上海中考英语冲刺首字母训练题6

　　Passage 11

　　Can vegetables be p   1    in winter? Yes, but a greenhouse（温室）must be b   2    first. The greenhouse should be m   3    of glass. A large greenhouse may be ten metres l  4    three metres w  5    and two meters high. The sunshine can r  6     the vegetables t  7    the glass. The wind and cold air can be s   8    from getting in. The air inside the greenhouse is always w   9    .More and more greenhouses are b  10    built all over the world. All kinds of vegetables can be brought onto our dinner tables in winter.

　　Passage 12

　　Traveling to all countries of the world gets easier and easier, but how well do we know and u  1    each other? Here is a simple test. Imagine(设想) you will hold a m   2    at four o'clock, what time should you e   3    your foreign business friends to come? If they are German, they will a  4    on time. If they are American, they'll probably be fifteen minutes early. If they are British, they'll be fifteen minutes late.

　　The British seemed to think since the English l  5   was widely used in the world, what they did was certain to be widely understood. Very soon they f  6   they were completely(完全地) wrong. For e   7    , the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters with a drink during the meal; the Japanese p   8    not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know e   9    other, and they don't drink at lunch. The Germans like to talk about business b   10    dinner; the French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

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