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1、My mother has always been a follower of traditional methods when it comes to anything. She cooks traditional food，likes dressing up traditionally and likes the traditional way of shopping. She loves going to markets and going from one shop to another to find out what suits her best. She can walk mil
2、es when it comes to shopping along with her friends. She knows all the local markets and shops and knows very well where she can get best discounts（折扣） However，now she always gets tired when she goes out in the market. So one day I decided to introduce a new shop，which is much larger than usual mark
3、ets and where she can also get discountsI am talking about online gift stores. She has a basic knowledge of computers and can operate computers. At the beginning，she was doubtful about shopping from these online gift shops because she wasnt too sure about the quality of the products.One day I decide
4、d to get her some branded things so that she could build trust in these shops. I ordered a Timex watch and a Sisley handbag for her. She never bought things online，but when they were delivered as a gift，she jumped for joy. She could not believe that I had ordered these gifts for her despite her bein
5、g not much positive about online shops. However，after she saw both the products，she was assured that these online gift shops sent the promised brands and products，she loved her new watch and handbag. After this experience she ordered a gift for her friends wedding. She chose a gift basket that could
6、 be made according to her requirements. They sent a beautifully decorated basket with fine wines and chocolates. The basket was so artistically decorated that it became her friends favorite gift. Since then she has been consistently shopping online.1. What can we learn about the authors mother?A. Sh
7、e lives in a traditional way. B. She likes shopping very much.C. She is kind and very humorous. D. She always leads a simple life.2. Why does the author decide to introduce a new shop to her mother?A. The new shop is much larger. B. She cant go shopping as before.C. There are more goods for her to c
8、hoose from.D. The goods in the new shop are much cheaper.3. What was the attitude of the authors mother to shopping online at first?A. She thought it was a good idea. B. She thought goods online were cheap.C. She doubted the quality of the goods.D. She worried about the difficulty in operation.4. Th
9、e author decided to buy his mother some branded thingsA. in order to please his mother B. so that she could trust in shopping onlineC. so that she would live a happy life in her later yearsD. so that she would get a surprise on Mothers Day BIn English the spelling of words does not always represent
10、the sound. So people say /rait/ but spell it right or write, or even rite. Combinations of letters may be pronounced in many ways. And some words just seem to have too many letters.For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale Uni
11、versity in 1778. As a young man, he had fought against the British in the American War of Independence, and he felt that written English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive American look.So he began his work on American English. His first book, The Elementary Spelling Bo
12、ok, suggested simplifying the spelling of English words. The book was extremely popular. By the 1850s, it was selling one million copies a year, making it one of the most popular school books ever.Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted. Center instead of centre, program instead of programme, a
13、nd flavor instead of flavour. Others, however, such as removing silent letters like s in island or the final e in examine, were not .Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English language, which first appeared in 1828. It introduced lots of new American words, with information abo
14、ut their pronunciation and use, and, of course, the new spelling. The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States. Today, Websters dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students. 5. What is the text mainly about? 来源:学科网 ZXXKA.
15、 Webster and his best sellers.B. British and American English.C. The history of American English.D. The man who made spelling simple.6. Which is the right order according to the text? Webster graduated from Yale University.American Dictionary of the English language came out.Websters book was sellin
16、g one million copies a year.Webster took part in the American War of Independence.A. B. C. D. 7. What can we learn from the text?A. All the spelling of words does not represent the sound.B. The Elementary Spelling Book was published in the 1850s.C. Websters suggestions were accepted completely.D. Websters dictionary is the best all over the world.8. What attitude do the British have towards Websters dictionary?A. They th
