八、阅读(20分)

A

It is

the afternoon of the Mid-autumn Day. All Yangyang’s friends from London are in his home. They are going to have a dinner party.

Yangyang is showing them some photos in the sitting room. His parent’s Mr and Mrs Zhang are cooking in the kitchen. His sister is helping them.

Dinner begins at 6:30. All the young people are sitting at the table. Dishes are coming one after another. They all smell (闻起来) wonderful and taste delicious. Everybody enjoys the meal except (除了) Helen. She can not use her chopsticks. She tries again and again and makes the others laugh(笑). At last she has to use a spoon(勺子).

Near the end (结束) of the dinner, Yangyang’s parents come and sit between Jack and May. They are happy to be with these young people.

After the dinner, Yangyang’s father drives the children to the station. They are going to take the night train to Shanghai, for a short visit.

( ) 1.All of Yangyang’s friend’s come from ___________.

A. England B. America C. Australia D. Canada

( ) 2.The Chinese meaning of “chopsticks” is __________.

A.叉子 B盘子 C 筷子 D 铲子

( ) 3.The Chinese meaning of “enjoy” is _________

A 观赏 B 品尝 C 狼吞虎咽 D细嚼慢咽

( ) 4.The children laugh because ___________.

A. the food is very delicious.

B. they are happy with Yangyang

C. Mr and Mrs Zhang are very nice to them

D. Helen can not use her chopsticks.

( ) 5.The children are going to the train station ______

A. on foot B. by bus C. by taxi D. in Mr Zhang’s car

B

American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.

You should say “Thank you” when someong passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thankyou” is used not only between friends, but

also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say behind you, you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break (打断)others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say“Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.

Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.