1 . There are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei, a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means both hello and goodbye. It also means “I love you”.
Usually when people from different countries, races and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are so many people living in Hawaii, but in general, people have learned to live together in peace.
Hawaiians get most of their money from visitors, and most of the visitors come from the mainland and from Japan. There are so many people living in Hawaii now that there are residential areas(住宅区) where there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or sharing businesses here.
1. The author wants to show that_________.| A．all the people in the world have to go to Hawaii |
| B．it is possible to learn to live together in peace |
| C．it is not possible to live together in peace |
| D．Hawaii is the only place where there is peace |
| A．Modem industry | B．The bank | C．The airline | D．Tourist trade |
| A．Hawaii, the Aloha State | B．The Businesses of Hawaii |
| C．The Flowers of Hawaii | D．The Problems of Hawaii |
2 . Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal clothes, and they may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）.
Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them！
1. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?| A．Several different New Year traditions |
| B．The meaning of "Happy New Year!" |
| C．What to eat on New Year's Day |
| D．Why people dress up nicely on New Year's Day |
| A．Different cultures celebrate the beginning and ending of a year in the same way. |
| B．The Western people celebrate the New Year only by watching the sunrise. |
| C．People around the world celebrate the New Year at different times. |
| D．People hold parties, wear new clothes and drink champagne for a whole day. |
| A．To bring good luck. |
| B．To forget everything. |
| C．To avoid bad luck. |
| D．To plan for the next year. |
| A．Families make big dolls filled with old clothes |
| B．Friends tell something special to each other |
| C．Some people get up early to watch the sunrise |
| D．Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year's Day |
3 . Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, "The British are the only people who like to be told how bad things are." This is definitely true of British comedy. Most people think humor is about happy things, but for the British, the opposite is true. We love to use our cruel sense of humor to complain and be negative.
British comedy, for example, draws a fine line between comedy and tragedy（悲剧）. BBC's The Office is a TV show, famous for its dry humor. The main character, David Brent, is a foolish man, and the show's comedy comes from his delusions. For example, he often tells himself that he is loved by everyone but the viewer can see that everyone hates him.
Stupid characters for the audience to laugh at are an old tradition in Britain. In Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio is an old man whom people play tricks on. The audience will laugh away, although the reality is that this man is a truly tragic individual.
This side of British humor is reflected in friendships as well. At university, my friends and I would always laugh at one another. I had an American friend who actually found this sarcasm（挖苦）quite upsetting. She didn't realize that in Britain, the better friends you are with someone, the more you laugh at them.
This approach—laughing at everything—may sound rather depressing（让人郁闷的）, but our strange humor played a big part in British history. In World War II, along with a stiff upper lip（坚定沉着）, the British got through it by laughing. What else was there to do?
There is a saying in English: "Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone." If you are ever on the receiving end of British sarcasm, you may feel like crying, but it's best to just laugh it off!
1. How is British humor special?| A．It is often surprising and boring. |
| B．It is often about negative things. |
| C．It often laughs at happy people. |
| D．It often makes happy things depressing. |
| A．British people will not laugh at their good friends |
| B．there is a great difference between comedy and tragedy |
| C．stupid people are often treated well in Shakespeare's plays |
| D．British humor used to give people courage in face of sufferings |
| A．Keep silent. |
| B．Cry as you like. |
| C．Don't take it seriously. |
| D．Try to hold back your laughter. |
4 . Nzulezo in Jomoro district of western Ghana has coexisted with nature for many centuries. Here, all of life’s chores (家常杂务) from the preparation of meals to children going to school take place on water.
The first people in Nzulezo came from Mali in the 15th century. Many centuries after, people in Nzulezo still live in wooden buildings. Every family in modern Nzulezo has its own street, and every street is named after the head of that family. Every family member also owns a boat. It’s the only way of travelling there.
People in Nzulezo have kept their traditional way of living for many centuries, but they have introduced certain modern comforts such as clectricity, which means they no longer depend on kerosene (煤油) and lanterns to power up.
They also hope to build a 24-hour healthcare center. The locals have to travel five kilometers by boat to see a doctor.
Being on water also makes it hard to find teachers to teach Nzulezo children. Cudjoe, a teacher in Nzulezo, says that there aren’t enough payments to make teachers stay. Though there are glaring challenges, some of Cudjoe’s students have left Nzulezo for further education, including university, and they are thriving, he says. “I have a lady, she’s now a nurse, and I have a man who is now in university. Plenty of them are now in senior high outside the village. They are doing well.”
But while people in Nzulezo are open to satisfying some modern needs, they still feel strongly about keeping their traditional lifestyle. “Our life here is very comfortable for us. We cook here, we enjoy ourselves, we entertain ourselves, the children also. We prefer to stay,” says a local elder, John Arthur.
1. What does Paragraph 2 focus on?| A．The rise and fall of Nzulezo. | B．Nzulezo’s dependence on boats. |
| C．The origin of streets in Nzulezo. | D．Nzulezo’s traditional way of living. |
| A．Suffering. | B．Succeeding. |
| C．Returning. | D．Researching. |
| A．Village over the River Coming to Shore |
| B．Nzulezo Giving Way to Modern Comforts |
| C．Floating Village Balancing Traditions in Modern World |
| D．Nzulezo Drawing Attention to Traditional Floating Life |
5 . Small talk is a good way to make friends. If you travel to other countries or have friends from abroad, do you know how to use small talk to make conversation?
In Britain, the best topic is the weather. British weather is changing all the time.
Besides weather, it's good to talk about gardens with British. You could say "Those roses look really beautiful, don't they?'*
In America, people like to talk about sports news, such as American football and basketball.
| A．English people love their pets. |
| B．Americans also talk about clothes. |
| C．Politics or religion is not a good topic. |
| D．Only a few topics are not used for small talk. |
| E．There are also a lot of topics to avoid during small talk. |
| F．You can start chatting by saying "It's a lovely day today, isn't it?" |
| G．Friends are important to us all, but how to make friends is a problem. |
6 . Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak many words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time on staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.
1. According to the passage, ______are very quiet.| A．only the Germans | B．only the Englishmen |
| C．only the Frenchmen | D．both the Germans and the Englishmen |
| A．整洁 | B．安静 |
| C．时尚 | D．随意 |
| A．the Germans | B．the Frenchmen |
| C．the Englishmen | D．the Americans |
| A．They are more outgoing than the Americans. |
| B．It is very easy to make friends with them. |
| C．They like traveling in their own country. |
| D．They look serious and are always hard-working. |
| A．Foreigners’ hobbies. |
| B．Who are more outgoing? |
| C．Characteristics of the foreigners. |
| D．Success is an important part in Americans’ life. |
7 . US people are overweight, eat lots of fast food and fill their homes with pets. At least that’s what 21 European teenagers think.
The students, 18 from Germany and 3 from France, are exchange students. They are studying in the US for a year. After a few days in the US, they said what they thought about the country.
Most talked about the amount of fast food US people eat. It’s not that the students don’t eat fast food. They just don’t eat as much.
Laetitia Villeneuve from France said she eats fast food, usually McDonald’s, only once or twice a year.
“I like it,” said Nora Koeberle from Germany. “But I couldn’t eat it every day. I’d get fat.”
Students are surprised at how big US people seem.
“There are fat people in Germany,” said Antonia Greimel from Germany. “But not as many as there are here.”
They also spoke about the animals. Silvana Wolfram from Germany said she had heard about how people had lots of pets in the US.
Other ways of US high schools interested the students.
For example, Koeberle said she wouldn’t be able to play an instrument or sports as part of her classes in Germany. She can in the US.
But the best thing about US high schools is something the European kids can’t get back home. “I do wish we had parties,” Koeberle said.
1. Where do the 21 students come from?| A．Germany and France. | B．Germany and England. |
| C．France and Greece. | D．England and Greece. |
| A．Greimel thinks there Ve more fat people in Germany. |
| B．Villeneuve eats McDonald’s once or twice a week. |
| C．Koeberle has music class or PE class in Germany. |
| D．Wolfram has learned something about pets in the US. |
| A．Koeberle will go to parties before she leaves the US |
| B．there are not parties in Keoberle’s school in Germany |
| C．Koeberle wants to hold a party with her classmates |
| D．Koeberle doesn’t like the parties in the US |
| A．why US people eat so much fast food |
| B．why US people are overweight |
| C．what the 21 European students think of US people |
| D．how people have lots of pets in the US |
8 . Living in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience. You have to learn different cultural practices and try to adapt to them.
In China, elders are traditionally treated with enormous respect and dignity while the young are cherished and nurtured. In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children.
Chinese people have different meanings to define friends.
As is well known, the Chinese like to save.
| A．Just hanging out together time to time is not friendship. |
| B．Chinese people put more emphasis on good character and faith. |
| C．Chinese people value education and career more than Americans. |
| D．They are always conservative when they are planning to spend money. |
| E．Basically China values the community and the US values the individual. |
| F．Chinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as Americans do |
| G．Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children. |
9 . The bald eagle has been an official symbol (象征) of the United States for more than 200 years. Now it will share the stage with another American animal—the bison. Last spring, this huge, hairy animal became the country’s national symbol.
Bison, also known as buffalo, are the biggest land animals in North America. They have played a big role in American history.
Long ago, millions of bison traveled across the U. S. Many lived in the grasslands of the Great Plains. For hundreds of years, American Indians in that area needed bison meat for food. They used the skins to make clothing and houses, and the bones to make tools.
Later, many settlers moved to the Great Plains to set up farms and towns. They hunted bison in large numbers. By 1900, bison had almost died out. Only about 1,000 bison were left. Since then, people have worked hard to save the bison. Today, there are more than 400, 000 bison in the U. S. They live in protected areas and all over the nation. Their comeback is seen as a great success.
To recognize the bison’s importance in U. S. history, wildlife groups and American Indian groups asked U. S. lawmakers to make the animal a national symbol. Lawmakers passed a bill, or plan for a law, to do that. The President then signed the bill into law.
U. S. Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota was one lawmaker who pushed to get the law passed. “The bison is an amazing animal,” he told Scholastic News. “It’s a great symbol for a great country.”
1. What is the bald eagle? (不多于 7 个词）2. Why had the bison almost died out by 1900? (不多于 7 个词）
3. How many bison are there in America today? (不多于 3 个词)
4. Why did people make the bison a national symbol? (不多于 8 个词）
Ireland now has one of the best education systems in the world. Class sizes are small, exam results are good and most children are happy to stay at school after the minimum(最低的) leaving age of sixteen.
| A．In many ways, education is now a woman’s world. |
| B．Parents used to pay for their children’s education. |
| C．In addition, they must choose two or three extra subjects. |
| D．Public schools in Ireland are not run by the government. |
| E．It is easy to forget that the picture used to be very different. |
| F．Here, children do not learn any subjects but some basic skills.ZXXK] |
| G．There were many different kinds of school, but most of them had a lot in common. |
