One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"
"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the mysteries in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say! "
I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"
"Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.
"Didn’t you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, "'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms（习语）. "
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.The writer was puzzled（疑惑） because ____________.
| A．the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him. |
| B．the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!” |
| C．the foreigner was not polite. |
| D．the writer thought there was something wrong with the foreigner. |
What made the foreigner laugh? ___________.
| A．The English idioms |
| B．The writer’s talking about the Great Wall |
| C．The writer’s question |
| D．The writer’s country |
The story probably happened in ________.
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| A．China | B．America |
| C．England | D．Australia |
The writer was puzzled _______ in the passage.
| A．once | B．twice |
| C．three times | D．four times |
The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “_____”.
| A．Really | B．OK |
| C．Thank you | D．I don’t like it |
Roger：Hi，there！It was my 15th birthday last Saturday．Some of my friends and Alan．my cousin，came to celebrate it． Everyone brought me a gift，we played games，sang songs and had a big birthday cake． It was really a wonderful day! Did you do anything special last week？
Jessica：Yes，My class were on a school field trip last week．First，We went to the University of North Carolina to learn about the history of its basketball team． Many basketball stars were students there． Then we visited a museum． We learned about how the plane was invented and took many pictures there．
Sara：Well， I was lucky enough to go to a conference（会议） on charity（慈善） last Wednesday． I was so excited to meet a lot of kind people there． One of them was a boy named Richard． He spoke at the conference about the charity work that he had done in the past few years．
Martin：It was a different week than usual，Last Thursday， my school band（乐队） went to Atlanta to perform in a competition．I played the violin and we won a prize! On Friday we went to the Georgia Aquarium and got to see different kinds of sea life from over the world． It was really cool!
（1）When did Roger have his birthday party？
A．Last Wednesday．
B． Last thursday．
C．Last Friday．
D．Last Saturday．
（2）Who went on a school field trip last week？
A．Alan．
B．Jessica．
C．Sara．
D．Richard．
（3）Martin went to Atlanta to ．
A．speak at a conference
B．organize a party
C．perform in a competition
D．visit a university
What's in a Name？
Many American names come from England．But where did most English names come from？
Centuries ago，most people in England had only one name﹣﹣their first name．In the 11th century，five
or six of the 50 people in a village might be named William，and it was easy to get confused．But in the Middle Ages，people found a way to describe each person exactly．If there were four Williams in one village，one might be referred to as William the son of John．A second might be called William from the hill．A third，William the blacksmith（铁匠）．And a fourth，William the brown haired．In conversation，people might refer to the four Williams as William John's son，William hill，William smith，and William brown．
It was 300 or 400 years before the extra （ 附加的） names gradually developed into last names，or
surnames．They were passed on from generation to generation．By the 1300s，Robert，the son of William
smith，had the name Robert smith，even if he was not a blacksmith like his father．As the last name became widely accepted，the first letter was capitalized，as in Robert Smith．By the 15th century，most people of the upper and middle classes had surnames．
Many surnames were based on father﹣son relations．The"son of"part was added to the father's first
name，like Johnson，meaning John's son．Sometimes it was shortened to just"s"，as in Jones or Evans．
Surnames like Hill described the place where a person lived．They are the most common type of surname．A third kind of surname was based on a person's job．Forester was someone who looked after the forest．
In the Middle Ages，occupation names such as Baker，Carpenter，and Miller became common．The fourth kind of surname was nickname（绰号）．A man whose surname was Bear might be as fierce as a bear．
Have you ever wondered why some surnames are so common？The most common surname in the
English language is Smith．Being able to make metals（金属）into tools was an important skill in the Middle Ages，and many people were trained as blacksmiths．The most common American surnames are Smith，Johnson，William and Brown．
61．Where do many American names come from？
62．When did people find a way to describe each person exactly？
63．How long did it take for extra names to develop into last names？
64．What is the fourth paragraph mainly about？
65．Why were many people trained blacksmith in the Middle Ages？
From the Other Side
Lara and Tara are twins．（1） but they are very different in
everything else．For example，hot food is Lara's favorite，and Tara has a sweet choice．
However，this isn't the problem with the twin girls．They always argued that the opposite one was wrong． （2） ，while Tara insisted that mornings were fresh and it was difficult to stay up till midnight．
（3） ．To put an end to their fights，their parents decided to create a small drama．They wanted the girls to understand that they were both correct from their own point of view．Their parents covered the girls'eyes with black ribbons，and brought them to the dining room．（4） Lara was asked to stand on one side of the board and Tara on the other．They couldn't see the other side of it．When the ribbons were taken away，they were surprised to see a huge board between them．
Now，their father asked Lara，"What's the color of the board？"She replied，"It's black!"（5） ．She replied，"It's white!"The two girls began to argue again．While Lara was confident it was black，Tara was sure it was white．Then，they were asked to exchange（交换）their places．They couldn't believe their eyes．Tara，who insisted it was a white board，saw a black one．Similarly，Lara，who argued the board was black，was shocked to see a white one．They understood that each of them was right in her own view．Most of us are like Lara and Tara．We are right most times，but insist that others are wrong!
A．They look like each other
B．For years，their arguments continued
C．Their mother asked Tara the same question
D．In the room，a big board was placed in the middle
E．Lara thought it was terrible to get up early in the morning．
Say you're sitting around with some friends playing video games and someone mentions a game that happens to be one of your favorites．"Oh，that game's easy．So not worth the time，"one of your friends says．The others agree．Although you enjoy the game quite a lot，not wanting to argue with them，you go along with the crowd．
You have just experienced what is commonly referred to as peer pressure（同伴压力），also called peer
influence．You will adopt a certain type of behavior，dress，or attitude in order to be accepted as part of a group of your"peers"．As a teen，you are likely to have experienced the effect of peer pressure in a number of different areas．
We are all influenced by our peers at any age．For teens，as school and other activities take you away
from home，you may spend more time with your friends than with your family．As you become more
independent，your peers naturally play a greater role in your life．
According to Dr．Casey from Cornell University，teens are very quick and accurate in making decisions
on their own and in situations where they have time to think．However，when they make decisions in the
heat of the momentor in social situations，their decisions are often influenced by factors like peers．In a
recent study，teen volunteers played a video driving game，either alone or with friends watching．The
researchers discovered that the number of risks teens took more than doubled when their friends were
watching，compared with when they played alone．This shows that teens may find it more difficult to control risky behavior when their friends are around，or in situations where they are extremely angry．
Just as people can influence us to make unwise choices，they can also influence us to make good ones．A teen might join in a volunteer project because his or her friends are doing it，or get good grades because his or her friends think getting good grades is important．In fact，friends often encourage each other to study，or try out for sports．
While we are always influenced by those around us，the decision to act or not is up to us．So when it
comes to decision making，the choice is up to you．
52．According to the passage，Dr．Casey probably agrees that teens ．
A．like to play driving games with their friends
B．prefer situations where they have time to think
C．may take more risks when their friends are around
D．are slow in making decisions when they are on their own
53．The words" in the heat of the moment"in Paragraph 4 probably mean" "．
A．when teens avoid possible risks
B．when teens trust their judgment
C．when teens lose control over their anger
D．when teens give consideration to situations
54．What can we learn from the passage？
A．Teens are eager to be different from their peers．
B．Peer pressure has effects on both teens and adults．
C．Peer pressure does more harm than good to teens．
D．Tees think it challenging to get good grades at school．
55．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？
A．Peer Pressure：Is It Necessary to Deal with It？
B．Peer Pressure：Is It Possible to Get Away from It？
C．Peer Pressure：Its Benefits to Teens and Friend Making
D．Peer Pressure：Its Influence on Teens and Decision Making．
Buying Is Doing？
How important is shopping to you？How much time do you spend buying things？And how much time
do you spend organizing these things in your home？In the future，how much time will you spend in movie
theaters，at amusement parks，at shopping malls，or at convenience stores？When you add it all up，you will probably see you spend a lot of your life consuming（消费）things．Consuming products is not necessarily bad．However，if we spend too much time doing it，we should look at it carefully．
Imagine that you have a week off from school．You don't have to go to class．However，in this week，
you cannot spend any money﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣no shopping，no movies，no eating out．How would you spend your time？What things would bring you happiness？Perhaps you would take a walk with your best friend．Perhaps you would help a child read．Or you might spend time with your family．
When we look back，it is likely that non﹣consuming experiences like these will be our most important
memories．Why？Non﹣consuming activities are active，not passive．They don't come in a package．You make the experience yourself．For example，each person who reads to a child will have a different experience．The experience changes with the reader，the child，and the book．Similarly，when you have a conversation with a friend，you are actively creating an experience．The conversation that you have with your friend cannot be experienced or recreated by anyone else．However，if you watch a movie with a friend，you will each have a package experience．It requires no action and little interaction between the two of you．
The environment we live in encourages us to have packaged experiences．We feel that we must
consume because we believe that buying is doing．However，we can start a personal revolution （ 变革） against consumerism．How？By consuming less．We can ask ourselves what experiences bring us the greatest satisfaction．Then we can organize our lives so that we have more of those kinds of experiences．
49．If consuming products takes too much time，we should ．
A．spend less money
B．think about it carefully
C．organize our things
D．go to convenience stores
50．According to the passage，the writer believes that ．
A．we can say no to consumerism by consuming less
B．buying things can bring us the greatest satisfaction
C．the environment seldom influences our shopping choices
D．consuming experiences will be our most important memories
51．What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage？
A．To introduce some ways of enjoying our spare time．
B．To encourage people to have more active experiences．
C．To explain reasons behind people's shopping behavior．
D．To share his personal experience in consuming products．
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