口语加试阅读短文1Ifyouareinvitedtoa“Dutchtreat”,eachofyouhavetopayyourownway.Youcanalsosay,“GoDutch”.Doyouknowwhereitcomesfrom?Duringthel600s,theBritishandtheDutchcompeted(竞争)inworldtradeandfoughtwitheachother.TheBritishdidn'tliketheDutch,sotheythoughtallthingsabouttheDutchwerebad.Theyusedwordswith“Dutch”tomakefunoftheirEuropeanneighbours.“GoDutch,”showstheyarestingy(吝啬的).ThewordsareusedinAmericanEnglish,too.Dutchpeoplehavebeenunhappyaboutthisforovertheyears.So,ifyou“GoDutch”noonewillpayforyourdinner!2SantaClausbringschildrengiftsinwinter!AndsoontheywiIlgetspringcandiesandgiftsfromtheEasterBunny.(复活节兔子)EastercomesonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoononorafterMarch22.ThedayisonApril16thisyear.It’sareligious(宗教的)holiday,butalsoaspringfestivalaroundtheworld!0nEasterDay,childrenwakeuptofindcandieshiddenbytheEasterBunnywhiletheywereasleep.Thecandiesarerewardsforbeinggood.TheBunnyalsohidescolouredeggsinthehouseandoutsideforkidstofind!SomekidsbuildanestfortheEasterBunnythenightbefore,ofteninthegarden.Boysandgirlsusetheircapstomakethenests.0fcoursetheBunnyisnotarealrabbitbuttheparentsorolderrelatives!31ThereisapubliclibraryineverytowninBritain.Anyonemayborrowbooksanditcostsnothingtoborrowthem.Insomeplacesyoumayborrowasmanybooksasyouwant,butinotherplacesyouarelimitedtoacertainnumber.Booksmaybekeptforfourweeks.Newnovelsarealwaysingreatdemand,andsomebooks,forexample,booksonhistory,science,cookingandgardeningarealsopopular.lfthebookyouwantisout.youmayaskforittobecalledbackforyou.Ifyoupaythecostofsendingapostcard,thelibrarianwillwritetoyou,andletyouknowwhenthebookyouwanthasbeenreturnedandisreadyforyoutopickup.4Benisawriter.Heisverybusy.Hehasalotofthingstodoeveryweek.0nMondayhevisitshisgrandmotheratthenursinghome.Theyoftenhaveagoodtime.0nTuesdayhecoacheshisson’ssoccerteam.Hethinksit’sfuntobewiththechildren.Benlikesmusicalot.OnWednesdayhetakesviolinlessons.OnThursdayheworksoutatthegym.OnFridayhegoestoacomputerclass.Heneverrestsatweekends.OnSaturdayhevolunteersatthehospilal.Hebringsbooksandtoystothechildren.Heusuallymakesthechildrenhappy.Thechildrenlikehim.Theycanhaveaneasyday.0nSundayheplaystennis.Heisagoodtennisplayer.Benalwayssays,“I1iketokeepbusy.”5Jimmyissevenyearsold.Hegetspocketmoneyfromhismothereveryweek,buthewastesalotofit.20nedayhismothergiveshimanotebookandsays,“NowJimmy,wheneveryoubuyanything,Iwantyoutowriteitdowninthisbook,andwritedowntheprice,too.Thenyoucanlookatitagainwhenyourmoneyisallgone(用完的).Youwon’twastesomuchmoneynexttime.”Afteraweek,Jimmysaystohismother,“Doyouknow,mum,beforeIspendanymoneynow,Ireallystopandthink!”Hismotherisverypleasedandthinks,“Well,he’slearnedthevalue(价值)ofmoneynow.“Butsheisn’tsohappywhenJimmyadds,“Yes,beforeIbuyanything,Ialwaysaskmyself:‘AmIgoingtobeabletospellthatinmynotebook’?”6Wesayhellotopeopleeveryday.Weusedifferentwordsindifferentplacesandtodifferentpeople.Atschool,wesayhellotoateacherinaformalway.Theexamplesare:“Goodmorning,MrsYang.”or“Goodafternoon,Mr.Wang.”Butweoftensayhellotoaclassmateinaninformalway,forexample,“Hi.”or“Hello”.Whenyoumeetastrangerinapublicplaceyoucangreethiminaformalway,suchas,“Howdoyoudo?”“It’sverynicetomeetyou.”“Goodmorning.It’sgoodtomeetyou.”AndyoucangreetanoldfriendinaninformalWay,“Hi”,“Hello”,“Hi,how’severything?”“Hello,howareyou?”Greetingsareimporan...
