1、2As a guest in a Chinese family, you are usually offered_ by the host.A. coffee and snacksB. juice and snacksC. tea and snacks3Why does a western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?A. Because he thinks its not polite.B. Because he thinks its not necessary.C. Because it wont happ
2、en in western countries.4What the Chinese family do for the guests is to_.A. make them feel at homeB. show their wealthC. make them feel uncomfortable.5Whats the meaning of the words 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?A mouse was surprised to discover that
3、 the farmer and his wife had a mousetrap(老鼠夹)in the house. It ran to warn everyone, “There is a mousetrap in the house!”A hen raised his head and said, “Mr. Mouse, this mousetrap is only for you. I wont be worried about it.” The mouse turned to a pig, “I am sorry, Mr. Mouse, but the mousetrap has no
4、thing to do with me, either!” the pig said. Then the mouse turned to a cow, “It sounds like you have a problem, not me.” the cow said. The mouse returned to the house with head down and it was very sad because no one would help.That night the farmers wife heard a loud sound and she rushed to see wha
5、t was caught. In the darkness she could not see that it was a snake. The snake bit(咬)the farmers wife. The wife caught a bad fever and the farmer the best way to treat a fever was chicken soup. So the farmer killed the hen for the soup. The wife got worse and her friends came to visit her. The farme
6、r had to kill the pig to feed them. But the wife didnt get better and died. Her friends came and the farmer had to kill the cow to feed all of them.So remember when any one of us is in trouble, we may all be in trouble.6Why was the mouse very sad?(不超过5个词)_7What was caught by the mousetrap that night
7、?8What can we learn from the story?(不超过15个词) How important is color in the business world?Google, one of the biggest U.S. companies, is trying to find it out. The company has already found “a close connection between color and satisfaction with a persons work area”. Thats according to its spokeswoma
8、n named Meghan Casserly.“Color is a silent salesperson,” said Elyria Kemp. She is an assistant professor of marketing at the University of New Orleans.Kemp is following color trends in business. She is studying the connection between feelings and color. According to Kemp, when people make an evaluat
9、ion (评估) of a product, usually they do this within 90 seconds or less. Besides, more than half of their first evaluation is based on (以为根据) color alone.Thats why so many companies are researching their color choices. They are spending thousands of dollars on the research, too. Just think of UPSs Pul
10、lman brown, Home Depots orange and Tiffany & Co.s blue.Joclyn Benedetto is a spokeswoman for Tiffany & Co. She said the success of the companys jewelry (珠宝) was connected to its blue color. It is used to wrap (包装) every product. She said the color was chosen by the founder Charles Lewis Tiffany for
11、the cover of Blue Book, Tiffanys annual collection of beautifully hand-made jewels, which first came out in 1845.Coca-Colas red color also dates back more than 100 years. The soft drink was shipped in barrels painted red.A spokesperson for Home Depot said research showed that the first thing people
12、thought of was orange when they heard the name of the company.Smaller companies are also realizing the importance of color. But picking the right color is important.“You know when something is right because you get a feeling of safety, and its not something that you think about. It just will hit you
13、,” said Emil Hagopian, a distributor for Mar Plast Color Building Accessories in Ann Arbor, Mich. “And sometimes, if its done wrong, that also hits you.”9What is Google trying to find out?A. How to create a better work area.B. How to become the biggest U.S. company.C. The connection between color an
14、d business.D. The secret of success in the business world.10Which company does Meghan Casserly work for?A. Tiffany & Co. B. Coca-Cola.C. Home Depot. D. Google.11People usually make an evaluation of a product .A. in a short time B. in a long timeC. based on its shape D. based on their feelings12What
15、do we know about Tiffany & Co. according to the passage?A. It only sells womens clothes.B. Blue is its owners favorite color.C. Its products are wrapped in blue.D. Its red color dates back over 100 years.13The passage is mainly about .A. the colors which are popular in the United StatesB. the import
16、ance of color in the business worldC. the relation between color and a companys nameD. the bad influence color has on small companies How do you like your school? Have you ever written to your headmaster to express your idea? Here are some letters written by students from different schools.Luke, 14,
17、 from JiangsuI will give some suggestions about our school uniform. In our school, we students have to wear uniform every day. But the yellow and green sports kit(服装)looks really dark and old. It cant stand for young and lively spirit. We can add some red or orange colors and make a new type of unif
18、orm. I hope our headmaster will think about it.Danny, 14, from ZhejiangI have two suggestions for my headmaster. First of all, I think we should have more hobby classes in science , such as plane model making class and computer programming class. It is really boring to study basic subjects all the t
19、ime. And second, I hope we can have more PE lessons or more time for physical exercise. Lots of students now dont have a strong enough body.Sam, 15, from ShanxiId like to say thank you to my headmaster. About one week ago, I got a bad cold after playing basketball. Our headmaster came to me after he
20、 knew about it. He took care of me until my parents came. I really want to thank him for that.Helen, 14, from ShandongIn the letter I wrote, I want to talk about the possibility of personal(个性化的)classes. Now many middle schools are trying the “personal class” system. Students dont have regular class
21、es. They can choose lessons they want to take. I think it is more effective. And it is also good for exercise. We dont have to stay in one classroom all the time.14Luke gives some suggestions about _ in his letter.A. hobby classes B. personal classesC. school uniform D. basketball playing15The reaso
22、ns why Danny gives two suggestions are that _.A. students have too few classes every day and they love sportsB. studying basic subjects only is boring and students are too weakC. hobby classes are interesting and students have no PE lessons at allD. students want to cancel the basic subjects and the
23、y want to have more sports lessons16All the students except _ write to the headmaster to complain about something.A. Luke B. DannyC. Sam D. Helen17The underlined sentence “I think it is more effective” means “_”A. Regular classes will be more vivid and lively.B. Regular classes will help students le
24、arn better.C. Personal classes will be more vivid and lively.D. Personal classes will help students learn better.18According to the passage, most students write to their headmasters about _.A. personal experiencesB. how to make schools betterC. spare time activitiesD. how to deal with other students
25、 A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus was running by the seashore and I was enjoying the wind while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standi
26、ng on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were taken up. They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and gave them my seat. The young lady smiled ki
27、ndly and said thanks. I took another seat. I dont remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful y
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