Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at school. When I made my first visit to the United States, I was sure I could have a nice and easy holiday without any language problem. But how wrong I was!
At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to tell my friend Danny that I had arrived. An American asked if he could help me. "Yes," I said, '1 want to give my friend a ring."
"Well, that's nice. Are you getting married?" he asked. "No," I replied, "I just want to tell him I have arrived." "Oh," he said, "there is a phone downstairs on the first floor." "But we're on the first floor now," I said.
"Well, I don't know what you are talking about Maybe you aren't feeling too well after your journey," he said. "Just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better." And he went off, leaving me wondering where on earth I was: At home we wash up after a meal to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?
At last we did meet. Danny explained the misunderstanding: Americans say "to give someone a call", but we English say "to give somebody a ring". When we say "to wash your hands", they say "to wash up". And Englishmen start numbering from the ground floor so the first floor is the second for Americans.The writer went to America by ______.
| A．plane | B．ship | C．bus | D．train |
The writer went to America for______ .
| A．education | B．business | C．holiday | D．friendship |
The American thought "a ring" should be a________ .
| A．phone call | B．present | C．person | D．letter |
Englishmen usually wash up________ .
| A．after dinner | B．after a journey |
| C．when they are tired | D．before they telephone someone |
The third floor in England is the ______floor in America.
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．Fourth |
Many daily American expressions are based (以……为基础) on colours.
Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to represent heat. When they say “red-hot”， that means they are very angry about something. Loud music is popular with many people. Some may say that such music is red-hot.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say “I’m in the pink” when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink colour that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a cool colour. The old Blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow and sad. Someone who is “blue” is very sad.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has an upset stomach may say “I’m feeling a bit green”. A person on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves can be said “look very green”. Sometimes a person may be very jealous because he does not have anything as nice as someone has， like a fast new car. That person may say “I’m green with envy”. Some people are green with envy because someone has more dollars or “greenbacks”. Dollars are called greenbacks in American slangs because that is the colour of the bottom of their bank notes.
The colour black is used often in expressions. People may say “it’s a black day” when everything goes wrong on that day.
In some cases， colours describe a situation. Blackouts were common during the World War II. All the lights in a city were turned off at night to make it difficult for enemy planes to find their aims in the dark.What does “I’m in the pink” mean?
| A．I’m sad. | B．I’m happy. |
| C．I’m healthy. | D．I’m worried. |
We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as ______.
| A．a red day | B．a green day |
| C．a pink day | D．a black day |
What does the underlined word， “blackouts” mean in Chinese?
| A．漆黑的夜晚 | B．穿黑衣服外出 |
| C．灯火管制 | D．去掉黑色 |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE， according to the passage?
| A．People in the USA use the colour black to express heat. |
| B．If you are blue， you are very happy. |
| C．Blue and red are both warm colours. |
| D．If someone is very rich， you may be green with envy. |
If the rose can be said to be a special flower， then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed， who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.
One of the first sayings taught to school children is， “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person， people will call him an “apple polisher”. This， however， is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us， we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple， even though the Bible(圣经) never says so. The apple， therefore， is a deep part of the language and stories of America.
An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways， used as a dessert， and made into sweet juice.
In many parts of the country during the harvest season， a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington， D. C. and New York are both famous for their apples.
Finally， when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities， one can always visit New York， which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.
What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?
| A．Something for cutting apples. |
| B．A person who likes to please others. |
| C．A person who is dealing with fruits. |
| D．A machine for cleaning apples quickly. |
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb about ____________.
| A．cooking | B．medicine | C．shopping | D．health |
Which of the following is TRUE with apples?
| A．Apples are medicine. |
| B．Apples are the most important food. |
| C．New York is famous for its big apples. |
| D．The Bible says Adam was given an apple. |
The passage is mainly about___________.
| A．stories about the apple |
| B．apples in American culture |
| C．some famous sayings of the apple |
| D．big cities that is famous for apples |
There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night， he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So， looking around his study， he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours， he thought.
After about thirty minutes， the boy came to the man and said， “Okay， it’s finished， Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised， saying， “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said， “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together， the whole world appeared completely.”Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?
| A．He had to read a magazine. |
| B．He had some extra work to do. |
| C．He had to learn something about a map. |
| D．He had to stay at his office for extra work. |
What did the man ask his son to do?
| A．To read the magazine to find the map. |
| B．To tear the map of the world up into pieces. |
| C．To put the pieces of the map of the world back together. |
| D．To clean the dining room first， and then read the map of the world. |
How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
| A．A few hours. | B．About an hour. |
| C．About half an hour. | D．The whole night. |
Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
| A．It’s a report about a father’s extra work. |
| B．It’s a story between a father and his clever son. |
| C．It’s an advertisement for the map of the world. |
| D．It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems. |
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For many people, the Zhijiang Dong autonomous county(自治县), Huaihua city, in Central China’s Hunan province is famous for its role in China’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression(1937-45) and World War II.
Located in the west of Hunan, the county is close to the border with Guizhou province,
and is a well-known transportation hub（中心；中枢）. It also acted as important military base（军事基地） in the fight against the Japanese.
Zhijiang was the home of the American Volunteer Group, or “Flying Tigers”: the
legendary squadron（空军中队） of pilots from the United States that helped the Chinese forces fight the occupiers（侵略者）, and made an impressive contribution to the ultimate（最终的） victory. It was also the first place where representatives（有代表性的） of the Japanese Imperial Army signed a document of unconditional surrender（无条件投降） to China.
The surrender was signed on Aug 21,1945, about three weeks before Yasuji Okamura, the commander-in-chief of Japan’s China Expeditionary Army, signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Nanjing on Sep.9.
“Japan’s surrender in Zhijiang marked the first time in the modern era that Japan was
presented as the loser in a war with China.” said Wu Jianhong, curator（馆长） of the
county’s Memorial Hall of the Victory over Japan.
Where is Zhijiang Dong autonomous county?
A. In the west of China.
B. In the west of Hunan province.
C. In the west of Guizhou province.
What is Zhinjiang famous for ?
A. Its delicious food.
B. Its friendly people.
C.Its important role in history.
Which is NOT true about the “Flying Tiger”?
A. It was an American Volunteer Group that helped the Chinese forces.
B. It was an American Volunteer Group that helped the Japanese forces.
C. There were many pilots from the United States in the “Flying Tigers”.
Which document was signed the earliest?
A. The surrender signed in Zhijiang county.
B. The surrender signed in Nanjing.
C. The surrender signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri.
How many years ago did Chinese win the war against Japanese?
A. 37 years ago.
B. 70 years ago.
C. 45 years ago.
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