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    I recently ran into a friend I hadn't seen for a long while.  Our conversation was lively andfull of news from both sides.  Before we parted she said  "You'll have to drop in sometime. "immediately  sensed that if I  simply  " dropped in"  I would take my friend by  surprise, and  I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway, staring at me, and asking, " Oh ,err …what brings you here?"
    Whatever happened to the unannounced drop-in visit? When I was growing up in the 1960s, it seemed that people-mostly relatives,  but also friends-were always dropping in .  My parents would put coffee on, and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with it. Then the conversation would begin…The neighbor lady, a worrier, was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened. The Irish man next door had such an atcent that I remember asking what language he spoke. My Polish relatives arrived in packs…But I never heard my parents say any- thing like  " We  weren't expecting you"  or  " This  isn't a good  time.  " Drop-in  visitors  had  a certain right of way and became No. 1.
    What happened to such visits? Actually I know the answer. Times have changed. Everybody gets busy with work. There is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest. Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment.
    Just the other day a former student of mine showed up.  "I'm sorry for the surprise visit. " my student began.  "I just wanted to see if you still lived here.  I'll only stay a minute. "
    My response was immediate.  "No, you won't," I said.  " Just come in, sit, have coffee, and we'11 talk. "I had nothing in the kitchen but we ordered pizza.  And we had a lovely time.  I have tried to keep the drop-in tradition alive though it takes some effort.
    小题1:The author thought of his friend's invitation- " You'll have to drop in sometime"-as______
    A． a nice way of refusalB． an excuse of leaving
    C．a kind of politenessD．an expression of surprise
    小题2:The underlined phrase "dropping in" in the second paragraph means_________.
    A．pay a sudden visitB．make many friends
    C．make a special dateD．have a good time
    小题3:The woman from the neighborhood used to visit the author' s home to _______.
    A．seek comfort from my parentsB．make nevr friends
    C．listen to my parents' storyD．taste nice dishes
    小题4:From the third paragraph of the passage, we can infer that_______.
    A．unexpected visitors are still welcome now
    B．modern people prefer outdoor activities
    C．there are more jobs for the housewives now
    D．the author misses the lost good days
    小题5:The author writes the passage intending to ________.
    A．encourage people to be drop-in visitors
    B．explain how to deal with unexpected visitors
    C．share his feelings about the drop-in tradition
    D．show the importance of making friends

    小题1:C
    小题2:A
    小题3:A
    小题4:D
    小题5:C

    试题解析：本文通过偶遇多年未见的朋友，朋友的邀请常来做客的经历回忆起了过去亲戚，朋友邻居之间常相往来的温馨感慨现在的时代变了。
    小题1:细节理解题.根据第一段Before we parted she said  "You'll have to drop in sometime. "immediately  sensed that if I  simply  " dropped in"  I would take my friend by  surprise, and  I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway, staring at me, and asking, " Oh ,err …what brings you here?" 在我们分手，她说：“你必须在某个时候来拜访一下。”我立刻感觉到，如果我只是偶尔拜访会让我的朋友诧异，我会被她站在她的门口的形象而别扭，瞪着眼问我：“哦，...什么风把你吹来了？，所以判断出朋友希望常聚，所以C正确。
    小题2:词义猜测题.根据划线部分后面句子My parents would put coffee on, and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with it.我的父母总是沏好咖啡，把厨房里好吃的东西端上来，可以判断出是朋友来访，所以A正确。
    小题3:细节理解题。根据第二段中The neighbor lady, a worrier, was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened.邻居老太太，一个爱焦虑的人，总是来卸载她的伤心，而妈妈静静的听着，所以A正确。
    小题4:推理判断题。根据第三段Times have changed. Everybody gets busy with work. There is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest. Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment. 时代已经变了。人人都有工作忙，不再有一个留在家里的妈妈保持热咖啡或准备好一壶茶全天等候突然造访的客人。拥挤的商场和专卖店，现在变成了娱乐的中心。可以推断出D正确。
    小题5:目的意图题。通读全文可以知道过去人们串门聊天的日子已经没有了，时代变了，通过自己的亲身经历来回忆过去的美好，所以C正确
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    C．earlyD．directly
    小题16:
    A．clearB．excited
    C．busyD．disappointed
    小题17:
    A．write downB．think about
    C．wait forD．search for
    小题18:
    A．theatreB．square
    C．parkD．factory
    小题19:
    A．expertsB．foreigners
    C．teenagersD．villagers
    小题20:
    A．habitB．schedule
    C．traditionD．determination

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