2018-2019学年河北省唐县一中奥赛实验部高一下学期第一次考试试卷 英语 （word版）

2018-2019学年河北省唐县一中奥赛实验部高一下学期第一次考试试卷 英语 （word版）

‎2018-2019学年唐县一中奥赛试验部高一下学期第一次考试 英语试题 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。请按要求把答案涂、写在答题卡规定的范围内， 超出答题框或答在试题卷上的答案无效。满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。‎ 第Ⅰ卷（选择题；共 80 分）‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 做题时，将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 ‎ ‎1. What day is it today?‎ A. Sunday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.‎ ‎2. What color does Tom probably like?‎ A. Blue. B. Red. C. White.‎ ‎3. Who understands Chinese?‎ A. The man. B. The woman. C. Mary.‎ ‎4. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. The difficulty of the driving exam.‎ B. Where to take the driving exam.‎ C. How long they will wait for the exam.‎ ‎5. How many eggs does the man need for the small cake?‎ A. Five. B. Ten. C. Fifteen.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） ‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What is the man asking for?‎ A. A shirt. B. A skirt. C. A dryer.‎ ‎7. What will the man do later?‎ A. Have a meeting. B. Have a job interview. C. Check the room in the hotel.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Where is the man going?‎ A. Miami. B. Dallas. C. Thailand.‎ ‎9. What suggestion does the woman provide?‎ A. Going to Dallas alone. B. Canceling the flight. C. Packing up a smaller luggage.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where are the speakers probably?‎ A. At the office. B. At the restaurant. C. At home.‎ ‎11. How long will the woman keep on a diet?‎ A. 1 week. B. 6 months. C. 1 year.‎ ‎12. What is the most important thing for the woman?‎ A. Eating salad only. B. Drinking tea. C. Eating things without too much sugar.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where is the man going?‎ A. New York. B. London. C. Seattle.‎ ‎14. What time is it now?‎ A. 3:35pm. B. 3:30pm. C. 3:25pm.‎ ‎15. How much can a cup of coffee cost on the train?‎ A. ＄30. B. ＄20. C. ＄15.‎ ‎16. Why doesn’t the man take the train at 3:30pm?‎ A. He thinks the food on the train is so expensive.‎ B. He is late for the train.‎ C. He doesn’t want to go to New York finally.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What can be the topic while eating in America?‎ A. School life. B. Religious belief. C. Political news.‎ ‎18. What is impolite if you visit an American family?‎ A. Bring food as required. B. Arrive 3 minutes later. C. Arrive early.‎ ‎19. What is polite if you visit an American family?‎ A. Wear formal clothes. B. Keep silent when you are eating. C. Bring gifts when you are invited.‎ ‎20. What can probably happen if you are invited to a meal?‎ A. Inform the hostess that you will be late.‎ B. Help the hostess get the meal ready.‎ C. Take off your shoes.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）‎ 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分30 分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A ‎ Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over(辛苦做得), hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?” ‎ Quickly, I flashed back（回想） to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington, whose name I had never heard of before. As I searched the name, it became evident（明显的） that there were two people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails（反面）—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver. ‎ Weeks later, standing before my classmates, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the ‎ American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington? ‎ Obviously, my grade was terrible. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I smiled when the headmaster informed me of my choice to skip (跳过) the sixth grade. Justice（公平）is sweet! ‎ ‎21.  Why was the author confused about the task? ‎ A. He was unfamiliar with American history.  ‎ B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin. ‎ C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction.  ‎ D. He didn’t know why the teacher gave such a task.‎ ‎22.  The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______. ‎ A. excited               B. ashamed  C. ready                 D. eager  ‎ ‎23. In the end, the author turned things around _______. ‎ A. by redoing his task  B. through his own efforts   ‎ C. with the help of his grandfather  D. under the guidance of his headmaster ‎ B ‎ How would you like to learn more without having to study more? Here’s how:‎ ‎1. Get to bed and go to sleep. Your performance, attention, and the ability to concentrate are damaged by lack of sleep. Teenagers need nine to 10 hours of sleep a night for best performance.‎ ‎2. Feed you head. The brain runs badly if it doesn’t get enough fuel. That means protein(蛋白质)and complex carbs(复合碳水化合物)—eggs and wheat bread for breakfast, say, rather than sugary cereal(含糖的麦片粥) and orange juice. The biggest mistake teens make is not to have breakfast or to go for sugar, which raises blood sugar levels.‎ ‎3. Body exercise is brain exercise. Body exercise really improves brain performance, perhaps because it increases blood flow, or perhaps because it reduces stress and anxiety. Twenty minutes of activity a day that raises your heart rate will do great good.‎ ‎4. Learn now what you want to remember for the rest of your life. Teenage brains are much better at remembering things than the brains of young children or adults. Scientists aren’t sure why. Whatever the reason, the teenage years are the time to learn new languages and master other lifelong skills.‎ ‎5. Learn the power of risk-taking. Adults are always worried about the downside of teenage risk-taking, and it’s true that teenagers are more likely than adults to get themselves in trouble by drinking and driving. But the fact that the parts of the brain that drive people to try new, risky, and exciting things appear to be more developed in teenagers can be a huge advantage. Pick certain challengers—difficult sports, a hard job. Mastering a performance art, traveling overseas – and the teenage brain is able to deal with them. They have this power they’re given to go out and do it without fear.‎ ‎ 6. Learn what you love. Because emotional(情感的) systems develop fast in teenager brains, teenagers learn things they’re interested in quickly and well. Their brains give them tools like attention on the project.‎ ‎24. According to the passage, teenagers should have __________ for breakfast.‎ ‎ A. sugar and bread B. sugar and orange juice ‎ ‎ C. wheat bread and eggs D. wheat bread and orange juice ‎25. Body exercise plays a part in all the following EXCEPT_________________.‎ ‎ A. reducing blood pressure B. raising heart rate ‎ C. making people less anxious D. reducing stress ‎26. The underlined word “downside” in the passage probably means _________.‎ ‎ A. excitement B. power C. benefit D. disadvantage ‎27. It can be learned from the passage that ________________.‎ ‎ A. teenagers need less sleep than adults ‎ B. teenagers should be forbidden to drive ‎ ‎ C. scientists know why teenagers have a good memory ‎ D. teenagers learn quickly when they are fond of something C You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. Then people could spell words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the late Qing Dynasty. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries: Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. For them, it wasn’t only a job; it was a wonderful journey of discovery. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. The idea for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.‎ Murray had never been to college. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one metre underground. In winter it felt like a barn, he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and worked several hours before breakfast. Often he would work by candle light into the evening. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Then others went to work with Murray, including his two daughters. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished it. It included more than 15,000 words in twelve books. And you thought your English dictionary was big!‎ ‎28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?‎ A. People didn’t know how to spell words in the days before a dictionary.‎ B. Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did all the work on dictionaries.‎ C. Collecting words for the dictionary is an easy job.‎ D. Oxford University decided to edit its new dictionary in 1879.‎ ‎29. It took Murry _______ years to complete the letter A.‎ A. five B. less than five C. more than five D. ten ‎30. We can infer ______________ from the last paragraph.‎ A. James Murry taught himself while working.‎ B. The Oxford English was finished in ten years.‎ C. When the Oxford English Dictionary was finished, Murray had passed away.‎ D. Murry’s daughters helped him to complete the dictionary.‎ ‎31. What can we learn from the text?‎ A. English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries.‎ B. People spelled the words in the same way before an English dictionary was made.‎ C. The largest dictionary in the world is the most popular one.‎ D. An English dictionary like the kind we use today wasn’t made until the time of the late Qing Dynasty.‎ D My teacher, Mr.August J.Bachmann, was the most influential teacher I ever had.‎ I had gotten into trouble in his class: Another student had pushed me for fun, and I became angry and began to hit him. Mr.Bachmann stopped the fight, but instead of sending me to the office, he sat me down and asked a simple question, “Penna, why are you wasting your life? Why aren't you going to college？”‎ I didn't know anything about colleges or scholarships. No one had ever considered that a fatherless boy from the poorest neighborhood had a future. That day，instead of rushing off for lunch, he stayed and explained possible education options to me. At the end of our talk, he sent me to see a secretary who had a child at a state college. This was in 1962 at Emerson High School in Union City, New Jersey.‎ Well，55 years have passed, and what have I done with the knowledge he gave me? I gained a PhD from Fordham University when I was only 29.I taught English and social studies and then moved up the chain of command from teacher to principal(校长).‎ I've sat on the board for Magnet Schools of America and represented that organization at the United Nations. I've won a number of great educational awards. But where would I be if a truly caring teacher had not taken the time out of his lunch period to speak to me? It was without question only his confidence in me that helped me forward.‎ I have repaid his kindness hundreds of times by encouraging misguided youngsters to aim higher. If I have saved any children, it is because of him. If I have been a successful educator, it is because I had a great role model in Mr.Bachmann.‎ ‎32. The writer ________ before Mr.Bachmann talked to him.‎ A. was an active boy B. was an aimless boy C. liked making troubles in class D. would get punished by his teachers ‎33. Which of the following best describes Mr.Bachmann?‎ A. Fair. B. Confident. C. Inspiring. D. Humorous.‎ ‎34. How did Mr.Bachmann influence the writer?‎ A. He set the writer on the right path. ‎ B. He was strict with the writer.‎ C. He helped the writer with his study.‎ D. He tried to set a good example to the writer.‎ ‎35. What does the writer think of his achievement?‎ A. He is very proud of himself.‎ B. He feels his effort gets paid off at last.‎ C. He owes his achievement to Mr.Bachmann.‎ D. He thinks it an honor to be a successful ‎ 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） ‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Color is fundamental in home design——something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place ‎ to relax after a long day? __36___, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.‎ Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. __37___, they can get a little complex(复杂的). But good news is that there’re really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium （中等的）ones, and the large ones.‎ ‎___38__. They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual（视觉的）interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.‎ Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves ___39__ . They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.‎ The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant.__40___ .‎ A. While all of them are useful B. Whatever you’re looking for C. If you’re experimenting with a color D. Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with E. It’s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time G. Color choices in this range (范围) are a step up from the small ones in two major ways 第三部分 英语知识运用 ‎ 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and gave me some unforgettable moments. ‎ Maybe it was the strange 41________ in which things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night 42________ frightened me so much. There was never total 43________, but a streetlight or passing car lights 44________ clothes hung over a chair take on the 45________ of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 46________, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 47________. A low sound at night would seem a hundred times 48________ than in the daylight. My imagination would run wild, and my heart would 49________ fast. I would lie very still 50________ the “enemy” would not discover me. ‎ ‎51________ of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 52________ on the way home from school. Every morning I 53________ the school bus right near my home--that was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were 54________ up along the street, I was 55________ that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some unfamiliar （不熟悉的）neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my 56________. ‎ Perhaps one of the worst 57________ all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being 58________ was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a powerful one. ‎ One of the processes（过程）of growing up is being able to recognize and overcome our ‎ ‎59________. Understanding the things that 60________ us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life. ‎ ‎41. A. way B. time C. place D. means ‎ ‎42. A. when B. where C. how D. that ‎ ‎43. A. darkness B. quietness C. loneliness D. emptiness ‎ ‎44. A. made B. got C. caused D. forced ‎ ‎45. A. spirit B. shape C. body D. height ‎ ‎46. A. eyes B. windows C. breath D. brain ‎ ‎47. A. wind B. wave C. air D. sound ‎ ‎48. A. bigger B. lighter C. smaller D. louder ‎ ‎49. A. beat B. hit C. jump D. knock ‎ ‎50. A. even if B. as a result C. in case D. so that ‎ ‎51. A. Either B. Any C. Other D. Another ‎ ‎52. A. especially B. immediately C. simply D. generally ‎ ‎53. A. got off B. got on C. took off D. got out of ‎ ‎54. A. lined B. appeared C. kept D. built ‎ ‎55. A. sure B. certain C. sorry D. afraid ‎ ‎56. A. order B. sight C. control D. mind ‎ ‎57. A. in B. of C. at D. above ‎ ‎58. A. popular B. common C. ordinary D. uncommon ‎ ‎59. A. fears B. shortcomings C. mistakes D. opinions ‎ ‎60. A. excited B. interested C. surprised D. frightened 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题；共 40 分）‎ 第四部分：语言知识运用和写作（共三节，满分40分）‎ 第一节.语法填空.(每小题1分，共10分)‎ 阅读下面材料，根据提示在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式(不超过3个词)，并将答案填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎1. We were all impressed by the professor’s _________(inspire) lecture and determined to achieve our goal.‎ ‎2. If you are caught being rude to others, your children will take this as a suggestion that it’s okay to be not _________(respect) to others.‎ ‎3. Only then_____ he realize that he was equal to the job, which filled him with a sense of achievement.‎ ‎4. There has been the requirement that every child _________(give)the opportunity to be educated.‎ ‎5. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly half an hour without ______ (refer) to his notes.‎ ‎6. Don’t interrupt her; she is occupied ______ her work.‎ ‎7. Professor Li made a lecture _________(relate) to the harm of bad eating habits.‎ ‎8.I managed to__________（使信服）them that the story was true.‎ ‎9. He __________（浏览）through the article trying to find his name before he went home yesterday. ‎ ‎10. The teacher was so c_________with my progress that he praised me highly.‎ 第二节 短文改错 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(︿)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 ‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Seeing there were so many farmers struggled to feed themselves, the scientist decide to devote his life to helping keep the world free of hunger. Since then, he has been leading happy life, though many people can’t understand his behavior.‎ He always works on the farm, chatting with the farmer, which can account of his sunburnt face. He as well as his team was awarding many honors. Besides, they are not satisfying with the present achievements. They hold the belief which the more they devote, the few pepole go hungry. ‎ 第三节 写作（满分 20分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom来信说他想参加本校的戏剧协会（drama club），但由于自己性格内向，担心自己无法上台表演。但又不想错过这次机会。为此他发来电子邮件向你求助。请给Tom回一封邮件，鼓励他积极参加活动，勇于展示自己的才华（talent）。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1、词数100左右。‎ ‎2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎3、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总次数。‎ Dear Tom，‎ Thank you for your trust in me.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 唐县一中2019年高一下学期 第一次月考 参考答案 听力部分：1-5 CACBA 6-10 CABCB 11-15 BCACA 16-20 BACCA 阅读部分 21-23 ADB 25-28CADD 28-31 DCCD 32-35 BCAC 36-40 BADGF 完形填空 41-45 ADAAB 46-50 AADAD 51-55 DABAD 56-60 BBAAD 单句语法填空 ‎1.inspiring 2.respectful 3. did 4. (should) be given 5.referring 6.with 7.related 8.convince 9. skimmed 10.content ‎ 改错 ‎1.struggled--struggling 2.decide--decided 3. leading 后加a 5. farmers 6. awarded 7 Besides-However 8.satisfying改satisfied 9 which改that 10 few--fewer 第三节：Possible version 参考范文：‎ 书面表达 Dear Tom，‎ Thank you for your trust in me.‎ ‎ say you are interested in the drama club of your school, but you're hesitating over whether to join it because you’re worried that you’re too shy to perform in front of many people. However, you don’t want to miss the good chance. I know how you’re feeling. I’m writing to offer you some advice.‎ In my opinion, you should pick up your courage and sign up for the club immediately. I know you are a lover of English drama. You should take this chance to make the best of your talent. As the saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.” The more you practice, the more confident you will become. I’m sure you can overcome your shyness.‎ I hope my advice will be useful to you.‎ ‎                                                                      Yours,                                                                    Li Hua 听力原文 Text 1‎ W: I went to the store yesterday. but it was closed. Why?‎ M: It is always closed on Wednesday. But it keeps open on Sunday.‎ Text 2‎ W:I don't know which color to choose. Red or white?‎ M:I think blue is OK. All of Tom's things are in blue.‎ W: Well, then choose blue.‎ Text 3‎ W: Can you translate this article into Chinese? I know little Chinese.‎ M: Me too. You can ask Mary. I know she has stayed in China for 10 years. She understands Chinese.‎ Text 4‎ W: Excuse me. Is this the line for the driving exam?‎ M: No, it isn't. This line is for people taking the written exam. The line for the driving exam is near the door.‎ Text 5‎ W: How many eggs do you need for your cake?‎ M: Last time I used 10 eggs for a big one. But this time I want to make a small cake. Maybe 5 is enough.‎ Text 6‎ M: Excuse me. Can you tell me where I can find a dryer in the hotel? I spilled some water on my shirt just now. But I need to clean it right away.‎ W：Yes. There is one dryer on the third floor, but it is taken by another guest.‎ M: I have an important meeting 10 minutes later. Is there another one in the hotel?‎ W: Sorry sir, the other one is broken.‎ Text 7‎ W: Have you got your ticket to Dallas yet?‎ M: Yes. I will go to the airport next Monday. I will take the Southwest Airline.‎ W: Why don’t you fly with us?‎ M: I prefer the Southwest Airline. They don’t charge to check in your luggage. But I have to make one stop in Miami.‎ W: It’s a waste of time. If you fly with us, you can arrive in Dallas directly. You can pack up a smaller luggage.‎ M: Let me think about it... We have many activities there. I need different items. I won’t change it.‎ W: Well, it’s up to you.‎ Text 8‎ M: What do you want to order?‎ W: I want a salad and a cup of tea.‎ M: Is that enough for you? You eats much.‎ W: Oh, I am on a diet now. I had my body checked last week. The report shows that I am ‎ overweight. So I want to lose weight. You know, too fat is not good for health.‎ M: Yes. How long will it take to lose weight?‎ W: I start it from this week and I will keep on a diet for 6 months. I only eat salad in this period.‎ M: I think you should add some fruit and a little milk. The most important thing is that you shouldn’t eat too much sugar.‎ Text 9‎ M: Good morning. I want to know some information about the train.‎ W: Yes, Sir, where do you want to go?‎ M: I want to go to New York to meet my brother. So when is the next train to London?‎ W: At 3:30pm. It is about five minutes later.‎ M: Thank you. And can I bring some bread to eat on the train?‎ W: Sure, just take what you want to eat.‎ M: And how much does a cup of coffee cost on the train?‎ W: I’m not sure about that. But it’s higher than 25 dollars.‎ M: Oh, it is a little expensive.‎ W: Sir, you don’t have enough time for this train. Would you like to change to another?‎ M: Thank you so much. I think I should buy some food first, and I will catch the next train.‎ Text 10‎ M: If you are invited to a meal in an American family, it is always informal. The dishes served by the hostess is usually in family style, and when you are at table, everyone passes the food to one another. A casual talk is expected at dinner table, because Americans can feel uncomfortable in silence. When you are invited, the first thing you should do is to ask whether you may bring something for the meal. Sometimes you may need to do it, but if it is refused by the host, you shouldn’t do that. It can be considered impolite. Preparing some small presents is always necessary. It is a kind of politeness. Candy and flowers are good choices. Another important thing is that you are supposed to arrive a little later. Arriving early is very impolite, because the hostess needs to make everything well prepared in the last few minutes. By the way, more than 15 minutes’ late should be told to the hostess in advance. You don’t need to take off shoes. In a word, you just make yourself at home, because most Americans treat their guest as their family.‎