Most people are waiting to see ______ will deliver the speech.

36.A.role B.part C.effect D.basis

37.A.ever B.still C.evenD.quite

38.A.qualified B.increasing C.developing D.popular

39.A.around B.on C.along D.forth

40.A.Through B.Since C.WithD.As

41.A.an interested B.an affected C.an efficient D.a satisfied

42.A.quite B.very C.tooD.as

43.A.very B.so C.tooD.as

44.A.forB.on C.beside D.about

45.A.their own B.theirs own C.their D.theirs

Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large【22】He probably didn't know how much the car was going to【23】American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

There are three main reasons the car【24】so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides【25】comfortable and cheapest form. of all the means of transportation. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States has never really【26】an efficient and inexpensive form. of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air service【27】by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.

The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is【28】really made cars popular. Americans don't like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don't like to have to【29】an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is【30】that Americans want most to have.

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A．the

B．an

C．a

D．not

(完型填空)Cars are an important 36 of life in the United States.Without a car most people feel that they are poor.And 37 if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.There are three main reasons the car became so 38 in the United States.First of all the country is a huge one and Americans like to move 39 in it.The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form. of transportation.40 a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money.The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never developed 41 and inexpensive form. of public transportation.Long-distance trains have never been 42 common in the United States as they are in other parts of the worl

D.Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by planes.But it is 43 expensive to be used frequently.The third reason is the most important one, though.The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular.Americans don’t like to wait 44 a bus, or a train or even a plane.They don’t like to have to follow an exact schedule.A car gives them the freedom to schedule 45 time.And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.

36.A.role

B.part

C.effect

D.basis

37.A.ever

B.still

C.even

D.quite

38.A.qualified

B.increasing

C.developing

D.popular

39.A.around

B.on

C.along

D.forth

40.A.Through

B.Since

C.With

D.As

41.A.an interested

B.an affected

C.an efficient

D.a satisfied

42.A.quite

B.very

C.too

D.as

43.A.very

B.so

C.too

D.as

44.A.for

B.on

C.beside

D.about

45.A.their own

B.theirs own

C.their

D.theirs

Choosing a Restaurant

Some restaurants are open for breakfast; others are open twenty-four hours a day. A number of restaurants call themselves “family restaurants”. Many of these serve no alcohol and have fairly restricted menus which include steaks, hamburgers, omelets and sandwiches, and all are at very reasonable prices. They may also serve smaller and cheaper children’s portions. Note that many American restaurants are “specialty” restaurants. They may serve only, or mainly, steaks, sea food, etc.

When to Eat

Many restaurants, especially the more expensive ones, open at about 11:30 a.m. (midday, rather than 1 p.m., is the most normal time for lunch in the USA), and some remain open until the evening, so it is possible to order a meal throughout the afternoon. In many areas, it is usual for people to leave work and go out for an evening male at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m., rather than waiting until later.

Reserving a Table

Eating out is rather popular in the USA, and it is often necessary to make a reservation. You will sometimes see short lines of people waiting for tables at restaurants- it is more pleasant to wait in the bar, of course, if there is one- but in fact the lines move very quickly.

Arriving at the Restaurant

When you arrive at most restaurants, you should not just go in and sit down- unless you see a sign, saying “Please seat yourself”. Usually you will have to wait for a “host” or “hostess” to lead you to a table. Often there will be a sign that reads, “Please wait to be seated”. Do not expect to share a table with other parties, even if the restaurant is crowded. It is just not done.

1.In most family restaurants, you can order many kinds of food except()

A.hamburgers

B.sandwiches

C.alcohol

D.steaks

2.“Specialty” restaurants in Para.2 refer to those restaurants that ________.

A.are special for some special customers

B.serve only, or mainly excellent food

C.are not ordinary

D.serve only, or mainly one kind of food

3.Normally lunchtime in the USA is at ________.

A.12:00PM

B.1:00PM

C.1:30PM

D.11:30AM

4.Which of the following is true？()

A.Usually Americans go out to have supper at 7 or 8 PM

B.You will not have your breakfast until 11:30 in American restaurants

C.You’d better reserve a table if you do not want to wait at restaurants when eating out

D.It is impossible to order a meal in the afternoon in the USA

5.The sign “Please seat yourself” in a restaurant means ________.

A.Do not share a table with others

B.Do not stand in the way

C.Find a seat by yourself

D.Sit down while eating

This factor is exercise. In the cities, it is often faster and less frustrating to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators, and so tenants must climb stairs. City dwellers(居民) can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no alternative to walking.

On the other hand, those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact the opposite is often true. To go to school, work or almost anywhere else, they must ride in cars.

1)、The Vienna survey may help to explain the long life of people like Mrs. Groger.

A.T

B.F

2)、The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some comments made by city dwellers.

A.T

B.F

3)、To reach the third floor of a building, it would probably be most healthy to walk up the stairs.

A.T

B.F

4)、Suburban people probably drive rather than walk because they don't need exercises.

A.T

B.F

5)、We can conclude from the passage that walking is a healthy exercise.

A.T

B.F

The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger (汉堡包). The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants. people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.

There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries (油炸马铃薯片) and so on. They are popular food among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.

Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect (反映) American life style. Customers can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. Therefore, people are able to buy and eat at a fast food restaurant often, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.

Hamburgers and French fries can be got at the fast food restaurants.

A.some of

B.most of

C.a part of

D.all of

完形填空Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, ___1___ must be willing to take actions. You must first go ___2____ there are people. You won’t make friends ___3___ home alone. ____4____ a club or group, for talking with those who like the same things as you do is ____5____. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human ____6____ to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, _____7__ us too tall or too short, too this or too that. Don’t forget that they must be feeling ___8___ way. Try to accept yourself ____9__ you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You will feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. __10___you enter a room full of strangers, such as new classroom, walk tall and straight, look ___11___ at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to ___12__ to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to ____13_ a conversation.

Just meeting someone doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person. Friendship is ___14__ on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. They take time and ___15__ to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1. A. you B. they C. it D. I

2. A. when B. whether C. where D. however

3. A. arriving B. returning C. staying D. leaving

4. A. Recognize B. Accept C. Share D. Join

5. A. more difficult B. easier C. ordinary D. uncomfortable

6. A. nature B. fault C. weakness D. manners

7. A. finding B. making C. stopping D. treating

8. A. in the B. a friendly C. different D. the same

9. A. what B. as C. how D. where

10. A. When B. As if C. So that D. In which

11. A. specially B. directly C. shyly D. strictly

12. A. refer B. write C. speak D. pay

13. A. start B. stop C. develop D. hold

14. A. depended B. lied C. taken D. based

15. A. money B. resource C. effort D. trouble

A.waiting

B.waited

C.wait

D.to wait

The crucial word is average, as wealthy Americans routinely avoid lines altogether. Once the most democratic of institutions, lines are rapidly becoming the exclusive province of suckers (people who still believe in and practice waiting in lines). Poor suckers, mostly.

Airports resemble France before the Revolution: first-class passengers enjoy "elite" security lines and priority boarding, and disembark before the unwashed in coach, held at bay by a flight attendant, are allowed to foul the Jet-way.

At amusement parks, too, you can now buy your way out of line. This summer I haplessly watched kids use a $52 Gold Flash Pass to jump the lines at Six Flags New England, and similar systems are in use in most major American theme parks, from Universal Orlando to Walt Disney World, where the haves get to watch the have-mores breeze past on their way to their seats.

Flash Pass teaches children a valuable lesson in real-world economics; that the rich are more important than you, especially when it comes to waiting. An NBA player once said to me, with a bemused chuckle of disbelief, that when playing in Canada—get this—"We have to wait in the same customs line as everybody else. "

Almost every line can be breached for a price. In several U. S. cities this summer, early arrivers among the early adopters waiting to buy iPhones offered to sell their spots in the lines. On Craigslist, prospective iPhone purchasers offered to pay "waiters" or "placeholders" to wait in line for them outside Apple stores.

Inevitably, some semi-populist politicians have seen the value of sort-of waiting in lines with the ordinary people. This summer Philadelphia mayor John Street waited outside an AT&T store from 3: 30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. before a stand in from his office literally stood in for the mayor while he conducted official business. And billionaire New York mayor Michael Bloomberg often waits for the subway with his fellow citizens, though he's first driven by motorcade past the stop nearest his house to a station 22 blocks away, where the wait, or at least the ride, is shorter.

As early as elementary school, we're told that jumping the line is an unethical act, which is why so many U.S. lawmakers have framed the immigration debate as a kind of fundamental sin of the school lunch line, Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, to cite just one legislator, said amnesty would allow illegal immigrants "to cut in line ahead of millions of people. "

Nothing annoys a national lawmaker more than a person who will not wait in line, unless that line is in front of an elevator at the U. S. Capitol, where Senators and Representatives use private elevators, lest they have to queue with their constituents.

But compromising the integrity of the line is not just antidemocratic, it's out-of-date. There was something about the orderly boarding of Noah's Ark, two by two, that seemed to restore not just civilization but civility during the Great Flood.

How civil was your last flight？ Southwest Airlines has first-come, first-served festival seating. But for $ 5 per flight, an unaffiliated company called BoardFirst. com will secure you a coveted "A" boarding pass when that airline opens for online check-in 24 hours before departure. Thus, the savvy traveler doesn't even wait in line when he or she is online.

Some cultures are not renowned for lining up. Then again, some cultures are too adept at lining up: a citizen of the former Soviet Union would join a queue just so he could get to the head of that queue and see what everyone was queuing for.

And then there is the U. S. , where society seems to be cleaving int

A．Lines are symbolic of America's democracy.

B．Lines still give Americans equal opportunities.

C．Lines are now for ordinary Americans only.

D．Lines are for people with democratic spirit only.

If you live in an apartment, know the ways you can use to get out. Show everyone in the family these routes. Stress the importance of using stairways or fire escapes, not elevators.

From most homes and the lower floors of apartment buildings, escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by a window with the least chance of serious injury.

In a home fire, windows are often the only means of escape. The second floor window sill is usually not more than 13 feet from the ground. An average person, hanging by the fingertips, will have a drop of about six to the ground. Of course, it is after to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building. Rolling away from the building when you land.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Often you'll be able to stay in the room for several minutes if you keep the door closed and the windows open. Keep your head low in the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked into the room.

On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof or balcony. From the roof or balcony, a person can either drop to the ground or await rescuer. Dropping onto cement or pavement might end in injury. Bushes, soft earth, and grass can help to break a fall. A rope ladder should be considered when the drop is too great.

In a town where the fire department acts quickly, it may be best to wait for rescuer. Close the doors and wait by an open window for help. Shout for help. Be sure to close the door before opening a window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room by the draft.

From most homes you can escape a fire through the ______.

A．attic

B．garage

C．windows

D．balcony