You don’t need to speak French to understand the Parisians. You just need to know how to make gestures. A new guide has come out by French tourism officials, which is to help foreign visitors understand Parisians with a list of commonly used gestures like “shut up”. “If you use them the next time when you’re in Paris, people will start mistaking you for a native (当地人) in no time,” says the online guide at www.cestsoparis.com.
Some of the city’s rude native people in Paris have been a headache for the tourism authorities(旅游当局) for a long time. They have tried their best to ask Parisians to be more friendly to foreign visitors. They have decided to show visitors commonly used gestures by Parisians at www.cestsoparis.com. Visitors can learn and get help from there.
The website includes the common gestures such as “Bof” and “Camembert”. “Bof” is used to mean “I don’t know” or “I disagree”, and “Camembert” is to tell someone to shut up.
And it also includes a note, which warns visitors not to use the gestures too freely.Otherwise, they may see some even ruder Parisian expressions.
( )16. The coming out of that new guide in France is .
A. to help foreign visitors to learn French well
B. to help foreign visitors understand Parisians
C. to make a suitable website in Paris
D. to tell people the importance of speaking French
( )17. The gesture “Camembert” in the website means .
A. I don’t know B. I disagree
C. Don’t speak D. Don’t stop speaking
( )18. The underlined word “They” refers to(指代) .
A. the rude native people in Paris B. the tourism authorities in Paris
C. the commonly used gestures D. the foreign visitors in Paris
( )19. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Some native Parisians are rude to foreign visitors.
B. The new guide is mainly for foreign tourists.
C. You’ll be regarded as a native if you use the gestures at www.cestsoparis.com.
D. You can use the gestures in Paris as freely as you want.
( )20. The BEST title for this passage is .
A. How to learn French B. What places to visit in Paris
C. Gestures make you a Parisian D. How rude Parisians are
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.
The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。There is much pollution in the air today because _____.
| A．people drive big cars |
| B．people drive little cars |
| C．small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline |
| D．the usual size of cars today is too small |
The usual size of cars today is _____.
| A．much smaller than the future one |
| B．as big as the future ones |
| C．as small as the future ones |
| D．bigger than the future ones |
Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?
| A．Big cars cost more. |
| B．Big cars are not useful for a long way. |
| C．The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars. |
| D．Small cars are slower than big ones. |
The streets will be less crowded because _____.
| A．there will be fewer cars in the future |
| B．there will be fewer people in the streets |
| C．three kinds of roads will be built |
| D．future cars will be smaller |
Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.
| A．there will be too many cars in the future |
| B．more and more people will go to cities |
| C．big cars run faster and little cars run slower |
| D．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads |
Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take part in “Clean & Green weekend”? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time.
Park Life
Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so，why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go？To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9 a.m. next Saturday if you want to join in.
The Air You Breathe
A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees！It is a fact that trees slowly filter（过滤）a lot of pollutants from the air. So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2 p.m. next Sunday.
War on Graffiti（涂鸦）
Some people think graffiti is cool. Well, it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to get rid of it as soon as possible. And that is exactly what we are going to do. We are repainting the school walls from 1 p.m. on Saturday. You don’t have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes！
根据上面三个倡议的内容，选择正确答案。The main purpose of “Clean & Green Weekend” is to .
| A．make our city more beautiful |
| B．offer the chance to have fun |
| C．help students meet old friends |
| D．have a nice weekend |
The students who want to join in the rubbish collecting activity must meet .
| A．at 1 p.m. on Saturday |
| B．at 2 p.m. next Sunday |
| C．at 9 a.m. next Saturday |
| D．at 3 a.m. on Sunday |
If we’re going to repaint the school walls, we need to .
| A．draw pictures well |
| B．wear some old clothes |
| C．bring some tools with us |
| D．wear some new clothes |
According to the passage, we know .
| A．graffiti can make the buildings look cool |
| B．the person who collects rubbish can get a gift |
| C．we can plant trees to improve the environment |
| D．we can draw pictures on the wall |
We might read the above passage .
| A．in a fashion magazine |
| B．on a school notice board |
| C．in a newspaper advertisement |
| D．on a hospital notice board |
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months went by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I often said to myself, "I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible."
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I was always criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own mistake?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(评判) someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?"
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world around me more clearly and correctly. The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because _________.
| A．the woman's window was dirty |
| B．the writer's window was dirty |
| C．the woman lived nearby |
| D．the writer was near-sighted |
The writer was surprised that _________.
| A．the woman was sitting by her window |
| B．the woman's window was clean |
| C．the woman did cleaning in the afternoon |
| D．the woman's window was still terrible |
"It dawned on me" probably means "_________".
| A．I began to understand it | B．it cheered me up |
| C．I knew it grew light | D．it began to get dark |
It's clear that _________.
| A．the writer never talked to the woman before |
| B．the writer often washed the window |
| C．they both worked as cleaners |
| D．they lived in a small town |
From the passage, we can learn _________.
| A．one shouldn't criticize others very often |
| B．one should often make his windows clean |
| C．one must judge himself before he judges others |
| D．one must look at others through his dirty windows |
One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench(长凳) with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, "Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?" "Of course, please sit down," Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
"That's a nice dog, isn't he?" Jack said, pointing(指着) at the animal.
"Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture(杂交品种), but that's not a bad thing. He's strong and healthy."
"And hungry," Jack said. "He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him."
"That's true," Sue said. "But I haven't."
They both laughed and then Jack said, "Does your dog bite?"
"No," Sue said, "He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly."
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
"Hey!" Jack shouted. "You said your dog didn't bite."
Sue answered in surprise, "Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. Mine's at home." The dog looked at the woman because _________.
| A．the woman wanted to feed him |
| B．the woman was friendly |
| C．he was strong and healthy |
| D．he was hungry |
Jack and Sue were _________.
| A．friends |
| B．next-door neighbours |
| C．looking for a dog |
| D．feeding the dog |
Jack touched the dog because he believed _________.
| A．the dog was friendly |
| B．Sue's dog was unfriendly |
| C．the dog belonged to Sue |
| D．Sue's dog was at home |
We can learn from the passage that ________.
| A．only Sue loved the dog |
| B．Jack wanted to have Sue’s dog |
| C．the dog wasn't dangerous |
| D．both Jack and Sue liked the dog at first |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．Two Dogs | B．Sue's Dog |
| C．A Pleasant Meeting | D．Sue's Friend |
Here is a list of TV programs in today’s newspaper
Friday,September 29 Channel 2
9:30 Spolen English Competition for High School Students
11:30 Visit to an American Fanily
16:30 American Movie
20:40 English Talk Show
Channel 8
9:00 English News
10:20 Tvserial:World of Amimals
15:10 NBA Games(live)
18:30 Talk Show: Foreign Students Talk About China
CCTV English Service
15:00 English Course:Look Ahead
23:00 English Sports NewsNational Day is_____.
| A．Thursday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
If you don’t want to take the English course in the afternoon, you can watch___instead.
| A．the NBA game | B．Look Ahead |
| C．A TV serial | D．English News |
After 10 o’clock at night you can choose____to know some results of the sports that day.
| A．Channel 8 | B．Channel 2 |
| C．CCTV | D．English News |
When can we know the latest result about the NBA game?
| A．At 9:30 | B．At 15:10 |
| C．At abou 17:00 | D．At 10:20 |
If your film ends at 20:20 you can watch the Talk Show________.
| A．on Channel 2 | B．on Channel 8 |
| C．at 23:00 | D．on CCTV |