Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues for a meal at home. You should not be upset (心烦意乱) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present.
Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember-not to ask how much things cost. You'll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a "starter" (第一道菜), then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert (甜食), followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Some people eat bread with their meal, but not everyone does.
Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask, "Do you mind if I smoke here?"
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say, "thank you, thank you, and thank you." all the time.
11。If your English or American friends don't invite you to dinner at home, ______.
it shows they don't like you
it shows they have no time to get together
it shows they don't want to make friends with you
it doesn't show they don't like you
12。When you are invited to go to your friend's home, _____.
you shouldn't take anything with you
you may go at any time
you may take an expensive present with you
you may take a small present with you
13。In England and America, it's not polite to _______.
ask the price of a thing
eat all the food on your plate
talk to your hosts
eat too fast
14。In the passage, the order of the serving of a meal is _____.
Dessert-meat or fish with vegetables-coffee-soup
Coffee-soup-dessert-meat or fish with vegetables
meat or fish with vegetables-dessert-soup-coffee
soup-meat or fish with vegetables-dessert-coffee
15。Which is not right?
In England or America, it usually takes more than three hours to have a dinner party at home
If you are invited to go to a dinner party, you can't arrive early.
You mustn't smoke after a meal when you are with some American or English people.
You'd better write a short "Thank you" letter to your hosts or give them a call if you want to be extra polite.
16。第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
One day while Mr. King was working, he had a/an________：his left leg was badly injured.
business
accident
matter
event
17。I prefer to live in the countryside. Country life has a lot of______ over city life.
character
qualities
advantages
ways
18。He is a kind-hearted and ______gentleman.
respective
respectable
respected
respectful
19。When a fire______ at the National Exhibition. at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
broke off
broke out
broke down
broke up
20。It was well known that Thomas Edison______ the electric lamp.
invented
discovered
found
developed
第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a 21 student when he was young. He was often late for 22 and didn't like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn't understand much, 23 he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher 24 the students a question, "When Jack was ten years old, 25 brother Bob was twenty, Jack is fifteen now and 26 is his brother Bob?" John said, "That's easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty." Another time, the 27 in a science class asked, "When it thunders (打雷), 28 do we always see the light before we 29 the sound?"
"But Miss." said John quickly, "don't you 30 our eyes are in front of our ears?"
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good
tall
rich
fat
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sleep
lunch
class
play
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so
and
or
but
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sent
asked
told
found
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your
my
his
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how many
how old
what
who
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teacher
farmer
nurse
policeman
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what
when
where
why
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break
make
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read
hope
study
know