Signs in Chinese will be set up in public areas such as airports, to benefit Chinese travelers, the Italian Government announced in late February. Now many European countries are expected to follow this example.

Despite the different languages, travel across Europe has never been so simple. Just five years ago, if you wanted to visit Germany in the north and Spain in the south in one trip, you had to wait for weeks to apply for different visas from the two countries. You also needed a calculator because both countries had different money.

Today, with a Schengen Visa issued by any member country, you can travel across 15 European countries without stopping. Since 2002, within most of the EU, there is now just one type of money called the Euro. The Euro was designed to be the only money in the EU, and already makes it easier to shop around. If you drive, your driving license and car insurance policy are valid（有效的）in the other European countries. And you can use your mobile phone everywhere.

All the countries in the continent are melting into a united Europe under the EU. For Europeans and visitors, the result is that it is more convenient to travel back and forth between the different countries. 

1.By saying the underlined sentence “Now many European countries are expected to follow this example”, the writer means that ____.

A．more signs will be set up in Chinese in European countries

B．more and more Europeans have a desire to know more about China

C．more and more Chinese people will go to travel across Europe

D．Chinese is now an important language in Europe

2.Compared to five years ago, traveling in Europe has become easier because ___.

A．you needn’t drive a car

B．you can use a calculator to exchange money

C．applying for different visas is much simpler

D．one visa is good enough for traveling in a number of countries

3.It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A．an increasing number of Chinese tend to travel to Europe

B．Chinese has become an important language in Europe

C．the Euro is the only money used in the EU now

D．it is always necessary to unite many countries into one

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Handshaking, though a European way of greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China．Nobody knows exactly when the practice    36    in Europe．It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of    37   ．As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a(n)    38    or to reach an agreement．This was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or    39    each other．"Let' s shake (hands) on it" sometimes means agreement reached.

    Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet?    40   ．Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be    41   ．It is really very impolite to    42    your hand when the other person, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not    43    anything to him or her．   44   , for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly．There is generally a misunderstanding among the    45   that Westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved(矜持的)    46   ．But the truth is that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today．So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner    47    when he or she shows interest in further relations with you.

36．A．came          B．grew      C．turned      D．started

37．A．interest         B．eagerness  C．goodwill       D．patience

38．A．signal           B．noise     C．offer         D．deal

39．A．leaving         B．seeing       C．kissing          D．visiting

40．A．Yes           B．Maybe      C．Well          D．No

41．A．polite          B．kind      C．helpful         D．interested

42．A．hold          B．give     C．shake         D．display

43．A．mean          B．matter      C．count           D．make

44．A．As long as           B．However   C．Even if         D．Therefore

45．A．people          B．Chinese    C．Europeans     D．public

46．A．in person      B．in manner C．in harmony      D．in secret

47．A．absolutely     B．possibly    C．only          D．definitely

SECTION B（18分）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context．

Handshaking, though a European way of greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice  36  in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of   37  . As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a (an)  38  or to reach an agreement. This was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or   39  each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet?   40  . Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be   41  . It is really very impolite to   42   your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not   43  anything to him or her.   44  , for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding among the   45  that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (矜持的)  46  . But the truth is that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner   47  when he shows interest in further relations with you.

36．A．came     B．grew     C．turned      D．started

37．A．interest     B．eagerness  C．goodwill   D．patience

38．A．signal       B．noise     C．offer     D．deal

39．A．leaving     B．seeing       C．kissing      D．visiting

40．A．Yes      B．Maybe      C．Well     D．No

41．A．polite          B．kind     C．helpful     D．interested

42．A．hold     B．give     C．shake     D．display

43．A．mean     B．matter      C．count     D．make

44．A．As long as       B．However   C．Even if     D．Therefore

45．A．people      B．Chinese    C．Europeans D．public

46．A．in person  B．in manner C．in harmonyD．in secret

47．A．absolutely B．possibly    C．only     D．definitely

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context．

Handshaking, though a European way of greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice   36  in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of   37  . As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a (an)   38  or to reach an agreement. This was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or   39  each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet?   40  . Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be   41  . It is really very impolite to   42   your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not   43  anything to him or her.   44  , for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding among the   45  that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (矜持的)  46  . But the truth is that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner   47  when he shows interest in further relations with you.

36．A．came     B．grew     C．turned      D．started

37．A．interest     B．eagerness  C．goodwill   D．patience

38．A．signal       B．noise     C．offer     D．deal

39．A．leaving     B．seeing       C．kissing      D．visiting

40．A．Yes       B．Maybe      C．Well      D．No

41．A．polite           B．kind      C．helpful     D．interested

42．A．hold      B．give      C．shake     D．display

43．A．mean     B．matter      C．count     D．make

44．A．As long as       B．However   C．Even if     D．Therefore

45．A．people      B．Chinese    C．Europeans D．public

46．A．in person  B．in manner C．in harmonyD．in secret

47．A．absolutely B．possibly    C．only      D．definitely