When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence "How do you do?" as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation (翻译)? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules(规则) for word order (顺序) in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily.Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change.
Let’s see the difference between the two sentences:"She only likes apples. " "Only she likes apples. "
When you are learning English, you must use it as the English speaker does.From the passage we know that _______when we are learning English.
A.we shouldn’t put every word into our own language |
B.we should look up (查阅) every word in the dictionary |
C.we need to put every word into our own language |
D.we must read word by word |
The writer thinks it is________in learning English.
A.difficult to understand different sounds |
B.possible to remember the word order |
C.important to master the rules in different ways |
D.easy to master the rules for word order |
We can learn from the passage that_______.
A.the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words |
B.the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
C.sometimes different order of words has a different meaning |
D.if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
The size and shape(外形)of your ears show your character(性格)more than any other part of the face. Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older,but ears do not change their shapes. They only change in size.
Reading people’s character from their ears is a very old science. In the past people thought that a person’s ears with colour was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not. Today,too,many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical.
Ears are all different,and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person,see if his or her ears are large,medium-size,or small. Look at the lobes(耳垂).Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily. Ears that are always cold and nearly white colour mean that a person has a nervous(神经质)character.
1. Reading people’s character from their ears is____________ .
A.only for music B.an old idea C.very new D.a good way to talk with others
2. When a baby is born,___________ .
A.his / her ears are red B.his / her ears will not change all the life
C.his / her ears will not change in shape D.he / she will get large ears
3. When one’s ears are red,it means_____________ .
A.he is a kind man B.he is very happy
C.he may get angry easily D.he drinks too much
4. Which may be the best title of the article?___________.
A.Looking at a person in the right way. B.Ears and colours.
C.The change of ears. D.Ears and characters
5.If you look at someone’s ears,the right way is____________ .
A.to look at his face,ears and nose
B.to look at the size,colour,and shape
C.to look at his mouth,eyes and nose
D.to look at the hair,eyes and colour[
Monday…..oh, I don’t like Monday because I will(将) have to go back to school again after the weekend. Tuesday is not so bad. I usually play tennis with my friends after school. On Wednesday evening I don’t go out. I stay at home and do my homework. I like Thursday because the next day is Friday. I always go out on Friday –maybe to the cinema. I love the weekend. On Saturday I stay in bed until lunchtime, and I sometimes go to the shops in the afternoon. In the evening we go to a club—there are good bands there every Saturday. Then on Sundays I go to my friend’s house or she comes to mine. I usually visit my grandmother for an hour in the afternoon. Then the weekend is over and it’s Monday…. And I feel bad again! The writer doesn’t like the Monday because _________
A.Monday is the first day of a week |
B.he just spent(度过) a happy weekend |
C.Monday is the first school day of a week |
D.he will have many lessons on Monday |
The writer thinks Tuesday is not so bad because _______
A.he can play tennis with his friends | B.he has no homework to do |
C.he has a P.E. class | D.he is free |
The writer may go to the movies on _______
A.Monday | B.Tuesday | C.Wednesday | D.Friday |
What does the writer NOT do on weekends?
A.Stay in bed until lunchtime | B.Watch football games on TV |
C.Go to his friend’s house | D.Go shopping in the markets |
From the text, we know that the writer _______
A.doesn’t like school very much | B.likes to stay at home |
C.only likes Friday | D.only likes Saturday |
There are many kinds of cars in the world. My grandmother thinks that is because cars are like their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people have old cars,” But I don’t agree with her.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It is very large and it can go 200 kilometers an hour! My friend Mike is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with a lot of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine(发动机) trouble. Does she have that kind of car because she is very poor? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a car. Every Sunday, she drives to the country with her husband, her three children , her mother and their dog.
Now you read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandmother? My grandmother thinks________.
A.big people drive small cars | B.old people drive new car |
C.poor people have expensive cars | D.rich people have expensive cars |
Mrs. Hill’s car is _______.
A.fast and new | B.fast but old | C.slow and old | D.fast and small |
Mrs. Bates may be ________.
A.a worker | B.an artist | C.a boss | D.a bank clerk |
What kind of picture does Mike draw?
A.He often draws pictures with black |
B.He often draws very colorful pictures |
C.He draws pictures with only a few colors |
D.He never draws beautiful pictures |
There are _____ people in my aunt’s car on Sunday?
A.5 | B.6 | C.7 | D.8 |
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You can probably read the passage in ______.
A.a newspaper | B.a notebook | C.a story book | D.a dictionary |
How much will it cost(花费) for two people to stay from 20 to 22 August?
A.$150 | B.$200 | C.$250 | D.$400 |
All prices are for_______.
A.bed and breakfast | B.bed and dinner |
C.bed and a boat ride | D.breakfast and a boat ride |
Mary is an American girl. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith find work in China. So they live in Wuhan now. Mr. Smith works in a big shop. Mrs. Smith teaches English in a middle school. Mary goes to that school on weekdays. On Sundays she goes shopping with her mother. She likes dumplings very much. Every time they’d like many dumplings. It’s 6:30 in the evening now. Mrs.Smith is cooking. Mr. Smith is helping her with the housework. What’s Mary doing? She is doing her homework carefully.Mary is in ______ now.
A.America | B.England | C.Chinese | D.Wuhan |
______ go shopping on Sundays.
A.Mr. and Mrs. Smith | B.Mr. Smith and Mary |
C.Mrs. Smith and Mary | D.The Smith family |