Dear Wu Bin,
I’m getting really excited about your visit. I must say, life is really different here. English people do some very ___26___ things!
In the UK, people drive on the ___27___ . You have to remember this when you cross the road. In China, if you want a taxi, you can just put your ___28___ out. Well, here you must go to a special place and wait in line.
___29___ is difficult on Sundays. The shops close early. It seems like you can’t buy ___30___ after six o’clock in the evening.
You asked about ___31___ in an English house. The most difficult thing is using a knife and fork. But you can use chopsticks if you want. I live with Mr and Mrs Johnson. They have a cat, a dog and two rabbits. Well, can you imagine ( 想象 ), the other day, all four ___32___ were running around in the kitchen?
___33___ thing, people drink cold water all the day and they drink tea with milk! They don’t have ___34___ every meal like us Chinese and they put carpet ( 地毯 ) all over their houses.
Life here is strange, ____35____ I’m enjoying it.
Lots of love and see you soon.
Yours,
Li Ming
26 . A . small B . strange C . important D . helpful
27 . A . right B . left C . back D . front
28 . A . foot B . arm C . fingers D . legs
29 . A . Shopping B . Playing C . Shop D . Play
30 . A . everything B . anything C . nothing D . something
31 . A . visiting B . eating C . living D . studying
32 . A . cats B . dogs C . rabbits D . animals
33 . A . Another B . Other C . Others D . The other
34 . A . bread B . cake C . milk D . rice
35 . A . because B . if C . but D . so
26 . B
27 . B
28 . B
29 . A
30 . B
31 . B
32 . D
33 . A
34 . D
35 . C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是李明写给吴斌的一封信,信中介绍了在英国生活方面的情况。
26 .
句意:英国人做一些很奇怪的事情!
small 小的; strange 奇怪的; important 重要的; helpful 有帮助的。根据前句 “I must say, life is really different here.” 和下文中 “Life here is strange” 可知,英国人做很多奇怪的事。故选 B 。
27 .
句意:在英国,人们靠左行驶。
right 右边; left 左边; back 后面; front 前面。根据 “In the UK” ,结合常识可知,在英国人们开车靠左行驶。故选 B 。
28 .
句意:在中国,如果你想要乘出租车,你只要伸出你的手臂。
foot 脚; arm 手臂; finger 手指; leg 腿。根据 “In China, if you want a taxi, you can just put your…out.” 可知,在中国打车一般需要挥手。故选 B 。
29 .
句意:星期天购物很困难。
Shopping 购物; Playing 玩,动名词 / 现在分词; Shop 商店; Play 玩,动词。根据后句 “The shops close early.” 可知,在周日购物很困难,因为商店关门很早。空处应用名词作主语。故选 A 。
30 .
句意:晚上六点以后你似乎什么都买不到。
everything 所有事物; anything 任何东西; nothing 没有什么; something 某物。因为商店门口关门很早,所以你在晚上六点钟以后买不到任何东西了。根据句中的 “can’t” 可知,这是否定句,所以用 anything 。故选 B 。
31 .
句意:你问起在英国房子里吃饭的事。
visiting 参观,拜访; eating 吃; living 居住; studying 学习。根据下文中 “The most difficult thing is using a knife and fork. But you can use chopsticks if you want.” 可知,这是讲就餐方面。故选 B 。
32 .
句意:嗯,你能想象吗,前几天,四只动物都在厨房里跑来跑去?
cats 猫; dogs 狗; rabbits 兔子; animals 动物。根据上文中 “They have a cat, a dog and two rabbits.” 可知,此处表示 “ 四只动物 ” 。故选 D 。
33 .
句意:还有一件事,这里人们整天喝冷水,喝茶加牛奶。
Another 又一 , 再一,三者及三者以上; Other 别的; Others 其他人(物),代词复数; The other 指两个中的另一个。根据 “thing” 可知,此处指还有一件事,范围大于两者,故选 A 。
34 .
句意:他们不像我们中国人那样每顿饭都吃米饭,他们把地毯铺得满屋都是。
bread 面包; cake 蛋糕; milk 牛奶; rice 米饭。根据 “Chinese” ,结合生活实际可知,此处表示 “ 他们不像我们中国人那样每餐吃米饭 ” 。故选 D 。
35 .
句意:这里的生活很奇怪,但我很享受。
because 因为; if 如果; but 但是; so 所以。前句 “ 这儿的生活很奇怪 ” 与后句 “ 我很喜欢 ” 之间为转折关系,应用 but 连接。故选 C 。
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Now a growing number of young people are wearing traditional hanfu, or Han Chinese clothing. You may see them eating, shopping, travelling 1 . even working in hanfu.
Hanfu 2 . popular in part because the government is developing traditional culture. Period dramas have also helped develop the public’s interest in traditional 3 . clothes.
What hanfu is like is different since each Han-controlled dynasty had 4 . own style, but the clothes are usually loose, with sleeves (袖子) that hang down to the knees and flowing robes (长袍) around the body.
In modern China, people in different fields are 5 . in wearing hanfu: from history lovers to students and even young 6 . .
“Clothes are the foundation (基础) of culture,” said Jiang Xue, who is a 7 . of a hanfu club in Beijing. “If we as a people and as a country do not even 8 . our traditional clothing or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other important parts of our culture?”
However, there is 9 . a long way for the style to go into people’s daily life. Some say they are 10 . of being watched by others when wearing hanfu in public.