“AN Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue (队伍) of one,” wrote famous British author George Mikes. While this sounds funny, it’s a popular English stereotype (刻板印象). From the supermarket to the subway, queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain.
Here in China, queues are normal, too. It is a part of everyday life. People queue most of the time, from buying tickets in the cinema to waiting for seats at a restaurant.But in certain situations, you’ll find yourself in the middle of a rushing crowd, such as getting onto the subway. Even away from the busy subway platform (站台), queues are different. One day I was standing in line at the supermarket.I left a small space in front of me. Within seconds, a girl walked by and took her place in that small space.I was surprised at first, but later I found these experiences very interesting. It is with these small, everyday differences that I get to live and learn within a new culture.
Back in Britain, the average person spends six months of their life waiting in a queue, according to the auction site MadBid. To pass the time, maybe they tell themselves the famous proverb: good things come to those who wait.
1.The English are well known for _____.经过时间，
A. forming an orderly queue B. being rude and loud
C. traveling on subways D. spending more time waiting in a queue
2.When the girl jumped the queue, how did the writer feel?
A. annoyed → calm B. calm → angry
C. surprised → interested D. shocked → angry
3.The purpose of the article is to _____.
A. call on people in China to queue more
B. compare queuing in two different countries
C. praise the English for following good manners
D. explain why people rush in some situations
4.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this article?
A. Sports. B. News. C. Culture. D. Business.
I work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly.
This year, a very sweet old lady that I cared for, Alice, had gone through a difficult time. She got dementia and so she had been in the hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “home”.
Alice had thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that that happy moment was not going to happen, she was very sad. Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to make her feel happy, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night.
Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got her a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. Then soon some of her friends came to the church and they rushed over to greet her and sit with her.
The candlelight service was beautiful and Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there.
The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift: the smile on Alice’s face.
1.The underlined word “dementia” in Paragraph 2 probably is _____.
A. an illness B. a letter C. a houseD. a plan
2.What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?
A. The candlelight service. B. Praise from Alice’s friends.
C. Thanks from Alice’s daughter. D. Alice’s happiness.
3.Which of the statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Alice’s daughter came to visit her on Christmas Eve.
B. None of Alice’s friends came to the church.
C. The candlelight Christmas Eve made Alice really happy.
D. Alice’s family never got together on Christmas Day in the old days.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A. A special candlelight Christmas Eve B. The dream of an old lonely lady
C. My special job D. The true love
1.The purpose of this notice is____________．
A．to ask people to visit the springs
B．to make visitors know the area
C．to tell visitors what not to do
D．to tell the visitors to have a rest
2.The notice is written for____________.
A．visitors B．children C．workers D．managers
3.____________is NOT mentioned in the notice．
A．How long visitors can stay in the area
B．What visitors cannot bring to the area
C．Who looks after the visitors’ things
D．Whether smoking is allowed in the area
Cancy is now with her parents. But she was stolen as a baby on Aug. 4, 1987.
“It’s a wonderful feeling. Now I can sleep,” mother Joy White said after her grown-up daughter over the weekend, “I never took her picture off my dresser. I never looking for her.”
Cancy was not yet a month old she was stolen. She had a and her worried parents took her to hospital. A woman dressed as a got close to Joy White in the emergency room and told her everything would be .Joy went home to rest. When she returned to the hospital ,Cancy was gone.
, a girl known as Nejdra grew up in Bridgeport. As a teenager, she began to doubt that she wasn’t concerned with the family that her. And she was puzzled that she was able to get a copy of her birth certificate（出生证明）.
Finally, she began to do some on the Internet. On a website, she found a photo of a baby named Cancy. The site got in touch with Joy White on Jan.4 and her a baby photo taken by the family who raised Nejdra.
“I was shouting. I was so excited,”Joy said, “ I saw the picture I said, ‘That’s my daughter.’ I saw myself in her.”
DNA tests Nejdra is Cancy --- the daughter of Joy White and Carl Tyson.“I already knew in my heart that this was my daughter,” Tyson said.DNA检测证实Nejdra是凯西。
1.A. helping B. noticing C. dreaming D. meeting
2.A. kept on B. insisted on C. gave up D. set about
3.A. whenB. if C. until D. so
4.A. mistake B. habit C. chanceD. fever
5.A. nurse B. student C. friend D. child
6.A. specialB. attractive C. fine D. exact
7.A. Besides B. At the same time C. Still D. yet
8.A. actually B. always C. simply D. luckily
9.A. served B. saved C. stole D. raised
10.A. never B. also C. only D. already
11.A. homeworkB. tests C. research D. experiments
12.A. missing B. smiling C. cryingD. singing
13.A. lent B. showed C. bought D. handed
14.A. AlthoughB. Because C. In case D. As soon as
15.A. allowedB. suggested C. proved D. wished
--I've been waiting for the phone from my uncle since 5 o'clock.
--________. He is not only a skillful driver but he also knows the road very well.
A. How long has he been away?
B. What's the matter with him?
C. I don't think you should worry about him.
D. I'm afraid there's something wrong with the telephone.
--They haven’t heard any recent news about the Korean students_______made us Chinese sad as well.
--Nor have I.
A. which B. / C.who D. whose
