九年级下U2 Culture shock测试卷
（A卷·夯实基础）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
温馨提示：
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为90分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
1、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分）
Tony is Chinese American. His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week. Last week Tony ___1______his friend Amy for it.
Tony's family ___2_____ dinner when Amy arrived. The father was cooking vegetables with hot oil. The kitchen was filled ____3______ a lot of good smells. “You can help me set the table," Tony told his friend. They gave each person____4_____pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon, and a rice bowl on a plate.
“Where are the forks and knives " Amy asked.
“ Oh, you won't need those,” Tony explained. “ Don't worry. I will show you how ________chopsticks. ”
Tony's mother put different foods_____6___ were strange to Amy onto big plates. She asked the kids___7____
the dishes out to the table. Amy carried roast duck. It was one the few dishes she knew.
Amy was___8_____ nervous about eating with chopsticks. Tony gave her instructions on how to do it. Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks. Just____9_____ she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks, her fingers suddenly lost control of them, and the chicken flew into Tony's soup with a splash (飞溅) ____10_____ at the table smiled.
Tony's father ____11___ brought out a fork and knife. He handed them to Amy . Amy felt___12_____. She ate the rest of her dinner easily. It was delicious!
At the end of the meal, Amy____13_____ a fortune cookie （幸运签语饼干）. She broke it open and read the small note in side, “____14____ you practise hard, you will learn many things. ” Amy laughed and said, "If you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune___15_____come true.
1. A. invites B. invited C. invite D. was inviting
2. A. was preparing B. prepared C. preparing D. will prepare
3. A. in B. of C. through D. with
4. A. a B. an C. the D. /
5. A. use B. to use C. used D. using
6. A. what B. which C. who D. where
7. A. carrying B. carried C. carry D. to carry
8. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
9. A. where B. how C. why D. when
10. A. No one B. Some one C. Every one D. Anyone
11. A. kind B. kindly C. kindness D. unkindly
12. A. more comfortable B. comfortably C. most comfortable D. much comfortable
13. A. gave B. has given C. was given D. was giving
14. A. Because B. If C. Although D. But
15. A. should B. must C. would D. may
【答案】BADAB BDABC BACBC
【解析】本文叙述一位外国朋友吃中餐的情况。说明文化的差异。
1.考查时态用法。 句意：上周托尼为此邀请了他的朋友艾米。叙述过去发生的事情用一般过去时态。故选答案B。
2. A考查过去进行时的用法.句意：艾米来的时候，托尼的家人正在准备晚餐。叙述过去某时刻的情景。用过去进行时。 故选答案A。
3. D考查固定搭配。 Be filled with充满。故选答案D。
4.A 考查冠词用法。 不定冠词表示一个，一类人或物。这里用不定冠词。故选答案A。
5.B 考查不定式疑问式用法。句意：别担心。我教你怎么用筷子。疑问词+不定式，表示要做的事。 故选答案B。
6.B 考查 定语从句用法。 句意：托尼的母亲把艾米看起来有些奇怪的食物放在大盘子里。先行词是食物。 故选答案B。
7.D考查不定式用法。Ask sb to do 要某人做某事。故选答案D。
8.A考查词语辨异用法。 这里只有a little能修饰形容词。故答案选A。
9.D 考查连词用法。 句意：就在她拿起筷子里的一块鸡肉时，手指突然失去了控制，鸡肉扑通一声飞进托尼的汤里，桌上的每个人都笑了。根据句意选择连词when 就在那时。 故选答案D
10.C考查代词辨异用法。A. No one无人 B. Some one 某人，一些人 C. Every one 每个人，大家，强调“个体”D. Anyone任何人。句意：就在她拿起筷子里的一块鸡肉时，手指突然失去了控制，鸡肉扑通一声飞进托尼的汤里，桌上的每个人都笑了。Everyone每个人，符合题意。故选答案C
11.B 考查副词用法。修饰动词用副词。A. kind形容词，友善的 B. kindly 副词“友善地” C. kindness 名词“善意”。D. unkindly不友善地。副词。根据句意选答案B。
12. A考查系表结构用法。Feel后面接形容词。这里用形容词比较级。Much修饰形容词比较级。故选答案A。
13. C考查被动语态用法。 句意：饭后，艾米得到了一块幸运饼。艾米“被给”是动作give的承受着故用被动。答案选C
14.B 考查连词用法。句意：如果你努力练习，你会学到很多东西。前后句是条件关系。 故选答案B。
15. C考查情态动词用法。 句意：如果你让我带一双筷子回家，我的好运就会实现。这里would表示说话人的意愿或向对方提出请求，语气比will婉转 故选答案C。
二、完形填空(10分)
“The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence.” That’s an old 16 in English. It means other places often look better, more 17 than the place where you live. Some people 18 that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. Young Chinese pay no 19 to Chinese culture. Instead, they buy Japanese cartoon books, watch Korean TV programmes and even 20 Western holidays.
Foreign books and TV programmes are good, but Chinese 21 and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to 22 with the Mid-Autumn Festival. And let’s not 23 the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as 24 as China.
It’s good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they cannot take the place of your own culture. It’s good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn’t 25 greener on the other side of the fence.
16 A. culture B. country C. saying D. sign
17 A. interesting B. boring C. frightening D. annoying
18 A. suggest B. worry C. regret D. admit
19 A. advantage B. comment C. decision D. attention
20 A. develop B. survey C. celebrate D. expect
21 A. writers B. teachers C. workers D. inventors
22 A. share B. compare C. provide D. agree
23 A. imagine B. include C. mention D. forget
24 A. traditional B. ordinary C. friendly D. beautiful
25 A. always B. sometimes C. probably D. hardly
【答案】 CABDC ABDCA
【解析】这是一篇议论文。当今，我们中国的年 轻人有一种很奇怪的倾向：喜欢看外国影片、读外国漫画书、庆祝外国节日。针对这种情况，作者阐述了自己的看法：外国的文化可以去欣赏、学习，但不能忽略中国本土的文化。正所谓"别处的东西不见得比你所在的地方的东西好"。
16. C“篱笆另一边的草看起来更绿了。”这是一句谚语。所以答案选C
17.A 根据句意：似乎别的地方看起来更好，更加______.并列关系。故A有趣的符合题意。
18.B 因为前面提出问题，故后面用worry忧心。符合题意答案选B
19.D 句意：青年人不注重中国文化。Pay no attention to 不注意。
20.C考查词语搭配。庆祝西方节日。答案选C
21.A 前面讲外国的节目和书籍很好，后面对应中国的作家和演员也很好。答案选A
22.B 句意：至于节日，圣诞节是美好的，但它对中国人来说永远不会有春节的意义，西方也没有什么可以与中秋节相比。故答案选B
23.D 句意：让我们不要忘记我最喜欢的中国文化的一部分：它的友好。这里用忘记forget符合题意。
24.C 因为前面提及友好。故这里是friendly与之对应。
25.A句意：你会发现，篱笆另一边的草并不总是更绿。
三、阅读理解（分2节，共35分）
第一节、阅读选择（30分）
A
When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice on where to stay. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses which provide foreign visitors with a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said. “Because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “vacancies” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to houses where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are rooms available(可用的). They went to houses where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “diversion” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
26 Which of the following is the meaning of “NO VACANCIES” in English
A. No rooms available. B. Rooms available.
C. Not away on holiday. D. Away on holiday.
27 If you see a road sign that says “DIVERSION” in London, you will ______.
A. fall into a hole
B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself
C. find that the road is full of cars
D. have to take a different road
28 Where may this passage come from
A. A scientific report. B. A travelling magazine.
C. A language grammar book. D. A tourist guidebook.
【答案】ADB
【解析】本文介绍在旅行中注意的文字意义的差异可能产生的一些误解。
26.细节理解题。“VACANCIES” which in English means there are rooms available(可用的).故答案选A
27.细节理解题。In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. 在英语中，这意味着工人正在修路，你必须走另一条路。故答案选D
28.B推断文章出处。本文介绍在旅行中注意的文字意义的差异可能产生的一些误解。所以这篇文章可能来自旅行杂志的文章。
B
①What things are acceptable when you are at the dinner table and what things are serious breaches of manners
②I will tell you some of the most important American rules of table manners. When you sit down to eat, you should place the napkin across your laps. You should never talk with your mouth full and should chew with your mouth closed. If someone asks you a question while you are chewing the food before answering. You should never drop scraps on the table, instead place them on a spare plate. Salt and pepper, but you should taste your food before adding any. Only put food on someone else’s plate if they ask for it and if they say they do not want anything else to eat or drink then you will not give them anything else. Do not use your knife or fork to point at others because it is considered rude.
③In China I know it is rude to point with your chopsticks. It is common practice to place food into a friends bowl and to put drink in their glass even after they have said they do not want any more. It is fine to drop the scraps onto the table. Though salt and pepper are not always on the table, vinegar and soy sauce.
④Manners are different all over the world and can even change in different parts of a country. Have you ever seen a foreigner do something you thought was impolite Is there something you have done that they might view as impolite If you have, leave the message on the page to let more people notice the different table manners.
29．If someone asks you a question while you are chewing in America, you should ________.
A．answer it right away
B．ask him to repeat it
C．be chewing while answering
D．chew and swallow the food before answering
30．What can we know from the passage
A．American people don’t talk with others at the dinner table.
B．It is common to place food into a friend’s bowl in America.
C．American people like asking others to eat as much as possible
D．It is rude to point with tableware in America and in China.
31．How can this passage be divided
A．①②/③/④ B．①/②③/④
C．①/②/③④ D．①②/③/④
32．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Table Manners in America
B．How to Behave Well in China
C．When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do
D．American and Chinese rules of table manners
【答案】DDBD
【解析】本文主要讲了美国和中国不同的餐桌礼仪。
29．细节理解题。根据“You should never talk with your mouth full and should chew with your mouth closed.”可知，吃东西的时候不要说话，嚼东西的时候要闭上嘴。故选D。
30．细节理解题。根据“Do not use your knife or fork to point at others because it is considered rude.”和“In China I know it is rude to point with your chopsticks.”可知，在美国和中国，用餐具指人都是不礼貌的，故选D。
31．篇章结构题。第一段提出问“关于餐桌礼仪的问题”；第二，三段分别从美国和中国的餐桌礼仪问题说起；最后一段总结了世界各地餐桌礼仪是不同的。故选B。
32．最佳标题题。这篇短文主要讲述了美国和中国的餐桌礼仪的问题。故选D。
C
After coming to America, the use of “yes” and “no” brings me a lot of trouble, because the use in Korea (韩语) is a different from that in English. For example, if I am asked, “Haven’t you had dinner yet ” and I have not had dinner yet, then in Korean I usually say “Yes, I haven’t.” But in English, I have to say, “No, I haven’t.”
Because of this, my friends often get the opposite meaning from what I want to give them. One day only a month after I came to America, I had dinner with an American student, Bob. He asked me some questions and I answered them sincerely. A few days later, I found some roommates thought that I came from North Korea. One day I stopped by Bob’s room and asked why he was spreading the wrong information. “Oh, you told me that. Don’t you remember ” he said, “When I asked you ‘You are not from North Korea ,are you’you clearly answered, ‘Yes, of course.’ Didn’t it mean that you are from North Korea ”
The different use also causes problems between my friends and me. One weekend night, my roommate Mark brought his children into the dorm(宿舍). They make some noise while playing. I didn’t mind the noise since I was just watching TV. The next morning, I met Mark. He asked me with a smile, “Didn’t my children make noise last night Didn’t it make you uncomfortable ” Because I did not mind the noise at all, I clearly said “Yes!” The smile suddenly disappear from Mark’s face, and he said, “I am sorry about that. They are going right now. See you later.” I could not understand what he was sorry about, and I just said, “OK. Bye!” After a moment of thinking, I realized how stupid I was. That evening, I explained to Mark and said sorry to him. I knew he thought that I had been very rude.
Now to deal with this problem, I have set simple rules: First, take a five-second break if I am not sure of “yes” or “no”, Second, use “pardon me”, so the person may explain to me in a direct way.
33.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the writer comes from ______.
A. North Korea B. America C. South Korea D. China
34.In Paragraph 3, when the writer answered “Yes”，Mark might think the writer was _______.
A. rude B. kind C. helpful D. polite
35.If the writer is not sure of “yes” or “no” next time, he will say______.
A. “ pardon me” B. “yes” C. “no” D. “I don’t know”
36.The writer writes the passage mainly to remind us_______.
A. to work hard on English B. to learn to respect others
C. never to use “yes” or “no” D. to know culture differences
【答案】CAAD
【解析】试题分析：作者是韩国人，来到美国后出现了与他交流上的问题，引起许多不愉快，作者提醒人们应该了解不同地方的文化差异。
33.根据短文第一句 After coming to America, the use of “yes" and "no'' brings me a lot of trouble, because the use in Korea is a different from that in English. 可知,作者是韩国人。故选：C
34.根据第三段最后一句I knew he thought that I had been very rude，马克可能认为作者很无礼。故选:A。
35.根据短文最后一句…if I am not sure of "yes" or "no". Second, use "pardon me", so the person may explain to me in a direct way. 可知，如果作者不确定“是”或“不是”，他会说“我不知道”。故选：A。
36.本文作者是韩国人，来到美国后出现了与他交流上的问题，引起许多不愉快，作者提醍人们应该了解不同地方的文化差异。故选：D。
D
Stages of Culture Shock
1 Fun stage Culture shock begins with a new culture. This is the stage when you first arrive in a place which everything about the new culture is strange. You are excited to be in the new environment. This stage can last for quite a long time because you feel you are in some kind of great adventure. 2 Rejection(排斥) stage After beginning your new life, you become very tired and begin to miss your family. All the little problems seem to be much bigger. It can be quite dangerous because you may develop unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking. It can make the person feel scared and helpless.
3 Adjustment(调整) stage This is the stage when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture. Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger. Things are still difficult, but now you have survived! 4 Mastery(精通) stage Now you feel quite comfortable in the new environment. You can solve most problems in the new life. If you meet people from your country that have just arrived, you are able to help them solve their culture shock.
What to Do with Culture Shock
◆ Learn the rules of living in your host country. Try to understand how and why the local people act the way they do. ◆ Learn new culture. Study art, music or learn a new sport.◆ Take time to learn the language. It always helps to understand as much as possible of what people are saying. ◆ Travel. Take the time to be a tourist and explore the country.◆ Make friends and develop relationships. Getting to know local people will help you understand the new culture. ◆ Communicate with friends and family back home. Writing home about your experiences and problems can help you understand and solve them. ◆ Do something you usually do. Listening to your favourite music or doing something you like can be relaxing when you miss your family.
37 Culture shock happens when you _______.
A. become a teenager B. meet foreign people for the first time
C. move to a big city D. go to live in a foreign culture
38 What may happen during the second stage
A. It becomes easier for you to solve the problems.
B. You feel very excited and don’t want to go home.
C. You may develop unhealthy habits.
D. You find everything about the new culture strange.
39 During Stage 3, your _______ may improve.
A. sense of humour B. body’s health
C. writing skill D. learning ability
40 Which of the following can NOT solve the culture shock problems
A. Travel around the foreign country.
B. Only make friends with people from your country.
C. Learn the foreign language as much as possible.
D. Learn new rules and culture from local people.
【答案】DCAB
【解析】本文介绍我们来到另外一个国家可能产生的文化冲击的四个阶段及如何处理这种文化冲击。
37.D细节理解题。从This is the stage when you first arrive in a place which everything about the new culture is strange.可知答案选D
38.C 第二个阶段是Rejection(排斥) stage。定位到这里It can be quite dangerous because you may develop unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking.可知答案选C
39.A 定位到第三阶段Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger.可知答案选A
40.B 细节理解题。B答案只与本国人交朋友。
第二节、阅读填空（5分）
阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The term “culture shock” is used to describe the anxiety（焦虑）produced when a person moves to a new environment. When you visit a new place, you are forced to meet your everyday needs, like food and language in a totally new and different way. 41． . After all, it is you who must take steps to feel better. There are a few suggestions.
42． . You may feel annoyed that you are experiencing a culture shock after having prepared so long and so hard for your trip. No matter how much information you read and how well you speak English, you can’t always do everything perfectly.
An open mind helps. Try not to form an opinion about the new culture soon. You might be quick to judge the food, manners and the ways to communicate and as a result would want to do things the way you are used to. Do not think of the US culture as better or worse, just different—you will be more willing to try new things. 43． .
Participate（参与）. Just watching life go by you is not going to help you much. You will have to try out a few things for yourself. 44． . People around you will usually be ready to help if something goes wrong. If you are unsure of what to do in a new environment, follow others.
Be Humorous. 45． . Finally believe that you can live with the differences and confusions（困惑）and still learn and enjoy yourself.
A．Don’t worry about making a mistake
B．Getting over culture shock depends upon you
C．Do not expect to do things perfectly the first time
D. Try to accept the differences you are finding between your home and host cultures
E. Never forget that humor is one of the best methods for almost any difficult situation
【答案】BCDAE
【解析】短文讲了“文化冲击”一词用来描述当一个人到一个新环境时产生的焦虑。详细地介绍了缓解焦虑的一些建议。
41．根据后句“After all, it is you who must take steps to feel better. There are a few suggestions.”可知说的是靠自己，结合选项B“克服文化冲击取决于你自己”符合语境。故选B。
42．根据后句“No matter how much information you read and how well you speak English, you can’t always do everything perfectly.”可知说的是完美，结合选项C“不要指望第一次就能把事情做得十全十美”符合语境。故选C。
43．根据前句“Do not think of the US culture as better or worse, just different—you will be more willing to try new things.”可知说的是文化差异，结合选项E“试着接受你的家庭文化和宿主文化之间的差异”符合语境。故选D。
44．根据后句“People around you will usually be ready to help if something goes wrong.”可知说的是犯错误，结合选项A“不要担心犯错误”符合语境。故选A。
45．根据前句“Be Humorous.”可知说的是幽默，结合选项F“永远不要忘记，幽默是解决几乎任何困难情况的最好方法之一”符合语境。故选E。
第2卷 非选择题（共30分）
第一节、短文填空（5分）
In China, many people don’t like the number 4 or 14, since the number 4 in Chinese has the same pronunciation as the word “die”. While some people in 1.w__________ countries don’t like the number 13, because they think it is unlucky and they believe this number will bring bad news. Here’s a story about Mr. Smith. One day, Mr. Smith 2.i__________ 12 friends to his house to have a party. Everyone was happy at first. 3.S__________ one guest shouted, “There are 13 people in this house now!” Some people began to be unhappy when 4. h__________ this. Mr. Smith did not know what to do or what to say at that 5.m_________. He regretted inviting that guest. One minute later, a woman smiled and said, “Well, I’m pregnant right now. So there are 14 people in this house, not 13.” Everybody laughed, and they were happy again.
【答案】1.weatern 2.invited 3.suddenly 4.hearing 5.moment
第二节、完成句子（每题2分，共10分）
1.我在某种程度上同意你的观点。
I agree with you .
2.我们已经习惯了在广州的忙碌生活。
We the busy life in Guangzhou.
3.为了买新房子，他努力赚更多的钱。
buy a new house，he earn more money.
4.警方指出他们尝试使炸弹爆炸。
The police stated that they tried a bomb.
5.进人前必须脱鞋。
Shoes before entering.
【答案】1.to a certain degree 2.have got used to 3. In order to tried to 4.setting off
5.must be taken off
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假设你是李芳，去年你作为交换生去了英国，就读于Rainbow Secondary School 的八年级二班，期间同学们给予你许多帮助，请你就此写一封感谢信。内容如下：
注意：词数80个左右，已给出部分不计入总词数。
Dear students of Class Two, Grade Eight, Rainbow School, How are you
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I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Li Fang
范文
Dear students of Class Two, Grade Eight, Rainbow School, How are you
Thanks for the help from all of you when I was in the UK. After spending a year there, I improved my spoken English greatly and learnt a lot about the culture of the country. Now I’ve come back to China, and I miss all of you. I will never forget the Halloween party we had together at school. I hope that all of you can come to visit China some day. Then I can show you more about the culture of my country.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Li Fang
1 / 32九年级下U2 Culture shock测试卷
（A卷·夯实基础）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
温馨提示：
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为90分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
1、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分）
Tony is Chinese American. His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week. Last week Tony ___1______his friend Amy for it.
Tony's family ___2_____ dinner when Amy arrived. The father was cooking vegetables with hot oil. The kitchen was filled ____3______ a lot of good smells. “You can help me set the table," Tony told his friend. They gave each person____4_____pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon, and a rice bowl on a plate.
“Where are the forks and knives " Amy asked.
“ Oh, you won't need those,” Tony explained. “ Don't worry. I will show you how ________chopsticks. ”
Tony's mother put different foods_____6___ were strange to Amy onto big plates. She asked the kids___7____
the dishes out to the table. Amy carried roast duck. It was one the few dishes she knew.
Amy was___8_____ nervous about eating with chopsticks. Tony gave her instructions on how to do it. Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks. Just____9_____ she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks, her fingers suddenly lost control of them, and the chicken flew into Tony's soup with a splash (飞溅) ____10_____ at the table smiled.
Tony's father ____11___ brought out a fork and knife. He handed them to Amy . Amy felt___12_____. She ate the rest of her dinner easily. It was delicious!
At the end of the meal, Amy____13_____ a fortune cookie （幸运签语饼干）. She broke it open and read the small note in side, “____14____ you practise hard, you will learn many things. ” Amy laughed and said, "If you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune___15_____come true.
1. A. invites B. invited C. invite D. was inviting
2. A. was preparing B. prepared C. preparing D. will prepare
3. A. in B. of C. through D. with
4. A. a B. an C. the D. /
5. A. use B. to use C. used D. using
6. A. what B. which C. who D. where
7. A. carrying B. carried C. carry D. to carry
8. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
9. A. where B. how C. why D. when
10. A. No one B. Some one C. Every one D. Anyone
11. A. kind B. kindly C. kindness D. unkindly
12. A. more comfortable B. comfortably C. most comfortable D. much comfortable
13. A. gave B. has given C. was given D. was giving
14. A. Because B. If C. Although D. But
15. A. should B. must C. would D. may
二、完形填空(10分)
“The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence.” That’s an old 16 in English. It means other places often look better, more 17 than the place where you live. Some people 18 that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. Young Chinese pay no 19 to Chinese culture. Instead, they buy Japanese cartoon books, watch Korean TV programmes and even 20 Western holidays.
Foreign books and TV programmes are good, but Chinese 21 and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to 22 with the Mid-Autumn Festival. And let’s not 23 the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as 24 as China.
It’s good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they cannot take the place of your own culture. It’s good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn’t 25 greener on the other side of the fence.
16 A. culture B. country C. saying D. sign
17 A. interesting B. boring C. frightening D. annoying
18 A. suggest B. worry C. regret D. admit
19 A. advantage B. comment C. decision D. attention
20 A. develop B. survey C. celebrate D. expect
21 A. writers B. teachers C. workers D. inventors
22 A. share B. compare C. provide D. agree
23 A. imagine B. include C. mention D. forget
24 A. traditional B. ordinary C. friendly D. beautiful
25 A. always B. sometimes C. probably D. hardly
三、阅读理解（分2节，共35分）
第一节、阅读选择（30分）
A
When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice on where to stay. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses which provide foreign visitors with a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said. “Because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “vacancies” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to houses where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are rooms available(可用的). They went to houses where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “diversion” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
26 Which of the following is the meaning of “NO VACANCIES” in English
A. No rooms available. B. Rooms available.
C. Not away on holiday. D. Away on holiday.
27 If you see a road sign that says “DIVERSION” in London, you will ______.
A. fall into a hole
B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself
C. find that the road is full of cars
D. have to take a different road
28 Where may this passage come from
A. A scientific report. B. A travelling magazine.
C. A language grammar book. D. A tourist guidebook.
B
①What things are acceptable when you are at the dinner table and what things are serious breaches of manners
②I will tell you some of the most important American rules of table manners. When you sit down to eat, you should place the napkin across your laps. You should never talk with your mouth full and should chew with your mouth closed. If someone asks you a question while you are chewing the food before answering. You should never drop scraps on the table, instead place them on a spare plate. Salt and pepper, but you should taste your food before adding any. Only put food on someone else’s plate if they ask for it and if they say they do not want anything else to eat or drink then you will not give them anything else. Do not use your knife or fork to point at others because it is considered rude.
③In China I know it is rude to point with your chopsticks. It is common practice to place food into a friends bowl and to put drink in their glass even after they have said they do not want any more. It is fine to drop the scraps onto the table. Though salt and pepper are not always on the table, vinegar and soy sauce.
④Manners are different all over the world and can even change in different parts of a country. Have you ever seen a foreigner do something you thought was impolite Is there something you have done that they might view as impolite If you have, leave the message on the page to let more people notice the different table manners.
29．If someone asks you a question while you are chewing in America, you should ________.
A．answer it right away
B．ask him to repeat it
C．be chewing while answering
D．chew and swallow the food before answering
30．What can we know from the passage
A．American people don’t talk with others at the dinner table.
B．It is common to place food into a friend’s bowl in America.
C．American people like asking others to eat as much as possible
D．It is rude to point with tableware in America and in China.
31．How can this passage be divided
A．①②/③/④ B．①/②③/④
C．①/②/③④ D．①②/③/④
32．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Table Manners in America
B．How to Behave Well in China
C．When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do
D．American and Chinese rules of table manners
C
After coming to America, the use of “yes” and “no” brings me a lot of trouble, because the use in Korea (韩语) is a different from that in English. For example, if I am asked, “Haven’t you had dinner yet ” and I have not had dinner yet, then in Korean I usually say “Yes, I haven’t.” But in English, I have to say, “No, I haven’t.”
Because of this, my friends often get the opposite meaning from what I want to give them. One day only a month after I came to America, I had dinner with an American student, Bob. He asked me some questions and I answered them sincerely. A few days later, I found some roommates thought that I came from North Korea. One day I stopped by Bob’s room and asked why he was spreading the wrong information. “Oh, you told me that. Don’t you remember ” he said, “When I asked you ‘You are not from North Korea ,are you’you clearly answered, ‘Yes, of course.’ Didn’t it mean that you are from North Korea ”
The different use also causes problems between my friends and me. One weekend night, my roommate Mark brought his children into the dorm(宿舍). They make some noise while playing. I didn’t mind the noise since I was just watching TV. The next morning, I met Mark. He asked me with a smile, “Didn’t my children make noise last night Didn’t it make you uncomfortable ” Because I did not mind the noise at all, I clearly said “Yes!” The smile suddenly disappear from Mark’s face, and he said, “I am sorry about that. They are going right now. See you later.” I could not understand what he was sorry about, and I just said, “OK. Bye!” After a moment of thinking, I realized how stupid I was. That evening, I explained to Mark and said sorry to him. I knew he thought that I had been very rude.
Now to deal with this problem, I have set simple rules: First, take a five-second break if I am not sure of “yes” or “no”, Second, use “pardon me”, so the person may explain to me in a direct way.
33.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the writer comes from ______.
A. North Korea B. America C. South Korea D. China
34.In Paragraph 3, when the writer answered “Yes”，Mark might think the writer was _______.
A. rude B. kind C. helpful D. polite
35.If the writer is not sure of “yes” or “no” next time, he will say______.
A. “ pardon me” B. “yes” C. “no” D. “I don’t know”
36.The writer writes the passage mainly to remind us_______.
A. to work hard on English B. to learn to respect others
C. never to use “yes” or “no” D. to know culture differences
D
Stages of Culture Shock
1 Fun stage Culture shock begins with a new culture. This is the stage when you first arrive in a place which everything about the new culture is strange. You are excited to be in the new environment. This stage can last for quite a long time because you feel you are in some kind of great adventure. 2 Rejection(排斥) stage After beginning your new life, you become very tired and begin to miss your family. All the little problems seem to be much bigger. It can be quite dangerous because you may develop unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking. It can make the person feel scared and helpless.
3 Adjustment(调整) stage This is the stage when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture. Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger. Things are still difficult, but now you have survived! 4 Mastery(精通) stage Now you feel quite comfortable in the new environment. You can solve most problems in the new life. If you meet people from your country that have just arrived, you are able to help them solve their culture shock.
What to Do with Culture Shock
◆ Learn the rules of living in your host country. Try to understand how and why the local people act the way they do. ◆ Learn new culture. Study art, music or learn a new sport.◆ Take time to learn the language. It always helps to understand as much as possible of what people are saying. ◆ Travel. Take the time to be a tourist and explore the country.◆ Make friends and develop relationships. Getting to know local people will help you understand the new culture. ◆ Communicate with friends and family back home. Writing home about your experiences and problems can help you understand and solve them. ◆ Do something you usually do. Listening to your favourite music or doing something you like can be relaxing when you miss your family.
37 Culture shock happens when you _______.
A. become a teenager B. meet foreign people for the first time
C. move to a big city D. go to live in a foreign culture
38 What may happen during the second stage
A. It becomes easier for you to solve the problems.
B. You feel very excited and don’t want to go home.
C. You may develop unhealthy habits.
D. You find everything about the new culture strange.
39 During Stage 3, your _______ may improve.
A. sense of humour B. body’s health
C. writing skill D. learning ability
40 Which of the following can NOT solve the culture shock problems
A. Travel around the foreign country.
B. Only make friends with people from your country.
C. Learn the foreign language as much as possible.
D. Learn new rules and culture from local people.
第二节、阅读填空（5分）
阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The term “culture shock” is used to describe the anxiety（焦虑）produced when a person moves to a new environment. When you visit a new place, you are forced to meet your everyday needs, like food and language in a totally new and different way. 41． . After all, it is you who must take steps to feel better. There are a few suggestions.
42． . You may feel annoyed that you are experiencing a culture shock after having prepared so long and so hard for your trip. No matter how much information you read and how well you speak English, you can’t always do everything perfectly.
An open mind helps. Try not to form an opinion about the new culture soon. You might be quick to judge the food, manners and the ways to communicate and as a result would want to do things the way you are used to. Do not think of the US culture as better or worse, just different—you will be more willing to try new things. 43． .
Participate（参与）. Just watching life go by you is not going to help you much. You will have to try out a few things for yourself. 44． . People around you will usually be ready to help if something goes wrong. If you are unsure of what to do in a new environment, follow others.
Be Humorous. 45． . Finally believe that you can live with the differences and confusions（困惑）and still learn and enjoy yourself.
A．Don’t worry about making a mistake
B．Getting over culture shock depends upon you
C．Do not expect to do things perfectly the first time
D. Try to accept the differences you are finding between your home and host cultures
E. Never forget that humor is one of the best methods for almost any difficult situation
第2卷 非选择题（共30分）
第一节、短文填空（5分）
In China, many people don’t like the number 4 or 14, since the number 4 in Chinese has the same pronunciation as the word “die”. While some people in 1.w__________ countries don’t like the number 13, because they think it is unlucky and they believe this number will bring bad news. Here’s a story about Mr. Smith. One day, Mr. Smith 2.i__________ 12 friends to his house to have a party. Everyone was happy at first. 3.S__________ one guest shouted, “There are 13 people in this house now!” Some people began to be unhappy when 4. h__________ this. Mr. Smith did not know what to do or what to say at that 5.m_________. He regretted inviting that guest. One minute later, a woman smiled and said, “Well, I’m pregnant right now. So there are 14 people in this house, not 13.” Everybody laughed, and they were happy again.
第二节、完成句子（每题2分，共10分）
1.我在某种程度上同意你的观点。
I agree with you .
2.我们已经习惯了在广州的忙碌生活。
We the busy life in Guangzhou.
3.为了买新房子，他努力赚更多的钱。
buy a new house，he earn more money.
4.警方指出他们尝试使炸弹爆炸。
The police stated that they tried a bomb.
5.进人前必须脱鞋。
Shoes before entering.
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假设你是李芳，去年你作为交换生去了英国，就读于Rainbow Secondary School 的八年级二班，期间同学们给予你许多帮助，请你就此写一封感谢信。内容如下：
注意：词数80个左右，已给出部分不计入总词数。
Dear students of Class Two, Grade Eight, Rainbow School, How are you
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I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Li Fang
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