Gift giving is different from culture to culture and person to person.
When giving gifts, sometimes color is important. For example, for many Chinese people around the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to pack gifts in this color. However, did you know that in Korea ，red is a color of death. That is why you should not pack gifts in this color if you are giving a gift to a Korean person.
What about western countries? In western countries, the color of packing paper is not really important. But color does matter when giving flowers，especially roses．You should not give red roses to a western person you don't know very well because they are a symbol (象征) of love．You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of friendship．You could also send pink roses as gifts to say thank you．
What other things should you remember when giving gifts to someone from a different culture? Well，one thing you should keep in mind is the person’s religion (宗教)．When choosing a gift for a Muslim (回教徒的)or Jewish (犹太族的)friend，you should never get food including pork or things made from pigskin．Another thing that you should not get for a Muslim person is alcohol(酒)．
根据短文内容简要回答下列问题
1.In which country do people think red is the color of death?
2.How could we show our friendship to the western friends?
3. Can we give a Muslim friend a bottle of alcohol as a gift ?
4. How many colors are mentioned (提到) in this passage?
5.What’s the main idea of this passage?
Dogs are very good pets. They are very friendly to people and very beautiful, too. Most dogs get on well with and their parents. Others are good watchdogs because they cry loudly when a strange person .
When you buy a dog, an important thing about it is its --- buy a small dog if your home is small and a one if yours is larger. Many people don’t know to feed their dogs. Dogs eat almost everything! They like meat, rice and lots of other things. You can buy lots of food which for dogs in shops. Don’t let your dog eat too much. Always leave some water for your dog. It can thirsty very quickly, especially in summer.
Remember that dogs need . You should take it for a walk every day. Don’t keep your dog ___ all day.
补全对话 （共5分）
在下面对话的空白处填上适当的话语（话语可能是句子，短语或单词），使对话完整，并将其答案填在答题纸的相应位置上。
A: Excuse me. 1. ?
B: Sorry, I’m new here, you can ask my friend. He may know.
C: The Children’s Hospital? It’s near No.2 Middle School. But it’s a little far from here.
A: 2. ？
C: It’s about 10 kilometers away.
A: 3.
C: Yes, No.13 bus will take you right there.
A: 4. ?
C: Go straight along this street and take the second turning on the right. You will see the bus stop on your left.
A: 5. .
C: You are welcome.
情景反应（共5分，每小题1分）
从方框中选择恰当的句子完成下面的对话，将字母标号填在答题纸的相应位置上。
A: What do you plan to do this weekend？
B: 1.
A: I hear there’s going to be a basketball match this Sunday. Tom and I are going to watch it. 2.
B: Of course. Basketball is my favorite, but I have no ticket for the match. What a pity!
A: You are lucky. I have some free tickets. 3.
B: Great! 4.
A: Let’s meet at the bus stop at half past five.
B: I think there must be a big crowd of people there at the time． 5.
A: OK. See you at five o’clock.
B: See you .
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处)，some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.
1.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. If things are very small，they are germs.
B. If things can't be seen，they must be germs.
C. Germs are only in dirty water.
D. Germs are everywhere around us.
2. What is a microscope used for?
A. Making very small things look much bigger.
B. Making very big things look much smaller.
C. Helping you read some newspapers.
D. Helping you if you can't see things clearly.
3. Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?
A. You haven't looked at it carefully.
B. Water can't be drunk in this way.
C. There must be lots of germs in it.
D. Water will make you ill.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.
B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.
C. If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body.
D. If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it.
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Germs may make us ill.
B. Germs are in dirty water.
C. Don't drink dirty water.
D. Take care of your fingers.
From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.
1.We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except .
A. the heaviest fruits and vegetables B. the smallest people and animals
C. the strangest people and things D. very ordinary people and things
2.The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for .
A.50 years B.76 years C.600 years D.1000 years
3.Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because .
A. their names be kept in the world records.
B. their names could be seen by the whole world.
C. they could meet more people all over the world.
D. they could be known as the greatest by the world.
4. Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain.
B. More than four thousand records are broken each month.
C. The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954.
D. The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday.
5. The writer of this passage wants to .
A. tell us the strangest records in the world
B. show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records
C. give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records
D. let us know the most interesting things in the world
