外研版（2019）高中英語必修第三冊期中復(fù)習(xí)：閱讀理解+完形填空+書面表達(dá) 試題匯編（含答案）

【新教材】外研版（2019）高中英語必修第三冊期中復(fù)習(xí)：

閱讀理解+完形填空+書面表達(dá)試題精選匯編

閱讀理解試題精選匯編

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

TakeacloserlookatthewondersofKewGardensbyjoiningaguidedwalkingtour.Ledby

ourknowledgeablevolunteerguides,itisafunandinformativewaytoexplorethegrounds.

Freedailywalkingtours

Toursleaveat11amand1:30pmfromtheinformationdeskatVictoriaGatePlaza.Each

guidepresentstheirowntourandtakesinthehighlights（最精彩的部分）oftheseason.

Themedtours

Toursleaveat12fromtheinformationdeskatVictoriaGatePlaza.Ourguidesoffer

attractiveseasonalthemesincludingAutumnColourandWinterEvergreens.

Expert-guidedtours

EveryTuesdaythroughouttheyearat11:30amand2:30pmwe'llbeholdingan

expert-guidedtour.Thetourwillfeature（以...為特色）adifferentplanteachmonthandyou'H

gobehindtheScenesandtalktoKewstaffabouttheirwork.You'Hfindoutinterestingfactsabout

thefeaturedplantorfungus（真菌），includingwhyit'sgrownatKewandhowit'susedandcared

for.

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Price

Thecostis￡60perguide(thisdoesnotincludeyourentrytotheGardens).Eachguidecan

takeupto15people.Groupsofmorethan15mustbookmorethanoneguide.Smallergroupsare

alsoacceptedbutthecostremains￡60.

Tourstakeaboutonehourandmaybebookedfrom10ameveryday.Pleasenotethatno

refunds(退款)canbegivenonceticketsarebooked.

1.Whattimecanyouchooseifyougotofreedailywalkingtours?

A.9am.B.10am.C.11am.D.2:30pm.

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutexpert-guidedtours?

A.Peoplecangetintouchwithexpertsaheadoftime.

B.PeoplehavenochoicebuttogoonTuesday.

C.Peoplecanbewarmlyreceivedbythestaff.

D.Peoplecanhaveatasteoffungus.

3.Howmuchistheguidecostfor5people?

A.￡60.B,￡120.C.￡150.D.￡300.

B

Latelastyear,Ineededtotransportsomefurniturefromourhousetomyson'sflatincentral

London.Ishouldhavepaidamantodoit,butfoolishlyconfidentinmydrivingability,Idecided

tohirealorryanddriveitmyself.

Movingthelorrybackwardinmyyard,1crashedintoasmallshed,causingpermanent

damage.Fortunately,Iownedtheshed.Iloadedupwiththefurnitureandsetout.Bynowitwas

rushhour.Mynervesbrokedown,asIdrovethehugelorrythroughthestreetsnervously.

AtlastIarrivedatCharlotteStreetandfoundanavailableparkingspace.Imovedthelorry

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intoitonlytonoticethreepeopleatapavementcafewavingtome.Igotout,tremblingviolently,

likeonewhohadjustfinishedastormyAtlanticcrossing."You'vehitthecarparkedbehindyou,^^

theysaid.Iexaminedthecar.Therewerewhitescratchesonitsfrontface.Itboreadisabledsign.

So,nowIwasabaddriverandabadman.Undertheseverelookofthethree,Ileftanapologetic

noteonthedamagedcar'swindscreen,givingmyphonenumber.

Iunloadedthefurniture,drippingthesweat,wantingonlytoescapefromthemonster.Idrove

itbacktoitsbaseatEdgware.Onarrival,thebosstoldmeImustfillitupwithpetrolbefore

returningit."Justchargeme,“Icried,stillshakingwithfear.Hestaredatmewithunderstanding.

Nodoubthe'dwitnessedothersinthisstatebefore.t4HowaboutIdriveyoutoapetrolstation,you

fillup,andIdriveitback?,,heasked.

HedancedthegreatlorrythroughthetrafficsocarefullythatitwouldhaveshamedmeifI

hadnotbeensograteful.

4.Themanfelttohavedeliveredthefurniturehimself.

A.gratefulB.regretful

C.proudD.confident

5.Themantrembledviolentlybecause.

A.hecausedaterribletrafficaccident

B.drivingthelorrywastoodifficultforhim

C.hewasafraidtoseethethreepeople

D.thefurniturewastooheavyforhim

6.Themansaidhewasabadmanmostprobablybecause.

A.hemadethetrafficaccidentonpurpose

B.heparkedthebiglorryonthepavement

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C.heshouldn'thavedriventhelorryhimself

D.heshouldn'thavecausedtroubleforthedisabled

7.Thewriterintendedtosuggestthat?

A.itwasexcitingtodrivealorryB.itwashardtoavoidaccidents

C.beingtooconfidentisfoolishD.thebosswasexpertindriving

C

Alotofpeoplefeelthatifsmuchhardertolearnaforeignlanguageasyougrowolder一

andthey'reright.Anewstudyfoundthatifyouwanttoachievetheproficiency（精通）ofanative

speaker,you'dbeststartwhenyou're10yearsold.

Thereisalotofevidencethatshowschildrenfinditmucheasierthanadultstolearna

foreignlanguage,whichhasmaderesearcherssuggestthatthereisan"importantperiod^^for

languagelearning.Butuntilnow,noonehasreallybeensurewhatthatageperiodis.Now,MIT

researchersbelievetheyhavesolvedoneofthosethings.

Theyfoundthatthewindowstartstoclosewhenyou'reabout10yearsold.Although

childrenupto17or18learnanewlanguagefasterthanadults,andtheirabilitydropsslowerthan

thatinadults,itbecomesverydifficulttoreachtheproficiencyofanativespeakerifyoustartlater

thanage10.

Thefindingsarebasedonananalysisofagrammartesttakenbynearly670,000people.

Researcherstooksnapshots（快照）ofthousandsofpeoplewhowereindifferentstagesoflearning

English.Theyalsousedagamecalled“WhichEnglish?^^tojudgewhichdialectofEnglishthe

test-takerspeaks.Withinhoursafterbeingpostedonthesocialmedia,the10-minutetest"Which

English?”spreadquickly.

Researchersfoundthatthegrammar-learningabilityremainsstronguntilage17or18,after

whichitstartstodrop—whichwasratherunexpected.Ifsnotclearwhythedropstartstohappen.

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Itmayeitherbeaculturalreasonorabiologicalone.Youshouldn'tletthisdisappointyou.Evenif

it'sabitharder,youshouldtryit.It'snotjusttheabilitytotalktosomeonefromanothercountry.

Studieshaveshownthatlearningasecondorthirdlanguagedoeswondersfbryourbrainand

mentalhealth.

8.Whatdoestheword“window"inParagraph3referto?

A.Agoodperiodtolearnaforeignlanguage.

B.Abetterwaytosolveaproblem.

C.Theabilitytolearnaforeignlanguage.

D.Agoodmemorytorecitenewforeignwords.

9.What'sthefunctionofuWhichEnglish?”?

A.Itisakindofgrammartest.

B.ItisanewmethodoflearningEnglish.

C.IthelpsanalyzethewaytolearnEnglish.

D.ItcantellwhatkindofEnglishpeoplespeak.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Cultureaffectslanguagelearninggreatly.

B.Learningaforeignlanguagecanbeveryuseful.

C.Youhadbetternotlearnanewlanguagewhenold.

D.Theauthordoesn'tthinktheresearchiscomplete.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whenisthebesttimetolearnaforeignlanguage?

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B.Whatkindofpeoplearefitforlearningaforeignlanguage?

C.Thingsweshouldcareforwhenlearningaforeignlanguage

D.Somespecialwaystolearnaforeignlanguage

Smokerswhogiveupsmokingandliveonadiethighintomatoesandfruits,especially

apples,havebetterchancesofrepairingtheirlungfunctionharmedbysmoking,anewstudyfinds.

Thestudy,publishedintheDecemberissueoftheEuropeanRespiratoryJournal,saidformer

smokerswhoatemoretomatoesandfreshfruitsregularlysawaslowernaturaldropinlung

functionovera10-yearperiod.

Accordingtothestudy,conductedbytheJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth,

adultswhoonaverageatemorethantwotomatoesormorethanthreeportionsoffreshfruitsaday

hadaslowerdropinlungfunction,comparedtothosewhoatelessthanonetomatoorlessthan

oneportionoffruitseveryday.

Lungfunctionstartstodropataroundage30andpoorlungfunctionisrelatedtohigherrisks

ofdeathfromalldiseases,includingheartdiseaseandlungcancer.4tAdietrichinfruitscanslow

downthelung'snaturalagingprocessevenifyouhaveneversmoked,“saidVanessaGarcia

Larsen,thestudy9sleadauthor,whoisalsoanAssistantProfessorinHumanNutritionattheJohns

HopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth.Larsenandherteamexamineddietsandlung

functionofmorethan650adultsfromGermany,NorwayandBritainin2002andperformedlung

functiontestsonthesamegroupofparticipants10yearslater.Theresearchersfoundamore

eye-catchingconnectionbetweendietsandlungfunctionamongformersmokers,whohada

slowerdropoverthe10-yearperiodbecausetheirdietswerehighlyrichintomatoesandfruits.

Sucharesultsuggeststhatthenutrients（營養(yǎng)物）intheirdietsaregoodforrepairingtheharm

tothelungdonebysmoking.

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12.Whafstheeffectoftomatoesandfruitsonformersmokers?

A.Theyhelpsmokersrepairtheirlungfunction.

B.Theyslowdowntheagingprocesslittlebylittle.

C.Theygreatlyreducetheriskofseriouslungdiseases.

D.Theymakesmokerslessworriedabouttheirhealth.

13.Whatriskisa35-year-oldmanofpoorlungfunctionlikelytohave?

A.Theacceleration（力口速）ofthelung'sagingprocess.

B.Theheavydependenceonsmokingcigarettes.

C.Thedangerofdyingfromseriousdiseases.

D.Thefasternaturaldropinlungfunction.

14.Whywerelungfunctiontestsperformedonthesamegroup10yearslater?

A.Toexamineiftheparticipantsdevelopthedisease.

B.Tomakethereadersbelievetheresultofthestudy.

C.Toseeclearsignsofaquickdropinlungfunction.

D.Toseechangesinlungfunctionofthesameperson.

15.Whafsthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroducetwokindsoffruits.

B.Todescribesomeresearchwork.

C.Totellpeopletheresultofastudy.

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D.Toexplaintheeffectofsmokingonpeople.

［答案］21—25BCBCA26—30ACADD31—35DBABC

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

FourUsefulProductsforYourLife

ElectricWineOpener

Cost:$19.89

Onceyou'vetriedthistool,youllnevergobacktotheoldfashionedkind.Thiselectricwine

openerwillremovethecork（瓶塞）easilywithinseconds,andcanopenupto30bottleswitha

singlecharge.

FantasticIceCreamSpoon

Cost:$14.99

Ifsalwaysdisappointingwhenyou'rereallyinthemoodforicecream,buthavetowait

foreverfortheicecreamtogettojusttherightsoftness.Well,thisheatedicecreamspoonexactly

conductsheatfromyourhands,andwillhelpsoftentheicecreamtomakeitreadytoeatright

away.

ExpressBaker

Cost:$58.99

Makingyourownbreadseemslikeaquitedifficultjob.Butthisbakermakesit

easier-withinanhour.Ithas12differentbreadsettings,andthreedifferentcrustsettings,soyou

canmakebread,pizzaandmore.Aquicklookthroughthereviewsshowsthatcustomersarepretty

happywithit,too.

CornStripper

Cost:$7.99

There'snodenyingthatcomonthecob（棒）isdeliciousButeatingcornonthecoband

dealingwithallthelittlebitsthatgetstuckinyourteethafterwardsisapainfulexperience.This

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littledevicetakesallthecornsfromthecob,bylettingyoustrip（錄lj）yourcorneasily,without

makingatotalmess.

21.WhatcanpeopledowithExpressBaker?

A.Makesomefood.B.Softenfood.C.Classifyfood.D.Keepfoodfresh.

22.Whichofthefollowingappliesthetheoryofheatconduction?

A.ElectricWineOpener.B.FantasticIceCreamSpoon.

C.ExpressBakerD.CornStripper.

23.Whatdothefourproductshaveincommon?

A.Theyareofthesameprice.B.Theyaredifficulttooperate.

C.Theymakefoodmoredelicioustoeat.D.Theymakepeople'slifeeasier.

B

Thissummer,IwenttoSportsCampwithmylittlebrother,Charlie.Whenwehikedtothe

pond,Iwastheonlyonewhodidn'tjumpin."Can'tyouswim,Brandon?”askedHenry.Ican,but

afteryou'veseenpondwaterunderamicroscope（顯微鏡）,you'relesseagertocooloffinit.

Tonightaftersundown,we'replayingCapturetheFlag.Thecampersaredividedintotwo

teams,BlueandRed.Eachteamhidesaflag,thenhasanhourtofindandtaketheotherteam's

flag.CharlieandIareontheBlueteam.WhenKenneth,ourteamcaptain,askswhowantsto

scoutouttheRedflag.Mybrotherraiseshishand.

Charliegoeswithabunchofboysfromourteam.Therestofusstaybehindtoguardourflag,

whichwe'vehiddeninanearbytree.Soon,Charlieisback,hisfaceasredaspaint."AHtheothers

werecaught.ButIsawtheirflag!^^hepants.t4Insidethedoorofthedirector'scabin!^^

Kennethwavesusover."Time'srunningout.Anyideas?^^

'THstaywithCharlieandIsaiahandguardourflag,“offersHenry.

KennethpointstoMarshallandme."let'sgo.^^hesays.

Werunthroughthewoods.Unluckily,twoboysfromtheRedteamnoticedKennethand

Marshall,andtheywerecaught.Ihidebehindatreeandtrytofigureoutwhichcabinisthe

director's.

Awhistlesounds,andmyheartbeatsfast.Onlyfiveminutesleft!Notimetocheckevery

cabin.Whichoneistherightone?Suddenly,Ismellsomethingfamiliar.Thedirector'safter-shave!

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I'msureofit.

Iclimbupthestepsandopenthedoor.Theflag!

“Gethim!^^Someoneshouts.

Igrabtheflagandraceforourhomebase.TwoboysfromtheRedteamarerightbehindme.

IreachourhomebasejustbeforeIhearthefinalwhistleblowloudandlong.Bluewins!

24.Whydoesn'tthewriterwanttoswiminthepond?

A.Hecan'tswim.B.Theweatherisnothot.

C.Thewaterisnotclean.D.Thepondistoodeep.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“scoutout“meaninparagraph2?

A.Figureout.B.Searchfor.C.Setup.D.Gothrough.

26.WhichoneofthefollowingwascaughtbytheRedteam?

A.Brandon.B.Henry.C.Marshall.D.Isaiah.

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.CapturetheFlagB.SportsCamp

C.AGreatSuccessD.AnUnforgettableExperience

C

Itwouldbeniceifeatingaparticularfoodcouldmagicallyprotectyouagainstalltheboring

illnesses.It'snotthatsimple,ofcourse.Handwashingremainsyourbestdefenseagainstpicking

upillnesses,andsleepisastrongdefensetoo.Butwhatyoueatdoesplayanimportantpart.

Thoughitisn'tbecauseofjustoneortwofoods,whatyoueatinyourdailydiethaveaneffecton

howweakorstrongyourimmunity（免疫力）is.

We'dbettereatfruitsandvegetableseveryday.Theycontainkeyvitaminsneededinthe

immunesystem.Forexample,VitaminCandAinfoodshelpimmunesystemworkwelltokeep

ushealthy.Rememberthateatingtheactualfruitorveggieisbetterthaneatingsingle-vitamin

supplements（補(bǔ)品）.

Gettingtoolittleprotein（蛋白質(zhì)）canweakenyourimmunesystem.Protein-richfoods

supplytheaminoacids（氨基酸）youneedtobuildimportantproteinsinthebody.Animalfoods

likebeefandporkalsocontainzinc（鋅），whichyourbodyusestomaket-cells.

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Fermentedfoodsarefoodsthatarenaturallyprotectedbybacteria（細(xì)菌），andthey'regood

forthemicrobiome（微生物）.That'sthenameforthebacteriathatliveinyourstomach,wherea

lotofcellsinimmunityactuallylive.Fermentedfoodslikeyogurthelpbeneficialbacteriadevelop

fastinthestomach,leavinglessroomforharmfulbacteria.

28.Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?

A.Handwashingisnecessary.

B.Illnessesmakepeoplebored.

C.Immunityhasmuchtodowithyourdiet.

D.Moresleepdoesgoodtohealth.

29.Whydoesthewritersuggestweeatfruitsandvegetableseveryday?

A.Theyarerichinvitaminsweneed.

B.VitaminAishelpfulforimmunity.

C.FruitssupplyourbodywithVitaminConly.

D.Eatingsingle-vitaminfoodsdoeslittlegood.

30.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?

A.Aminoacidscanhelptomaket-cells.

B.Healthybodyneedsplentyofprotein.

C.Theimmunesystemcanbehurteasily.

D.Weshouldeatanimalfoodsasmanyaspossible.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Differentfoodshavedifferentuses.

B.Fruitsandvegetableskeepushealthy.

C.Manyillnessesdoharmtotheimmunity.

D.Properdailydietprotectsourimmunesystem.

D

TheInternetplaysabigpartinhumanlife.Weuseitforworkandpleasure.Weuseitto

learnanewlanguage.Wefindadviceonit.Weuseittoconnectwithfamilyandfriends.Weuse

ittostayintouchwitheventswecareabout.Thelistgoesonandon.

AsfarastheInternetbeingapartofourlives,well,thattrainhasleftthestation.Thereisno

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goingbacktoanInternet-freelife.ButcanusingtheInternettoomuchbebadforourhealth?It

mightbe,sayresearchers.AnewstudyfindsthatheavyInternetusemaybeconnectedtohigh

bloodpressureinayounggroup:teenagers.

Thestudyresultsshowthatteenswhospendatleast14hoursaweekonlyonlinemaycause

highbloodpressure,whichmakestheirheartsandbloodvessels（血管）worktoohard.Overtime,

thisextrapressureincreasestheriskofaheartattack.Highbloodpressurecanalsocauseheart

andotherdiseases.

TheHenryFordHospitalinDetroit,Michigandidthestudy.335youngpeople,from14to

17yearsold,tookpartinit.134oftheteensweredescribedas“heavyInternetusers”.And

researchersfoundthatoutofthese134teens,26hadhighbloodpressure.Theresearcherssaidthe

studywasthefirsttoconnectheavyWebusewithhighbloodpressure.

TheleadresearcherisAndreaCassidy-Bushrow.Shesays,“UsingtheInternetispartofour

dailylife,butitshouldn'truin（毀壞）us."Ms.Cassidy-Bushrowaddsthatitisimportantfor

teenstostoptohavearestregularly（有規(guī)律地）fromtheircomputersorsmartphonesanddo

somekindofphysicalactivity.Shealsosuggeststhatparentsshouldn'tlettheirchildrenusethe

Internetformorethantwohoursaday,fivedaysaweek.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thattrainhasleftthestation^meanin

Paragraph2?

A.Thetrainhaschangeditscourse.

B.TheInternethasimprovedpeople'slife.

C.LifewithouttheInternetisnowheretobefound.

D.TheInternetbringsgreatchangestopeople'slife.

33.WhatcanweknowaboutthestudyaccordingtoParagraph4?

A.OverhalfoftheteensinthestudywereheavyInternetusers.

B.Mostoftheyoungpeoplehadhighbloodpressure.

C.Adultpeopleagedabove17tookpartinthestudy.

D.Therewasnosimilarstudylikeitbefore.

34.WhichofthefollowingwouldAndreaCassidy-Bushrowprobablyagreewith?

A.Thatteenagersshouldn'tusetheInternet.

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B.ThattheInternetwillruinhumanlifeinthefuture.

C.Thatsmartphonesaremoreharmfulthancomputers.

D.ThatregularbreaksarenecessarywhenusingtheInternet.

35.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.HeavyInternetusersaremostlyteenagers.

B.HowtopreventteenagersfromusingtheInternet.

C.ToomuchInternetusemaybebadforteenagers.

D.Everycoinhastwosides-sodoestheInternet.

【答案】ABDCBCDCABDCDDC

第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項，并在答題

卡上將該項涂黑。（共15小題，每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

A

InterestedinSoccer?

Joinusnow!

King'sSchoolisorganizingsoccercampforpupilsaged10?14.

Joinusfor5daysoffunasyoulearntoplaythisexcitingsport!

WhenWhere

15~19August,2017(MondaytoFriday)CitySportsHall

3:00pm~5:00pm267StateStreet

Ourspecialoffer:

PlayersfromtheNationalSoccerTeamwillbeyourcoachesforthe5daysofcamp!

CoachBenSmith——NationalSoccerTeam

CoachBillWilliams-NationalSoccerteam

CoachJimWhite—NationalSoccerTeamcaptain

AimsCampFee

Afterthecamp,youwillbeableto:$5perhead

■understandtherulesofthegame

■carrytheballwithyourfeet

■passtheballtootherplayersusingyourfeet

■kicktheballtowardsthegoal

Pleasecomeincomfortableshorts,T-shirtsandtrackshoes.

Tosignupforthecampandforfurtherinformation,pleasecallusat

01159515092,oremailusatKS_soccercamp@.uk

21.Whenwillthecampend?

A.On15August.B.OnMonday.

C.On19August.D.OnSaturday.

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22.Howmuchdoesthecampcost?

A.$5.B.$6.

C.$7.D.$10.

23.Whoisthecampfor?

A.BoysofKing'sSchool.B.Childrenaged10?14.

C.Teachersandtheirpupils.D.Parentsandtheirchildren,

24.PupilsinthecampcanlearnaksoccerEXCEPT.

A.caiTyingthefootballB.kickingagoal

C.passingthefootballD.makinggamerules

B

OneofthefirstwordsIlearnedinChinese,asitwouldbeinanylanguageIlearnedtospeak,

wasthankyou,orxiexie.IwantedthepeopleinmynewhometothinkIwaspolite.However,I

soonlearnedthatitwasn'tthatsimple.

Earlyon,Inoticedthatpeopleseemedconfused（困惑的）bymesaying"xiexie"，asifit

wasn'tnecessaryornormal.Theylookedinthesamewaytomyuseof"qing"andthewayI

wouldsoftenmyrequests,asintheBritishwayofsaying,“Couldyoupassmethesalt?^^instead

of“Givemethesalt!^^

IwasveryconfuseduntilIrealizedthatIwasbeingtooformal（正式的）betweenthepersonI

wastalkingtoandmyself.MyChinesefriendstoldmethatusing“please“actuallyhadthe

opposite（相反的）effectofpoliteness-ithurtsthebuilding-upofcloserelationship.

ButthismakesthingsdifficultforthosewithBritishmanners,assaying“please”and"thank

you“issomethingwelearnfromaveryyoungage.

DeborahFallowsdescribedthewayaWesternerseesChinaasastrangemixture（混合）of

politenessandrudenessinTheAtlantic:t€Apersonwillpourteaorbeerfbreveryoneelsebefore

evenconsideringpouringhisown.Butthenanotherwillannounce'Geiwoyan!\thatis,'Give

mesalt!',withnosignofapleaseorthankyouinvolved.,,

AgoodexampleofsomethingthatconfusesforeignersinChinaisshouting“fiiwuyuan!”at

thewaiterorwaitresstogettheirattention,somethingthatwouldmakeeveryoneelseinthe

restauranthateyouintheUKorUS.

Inowunderstandwhypeopledon'tsay“please"or“thankyou”inChinaasoftenaswedoin

theUK.However,I'mafraidIstillcan'tbringmyselftoshout“ftiwuyuan"inacrowded

restaurant-myinnerpoliteBritishpersonwon'tletme!

25.Whydidtheauthorlearntheword“xiexie“firstwhenhefirstlearnedChinese?

A.Hethoughtitwastheeasiestwordtolearn.B.Hewantedtobeconsideredpolite.

C.HisChinesefriendsadvisedhimtodoit.D.Hebelievedthatitwouldn'tconfusepeople.

26.TheauthorlearnedfromhisChinesefriendsthatsaying“xiexie"and"qing".

A.isnotnecessaryatallinChina

B.issomethingpeopleonlysaytostrangers

C.isnotgoodfbrdevelopingacloserelationship

D.isawaytojudgeifapersonhasgoodmanners

27.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.BritonsandAmericansusuallyhavebettermannersthanChinesepeople.

B.It'sallrighttoshout“fbwuyuarTtogetaserver'sattentioninacrowdedrestaurant.

C.Chinesepeopleshouldsay"please"or“thankyou“asoftenasBritishpeopledo.

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D.ForeignerstendtobeconfusedbyChinesepeople'smixtureofpolitenessandruden

C

Mychallengeforyouisthis:toreadabookfor15minuteseverysingledayforamonth.

Letmeexplainabit,bytellingyouwherethechallengecamefrom.Ihavemanythingsin

commonwithmydad,likemusictasteandsenseofhumor,butsadlyreadingisn'toneofthem.I

canhappilyspendawholedaywithabook,butmydadcan'treadabookforlongerthanabout5

minutes.Hereadsemails,websitesandpapersforwork,butnotbooks.He'sbusy,soIthink

sittingdowntoreadforjust15minutesadayisagoodwaytorelaxandtointroducehimto

reading.

Mydadisnottheonlypersonwhoavoidsbooks.Iknowlotsofpeoplewouldratherrelaxon

theircomputersorinfrontoftheTV.Everyoneisdifferentandhastheirowninterests,butIthink

therearelotsofbenefitstoreading,whichscreen-basedactivitiesdon'thave.

Firstly,it'sbetterforyoureyes.Lookingatscreenscanbeverystressfulforyoureyemuscles,

andclearlyyoushouldavoidlookingatscreensfbranhourbeforebed,togetagoodnight'ssleep.

OnethingIpersonallylovereading,isbeingtransportedtoanotherworld-Ioftenforgetthe

ti