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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.Theyusedwordswith“Dutch”
2、tomakefunoftheirEuropeanneighbours.“GoDutch,”showstheyarestingy(吝啬的).ThewordsareusedinAmericanEnglish,too.Dutchpeoplehavebeenunhappyaboutthisforovertheyears.So,ifyou“GoDutch”noonewillpayforyourdinner!2SantaClausbringschildrengiftsinwinter!AndsoontheywiIlgetspringcandiesandgiftsfromtheEasterBunny.(
3、复活节兔子)EastercomesonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoononorafterMarch22.ThedayisonApril16thisyear.It’sareligious(宗教的)holiday,butalsoaspringfestivalaroundtheworld!0nEasterDay,childrenwakeuptofindcandieshiddenbytheEasterBunnywhiletheywereasleep.Thecandiesarerewardsforbeinggood.TheBunnyalsohidescolouredegg
4、sinthehouseandoutsideforkidstofind!SomekidsbuildanestfortheEasterBunnythenightbefore,ofteninthegarden.Boysandgirlsusetheircapstomakethenests.80fcoursetheBunnyisnotarealrabbitbuttheparentsorolderrelatives!3ThereisapubliclibraryineverytowninBritain.Anyonemayborrowbooksanditcostsnothingtoborrowthem.I
5、nsomeplacesyoumayborrowasmanybooksasyouwant,butinotherplacesyouarelimitedtoacertainnumber.Booksmaybekeptforfourweeks.Newnovelsarealwaysingreatdemand,andsomebooks,forexample,booksonhistory,science,cookingandgardeningarealsopopular.lfthebookyouwantisout.youmayaskforittobecalledbackforyou.Ifyoupaythe
6、costofsendingapostcard,thelibrarianwillwritetoyou,andletyouknowwhenthebookyouwanthasbeenreturnedandisreadyforyoutopickup.4Benisawriter.Heisverybusy.Hehasalotofthingstodoeveryweek.0nMondayhevisitshisgrandmotheratthenursinghome.Theyoftenhaveagoodtime.0nTuesdayhecoacheshisson’ssoccerteam.Hethinksit’s
7、funtobewiththechildren.Benlikesmusicalot.OnWednesdayhetakesviolinlessons.OnThursdayheworksoutatthegym.OnFridayhegoestoacomputerclass.Heneverrestsatweekends.OnSaturdayhevolunteersatthehospilal.Hebringsbooksandtoys
