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根据下列材料，回答题 As regards social conventions，we must say a，word about the English class system．This is an embarrassing subject for English people，and one they tend to be ashamed of，though dunng the present century class．consciousness has grown less and less．But it still exists．Broadly speaking，it means there are two classes．the“middle class”and the“working class”(We shall ignore for a moment the old“upper class”．since it is extremely small in numbers；but some of its members have the right to sit in the House of Lords，and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life．)The middle class consists chiefly of businessmen and professional people of all kinds．The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers． The most obvious difference between them is in their accent．Middle—class people use slightly varying kinds of“received pronunciation”，which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils．Typical workin9—class people speak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated．One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the tw0—class education system．To have been to a s0’called“public school’’immediately marks you out as one of the middle class．The middle classes tend to live a more formal life．Their midday meal is“lunch”and they have a rather formal evening meal called．“dinner”．whereas the working man’s dinner，if his working hours permit，is at midday，and his smaller，late—evening meal is called supper． It has been government policy to reduce class distincti0．ns．Workin9．class students commonlv receive a university education and enter the professions，and workin9—class incomes have grown so much recently．However，regardless of one’S social status，certain standards of politeness areex． pected of everybody，and a well—bred person is polite to everyone he meets．and treats a laborer with the same respect he gives an important businessman．Servility inspires both embarraSSlnent anddislike·Even the word“sir”，except in school and in certain occupations(e．g．commerce．the ar my etc．)sounds too servile to be commonly used．’ The“upper class”in England today ．

A. are extremely small in number so that media pays no aRenfion to them
B. still uses old words like“sir”in their everyday life
Call sits in the House of Lords
D. refers only to the royal famiry

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Americans never tell others about their weight．请根据下面短文回答第下面的题目： Weight(体重)is one of the taboo subjects．In America，it is OK，or even good，to be thin but it is an embar-rassment(尴尬)to be overweight．In fact，the thinner you are，the more beautiful you are thought to be You’ll find that most models(模特)are nothing more than skin and bones．A woman who is thin is easy to become popular．Of course，there are lots of people do their best to be thin．They may use all kinds of ways such as doing exercise．0r dieting(节食)．But，sometimes，dieting may bring about some healthy problem5·Americans are very careful about their weight and most of the time they do not tell others how much they weigh…even if they are quite thin．Therefore，you’d better not ask about it. But if you really want to talk about this subject，it，s always safer to say，“0h，it looks like you have lost weight，”However，if you would like to be honest and polite．I suggest that you should choose your words carefully，perhaps by sayin9，“Hey，You look great. Very healthy looking．”And always remember，you can not use the word “fat”.Those thin women are more popular than those fat women．

A. Right．
B. Wrong．
C. Doesn’t Say.

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第49题应选：根据以下内容回答下面的题目，Mr．Reece is an interesting old man．Mr．Reece worked 41 a farm．He and his wife 42 a lot of things and they had some cows．Every day they worked hard 43 morning till night．One day，Mr．Reeee44 his wife．“Let’s go to Portsmouth next Sunday．We Call have a good lunch there and then We call go to tile cinema" His wife was very 45 when she heard this，because they always ate a lot，and she didn’t like 46 three times It day．They went to Portsmouth 47 and walked about for an hour．Then， 48 it was twelve o’clock．they wanted to have lunch．They looked at four restaurants．In front of one restaurant，they saw a notice. It 49 ，“Lunch：12：30 to 2：30，1．5 pounds．”“Well，that’s great．”Mr．Reece said，“We call eat for two hours for 1．5 pounds here! This is the 50 for us．”第41题应选：

A. read
B. reads
C. readed

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Who was robbed in the story?请根据下面短文回答第下面的题目： A French man went to stay at the best hotel in a small Italian town with his wife．One night，he went out for a walk alone．The small street was dark and quiet．suddenly he felt someone behind him．He turned his head and saw an Italian young mall who quickly walked past him．The mall was nearly out of sight(看不见了)when the French man suddenlv found that his watch was gone．He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch． Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian．Neither of them understood the other’s language. The French man frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头)and pointed at the Italian’s watch．In the end the Italian took off his watch and gave it to the Frenchman． When he returned to the hotel，the Frenchman told his wife what had happened．He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table．Now he realized(意识到)that by mistake he had robbed(抢劫)the watch and it was the Italian’s． One night the Frenchman went out for a walk ________.

A. The Frenchman．
B. The Italian．
C. Neither of them

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第47题应填：根据以下内容回答下面的题目，Indians always shake(摇)their heads when they talk“ others． 41 does not have the same meaning 42 ‘!no”．If someone wants to visit India， 43 should know this， 44 it will give him some trouble． One day．a foreign officer went to India on business．He hired(雇佣、a car and an Indian to drive it。When he 45 the driver to send him to his office，the driver shook his 46 at 3nee．The officer repeated his order，and the driver 47 so again．At last，the officer，of course，got 48 ． “ 49 dare you refuse(拒绝)my order?”he shouted．“Drive me to office immediately!”The driver answered 50 quite a loud voice。too．“Yes，sir!”Bu he still shook his hem at the same time． Suddenly the officer realized that．“No means Yes here!”第41题应填：

A. did
B. repeated
C. asked

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第42题应选：根据以下内容回答下面的题目，Nearly everybody enjoys chicken，and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken．Mr．Sanders，the man who started this 41 was not always very rich．At one time，he 42 a small gas station next to a highway(公路)．Many truck drivers 43 there to get gas and take a rest. Mr·Sanders realized they were often 44 ，so he began serving sandwiches and coffee． 45 the sandwiches he made tasted good．and didn’t 46 too much，more and more 47 came to eat at his place．48 Mr．Sanders began to Serve fried chicken．People 49 it very much，and his new business grew rapidly．And now， 50 you go in the United States．you will see one．If you like chicken，I’m sure，you’ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken．第41题应选：

A. found
B. worked
C. owned

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根据下列材料，请回答题When you want to go shopping and decide how much money you call spend for new clothes，think about the kind of clothes you really need．Then look for those clothes on sale．There are labels(标签)inside all new clothes．The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes．The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in WalTll water．Asweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water．The label on a coat may say“dry clean only”．Washing may ruin(毁坏)this coat．If you do as the directions say Oil the label，you call keep your clothes looking theirbest． Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned．Dry cleaning is expensive．When buying new clothes，check to see ifthey will need to be,Jry．cleaned．You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed．You can save moneyif you buy clothes that are well-made．WeU·made clothes last longer．They look good even after they have beenwashed many times．Clothes that cost more money ale not always better made．They do not always fit better．Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive ones． The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is to read the lanes inside the clothes．

A. Right．
B. Wrong．
C. Doesn’t Say．

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Who was robbed in the story?根据下列材料，请回答下面的题目A Frenchman We：llt to stay at the best hotel in a small Italian town with his wife．One night．he went out for a walk alone．nle small street was dark and quiet．Suddenly he felt someone behind him．He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him．The mail was nearly out of sight(看不见了)when the French—mall suddenly found that his watch was gone．He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch．He decided to follow him and get back the watch． Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian．Neither of them understood the other’s language．The French—man frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头)and pointed at the Italian’s watch．In the end the Italian took off his watch and gave it to the Frenchman． When he returned to the hotel，the Frenchman told his wife what had happened．He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table．Now he realized(意识到)that by mistake he had robbed(抢劫)thewatch and it was the Italian’s． One night the Frenchman went out for a walk __________．

A. The Frenchman．
B. The Italian．
C. Neither of them．

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第48题应选：根据以下内容回答下面的题目，Many people believe they should drink eight glasses of water a day. That is 41 they have been told all their life. 42 a new report says people should drink as 43 water as they feel like drinking. The report does not 44 people how many gasses of water to drink. Instead,45 says women should get about 2.7 litres (升)of water a day,46 that men should get about 3.7 litres. In each 47 , that is more than eight glasses.As you might 48, the report says people need to drink more water 49 they are doing physical(体力的) work. The same is true of those who live in hot weather. These people could need much more water 50 others.第41题应选：

A. suggest
B. decide
C. expect

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根据下列材料，请回答下面的题目Mr．Reece is(Example：0)interesting old man．Mr．Reece worked 41 a farm．He and his wife 42alot of things and they had some cows．Every day they worked hard43morning till night．One day，Mr．Reece44 his wife,“Let’S go to Portsmouth next Sunday．We can have a good lunch there and then we can go to thecinema．”His wife was very45when she heard tllii，because they always ate a lot，and she didn’t like46three times a day．They went to Portsmouth47and walked about for an hour．Then，48it was twelve0’clock，they wanted to have lunch．They looked at four restaurants．In front of one restaurant，they saw a notice．n 49，“Lunch：12：30 t02：30，1．5 pounds．”“Well，that’s great．”Mr．Reece said，“We can eat for twohours for 1．5 pounds here!This is the50for US．”

A. in plane
B. by a plane
C. in a plane

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