答案A

解析由下文描述可知, 此处指的是这个老人还没有出来开门, 没有出现, 故turn up与appear意思相同。所以本题选A项。

4In order to thank the author, the old lady decided to　　　.

A. give the author her favourite flowers

B. let the author know she was her best friend

C. give the author a key to her house

D. leave all that she had to the author

答案D

解析根据第三段中的"One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly. "可知本题选D项。

　　Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pants, drinking soft drinks such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain our differences?

　　It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you won't feel strange in any corner of the world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull and colourless it would be!

　　Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we wear and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors left us. These differences represent their creativity and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture make life colourful.

　　But the whole world is shrinking into a small village as globalization takes effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colours of our life are disappearing.

　　There is a joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colourful life. So let's take action to protect our colourful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.

　　It's not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC can help. And I'm sure you will enjoy it.

5The passage is written to 　　　.

A. explain cultural differences

B. convince readers to maintain cultural differences

C. predict the future of globalization

D. show some cultural phenomena(现象)

答案B

解析这篇短文主要讨论了我们是该模仿他人还是保持自己的文化差异, 并建议我们保持自己的文化差异。故选B项。