浙江省寧波市五鄉(xiāng)中學(xué)2022年高一英語(yǔ)月考試題含解析

浙江省寧波市五鄉(xiāng)中學(xué)2022年高一英語(yǔ)月考試題含解析一、選擇題1.-Allthesaltissoldout!-Peoplearecrazy!

expertssaythereisnouseeatingsalttopreventradiation(輻射),somepeoplestilldon’tbelieveit.A.Unless

B.AlthoughC.Asaresult

D.Inorderthat參考答案：B句意：----所有的鹽都賣完了。----人們瘋了！盡管專家說(shuō)吃鹽來(lái)阻止輻射是沒(méi)有用的，但是一些人仍然不相信。Unless除非；Although盡管；Asaresult結(jié)果；Inorderthat為了…。根據(jù)前后句的邏輯關(guān)系，可知選B。2.Shewon’tmindyourbeinglate.,_______it’shardlyyourfault.A.Inbrief

B.InadditionC.Aboveall

D.Inall參考答案：B考查介詞詞組。A.Inbrief簡(jiǎn)言之；

B.Inaddition另外，此外；C.Aboveall最重要的是；

D.Inall總共。句意：她不介意你的遲到，另外，這幾乎不是你的錯(cuò)。根據(jù)句意可知答案為B。3.Hekeptbegginghisparentsforanewbag,andtheyfinally_______.A.gaveup

B.gavein

C.gaveout

D.giveaway參考答案：B4.Safety?Thereis_______thingassafetyherenow!A.suchnot

B.nosuch

C.notasuch

D.suchnoa參考答案：B略5.Bearsoftenhidethemselvesinplaces________can’tbefoundbyhumans.A.that B.inwhich C.where D./ 參考答案：A6.Hisschoolbag_____alotofthings,asecondhandcellphone_____.A.contained;including

B.contained;includedC.including;contained

D.included;containing參考答案：B7.—Isenthimthedictionarybymailthismorning.

—You______that,forhe’scomingtomorrowmorning.A.needn’thavedone

B.didn’thavetodo

C.needn’tdo

D.mustn’tdo參考答案：A略8.____thetelephonenumberseveraltimes,buthecouldn’tlearnitbyheart.A.Hehadbeentold

B.HavingbeentoldC.Althoughhehadbeentold

D.Havingtold參考答案：A略9.Ithinkthisbikeisalittlebetterthanthatone,buttheshopkeeperchargedmealmost_______forit.A.asmanytwice

B.twiceasmany

C.twiceasmuch

D.asmuchtwice參考答案：C10.Fishingbyoneselfcanbegoodfor______buildingaswellasbeinggoodforhealth.A.atmosphere

B.pressure

C.relationship

D.character參考答案：D11.Hewasawarm-heartedandhardworkingman,and________byhisclassmates.A.highthoughtof

B.highlythoughtofC.badlythoughtof

D.waswellthought參考答案：B試題分析：句意：他是一個(gè)熱心的勤奮的人，被同學(xué)們稱贊。thinkhighlyof意為“高度評(píng)價(jià)……”，此外為被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。故選B.12.______noattentiontothedifferencebetweenthetwo,Iamsure,willbeoneoftheworstmistakesyoumake.A.Pay

B.Paying

C.Paid

D.Havingpaid參考答案：B【詳解】考查動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)。句意：我相信，不去注意兩者之間的區(qū)別，將會(huì)是你犯的最嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤之一。此處是動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ)，故答案為B。13.Iwould_______littleJacktothecircusthisweekend.

A.notrathertotake

B.rathernottaking

C.rathernottake

D.notrathertake參考答案：C14.23.Theylovetheirdaughterssomuchthattheyarealwaysreadytodoeverythingtheycan

herhappiness.

A.makesureof

B.besureof

C.tobesureto

D.tomakesureof參考答案：C略15.There'sa________inourofficethatwhenit'ssomebody'sbirthday,theybringinacakeforusalltoshare.A．tradition

B．balance

C．concern

D．relationship參考答案：A[考查名詞的辨義。句意：我們辦公室有個(gè)傳統(tǒng)：輪到某個(gè)人的生日時(shí)，他就帶蛋糕來(lái)與大家分享。tradition傳統(tǒng)；balance平衡；concern關(guān)心；relationship關(guān)系，聯(lián)系。句中somebody與they相照應(yīng)，說(shuō)明不止一次，因此用tradition作答案。]16.----I’mgoingtoNewYorkthisevening.IsthereaflighttoNewYorkthen?----There_______beaflight.Butyou’dbettercallthebookingofficetomakesure.A.must B.may C.would D.will參考答案：B17.Atyesterday’smeetinglotsofquestions__________.

A.broughtup

B.wentup

C.cameup

D.brokeup參考答案：C18.Myfatheraskedme______withme.A.whatthematteris

B.whatthematerwasC.whatisthematter

D.whatwasthematter參考答案：D19.Heleft____hisworkhalf-done.

A.after

B.for

C.when

D.with參考答案：D二、完型填空20.TherewasawomaninDetroit，whohastwosons．Shewasworried（41）them，especiallytheyoungerone，Ben，（42）hewasnotdoingwellinschool，Boysin

his

class（43）funofhimbecauseheseemedso（44）．Themother（45）thatshewould，herself，havetogethersonstodobetterinschool．She（46）themtogototheDetroitPublicLibrarytoreada（47）aweekanddoareportaboutitforher．Oneday，inBen's（48），theteacherhelduparockandaskedifanyoneknewit．Ben（49）uphishandandtheteacherlethim（50）．"WhydidBenraisehishand？"theywondered．He（51）saidanything；whatcouldhepossiblywanttosay？Well，Bennotonly（52）therock；hesaidalotaboutit．Henamedotherrocksinitsgroupandevenknew（53）theteacherhadfoundit．Theteacherandthestudentswere（54）．Benhadlearnedallthisfromdoingoneofhisbook（55）．Benlaterwentontothe（56）ofhisclass．Whenhefinishedhighschool，hewenttoYaleUniversity（57）atlastbecameoneofthebestdoctorsintheUnitedStates．AfterBenhadgrownup，he（58）somethingabouthismotherthathedidnotknowasa（59）．She，herself，hadneverlearnedhowto（60）．41．A．a(chǎn)bout B．on C．with D．over42．A．because B．so C．but D．though43．A．played B．got C．took D．made44．A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick45．A．a(chǎn)sked B．decided C．forgot D．heard46．A．made B．let C．told D．considered47．A．notice B．message C．book D．question48．A．class B．room C．office D．lab49．A．looked B．gave C．took D．put50．A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak51．A．a(chǎn)lways B．even C．quickly D．never52．A．found B．played C．knew D．threw53．A．whether B．when C．where D．why54．A．a(chǎn)fraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy55．A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports56．A．top B．end C．back D．side57．A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．however58．A．learnt B．remembered C．understood D．guessed59．A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher60．A．read B．work C．teach D．show．參考答案：41﹣45AADCB

46﹣50CCADD

51﹣55DCCBD

56﹣60ABABA【分析】這是一篇記敘文，文章講述的是Ben由一個(gè)反應(yīng)遲鈍的孩子成長(zhǎng)為一名出色的大學(xué)生的經(jīng)歷．【解答】41A．考查介詞．她很擔(dān)心他的兩個(gè)孩子．beworriedabout擔(dān)心…．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選A．42A．考查連詞．后面這句話是前面內(nèi)容的原因，這從句子的意思上可以直接看出來(lái)．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選A．43D．考查動(dòng)詞詞組．結(jié)合前面母親的擔(dān)心可知孩子們應(yīng)是"取笑"Ben．makefunof取笑．thinkhighlyof高度贊揚(yáng)；takepridein對(duì)…自豪；bestrictwith對(duì)…嚴(yán)厲．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選D．44C．考查形容詞．孩子們與Ben開(kāi)玩笑的原因是他的反應(yīng)較慢，這從所給的四個(gè)詞的詞義上可以看出．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選C．45B．考查動(dòng)詞．由于孩子們的學(xué)習(xí)不好，母親才會(huì)做出決定自己努力去幫助他們．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選B．46C．考查動(dòng)詞．她告訴兩個(gè)孩子每周到底特律公共圖書(shū)館讀一本書(shū)．tellsbtodosth告訴某人做某事．故選C．47C．考查名詞．到圖書(shū)館肯定是去讀書(shū)的．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選C．48A．考查名詞．根據(jù)下句"theteacherhelduparock"可知這是在課堂上．故選A．49D．考查動(dòng)詞．Ben舉起手來(lái)．putupone'shand舉手．故選D．50D．考查動(dòng)詞．根據(jù)上句可以知道Ben舉手之后，老師是會(huì)讓他發(fā)言的．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選D．51D．考查副詞．前文已經(jīng)提到，Ben的反應(yīng)較慢，所以他從不回答老師的問(wèn)題的．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選D．52C．考查動(dòng)詞．根據(jù)下句"hesaidalotaboutit"可知Ben對(duì)rock應(yīng)該上懂的很多．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選C．53C．考查連詞．Ben甚至知道老師是從哪里找到的這塊石頭．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選C．54B．考查形容詞．當(dāng)聽(tīng)完Ben的回答之后，老師和同學(xué)們一定會(huì)吃驚的．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選B．55D．考查名詞．Ben的這些知識(shí)都是從他讀的書(shū)籍的報(bào)導(dǎo)中得到的．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選D．56A．考查名詞．根據(jù)下句"Whenhefinishedhighschool，hewenttoYaleUniversity．"可知Ben已經(jīng)成為了一名好學(xué)生．故選A．57B．考查連詞．wenttoYaleUniversity和后面的atlastbecameoneofthe順承關(guān)系．故選B．58A．考查動(dòng)詞．Ben的一些知識(shí)和思想是從他母親那里學(xué)來(lái)的．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選A．59B．考查名詞．Ben現(xiàn)在所懂的知識(shí)是他小時(shí)候所不了解的．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選B．60A．考查動(dòng)詞．文章整體貫穿的是讀書(shū)．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，答案選A．21.Iwasasingleparentoffoursmallchildren,workingatalow-paidjob.Moneywasalwaystight,butwehada___21___overourheads,foodonthetable,clothesonourbacks,andifnotalot,always___22___.Notknowingwewerepoor,mykids(孩子們)justthoughtIwas___23___.I’vealwaysbeengladaboutthat.ItwasChristmastime,andalthoughtherewasn’t___24___foralotofgifts,weplannedtocelebratewithafamilyparty.Butthebig___25___forthekidswasthefunofChristmas___26___.Theyplannedweeksaheadoftime,asking___27___whattheywantedforChristmas.Fortunately,Ihadsaved120for___28___tosharebyallfiveofus.Thebig___29___arrived.Igaveeachkidatwenty-dollarbilland___30___themtolookforgiftsofaboutfourdollarseach.Theneveryonescattered(散開(kāi)).Wehadtwohourstoshop;thenwewould___31___atthe“Santa’sWorkshop”.Drivinghome,everyonewasinhighChristmasspirits,___32___myyoungerdaughter,Ginger,whowasunusually___33___.Shehadonlyonesmall,flatbagwithafewcandies—fifty-centcandies!Iwassoangry,butIdidn’tsayanything___34___wegothome.Icalledherintomybedroomandclosedthedoor,___35___tobeangryagain.Thisiswhatshetoldme：“Iwaslooking___36___thinkingofwhattobuy,andI___37___toreadthelittlecardsonthe‘GivingTrees’.Onewasforalittlegirl,fouryearsold,andallshe___38___forChristmaswasadoll(玩具娃娃).SoItookthecardoffthetreeand___39___thedollforher.Wehavesomuchandshedoesn’thaveanything.”Ineverfeltso___40___asIdidthatday.21.A.roof

B.hat

C.sky

D.star22.A.little

B.less

C.enough

D.more23.A.busy

B.serious

C.strict

D.kind24.A.effort

B.room

C.time

D.money25.A.event

B.problem

C.surprise

D.excitement26.A.shopping

B.traveling

C.parties

D.greetings27.A.theother B.eachother

C.onebyone

D.everyone28.A.toys

B.clothes

C.presents

D.bills29.A.day

B.chance

C.party

D.tree30.A.forced

B.reminded

C.invited

D.begged31.A.draw

B.stay

C.move

D.meet32.A.including

B.besides

C.except

D.exceptfor33.A.quiet

B.excited

C.happy

D.ashamed34.A.since

B.after

C.while

D.until35.A.anxious

B.ready

C.eager

D.afraid36.A.out

B.over

C.forward

D.around37.A.forgot

B.stopped

C.failed

D.hated38.A.wanted

B.did

C.got

D.played39.A.made

B.searched

C.bought

D.took40.A.angry

B.rich

C.patient

D.bitter參考答案：21.A

22.C

23.C

24.D

25.D

26.A

27.B

28.C

29.A

30.B

31.D

32.C

33.A

34.D

35.B

36.D

37.B

38.A

39.C

40.B試題分析：圣誕節(jié)那天，作者得知她的小女兒用自己買禮物的錢給一個(gè)陌生的小女孩買了娃娃這件事后，母親的內(nèi)心感受------從未有過(guò)的富有。...21.考查名詞辨析。A.roof屋頂；B.hat帽子；C.sky天空；D.star星星。根據(jù)下文的food,

clothes,可知應(yīng)該是roof。錢總是緊張的，但是我們有房子住，桌子上有食物，身上有衣服。故選A項(xiàng)正確。22.考查形容詞辨析。A.little少的；B.less更少的；C.enough足夠的；D.more更多的。根據(jù)前文的if

not

a

lot推，如果不是許多,也是足夠的。故選C項(xiàng)正確。23.考查形容詞辨析。A.busy忙碌的；B.serious嚴(yán)肅的；C.strict嚴(yán)格的；D.kind善良的。孩子不知道家里窮，只是認(rèn)為母親對(duì)他們要求很嚴(yán)格。故選C項(xiàng)正確。24.考查名詞辨析。A.effort努力；B.room房間；C.time時(shí)間；D.money錢。由上文的講述可知，家里比較拮據(jù)，因此推斷盡管沒(méi)有錢買許多禮物，但是我們計(jì)劃舉行家庭聚會(huì)慶祝。故選D項(xiàng)正確。25.考查名詞辨析。A.event事件；B.problem問(wèn)題；

C.surprise驚奇；D.excitement興奮。但是對(duì)于孩子最興奮的還是圣誕購(gòu)物的樂(lè)趣。故選D項(xiàng)正確。26.考查名詞辨析。A.shopping購(gòu)物；B.traveling旅行；C.parties聚會(huì)；

D.greetings歡迎。解析同上。但是對(duì)于孩子最興奮的還是圣誕購(gòu)物的樂(lè)趣。故選A項(xiàng)正確。27.考查短語(yǔ)辨析。A.theother其它的；B.eachother彼此；C.onebyone逐個(gè)；D.everyone每個(gè)人。他們提前數(shù)周計(jì)劃，彼此詢問(wèn)圣誕節(jié)想要的東西。故選B。28.考查名詞辨析。A.toys玩具；B.clothes衣服；C.presents禮物；D.bills賬單。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，我節(jié)省出120美元，用來(lái)為我們五個(gè)人共同買禮物付賬單。故選C項(xiàng)正確。29.考查名詞辨析。A.day白天；B.chance機(jī)會(huì)；C.party聚會(huì)；D.tree樹(shù)。根據(jù)上文ItwasChristmastime可知，圣誕節(jié)那天來(lái)臨了。故選A項(xiàng)正確。30.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.forced迫使；B.reminded提醒；C.invited邀請(qǐng)；D.begged乞求。根據(jù)上文可知，圣誕節(jié)來(lái)臨了，我給每個(gè)孩子20元錢并提醒他們尋找大約4美元左右的禮物。因?yàn)殄X比較少，因此作者提醒孩子們買比較便宜的禮物。故選B項(xiàng)正確。31.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.draw畫；B.stay逗留；C.move移動(dòng)；D.meet遇見(jiàn)；會(huì)面。根據(jù)上文Theneveryonescattered(散開(kāi)).可知，我們散開(kāi)購(gòu)物，兩個(gè)小時(shí)后在Santa’sWorkshop會(huì)面。故選D項(xiàng)正確。32.考查介詞辨析。A.including包括；B.besides此外；C.except除……之外（表示同類排除）；D.exceptfor除了……以外（表示異類排除）。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，每個(gè)孩子都情緒高漲，只有小女兒例外。故選C項(xiàng)正確。33.考查形容詞辨析。A.quiet安靜的；B.excited興奮的；C.happy快樂(lè)的；D.ashamed慚愧的。解析同上。每個(gè)孩子都情緒高漲，只有小女兒例外，不同尋常的安靜。故選A項(xiàng)正確。34.考查固定句型。A.since自從……以來(lái)；B.after在……以后；C.while當(dāng)……時(shí)候；D.until直到。我非常生氣，但是我直到到家也沒(méi)說(shuō)什么。not…until…“直到……才”是固定句型。故選D項(xiàng)正確。35.考查形容詞辨析。A.anxious焦慮的；B.ready準(zhǔn)備好的；C.eager渴望的；D.afraid害怕的；擔(dān)心的。我把她叫進(jìn)我的臥室，關(guān)上門準(zhǔn)備好再生氣。故選B項(xiàng)正確。36.考查介詞辨析。lookout當(dāng)心；lookover檢查；lookforwardto盼望；期待；lookaround環(huán)顧四周。根據(jù)上文可知，孩子們?nèi)ベ?gòu)物，因此推斷小女兒說(shuō)：我四下環(huán)顧考慮買什么。故選D項(xiàng)正確。37.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.forgot忘記；B.stopped停止；C.failed失?。籇.hated討厭。小女兒停下來(lái)讀許愿樹(shù)上的小卡片。故選B項(xiàng)正確。38.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.wanted想要；B.did做；C.got得到；D.played玩耍。有一張?jiān)S愿卡是一個(gè)四歲的小女孩的，她所有想要的就是一個(gè)圣誕玩具娃娃。故選A項(xiàng)正確。39.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.made使；讓；B.searched尋找；C.bought買；D.took拿；取。因此小女兒從樹(shù)上取下卡片為她買了玩具娃娃。故選C項(xiàng)正確。40.考查形容詞辨析。A.angry生氣的；B.rich富裕的；C.patient耐心的；D.bitter苦澀的。那天我感到從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)的富有。與第一段的moneywasalwaystight相呼應(yīng)。故選B項(xiàng)正確。【名師點(diǎn)睛】做完型填空的時(shí)候應(yīng)注意：關(guān)注文章首句，領(lǐng)會(huì)大意。通過(guò)理解文章的首句，我們可以明確短文話題，了解篇章結(jié)構(gòu)，預(yù)測(cè)全文內(nèi)容。通過(guò)理解段落的首句，也可明確每段的大意，根據(jù)前后語(yǔ)境，上下聯(lián)系。有時(shí)只需從空格所在句子的上文或下文考慮；有時(shí)需要從空格所在句子的前后2-3句考慮；還有的可能要從整個(gè)段落或整篇文章給予考慮，才可選出正確選項(xiàng)。上下文提供的信息對(duì)應(yīng)關(guān)系以及詞語(yǔ)的重復(fù)使用，對(duì)解答完形填空也非常有用。對(duì)于文中生詞的處理，有的可以通過(guò)句法分析判斷詞性，根據(jù)上下文猜測(cè)其大意；對(duì)不影響文章理解和解題的生詞可以跳過(guò)不管。根據(jù)詞語(yǔ)辨析，挑選答案。理解句子含義，判斷句義關(guān)系，從詞匯的意義、用法和搭配考慮，把握整體意思，尋找答題線索。小題1根據(jù)下文的food,

clothes，可知應(yīng)該是roof。故選A。小題2根據(jù)前文的if

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lot，那就夠了。故選C。小題4由第一段可知，沒(méi)有錢買許多禮物。故選D。小題11根據(jù)上文Theneveryonescattered(散開(kāi)).可知，我們散開(kāi)購(gòu)物，兩個(gè)小時(shí)后在Santa’sWorkshop會(huì)面。故選D。小題12根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，每個(gè)孩子都情緒高漲，只有小女兒例外。故選C。小題13.由上句可知。故選A。小題15由Iwassoangry可知。故選B。小題20與第一段的moneywasalwaystight相呼應(yīng)。故選B。...三、閱讀理解22.CaptainGoodfellowDoyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,andexcitingdances?CaptainGoodfellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenofallagesattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:00,FREE.

WalkingTouroftheTownForgetyourworriesonSaturdaymorning.Takeabeautifulwalkandlearnaboutlocalhistory.MeetatthefrontentranceoftheCityHallat9:30.Wearcomfortableshoes!

FilmattheMuseumTwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBrokenWindowat1:30.TheWorkerswillbeat3:45.Forfurtherinformation,call4987898.

InternationalPicnicAreyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometotheCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00pm.

DoYouWanttoHear“TheZoo”“TheZoo”，apopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstUSconcerttomorrownightat8atRoseHall,CityCollege.9.YoucansendyourchildrentoCaptainGoodfellowtolearndances

.A.onSundayafternoon

B.at9:30everydayC.at10:00a.m.onSaturday

D.atnoonbefore5:00p.m.10.IfyouaregoingontheWalkingTour,don’tforget

.A.yourworries

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.A.theCityCollege

B.theMuseumTheatreC.theCityTheatre

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.A.atthefrontentranceoftheCityHall

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11.B

12.D試題分析:文中介紹了幾個(gè)活動(dòng)中心。9.C考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文意CaptainGoodfellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenofallagesattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:00,FREE.可知去CaptainGoodfellow學(xué)習(xí)舞蹈是在周六的上午十點(diǎn)鐘所以答案是C。10.D考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文意Wearcomfortableshoes!可知去WalkingTour時(shí)候，需要穿舒適的鞋子，所以答案是D。11.B考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文意TwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBrokenWindowat1:30.可知在MuseumTheatre可以看電影，所以答案是B。12.D考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文意CometotheCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.可知要吃到美味的食物可以在周六的時(shí)候到CentralPark，所以答案是D。23.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily.

AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseven