Excep
t for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents.
Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't. I don't often remember a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner - that kind from his or her homeland — won't go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can't be given presents.
You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents
. You should only say, "It's so nice. Thanks…" when you get Christmas or birthday presents.
You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you're never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.
At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.
( )11. What does "close friends" mean in the passage?
A. The friends who are very kind.
B. The friends who live close to each other.
C. The friends who were once classmates.
D. The friends who you like most.
( )12. What kind of presents don't Americans usually open in front of the givers?
A. The small presents. B. Christmas or birthday presents.
C. The expensive presents. D. The presents for dinner party.
( )
13. Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?
A. To pay them. B. To help them.
C. To thank them. D. To make them work harder.
( )14. Which of the following do you think is right?
A. American business people don't want presents because they are rich enough.
B. The w
riter of this passage must be an American.
C. Everyone must give presents to one's family and friends at Christmas.
D. Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.
( )15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Present-giving in the United States.
B. Customs (习俗) in the United States.
C. American people and present-giving.
D. When and how to give presents.
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When I was sixteen, I left school and went to work in a butcher’s shop. The manager was a young man, only two years older than I, but he was not honest. When people asked for good meat, he would sell them something bad. Sometimes, he did not give enough change, and people did not notice that.
One day, just before Christmas, we decided to stop working earlier because we had sold out all our meat, except one small turkey. When I was going to close the door, a woman rushed in and she wanted a big turkey. The manager tried to sell her the small one.
“It’s too small.”She said. The manager said he would get another one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey. I went after him to see what he was going to do. He pulled the small turkey to make it look bigger, and then came back and said,“Here is a big one.”“
Yes.”the woman said.“But much bigger. I’ll take both of them.”根据短文内容判断正（
T）误（F）(1) The writer went to work in a butcher’s shop when he no longer went to school.
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(2) The manager was not young or honest.
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(3) One day, the manger decided to stop working earlier because them was nothing to sell in the shop.
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(4) The manager tried to sell the small turkey to the woman.
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(5) At last the woman bought two turkeys.
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Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse．One evening there was a big dance at the hospital．Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, hut of course(A)somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones．She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry(B)________．
She went to(C)each sick child one after another and said good night, until she came to one little boy, Dicky．(D)尽管他才11岁, he was already able to talk like an adult, Poor Dicky had a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his body except his hands．Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and(E)总是考虑其他的人而不考虑自己。
Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good night to him, he greeted her with the words,“I'm very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us．But we are going to have a party for you．If you look in my drawer, you'll find a piece of cake．I saved it from my supper to-day, so it's quite fresh．And there is also a dollar there．You can buy something to drink with that．And I'd get up and dance with you myself if I(F)was able to”, he added．
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan．
1．将(A)句改写为they had to ________ someone to ________ ________ ________ sick children
2．在(B)的空白处填入适当的词语________
3．写出画线部分(C)和(F)的同义词或近义词________ ________
4．将(D)部分译成英语____________________________________
5．将(E)部分译成英语____________________________________
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One day, Mr White told the class to(A)get ready for a hobby show．All the students had the whole morning to get what they were going to show．
All the students came back on time except Bob, the laziest boy in his class．It was very difficult to believe that such a boy could have a hobby．But to their surprise, Bob came back(B)________ many beautiful stamps in an album．(C)怀特先生在看过它们之后非常高兴。However, Bob was going to take them back．
“Bob,(D)you can't take them home until the others have seen them this afternoon，”said Mr White．“I'm sorry but they are my brother's,”he answered,“he doesn't want them to be out of the house for long．He's afraid that they will be lost．”
“Bob, you should show your own hobby here, not someone else's!”Mr White became(E)a bit angry．But Bob's following words made him even(F)________．“Mr White,(G)it's true that I have a hobby．My hobby is watching my brother collecting stamps．”
1．写出画线部分(A)和(E)的同义或近义短语：________；________
2．在画线部分(B)和(F)的空白处分别填入适当的单词：________；________
3．将画线部分(C)译成英语：________
4．将画线部分(D)改写为：…you can take them home ________ the others ________ them this afternoon．
5．What is Bob's real hobby?________
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Peter was eight and a half years old, and he went to school on foot. His school was quite near his house. He usually got back on time, but last Friday he came home from school late. His mother was in the kitchen, and she saw him and said to him, "Why are you late today, dear?"
"My teacher was angry and sent me to the headmaster after our lessons," Peter answered.
"To the headmaster?" his mother said. "Why did she send you to him?"
"Because she asked a question in the class," Peter said, "and none of the children gave her the answer except（除了）me."
His mother was angry. "But did the teacher send you to the headmaster then? Why didn't she send all the other foolish children?" she asked Peter.
"Because she asked us who had put the glue（胶水） on her chair?" Peter said.
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。
1. Peter usually came home late.
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2. Only Peter answered the teacher's question.
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3. All the children put the glue on the teacher's chair.
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4. Peter put the glue on the teacher's chair.
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5. The teacher was angry about the glue.
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