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Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you” or “Sorry”. The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. The Frenchmen like travelling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in the Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.
( ) 7. According to the passage, ______ are very quiet.
A. only the Germans
B. only the Englishmen
C. only the Frenchmen
D. both the Germans and the Englishmen
( ) 8. What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?
A. 整洁 B. 安静 C. 时尚 D. 随意
( ) 9. In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are ______.
A. the Germans B. the Frenchmen C. the Englishmen D. the Americans
( )10. What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?
A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.
B. It is very easy to make friends with them.
C. They like travelling in their own country.
D. They look serious and are always hard-working.

答案： 7. D
根据文章中的描述，“The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm.”和“In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet...”，可以看出德国人和英国人都很安静，因此选项D“both the Germans and the Englishmen”是正确的。
8. A
文章中提到“They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.”，根据上下文可以推断，“tidiness”的意思是整洁，因此选项A“整洁”是正确的。
9. C
文章中提到“The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.”，明确指出绅士是英国人，因此选项C“the Englishmen”是正确的。
10. B
文章中提到“The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.”，说明法国人很外向，很容易交朋友，因此选项B“It is very easy to make friends with them.”是正确的。A选项错误，因为文章中明确提到美国人比法国人更外向；C选项错误，因为文章中提到法国人喜欢在其他国家旅行，而不是在自己的国家；D选项错误，因为文章中没有提到法国人总是很严肃或总是很努力工作。