Invertors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Take a look at 2010’s coolest inventions in science and technology. What in the world will inventors dream up next? Robot Teachers Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher: an English-teaching robot. The robot help students practice speaking English. South Korea needs about 30,000 foreigners to teach English. The robot teachers are helping to solve a shortage(短缺)English teachers. Could robots take the place of the human teachers one day? A.Touch Tablet (书写板) Apple, creator of the iPhone and iPod, had another hit invention this year with iPaD. The iPad is a touch-screen tablet computer. It gives users video, websites, books and games at their fingers. Apple sold 3 million iPads in the first 80 days on the market. Up, Up and Away It took him 30 years to develop it, and now Glen Martin’s is ready to take off. The Martin Jetpack (喷气动力背包), a personal flying machine, allows the users to fly 2.4 km into the air. Unfortunately, you can not fly for very long. The jetpack only holds the fuel(燃料) for about 30 minutes’ flight. It will sell for S 100,000. Field tests begin in 2011. 71.The robot teachers can ___________ A. train students to speak English B. help students learn Japanese and English C. take the place of the human English teachers now 72.The underlined word “ hit” means ______. A.撞击 B. 妙语 C. 成功 73. Glen Martin spent ______on his flying machinE. A. a very short time B. quite a long time C. just a little money 74. Which invention can you use to fly in the air? A. The iPad B. The robot C. The Martin Jetpack 75. The best title for this passage may be ________ A. Coolest Inventions of 2010 B. Most Useful Comouter of 2010 C. Greatest Discoveries of 2010

ClothingisalanguagE.Ittellsusaboutindividualpeopletheirpersonalitytheiragetheirplaceinsocietyandsoon.Ifwewanttoknowmoreaboutasocietywecanlookattraditionalclothing.ThecontinentofAfricahasalonghistoryandarichcultureandthisisshownintraditionaldress.Youoftenfindthreecolours—redgoldandgreenintheclothing.ThefirstcolourstandsforthebloodofmillionsofpeoplewhosufferedasslavesthesecondistherichresourcesoftheAfricanearthandthethirdrepresentsthegrasslandsofhomE.Thepatternsontheclothingalsohaveameaning.AcommonpatternisintheformofacrossXwhichstandsforunity.Anotherpatternisarectangular长方形的boxwhichrepresentsstrength.Becauseclothinghasastrongsocialmeaningpeopleareverycarefulinchoosingwhattowear.Itwouldbeaseriousmistaketowearthewrongclothingortowearclothesinthewrongway.ForinstanceinGhanaawomanshouldwearherwaistband腰带differentlyaccordingtotheimportanceofthesocialevent.TraditionaldressalsotellsusabouteverydaylifE.Africandesignsarefamous.WidetemperaturerangerequiresthattheclothesbecomfortablefordailylifE.AlthoughmanypeoplewearwesternclothesparticularlyinbigcitiesinAfricatraditionalAfricandressisveryhighlyvalueD.Thisisbecauseithasdeepculturalmeanings.1.Themainthemeofthispassageis________.A.thehistoryofclothesinAfricaB.modernfashionstylesinAfricaC.themeaningsoftraditionaldressinAfricaD.thematerialsusedintraditionaldressinAfrica2.Accordingtothepassagered________.A.representsthesettingsunB.standsforAfricanunityC.ischosenbecauseitisabrightcolourD.isareminderofthesadhistoryinAfrica3.Goldstandsfor________.A.thehotsunB.strengthC.wealthD.happiness4.Traditionaldressshouldalsobepracticalbecause________.A.itneedstokeeppeopledryintherainyseasonB.peoplewearitinthebigcitiesC.itneedstoprotectpeoplefromtheclimateD.ithasdeepculturalmeanings

January1isNewYear’sDay.ThenightbeforeiscalledNewYear’sEvE.OnthisnightpeoplemeetforpartiesastheywaitfortheNewYeartobeginafter12:00p.m.OnNewYear’sDayfamiliesenjoywatchinguniversity大学footballgamestofindthenationalwinner.MartinLutherKingDayisonthethirdMondayinJanuary.Thisfamous著名blackAmericangavethespeech演说IHaveaDream.Thisspeechisimportantbecauseitisaboutallraces种族inAmericabeingequal平等的.February14isValentine’sDay.A.valentineisaverycolourfulcardforalover.Peoplegivepresentstothepersonstheyloveoftenflowersforwomenandchocolatesformen.February12AbrahamLincoln’sbirthdayandFebruary22GeorgeWashington’sbirthdayarecelebratedtogetherontheMondaybetweenthesetwodays.It’scalledPresident’sDay.1.WhatisMartinLutherKingfamousfor?A.HeisfamousforhisspeechIHaveaDream.B.Heisfamousasablack.C.HeisfamousasanAmerican.D.Heisfamousasafootballplayer.2.WhatisspecialonValentine’sDay?A.Peoplechoose选择theirloversonthisday.B.Peoplesendcolourfulcardstotheirlovers.C.Peoplegivepresentstotheirlovers.D.BothB.andC.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedexpressionPresident’sDaymean?A.国庆纪念日B.总统纪念日C.劳动节D.独立纪念日4.WhichspecialdayisNOTmentioned提到inthepassage?A.ChristmasDay.B.Valentine’sDay.C.NewYear’sDay.D.President’sDay.5.Howmanyspecialdaysarementionedinthepassage?A.2.B.3.C.5.D.6.

Itseemsthatschoolchildrenallovertheworldcomplain抱怨abouttheirschoolfooD.Whatdostudentsofyourageeatforlunchatschoolinothercountries?JapanHighschoolshavediningrooms.Theyserveeverythingfromnoodlestoricebutnotburgersandchips.Otherchildrenbringfoodfromhomesuchascoldriceballsmeatorfishpicklesc泡菜andvegetables.TwiceayearparentsareinvitedtohaveatasteofthefooD.UnitedStatesA.typicalmenufromaUSschoolismadeupofahamburgerwithfriedpotatoesorroastchickenlettuceandpicklesfruitandcookies.Schoollunchesmustalsoprovideatleastonethirdofthedailyamount总量ofnecessarynutrition营养suchasvitaminAvitaminC.andcalcium钙.AustraliaMeatpiessausagerolls香肠巷andhotdogsarealltraditionaldishesinAustralianschoolshops.Butasthecountrypaysmoreattentiontochildren'shealthhealthierfoodshavestartedtoappearonschoolmenus.Manyschoolshaveusedatrafficlightsystem.Thesaleofredlabeledc标注foodsincludingcookieschocolateandsoftdrinks.Isservedonlytwiceaweek.Healthiergreenlabeledfoodssuchassushisandwichescornandwatermelonshoweverareavailableeveryday.SouthAfricaMostofSouthAfricanschoolsdonotservemealsatall.Classesendatl;30p.m.andstudentsgettheirownlunches.Manystudentsbringfoodfromhomeusuallysandwiches.Fastfoodandfriedfoodsellthebestamongstudents.Asaresultithascausedariseinobesityc肥胖amongchildren.Butasmorepeoplebegantorealizethatbeingtoofatmaycausedifferentkindsofseriousillnessessomeschoolsintownshaveledthewaytowardsbetternutrition.Nowstudentsattheseschoolsareofferedlunchesofporridgewithvegetablessuchascabbageonionsbeanscarrotsandtomatoes.1.HighschoolsinJapanserve___________A.noodlesandriceB.burgersandriceballsC.chipsandvegetablesD.fishandroastchicken2.FromthepassageweknowthetypicalmenufromaUSschoolis______.A.deliciousB.quitehealthyC.notveryhealthyD.popularinSouthAfrica3.WhicharetraditionaldishesinAustralia?A.Meatpiesandhotdogs.B.Chocolateandsoftdrinks.C.Cookiesandsushi.D.Sandwichesandcorn.4.InSouthAfrica_________________.A.moststudentshavesandwichesandvegetablesforlunchB.studentslikefastfoodandfriedfoodverymuchC.moreandmorestudentsbecomeillD.studentsrealizedthatfastfoodandfriedfoodwerebadfortheirhealthWhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.ParentsinJapanareinvitedtotastethefoodtwiceayear.B.IntheUnitedStatesschoollunchesmustprovideatleastonethirdofthedailyamountofnecessarynutrition.C.InAustraliamanyschoolshaveusedatrafficlightsystem.D.InSouthAfricaschoolsdon'tservemeals.

阅读理解IntheUnitedStatesparentsoftengiveababythenameofitsfathermotheroranotherfamilymember.Somepeoplejustchooseanamethat’spopularatthattimE.Twohundredyearsago50%ofboybabiesinEnglandwerenamedWilliamJohnorThomasand50%ofgirlbabieswerenamedElizabethMaryorAnnE.Someofthesenamesarestillpopular流行的butothernamesarepopulartoo.Todayparentssometimesgivetheirbabiesthenamesoffamousathletes运动员filmstarscharactersfromliteratureorTVshows.读短文选择正确答案1.IntheUSAparentsgiveababythename______.A.ofitscharacterB.ofitsparentsoranotherfamilymemberC.oftheirprettyorhandsome2.______50%ofgirlbabieswerenamedElizabethMaryAnnE.A.HundredyearsagoB.ManyyearsagoC.Twohundredyearsago3.Theparentshoped______arepopularforever永远.A.theirclothesB.theirbabies’namesC.theirlives4.Todaysomebabies’namesarefromfilmstarsliteratureTVshowsand______.A.famousathletesB.sportsmeetC.famousplaces5.Whichisagirl’snameinthefollowing?A.Charles.B.Robert.C.Margaret.

Animportantquestionabouteatingoutiswhopaysforthemeal.IfafriendofyoursasksyoutohavelunchwithhimyoumaysaysomethinglikethisI’mafraidit’llhavetobesomeplacecheapasIhavelittlemoney.TheotherpersonmaysayOkI’llmeetyouatMcDonald’s.ThismeansthatthetwoagreetogoDutchthatiseachpersonpaysforhimself.HemayalsosayOhnoIwanttotakeyoutolunchatSmith’sorIwantyoutotrytheChinesedumplingstherE.Theyaregreat.Thismeansthepersonwantstopayforbothofyou.Ifyoufeelfriendlytowardsthepersonyoucangowithhimandyouneedn’tpayforthemeal.YoumayjustsayThankyou.ThatwouldbeverynicE.Americancustomaboutwhopaysfordates约会aremuchthesameasinotherpartsoftheworlD.IntheolddaysAmericanwomenwantedmentopayforallthemeals.Buttodayauniversitygirlorawomaninbusinessworldwillusuallypayherwayduringtheday.IfamanasksherforadanceoutsidetheworkinghoursitmeansComeasmyguest.Soasyoucanseeitisapolitethingtomakethequestionclearattheverybeginning.1.Thepassagetellsus_______.A.howtoeatoutB.wheretoeatoutC.whattoeatoutD.whopaysforthemeal2.Ifyouhavelittlemoney_______.A.you’llhaveacheapmealB.you’llborrowsomefromothersC.you’llaskyourfriendtopayforyourmealD.youwillnotwantyourfriendstoaskyoutodinner3.GoDutchinthispassagemeans________.A.去饭馆B.就餐C.订餐D.各自付款4.Sometimesyourfriendtakesyoutolunch.Itmeans_______.A.he’sgoingtolendyoumoneytoyouB.he’sgoingtopayforyourmealC.he’llbeangrywithyouD.hecan’tunderstandyou5.InAmericasomegirlsandwomen_______now.A.askmentopayfortheirmealsB.trytopayforthemen’smealsC.trytopayfortheirownmealsD.neverhaveanythingoutside

LondonSubwayorTheTubeisthequickestandeasiestwaytogetaroundLondon.ManyEnglishpeoplelikeit.Ithas27563inthecentreofLondonstationsacrossthecity.Youarealwaysneartoatubestation.MostpeopleinLondonuseatubE.ItisveryeasyandcomfortablE.Thereare12TubeLinesinLondon.LondonSubwayonalllinesrunseveryfewminutesfrom05:30to00:30fromMondaytoSaturdayandrunsfrom07:30to23:30onSunday.Peoplecan'tsmoke吸烟onthetrainbecauseit'snotgoodforpassengers.Thesubwayisthevisitors'firstchoicE.It'spopularwithpeopleinLondon.1.WhichisthefastestwayforvisitorstotravelaroundLondon?A.Bytaxi.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.D.ByplanE.2.HowmanydaysdoesLondonSubwayworkfrom05:30to00:30inaweek?A.Fourdays.B.Fivedays.C.Sixdays.D.Sevendays.3.WhendoesthefirsttrainofLondonSubwaystartonSunday?A.At00:30.B.At05:30.C.At07:30.D.At06:30.4.HowmanysubwaystationsarethereinthecentreofLondon?A.36.B.63.C.12.D.275.5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheintroductiontoLondonSubway.B.ThehistoryofLondonSubway.C.ThetimeofLondonSubway.D.ThegoodofLondonSubway.

InEnglandpeopledon’toftentalkmuch.Youcangetonabusoratrainandeveryonesitslookingoutofthewindow.Oftentheyreadbooksandpapers.Buttheydon’ttalkmuch.WhenyoumeetEnglishpeopletheyoftentalkaboutonething—weather天气.SowhenyoumeetsomebodyinEnglandyoucansayNiceweatherforthetimeofyear!Butitisalittlecoldtodaysomebodymayanswer.Butwillbealittlewarmerlateryoucansay.TalklikethisandtheEnglishpeoplewillthinkHowfriendlyyouare!1.OnthebustheEnglishpeopleoften______.A.talkB.standC.eatsomethingD.readpapers2.FromthepassageweknowwhenyoumeetEnglishpeopleyoucansay___________A.Howdoyoudo?B.Howareyou?C.Niceweather!D.Nicetomeetyou!3.IfyoutalktoEnglishpeopleabouttheweathertheywillthink_______.A.youarefriendlyB.youarerightC.youareEnglishD.youtalktoomuch4.Whichisright?A.Englishpeopleliketotalkonabus.B.Englishpeopledon’tliketotalkaboutweather.C.Englishpeoplearenotfriendlyatall.D.InEnglandtheweatheroftenchanges变化.5.TheEnglishpeopletalkwithyouaboutweathertoshowyoutheyare________.A.hungryB.happyC.kindD.worried

阅读理解IntheUnitedStatessixteeneighteenandtwenty－oneareimportantagesinaperson'slifE.Therearenospecialcelebrationsforthesebirthdaysbuteachisatimewhenapersoncandonewthingstomarktheirtransition转变intoadulthood成人时期.Afterturningsixteenapersoncanworkgetadriver'slicenseandleavehomE.Manyhighschoolstudentslearntodriveandgetpart－timejobssoonaftercelebratingtheirsixteenthbirthday.AttheageofeighteenapersonintheUnitedStatescanvoteandsmokebuttheyareprohibitedfromgoingintomanynightclubsbuyingwineorgambling赌博untiltheyaretwenty-onE.InmanyLatin拉丁的culturesayoungwoman'sfifteenthbirthdayisimportant.Atthisagesheisregardedasanadult.TomarkthisspecialdayfamilieswithteenagedaughtershaveacelebrationcalledaQuinceanerA.Thedaybeginswiththeyoungwomanandherfamilygoingtochurch.LaterthereisapartyandmanyguestsareinviteD.InJapanyoungpeoplebecomeadultsattwenty.Atthisagetheycanlegally合法地votedrinkwineandsmokE.ThesecondMondayinJanuaryisanationalholidaycalledComingofAgeDay.Onthisdaytwenty-year-oldscelebratebyfirstgoingtoachurchtopraywiththeirfamilies.Latertheylistentospeechesgivenbycityandschoolleaders.Afterwardmanycelebratewithfamilyorfriendslateintothenight.InsomecountriesbirthdaycelebrationscontinuethroughadulthooD.Somepeoplecelebratetheirfortiethandfiftiethbirthdaysortheirretirement退休yearswithahugeparty.1.IntheUnitedStatesagesixteenmarksthetimewhenyoucan________.A.voteanddriveB.driveandgetajobC.drinkwineandsmokeD.gointonightclubs2.InsomeLatinculturesthefifteenthbirthdayisimportantfor________.A.parentsB.youngmenC.bothyoungwomenandyoungmenD.youngwomen3.InJapanyoungpeopleareconsideredasadultsatage________.A.sixteenB.eighteenC.twentyD.twenty-one4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheturningpointinaperson'slifeintheUnitedStates?A.The15thbirthday.B.The16thbirthday.C.The18thbirthday.D.The21stbirthday.40.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordprohibitedA.允许B.禁止C.终止D.支持

Aliftiswonderful.Itisreallyonlyasmallroom.RoomsusuallystayinoneplacE.Liftstravelupanddownalldaylong.Sometimesaworkerstandsinthelift.Heorsheoperatesitupanddown.Inmodernliftsthereisnoworker.Thepeoplewalkin.Theyknowwhatfloortheywant.Theypushabuttonandtheliftgoestothatfloor.Itisallveryfastandeasy.Liftsareveryimportanttous.Why?Thinkaboutatallbuilding.Maybeithastwentyfloors.MaybeithasfiftyormorE.Whocanwalkupallthestairs?MaybepeoplecanclimbthemonetimE.Cansomeoneclimbthirtyfloorstoanofficeeveryday?Cansmallchildrenwalkuptotheirroomonthetwenty-fourthfloor?Cantheirmotherandfathercarryfoodupallthosestairs?Ofcoursenot.Wecanhavehighbuildingsbecausewehavelifts.Wecouldnothaveallthebeautifultallbuildingsintheworldwithoutlifts.Theyarereallywonderful.1.Aliftlookslike______.A.asmallroomB.asmallhouseC.asmallladderD.asmallstair2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.A.modernlifthasnobuttons.B.A.modernlifthasaworkertooperateit.C.Amodernliftcangoupanddownwithnoworkerinit.D.A.modernliftknowswhatfloorpeoplewant.3.Ifyouwanttogototheflooryouwantyou_______.A.askforhelpB.openthedooroftheliftC.ringthebellD.pushtherightbutton4.Whydopeoplehavetouselifts?Because________.A.theyhavetallbuildingsB.theycan'twalkupanddownC.oldpeopleandchildrenneedthemD.liftsarewonderful5.Choosethebesttitleforthistext.A.ButtonsB.LiftsC.TallBuildingsD.ClimbingStairs

Howdotheteenagers青少年oftodaywanttowear?Weaskedfourteenagers:13-year-oldMarlaand15-year-oldGraceDavidandRyan.Allthefourknewwhattheywantedandwheretofindit.Musicplayedamuchbiggerrolethancatwalkfashion.RyaniswearingtheredheadphoneshesaidI’dlikeapairineverycolortomatch搭配allmyclothes.DavidplaystheguitarandsingsinarockbanD.HegetshisfashionswellashismusicfromthepagesofNME.Thegirlstooputclothesandmusictogether.Gracelikeshigh–wasted高腰的shortsandboots.MarlaistheleadsingerandguitaristinabanD.SheenjoyswearingintherockstylE.SomethingsneverchangE.Teenagersalwaysmindhowtheylookandwhatothersthinkofthem.根据短文内容选择正确答案1.Davidisa______boy.A.13-year-oldB.14-year-oldC.15-year-oldD.16-year-old2.Ryanwouldlikeapairofheadphonesinevery______tomatchhisclothes.A.sizeB.colorC.shapeD.price3.______istheleadsingerinabanD.A.MarlA.B.GracE.C.DaviD.D.Ryan4.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordheadphonesmeaninChinese?A.手机B.耳机C.帽子D.电话5.Whatdotheteenagersmind?A.Howtheylook.B.MusiC.C.Whatothersthinkofthem.D.ABandC.

ABiteofChinaAreyouaneating-lover?Doyouwanttoeateverydeliciousfoodintheworld?ThendoyouwatchthepopularprogramABiteofChina?It’saTVprogramonChinesedeliciousfoodwhichhasbeenproducedbyCCTV.Isthereanyholidaythatisn’tcelebratedwithspecialfestivalfood?HereareseveraltraditionalChinesefoods:NoodlesareasymboloflonglifeinChineseculturE.TheyareasmuchapartofChinesebirthdaycelebrationasabirthdaycakewithitscandleslitinmanywesterncountries.Sincenoodlesmeanlonglifeitisconsideredveryunluckytocutitoff.AlthoughwesternerssometimesmaybeverysorrytoseefishlyingontheplateinChinaawholefishisasymbolofrichness.Infactatapartyitisatraditiontoservethewholefishlastpointedtowardsthemostvaluedguest.FishalsohasaspecialmeaningbecausetheChinesewordforfishyusoundslikethewordforrichnessorplentyanditisbelievedthateatingfishwillhelpyourwishescometrueintheyeartocomE.A.verypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatFestivalisZongzi.Thistastydishismadeofricedumplingswithmeatpeanutsorotherdeliciousfoodinbambooleaves.ThetraditionofZongziismeanttoremindusofagreatmanQuYuaninChinesehistory.1.ABiteofChinais______.A.amagazineB.anewspaperC.afilmD.aTVprogram2.AccordingtothepassageintraditionalChineseculturepeoplewilleat______ontheirbirthdays.A.eggsB.noodlesC.fishD.cakes3.FishhasaspecialmeaninginChineseculturemainlybecause______.A.itisservedlastatapartyB.itispointedtothevaluedguestC.itsoundslikethewordyuinChineseD.itissodeliciousthatallChinesepeoplelikeit4.____intheDragonBoatFestivalmakesusthinkofQuYuan.A.ZongziB.MeatC.PeanutsD.Dumpling5.Thearticlemainlytalksabout______.A.ChinesefoodB.ChinesehistoryC.ChinesefestivalD.Chineselanguage

Americancountrymusicisalsoknownas被视为countrywesternmusic.Ithasaverylonghistory.Itcomesfromthefolksongsofimmigrants移民fromBritain.Countrymusicuserssimplemusicandwordstoexpresseverydayfeelingssuchaslonelinessloveandsadness.Thatistosaycountrymusicdescribeslife.Ittalksaboutfriendsandenemiestrucksandroadsfarmandcrops..Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikecountrymusicbecauseeveryonecanunderstandwhatthemusicisabout.Countrywesternmusicbecamepopularfirstamongcowboys牛仔intheAmericanwestcountryside.Cowboyshadtotakecareofcowsdayandnight.Whentheywerealonewiththecowstheyoftensangbeautifulandpeacefulsongstocalmtheanimalsandtoovercometheirownfear.Theywerenotwell-educatedandsotheysangabouttheirdailylifeinverysimplewords.Theyplayedguitarsviolins.andotherinstruments.InthesouthofAmericamanypeopleaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomeslikebottlesandspoonsWhencowboysvisitedtheirfriendsandfamiliesonholidayslikeThanksgivingtheyusuallysangandplayedcountrywesternmusic.Inrecentyearsmanymusicianshavemadecountrywesternmusicalittledifferentfromtheoneinthepast.Thesechangesmakethesongssoundevenbetter.TodaysingerssuchasCarthBrooks.RebaMcEntirE.EmmylouHarris.LyleLovettEddieRabbittLeAnnRimesRandyTravisandagroupcalledAlabamaaresingingandplayingindifferentstyles.TheyhavebroughtcountrywesternmusicmoreandmorefansfromalloverthewolD.根据短文内容选择最佳答案1.Countrywesternmusiccomesfromthefolksongsofimmigrantsfrom____A.AmericaB.FranceC.BritainD.Germany2.AccordingtothepassagepeoplelikeAmericancountrymusicbecause____.A.Ithasalonghistory.B.ItcomesfromEuropE.C.Itissungbycowboys.D.ItiseasytounderstanD.3.Thechunkcalmtheanimalsheremeansmaketheanimalsbecome___.A.sadandlonelyB.quietandrelaxedC.angryandwildD.upsetandscared4.Whichoftheseismentionedinthepassage?A.EarlyimmigrantslivedaverysimplelifE.B.Manycountrymusicsingersarenotwell-educateD.C.Cowboysusuallyplayedcountrywesternmusiconholidays.D.InthewestofAmericacowboysaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomes5.Thebesttitle标题forthepassageis________.A.AmericansLoveAmericanCountryMusiC.B.TheHistoryofAmericanCountryMusiC.C.SingersandFansofAmericanCountryMusicD.AllKindsofAmericanMusicYesterdayandToday.

TravelingcanbeagoodwaytogetlifeexperiencesespeciallyduringSpringBreak－aweeklongschoolvacationintheUnitedStates.Butwhatifyou’reastudentanddon’thaveenoughmoneyforatrip?Don’tworry.Herearesomeusefultips.☆Save:Thisprobablyisthemostimportantpreparationfortraveling.Cutexpenses开支tofattenyourwalletsoyou’llhavemorechoicesaboutwheretogoandhowtogettherE.☆Planahead:Don’twaituntilthelastminutetoplanyourtrip.Ticketsmaycostmorewhenboughtsuddenly.Givingyourselfseveralmonthstogetreadycanmeansecurity安全andsavings.☆Doyourhomework:Nomatterwhereyougoresearch研究theplacesyouwillvisit.Decidewhattoseeandwheretohavedinner.Travelbookswillofferinformationonthecheapesthotelsandrestaurants.☆Planreasonably:Writedownwhatyouexpecttospendforfoodandhotels.Sticktoyourplanoryoumaynothaveenoughmoneytocovereverything.☆Travelingroups:Findsomeonewhoisinterestedinvisitingthesameplaces.Bytravelingwithothersyoucanshare分享costsandexperiences.☆Workasyougo:Needmoremoneytosupportyourtrip?Lookforworkintheplacesyouvisit.☆Gotoalesser-known不出名的place:TouristcitiesmaybeexpensivE.Youmaywanttorethinkyourtripandgotoalesser-knownplacE.Smallertownscanhavemanyinterestingactivitiesandsights.☆Packnecessarythings:Themostimportantthingstotakearenotalwaysclothes.Remembermedicineincaseyougetsickandsnacks小吃incaseyoucannotfindacheaprestaurant.☆UsetheInternet:Thecanhelptosavemoney.Someusefulwebsitesincludewww.Travelocity.comwww.Bargains-lowestfarE.comandwww.Economytravel.com.Byplanningreasonablystudentscanenjoytraveling.YouwillrememberyourtravelexperiencesallyourlifE.1.Beforeyourtripthemostimportantthingyoushoulddoisto_______.A.makeaplanoftherouteB.getinformationontheInternetC.savemoneybyspendinglessD.buyticketsinadvance2.Thewriteradvises劝告you_______.A.nottosharecostswithotherpeopleB.nottogotowell-knownplacesC.nottovisitdangerousplacesD.tobuyanythingyouwanttobuy3.Duringyourtrip________.A.youneedmoremedicinethanclothesB.youshouldlookforworkallthewayC.youshouldremembertodoyourhomeworkD.youcangetusefullifeexperiences4.Themainideaofthepassageis_______.A.wheretospendyourholidaysB.howtosavethemoneyforyourtripC.whentoprepareyourtripD.howtospendyourtrip

WecalltheChineseNewYeartheSpringFestival.ThereisanameforeachChineseyear.Wemaycallittheyearofthesheeptheyearofthemonkeyortheyearofthedog.AndthisyearistheyearofthehorsE.BeforeNewYear’sDaypeoplearebusyshoppingandcleaningtheirhouses.OnNewYear’sEvethereisabigfamilydinner.AfterdinnerallthefamilystayuplatetowelcometheNewYear.OnthefirstdayoftheNewYearpeopleputontheirnewclothesandgotovisittheirfriendsandrelatives.Theysaygoodluckandsomeothergreetingstoeachother.Peopleusuallyhaveaverygoodtimeduringthefestival.1.HowmanyChinesefestivalsaretalkedaboutinthispassage?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four2.WecanfindeveryChineseyearisgiven___________namE.A.ananimalB.aplant植物C.afamilyD.afull3.HowdoChinesepeopleusuallyspendNewYear’sEve?A.Theyputonnewclothesandgotothepark.B.TheyvisittheirfriendsandrelativesC.TheyarebusyshoppingandcleaningtheirhousesD.TheyhaveabigdinnerandstayuplatetowelcometheNewYear.4.OnNewYear’sDaypeoplesay___________toeachotherwhentheymeetA.MerryChristmasB.GoodluckC.HappyNewYearD.BothB.andC.5.Thebesttitleforthispassage本文的最佳题目is____________A.GoodtimeB.TheSpringfestivalC.BigDinnerD.TheYearoftheHorse

PeopleeatdifferentthingsindifferentpartsoftheworlD.InsouthChinaweeatriceeveryday.Sometimesweeatittwoorthreetimesadayforbreakfastlunchandsupp-er.Weusuallyeatitwithfishmeatandvegetables.TheJapaneseeatricetoo.Theyalsoeatalotoffish.Theysometimeseatraw生的fish.InAfricamaize玉米isthemostimportantfooD.Peopletheremakemaizeintoflour面粉.Fromthisflourtheymakedifferentkindsofbreadandcakes.Inwestern西方的countriessuchasBritainAustraliaandtheU.S.Athemostimportantfoodisbreadorpotatoes.Peoplethereusuallymaketheirbreadfromwheatflour.Theycookthepotatoesindifferentways.InEnglandthemostpopularfoodisfishandchips.Sometimespeoplecookthisfoodathomebutusuallytheybuyitattheshop.TheyeatthisfoodathomeintheirworkplaceintheparkorontheroaD.Peoplecallittake-awayfooD.1.Thispassageisabout______.A.foodB.drinkC.clothesD.waysoflife2.Whosometimeseatfishwhenitisn'tcooked?A.PeopleinChinaB.PeopleinJapanC.PeopleinAfricaD.PeopleinBritain3.ThemostimportantfoodforAfricanpeopleis______.A.riceB.fishC.vegetableD.maize4.Whichofthefollowingcountriesiscalledawesterncountry?A.OneofthecountriesinAfricaB.JapanC.ChinaD.Australia5.Peopleeattake-awayfood______.A.athomeB.ontheirwaytoschoolC.intheirofficesD.A.BandC.

阅读理解I’mfromShanghai.MyfavouriteholidayisSpringFestival.Onthatdayweputonournewclothesandseeourfriends.Wehavedumplingsfordinner.I’mfromtheUSA.IenjoyChristmasalot.WesayMerryChristmastoourfamilyandfriendssingChristmassongsandhaveChristmasdinner.WealsogetlotsofChristmaspresents.I’mfromBeijing.IlikeLanternFestivalbest.Onthatdaywecanseemanybeautifullanternsinthestreets.Weeatakindofricedumplingcalledyuanxiao.IcomefromEnglanD.IalwayshaveagreattimeonEaster复活节.Weplayafungamewithourfriends.Weeatlotsofchocolateeggs.I’mfromCanadA.ThanksgivingDay感恩节ismyfavouriteholiday.Myfamilyhaveaturkey火鸡dinnerandwealsohavepumpkinpies南瓜馅饼onthatday.1.Christmasis__________favouriteholiday.A.WuJun’sB.Betty’sC.Mike’sD.Linda’s2.Mikeenjoys__________verymuch.A.ChristmasB.SpringFestivalC.EasterD.ThanksgivingDay3.Peoplehave__________onThanksgivingDay.A.dumplingsB.noodlesC.chocolateeggsD.turkeyandpumpkinpies4.Thereare__________festivalsintheform表格.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.WuJunputsonhisnewclothesandvisitsfriendsatSpringFestival.B.BettyisagirlfromEnglanD.ShelikesChristmasverymuch.C.ZhouJieplaysgameswithherfriendsandhasricedumplings.D.PeopleinCanadadon’tcelebrateThanksgivingDay.

OnasmallfarminMexicotherearenoschools.A.busistheschool.Thedriverofthebusistheteacher.It’saschoolbusbutitdoesn’ttakethechildrentoschool.Itjustgoesroundfromplacetoplaceandsometimesitcomestothisfarm.Thebuswillstayhereforthreemonths.Thefarmerscallitaschoolonwheels轮子.Everytimethebuscomesthefarmerswillcomerunningtoitshoutingandlaughing.Theywarmlywelcometheschoolbus.Whenthebusisonthefarminthemorningtheteacherteachesthesmallchildren.Intheafternoonthebiggerchildrencometohavetheirlessonsbecausetheymustworkinthemorning.Atnightthefathersandmotherscometoschool.Theywanttolearntoo.Howthefarmershopethatsomedaytheycanhavearealschoolontheirfarm!1.Thedriverofthebusis_______.A.theteacherB.thestudentC.thefarmerD.theschool2.Thebusschoolwill_______.A.takethechildrentoschoolB.stayhereforalongtimeC.takethefathersandmotherstoschoolD.goroundfromplacetoplace3.Whentheschoolbuscomesthefarmerswill_______.A.stopworkingB.warmlywelcomeitC.behappyD.bothB.andC.4.Thebiggerchildrenhavetheirlessonsintheafternoonbecause_______inthemorning.A.theycan’tgetupearlyB.theteacherwantstoteachthesmallchildrenfirstC.theyhavealotofworktodoD.theyhavetodotheirhomework5.WhichisTRUE?A.A.schoolbusisarealschoolforfarmers’children.B.Thebusschoolhasnoteacheratall.C.Thebusschoolhasnostudents.D.Thechildrenandtheirparentsonthefarmallcometothebusschooltolearn.

Chinaisanationofetiquette礼仪.ChinesepeopleareamongthemosthospitablepeopleintheworlD.IfforeignersvisitaChinesefamilytheywouldbesurprisedatthewarmththattheywouldreceiveasguests.WhenyouvisitaChinesefamilythehostusuallymakesteaforyou.Thenhewillserveyousnacks小吃likebiscuitsorcandy.Someoneinthefamilywillalsochatwithyouneverlettingyoufeellonely.Atthesametimeotherfamilymemberswillprepareamealforyou.Chinesepeopletreat款待theirguestswithabigmeal.Theyalwayspresentmorefoodthantheguestcaneat.Onthetabletheguestsmustbethefirsttoeat.PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurprisesawesternguestmostisthattheChinesehostlikestopickfoodforvisitorswhichwon’thappenatwesterntables.TheChinesefamilygooutoftheirwaytomakeyoufeelathomE.AsyouaredoneeatingthehostusuallysaysItseemsthatyoudidn’teatmuch.PleaseeatmorE.Althoughyoutellthemyouarefulltheystillputmorefoodinyourbowl.BeingwarmandhospitablehaslongbeenanimportantpartofChinesecultureandtradition.AsConfucius孔子saidthousandsofyearsago:Tomeetfriendsfromafar.Howhappyweare!1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhospitablemeaninthispassage?A.好客的B.勤劳的C.朴实的2.AsaguestinaChinesefamilyyouareusuallyoffered_______bythehost.A.coffeeandsnacksB.juiceandsnacksC.teaandsnacks3.Whydoesawesternvisitorfeelsurprisedwhenthehostpicksfoodforhim?A.Becausehethinksit’snotpolitE.B.Becausehethinksit’snotnecessary.C.Becauseitwon’thappeninwesterncountries.4.WhattheChinesefamilydofortheguestsisto_______.A.makethemfeelathomeB.showtheirwealthC.makethemfeeluncomfortable5.What’sthemeaningofthewordsbyConfuciusattheendofthepassage?A.学而时习之不亦说乎B.有朋自远方来不亦乐乎C.人不知而不愠不亦君子乎

DriversinNewYorknowhavetodrivemoreslowly.Thereisanewspeedlimitof25mph40kph.Theoldlimitwas30mphabout48kph.Thenewlawisfor90percentofthecity'sstreets.TheDepartmentofTransportationhopespeoplewilldrivemorecarefullyandreducetrafficaccidentsanddeaths.Thecity'smayorsaidhewantedtoimprovetrafficsafetyandendpedestrian行人deaths.HesaidthatmanypeopleinNewYorkagreedthatpeoplemustdrivemoresafelyandslowertoprotectchildrenandseniors.Otherpeoplesaythelimitwillmakedriversangryandincreaseaccidents.Mostcountrieslimitthemaximum最大的speedforcarstrucksbusesetC.Theycanalsolimittheminimum最小的speeD.Thefirstspeedlimitwasthe10mph16kphlimitintroducedintheUKin1861.Theworld'shighestspeedlimitis87mph140kphinPolandandBulgariA.Someoftheworld'sroadshavenospeedlimit.ThemostfamousoneistheAutobahnsinGermany.In2006theaveragespeedonpartoftheAutobahnswas88mph142kph.TheWorldHealthOrganisationsaid1.24millionpeopledieeachyearintrafficaccidents.Thisnumbercouldfallifpeopledrovemoreslowly.1.Thereisthespeedlimitof______inNewYorknow.A.16kphB.40kphC.48kph2.Thefirstspeedlimitwasintroducedin______.A.1816B.1861C.20063.Theworld'shighestspeedlimitisin______.A.AmericaB.BritainC.Poland4.ThegovernmenttakesthespeedlimitinNewYork______.A.toreducetrafficaccidentsanddeathsB.tomakethedriversangryC.toincreasetrafficaccidents5.WhatisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Allroadsallovertheworldhavespeedlimit.B.90%ofthecity'sstreetshavethespeedlimitinNewYork.C.Manycountrieslimitthemaximumandminimumspeedforcars.

Doyouhavethehabitofdrinkingacupofteaeveryday?Teaisoneofthemostpopulardrinksaroundtheworldsecondonlytowater.Forover4000yearspeopleespeciallyChinesehaveenjoyedtealikegreenteablackteaflowerteaandoolongteA.TherewillbeafifthInternationalTeaExpoinWuhuAnhuiProvinceinMay.Morethan10000peoplewilltakepartintheExpo.WhydoSOmanypeopleliketea?AsanationaldrinkinChinateadrinkingisalongtimetradition.WhenpeopleinvitegueststotheirhomestheyofferthemacupofteA.YoungpeopleshowrespecttoeldersbyservingthemteA.Teaisgoodforourhealth.ItcanstopUSfromgettingfatprotectourheartsandkeepourteethhealthy.TeacanalsogiveUSenergy.WhenwearetiredafterhoursofstudyingorhardworkdrinkingteaCanmakeUSexciteD.ScientistssaythatteacanhelpUSkeepagoodmemory.SonexttimeyoustudyforatestremembertodrinkteA.Itmighthelpyouremembertheanswers.根据短文内容判断句子止T误F1.Teaisthemostpopulardrinkaroundtheworld.2.Chinesehaveenjoyedteaforover4000years.3.It’satraditiontooffergueststeaathomeinChina.4.Drinkingteaisgoodforourteethbutbadforourhearts.5.Ifyoustudyforatestdrinkingteamighthelpyouremembertheanswers.

Areyouallowdedtoworkpart-timeatyourschool?Areyouallowedtochangethecolorofyurhair?Therearealotofschoolrulesaroundtheworld.ForexampleinAustralisCanadaJapanandtheUnitdeStatesstudentshavetowearschoolunifoums.InAustraliaJapanandtheUnitdeStatesstuentsarenotallowdetowearearrings.InCanadaandJapanstudentsarenotallowdetoarrivelaveforschool.InCanadaJapanandtheUnitdeStatesstudentsarenotallowedtosmokE.SomeschoolinJapanandtheIntheUnitedStateshaverulesaboutdrugs.Studentsmustnotusedrugsorbringthemtoschool.SomeschoolsintheUSAhaverulesaboutweapons.Studentsmustnotuseweaponsatschool.SomeschoolsinJapanandothercountrieshaverulesabouthair.Forexamplestudentsarenotallowdetochangethecoloroftheirhair.IntheUnitdeStatesboyscouldnothavetheirhairgrowlong.ForsafetyatsomeUSschoolstudentsmusthaveapairofindoorshoestochangeintoatschooleveryday.Thismakessurestudentswon’tfalloveronthewetfloorsandkeepstheschoolsclean.GumchewingisnotallowedinmanyUsschoolbuildingsasitisdifficulttocleanup.Andifstudentschewguminclasstheymaynotpaymuchattentiontotheirstudies.Inmostforeigncountriesschoolstudentsareallowedtoworkpart-timeandgivetheirhairdifferentcolors.ButdifferentlyJapaneseschoolstudentsarenotallowedtoworkpart-timeorchangethecoloroftheirhair.1.Inthispassagethewritermentions_____countries.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.three2.StudentsinAustraliaJapanandtheUsarenotallowedto______A.arrivelateforschoolB.wearschooluniformsC.wearearringsD.runinthehallways3.Someschoolsin____haverulesaboutgrugs.A.theUSandCanadaB.CanadaandAustraliaC.IranandtheUSD.theUSandJapan4.InsomeUSschoolsstudentshavetowearindoorshoes_____A.forfunB.forsafetyC.tokeepthefloorcleanD.bothB.andC.5.WhichisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Inmostforeigncountriesschoolstudentsareallowdetoworkpart-timeB.InJapanschoolstudentsarenotallowdetomaketheirhaircolorfulC.IntheUSschoolboyscanhavetheirhairgrowlongD.IntheUSschoolstudentsarenotallowedtochewguninsomeschoolbuildings.

Indifferentcountriesaroundtheworldmostchildrenmuststartschoolingatearlyages.Andtheybecomeadultsatdifferentages.Beinganadultmeanshavingtherighttodocertainthingssuchasgettingapart-timejobvoting投票gettingmarriedorgettingadrivinglicenseItalsomeansacceptingtheresponsibilitiesthatgoalongwiththeserights.Inmanycountriessixteenoreighteenistheagewhenapersonbecomesanadult.Youngmenandwomenatthisagecangetapart-timejobandbegintoreceiveanincomeoftheirown.TheynolongerhavetodependontheirparentsformoneyallthetimE.InCanadaandAmericasixteenistheagewhenonecangetadrivinglicense;inEnglanditisseventeen.Thereareresponsibilitiesthatgoalongwithbothoftheserights.Gettingapart-timejobmeansthatyouhavetopayincometax.DrivingacardemandsthatyoufollowcertainruleslikebuyingcarinsurancE.Votingisanotherrightthatyoungpeopleenjoywhentheybecomeadults.IntheUnitedStatesCanadaandBritainyoungpeoplehavetherighttovoteattheageofeighteen.Withthisrightalsocomesresponsibility.Foryoungpeopletousetheirrighttovotewiselytheymusthaveanunderstandingoftheneedsofsocietyandtheymustalsolearnhowpoliticswork.1.TheunderlinedwordrightinParagraphOnemeansinChinesE.A.正确B.右边C.权利2.InAmericaandCanadayoungpeoplewhoarecangettheirdrivinglicenses.A.attheageof16B.attheageof15C.attheageof143.Ifyoudriveacaryouhaveto.2A.getapart-timejobB.followcertainrulesC.understandsociety4.Tomisa17-year-oldEnglishboyandhehastherightsto_______.21A.driveandlearnB.voteandmarryC.driveandvote5.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat____________.A.sixteen-year-oldshaveallkindsofrightsB.responsibilitiesneedtogoalongwithrightsC.therulesarethesameintheUKandtheUSA

MallsarepopularplacesforAmericanstogo.Somepeoplespendsomuchtimeatmallsthattheyarecalledmallrats老鼠.Mallratsshopuntiltheydropinthehundredsofstores.Peoplelikemallsformanyreasons.Theyfeelsafebecausemallshavepolicestations.ParkingisusuallyfreeandtheweatherinsideisalwaysfinE.Thenewestmallshavebeautifulrestplaceswithwaterfalls瀑布andlargegreentrees.ThelargestmallintheUnitedStatesistheMallofAmericainMinnesotA.Itcovers4.2millionsquarefeet英尺.Ithas350storeseightnightclubsandalargepark!Thereareparkingspacesfor12750cars.About750000peopleshopthereeveryweek.ThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltin1965inEdinaMinnesotA.PeoplelovedoingalltheirshoppinginoneplacE.Moremallsarebuiltaroundthecountry.Nowmallsareliketowncenterswherepeoplecometodomanythings.Theyshopofcoursetheyalsoeatinfoodcourts广场thathavefoodfromallovertheworlD.Theyseefilmsattheaters.Somepeopleevengettheirexercisebydoingthenewsportofmallwalking.Othersgotomallstomeetfriends.Insomemallspeoplecanseeadoctorandevengotothechurch.Inotherwordspeoplecandojustabouteverythinginmalls.Nowpeoplecanliveintheirfavoriteshoppingcenterinfact.1.Heremallmeans__________A.alargeparkB.abigchurchC.asquareD.ashoppingcenter2.Whydopeoplelikemalls?A.BecausetheycanplantgreentreestherE.B.BecausetheyenjoythewaterfallstherE.C.BecausetheyfeelsafeandcomfortabletherE.D.BecausetheycandoexercisetherE.3.ThelargestmallintheUnitedStates__________A.wasbuiltin1965B.has12750carsinitC.has350shopsinitD.canhold750000people4.Peoplecandomanythingsinmallsexcept__________A.eatingfoodB.seeingafilmC.seeingadoctorD.playinggolf5.Thewriter__________A.thinksmallsmakepeople'slifeeasierB.likestoliveinhisfavoritemallsC.iscalledmallratesbyothersD.oftengoestothechurchinmalls.

OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfineteA.TodaywhenwethinkofWesternteacultureweoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.AfternoonteaPeoplebelievethatanEnglishladyAnnafirstintroducedtheideaofafternoonteA.Inthe18thand19thcenturiestheEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday:breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresultpeopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.TosolvethisproblemAnnacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches.Andteawasserved供应towashdownthefooD.InordertomakethisafternoonmealimportantfinechinacupsandplatesandsilverteapotsknivesforksandspoonswereuseD.Soonafternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.TodayafternoonteapartiescontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthesociallifeinmodernBritain.Willyoucomeforcoffee?CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculturE.PeopleoftenusethewordsWillyoucomeforcoffeetomeanWouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?NormallyseveraldifferentdrinkssuchasteahotchocolateorasoftdrinklikeorangejuicewillbeservedaswellascoffeeandyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlikE.Howeveryouwillnotnormallybeofferedwineatacoffeeparty.CoffeehousesandtheLondonStockExchangeInthe17thcenturyLondoncoffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces.BusinessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusinessaswellastodrinkcoffeE.InfacttheLondonStockExchange伦敦股票交易所isbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.1.Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteabecauseshe______.A.enjoyedchattingwithherfriendsathomeB.lovedfineteaandbeautifulchinateacupsC.wantedtosharenicefoodwithherfriendsD.foundpeoplefelthungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthetwomeals2.WhatdoessocialoccasionsmeaninChinese?A.集体婚礼B.社交活动C.社区表演D.公共场合3.IfsomeonesaystoyouWillyoucomeforcoffeeyou______.A.willbeofferedcoffeeonlyB.areaskedwhatyouwouldliketodrinkC.willbeaskedtohaveachatwithhimorherD.youareinvitedtotakepartinanafternoonteaparty4.Fromthelastparagraphwecansee______A.anewbusinesswasstartedincoffeehouses.B.coffeehousesarestillusedbybusinessmenandbankers.C.businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousesjustforcoffeE.D.mostpeoplewouldn’tliketogotocoffeehousesbecauseofthenoisE.5.Whichisthebesttitleofthearticle?A.BritishandChinesecultures.B.ThebeginningofTeaandCoffeE.C.CoffeehouseandBusiness.D.EnglishteaandcoffeeculturE.

TeahousesinChengduThereisasayingChinahasthebestteahousesintheworldandChengduhasthebestteahousesinChinA.ChengduhasnotonlymanyteahousesbutalsothespecialwaysofservinganddrinkingteA.Assoonasthevisitorsentertheteahousesthewaitersorwaitresseswillgreetthemwithteapotsandcupsintheirhands.Thecupsoftenhavespecialcoversandsaucers茶碟.Thecoverscankeepthewaterwarm.Peoplewhogototheteahousesarenotallthirsty.Retired退休peoplepayalittlemoneytotheteahousesandthensittherealldaylongtochatwithothers.Sometimespeoplehavepartiesintheteahouses.Theyeatfruitandsunflowerseeds瓜子whiletheychatandreturnhomewhentheyaretireD.Teahousesarealsogoodplacesforpeopletotalkaboutbusinesses.SomeoftheteahousesevenhavestagesforperformancessuchasstorytellingcrosstalkandSichuanOperA.Sometimeswhenpeoplehaveaquarrelamediator调解员willbringthemtotheteahousE.AftertheirproblemissolvedthepersonwhoiswrongwillpayfortheteA.Itisinterestingthatassoonasthequarrelersentertheteahouseandsitdowntodrinkteatheyhavealmostcalmeddown.Withthehelpofthemediatortheirproblemscanbeeasilysolvedthen.Maybewecansaytheteahouseshavesomespecialsocialfunctions.1.ChengduhasthebestteahousesinChinabecause_____.A.theservingoftheteahousesinChengduisveryspecialB.therearemanypeopleinChengduteahousesC.therearemanyoldmeninChengduteahousesD.thecupsinChengduteahousesareold2.PeopleinChengdu’steahousesmay_____whiletheyaredrinkingaccordingtothepassagE.A.enjoyinterestingstoriesB.watchmoviesC.listentoBeijingOperaD.quarrelinloudvoice3.Whowillpayfortheteaafterthemediatorsolvesomeproblems?A.ThemediatorhimselfB.ThepersonwhocausedtheproblemC.AllthepersonsintheteahouseD.Theowneroftheteahouse4.Thispassageistakenfromsomenewspaper.Whichpartdoyouthinkitisfrom?A.Thesportspart.B.Thenewspart.C.Theculturepart.D.Theeducationpart.5.Thispassagemainlytalksabout_______.A.howtomaketeaB.howtoopenateahouseC.thespecialfunctionsoftheteahousesD.thespecialwayofenjoyingtea

NewYorkLondonParisandotherbigcitiesareexcitingplacestolivE.Therearemanyinterestingthingstoseeandtodo.Youcangotodifferentkindsofmuseumsplaysandfilms.YoucangoshoppingtobuythingsfromallovertheworlD.Everyyearmanypeoplemovetocitiesbecausetherearemanychances机会tofindjobsstudyatgoodschoolsandgetgoodmedicalcare医疗.Buttherearetoomanypeopleinsomebigcitiessometimesthesepeoplecan’tfindjobsorgoodplacestolivein.Alsotoomanypeoplelivinginasmallplacemakesithardtokeepthecitiessafeandclean.1.Whichisthebesttitle?标题A.BigcitiesB.NewYorkLondonandParisC.ExcitingPlacestoliveinD.Seriousproblemsinbigcities.2.Inbigcitiespeoplecan__.A.gotodifferentkindsofmuseumsB.seeallkindsofplaysandfilmsC.buythingsfromallovertheworldD.ABandC.3.Whydomanypeoplemovetocitieseveryyear?A.:BecausetherearemanyinterestingthingstodoandtoseE.B.:.BecausetherearemanychancestofindjobsstudyatgoodschoolsandgetgoodmedicalcarE.C.:Becausecitiesarebig.D.Becausttherearemanydifferentkindsofmuseumsandplays.4.WhichofthesentenceisNotright?A.:NewYorkLondonandParisarebigcities.B.:Therearemanyinterstingthingstoseeandtodoinbigcities.C.Toomanypeoplelivinginasmallplacemakesithardtokeepthecitiessafeandclean.D.Peoplecanalwaysfindjobsandgoodplacestolivein.

SomeEnglishwordshavemorethanonemeaning.Thesearecalledmulti-meaningwords.Multi-meaningwordshavethesamepronunciationwithdifferentmeanings.Forexamplelet’slookatthewordball.YoucouldhaveaballwhichmeansyouwouldhaveagoodtimE.Youcouldtossaballwhichmeansyouthrowanobject.Youcouldbeontheballwhichmeansyouknowwhatishappening.YoucouldgotoaballwhichmeansadancE.______Takethewordcan.YoucanrideabikewhichmeansyouareabletorideabikE.Youhaveacanofsoupwhichmeansthesoupisinaround-shapedholder.Youcandothecan-canwhichisadancefromthe1920s.AndyoumightgetcannedifyoudoapoorjobatworkwhichmeansyoumightloseyourjoB.Howaboutfly?YoucanflyanairplaneoryoucanhitaflythatisonyourfoodinyourhousE.Oryoucanflybytheseatofyourpantswhichmeansyoudon’tmakeaplanbeforetakinganaction.Andyouknowthattheflyofazipper拉链isthetoppartofthezipper.Therearehundredsofwordsthataremulti-meaningwords.ThewordsethasmoremeaningsthananyotherwordintheEnglishlanguagE.Whenyouhavetimewhydon’tyoutrytothinkofallthewaysthewordsetisused?IfyoulookatthetitleofthisbookCanaFlyFly?...youknowthattheanswerisYesbecauseyouhaveseenaninsectnamedaflygoupintheairandmovearoundthroughtheairwhichiswhatflymeans.CanaFlyFly?Ofcourseitcan!1.IfTomisoftenlateforworkandfailstofinishhistaskshewill_______A.dothecan-canB.getcannedC.beontheballD.gotoaball2.Accordingtothepassagetheword______hasthemostmeaningsintheEnglishlanguagE.A.ballB.canC.setD.fly3.Whichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinparagraph3?A.Let’stryanotherworD.B.Let’smakeawordlist.C.Here’sasurveyreport.D.Here’stheguessinggamE.4.Thewriterwritesthepassageinorderto_______.A.tellastoryaboutlearningEnglishwordsB.introduceabookonlearningEnglishwordsC.shareanexperienceinlearningEnglishwordsD.presentdifferentpronunciationsofthesameword

Chinacameintotheworld’sfocus焦点becauseoftheG20LeadersSummit峰会inthelastfewdays.LeadersoftheG20membersmetinthecityofHangzhou.AstheytalkedaboutworldproblemstheyalsoexperiencedChineseculturE.PresidentXiJinpingusedChinesepoemsinhisspeechatthewelcomedinnertotheleaders.Upinheaventhere’sparadisedownonearththereareSuzhouandHangzhou上有天堂下有苏杭Xisaidofthehostcity.HealsodescribedthebeautifulWestLakeasGreenlotusleavesoutspreadasfarasboundlesssky;pinklotusblossomstakefromsunshineanewdye接天莲叶无穷碧映日荷花别样红.ThelogoofthesummitlookslikeabridgeanditshowsChinesearchitectural建筑的culturE.Igottheideafromthetraditionalarched拱形的bridgesattheWestLakesaidthedesignerYuanYoumin.BridgesconnectpeopleandplacesinmanydifferentwaysjustastheG20bringseastandwesttogether.Chinesedishes菜肴alsoimpressedmanyforeignguestswiththeirculturalmeaning.AtthewelcomedinnertothememberleadersDongpoRouwasonespecialdish.SongDynasty960-1279poetSuDongpofirstmadethisdish.SuwasalsoanofficialinHangzhou.Therewasanotherfamousdish–Longjingteafriedprawns虾仁.Longjingordragon’swellisakindofgreenteathatonlygrowsinHangzhou.Itgrowsbestwithwaterfromaspecialwell.TheQingDynasty1644-1911emperorQianlongoncedrankfromit.1.WhichcityheldtheG20LeadersSummitthisyear?A.Beijing.B.Shanghai.C.Hangzhou.D.Suzhou.2.Wheredidthedesignergettheideaofthebridgelogo?A.FromthebridgeshedidbeforE.B.FromtheoldarchedbridgesattheWestLakE.C.FromtheoldstoryoftheWestLakE.D.FromthefamouspoetSuDongpo.3.ThedishDongpoRougotitsnamebecause.A.theSongDynastypoetSuDongpowasthefirsttomakeitB.itwasaplacenameinHangzhouC.oneoftheHangzhouofficialslikedthenameD.itconnectsthewestandtheeastbest4.WhichofthefollowingisNotright?A.LeadersofG20notonlytalkedaboutworldproblemsbutalsoexperiencedChineseculturE.B.PresidentXiJinpingusedChinesepoemsinhisspeechatthewelcomedinnertotheleaders.C.ThelogoofthesummitlookslikeWestLakE.D.SuDongpowasanofficialinHangzhou.5.Thelastparagraphexplains.A.howLongjingteafriedprawnsiscookedB.howLongjingteagotitsnameC.whyLongjingteafriedprawnscouldbeontheG20tableD.whythewaterinthedragon’swellisspecial

WhatisthepopulationofChina?Therearemorethan1.3billionpeopleinChinA.1Howtocontrolthepopulationgrowthisabigproblem.2ButIdon`tquiteagreewiththembecausewherethereisawillthereisaway.3OurfarmlandisbecominglessandlesstoeveryonE.WehavealreadygottoomanymouthstofeeD.Unlesswecontrolthepopulationgrowthmanypeoplewillfacethedangerofhunger.Insomeplaceslittleisdonetocarryouttheone-childpolicy.4Theycannolongerdowhattheywerelookingforwardtomanyyearsago.5Yetthefightingwon`tenduntileveryoneknowsitsimportanceanddoessomethingforit.根据材料内容A.—E.五个句子填入文中空缺处使文章内容完整正确A.Thequestionishowwemakeeveryoneknowhowseriousthepopulationproblemis.B.Wearefightingagainsttoofastpopulationgrowth.C.Somepeoplethinkitisimpossibletocontrolthepopulationgrowth.D.Itisalmostonefifthoftheworld`spopulation.E.Weshouldmakepeopleknowthatafamilycan`thavetoomanychildren.

阅读理解阅读篇短文从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案NomatterinChinaorinCanadaamongmyfriendstheyalltalkaboutthehotTVprogramWherearewegoingDad?atpresent.Theyalllikethefamilyeducationbetweenfathersandchildren.Theyliketotalkaboutthefunnykidsbest.OfallthekidsIlikeShitoubest.ShitouisaboyfromBeijing.Heisbraveandclever.HelikestomakesomeNewYear’splanswithhisfather’shelp.HemakessomeNewYear’splansforhimself.HewantstostartanexerciseprogramsoheisgoingtotakemoreexerciseandeatlessfastfooD.Makingasoccerteamisoneofhisdreamsbecausehelikesplayingsoccerwithhisfriends.HealsoplanstoimprovehisEnglish.HeisgoingtochatinEnglishonlinewithKimithesonofLinZhiying.Kimiisreallygoodatit.Shitoualsodecidestotakeupahobby.Canyouguesswhatthehobbyis?Itistolearntheshadowplay皮影戏!Heissointerestedinitthathethinksit’sreallycooltoplayit.Hisfathersaysthatthisplanmaybetoodifficulttokeep.HoweverShitoupromises许诺tomakeitcometruE.1.Accordingtothewriter’sfriendstheTVprogramWherearewegoingDad?isabout__________________.A.somefriendsfromCanadaB.travelingaroundthecountriesC.storiesaboutChineseandCanadiansD.familyeducationbetweenchildrenandfathers2.Whenthewriter’sfriendstalkabouttheprogram__________interestthemthemost.A.beautifulplacesB.somefunnystoriesC.kidsthatarefunnyD.interestingChinesefriends3.Shitouisabraveandcleverboywholikes_______________________A.tomakeplansB.toeatjunkfoodC.toplaybasketballD.toplayjokesonothers4.Theunderlinedwordithererefersto_________________A.theTVprogramB.EnglishC.soccerD.theshadowplay5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Shitouwantstodomoresportslater.B.Shitouisgoingtobuildasoccerteam.C.Shitouthinksit’sdifficulttolearnEnglish.D.Shitoudecidestoachievehisdreamofplayingtheshadowplay.

Doyouknowthatinsomepartsoftheworldpeoplebuildtemporary暂时的hotelsmadeofsnowandblocks大块ofice?Theseareknownasicehotels.UnlikeusualhotelsalltheroomsintheicehotelsaremadeoficE.Insomeicehotelseventheglassesfordrinksaremadeoficeblocks.Sotheyonlyservecolddrinks.Alsohotfoodisnotservedintheicehotelsbutguestscaneathotfoodatplacesnearby.Tokeepwarmguestssleepincomfortablesleepingbagsoniceblocksthatarecoveredbymattresses床垫andreindeerskins驯鹿皮.Therearesomeplacesintheicehotelsthatareheatedsuchasthebathrooms.Thisisbecauseeventhoughitisnotascoldintheicehotelsasitisoutdoors在户外indoortemperaturesarestillverylow.Perhapsthemostinterestingthingabouttheicehotelsisthattheyarerebuilteveryyear.Theycanbeusedonlyduringthewintermonths.Theicehotelsmelt融化awaywhenspringarrives.Theiceblocksusedtobuildthesehotelsarefromnearbyrivers.Sowhentheicehotelsmeltawaytheymeltbackintotherivers.1.Accordingtothepassageicehotels______.A.arefoundeverywhereB.dobusinessinsummerC.aremadeofglassD.aremadeofsnowandice2.Whichofthefollowingabouttheicehotelsistrue?A.Theyarejustlikeusualhotels.B.TheglassesaremadeofwooD.C.Theyservecolddrinks.D.Theroomsaremadeofbamboo.3.Youcan’tsee______intheicehotels.A.hotfoodB.reindeerskinsC.sleepingbagD.mattresses4.Whyarebathroomsheatedintheicehotels?A.Guestswanttoeatinthem.B.Indoortemperatureareverylow.C.Guestsaskthehotelstodothat.D.Itisascoldindoorsasitisoutdoors.5.Whathappenstotheicehotelsinspring?A.Theymeltaway.B.Theyarerebuilt.C.TheyarerepaireD.D.TheyneedmoreicE.

阅读理解Canyouunderstandthefollowingwords?LongtimenoseE.Goodgoodstudydaydayup.IlikeyoursmilebutunlikeyouputyourshoesonmyfacE.YeswecalltheseexamplesChinglishlikepeoplemountainpeoplesea.ChinglishusuallymeansEnglishvocabularywithChinesegrammaronstreetsignsorproducts.HowevermanyEnglishspeakingtouristslovethem.TomhasbeenlivinginBeijingforyears.IthinkmanyChinesepeopledislikeChinglish.ButIloveit.It’squiteinteresting.IthinkifthetranslationsofEnglishinChinaareallperfectsomethingwillbelostfromChineseculturE.HoweverChinglishwillprobablybecomeapartofhistoryinfuturE.BeijinghasmadeaplantocorrectChinglishwithinfiveyears.ItissofunnytoseeChinglishonthesigns.AndtheyareakindoftroubleforcommunicationbetweentheChineseandforeignersaBeijingersaiD.HoweversomepeopleinChinalikeChinglish.TheythinkthatEnglishhasborrowedalotfromotherlanguagessuchasGermanFrenchandSpanishinthepastandnowit’sChinese’sturn.1.WhatisChinglishaccordingtothepassage?A.TheEnglishwordseasytopronouncE.B.TheChinesewordsdifficulttotranslatE.C.TheEnglishwordswithChinesegrammar.D.TheChinesewordsthatforeignerslovE.2.Whatdoespeoplemountainpeopleseamean?A.TherearemanypeoplE.B.Humansarepowerful.C.Allthepeoplearerunning.D.HumansrespectnaturE.3.WhatdoesTomthinkaboutChinglish?A.ItshowsChinesearepopular.B.Itishatedbyallforeigntourists.C.IthelpshimtolearnEnglishwell.D.ItisalsoapartofChineseculturE.4.Thelastparagraphbutone倒数第二段tellsusthatBeijingwill________.A.putEnglishwordsintoChineseB.changeEnglishandChineseC.helpforeignerstolearnChinglishD.correctChinglishinfuture5.SomepeoplewholoveChinglishthinkthatitisfineforEnglishtoborrowsomethingfrom________.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.SpanishD.German

阅读理解LadiesFirstInAmericajustasinEuropemenusuallyopendoorsforwomenandwomenalwayswalkaheadofmenintoaroomorarestaurantunless除非themenhavetobeaheadoftheladiestochoosethetabletoopenthedoorofacarordosomeotherthingsliketheabove如上文说说.OnthestreetmenalmostalwayswalkorcrossthestreetontheclosersideoftheladiestothetraffiC.Butifamanwalkswithtwoladiesheshouldwalkbetweenthem.Thenifthehost主人orhostess女主人orbothofthemcomeinacartogettheirguestfordinnertheguestshouldsitatthefrontseatandleavethebackseatthough尽管therearenopeoplesittingonit.1.InAmericamenusually________.A.walkaheadofwomenB.eatinarestaurantC.walkbehindwomenD.driveacartowork2.Inthestreetmen__________.A.crossthestreetB.walkontherightoftheladiesC.walkneartheladiesD.walkontheclosersideoftheladiestothetraffic3.Ifamanwalkswithtwoladiesheshould__________.A.walkbetweenthemB.runbeforethemC.followthemD.goaway4.Ifamanasksyoutospeakatameetingfirstyoushouldsay________.A.Howareyou?B.Iseveryonehere?C.ladiesandgentlemenD.Howdoyoudo?5.IfMrs.Greeninvitesyoutoherhouseinacaryoushould_____.A.jumpintothecarB.sitatthefrontseatC.sitatthebackseatD.drivethecar

阅读理解阅读下列短文在每小题所给的A.B.C.D.四个选项中选出一个最佳选项Intheworldsocceristhemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.Toremember2002FIFAWorldCupchildrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalledDream梦幻WorldCupsinJapan.Thechildrendrewanimalsflowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabluebrightsky.Theywishedeachsoccerteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflags旗帜ofallthecountriesthatwouldtakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKoreA.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.SomesoccerteamswouldhavegamestherE.Areyouasoccerfan迷TheWorldCupmakesmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinsoccer.Teenagers青少年likeplayingandwatchingsoccer.Manyofthemlovesomesoccerstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.AsChineseteenagersifwestickontooursoccerdreamitwillcometruE.Let’stakeactionnow.1.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCupshemusthave______.A.ManysoccerfansB.averygoodteamC.manysoccerplayerD.abigplayground2.ThenextWorldCupwasheldin_______.A.2006B.2007C.2005D.20043.Fromthepassageinthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexcept_________.A.peopleplayingsoccerB.picturesofsomesoccerstarsC.asunnyskyD.flowersandanimals4.InDreamWorldCupthechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountries______.A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry.B.totellthepeopletheirstoriesC.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthesoccerteams.D.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball5.Manyteenagersownthepicturesofsomesoccerstarsbecause______.A.theyareinterestedinsoccer.B.theyaresoccerfansC.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreatD.allofABandC.

TherehavebeenmanygreatinventionsthingsthatchangedthewaywelivE.Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday-thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathadasmucheffect影响asthewheel.Thenintheearly1800’stheworldstartedtochangE.TherewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworlD.Peopledidn’thavetoexplore探测muchanymorE.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremadE.Amongthemwerethecamerathelightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpartofourlifetoday.Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909.Movieswithsoundin1926.Thecomputerin1928.Andjetplanesin1930.ThiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmadE.Nyloncamein1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.BythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlifeManhasadesiretoexploreagainTheworldwasknowntomanbutthestarswerenot.ManbeganlookingforwaystogointospacE.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.SincethenothercountriesincludingChinaandJapanhavemadetheirstepsintospacE.In1969mantookhisbiggeststepfromtheearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthought.Newinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.1.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout________.A.whycarswereveryimportantB.whenlightwasinventedC.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospaceD.howinventionseffectpeople’slife2.Nyloncameoutnearlyatthesametimeas_______.A.radioB.cameraC.jetplanesD.movies3.Whichofthestatementsisnottrue?A.Thewheelwasthefirstgreatinventionthatisstillveryimportanttoday.Forhundredsofyearsafterthatthereweremanyotherinventionshavingasmucheffectasthewheel.B.AmericaRussiaJapanandChinabegantoexplorethestarsbefore1969.C.Intheearly1800’speoplebegantoworkinsteadofexploringmoreunknownlandtomakelifebetter.D.NewinventionwillchangeourlifegreatlyinthefuturE.4.WhatdoesadesiremeaninthesentenceManhadadesiretoexploremorE.?A.agoodwayB.anewinventionC.astrongwishD.awonderfulidea5.Mandidn’thaveadesiretoexplorealot_______.A.atthebeginningofthe1800’sB.inthe1960’sC.sincethe1900’sD.fromthe1800’stothe1960’s

SINA----inordertoletpeoplegooutmoreeasilyduringthe2008OlympicGamesBeijingisgoingtostartaspecialbuslineandsevenmorenightbuslines.40%ofthetaxieswillbeinservicefor24hours.Thesubwaywillrunlongerhourstoo.December272007YAHOO----AnoldmancalledShenYuanyanmadefiveFuwatoyswith6000piecesofpaper.Ittookhimnafewmonthstofinishthem.Mr.ShenwillmakeanotherfivebiggerFuwatoysandsendthemtoBeijing.January72008BAIDU----TheOlympicFlame圣火hasarrivedinBeijingshowingthattheOlympicGamesinChinawillsoonbegin.Fromtodaythetorch火炬willcarrytheFlameacrosstheworlD.March312008XINHUA------YangYangafamousChineseskaterreceivedtheBeijingOlympictorchfromaleaderinSanyaMay42008.YangYangranthefirst200metersduringthetorchrelay接力inSanyathefirstlegintheChinesemainland大陆May420081._____isn’tmentioned提到inthenewsabovE.A.ThebusB.ThetaxiC.ThesubwayD.Theplane2.Theoldman’madetheFuwatoyswith________.A.glassB..paperC.cottonD.silk3.ThetorchhascarriedtheFlameacrosstheworldsince_____.A.December272007B.January72008C.March312008D.May420084.IntheChinesemainlandthefirstlegofthetorchrelaystartedin______A.BeijingB.ChongqingC.ShanghaiD.Sanya5.There_____ofnewsabouttheOlympictorchrelayherE.A.isonlyonepieceB.aretwopiecesC.arethreepiecesD.arefourpieces

阅读理解Whenyouhaveadinnerpartywhatshouldyoudo?Thefollowingwillhelpyou.Trytoopenthedoorforeachguest客人.Ifsomeoneelseanswersthedoorgotowelcomeyourguestsassoonasyoucan.AlwaysoffertotaketheircoatsandaskWouldyoulikemetotakeyourcoatPeopleoftenbringgiftslikeflowersorchocolatetoadinnerparty.Bereadytoreceive接受thegifts.Getavasesothatyoucanputtheflowersinwater.Neverleaveaguestunattended没人照顾的especiallywhenthereisonlyoneofthem.Ifthereismorethanonetheycantalktoeachother.Ifthepartyisathomeagoodideaistohaveatoilet洗手间sign指示牌forpeoplewhodon'tknowyourhousE.Ifthepartyissomewhereelselikeinarestauranttrynottobetooloudbecausenoteveryoneintherestaurantisatyourparty.1.Thepassagetellsus________.A.howtochooseagiftB.howtobeapoliteguestC.howtomakefriendsatapartyD.howtohaveadinnerparty2.Theunderlinedwordvasemeans________.A.水壶B.花瓶C.礼盒D.保温瓶3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ItisnotgoodtoleaveaguestalonE.B.Youmustopenthedoorforeveryguest.C.Peoplecanhavedinnerpartiesathomeorinarestaurant.D.Itisbettertohaveatoiletsign.

阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.和D.项中选出最佳选项ThegovernmentinChinaplanstoenditsone-childpolicyandletfamilieshavetwochildreninsteaD.TheplanwasannouncedonThursdayafterhigh–levelpoliticalmeetingsinBeijing.A.ChineseCommunistPartystatementgaveanumberofreasonsforthechangeinpolicy.Thestatementsaidthechangeismeanttobalancepopulationdevelopmentstopafallingbirthrate出生率andstrengthenthecountry’slaborforce劳动力.Chinawiththelargestpopulationintheworldstartedtheone–childpolicyin1980.Butthegovernmentallowedonlyasmallnumberofcouplestohavetwochildren.Forexamplesomefamiliesinthecountrysidecouldhavetwochildrenifthefirst-bornchildisagirl.In2013theChinesegovernmentgaveothercouplesachancetohavetwochildrenifoneofthemwasanonlychilD.JiangQuanbaoateacherandpopulationexpertexplainedhowChinesefamiliesreacttothenewestpolicy.ToomanyyoungpeopleinthecitiesarenolongerinterestedinhavingasecondchildhesaiD.PeopleinthecountrysidearemoreinteresteD.Butsomeofthemarealreadyallowedtohavetwochildren.Attheendof2014Chinahadapopulationof1.37billionpeoplE.A.totalof800millionofthemhavejobs.Butthelabormarketpopulationwilldropin35years.Thatistosaythecountrywillbeingreatneedoflaborbytheyear2050.Withthetwo-childpolicyanincreaseinbirthscansolvethisproblem.Boysandgirlswhatdoyouthinkofthetwo-childpolicy?Doyouwanttohaveanew-bornbrotherorasister?1.Whydoesthegovernmentplantoendtheone-childpolicy?A.Becauseweneedalargerpopulation.B.Becausemillionsofpeoplehavejobs.C.BecausemostfamilieswanttohaveasecondchilD.D.BecauseafallingbirthratemustbestoppeD.2.Howdomostyoungpeopleinthecitiesreacttothetwo-childpolicy?A.Theysupportthepolicy.B.Theydon’tthinkitisgooD.C.They’reveryinteresteD.D.They’renotinterestedanymorE.3.Whenwillourcountrybeseriouslyshortoflaboriftheone-childpolicycontinues?A.In2015.B.In2035.C.In2050.D.In20704.What’stheorderofthefollowingevents?①Thetwo-childpolicywasannounceD.②Chinahadapopulationof1.37billionpeoplE.③Somefamiliesinthecountrysidecouldhavetwochildren.④FamiliescouldhavetwochildrenifoneparentwasanonlychilD.A.③④②①B.②①④③C.④③②①D.③①④②5.Whatmayhappenafterwehavethetwo-childpolicy?A.TherewillbemoreoldpeoplE.B.Thelabormarketpopulationwilldrop.C.AlmosteveryfamilywillhaveasecondchilD.D.ThepopulationdevelopmentwillbebalanceD.

阅读理解InSingaporemanymiddleschoolstudentsspendalotoftheirtimeontheirstudies.GoodeducationisoftenregardedasatickettosuccessintheirfuturE.Somanyofthesestudentstrytheirbesttogetgoodmarksintheirexaminations.Theyhavealotofhomeworkeverydayandexamsareabigheadache.Sometimessomeofthemareevenmadetogotoremedial补习的classesafterschool.Schoolsrunprogrammesoutsideschoolhours.Thestudentscantakepartinsportsandgamesmusicanddancehikingandrock-climbingetC.Theyarealsoveryactiveincommunityservice社区服务.IntheirsparetimemoststudentsliketolistentopopmusiC.Hollywoodblockbusters大片andHongKongandSingaporemoviesareverypopularamongthem.TheyunderstandITverywell.SomeofthemalsospendtheirfreetimesurfingtheInternete-mailingtheirfriendsandplayingcomputerandvideogames.Theysometimesgotocafesfast-foodrestaurantsshoppingcentersandbigbookstores.SoitlookslikelifeasamiddleschoolstudentinSingaporeisnoteasybutitisrichandcolorful.1.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Schoolwork.B.After-classactivities.C.Subjects.D.ThingstodointhesparetimE.2.WhydostudentsworkhardatschoolinSingapore?A.Becausetheyhavealotofhomework.B.Becausetheyhavetogotoremedialclasses.C.BecausetheywanttogetagoodfuturE.D.Becausetheyhavemanyoutsideschoolactivities.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthefirstparagraph?A.Maybesomestudentsareafraidofexamsandhavedifficultygettinggoodmarks.B.Studentshaveaheadachebeforeanexam.C.Studentshavefewexams.D.Studentsareinpoorhealthbecauseofexams.4.Programmesoutsideschoolhoursare_______.A.thesameassparetimeactivitiesB.remedialclassesafterschoolC.sportsactivitiesD.popularamongstudents5.Whatdoyouknowfromthelastsentence?A.ThemiddleschoolstudentsliveaneasylifeinSingaporE.B.Themiddleschoolstudents’lifeinSingaporeisamazing.C.Themiddleschoolstudents’lifeinSingaporeisboring.D.Themiddleschoolstudents’lifeinSingaporeishardbutinteresting.

EveryyearthousandsofyoungpeopleinEnglandfinishschoolandthentakeayearoffbeforetheystartworkorgotouniversity.Someyoungpeoplegotoothercountriesandworkasvolunteers.VolunteersgivetheirtimetohelppeoplE.Forexampletheyworkinschoolsofhospitalsortheydosomethinghelpfulfortheenvironment.PaulineJones18livesinCardiffWales.NextyearshewantstogouniversitytostudyChinesebutnowshe’slivinginBelizE.PaulinesaysI.’mworkingwithotherpeopleheretosavethecoralreefs珊瑚礁intheseanearBelizE.ThereefsherearebeautifulButiftheseawaterispolluted污染thecoraldies.I.’mhelpingtodoresearchonthecoralandthefishthatlivearoundthereefs.Allovertheworldcoralreefsaredying.Weneedtososomethingabouttheproblembeforeit’stoolatE.I.’mstayingwithafamilyhereandIhelpdosomehousework.Idon’tgetanymoneybutthat’sOK.IlovemyworkhereandI.’mlearningalotaboutthepeopleofBelize—andmyself.WhenIfinishmyworkIwanttostayhereforanotherthreemonths.IwanttotravelaroundBelizeandCentralAmericA.1.SomeyoungpeoplefromEnglandaftertheyfinishschool.A.gotouniversityabroadB.spendoneyearabroadasvolunteersC.gotoworkformoney2.PaulineJonesaneithteen-year-oldgirlislivinginnow.A.EnglandB.ChinaC.Belize3.PaulineJonesiswithotherpeoplE.A.studyingChineseinauniversityB.workingtosavethecoralreefsC.helpingdosomehousework4.Fromthepassageweknowthatthecoralreefs.A.arelikelytodiebecauseofthepollutionB.arenotasbeautifulasbeforeC.cannotlivewithoutfishinthesea5.PaulineJoneswantstoaftershefinishesherworkasavolunteer.A.learnaboutthepeopleB.tofindagoodjobC.travelaroundCentralAmerica

Thestreetfoodstands摊areverypopularinKoreA.Thestandownersgivethenamesoftheirfoodstandsaccordingto根据thefoodtheysell出售:DukbokgiandOdeng.Dukbokgiisaspicyhotfoodmadeofricecakesandsomevegetables.Thesericecakesarefinger-shapeD.Theyarewhiteandtheyareabouttencentimeterslong.Theyaremixedwithslicedvegetablesinapanwithaspicyreddressing.Fifteenminuteslatertheyarereadytoeat.Odengismadeofgroundfish.Itcomesinmanyshapes:somearesquareothersareroundandstillothersarestickstylE.Youcanbuybigorsmallones.AtthesefoodstandsyoucanalsoeatOdeng.Itisboiled煮inapot.Itisservedonalongsticksoyoucaneatiteasily.ThefoodatthesestandsisnotexpensivE.EachDukbokgiandOdengisabouttwentytofiftycentsdependingontheowner.Eachfoodstandhasitsownrecipes配方foritsfood;forexamplesomeliketoaddsugarorotherspecialingredients配料inthefooD.Usuallythereisjustoneownerbutifthefoodstandisbigtheremaybetwoorthreeowners.WhenIwasaprimaryschoolstudentIusedtostopatstreetfoodstandseverydaywithothergirlsafterschooltoeatthestreetfooD.1.Theownerstakethenamesoftheirstandsfrom______.A.thefoodtheysellB.theirrecipesC.thespecialingredientsD.theshapeofthefood2.WhataretheingredientsoftheDukbokgi?A.Riceandfish.B.Ricecakesandsugar.C.Fishandvegetables.D.Ricecakesandvegetables.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Odengcanbemadeintoallkindsofshapes.B.StandownersadddifferentingredientsintostreetfooD.C.StreetfoodispopularinKoreabecauseit’smadeeasily.D.Thewriterlikedstreetfoodwhenshewasinprimaryschool.4.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyFavouriteFoodB.StreetFoodStandsinKoreaC.TheMostPopularFoodinKoreaD.HowtoMakeStreetFood

AnAmericanfriendhasinvitedyoutovisithisfamily.You'veneverbeentoanAmerican'shomebeforeandyouarenotsurewhattodo.Don'tworry!Whenyou'retheguestyoushouldju一makeyourselfathomE.ThequestionofwhetherornottobringagiftoftengivesguestsaheadachE.InAmericancultureit'snotamust-dothingtobring.present.Ofcoursesomepeopledobringsomesmallgiftslikeflowerscandiesor一ifthefamilyhassmallchildren-toys.Ifyouchoosenottobringagiftdon'tworry.NoonewillevennoticE.Americanhospitality好客beginsathomE.MostAmericansagreethatgoodhomecookingbeatsrestaurantfoodanyday.Wheninvitedforamealyoumightask.CanIbringanything?Ifit'snotapotluckwhereeveryonebringsadishthehostwillpossiblyanswerNojustyourself.Formostinformaldinnersyoucanjustwearcomfortableclothes.RemembertoarriveontimeorcalltotellyourhoststhatyoumaybelatE.Duringthedinnerconversationit'spolitetosaythefoodisnicE.Afterdinneryoucanhelpclearthetableorwashthedishes.Butsinceyouaretheguestyourhostsmaynotletyou.InsteadtheymayinviteeveryonetomovetothelivingroomtodrinksometeaorcoffeE.Ifthehostsarenotsmokersyoushouldn'tsmokeintheirhousE.Andabovealldon'tgoaroundlookingatthehouseifyouarenotinviteD.Afteraboutanhourofchatit'stimetosaygood-byE.Youdon'twanttowearoutyourwelcomE.1.InAmericancultureit'sNOTOKto.A.bringnogiftswhenvisitinganAmericanfriendB.smokeinanon-smoker'shouseC.bringsomecandiestothehost'skidsD.calltosayyoumaybelate2.Ifyouareinvitedtoapotluckyoushouldbring.A.adishB.someflowersC.abookD.justyourself3.maywearoutyourwelcomE.A.HelpingwashthedishesB.DrinkingteaafterdinnerC.BeingshownaroundthehouseD.Stayingtoolongafterdinner4.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.howtomakefriendswithAmericansB.howtomakeoneselfathomeatapartyC.howtoactproperlywheninvitedbyanAmericanD.howtoinviteanAmericanfriendtodinner

阅读理解TherearemanydifferentkindsoffestivalsaroundtheworlD.Herearefourofthem.SaintPatrick’sDayinIrelandIrelandisanislandcountry.It’sinthewestofEuropE.Therearewidegreenfields田野.SaintPatrick’sDayisonMarch17.It’sanimportantholidayinIrelanD.ThisholidayistorememberSaintPatrick.HedidgoodthingsforthepeopleofIrelanD.Duringtheholidaythereareparades游行andlotsofgreen.Youcanseepeopleingreenclothesandyoucanevenseegreenbuildings.RedWednesdayinIranRedWednesdayisafirejumpingfestivalinIran.ItisontheeveofthelastWednesdayoftheyear.PeoplejumpoverthefirE.Theyhopethatitwilltakeallthebadthingsaway.TheWinterCarnivalinCanadaWhenwintercomesit’spartytimeinQuebecCityCanadA.TheQuebecWinterCarnivalisallaboutoutdoorfun.ItstartsfromthefirstSundayinFebruaryandlastsfor10days.Oneofthemostpopulareventsisthedogsled雪橇racE.Ithasmorethan30teamsandtheracegoesonfor6kilometers.YoucanseejoyandhappinessoneveryfacE.TheDesertFestivalinTunisiaTunisiaisaveryimportantcountryinNorthAfricA.EveryyearonthelastSundayinDecembertheDesertFestivalisheldinTunisiA.Asshipsofthedesertcamels骆驼havetheleadingroleinthefestival.Therearecamelracingandcamelwrestling摔跤.根据材料内容选择最佳答案1.OnSaintPatrick’sDayyoucanseethefollowingEXCEPT______.A.camelsB.paradesC.peopleingreenD.greenbuildings2.WhatdopeopledoonRedWednesdayinIran?A.Theyruninthesnow.B.Theywearredclothes.C.TheyjumpoverthefirE.D.Theywatchthecamelracing.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedogsledraceaccordingtothepassage?A.TheracehappensonMarch17.B.Theracegoesonfor6kilometers.C.Theracehasahistoryofabout10years.D.About30peoplegototheraceeveryyear.4.WhenistheDesertFestivalinTunisiaeveryyear?A.OnthefirstSundayinFebruary.B.OnthelastSundayinDecember.C.OntheeveofthelastFridayoftheyear.D.OntheeveofthelastWednesdayoftheyear.5.Wherecanweprobablyfindthispassage?A.Inastorybook.B.Inacookbook.C.InatravelmagazinE.D.InasportmagazinE.

In1638JohnHarvarddonatedsomemoneyandaboutfourhundredbookstoanewuniversity.ThiswasthebeginningofthelibraryatHarvardUniversity.ThegiftwassoimportantthattheuniversitywasnamedforJohnHarvarD.ThomasBraybeganthefirstfreelendinglibraryinthelate1600s.Hesetupmorethan30ortheselibrariesintheAmericancolonies.HowevertheideaforthiskindoffreelibraryendedwhenBraydiedin1730.In1731BenjaminFranklinandsomefriendsstartedthefirstsubscriptionlibraryintheUnitedStates.Inasubscriptionlibrarypeoplepaymoneytobecomemembersbuttheymayborrowthebookswithoutpayingagain.IntheUnitedStateseverychildhadafreeeducation.Thisideasoonledtofreelibraries.OneofthefirstlibrariesthatusedtaxmoneytobuybookswasalibraryinPeterboroughNewHampshirE.Thislibrarywassetupin1833.1.Themainideaofparagraph2is________.A.FranklinstartedthefirstsubscriptionlibraryB.inasubscriptionlibrarypeoplepaymoneytobecomemembersC.BrayandFranklinwereimportantinthehistoryofpubliclibrariesD.Braydiedin1730andFranklindiedin18332.Theunderlinedwordborrowmeans_______.A.readandwritewithnohelpfromanotherpersonB.useforashorttimeandthenreturnC.likeverymuchD.lend3.Thereadingdoesnotsayitbutwecanguessthat_______.A.therewerefreeschoolsintheUnitedStatesbeforetherewerefreelibrariesB.freeschoolsandfreelibrariesintheUnitedStatesbeganataboutthesametimeC.thelibraryinNewHampshirealsohadafreeschoolinitD.therewerefreelibrariesintheUnitedStatesbeforetherewerefreeschools4.HavardUniversitybegan_______.A.in1731B.in1730C.in1833D.in16385.AtthelibrarythatFranklinstarted________.A.childrencouldusebooksfornomoneyatallB.peoplepaidalittlemoneyinthebeginningbutnoneafterthatC.peoplepaidalotofmoneyinthebeginningbutnoneafterthatD.bothA.andB.

Wespoketothreestudentsfromaroundtheworldaboutdifferentnationalholidays.Therearedifferentcustoms习俗foreachfestival.TanXiaodong.15.HongKongChinaIt’llsoonbeChineseNewYear.Beforeitwe’llcleanthehouseanddecorateitforgoodluck.Everyshopisgoingtocloseforafewdaysandwe’llgooutalottocelebrateinthestreets.Wemightgoandseethelionanddragondancesinthecitycenter.Ilovethisfestival.Wendy16SydneyAustraliaAustraliaison26thJanuaryandit’sanimportantholidayherE.WealwayshaveaMondayoffsowecelebrateforthreedays.MyparentsandIgotothecountrysideforapicnicandfriendsalwayscomeover.Manypeoplegotobeachpartiesorstreetpartiesandthere’slotsofmusicanddancing.Whatfun!Amy14NewYorktheUSAThefirstThanksgivingDaywashundredsyearsagowhenEuropeanswhocametoAmericathankedGodforhishelp.It’sstillaveryimportantdayforfamiliestobetogether.Thisyearwe’regoingtovisitmyparentsandwe’lleatadeliciousmealofturkey.ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovembereveryyear.1.Howmanyfestivalsarementioned提到inthepassage?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.2.DuringtheChineseNewYeartouristscan_________.A.doalotofshoppingB.seelionanddragondancesC.decoratethehouseforgoodluckD.eatturkey3.OnAustraliaDayfamiliesoften___________.A.haveapicnicinthecountrysideB.gotoaswimmingpoolC.haveapartyatschoolD.cleanthehouseanddance4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____________.A.AustraliaisanimportantdayforfamilymemberstogettogetherB.differentfestivalshavedifferentcustomsC.manygooutforspicnicwithfriendsbeforeChineseNewYearD.thefirstThanksgivingDaywasbornahundredyearsago

Father’sDayhasaveryshorthistory.Itwasstartedbecausetherewasamother’sDayandjustbecausesomeAmericansthoughtthatifwehadaMother’sDayweshouldalsohaveaFather’sDay.Father’sDayhasbecomeimportantinNorthAmericA.Andbusinessmenfounditwasagoodwaytogetpeopletobuyapresentforthefathersfromtheirshops.BythewayveryfewcountrieshaveaFather’sDaythoughsomehaveChildren’sDayoraspecialdayforboysandanotherforgirls.MoreandmorecountriesarehavingMother’sDaysomaybeFather’sDaywillbecomepopularbeforetoolong.NowwhatdopeopleinNorthAmericadoonFather’sDay?ThenewspapersradiosandTVtellchildrenwhattheyshouldbuyFather’sDaypresentsfortheirfathers.TheyeventellawifetobuyaFather’sDaypresent----notforherfatherbutforherhusbandevenif即使heisnotafather.Andtheytellgrandchildrentobuyapresentfortheirgrandfathers.1.Father’sDaywasstartedjustbecause____________.A.therewasaMother’sDay.B.therewasaChildren’sDay.C.businessmenwantedtogetalotofmoney.D.peoplelikedtheirfatherverymuch.2.InNorthAmericapeoplehaveaFather’sDayto_________.A.buysomepresentsonlyfortheirfathers.B.helptheirfathersdosomething.C.lettheirfathershaveagoodrestD.showtheirlovefortheirfathersorhusbands.3.OnFather’sDaybusinessmenalwayswant___________.A.peopletobuyasmanypresentsastheycan.B.childrentobuypresentsonlyfortheirfathers.C.womentobuypresentsonlyfortheirhusbands.D.onlymenwithchildrentohavepresents.4.Weknowfromthepassagethat____________.A.thewriterdoesn’tlikeFather’sDay.B.manycountrieshaveaFather’sDay.C.businessmencangetmoremoneyonFather’sDay.D.Father’sDaywillbecomemoreimportantthanMother’sDay.

阅读理解阅读下面一篇短文判断下列句子是否符合短文内容符合的用A表示不符合的用B表示TherearetwentysevenbridgesovertheRiverThames.AndtheTowerBridgeisthefirstbridgeyouhavetopassifyougotoLondonfromtheseA.ItisclosetotheTowerofLondonfromwhichitgotitsnamE.Itisasymbol象征ofLondon.TheTowerBridgewassetupovertheRiverThamesinLondonin1894andisoneofthefinestandmostfamousbridgesintheworlD.ItistheonlybridgeovertheThamesthatcanberaisedandopenedinthemiddlE.Themiddlepartcanberaisedtoletthehugeshipspass.Itusedtoberaisedabout50timesadaybutnowitisraisedonly4to5timesaweek.Ifyouareluckyenoughtoseethebridgewithitstwoarmsopenhighintheairyouwillneverforgetit.TheTowerBridgestandsjustonthesouthsideoftheTowerofLondon.PeopleoftenthinktheyareofthesameagE.ButinfacttheTowerofLondonwasbuiltathousandyearsagowhiletheTowerBridgeonlyhasahistoryofoveronehundredyears.TheTowerBridgewasfirstpaintedchocolatebrown.Thenin1977itwaspaintedredwhiteandbluE.Itspicturealsoappearedintheopeningofthe2012SummerOlympicGamesheldinLondon.SocometovisitthefamousbridgE.YouaresuretohaveawonderfulexperiencE.1.ThecoloroftheTowerBridgehasn’tchangedformorethanahundredyears.2.In1894theTowerBridgewasbuiltinLondon.3.TheTowerofLondonhasamuchlongerhistorythantheTowerBridgE.4.TheTowerBridgeisnowraisedlessoftenthaninthepast.5.ThispassagemeanstointroducetheTowerofLondon.

Ournewforeignstudentsaregoingtoarriveverysoonandherearesomewaystocommunicatewiththempolitely.Howclosedoyoustandwhenyoutalktoafriend?YoucanstandclosetopeopleintheMiddleEastbutdon’tstandtooclosetoNorthAmericans!GivethemmorepersonalspacE.Doyouknowhowtotouchpeoplecorrectly?Chinesegirlsoftenwalkarminarmwiththeirfriends.SouthAmericanssometimesholdyourarmwhentheytalktoyousoyoucan’tmoveaway!ButinBritainmanypeopledon’tlikeotherpeopletotouchthematall.Doyoulookatpeoplewhenyoutalk?Insomeplacesitisn’tpolitetolookatpeoplewhenyoutalkbutinothercountriesitisn’tpolitetolooksomewhereelsE.InBritainandtheUSpeopleusuallylookateachotherwhentheytalk.Andhowdoyousaygoodbye?That’seasywave挥手tosaygoodbyE.Butbecareful!InGreeceit’snotatallpolite!Infactit’sveryrude!1.Fromthepassageweshouldgive________morepersonalspacE.A.peopleintheMiddleEastB.peopleinNorthAmericaC.peopleintheSouthAmericaD.peopleinNorthChina2.Wecan’twavetosaygoodbyein________.A.AmericaB.JapanC.BritainD.Greece3.Howmanywaysaregiventocommunicatewithforeignstudents?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five4.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.SayinggoodbyeB.TouchingpeopleC.LookingatpeopleD.communicatingpolitely

阅读理解PeopleintheUKspendtheirfreetimeindifferentways.Theyusuallyuseittorelax.TheyspendalotoftheirfreetimeathomE.ThemostpopularactivityiswatchingTV.PeopleintheUKwatchTVforabout25hoursaweek.Theyoftenrecord录制programssotheycanwatchthemlater.ReadingisalsoapopularwayofspendingfreetimE.PeopleintheUKspendalotoftimereadingnewspapersandmagazines.ManypeopleintheUKhavepets.TheylikeplayingwiththeirpetsintheirfreetimE.Insummergardening园艺ispopular.AndfamiliesoftenhaveadayoutontheweekenD.Theyoftengotoafestivalorseeashow.YoungpeopleliketogotoclubsandpeopleofallagesliketogotothecinemA.Inwinterdo-it-yourselfispopular.Peopleoftenspendtheirfreetimerepairing修理houses.Somefreetimeactivitiesarewithfriends.AskingfriendsforadrinkoramealathomeisthemostusualonE.Sometimespeopleandtheirfriendshavedinnerinarestaurant.OntheweekendpeopleintheUKliketospendtheirfreetimedoingsports.Thepopularkindsofsportsaresoccerhorseracingswimmingtennisskatingclimbingandhillwalking.根据材料内容选择最佳答案1.WhatisthefavoritefreetimeactivityofpeopleintheUK?A.Reading.B.WatchingTV.C.Doingsports.D.Playingwiththeirpets.2.______ispopularinwinterintheUK.A.GardeningB.SeeingashowC.RepairinghousesD.Goingtoafestival3.Wecanfind______kindsofpopularsportsinthepassagE.A.5B.6C.7D.84.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.PeopleintheUKoftenrecordTVprograms.B.PeopleintheUKliketodosportsinthemorning.C.PeopleofallagesintheUKliketogotoclubsinsummer.D.PeopleintheUKoftenhaveadayoutwiththeirfriends.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.PeopleintheUKlikemakingfriends.B.PeopleintheUKenjoydifferentfestivals.C.WhatpeopleintheUKdointheirfreetimE.D.WhypeopleintheUKhavealotoffreetimE.

Thewebsthatspiders蜘蛛buildtocatchinsectsseemweak.Howeverthestrengthofspiderthreadisgreaterthansteel.Webscanevenstanduptoverystrongstorms.Ineachspiderwebsomethreadsaresticky粘的butsomearenot.Whenaspiderismovingonthewebitwillnotsteponthestickythreads.Afteratimethesilkwillloseitsstickinessandbecomeunabletocatchinsects.ThenspidersusuallyeattheirownweB.Nowateamofscientistshasworkedoutwhythespiderwebissostrong.ItisnotjustthestrengthofthethreadbutthecleverdesignoftheweB.Thekeytoaweb’ssuccessisitsabilitytokeepitsshapeandstrengthevenaftersomeofthethreadsbreaksayscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Thescientistsfoundthethreaditselfhastheabilitytobecomesofterorharder.Soitcanholddifferenttypesofheavythings.Intestsscientistsusedthreeotherstrongmaterials材料madeintothesamewebs.Thespiderthreadwassixtimesstrongerthananyothermaterial.Moresurprisinglywhenthescientiststookawayupto10percentofthethreadsfromdifferentplacesthewebdidn’tbecomeanyweaker.Infactitbecameupto10percentstronger.Thespiderweb’scleverdesigngivesscientistsmanynewideas.Thefindingscouldhelpdesignsaferbuildingsandevenanewtypeofstrongmaterial.It’sareallygoodchancesaidMarkusBuehleraprofessoratMIT.Itmaygiveussomenewideasforengineering.1.Accordingtothepassagethespiderwebisstrongbecause_______.A.thespider’sthreadisstickyB.thethreadhasalotofstrengthC.thewebhasacleverdesignD.thewebcankeepthestrengthforeverA.abB.acC.bcD.bd2.Inparagraph4thescientists’testsshowthat________.A.thespider’sthreadisstrongerthantheotherthreematerialsB.thespider’sthreadisthestrongestmaterialintheworldC.thespider’sthreadcanbeassoftorhardasitneedstobeD.takingawaysomespiderthreadmakesthewebweaker3.Fromthelastparagraphwelearnthat_______.A.peoplecanusespiderwebstobuildhousesB.thefindingsgivepeoplenewideasforbuildingsC.therearemanyreasonswhythespiderwebissostrongD.ProfessorBuehlerwillmakeanewtypeofmaterial4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowspiderscatchinsectsB.HowspidersdesignwebsC.SpidersarecleverdesignersD.Websarestrongerthansteel

阅读理解Ihavearulefortravelnevercarryamap.Iprefertoaskfordirections.ForeignvisitorsareoftenpuzzledinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames.InJapanpeopleuselandmarksinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelersGostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.InthecountryoftheAmericanMidwestusuallytherearenotmanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat.Inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithmiles.InsteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistancE.InKansas堪萨斯州forexamplepeoplewillsayGonorthtwomiles.TurneastandthengoanothermilE.PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap.Theymeasure测量distancebytellingtimE.Howfarawayisthepostoffice?youask.Ohtheyanswerit’saboutfiveminutesfromherE.YousayYesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?Theydon’tknow.PeopleinGreece希腊sometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausefewvisitorsunderstandtheGreeklanguagE.InsteadofgivingyouthedirectionaGreekwilloftensayFollowmE.Thenhe’llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostofficE.Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.A.NewYorkermightsaySorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexico墨西哥nooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanthinkthatIdon’tknowisnotpolitE.TheyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongonE.A.visitorcangetveryverylostinYucatan!OnethingwillhelpyoueverywherE.Youmightnotunderstandaperson’swordsbutmaybeyoucanunderstandhisbodylanguagE.Heorshewillusuallyturnandthenpointinthecorrectdirection.Gointhatdirectionandyoumayfindthepostoffice!1.Whatdoyouthinkthewordlandmarksmeans?A.Streetnames.B.Buildingnames.C.Hotelsmarketsandbusstops.D.Buildingsorplaceswhichareeasilyseen.2.Inwhichplacedopeopletelldistancebytellingtime?A.Japan.B.AmericanMidwest.C.LosAngelesCaliforniA.D.GreecE.3.Inthepassagecountriesarewrittenaboutbythewriter.A.sevenB.fourC.fiveD.eight4.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.Travelerscanlearnaboutpeople’scustomsbyaskingquestionsaboutdirections.B.PeopleinsomeplacesgivedirectionsinmilesbutpeopleinotherplacesgivedirectionsbytellingtimE.C.A.person’sbodylanguagecanhelpyouunderstanddirections.D.Peopleindifferentplacesalwaysgivedirectionsinthesameway—theyusestreetnames.5.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.therearenotmanylandmarksintheAmericanMidwestB.wenevercarryamapfortravelC.therearedifferentwaystogivedirectionsindifferentpartsoftheworldD.NewYorkersoftensayIhavenoideabutpeopleinYucatanMexiconeversaythis

阅读选择阅读下面的短文从每题所给的A.B.C.三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子ManyWesterncountriescelebrateEaster.ThisholidayisalwaysonaSundaybetweenMarch22ndandApril25th.ItcelebratesthebeginningofnewlifE.HenslayeggsgivingbirthtolifesoaneggisasymbolofnewlifE.A.popularactivityduringEasteristohideeggsaroundyourhomeorgardenforfriendsorrelativestofinD.Thesecanberealeggsbuttheyaremoreoftenchocolateeggs.Notonlydopeoplespreadthemaroundindifferenthidingplacesforanegghuntbuttheyalsogiveoutthesetreatsasgifts.SojustlikeChristmasEastercreatesgoodbusinessforsupermarketsandchocolatestores.1.WhenisEaster?A.BetweenMarch22ndandApril25th.B.BetweenMarch5thandApril25thC.BetweenMarch22ndandApril1st.2.Whatisasymbolofnewlife?A.AnapplE.B.Anegg.C.Anelephant.3.Whatdopeopleusuallydoonthatday?A.Playtrickortreat.B.Eatabigturkey.C.HideeggsforotherstofinD.4.HowmanydaysdoesEasterlasteveryyear?A.Oneday.B.Tendays.C.Twentydays.5.WhatdomostpeopleusuallybuybeforeEaster?A.CandiesB.Chocolateeggs.C.Mooncakes

Ireland爱尔兰isstrongandrichinmusiC.TheIrishpeoplelovetosingtodanceandtomakemusicofallkinds.Theharp竖琴hasalwaysbeenaveryimportantmusicalinstrumentinIrelanD.InthewarsbetweentheIrishandtheEnglishitwaslikeanationalflagfortheIrish.Intheseventeencenturyitbecamemorethanthat.OneveryfamousharperwasO’Carloan.HewasborninWestmeathinabout1670.WhenO’CarloanwasaboutsixteenhebecameblinD.Withthehelpofakindrichladyhelearnedtoplaytheharp.Healsowrotepoemsmusicfortheharp.PeoplehavesavedalotofhismusicandharpersstillplayO’Carloan’sbeautifulsongs.Whentheyhearthewordnocturn夜曲peopleusuallythinkofChopin.Chopin’snocturnesarefamousbutthefirstnocturnescamefromanIrishman.HewasJohnFielD.HewasapupilinLondonofthegreatpianistClementi.Wecan’thearhimtodaybecausetherewerenorecordofmusicinhistimE.Irelandalsohasitsgreatpopandrockmusicians.A.verysuccessfulgroupisU2.ItstartedinDublinin1979.U2isarockgroup.ItknowstheyoungpeopleofIrelandandthingsthattheyfeelandwant.TheyspeakforyoungpeopleofIrelandandthethingsthattheyarefamousallovertheworlD.TodaytherearemanyIrishmusicians.A.lotofthemareworld-classandthatiswonderfulforacountrywithonlyfivemillionpeoplE.1.O’Carloan________inabout1686.A.wasbornB.becameblindC.becamefamousD.begantoplaytheharp2.______helpedOCarloanlearntoplaytheharp.A.A.singerB.A.manC.A.teacherD.A.woman3.Thefirstnocturnescamefrom_________xkb1.comA.O’CarloanB.ClementiC.ChopinD.JohnField4.FromthepassageweknowU2__________.A.isagreatrockmusicianB.started37yearsagoC.arepopularwiththeoldpeopleD.werestartedbyarichlady5.Thebesttitlemainlytalksabout_________.A.theIrishMusicB.twoIrishMusiciansC.theFirstNocturnesD.aWonderfulCountry

BritishpeoplearefamousfordrinkingteA.ButbrotherandsisterSaharandBobbyGreenbecameyoungmillionaires百万富翁whentheyopenedachainofAmerican-style美国风味的coffeeshopsintheU.K.Havingtheidea:ItstartedwhenSahartookaweekendtriptoNewYorktovisitherbrotherBobby.OneeveninginaThairestaurantSahartoldBobbyhowmuchshewishedshecouldbuyAmerican-stylecoffeeinLondon.Bobbysuggestedtheystarttheirowncoffeeshop.SaharfellinlovewiththeideA.DoingtheResearch:BackinLondonshespentawholedayontheLondonsubwaygettingoffthetrainatdifferentstationstotastethecoffeE.ItwasterribleandIknewtherewasagapinthemarket.InNovember1995theyopenedtheirfirstCoffeeRepublicshopincentralLondon.Makingitwork:Thefirstyearwasverydifficult.TherewereproblemsfindingandkeepingstaffandBritishpeoplewerenotusedtothenamesofAmericancoffeeslikelatteandmacchiato.Butbeingsuccessfulwastheirdreamandtheywerenotgoingtogiveup.Todaythereareover100CoffeeRepublicshopsalloverthecountryandthecompanyhasrevenues收入of￡30millionayear.Adviceforothers:Saharhasnowwrittenabest-sellingbookabouttheirexperiencecalledAnyoneCanDoIt!Shehopesitwillhelpotheryoungpeopletostarttheirownbusinesses.Shebelievessuccessis1%ideaand99%hardworkbutshesaysIfyouthinkyouhavetheenergythengetoutandfollowyourdream.1.Whatkindofcompanydothesepeoplerun经营?A.A.fast-foodrestaurant.B.A.teashop.C.A.coffeeshop.D.A.hotel.2.Howmanypeoplerunthecompany?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.3.WherearetheirCoffeeRepublicshops?A.AllovertheU.K..B.AllovertheUS.C.IncentralLondon.D.InNewYork.4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.BritishpeoplepreferteatocoffeE.B.SaharwasnotinterestedinBobby’sideA.C.Assoonastheyopenedtheirfirstcoffeeshoptheywereverysuccessful.D.Thebest-sellerwrittenbySaharisabouthowtomakecoffeE.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Sahar’slifestory.B.Sahar’strip.C.TheAmerican-stylecoffeE.D.Thesuccessofafamilybusiness.

Teacultureisvariedindifferentcountriesbythewayteaismadeanddrunkandbytheplacesforteadrinking.Howtomaketeamaybedifferent.Accordingtothewaysofmakingteateaisclassified分类intowhiteteagreenteablackteaetC.Andhowtoprepareteamaybedifferenttoo.InTibetteaiscommonlyboiled煮withsaltandbutter黄油.Peoplemaydrinkteaathomeorinpublicforexampleatteahouses.Aspartofcultureteahasarelationshipwithhistoryhealtheducationcommunicationandsoon.Itiscommonlyusedatsocialactivities.ForexampleafternoonteaisaBritishcustom.FamiliesorfriendscancommunicatewitheachotherwhilehavingafternoonteA.TeahasremainedawayofdailylifeinChinaanddrinkingteahasalotofadvantages.Itmakespeoplelesstiredclearsheatinthehumanbodyandhelpspeopleloseweight.Chinesepeoplearegoodatusingteatomakeotherthingsdelicious.Teaoriginally最初servedasamedicineinancienttimesisnownotjustakindofdrinkbutalsoexcellentseasoning调味品.Herearetwodeliciousdishesmadewithtea:TeaEggs:YoucanfindthemcookedandsoldinstreetmarketsinalmosteverycityinChinA.DragonWellTeaShrimp龙井虾仁:It’soneofthemostwell-knowndishesinHangzhou.Beforeyoudrinkteapleasecheckthefollowingtips:◆Drinkteahot.◆Thebesttimetodrinkisinbetweenmeals.Itisbadforyourstomachifyoudrinkteajustbeforemealsduringmealsorsoonaftrmeals.◆DonotdrinktoomuchstrongteA.1.Teahasnorelationshipwith______aspartofcultureaccordingtothepassagE.A.historyB.healthC.educationD.sports2.AfternoonteainBritainisa_______accordingtothepassagE.A.wayofcommunicationB.hobbyC.gameD.weekendactivity3.InancientChinateawasoriginallyservedas_______accordingtothepassagE.A.amedicineB.adrinkC.seasoningD.adish4.Thebesttimetodrinkteais_______accordingtothepassagE.A.justbeforemealsB.duringmealsC.soonaftermealsD.inbetweenmeals5.Thepassagedoesn’tmention_______A.waysofmakingteaB.placestodrinkteaC.toolsfordrinkingteaD.advantagesofdrinkingtea

Differentcountrieshavedifferentcustomsingivingpresents.INCHINAyoumustnevergiveaclocktoaChinesepersonbecausethesoundofthewordforclockissimilartothesoundfordeathinChinesE.Alsodon'twrap包裹apresentinwhiteblackorbluepaperbecausethesearethecolorsforfunerals葬礼.Don'tgiveaknifebecausesomethingsharp锋的cancutafriendship.INRUSSIAifwegiveflowersasapresentwehavetogiveoddnumbersofthemonethreefiveetcbecauseevennumbersofflowerstwofoursixetcareforfunerals.INGERMANYflowersareagoodpresenttotakeinyourdinnerhostessbutdon'ttakeherredrosesbecauseitmeansyouareinlovewithher.Don'ttakethirteenofanythingbecauseit'sanunluckynumber.Don'ttakeanevennumberofanythingeither.Don'twrapyourpresentinwhitebrownorblackpaper.1.Chinesepeoplemustnevergive____________aspresents.A.flowersB.booksC.foodD.clocks2.Peopledon’twrappresentsinblackorwhitepaperin_________.A.ChinaB.GermanyC.bothChinaandGermanyD.bothChinaandRussiA.3.ＷhatpresentscanyoutaketoyourdinnerhostessinGermany?A.Thirteenofsomething.B.Flowersexceptredroses.C.Anevennumberofsomething.D.Somethingwrappedinbrownpaper.4.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Foreigners’PresentsB.GivingCustomsinGivingPresentsC.DifferentCustomsinGivingPresentsD.Don’tgiveThirteenofAnythingasPresents

阅读理解EveryyearthereisaSpringFestivalinChinA.UsuallyitisinJanuaryorFebruary.ItisthemostimportantfestivalinChinA.Sobeforeitcomeseveryonehastopreparethings.Theybuyporkbeefchickenfruitsandmanyotherthings.Andtheyoftenmakeaspecialkindoffood—dumplings.Itmeanscometogether.Onthedaybeforethefestivalparentsbuynewclothesfortheirchildren.Childrenalsobuypresentsfortheirparents.OntheSpringFestivalEveallthefamilymemberscomebacktotheirhometown.Thisisahappymoment.Somesinganddancesomeplaycardsandothersgetthedinnerready.Whentheyenjoythemealtheygiveeachotherthebestwishesforthecomingyear.TheyallhaveagoodtimE.1.WhichisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?A.TheMid-AutumnFestival.B.TheSpringFestival.C.Children’sDay.D.TheLanternFestival.2.WhenistheChineseSpringFestivalusuallycelebrated?A.InMarchorApril.B.InMayorJunE.C.InJanuaryorFebruary.D.InOctoberorNovember.3.isthespecialkindoffoodfortheSpringFestivalinChinA.A.ChickenB.DumplingC.FishD.Noodle4.What’sthemeaningofthefooddumplingsforChinesepeopleinSpringFestival?A.Lookup.B.Helpyourself.C.Cometogether.D.Careabout.5.ThefamilywhentheyarehavingdinnertogetherontheSpringFestivalEvE.A.giveeachotherthebestwishesB.buyeachotherpresentsC.singanddanceD.playcards

阅读理解请阅读材料A.B.C.根据其内容选择填空请阅读材料D.回答问题及翻译画线部分的句子YoumustbeseeingthewordG.20ortheGroupof20everywhereinthemediarecently.ButdoyouknowwhatitisexactlyAndwhyisitsoimportant?G.20ismadeupoftheworld'smostimportant20economies—theEuropeanUnionand19countries.ItincludesbothdevelopedcountriesliketheUSandGermanyanddevelopingcountrieslikeBrazilandChinA.TheG20memberscoverabouttwo­thirdsoftheworld'spopulationandcontrolabout85percentoftheworld'seconomy.LastyearfromSept.4to5the11thG20LeadersSummitwasheldinHangzhouChinA.LeadersofG20metinthecity.ItwasthefirsttimethatChinahadhostedaglobaleconomicgovernancesummit.EveryyeartheG20membersgettogetheranddiscusstheglobaleconomicissues议题.Forexampleafterthefinancialcrisis金融危机in2008theyagreedthattheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF国际货币基金组织couldgivemoneytocountriesinneeD.Otherissuesalsoincludedmakingsurepoorerareashaveenoughfoodandgooddevelopment.OnemainissueofthesummitlastyearistodevelopgoalsandplansofnewgrowthforG20members.Chinaitselfisdevelopingitsinnovative创新abilityinrecentyears.ForexamplethehostcityHangzhouisdoingwellinInternetindustries.Youcanpaywithyourmobilephoneatalmostallthesupermarketsbicyclerentstationsandevenbusesinthecity.OnthenightofSept.4thecity—HangzhoualsoimpresseditsguestsandaudiencesfromaroundtheworldwithagaladirectedbyZhangYimou.TheshownamedSymphonyonWestLake最忆是杭州isbasedonZhangYimou'sImpressionsofWestLake.ThisG20isagoodchanceforChinatoexerciseitspoweringlobaleconomicssaidChenFengyingaresearcherwiththeChinaInstituteofContemporaryInternationalRelations.ItisnoteasytohostafruitfulsummitsheaddeD.ButChinahasmadeagreatcontribution贡献totheG20bybringingoutanewfuturE.1.WhichofthefollowingareincludedintheG20?①SomedevelopedcountriesliketheUSandGermany②Onlydevelopedcountries③SomedevelopingcountrieslikeBrazilandChinaA.②B.②③C.①③2.WhyistheGroupof20soimportant?A.BecauseitwasheldinHangzhouChinA.B.Becausethemembersofitcoverabouttwo­thirdsoftheworld'spopulationandcontrolabout85percentoftheworld'seconomy.C.BecauseChinaistheleadingmemberofit.3.Theunderlinedwordgalainthepassageprobablymeans______.A.娱乐电影B.晚宴C.文艺晚会4.HowoftenistheG20held?A.Everytwoyears.B.Everyyear.C.Everyfouryears.5.AccordingtothepassagewhichstatementisTRUE?A.ChinahasmadeagreatcontributiontotheG20andithasbroughtoutanewfuturE.B.TheonlyissueofthesummitlastyearistodevelopgoalsandplansofnewgrowthforG20members.C.TheG20membersalwaysdiscusstheglobaleconomicissuesandtrafficproblems.

阅读理解Inmycountrymenusuallygotorestaurantsontheirown.Theyalwaystaketheirshoesoffbeforetheygoin.ThentheyusuallysitontheflooraroundasmalllowtablE.Intheeveningtheyoftensingsongs.Youusuallytakechocolatesorflowers.Butyoualwaystakeanoddnumberofflowersandyouremovethepaperbeforeyougivethemtothehostess.YoucanalsosendflowersbeforeyouarrivE.youdon’tusuallytakewineexceptwhenyouvisitveryclosefriends.Wealwaysofferourguestssomethingtodrinkwhentheyarriveteacoffeeorperhapswaterorsoftdrinks.Wethinkitispolitetoacceptadrinkevenifyou’renotthirsty.Ifyouvisitsomeoneyoualwaysstayforafewdrinks.Whenyouhavehadenoughtodrinkyoutapyourcuporputyourhandoverit.Ifyousaynoyourhostwillinsistthatyouhavemoretodrink.People’sprivatelivesareveryimportantsotheyneveraskyoupersonalquestionsaboutyourfamilyorwhereyouliveoryourjoB.Theynevertalkaboutreligionormattersoffinanceeducationorpoliticsbutusuallystaywithsafesubjectsliketheweatherfilmsplaysbooksandrestaurants.It’sdifficulttoknowwhentoleavebutaneveningmealusuallylastsaboutthreeorfourhours.Whenthehostservescoffeethisissometimesasignthattheeveningisnearlyoverbutyoucanhaveasmuchcoffeeasyouwant.Iftheinvitationsayseighto’clockthenwearriveexactlyateight.WithfriendsweknowwellwesometimesarriveaboutfifteenminutesbeforE.Obviouslyitdependsontheoccasionbutmostdinnerpartiesareinformal.Themendon’tusuallywearasuitbuttheymaywearajacketandtiE.Womenareusuallysmartbutcasual.1.Thewriterofthepassageisprobably_____.A.ChineseB.JapaneseC.theEnglishD.American2.Whatshouldyoubringwhenyouareinvitedtohavedinner?A.Wineandcigarettes.B.Teaordrinks.C.Moneyandpresents.D.Chocolatesorflowers.3.Whichofthefollowingsubjectsarenevertalkedaboutamongthepeople?A.PoliticseducationreligionormattersoffinancE.B.Familybooksorplays.C.Weatherrestaurantorfilm.D.Jobmoneyweatherorfilmandplay.4.Whenthehostessservescoffeeafterthemealitmeans_____.A.theeveningmealwillstartatonceB.theguestscanstaymorehoursC.theeveningmealhasendedtheguestsshouldpreparetoleaveD.therehasnotbeenanyteaandotherdrinks5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisn’tright?A.IfyouareinvitedfordinneryoushouldarriveontimE.B.Youshouldtakeoffyourshoesfirstafteryoustepintothehost’sdoor.C.ThehostessalwaysoffertheguestssomethingtodrinkwhentheyarrivE.D.Youshouldacceptthehostess’drinksevenifyou’renotthirsty.

ThanksgivingDayisapublicholiday.ItisonthefourthThursdayinNovemberintheUSAandonthesecondMondayinOctoberinCanadA.FormanyAmericansitisthemostimportantholidayapartfrom除之外Christmas.SchoolsofficesandmostbusinessescloseforThanksgivingDayandmanypeoplemakethewholeweekendavacation.TodaypeoplecelebrateThanksgivingDaytoremembertheearlydays.ThemostimportantpartofthecelebrationisatraditionaldinnerwithfoodsthatcomefromNorthAmericA.Themealincludes包括turkeysweetspotatoesandsoon.OnThanksgivingDaytherearespecialtelevisionprogrammesandsportsevents.ThanksgivingDayisconsidered认为asthebeginningofChristmasperiodandthenextdaymanypeoplegoouttoshopforChristmaspresents.1.WhenisThanksgivingDayinCanada?A.ThefourthThursdayinNovember.B.ThesecondMondayinOctober.C.ThefourthMondayinOctober.D.ThesecondThursdayinOctober.2.IsThanksgivingDaythemostimportantholidayformanyAmericans?A.Yesitis.B.Noitisn't.C.Wedon'tknow.D.Noneisright.3.DoesChinahaveThanksgivingDay?A.Yesitdoes.B.Noitdoesn't.C.Wedon'tknow.D.Noneisright.4.______isthebeginningofChristmasperioD.A.ThanksgivingDayB.Father'sDayC.Mother'sDayD.Christmas5.______isthemostimportantpartonThanksgivingDay.A.TurkeyB.SweetpotatoesC.ShoppingD.Atraditionaldinner

ClothingisalanguagE.Ittellsusaboutindividualpeople:theirpersonalitytheirayetheirplaceinsocietyandsoon.Ifwewanttoknowmoreaboutsocietywecanlookattraditionalclothing.ThecontinentofAfricahasalonghistoryandarichcultureandthisisshownintraditionaldress.Youoftenfindthreecolours一redgoldandgreenintheclothing.Thefirstcolourstandsforthebloodofmillionsofpeoplewhosufferedasslaves奴隶;thesecondisfortherichresourcesoftheAfricanearth;andthethirdrepresentsthegrasslandsofhomE.Thepatterns图案ontheclothingalsohaveameaning.A.commonpatternisintheformofacross×whichstandsforunity.Anotherpatternisarectangularboxwhichrepresentsstrength.Becauseclothinghasastrongsocialmeaningpeopleareverycarefulinchoosingwhattowear.Itwouldn'tbegoodtowearthewrongclothingortowearclothesinthewrongway.ForinstanceinGhanaawomanshouldwearherwaistbanddifferentlyaccordingtotheimportanceofthesocialevent.TraditionaldressalsotellsusabouteverydaylifE.Africandesignsarefamousforloose宽松的clothing.TheclimatewiththehotsunandwidetemperaturechangesrequiresthattheclothesarecomfortablefordailylifE.AlthoughmanypeoplewearwesternclothesparticularlyinthebigcitiesinAfricatraditionaldressisveryhighlyvalueD.Thisisbecauseithasdeepculturalmeanings.1.Accordingtothepassagered.A.representsthesettingsunB.standsforAfricanunityC.ischosenbecauseitisabightcolourD.isareminder暗示ofthesadhistoryinAfrica2.AccordingtothepassagewhichsentenceisNOTRIGHT?A.Therectangularboxinthepatternrepresentsstrength.B.AfricahasalonghistoryandarichculturE.C.Africandresshasdeepculturalmeanings.D.AfrianpeopleseldomwearlooseclothingbecauseoftheclimatE.3.ThepassageismainlyaboutinAfricA.A.thehistoryofclothesB.modernfashionstylesC.themeaningsoftraditionaldressD.thematerialsusedintraditionaldress

GirlsinJapanlovethemonthofMarch.MarchthethirdisJapaneseGirls’DayorpeoplealsocallittheDollFestival.Onthisdaygirlswearbeautifulkimonos和服.Theirparentsputlovelydollsonashelf.Theyhopethatthedollscanbringhealthandhappinesstotheirgirls.Thereareseventiers层ofdolls.Dollsofthekingandqueenarealwaysatthetop.Girlsusuallyinvite邀请goodfriendstotheirhomesonthisday.Theysitaroundthedollssingingdancingandtalking.Thenextdayparentshavetoputthedollsawayquickly.AccordingtoJapanesetradition传统iftheydon’tdothattheymayfindithardtomarryoff嫁出theirdaughterslaterinlifE.1.WhenistheDollFestival?A.February3rD.B.March3rD.C.March2nD.D.May3rD.2.Whatdogirlswearonthatday?A.Theywearshortskirts.B.TheywearnewT-shirts.C.Theywearschoolclothes.D.TheyweartraditionalJapaneseclothes.3.Whydoparentsputdollsontheshelf?A.Becausethedollsareverylovely.B.Becausetheirdaughtersaskthemtodoit.C.Becausethekingandthequeenwantthemtodoit.D.Becausedollscanbringhealthandhappinesstotheirdaughters.4.WhichofthesentencesisNOTtrue?A.Thegirlssinganddancearoundthedollsonthatday.B.Thegirlsinvitetheirfriendstocelebratethefestivaltogether.C.Theshelfhasseventiersofdollsonit.D.OnMarch3rdparentsshouldputthedollsawayquickly.

Themostcommonunluckynumberisthirteen.Peopledon’tliketoliveinahousethatisnumberthirteen.Peopledon’tliketohavepartieswiththirteenpeoplE.Peopledon’tliketodoimportantthingsonthethirteenthofthemonth.AlsowhenyouaddtheJapaneseunluckynumberstogether-nineandfour-theymakethirteen.OneEnglishteachertoldhisstudentsastoryabout‘thirteen’.Theclassroomwasnumberthirteen.Attheendofthelessononeofthestudentschangedthenumberoftheroomto12A.IntheafternoonanotherteacherwantedtofindRoom13.Hedidn’tknowaboutthechangednumbers.Hewalkedaroundtheschoolforhalfanhour.Atlastsomeonetoldhimaboutthechangednumber-thatRoom12AwasRoom13.Therearen’tmanybusinessmeetingsonthethirteenthofthemonthespeciallywhenthethirteenthisonaFriday.Fridayisalwaysunlucky.AdamandEvelefttheGardenofEdenonaFriday.JesusChristdiedonaFriday.TherewerethirteenpeopleatHisLastSupper.InEuropetheykilledcriminalsonFriday.Forsomepeopleunluckynumbersdotheoppositethings.Myelderbrotherwasbornonthethirteenth.Hepassedhisexamsonthethirteenth.Hemarriedonthethirteenth.Hebecameapilotonthethirteenth.Itwasalwaysaluckydayforhim.1.Fromthetextweknowthat___.A.nobodylikesthenumberfourornineB.peopleneverhavebusinessmeetingsonthethirteenthC.thirteenisnotlikedbymanypeopleD.thirteenisunluckyonlyinEurope2.InEuropepeoplethinkFridayisalwaysunluckypossiblybecause___.A.JesusChristdiedonFridayB.somecriminalsarekilledonFridayC.morepeoplediedonFridayD.thereisathirteenthononeFriday3.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheunluckynumbers?A.Hedoesn’tmentionit.B.Hethinksfourandnineareunluckynumbers.C.Hethinksthirteenisluckyforhim.D.Hedoesn’tlikethirteeneither.

AllaroundtheworldpeopledrinkteA.Butteadoesn’tmeanthesamethingtoeveryonE.IndifferentcountriespeoplehavedifferentideasaboutdrinkingteA.PeopleinChinaliketodrinkteawithnothinginitandtheyoftenhaveitwiththeirfriendsorbythemselves.Theyhavetwokindsoftea---greenteaandblackteA.TheymaydrinkteaatanytimeofthedayanywherE.Buttheydon’toftendrinkteajustbeforetheygotobedforteamakesthemawakE.InEnglandpeopleliketodrinkteawithmilkandsugarinitandtheyoftenhaveitintheafternoonwiththeirfriends.InJapanpeoplealsolikedrinkingteaverymuch.ItisverypopulartherE.Theydrinkteaeveryday.TheyhaveitinawaydifferentfromthatinChinA.SomeyoungJapanesegirlsaregoodatmakingteA.Theycandoitbeautifully.IntheUSApeopledrinkteaatbreakfastoraftermeals.TheyusuallyuseteabagstomaketheirteA.Makingteawithteabagsisfasterandeasierthanmakingitwithtealeavesinteapots.1.People__________liketodrinkteawithmilkandsugarinit.A.inEnglandB.inChinaC.intheUSAD.inJapan2.Whydon’tpeopleoftendrinkteabeforetheygotobedinChina?Because____________.A.theyarefullB.theymaynotsleepwellC.thereisnothingintheteaD.thereissomemilkandsugarinit.3.Inwhichcountrydopeopleusuallymaketeabags?A.InChinA.B.InEnglanD.C.InJapan.D.IntheUSA4.Chinesepeopleliketodrink_______________.A.teawithoutanythinginitB.teawithmilkandsugarC.teawithteabagsinitD.teawithgreenandblackleaves

Choosethebestanswer根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案Copenhagenoneoftheworld'smostbicycle-friendlycitieshasbeguntoturnitsnetworkofusualhighways公路intobikehighwaysinordertopushmorecommuters每日往返上班着toleavetheircarsathomE.CopenhagenandAmsterdamarecalledEurope'stwobicyclecapitalsCopenhagencountsmorebicyclesthanpeopleandcyclingissopopularthatitsnumerousbikepaths道canbecomeverycrowdeD.TrafficjamscausedbybikesareusuallycommononthemainNoerrebrogade诺勒布洛加德街streetusedbyaround36000cyclistsaday.Copenhagen'sroadsarepackedwithpeoplewhowanttoridetheirbicyclesinallkindsofweather.Youhavetobecarefulcyclingyourwayforwardandsomecyclistsaren'talwaysthoughtfulcomplains22-year-olduniversitystudentLeaBresell.Thecreationofbikehighwayscomesrightontimeheadds.Ifinthe1960sDanes丹麦人thoughtofthecarasasignoffreedomtodaythebicyclehastakenitsplacE.Bicyclehasbecomeanimportantpartofpeople'slifeevenpoliticiansridebikestowork.ItisoncrowdedNoerrebrogade-thebusiestbicyclestreetinEuropethecityplannershavedecidedtobuildthefirstCopenhagen'senvironmentallyfriendlystreet.ThejammedbikepathswillbewidenedtofourmetersoneithersideoftheroaD.TheideaistomakeNoerrebrogadeEurope'sgreatcyclingstreet.saysAndreasRochltheCopenhagenbicycleprogrammanagerwhoisalsoknownasMr.Bike.ButRochlisnotsatisfiedwithmakinglifeeasierforcyclistsinthecity.Hewantstogetpeoplelivinginthecountrysideoutoftheircarsandontobikestoo.Hisgoalistopushthepercentageofcountrysidecommuterscyclingtoandfromthecityfromtoday's37percenttomorethan50percentby2015-Withinthecity55percentofcommutersalreadytravelbybikE.AlreadyCopenhagen'scyclingenvironmentisbetterthanotherEuropeancapitalswithitsbikepathsofmorethan390kilometers.1.Thepercentageofcountrysidecommutersusingabikeis______A.37%B.50%C.55%D.22%2.HowwidewillthebikepathbeinthefutureNoerrebrogadestreet?A.4meters.B.2meters.C.8meters.D.390kilometers.3.WhatisAndreasRochl?A.Auniversitystudent.B.A.cityplanner.C.A.bikedesignerD.A.programmanager.4.TheunderlinedwordpackedinthethirdparagraphmeansA.madeB.crowdedC.coveredD.connected5.Theunderlinedworditsinthefourthparagraphreferslo______.A.carB.freedomC.bicycleDsign6LeaBresellwelcomestheideaofbikehighwaysbecause_A.fewerpeoplewillridebikesinthefutureB.peoplewillbecomemorecarefulwhilecyclingC.therewillbelessjamstoridebikesD.noonewillbelatebecauseoftrafficjams7.Copenhagenisknownasabicyclecapitalbecause______.A.ithasthemostbicyclesintheworldBcyclingispopularwithitspeopleC.ithastheworld'sbestbikehighwaysDeveryDanecanrideabike

阅读理解ThefirstdayofthemonthofMayisknownasMayDayintheUK.Itisatimetocelebratethebeginningofwarmweather.ThemonthofMayhasmanytraditionsandcelebrations.ManyMayDayactivitieshavenowbeenmovedtotheMayDaybankholidayfrom1978onthefirstMondayinMaywhichisapublicholiday.BritishpeoplecelebrateMayDaywithlotsofdifferentcustoms:MAYPOLE五朔节花柱DANCEOnthefirstdayofMayEnglishvillagersusedtowakeupearlyinthemorningtocollectflowersandleaves.A.maypolewassetupinthevillagE.ThentheyputtheleavesandthebrightflowersonthepolE.Todaypeoplestillsetupmaypolesdanceroundthemandhaveagoodtimetogether.MAYQUEENChoosingaMayQueenisalsopartofthecelebration.TheMayQueenisagirlwhobeginstheMayDaycelebrations.Sheisusuallygivenflowerstowearonherheadandshemakesaspeechbeforethedancingbegins.PeopledancearoundherandaroundthemaypolE.MORRISDANCEMorrisdanceisakindofEnglishfolk民间的dancewithalonghistory.Thedancersareusuallymen.MorrisdancersweardifferentclothesdependingonthepartofthecountryinwhichtheylivE.Andtheyareoftendressedincolouredbelts腰带.FACEWASHINGWITHMAYDEW露水WashingthefacewithMaydewisanothercustom.WomenintheUKbelievethatMaydewcanmakethembeautiful.根据材料内容判断正T.误F.1.IntheUKMayDayiscelebratedonthefirstMondayinMay.2.BritishvillagersusedtocollectflowersonthemorningofMayDay.3.MayQueenusuallywearsflowersonherheadonMayDay.4.AlltheMorrisdancersintheUKwearthesameclotheswithcolouredbeltsonMayDay.4.WomenintheU.KbelievedrinkingMaydewcanmakethemhealthy.

WeallknowthattheBritishpeoplelovetheirmanners.Theyarepartoftheirnationalidentity特性aswellashavingfishandchipsandcomplainingabouttheweather.RecentlyIreadonlinethattheysaidsorryuptoeighttimesaday.AftersomeresearchIhavenotbeenabletofindanyspecificreasonswhytheyarelikethis.Isupposeforcenturiesmannersincludinghowtheybehaveattableandtalktootherpeoplehavebeenoneofthedifferencesbetweenthelowerandupperclassesandthosemannersshowtheirsocialclasses.Britainhastraditionallybeenaquiteconservative保守的country.Therearemanyarticlessuggestingthattheirseeminglypoliteattitudeofalwayssayingpleaseandthankyouisquitefalsebecauseitisimpossibleforapersontoalwaysfeelthatheorshewantstothanksomeoneorsayplease.Maybeitisforthisreasonthatpeoplearegoingoneoftwoways:theyaretoopoliteandholdbacktheirfeelingsortheyarenotpoliteatallandexpresstheirtruefeelingsdirectly.SomeBritishpeoplearetiredofpretendingthattheyarealwayshappyandhavingtopleaseothers.Butsometimesbecausetheyfeeltheyhavetobepolitetheyarepreventedfromsayingwhattheytrulythink.1.Whatdon'ttheBritishpeopleoftendo?A.Eatfishandchips.B.Havenoquitegoodmanners.C.Bepolitetoothers.D.Talkabouttheweather.2.WhatdotheBritishpeoplesayuptoeighttimeseveryday?A.Hello.B.Thankyou.C.Idon'tknow.D.Sorry.3.WhatdoesthewriterthinkarethereasonswhytheBritishpeoplearesopolite?①Theupperclassesshouldhavegoodmanners.②Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutpolitenessatschool.③Theyliketoholdbacktheirtruefeelings.④Theyarenothonestatall.A.①②B.③④C.①③D.②④4.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordpretendingmeaninChinese?A.打算B.假装C.想象D.体验5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.BritishpeoplearetoopoliteB.BritishpeopleshouldnotbesopoliteC.HowtolearntheBritishmannersD.It'stimetochangeourmanners

阅读理解PeopleindifferentcountrieshavetheirfavoritefooD.ItaliansliketoeatpizzA.IndiansliketoeathotfooD.Japaneseliketoeatfish.Buttheydon'toftencookit.InEnglandpeopleliketoeatfishandchips.Theyusuallybuyitinafishandchipshop.TheyputitinpaperbagsandtakeithomeortotheirworkplacE.SometimestheyeatitintheparkorontheroaD.ThemostpopularfoodintheworldisAmericanfastfooD.Ifyougotosomeimportantcitiesintheworldyoucanfindpeopleeatinghamburgersandchips.FishandchipsandChinesetakeaway外卖的foodareverypopularinEnglanD.ButtheyarelesspopularintheUSA.TheAmericanseattakeawayfoodtoolikechicken.Butthemostpopulartakeawayfoodisthehamburger.Itlookslikebreadwithmeatinit.Ham火腿isakindofpork猪肉butthehamburgerdoesn'thaveanyporkinit.Thebeefisinsideakindofcakehamburgers.Theyaredelicious.TheyarealsopopularinEnglandandAustraliA.1.FromthepassagewecanknowIndiansliketoeat________.A.fishB.hotfoodC.hamburgersD.pizza2.Englishpeoplemaynoteatfishandchips________.A.atfishandchipshopB.onthestreetC.intheparkD.athome3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthehamburger?A.ItlookslikebreaD.B.It'sakindoftakeawayfooD.C.Thereissomeporkinit.D.It'salsopopularinbothEnglandandAustraliA.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Hamisnotmadeofpork.B.Americansdon'teatchicken.C.Japanesepeopleliketoeatfishsotheyoftencookit.D.AmericanfastfoodisthemostpopularintheworlD.5.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WherepeoplebuyfishandchipsB.WhattakeawayfoodisC.WhymostpeoplelikefastfoodD.Everycountryhasitsfavoritefood

IfyouaskmetotellhowtogetalongintheUnitedStatesIthinkthefollowingdo'sanddon'tswouldbehelpful.Generallyspeakingitisn'teasytofindanyonetotalktoinabusycitysoyoushouldtrytodothefollowing.Firstgetorborrowadog!Walkhimseveraltimesaday!Americanslovedogsandcatsandusuallystoptotalktoanyonewithadog.Thentrytoeatinarestaurant.PeoplegenerallysharethesametableandwillsometimestalktoyouiftheyseeyouarenewtherE.Nexttakeyourdirtyclothestoalaundry洗衣店!Ittakesaboutanhourtowashanddrythemandpeoplethereoftenpassthetimetalkingwitheachother.Alwaysaskforinformationfromawomanifyouareamanandfromamanifyouareawoman!LearntosayPleaseThankyouandYou'rewelcomeandusethemallthetime!Therearesomethingsyoushouldn'tdo.Don'ttellthetruthwhenpeopleaskHowareyou?TheonlyanswertheywantisFine.Neveraskpeopletheirage—especially尤其women!Everyonewantstobeyoung.Don'ttellheavypeopletheyarefat.Tellthemtheyarelosingweight.Everyonewantstobethin.Don'tbelatewhenmeetingpeople!Whensomeonesayssixo'clockbesuretobetherebysix.Americansrespecttimeandwanteveryonetobeontime.1.Itisn'teasytofindanyonetotalktointheUSAbecause________.A.thestreetsareemptyB.youarenewthereC.peopletherearebusyD.youdon'thavetime2.Americansliketalkingto________.A.dogsandcatsB.womenC.menD.thosewhoarewalkingadog3.Whentalkingtopeoplethereyoumaysay________.A.Howareyou?B.Howoldareyou?C.Whatisyourweight?D.Youseemtobefat.4.Thewordsheavypeoplemeans________.A.peoplewhodoheavyworkB.peoplewhoareimportantC.peoplewhoarethinD.peoplewhoarefat5.Ifyouvisitafriendyou________.A.canbethereatanytimeB.maybetherealittlelateC.hadbetterarriveeveryearlyD.shouldbethereattherighttime

ThefavoritefoodintheUnitedStatesisthehamburger.Thefavoriteplacetobuyahamburgerisafastfoodrestaurant.Atfastfoodrestaurantpeopleordertheirfoodwaitafewminutesandcarryittotheirtablesthemselves.Peoplealsotaketheirfoodoutoftherestaurantandeatitintheircarsorintheirhomes.Atsomefastfoodrestaurantpeoplecanordertheirfoodpayforitandpickitupwithoutleavingtheircars.TherearemanykindsoffastfoodrestaurantintheUnitedStates.ThegreatestinnumbersellhamburgerFrenchfriesandsoon.TheyarepopularamongAmericans.BesidesfastfoodrestaurantthatserveChinesefoodMexicanfoodItalianfoodchickenseafoodandice-creamareverymany.TheideaofafastfoodrestaurantissopopularthatnearlyeverykindoffoodcanbefoundinonE.Fastfoodrestaurantarepopularbecausetheyreflect反映AmericanlifestylE.CustomercanwearanytypeofdresswhentheygotoafastfoodplacE.Secondtheyarefast.Peoplewhoarebusydonotwanttospendtimepreparingtheirownfoodorwaitingwhilesomeonepreparesit.InfastfoodrestaurantfoodisnotexpensivE.Thereforepeopleoftenbuyandeatatafastrestaurantwhiletheymaynotbeabletogotoamoreexpensiverestaurantveryoften.1.IntheUnitedStatesthefavoritefoodis____.A.ChinesefoodB.MexicanfoodC.FrenchfriesD.thehamburger2.Americansliketfastfoodrestaurantbecause_____.A.theycaneasilyfindfastfoodrestaurantB.theyliketoeathamburgerandFrenchfriesC.theyaretoobusytowanttospendtimepreparingorwaitingD.theyaresorichthattheydon’twanttodocookingthemselves3._____offastfoodrestaurantsellhamburgerFrenchfries.A.AllB.MostC.FewD.None4.Thefoodinfastfoodrestaurantis____readybeforethecustomersorderit.A.alwaysB.usuallyC.seldomD.never5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____.A.TheFastFoodRestaurantintheU.S.A.B.TheHamburgerintheU.S.A.C.AmericanLifeStyleD.AllKindsofFoodintheU.S.A.

Hainanisinthesouth南方ofChinA.TheweatherthereisdifferentfromthatofotherareasofChinA.ThereisnowinterinHainan.It’snotcoldallyearrounD.Manypeoplegothereinwinterbecauseit’scoldinthenorth北方ofChinA.Insummerit’sveryhot.It’susuallysunnybutitoftenrains.SopeopleoftentakeapairofsunglassesandaraincoatatthesametimE.Peoplecanenjoymanykindsoffruitslikebananasandcoconutstheretoo.Hainanisagoodplacetogoforholidaysandhavefun.Peoplecangofishingboatingswimmingandsoon.Whenwewanttohavearestwecanwalkonthebeach海滩andenjoythefreshairandwhiteclouds.It’ssointeresting.WouldyouliketogotoHainan?1.Hainanisinthe_______ofChinA.A.southB.northC.centerD.wedon’tknow2.What’stheweatherlikeinHainan?A.It’snotcoldallyearrounD.B.It’sveryhotallyearrounD.C.Itoftensnowsinwinter.D.It’sinthesouthofChinA.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThereisnowinterinHainan.B.InHainanpeopleoftentakeapairofsunglassesandaraincoatinsummer.C.PeoplecanenjoythefreshairandwhitecloudsinHainan.D.ManypeoplegotoHainanbecauseit’sveryhot.4.Themain主要的ideaofthepassageis_______.A.WhereisHainanB.HainanisagoodplacetogoforholidaysandhavefunC.TheweatherisfineinHainanD.TherearemanykindsoffruitsinHainan

阅读理解PeopleinIndiacallNewYearDiwaliortheFestivalofLight光.TheyoftencleantheirhousesbeforethedayofDiwali.Mostpeoplecleantheirhousesinthemorning.Theyoftendecoratetheirhouseswithflowers.Theyalsomakesweetfoodlooklike看起来像flowerspeopleandanimals.Thentheyvisittheirfriendsandgivethempresentsandcards.OnNewYear'sDaymanypeopleopenthedoorsandwindowsandlight点亮candlesinfrontofthedoors.Theywanttobringgoodlucktotheirfamilies.AfterDiwalipeopleoftencleantheirhousesagain.Somepeopleliketomakeloudnoises噪音attheirhouses.Theythinkthiscanmakebadspirits精灵goaway.1.PeopleinIndiacallNewYearDiwaliortheFestivalof______.A.FoodB.FruitC.LightD.Luck2.Indianpeopleoftendecoratetheirhouseswith______.A.treesB.grassC.flowersD.cards3.Indianpeoplemake______looklikeflowerspeopleandanimals.A.presentsB.sweetfoodC.clothesD.papercuts4.Theunderlinedwordcandlesmeans______inChinesE.A.蜡烛B.火把C.灯D.灯笼5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PeopleinIndiaoftenlightcandlesonNewYear'sDay.B.PeopleinIndiaoftencleantheirhousesbeforeandafterDiwali.C.OnNewYear'sDayIndianpeopleoftenvisittheirfriends.D.SomeIndianpeoplemakeloudnoisesbecausetheywanttomakebadspiritsgoaway.

阅读理解SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathomE.Youshouldnotbeupset不安的ifyourEnglishfriendsdon’tinviteyouhomE.Itdoesn’tmeantheydon’tlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.andendatabout11.AskyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrivE.It’spolitetobringflowerschocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks.Ifyouwanttobeverypolitesayhowmuchyouliketheroomorthepicturesonthewall.Butremember－it’snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.InmanyfamiliesthehusbandsitsatoneofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherenD.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You’llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmallthenyou’llhavemeatorfishwithvegetablesandthendessertfollowedbycoffeE.It’spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextdayorwritethemashortthankyouletter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosaythankyouthankthankyouallthetime!1.IfyourEnglishfrienddoesn’tinviteyoutodinnerathomeitdoesn’tmeanheorshe______.A.doesn’tlikeyouB.likesyouC.can’taffordtodosoD.istoobusy2.It’simpolite______.A.toaskaboutthepriceofacertainthingB.tosaythankyoutohostsC.takenothingwithyouwhenyouareinvitedtodinnerD.toeatupeverythingonyourplate3.Themealendswith_______usually.A.soupB.coffeeC.meatorfishD.dessert4.Whenyouareinvitedtoadinnerpartyyou’dbetter_______.A.askwhattimeyoushouldarriveB.takeyourwifewithyouC.drinkasmoreaspossibleD.eatmoresnacksasyoucan5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thehostslikethepeoplewhositclosertothem.B.ThehostslikethepeoplewhoaskthemtimepriceageetC.C.Thehusbandandthewifeusuallysittogether.D.Youcancallyourhostthenextdayorwritealetterofthanksafterthat.

Differentcountrieshavedifferentcustoms.Whenyoutraveltoanothercountriespleasefollowtheircustomsjustasthesayinggoes.VeryoftenpeoplewhotraveltotheUnitedStatesforgettotip付小费.Itisusualtotipporterswhohelpcarryyourbagstaxidriversandwaiters.Waitersexpecttogeta15%tiponthecostofyourmeal.Taxidriversexpectaboutthesameamount.InEnglandmakesuretostandinlineevenifthereareonlytwoofyou.It’simportanttorespectlinestherE.It’sagoodideatotalkabouttheweather.It’safavouritesubjectofconversationwiththeBritish.InSpainit’sagoodideatohavealightmealintheafternoonifsomeoneinvitesyoufordinner.Peoplehavedinnerverylateandrestaurantsdonotgenerallyopenuntilafter9pm.InArabcountriesmenkissoneanotheronthecheek脸颊.Yourhostmaywelcomeyouwithakissonbothcheeks.ItispoliteforyoutodothesamE.InJapanpeopleusuallygivepersonalorbusinesscardstoeachotherwhentheymeetforthefirsttimE.Whenapersongivesyouacarddon’tputitintoyourpocketrightaway.Thepersonexpectsyoutoreadit.Don’tforgettobecarefulofyourbodylanguagetoexpresssomethingInconversation.A.kindofbodylanguagethatisacceptableinoneculturemaybeimpoliteinanother.1.WhenyoutraveltotheUSAyoudon’tneedtotip.A.portersB.waitersC.70minutesD.90minutes2.Themissingsentenceinthefirstparagraghshouldbe.A.LovemelovemydogB.HewholaughslastlaughsbestC.WheninRomedoastheRomansdoD.Wherethereisawillthereisaway3.Theunderlinewordportersinthepassagemeans.A.搬运工B.清洁工C.接线员D.售票员4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.InSpainPeopleusuallyhavedinnerveryearlyB.InEnglandIt’sanotpolitetotalkabouttheweatherC.InArabcountriesmenkissoneanotheronthecheekD.InJapanyoushouldnotreadthebusinesscardassoonasyougetit.5.WhatsthebesttitleofthepassageA.HowtoTipB.BodyLanguageCWhentoHaveDinnerD.AdvicetoInternationalTravellers

阅读理解你想知道中西方的节日有何不同吗快来看看这两封电子邮件吧！ToJenny@126.comFrom:Liming@yahoo.com.cnSubject:Autumn!Date:29/09/8:00p.m.HelloJenny!TodayistheMid-AutumnFestival.WewillwatchthemoontonightandlookforChang’eandWuGang.Weusuallyeatmooncakes.Theyareroundlikethemoon.NationalDayisalsoinautumnonOctober1st.Mymotherandfatherareusuallyfreeforsevendays!Wewilldomanythingstogether.IlikegoingtotheNationalDaycelebration.Butthebestthinginautumnismybirthday.It’sinOctober.IwillbefifteenyearsolD.GoodbyE.YoursLiMingToLiming@yahoo.com.cnFrom:Jenny@126.comSubject:_______!Date:29/09/9:12p.m.DearLiMingThankyouforyoure-mail!Iloveautumntoo.InCanadawehaveanautumnholidaycalledThanksgivingDay.Familymembersalwayscelebrateittogether.Iwillgotomygrandmotherandgrandfather’shousE.Myunclesauntsandtheirchildrenwillbetheretoo.CanadianThanksgivingDayisinearlyOctober.IntheUSAtheycelebrateThanksgivingDayinlateNovember.HaveagoodtimeonyourbirthdayLiMing!OnmybirthdayIhaveacakewithcandles.EveryonesingsthesongHappybirthday.ThenIblowoutthecandles!Willyouhaveacakeforyourbirthday?YourfriendJenny1.—WhenisLiMing’sbirthday?—____.A.OnSeptember29thB.InSeptemberC.BeforeSeptember29thD.AfterSeptember29th2.AmericanscelebrateThanksgivingDay____.A.inearlyOctoberB.inearlyNovemberC.inlateOctoberD.inlateNovember3.—WhatdoCanadiansusuallydoonThanksgivingDay?—Theyusually____.A.eatcakesB.staytogetherC.watchthemoonD.singasong4.Thesubject主题ofJenny’se-mailis____.A.YourbirthdayB.MybirthdayC.ThanksgivingDayD.NationalDay5.—WhatmustLiMingandJennyusewhentheywritetoeachother?—____.A.PensB.PaperC.ComputersD.Telephones

The2008BeijingOlympicGamesaredrawingnear.Areyoulookingforwardtowatchingthematches?Ifsoherearesomesuggestionsyouneedtoknowaboutaudiencemanners.Mostsportingarenas赛场haverulesforaudiencewhicharewrittenonthebackofthetickets.ReadyourticketcarefullybeforeyouarrivE.Trytoreachyourseathalfanhourbeforethestartoftheeventanddon’twalkaboutwhenagameisbeinghelD.Whenyouleaveremembertotakeawayyoursoftdrinkbottlesandotherrubbish.Duringexcitinggamestrytocontrolyourself.Don’tcriticize批评theperformanceofplayersandcoaches.BecarefulwithyourwordssincesomemaycauseangeramongotherpeopleintheaudiencE.Applauseisaspecialformofbodylanguageyoucanusetocommunicate交流withplayers.Butyoushoulddoitproperly.Whenplayersfirstappearclapyourhandstogethertowelcomethem;don’tgoonfortoolong.Afteranexcellentperformanceapplaud鼓掌warmly.Applauseisnotwelcomehoweverwhileagameisbeingheldandtheplayersneedtofocusalltheirattention.DifferentsportshavedifferentrulesfortheaudiencE.Enjoyingartisticgymnastics艺术体操requiressilencE.Butlotsofcheeringcanreallyhelpbasketballandfootballplayers.Usingflash闪光灯totakephotosisquitedisturbingtotennisplayers.Mobilephonescannotbeusedinshootingcenters.Tobeagoodspectator观众youshouldtaketimetolearnthegame------relatedrulesandaudiencemannersofeachevent.1.Accordingtothewriterit’sgoodmannersto__________.A.arriveatthesportingarenasjustbeforethestartoftheeventB.complainaboutthebadperformanceofplayersfromtimetotimeC.applaudfortheexcellentperformanceofplayersproperlyD.walkhereandtherewhenagameisbeingheld2.AccordingtothepassageinwhichofthefollowingeventsCAN’Tweuseflashtotakephotos?A.Artisticgymnastics.B.Basketball.C.Football.D.Tennis.3.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtoApplaudforPlayers.B.HowtoBeaGoodSpectator.C.HowtoRememberAudienceManners.D.HowtoCommunicatewithPlayers.

阅读技能根据短文内容判断正T误FMostpeopleinBritainliveinsmallfamilygroups.MorethanaquarterofhomesinBritainhaveonlyonepersonlivinginthem.SomeofthesepersonsareoldbutsomeareoftwentytothirtywhochoosetolivealonE.35%ofhomeshavetwopeoplelivinginthemandanother17%havethreepeoplE.15%havefourpeoplelivinginthemandtheotherhomeshavefiveormorE.ThefamiliesinBritainaresmall.Itisunusualforparentstohavemorethantwochildren.Whenchildrenareabouteighteenornineteentheyleavetheirparents’homeandtheyoftengotoothercities.Sometimestheyonlyvisittheirparentstwoorthreetimesayear.根据短文内容判断正T误F1.Thepassageisareport.2.35%ofhomesinBritainhave3peoplelivinginthem.3.ThefamiliesinBritainarelargE.4.SomearepeopleoftwentytothirtywhochoosetolivealonE.5.ThepassagemainlytellsusthepopulationinAmerican.

LotsoffamiliesinEnglandhaveoneormorepets.Dogsarethefavoritepetsandthereareabout6000000oftheminEnglanD.Thesecondfavoritepetsarecats﹙about5000000﹚andthethirdfavoritepetisabirdthebudgiE.Somefamiliesdonotkeepcatsanddogs.Theykeepotheranimalsaspetsintheirhomes.Therearemorethen12000000petsinEnglanD.TheEnglishtakegoodcareoftheirpets.Theygivethemnicename:RexCindyMisty﹙fordogs﹚;AlbertSnowyFluffyTom﹙forcats﹚;PollyChatterbox﹙forparrots﹚;GuyScamperShipley﹙formonkeys﹚WhentheyspeakoftheirpetstheysayHeShenotIt.TheEnglishgivetheirpetsnicefoodtoeat.Theybuyfoodfortheirpetsinpetshops.TheEnglisharepetlovers!﹙﹚1.Themeaningofkeepinthepassageis__________________.A.保存B.留宿C.养D.保持﹙﹚2.Thereareover___________petsinEnglanD.A.5000000B.6000000C.11000000D.12000000﹙﹚3.InEnglandmonkeysusuallyhavenameslike______and_______.A.ShipleyGuyB.ChatterboxScamperC.JohnMaryD.MistySnowy﹙﹚4.TheEnglishpeoplegivetheirpets______and________.A.housesnicenamesB.foodhousesC.nicenamesnicefoodD.nicefoodniceclothes﹙﹚5.Wecanlearn__________fromthepassagE.A.animalsinEnglandB.petsinEnglandC.DogsandcatsinEnglandD.clothesinEngland

Howdoyouspendyourtimeatschool?Doyouknowhowstudentsinothercountriesstudyeveryday?Herearethestudyingwaysinsomewesternschools.AmericanStudentsAmericanstudentsspendsevenhoursintheirschoolseveryday.Andthedayisdivided划分intoclassesofabout40to50minutes.StudentsstudyEnglishhistorymathscienceartandforeignlanguages.Theygotolistentodifferentlessonstaughtbydifferentteachersindifferentclassrooms.Afterclasstheylearnjobskills.Sometimestheystudybyworkinginanofficeahospitalorotherplacesonedayaweek.GermanStudentsGermanstudentslovepracticing.Lotsofschoolshavelessonsforonlyhalfaday.Theyspendmosttimepracticing.Teachersgivestudentsenoughfreedom.StudentsmaytryallkindsofideastheyhavE.TheybegintoplanwhattheywilldointhefutureandworkhardatayoungagE.FrenchStudentsFrenchstudentslikeindependence独立andfreedom.Theirschoollifeisveryrelaxingandinteresting.Whentheyhaveteststheymayhavesnacks.Forexampletheycanputafewdeskstogetherandputsomepeanuts花生orcandiesonthem.根据短文内容简要回答下列问题1.HowmanyhoursdoAmericanstudentsspendatschooleveryday?2.WherecanAmericanstudentsstudybesidesintheclassrooms?3.WhatdoGermanstudentslike?4.HowlongdolotsofschoolshavelessonsinGermany?5.HowisFrenchstudents’schoollife?

Thereareanumberofphrasesbuiltonthewordputamongwhichistheexpressionputtingoneon.WhenonefindsitdifficulttobelievewhatyousaidhemaylookatyoumorecloselyandaskAreyouputtingmeon?Hedoesn’tthinkyouareserious.Perhapsyouarejokingwithhimlaughingathimtryingtotesthisreaction.Peoplewhotrytoputyouonaremoreoftenjustjokinghavingsomepleasantfriendlyfun.Therearepeoplewholiketoplayjokesonfriendstoputthemoninstrangewayssomefunnysomenot.ThisisespeciallytrueonApril1stAprilFools’Day.YearafteryearanumberofpeopleletthemselvesbefooledbythesamejokE.TheyjustforgetwhathappenedtothemtheyearbeforE.Oneoftheseoftenrepeatedjokesisaboutatelephonecall.ThecallerchangeshisvoiceandtellshisfriendacertainMr.FoxcallshimandaskshimtomakeaquickreplytothegivennumberwhichisthetelephonenumberoftheNationalZoo.UnthinkinglythefriendquicklymakeshiscallandasksforMr.Fox.ThemanontheotherendsaysWho?Mr.Fox.Idon’tknowhisfullnamE.Pleasehurry.ThemanattheotherendanswersWehavenoMr.Foxhere.ThenherealizesitisajokeandhehashearditbeforE.AndhebeginstolaughandsaysLookfriendthisisthezoo.Somebodyispullingyourlegputtingyouon.GoodGodthefriendsaystohimselfHowfoolishIam!Buthethinksaboutitandcan’thelphavingagoodlaughoverit.1.Accordingtothispassageputoneonmeans____________.A.todresssomebodyB.togivesomeoneaphonecallC.toliftsomebodyontoahigherplaceD.tojokewithsomeonetoseewhathewillreacttoit2.Whyarepeoplerepeatedly反复地fooledonAprilFools’Day?A.Becausetheyarealsofondoffun.B.Becausetheyareforgetful.C.Becausetheydon’ttakethesamejokeseriously.D.BecausetheirlegsarepulledbysomeonE.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutjokesisNOTtrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Alljokesarenotfunny.B.NotallpeoplecanrememberwhathappenedtothemtheyearbeforE.C.Someofthejokesarefunnysomearenot.D.Allpeopleliketoplayjokesonfriends.4.Thistextismainlyabout____________.A.thejokespeoplearelikelytomakeonAprilFools’DayB.themeaningofputtingoneonandhowtouseitproperly恰当地C.whypeoplearefooledbyeachotherD.April1stadaywhenpeoplewillmakefunofeachother

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon'tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.2.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe________.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant3.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean________.A.strictwithtimeB.willingtospendtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.seriouswithtime4.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe________.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans'hospitalityD.Americans'andChinese'sviewsoffriendship

Whentwopeoplemeettherearealotofwaysofgreeting.Thewaysofgreetingarenotalwaysthesameindifferentcountries.InAmericatwopeopleusuallygreeteachotherwithahandshakE.Itisawaytoshowrespect尊重totheotherperson.Athletesfromoppositeteamsshakehandsbeforeagameforthesamereason.HowevermostAmericansdon’tshakehandswhentheymeetpeopletheyhavealreadyknownwell.WhenAmericanfriendsmeeteachothertheymightonlywave挥手ormaybejustnod点头theirheads.InNewZealandthereisaspecialwayofgreetingcalledHongi.Inthegreetingtwopeoplepresstheirnosesandforeheads前额togetherandclosetheireyes.ThisisanoldtraditionthatcomesfromtheMaoriwhowerethefirstpeopletoliveinNewZealanD.EventodaymanyNewZealandersstillpresstheirforeheadswhentheymeet.KissingissometimesusedasawaytogreetsomeonE.Insomecountriesimportantpeopleusedtowearspecialrings.Itwasthecustomforvisitorstokisstheseringswhentheycameforameeting.InFrancewhenpeoplemeettheysometimeskisseachotheronthefacE.InJapanpeoplebowtoeachothereverytimetheymeet.Evenfamilymembersbowtoeachother.Peopledecidehowlowtobowdependingonhowrespectedtheotherpersonis.TodaynewwaysofgreetingarecreatedallthetimE.PeoplecandothiswithaquickhiahandshakeorevenasimplesmilE.Theimportantthingisthatthepeopletheyaregreetingunderstandthem.1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.differentwaysofgreetingB.howtobeapolitepersonC.howtoshowrespecttoothersD.waysofsayinghelloindifferentlanguages2.Theunderlinedpartthesamereasonrefersto.A.showingloveB.showingrespectC.thankingeachotherD.introducingeachother3.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.it’simpolitetopressone’snoseinNewZealandB.HongiisakindoftraditionalfoodinNewZealandC.theMaoriusedtobeanoldvillageinNewZealandD.HongiisanoldtraditioninNewZealand4.HowlowdoesoneJapanesebowtotheother?A.Itdependsonhowrespectedtheotherpersonis.B.Itdependsonhowoldtheotherpersonis.C.Itdependsonhowsuccessfultheotherpersonis.D.Itdependsonhowtalltheotherpersonis.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’sOKtojustnodheadswhenAmericanfriendsmeet.B.FamilymembersinJapandonotbowtoeachother.C.Insomecountriesringswereonceusedforkissing.D.ThewaysofgreetingarechangingovertimE.

MineralCityisaninterestingplacetovisit.Itisabeautifullittletownwithmanyoldbuildings.TakeawalkthroughthecenterofthetownonMainStreet.LookfirstattheMineralCityHotel.ItisonthecornerofMainStreetandGlennAvenuE.Itisabout150yearsoldandpeoplewillstaytherE.Thereisaninterestingoldbuildingacrossfromthehotel.ThiswasapostofficE.Nowitisastoreforbooksandvideos.TherearemanyplacestoeatonMainStreet.Youcangetlunchordinnerinoneoftheseplaces.ThereisaparkbetweenMainStreetandOakStreet.Youcansitonabench长凳inthepark.Itisniceandquietandyoucanenjoythetreesandflowers.YoucanalsotakeawalkdownGlennAvenuE.Lookattheoldbuildingsandinterestinglittlestoresonthisstreet.1.MineralCityis________.A.abigcityB.abusycityC.abeautifultownD.anoldbuilding2.Thestoreforbooksandvideosis________.A.acrossfromthehotelB.onthecornerofOakStreetC.intheparkD.behindthepark3.Thereisa________parkbetweenMainStreetandOakStreet.A.beautifulandoldB.niceandquietC.busyanddirtyD.bigandinteresting4.Therearesome________onGlennAvenuE.A.hotelsB.postofficesC.newbuildingsandquietparksD.oldbuildingsandinterestinglittlestores5.WhichisNOTtrue?A.TheMineralCityHotelisonthecornerofMainStreetandGlennAvenuE.B.TheMineralCityHotelisabout150yearsolD.C.TherearemanyplacestoeatonMainStreet.D.TheMineralCityHotelisabeautifulandnewbuilding.

Itisatripforeyes.InonedayyoucanvisitmanyfamousplacesofdifferentcountriesinShenzhenWindowoftheWorlD.Therearemanyadventure冒险tripsforyoutotakE.ForexampleyoucangoboatingontheColoradoRiverintheGrandCanyon.IntheArchery弓箭FieldtouristsmayfollowtheAmerican-Indianwayoflifeandlearnhowtocatchanimals.It’sevenmoreexcitingtotravelthroughtheprimitive原始的forestinacablecar.It’sagoodideatovisitthisparkduringafestival.EveryyearithastheCherryFestival樱桃节andtheIndianCulturalWeek.ThenyoucantakeawalkinthecherrygardentakephotosanddrinkteA.Ithasmanyprogrammesduringholidaystoo.InthesummervacationtheInter-nationalBeerFestival国际啤酒节isaverybigandpopularfestival.ThePopMusicFestivalisthemostpopularwithyoungpeoplE.ItisonChina’sNationalDay.InDecemberFatherChristmaswelcomesthecomingoftheNewYearandthenpeoplehavetheWorldDanceandSingingGalathereduringtheSpringFestival.WouldyouliketovisitShenzhenWindowoftheWorldrightnow?1.Whydoesthewritersaythatitisatripforeyes?A.Becausethetripisgoodforeyes.B.Becauseyoucanmakeyoureyesbeautiful.C.Becauseyoucanvisitfamousplacesofmanycountries.D.Becauseitwillmakeyoureyeshealthy.2.Ifyouareinterestedinsailing航行youcan_______.A.gotothecherrygardenB.gototheArcheryFieldC.gototheGrandCanyonD.gototheprimitiveforest3.WhichofthefollowingcanyouNOTdoduringtheCherryFestival?A.Walkinthegarden.B.Takephotos.C.DrinkteA.D.Dancewithyourfriends.4.Therighttimeorderoftheseprogrammesis________.①thePopMusicFestival②FatherChristmas③theWorldDanceandSingingGala④theInternationalBeerFestival21·A.③④①②B.③④②①C.③②④①D.③①④②5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoBeGoodVisitors?B.ShenzhenWindowoftheWorlD.C.WaystoHaveFun.D.TravelPlacesinChinA.

AlmosteveryChinesepersoncanrecite背诵thetwolinesofthefamouspoemEven'grainontheplatecomesfromhardwork.Butsadlymanyofusdon'tactuallygettherealmeaningoftheselines:Don'twastefooD.A.CCTVprogramreportedthatthefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.Dowehavetoomuchfood?Absolutelynot.AccordingtotheUNWorldFoodProgramtherewere925millionhungrypeoplearoundtheworldin2011.especiallyindevelopingcountries.Sixmillionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.Chinesepeoplearewell-knownforbeingfriendlyandgenerous.ManyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefoodonthetablE.LuckilyanumberofpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavingfooD.Whatshouldwedoinourdailylivestowastelessfood?1.Don'tordertoomuchinarestaurant.Onlyorderasmuchasyouwanttoeat.IfyoucannoteatallthefoodyouorderedtaketherestofithomE.2.Don'tleaveanyfoodinyourbowlswhilehavingmeals.3.KeepaneyeonwhatfoodyouhaveathomE.Don'tbuytoomuchespeciallyforvegetablesandfruit.1.What'stherealmeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A.春种一粒粟秋收万颗籽B.谁知盘中餐粒粒皆辛苦C.吏禄三百石岁晏有余粮D.足蒸暑土气背灼炎天光2.AccordingtotheUNreporthowmanyhungrypeopleweretherein20117A.6million.B.925million.C.200million.D.725million.3.Whatshouldwedotowastelessfood?A.Ordermorefoodinarestaurant.B.Everytimeyoueatleavesomefoodinyourbowls.C.TakeallthefoodyouorderedhomE.D.Don'tstoretoomuchfoodlikevegetablesandfruit.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.numberofpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavingfooD.B.ThefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.C.200millionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.D.ManyChinesefeelthattheylosefaceifguestshaveeatenallthefoodonthetablE.5.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Don'twastefooD.B.Chinesepeoplearefriendlyandgenerous.C.Wecan'tdieofhunger.D.Everygrainisgrownbyfarmers.

It’s9:00A.m.onthefifthdayofthefifthmonthintheChineselunarcalendar农历.TodayistheDragonBoatFestival.ZhuHui’sfamilyareathomE.Hismomandauntaremakingzongzi.HisdadandunclearewatchingtheboatracesonTV.AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.ItisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’satimetogivethanksforfoodintheautumn.ThemaindishforthisdayisalmostalwaysturkeyalargebirD.ManypeopleintheUnitedStatescelebrateChristmasDayonDecember25.WhentheythinkofChristmastheyprobablythinkofgiftsChristmastreesandChristmasFather.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundthem.1.ThefavoritefoodontheDragonBoatFestivalis_______.A.cakeB.turkeyC.zongzi2.WhatdopeopleusuallydoonThanksgivingDay?A.WatchboatracesonTV.B.GivethanksforfooD.C.Sendgiftstoeachother.3.Peoplecelebrate________.A.DragonBoatFestivalonJune5B.ThanksgivingonNovember4C.ChristmasafterThanksgiving4.OnChristmaschildrencanoftenget_______.A.ChristmastreesB.ChristmasgiftsC.ChristmasFathers5._________isthespirit精神ofChristmas.A.LoveandjoyB.TraditionalhistoryC.Religiouszōng jiāo belief

阅读理解IntheUSAabout450000schoolbusestakemorethan25millionchildrentoandfromschool.TheyellowschoolbusisaUSicon象征.YellowbecamethecolorofschoolbusesintheUSAin1939.Dr.FrankgotthegoodideA.Hesaiditwaseasyforpeopletoseeyellowbusesandtheblacklettersontheminearlymorningorlateafternoon.Thatwouldmakechildrensafer.TherearenotmanyschoolbusesinBritainandtheyarenotyellow.Theyhavetrackers追踪器onthemsokidsarebeingtrackedwhentheytraveltoandfromschoolbybus.Thetrackersletparentsknowwheretheschoolbusisandwhethertheirkidsareonthebus.Kindergarten幼儿园isadifficulttimeforsomekids.It'sthefirsttimeforthemtogoawayfromtheirparents.TomakekidslovetheirschoolJapanesekindergartensandschoolshavecolorfulbuses.Thebusescaneasilymakechildrenwanttotakethem--andthengotoschool.Evensomeparentswanttotakethemtoo!SchoolbusesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularinChinanow.Itsavesalotoftimeforstudentstotakeaschoolbus.It'ssaidthattherewillbe3000yellowschoolbusesontheroadbytheendofthisyearinChongqing.1.AccordingtoDr.Frankschoolbusesaresaferforthestudents.A.yellowB.blackC.whiteD.colorful2.Thereare_______onschoolbusesinBritainsotheparentscanknowwheretheschoolbusis.A.notmanyB.thecolouryellowC.trackersD.nothing3.ChildreninJapanmayeasilybytakingtheschoolbus.A.savetimeB.lovetheirschoolC.playgamesD.dotheirhomework4.Chinesestudentswillsavealotoftimebytoschool.A.walkingB.takingataxiC.ridingabikeD.takingaschoolbus5.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.schoolbusesB.schoollifeC.popularcolorsD.students'safety

阅读理解TheaveragecollegestudentsinAmericaspentanestimated结算的$700ontextbookslastyear.TheNationalAssociationofCollegeStoresreportedmorethan$5billioninsalesoftextbooksandcoursematerials课程资料.OneoftheAssociationspokemanCharlesSchmidtsayselectronictextbooksnowrepresentjust2-3%ofsalesbuthesaysthatisexpectedtoreach10-15%by2012.Onlineversions在线版arenowavailableformanyofthemostpopularcollegetextbooks.E.-textbookscancosthalfthepriceofnewprinttextbooks.Butstudentsusuallyloseassessaftertheendoftheterm.Andthebookcannotbeplacedonmorethanonedevice设备sotheyarenoteasytoshare.Sowhatdostudentsthinkofe-textbooks?Administrators行政官员atNorthwestMissouriStateUniversity西北密苏里州大学wantedtofindoutthefact.Earlierthisyeartheymadeasurveyandtestedthemwith500studentsin20classes.Theuniversityisreallyunusualitnotonlyprovideslaptopcomputerstoall7000ofitsfull-timestudentsitdoesnotrequirestudentstobuytheirtextbookseithertheyrentthemtosavemoney.Theschoolaimstosaveevenmoremoneybymovingtoe-textbooks.ThestudentsinthesurveyreportedthatdownloadingthebooksfromtheInternetwaseasy.Theylikedtheideaofcarryinglighterbackpacksand56%saidtheywerebetterabletofindinformation.Butmostfoundthatusinge-textbooksdidn’tchangetheirstudyhabit.And60%felttheyreadmorewhentheywerereadingonpaper.Inallalmosthalfthestudentssaidtheystilllikedphysicaltextbooksbetter.Butthesurveyfoundthatcostcouldbeabiginfluence.55%saidthattheywouldchoosetheirtextbooksrentalfee租界费ifitwouldnotincrease.Intheendthegovernmentsaidtheywouldtrybesttogetthestudentslightlybackpackedtosavemorenaturalresources.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage__________?A.teachers’bookB.students’booksC.students’textbooksD.teachers’textbooks2.Comparedwiththeprinttextbooksthee-textbooksare_______theprintonesA.muchdearerthanB.asexpensiveasC.ascheapasD.muchcheaperthan3.Accordingtothesurveyhowmanystudentsdidtheystilllikephysicaltextbooks__?A.nearly56%B.nearly50%C.nearly60%D.almostnoone4.Whytheuniversityissounusual_________?A.ItsentlaptopcomputerstothestudentsB.itdoesn’taskthestudentstobuyitstextbooksC.ItrentthestudentstosavemoneyD.BandC.5.Whatisthegovernment’sidea______?A.toaskthestudentstodownloadthebooksfromtheinternetB.toprovideallthestudentswiththefirst-classlaptopcomputersC.tostopthestudentsfromusingprinttextbooksD.togetthestudentslightlybackpackedtosavenaturalresources.

IntheWestsomepeoplebelievethatpersonalitycanbepredictedaccordingtothetimeoftheyearthepersonwasbor.FromChinacomesthebeliefthattheyearofbirthinfluencesone’spersonality.Inthepastcenturyanewbeliefahsarisen:theideathatpersonalityisrelatedtoone’sABObloodtypE.PeoplewithbloodtypeAforexampleareconsideredmorelikelytobeserioushard-workingandquietwhilepeoplewithbloodtypeOarelikelytobepopularandoutgoingyetoftenunabletofinishwhattheystart.ThoughthisbeliefcontinuestobestrongsomepeoplequestionwhetheritistruE.Theblood-typepersonalitytheory理论startedinJapanin1927whenFurukawaTakehinoticedpersonalitysimilaritiesanddifferencesamonghisworkers.ThisideasoonwentoutoffashionbutwasbroughtbackbyaJapanesetelevisionhostnamedToshitakaNomiinthe1970s.ThebeliefisstillstronginJapanandisincreasinglypopularinneighboringcountries.SomeyoungKoreanshavetakentothetheory.A.recentstudyshowed76percentofKoreansagedbetween13and64believingintheblood-typepersonalityconnection.ThoughmostAsiansmightbelieveintheblood-typetheoryformanyitseemsharmlessandnotsomethingtobetakentooseriously.Isthebelieftrue?ThescientistsinAsialargelythinkthebeliefasamodern-daysuperstition迷信.Moststudieshavefailedtofindanystrongconnectionbetweenbloodandpersonality.Generallyscientistsareagainstmakingpredictionsorimportantdecisionsbasedonthisquestionabletheory.1.ThewriterusesbloodtypeA.andOasanexampletoexplain________.A.thedifferencebetweenthetwobloodtypesB.therelationshipbetweenthetwobloodtypesC.theinfluenceofbloodtypeonone’sbehaviorD.theconnectionbetweenpersonalityandbloodtype2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.Theydon’tbelievit.B.Itwasbroughtbackbythem.C.Theylikedandacceptedit.D.Theystoletheideafromothers3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MostscientistsinAsiadon’tbelieveinthetheory.B.Theblood-typetheorybeganinJapaninthe1970s.C.Theblood-typepersonalitytheoryisaboutbloodtypE.D.Peopledon’tchangetheirpersonalitytomatchthetheory.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Istheblood-typetheorychangeable?B.Isthepersonalitychangeable?C.Isitinyourblood?D.Isitinyoumind?

IntheUnitedStateswhenonebecomesrichhewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrichhewantspeopletothinkthatheis.ThatiswhatkeepingupwiththeJonesesisabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomanD.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.WhenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorsesMomandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.WhenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservantsMomandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.Itwaslikearacebutonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflifE.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.HecalleditKeepingupwiththeJonesesbecauseJonesisaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.KeepingupwiththeJonesescametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.AndthereareJonesesineverycityoftheworlD.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoesMr.JonesalwaysseemstobeaheaD.1.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey________.A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighboursB.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerichC.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD.wanttobehappy2.Itcanbeinferred推断fromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkCityC.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours3.ArthurMomandusedthenameJonesinhisseriesofshortstoriesbecauseJonesis________.A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStatesC.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodname4.IfapersonwhokeepsupwiththeJoneseshewould_________.A.doasthepoorpersonsaroundhimdoB.doeverythinghelikestodoC.doashisneighboursdoD.doastherichpeoplearoundhimdo

ThecommonChinesegreetingofNichilema?maysoonbereplaced代替byanewgreeting:Haveyoucleanedyourplate?TheCleanYourPlateCampaignbeganontheInternetinJanuary2013.ItcallsonpeopletoreducefoodwastE.ChinainrecentyearshasexperiencedseriousproblemswithwastedfooD.CCTVreportedinJanuarythatthefoodChinesepeoplewasteeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.Chinesepeoplearewell-knownfortheirfriendlybehaviortowardsguests.ManyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefooD.It’simportantforeveryonetoreducefoodwastE.HoweverwastingfoodisstillaseriousprobleminChinA.Westillhavealongwaytogo.PresidentXiJinpingisencouragingpeopletobelesswastefulandhetoldPartymemberstocutbackonwastefulholidaybanquets宴会.Hesaidtheyshouldbemorecarefulwhenspendingthepeople’smoney.WastingfoodcertainlygoesagainstwhatXiJinpingcallstheChinesetraditionofbeinghardworkingandthrifty节俭.Havingacleanplateisjustatraditionalandimportantthingtodo.Haveyoucleanedyourplate?1.TheCleanYourPlateCampaigncallsonpeopleto______.A.reducefoodwasteB.bemorefriendlytoguestsC.dealwithseriousproblemsD.eatlessfood2.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheCleanYourPlateCampaignbeganonlineinJanuary2013.B.Chinesepeoplewastefoodfor200peopleinayear.C.ChineseguestsliketoeatupallthefoodonthetablE.D.ChinesepeoplethinkwastingfoodisgooD.3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.platesmustbekeptcleanB.Partymembersliketowastethepeople’smoneyC.it’sdifficulttodealwithfoodwastingproblemD.peoplearegoingtoeatmorefooD.4.Theunderlinedphrasecutbackoninthe5thparagraph段落probablymeans______.A.增加B.保持C.减少D.持续5.Thepassageiswrittento______.A.introduceanewwayofgreetingB.encouragepeopletobelesswastefulC.callonpeopletoworkhardforourcountryD.eatmorehealthyfooD.

YouarevisitingtheEiffelTowerinFrancebutthenextsecondyouareinThailanD.ThensuddenlyyoumayhavedinnerwithBarackObamainAmericA.Butyouarenotdreaming.ThisiswhatmighthappeninthenearfuturE.WiththehelpofvirtualrealityVR虚拟现实technologyalotofchangesaretakingplaceinourlifE.VRisacomputertechnologythatmakesanenvironmentandallowsuserstoseeandeveninteract互动withit.JustwearapairofVRglassesjoinedtoyourcomputerandyoucanexperiencealotofthingswithoutsteppingoutofyourroom.ThemostinterestingpartofVRisthatitoffersanimmersive身临其境的experiencesaidWangBingleaderoftheChineseentertainmentcompanyFunshow.That’swhyVRmoviesarepopularamongusers.Youbecomeapartofthestory.AccordingtotheReportonChineseVRUsers’Behaviorlastmonthover960000peopleinChinahaveboughtVRproductsand83.2percentofthemhavewatchedVRmovies.VRcanalsobeusedinsomeotherways.Itcanhelptotrainworkersbeforetheyhavetoworkinhighlydangerousenvironments.VRalsohelpspatientswithacrophobia恐高症bymakingthemthinktheyarestandingonthetopofatallbuilding.HoweverVRtechnologystillhasalongwaytogo.UsersreportfeelingsickwhilewearingVRglasses.MaybeitcouldtakeaperiodoftimeforVRtobewidelyusedaroundtheworlD.1.WithapairofVR____________userscanexperiencemanythingsathomE.A.eyesB.shoesC.glassesD.ears2.VRmoviesareverypopularbecausetheymaketheusers____________.A.becomemuchhealthierB.standonthetopofatallbuildingC.becomeapartofthestoryD.workindangerousenvironments3.TobewidelyusedVRglassesmustsolvetheproblemof____________.A.makingpeoplefeelsickB.providingunrealenvironmentC.costingtoomuchmoneyD.takingalongtimetojointothecomputer4.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe____________.A.TravelingwithVRB.VRChangesOurLifeC.VRMoviesGetPopularD.VRNeedstoBeDeveloped

Londonhasapopulationofover7000000.Fromabouttheyear1800untilWorldWarⅡLondonwasthebiggestcityintheworlD.Butnowtherearemanycitieswhicharemuchbiggerthanit.Londonisfamousformanythings.TouristscomefromallovertheworldtovisititsfamousbuildingsandhearthefamousclockBigBen.LikemanybigcitiesLondonhasProblemswithtrafficandpollutionwhichstopthecityfromdeveloping.Overonemillion百万peopleadayusetheLondonundergroundbuttherearestilltoomanycarsonthestreets.Theairisn’tclearbutitisanyhowcleanerthanitwas100yearsago.FormethebestthingsaboutLondonaretheparks.Therearefiveinthecitycenter.Butmychildren’sfavoriteplaceisHamleysthebiggesttoyshopintheworlD.1.What’stheChineseforundergroundinthepassage?A.隧道B.地铁C.地下D.通道2.WhenwasLondonthebiggestcityintheworld?A.In1750.B.In1850.C.In1950.D.Inthe21stcentury.3.HowmanypeopleusetheLondonundergroundeveryday?A.Overhalfofitspopulation.B.Overthreequartersofitspopulation.C.Over100000.D.Over1000000.4.HowwastheairinLondon100yearsago?A.Itwasmuchcleanerthanitisnow.B.Itwasthesameasitisnow.C.ItwasthecleanestinthehistoryofLondon.D.Itwasnotascleanasitisnow.

Milanhasmorethanfashion.FOODfootballandfashion–Milanhasitall.Thecityisperhapsmostfamousforitsannual一年一度的MilanFashionWeekanditsworld-classsoccerteamsACMilanandInterMilan.AndMaywillseeithostthesix-monthMilanExpo米兰世博会thethemeofwhichisfoodandnutrition营养.MilanmaynotbethefirstplacetouriststhinkofwhentheythinkofItaly.RomeisthemostfamouscityinItalianhistoryVenicedrawsvisitorswhowanttotravelalongitscanals运河andFlorenceispopularwiththeartlovers.YetMilancanoftenbeletofftourists’lists.ButalthoughsomeseeMilanastheUglySisterofthesecitiesin2015thecityisSuddenlybackinfashioninabigway.ThedeliciousMilanExpowilllookatthefutureoffoodtryingtoanswerthequestionofhowEarth’sfast-growingpopulationcanbefedinthefuturE.AccordingtotheLonelyPlanetwebsite144countrieswillsetupshopsinnorthwestofcentralMilanformingaminicity-within-a-city.Milan’sfamousoperahouseLaScalanormally通常地closedinthesummerwillalsohostdailyperformancesduringtheExporeportedFoxNews.Notinterestedinopera?Don’tworry.VisitorswhoprefersportsmaywanttovisittheSanSiroStadium体育馆homeofthesoccerteamsACMilanandInterMilan.ThestadiumisoneofthemostfamousinEuropeandhasseenmanyimportantgamesovertheyearsbothinSeriesA.甲级联赛andtheEuropeanChampionsleague欧比赛.SoevenifallofitsfashionandbeautifulpeoplecanmakeMilanseemSoulless缺乏灵魂的asLonelyPlanetsaiditstillhasaserioussenseofhistoryandplace.Manypeoplewillbediscoveringitthisyearandeatinggreatfoodfromallovertheworldtohelpsolveworldproblems.Willyou?1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthecityofMilan?A.ItisthelargestcityinItalyandhasthelongesthistory.B.Itishostingtheworld’slargestFashionWeekin2015.C.Footballfashionandancientcanalsarethreefeaturesofthecity.D.Thecity’sLaScalaoperahousewillofferadditionalperformancesin2015.2.WhichofthefollowingfeaturesofMilanarementionedinthearticle?A.economyB.sportsC.culturalperformancesandactivitiesD.geographyandpopulationE.fashionA.acdB.bceC.bdeD.bcd3.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthisarticleisto______.A.giveanintroductiontoMilanasagoodchoicefortravelingB.tellreadersaboutthethemeandactivitiesofthe2015MilanExpoC.giveanproperreviewofthefoodcultureinMilanD.explainwhyMilanwillbeholdingtheworldExpoin2015

InmanyEnglishhomespeopleeatfourmeals餐aday.Theyhavebreakfastatanytimefromseventonineinthemorning.Theyeatporridge粥eggsorbreadanddrinkteaorcoffeeatbreakfast.Lunchcomesatoneo'clock.AfternoonteaisfromfourtofiveintheafternoonandmostEnglishmenhavedinnerathalfpastseven.Firsttheyhavesoup汤thentheyhavemeatorfishwithvegetables.Afterthattheyeatsomeotherthingslikebananasapplesororanges.ButnotallEnglishpeopleeatlikethat.Someofthemhavetheirdinnerinthemiddleoftheday.Theirmealsarebreakfastdinnerteaandsupperandallthesemealsareverysimple简单.根据短文内容选择正确的答案1.ManyEnglishpeoplehave________mealsaday.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five2.Peoplemayhave________fortheirbreakfastaccordingtothepassage根据短文.A.teaandeggsB.hamburgersandteaC.coffeeandsaladD.eggsandfish3.Peoplehavelunchat________.A.anytimeB.nineC.fiveD.one4.Peopledon'thave________fortheirdinner.A.bananasorapplesB.soupormeatC.meatorfishD.porridge5.Most大多数Englishmenhavedinner________.A.atoneB.atanytimeC.atnoon中午D.intheevening

WhatisAmericanfood?TomanypeopleAmericanfoodmeanshamburgershotdogsandfriedchicken.HoweverarethosetheonlykindsoffoodintheU.S.?ExceptforThanksgivingturkeyit’shardtofindatypicalAmericanfood.TheUnitedStatesisalandofimmigrants移民.WhenpeoplemovetoAmericatheybringtheircookingstyleswiththem.SoAmericanseatfoodfrommanydifferentcountries.That’swhyyoucanfindalmostallkindsofethnic异国风味的foodinAmericasuchasItalianpizzaMexicantacos墨西哥饼andChinesefriedrolls.Buttheydon’ttastequiteliketherealtasteofthefood.Asalargecountry-stylecookingtakeatriptoNewEnglandandtryseafooddishesandtravelthroughtheMidwestforbakedfooD.NowAmericansliveatafastspeedandoftenhavesomefastfooD.OneofthemostcommonquickAmericanmealsissandwiches.SomeAmericansalsochoosetoeatunhealthyfoodbutotherspreferallnaturaleatinghabits.Theyrefusetoeatanyfoodwithadditives添加剂.Americancultureisagoodexampleofthesaying:Youarewhatyoueat.Thedifferentkindsoffoodshowthedifferentkindsofpersonaltaste.Anywayit’sallAmerican.1.Whichfoodismentionedinthepassage①hamburgers②pancakes③turkey④Chinesefriedrolls⑤ItaliannoodlesA.①②③B.①③④C.②④⑤D.③④⑤2.ThesayingYouarewhatyoueatmeans.A.入乡随俗B.想吃就吃C.食如其人D.你吃你的3.PeoplecanfindalmostkindsofethnicfoodinAmericabecause.A.AmericahasmanyfoodsfromdifferentcountriesB.theUnitedStatesisalandofimmigrantsC.AmericaisalargecountryD.Americahasmanyforeignfoodfactories4.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.thetypicalAmericanfoodisAmericanfastfoodB.thestyleoffoodinSouthAmericaisbakedfoodC.alltheAmericansliketoeatnaturalfoodD.itishardtofindatypicalAmericanfood

InmanyEnglishhomespeopleeatfourmealsaday.Theyhavebreakfastatanytimefromseventonineinthemorning.Theyeatporridge粥eggsorbreadanddrinkteaorcoffeeforbreakfast.Lunchcomesatoneo’clock.Afternoonteaisfromfourtofiveintheafternoonanddinnerisabouthalfpastseven.Firsttheyhavesoupthentheyhavemeatorfishwithvegetables.Afterthattheyeatsomeotherthingslikebananasapplesororanges.ButnotallEnglishpeopleeatlikethat.Someofthemhavetheirdinnerinthemiddleoftheday.Theirmealsarebreakfastdinnerteaandsupperandallthesemealsareverysimple简单.1.ManyEnglishpeoplehave_________mealsaday.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five2.Peoplehavelunchat_________.A.anytimeB.nineo’clockC.halfpastsevenD.oneo’clock3.Peopledon’thave__________fortheirdinner.A.bananasandapplesB.soupandmeatC.meatandfishD.porridge4.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUE正确的?A.AllEnglishpeoplehavetheirdinnerintheevening.B.Peoplelikeporridgeeggsorbreadanddrinkteaorcoffeeforbreakfast.C.Lunchcomesattwelveo’clock.D.Beforetheyhavemeatorfishwithvegetablestheyhavefruit.

Intheworldtodayallofthepeopleneedrecreation消遣.WecannotworkallthetimeifwearegoingtokeephealthyandenjoylifE.Everyonehashisownwayofrelaxing.Perhapsthemostpopularformistotakepartinsports.Thereareteamsportssuchasbasketballandfootball.Therearealsoindividual个人的sportssuchasswimmingandrunning.Skatingandmountainclimbingarethemostpopularrecreationforpeoplewholiketobeoutdoor室内的.Noteveryonewhoenjoyssportslikestotakepartinthem.ManypeoplelikewatchingthemonTVorlisteningtothemontheradio.SomanypeoplelikesomeformsofindoorrecreationsuchwatchingTVsinginganddancing.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherwelikeindoorrecreationortakepartinoutdoorsports.Itisimportantforeveryonetorelaxfromtimetotimeandenjoysomeformsofrecreation.根据短文内容从A.B.C.D.四个选项中选择填入空白处的最佳答案1.Whichisthemostpopularformofrecreation?A.SportsB.WatchingTVC.SleepingD.Singinganddancing2.Peoplewanttotakepartinsportsinorderto.A.keephealthyandenjoylifeB.makefriendsC.findagoodjobD.makemoremoney3.Outdoorsportsinclude包括.A.watchingTVB.singinganddancingC.listeningtotheradioD.skatingandmountainclimbing4.WhydomanypeoplelikewatchingsportsonTVorlisteningtothemontheradio?A.Becausetheylikesportsbuttheydon’tliketotakepartinthem.B.Becausetheydon’tenjoysports.C.Becausetheydon’tenjoylifE.D.Becausetheydon’tneedrecreation.5.Thepassagetellsusthat.A.basketballisakindofteamsportsB.everyonewhoenjoyssportsshouldtakepartinthemC.differentpeoplehavedifferentwaysofrelaxingD.indoorrecreationisnotasimportantasoutdoorsports

Doyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans?WellinAmericathewordisnowoftenuseD.TheAmericancouch-potatobecomesmaybeevenapartoftheAmericantradition!YouseeinAmericamanypeopleoftenspendtheirfreetimesittingonacouch沙发watchingTV.AstherearemanychannelstochoosetheTVcanbequiteinterestingandveryaddictive上瘾的.OnemaysitandwatchTVforhourandhourwithoutstop!WellthesepeoplewhodonothingalldayexceptwatchingTVarecalledcouch-potatoes.InAmericawhenonewatchesTVheismostoftensittingonacouch.WhilewatchingTVmostofthesepeoplelooksofrozenthattheyalmostlookdead!Everyoneissittingstill静止的witheyeslookingrightintothesameblackbox.AlsobecausethesepeopleareaddictivetoTVtheydon’ttakeexerciseandusuallygetveryfat.Soinmanywaysthesepeoplelooklikerealpotatoes!WellbecausetheylooksostillandfatandwatchTVonacouchtheyareallcalledcouch-potatoes.Nowyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans.ThenexttimeifyouseesomeonewatchingTVtoolongjustsayWhatacouch-potato!1.Thewordcouch-potatoisoftenusedin_______.A.ChinaB.AmericaC.JapanD.France2.Ifapersoniscalledacouch-potatoheorshe_______.A.likessittingonacouchwatchingTVB.doesnothingalldayC.mustbeveryfatD.onlywatchesTVandeatspotatoes3.Whydoesacouch-potatolooklikearealpotato?Becauseheorshe_______.A.almostnevermoveswhilewatchingTVandgetsveryfatB.isfatanddyingandcannottakeexerciseC.likeseatingpotatoesonacouchwhilewatchingTVD.isfrozeninfrontoftheblackbox4.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.A.howtowatchTVB.whycouch-potatoesareveryfat.C.whatcouch-potatomeansD.wherethenewwordisused5.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethewriter’ssuggestion建议?A.TakeexercisE.B.NeverwatchTV.C.Don’tsitonacouch.D.Don’twatchTVtoomuch.

Welcometoouridiom习语corner!1.Picture_____canbechosentoexpresstodosomethingwithoutthinking.2.Wecan’tbelieveRobertwonthiswatch.He’sreally_______.A.awalkingmanB.atriggerC.adarkhorseD.anegg3.TheChinesemeaningtotheidiomtowalkonairisprobably________.A.一无所有B.欢天喜地C.愁眉苦脸D.不假思索4.Thewriterdidn’tuse_______tohelpthereadersunderstandtheidiomsabovE.A.explanations解释B.picturesC.examplesD.results