Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip（付小费）.It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags，taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.
In England，make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.
In Spain，it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late，and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.
In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek（脸颊）. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.
In Japan，people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card，don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.
Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something In conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.
1. When you travel to the USA，you don’t need to tip .
| A．porters | B．waiters | C．bus drivers | D．taxi drivers |
| A．Love me，love my dog |
| B．He who laughs last laughs best |
| C．When in Rome，do as the Romans do |
| D．Where there is a will，there is a way |
| A．搬运工 | B．清洁工 | C．接线员 | D．售票员 |
| A．In Spain，People usually have dinner very early |
| B．In England，It’s a not polite to talk about the weather |
| C．In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek |
| D．In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it. |
| A．How to Tip | B．Body Language |
| C．When to Have Dinner | D．Advice to International Travelers |
2 . Accidents often happen around us. So a first aid kit (成套用品) is necessary (必须的). A first aid kit is one of the most important things in every family. Making your own first aid kit will help keep you and your family safe. You need do the following things.
·Find a box
To find a box is the first thing. The box is large and strong enough to hold all the medical supplies (医用物品) You will put all the supplies inside.
·Prepare the supplies
After finding the box, it’s time to prepare all the medical supplies. Having a first aid kit will be useful during serious injuries (伤) and if you should take quick actions in time, it will be useful as well. So it is best to fill your kit with necessary things.
·Write important information
Once you have all the medical supplies, print first aid rules on how to stop bleeding (出血), how to call for help, and so on. You can also write down other helpful phone numbers besides 120 on your note.
·Pack (打包) your kit
Pack everything inside the box. Everything must be easy to find and reach at the same time.
1. A first aid kit will be useful for the following EXCEPT ________.| A．a traffic accident | B．a small cut in kitchen |
| C．an operation in hospital | D．nose bleeding |
| A．Some medicine. | B．A phone. | C．A box. | D．A note. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Preparing for accidents is hard. |
| B．A first aid kit is necessary. |
| C．Preparing the supplies is not easy. |
| D．Learning some rules of first aid is difficult. |
| A．Rules to be away from accidents | B．How to keep safe |
| C．Ways to make a first aid kit | D．How to be a good doctor |
3 . Do you know what the world's highest waterfall is? You may say that it is Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls are really very beautiful, but in terms of(以……量) height, the most fantastic Falls in the world are Angel Falls. They are deep in the jungles(丛林)of Venezuela.
Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. It's very hard to get there. If you went by car. You would have to travel for weeks through jungles. If you went by plane from Caracas, a city on the southern coast, it would take about four hours.
The fascinating falls are God's gift to nature. One of the most interesting facts about Angel Falls is how they were found. They were named after an American pilot. His name was Jimmy Angel. In 1937, he crashed(坠毁)his plane near the top of the falls. That's how he found them.
Angel Falls drop nearly a kilometer(about 979m)from a table-top mountain. The water seems to be dropping straight out of the clouds. The height of the falls is so great that by the time the water reaches the ground, it has already turned into fog(雾).
If you have a chance to visit them, you'll never forget them!
1. Niagara Falls are .| A．very dangerous | B．the longest waterfall in the world |
| C．very beautiful | D．the highest waterfall in the world |
| A．it is not easy to get there | B．the tickets are very expensive |
| C．there is no hotel or restaurant | D．visitors can only get there on foot |
| A．forty minutes | B．four hours | C．some days | D．some weeks |
| A．A man in Venezuela | B．An American visitor |
| C．A pilot from Caracas | D．An American pilot |
| A．Where should we go? | B．Who found Angel Falls? |
| C．Niagara Falls. | D．The World's Highest Waterfall. |
4 . Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favourite food, but you'd better eat something different. If you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients your body needs.
Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium (钙) your body needs to have strong bones (骨头).
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much won't make you feel comfortable but will make you fat.
Fourth, limit (限制) screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or use computers. It is good to take more exercise, such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.
1. You should eat different foods especially ________.| A．meat | B．junk food |
| C．hamburgers | D．fruit and vegetables |
| A．Milk. | B．Juice. |
| C．Cold water. | D．Cola. |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．We should try to live in an active way in our life. |
| B．You can eat your favourite food as much as possible. |
| C．When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels. |
| D．Don't limit screen time. |
| A．How to be active |
| B．How to make yourself important |
| C．How to make your parents healthy |
| D．How to be a healthy kid |
5 . In recent history, there have been some amazing inventions which have changed our lives. The plane has made international travel faster and easier. The Internet has brought people closer.
And you must know the names of some famous inventors like Henry Ford and Steve Jobs. But there are many everyday objects which you probably don’t notice and you don’t know who invented them. Take for example Nils Bohlin, who invented the modern-day car seat belt (安全带).
Before 1959, only two-point seat belts were available, and the only people who often wore them were race car drivers. The two-point seat belt couldn’t protect passengers from internal injuries (内伤) during serious car accidents.
In 1958, Bohlin joined Volvo Car Corporation as a safety engineer. He came up with the three-point seat belt to keep passengers from flying out of their cars during collisions. The three-point seat belt used one strap (带子) across the chest (胸部) and another across the legs and then the two joined at the same place. Amazingly, this was a very simple idea which no one tried before.
The three-point seat belt was introduced on Volvo cars in 1959. For more people’s safety, Volvo made the new seat belt design (设计) available to other car makers for free. Since then, engineers have worked to improve the three-point seat belt, but the basic design remains Bohlin’s.
At the time of Bohlin’s death in September 2002, Volvo said that the seat belt had saved more than one million lives since it was introduced.
1. The writer develops his ideas in Paragraph 1 by ________.| A．telling a joke | B．giving some examples |
| C．asking some fun questions | D．describing a personal experience |
| A．It was sold worldwide. | B．It was not easy to wear. |
| C．It saved over one million lives. | D．It was popular with race car drivers only. |
| A．碰撞 | B．清洗 | C．制造 | D．修理 |
| A．in the early 1950s | B．to get a job at Volvo |
| C．while working at Volvo | D．after having a car accident |
| A．Car safety | B．A great car company |
| C．A life-saving invention | D．Different kinds of seat belts |
6 . When it was getting dark, a wolf was walking along the road. Then he was surprised to see his huge shadow(影子) under his feet.
“Wow，I didn't know I was so big!” the wolf was happy to know it.
As time went by, the sun was going down and his shadow grew bigger and bigger. So it looked like a giant.
“Oh, look at my shadow. I'm so big!” The wolf thought that he was as big as his shadow. “I'm huge and excellent. I don't need to be afraid of the lion.”
From then, the wolf walked with his shoulders open. He thought himself as the king of the forest.
“Why should I fear the lion? Lion! Come out! Here comes the king of the forest,” he shouted to the lion. It made the lion very angry, so he went out to see the wolf.
“Here I am. I heard you have said you were stronger than me and could beat me. Now I'm here. Why don't you prove it? Come on and have a try!”
The lion's sharp paw hit the wolf's head hard. “Thump!” The wolf was knocked out. “Ah，help me! Help me! Ah, I am dying! Oh, oh, help, help...”
But it was too late when the wolf got to know that he wasn't as big or strong as his shadow. Unluckily, he became the lion's delicious supper.
1. Why was the wolf so surprised?| A．He grew very quickly. |
| B．He beat the other animals in the forest. |
| C．He saw his huge shadow. |
| D．He found something he liked. |
| A．“熊猫”． | B．“巨人”． |
| C．“怪兽”． | D．“长颈鹿”． |
| A．send him some food | B．ask for some food |
| C．show his strong body | D．take up the lion's land |
| A．The wolf hurt badly. | B．The wolf ate the lion. |
| C．The lion ate the wolf. | D．The lion hurt. |
| A．A wolf and his shadow | B．A strong lion |
| C．The king of the forest | D．A wolf and a lion |
7 . It was Day 1 of our vacation on Cortes, a beautiful quiet island. “iPhone, iPhone, iPhone,” my son kept moaning(呻吟). In front of him was a big window of facing the blue ocean. And a cool gentle wind was coming in from the door. Clearly, he saw and felt none of it.
Back at home, I’d soon give up and hand the phone over to him after five minutes of listening to this kind of moaning.
But not here. Before we left, I had told my 10-year-old son the rule—no e-mails, no Facebook, no video games, and no iPhone. We came here to get away from them all. Here we were on our first day and already, he couldn’t stand it.
____ I walked down the grass road to the beach and looked out to the sea. My 6-year-old daughter and my husband were drawing on pieces of wood. They were doing just fine.
On Day 2, we spent the whole morning digging for shells(贝壳). This time, my son joined us. He collected shellfish and other sea treasures. When we got back to our little wood house. I gave my son a book, and put him on the lovely garden chair. It was almost dinner when he looked up.
The next few days passed in peace.
On Day 6, my son was lying beside me on the beach, watching the sun going down. He was playing with the sand. And there was something shining in his eyes. I realized how time slowed down for both of us. It was exactly what I wanted. Finally, we were able to sit quietly without thinking about screens, phone calls and e-mails.
A week away from all the electronics and life is good.
1. What is the special rule for the writer’s vacation?
| A．They couldn’t use their electronics. |
| B．They must keep quiet and stay in the house. |
| C．The had to spend their vacation on an island. |
| D．They should collect as many shells as possible. |
| A．I felt really tired and went to bed. |
| B．I closed the door and stayed with him. |
| C．I just walked outside to leave him alone. |
| D．I gave him iPhone and let him stay inside. |
| A．angry→surprised→proud |
| B．excited→peaceful→bored |
| C．worried→angry→hopeful |
| D．bored→peaceful→pleased |
| A．A Terrible Life on the Island | B．A Special iPhone for My Son |
| C．A Fight between Mother and Son | D．A Vacation Away from Electronics |
“Made in China” is having its moment now—and it's a fashionable one.
The story of Chinese fashion began in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili, both Chinese sports shoe brands(品牌), suddenly got international attention. Their products were seen all over the world. Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning was at the New York Fashion Week in September, 2018. They showed their new designs—sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters.
Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group, said that the latest Chinese brands no longer catch customers' eye by low price. He told CNN, " They are sure that they can go head to head with foreign brands.
Maybe it is because China's young people are now more confident about their own culture. They don't show immediate interest in western culture any more.
“Today’s young people in China are crazy about Chinese cultural elements(元素).” Jin Qu, the manager of a clothing shopping website, said at a cultural festival in 2018. They like these elements printed on their clothes, even the brand picture of Laoganma in China, which was once seen as outside of fashion. But now young people are proud of these Chinese symbols.
“In fact, many stars in the West are now interested in Chinese cultural elements in fashion. Rihanna, a US singer, for example, wore a Chinese red dress to the 2015 Met Gala in New York. The dress was designed and made by Chinese designer Guo Pei.
“We have to move from making to creating,” Chinese-American designer Aric Chen once told The New York Times. “We want to replace the words ‘Made in China ’ with ‘Designed in China ’.”
1. The new designs of Li Ning Company in September 2018 were ____.| A．coats and scarves in Chinese red |
| B．sweaters and jackets with English words |
| C．coats and scarves with American symbols |
| D．sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters |
| A．Today's young people in China |
| B．The workers in Jin Qu's shop |
| C．Some famous stars in the West |
| D．Directors of some Chinese companies |
| A．Chinese Clothes Brands | B．Sports in China |
| C．Chinese Cultural Festival | D．Designed in China |
| A．newspaper | B．guidebook | C．novel | D．ad |
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“Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life，” says Linda in France(法国). “Get me out of doing the housework and then I'll really be relaxed.”
Gary is a single(单身的) father. “So, a man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don't know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man！”
1. What does Carol Clark advise people under stress to do?
| A．To take some medicine. | B．To call on a psychologist. |
| C．To be as tidy as possible. | D．To do some housework. |
| A．relaxed | B．stressed | C．helpful | D．healthy |
| A．Taking medicine. | B．Doing housework. |
| C．Making money. | D．Solving trouble. |
| A．his work | B．his wife | C．the psychologist | D．the housework |
| A．Work and Life | B．The Reason for Stress |
| C．Housework and Stress | D．A Successful Psychologist |
Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it's great.
Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming（破坏）the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes cxan be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted（面目全非的）.
Everyone should just relax, say linguists（语言学家）. They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says, "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."
Linguist James Millroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."
Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun"
1. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
| A．To give an example of a foreign language. |
| B．To show an example of creative methods. |
| C．To express worries about using Netspeak. |
| D．To lead in the topic of Netspeak. |
| A．Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly. |
| B．Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English. |
| C．David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing. |
| D．James Milroy says that language is changing and improving. |
| A．be fairly sure | B．be greatly surprised |
| C．think it a pity | D．find it interesting |
| A．Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet |
| B．Is Netspeak Harming the English Language? |
| C．Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning? |
| D．Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages |
