2025年烟台幼儿师范高等专科学校高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024年参考题库含答案解析

2025年烟台幼儿师范高等专科学校高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024年参考题库含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）一、单选题(共50题)1、材料Itookmysontoapopularrestaurantforalunchtimetreat.Anditseemseveryoneelsehadthesame（1）.Theplacewasfullof（2）!Idrovearoundthesmallparkinglotfor10minutes（3）aspot.FinallyI（4）one.AladywasreturningtohercarsoI（5）herandwaitedpatiently.AsIdidthisIlookedinmyrearvisionmirror(后视镜)and（6）ayoungmanquicklypullupbehindme.Assoonashesawmyindicator(转向灯)onforthespot,heseemedvery（7）andbeganhittinghissteeringwheel(方向盘).Iknewthiswasn'tdirectedatmebutatthedisappointmentthathehad（8）aspot.Ifelthis（9）.Itoohadbeen（10）theplaceforages.

AstheladyleftI1somethingthatsurprisedevenme.Iturnedoffmyindicatoranddrovestraightpast.Ilettheman（12）thespot.

Themanbehindmewas（13）,unsurewhattodo.（14）Iloweredmywindowandgavehima(n)（15）totakeit,callingoutatthesametime“It'syours.”

I（16）drivingfurtherdowntheroadtoanothercarpark,wherealthoughIhadtowalkquiteabitfurther,Iwas（17）Icould.Perhapsthemancouldn'twalkeasilyashis（18）wasn'tasgoodasmine?Iwill（19）know.ButIknewthespot（20）moretohimthanitdidtome,whenIsawhimreactthewayhedid.第3空填（）。(1分)A、callingforB、lookingforC、askingforD、payingfor正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查动词短语辨析。callingfor意为“号召”;lookingfor意为“寻找”;askingfor意为“要求”;payingfor意为“付款”。此处指作者在小停车场开了十分钟，是为了寻找一个停车的地方。故选B。

2、LiMingisanewstudentinourclass.He________hereforonlyamonth.

(1分)A、hascomeB、hasbeenC、cameD、Was正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析李明是我们班的新生。他在这里才一个月。是已经完成的动作，用完成时。hasbeen处于某种状态，已经维持这种状态，所以选B

3、Thedoctorproposedthatmybrother（）hisrighthand.(1分)A、avoidtouseB、shouldavoidtouseC、avoidusingD、avoidedusing正确答案选项：参考答案：C

4、Ithinkitimportant（）Englishwell.(1分)A、learningB、learnC、tolearnD、learned正确答案选项：参考答案：C

5、Thefathercan'tfindhisson,heis________himnow．

(1分)A、lookingatB、lookingtoC、lookingforD、lookingafter正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析父亲找不到他的儿子，他正在找他。lookat看；lookto考虑;预想;展望；lookfor寻找；lookafter照顾

6、I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.

(1分)A、advertisedB、tobeadvertisedC、advertisingD、havingadvertised正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析A句意：我打电话来咨询一下昨天中国日报上刊登职位的信息。theposition与advertise是被动关系，用过去分词作定语。此处的过去分词可以理解为一个定语从句whichwasadvertised。

7、--Jack,thankyouverymuchforhelpingme.--________

(1分)A、You'rewelcomeB、HereyouareC、NicetomeetyouD、That'sagoodidea.正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析句意:——杰克,非常感谢你帮助我。——不客气。考查交际用语。You'rewelcome不客气，不用谢。Hereyouare给你。Nicetomeetyou很高兴见到你。That'sagoodidea.好主意。根据上句thankyou谢谢，可知用You'rewelcome不用谢，故选A。

8、JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured

(1分)A、ifB、whenC、asD、where正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查原因状语从句。句意：詹妮为她在加拿大拍的照片丢失而难过，因为这是她特别珍视的记忆。As表原因。故选C。

9、—It’sreportedthat31ofthebraveyoungmen_________inabigforestfireinSichuan.—Idon’tknowwhotheyare,butIknowwhotheyarefor.

(1分)A、werekillingB、werekilledC、killed正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析句意:——据报道，31名勇敢的年轻人在四川的一场森林大火中丧生。——我不知道他们是谁，但是我知道他们为了谁。考查被动语态辨析。werekilling过去进行时;werekilled一般过去时的被动语态;kiled一般过去时。根据句子结杓，空格处所在句子是一个宾语从句，主语reported是一般过去时，从句用过去的某种时态。主语31ofthebraveyoungmen与谓语动词kill之间是被动关系，且从句是陈述过去发生的事情，所以空格处用一般过去时的被动语态werekilled。故选B。

10、材料AshleySmithisa26-year-oldsinglemotherwithadaughter.ShewasmovingintoherhouseinAtlanta,GeorgiaearlyonthemorningofMarch12nd,whenaman

（1）hertoherdoor,andputaguntoherside.

“Istartedwalkingtomydoor,andIfeltreally,really（2）,”shesaidinaTVinterviewlastweek.

ThemanwasBrianNichols,33yearsold.He（3）atanAtlantacourthouseonMarch11st.Thepolicewere（4）him.

NicholstiedSmithupwithtape,butsetherfreeaftershebeggedhimnottotakeher

（5）againandagain.“Itoldhim（6）hehurtme,mylittlegirlwouldn'thaveamummy.”shesaidwithtears.

“Ijusttalkedtohimandtriedto（7）believeme,”Smithsaid.

SheaskedNichols（8）hechoseher.“HesaidhethoughtIwasallangel（9）fromGod,andGodaskedhimtodoso.”

Smitheven（10）forthemanbeforeheallowedhertoleave.Nicholswas（11）whenshemadehimbreakfastandthatthetwoofthemwatchedTV,seeing（12）lookingforhim.“Ican't（13）that'smeontheTV!”Nicholstoldthewoman.

Then,NicholsaskedSmithwhatshethoughthe（14）do.Shesaid,“Ithinkyoushouldturnyourselfin.Ifyoudon't,morepeoplearegoingtoget（15）.”

第(5)选（）(1分)A、surprised

B、excited

C、afraid

D、unhappy正确答案选项：参考答案：A

11、—IhavenevervisitedtheBird'sNest,Whataboutyou,Tom?—（）,It'sfantastic.Let'sgotovisitittomorrow.(1分)A、SohaveIB、NeitherhaveIC、NeitherdidID、SodidI正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查倒装句。句意为：“—-我从来没有参观过鸟巢，你呢，Tom?——我也没有参观过，它很了不起的。我们明天去看看吧。”英语中，表示前者所说的情况也适合后者，表示否定时，用句型“Neither/Nor+be/助动词/情态动词+主语”。根据“IhavenevervisitedtheBird'sNest.”及“Let'sgotovisitittomorrow.”可知表示否定，且句子是现在完成时，所以应该借助于助动词have。故选B。

12、Maryleft__messageforme,sayingshewasin__trouble.

(1分)A、a,theB、a;/C、/;/D、the;a正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析句意:玛丽给我留下消息，说他遇到麻烦了。Leaveamessageforsb给某人留个口信，beintrouble在困境中，固定用法，故选B。考点:考查冠词的用法

13、材料Standinginthestore'sentrance,I（1）thisstrangesight.MydadhadjustdroppedmeofftoshopforChristmas（2）,butmybrotherandhisfriendshadamorenoble（3）forshopping.

“DoyouthinkCaitlinwilllikethis?”oneoftheboysasked.Andmybrother,lookingrather（4）.wasstandinginfrontofashelfofsocks.“OK.Thepinkonewouldbeagoodidea,”I（5）.Hepickeduponeandpresentedittomefor（6）.

Theyusedupalltheir（7）,someofwhichtheyhadsavedupoverthecourseoftheyearforChristmasgifts.But,theyhadall（8）tospenditonCaitlin.

JustninedaysbeforeChristmas,Caitlin'shousehadbeen（9）tothegroundby（10）.Caitlinandherparentsallhadescaped.（11）,everythinginthehousewasengulfed(吞噬)inflames,includingtheChristmaspresents（12）tobewrapped(包装).

Theschoolwas（13）herbooksanduniforms.Andallthe（14）inCaitlin'sclassweretakinghershoppingforclotheswhiletheboyswereshoppingforthingslikescarvesandsocks.

Whenwegothome,mybrotherbroughteverythinghehad（15）forCaitlintomyroomtomakesureIthoughtshe'dlikeeverything.

“Ithinkshe'llloveeverything.”Isaid,and（16）him,eventhoughhetriedtopushmeaway.Iwasso（17）ofhimatthatmoment.He（18）allhissavingsforanewskate-board（19）forafriendwhoneededaChristmaspresentmorethanhedid.Hehad,throughthisactofapureheart,captured(捕获)thetrue(20)ofChristmas。第5空填（）。(1分)A、warmedB、agreedC、doubtedD、advised正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查动词词义辨析。warmed意为“使暖和”;agreed意为“同意”;doubted意为“怀疑”;advised意为“建议”。此处指作者在给哥哥提建议。故选D。

14、材料Notallpeopleliketoworkbuteveryonelikestoplay.Allovertheworldmenandwomen,boysandgirlsenjoy（1）.Sincethedaysoflongago,adultsandchildrenhavecalledtheirfriendstogethertospend（2）evendaysplayinggames.

Sportshelppeopletolive（3）.Theyhelptokeeppeoplehealthyandfeelinggood.Whentheyareplayinggames,people（4）alot.Thisisgoodfortheirhealth.Having（5）withtheirfriendsmakesthemhappy.

Manypeopleenjoysportsbywatchingothers（6）.Insmalltowns,crowdsmeettowatchthebicycleracesorthesoccergames.Inbigcities,thousands（7）toseeanice-skatingshoworabaseballgame.

Whatareyourfavoritesports?Istheweather（8）whereyoulive?Thenswimmingisprobablyoneofyoursports.BoysandgirlsinChinaloveto（9）.Therearewonderfulbeachesandtherearebeautiful（10）andlakesacrossthecountry.Theweatherisalsogoodforswimming.

第(5)选（）(1分)A、fun

B、jokes

C、dinner

D、lessons正确答案选项：参考答案：A

15、-It'severyone'sdutytojointheCleanYourPlateCampaign(光盘行动).Sure,weshouldtryto（）allthefoodthatwehaveordered.(1分)A、getupB、showupC、eatupD、turnup正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查动词短语。句意为：“—-我们每一个人都有责任加入‘光盘行动’。——是的。我们应当把我们点的饭菜都吃光。”eatup意为“吃光”。根据CleanYourPlateCampaign可知，光盘行动应该是吃光所有的食物。故选C。

16、材料WelcometoLondon!Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutthiswonderfulcity.London,thecapitaloftheUnitedKingdom,isthebiggestcityinWesternEuropewithover7millionpeople.ItsitsbytheRiverThames.Londonhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Peopleallovertheworldarefamiliarwiththecity'sreddouble-decker(双层的)busesandblacktaxis.

People

TheBritishEmpireusedtorulearoundtheworld,somanypeoplefromaroundtheworldmovedtoLondon.Theyhavebroughtwiththemtheirownlanguagesandcultures.Morethan300differentlanguagesarespokeninLondon.

Culture

Londonisknownforitsmuseums.OneimportantmuseumisBritishMuseum.Itistheoldestpublicmuseumintheworld.TherearetwomainartmuscumsinLondon:theNationalGalleryandtheTateGallery.Besides,Londonisalsohometoarts,suchastheatreandmusic.TheGlobeTheatre,whichwaspopularinthelate16thand17thcenturies,wasopenedforperformancesofWilliamShakespeare'splays.

Touristattractions

Londonhasmanywonderfulplacestovisit.Forexample,thewell-knownClockTower,a320-foot-hightower,wascalledtheBigBen.AnotherfamousLondonbuildingisBuckinghamPalace.Themembersofroyal(皇家的)familyofEnglandlivethere.Besides,HydeParkisthelargestopenareaincentralLondon.Howmanymuseumsarementionedinthepassage?(1分)A、Two.B、Three.C、Four.D、Five.正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析推理判断题。根据Culture部分第二句“OneimportantmuscumisBritishMuseum.”和第四句“TherearetwomainartmuseumsinLondon:theNationalGalleryandtheTateGallery.”可推断出，文中提到了3个博物馆，分别是BritishMuseum、theNationalGallery和theTateGallery。故选B。

17、从下列选项中找出其括号部分与所给单词括号部分读音相同的选项。（）heal(th)y(1分)A、too(th)B、wi(th)outC、clo(th)esD、wea(th)er正确答案选项：参考答案：A

18、HadIknownhername.（）(1分)A、IinvatehertolunchB、IwillinvitehertolunchC、IwouldinvitehertolunchD、Iwouldhaveinvitedhertolunch.正确答案选项：参考答案：D

19、Myfriend,MissChen,lives（）theothersideofthestreet.(1分)A、byB、forC、inD、on正确答案选项：参考答案：D

20、材料Considerthesesituations:Youhavejustreadanexcellentbookandwanttotellafriendaboutit.Youhaveseenanexcitingmovieandwantto（1）yourinstructortogotoseeit.Youhaveheardaninspiringlecture,andwantto（2）yournewfoundknowledgewitharoommatewhodidn'tattendthelecture.

Howtogivethistypeof（3）?Youcouldtelleverythingyou（4）aboutthebook,movie,orlecture,butyouwillprobablyjustwanttoselectthe（5）pointsandtellthesetoyourlistener.This,ofcourse,iscalledsummarizing.

Tocreateagoodsummary—onethatisbothaccurateandbrief—youneedtofollowtwosteps.First,（6）informationbyreading,takingnotes,orlisteningcarefullysothatyoursummaryisasbriefaspossiblebutstillaccurateand（7）.Youraudiencewillhelpyoudecidehowthoroughyouneedtobe.Ifyougiveyoursummaryto（8）perhapsforanexamination,itwillneedtobeextremelycomplete

（9）accurate.Youwillneedtokeepinmindany（10）yourinstructormighthavegivenyouduringthelecturetoindicatewhatheorsheconsidersespeciallyimportant.Ifyouaresummarizingamovieforafriend,youcanbelessthorough.Partofthetaskofsummarizingisknowingwhattoincludeandwhattoleaveout.

第(3)选（）(1分)A、knowledge

B、information

C、instruction

D、technology正确答案选项：参考答案：B

21、--Wouldyoumind（）thedoor?--Goahead.Idon'tmind.(1分)A、openingB、formeopeningC、whetherIopenD、ifIopen正确答案选项：参考答案：A

22、Aboutonethirdoftheboysinourclass（）fromJiangsuandtherestofthem.（）fromtheprovincesnearby.(1分)A、are;areB、are;isC、is;areD、is;is正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析当百分数，分数后面加名词或代词时，要根据这个名词或代词来决定其谓语动词的单复数形式。

“therestof+名词/代词”作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式取决于of后名词或代词的单复数。

23、Lastnightmygrandfatherwas________afootballmatch___TV.

(1分)A、watch;onB、watching;inC、watching;onD、watch;at正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析昨晚我祖父在电视上看足球比赛。过去进行时用ing，watchon固定短语，看电视

24、Chinesestudentsusuallyspend______thestudentsoftheUSstudyingintheirfreetime.

(1分)A、twiceasmanyhoursasB、astwicemanyhoursasC、twicehoursasmanyasD、asmanyastwicehours正确答案选项：参考答案：A

25、Carnegiewaspopularandalwaysdrewfavorableattention.Hewasgoodattaking______oftheconnectionshemadethroughhisbusinessandthesocialeventsheattended

(1分)A、chargeB、advantageC、possessionD、notice

正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查名词辨析。句意：他善于利用自己通过生意和参加的社交活动建立人脉关系。Acharge充电；Badvantage优势；Cpossession财产；Dnotice通告。根据“Carnegietookeveryopportunity”得知，卡内基善于利生意和社交活动建立人脉关系。takeadvantageof是固定短语，表示“利用”，故选B。

26、Mikeisalwaysgentleand__________.Heisamanofculture.

(1分)A、pleasedB、amazingC、happyD、polite正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析

句意：迈克总是彬彬有礼，他是一个有文化修养的人。Apleased高兴的；Bamazing令人吃惊的；Chappy高兴的；Dpolite有礼貌的。根据后文Heisamanofculture.可推知，是讲文化修养方面的，故选D。

27、LittleBobisofteneducatedbyhisparentstobegoodandfriendlytoanybodyevenif________.

(1分)A、attackingB、isattackedC、tobeattackedD、attacked正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查状语从句的省略。句意：父母经常告诫小汤姆要对别人友好，即使挨打也要这样。当从句的主语与主句的主语一致，且从句中含有be的某种形式时，从句的主语和be动词可以一起省略，此题中让步状语从句为evenifheisattacked，故选D。

28、---Terriblysorry,Ibrokeyourpen.---________,pleaseforgetIt.

(1分)A、llrightB、Itdoesn'tmatterC、Don'tbesorryD、It'suptoyou正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查交际用语。句意：--非常抱歉，我弄坏了你的钢笔。--没关系，忘了它吧。AAllright好，行；BItdoesn'tmatter没关系；CDon'tbesorry不用道歉；DIt'suptoyou由你决定。故选B。

29、材料Itwasgettingdarkandsnowwascomingdown.Joewasdrivinghome.He'dbeenunemployedsincethefactory(1).Mostofhisfriendshadleft,buthestayedon.（2）,hewasbornhere.

Suddenlyhesawaladystandingonthesideoftheroadand（3）.Shewasworried.Noonehadstoppedto（4）forthelasthour.Joeknew（5）shefeltandsaid,“MynameisJoeandI'mheretohelpyou.”Allshehadwasaflattyre,（6）foranoldlady,thatwasbadenough.Joechangedthe（7）,buthegotdirtyandhishandshurt.ShewantedtopayJoeandsaidany（8）wouldhavebeenallright.Joeneverthoughttwiceaboutthemoneyandthereweremanypeoplewhohad（9）himahandinthepast.Hehadlivedhislifethatway.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhim（10）,thenexttimeifshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp,shecouldgivethatpersontheassistancethathe（11）,

Latertheladywentina（12）decoratedrestauranttoeatinahurry.Thecashierwaslikethetelephoneofanout-of-workactor—itdidn't（13）much.However,thewaitress,whowasnearlyeightmonthspregnant(怀孕的),broughtacleantoweltoherwitha（14）smile.Theoldlady（15）Joe.Afterthewaitressbroughtthechangefroma100-dollarbill,shefoundthelady（16）andsomethingwrittenonanapkin,“（17）oncehelpedmeout,thewayI'mhelpingyou.（18）youreallywanttopayhimback,don'tletthechainoflove（19）withyou.”

That（20）thewaitressgavehersleepinghusbandasoftkissandwhispered,“Everything'sgoingtobeallright,Joe.”第16空填（）。(1分)A、goneB、disappearC、leftD、lost正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查动词词义辨析。gone意为“离去的”;disappear意为“消失”;left意为“离开”;lost意为“丢失”。此处指老太太已经走了。故选A。

30、—________shallwemeetforthepicnic

—Attheschoolgate.

(1分)A、HowB、WhenC、WhyD、Where正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析句意：——我们野餐在哪里见面？——在学校门口。考查特殊疑问句。How如何；When何时；Why为什么；Where哪里。根据“Attheschoolgate.”可知，此处对地点提问，故选D。

31、—Isthereany（）intheboat?—Yes.Theplaceinthecornerisempty.(1分)A、roomsB、seatsC、placesD、space正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查名词辨析。句意为：“—船上还有地方吗?——是的，拐角处的地方是空的。”根据谓语动词is可知，句子的主语是可数名词单数或者不可数名词。故选D。

32、Birthdaysaregoodforyou--the_________youhavethelongeryoulive.

(1分)A、manyB、muchC、moreD、most正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析生日对你有好处--你拥有的越多，你的寿命就越长。the

moreyouhave你拥有的越多

33、-I'msorryIdidn'tmakeittoyourpartylastnight.-______Iknowyouarebusythesedays.

(1分)A、Don'tmentionit.B、What'sup?C、Igotit.D、Nevermind正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查交际用语语义辨析。句意：--我很抱歉昨晚没去参加你的派对。--没关系。我知道你最近很忙。ADon'tmentionit别客气；BWhat'sup?怎么了？CIgotit.我明白了；DNevermind没关系。空格处是对前面I'msorry的回答，对道歉的回答应是没关系，故选D。

34、____10:00now.Let's_____ourEnglishclass

(1分)A、It's;haveB、It;haveC、He's;haveD、He's;do正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析句意:现在10:00了.我们去上英语课.故选A

35、-Haveyoupackedthecamerayet?-Yes,ofcourse.I（）itlastnight.(1分)A、havepackedB、waspackedC、packedD、hadpacked正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查一般过去时。句意为：“你把相机打包了吗?——是的，当然了。我昨晚就打包了。”根据lastnight可知应用一般过去时。故选C。

36、Mygrandpa,____isoversixty,stillworksharddayandnight.

(1分)A、whoB、whichC、whenD、that正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析mygrandpa是指人我的爷爷，后面用who分析句子结构可知，本句是表语从句；在表语从句中：when作时间状语；what可以作主语，宾语和表语，不能作状语；how作方式状语；that不作任何成分；根据句意可知，从句中缺少的是方式状语。本题考查了表语从句的用法，首先应了解表语从句的句子结构；其次要熟练掌握各连接词在表语从句中的用法

37、---DidyouremembertogiveMarythemoneyyouowedher?

---Yes.Igaveittoher（）Isawher.(1分)A、whileB、themomentC、suddenlyD、once正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析试题分析:考察连词辨析。A当...时;然而;B一..就;C突然;D一旦;themoment(that)可引导时间状语

句意:--你记得要把欠的钱给Mary吗?-是的。我一见到她就给了她。根据句意说明B正确。

在英语中,经常会用-些表示时间的名词短语引导时间状语从句,这些名词从语法意义上,已经充当连词来引导从句,常见到名词短语有:

1.themoment,theminute,theinstant,thesecond等,这类名词短语由定冠词the+表示时间单位的名词构成含义上表示.......相当于assoonas.

2.nexttime,thefirsttime,lasttime,everytime等,这类名词短语直接用作引导时间状语从句,含义与自身名词的含义相同。

38、从下列选项中找出其括号部分与所给单词括号部分读音相同的选项。（）(c)ivil(1分)A、(c)ousinB、(c)onsiderC、(c)ertainD、(c)ompany正确答案选项：参考答案：C

39、Whichareyougoodat,________or________?

(1分)A、fishingswimmingB、fishswimC、tofishtoswimD、fishesswims正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析你更擅长钓鱼还是游泳？begoodat后动词加ing。

40、Hewas（）honestmanthatallhiscomradeslikehimverymuch.(1分)A、suchB、soC、suchanD、soan正确答案选项：参考答案：C

41、Althoughhelived____ina____mountainvillage,hedidn’tfeel____atall.

(1分)A、alone;alone;lonelyB、alone;lonely;lonelyC、lonely;lonely;aloneD、lonely;alone;alone正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析虽然他一个人住在一个偏僻的山村里，但他一点也不感到孤独。试题分析：alone为副词adv单独地；lonely为形容词，表示孤独的，带有感情色彩，一般与feel连用，因此第一空用alone，而第二空为lonely，第三空也是lonely，故选答案为B。

42、材料Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.

ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings，extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily.

AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon'tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagr