A greeting is a way of saying “Hello” to someone. People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Here are some.
World Greetings
| Philippines |
The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat each other on the back. |
| Japan |
When people meet for the first time, they usually bow. In business, people also shake hands. In formal situations, people often exchange business cards. When you give a business card, give it with two hands. This is polite. Special note: In Japan, a smile can have different meanings. It usually means that the person is happy, or that the person thinks something is funny. But it can also mean that the person is embarrassed. |
| New Zealand |
Usually, both men and women shake hands when they meet someone for the first time. Fun fact: If you see two people pressing their noses together, they are probably Maori. The Maori are the native(当地的)people of New Zealand. This is their traditional greeting. |
| Brazil |
Men often shake hands when they meet for the first time. When women meet, they kiss each other on the cheek. Women also kiss male friends to say hello. When you shake hands, look at the person in the eyes. This shows interest and friendliness. |
In which country do men sometimes pat each other on the back?
| A． Philippines | B．Brazil |
| C．Japan | D．New Zealand |
In this passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned（提及）?
| A． Kisses | B．Hugs |
| C．Bows | D．Handshakes |
Of the five pictures above (a, b, c, d and e), which is the same way to greet each other in the four countries?
| A．a | B．b | C．c | D．d |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Both men and women shake hands in Brazil when they meet. |
| B．Japanese won’t smile until they feel very happy. |
| C．The Maori often press their noses together to greet each other. |
| D．In Philippines, people shake hands only when they meet for the first time. |
What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?
| A． Different ways of greetings. |
| B．Four countries. |
| C．Some fun facts. |
| D．Some special notes.[HJ][LM] |
These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a “gap year” between their graduation from high school and their university studies. This means that they take a year off, to do something else.
For most students, spending time in foreign countries is a good experience. It is said that Australia is a favorite place to go.
A student once said,” after a year of traveling, I learnt the importance of relationship with people.”
There are many companies around the world that welcome these students on their projects—helping people in poorer countries, or even in your home country. Although you don’t get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach you important skills. The skills include making decisions and trying to solve problems on your own.
Finally, I want to tell you that the knowledge and experience you get will be very useful to you one day. If several university graduates are applying for the same job, “gap year” work experience allows you to say, “I’ve already had some experience of this kind of work.” And that can help you get the job successfully!If you have a “gap year”, that mean .
A. you will have a year off after the final exam
B. you will have a year off between your graduation from junior school and high school
C. you will have a year off between your graduation from high school and university studiesTraveling can teach you values such as learning about .
A. jobs B. relationships C. moneyTo help poorer people, you have to be prepared .
A. to work for free
B. to live in another country
C. to be paid very wellUniversity graduates with “gap year” work experience often than graduates without such experience.
A. get more money
B. make more friends
C. get jobs more easilyWe can infer that the experience of having a gap year is usually .
A. hopeful B. useful C. unnecessary
Coca-Cola is a sweet drink. You can buy Coca-Cola in shops, restaurants and pubs(酒吧) in 200 countries. Coca-Cola is an official name, but people usually say only Coke. The name Coke started to be an official(官方的) name of
Coca-Cola on March 27, 1944.
Coca-Cola stared in 1886 in the US. And Coca-Cola was a medicine. The drink was good, but not many people drank it. Then one American businessman
bought the recipe for the drink. He made Coca-cola very popular. He was very good at marketing and he knew how to sell the product.
Now, the Coca-Cola company makes only a concentrated(浓缩饮料)。And they sell this concentrated drink to many companies in the world. These companies make Coca-Cola from the concentrated drink. Only these companies can make Coca-Cola in their countries.
The recipe for Coca-Cola is very important. The recipe was in a bank for many years. Many people know some parts of the recipe, but only two managers of the company know all the recipe.When did the official name of Coca-Cola start?
A. On May 27,1944
B. On March 27,1886
C. On March 27,1944What was Coca-Cola at first?
A kind of food
B. A kind of medicine
C. A kind of drinkFrom the third paragraph, we can know .
A.the Coca-Cola company offers only a concentrated drink to many companies in the world
B.many companies in the world can make a concentrated drink
C.the Coca-Cola company makes Coca-Cola and a concentrated drinkHow many people know all the recipe about Coca-Cola in the world?
A.Two B. Three C. ManyWhich of the following is true according to this passage?
A. We can buy Coca-Cola in shops, restaurants and pubs in over 100 countries.
B. Coca-Cola started in America in 1876.
C. Many companies buy a concentrated drink and make Coca-Cola from it.
Jim is a basketball fan. He is very good at playing basketball. Jack is his favorite basketball player. Jim is in the school basketball team. Every Friday afternoon, he plays basketball with other members after class. In the team, Jim’s best friend is Mike. He is also good at playing basketball.
Jim’s sister Mary loves swimming. Every Saturday she has a swimming lesson with ten other girls and boys.
Their mothers and fathers come to watch them because the children are only one or two years old! When Mary began to have swimming classes, she was only six months old. Now she is two years old and she can swim well. Many people are afraid of water, but the children in Mary’s class aren’t! They always have a good time in water.Jim is good at .
| A．volleyball | B．basketball |
| C．football | D．swimming |
Mary has her swimming lessons every .
| A．Monday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
There are children in the swimming class.
| A．six | B．ten | C．eleven | D．twelve |
is Jim’s favorite basketball player.
| A．Jim’s sister | B．Mike |
| C．Jack | D．Mary |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Mike is good at playing football. |
| B．Mike is only six months old. |
| C．Young children in the swimming class like playing in water. |
| D．The school basketball team plays after class every Tuesday afternoon. |
Dear Andy,
How are you and your family? I hope everything is OK.
I am very happy to read your e-mails. I want to go to Nanjing. I know something about Nanjing from your e-mails. Your English is very good. But I don’t know much Chinese. Now I’m learning it from a Chinese teacher in our school. He is from Shanghai. And he knows Nanjing very well. He tells me many things about Nanjing and China.
I’m happy to know that you love your new school and your family. I’ll tell you something about my family and school. My grandparents and my parents are fine. They want to go to China. My brother, Dick, is eighteen. My father has a brother. He is my uncle, John. He and my aunt have three children. They’re Bill, Mary and Lily. I like my family very much. My family will go to China next month. We are going to Nanjing! Let’s meet in Nanjing. Remember me to your parents. （代我向你父母问好。）
Love from
Linda
阅读材料，判断句子正(T)误(F):This is an e-mail from Linda to Andy.
Linda’s father has a sister.
Dick is eighteen years old.
Andy’s family will come to China.
A teacher from Nanjing teaches Linda Chinese.
Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn't have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines(标题).
There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.
Most papers have several editions（版本）, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement（娱乐）page, a business page and so on.People read newspaper to ____.
| A．learn about the most important news |
| B．be pleased |
| C．learn about what is going on in the world |
| D．get some information |
Reading the headlines, people can know ____.
| A．what the passages are about | B．what is going on |
| C．learn about the most important news | D．about sports |
In big cities newspapers are usually printed ____.
| A．daily | B．weekly |
| C．monthly | D．yearly |
Most papers have ____ on Sundays than usual.
| A．more types | B．more pages |
| C．less types | D．less pages |
If you want to see a film, you’d better read ____ in a newspaper.
| A．the business page | B．the front page |
| C．the sports page | D．the amusement（娱乐） page |
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