1 . Americans think much about time. From childhood they learn to value (珍视) time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the clock .

1. Americans think it wrong ________.

A．to work late	B．to get up early
C．to be late for school	D．to be on time to do everything

2. This passage says that a dying person ________.

A．is having a good time	B．is living on a borrowed time
C．thinks time goes easily	D．is saving time

3. From this passage we can be sure that ________.

A．Americans live a hard life	B．Americans always walk fast
C．Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏)	D．Americans are good at saving time

4. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A．Americans’ ideas about time	B．Never waste time
C．Time is money	D．Learn to be on time

2 . Do you like drinking coffee? If you are polite when ordering in a café in America, you may get a reward (奖励).

    1     The shop offers rewards to those who mind their manners. There is a sign outside the shop. It says different prices for a cup of coffee depending on how polite the customer is.

    2     They include: “Small coffee” at 3 dollars and “Hello, one small coffee, please” at 1.75 dollars.

    3     A café called Petite Syrah in France also encourages customers to have good manners with different prices.     4    

The manager of Petite Syrah said of the reason, “    5    ” And he added, “I know people may say that our service can be impolite, but it is also true that customers can be impolite when they are busy.”

The American café is copying the French cafe because it has been a success in changing customers’ behavior. The manager of Petite Syrah says that he had seen a great difference in his customers’ behavior since the sign was put up.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A．This isn’t the first time that a coffee shop has tried to teach customers a lesson.

B．At lunchtime people would come under great stress and were sometimes impolite to us when they ordered a coffee.

C．The café in America has tried to encourage customers to be politer in a new way.

D．The prices are listed with the typical expressions customers might use when they are ordering.

E．Customers need to pay 5.96 pounds for “A coffee”, but 3.62 pounds for “A coffee, please”.

3 . It’s not just women who wear skirts.     1     In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt (短褶裙). The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their culture.

    2     It has different colors. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.

Why did people in Scotland start to wear kilts?     3     One is that the kilt was made in the 1720s by an English factory owner called Thomas Rawlinson. He had a number of workers from Scotland in his factory and he thought their long clothes got in the way (妨碍) of their work.     4    

In the old days, soldiers in Scotland wore kilts. Later, all men there began to wear them. Today, most men in Scotland only wear kilts on special occasions. Soldiers also wear them in important celebrations.     5     But they no longer wear them to fight.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A．They still use kilts as their dress uniform.

B．A kilt is a skirt reaching down to the knee.

C．So he cut them into shorter skirts.

D．Men can wear them, too.

E．There are many stories.

4 . In high school and college, you may be encouraged to travel or study abroad. Perhaps you are too busy with your schoolwork to seriously consider these chances. I encourage traveling at a young age.     1    

As young people, most of us live with mom and dad. Our community knows us well, too. The idea of getting out of this comfort zone (舒适区) can be scary (可怕的).

    2     In our daily life, we know well how to act and respond (答复) to people. But how about being in a new place, with strangers who hold different values? It can be uncomfortable at first. But once you work out that you can connect with people in spite of (尽管) differences, you become smarter and more confident. You should learn to face this discomfort. It will help you to grow.

By traveling widely, you will also develop cultural sensitivity (敏感性).     3     And it is not enough to just know, “People from that country are like this.”

When I was in Spain, for example, I found people there took a two-hour break in the middle of their workday. Many foreigners consider the Spanish people lazy.     4     To the Spanish people, eating together as a family is more important than anything else. Cultural sensitivity will help you with your communication on both business and personal levels.

Finally, I’d like to mention that traveling abroad will be a wonderful way to learn a new language. Being in a new language-learning environment, you will have to use the language.     5    

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A．The earlier you travel widely, the more you can learn.

B．Few of them know people there place great value on family time.

C．Being culturally sensitive is important.

D．However, one learns the most in strange situations.

E．In this way, you will improve your language skills better.

5 . In America, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.

Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s enough. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.

When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cock. Of course, their parents help them at first.

1. How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?

A．They study hard.	B．They do chores.
C．They do part-time jobs.	D．They ask their parents for it.

2. Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may ________.

A．do the dishes

B．feed the pet cat

C．cook meals

D．sweep the floor

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays.

B．If kids get older and want something more expensive, they have to work harder.

C．Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.

D．Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents.

4. The passage mainly tells us how children in America ________.

A．find jobs

B．get pocket money

C．study at school

D．do chores

7 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

Living Abroad

Moving abroad can be a challenging (有挑战性的) experience. You leave your family, friends and e    1     else you know. You enter a new culture where the customs and language are d    2    . However, it’s also exciting. It’s time to discover new things, make new friends and begin a new adventure.

I am working as a language helper in Lyon, France now. I’ve visited France many times b    3    , but this is the first time that I have lived here. To feel at home in France, I involve (积极参与) myself in the local culture as much as p    4    , but it is not e    5    .

Actually, it is hard to find other English speakers and make friends w    6     people who have different cultural customs.

So what are the best w    7     to involve yourself in the new culture while you are living abroad?

★Live with a native (当地的) speaker

There are many advantages of living with a native speaker. Firstly, you will have a friend! Living a    8     can be a lonely experience, especially when you’re far from home. Secondly, you can speak the local language every day. And thirdly, you will have someone to tell you about the cultural customs and interesting places in the area.

★Volunteer to do something

Volunteering is a great way to meet people of different ages. You can p    9     speaking the local language with the people there. Talking with homeless people about their stories has helped me with my French vocabulary and my understanding of French.

★Try the local food

The food in France is great and discovering new food is a fun experience. I’ve tried things that I’ve never tried in the past few years and my knowledge of different bread and cheese types has increased (增加) g    10    . So remember to try the local food.

9 . How do you spend your spare time? There will be different answers to it. Most people in Poland (波兰) have their own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want to take a rest,but they try to do something more interesting most of the time. They have many different hobbies,which help them to get away their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.

Polish (波兰的) people like travelling. They look for new places. Some of them like to climb mountains,others like to go to a sea or a lake to swim because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.

People in Poland also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually big fans of football,and football is the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support (支持) a team. So they go to watch every match of the team they support,and they buy many things that have any relation (关联) with the team. Watching sports and doing it are both good ways to relax.

Doctors say that doing sports is very good for health. Many people in town,especially young men,often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep it. They also have many other ways to spend their free time. And they really enjoy their free time.

1. Why do Polish people have many different hobbies according to the text?

A．Go traveling.

B．Finish their work.

C．Make some friends.

D．Solve daily problems.

2. Why do some Polish people like climbing mountains?

A．They hate travelling.

B．They can get exercise from it.

C．They can find a new place.

D．It is comfortable and funny.

3. Which of the following sports is mentioned (提及) in the text?
①Swimming.             ②Skating.          ③Playing football.          ④Climbing mountains.

A．①②③

B．①②④

C．①③④

D．②③④

4. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Football is many Polish people’s favorite sport.

B．All the Polish people do sports in their spare time.

C．Doing sports is a good way to relax.

D．Few Polish people like watching sport.

5. What can we learn from the text?

A．Polish culture (文化) is colorful.

B．Polish people relax in many ways.

C．A doctor can give you good advice.

D．No need to do sports activities.