American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time 1.________ the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.

Lemonade is 2.________ of all American summer drinks. It 3.________ by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.

Ice tea is 4.________ popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually 5.________ in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans 6.________ to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon 7._______ relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle , at almost any store in America.

The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great 8._______to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can 9._______ at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans.

Milkshakes have a long 10._______ in America . It is made of a mix of ice cream , milk and flavoring.

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.

There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China ,we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends : It is opposite in America ,Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full ,warm and real.

For Americans , it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!

1.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1may mean “_______”.

A. keep out                  B. give up                     C. pay no attention to          D. continue

2.Which of the following is the typical（典型的）way of American hospitality?

A. Treating friends at home.

B. Taking days off to be with friends.

C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.   

D. Sharing everything they have.

3.Which of the following statements in True according to the passage?

A. Americans are always generous with their time.

B. Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.

American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time 【小题1】________ the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is 【小题2】________ of all American summer drinks. It 【小题3】________ by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is 【小题4】________ popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually 【小题5】________ in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans 【小题6】________ to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon 【小题7】_______ relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle , at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great 【小题8】_______to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can 【小题9】_______ at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans.
Milkshakes have a long 【小题10】_______ in America . It is made of a mix of ice cream , milk and flavoring.

Most American families like to have a holiday in summer. Summer is a good season _36_ holidays. It is very _37_ during  the months of July and August. Children do not go to school during these _38 months.

Some _39_ like to stay at home during the holiday. They work in the garden, _40_  friends, _41_ books, or watch TV. Many families _42_ their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat where there are many trees or there is a nice lake. _43_they live near the sea, they often go to the beach. They can fish, swim or  enjoy the sun there.

America is a large country. Many families travel by_44_ or by train to see interesting places. They also travel by plane to a foreign （外国的）country. Many big cities have many famous buildings, theatres, shops and  _45_places for travellers (旅行者).

1.A. to              B. of              C. for             D. about

2.A. hot             B. cold            C. rainy            D. cloudy

3.A. one             B. two            C. three            D. four

4.A. people          B. peoples          C. man            D. woman

5.A. look            B. visit             C. find            D. look at

6.A. see             B. watch           C. look            D. read

7.A. have            B. has             C. take            D. takes

8.A. When          B. Because          C.Where          D. If

9.A. car              B. a car           C. cars            D. buses

10.A. other         B. the others          C. others        D. the other

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China ,we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends : It is opposite in America ,Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full ,warm and real.
For Americans , it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
【小题1】The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1may mean “_______”.