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　1. 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. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. 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 food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words. By Jack 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. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______. A. the manager asked him to do so

　 C. the couple wanted him to do so B. he respected the elderly

　 D. he wanted more pay 2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______. A. nervous

　 B. satisfied

　C. unhappy

　D. excited 3. In Jack’s hometown, _______. A. people dislike being called “old” B. people are proud of being old C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants 4. After this experience, Jack _______. A. lost his job in the restaurant

　C. no longer respected the elderly B. made friends with the couple

　 D. changed his way with older people 5. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the 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 this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. 2 Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so 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 anonymous(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 lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours 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 young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they 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 Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for 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 that 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. rich

　B. famous

　C. young

　D. lonely 2. Jean thought “David” was special because he _______. A. made her quite happy on QQ

　B. was from San Francisco C. sent her a picture of himself

　 D. was tall and good-looking 3. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised? A. “David”.

　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 should tell their real names to others on QQ. 3 Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything 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 time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon

　we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less 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 was an empty place in my heart that only a 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 J still wrote to her.

　 She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”

　 Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s 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 13

　 C. after they moved to new homes B. before she got married

　 D. before the writer’s family moved away 2. They didn’t often write to each other because they _______. A. got married

　 B. had little time to do so C. didn’t like writing letters

　D. could see each other on special time 3. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she _______. A. was in trouble

　 B. didn’t know Linda’s address C. received the card that she sent D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness 4. The writer was happy when she _______. A. read the newspaper

　B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman 5. They haven’t kept in touch _______. A. for about 40 years

　C. since they got married B. for about 27 years

　D. since the writer’s family moved away 4 A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, there’s nothing really wrong with you, I’m glad to say. Your only trouble 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 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 see 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. 5 I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.

　 Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “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 it 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 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 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 had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

　 Now the present of her ...