四、阅读(共50分)
Ⅸ.短文填空 从方框中选择正确选项，完成短文。(方框中有两个选项是多余的)(10分)
It seems that everywhere around the world, people are sending more time at work 51 less time with their families and friends. people are 52 than ever before!
In the past in many countries , the father worked and the mother stayed home ,took 53 of the children ,and did the food shopping, cooking and cleaning. At present , in most of the families , parents need work on weekdays, so they 54 have to do the shopping, cooking and cleaning in their free time. Parents don’t have as much time with their 55 , however, they often had time in the past. There are also many single-parent(单亲的)families .In these families ,the single parents has to do everything.
These days ,many children come home 56 school to an empty apartment or house .A lot of children spend many hours 57 day in front of the television .Even the families are together, it is common for families members to do things by themselves. For example, they 58 programs on separate TVs in different rooms, they use the Internet, they 59 friends on the telephone, and they do other individual by themselves.
Isn’t it strange? Thanks to technology(科技), people are able to communicate so 60 with people far away, but sometimes they don’t communicate with people their own homes.
Ⅹ.阅读理解(40分)
(A)
Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
Do you know How to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave(挥手) to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。(5分)
61. From the passage, we should give more personal space.
A. people in the Middle East B. people in North America
C. people in the South America D. people in North China
62. The underlined word “touch” means in Chinese.
A. 触碰 B. 打击 C. 感动 D. 震撼
63. We can’t wave to say goodbye in .
A. America B. Japan C. Britain D. Greece
64. How many ways are given to communicate with foreign students?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
65. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Saying goodbye B. Touching people
C. Looking at people D. communicating politely
(B)
根据下面没段话的陈述内容，从方框中选出各段恰当的标题。(10分)
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. “said Dr. Johnson. You can never be bored in London, because there is so much to do.
(C)
阅读下面语段，请按照正确的逻辑顺序，将各语段重新排序。(5分)
A. I’m really looking forward to it, It has taken me a long time to decide who should be invited, But at last I have written the invitations to thirteen of my friends.
B. I've been promised a party for my 16th birthday! Mum and Dad have agreed to let me have a party here at home, while they are away visiting some friends. Well, it's just three weeks to go before my party.
C. I'm going to ask Alan and Sam to bring their CDs so that we can dance. The food will be made by mum and me before the party. Now I have to think about what to wear…
D .Here is My party dress. It's a long silk dress; I'm going to wear my hair up on top of head, because that will make me look very smart. The house looks lovely.
E. It has been decorated the house with coloured paper and flowers. It looks more beautiful. I have got everything ready. How I hope to have fun!
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(D)
Dear neighbors,
We are writing this letter to you because our school has started a group. It is called “Help the Environment”. It works to look after the environment.
Here are some interesting facts that our group has learnt:
★ Most things that we throw away can be reused or recycled(再利用).
★ Some European countries, for example, Germany, already recycle half of their waste.
★ 90% of people in the country would like to recycle more.
We think that most people would agree with these statements:
★ We need to recycle our waste, not use up the world’s sources(资源).
★ It is better to recycle waste than to burn it in the earth or the sea.
Our environment group has decided that one of the best things we can do is collect reusable waste. We will sell this waste to recycling companies and give the money to Friends of the Earth. We would like people living near the school to bring their recyclable waste to the school. But if you are too busy, we will collect it from you once a week.
We hope that you will agree to this. If you do, please give sign the statement below this letter.
Yours,
John Cooper
，我们将会及时处理。
