As we know, in many countries, English is used as the second language. But English is used as the first language in America and Britain. Americans and Englishmen not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs.
For example, in both America and England, people will shake hands if they meet for the first time. Besides, most Englishmen will open the door for women. Both Englishmen and Americans like standing in line at the post office, the movies, the bank or anywhere. Arriving on time is important both in England and America. For example, if a dinner is for seven o'clock, people should arrive close to that time or call up to say that they are late. Of course, in the two countries, people have some different customs. For example, Americans have "coffee breaks" while Englishmen have "tea breaks". But there are many customs that they have in common.
1. According to passage, English is used as ______ in Britain and America.| A．the second language | B．a foreign language | C．mother tongue | D．the third language |
| A．kiss each other | B．shake hands | C．bow to each other | D．wave to each other |
| A．Being late | B．Being early | C．Arriving on time | D．Arriving earlier |
| A．open the door | B．close the door | C．take the coat | D．take the hat |
| A．English is spoken differently in Britain and in America |
| B．"coffee breaks" in America is different from "tea breaks" in Britain |
| C．Englishmen and Americans don't stand in line at the bank |
| D．people in America and Britain not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs |
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The expression was first used in1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23, and that was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw rich people riding horses, Momand went horse-riding every day. When he saw that the rich had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because another one was always trying to keep up. The race ended when Momand and his wife finally found that they could no longer pay for their new way of life and had to move back to an old apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do such things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series（系列）of short novels, and he called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Since then, Momand’s series came out in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem, to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what he does, a Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they __________.
| A．want to be as rich as their neighbors | B．want others to know or to think that they are rich |
| C．don’t want others to know they are rich | D．want to be as happy as others |
| A．go horse-riding with neighbors | B．live inside New York City |
| C．compare with others | D．give big parties for servants |
| A．an important name to Mr. Momand | B．not a good name to Americans |
| C．Mr. Momand’s neighbor’s name | D．a popular name in the United States |
| A．keeping up with Joneses helps you to know what you’re able to do |
| B．according to the writer, it is impossible to keep up with the Joneses |
| C．people can be rich and successful by having competitions with others |
| D．we should fight for a better life on our own instead of depending on others |
What is for breakfast?
What do you usually have for breakfast? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
| A．They are good for my health. |
| B．So the breakfast dishes are made with rice. |
| C．Do you know what I usually like for breakfast? |
| D．They put beef, vegetables or other things into the rolls. |
| E．Breakfast dishes are very different in different parts of China. |
【推荐3】Autumn is a good time for children to go outside and see the changing colors of nature. The wind is cool, the days are short and the leaves are changing colors. Autumn is a great season for kids to play outside. What outdoor activities do children like?
In China, students often have an autumn school picnic. Usually, they will go to an amusement park or to places that are close to nature.
What kinds of autumn activities are there for children in other countries?
Japanese students often go hiking. It is a perfect way to get exercise while enjoying the outdoors. Mountain climbing in such nice weather is also a good choice.
Children in the US like to go for bike rides in autumn. Take a mountain bike ride and you can explore new trails (小路). Playing in a leaf pile (落叶层) is popular, too. Kids jump into the leaf pile to see the colorful leaves fly all around. They also make leaf beds—all a lot of fun.
In the UK, school kids like to camp outside with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell ghost stories.
1. Autumn is a good time for children to go outside because ________ .| A．the wind is cool and strong | B．the colors of nature are changing |
| C．kids can save money by selling leaf beds | D．they can eat many kinds of fruits |
| A．Stay at home. | B．Go hiking. | C．Go camping | D．Have a picnic. |
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．by bike | D．on foot |
| A．Japanese kids like to climb mountains in autumn |
| B．American parents enjoy making snacks at home |
| C．kids in the UK like to fly colorful leaves |
| D．Chinese students like to have a picnic in autumn by themselves |
| A．parks and places close to nature | B．autumn outdoor activities for kids |
| C．ghost stories from the autumn camp | D．what children like to do |
【推荐1】Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock(点钟) in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat,bread,fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must lake lunch with them or get it near workplace(工作地点). The students in school take sandwiches,fruit,and cookies with them to eat in school. Dinner is the most important meal,between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken,potatoes or rice,vegetables or fruit. The drink is coffee,tea or milk. Then comes the dessert(甜食).
1. Americans usually eat ________ meals a day.| A．three | B．thirty | C．thirteen | D．four |
| A．after eight o’clock |
| B．at eight o’clock |
| C．before eight o’clock in the morning. |
| D．Al nine o’clock |
| A．Breakfast | B．Lunch | C．Dinner | D．Meals |
| A．明亮的 | B．轻的 | C．有用的 | D．简便的 |
Thanksgiving is a holiday to say “Thank you”. It means eating turkey and having a special party with your family.
Thanksgiving is giving thanks to people that help you. I think it is a special holiday. You give thanks to your family and your friends.
Annie
Lots of people have done things for me that I like. Lots of people like to make me happy, like my mum.
Many people have done things for me and make sure I am all right. I am pleased（高兴的）that people care about me.
Most people I know give me money or presents at Thanksgiving. Sometimes people take me to visit places or ask me to their houses.
I like to do nice things for other people. Also I hope people help me when I get old.
Jeremy
Once we were at my grandparents’ house during Thanksgiving and we went to the store to buy a turkey, but they didn’t have any, so we had to buy a live（活的）one. When we went out to kill（杀）it, it had gone! There was nothing left except feathers（羽毛）. That year we had to eat chicken instead of （代替）turkey.
Eleanor
I’m thankful for having a really good mum who looks after me so well and having good teachers and especially（特别地）Ms. McMillan because she helps to try new things. I love all my family.
I enjoy Thanksgiving because I eat turkey with all my family and I love it.
Ryan
1. When was the first Thanksgiving?
| A．In 1621. |
| B．In 2012. |
| C．In 1921. |
| D．In 2011. |
| A．giving money to people |
| B．doing things for others she likes |
| C．eating turkey and having a special party with the family |
| D．cooking dinner |
| A．they didn’t like eating turkey |
| B．the live turkey ran away before they killed it |
| C．chicken was delicious |
| D．they like eating chicken |
| A．Often helping Ryan with his homework |
| B．Always playing with him |
| C．Helping him try new things |
| D．Teaching very well |
| A．Opinions About Thanksgiving |
| B．How to Eat Turkey |
| C．How to Thank Others |
| D．How to Try New Things |
【推荐3】A stoop（门廊） might seem like a simple set of stairs leading up to a door. But in many US cities, stoops were the lifeblood（命脉）of the community in years past. People would sit outside on their stoops, chatting with their neighbors and passers-by. They’d get to know each other. This strong sense of neighborliness has seen a revival（复兴）during the coronavirus pandemic（新冠流行期间）.
In Bernal Heights, a small neighborhood in San Francisco, people have been in lockdown since mid-March. But that hasn’t stopped people there from getting creative and socializing.
Natalie Mead, for example, has a large garden right in front of her house. She’s using the garden to set up scavenger hunts（拾荒搜索游戏）for children who’ve been stuck at home. Mead says about 10 to 20 families visit her garden each day to hunt for the small toys she hides in her garden.
Colleen Irwin, a nurse, has brought her neighborhood together by setting up an outdoor food pantry（食品储藏柜）in front of her home. She filled a bookshelf with food and offered the goods for free. Soon, neighbors were giving away their own food. In this way, people who haven’t been able to shop at the supermarket can still have food to eat.
Activities like these have brought neighbors together and even helped them make new friends. “Many of us didn’t know each other though we’re living within 50 yards,” Sarah Gordon told The New York Times.
1. What did the nurse do to help her neighbors during the lockdown?| A．She made full use of her garden to help kids have fun there. |
| B．She sat outside on the stoops and chatted with her neighbors. |
| C．She gave away food to the people in need in her neighborhood. |
| A．Stoops have great meaning to communities in many UK cities. |
| B．People used to like sitting inside the door, chatting with their neighbors. |
| C．Stoops in many American cities were important to the people’s strong sense of neighborliness in the past. |
| A．好处 | B．货物 | C．善良 |
| A．Stoops became less popular during the coronavirus pandemic. |
| B．Sarah Gordon has made a lot of friends with people in her community during the 50 years. |
| C．Different activities in Bernal Heights during the coronavirus pandemic helped people socialize with their neighbors. |
| A．US City Life |
| B．Bringing Us Together |
| C．The Coronavirus Lockdown |
When you cough or sneeze, you’d better turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. And then, you should say, “Excuse me.”
This seems so simple, but it is surprising how many kids have never been told to do this. Actually, I notice adults all the time who cough and sneeze in public without placing a hand over the mouth. One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hands, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. If not, they will be passing those germs (细菌) along to everything and everyone they touch.
If you come to a door and someone is following you, hold the door. If the door opens by pulling, pull it open, stand to the side, and allow the other person to pass through first, then you can walk through. If the door opens by pushing, hold the door after you pass through.
After a few weeks of seeing kids try to get through doors in the school and watching them enter restaurants as the door hit other people, I knew I had to discuss the problem with my students. Teaching them small acts of kindness, such as letting someone else go through a door first as they hold it open, may seem unimportant, but it can go a long way toward helping students realize how to be polite and thank others. Once they’ve been told, they’re halfway there.
When we have to go up moving stairs, we will stand to the right. That will give others who are in a hurry a choice of walking up the left-hand side of the moving stairs. When we are going to enter a lift, the underground, or a doorway, we will wait for others to exit before we enter.
After college when I moved to London, I was surprised at how polite everyone was in the subways. I was even more touched when I traveled to Japan. In both places, people made efforts to make way for others. On moving stairs, everyone stood to the right and walked to the left. On lifts, everyone would stand over to the side and allow others to exit before they would begin to enter.
1. If you come to a door and someone is following you, you’d better .| A．hold the door | B．pass through | C．close the door | D．stand to the side |
| A．Because it’s dangerous to stand to the left. |
| B．Because it’s a traffic rule which we must follow. |
| C．Because we must wait for others to move first. |
| D．Because we should make way for people in a hurry. |
| A．doctor | B．traveler | C．parent | D．teacher |
| A．the rules of acts in public | B．the ways of communication |
| C．the problems of meeting people | D．the knowledge of social life |
【推荐2】AI now is very smart. It can write an article, create a piece of art, etc. And, it can even read your mind and translate it into text. A new AI tool was developed by a team of scientists in America.
The tool has two main parts, a scanner (扫描仪) and an AI system (系统) called GPT-1. The scanner can record people’s brain activity. And GPT-1 works just like Chat GPT and other similar AI systems.
Three volunteers took part in the team’s study. Each person spent sixteen hours listening to stories. The people imagined the stories as they heard them. And the scanner recorded their brain activity.
These recordings and the text of the stories were fed into GPT-1. It then made connections between them.
Then came the test: The scientists let the volunteers listen to some new stories. This time, GPT-1 was given only their brain activity recordings. The AI system then wrote out the stories according to the recordings. The results were very similar to the correct answers. The words weren’t exactly the same. But they often carried the same meaning.
The scientists say that GPT-1 is the first AI system to turn people’s thoughts into words. Some people have lost the ability to speak because of accidents or illnesses. In the future, this technology could be useful to them.
1. What can the scanner of the AI tool do?| A．Create a piece of art. | B．Translate people’s mind into texts. |
| C．Record people’s brain activity. | D．Make connections between stories. |
| A．GPT-1. | B．The scanner. | C．Chat GPT. | D．The text. |
| A．By reading the recordings. | B．By listening to stories first. |
| C．By talking with volunteers. | D．By connecting with AI systems. |
| A．To find more volunteers. | B．To show the result of a test. |
| C．To introduce a new AI tool. | D．To help people who can’t speak. |
【推荐3】When is the best time for us to enjoy the bright moon? Of course, it is Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the most important holidays in China. We look at the moon, eat moon cakes, and get together with our families. The tradition is thousands of years old.
The moon, the key part of the festival, is special to most Chinese people. We enjoy and admire it. We use the round moon to describe reunion, that is, get together.
Our respect of the moon dates back to ancient times. There is the legend of Chang’e flying to the moon — the most famous story about the moon. Many Chinese poets connect the moon with homesickness. For example, “Beside my bed a pool of light. Is it hoarfrost (霜) on the ground?” from Jing Ye Si(Thoughts in the Silent Night) by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai.
Today, the moon is still important to Chinese people. The Miao minority in Guizhou province has a special custom. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, young people dance under the moon to find their other half.
However, Western people see the moon differently. In some stories, the full moon is somewhat frightened to people. The most well-known story is the werewolf . A werewolf usually looks like a human, but changes into a wolf-like creature when there is a full moon. Also, if someone is very excited or even crazy about something, others may joke, “It must be a full moon.”
1. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “reunion”?| A．团结 | B．联合 | C．团聚 | D．合作 |
| A．When the story of Chang’е started. |
| B．Why the moon is special to Chinese people. |
| C．How ancient poets described the moon. |
| D．What ancient Chinese knew about the moon. |
| A．likes the moon very much | B．misses his or her home |
| C．is well-known to others | D．is very excited about something |
【推荐1】Bullying（霸凌）can happen to me or you or anybody, but there are things that we can do.
What is bullying?
Bullying is when someone makes you feel bad or hurts you again and again. Bullying can happen at school or out of school or online. Bullying includes（包括）：calling people unkind names, laughing at（嘲笑）people, taking someone's things without being allowed, not letting someone play in a group hitting people.
What is cyberbullying（网络欺凌）？
Cyberbullying happens online and includes: sending unkind information,sharing photos without being allowed, not letting someone be part of an online group.
What can you do?
If someone bullies you, go and find a person you can believe in. For example, talk to a parent or a teacher. Don't reply（回复）to unkind information.
Tell your parents or teachers if you see bullying or if you are worried about a friend.
Say sorry if you bullied someone. You can write a letter or talk to the person. Think about how to be kind in the future.
We can all help to say no to bullying.
1. Which is NOT bullying?| A．Calling people unkind names. | B．Laughing at people. |
| C．Not inviting someone play in a group. | D．Hitting someone on the head. |
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
| A．Turn to your parents or teachers for help. |
| B．Write back and try to make more friends. |
| C．Keep the problems and worries to yourself. |
| D．Tell strangers about the harm of cyberbullying. |
| A．ask what happens | B．give them some advice | C．ask for help | D．make them worried |
【推荐2】This August, we’ll welcome guests from all over the world. Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions. It’s important for us to know about them.
◆In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia, people believe that the left hand is unclean. So, it’s not proper to use one’s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects, Doing so may offend certain guests.
◆Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal things — even by accident. If this happens, say sorry politely.
◆Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement.
◆People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky. Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky.
◆Muslims(穆斯林) do not eat pork, and words like pigs are not considered proper.
◆People from Brazil, Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs(手帕) as gifts. They believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings.
◆Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asia, where most Muslims live.
1. Indians don’t hold food with the left hand because they consider it .| A．unclean | B．useless |
| C．valueless | D．unimportant |
| A．honor | B．help | C．hate | D．hurt |
| A．send gifts | B．eat pork |
| C．drink milk | D．use handkerchiefs |
| A．People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts. |
| B．All the elderly people in the west like being helped by others. |
| C．The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners. |
| D．Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched. |
| A．Lucky numbers. |
| B．Traditional food. |
| C．Culture differences. |
| D．Hands and handkerchiefs. |
阅读下面的材料，然后做1-3小题。
| IT’S MY BIRTHDAY Ann hopes you can come to her party! | |
| Time | Five forty in the afternoon |
| Date | Monday, July 14th |
| Place | Flat 9B Westwing Tower |
| Phone | 875-4615 |
| Note | The more friends, the better. |
1. Ann is going to have a _________.
| A．birthday party |
| B．Christmas party |
| C．New Year party |
| A．6:20 am | B．5:40 am | C．5:40 pm |
| A．No friends will come to her party. |
| B．More friends will come to her party. |
| C．Ann wants more friends to come to her party. |
