What do you think of British people and American people

月考试题阅读理解ANo.4 middle SchoolKunming ,yunnanApril 2nd ,2004Dear editor，I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here .The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng SquareThey are given food freely by visitors . They usually throw food to them , and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don’t realize that they may be doing them harm.The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening . Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.Yours,Sun Yan()6.Many visitors come to the writer’s city to __________.A. do some shoppingB. see beautiful peacocksC. play on Dongfeng squareD. eat nice food()7.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors ______; A. did’t give them any food B. gave them too much foodC. threw them some bad foodD. loved them and played with them()8.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _____________.A.sell food for visitorsB. sell food for peacocksC.make the square more beautifulD.have the beautiful birds()9.From the passage we know people should __________.A. live and play with the birdsB. stop the birds from eating too muchC. give right food to the birdsD. give more food to the birds()10.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan , may be a _____.A. visitorB. shopkeeperC.square keeperD. student6-10：B C B C DBEvery town in the United States has a post office . Some are verysmall , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmail envelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .()11.The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.A. post office srge buildingsC.small shopsD.different banks()12.The post offices in the United States are open _________.A.seven hours a dayB.six hours a dayC.five hours a dayD.eight hours a day()13.If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letterB. get in touch with somebody you know in the post officeC.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help()14.The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.A.a beautiful postcardB.a letter written on envelopeC.a letter by airmailD.a postcard with pictures()15.The passage tells us something about ________ in the USAA.the postB.the postageC.lettersD.postcards11-15 A D D C ADLong, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thoughtand thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. ThenI won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour,and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly,but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out.Just then the neighbour came running out.“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And hehit the thief on the nose.The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell.“Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).( )16. The thief was trying to get .A. his neighbourB. his neighbour’s doorbellC. some cottonD. a door with a bell on it( )17. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.A. safeB. difficultC. dangerousD. easy( )18. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .A. he knew his doorbell was being stolenB. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit himC. he realized (意识到) something strange happenedD. Both B and C( )19. The neighbour hit the thief to .A. give him lessonsB. punish (惩罚) him for stealingC. help him with the bellD. be his teacher( )20. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.C. The thief thought the neighbour couldn’t hear the noise the bell made.D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out.16-20 B A D B CDWhat do you think of British people and American people? You might think that thereare no differences between the people in the two countries. After all they speakthe same language, don't they? But if you ask a British or an American person, thedifferences are quite great.What do British people think Americans are like? The British think Americansare very strange. They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly. They are rich,and they only think about money. But the British do say that Americans are kind,friendly people. They are happy to help you if you are in trouble.What do Americans think of the British? Well, they think the British are coldand very unfriendly. They are not interested in success or in making lots of money.They think Britain is the best country in the world. They look down upon othercountries. But Americans say that the British are quite good workers. They are braveand honest. And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily.You can see that these ideas can cause misunderstanding between the British andAmericans.But when American and British people become friends, they usually find things are not as bad as they expected.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1. What do you think of the differences between British and American people?A. Their differences are very small.B. The differences are very great.C. There are no differences between them.D. Some people think there are, but some people don t think so.2. What do the British think Americans are like?A. They are strange but friendly.B. They are poor.C. They are rich but unfriendly.D. They are happy in trouble.3. The American and British people usually get along quite well ____.A. when misunderstanding is caused between themB. once they become friendsC. after they fightD. when they help each other答案：BABII. 完形填空I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I _26_ you.” I did not 27_____ what to say, and I just stood there, looking __28__ at him. My first __29__ was that he 30_____need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all 31_____?”“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 32____ what they say.”The next day I called his teacher to _33_ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted（反应）. “Most of the fathers had the __34__ response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first __35___ that we try this, I asked the children __36__ they thought their parents 37_____ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”Then the teacher ___38__ , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of __39____. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy __40___ tell his father or mother he loves him.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is__41___ for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.That evening when my son_42___ to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an __43_ moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, 44_____.” I don’t know if saying that m ade __45___ of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.26. A. hate B. love C. like D. enjoy27. A. realize B. recognize C. know D. find28. A .away B. for C. down D. on29. A . thought B. meaning C. news D. reason30. A. must B. should C. could D. would31. A. for B. with C. around D. about32. A. test B. know C. understand D. see33. A . talk to B. chat with C. find out D. do with34. A. same B. different C. usual D. unusual35. A. allowed B. agreed C. planned D. suggested36. A. how B. whether C. when D. what37 A. would B. will C. could D. can38. A. explained B. prepared C. informed D. developed39. A. study B. work C. health D. body40. A. might B. can C. should D. need41. A. easy B. difficult C. crazy D. silly42. A. turned B. shouted C. went D. came43. A. extra B. ordinary C. interesting D. important44. A. either B. too C. also D. again45. A. all B. either C. none D. NeitherII. 完形填空: 26—45 BCCAA DDCAD DAACC BDABB七选五Your teen is falling asleep in classTeens have a busy morning schedule as they need to wake up and get moving very early in order to catch a bus and get to school by the required time. This means teens need to get their rest the night before or they will be too tired to learn anything at school. __1__When a teen falls asleep in class, two things happen: he/she misses what is being taught and he/she loses the respect of the teacher. He/She may also receive a consequence from the school, depending on the classroom discipline policy. __2__ To prevent your teen from being sleepy in class, try these three tips：*Set a time for “lights out” on school nights. This is never be any later than 10 p. m. and preferably 9 p．m. __3__ Soft music can be on and used to help calm your teen.*Help your teen develop a nighttime routine that involves activities that slow them down for the end of the day. __4__ Turning off the computer anddisconnecting f rom friends and the excitement of the day an hour before bedtime will also help your teen relax.*__5__ This will reinforce(增强)what it feels like to be rested and capable of accomplishing what he/she wants.A．What's worse, they may even fall asleep in class.B．Taking a bath and reading are two activities that work well.C．Set a good example and show him/her your love for learning.D．Point out the positives after your teen has had a good night's rest.E．“Lights out” means the computer, television lights and cell phone should be off.F．All of these things affect your teen's academic success and can be avoided. G．While your teen keeps his/her goals in line with your expectations, he/she may have his/her own goals.答案：1－5AFEBD阅读下列短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上. 所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。