2 . Ice-cream is a frozen dessert. It is usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream. Most kids like eating this kind of dessert. Do you know _________ first ate it?

Chinese people first ate it many years ago. They _________ orange juice on ice. Later, this _________ was spread (传播) to Italy. Nero, the king of Rome between 54 and 68 AD, _________ to eat ice-cream between violin lessons. He told his men to run to the mountains to get _________. The runners ran back to the palace as _________ as they could. The snow was mixed with fruit and nuts.

Around 1660, coffee shops began to sell ice-cream. Then ice-cream was very _________ in Paris. Most of the _________ shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from Italy with the name Francesco Procopio.

In the early 1700s, _________ started to make ice-cream, George Washington had ice-cream machines in his kitchen. It could make __________ ice-cream in a short time. Today in the US, ice-cream is not only a food, but also a way of life.

1.

A．who

B．what

C．which

D．whom

2.

A．drank

B．saw

C．put

D．ate

3.

A．picture

B．problem

C．plan

D．idea

4.

A．helped

B．liked

C．hated

D．changed

5.

A．water

B．snow

C．rain

D．grass

6.

A．slowly

B．carefully

C．happily

D．quickly

7.

A．popular

B．expensive

C．cheap

D．special

8.

A．coffee

B．fruit

C．food

D．clothing

9.

A．Chinese

B．Americans

C．Australians

D．Indians

10.

A．black

B．cold

C．much

D．less

4 .

Today, most people in Western cultures expect to eat meals with their own set of tableware. People use plates to hold their food and drink only from their own glasses. But Europeans didn’t always eat this way.

In the 1500s, members of the royalty and nobility（皇室与贵族）used knives to cut meat. Since they hardly had their own plates and bowls, they would eat the slice of meat off the tip of the knife. They would use shared spoons to eat soup and would dip bread or their fingers into gravy（调味汁）. There were a few eating rules. For example, if you had a bone left in your hand after eating a chicken leg, you were expected to throw it politely under the table.

When some of the Europeans settled（定居）in the North America, they brought this eating style with them.

While the new settlers were sharing cups and dipping their fingers into bowls of food, royalty and nobility in Europe were starting to increase their tableware. They were also starting using a set of manners to go with their new knives, forks, spoons, plates, etc. They started to think that sharing cups or plates were unclean and even impolite. Their new manners made them feel higher than the lower classes.

By the 1700s, these new customs had spread to rich American settlers. As new landowners, they wanted to have a higher class than they would have had in Great Britain. They bought their own tableware and brought them to America.

By the late 1800s, mealtime manners had changed for everyone. As the American middle class grew, they needed more tableware to show that they were rich. There was also a new system of manners by this time. Though it was difficult to understand, it had a great effect on people’s everyday life.

1. Which of the following was considered impolite in the 1500s?

A．Getting gravy with one’s fingers.	B．Having soup with shared spoons.
C．Eating meat off a knife tip.	D．Keeping the bones in one’s hand.

2. Why did the rich American settles buy their own tableware by the 1700s? Because they ________.

A．wanted to feel higher than the royalty

B．hated to share cups and plates again

C．wanted to feel higher than the lower class

D．made more money in America than in Britain

3. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．The tableware.	B．The mealtime.
C．The American middle class.	D．The new manner system.

4. Which is the RIGHT order of the following events?
①The European royalty shared their spoons, plates and bowls at first.
②The American middle class grew and needed more tableware.
③Some Europeans moved to North America with their eating style.
④New American landowners bought more tableware.
⑤The European royalty started to increase tableware.

A．③①⑤②④

B．①⑤③④②

C．①③⑤④②

D．③⑤①②④

6 . 阅读下面一篇短文，判断文后各小题的正(A)误(B)。

American country music is also known as (被视为) country western music. It has a very long history. It comes from the folk songs of immigrants (移民) from Britain.

Country music uses simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love, and sadness. That is to say, country music describes life. It talks about friends and enemies, trucks and roads, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone can understand what the music is about.

Country western music became popular first among cowboys (牛仔) in the American west countryside. Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to calm the animals and to overcome their own fear. They were not well-educated and so they sang about their daily life in very simple words. They played guitars, violins and other instruments. In the south of America, many people added instruments from their homes, like bottles and spoons. When cowboys visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country western music.

In recent years, many musicians have made country western music a little different from the one in the past. These changes make the songs sound even better. Today singers such as Carth Brooks, Reba McEntirc, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Rabbitt, LeAnn Rimes, Randy Travis and a group called Alahama are singing and playing in different styles. They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the world.

    1     Country western music comes from the folk songs of immigrants from Britain.
    2     According to the passage, people like American country music because it has a long history.
    3     “To calm the animals” here means “make the animals become angry and wild”.
    4     Cowboys usually played country western music on holidays.
    5    Today the modern country music is the same as that in the past.

8 . Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.

Benjamin Franklin famously founded (创建) America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system (系统) got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.

Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news. 

If you can easily find a public library in your community (社区), you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities (机会) to ask for jobs online.

Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images (图像) from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.

Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom (智慧) are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!

1. The right order of the following statements is ________.
①The public library system in America developed fast.
②The first lending library was founded.
③Libraries provide information and chances to ask for jobs online.
④Libraries try to bring people into the library by using creative programs.

A．②①③④

B．②③④①

C．③④①②

D．①②③④

2. The last paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A．libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education

B．public libraries in the US should never close the doors

C．the writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin

D．libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom

3. What is the purpose of the new program Read! Build! Play!?

A．To build more libraries.

B．To add reading into playtime.

C．To provide the libraries with free Internet.

D．To look for creative programs to bring people into the libraries.

4. The best title for the passage is ________.

A．the libraries in the world	B．libraries and opportunities
C．libraries teach kids to read and learn	D．the development of the American libraries

9 . The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics. The Winter Olympics are held every four years. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark (庆贺) the great Games. The earliest stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on,publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule (习惯).

In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries (东道主) as well as the non­host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise (筹集) money for this sports meeting.

        Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
1. The Winter Olympics and the White Olympics ________.

A．are the same thing	B．are different games
C．are not held in winter	D．are held in summer

2. It became a rule that stamps were published to mark the Winter Olympics________.

A．after the year 1980	B．from the 3rd White Olympics
C．before the 3rd White Olympics	D．before the year 1932

3. The Winter Olympics are held ________.

A．every two years	B．every three years
C．every four years	D．every five years

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark the Games.

B．Only the non-­host countries can publish stamps to mark the Games.

C．Both the host and the non-­host countries can publish stamps to mark the Games.

D．Japan can’t publish stamps to mark the Games.

5. What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A．Basketball.

B．Table tennis.

C．Football.

D．Skating.