Not only women wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland (苏格兰), men wear a kilt – a kind of skirt. The kilt is their national dress.
The kilt has checks (方格) and different colors, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors. How did the Scotsmen (苏格兰男人) start to wear kilts. There is a story about it. Rawlinson had some workers from Scotland in his office and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their clothes into a shorter skirt.
Today, they usually only wear them at weddings (婚礼) or big dinners. Only a few men wear a kilt every day. Scotsmen also wear kilts in big parties. The policemen still have skills as the dress uniforms, but they don’t wear them to catch the thieves. A kilt is ______.
| A．a hat | B．a shirt | C．a skirt | D．a sweater |
In Scotland, different families have different _____ of kilts.
| A．prices | B．colors | C．styles | D．checks |
What does “got in the way of” mean?
| A．妨碍 | B．得到 | C．在路上 | D．到达 |
When do Scotsmen wear kilts?
| A．At weddings | B．At big dinners | C．In big parties | D．All of above. |
The story is about ________.
| A．Scotsmen’s traditional kilts | B．how to make kilts |
| C．what a kilt is | D．how much the kilt is |
Singaporean Singer Stefanie Sun (Sun Yanzi) goes to Tahoua, West Africa (西非尼日塔瓦) to visit the children who have suffered from famine(饥荒)and war. Stefanie Sun is touched by those poor kids there: “Some children are already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so skinny that you can hold them with your single（单个的）arm. You can see scare and hopelessness in their eyes. The children only wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school. However, these basic needs are like dreams to them.”
Stefanie Sun is deeply touched by a 4-month baby who weighs only 2.5kg! Stefanie says that the children have nothing but leaves to eat during famine. The reconstruction (重建) in that area needs enough food, education, and clean water. Stefanie Sun is a singer, who is from ___________.
| A．West Africa | B．Singapore | C．China | D．Taiwan |
The children in Tahoua, West Africa have suffered from ___________.
| A．water and food | B．illness and war | C．famine and war | D．earthquakes and typhoon |
The 3 or 4-year-old children are so__________ that you can hold them with your single arm.
| A．thin | B．fat | C．heavy | D．light |
“these basic needs are like dreams to them.” Here basic needs means____________.
| A．having food to eat | B．going to school |
| C．surviving | D．all of above |
From this passage, we can see the charity ____________ can help them.
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B． |
C． |
D． |
| Films in West-city Cinema this week |
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A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES ? Chinese film (2004) ? Dircected (导演) by Feng Xiaogang ? Mainly acted by Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing ? From Monday to Wednesday, at 8:00 p. m. ? Ticket Price: RMB¥35 |
KUNGFU HUSTLE ? Chinese Hong Kong film (2004) ? Directed by Zhou Xingchi ? Mainly acted by Zhou Xingchi,Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong ? From Wednesday to Friday, at 8:00 p. m. ? Ticket price: RMB¥40 |
HARRY POTTER (III) ? American film (2004) ? Directed by Alfonso Cuaron ? Mainly acted by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Emma Waston ? From Friday to Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. ?Ticket Price: RMB¥30 (Half on Sunday for children) |
TROY ? American film (2004) ? Directed by Wolfgang Petersen ? Mainly acted by Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis ? From Tuesday to Thursday, at 8:00 p. m. ? Ticket Price: RMB¥45 |
You can see________ foreign films in West-city Cinema this week.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang, go to the cinema on________.
| A．Monday | B．Thursday | C．Friday | D．Saturday |
Children can pay only _____ when they want to see a film on Sunday.
| A．¥5 | B．¥10 | C．¥15 | D．¥20 |
You can see the film ________ on Saturday.
| A．Troy | B．Harry Potter | C．A World Without Thieves | D．Kungfu Hustle |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Liu Dehua acted in the film Kungfu Hustle. |
| B．The ticket price of the four films is the same. |
| C．All the films start after 8 o’clock in the evening. |
| D．The four films were released in the same year. |
David Moore taught science at the City School．He needed some expensive books，so he bought them．He put the books in his car in a quiet street．Then he went to other shops to buy something else．At six he came back to the car．One door was open—and the books were not there．David drove home．
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper．The next day he went to the police station．
On Friday people read this in the newspaper：
Books： Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books．
Open all day on Saturday．Dauid Moore．26 Fry Road．
David stayed at home on Saturday．The first mall came at eight．David took him to the kitchen．At half past nine another man arrived．He had a bag under his arm．
“Mr．Moore?”the man asked．
“That’s right，”David said．“Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books．You buy books，don’t you?”
“Yes．Bring them in。Let me have a look．”
Soon the books were on the dining-table．“Come in now．”David called，“and bring the list．”
A policeman came into the dining-room．He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand．They were the same．
“Come with me．Sir．”the policeman said to the man．What happened to David Moore one day?
| A．He lost his way in the city． | B．He couldn’t find his car． |
| C．Someone stole his books． | D．Many people read his letter． |
The first man to David’s home was a_________．
| A．thief | B．policeman | C．driver | D．cook |
From the story，we know the second man_______．
| A．is one of David’s friends | B．wants to return the books to David |
| C．wants to show the books to David | D．reads the newspaper |
Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?
a．He left his car in a quiet street．b．He went to the police station．
c．He wrote a letter to a newspaper． d．He bought some dear books．
e．He bought something else at other shops．
| A．d，b，c，a，e | B．d，a，c，e，b |
| C．d，a，e，b，c | D．c，d，e，a，b |
David probably bought the books on________．
| A．Wednesday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?
“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”
“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”
“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 
o’clock Mrs Petty came home.
“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.
“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.
“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.
“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”Mrs Petty wanted to ________.
| A．visit her old friends | B．go to Mrs Young’s house |
| C．have a dinner in the restaurant | D．have lunch by herself. |
Mr Petty had to _____.
| A．buy some food himself | B． cook dinner for Mrs Petty |
| C．have lunch at a restaurant | D．have lunch by himself at home |
Mrs Petty had her lunch__.
| A．at home | B．with her husband |
C．in M rs Young’s house |
D．in Jack’s house |
Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.
| A．the tin of fish hurt his feet. |
| B．he fell down and hurt his feet. |
| C．he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes. |
| D．his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin. |
In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.
| A．put | B．push | C．send | D．sink (浸) |
Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married（结婚）. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情况) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for
people to remember.
| A．louder | B．easier | C．prettier | D．harder |
Famous people want their new names to ________________.
| A．have special sound | B．be ordinary |
| C．have no meaning | D．be unknown |
Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.
| A．stays with his family | B．is at his job |
| C．is among Chinese friends | D．comes back to China |
What is the best title(标题) of this passage?
| A．Family Names | B．Women’s Names |
| C．Changing Names | D．Special Names |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today. |
| B．Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married. |
| C．Some women don’t have family name after they get married. |
| D．Some women use both their own name and their husband’s |