(1)☆☆☆Thisstory__1___aboutanAmericangeneral__2___wasaveryimportantmanintheAmericanarmy__3___theFirstWorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeople__4___apictureorsomethingofhisintheirhome.SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttothedoctorandhadsixteeth__5___.Aweeklater,thegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldinsomeshopsat5dollars__6___.Oneachoftheteeththerewasanote__7___thenameofthegeneralandwords:"Buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome.”Thegeneralgot_8____.Herushedtohisofficeandorderedtobuyallhisteeth.Theofficerswent__9___andvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromofficeallday.Intheeveningtheyreturnedandput__10___theyhadboughtonthetablefrontofthegeneral.Theyhadcollectedl75teeth!l.A.areB.isC.hasD.were2.A.whoB.whoseC.whatD.he3.A.atB.onC.duringD.for4.A.hopedtohaveB.wishedtohaveC.hopetotakeD.wishtotake5.A.pulledoutB.pullingoutC.pulloutD.topullout6.A.priceB.moneyC.eachD.every7.A.hasB.ofC.onD.with8.A.happyB.surprisedC.angryD.hungry9.A.outB.offC.backD.after10.A.toothB.teethC.thetoothD.theteethNo.1中考英语阅读理解·“老”字趣谈WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive(敏感)Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription“old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“old”showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn’twanttohear.Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon’trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon’tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.ByJack1.Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause_______.A.themanageraskedhimtodosoB.herespectedtheelderlyC.thecouplewantedhimtodosoD.hewantedmorepay2.WhenJackcalledthecouple“elderly”,theybecame_______.A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappyD.excited3.InJack’shometown,_______.A.peopledislikebeingcalled“old”B.peopleareproudofbeingoldC.manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreightyD.theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants4.Afterthisexperience,Jack_______.A.losthisjobintherestaurantB.madefriendswiththecoupleC.nolongerrespectedtheelderlyD.changedhiswaywitholderpeople5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThemoreJackexplained,theangrie...