In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation day. Students plan Homecoming Day for many weeks in advance.
Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. The members of school clubs build booths（摊位）and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.
During the day alumni will gather at the school. They like to look for teachers that they remember. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school. Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, a band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears. All the students vote the most popular student Homecoming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.
Homecoming is a happy day but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the game loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.
1. What are students busy doing before Homecoming Day?| A．Preparing for graduation. |
| B．Finishing their exams. |
| C．Decorating the school. |
| D．Making a football team. |
| A．graduates | B．teachers |
| C．parents | D．businessmen |
| A．To see their old friends. |
| B．To call on teachers they remember. |
| C．To watch the football game. |
| D．To join in a football match. |
| A．Chosen from the best teachers. |
| B．Given to the best football player. |
| C．Voted by all the parents |
| D．Elected by all the students. |
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【推荐1】Get out your shovels, your seeds, and your soil-it's almost April 22. Here are four fun ways to celebrate Earth Day with your kids.
Plant a tree.
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, planting trees has been a traditional way of celebrating the holiday. Try planting one in your own backyard, or attending a local tree-planting event. In its lifetime, that single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide.
Spend the day without a car.
Take a walk in nature.
Perhaps the most obvious Earth Day activity is a nature walk. Make a list of things you'd like to find and check them off on your walk.
Attend a community activity.
Show your kids it's not just Mom and Dad who care about Earth Day. Tons of people will show up for local events as well!
When it comes to taking care of Earth, we all need to do our share. Take your kids to the local playground and give them each a pair of gloves and a small garbage bag. Task them with picking of scraps of trash as fast as they can-whoever fills up their bag first, wins. Once you get back home, enjoy some Earth Day movies.
| A．Play the clean-up game |
| B．Remember that every day can be Earth Day |
| C．If you don't feel like making a list, try a color search |
| D．Check out your newspaper the week leading up to the holiday |
| E．On Earth Day, we realize what we can do to preserve our natural resources |
| F．And there are a lot more surprising facts about trees you can share with your kids |
| G．Depending on where you live, this will bring varying degrees of problem to travel |
【推荐2】Christmas is coming, and it is time to warm yourself and head out to see some festive lights. There are plenty of choices when it comes to following a light path as part of your Christmas celebrations.
Oxford Street
Oxford Street’s festive lights are a treat for the eyes this year. However you’ll have to pick your hours carefully as the lights—which we returned on at the start of November—are only on for eight hours a day this year, from 3-11 pm, in the wake of the rising energy costs the country is facing. It is expected this will reduce energy usage by up to two thirds compared to previous years, when the lights have been on for 24 hours through November and December.
Kew Garden
One of the most famous light paths of the season, Christmas at Kew offers a full-on festive experience with over 2 km of lights to walk through. Along the way you’ll have the chance to sample festive food and drink, and possibly even say hello to Santa himself.
Regent Street
Regent Street’s lights are on the theme of The Spirit Of Christmas this year, bringing golden angels to the shopping street. The lights, which cover Regent Street and the St James neighbourhoods, were turned on on November 9, and like the Oxford St lights are turned on between 3 and 11 pm.
Covent Garden
A visit to Covent Garden will certainly get you in the festive spirit this year, with the central London destination offering a whole lot of lights—from 11 am until midnight every day until January 3. Visitors can also enjoy daily snow showers as well as festive food treats and heated wine—with over 40 different varieties there.
1. Why are Oxford Street’s festive lights just on for 8 hours a day this year?| A．The public ask to turn off these lights. |
| B．The quality of these lights is not good. |
| C．The government wants to save energy |
| D．The country expects to differ from previous years. |
| A．Oxford Street. | B．Kew Gardens. | C．Regent Street. | D．Covent Garden. |
| A．Take a shower. |
| B．See snow every day. |
| C．Pick out the favourite lights. |
| D．Enjoy many different kinds of wines. |
【推荐3】Teenagers across the world eagerly await the day they become legal adults, to be free from the dependence of their parents and to practice the full rights of their citizenship. The situation is no different in South Korea. Here, the legal age of adulthood is 19. Ten years ago, the legal age was 20, but this was lowered by a year in 2013 based on recognition of the early maturity of modern teenagers. Now, from their 19th birthday onwards, South Korean teenagers can vote, get married and work full-time.
Unlike most other countries, the South Korean government celebrates this transformation into adulthood with an official “Coming-of-Age Day”, which falls on every third Monday of May. Its first written record of celebrating adulthood dates back to the Goryeo Dynasty, where King Gwangjong gifted Prince Wang Juan outfit (服装) reserved for male adults in 965.
By the late Jose on Dynasty, the ceremony marking adulthood developed into a full-grown event for the middle and upper classes, celebrated by their 15-year-olds. In this period, one of the most symbolic changes that adults-to-be went through was that boys would tie their long flowing (飘逸的) hair into a topknot (结) and cover it with at all black hat made of horsehair; likewise, girls put their hair, which they let fall as single braids (辫子) in youth, up into a knot and set it with a long hairpin (发簪).
Today, the traditional coming-of-age ceremonies still live on, supported largely by government and public interests. But a set of very different customs has also been added. Unless they apply to participate in publicly-held ceremonies or attend schools that provide these series, 19-year-olds celebrate the third Monday of May the modern way, by having a nice meal with family or drinking with their friends.
1. What led to the legal age of adulthood being lowered by a year in South Korea?| A．The realization of youth’s earlier maturity. |
| B．The plan to reduce economic pressure on families. |
| C．The determination to satisfy teenagers’ expectations. |
| D．The requirement for youth’s earlier practice of voting rights. |
| A．Prince Wang Juan in the Goryeo Dynasty. |
| B．King Gwangjong in the Goryeo Dynasty. |
| C．An upper-class 15-year-old in the Jose on Dynasty. |
| D．A middle-class 15-year-old in the Jose on Dynasty. |
| A．A new type of hairstyle. | B．A specific birthday outfit. |
| C．Making one’s own hat with horsehair. | D．Replacing short hairpins with long ones. |
| A．Publicly-held ceremonies require group application. |
| B．Traditional ceremonies should be more widely practiced. |
| C．Teenagers nowadays prefer to celebrate adulthood at home. |
| D．Society has seen a wider range of adulthood celebrations. |
【推荐1】Silkworms(蚕)were first brought from Asia to the ancient city of Byzantium around A. D. 550. It was two men who presented some silkworm eggs from China to Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in Constantinople, where he created a fruitful silk industry. Silkworms reached Italy through Sicily in the 12th century, and by the 13th century, silkworm farming had moved north to the Po River Valley. By the 16th century, silkworm farming had been introduced to the Como area.
Since silkworms require a constant, mild temperature, entire sections of farmhouses were turned over to them and whole families would often join in the work, adding fuel round the clock to fires to maintain the proper warmth. “Some even gave the worms the house and slept outside with the animals, ”says Ester Geraci, an official at Como’s Educational Silk Museum.
The process began with the 10-to 14-day incubation(孵化)of silkworm eggs. According to the museum, keeping the tiny, delicate eggs at just the right temperature was the task of the women. Once hatched, the worms, only about one millimeter long, had to be fed night and day. From a birth weight of only half a milligram, they would grow 10, 000-fold to a final weight of around five grams and a length of 8 to 9 centimeters in just 30 days. Then, in the final three days of their youth stage, the worms would start to make their cocoons (茧) out of one continuous thin silk-up to 1, 200 meters long-which they produced from near their mouths. After about a week, the cocoons were placed briefly in a hot, dry place to kill the adult insects inside. These cocoons were then put in hot water to facilitate the difficult and boring task of obtaining the silk. The minute end of the cocoon’s silk had to be located and placed onto a round object, which then unwound it from the water-warmed cocoon. The silk was then cleaned and made into fabric.
1. Which can best describe silkworm farming outside China?| A．It was a short-term investment. |
| B．It benefitted fruit growers. |
| C．It upset local emperors. |
| D．It was a success story. |
| A．Raising silkworms was a backbreaking job. |
| B．Silkworms like living in a cool environment. |
| C．Raising silkworms in farmhouses was common. |
| D．Silkworms living with other insects grow healthy. |
| A．They produce silk 3 days after being hatched. |
| B．They gain weight quickly in about a month. |
| C．They grow to 8 to 9 centimeters in two weeks. |
| D．They need one week to come out of their eggs. |
| A．To explain how silkworms reached Italy. |
| B．To encourage people to raise silkworms. |
| C．To introduce the farming of silkworms. |
| D．To show the life cycle of silkworms. |
【推荐2】Cities are the planet’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions (排放), so they offer the greatest opportunity to tackle climate change. Hitting net zero emissions by 2050, a target set at the COP26 summit, could be achieved more quickly using city digital twins—working virtual replicas (复制品) that help track, manage and reduce environmental damage rapidly.
The United Nations says cities, the most suitable subjects, which occupy less than two percent of the Earth’s surface, are major contributors to climate change, consuming almost 80 percent of the world’s energy and producing more than 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Urban areas are forecast to grow by another 2.5 billion people by 2050.
Digital twins look and behave identically in their real-world physical environments. Similar technologies have been in use since NASA’s Apollo moon mission in 1969, where computers and machine replicas were used to test and monitor spacecraft. Virtual 3D city models link to networks of sensors that collect data from buildings, transport, air quality and energy use, to see where emissions can be cut and efficiency improved.
The UK is planning a kind of national digital twins that will connect digital replicas managing buildings, factories, and the other infrastructure nationwide. And that could lead to entire virtual world online, part of a virtual reality space proposed by tech companies.
Research shows that digital twins can save cities more than $280 billion globally by 2030 through more efficient urban planning. A provider of digital twins, Cityzenith, believes that net zero deadlines could be achieved 15 years early if the world’s 100 biggest cities use the technology to remove carbon. “They are the perfect tool for managing and accelerating the energy transition,” said CEO Michael Jansen. “We could get to net zero emissions globally by 2035.”
In the US, the Digital Twin Consortium is working to standardize how digital twins are built and share data. Big tech companies around the world have developed software for replicating cities, including a district of Berlin, the island nation of Singapore, and the entire city of Shanghai in China.
1. What are city digital twins used to do?| A．Decorate cities. | B．Change cities’ climate. |
| C．Popularize urban technology. | D．Reduce urban carbon emissions. |
| A．They occupy most of the Earth’s surface. |
| B．They consume little of the world’s energy. |
| C．They produce little of solid waste pollution. |
| D．They contribute most to the greenhouse effect. |
| A．To prove the accuracy of network data. |
| B．To explain the practical use of digital twins. |
| C．To tell us the importance of the space tasks. |
| D．To show the difficulty of urban construction. |
| A．They are promising. | B．They are unrecognizable. |
| C．They lack research funding. | D．They have reached a standard level. |
【推荐3】Smart carts (购物车) are shopping carts equipped with tablet computers and similar de-vices that help shoppers manage shopping lists, pay for items, and find products in the store. Manufacturers of smart cart technology produce accessory fittings (配件), and stores can use them to remake existing carts. It’s also possible to purchase new shopping carts with the smart technology installed.
The level of function available with a smart cart can vary. Some can be combined with cellphones or software programs to allow shoppers to create shopping lists and upload them to a cart. Internet-enabled smart carts may provide suggestions or tips for shoppers. Some can communicate with the systems to guide themselves around the store. Shoppers can ask the cart where to find items, or have it organize a grocery list to make shopping easier. As a shop-per moves along the snack selling areas, for instance, the smart cart could flash a reminder that the customer often likes to buy a particular brand of potato chips.
In-store communication to allow customers to order items from different counters may al-so be available. On the contrary, a department can page a customer with the use of smart carts, The counters can send a message when the order is ready, which reduces time spent in line.
Smart cart technology can also enable the price checks and allows customers to pay for items through the cart, without having to go through a checkout line. As they add items to the cart, it updates the total, and the shopper can close out the visit at the end by telling the cart to automatically pay from a stored bank account or credit card. This application for smart carts can be important in busy stores where customers get impatient waiting in line to pay.
1. Why does the author think the introduced cart is a smart cart?| A．It is made to encourage shopping. |
| B．It is equipped with technology to manage shopping lists. |
| C．It is equipped with translation function. |
| D．It is designed to take the place of clerks. |
| A．It is smarter than humans. |
| B．It is helpful but rather expensive. |
| C．It only has a few simple skills. |
| D．It can help save much time. |
| A．Technology. | B．Fashion. |
| C．Food. | D．Advertisement. |
| A．The design of smart carts |
| B．The influences of smart carts |
| C．The introduction to smart carts |
| D．The market demands for smart carts |
【推荐1】A group of sweaty kids ran around a field last week at Total Soccer Arena in Landover, Maryland. They talked in English,but also in Pashto, Arabic and other languages.
What made them different is that all of the kids are refugees(难民). They were playing as part of a camp that gives them a chance to develop their soccer skills and to meet other kids who had to start their lives over in the United States. The camp is run by an organization called LACES, which stands for Life and Change Experienced through Sports. The group uses soccer to help bring together communities that have experienced hardships.
SerenFryatt, 38, got the idea for LACES while playing on a women's soccer team in Liberia,an African country that had been at war with itself for 14 years. Fryatt, who's from Muncie, Indiana,saw that soccer brought joy to the Liberian women on her team,even though their lives off the field were very difficult. After starting a soccer program for kids in Liberia,she decided to start a similar camp in Maryland,where she moved in 2015. Coaches volunteer their time, and the costs are paid mostly by donations(捐赠). This year, 95 kids signed up.
The camp, for ages 9 to 14, is split(分组) between training that helps kids develop skills, such as passing and ball control, and meeting where they discuss life skills. One of the coaches, Louisa Pitney, said she likes seeing how the kids grow just from being together.
At the end of the camp's last day, all the kids gathered in the middle of the field. Fryatt asked them to raise their hands and say what they had learned that week. Some kids talked about soccer skills-one girl said she'd learned not to use her hands; a boy said he'd learned how to score a goal.
When a coach called on one shy girl, she smiled before answering in a soft voice.
“Celebrate each other, "she said.
1. What was special about the kids in the field?| A．They couldn't speak English. |
| B．They had faced hardships. |
| C．They hadn't been to America before. |
| D．They were attending an international soccer match. |
| A．It gives coaches great pay. |
| B．It was started for girls only. |
| C．It was organized in Liberia first. |
| D．It teaches life lessons as well as soccer skills. |
| A．A soccer program for kids. |
| B．The long-term war in Liberia. |
| C．A women's soccer team in Liberia. |
| D．Coaches’ volunteer work. |
| A．How to work with others. |
| B．How to speak in public. |
| C．How to make friends. |
| D．How to praise others. |
【推荐2】Ready to give up long showers, water parks, and unlimited water gushing out of your taps? A new study says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water shortage now. The oceans are full, of course. But the liquid—fresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in short supply in many parts of the world. Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped flowing, and groundwater is being pumped dry. However, the demand for water keeps increasing. So there comes unavoidably the water crisis!
What is causing the crisis? Experts say it is a complex combination of climate change and rapid population growth. On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to decreased rainfall. On the other hand, population growth is driving explosive demand for water, prompting rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and driving governments to pump out so-called fossil water.
Lack of water may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters are not safe. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.
One partial answer to the world water shortage, at least for countries near the sea, is to build more desalination plants that change seawater into fresh water. Another suggested solution is for water-rich countries, such as Canada, to sell water to countries which are poor in water.
1. Why does the author say the water crisis is unavoidable?| A．Because the oceans are full | B．Because the rivers are running low |
| C．Because demand for water keeps decreasing | D．Because many countries are competing |
| A．long showers and water parks | B．climate change and population growth |
| C．health problems and international conflict | D．economy development and population growth |
| A．health problems | B．international conflict |
| C．the inability to improve economies | D．the illegal selling of water |
| A．Change seawater into fresh water | B．Buy water from rich countries |
| C．Develop new industries | D．Plant more trees |
【推荐3】The long reach of the corona virus continues to show up in the strangest ways. The iconic (偶像的，标志性的)fast-food giant KFC, announced it's abandoning the famous advertising slogan, "It's Finger Lickin' Good," because the phrase is inappropriate to use during the COVID-19 outbreak.
KFC announced its plans to temporarily stop using the slogan which it's been using for 64 years in a low-key and funny statement titled, "AND THE WINNER OF THE AWARD FOR THE MOST INAPPROPRIATE SLOGAN FOR 2020 GOES TO KFC."
“The home of the world's favorite fried chicken admits that the slogan is a bit 'off' for now," the news notes, before making clear that the use of "It's Finger Lickin' Good" slogan will immediately be paused in advertising around the globe starting on August 24. "This year has been like no other, and, right now, our slogan doesn't feel quite right. "
This is not the first time that KFC has struggled with the use of their famous ad campaign during the coronavirus. In early March, KFC pulled a television spot running in the UK that featured actors licking their fingers. You may recall that the earliest days of the pandemic filled with nonstop reminders not to touch your face for fear of spreading the virus. Of course, there's the potential danger of spreading virus that comes with licking your fingers before (or after) touching any public surface, such as doorknobs and the tableware at your local fast food cafe.
“While we are pausing the use of it's Finger Lickin' Good, we assure that the food loved by so many people around the world isn't changing one bit,” KFC's global chief marketing officer, Catherine Tan-Gillespie, said.
For those concerned with the potential permanence of this famous fast-food phrase.
KFC'S statement ended on a more cheerful note. "And for all those fans, don't worry the slogan will be back. Just when the time is right."
1. What do we know about KFC's long-lived ad slogan from the first two paragraphs?| A．It is not suitable for this year. | B．It has been replaced by a new one. |
| C．It won an award for the best slogan. | D．It is too out-of-date to use. |
| A．It reminded people not to lick their fingers. |
| B．It displayed its famous slogan in an ad. |
| C．It required actors to lick their fingers in the ad. |
| D．It stopped its long-lived ad slogan in an ad. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Confident. | C．Disappointed. | D．Concerned. |
| A．It is struggling for survival in 2020. |
| B．It has lost popularity among its fans. |
| C．It may use the slogan again sometime in the future. |
| D．It has caused potential danger of spreading virus. |
【推荐1】What is the secret of happiness? A new study finds that happiness comes from exercise. People who exercise actively bring themselves happiness equal to earning an extra $ 25,000 a year.
Instead of recording extra hours at work in hopes of getting a raise, maybe you should hit the gym instead, as it could make you just as happy as that extra money. An interesting new study, published in the Lancet, found that people who are physically active have a greater sense of well—being than those who are inactive-and that active individuals feel as good as inactive people who earn $ 25,000 more per year.
Researchers from Oxford and Yale Universities used data gathered from more than 1.2milion Americans. They were asked, “How many times have you felt mentally unwell in the past30 days. for example, due to stress, depression, or emotional problems?” Participants were also asked about their exercise habits and were able to choose from 75 diverse physical activities, including doing housework and childcare, running, weightlifting, and cycling. The researchers found that people who exercise regularly feel bad for an average of 35 days per year, while inactive people feel bad for an additional 18 days.
All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden. Social physical activities （that is to say, team sports such as football, basketball, etc） had an even more positive effect, which can best help people relax mind.
It is possible for some to get too much exercise. From Business Insider's report on the study. “The mental health of those participants who exercised for longer than three hours a day suffered more than that of those who weren't particularly physically active.” The ideal amount seems to be three to five training sessions per week. lasting 30 to 60 minutes each.
But the conclusion should be that any amount helps, so don't stress about hitting that perfect balance: “All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden than not exercising.”
1. The question asked in Paragraph one is meant to ______.| A．introduce the researchers | B．tell the secret |
| C．draw a conclusion | D．lead to the topic |
| A．Running | B．Walking alone. | C．Playing football | D．Keeping fit in the gym. |
| A．people who exercise actively may feel bad for about 35 days per year. |
| B．The more exercise you take, the higher mental health burden you will get. |
| C．overdoing exercising will do harm to people's mental health. |
| D．doing exercise is better than not doing it. |
| A．Exercise can bring as much pleasure as an income rise. |
| B．The secret of happiness has nothing to do with wealth. |
| C．Choosing the right form of exercise is of vital importance. |
| D．The key to keep young is to exercise regularly. |
【推荐2】Some plants get so hungry that they eat flies, spiders, and even small frogs. What’s more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environments) in every state. In fact, they’re found on every continent except Antarctica.
You’ve probably seen a Venus’ flytrap. It’s often sold in museum gift stores, department stores, and even supermarkets. A small plant, it grows 6 to 8 inches tall in a container. At the end of its stalks (茎) are specially modified leaves that act like traps. Inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger hairs. When an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shuts. Over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.
The Venus flytrap is just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says Barry Meyers-Rice, the editor of the International carnivorous (食肉的) Plant Society’ s Newsletter. Note: Despite any science-fiction stories you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.
Dr. Meyers-Rice says a plant is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following “attract, kill, digest, and absorb” some from of insects, including flies, butterflies, and moths. Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants -- well, most of the time.
All green plants make sugar through a process called photosynthesis (光合作用). Plants use the sugar to make food. What makes “meat-eating” plants different is their bug-catching leaves. They need insects for one reason: nitrogen. Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can’t obtain any other way. While almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil, “meat-eating” plants can’t. They live in places where nutrients are hard or almost impossible to get from the soil because of its acidity. So they’ve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. In fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating” plants. Never fertilize them! But don’t worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but they’ll grow very slowly.
1. According to the passage, carnivorous plants ________.| A．only grow in wild field | B．are rare to see |
| C．are as common as flies | D．cannot grow on Antarctica |
| A．its numerous long an thin stalks | B．a container where it grows |
| C．its insect-catching leaves | D．the lining of tiny trigger hairs |
| A．carnivorous plants are dangerous |
| B．carnivorous plants are fictional |
| C．carnivorous plants occasionally eat book |
| D．carnivorous plants are harmless to humans |
| A．Carnivorous plants cannot grow in acid soil |
| B．Carnivorous plants can grow in nutrient-poor soil |
| C．Carnivorous plants will die if they cannot catch any insects |
| D．Carnivorous plants can get nitrogen from nutrient-rich soil |
【推荐3】America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. Sometimes, we Chinese, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily life. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. |
| B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. |
| C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. |
| D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. |
| A．warmly welcomed at the airport | B．offered a ride to his home |
| C．treated hospitably at his home | D．treated to dinner in a restaurant |
| A．Americans’ and Chinese’s opinions of friendships | B．Americans’ hospitality |
| C．Friendships between Chinese | D．Friendships between Americans |
