Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs（风俗）of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands（握手）. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say “Goodbye”. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to English for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible. So they put their hands in front and get ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
小题1:It is        if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A．not useful	B．not helpful
C．very helpful	D．very bad

小题2:English people usually shake hands when they       .

A．meet every time	B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other	D．say hello to each other

小题3:Which of the following is true?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people like shaking hands very much.

C．German people hardly shake hands.

D．Neither people hardly shake hands.

小题4:This story is about       .

A．shaking hands	B．language
C．customs	D．languages and customs

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Andy was born in China 17 years ago. In 2007, she went to the USA with her family. As a high school student, she has found many differences between Chinese and Americans:
About money
Americans like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债). But Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.
The American kids themselves make their own money. Most Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
About friends
Most American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by themselves. They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents usuaolly enjoy knwing more about their children’s friends in many different ways, and usually stop them from staying out too late with friends.
About education
Many American students have less homework to do while many Chinese students have much.
Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part in study groups.
Many American parents think there is no need to send their children to an expensive school. It’s different in China. Many Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive schools though their family isn’t rich enough.

小题1:      between Chinese and Americans
	Chinese	Americans
Money	Chinese usually have some money in the bank 小题2:      they spend less money than they have.	Many Americans usually 小题3:       money from the banks because they spend more than they have.
	Chinese children get money from their 小题4:    .	Children usually make money by 小题5:    .
Education	Parents usually do their 小题6:       to send their children to study in expensive schools.	Many parents think it isn't 小题7:       to send their children to an expensive schools.
	Chinese girls join in 小题8:     groups.	Many girls exercise, dance and sing together.
Friends	Parents are usually 小题9:      in knowing more about their children's friends.	Most American parents pay 小题10:     attention to their children's friends.

American people have the habit of saying “Thank you”when something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy the thing is. This habit is learned by people of many       countries.
You should say “Thank you”when someone       you the salt on the table, when someone walks aside to let you       in a corridor （走廊）, when someone       ahead of you keeps the door open       you, when someone says your work is well       or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful.
“Thank you”is       not only between strangers or new friends, but also between old friends, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Parents often tell      children that they should say “Thank you”in answer to a kind word or act when they are only four      five years old. Perhaps that’s      almost everyone has got this habit.

小题1:	A．others B．another C．other D．else

小题2:	A．puts B．passes C．carries D．borrows

小题3:	A．pass B．jump C．sing D．dance

小题4:	A．jumps B．walks C．sits D．walking

小题5:	A．to B．with C．for D．on

小题6:	A．made B．done C．built D．doing

小题7:	A．tell B．said C．to say D．told

小题8:	A．his B．theirs C．their’s D．their

小题9:	A．but B．and C．or D．so

小题10:

A．why B．because C．when D．reason

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). Some Americans who taught English in other countries recently talked about their experiences.
On her first day in Micronesia(密克罗尼西亚), an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. It was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks? ” The woman there said nothing. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jane remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria(保加利亚), a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jane waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. Some nod and others shake. He thought some students had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon knew that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.
小题1:These Americans in the passage found that they__________ .

A．should go abroad for vacations

B．needed to learn foreign languages

C．should often discuss their experiences

D．had problems with communication in other countries

小题2:People in Micronesia show “yes” by ________ .

A．nodding heads

B．raising eyebrows

C．shaking heads

D．saying “no”

小题3:Tom misunderstood（误解）his class at first because_______ .

A．he didn’t know much about Indian culture

B．he didn’t explain everything clearly enough

C．some students didn’t speak English

D．he didn’t know where the students came from

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”.

B．Jane taught English on a Pacific island.

C．Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

D．In India, only shaking heads means “yes”.

小题5:The passage is mainly about_________ .

A．body language in foreign restaurants

B．class discussion in Indian schools

C．different language cultures in different countries

D．English teaching in other countries

People have their own ways of saying things with their own special expressions. Some of these expressions are easy to understand. “As Easy as Falling off a Log (圆木)” is one such expression. It describes a job that does not take much effort. If you ever tried to walk on a falling tree log, you may understand what the expression means. It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.
There are several other expressions that mean the same thing. And their meaning is as easy to understand as falling off a log. One is “Easy as Pie.” Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet juicy pie, unless it is a piece of cake. “A Piece of Cake” is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do.
Another expression is “As Easy as Shooting Fish in a Barrel (桶)”. Clearly, fish in a barrel will be much easier to shoot than fish in a river. In fact, it would be as easy as falling off a log.
Sometimes, things that come to us easily also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression “Easy Come Easy Go”. Another easy expression is “To Go Easy on a Person”. It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might ask her husband to go easy on their son, because the boy did not mean to destroy the toy. If you want to borrow some money to fix the car, you should look for a friend who is an “Easy Touch”. An easy touch or a soft touch is someone who is kind and helpful.
And there is one more expression that means do not worry or work too hard. Try to keep away from difficult situations. “Take it easy”, until we meet again.
小题1:Which of the following expressions has the same meaning with “As easy as falling off a log?”

A．Shooting fish in a barrel	B．Walking on a falling tree log.
C．Staying on a log	D．Shooting fish in a river

小题2:A friend might tell you that his new job was___________.

A．easy come easy go	B．as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
C．to take it easy	D．to go easy on a person

小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．That he goes easy on me means that he is angry with me.

B．He is always helping others, so he is an easy touch.

C．When he asks me to repair his broken bike, I say, “A piece of cake. I can help repair it.”

D．When a girl loses her way, I say, “Take it easy, I will send you home.”

“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Wei, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, eighty percent through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books , from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security of online shopping. Wang said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the product.
小题1:The underlined word “treasure” in the passage probably means “_______” in Chinese.

A．购物网

B．珠宝

C．生活用品

D．东西

小题2:The underlined word “security” in the passage probably means “_______”.

A．quality

B．safety

C．joys

D．convenience

小题3:More than _____ billion yuan was spent shopping on Taobao last year.

A．80

B．100

C．200

D．250

小题4:Most people shopping on line are ________.

A．young

B．students

C．babies

D．men

小题5:The best title for this passage is _______.

A．Wang Wei’s Life	B．Online Shopping in China
C．Where to Shop	D．The Safest Shopping

For most people, the word "fashion (时尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way.
"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs . . . and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
小题1:Most people think that "fashion" means __________.

A．subjects

B．holidays

C．books

D．clothes

小题2:By         we can see that fashions change as time goes.

A．finding a job	B．looking at pictures
C．eating in a restaurant	D．wearing a fashionable coat

小题3:In the 5th paragraph , the writer mentions           kinds of ways to send information.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

小题4:"There is money in fashion" means      .

A．people like fashion and money

B．fashionable things are expensive

C．one can make money through fashion

D．a fashionable man makes much money

小题5:The passage is mainly about             .

A．the changes of fashions	B．the kinds of colours
C．the money in fash ion	D．the differences between houses

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择最佳答案。
小题1:The following descriptions of Paris,which is not true.

A．Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most famous churches.

B．The Eiffel Tower is a fantastic sight.

C．There are many beautiful beaches in Paris.

D．There aren’t any mountains in Paris.

小题2:What can we do to save the environment?

A．Go to bed with the lignt on	B．Turn on the shower while washing hair
C．Often use paper towels	D．Take our own bag while shopping

小题3:There many places of interests in China._________ are the birthplaces(发源地) of Chinese culture.

A．Mount Tai and Mount Huang	B．Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake
C．The Changjiang River and the Huanghe River	D．Mount Song and Mount Emei

小题4:If you wanted to visit an educational place in China,such as Confucius' hometown,you would go to__________.

A．Huanggang Hubei

B．Weihai Shandong

C．Qufu Shandong

D．Nanjing Jiangsu

小题5:Yellow River Fisherman is ____________.

A．Hong Tao’s latest movie	B．Lu Xun’s novel
C．Han Han’s new book	D．Zhang Yimou’s new movie

小题6:In Beijing ,people drive  on the _______ side of the road,while  in London ,people drive on the _______ side of the road.

A．left;left

B．right;right

C．left;right

D．right;left5

Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by “culture”? Recently social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture, too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common. Culture is the forms of behavior (行为) that help people to live together. It is also the forms of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.
Human beings use tools, cooperate(合作) with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects(方面)of human behavior, or “culture”, can also be found in the lives of certain animals. Animals can make tools , for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(黑猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.
小题1:According to the article, “culture” means_____.
A. the languages we learn
B. the good habits we share with each other
C. the forms of behavior we have in common
小题2:The traditional idea about dividing animal from human beings is that ______.
A. human beings can use tools
B. Human beings can depend on each other
C. human beings have the language to communicate
小题3:From the chimpanzees can use and make tools, we know____.
A. animal may have a culture like our own
B. animals can be as clever as human beings
C. animals have the ability to help human beings

Every culture has a recognized (公认的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.
In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license（证）, they drive into the grown-up world.
"Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car," she said.
According to a recent research, 41% of 16 to 19 year olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.
Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with undergrounds and limited(有限的) parking, some teenagers don't want them. But in rich areas outside the city, if there are no undergrounds, and bicycles are more for fun than cars, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents stop before letting their kids drive. They need to wait until they are more experienced.
Julie Susiana, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit (许可)
Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some laughing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said. "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either."
In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?
小题1:16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _______.

A．they want to show themselves off

B．they are not experienced drivers

C．older people always drive better

D．they never drive carefully on the road

小题2:Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?

A．How rich the family is.

B．Whether the kid is old enough.

C．What traffic condition there is around.

D．Whether it's practically needed.

小题3:The passage mainly gives information about _______.

A．an American culture about teenagers' driving

B．a change in the Chinese culture

C．a cultural difference between America and China

D．the relationship between driving and a person's development

小题4:Which may serve as the best title of the article?

A．Cars Helping You to Grow Up	B．Driving into the Grown-up World
C．Teenagers' Driving in America	D．Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult