【推荐1】English people like talking about weather in different places. When two English people meet, they often talk about the weather after saying hello.

In England, it often rains, so the weather is wet. When people go to work in the sunny morning, they may go home from work in the rain. They mind more about the weather in the streets, offices, on the buses, trains or at home.

If you visit England, you can really feel the changeable weather there. People can have summer in winter or have winter in summer. Sometimes, people can have four seasons in one day. So people have to change their clothes with the weather. English people are interested in everyday weather. English people think you are friendly and polite if you talk about weather with them. Talking about the weather is a good way to talk with English people.

Talking about the weather should be the first thing you should remember when you visit England.

1. Two English people may start their conversation with "___________".

A．It's a nice day, isn't it?	B．Where are you going?
C．What are you doing now?	D．How is your job?

2. Why are English people interested in everyday weather?

A．The weather in England is very changeable.

B．They must learn to talk about the weather.

C．It's a good start to talk about the weather every day.

D．They talk about weather in many places.

3. What does "changeable" mean in the third paragraph?

A．不同的

B．易变的

C．倒霉的

D．恶劣的

4. It's good for people to start a conversation with the ___________ in England.

A．job

B．money

C．family

D．weather

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There is a lot of rain in England.

B．English people mind more about weather.

C．England has four distinct seasons.

D．Weather is the first subject of a talk in England.

【推荐2】阅读理解。
We know good manners are important. Today I am going to tell you something about manners in different countries. I think you already know that people in different countries usually have different ways of doing things.
Something that is rude in one country may be quite polite in another. For example, in Britain you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having liquid food(流质食物). That is considered bad manners in Britain. But in Japan you needn’t worry about making a noise when you drink something. It shows that you are enjoying it. In Britain we try not to put our hands on the table at all during a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table throughout a meal. In Arabic countries we must be careful with our hands. You see, in Arabic countries you mustn’t eat with your left hand. This is considered to be very impolite. So, what should you do if you visit a foreign country?
Well, you needn’t worry. You can ask the natives(本地人) there to help you and you can just watch carefully and try to do what they do.
1. It is polite to make a noise when you drink something in .

A．Britain	B．Japan
C．Mexico	D．Arabia

2. In Britain we try not to put our hands during a meal.

A．on the table	B．around the bowl
C．on the desk	D．in the pocket

3. In Arabic countries you must be careful with your .

A．noise	B．mouth
C．food	D．hands

4. If you visit a foreign country, you should .

A．do as you like	B．try to do what the natives do
C．do as the British do	D．eat with your right hand

【推荐3】In many countries around the world, children must start going to school at an early age. Then after some years they become “adults”. Being an adult may have the right (权利) to do some things, like getting a job, voting (投票), having a family, or driving a car. At the same time, an adult has to take some responsibilities (责任), too.

In many countries, sixteen or eighteen is the age when a person becomes an adult. Young men and women at this age can go out to work, and begin to make money. They don’t have to ask their parents for money all the time. In Canada and America, sixteen is the age when one can drive a car. In England, it is seventeen.

There are also responsibilities that follow an adult’s rights. When you get a job, you have to pay income tax (收入税). When you drive a car, you must follow the rules. Voting is another right that young people enjoy when they become adults. In the US, Canada and England, young people have the right to vote at the age of eighteen. But when young people vote, they must know what they really need for their country, and they must also learn how politics (政治) works.

1. What is the use of the first paragraph?

A．To show different adults between countries.	B．To show the topic (主题) of the passage.
C．To describe the right adults have.	D．To tell how important adults are.

2. What does the underlined word “adults” mean in Chinese?

A．儿童

B．少年

C．成人

D．老人

3. If you are a 17-year-old English boy, what can you do?

A．Vote.

B．Drive a car.

C．Go to work.

D．Have a family.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．An adult can enjoy rights and must also take some responsibilities.

B．In different countries, the age of a person getting to an adult may be different.

C．In Canada, an 18-year-old young man can vote and drive a car.

D．Young people in the US, Canada and England vote for what they really like.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．What is an adult like?	B．What does an adult have to do?
C．What rights does an adult have?	D．What responsibility does an adult take?

【推荐2】The United States has always been a country of many cultures. Before Europeans came to North America, many groups of Native America lived here. Different Native American groups had different cultures. The first European in the United States were from England and Holland, but immigrants (移民) came from all European countries. Many people also immigrated from Asia and Africa. Sadly, many Africans were brought to the United States to serve the Americans. The life there was hard for them. Many immigrants come from Latin America too. Today, the United States has people from more cultures than ever.

In the 19th century, people thought of the United States as a “melting pot.” People thought that all immigrants should forget their native cultures and languages and become English-speaking Americans. They felt that people shouldassimilatecultures. However, not everyone wanted to assimilate completely. Many people tried to keep parts of their cultures, such as foods, customs, and languages. However, their children often forgot their parents’ or grandparents’ language. But most Americans, even those whose families have been here a long time, can tell the countries their relatives came from. And of course, new immigrants take great pride in their cultures and languages.

For all of these reasons, melting pot is no longer a good way to describe the United States. Instead, people now call the United States a “salad bowl.” They say salad bowl because in a salad, you can still see all of the individual parts (lettuce, tomato, and so on), but all the different parts are mixed together and begin to take on the taste of one another.

1. The first paragraph mainly talks about ________.

A．how many immigrants the United States have

B．where the immigrants live in the United states

C．what culture and language the immigrants keep

D．why the United States is a country of many cultures

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Before Europeans came to North Amekioa, nobody lived there.

B．People spoke of the United States as a “melting pot” in the 19th century.

C．All the Africans were brought to the United States to serve the Americans.

D．The immigrants in the United States are only from England, Holland and Africa.

3. The underlined word “assimilate” in the second paragraph means ________.

A．make something similar	B．make something special
C．make something different	D．make something interesting

4. Why do people call the United States a “salad bowl” now?

A．Because Americans can make all the cultures into one culture.

B．Because Americans all want to eat salad to healthy very much.

C．Because Americans want their country to be as “green” as “salad”.

D．Because Americans can make different cultures go together in one country.

【推荐3】Everyone has a family name. In English countries (国家), the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family names in these ways(方式).

Some family names come from the places(地方) of their homes. A man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England, people’s names may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the wood or the lake.

Some family names come from a person’s job. If a person is a cook(厨师), his family name may be Cook.

And many people get their family names from their fathers’ family names. If you hear the name “Jackson”, you can know that he is the son of Jack.

1. A man lives near the lake. His family name may be _________.

A．Hill

B．Wood

C．Lake

D．Cook

2. Jack’s family name is Cook. His family name may come from the _________.

A．place

B．hobby

C．job

D．country

3. In the passage(文章), English people usually have ________ ways to get their family names.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

【推荐1】Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too.

Sometimes, the word “green” means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.

For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didn't have skills that he would need to live in the hard, rough country.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds.

A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural(农业的) scientists who had green thumb.

1. According to the passage, a greenhorn means ____________ now.

A．a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed	B．a soldier who has not had any experience in war
C．a person who is new in a job	D．a man who doesn't have the skills to live in the country

2. The meaning of the bold word “ripe” in the second paragraph is _________.

A．未完成的

B．成熟的

C．青涩的

D．老练的

3. We can know from the passage that _________.

A．all growing plants are green	B．green is the most important color in nature
C．a person with green thumb can make plants grow well	D．the expression “a green thumb” has a history of two hundred years

4. The main idea of the passage is __________.

A．a greenhorn	B．a green thumb
C．the Green Revolution	D．the word “green” and its stories

【推荐3】On Feb 26, when an Italian lawmaker went into the country’s Lower Chamber with a mask (口罩) to prevent the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒), he was questioned and criticized by others as they thought that wearing masks would cause unnecessary fear and panic. You might be surprised, as in China and other Asian countries, people have willingly put masks on during the outbreak (爆发).

In the west, people are taught to wear masks only when they get sick. They thought masks are seen as a tool to protect sick people and prevent the disease from spreading, so healthy people don’t need to wear them. According to a survey done by Global Times among some European and American people, wearing a mask in public can make them feel “worried” and “afraid of being looked at differently”.

But as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow in the world, things start to change. In the US, for example, the need for masks is very high now. The US surgeon general has been asking people not to buy too many masks, as they are more needed in hospitals than the public.

In Japan, wearing masks has long been seen as a manner to comfort others when one catches a cold or flu. Some Japanese also turn masks into fashion, with different colors and patterns to match their clothes.

In more cultures in Asia, wearing masks might also be a symbol of solidarity (团结) during the outbreak, according to Lynteris. People wear masks to show that they want to stick together in the face of danger.

1. The underlined word “panic” in Paragraph 1 means __________.

A．death

B．danger

C．illness

D．worries

2. Westerners refuse to wear masks because they __________.

A．are afraid to look ugly with face masks	B．don’t think healthy people need masks
C．hope to comfort other people in this way	D．don’t want others to know they are ill

3. The example of the US in Paragraph 3 is to show __________.

A．the cost of masks is high in the US	B．different people have different choices
C．western people are changing their ideas	D．wearing masks has become fashionable

4. The passage mainly tells us __________.

A．the ways how COVID-19 spreads	B．the reasons why westerners hate masks
C．the symbol of solidarity in Asia	D．the cultural differences in mask wearing

【推荐1】阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正(A)误(B)。

When you hear Westerners (西方人) say “Drop in anytime” (随时来玩) or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.

Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance (提前) that you will not be there.

When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.

1. When you hear Westerners say “Drop in anytime”, it means you are welcome to come over to their house anytime.
2. Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go.
3. If you can’t come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance.
4. It is polite to bring small gifts with you when you have accepted the invitation.
5. “Go Dutch” means one person pays all the bill.

【推荐2】

Nowadays, people usually shake hands when they meet each other. Do the Chinese always greet others like this? In fact, handshaking was introduced to our country around 100 years ago.

There were several kinds of greeting in ancient China. Among them the fist and palm salute (拱手礼) was a quite common one, with a history of about 3,000 years. It was first used by people in the West Zhou Dynasty. In ancient times, if people met a stranger, their hands were always ready for holding something used for fighting. Holding out both hands showed that people could feel relaxed.

When people meet, men usually use their left hand to hold the right one. It’s believed that people considered the left as the important side for men in Chinese history. While for women, the important side is the right. So when they give the fist and palm salute, they should put their right hand on the top. When someone presents the fist and palm salute to you, you are supposed to do it back as well.

In many wuxia or kung fu TV series and movies, people greet each other with the hold fist salute, or Baoquan in Chinese. The gesture (手势) is that the right hand is made a fist, while the left hand is to cover the right fist. It’s similar to the fist and palm salute, but they are different. Baoquan is widely used among kung fu masters and students.

So, don’t make a mistake.

正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。
1. Handshaking first started in China and then was spread to other places.
2. In West Zhou Dynasty, having empty hands showed that people could feel relaxed.
3. In ancient China, women should greet men by using their left hand to hold the right one.
4. The hold fist salute can only be seen in wuxia or kung fu TV series and movies.
5. The passage mentions three ways of greeting people in China.

【推荐3】

Confucius (551-479 BC), one of the most important Chinese philosophers (哲学家), lived during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). After all these years, his influence is still strong in modern times.

Unlike the abstract philosophy of Laozi, Confucian ideas about right and wrong are easy to understand and apply to daily life. “It’s all about the everyday. It’s all about family,” Roger Ames, a Confucius expert at Peking University, toldChina Daily.

For example, many Chinese learn at an early age to “be filial to parents and respectful to brothers” (入则孝，出则悌). Confucius believed that if everyone knows how to love their families, they will know how to love others, love their country, and love the world.

“Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you” is the favorite Confucius doctrine (信条) of Guo Jiulin, a professor at Dalian Minzu University. “It reminds me that if a person wants to fulfill (实现) his social ambitions (抱负), he must first be strict with himself in words and deeds,” he toldChina Daily.

Another important Confucian idea ishe, or harmony (和谐). Sun Yiting, a student from Zhejiang University, values it. “It reminds me to calm down when I get angry,” she said. “It reminds me to put myself in others’ shoes. This way of thinking makes my life much happier.”

Confucian ideas can even be applied to today’s global problems, according to Ames.

“Confucius believed that the only way I can take my stand is by helping other people take theirs (己欲立而立人，己欲达而达人). If my neighbor does better, I do better. That’s the Confucian wisdom.Thisis really needed in the world today,” said Ames.

1. According to Confucius, ________ is of special importance.

A．the harmony of human and nature

B．love for the country

C．family

2. What does the underlined “This” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．The understanding between people.

B．The spirit of helping one another.

C．The wisdom of being respectful to brothers.

3. What can you infer from the passage?

A．People may find it difficult to understand the philosophy of Laozi.

B．Guo Jiulin believes that those who are strict with themselves will never fail.

C．Sun Yiting values “he” a lot because she used to get angry easily.

4. Tom is a primary school student who can’t get on well with his family. Which of the following is the most helpful for him?

A．“Be filial to parents and respectful to brothers.”

B．“Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.”

C．“The only way I can take my stand is by helping other people take theirs.”

5. What’s the writer’s main purpose of writing this article?

A．To introduce the life of Confucius.

B．To describe how Confucian ideas became popular in modern China.

C．To explain why Confucian wisdom still plays an important role.