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1Whenyou’reinvitedtohavedinnerinaforeigner’shome,pleaserememberthefollowing:Attable,whenthehostess（女主人）picksuphernapkin（餐巾），youmaypickupyoursandputitonyourlegs.Ifaservant（佣人）passesfoodaround,hewillpassthedishtoyouatyourlefthandsothatyoucaneasilyserveyourselfwithyourrighthand.Neverserveyourselfwhilethedishisonyourright;itisthentheturnofyourneighbourontheright.Donotreachacrossthetableorinfrontofsomeonetogetsomething---thatisnotpolite.Askhimorhertopassittoyou.Therearethingsinthemiddleofthetable,suchasbread,butter,andcandies.Youshouldn’ttakeanyuntilthehostesstellstheservanttopassthemtoyou.Donotleaveyourseatwithoutsayinganything.Ifyouneedtoleavethetabletogotothewashroomordosomethingelse,youshouldsay“Excusemeforamoment,please.”41.Youshouldputyournapkinonyourlegsbeforethehostesspicksuphers.42.Thedishispassedtoyouoneitherofyoursides.43.Ifthefoodisfarfromyou,youshouldn’tstanduptoserveyourself.44.Youmaytakeanyfoodatanytime.45.Whenyouhavetoleaveyourseat,youneedtosay“Excusemeforamoment,please.”2Dolphinsarenotfish.Theyaremammals（哺乳动物）.Theyliveingroupsandspeaktoeachotherintheirownlanguage.Buttheyarequitedifferentfromalmostalllandanimals.Theirbrain（大脑）isasbigasmen’sandtheylivealonglife----atleast20or30years.Likesomeanimals,dolphinsusesoundstohelpthemfindtheirwayaround.Theyalsousethesesoundstotalktoeachotherandtohelpthemfindfood.Theydonotusetheirearstoreceivesounds,butusethejaw---thelowerpartofthemouth.Itisstrangethatdolphinsarefriendlytomen,andforthousandsofyears,therearemanystoriesaboutdolphinsandmen.Inthe19thcentury,inadangerouspartoftheseanearNewZealand,therewasadolphin.Theseamenlikedhimverymuchandgavehimaverygoodname,Jack.From1871to1903,Jackmeteveryboatintheareaandshowedittheway.In1903apassengeronaboatwiththenameofThePenguinshotandhurtJack.Luckilythedolphindidn’tdie,andafteralongtimehewaswellagain.Heguidedtheshipsthroughtheareaforninemoreyears,butherefusedtohelptheboatThePenguin.Today,somepeoplestillkilldolphins,butmanycountriesintheworldnowprotectthem.Intheseplaces,peoplearenotallowedtokillthem.46.Thewordjawmeans_______inChinese.A.下颚B.嘴巴C.嘴唇D.鼻子47.Howdodolphinsfindtheirway?A.Theyusetheirnosestosmelltheway.B.Theyusetheirearstohearthesounds.C.Theyusetheireyestoseetheway.D.Theyusesoundstofindtheway.48.WhowasJack?A.Thewriter.B.Adolphin.C.Aseaman.D.Thepassenger.49.Thedolphinguidedtheshipsforabout_______.A.32yearsB.9yearsC.41yearsD.23years50.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.Dolphinsarenotfish.B.Dolphinsdon’tliveingroups.C.Dolphinsarekindandfriendlytopeople.D.Dolphinscanlivealonglife.3Jim,asuccessfulbusinessman,toldtheexperienceofhischildhood.Whenhewas12,hisparentsdied.Hewasaloneanddidn’tgetonwellwithothers.Peoplealwayslaughedathim.Nooneshowedkindnesstohim.HisonlyfriendwasadognamedTige.Hegavehisdogenoughtoeatanddrink,butsometimeshewasnotpolitetoit.Hedidn’tknowthatanunkindworksometimescouldcutone’sheartlikeaknife.Onedayashewalkeddownthestreet,ayoungladywaswalkinginfrontofhim.Suddenlyoneofherbagsdroppedfromherarms.Asshestoppedtopickitup,shedroppedotherbags.Hecametohelpher.“Thankyou,dear!Youareanicelittleboy!”shesaidkindly,smiling.Aspecialfeelingcametohim.Thesewerethefirstkindwordshehadeverheard.Hewatchedheruntilshewentfaraway,andthenhewhistled（吹口哨）tohisdogandwentdirectlytotherivernearby.“Thankyou,dear!Youareanicelittleboy!”herepeated（重复）thewoman’swords.Theninalowvoicehesaidtohisdog,“Youareanicelittledog!”Tigeraiseditsearsasifitunderstood.“Uhum!Evenadoglikesit!”hesaid,“Well,Tige,Iwon’tsayunkindwordstoyouanymore.”Tigewaveditstailhappily.Theboythoughtandthought.Finallyhelookedathimselfintheriver.Hesawnothingbutadirtyboy.Hewashedhisfacecarefully.Againhelooked.Hesawacleanniceboy.Hewasamazed.Fromthenon,hehadanewlife.Aftertellingthis,thebusinessmanstoppedforawhile,andthenhesaid,“Ladiesandgentlemen,thisistheveryplacewherethatkindwomanplantedinmethefirstseed（种子）ofkindness.Allofusshouldlearnaboutkindness.Whatagreatpower（力量）ithas!”51.Theboyrepeatedthewords“Thankyou,dear!Youareanicelittleboy!”,because_______.A.hewasthinkingaboutthewordsB.hedidn’tunderstandthewordsC.hewantedtotalktohisdogD.helikedtalkingtohimself52.Whatmadetheboystarthisnewlife?A.Thepeoplelaughingathim.B.Thekindwordsspokentohim.C.Thehardlife.D.Hislovelydog.53.Hewasfeeling______whenhewhistledtohisdog.A.funnyB.sadC.lonelyD.excited54.WhichofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothepassage?A.Henevertookgoodcareofhisfriend,Tige.B.Heusuallyhadmanyfriendsaroundhim.C.Hehelpedayoungladywhenherbagdropped.D.Heoftenwashedhisdirtyfaceinthelake.55.What’sthebesttitle（题目）ofthispassage?A.ADogandaBoyB.APoorBoy’sChildhoodC.ABusinessmanandaBoyD.ThePowerofKindness4Sallywasfourteen.Shestudiedinamiddleschool.Shelikeddancingandsingingandspentalotoftimeonthem.Butshehatedmathsandevendecidedtogiveitup.Herfatherwasanxious(焦虑)aboutit.ItwasSunday.Sally'sfathergaveacalltohissisterwhotaughtmathsinanotherschool.Hehopedshewouldcomeandtellhisdaughterhowtolearnmaths.Thewomancameandsaid,Youareaclevergirl,Sally.I'msureyouwillsoonlearnmathswellifyoudoyourbestI'mafraidIcan't,Aunt,saidSally.Girlscan