America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real，yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two，perhaps a few letters for a while— then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance，even years later，they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand，because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes，share their holidays，and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

    Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes，the welcome will be full，warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

    For the Americans，it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants，except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?　　

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.　　                

C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.　　

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.　　

2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend，we will probably be ______.

A. warmly welcomed at the airport            

B. offered a ride to his home

C. treated hospitably at his home                        

D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

3.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A. strict with time　　　       B. willing to spend time　　

C. careful with time                               D. serious with time

4.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A. Friendships between Chinese       

B. Friendships between Americans　　

C. Americans’hospitality                

D. Americans’and Chinese’s views of friendships

 

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 　  this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 　     I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “　  You are going to college.” I was very 　    when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, 　  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 　  together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 　  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we 　  the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were 　 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 　 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the 　 ?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 　 !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 　  I could get into a good college. I 　  studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 　  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say                        B. do                            C. receive          D. find

2.A. teacher               B. friend                      C. father                     D. husband

3.A. Yes!                      B. No!                           C. Really?           D. OK?

4.A. angry          B. tired                        C. nervous                  D. surprised

5.A. he                         B. she                           C. it                               D. they

6.A. working               B. studying                  C. singing           D. farming

7.A. guess          B. mean                       C. say                           D. hope

8.A. looked at             B. returned to            C. arrived at                D. left for

9.A. outside                B. inside                      C. back                         D. away

10.A. terrible             B. wonderful              C. funny                       D. special

11.A. workers     B. guard                         C. building                   D. factory

12.A. better                B. harder                     C. worse                      D. easier

13.A. but                     B. if                               C. so that                     D. such that

14.A. enjoyed            B. stopped                  C. disliked          D. minded

15.A. way           B. idea                         C. plan                         D. visit

 

My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the   ( 1)    season to visit England. The weather is usually quite good   (2)   there aren‘t too many    (3)    in October. We stayed in a small   (4)   in the West End. We   (5)   most of our sightseeing (观光) on foot. We went to look at the places which all travelers   (6)  . We went

  (7)  and spent too much money. What we liked most was going to the   (8)  . We don’t have the chance to see such   (9)   plays at home. A lot of people say English   (10)   is very bad. We didn‘t think so. It is   (11)   that most of the restaurants are French, Italian or Chinese, but had some very   (12)   meals. In fact, we   (13)   our holiday so much that we have already decided to   (14)    there again this year. We are going to take our umbrellas,   (15)  . I’m sure we‘ll need them sometimes.

1. A. busiest 　           B. working 　             C. best 　　　            D. hottest

2. A. and 　　            B. or 　　　　           C. as 　　　　           D. so

3. A. players                B. travellers 　           C. places 　　            D. things

4. A. station 　           B. hotel 　　                     C. office 　　                    D. cinema

5. A. missed                B. showed 　　           C. used 　　　           D. did

6. A. live 　　             B. stay 　　　            C. see 　　　                    D. work

7. A. shopping 　        B. fishing 　　           C. swimming 　          D. climbing

8. A. shops 　　          B. cinemas 　             C. restaurants 　        D. theatres

9. A. well 　　　        B. wonderful                      C. terrible 　　          D. sad

10. A. language 　             B. film 　　　            C. clothes 　　           D. food

11. A. impossible         B. true 　　　            C. important 　          D. necessary

12. A. tasty 　　         B. poor 　　　           C. fresh 　　　          D. expensive

13. A. spent 　　        B. enjoyed 　                     C. paid 　　　           D. finished

14. A. live 　　　              B. eat 　　　                    C. go 　　　　          D. spend

15. A. still 　　　              B. though 　　           C. already 　　          D. yet

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 　46　 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 　47　 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “　48　 You are going to college.” I was very 　49　 when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, 　50　 took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 　51　 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 　52　 I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we 　53　 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were 　54　. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 　55　. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the 　56　?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 　57　!” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 　58　 I could get into a good college. I 　59　 studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 　60　 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

46. A. say                     B. do                     C. receive              D. find

47. A. teacher               B. friend                C. father                      D. husband

48. A. Yes!                    B. No!                   C. Really?              D. OK?

49. A. angry                  B. tired                  C. nervous             D. surprised

50. A. he                      B. she                   C. it                      D. they

51. A. working              B. studying            C. singing              D. farming

52. A. guess                  B. mean                 C. say                   D. hope

53. A. looked at             B. returned to         C. arrived at           D. left for

54. A. outside                B. inside                C. back                 D. away

55. A. terrible                B. wonderful          C. funny                D. special

56. A. workers                     B. guard                C. building             D. factory

57. A. better                  B. harder               C. worse               D. easier

58. A. but                            B. if                      C. so that                     D. such that

59. A. enjoyed               B. stopped             C. disliked             D. minded

60. A. way                    B. idea                   C. plan                  D. visit