初二英語上學(xué)期練習(xí)完型閱讀

TheUnitedStatescoversalargepartoftheNorth1continent(洲),whenthislandfirstbecameanation.After2itsfreedom(自由)fromEngland,ithas13states.EachofthestateshadastarontheAmericanflag旗子).Asthenation3,newstateswereformedandthere4newstarsontheflag.5alongtime,therewereforty-eightstates.In1959two6starswereadded(力口)totheflag,standingfor(代表)thenewstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.7werethefirstpeopleofthelandandgreatnumberofpeoplecamefromEngland.Itis8thatreasonthatthelanguageoftheU.S.isEnglishand9itscultureandcustoms(文化習(xí)慣)aremore10thoseofEnglandthananyothercountryintheworld.(()1、)2、A．AmericaA．winB．America'sC．B．wonAmericanD．AmericansC．winningD．havewon()3、A．grewB．growsC．growingD．havegrown()4、A．a(chǎn)reB．wereC．havebeenD．hadbeen()5、A．InB．FromC．ForD．Through()6、A．a(chǎn)notherB．manyC．otherD．more()7、A．IndiaB．IndianC．IndiasD．Indians()8、A．onB．forC．becauseD．becauseof()9、A．thatB．whyC．manyD．a(chǎn)ll()10、A．a(chǎn)sB．likeC．sameD．a(chǎn)sifBManyofyouarestudyingEnglishandyoumaybe1whyitissodifficulttolearn.It'sactuallynottoodifficulttolearn2youknowsome3aboutthelanguageandculturethatitreflects(反映).PerhapsthefirstthingyouneedtoknowaboutEnglishisthatitismadeupofseveralotherlanguages4French,German,Latin,GreekandAngloSaxon.Inaddition,therearewords5SpanishinEnglishandmanyAmericanIndianwordsandnames,evensomeChineseandJapanese_6canbefoundintheEnglishlanguage.Thisborrowingofwords7otherlanguagesis8ofthekeyreasons9someofthedifficultiesthatpeoplemeetwith(遇至U)10theyarelearningEnglish.()1、A．knowingB．wonderingC．learningD．hearing()2、A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．ifD．unless()3、A．newsB．factsC．truthD．information's()4、A．suchasB．thesameasC．soasD．forexample()5、A．inB．offC．ofD．from()6、A．wordsB．cultureC．languageD．letters()7、A．forB．toC．fromD．out()8、A．thatB．somethingC．oneD．this()9、A．whyB．ofC．whatD．for()10、A．whenB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．whileCMissRichardswasateacherataschoolforboysandgirls.SheAchemistryandphysicsfromthelowesttothehighestclassesinthe2.Sometimesthenewclasses3rapidly,butsometimestheywerevery4,andthenMissRichard'shadto5thingsmanytimes.Oneyear,thefirstclasshadbeenstudyingchemistryforseveral6whenMissRichardssuddenlyasked,"Whatiswater?Whoknows?7up?"Therewassilence(沉默)forafewseconds,andmissRichardsfeltsaddened(難過),butthenoneboy8hishand."Yes,Dick?"saidMissRichardsencouragingly(鼓勵地).Hewasnotoneofthebrightestchildrenintheclass,soshewas9thathecouldanswer."Waterisaliquidwhichhasno10untilyouwashyourhandsinit,Miss.Thenitturnsblack,"theboyrepliedwithgreatconfidence(信心).()1、A．teachesB．teachingC．taughtD．teach()2、A．schoolingB．schoolC．schoolsD．home()3、A．learnedB．learningC．hadbeenlearnedD．werelearned()4、A．slowB．beingslowC．slowlyD．slowest()5、A．repeatedB．repeatingC．doD．repeat()6、A．yearsB．minutesC．weeksD．seconds()7、A．PutB．HandsC．GetD．Look()8、A．lowsB．rideC．raisedD．put()9、A．sadB．gladC．a(chǎn)ngryD．hungry()10、A．colourB．colourfulDC．colourlessD．withcolourMr.WangteachesEnglishinamiddleschool.Helikeshisworkverymuch.Hewanted1ateacherevenwhenhewasayoungboy.TherearesixclassesinaschooldayatMr.Wang'smiddleschool.Mr.Wangteachersfiveofthesesixclasses.2his"free"hourfrom2to3intheafternoon,Mr.Wang3meetwithparents,checkstudents'homeworkandmanyotherthings.SoMr.Wangworkshardfromthemomenthegetstoschoolearlyinthemorninguntilheleavesforhomelateintheafternoon,andhis"free"hourisnotfreeatall.InhisEnglishlesson,Mr.Wangsometimesteachespoems(詩).Helikespoemsverymuch,andhelikesLiBai'spoems5ofall.Inhisfifthclasstoday,Mr.Wangtaughtapoem.Hewrotethepoemontheblackboardandreadit.Assoonashefinished6thepoem,thestudentsbegantoaskquestions.Heansweredallthequestions.Thenheaskedhisstudentstotalkaboutthepoem.7onewantedtostopwhenthebellrang.8home,Mr.Wangthoughtaboutthefifthclass.Hewashappyaboutwhathedidasateacher.Everyoneofhisstudents9thepoem.Whentheystartedtotalk,theyforgotaboutthetime.Hedidnothavetomakethem10.Heonlyhadtoanswertheirquestionsandhelpthemunderstandthepoem.()1、A．wasB．beingC．tobeD．be()2、A．InB．AtC．ToD．On()3、A．hastoB．hasC．a(chǎn)bletoD．will()4、A．takecareforB．careofC．takecareofD．becarefulof()5、A．betterB．goodC．wellD．best()6、A．readingB．toreadC．readD．doing()7、A．NotB．NoC．HavenoD．Any()8、A．BythewayB．TohiswayC．OnhiswayD．Intheway()9、A．likedB．a(chǎn)skedC．hadD．wanted

()10、A()10、A．learningB．tolearnC．learnD．leantJohnlivedwithhismotherinaverybighouse,andwhenshe1,thehousebecametoobig2him,soheboughta3oneinthenextstreet.Therewasaverynice,oldclockinhis4house,andwhenthemancametotakehisthingstothenewhouse,Johnthought,“I'mnotgoingtoletthem5mybeautifuloldclockintheirtruck.Perhapstheywillbreakit,andthenitwillbeveryexpensivetorepairit."Sohe6andbegantocarryitdowntheroadinhisarms.Itwasheavy,sohestoppedtwoorthreetimestohave7.Thensuddenlyasmallboycamealongtheroad.HestoppedandlookedatJohnfor8seconds.ThenhesaidtoJohn,“You'rea9,aren'tyou?10don'tyoubuyawatchlikeeveryoneelse?()1、A．workedB．studiedC．diedD．played()2、A．a(chǎn)tB．withC．a(chǎn)boutD．for()3、A．largerB．biggerC．nicerD．smaller()4、A．secondB．thirdC．firstD．new()5、A．tocarryB．bringC．totakeD．carry()6、A．pickeditupB．picksitupC．picksupitD．pickedupit()7、A．a(chǎn)lookB．a(chǎn)drinkC．a(chǎn)walkD．a(chǎn)rest()8、A．a(chǎn)fewB．fewC．littleD．a(chǎn)little()9、A．greatB.fool(傻瓜)C．cleverD．bright()10、A．WhereB．WhyC．HowD．WhenFMr.Greenheardthatacertaingovernmentdepartment(政府部門)wantedaclerk(職員)，1hewroteand2theposition(職位).Butwhilehewaswaitingfor3,afriendofhisintroduced(介紹)himtotheheadofthedepartment.Andtheheadatoncegavehim4.Severalmonths5,6Mr.Greenwasworkinginthedepartment,hegotaletterfromhisoldaddress.Thislettersaid:“DearSir,Weare7tohavetotellyouthatwecannotoffer(提供)youtheworkinthisdepartmentbecausewedonotthinkthatyouwould8dothejobsuccessfully(成功地).YoursFaithfully,”Mr.Greenlaughed,butwhenhelookedatthelettermore9hewas10toseethathesigned(簽名)ithimself!()1、A．butB．soC．orDand()2、A．goreadyforB．lookedforC．tookD．a(chǎn)skedfor()3、A．a(chǎn)nanswerB．hisfriendC．thepositionD．thehead()4、A．thepayB．theaddressC．theworkD．a(chǎn)letter()5、A．laterB．a(chǎn)goC．beforeD．since()6、A．soB．thenC．whileD．a(chǎn)fter()7、A．happyB．sorryC．sureD．pleased()8、A．havetoB．lovetoC．begladtoD．beableto()9、A．quietlyB．politelyC．carefullyD．quickly()10、A．worriedB．luckyC．sadD．surprisedA.Anartist(畫家)wenttoabeautifulpartofthecountryforaholidayandstayedwithafarmer.Everydayhewentoutwithhispaintsandbrushes(顏料和畫筆)andpaintedtillevening.Whenitgotdarkhewentbacktothefarmandhadagooddinnerbeforehewenttobed.Attheendofhisholidayhewantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmersaid,”No,Idon'twantmoney.Butgivemeoneofyourpictures.What'smoney?Inaweekitwillallbefinished,butyourpicturewillstillbehere.”Theartistswasverypleasedandthankedthefarmerforsayingsuchkindthingsabouthispictures.Thefarmersmiledandanswered,”It'snotthat.IhaveasoninLondon.Hewantstobecomeanartist.Whenhecomeshomenextmonth,I'llshowhimyourpicture,andhewillnotwanttobeanartistanymore,Ithink.”TOC\o"1-5"\h\z()1.Theartistwenttothecountrysideto.A.visithisoldfriendB.spendhisholidayC.visitthefarmerD.Thankthefarmer()2.Everyday,theartist.A.wentouttohelpthefarmertodosomefarmingB.wentouttovisithisfriendsC.paintedpicturesD.enjoyedthebeautifulscenery()3.Theartistwantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmer.A.wantedmuchmoremoneyB.wantednothingC.didn'twantanymoneyatallD.wantedoneofhispicturesinsteadofmoney()4.Theartistthoughtthefarmerwantedapictureofhisbecause.A.thefarmerwasanartisttooB.thefarmerlikedhispicturesverymuchC.thefarmerwantedtogiveittohissonasapresentD.thefarmerwasrich()5.Afterhearingthefarmer'swords,perhapstheartistwouldbe.A.veryworriedB.veryhappyC.verythankfulD.verydisappointedBWespentadayinthecountryandpickedalotofflowers.Ourcarwasfullofflowersinside!Onthewayhomewehadtostopattrafficlights,andtheremywifesawthebookshelf.Itstoodoutsideafurniture(家具)shop.“Buyit,"shesaidatonce.“We'llcarryithomeontheroof-rack(車頂架).1'vealwayswantedonelikethat.”WhatcouldIdo?TenminuteslaterIwastwentydollarspoorer,andthebookshelfwastiedontotheroofrack.Itwastallandnarrow,quiteheavytoo.Asitwasgettingdarker,Idroveslowly.Otherdriversseemedmorepolitethanusualthatevening.Thepoliceevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.Carryingfurniturewasagoodidea.Afteratimemywifesaid,“There'salonglineofcarsbehind.Whydon'ttheyovertake(超車)?”Justatthattimeapolicecardidovertake.Thetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslywhentheywentpast.Butthen,withakindsmiletheyaskedustofollowtheircarthroughthebusytraffic.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.Oneoftheofficerscametome.“Right,sir,”hesaid.“Doyouneedanymorehelpnow?”Ididn'tquiteunderstand.“Thanks,officer,”Isaid.“You'vebeenverykind.Ilivejustdowntheroad.”Hewaslookingatourthings:firstattheflowers,thenatthebookshelf.“Well,well,”hesaidandlaughed.“It'sabookshelfyou'vegotthere!Wethoughtitwas——er,somethingelse.”Mywifebegantolaugh.SuddenlyIunderstoodwhythepolicedrovehere.Ismiledattheofficer.“Yes,it'sabookshelf,butthanksagain.”IdrovehomeasfastasIcould.()1、Fromthestoryweknowthat.A．thewriterwaspooranddidn'tbuythebookshelfforhiswifeB．thewriter'swifedidn'tlikethebookshelfatallC．thewriterwasalwaysgladtobuysomethingforhiswifeD．thewriterwasnotverygladtobuythebookshelfforhiswife()2、Whatmadethewriterthinkthatcarryingfurniturewas“agoodidea”?A．Hecoulddriveslowlyanditwassafe.B.Otherdriverswouldlethimgofirst.C．Hiswifecoulduseanewbookshelf.D.Hecouldsavealotofmoneyandtime.()3、Whywerethepoliceandotherdriverssokindtothewriter?Becausetheythoughtthewriterlikedstudyingverymuchandneededabookshelf.Becausetheydidn'tthinkitwaspolitetoovertakeacarwithabookshelfonit.Becausetheythoughtsomebodyinthewriter'sfamilyhaddiedandheneededhelp.D．Becausetheythoughtitwasdangeroustocarryabookshelfonacar.()4、Whydidthewriter'swifebegintolaugh?A．Becausenowsheknewwhatmistakethepolicehadmade.Becauseatlastherhusbandunderstoodwhythepolicehaddriventothechurch.C．Becausetheofficerwasalwayslookingattheflowersandthebookshelf.D．Becausethepolicehadhelpedthemalot.()5、Whendidtheofficersbegintorealize(意識到)theyhadmadeamistake?A．Beforetheyarrivedatthechurch.B．Beforetheyovertook(overtake的過去式)thewriter'scar.Afteroneofthemlookedattheflowersandthebookshelfcarefullyatthechurch.D．Afterthewriter'sfamilyleftthechurch.CMostpeopleinBritainliveinsmallfamilygroups.MorethanaquarterofhomesinBritainhaveonlygotonepersoninthem.Someoftheseareoldpeoplebutsomearepeopleoftwentyorthirtywhochoosetolivealone35%ofhomeshavetwopeopleinthem,andanother17%havethreepeople.15%havefourpeopleinthem,andtheotherhomeshavefiveormore.ThefamiliesinBritainaresmall.Itisunusualforparentstohavemorethantwochildren.Whenchildrenareabouteighteenornineteen,theyleavetheirparents'homes,andtheyoftengotodifferentcities.Sometimestheyvisittheirparentstwoorthreetimesayear.()1.HowmanyhomesinBritainhave3peoplelivinginthem?A.8%ofhomes.B.15%ofhomes.C.17%ofhomes.D.35%ofhomes.()2.AtwhatagedochildreninBritainusuallyleavetheirparents'homes?A.About18or19.B.About20or21.C.About25or26.D.About30or31.()3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?AYoungpeopleinBritain.BOldpeopleinBritain.CFamiliesinBritain.DThepopulationinBritain.DLiveMusic-LateNightJazz(爵士樂)EnjoyrealAmericanjazzfromHerbieDavis,thefamoustrumpetplayer(號手).Heisknowntoplaywellintotheearlyhours,sodon'twanttogetmuchsleep.PLACE:THEJazzClubDATES:15-23JuneRPLCE(TIME:10p.m.tilllate!TEL:4668736價格):$100—150ScottishDancingScottishdancingisniceandeasytolearn.ThewonderfuldancefromEnglandwillbegiven.PLACE:JackStein'sDATES:10-20MayPRICE:$150TIME:7-10p.mTEL:4021877Shows-AnhuiMuseumThereare12,000piecesonshowhere.YoucanseethewholeofChinesehistory.PLACE:AnhuiMuseumDATES:10-20MayRPLCE:60(30forstudents)TIME:Monday-Friday9a.m.-5p.m.TEL:4886888Weekends9a,m.-9p.m.Yourpen-friendiscomingfromAustraliatoyoureityforaholiday.YousendhimthisE-mail(電子郵件)totellhimsomethingaboutthehotels(旅館).SUNHOTELROSEHOTELDatesPrices(anight)Prices(anight)$1981Oct-31Dec$178$1681Jan-31Mar$218$148$2481Apr-30Apr(closed)1May-31May$1881Jun-30Sep$208TEI:4686788E-mail:LiHong@163.com.()1.Ifyouwanttowatchdancing,youcancall.A4668736B4021877C4886888D4686788（）2.YoucanseethewholeofChinesehistoryinAprilinAnhuiMuseum.A3p.m.everydayB.9p.m.fromMondaytoFriday'C7a.m.atweekendsD.7p.m.everyday（）3.SunHotelandRoseHotelareopenformonthsoftheyear.AnineBtenCelevenDtwelve（）4.Youhave$148,andyoucaninMay.AlistentoJazzBwatchScottishdancingCgotoAnhuiMuseumDstayinSunhotelforanightEAmannamedLiwentonafishingholiday.Fishingwashisfavoritesport,andhehadmanyprizesforthefishhehadcaught.Thissummertheweatherwasbeautifulandthefishingwassupposedtobegood,sohedecidedtotravelaroundthecountry,spendingafewdaysfishingineachoftherivers.Unfortunately（不幸的）,hedidn'thavemuchluck,andhecaughtonlyafewsmallfish.Hewasquitedisappointed（失望的）andwasgoingtogobockhomewhenheheardofalargeriverthatwascolloffishnearby.Hefoundtheriverauiteeasilyandfolloweditthroughthecountrytoaplacewhereitflowed（流動）throughafarm.Hedecidedtoaskthefarmer'spermission許可）tofishintheriver.“Youhavemypermission,”thefarmersaid,“butyoushouldbecareful.ForyearsIstoppedmykidsfromgoingnearthatriver.”“Istheriverdangerous?”Liasked.“It'snottheriver,”thefarmersaid,”it'sthefish,They'rehuge.They'resobigthatmykidscouldn'tholdthem.”Liwasveryexcited.Allfishermenwanttocatchreallybigfish.“Howbigarethey?”heasked.“Well,”thefarmertoldhim,“l(fā)astweekIlostoneoverthreefeetlong,andyesterdayIlostonejustoverfourfeetlong.”“Whatbadluck!"Lisaid,“IhatelosingabigfishonceI'vehooked（鉤?。﹉im."“Who'stalkingaboutlosingafish?”thefarmersaid,“It'stwoofmykidsthatIlost!”（）1.Whatdidthefishermanwanttoaskthefarmer?AHowbigthefishwereBWherethenearestriverwas.CForpermissiontofishinhisriver.DIfthefarmerhadpermissiontofishintheriver.（）2.Foryearsthefarmerhadstoppedhischildrenfrom.AfishingintheriverBtalkingtostrangersCplayingintheriverDgoingclosetotheriver（）3.Thefishermanwantedto.A.catchabigfishB.holdthefarmer'skidsstopthefarmer'skidsfromdisturbing（打擾）thefishmeasure（量）thefishFHissongsareabitsad,buthisboy-likesmilecanquicklywarmyouup.AndalotofpeopleloveA-do（阿杜）forbothreasons.Hehasbeensingingforonlytwoyears,buthe'salreadyabigstarinAsian'spopworld.The

Singaporean（新加坡的）singerhasalreadymadethreealbums.TogethertheyhavesoldoverfivebillioncopiesacrossAsia.LastFriday,China'sMusicRadionamedhim“theAsianKingofPop”.A-dosaidhedidnotexpecttheaward.“Itisgreatforme.Itmakesmewanttoworkevenharder.”Hisnewalbum“Hello”cameoutinDecember.Hesingswiththesameroughvoice,andheputsinsomerockmusic.Inthe“Hello"musicvideo,VickyZhao（趙薇）iswithA-dooutsideonacolddayinNorthernChina.A-dousedtobeahousebuilder.Everydayafterwork,hewouldsingbyhimself.Hisworkmatesheardhimandsaid,“Youcangoinforacontest.”A-dohasn'tchangedmuch.Hestillgetsnervousinfrontofcameras.Oneofhisfanssaid,“Heisrealandhenevershowsoff.Heisaneverydayheroandshowsanyonecandowelliftheyworkhard.”（）1.HowlonghasA-dobeensinging?B.Foronlytwoyears.D.Lessthantwoyears.B.Foronlytwoyears.D.Lessthantwoyears.B.Becausehehasaboy-likesmile.D.A&BC.Aboutfouryears.（）2.WhydomanypeopleloveA-do?A.Becausehissongsareabitsad.C.Becauseheisgood-looking.（）3.WhatwasA-dobeforehebecameafamoussinger?A.Astudent.B.Abigstar.C.Ahousebuilder.D.Adancer.（）4.HowmanyalbumshasA-domadesofar?A.Three.B.Overfivemillion.C.OnlyTwo.D.Five.（）5.Afterreadingthepassage,weknowthat.A.VickyZhaotaughtA-dohowtosingB.A-doliked“theAsianKingofPop”C.A-docomesfromChinaD.anyonecandowelliftheyworkhardGFindingenoughmeatwasaproblemforprimitive（原始的）manand,keepingitfortimeswhenitwasscarce（缺乏的）wasjustashard.Threewayswerefoundtokeepmeatfromspoiling（腐爛.）:salting（鹽）,drying,andfreezing.Peoplenearsaltywaterssaltedtheirmeat.Atfirsttheyprobablyputdrysaltonit,butthiskeptonlytheoutside.Latertheymayhavepickled（腌）theirmeatbyputtingitinsaltwater.Inhot,dryplaces,menfoundthattheycouldeatmeatthathaddriedwhileitwasstillonthebones（骨頭）.Theylaterlearnedtocutmeatintothinpiecesandputituptodryinthehotair.Menincoldplacesfoundthatfrozen（結(jié)冰的）meatdidn'tspoil.Theycouldleavetheirmeatoutsideandeatitwhentheypleased.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z（）1.Somepeoplelearnedthatcouldpicklemeatby.A.puttingdrysaltonitB.soakingitinsaltwaterC.cookingitwithsaltD.cuttingitintopieces（）2.Thepeopleinthedesert（沙漠）learnedtodrymeatby.A.puttingitupinthehotairB.leavingtheanimalswheretheywerekilledC.puttingitovertheirfiresD.leavingthemeatonthebones（）3.Thewaystokeepmeatfromspoilingdependedon.howmuchmeathadtobekeptB.wherethepeoplelivedC.howlongthemeathadtobekeptD.BothBandC()4.Itseemstruethat.A.freezingwastheeasiestwaytokeepmeatB.picklingwasthebestwaytokeepmeatC.driedmeatstayedfreshthelongestD.noneofthesewasagoodwaytokeepmeat()5.Thebesttideforthisselection(選段)is.A.HowToPickleMeatB.FindingEnoughMeatC.PrimitiveMan'D.ManLearnsToPreserve(保管)MeatHDonaldwasnotverygoodatmaths.Hecouldnotunderstandtheteacher'sexplanations解釋).Everwhentheteacherexplainedsomethingasecondtime,Donaldstillcouldnotunderstandit.“Nevermind,"Donaldtoldhimself.“I'mquitegoodatothersubjects.I'llcheat(作弊)inthemathsexam,thenIwon'tbeintrouble.”“I'llsitnexttotheboywho'sbestatmaths,”hethought,“andcopydownhisanswers.”Thedayoftheexamcame,andDonaldsatnexttoBrianSmith,whoalwayswasatthetopoftheclassinmaths.DonaldcarefullycopiedBrian'sanswersontohisownexampaper.Attheendoftheexam,theteachercollectedthepapersandgraded(批改)them.Thenshesaid,“Well,boysandgirls.I'vedecidedtogiveaprizetothestudentwhogotthehighestgrade.It'sdifficultformetodecidewhotogivetheprizeto,however,becausetwostudents,DoanldandBrian,gotthesamegrade.”“Letthemshareit,”oneoftheotherstudentssaid.“I'vethoughtaboutthat,”theteachersaid,“butI'vedecidedtogivetheprizetoBrian.”Donaldwasangrywhenheheardthis.Hestoodupandsaid.“That'snotfair.IgotthesamegradeasBrian.”“That'strue,”theteachersaid.“However,Brian'sanswertoQuestion18was‘Idon'tknow,'yourwas‘NeitherdoI.'”()1.Donalddecidedtocheatinthemathsexambecause.hewasalwaysatthetopoftheclassinmathsheunderstoodthequestionsC.hewasnotverygoodatmathsD.themathsteacherdidnotexplainthequestionscarefully()2.DonaldgotahighgradeinmathsbecauseA.mathswashisbestsubjectB.thequestionswereeasyhecopiedfromanotherboyD.theteacherexplainedthequestionscarefully()3.DonaldgotthesamegradeasBrianbecause.A.bothboysweregoodatmathsB.DonaldcheatedC.BriancopiedDonald'sanswersD.thequestionwereveryeasy()4.TheteacherknewitwasDonaldwhocheatedbecause.A.hisanswerswerethesameasBrian'sB.hewrote“Idon'tknow”asananswerC.hegotthesamewronganswersasBrianD.hewrotethewords“NeitherdoI”()5.WhywasheangrywhenDonaldheardthattheteacherwouldgiveaprizetoBrian?A.BecausehegotthesamegradeasBrian.B.BecauseBriancopiedhim.Becausetheteacherdidn'tknowDonald'sanswers.Becausehecheatedinthemathsexam.IInEnglish--asinanyotherlanguage--wedonotalwayssaywhatwemeanormeanwhatwesay.Thisistrueofsomeofthethingswesayeveryday.Forexample,"Howdoyoudo?""Howareyou?"Thisiswhatpeoplesayonmeeting.Sometimestheystopandshakehands."Howareyou?"lookslikeaquestion.Itiswrittenwithaquestionmark（問號）afterit.Andsometimes"Howareyou?"isaquestion.Onepersonmaywanttoknowifanotheriswellorillhowhishealthisandsoon.Whenthesearquestionstheyarealmostalwayssaidasif（好象）thepersonwhosaysthemwantsananswer.Butmostofthetimetheyaresaidinawaywhichdoesnotaskforanyanswer.Whenthesewordsaresaidso,wedonotanswer"Iamtired,"or"Ihaveabadcold,"or"Iamnotwell."Wesaythesamethingbacktotheotherperson."Howareyou?"or"Hello".Suchwordsarelikeasmileorawaveofthehand.Inthesameway,whenwemeetsomeoneinthemorningwemaysay"Goodmorning!"Theweathermaybeverybadbutwesay"Goodmorning!"andtheotherpersonwillsay"Goodmorning"backtous.Wearenottalkingabouttheweatherorabouthowgoodorbadthemorningis.Again,whenpeopleareparting（分手）,theymaysay"Goodmorning!"or"Goodafternoon!"or"Goodevening!"or"Goodnight!"tooneanotherinsteadof"Good-bye!"Theyarenottalkingabouttheweatherbutsaying"Mayallbewellwithyouatthistime!"Youwillfindfewpeopletodaywhoknowthat"Good-bye!"isashortwayofsaying"Godbewithyou!"（上帝保佑你）.Butintimespast,whenreligion（宗教）hadmoreplacethanitnowhasineducation,achildcouldbetaughtthisveryyoungaspartofhisknowledgeofEnglish.（）1.Whenmostofthetimesomeonesays"Howareyou!",weshouldanswer"".A.Iamtired.B.Ihaveabadcold.C.I'mfine.D.Iamnotwell.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z（）2."Goodmorning!"isusedin.A.talkingabouttheweatherB.howgoodorbadtheweatherisC.themorningD.greetingwhenpeoplemeetinthemorning（）3.Wesay"Goodnight!"when.A.weleaveatnightB.wetalkaboutthenightC.theweatherisfineatnightD.peoplemeetatnight（）4.Inthepast,peopleoftensaid"".A.Good-byeB.GoodafternoonC.GoodnightD.Godbewithyou（）5.Inthepast,whenachildwasveryyoung,hewastaught.A.thingsaboutreligionB.ashortwayofsayingC.thingsaboutweatherD.knowledgeofEnglishJWesaythatapersonhasgoodmannersifheorsheispolitekindandhelpfultoothers.Everyonelikesapersonwithgoodmanners.Butnoonelikesapersonwithbadorcarelessmanners."Yes"yousay,"butwhataregoodmanners?HowdoIknowwhattodoandwhatnottodo?"Herearesomeexamplesofthesethings.Theytellyouwhatapersonwithgoodmannersdoesordoesnotdo.Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Insteadhetriestohelpthem.Heisalwayskind,nevercruel（殘酷）,eithertopeopleortoanimals.Whenpeoplearewaitingforabus,orinapostoffice,hetakeshisturn.Hedoesnotpushtothefront!Onthebus,hegiveshisseattoanoldpersonoralady.Ifhe,byaccident,knockssomeone,orgetsintheirway,hesays,"Excuseme"or"I'msorry".Hesays"Please"whenheaskssomebodytohelp.Hesays"Thankyou"whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupwhenhespeakstoaladyoranolderperson.Andhedoesnotsitdownuntiltheotherpersondoes.Hedoesnotalkorlaughloudlyinpublic.However,difficultcountrieshavedifferentmanners.WhenyouenterahouseinsomeAsiancountries,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountries,eventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverydirty,thisisnotdone.InJapan,theguestandhostbowtoeachother.Butinsomeothercountriestheyonlynodorshakehands.AguestinaChinesehouseseldom(很少)finishesadrink.Heleavesalittletoshowthathehashadenough.InEngland,aguestalwaysfinishesadrinktoshowthathehasenjoyedit.Butnomatterhowdifferentthemannersare,peopleallovertheworldagreethatgoodmannersreallymeantobekindandhelpfultoothers,especiallythoseolderorweakerthanthemselves.Ifyourememberthis,youwillnotgoforfarwrong.()1.Whenwetalktoelderlypeople,weshouldstanduntil.A.theysitdownB.theyleaveC.theygiveusourseatD.theystoptalking()2.Weshouldnotbecrueltopeople,.A.butanimalsaredifferentB.andweshouldnotbecrueltoanimals,eitherC.butweshouldbecrueltoanimalD.buthelpanimals()3.Peoplethosewhoareolderandweakerthanthemselves.A.shouldnotbeespeciallykindtoB.shouldbekindandhelpfultoC.shouldhavegoodmannerswhentheyarewithD.shouldbeespeciallykindandhelpfulto()4.,apersondoesnottalkorlaughloudly.A.WhenintheclassroomB.WhenatapartyC.WheninthepresenceofstrangersD.Whenamongfriends()5.InJapan,itistotakeoffyourshoeswhenenteringahouse.A.badmannersB.goodmannersC.veryimpoliteD.ofnouseKMostpeoplewanttowork,butithasbecomemoredifficultintoday'sworldtofindworkforeverybody.theeconomies(經(jīng)濟(jì))oftheworldneedtogrowby4%eachyearjusttokeeptheoldnumberofjobsforpeople.Oftenthisisnotpossible,andsomorepeoplearewithoutwork.Somepeoplehavenojobsnowbecausenewmachinescandotheworkofmanypeopleinashortertime.Also,machinesdon'taskformoremoneyandlongerholidays.Inallofthecountriesoftheworldmachinesaretakingworkfrompeople,notonlyinfactoriesbutalsoonfarms.Onemachinecanoftendotheworkoffortypeople.About75000peoplearemovingtothecitiesadaytolookforjobs,butonly70%ofthemcanfindjobs.()1.Itwasforpeopletofindworkbeforethantoday.A.moredifficultB.easierC.notpossibleD.difficult()2.Iftheeconomiesoftheworldgrowby4%eachyear,.A.peoplewillhavenojobsB.4%ofthepeoplewillhavejobs,toopeoplecanhavethesamenumberofjobsasbefore96%ofthepeoplewillhavejobs.()3.Onemachinecandoasmuchworkas.A.40peopleB.75000peopleC.70%ofthepeopleD.4%ofthepeopelintheworld()4.Howmanypeopleoutsidecitiesgointocitiestolookforjobseachday?A.Morethan75000.B.70%ofthepeople.C.About75000.D.About4%ofthepeopleintheworld.()5.Whichofthefollowingstatements(陳述)iswrong?Mostpeoplewanttohavejobs.Machinesneedmoremoneyandlongerholidays.Nowmorepeoplearewithoutwork.Machinesaretakingworkinsteadofpeoplenotonlyinfactoriesbutalsoonthefarm.LDoyouknowwhataBankHolidayinBritainis?OnaBankholiday,allthebanksareclosedandsoareothershops.Peopleenjoytheirholidayintheparks,attheseasideandinthecountry.ChristmasisthemostimportantofalltheBankHolidaysintheyear.AtChristmaspeoplegivepresentstoeachotherandthewholebigfamilygettogether.TheEnglishpeopleusuallycelebrateChristmasEveasinseveralotherEuropeancountries.BoxingDaycomesafterChristmas,onDecember26th.Ithasnothingtodowiththesportof"boxing".Onthisdayworkswillreceivepresentsf