If someone says to you “give me five”, don’t give five yuan to him! It will make others laugh! The person is not ask for your money, but your fingers.
In the USA, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a good gesture. You can often see it in films or on TV. It means the slapping(拍打) of each other’s right hands together. People do it when something happy happens. For example, if a student get an “A” in the exam or gets No.1 in the school sports meeting, he will give the high five to his friends to celebrate.
Who did this gesture first? Why did he do that? It may come from the old Roman gesture of putting up the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person putting up his arm had nothing in his hand and he couldn’t hurt the emperor.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?When one of your friends asks you to give him five, you can .
A. give him five yuan
B. give him your hands
C. slap his right handWhat’s the Chinese meaning of the underl ined word “gesture” in the second paragraph?
A. 节奏 B. 场所 C. 手势Now you can do “give me five” to your friends because you will .
A celebrate your friends’ success
B. have the same idea with your friends
C. laugh at your friend’s bad mannersThe gesture started in .
A. Rome B. China C. AmericaThe Romans p ut up the right arms for the emperor to show that they .
A. liked him very much
B. were happy to see him
C. were safe for him
Have you ever been on a student exchange program？How useful was it We asked three people for their opinions．
Ellen
I spent 8days in Germany When I was studying for my Level A．I went to school every day，and spent the evenings with a family．It was great I had to speak German all the time．However，the most useful thing was that I was paying more attention to communicating in the language，instead of speaking perfect；y correct German．I was really glad that people could understand what I was saying．I'd certainly introduce it to other students studying languages．
Frank
I went on an exchange with my class for a week in Japan．Before the exchange，I thought my understanding of grammar was pretty good，but I had much trouble in listening and speaking．So，What I thought most meaningful was that I had no choice but to use everyday language skills，rather than the language from books．If I had the opportunity，I'd certainly take part in another language exchange．
Alice
I took part in a French exchange．It lasted two weeks and I stayed with my exchange family in a small town just outside Paris．I'm quite a shy person，so in the first few days，I was kind of nervous，but then it was fine．I love French and my French has always been good．But the exchange really helped develop my speaking skills，and made me a much more confident（自信的）person．It felt great to be able to talk with French people．I also found the everyone who took part in the exchange did a lot better in their end of year exams．
51．How long did Frank stay in Japan？
| A． |
A week． |
| B． |
Eight days． |
| C． |
Two weeks |
| D． |
Half a year |
52．What did Alice think about her exchange？
| A． |
It developed her listening skills． |
| B． |
It made her more confident． |
| C． |
It taught her exam skills． |
| D． |
It took too much of her time． |
53．All three people would most likely describe their exchange as．
| A． |
Tiring |
| B． |
exciting |
| C． |
boring |
| D． |
helpful |
54．Who will be interested in the passage above？
| A． |
Students who are learning a foreign language． |
| B． |
Students who want to work as teacher later． |
| C． |
Students who are interested in traveling abroad． |
| D． |
Students who are not doing well in their studies． |
China is a nation with a very long history and its people are known as the most hospitablepeople in the world．If you visit a Chinese family，you will be surprised at the warm way they receive the guests．
Firstly，you'll feel comfortable even noble by their greetings．Such as，"Are you busy these days？"，"How are things going with you？"，"How's your trip here？"，etc．Then they will serve you with tea and snacks like sunflower seeds or peanuts．One of the family members，most of the time，the host will chat with you in order to make you feel important．
At the same time，the hostess and other family members will be busy with preparing a big dinner for you．They always prepare more food than you can eat．During the meal，the guest must be the first one to pick up the food．The host will pick food for the guest，which is impolite in the west．But this is the very Chinese way to show their hospitality．
After the meal，tea，snacks and chatting again．In the end，when you're about to leave，they will ask you to stay more time again and again．A perfect entertainment will close by the whole family seeing you off．
Being warm and hospitablehas long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition．As Confucius said thousands of years of ago：
To meet friends from afar
How happy we are!
根据短文内容选择最佳选项．
61．What does the underlined word "hospitable" mean in this passage
| A． |
朴实的 |
| B． |
好客的 |
| C． |
勤劳的 |
| D． |
医院的 |
62．As a guest in a Chinese family，you are usually offered by the host．
| A． |
coffee and snacks |
| B． |
juice and snacks |
| C． |
tea and snacks |
| D． |
fruit and vegetables |
63．Why does a western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him？
| A． |
Because he thinks it's not polite． |
| B． |
Because he thinks it's not necessary． |
| C． |
Because he thinks it is very rude． |
| D． |
Because it won't happen in western countries． |
64．What the Chinese family do for the guests is to．
| A． |
make the guest become one of the family members |
| B． |
make them feel at home |
| C． |
show their wealth |
| D． |
make them fell uncomfortable |
65．What's the meaning of the end words said by Confucius at the end of the passage
| A． |
学而时习之，不亦悦乎？ |
| B． |
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？ |
| C． |
人不知而不愠 不亦君子乎？ |
| D． |
知之为知之不知为不知． |
根据表格内容，选择最佳选项．
56．Which of the following books is the latest in print
| A． |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
| B． |
Deceptively Delicious |
| C． |
Rich Dad，Poor Dad |
| D． |
The Road |
57．Among the books，there is/are written for adults．
| A． |
one |
| B． |
two |
| C． |
three |
| D． |
four |
58．Who wrote Rich Dad，Poor Dad
| A． |
J．K．Rowling |
| B． |
Robert T．Kiyosaki |
| C． |
Cormac McCarthy |
| D． |
Jessica Seinfeld |
59．If you buy two copies of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious，you should pay．
| A． |
23.83 |
| B． |
18.33 |
| C． |
12.83 |
| D． |
11 |
60．We can learned from the form that．
| A． |
Rich Dad，Poor Dad is hardcover |
| B． |
The road is the thinnest of the four |
| C． |
Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day |
| D． |
J．K．Rowling's book is the most expensive among the four books． |
A Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．
First，reading is fun．You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading．You will never feel bored or tired．
Next，you can read a book anywhere in a car，on a plane，or even in the bathroom．All you need is a book.
Another good reason for reading is that it is useful．If you read as a hobby，you will get better and better at it．And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read．As your reading skills improve，you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better．
Some people say that reading is out of date．This is not true．You can read on computers，and the better you read，the better your computer skills will be．
Good readers may become writers，too．They always have more things to write about．
Reading is a wonderful hobby．Why not start reading right now？
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项．
51．Reading can always keep yourself．
| A． |
bored |
| B． |
happy |
| C． |
tired |
| D． |
upset |
52．You can read a book．
| A． |
when you are driving a car |
| B． |
only on a plane |
| C． |
anywhere |
| D． |
when you have lunch |
53．You can read faster．
| A． |
after you read a book |
| B． |
if you are a student |
| C． |
if you are not interested in it |
| D． |
if you read as a hobby |
54．It is that reading is out of date．
| A． |
not true |
| B． |
true |
| C． |
sure |
| D． |
certain |
55．What does the passage tell us？
| A． |
Reading is a good hobby． |
| B． |
You can read on computers． |
| C． |
Good readers must be good writers． |
| D． |
Reading is fun． |
Are you happy most of the time？Or do you easily get angry sometimes？Everyone has a different temperament（脾气）．It is usually believed that both genes（基因） and environment may influence people's temperament in different ways．Scientists have found that the season of the birth also plays a role．
Scientists from Budapest，Hungary，studied 400 university students．In the study，the students needed to finish some questions to know which of four kinds of temperaments they most had．From the questions，scientists found that the students always answered something like "My mood（情绪） often changes for no reason．"and" I love to deal with new projects，even if it is risky．"These answers were then connected with their birthdays．
They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods compared to people born in winter．Those who always feel positive are mostly born in spring and summer．
The study also found that those born in fall less probably had a mood of depressionwhich may easily drive them to cry，while those in winter were not easier to be angry．
Scientists said that this was probably because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body．And the chemicals are important to control people's moods even in adult life．"It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your change of developing certain mood disorders．"scientist Xenia Gonda told the Telegraph．
根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）
（1）Ages probably may influence people's temperaments according to the Paragraph 1．
（2）The underlined the word "depression" most probably means sadness．
（3）The answers to the questions of the study were matched with their birthdays．
（4）People born in winter get sad or happy more easily．
（5）The best title of this passage is "The Influence of Genes"． ．
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