on April 14, 2016 |
| C．he did well in playing basketball |
| D．he was one of the best basketball coaches |
| A．On April 14, 2016. |
| B．On January 26, 2020. |
| C．On August 23, 2020. |
| D．On January 14, 2016. |
| A．31 | B．41 | C．45 | D．59 |
| A．Two. | B．Seven. | C．Eight. | D．Nine. |
| A．To go to a basketball event. |
| B．To see his wife and daughters. |
| C．To go to a birthday party. |
| D．To go on a trip to another city. |
10 . American country music is also known as (被视为) country Western music. It has a very long history. It comes from the folk songs of immigrants (移民) from Britain.
Country music users use simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love, and sadness. That is to say, country music describes life. It talks about friends and enemies, trucks and roads, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone can understand what the music is about.
Country Western music became popular first among cowboys (牛仔) in the American western countryside. Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to calm the animals and to overcome their own fear. They were not well educated so they sang about their daily life in very simple words. They played the guitars, violins and other instruments. In the south of America, many people added instruments from their homes, like bottles and spoons. When cowboys visited their friends and family on holidays, they usually sang and played country Western music.
Country Western music is a little different from the one in the past. These changes make the songs sound even better. Today singers are singing and playing in different styles. They have brought country Western music more and more fans from all over the world.
1. Country Western music comes from the folk songs of immigrants from ________.| A．America | B．France |
| C．Britain | D．Germany |
| A．it has a long history |
| B．it comes from Europe |
| C．it is sung by cowboys |
| D．it is easy to understand |
| A．sad and lonely |
| B．quiet and relaxed |
| C．angry and wild |
| D．upset and scared |
| A．Early immigrants lived a very simple life. |
| B．Many country music singers were not well educated. |
| C．Cowboys usually played country Western music on holidays. |
| D．In the west of America, cowboys added instruments from their homes. |
| A．Americans Love American Country Music |
| B．The History of American Country Music |
| C．Singers and Fans of American Country Music |
| D．All Kinds of American Music, Yesterday and Today |
