9．In the US，people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don't know．This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available．even if a large one is．If you are sitting at a table with people you don't know，it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them．
At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water（自來水）before you order．You may find the bread and butter is free，and if you order coffee，you may get a free refill．
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants，though they usually do make rules for bars．Especially in large cities，stores may be open 24hours a day．
Serving in restaurants is often large，too large for many people．If you can't finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later．a(chǎn)sk your waitress or waiter for a"doggie bag"．It may have a picture of a dog on it，but everybody knows you're taking the food for yourself．
Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal．Some people have"Sunday dinner"．This is an especially big noon meal．
Tips are not usually added to the check．They are not included in the price of the meal，either．A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it On the table when you leave．In some restaurants，a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there．Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change．

5．Which of the following statements is true？D
A．American people like sitting with people they don't know．
B．A hostess always seats a small group at a large table．
C．American people never sit with people they don't know．
D．American people will not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking．
6．What is served before you order？D
A．Bread．
B．Butter．
C．Coffee．
D．Cold water．
7．What do American people always do when servings are too for them？C
A．They take the food home with a"doggie bag"for their dogs．
B．They leave the food on the table and go away．
C．They take the food home with a"doggie bag"and enjoy the food later．
D．They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them．
8．What can you learn about"tips"according to the passage？D
A．Customers often add tips to their cheek．
B．The price of the meal usually includes the tip．
C．People are not expected to pay tips in addition．
D．Tips are supposed to be left on the table when customers leave．

8．-How about the lecture？
-Very boring．I wish I _______ to that．（　�。�

A．

hadn't gone

B．

didn't go

C．

haven't gone

D．

couldn't go

7．Do you like green？
---No，I don't．My favorite ____is blue．（　　）

A．

clothes

B．

colors

C．

color

D．

movies

6．What makes him ______ is that he is the first blind student to be admitted by this famous university．（　�。�

A．

stand for

B．

care for

C．

stand out

D．

pick out

5．Do American children still learn handwriting in school？In the age of the keyboard，some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out.90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting．But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it．One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting．Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10-15 minutes a day，and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day-which really for handwriting is pretty much．
　　Many adults remember learning that way-by copying letters over and over again．Today's thinking is that short periods of practice are better．Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself．Instead，they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas．After all，that is why we write．
　　Handwriting involves two skills．One is legibility（清楚易認），which means forming the letters so they can be read．The other is fluency-writing without having to think about it．Fluency continues to develop up until high school．
　　But not everyone masters these skills．Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting．Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs．
　　But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school，especially in the early years．American children traditionally first learn to print（用印刷體寫），and then to write in cursive（草體字），which connects the letters．But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board，which administers the SAT college admission test．More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive．
58．We can learnAfrom Paragraph 1．
A．teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job
B．most teachers prefer to teach handwriting
C．teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting
D．a(chǎn) keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely
59．Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA？B
A．The students are taught by practicing a long period．
B．To write in cursive is taught first．
C．Handwriting includes two skills．
D．The letters are repeated many times．
60．The best title for the passage isD
A．How to improve handwriting in school 
B．Handwriting lessons are on the way out
C．Handwriting involves two skills           
D．Right or wrong：the death of handwriting
61．The author's attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school isD．
A．negative    
B．optimistic           
C．critical（批評的）   
D．objective（客觀的）

4．-Tom，what a pity．I almost succeeded yesterday．
-I told you to be careful before．___________（　�。�

	A．	One false step will make a great difference．
	B．	Where there's life，there's hope．
	C．	Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today．
	D．	One tree does not make a forest．

3．Jack ________ from his seat and ________ his voice，looking excited．（　　）

A．

rose； raised

B．

raised； raised

C．

rose； rose

D．

raised； rose

2．All through history，big changes have taken place in ________ English language，especially
when Henry IV became ________ King of England．（　�。�

A．

the； the

B．

the； 不填

C．

不填； the

D．

an； 不填

1．If a woman has been _______ as the best tennis player in the world，she can acquire a lot of money from advertisements．（　　）

A．

addicted

B．

acknowledged

C．

approved

D．

accelerated

20．Protagoras was among the great teachers of ancient Athens．He taught many subjects，including the laws of argument（辯論）and the right use of language．It is said that he was the first teacher to accept money for his services．
A student，Evalthus，heard of this famous teacher and asked him to give him lessons．However，Evalthus didn't want to pay for his lessons at once，and after some discussion it was finally agreed between them that Evalthus should pay only if he won his first case in the court．For if he won，it would prove that he had been taught well．
The lessons began and Evalthus proved himself to be a good student．But he refused to pay Protagoras anything at the end of his studies．
Protagoras therefore took Evalthus to the court and told the judges that he wanted his money．He explained that he must be paid whether he won or lost the case．"Whatever you decide，"he declared（宣稱）to the judges，"I must be paid．For if you decide in my favor（贊成），then I win the case，and so I must be paid．But if you decide against me，then Evalthus has won his first case in the court； according to our agreement，he must pay me for his lessons．Therefore，I shall get my money whatever happens．"
The Athenian judges found no fault（過錯）in it，so they asked Evalthus to reply．
"No，it's quite clear，"said Evalthus，"that I need not pay．If the judges decide in my favor，then I have won the case，and I need not pay．But if Protagoras wins，then I have lost my first case．Therefore，according to our agreement，I do not have to pay．So I need not pay in any event．"
As both arguments appeared to be faultless，the judges were unable to come to a decision．They therefore ordered the two men to appear before them one hundred years later．
21．Evalthus would pay ProtagorasD．
A．before he started his lessons          
B．a(chǎn)fter he finished his lessons
C．a(chǎn)fter the court decided against him     
D．a(chǎn)fter the court proved that he was taught well．
22．What do we know about Protagoras？B
A．He won the judges'favor in the end and got his money．
B．He was probably the first teacher to accept money for his lessons．
C．He didn't teach Evalthus well because Evalthus didn't pay．
D．He was not confident of his winning the case in the court．
23．The underlined phrase"in any event"in the last but one paragraph meansA．
A．whatever it costs 
B．whatever happens
C．wherever it happens 
D．whenever it happens
24．Why did the judges ask Protagoras and Evalthus to come to the court one hundred years later？
A
A．They couldn't make a decision
B．They needed to think it over again．
C．They wanted to make fun of them．
D．They wanted more money from them．
25．What is probably the best title for the text？C
A．A Smart Student-Evalthus         
B．A Great Teacher-Protagoras
C．Come Here One hundred Years Later    
D．A Fight Between Teacher and Student．