2018-2019学年重庆市万州二中高一下学期开学分班考试英语试卷

2018-2019学年重庆市万州二中高一下学期开学分班考试英语试卷

万州二中高2021级2018—2019 学年高一下期开学考试 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。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 注意事项：‎ ‎1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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1.5分，满分7.5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1.5分，满分22.5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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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20小题：每小题2分，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。‎ A Dear Dani,‎ ‎ My friend makes up stories about things she has done all the time and other people at school believe her. What should I do?‎ Anna ‎ Dani says: Often people make things up because they’re worried that they are not interesting. So let your friend know that she doesn’t need stories to make friends or impress others. Point out that when others discover the truth, they won’t be impressed at all.‎ Dear Dani,‎ ‎ I have two best friends and they’re always leaving me out! They never invite me to anything. What can I do?‎ Tom ‎ Dani says: Groups of three can be very difficult because one person often gets left out. Your friends may not realize how you feel. Talk to them about this and agree to plan the next outing together. With a bit of effort, a group of three can be a wonderful friendship!‎ Dear Dani,‎ ‎ I told my friend a secret, but then I found out she told it to somebody else. What can I do?‎ Daisy ‎ Dani says: We all make mistakes so give your friend another chance. But tell her that your secret is important to you and that she must not do this again. If your friend finds it hard to keep a secret, be careful of what you tell her in future.‎ Dear Dani,‎ ‎ I’m friends with a boy, but some girls keep laughing at me about it. Can’t girls be friends with boys as well?‎ Mary ‎ Dani says: Of course girls can be friends with boys. Some girls laugh at this because they don’t really know any boys. Carry on enjoying your friendship. If the girls got to know this boy, they might stop teasing you. Why not invite one or two of them along next time you meet him?‎ ‎21. Whose friend has a “big mouth”?‎ A. Mary’s. B. Daisy’s. C. Anna’s. D. Tom’s.‎ ‎22. We can guess from the text that Dani is probably a(n) ________.‎ A. group leader B. storyteller C. writer D. adviser ‎23. The underlined word “teasing” in the last paragraph probably means “________”.‎ A. avoiding B. hating C. making fun of D. taking pity on B It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Iraq. Because Tara looked Iraqi, one of the women asked Tara, in English and face to face, if she was from Iraq. Tara replied, "No, I'm not." Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Iran, or Syria, or Jordan. To each question, Tara responded with a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, "She's not from anywhere!" The two went to their desks, beginning to gossip in Arabic.‎ The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory questions of each other. A student in Tara's group asked her, "Where are you from?" Tara answered that she was from Iraq. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Tara's response.‎ ‎"Aha!" they both screamed. "You ARE from Iraq!" Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized to both of them for lying the day before. She explained that she had not wanted to get into an Arabic conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their native language in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Arabic. In her opinion, ESL students should try to speak English only.‎ ‎ "I agree," said Rose.‎ ‎ "You're 100 percent right," agreed Jennifer. "Rose and I must stop speaking Arabic to each other. Right, Rose?" Rose nodded, and then said something in Arabic. All three women laughed.‎ ‎ Over the next four months, Tara became friendly with both women, although ‎ she never spoke a word of Arabic to them during class or break.‎ ‎24. Where is Tara actually from?‎ A. Jordan B. Iran C. Iraq D. Syria ‎25. What can we learn from the passage?‎ A. Tara, Rose and Jennifer were in the same group.‎ B. Tara had lied to Rose and Jennifer the day before.‎ C. All ESL students spoke their native language in class.‎ D. Rose didn’t get into an Arabic conversation at first.‎ ‎26. The teacher required the students to ask introductory questions. Which of the following questions can meet the teacher’s requirement?‎ A. What did you set down in your diary?‎ B. Have you finished your homework?‎ C. When will you pack up to go outdoors?‎ D. Are you fond of making a voyage?‎ ‎27. What can be the best title of this passage?‎ A. English only in class B. An ESL student C. An Arabic conversation D. Tara’s apology C I live in rural Virginia, and my high school was in between two farms. Although I was never much into sports, I had a few friends who were on the cross-country running team.‎ The course for the cross-country track took a meandering path around the school. One part of the course took the runners past an old farmhouse, deserted on the top of a hill overlooking the school. There were rumors that it was haunted, but to my knowledge no one ever saw or heard anything there. It was just a big, old, deserted house.‎ That being said, I shall relate the story of my friend on the CC run, and the discovery made by myself and some companions one day...‎ Her name was Candy, and she was on the CC team. She was hardly the star member, and would, unfortunately, often find herself running alone. One day, when as usual the pack had left her far behind, she found herself alone in front of the old house. Glancing up, she saw someone walk past an upstairs window. She was scared.‎ She told this to us, and we decided to check the place out the following day. What we found there was the typical old falling-apart farmhouse. Empty rooms, creaky floorboards, beer bottles, and cigarette butts. Then we rounded the corner from the old living room to go upstairs, and each of us stopped dead in our tracks....‎ There were no stairs. Obviously, the stairwell had collapsed long ago. We explored the house more carefully but there was no way to reach the second floor. As ‎ in the middle of our exploration we heard a big noise outside, and we all beat a hasty retreat out the back.‎ I don't know if it was a ghost she saw, or if it were someone who could climb like an orangutan(猩猩), but it's all a moot point now. That house was pulled down only one year later, and a nice shiny new modern house was built in its place. I wonder if the owner of that house have any late night visitors...‎ ‎28. Which of the following words can be used to describe Candy’s companions?‎ A. faithful B. stubborn C. brave D. responsible ‎29. What can we know from the passage?‎ A. The writer is good at cross-country running.‎ B. Candy is a star member on the CC team.‎ C. We left the old house with a look of fright.‎ D. The house was pulled down by the runners.‎ ‎30. What can be the best title of the passage?‎ A. An old farmhouse. B. A CC running team.‎ C. My friend Candy D. Late night visitors ‎31. What does the underlined sentence “it’s all a moot point” in the last paragraph mean?‎ A. It’s a fact that we all accept.‎ B. It’s a mystery that remains unsolved.‎ C. It’s a discovery that we’ve made.‎ D. It’s a belief that people hold.‎ D Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden change in pronunciation started, with vowels (元音) being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the 16th century the British communicated with people frequently from around the world. This means that lots of new words and expressions entered the language. The invention of printing also meant that there was a common language in print. Books became cheaper and more people learned to read. Spelling and grammar became fixed and the dialect of London became the standard. In 1604, the first English dictionary came out. Early Modern English and Late Modern English are mostly different in the number of words. Late Modern English has a lot more words, mainly because of two reasons: firstly, the Industrial Revolution led to the need for new words; secondly, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earth’s surface, and the English language took in foreign words from many countries. From around 1600, the English colonization (殖民地化) of North America led to the creation of American English. Some English pronunciations and words  froze when they reached America. In some ways, American English is more like the ‎ English of Shakespeare than modern British English. Some expressions that the British call “American English” are in fact from British expressions. They were kept in the colonies but were lost for a time in Britain. Spanish also had an influence on American English. For example, words like “canyon” “ranch” “stampede” and “vigilante” are from Spanish. They entered English by the people of Spain who settled in the American West. French words and West African words also influenced American English. Today, American English has a greater influence because of the USA’s movies, television, popular music, trade and technology. ‎ ‎32. The main difference between Early and Late Modern English lies in __________.‎ A. vocabulary B. pronunciation C. spelling D. grammar ‎33. From the passage, we can learn the word “canyon” is from __________.‎ A. American dialect B. African dialect C. Spanish D. French ‎34. The third paragraph mainly talks about _________.‎ A. English colonies in North America B. the development of American English C. Other languages’ influence on American English D. the difference between American English and British English ‎35. The underlined word “froze” can best be replaced by ________.‎ A. unchanged B. disappeared C. improved D. ignored 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ ‎ Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. __36__ Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here's how:      __37__. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying.      Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.      Make good use of your time in class. __38__. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.      Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. __39__ If you do these things regularly, you will remember it longer.      Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you ‎ have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.      __40__ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.‎ A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.‎ B. Plan your time carefully.‎ C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.‎ D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.‎ E. This is not necessary so, however.‎ F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.‎ G. This will help you understand the next class.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1． 5分，满分30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。‎ I __41__ a couple of years ago in second grade as a student teacher. I was lucky enough to be with the __42__ class for an entire school year. In May, when I __43__ the teaching, I made up my mind to buy star-shaped pieces of paper for each kid. I wrote on each piece, “Miss H. thinks you’re a __44__ because...” and then set down a little fact about each child. I was __45__ about doing this, since the kids were so young, but one of my friends __46__ that if the star meant __47__ to one kid then it was worth my __48__.‎ One of the little girls, Megan, __49__ from ADHD (多动症) and was still going through more __50__ to see if she had another __51__ disability. The thing about her was, though, that she was so __52__. She was smart in her own way. On her star I wrote, “Miss H. thinks you’re a star because you have an __53__ memory for names. I also think you’re smart, and I really __54__ you can do anything if you try hard enough.”‎ After I __55__ the stars, I was standing in the front of the __56__ helping the children in __57__ for the end of the day. I was just to say goodbye to my kids. Megan came up to me, holding her star in her hand __58__.‎ ‎ “You think I’m SMART?” The girl asked.‎ ‎“Of course!” I replied ‎ “You are the first person to ever __59__ me that. The thought has never even crossed my mind until I read that star. Thank you!” The girl smiled.‎ It was by far the single greatest __60__ in my teaching career. Whenever I feel bad or frustrated in the classroom, I think of it. Spending my time with my students is really worthwhile.‎ ‎41. A. met B. studied C. taught D. settled ‎42. A. same B. different C. real D. important ‎43. A. trained B. remembered C. prepared D. finished ‎44. A. star B. hero C. model D. friend ‎45. A. upset B. doubtful C. confident D. grateful ‎46. A. disagreed B. ignored C. advised D. imagined ‎47. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing ‎48. A. visit B. money C. time D. identity ‎49. A. suffered B. recovered C. based D. graduated ‎50. exercises B. skills C. diseases D. tests ‎51. A. walking B. learning C. speaking D. spelling ‎52. A. beautiful B. stubborn C. reliable D. clever ‎53. A. bad B. early C. excellent D. painful ‎54. A. consider B. allow C. guess D. believe ‎55. A. put away B. gave out C. took back D. picked up ‎56. A. shop B. hospital C. classroom D. airport ‎57. A. packing up B. adding up C. coming up D. building up ‎58. A. calmly B. surprisedly C. excitedly D. disappointedly ‎59. A. give B. offer C. teach D. tell ‎60. A. survey B. chance C. moment D. idea 第II卷 注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” at the age of 9! You can imagine how __61__ (terrible) shy I was because it was my first time that I __62__ (stand) before the whole class with so many eyes __63__ (fix) upon me. I had no __64__ (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to write the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But it was the hardest part __65__ lay in my oral presentation from my memory—for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began when I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my __66__ (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, giving out my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding—I made __67__! From then on, my fear of talking before a big audience disappeared. Actually __68__ my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest __69__ (difficult) on our way to success is our fear. Overcome it, __70__ we will be able to achieve our goals.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。‎ When I look at this picture of myself, I realize of how time flies. I had grown not only physically, and also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was taken, I entered into my second year of high school and became new member of the school music club. Around me in the picture is the things they were very important in my life at that time: car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the late music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy memory of your high school days.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华，进入高中学习生活后，你发现你的好朋友王华很难适应高中生活。请根据以下内容，给你的好朋友写一封建议信：   1. 做好学习规划 2. 树立勤奋意识 ‎3. 常与老师交流 4. 主动结识朋友 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3.开头和结束语已为你写好。‎ Dear Wanghua, I’m sorry to know that you have trouble in adapting to your high school life. _____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Lihua 万州二中高2021级2018—2019 学年高一下期开学考试 英语试题参考答案 第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5 CACBA 6-10 CABCB 11-15 BCACA 16-20 BACCA 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎21-23 BDC 24-27 CBDA 28-31 CCAB 32-35 ACBA ‎36-40 EBCGA 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1． 5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 CADAB 46-50 CACAD 51-55 BDCDB 56-60 CABDC 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. terribly; 62. had stood; 63. fixed; 64. choice; 65. that; ‎ ‎66. listeners; 67. it; 68. with; 69. difficulty; 70. and.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）‎ When I look at this picture of myself, I realize of how time flies. I had (have) grown not only physically, and (but) also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was taken, I entered into () my second year of high school and became (^a) new member of the school music club. Around me in the picture is (are) the things they (that) were very important in my life at that time: car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference (different) kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the late (latest) music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy memory (memories) of your (my) high school days.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear Wanghua,‎ I’m sorry to know that you have trouble in adapting to your high school life. So, I’m writing to suggest that you take my following advice on how to change this situation.‎ First of all, why not make a schedule for study? It enables you to know your direction clearly. Secondly, you had better study hard with all your heart and soul and love study in deep heart because at present the most important thing is to study. Last but not least, it is a good choice to talk with your teachers because it can broaden your horizons and shorten your anxiety by communicating. Finally, making some new friends is necessary. It can help you escape from pressure and you will not be lonely.‎ Best wishes to you!‎ Yours, Lihua 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.‎