you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing times for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Servings in restaurants are often large, too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself. Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal. Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change. 36. Which statement is TRUE?
A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know. B. Americans prefer smoking to tap water at the restaurants.. C. Bread and butter and coffee are free at American restaurants.
D. American people usually will not smoke unless they ask for permission. 37. What are the opening and closing times for stores and restaurants in the US? A. There are no rules for stores and restaurants. B. You can enter a bar at any time in the US.
C. Stores may be open around the clock in large cities. D. Restaurants may be open 24 hours a day in every city.
38. What do American people always do when servings are too large for them? A. They leave the food on the table and go away. B. They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food.
C. They take the food home with a “doggie bag” for their dogs.
D. They take the food home with a “doggie bag” and enjoy the food later. 39. What can you learn about “tips” according to the passage?
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A. Customers often add tips to their check.
B. Tips are left on the table when customers leave. 来自：\\ C. People are not expected to pay tips in addition. D. The price of the meal usually includes the tip.
40. What is the meaning of the underlined word “change” in the last paragraph in Chinese?
A.改变 B. 找回的零钱 C.小费 D. 成本
B
In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.
From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, bur sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others often，we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’s in them.
Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.
No more angry shouts and no more horns!
When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, \here. I am weak and doing the best I can.\And everyone understood. Instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don't feel
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that way. More often it would be better if we don't pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.
41. The author has discovered that people will feel happy when ______. A. they offer their help B. they receive others' help C. they feel others’ kindness D. they show their weakness 42. The author feels sad sometimes because ______.
A. he has a soft heart B. he relies much on others
C. some people pretend to be kind D. some people fail to see the kindness in others 43. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights? A. They speed up to pass. B. They waited with patience.
C. They tried their best to help. D. They put on their flashlights too. 44. In this passage, the author advises us to ______.
A. handle problems by ourselves B. accept help from others C. admit our weakness D. show our bravery
45. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. A Wheelchair Experience. B. Weakness and Kindness. C. Weakness and Strength D. A Driving Experience
C
In order to know a foreign language well, four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, with confidence and without hesitation（犹豫）.Thirdly, we must do much reading. Finally, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.
There are no shortcuts to success in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is not much learning by heart long lists（一览表）of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language.
If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning
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the language. We must “learn through use.” Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.
46. The most important things to learn a foreign language are . A. understanding and speaking B. listening, speaking, reading and writing C. writing and understanding D. memorizing and listening
47. Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because ____. A. he doesn't understand the language when he hears it spoken B. he doesn't have a good memory
C. he always remembers lists of words and their meanings D. he often hesitates（犹豫）to practise speaking it
48. One can never learn a foreign language well by ___________. A. doing much practice B. studying the dictionary C. learning through use D. using the language
49. Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？ A. A good memory． B. Speaking． C. Practice． D. Writing． 50. “Learn through use” means _________.
A. we use a language in order to learn it B. we learn a foreign language in order to use it C. we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it D. we must learn everything by learning a language
第二节：根据短文内容，从下框的A～G项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余项。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 51 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a
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