Different countries have different customs in giving presents.

In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for “clock” is similar to the sound of “death”. Also, don’t wrap(用……包裹) a present in white, black or blue paper, because they are the colours for funerals(葬禮). Don’t give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.

In Russia if you give flowers as presents, you have to give an odd number of them (one, three, five, etc.) because even numbers of flowers are for funerals.

In Germany if you are invited to dinner, flowers are good presents to take to your dinner hostess (女主人), but don’t take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don’t take thirteen of anything because it’s an unlucky number. Don’t take an even number of anything, either. Don’t wrap your presents in white, brown, or black paper.

1.According to the passage, ___________ must never be given to Chinese people as presents.

A. flowers B. clothes C. food D. clocks

2.People don’t wrap presents in black or white paper in __________.

A. Germany B. China

C. both China and Germany D. both China and Russia

3.What does the underline word “even” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 偶數(shù)的 B. 奇數(shù)的 C. 甚至 D. 平坦

4.What presents can you take to your dinner hostess in Germany?

A. Thirteen of something

B. Flowers except red roses

C. An even number of something

D. Something wrapped in brown paper

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Foreigners’ presents

B. Giving flowers as presents

C. Different customs in giving presents

D. Don’t give thirteen of anything as presents

1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.C 【解析】文章講訴了中國，俄國和德國送禮物的不同的風俗習慣。 1.句意：根據(jù)這段，---不能作為禮物送給中國人。根據(jù)In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person,故選D 2.句意：在哪個國家人們不能用白紙和黑紙包禮物。根據(jù)Also, don't wra...

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What do we do if we have something to tell others or if we want to learn something from others? Yes, we

1.（使用） our language, that is, either spoken language or written language. But in2.（事實）, there is another kind of language and it is also very 3.（重要的）. Do you know what it is? Yes, that is4.（身體） language. Can you tell me something about body language? For example, if you

5.（贊同） with what I said just now, what do you do? And if you don’t agree with what I said, what do you do? But 6.（有時） the same gesture means different things in different 7. （國家）. For example,8.（某處） in the world 9.（點頭） head doesn’t mean YES. So if you visit a 10.（外國的） country, only speaking its language very well isn’t enough.

1.use 2.fact 3.important 4.body 5.agree 6.sometimes 7.countries 8.somewhere 9.nodding 10.foreign 【解析】試題分析：這篇說明文簡單介紹了肢體語言的重要性和使用方法。 1.our language我們的語言；本句缺謂語動詞，根據(jù)句意結構和漢...

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空（每空不多于2個單詞）。

There’s one language that people use in every country. People, young and1. , short and tall, use it very often. It’s 2.（everybody） second language—sign（手勢） lan-guage.

3.you wave your hand in the street, you are saying “hello” to your friend. When you put up your hand in class, you are4.（tell） the teacher that you know the answer 5.the question. When a policeman 6.（want） to stop cars or buses in the street, he raises his hand. All of7.（they） are using sign language. In some8.（place）, you have to use sign language to talk with others. For example, when you are swimming with your friends, you can have a talk under water by9.（use） sign language.10.an interesting language!Don’t you think so?

1.old 2.everybody’s 3.When 4.telling 5.to 6.wants 7.them 8.places 9.using 10.What 【解析】試題分析：短文結合實例介紹了什么是人的第二語言——肢體語言。 1.and和，連接并列結構；根據(jù)下文short and tall，結合句意結構和上下文提示，可知填o...

It is very kind ____ you to help me with my lessons. It is hard ____ me to learn them well.

A. of; for B. of; of C. for; of D. for; for

A 【解析】試題分析：句意：你幫助我的課程，你很善良。對我來說學好課程是困難的。本題考查It’s +形容詞+of/for sb to do句型。具體同第一題解析，根據(jù)題意，故選A。

Great changes ___________ in our hometown.

A. has happened B. has taken place C. have taken place D. have been happened

C 【解析】試題分析：我的家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)生了很大的變化。根據(jù)句意，本題用現(xiàn)在完成時，take place表示有準備的，預謀的發(fā)生，happen表示偶然的發(fā)生。且take place沒有被動形式。故選C。

The Greens went to Beijing in 2008,and they there for four years since then.

A. live B. lived C. has lived D. have lived

D 【解析】句意：在2008年格林去北京，自從那個時候他們呢就住在那兒。根據(jù)時間狀語since then可知用現(xiàn)在完成時，其結構是have/has done的形式。根據(jù)題意，故選D。

The poor _______ woman lived _______ in a _______ house.

A. lonely; alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely; alone

C. alone; lonely; lonely D. alone; alone; lonely

A 【解析】試題分析：句意：那位可憐的孤獨的婦女獨自住在一個偏僻的房子里。lonely是形容詞，意思是孤獨的，另外，做定語時還有偏僻的意思；alone是副詞，意思是獨自地，單獨地。結合句意理解，答案為A。

The modern city is quite different from what it ____ some ways.

A. was used to be in B. used to by

C. used to be in D. was used to being in

C 【解析】試題分析：句意：現(xiàn)代城市在某些方面完全不同于以前的樣子。in some ways在某些方面。used to過去常常。be used to do sth.被用于做某事。依據(jù)句意，答案為C。

Cutting down too many trees ______it _____for people to protect wildlife in the world.

A. make, impossible B. makes; possible

C. make; possible D. makes; impossible

D 【解析】試題分析：句意：對于人們來說砍伐太多的樹木使保護世界上野生動物成為不可能。Make sth. adj.：使……是什么樣子的；動名詞做主語看作三單形式，結合句意及語境可知選D。

Lucy _______ a good teacher and the cinema near her school _______ a big garden now.

A. has become; has turned into

B. becomes; becomes

C. has become; has become

D. has turned into; has become

A 【解析】試題分析：句意：露西已成為一名好老師，她學校附近的電影院現(xiàn)在變成了一個大花園。become成為……；它是一個中性詞，用于意義好、壞兩方面的變化都可以�？膳c形容詞和名詞連用。turn into變成，用在名詞前，談論某人性格或某事性質發(fā)生了重大變化。結合句意和語境可知選A。