Three people were sitting around a table in a restaurant in Brazil. How much do you think each of them tipped (给小费)? The British asked, “It’s common to tip 10 percent, right?” The American woman cried, “Oh, I was planning to leave 20 percent!” And the Chinese asked,“What’s a tip?”
Although it is not a custom to tip in China, tipping is a big deal in Western countries. When traveling to countries like the US and Canada, it is common to tip about 10 to 15 percent of the bill.
Usually, people give tips to a waiter or waitress when they eat in a restaurant. The US tops the list of the biggest restaurant tips, with waiters and waitresses expecting to get 10 to 25 percent of the total bill.
So if you order $100 (about 662 yuan) worth of food, you are expected to pay your waiter at least $15, making your total payment $115.
But why is this? Many waiters and waitresses get paid below the US minimum wage (最低工资) and work for tips to make up for that. According to the American travel website TripAdvisor, some states pay their servers (服务员) only $2.13 per hour. It is not just for waiters, either. Hotel maids, hairdressers and taxi drivers also usually work for tips.
Besides the US, tipping is also popular in some Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia and Thailand. However, in Japan there is a no-tipping culture and you may actually offend the waiter if you try to give him money.
1. The example in the restaurant in Brazil shows that _____.| A．British people know how much to tip in a restaurant in Brazil |
| B．tipping amounts differ from country to country in western countries. |
| C．it is a custom for people to tip in a restaurant in China |
| A．$14 | B．$42 | C．$50 |
| A．Because it is advised by the travel website. |
| B．Because waiters will offer better service |
| C．Because servers there are not well paid |
| A．Tipping is popular around the world. |
| B．People in some Asian countries also tip. |
| C．It is OK to tip a waitress in Japan. |
| A．5 | B．6 | C．7 |
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1. We can learn that students probably do better in exams______.
| A．in very hot weather |
| B．on low-pressure days |
| C．when a strong wind comes |
| A．Thin girls. | B．Fat men. | C．Little children. |
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【推荐2】For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the word “fashionable” in the same way. “She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs ... and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
1. Today fashions change very quickly because ________.| A．people read newspapers every day |
| B．radios send information from one country to another |
| C．new things that people like are often shown on TV |
| D．people quickly learn what is happening in the world |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．the changes of fashions |
| B．the kinds of colours |
| C．the money in fashion |
| D．the differences between houses |
【推荐3】Extreme sports(极限运动) are very exciting. They are not safe for everyone, but a lot of people like them now. Here are two popular extreme sports. Take a look.
Wingsuit flying(翼装飞行)
Do you dream of flying like a bird? If your answer is “Yes”, you can try wingsuit flying.
Look! The man is wearing a wingsuit. The big wingsuit catches the wind, so he can fly in the sky. Wingsuit players usually jump out of a plane to start their flying.
Parkour( 跑酷)
Parkour is a special sport. Parkour players get around cities in a different way. They jump and climb to move across, over and under any walls or buildings. At first, it was a part of military training(军事训练) in France. Later the word “parkour” first showed up in 1997. David Belle made it popular all over the world.
1. What does the writer think of extreme sports?① safe ② boring ③ popular ④ dangerous ⑤ easy
| A．①③ | B．②④ | C．③④ | D．②⑤ |
| A．relax | B．train | C．study | D．grow |
| A．Extreme sports are very exciting, but dangerous for lots of people. |
| B．Wingsuit players usually jump out of a train to start their flying. |
| C．David Belle is an important man in parkour's history. |
| D．Parkour was once a part of military training in France. |
【推荐1】Dough modeling (面塑) is a popular folk art in China.
Dough modeling works are very small but look very real. In the process of molding (塑造) the dough figure (塑像), people use their hands and simple tools to mold the bodies, hands, heads and faces of the small figures. After decorated with hair and clothes, all kinds of artistic characters are created.
Besides the traditional themes like flowers, modeling works always take the characters from Chinese novels, traditional operas and folk stories.
The style and sizes of dough modeling are different in different areas. Works in the Yellow River Valley are simple and rough, while those in the Yangtze River Valley are a little smaller and more beautiful.
Showing Chinese people’s wisdom, these dough modeling works are regarded as valuable cultural treasures providing the window into Chinese folk culture and history.
| A．Carrying the best wishes from families, dough modeling is very important in different ceremonies. |
| B．Its earliest written records can date back to the Han Dynasty. |
| C．The colorful dough figures have different expressions, so they are very lively. |
| D．They are made to wish for a rich harvest and good luck. |
| E．Even today, dough works of Guan Yu, a hero in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, are still popular among people. |
More Than Just Food
There are a few ways in which Chinese restaurants are different from Western restaurants. Consider how Westerners go about eating at restaurants. Everyone always gets their own menu and orders their own food.
Just as in the West, people can choose what they want to eat. However, while in the West, importance is placed on the individual（个人） and having one’s own preferences, in China importance is placed on sharing and community. Instead of seeing themselves as individuals first, and part of the group second, Chinese people generally see themselves as part of the group first and individuals second.
Finally, since people are seated at a round table, everyone is treated equally.
| A．China has many different styles of food |
| B．And, since the tables are usually small |
| C．No one is given greater importance over another |
| D．Everyone still gets what they want, but it is a shared experience |
| E．Then, when the food comes, all of it is put in the middle of the table |
| F．However, the traditional Chinese restaurant experience is quite different |
【推荐3】Birthdays are important for everyone. Different countries have different customs. In most countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles (蜡烛) is the person’s age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish (愿望) will come true.
◆In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky.
◆In Brazil, people like to eat candies on their birthdays.
◆In Korea, people have cakes and a bowl of seaweed soup for a birthday. They think seaweed soup is good for health.
◆In China, it is getting popular to have cake on one’s birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthdays. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthdays.
◆In Japan, You should be polite, if they invite you to the party, you should feel very happy because they don’t often invite too many people. The family usually go out for a big dinner to celebrate the day. People also sing the“Happy Birthday”song in Japanese at the party. They also blow out candles on a cake.
All of these birthday customs may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
1. How many Asian countries are mentioned in the article?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．A candy. | B．Birthday cakes. | C．Seaweed soup. | D．Long noodles. |
| A．招致 | B．请求 | C．邀请 | D．想要 |
| A．Chinese people seldom eat eggs on their birthdays. |
| B．In Brazil, people like to eat candies on their birthdays. |
| C．Japanese usually sing the“Happy Birthday”song in English. |
| D．Japanese often invite too many people to have birthday parties. |
| A．Japanese history of birthday. | B．Chinese culture about birthday. |
| C．The song Happy Birthday. | D．Birthday customs in different countries. |
| Units | Readings | Skills | Words |
| Unit 1 Music | Music & Feelings Sad movies | Understanding main ideas Predicting by titles | Kinds of music Music stars |
| Unit 2 Sports | National sports The ancient Olympic Games | Understanding main ideas Guessing the meanings of new words | Action verbs Names of sports Sports tools |
| Unit 3 Weather | Weather service Weather and nature | Understanding main ideas Guessing the meanings of new words | Weather conditions Weather information |
| Unit 4 Culture | Traveling in India Body language in the United States | Understanding main ideas Predicting by titles Making inferences | Cultural studies Culture and art |
| Unit 5 Space | Living in space The planets | Understanding main ideas Understanding attitudes | Space news Space terms |
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| A．National sports | B．Sad movies |
| C．The planets | D．Weather service |
| A．Unit 1 | B．Unit 2 | C．Unit 3 | D．Unit 4 |
| A．music stars | B．weather conditions |
| C．sports tools | D．space news |
| A．predicting by titles |
| B．understanding attitudes |
| C．understanding main ideas |
| D．guessing the meaning of new words |
Mums do a lot of hard work. They cook and clean for us. They also encourage us and give us support. Mother’s Day is the time for us to say “Thank you” to our mums.
In most countries, people celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May every year. On this day, people like to buy flowers and make special Mother’s Day cards for their mums.
Mother’s Day is not only about gifts. We can help our mums do the housework. We can take them to the park or the cinema. Sometimes a simple hug or saying “I love you, Mum” is the perfect gift for our mums.
Mother’s Day is about love. If you love your mum, why not plan a special Mother’s Day for her?
1. When is Mother’s Day?| A．On the first Saturday in April. | B．On the second Sunday in May. |
| C．On the first Sunday in March. | D．On the second Saturday in June. |
| A．装扮 | B．庆祝 | C．赞扬 | D．主持 |
①Help mums do the housework.
②Take mums to the park.
③Let mums cook and clean.
④Give mums some gifts.
| A．①②③ | B．①③④ | C．②③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．About Love. | B．Mum’s gifts. | C．Mother’s Day. | D．Special plans. |
【推荐3】I’m a singer. I first performed when I was 12. Now I’m 39. I still get stage fright (怯场). When the bright lights shine in my face, I see a crowd of people, I open my dry mouth to sing, and...I forget the words!
But I’m not alone (独自一人). Even superstars like Rihanna and Katy Perry get stage fright sometimes.
School of Rock, a music school for children, says stage fright is a kind of stress (压力). “It’s about your brain and body...believing that you’re in danger.” But, like a roller-coaster (过山车), there is no real danger.
Can we beat (打败) stage fright? Experts (专家) say don’t try to be perfect (完美的). It is OK to make mistakes.
____▲____ Here are some tips.
·Get ready. Read or sing before you perform, so that you can hear your voice.
·Exercise and eat well. Try to keep away from coffee and sugar.
·Practice meditation (沉思) and yoga (瑜伽). These things help you relax.
·Connect (联系) with your audience (观众). Think of them as friends.
As for me, the best way to beat stage fright is perseverance (毅力). Each time I perform, it becomes a little easier.
1. How does the writer probably feel when he performs on the stage?| A．Excited. | B．Worried. | C．Relaxed. | D．Surprised. |
| A．It’s a kind of stress. | B．It’s hard to beat it. |
| C．It’s really dangerous. | D．It’s good for our brain and body. |
| A．What is stage fright? | B．Who may get stage fright? |
| C．How can we beat stage fright? | D．Why do people get stage fright? |
| A．Audience (观众) are friends. | B．I’m a good performer. |
| C．It’s OK to make mistakes. | D．Don’t be afraid of stage fright. |
1. The park near Andy’s home is .
| A．new and beautiful | B．old and beautiful |
| C．clean and new | D．old and clean |
| A．Yes, there isn’t. | B．No, there isn’t. |
| C．Yes, there is. | D．No, there is. |
| A．swim | B．fish | C．boat | D．play |
| A．small | B．big | C．good | D．pretty |
| A．Yes, they don’t. | B．No, they do. |
| C．Yes, very much. | D．No, they don’t. |
The lion is the king in the animal world because he is powerful. The ball shows the country or the family will be together forever, and the baby animal with the female shows that you will have many children.
The stone lions were also used to show the families were powerful. If you had no money or power, you couldn’t put the stone lions in front of your houses.
It was also popular to make bridges with stone lions. The best known of this is the Lugou Bridge (also as Marco Polo Bridge), built from 1189 to 1192. The stone lions on the bridge are most famous. Maybe there are 485 lions in all, maybe there are 498 or 501. A famous saying is that “the lions on the Lugou Bridge are uncountable(不可数的).”
1. What is a special animal in Chinese people?
| A．Dragon(龙). | B．Tiger. | C．Lion. | D．Dog. |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．1 | D．4 |
| A．Tigers | B．Lions | C．Elephants | D．Bears |
| A．The male lion is on the left with his right paw on a ball. |
| B．The female is on the right with her left paw touching a baby animal. |
| C．The common people couldn’t put a pair of stone lions in front of the gates of old buildings. |
| D．If someone puts a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, he must have a lot of babies. |
| A．On bridges. | B．In Hebei. |
| C．On towers. | D．By a river. |
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars for one day each week and walk, take a bus or subway or ride a bike to work. The slogan（口号）for the activity is,“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year Beijing only have 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Car exhaust(汽车尾气) is one of the most important reasons of the pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive.” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman.
1. There are_______ cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．not to work on No Car Day |
| B．to enjoy having a one-day holiday |
| C．to leave their cars at home to repair |
| D．to take a bus, or subway, ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work |
| A．52 | B．63 | C．41 | D．238 |
| A．cars | B．dust | C．weather | D．rubbish |
| A．more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs |
| B．drivers should leave their cars for one day each month |
| C．more than 1,000 cities around the world have a No Car Day. |
| D．more people in the world won’t drive any more |
