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　　When my family moved to America in 2015 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬)the elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
　　I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive (敏感的)Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
　　In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
　　However, in the United States, people think “growing old“ is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on make up, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I always respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I told them something they didn’t want to hear.
　　After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more； I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
(1) The author brought the couple their food very fast because______.
A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay
(2) When the author called the couple “the elderly^, ∖ they became______.
A. nervousB. satisfiedC. unhappyD. excited
(3) In the author’s hometown, ______.
A. people dislike being called “old”
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
(4) After this experience, the author______.
A. lost his job in the restaurantB. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderlyD. changed his way with older people
(5) Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more the author explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. The author wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience, the author learned more about American culture.

阅读以下英文,完成下列题。
C
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one.If both parents areworking,they usually have two cars.When the family is large,one of the cars is sold andthey will buy a van.
A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is verycrowded.A van hold seven persons easily,so a family with three children could ask theirgrandparents to go on a holiday travel.They could all travel together.
Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year.This made them sell a second car andbuy a van.In the van,the sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things,for a family offive must carry many suitcases when they travel.When they arrive at their grandparents'home,the suitcases are removed from the two seats which can then carry the grandparents
Americans call vans motor homes.A motor home is always used for holidays.Whena family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside,they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside,they can live in their motor home for a few days orweeks.All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together.That is why motor homes have become very popular.In America there aremany parks for motor homes.
(1)What kind of family is more likely to bug a yan?
A.A family living in the countryside. BA family with much money.
C.A family with more than two children D.A family with grandparents.
(2)What did Mr.Hagen and his wife do before they bought a van?
A.They sold their second car. B.They built a new place for a van.
C.They sold their old house D.They moved to their grandparents'house.
(3)What is a van also called from this passage?
A.A motor car. BA motor home. C.A motorbike. D.A big truck.
(4)What do Americans usually use motor homes to do?
A.To visit their grandparents at weekends.
B.To drive their children to school every day.
C.To travel with all the family members on holiday.
D.To do some shopping with all the family members.
(5)Why have motor homes become popular?
A.Because some people think motor homes are cheap.
B.Because big families can put more things in motor homes.
C.Because they can take people to another city when people are free.
D.Because they can let families have a happier life when traveling together.

阅读以下英文,完成下列题。
B
Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China,but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal.This man made waterway,knowh in China as Da Yunhe,is 1,700 kilometers long and some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old It links the north of China with Hangzhou.a cityin the southern part of the country.It's the longest man-made waterway in the world.
It was built as a way to transport grain from the rich agricultural land in China's south to cities in the north.In fact,it's not one canal,but a system of canals and rivers linked together.It's still an important part of the transport system in China.Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grainand many other types ofcargo(货物).
Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal.It is making parts of it deeper,so bigger ships can use it.The canal will also help to move water.There is a lot of rain in the south of China,but not as much in the north The canal will carry millions of liters of water from the south to the north.
The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall,and not very many tourists visit it.But it's possible to go on a cruise along some of the oldest parts of the canal.Passengers on the secruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don't see.
(1)From the passage,we know that the Grand Canal is       .
A.more than two thousand years old B.more famous than the Great Wall
C.the longest man-made waterway in the world D.famous home and abroad
(2)The underlined word "links"in Paragraph 1 means "______".
A.connects B.compares C.competes D.controls
(3)What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A.The Grand Canal is helping to move water.
B.Why the canal was built and how it is used now.
C.The Grand Canal was used for transporting grain.
D.How the Grand Canal was built.
(4)The writer writes this passage to       .
A.describe how beautiful the Grand Canal is
B.introduce how important the Grand Canal is
C.explain why few people visit the Grand Canal
D.encourage people to visit the Grand Canal
(5)This passage is probably taken from a______magazine.
A.history B.fashion C.sports D.health