（B）

As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel（无情）.

The rose is a symbol（标志）of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.

The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.

51．（　 ）“Every dog has its day.” means “_______”.

A. Everybody in the world is lucky.　

B. Each person lives his own way of life.

C. If one works hard, he’s sure to succeed.

D. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky.

52．（　 ）The underlined word “negative” means ________ in Chinese.

A. 正面的　 　 　　B. 负面的　　　　 C. 中性的　　　　　　　　　 D. 有趣的

53．（　 ）From the passage, we can infer（推断）that the word “copycat” is most likely to describe a person who__________ in western countries.

A. likes following（效仿）others　　　　　 B. enjoys writing books

C. is good at copying notes　　　　　　　　 D. loves drawing cats

54．（　 ）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?　

A. Words show differences in culture.

B. Chinese people prefer dogs to cats.

C. Western people think cats to be good friends.

D. Rose is the national flower of all western countries.

55．（　 ）What’s the best title for the passage?　

A. Negative or Positive　　

B. Different Countries Have Different Culture

C. Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English

D. What Dog and Cat Mean in English and Chinese

（A）

An old lady in a plane had a blanket over her head and she did not want to take it off. The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”

Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well.” But she continued to hide.

So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing,” She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”

（　 ）46．The old lady _________.

A．had been in a plane before　　　 B．was in a plane for her first time

C．didn’t like to travel on a train　 D．enjoyed keeping a blanket over her head

47．（　 ）She kept the blanket over her head because _________.

A．she liked the blanket very much　　

B．she wanted to sleep C．she was afraid of flying　　　　　　　　

D．she didn’t want to be interrupted（打扰）

48．（　 ）Which is TRUE according to the story?

A．The captain’s words made the old lady feel better.

　　　　　　　　　　 B．The old lady was making fun with the captain.

C．The old lady was angry with the captain.

D．The old lady was still worried after hearing what the captain said.

49．（　 ）The old lady said she would _________.

A．travel by plane from then on　　　　　 B．keep the plane clean

C．not take off the blanket　　　　　　　　 D．not fly any more

50．（　 ）The old lady thought that the air hostess and the captain _________. A．were husband and wife　　　　　　　 B．were workmates C．were good friends　　　　　　　　　　 D．were strange people

35．（　 　）I ___________ Jack in the past 10 years. How is he now?

A．didn’t hear of 　 　　　 　　B．haven’t heard of　　 　　　 　C．don’t hear of

34．（ 　）The river in my village is ______________.

　　　　 　A．3-metre-wide　　　　 　B．3 metres’　　　　　　 　　C．3 metres wide

33．（ 　）You had better _________ play computer games before you finish your homework.

A．not to　　　　　　　　 B．not　　　　　　　　 　　　 　C．don’t

32．（ 　）They _____ all their money, so they have to walk home.

A．have spent　　　　　　 B．spent　　　　　　　　 　C．spend

31．（ 　）Our geography teacher told us Christopher Columbus _________ America in 1492.

　　　　　 　A．created　　　　　　　 B．invented　　　　　　　 　C．discovered

30．（　 　）I’ve tidied up the room. You _______ do the cleaning now.

　　　　　 　A．shouldn’t　　　　　　 B．needn’t　　 　　　　　　　C．mustn’t