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　　第二节： 阅读下面三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。(共10小题，计15分)

　　B

　　Name: Manners at the Table

　　Author: Carrie Finn, Chris Lensch

　　Age: 4-8 years

　　Price: $7.16

　　Introduction to the book: This is a nice book about manners. The illustrations (插图) are colorful, interesting and help show the ideas behind each manner. The simple text is perfect for young children.

　　Name: Soup Should Be Seen, Not Heard!

　　Author: Beth Brainard

　　Age: 4 and up

　　Price: $11.46

　　Introduction to the book: It offers advice that children can actually use in their everyday lives, both today and as they grow into adults. It offers the answers to questions such as how to set the table, introduce people, use the phone correctly (and when to turn a cell phone off), and what to wear to a party.

　　Name: Dude, That’s Rude!

　　Author:

　　Pamela Espeland, Elizabeth Verdick

　　Age: 8-13 years

　　Price: $7.68

　　Introduction to the book: Kids today need manners more than ever, and the book makes it fun and easy to get some. Full-color cartoons and the text teach the polite behavior in all kinds of situations—at home, at school, in the bathroom, on the phone and at the mall.

　　Name: Manners Can Be Fun

　　Author: Munro Leaf

　　Age: 4-8 years

　　Price: $11.94

　　Introduction to the book: If we want something, we say PLEASE. If you help us or give us something or do things for us, we say THANK YOU. The ideas behind this book are great. It talks about how we sometimes forget that we need to be kind to the people we live with.

　　( )26. Manners at the Table is a book for children aged 　　　　 years.

　　A. 2 to 4 B. 4 to 8

　　C. 8 to 10 D. 8 to 13

　　( )27. Which book is written by Beth Brainard?

　　A. Dude, That’s Rude!

　　B. Manners at the Table.

　　C. Manners Can Be Fun.

　　D. Soup Should Be Seen, Not Heard!

　　( )28. What do you know about Manners Can Be Fun?

　　A. Its author is Elizabeth Verdick.

　　B. It is a good book for children aged 2 to 4 years.

　　C. It’s a little cheaper than the book Manners at the Table.

　　D. It tells us that we should say thank you and please to our family.

　　C

　　I left my hometown in London last year and now I have enjoyed working in this small city in China. Learning a foreign language opens you up to the culture and history of a country. So in order to know more about China, I started to learn Chinese.

　　But at times, I found myself in funny situations. When I greeted strangers in China, they began to talk a lot and very fast. They asked me questions about everything. But all I could do was to look at them with a blank face. I had no idea what they were talking about. Were they just being kind, funny or impolite? Many people want to make friends with me. But I am a bit upset when I find out the reason why they need a foreign friend. They say they want to practice their English. I don’t need friends like this. I like friends to share my feelings and ideas with.

　　However, the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English. In English, thick-skinned is to describe a person who doesn’t care for criticism (批评). I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same. And both languages share some common idioms (习语). For example, “look on with folded arms” means xiushoupangguan, and “burn the boats” is similar to pofuchenzhou.

　　I’m still on my journey to learn Chinese. I believe that sometimes you have the most fun on a journey.

　　( )29. The writer comes from 　　　　.

　　A. the UK B. the USA

　　C. Australia D. Canada

　　( )30. The underlined word “similarities” means “　　　　” in Chinese.

　　A. 相似点 B. 不同点

　　C. 规律性 D. 重要性

　　( )31. A thick-skinned person may 　　　　.

　　A. be very strong and seldom fall ill

　　B. like to criticize others for their mistakes

　　C. talk a lot and speak fast

　　D. feel OK when he’s criticized