2020-2021學(xué)年九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)人教版全冊(cè)Unit10 -Unit12 隨堂測(cè)試題含答案

Unit10you'resupposedtoshakehands

一、單項(xiàng)選擇(每小題1分，共15分)。

()1.—Alltheworkerswenthomeyesterday

Mr.White.Why?

—Becausehewasonduty.

A.exceptB.besidesC.exceptthatD.beside

()2.—Itispossibleformeonehourfinishingthejob.

—Youareright.

A.spendB.tospendC.spendingD.spent

()3.Myfatherisusedtoafterschooleveryday.

A.pickupmeB.pickingupmeC.pickmeupD.picking

meup

()4.Wecan'tworkoutthephysicsproblem.Canyoutell

us?

A.howtodoB.whattodoitC.howtodoitD.what

shouldtodo

()5.MoYanisaChinesewriter,andhisworksare

worth.Doyouthinkso?

A.readB.toreadC.readingD.for

reading

()6.Chinesepeopleeatchopsticks.

A.withB.byC.inD.use

()7.Whenwe're,weshouldbecarefulaboutthetable

manners.

A.atatableB.attableC.atthetableD.attables

()8.—I'mafraidtheboycan'tdealwiththeproblem.

一Me,too.,heisonly8yearsold.

A.IngeneralB.SofarC.AfterallD.For

example

()9.WhatarepeopleinChinasupposedwhentheymeet

forthefirsttime?

A.todoB.doC.doingD.tobedone

(JlO.TheplanewillfromBeijingCapitalAirportandland

inLondon.

A.takeonB.takeoffC.takeoutD.take

away

()11.—WhatarepeopleinJapansupposedtodowhentheymeet

forthefirsttime?

-Theyaresupposedto.

A.bowB.kissC.shakehandsD.hug

()12.DavidisfromAustralia.Heeatingwithchopsticks.

A.usedtoB.isusedC.isusedtoD.useto

()13.Weoftenourfriends'homes.

A.dropB.dropinC.dropbyD.dropout

()14.ShehadneverbeentotheGreatWallbefore.Todayshesawit

thefirsttime.

A.atB.forC.inD上y

()15.Neveruseyourchopstickstoatanyone.

A.pointB.lookC.stickD.stare

二、完形填空(每小題1分，共10分)。

Todayitisquitenaturaltofindpeopleshakehandsinsomesituations.

Peopleallovertheworldshakehandsformanydifferent1.Weshake

handswhenwemeetnewpeople2duringspecialfestivals.Players

oftenshakehandsbeforeorafter3.Businesspeopleshakehands

whentheymakeadeal.

Whydopeopleshakehands4shakingfeet?Thisisbecauseof

thefactalongtimeagomostpeople5knivesorguns.Ifsomeof

themdecidedthattheydidnotwantto6,theywouldshowtheir

emptyhands.7peopleshookhandssothattheycouldnot8

knivesinthesleeves(袖子).Lateron,hand-shakingbecameasymbolof

9.

Nowwedon'thaveto10withgunsorknives.However,people

stillshakehandsallthetime!Thereasonissimple-itisstillawayto

showfriendship.

()1.A.ideasB.reasonsC.thoughtsD.excuses

()2.A.orB.asC.butD.so

()3.A.gamesB.speechesC.exerciseD.

programmes

()4.A.suchasB.aswellasC.insteadofD.together

with

()5.A.lostB.boughtC.caughtD.carried

()6.A.cheatB.fightC.dropD.speak

()7.A.PerhapsB.HappilyC.CarefullyD.Luckily

()8.A.hideB.liftC.pullD.push

()9.A.successB.victoryC.prideD.peace

)10.A.talkaboutB.worryaboutC.knowaboutD.

learnabout

三、閱讀理解(每小題2分，共30分)。

A

Givinggiftsisakindofknowledge,andisalsoonekindofstrategy(策

略).IntheWesterncountries,youshouldbecarefulofgivinggifts.Never

giveagiftinajobintervieworatabusinessmeeting.Giftsareusually

givenduringspecialholidays,orasa“thankyou“forspecialinvitations.

Whenarrivingataspecialparty,youmaygiveyourgifttothehostoncethe

introductionsaremade.Hereareafewrules:

Bemodest(適度的)withyourgift.Donotbuygiftsthataretoo

expensive,suchasaSwisswatch,agoldringoragoldnecklace.Aspecial

foodfromyourcountry,abottleofwine,candy,orflowersarethebestif

youdonotknowthehostverywell,butbesurethatyourgiftwillnotneed

muchattention.Youcanusuallysaysomethinglike"Ihopeyouwilllikeit.”

whenyouofferyourgift.

Becarefulofgivingwine.Abottleofwineisusuallyallrightifyou

knowyourhostdrinkswine,buthardalcohol(酒精)suchaswhisky(威士

忌)shouldonlybegivenasagiftwhenyouknowthehostwellandare

certainthattheywouldlikesuchagift.Flowersaregood,butremember:

rosesareforspeciallove.Youhavetobecareful.

Asmallculturalgiftfromyourcountryisusuallyverygood.Makesure

thatyourgiftispacked(包裝)nicely.Anicecardwithitwillbebetter

()l.Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallydon'tgive

gifts.

A.onChristmasDay

B.onsomeone'sbirthday

C.inajobintervieworatabusinessmeeting

D.onNewYear'sDay

()2.Thepassagementionsrulesaboutgivinggifts.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

()3.Whichgiftisthemostproperamongthefollowingfourkinds?

A.Abottleofwhisky.B.Specialfoodfromyour

country.

C.Roses.D.ASwisswatch.

()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisnotnecessarytopackthegiftnicely.

B.Yourgiftshoulddraweveryone'sattention.

C.Hardalcoholisagoodgifttomostofthepeople.

D.Youcangiveyourgifttothehostoncetheintroductionsare

made.

()5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.TherulesofgivinggiftsB.Howtobuygifts

C.TablemannersD.Culturaldifferences

B

ForyearsIwantedagarden.I'dspendhoursthinkingofdifferent

thingsIcouldplantthatwouldlooknicetogether.

ButthenwehadMathew,andMarvin,andthetwins—AlisaandAlan,

andthenHelen,Iwastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.

Moneywasnotenough.Neitherwastime.Oftenwhenmychildren

werelittle,oneofthemwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuch,I'dhave

tosay“Doyouseeamoneytreeoutside?Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees,you

know.”

Finally,allthechildrengotthroughhighschoolandcollegeandwere

offontheirown.Istartedthinkingagainaboutagarden.

Then,onespringmorning,onMother'sDayIwasworkinginmy

kitchen.Suddenly,Ilookedoutofthewindowandtherewasanewtree,

plantedrightinmyyard.Therewerethingsblowingaroundonit.ThenI

putmyglassesonandIcouldn/tbelievewhat1saw.Therewasamoney

treeinmyyard!

Iwentouttolook.Itwastrue!Thereweredollarbills,onehundredof

them,hangingalloverthattree.Therewasalsoanoteamongthem,“Thank

youforyourtime,Mom.Weloveyou!"

Latei;mychildrenboughtmetools,ornaments(裝飾品)，asunflower

steppingstoneandgardeningbooks.Anewpagestartedinmylife.

Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygardenisnowverypretty,justlikeI

wanted.WhenIgooutandtakecareofmyflowers,Idon'tseemtomissmy

childrenasmuchasIoncedid.Itfeelslikethey'rerighttherewithme.Now

everyyearwhenwintercomes,Ilookoutofmywindowandthinkofthe

flowersFilseenextspringinmylittlegarden.Ithinkaboutwhatmy

childrendidforme,andIgettearsinmyeyes—everytime.

I'mstillnotsurethatmoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes!

()6.Howmanychildrendidthewriterhave?

A.Three.B.Five.C.Four.D.Six.

()7.Whatdidthemothermeanwhenshesaid“Moneydoesn't

growontrees"?

A.Shewastoobusytoplantamoneytreeatthattime.

B.Itwasn'teasyforhertomakemoneytoraiseallthechildren.

C.Shehadtosavemoneysothatshecouldhaveagarden.

D.Theydidn'thavemuchmoneybecausethemotherlostherjob.

()8.FromParagraph5,weknowthat'Amoneytree"appearedin

thewriter'syard.

A.onespringmorningonaMother'sDayafterthechildrenleft

her

B.beforeherchildrenwereborn

C.whenthechildrenwerelittle

D.afterthechildrenwenttoschool

()9.Thechildrenplantedamoneytreeintheirmother'syard

because.

A.theirmotherneededmoneybadly

B.theywantedtolivetogetherwiththeirmotherforever

C.itwastimeforthemtogivethemoneybacktotheirmother

D.theywantedtoshowtheirlovetotheirmother

（）10.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowMother'sDayis

in.

A.JanuaryB.AugustC.MayD.October

C

WhenIfirstwenttoBritain,alotofthingsseemedstrangetome.For

example,peopledroveontheleftsideoftheroadandmanypeoplecarried

anumbrellaallthetime.TherewerealsomanyotherthingsthatIfound

reallyA

ThefirstthingInoticedwashowpoliteBritishpeoplewere.WhenI

gotonthebus,thedriverwouldgreetme;whenpeoplegotoffthebus,

theywouldsay"Thankyou"tothedriver;whenIwentintoashop,Iwould

begreetedbyasmilingsalesmanwhowouldsay;"CanIhelpyou?"

ThefamilyIstayedwithwereverynice,buttheirhousewasfullof

oddities（'怪現(xiàn)象）.Firstly,therewerecarpets什也毯）everywhere,evenin

thebathroom.Also,thebathroomwasfullofsurprises.ThefirsttimeI

triedtowashmyhandsIburnedmyself.Thecoldandhotwatercameout

ofdifferenttaps（水龍頭）!Then,whenItriedtodrymyhairIcouldn'tfind

asocket(插座)formyhairdryerMaybethatwasn'tsuchabigsurprise.

MoresurprisingwasthefactthatBritishpeopledidn'ttaketheirshoes

offwhentheywentintoahouse—canyouimagine?

IguessthatforBritishpeopleallofthesethingsarenormal.It'sonly

whenyouvisitaforeigncountrythatyourealizethatwhatyouthinkis

normalisnot.Normalitydependsonwhereyouare.

()11.Thebestwordfor"▲"is""，

A.successfulB.traditionalC.excitingD.

surprising

()12.HowmanyexamplesaregiventoshowthatBritishpeople

arepolite?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

()13.Whathappenedwhenthewriterfirsttriedtowashhishands

inhishostfamily?

A.Heburnedhishands.B.Hecouldn'tfindthetap.

C.Therewasn'tanywaterinthetap.D.Therewasonlycoldwater

inthetap.

()14.Whatdoesthewriterthinkitisnormaltodowhenenteringa

house?

A.Totakeyourhatoff.B.Towashyourhands.

C.Totakeyourshoesoff.D.Toleaveyourumbrella

out.

()15.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthepassage?

A.Bytellingashortstory.B.Byprovidingsomeexamples.

C.Byshowingdifferentopinions.D.Bycomparingresearch

results.

四、任務(wù)型閱讀。(每小題2分，共10分)。

Tablemannersarehowtobehavewhenyoueatameal.Theyinclude

howtohandleknives,forksandspoonsandhowtoeatinapolitemanner.

Herearesometablemannersindifferentcountries.

EATINGMANNERS

Japan:①Unlikemakingbignoises,slurpingslightlyisnot

rude.Japanesealsosayittastesbetterifyouslurp.

Russia:Yourwristsshouldbeplacedontheedgeofthetablewhile

eating,forkinlefthand,andknifeintheright.Itisnotgoodmannersto

restthemonyourlap.Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.fA)Leavesomefood

onyourplatetoshowthatthehosthasgivenyouenoughtoeat.

France:Neverdiscussmoneyorreligionoverdinner.Whatisdifferent

fromthemannersinRussiaisthatfinishingeverythingonyourplateis

consideredgoodmanners.

Mexico:Wheneveryoucatchtheeyeofsomeonewho'seating,evena

stranger;it'sgoodmannerstosay“provecho”,whichmeans“enjoy”.In

Mexico,diningismorethanameal.It'sasocialoccasion—lunchesare

seldomquickandsupperscanlastforhours.Whereyousitmattersinthe

country.Andyoumustsay“enjoyyourmeal"beforeyouleavethetable.

DRINKINGMANNERS

America:Ifyouemptyabottleintosomeone'sglass,itobligesthat

persontobuythenextbottle.Itspolitetoputthelastdropsintoyourown

glass.

Australia:Inapubit'susualtobuyaroundofdrinksforeveryonein

yourgroup.Whenit'syourturn,say“It'smyround”.Whenit'stheirround,

theywillbuy(B]itforyou.Don'tleavebeforeyou'veboughtaround.

Japan:②Instead,youshouldpourforothersandwaitfor

themtodoitforyou.

1.任務(wù)一選擇最佳句子補(bǔ)全文章。其中有一項(xiàng)是多余的。

A.Don'tfillyourownglassofalcohol.

B.You'dbetternotdrinkalcoholinapub.

C.Itis“perfectly“okaytoslurpwhenyoueatnoodles.

①②

2.任務(wù)二將(A)處畫(huà)線句子Leavesomefoodonyourplatetoshow

thatthehosthasgivenyouenoughtoeat.譯為漢語(yǔ)。

3.任務(wù)三找出(B)處畫(huà)線代詞it所指代的內(nèi)容。

4.任務(wù)四找出與Puttingthelastdropsintoyourownglassisn't

impolite,意思相同或相近的句子。

5.任務(wù)五選擇文章的最佳標(biāo)題。

A.EatingMannersinDifferentCountries

B.DrinkingMannersinDifferentCountries

C.TableMannersinDifferentCountries

五、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(每小題1分，共5分)。

根據(jù)對(duì)話情景及首字母提示，填入所缺的詞完成對(duì)話，每空一詞。

A:Ben,Ihavesomequestionsaboutyourcountry,Canada.

B:Okay.Whatdoyouwanttoknow?

A:Whatareyous1todowhenyoumeetsomeoneforthe

firsttime?

B:You'resupposedtos2hands.

A:Howabouttime?Forexample,whenapartyisateighto'clock,do

yougoateighto'clock?

B:No,youcangoaboutfifteenminuteslate.

A:OK.Isitthesameforbusinessmeetings?

B:Oh,no.Forabusinessmeeting,makesureyou'reo3

time.

A:Mmm,Iheardthatit'srudetomaken4whenyou

eat.Isthattrue?

B:Yes,itis.Youshouldn'tdoit.

A:Onemorequestion,areyousupposedtotakeagiftwhenyouvisit

someone?

B:Yes,it'sp5totakesomeflowers.

A:Thanks.NowI'mready.

六、單詞拼寫(xiě)（每小題1分，共5分）。

根據(jù)括號(hào)中所給的中文提示完成單詞。

l.Therearefour（季節(jié)）inourhometown.

2.1t's（不禮貌的）totalkaloudinpubic.

3.Weshouldknowitstable（禮儀）whenwetraveltoa

foreigncountry.

4.Thechildrendon/tknowhowto（表現(xiàn)）themselves

decently.

5.Beforeheleaveshome,heneedstolearnsome（基本的）

cookery

七、按要求完成下列句子，每空一詞（每題2分，共10分）。

1.Theyoften（順便拜訪）theirfriends'homes.

2.Alfredisgettinghot,soheisgoingto（脫下）

hiscoat.

3.AlthoughEmilydidsomethingwrong,

（這沒(méi)什么大不了的）.

4.Studentsshould_________________________________________________________（把粉

筆從上擦掉）theblackboardafterclass.

5.Mr.Griffin（大動(dòng)肝火）becausehisdaughter

toldalieyesterday.

八、書(shū)面表達(dá)（共15分）。

通過(guò)下面表格，談?wù)勚形鞣轿幕町?/p>

中國(guó)西方國(guó)家

見(jiàn)面時(shí)談?wù)摰目梢哉務(wù)摵芏嘣掝}，甚至談?wù)摰脑掝}常為天

話題包括年齡、薪水氣或體育運(yùn)動(dòng)

姓氏在前，名字在后名字在前，姓氏在

名字

后

餐具筷子刀和叉

不馬上打開(kāi)禮物，要等客當(dāng)場(chǎng)打開(kāi)禮物，并

接受禮物的方

人離開(kāi)后才打開(kāi)對(duì)方的向?qū)Ψ奖硎靖兄x！

式

禮物

要求：1.要包含表格中的所有內(nèi)容。

2.條理清晰，語(yǔ)意連貫。

3?詞數(shù)不少于80詞。開(kāi)頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

參考詞匯：salary薪水，acceptagift接受禮物，unwrapagift打開(kāi)

禮物

答案

一、1-5ABDCC6-10ABCAB11-15ACCBA

二、1-5BAACD6-10BAADB

三、1-5CCBDA6-10BBADC11-15DCACB

四、1.①C②A

2.在你的盤(pán)子中留一些食物來(lái)顯示主人已經(jīng)給了你足夠吃的（東西）。

3.aroundofdrinks

4.It'spolitetoputthelastdropsintoyourownglass.

5.C

五、l.supposed2.shake3.on4.noise5.polite

六、l.seasons2.impolite3.manners4.behave5.basic

七、1.dropby

2.takeoff

3.itwasnobigdeal

4.cleanthechalkoff

5.gotmad

八、書(shū)面表達(dá)

TherearesomedifferencesbetweenChinesecustomsandWestern

customs.Firstly;thetopicsthatpeopletalkaboutwhentheymeetare

different.Chinesepeopletalkabouteverything,evenincludingageand

salary.InWesterncountriespeopleoftentalkabouttheweatherandthe

sports.SecondlyinChina,thefamilynamescomebeforethefirstnames.In

Westerncountries,thefamilynamesareafterthefirstnames.Thirdly

Chinesepeopleeatwithchopsticks,buttheWesternpeopleoftenuse

knivesandforks.Lastly,thewaysthatpeopleacceptgiftsaredifferent.In

China,youaren'tsupposedtounwrapthegiftatonce.Youcandoitafter

theguestsleave.InWesterncountries,youaresupposedtounwrapthegift

andsaythanks.

Unit11

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)選擇(本題共15小題，每小題1分，計(jì)15分)

從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳

答案。

()1.JackfailedtheEnglishexamagain.Whatnews!Hisparents

saidthattheywereathisEnglishgrades.

A.disappointing;disappointing

B.disappointing;disappointed

C.disappointed;disappointed

D.disappointed;disappointing

()2.—WhydoyoupreferRockingRestaurant?

-Tostartrithascomfortableseats.Andsecondlyithas

severaldishesthelowestpriceeveryday.

A.at;forB.with;withC.with;inD.at;

with

()3.—Whataheavyrain!

—Soitis.Ipreferratherthanonsucharainyday.

A.togoout;stayathomeB.tostayathome;goout

C.goingout;stayathomeD.stayingathome;goout

()4.—MyteachersoftenencouragememorefriendsbutIfindit

difficult.

—Yourteachers'ideaisright.Themorefriendsyoumake,you

willbe.

A.tomake,themorehappyB.tomake,happier

C.making,thehappierD.tomake,thehappier

()5.—DidyouseeMr.Wangyesterdaymorning?

一No.BythetimeItoschool,he.

A.got;leftB.hadgot;hadleftC.got;hadleft

D.hadgot;left

()6.-Tim,howdoyourparentslikepopmusic?

一mydadmymumlikesit.Theybothprefer

classicalmusic.

A.Notonly;butalsoB.Either;orC.Neither;nor

D.Both;and

()7.It'sdangerousacloselookatthetigerinthezoo.

A.forustakingB.ofustotakeC.ofustaking

D.forustotake

()8.Thegirlwantstolose.Sheoftengoestoschoolwithout

breakfast.

A.addressB.ageC.weightD.wealth

()9.—Inourcitypeoplealwaysseetheblueskythisyear.Whatdoyou

thinkofit?

—Ithinktreesweplant,airourcitywillhave.

A.theless;thecleanerB.themostjthecleanest

C.themore;thecleanerD.theleast;thecleanest

()10.We'vealltheCDsandtheywell.

A.sellout;aresoldB.soldout;aresoldC.sellout;sell

D.soldout;sell

()11.—HowdidyougettheMP4,fromashoporbyphone?

—.Ialwayslikeshoppingonline.

A.NoneB.NeitherC.BothD.A11

()12.—Whynottotheparknow?

一Goodidea!Let'sgo.

A.goB.togoC.goesD.going

()13.Mydaughtergotupanddressedherselfquicklywhenheralarm

clock.

A.ranoffB.wentoffC.setoffD.

turnedoff

()14.Hisunclewouldrathertheoldbikethananewone.

A.repair;tobuyB.torepair;buyC.repair;buyD.to

repair;tobuy

()15.—Couldyoutellmetomorrow?

一Bybus.

A.howdidyougotothemuseumB.howyouwenttothe

museum

C.howwillyougotothemuseumD.howyouwillgoto

themuseum

第二節(jié)完形填空(本題共10小題，每小題1.5分，計(jì)15分)

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D

四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填人相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。

Doyoueverwatcholdmovies?MaybeyouwillseeonewithCarole

Lombard.Shewasafamous16inthe1930s.Shediedwhenshewas

only34.Inher17lifeshemade70movies!

Lombard'srealnamewasJaneAlicePeters.In1921,shewasplaying

baseballinthe18nearherhome.Amoviedirector19herand

decidedtoputherinamovie.Shewasonly13atthetime.Themoviewas

oneofthelastsilentmovies.Sheactedsowellthatshe20theheartsof

somepeople.At16,sheleftschooltoact.

In1925,shehadanagreementwitha21studio,20thCentury

Fox.Thestudiogave22anewname,andsheactedinseveralfilms.Then,

atage18,shewasinabadcaraccident.Theaccidentleftscars(傷疤)on

herface.Thestudiobroketheagreement,butshedidnot23,She

continuedtoact.

ItwasParamountStudiothatmadeLombarda24.Shemademany

moviesforthestudio.Shealsomarriedtwooftheirstars.Lombardwas

marriedtoactorWilliamPowellforonly23months.25sevenyears

later;shemarriedthegreatloveofherlife,actorClarkGable.ltwasagreat

Hollywoodlovestory.

()16.A.nurseB.actressC.doctor

D.teacher

()17.A.shortB.lazyC.longD.

humorous

()18.A.kitchenB.classroomC.cinema

D.street

()19.A.forgotB.sawC.hurtD.

pushed

()20.A.brokeB.avoidedC.wonD.

treated

()21.A.danceB.filmC.musicD.

school

()22.A.meB.itC.herD.

him

()23.A.giveupB.haveatryC.makesure

D.liftup

（）24.A.scientistB.writerC.driver

D.star

（）25.A.ButB.BeforeC.Since

D.As

第三節(jié)閱讀理解（本題共15小題，每小題2分，計(jì)30分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。

A

DearXueMei,

Iamverysorrytolearnthatyouareunhappynow.Butasafriendof

yours,Idon'tthinkyoushouldbeunhappy.

1knowthatyourfamilyisnotrich,soyourparentscan'taffordtobuy

youclothesoffamousbrands（名牌），whichmakesyouunhappy.Although

wedon'thavemuchmoney,wecanhaveagoodmoodeveryday.Manyrich

peoplehavetoomuchmoney,buttheyoftenfeelboredandlonely.Your

parentshavesentyoutoschoolsothatyoucanreceivegoodeducationand

haveabrightfuture.Thisisnoteasyforyourparents.Soyoushouldthank

them.Don'taskforsomethingthatisoutofyourparents*reach.Don*tbe

vain-glorious（虛榮的）.

Ialsothinkyoushouldputyourheartintostudy.Readmorebooksand

youcangetalotfromreading.Withoutthefamousbrandcompetition,you

willbecomehappy.

Soyoushoulddecidenottofeelsosorryandsad.Youshouldsmileand

thinkyouareluckierinlife.

Ihopemyadvicewillbehelpfultoyou.Wishyouhappiness!

Yours,

Lanlan

()26.XueMeiandLanlanaremostprobably.

A.sistersB.friendsC.twins

D.strangers

()27.XueMeiisn'thappybecause.

A.shecan'tgotoschoolB.shecan'tlearnthe

lessonswell

C.shelostsomefamousbrandthingsD.shecan'tgetclothes

offamousbrands

()28.XueMeicaresaboutverymuch.

A.wearingB.studyingC.working

D.eating

()29.“Something"thatisoutofyourparents'reachisthethingthat

A.yourparentscan'taffordB.yourparentscan't

reach

C.yourparentscan'tmakeD.yourparentsdon't

like

()30.Accordingtothisletter,agoodwaytohelpXueMeiisto.

A.makemoneyB.restmoreC.studyhard

D?competeforthings

B

WhenIwasaboyIusedtotravelbybusorbymotorbike.My

grandparentsusedtoliveinasmalltown,butmyparentsusedtoworkin

anothertown.It'sfarfrommyhometomygrandparents*.It'sabout100

miles.Weusedtotakeabusorrideamotorbiketovisitmygrandparents.

Therewerealwaysmanypeopleonthebus.IusedtofeelterriblewhenI

wasonit.Therefore,myparentsusedtotakemetomygrandparents1by

motorbike.Ioftenfeltbetter;butitwastoocoldinwinter.Wemuststopto

staywarmforawhileandhaveashortrestforseveraltimesontheway...

Now,ithaschangedalot.Myfatherboughtanicecarthreeyearsago.

Wecandrivetomygrandparents'.AndIaman18-year-oldcollegestudent.

Idon'tfeelterribleeventhoughItravelbybus.Iusuallyfeelcomfortable

whenItravelbycar.

()31.Howdidthewriterusetotravelwhenhewasyoung?

A.Bybus.B.Bymotorbike.C.Bycar.

D.AandB.

()32.Didhisparentsusetolivewithhisgrandparents?

A.Yes,theydid.B.No,theydidn/t.C.Yes,they

didn't.D.Wedon'tknow.

)33.Howfarisitfromhisparents*tohisgrandparents?

A.It'sabout10miles.B.It'sabout100

kilometers.

CIt'sabout100miles.D.It'sverynear.

()34.Howdidthewriterusetofeelwhenhetraveledbybus?

A.Cold.B.Terrible.C.Comfortable.D.

Nervous.

()35.Howoldisthewriternow?

A.Eighteen.B.Eight.C.Eighty.D.

Wedon'tknow.

C

Therearemanyexpressionswithheart.Oneofthemisto“l(fā)oseyour

heart"tosomeone.Whenthathappens,youhavefalleninlove.Butifthe

personwho"wonyourheart"doesnotloveyou,thenyouaresuretohave

a"brokenheart”.Inyoursadness,youthinkthatthepersonyoulovedis

"hard-hearted”,andinfact,hasa“heartofstone”.

Youmaydecideto“pouroutyourheart"toafriend.Tellingsomeone

aboutyourpersonalproblemscanoftenmakeyoufeelbetter.

Ifyourfrienddoesnotseemtounderstandhowpainfulyourbroken

heartis,youmayaskherto“haveaheart”.Youareaskingyourfriendto

showsomesympathy(同情)foryoursituation.Yourfriend“hasherheart

intherightplace1'ifshesayssheissorryforhowyoufeel.

Ifyourfriendsays,“Myheartbleeds(流血)foryou”,shemeansthe

opposite.Sheisacold-heartedpersonwhodoesnotreallycareabout