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1、每个国家都有各自的文化习惯,而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会,不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗,一切就OK拉!When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect( 尊敬)elders. Unl
2、uckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their fo
3、od quic kly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face show ed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me asi de and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感)Americans are and how they dislike the description "old ” . I then walked
4、back to the table and apolog ized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the pr oblem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer an gry.In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people l ive to be seventy or eighty, an
5、d people who reach such an age have the most kno wledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they kn ow they can learn from their rich experience.However, in the United States, people thinkagrowing old " is a problem since "old " shows that a person is goin
6、g to retire or that the body is not work ing well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doin g exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I t old the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry bec ause this caused th
7、em to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them so mething they didn ' t want to hear.After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not thatI don ' t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don' t show myfeelings through words.By Jack根据以上短文内容,
8、然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast becauseA. the manager asked him to do soC. the couple wanted him to do so2. When Jack called the coupleA. nervous B. satisfied3. In Jack ' s hometown,A. people dislike being calledB. he respected the elderlyD. he wanted more pay
9、 “elderly ” , they became.C. unhappy D. excited"old" B. people are proud of being oldC. many people reach the age of seventy or eightyD. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants4. After this experience, Jack.A. lost his job in the restaurantB. made friends with the coupleC. no
10、longer respected the elderlyD. changed his way with older people5. Which ofthe following is TRUE?A. The more Jack explained, the angrierthe couple got.B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.D. From thi
11、s experience, Jack learned more about American culture.No. 11答案及解析】1 .选 B。根据第 2 段中的 ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfood quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。2 .选 a 根据第 2 段中的 As soon as I said that, her face showed great disple asure可知他们听到Jack称他们为老者时,一点也不高兴。3 .选 B。根据第 3 段中的 In my vil
12、lage in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。4 .选 D。根据最后一段中的After that, I changed the way I had with older people可知答案。5 . 选 D。根据第 2 段最后句 After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and wereno longer angry 可知A选项不对;根据文章最后一句
13、but now I don ' t show my feelings through words 可知 B 选项不对;根据第 2 段中的 I then waked back to the tableand apologized to the wife 可知C选项也不对,故正确答案为DbNo. 2中考英语阅读理解, Jean的网友QQffl天对我们来说并不陌生,但是该不该完全相信网友呢?我们究竟该以怎样的心态 对待网络呢?让我们来看看本文主人公与网友的奇遇吧!Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous fam
14、ily.She goes to a good university and has everything that moneycan buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean' s family areso busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonym
15、ous(匿名),talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and liv ed in San Francisco. David was full of
16、stories and jokes. He and Jean had a com mon(共同的)interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hou rs to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking
17、young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, th ey became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.When Jean' s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Fr ancisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a su rprise for
18、 his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David ' s door in San Francisco, she found th at her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is.A. ri
19、chB. famous C. young D. lonely2. Jean thought “David" was special because he.A. made her quite happy on QQB. was from San FranciscoC. sent her a picture of himselfD. was tall and good-looking3. When Jean and “David" met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?A. "D
20、avid” .B. Both “David” and Jean.C. Jean.D. Neither “David" nor Jean.4. What' s the main idea of the passage?A. Don' t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.B. People don ' t use their real names on QQ so often.C. Don' t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.D. People sh
21、ould tell their real names to others on QQ.No. 2【答案及解析】1 .选D。由第1段的句子In fact, Je an is quite lonely.可知答案选 D2 .选Ao Jean认为David幽默风趣,在摇滚乐和现代舞上和她有共同的兴趣,他们可以在网上快乐地聊上几个小时。很显然David使得Jean很开心。答案选 A3 . 选 Co 文章的最后句一 she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!告诉我们,当Jean发现她那特殊的朋友是一个12岁的
22、小孩时,用了一个感叹号结尾,虽然作者没有直接说Jean感到惊讶,但是我们可以从这个标点符号推断出她的感觉应该是十分 surprised(惊讶的)。4.选A。本文讲述Jean交了个十分投缘的网友,后来却发现对方原来只是一个12岁的小男孩。通过这个故事,短文意在告戒人们不要轻易相信Q友,答案选AoNo. 3中考英语阅读一辈子的朋友朋友与你相互嬉闹,朋友与你互掏腰包;朋友与你互相惦记,朋友与你心有灵犀;朋友 与你有苦共担,朋友与有乐同欢请读读这篇真挚的友情故事。Linda Evans was my best friend - like the sister I never had. We did e
23、veryth ing together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special timelike my wedding ( 婚礼)and Linda ' s.Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote les
24、s often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped“Address ( 地址)Unknown.”I had no idea how to find Linda.Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享)happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There w
25、as an empty place in my heart that onlya friend like Linda could fill.One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman- Linda ' s married name. "There must be thousands of Wagmans, " I thought, but
26、J still wrote t o her.She called as soon as she got my letter."Mrs Tobin! ” she said excitedly,“Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”s lives. Now the empty place in mMinutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after40 years, l aughed and cried and caught up on each othery heart is fi
27、lled. And theres one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won' t lose each other again!根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans.A. at the age of 13B. before she got marriedC. after they moved to new homes D. before the writer ' s family moved awa
28、y2. They didn ' t often write to each other because they.A. got marriedB. had little time to do soC. didn ' t like writing lettersD. could see each other on special time3. There was an empty place in the writer ' s heart be cause she.A. was in troubleB. didn ' t know Linda ' s ad
29、dressC. received the card that she sentD. didn ' t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness4. The writer was happy when she.A. read the newspaperB. heard Linda ' s v oice on the phoneC. met a young woman who looked a lot like LindaD. wrote to the woman whose last name was W
30、agman5. They haven' t kept in touch.A. for about 40 yearsB. for about 27 yearsC. since they got marriedD. since the writer ' s family moved awayNo. 31答案及解析】1 .选Do开始的时彳g作者与 Linda总是一起去上钢琴课、看电影、游泳、骑马等,但 后来在作者13岁的时候,作者一家搬走了,两人只能通过书信联系。比较四个选项,显然 只能选Do2 . 选 B。 根据文章第 2 段中的 Soon we were busy with ch
31、ildren and moving to ne w homes, and we wrote less often根据文可知,她们之所以没经常写信,是因为她们要忙于照顾孩子,又要搬新家,也就是说,她们没有时间写信。3 .选D。根据文章第3段内容可知答案。4 .选Bo真正让作者感到高兴的是当她在电话上听到老朋友Linda的声音的时候。而读到报纸的时候和写信的时候都还只是在猜测,那时还谈不上高兴。5 .选 A。根据文章最后一段中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew verymuch, even after 40 years 可知,答案选 A。No. 4
32、中考英语幽默阅读看病每天都有很多人被病痛折磨着,但有些病却是因为一些不必要的担忧,正如本文中的tailor 一样,威吓不少一点忧心,让自己健康快乐一点呢?A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains i n his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him,"Well, there ' s nothing really wrong with you, I ' m glad
33、to say . Your only troubl e is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldn ' t pay his tailor ' s bills. I told him not to worry about the bills
34、 any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago, he told me that he now felt quite all right again.”“Yes, I know all about that, “ answered the patient sadly."You see, I ' m that man ' s tailor! "根据以上短文内容判断正误,正确的用“ T”表示,错误的用“ F”表示。1. The tailor went to se
35、e his doctor because he has got a headache.2. There is nothing serious with the tailor.3. A man with the same trouble as the tailor a few days ago.4. The doctor gave the man and the tailor the same advice.5. The tailor was worried because a man couldn ' t pay his bills.No. 41答案及解析】1. 选 F。根据第 1 句
36、 A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suf fering from pains in his stomach可知本题是错误的。2. 选 To 根据 一 there is no thing really wrong with you (tailor)可知裁缝的身体并没有什么大碍,故可判断此题与短文内容相符。3. 选 F。根据句子 Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago 可知本题所叙述的时间与短文内容不一致,因此可判断
37、此题是错误的。可知4. 选 To 根据一 and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you答案。5. 选To通读全文我们可知:上一个病人是担心他自己不能付钱给他的裁缝,而这个 裁缝的病因却是因为担心那个人不能付钱给他的。No. 5中考英语阅读理解一一母爱慈母手中线,游子身上衣,谁言寸草心,报得三春晖。母爱是世界上最伟大、最无私的,她宽容大度,她不求回报,她为子女付出很多很多I ' ve loved my mother ' s desk since I was just tall enough to see abov
38、e the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the in k bottle, pens, and white paper,I decided that the act of writing must be the m ore wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mot her kept different things for my sister and brother."
39、;But the desk, " she ' d said again, "it ' s for Elizabeth. ”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed i t in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I
40、was“too emotional( 易动感情的).But she lived“on the surface( 表面)”As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅)me.I posted the letter and waited for her
41、 answer. None came.My hope turned to disappointment 失望),then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn ' t be sure that the letter ha d even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop tryin g to make her into someone she was not.Now the
42、 present of her desk told, as she ' d never been able to, that she wa s pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and fou nd some papers inside a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠)and refolded many times.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way
43、you choose. Mother, you alway s chose the act that speaks louder than words.1. The writer began to love her mother ' s desk _.A. after Mother diedB. before she became a writerC. when she was a childD. when Mother gave it to her2. The passage shows that.A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in he
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