In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited.About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along.They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them.People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way.Someone shouted at them.The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about.The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的.No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn't enough.If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country.You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own.A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table.The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself.Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree.But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement.Nodding (点头)your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.
In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no'.At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up.If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting.Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble.Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人)——it's just not done in Thailand.The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _________.
A.were foreigners | B.didn't have tickets |
C.made a loud noise | D.didn't line up for the bus |
According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should _________.
A.learn the language of the country |
B.understand the manners and customs of the country |
C.have enough time and money |
D.make friends with the people there |
In India it is considered impolite ___________.
A.to use the right hand for passing food at table. |
B.to pass food with the left hand. |
C.to eat food with your hands. |
D.to help yourself at table. |
To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.
A.a common (平常的)habit | B.an important manner |
C.a serious (严重的)trouble | D.a bad manner |
The best title (题目)for this article is ________.
A.People's Everyday Life | B.Mind Your Manners |
C.Shaking and Nodding Head | D.Taking a Bus in England |
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill,you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot,and there are pains all over your body.You don't want to work,you stay in bed,feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌).Germs are everywhere.They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes,but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜).They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water.When we look at dirty water under the microscope,we shall see them in it.So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren't found only in water.They are found in air and dust.If you cut your finger,if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处),some of the germs would go into your finger.Your finger would become big and red,and you will have much pain in it.Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body,and you would have pain everywhere.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。Which of the following is TRUE?
A.If things are very small,they are germs. |
B.If things can't be seen,they must be germs. |
C.Germs are only in dirty water. |
D.Germs are everywhere around us. |
What is a microscope used for?
A.Making very small things look much bigger. |
B.Making very big things look much smaller. |
C.Helping you read some newspapers. |
D.Helping you if you can't see things clearly. |
Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?
A.You haven't looked at it carefully. |
B.Water can't be drunk in this way. |
C.There must be lots of germs in it. |
D.Water will make you ill. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Germs can be found both in water and in the air. |
B.Germs can go into your finger if it is cut. |
C.If your temperature is not OK,there must be germs in your body. |
D.If your finger isn't cut,there aren't any germs on it. |
What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Germs may make us ill. |
B.Germs are in dirty water. |
C.Don't drink dirty water. |
D.Take care of your fingers. |
Mr. Smith was in trouble those days.He drove a car for Mr. Black, a rich businessman.He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him.But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge.Mr. Black became angry and was going to send him away.He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺)he would stop drinking at once.The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).
One Monday morning Mr. Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.
“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr. Black.
“Well”, said the man.“I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing (熨)clothes.She had put the iron(熨斗)near the telephone before she went to cook supper.
Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it.As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”
“And what happened to the other ear?”
“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”_____,so he almost drove the car into the river.
A.Mr. Smith was not careful |
B.Mr. Smith drank too much |
C.Mr. Smith forget they were on the bridge |
D.Mr. Smith couldn’t work in the morning |
Mr. Smith went to watch the football match_____.
A.Monday | B.Tuesday | C.Saturday | D.Sunday |
We can guess .
A.Mr. Smith drank much after the match |
B.Mr. Smith was very angry with his team |
C.Mr. Smith didn’t drink those days |
D.Mr. Smith watched the match those days |
The ______badly burned Mr. Smith’s ears.
A.telephone | B.drinking | C.iron | D.irons |
What would happen to Mr. Smith ?
A.He would go on driving for Mr. Black |
B.He would join his football team |
C.He would never watch any matches |
D.Mr. Black would send him away |
Mr. Rock has some apple trees in his garden(花园). He looks after them carefully(细心). Now there are very good apples on the trees and Mr. Rock is happy.
This afternoon when he looks out of the window, he sees a boy in one of his apple trees. He is eating the nice apples!
Mr. Rock opens the window and shouts. “Hey! What are you doing there? Come down and go away, or I’ll go to see your father!”
“Dad!” the boy looks up and cries(叫道), “ Mr. Rock wants to see you!”Mr. Rock has some ___________ in his garden.
A.pear trees | B.banana trees |
C.apple trees | D.orange trees |
Mr. Rock is happy that _____________.
A.his apples are very good |
B.he has some trees |
C.a boy is in the tree |
D.he looks after the tree carefully |
The boy in the tree _____________.
A.is looking at the apples |
B.is looking after the apples |
C.is looking for his father |
D.is eating the apples |
Mr. Rock wants the boy __________.
A.to see his father | B.to come down |
C.eat the apples | D.to be in the tree |
Which is right?
A.The boy is happy to see Mr. Rock. |
B.The boy’s father is in the apple tree, too. |
C.Mr. Rock knows the boy’s father is eating the apples. |
D.The boy doesn’t like eating apples. |
It is a fine Saturday morning. Lily and Lucy get up at six thirty. They want to go to the Great Wall(长城) with their mother. At seven fifty they are in a big bus to the Great Wall. There are forty people in it. Some of them are Americans, some are English. There are two Chinese in the bus, too. One is a woman. She is driving the bus. The other is a young man. He’s now talking about the Great Wall in English. They are listening to him. At about nine o’clock, they get to the Great Wall.Lily and Lucy want to go to the Great Wall __ __.
A.on Saturday morning | B.on Sunday morning |
C.in a fine day | D.in a cloudy morning |
There are ______ English people in the bus.
A.forty | B.two | C.some | D.one |
The young Chinese man is __ ___.
A.driving the bus | B.talking to the people |
C.listening to him | D.doing nothing |
They get to the Great Wall at about ________.
A.nine o’clock | B.seven fifty |
C.ten o’clock | D.eight o’clock |
There are two _______ in the bus.
A.Americans | B.English girls |
C.Chinese | D.Chinese women |
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence . I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.
A.hard | B.enjoyable |
C.painful | D.comfortable |
The word “quit” in the passage means “________”.
A.carry on | B.put off |
C.give up | D.pick up |
Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A.You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. |
B.The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
C.You can find life is full of nice things. |
D.Never give up half-way. |
We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that ________.
A.the writer was very successful in his life |
B.the writer didn’t reach the top of the mountain |
C.though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
D.the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
The best title for the passage is“________”.
A.Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
B.Enjoy the Beautiful Views |
C.Conversations between Father and Son |
D.Father and I |
If you want to order pizzas, you can ______.
A.call at No. 348 | B.call at 65369877 |
C.call at 28145588 | D.call at No. 67 |
What type of pizzas does Mr. Smith order?
A.Hawaiian and Supreme. | B.Vegetarian and Supreme. |
C.Supreme and coffee. | D.Hawaiian and Vegetarian. |
How long is the business time every day?
A.3 hours. | B.8 hours. |
C.14 hours. | D.15 hours. |
Where will the pizzas be delivered(送)?
A.No. 348 Beijing Road. | B.No.67 Beijing Road. |
C.No.67 Nanjing Road. | D.No. 348 Nanjing Road. |
What else does Mr. Smith order besides pizzas?
A.Coffee. | B.Coke. | C.Orange. | D.Tea. |
Hello, everyone, I’m Xing Fei. I’m from China. My family name is Xing. I live in Bei Jing. My family is very large. In my family, my grandfather’s father is the oldest one. He is now ninety-nine years old. My grandfather is eighty years old. And my grandma is eighty-two years old. They have four children, my uncle, my father, and my two aunts. I’m their grandson. My parents have two children, my sister and me. And I have four cousins. Now, I’m a student in No. 10 Middle school. And my sister is only five years old. My parents are both teachers. They love my family very much. So they work hard. We go to the park every morning. My mother says that it can help us keep healthy.How many cousins does Xing Fei have(有)?
A.five | B.four | C.ten | D.no |
How old is his sister?
A.80 | B.82 | C.99 | D.5 |
Xing Fei’s parents are _______.
A. teachers B. teacher
C. students D studentIs Xing Fei a boy?
A.Yes, she does | B.No, he doesn’t |
C.Yes,he is | D.No,he isn’t |
Xing Fei has ____ uncle ____ aunts
A.one; two | B.two; one |
C.three; one | D.one: three |
This is a photo of Mr Black’s family. The man with glasses(眼镜)is Mr Black, the father. The woman is the mother. They have a son and a daughter. The son is behind(在……后面)Mr Black. His name is Jack. He’s 14. Kate is Jack’s sister. She is 12. Jack and kate are in the same school, but they are in different(不同的)grades. Jack is in Grade Three and Kate’s in Grade One. They are good students.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。Mr and Mrs Black have .
A.a son and a daughter | B.Jack and Kate’s sister |
C.three children(孩子) | D.a family of five |
The woman is mother.
A.Kate’s | B.Jack’s |
C.Kate’s and Jack’s | D.Kate and Jack’s |
Jack and Kate are in the same .
A.class | B.grade | C.school | D.year |
Black is the name.
A.man’s | B.woman’s | C.boy’s | D.family |
Jack and Kate are .
A.good children | B.good students |
C.in different schools | D.in the same grade |
Many children like stamp-collecting. Stamp-collecting didn’t start until 1854. As time passes,there are more and more stamp-collectors. Not only children but also men and women are collectors. In some countries, there are even lessons on stamp-collecting in school. People are becoming more and more interested in stamps. Every picture on a stamp has its meaning in it. It may be the head of a famous person or an important place. Each stamp tells us a story.Stamp-collecting started __________.
A. earlier than 1845
B. later than 1921
C. in 1854Stamp-collectors are ___________.
A. men and women
B. boys and girls
C. both A and BLessons on stamp-collecting are given in _________.
A. a country
B. some countries
C. America onlyThere are more and more stamp-collectors. This sentence means_______.
A.different kinds of stamps are being collected
B.the number of stamp-collectors is growing
C.a group of people are collecting stampsEvery picture on a stamp __________
A.has its meaning in it
B.tels us a story about some school
C.has nothing to do with America
Yang Xi thinks music is an important part of his life. It can make him relaxed and comfortable. He likes music and often listens to music. Last Saturday his father bought an MP3 player for him as his twelfth birthday present. He often takes it with him. On his way to school, he often listens to his favorite songs. He enjoys pop songs. His favorite singer is Coco Lee.
His pen pal Leo likes rock music. He thinks it is so exciting. And his favorite rock band is Yesterday. It is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. But Yang Xi doesn’t like rock music at all. He thinks it’s too noisy. His classmate Wang Ying loves dancing to music because she enjoys dancing. She can perform ballet as well. His best friend Gao Haoyu enjoys jazz music. He thinks jazz is really cool. But Gao Haoyu’s mother thinks jazz is boring. She is fond of country music because it’s sweet and beautiful.What kind of music does Yang Xi like?
A. Rock music. B. Pop music. C. Jazz musicHow old is Yang Xi?
A. 12 . B. 13. C. 14.Why does Leo enjoy rock music?
A. Because he thinks it’s so exciting.
B. Because he thinks it’s too noisy.
C. Because he likes dancing a lot.Who likes jazz music?
A. Yang Xi B. Leo C. Gao HaoyuWhat does Gao Haoyu’s mother think of country music?
A. It’s sweet and beautiful
B. It’s so exciting
C. It’s really cool
Jim, with his father, went to see his grandfather. In the train, Jim often put his head out of the window. His father said, “Jim! Don’t put your head out of the window!” But Jim went on putting his head out of the window. Then his father took Jim’s cap quietly, hid (藏) it behind his back and said, “You see your cap is gone (不见了).” Jim was afraid. His father said, “Well, whistle (吹口哨) once. Perhaps your cap will come back.” Jim whistled. His father quickly put the cap on Jim’s head. “Oh! It is wonderful!” Jim laughed. He quickly took his father’s cap and threw it out of the window. “Now it is your turn to whistle, Dad!” he said happily.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正 (T) 与误 (F)。Jim and his father went to see his grandfather by bus.
Jim’s father told him not to put his head out of the window.
Jim’s father took Jim’s cap and hid it behind his back.
Jim didn’t want to have his cap back.
Jim took his father’s cap and threw it out of the window.
任务型阅读(共l0空;每空l分。计l0分)
阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词)
Happiness Ks not far away
Happiness comes from the little things in life.Simple ways in our daily life often help the most.It is not a dream for you to make it come true but a shining star that guides you and a mirror that shows you the meaning of life in the world.If you feel that happiness does not come to you,here are the following steps which will lead you there.
To yourself
Start by treating yourself kindly and becoming your own best friend.
Give up trying so hard to become someone else who is not yourself right now.It's better to just be you.
To your life
Walk in the park or along the street with a pet.Balance your life with activities and a good rest.
Play and do those activities which gently nurture(滋养) your own mind.Playing in your garden or filling your home with beautiful flowers is not a bad try and the memory of those flowers will be always carried with you.
Smile as you think about the future.If you smile,you can not have negative(消极的) thoughts!
Concentrate on the positive(积极的) in this world,and look for joy.
To your work
Work hard and make efforts to reach your goals,and reward yourself when you are done.
Remove the task that is not useful.We are learning that doing too many tasks at the same time just doesn't work.
Try writing down what is troubling you,discussing your trouble with yourself.The science now shows that as you write your troubles,your brain will change for the better.
By writing a daily thanks diary you will feel the positive memory and experiences once more,and by remembering these moments,your levels of happiness will rise.
To your friends
You can write a "happy letter" to your family and friends every day.Just a short note will do.You can do the following:
Monday: Write a thank-you note to your friend.
Tuesday: Write a short letter to your friend about a good moment you have recently experienced.
Wednesday: Write about a nice moment you plan to experience in the future.
Thursday: Write a letter to someone that is important in your life.
Friday: Write three things that went really well today.
Saturday and Sunday: Go on with your daily thanks diary.
If you pay attention to all that is good in your life instead of negative thoughts,happiness will become a natural Dart of your day!
Happiness is not far away |
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Introduction |
Happiness comes from the little things in life. |
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To yourself |
*Be * |
To your life |
*Keep a balance between activities and rest in your life. *Do something good to your own mind and have the memory carried with you. *Keep a smiling face to the *Concentrate on the positive things and look for something |
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To your work |
*Work hard to *Remove the task which is *Try writing every day to raise your levels of happiness. |
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To your friends |
*Write a thank-you note to a friend on Monday. * *Tell your friend what you are going to experience in the future on Wednesday. *Write fl letter to someone *Write three things that went really well on Friday. * |
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Conclusion |
Pay attention to the positive things and you will feel happy. |
When you watch 3D movies or TV,you have to wear a special pair of glasses.The 3D glasses make the images from the screen look like they are there in the room with you.
Three-dimensional,or 3D,means having three dimensions(维度) : width,height and depth.3D technology(技术) is based on the way the human brain(大脑) and eyes work.Because the pupils of a person's eyes are about 6.5era apart(分开),when we look at something,each eye sees it from a different angle(角度).Our eyes send the two images to our brain,and the brain puts them together.The small difference between the image from the right eye and the image from the left eye allows us to see depth.
When we view pictures and television in two dimensions,each eye gets the same information.That is because the image has no real depth,and there is only one of viewing it.So the goal of 3D technology is to get a different image into each of the viewer.It uses two film projectors.One projects a left eye image and the other projects a right image.The 3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye.
While watching 3D films,we feel that we are in the same environment as the things we're watching.However,it also has its disadvantages.The 3D glasses work by controlling the amount of light that reaches the eyes.It makes the screen look darker.What's more,people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies,because their brains need to work harder to "read" the images.According to the passage,we can see 3D TV with the help of ____.
A.the exciting games | B.the special glasses |
C.the dark screen | D.the image in the room |
The second paragraph mainly tells us ____.
A.how we see things in 3D |
B.how 3D films are made |
C.what the human brain does for our eyes |
D.how different images get into the brain |
The underlined word "pupils" in the passage means____ in Chinese.
A.学生 | B.视线 | C.睫毛 | D.瞳孔 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.3D glasses make the screen look brighter. |
B.People with eye problems can't see 3D films. |
C.A 3D film needs making by two film projectors. |
D.3D glasses held people get the same image in each eye. |
Nearly eight hundred million people in this world cannot read or write,most of them in developing countries.Two-thirds are women and girls.
John Wood who started the Room to Read campaign (运动),has opened1650 schools and 15000 libraries in some of the world's poorest communities(社区).He said that from the beginning,Room to Read's goal was to reach 10 million children around the world in the poorest countries.
In 1998,on a three-week vacation journey in Nepal,Wood met a local headmaster who invited him to visit his school in a far mountain village.The experience changed Wood's life.
"This headmaster had 450 students at the school,but he didn't have any books," Wood said."He had a library that was empty."
Wood promised to fill the library shelves and returned to the village one year later with some of his friends with 3000 books.And that was just the start.Later,Wood used some of his personal money to start Room to Read. He believes that world change begins with educated children.Today,the programme can be found in10 countries across Asia and Africa.
Wood believes the key to the program's success is local support.While Room to Read gives away money and provides books,communities offer land and parents help build the school.Agnes,a Room to Read teacher in Zambia who also runs the library,is proud to say the literacy' at her school has improved. Room to Read's biggest challenge is the huge need. Hundreds of communities have asked for literacy prograrnmes.One way of Room to Read's success is that it will achieve Wood's goal of reaching 10 million kids by 2015,five years earlier than it is planned.The purpose of the Room to Read campaign is to ____.
A.ask parents to read together with their children |
B.help poor children to learn to read and write |
C.tell more people the importance of reading |
D.help 10 million children to go to college |
When John Wood travelled in Nepal in 1998,he ____.
A.visited many local schools |
B.sent many books to local children |
C.started the Room to Read campaign |
D.met a man who changed his life |
The underlined part "the literacy" in the last paragraph refers to(指的是).____
A.the teaching conditions |
B.the teaching quality |
C.students' ability to read and write |
D.the money teachers earn every month |
John Wood is a person that is ____.
A.helpful and generous |
B.honest and brave |
C.careless but active |
D.strict but friendly |
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