2020-2021学年九年级英语人教版全册Unit10 -Unit12 随堂测试题含答案

Unit10you'resupposedtoshakehands

一、单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)。

()1.—Alltheworkerswenthomeyesterday

Mr.White.Why?

—Becausehewasonduty.

A.exceptB.besidesC.exceptthatD.beside

()2.—Itispossibleformeonehourfinishingthejob.

—Youareright.

A.spendB.tospendC.spendingD.spent

()3.Myfatherisusedtoafterschooleveryday.

A.pickupmeB.pickingupmeC.pickmeupD.picking

meup

()4.Wecan'tworkoutthephysicsproblem.Canyoutell

us?

A.howtodoB.whattodoitC.howtodoitD.what

shouldtodo

()5.MoYanisaChinesewriter,andhisworksare

worth.Doyouthinkso?

A.readB.toreadC.readingD.for

reading

()6.Chinesepeopleeatchopsticks.

A.withB.byC.inD.use

()7.Whenwe're,weshouldbecarefulaboutthetable

manners.

A.atatableB.attableC.atthetableD.attables

()8.—I'mafraidtheboycan'tdealwiththeproblem.

一Me,too.,heisonly8yearsold.

A.IngeneralB.SofarC.AfterallD.For

example

()9.WhatarepeopleinChinasupposedwhentheymeet

forthefirsttime?

A.todoB.doC.doingD.tobedone

(JlO.TheplanewillfromBeijingCapitalAirportandland

inLondon.

A.takeonB.takeoffC.takeoutD.take

away

()11.—WhatarepeopleinJapansupposedtodowhentheymeet

forthefirsttime?

-Theyaresupposedto.

A.bowB.kissC.shakehandsD.hug

()12.DavidisfromAustralia.Heeatingwithchopsticks.

A.usedtoB.isusedC.isusedtoD.useto

()13.Weoftenourfriends'homes.

A.dropB.dropinC.dropbyD.dropout

()14.ShehadneverbeentotheGreatWallbefore.Todayshesawit

thefirsttime.

A.atB.forC.inD上y

()15.Neveruseyourchopstickstoatanyone.

A.pointB.lookC.stickD.stare

二、完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)。

Todayitisquitenaturaltofindpeopleshakehandsinsomesituations.

Peopleallovertheworldshakehandsformanydifferent1.Weshake

handswhenwemeetnewpeople2duringspecialfestivals.Players

oftenshakehandsbeforeorafter3.Businesspeopleshakehands

whentheymakeadeal.

Whydopeopleshakehands4shakingfeet?Thisisbecauseof

thefactalongtimeagomostpeople5knivesorguns.Ifsomeof

themdecidedthattheydidnotwantto6,theywouldshowtheir

emptyhands.7peopleshookhandssothattheycouldnot8

knivesinthesleeves(袖子).Lateron,hand-shakingbecameasymbolof

9.

Nowwedon'thaveto10withgunsorknives.However,people

stillshakehandsallthetime!Thereasonissimple-itisstillawayto

showfriendship.

()1.A.ideasB.reasonsC.thoughtsD.excuses

()2.A.orB.asC.butD.so

()3.A.gamesB.speechesC.exerciseD.

programmes

()4.A.suchasB.aswellasC.insteadofD.together

with

()5.A.lostB.boughtC.caughtD.carried

()6.A.cheatB.fightC.dropD.speak

()7.A.PerhapsB.HappilyC.CarefullyD.Luckily

()8.A.hideB.liftC.pullD.push

()9.A.successB.victoryC.prideD.peace

)10.A.talkaboutB.worryaboutC.knowaboutD.

learnabout

三、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)。

A

Givinggiftsisakindofknowledge,andisalsoonekindofstrategy(策

略).IntheWesterncountries,youshouldbecarefulofgivinggifts.Never

giveagiftinajobintervieworatabusinessmeeting.Giftsareusually

givenduringspecialholidays,orasa“thankyou“forspecialinvitations.

Whenarrivingataspecialparty,youmaygiveyourgifttothehostoncethe

introductionsaremade.Hereareafewrules:

Bemodest(适度的)withyourgift.Donotbuygiftsthataretoo

expensive,suchasaSwisswatch,agoldringoragoldnecklace.Aspecial

foodfromyourcountry,abottleofwine,candy,orflowersarethebestif

youdonotknowthehostverywell,butbesurethatyourgiftwillnotneed

muchattention.Youcanusuallysaysomethinglike"Ihopeyouwilllikeit.”

whenyouofferyourgift.

Becarefulofgivingwine.Abottleofwineisusuallyallrightifyou

knowyourhostdrinkswine,buthardalcohol(酒精)suchaswhisky(威士

忌)shouldonlybegivenasagiftwhenyouknowthehostwellandare

certainthattheywouldlikesuchagift.Flowersaregood,butremember:

rosesareforspeciallove.Youhavetobecareful.

Asmallculturalgiftfromyourcountryisusuallyverygood.Makesure

thatyourgiftispacked(包装)nicely.Anicecardwithitwillbebetter

()l.Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallydon'tgive

gifts.

A.onChristmasDay

B.onsomeone'sbirthday

C.inajobintervieworatabusinessmeeting

D.onNewYear'sDay

()2.Thepassagementionsrulesaboutgivinggifts.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

()3.Whichgiftisthemostproperamongthefollowingfourkinds?

A.Abottleofwhisky.B.Specialfoodfromyour

country.

C.Roses.D.ASwisswatch.

()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisnotnecessarytopackthegiftnicely.

B.Yourgiftshoulddraweveryone'sattention.

C.Hardalcoholisagoodgifttomostofthepeople.

D.Youcangiveyourgifttothehostoncetheintroductionsare

made.

()5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.TherulesofgivinggiftsB.Howtobuygifts

C.TablemannersD.Culturaldifferences

B

ForyearsIwantedagarden.I'dspendhoursthinkingofdifferent

thingsIcouldplantthatwouldlooknicetogether.

ButthenwehadMathew,andMarvin,andthetwins—AlisaandAlan,

andthenHelen,Iwastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.

Moneywasnotenough.Neitherwastime.Oftenwhenmychildren

werelittle,oneofthemwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuch,I'dhave

tosay“Doyouseeamoneytreeoutside?Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees,you

know.”

Finally,allthechildrengotthroughhighschoolandcollegeandwere

offontheirown.Istartedthinkingagainaboutagarden.

Then,onespringmorning,onMother'sDayIwasworkinginmy

kitchen.Suddenly,Ilookedoutofthewindowandtherewasanewtree,

plantedrightinmyyard.Therewerethingsblowingaroundonit.ThenI

putmyglassesonandIcouldn/tbelievewhat1saw.Therewasamoney

treeinmyyard!

Iwentouttolook.Itwastrue!Thereweredollarbills,onehundredof

them,hangingalloverthattree.Therewasalsoanoteamongthem,“Thank

youforyourtime,Mom.Weloveyou!"

Latei;mychildrenboughtmetools,ornaments(装饰品)，asunflower

steppingstoneandgardeningbooks.Anewpagestartedinmylife.

Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygardenisnowverypretty,justlikeI

wanted.WhenIgooutandtakecareofmyflowers,Idon'tseemtomissmy

childrenasmuchasIoncedid.Itfeelslikethey'rerighttherewithme.Now

everyyearwhenwintercomes,Ilookoutofmywindowandthinkofthe

flowersFilseenextspringinmylittlegarden.Ithinkaboutwhatmy

childrendidforme,andIgettearsinmyeyes—everytime.

I'mstillnotsurethatmoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes!

()6.Howmanychildrendidthewriterhave?

A.Three.B.Five.C.Four.D.Six.

()7.Whatdidthemothermeanwhenshesaid“Moneydoesn't

growontrees"?

A.Shewastoobusytoplantamoneytreeatthattime.

B.Itwasn'teasyforhertomakemoneytoraiseallthechildren.

C.Shehadtosavemoneysothatshecouldhaveagarden.

D.Theydidn'thavemuchmoneybecausethemotherlostherjob.

()8.FromParagraph5,weknowthat'Amoneytree"appearedin

thewriter'syard.

A.onespringmorningonaMother'sDayafterthechildrenleft

her

B.beforeherchildrenwereborn

C.whenthechildrenwerelittle

D.afterthechildrenwenttoschool

()9.Thechildrenplantedamoneytreeintheirmother'syard

because.

A.theirmotherneededmoneybadly

B.theywantedtolivetogetherwiththeirmotherforever

C.itwastimeforthemtogivethemoneybacktotheirmother

D.theywantedtoshowtheirlovetotheirmother

（）10.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowMother'sDayis

in.

A.JanuaryB.AugustC.MayD.October

C

WhenIfirstwenttoBritain,alotofthingsseemedstrangetome.For

example,peopledroveontheleftsideoftheroadandmanypeoplecarried

anumbrellaallthetime.TherewerealsomanyotherthingsthatIfound

reallyA

ThefirstthingInoticedwashowpoliteBritishpeoplewere.WhenI

gotonthebus,thedriverwouldgreetme;whenpeoplegotoffthebus,

theywouldsay"Thankyou"tothedriver;whenIwentintoashop,Iwould

begreetedbyasmilingsalesmanwhowouldsay;"CanIhelpyou?"

ThefamilyIstayedwithwereverynice,buttheirhousewasfullof

oddities（'怪现象）.Firstly,therewerecarpets什也毯）everywhere,evenin

thebathroom.Also,thebathroomwasfullofsurprises.ThefirsttimeI

triedtowashmyhandsIburnedmyself.Thecoldandhotwatercameout

ofdifferenttaps（水龙头）!Then,whenItriedtodrymyhairIcouldn'tfind

asocket(插座)formyhairdryerMaybethatwasn'tsuchabigsurprise.

MoresurprisingwasthefactthatBritishpeopledidn'ttaketheirshoes

offwhentheywentintoahouse—canyouimagine?

IguessthatforBritishpeopleallofthesethingsarenormal.It'sonly

whenyouvisitaforeigncountrythatyourealizethatwhatyouthinkis

normalisnot.Normalitydependsonwhereyouare.

()11.Thebestwordfor"▲"is""，

A.successfulB.traditionalC.excitingD.

surprising

()12.HowmanyexamplesaregiventoshowthatBritishpeople

arepolite?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

()13.Whathappenedwhenthewriterfirsttriedtowashhishands

inhishostfamily?

A.Heburnedhishands.B.Hecouldn'tfindthetap.

C.Therewasn'tanywaterinthetap.D.Therewasonlycoldwater

inthetap.

()14.Whatdoesthewriterthinkitisnormaltodowhenenteringa

house?

A.Totakeyourhatoff.B.Towashyourhands.

C.Totakeyourshoesoff.D.Toleaveyourumbrella

out.

()15.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthepassage?

A.Bytellingashortstory.B.Byprovidingsomeexamples.

C.Byshowingdifferentopinions.D.Bycomparingresearch

results.

四、任务型阅读。(每小题2分，共10分)。

Tablemannersarehowtobehavewhenyoueatameal.Theyinclude

howtohandleknives,forksandspoonsandhowtoeatinapolitemanner.

Herearesometablemannersindifferentcountries.

EATINGMANNERS

Japan:①Unlikemakingbignoises,slurpingslightlyisnot

rude.Japanesealsosayittastesbetterifyouslurp.

Russia:Yourwristsshouldbeplacedontheedgeofthetablewhile

eating,forkinlefthand,andknifeintheright.Itisnotgoodmannersto

restthemonyourlap.Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.fA)Leavesomefood

onyourplatetoshowthatthehosthasgivenyouenoughtoeat.

France:Neverdiscussmoneyorreligionoverdinner.Whatisdifferent

fromthemannersinRussiaisthatfinishingeverythingonyourplateis

consideredgoodmanners.

Mexico:Wheneveryoucatchtheeyeofsomeonewho'seating,evena

stranger;it'sgoodmannerstosay“provecho”,whichmeans“enjoy”.In

Mexico,diningismorethanameal.It'sasocialoccasion—lunchesare

seldomquickandsupperscanlastforhours.Whereyousitmattersinthe

country.Andyoumustsay“enjoyyourmeal"beforeyouleavethetable.

DRINKINGMANNERS

America:Ifyouemptyabottleintosomeone'sglass,itobligesthat

persontobuythenextbottle.Itspolitetoputthelastdropsintoyourown

glass.

Australia:Inapubit'susualtobuyaroundofdrinksforeveryonein

yourgroup.Whenit'syourturn,say“It'smyround”.Whenit'stheirround,

theywillbuy(B]itforyou.Don'tleavebeforeyou'veboughtaround.

Japan:②Instead,youshouldpourforothersandwaitfor

themtodoitforyou.

1.任务一选择最佳句子补全文章。其中有一项是多余的。

A.Don'tfillyourownglassofalcohol.

B.You'dbetternotdrinkalcoholinapub.

C.Itis“perfectly“okaytoslurpwhenyoueatnoodles.

①②

2.任务二将(A)处画线句子Leavesomefoodonyourplatetoshow

thatthehosthasgivenyouenoughtoeat.译为汉语。

3.任务三找出(B)处画线代词it所指代的内容。

4.任务四找出与Puttingthelastdropsintoyourownglassisn't

impolite,意思相同或相近的句子。

5.任务五选择文章的最佳标题。

A.EatingMannersinDifferentCountries

B.DrinkingMannersinDifferentCountries

C.TableMannersinDifferentCountries

五、补全对话(每小题1分，共5分)。

根据对话情景及首字母提示，填入所缺的词完成对话，每空一词。

A:Ben,Ihavesomequestionsaboutyourcountry,Canada.

B:Okay.Whatdoyouwanttoknow?

A:Whatareyous1todowhenyoumeetsomeoneforthe

firsttime?

B:You'resupposedtos2hands.

A:Howabouttime?Forexample,whenapartyisateighto'clock,do

yougoateighto'clock?

B:No,youcangoaboutfifteenminuteslate.

A:OK.Isitthesameforbusinessmeetings?

B:Oh,no.Forabusinessmeeting,makesureyou'reo3

time.

A:Mmm,Iheardthatit'srudetomaken4whenyou

eat.Isthattrue?

B:Yes,itis.Youshouldn'tdoit.

A:Onemorequestion,areyousupposedtotakeagiftwhenyouvisit

someone?

B:Yes,it'sp5totakesomeflowers.

A:Thanks.NowI'mready.

六、单词拼写（每小题1分，共5分）。

根据括号中所给的中文提示完成单词。

l.Therearefour（季节）inourhometown.

2.1t's（不礼貌的）totalkaloudinpubic.

3.Weshouldknowitstable（礼仪）whenwetraveltoa

foreigncountry.

4.Thechildrendon/tknowhowto（表现）themselves

decently.

5.Beforeheleaveshome,heneedstolearnsome（基本的）

cookery

七、按要求完成下列句子，每空一词（每题2分，共10分）。

1.Theyoften（顺便拜访）theirfriends'homes.

2.Alfredisgettinghot,soheisgoingto（脱下）

hiscoat.

3.AlthoughEmilydidsomethingwrong,

（这没什么大不了的）.

4.Studentsshould_________________________________________________________（把粉

笔从上擦掉）theblackboardafterclass.

5.Mr.Griffin（大动肝火）becausehisdaughter

toldalieyesterday.

八、书面表达（共15分）。

通过下面表格，谈谈中西方文化差异

中国西方国家

见面时谈论的可以谈论很多话题，甚至谈论的话题常为天

话题包括年龄、薪水气或体育运动

姓氏在前，名字在后名字在前，姓氏在

名字

后

餐具筷子刀和叉

不马上打开礼物，要等客当场打开礼物，并

接受礼物的方

人离开后才打开对方的向对方表示感谢！

式

礼物

要求：1.要包含表格中的所有内容。

2.条理清晰，语意连贯。

3•词数不少于80词。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：salary薪水，acceptagift接受礼物，unwrapagift打开

礼物

答案

一、1-5ABDCC6-10ABCAB11-15ACCBA

二、1-5BAACD6-10BAADB

三、1-5CCBDA6-10BBADC11-15DCACB

四、1.①C②A

2.在你的盘子中留一些食物来显示主人已经给了你足够吃的（东西）。

3.aroundofdrinks

4.It'spolitetoputthelastdropsintoyourownglass.

5.C

五、l.supposed2.shake3.on4.noise5.polite

六、l.seasons2.impolite3.manners4.behave5.basic

七、1.dropby

2.takeoff

3.itwasnobigdeal

4.cleanthechalkoff

5.gotmad

八、书面表达

TherearesomedifferencesbetweenChinesecustomsandWestern

customs.Firstly;thetopicsthatpeopletalkaboutwhentheymeetare

different.Chinesepeopletalkabouteverything,evenincludingageand

salary.InWesterncountriespeopleoftentalkabouttheweatherandthe

sports.SecondlyinChina,thefamilynamescomebeforethefirstnames.In

Westerncountries,thefamilynamesareafterthefirstnames.Thirdly

Chinesepeopleeatwithchopsticks,buttheWesternpeopleoftenuse

knivesandforks.Lastly,thewaysthatpeopleacceptgiftsaredifferent.In

China,youaren'tsupposedtounwrapthegiftatonce.Youcandoitafter

theguestsleave.InWesterncountries,youaresupposedtounwrapthegift

andsaythanks.

Unit11

第一节单项选择(本题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)

从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳

答案。

()1.JackfailedtheEnglishexamagain.Whatnews!Hisparents

saidthattheywereathisEnglishgrades.

A.disappointing;disappointing

B.disappointing;disappointed

C.disappointed;disappointed

D.disappointed;disappointing

()2.—WhydoyoupreferRockingRestaurant?

-Tostartrithascomfortableseats.Andsecondlyithas

severaldishesthelowestpriceeveryday.

A.at;forB.with;withC.with;inD.at;

with

()3.—Whataheavyrain!

—Soitis.Ipreferratherthanonsucharainyday.

A.togoout;stayathomeB.tostayathome;goout

C.goingout;stayathomeD.stayingathome;goout

()4.—MyteachersoftenencouragememorefriendsbutIfindit

difficult.

—Yourteachers'ideaisright.Themorefriendsyoumake,you

willbe.

A.tomake,themorehappyB.tomake,happier

C.making,thehappierD.tomake,thehappier

()5.—DidyouseeMr.Wangyesterdaymorning?

一No.BythetimeItoschool,he.

A.got;leftB.hadgot;hadleftC.got;hadleft

D.hadgot;left

()6.-Tim,howdoyourparentslikepopmusic?

一mydadmymumlikesit.Theybothprefer

classicalmusic.

A.Notonly;butalsoB.Either;orC.Neither;nor

D.Both;and

()7.It'sdangerousacloselookatthetigerinthezoo.

A.forustakingB.ofustotakeC.ofustaking

D.forustotake

()8.Thegirlwantstolose.Sheoftengoestoschoolwithout

breakfast.

A.addressB.ageC.weightD.wealth

()9.—Inourcitypeoplealwaysseetheblueskythisyear.Whatdoyou

thinkofit?

—Ithinktreesweplant,airourcitywillhave.

A.theless;thecleanerB.themostjthecleanest

C.themore;thecleanerD.theleast;thecleanest

()10.We'vealltheCDsandtheywell.

A.sellout;aresoldB.soldout;aresoldC.sellout;sell

D.soldout;sell

()11.—HowdidyougettheMP4,fromashoporbyphone?

—.Ialwayslikeshoppingonline.

A.NoneB.NeitherC.BothD.A11

()12.—Whynottotheparknow?

一Goodidea!Let'sgo.

A.goB.togoC.goesD.going

()13.Mydaughtergotupanddressedherselfquicklywhenheralarm

clock.

A.ranoffB.wentoffC.setoffD.

turnedoff

()14.Hisunclewouldrathertheoldbikethananewone.

A.repair;tobuyB.torepair;buyC.repair;buyD.to

repair;tobuy

()15.—Couldyoutellmetomorrow?

一Bybus.

A.howdidyougotothemuseumB.howyouwenttothe

museum

C.howwillyougotothemuseumD.howyouwillgoto

themuseum

第二节完形填空(本题共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分)

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D

四个选项中选出可以填人相应空白处的最佳答案。

Doyoueverwatcholdmovies?MaybeyouwillseeonewithCarole

Lombard.Shewasafamous16inthe1930s.Shediedwhenshewas

only34.Inher17lifeshemade70movies!

Lombard'srealnamewasJaneAlicePeters.In1921,shewasplaying

baseballinthe18nearherhome.Amoviedirector19herand

decidedtoputherinamovie.Shewasonly13atthetime.Themoviewas

oneofthelastsilentmovies.Sheactedsowellthatshe20theheartsof

somepeople.At16,sheleftschooltoact.

In1925,shehadanagreementwitha21studio,20thCentury

Fox.Thestudiogave22anewname,andsheactedinseveralfilms.Then,

atage18,shewasinabadcaraccident.Theaccidentleftscars(伤疤)on

herface.Thestudiobroketheagreement,butshedidnot23,She

continuedtoact.

ItwasParamountStudiothatmadeLombarda24.Shemademany

moviesforthestudio.Shealsomarriedtwooftheirstars.Lombardwas

marriedtoactorWilliamPowellforonly23months.25sevenyears

later;shemarriedthegreatloveofherlife,actorClarkGable.ltwasagreat

Hollywoodlovestory.

()16.A.nurseB.actressC.doctor

D.teacher

()17.A.shortB.lazyC.longD.

humorous

()18.A.kitchenB.classroomC.cinema

D.street

()19.A.forgotB.sawC.hurtD.

pushed

()20.A.brokeB.avoidedC.wonD.

treated

()21.A.danceB.filmC.musicD.

school

()22.A.meB.itC.herD.

him

()23.A.giveupB.haveatryC.makesure

D.liftup

（）24.A.scientistB.writerC.driver

D.star

（）25.A.ButB.BeforeC.Since

D.As

第三节阅读理解（本题共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

DearXueMei,

Iamverysorrytolearnthatyouareunhappynow.Butasafriendof

yours,Idon'tthinkyoushouldbeunhappy.

1knowthatyourfamilyisnotrich,soyourparentscan'taffordtobuy

youclothesoffamousbrands（名牌），whichmakesyouunhappy.Although

wedon'thavemuchmoney,wecanhaveagoodmoodeveryday.Manyrich

peoplehavetoomuchmoney,buttheyoftenfeelboredandlonely.Your

parentshavesentyoutoschoolsothatyoucanreceivegoodeducationand

haveabrightfuture.Thisisnoteasyforyourparents.Soyoushouldthank

them.Don'taskforsomethingthatisoutofyourparents*reach.Don*tbe

vain-glorious（虚荣的）.

Ialsothinkyoushouldputyourheartintostudy.Readmorebooksand

youcangetalotfromreading.Withoutthefamousbrandcompetition,you

willbecomehappy.

Soyoushoulddecidenottofeelsosorryandsad.Youshouldsmileand

thinkyouareluckierinlife.

Ihopemyadvicewillbehelpfultoyou.Wishyouhappiness!

Yours,

Lanlan

()26.XueMeiandLanlanaremostprobably.

A.sistersB.friendsC.twins

D.strangers

()27.XueMeiisn'thappybecause.

A.shecan'tgotoschoolB.shecan'tlearnthe

lessonswell

C.shelostsomefamousbrandthingsD.shecan'tgetclothes

offamousbrands

()28.XueMeicaresaboutverymuch.

A.wearingB.studyingC.working

D.eating

()29.“Something"thatisoutofyourparents'reachisthethingthat

A.yourparentscan'taffordB.yourparentscan't

reach

C.yourparentscan'tmakeD.yourparentsdon't

like

()30.Accordingtothisletter,agoodwaytohelpXueMeiisto.

A.makemoneyB.restmoreC.studyhard

D・competeforthings

B

WhenIwasaboyIusedtotravelbybusorbymotorbike.My

grandparentsusedtoliveinasmalltown,butmyparentsusedtoworkin

anothertown.It'sfarfrommyhometomygrandparents*.It'sabout100

miles.Weusedtotakeabusorrideamotorbiketovisitmygrandparents.

Therewerealwaysmanypeopleonthebus.IusedtofeelterriblewhenI

wasonit.Therefore,myparentsusedtotakemetomygrandparents1by

motorbike.Ioftenfeltbetter;butitwastoocoldinwinter.Wemuststopto

staywarmforawhileandhaveashortrestforseveraltimesontheway...

Now,ithaschangedalot.Myfatherboughtanicecarthreeyearsago.

Wecandrivetomygrandparents'.AndIaman18-year-oldcollegestudent.

Idon'tfeelterribleeventhoughItravelbybus.Iusuallyfeelcomfortable

whenItravelbycar.

()31.Howdidthewriterusetotravelwhenhewasyoung?

A.Bybus.B.Bymotorbike.C.Bycar.

D.AandB.

()32.Didhisparentsusetolivewithhisgrandparents?

A.Yes,theydid.B.No,theydidn/t.C.Yes,they

didn't.D.Wedon'tknow.

)33.Howfarisitfromhisparents*tohisgrandparents?

A.It'sabout10miles.B.It'sabout100

kilometers.

CIt'sabout100miles.D.It'sverynear.

()34.Howdidthewriterusetofeelwhenhetraveledbybus?

A.Cold.B.Terrible.C.Comfortable.D.

Nervous.

()35.Howoldisthewriternow?

A.Eighteen.B.Eight.C.Eighty.D.

Wedon'tknow.

C

Therearemanyexpressionswithheart.Oneofthemisto“loseyour

heart"tosomeone.Whenthathappens,youhavefalleninlove.Butifthe

personwho"wonyourheart"doesnotloveyou,thenyouaresuretohave

a"brokenheart”.Inyoursadness,youthinkthatthepersonyoulovedis

"hard-hearted”,andinfact,hasa“heartofstone”.

Youmaydecideto“pouroutyourheart"toafriend.Tellingsomeone

aboutyourpersonalproblemscanoftenmakeyoufeelbetter.

Ifyourfrienddoesnotseemtounderstandhowpainfulyourbroken

heartis,youmayaskherto“haveaheart”.Youareaskingyourfriendto

showsomesympathy(同情)foryoursituation.Yourfriend“hasherheart

intherightplace1'ifshesayssheissorryforhowyoufeel.

Ifyourfriendsays,“Myheartbleeds(流血)foryou”,shemeansthe

opposite.Sheisacold-heartedpersonwhodoesnotreallycareabout