【推荐1】Do you often carry maps when you travel to other countries? Maps can show you the right ways. But if you don't bring maps with you, what should you do? I'm afraid that you need to ask the way. Here are some tips(建议) for you, because there are different ways to give ways in the world.

In Japan, most streets don't have their street names. The Japanese use landmarks(路标) to give ways. So when you ask, "Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?" They often say, "Go along the road, turn left on the second street and go past a supermarket. The post office is opposite the hospital."

In the countryside of the American midwest. The land is very flat(平坦的). So if you have the same question, people will say to you, "Go east 3 kilometers, turn north and then walk another kilometer." But in Los Angeles and California, people measure distance(测量距离) by time, not meters. So when you ask, "how far is the nearest post office?" they will tell you, "It's about 10 minutes walk from here".

People in Greece often use body language to help you. They will use their hands to show the right or left ways, or they will simply say. "follow me. " Because they can't speak English and the tourists couldn't understand the language there.

1. If you are in Japan, ________.

A．the street name will help you find the way easily.	B．the Japanese use landmarks to help you find the ways.
C．You need to use body language to ask the way.	D．You can see some street names in Japanese.

2. Which par of America is flat?

A．northwest

B．southwest.

C．northeast.

D．midwest.

3. How do the people in California show the way?

A．they use the landmarks	B．they use body language.
C．They measure distance by time.	D．They usually say "follow me".

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．Asking the way	B．Different ways of giving ways
C．Funny things in the word	D．The important language -English

【推荐2】The different ways to give directions

Foreign visitors are often puzzled (迷惑的) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. People there use landmarks (路标) instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and the post office is opposite the bus stop.”

In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. So people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say, “Go north two miles, you will see it on your left.”

People in Los Angeles, Caledonia have no idea of distance (距离) on the map. They will say, “It is about fifteen minutes by car.” They don’t know how many miles away it is.

Few people understand the Greek language, so people in Greece (希腊) sometimes are so friendly. They will say, “Follow me.” Then he takes you to the right place you are looking for.

People in Mexico think, “I don’t know” is not polite. When you ask them the way, no one answers “I don’t know”. They will give you an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very very lost there.

One thing will help you everywhere. You may not understand a person’s word, but you may understand his body language. He or she will point in the right direction.

1. People in Japan use landmarks to give directions because ________.

A．the buildings or places are famous in the world

B．they are the names of the streets

C．Japanese people are very friendly

D．visitors can easily see the buildings or places

2. In the passage, ________ countries are mentioned (提到) by the writer.

A．three

B．four

C．six

D．seven

3. Which of the following statements is not right?

A．The Japanese often use landmarks when they give directions.

B．People in Los Angeles have no idea of distance on the map.

C．People in Greece often give wrong directions.

D．People in Mexico think it is not polite to say “I don’t know”.

4. The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A．there are many landmarks in America

B．we need to carry a map when we travel around the world

C．there are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world

D．people give directions in the same way in different countries

5. According to the passage, what shall we do if the visitor doesn’t understand our language when we give directions?

A．We can ask him to speak English.

B．We can go and buy a map.

C．We can ask the policeman for help.

D．We can use our body language.

【推荐3】Calvin needs to go to New York for a meeting this Saturday. It's sunny. It's his first time to go to New York, so he doesn't know his way around New York. The meeting is in Peterson Building on 34th Street and it starts at ten o'clock. He wants to get there on time, so he asks two American boys for help.

“Excuse me, could you tell me where 34th Street is?” asks Calvin.

“Sure,” answers one of the boys. “It's not far from here. And you can just walk along this street and turn left at the first crossing. Then you can see it on your right.”

“No. Don't listen to him. He is not telling you the right place. You can just take the No.7 bus and get off at the third stop,” says the other boy. Then the first boy says, “OK. But the third stop is not 34th Street. It's 35th Street.”

At this time, Calvin finds that there's only five minutes left(剩下). Then he gets into a taxi and leaves.After__that, Calvin__thinks__he__should__ask__a__policeman __for__help__next__time.

1. According to the second boy, how can Calvin get to 34th Street?

A．By bike.	B．By bus.
C．By taxi.	D．By subway.

2. When does Calvin leave the two boys?

A．At 10：00.	B．At 10：05.
C．At 9：55.	D．At 10：10.

3. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．The two American boys are clever and helpful.

B．The two boys don't tell Calvin the right way to 34th Street.

C．Calvin is sure to get lost again next time.

D．It's important to find the best way when meeting problems.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．It's a windy Saturday.

B．The two boys help Calvin a lot.

C．Calvin arrives in New York in the afternoon.

D．It's the first time for Calvin to get to New York.

【推荐1】“Welcome to China!” These simple words from volunteer（志愿者）Sun Zeyu warmed the heart of US smowboarder（单板滑雪运动员）Tessa Maud when she arrived in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics. She was deeply moved and said, “The young volunteers who say ‘Welcome to China’ makes me almost cry every time because they are so nice. We can feel their kindness and warmth,”

Like Sun, many Gen Z—people who was born between 1995 and 2010—volunteers served the event with heart. Sun is just such an example of how Gen Z improved cultural and people-to-people communications（交流）at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Active and open-minded, they are bridges between China and outside world.

Many players had a great time during the Winter Olympics with the help of volunteers. These young volunteers not only helped them when necessary, but also told many things about Chinese culture such as Chinese traditional festivals, history and special Chinese food. Maud shared what she ate every day on the Internet. What to eat each day was a hard choice for her. “Everything is so good.” she said.

Jenise Spiteri is a snowboarder from Malta. She became known as the “red bean bun（红豆包）girl”in China after she took a big bite（咬）at the Chinese special while waiting for her score.”Goodbye to the wonderful workers who served our food every day,” she wrote on the Internet when she left the Olympic Village. In the picture, she holds a big red bean bun.

1. Maud felt ________ when she arrived in Beijing at first.

A．terrible

B．moved

C．relaxed

D．sad

2. The writer tells us Maud’s and Jenise’s stories to show us ________

A．Chinese food is popular with foreign players.

B．how to make friends with foreign sport players.

C．Chinese food is the best food in the world.

D．foreign players only like eating.

3. From the passage we know ________

A．many foreigners like to travel to China and taste Chinese food.

B．the Olympics is a good chance to cultural communications.

C．all the volunteers in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are Gen Z.

D．Chinese food is hard to eat.

4. We may find this passage in ________ column（专栏）of a newspaper.

A．Festival

B．History

C．Education

D．Culture

【推荐2】One night when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Cindy. my company wants to promote（升职）me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done well and allowing you to skip（跳）a grade, but you'll have to leave your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was lost in thought. The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make.

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I'd eagerly wait for the phone to ring and then tell her everything happened during the day. A phone call, however, could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large empty apartment, _______ It was then I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make. She needed to think about both family and work. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.

Back home, 1 reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. I’ve learned a lot because of this separation. There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life. We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens.

1. It was________for the writer to say “yes” to her mother's decision.

A．excited

B．difficult

C．unusual

D．happy

2. What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．The writer missed her mother a lot and felt lonely.

B．The writer's mother called her daughter every evening.

C．The writer's mother stayed in Brazil for several years.

D．The writer liked to tell her mother everything happened.

3. Which of the following sentence can be put in the blank in paragraph 3?

A．I thought my mother might regret her decision.

B．I thought my mother might leave Brazil with us.

C．I realized my mother behaved well in her company.

D．I realized how lonely my mother was in Brazil herself

4. It can be learned from the passage that the writer________.

A．wanted to go abroad alone like her mother	B．found it hard to make any decision
C．learnt a lot from the unforgettable experience	D．achieved all the high goals in her life

【推荐3】In 1996, Subaru Takaiashi sailed alone across the Pacific Ocean. Many other people did this before Subaru, but he was special. At 14, he was the youngest person to sail across the Pacific by himself.

Subaru left Tokyo on 23 July, 1996. His boat was 30 feet (9 metres) long. In the boat, he had a two-month supply of food and water. He also had a radio and other modern equipment for sailing.

The beginning of this trip went very well. Subaru often talked to his parents by radio. He didn't have any problems with his boat. Then on 11 August, the engine in his boat quit. This affected his navigation(导航)equipment. Then five days later, his radio quit. So he wasn't able to communicate with anyone. And he was still 2,770 miles (4,490 kilometres) away from his destination-San Francisco.

By the end of August, many people believed that Subaru was lost. No one was able to contact him by radio. His parents expected him to arrive in San Francisco on 3 September, but he didn't. Then, on 13 September, Subaru sailed into San Francisco. After 55 days in his boat, his trip was finally over.

Many people believe that Subaru was too young to sail alone. They say that parents shouldn't allow children to make such dangerous trips. However, other people say that children should have adventures, too.

1. When Subaru left Tokyo, he didn't have __________ in his boat.

A．food and water

B．his parents

C．a radio

D．navigation equipment

2. What does the underlined word "quit" mean?

A．stopped

B．arrived

C．worked

D．disappeared

3. During his trip, Subaru wasn't able to communicate with people for __________.

A．several days

B．a week

C．two months

D．over three weeks

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．It's not difficult to sail without modern equipment.

B．Subaru Takahashi's parents expected him to arrive in Tokyo on 13 September.

C．Different people have different ideas about Subaru Takahashi's sailing alone.

D．Subaru Takahashi sailed across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Tokyo.

【推荐1】One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Cindy, my company wants to promote(升职) me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done well and allowing you to skip(跳) a grade, but you'll have to leave your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher? ” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was lost in thought. The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make.

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I'd eagerly wait for the phone to ring and then tell her everything happened during the day. A phone call, however, could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large empty apartment, ___________It was then I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make. She needed to think about both family and work. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.

Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. I've learned a lot because of this separation. There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life! We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens.

1. It was ___________ for the writer to say “yes” to her mother's decision.

A．difficult

B．excited

C．unusual

D．happy

2. Which of the following sentence can be put in the blank ___________ in Paragraph 3?

A．I thought my mother might regret (后悔) her decision.

B．I thought my mother might leave Brazil with us.

C．I realized (意识到) my mother behaved well in her company.

D．I realized how lonely my mother was in Brazil herself.

3. It can be learned from the passage that the writer ___________.

A．achieved all the high goals in her life	B．wanted to go abroad alone like her mother
C．found it hard to make any decision	D．learned a lot from the unforgettable experience

【推荐2】“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears. Time proved （证明） that the baby’s hearing was good with no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms and he cried out “A big boy called me a freak （畸形物）,” After that, the whole family were trying to find a donator （捐赠者）who would be helpful for the boy.

One day, his father said to the son, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found the donator. But we must keep it a secret who the person is.”

The operation （手术） was a great success, and here came a new person. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He lived a happy life.

The years kept it a secret, but the day came at last. One of the darkest days passed through the son.

He stood with his father over his mother’s coffin （棺材）. Slowly, the father raised her mother’s thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was happy she never had her hair cut,” his father said in a low voice, “and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”

1. The underlined sentence “The operation was a great success, and here came a new person.” means ________.

A．a new baby was born in the hospital	B．the boy started to live a new life
C．a new person came into the hospital	D．a new doctor helped him

2. Why did the boy’s mother never cut her hair?

A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair.

B．Because the hair was good for her health.

C．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret.

D．Because the boy’s father would love her with long hair.

3. According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．The boy couldn’t hear without ears.

B．His parents often asked him to work hard.

C．The boy knew the truth after his mother died.

D．The boy knew who gave him the outer ears at first.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The secret was only kept between the donator and the doctor.

B．In the end, the boy still didn’t know who the donator was.

C．The boy had a happy life after the operation.

D．The boy got much love from his mother.

【推荐3】When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young？”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A．This was the first time for the writer to go abroad.

B．The writer could speak French and English.

C．He thought he would have some difficulties in understanding the Americans.

D．The writer had been to the U.S.A. many times.

2. When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

A．buy a ring for his friend

B．ask the way to his friend’s

C．telephone his friend

D．call a taxi

3. The old man thought _____.

A．the writer wanted to find a phone box

B．the writer was old enough to get married

C．the writer didn’t know the way

D．the writer wanted to find his girlfriend

4. At last, the old man _____.

A．understood what the writer wanted to do

B．couldn’t understand the writer

C．bought a ring for the writer

D．took the writer to the phone box by himself