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1、口语加试阅读短文1Ifyouareinvitedtoa“Dutchtreat”,eachofyouhavetopayyourownway.Youcanalsosay,“GoDutch”.Doyouknowwhereitcomesfrom?Duringthel600s,theBritishandtheDutchcompeted(竞争)inworldtradeandfoughtwitheachother.TheBritishdidn'tliketheDutch,sotheythoughtallthingsabouttheDutchwerebad.Th
2、eyusedwordswith“Dutch”tomakefunoftheirEuropeanneighbours.“GoDutch,”showstheyarestingy(吝啬的).ThewordsareusedinAmericanEnglish,too.Dutchpeoplehavebeenunhappyaboutthisforovertheyears.So,ifyou“GoDutch”noonewillpayforyourdinner!2SantaClausbringschildrengiftsinwinter!AndsoontheywiIl
3、getspringcandiesandgiftsfromtheEasterBunny.(复活节兔子)EastercomesonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoononorafterMarch22.ThedayisonApril16thisyear.It’sareligious(宗教的)holiday,butalsoaspringfestivalaroundtheworld!0nEasterDay,childrenwakeuptofindcandieshiddenbytheEasterBunnywhiletheywereas
4、leep.Thecandiesarerewardsforbeinggood.TheBunnyalsohidescolouredeggsinthehouseandoutsideforkidstofind!SomekidsbuildanestfortheEasterBunnythenightbefore,ofteninthegarden.Boysandgirlsusetheircapstomakethenests.80fcoursetheBunnyisnotarealrabbitbuttheparentsorolderrelatives!3There
5、isapubliclibraryineverytowninBritain.Anyonemayborrowbooksanditcostsnothingtoborrowthem.Insomeplacesyoumayborrowasmanybooksasyouwant,butinotherplacesyouarelimitedtoacertainnumber.Booksmaybekeptforfourweeks.Newnovelsarealwaysingreatdemand,andsomebooks,forexample,booksonhistory,
6、science,cookingandgardeningarealsopopular.lfthebookyouwantisout.youmayaskforittobecalledbackforyou.Ifyoupaythecostofsendingapostcard,thelibrarianwillwritetoyou,andletyouknowwhenthebookyouwanthasbeenreturnedandisreadyforyoutopickup.4Benisawriter.Heisverybusy.Hehasalotofthingst
7、odoeveryweek.0nMondayhevisitshisgrandmotheratthenursinghome.Theyoftenhaveagoodtime.0nTuesdayhecoacheshisson’ssoccerteam.Hethinksit’sfuntobewiththechildren.Benlikesmusicalot.OnWednesdayhetakesviolinlessons.OnThursdayheworksoutatthegym.OnFridayhegoestoacomputerclass.Heneverrest
8、satweekends.OnSaturdayhevolunteersatthehospilal.Hebringsbooksandtoys