1 . You’d better have a talk with your friend _____, and then the misunderstanding will disappear.

A．side by side	B．hand in hand
C．face to face	D．arm in arm

2 . A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to ______       my 7­-year-­old son's room and   ______ some toys that were no longer   suitable for him to play with. We   ______ that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the ______， we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too ______ for him.In the yard he ______the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we ______. It wasn't in the best ______and was certainly not new，but the tires(轮胎)were ______ good.

We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn't sell.So，after the sale was ______，my friend put it on the sidewalk，with a sign that ______ “FREE BIKE”．Within five minutes her doorbell rang.A little boy was ______ there.In poor English he asked whether the bike was ______ free.We said yes and that he could have it for ______．He smiled，got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how   much money he had made at the sale, he was very______，shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering ______   they had been sold.   When he asked about the bike, I told him about   the little boy and that made him   ______．He was much happier than when I told him how much he had ______．He was so happy to ______ that someone else would make good ______ of that little bike!

1.

A．clean

B．check

C．display

D．design

2.

A．look for

B．go through

C．show off

D．deal with

3.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．wrote

D．lied

4.

A．trip

B．show

C．sale

D．decision

5.

A．weak

B．small

C．new

D．thin

6.

A．rode

B．found

C．watched

D．felt

7.

A．doubted

B．knew

C．told

D．thought

8.

A．time

B．chance

C．place

D．shape

9.

A．also

B．never

C．still

D．hardly

10.

A．ahead

B．on

C．near

D．over

11.

A．said

B．repeated

C．copied

D．expressed

12.

A．jumping

B．standing

C．walking

D．shouting

13.

A．barely

B．usually

C．really

D．always

14.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

15.

A．calm

B．scared

C．excited

D．disappointed

16.

A．when

B．if

C．why

D．how

17.

A．smile

B．worry

C．leave

D．cry

18.

A．enjoyed

B．lost

C．bought

D．made

19.

A．hear

B．understand

C．remember

D．think

20.

A．interest

B．money

C．use

D．price

3 . I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格)of directions every time I ask “ How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的)in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks(地标)in their directions 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 go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “ Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure distance in time, not miles. “ How far away is the post office?” you ask. “ Oh,” they answer, “ it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “ Yes, but how many miles is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “ Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “ I don't know”. People in Yucatan believe that “I don't know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _______ .

A．describe the place carefully

B．show him a map of the place

C．tell him the names of the streets

D．refer to recognizable buildings and places

2. What is the place where people measure distance in time?

A．New York.	B．Los Angles.
C．Kansas                 C. Iowa

3. People inYucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________ .

A．in order to save time	B．as a test
C．so as to be polite	D．for fun

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

B．It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

C．People have similar understanding of politeness.

D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

4 . It was ______ cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across ____ night sky.

A．不填；a

B．a; the

C．the; a

D．the; 不填

5 . In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day.   In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City.   They declare that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.

For several years, this group had been trying to get the city government to help bike riders.   For example, they want the city to draw special lanes(车道) for bikes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars there are accidents.   Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.

But no bike lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don't like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.

The city government has not yet decided what to do.     It wants to keep everyone happy.   On weekends, Central Park—the largest place open ground in New York—is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only.

1. In New York, a group of bike riders        ．

A．are keeping practicing for health

B．have no cars of their own

C．are complaining there are not enough buses

D．are trying to settle the problem of air pollution

2. The bike riders suggest that         ．

A．bikes should be used instead of cars

B．bike lanes should be drawn

C．fewer buses or cars should be used

D．the number of special lanes should be decreased

3. The advantage of the special lanes is that        ．

A．they will make cars and buses run slowly

B．they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks

C．they will make the city more beautiful

D．they will prevent accidents